Chapter 4 The Autobots
Megatron laughed as he watched the Autobot spin in his own trap. "How so?" He asked his mate.
Oblivion giggled in his arms. "Can he stay like that?" She asked as she watched the red mech spin.
"It does look funny, huh?" Starscream chuckled. "State your name, Autobot." He ordered as an after thought.
"Nuna" The Autobot replied.
"Nuna?" Emberstar chirped.
"Nuna Yabuisness!" The Autobot snapped.
Megatron groaned. 'And you called me lame?'
"No wonder you were caught in your own trap." Starscream coughed, earning a giggle from both femmes.
Megatron sighed. "Honestly, you expect us to spare you if we don't have a name?" He asked.
"It's Sideswipe." He grumbled.
"And I'm Sunstreaker!" Another mech shouted as he charged at them. Megatron rolled his optics before he swung his fist out and sent the yellow mech flying.
"That's just sad." Starscream laughed.
"Well, we ain't exactly trained." Sideswipe muttered.
"Sides! Can it!" Sunstreaker hissed.
Megatron lifted an optic ridge as he shot the rope wrapped around Sideswipe's foot and he landed on the ground with a loud thud. Oblivion chirped curiously and hopped out of Megatron's arms before walking over to the fallen mech. She stared down at him, tilting her head this way and that as she tried to get a good look at him.
"Careful, sweetie." Starscream warned, not trusting the Autobot to not do something.
Oblivion poked Sideswipe gently and he twitched. She went to poke him again when he grabbed her by the scruff-bar and held her up as he stood up. "Ok, no one move." He growled. "Or else." Oblivion screamed as she twisted around; she had never been held by her scruff-bar before and found it VERY uncomfortable.
"Oh, please." Starscream laughed, not believing the Autobot would try anything with his little sparkling.
Oblivion whimpered as the barrel of a high-powered rifle was placed against her temple. "I might not have any military training," Sideswipe growled, "but, I've been shooting turbo-foxes since I was small. I'm not joking; any of you move and I'll blow her head right off."
"You wouldn't dare." Starscream hissed, his wings lifting in horror and rage.
Sideswipe snorted. "Watch me." He growled as the gun began to charge.
Oblivion screamed, tears cascading down her face in terror as she listened to the gun humming beside her head. Megatron, for the first time in his long life, was at a loss for what to do. He didn't want to try anything that would end up in his precious sparkling's death, but he didn't want to give the Autobots a chance to kidnap her and use her as a ransom. What was he supposed to do?
"Let her go! Take me instead!" Starscream pleaded, holding his arms out to be cuffed. His optics were focused on Oblivion's now glowing temple, the laser within the gun turning the side of her head a bloody red.
Oblivion whimpered once and then a snarl sounded. There was a streak of electric blue and chrome and the next thing that happened, Sideswipe was knocked out on the ground and Oblivion was being cradled against a large Seeker's chest. Blood red optics glared down at the red mech as he groaned and tried to get up, only to get a turbine in the face. He groaned once before falling unconscious. Starscream stared onward in confusion, unsure of who the new arrival was or why he was in their room.
"You okay kiddo?" The blue and chrome Seeker asked as he cradled Oblivion to his chest.
Oblivion nodded her head slowly as she stared up at him. "Tidus?" She chirped. The Seeker grinned and winked.
"Sideswipe!" Sunstreaker shouted as he bolted to his brother's side.
Starscream pounced on the Autobot twins with a loud snarl. Tidus grinned as he watched the only conscious twin fight back against Starscream. "Fighting a losing battle, Sunny," he laughed. "You wanted to harm his sparkling; prepare to experience what happens when you touch a Seeker's sparkling. See ya in the Well."
Starscream shattered the smaller Autobot's left optical glass between his claws, reaching for the orb that was twitching wildly beneath. Oblivion glared at the twins. "You deserve that," she spat before she curled up against Tidus' chest. "Using a sparkling as a hostage; that's lower than what a Decepticon would pull."
Tidus stroked her helm before he walked across the room and handed her to Megatron. "I believe that this is yours." He grinned.
Megatron nodded as he cradled her to his chest, thankful that she hadn't been hurt. "You deserve death," Starscream hissed to the Autobots, kicking Sunstreaker's side.
Sunstreaker growled as he tried to hit Starscream, only to get kicked again. Megatron walked forward, Oblivion tucked safely in the crook of his arm. "I think they deserve a little something worse than death," he snarled.
"Do we have time for that?" Starscream asked, licking his dental bands.
Oblivion whimpered as she pressed her hands to Megatron's throat. "Not...." 'Don't eat them...please? It's terrifying to watch.'
Megatron stroked her helm. 'They tried to kill you,' he replied. 'They deserve to die painfully and slowly. Threatening a sparkling, of all the slag that they've pulled, this is the lowest yet,' he snarled in disgust.
"I dunno, I'm a bit full...maybe later?" Starscream purred.
Megatron chuckled. "Knock them out," He replied. 'We'll have a snack later.'
Starscream smashed the twin's heads together, and watched in amusement as Sunstreaker collapsed on top of Sideswipe. "That was effective," Tidus laughed.
"Why are you so big?" Oblivion asked as she looked at him.
"Yeah?" Starscream asked, tying the twins up in their own net.
Tidus laughed. "Well, considering I'm dead, I have no set life span. So I can speed up my growth 'til I'm full grown, or spend my time as a sparkling." He replied. "I'm usually a sparkling, but, when I saw that red fragger holding you and threatening to kill you...I needed something a little bigger." He explained.
"I guess I'll understand when I'm good and dead, huh?" Starscream mused.
Tidus laughed. "Yah, probably," he agreed. "Well, gotta get going now. Have fun with your feed...Mom is slightly disgusted," he added before he vanished.
Starscream waved his hand in frustration causing Oblivion gave him a worried look. "Are you ok?" She asked.
"I'm fine," He huffed.
Oblivion nodded before she yawned which made Megatron chuckle. "Tired, sweetspark?" He asked as he cradled her.
"We all are," Starscream stated. "Call Shockwave to tend to the Autobots?"
Megatron chuckled as he contacted Shockwave and told him to come pick up the twins. He was there a few minutes later and easily picked the twins up and walked back out of the room, an Autobot over each shoulder. Oblivion yawned again as she nuzzled her face into Megatron's shoulder, cooing quietly.
"We can finally sleep," Starscream yawned, stretching his arms up over his head.
Megatron chuckled as he walked over to the bed and lay down on it. "It's not half broken this time," He stated.
Starscream curled into a ball beside him, his head burrowed into his chest, and immediately fell into recharge. Oblivion slid down and curled up against Starscream's cockpit, chirping softly before falling into recharge. Megatron smiled, brought Emberstar a little closer to his chest as she yawned and passed out, before going into recharge as well.
Several hours later, Megatron fuel tank growled slightly, signaling that it needed to be refilled. Starscream awoke to the sounds of his mate's emptying fuel-tank, his own slightly emptied. He chuckled as the two sparklings swatted at Megatron's stomach area, trying to shoo the loud grumbling noise away.
Megatron smirked. 'So...still want to drink those Autobots' energon?' He asked as he nuzzled his mate's neck. Starscream nodded, amused. "Red or yellow?" He asked softly as he carefully placed Emberstar on the bed before standing up.
"I'll take yellow." Starscream purred.
Megatron chuckled. "Drink for two." He purred in return. He activated his com-link. "Shockwave, bring the yellow Autobot up to my room. Starscream and I have a little punishment planned out for him."
"What of the sparklings?" Starscream trilled.
Megatron turned to look at the sparklings. "There's an adjoining room." He replied. "We'll go have our meal in there." He added softly.
"Good then." He replied.
Shockwave entered the room at that point with a bound and gagged Sunstreaker. Megatron grinned as he grabbed the mech. "Thank you Shockwave, you may leave now." He stated before he turned and walked through the door leading into the other room. Starscream tailed his mate anxiously, his optics trained on the yellow Autobot. He activated the sound-proof system and tossed Sunstreaker into the middle of the room. "Care to do the honors?" Megatron purred.
Starscream strutted over to the Autobot, letting him see just what power he was up against. Sunstreaker snarled through the gag at Starscream, trying desperately to break away. Megatron chuckled at his prey's weakness; he was going to enjoy this. Starscream sat in a weather vane position, looking over the Autobot with mild interest.
Sunstreaker wiggled slightly as he tried to get away from Starscream. 'Cut his throat already please!' Megatron moaned. 'This is getting annoying! I can practically smell his energon!'
'Do we really want to do this?' He asked, watching the Autobot struggle vainly to get away.
Megatron paused. 'It's up to you.' He replied softly. 'It was the other one who threatened our Oblivion, but he still attempted to attack us. It's your call.'
'I don't know. It seems wrong, this time around.' He sighed.
Megatron nodded. 'True...just...treat him like you would a prisoner. Do whatever you believe he deserves for a punishment.' He stated softly.
Starscream began beating the yellow Autobot, tearing into him and leaving huge gauges in his armor. Sunstreaker cried out in pain as he struggled against his bonds, desperate to get away from the unforgiving talons of the Second in Command.
'Daddy?' Oblivion chirped quietly over the bond. 'Where did you and Mom go?'
Starscream grabbed the Autobot by his head fins and threw him against the ground, earning a loud and painful grunt from Sunstreaker. 'We're giving punishment to Sunstreaker.' Megatron replied.
'Could you come back to bed?' Oblivion asked. 'I feel really exposed out here without you and momma.'
Megatron smiled to himself. 'Can you handle everything out here Starscream?' He asked his mate.
"I'm done." Starscream panted.
Megatron chuckled. "Leave him here," he stated. "We'll pick up on this later." 'Oblivion wants us to return to bed,' he added softly.
Starscream nodded before he turned and left the room, Megatron right behind him, leaving Sunstreaker in heap on the floor. He locked the door behind them and crawled back onto the berth, nuzzling Ember's back gently. The closet door across the room was open a crack, a pair of blue optics watching intently. Oblivion snuggled against Starscream and curled against his cockpit, purring softly as she nuzzled him. Megatron chuckled as he lay down and brought Emberstar close to his chest, wanting her to be secure and safe while she slept.
"The closet'spen," Starscream yawned. He stood up, placing Oblivion on the berth, and walked over to shut the door.
Oblivion sat up rubbing her optics. She blinked a few times, and yawned. "Dere are blue lights." She commented tiredly.
"Where?" Starscream asked, before two red servos darted out of the closet and closed around his throat.
Oblivion screamed and Megatron bolted towards his mate. "Any closer and I blow the glitch's head off!" The hidden bot warned, pressing a stinger to Starscream's temple.
