"Are you doubting my word, Starscream?" He watched as every mech in the med bay turn to face him, their reactions varying. Knockout and Breakdown was one of surprise, Soundwave with surprise but then relaxing, but it was Starscream that took him back. Instead of the respect he usually had in his optics, there was a burning hatred. One he has never seen within his SIC and Air Commander optics. It…...disturbed him.

"You!" Starscream hissed, venom in his voice. He propped himself up and promptly tried to shoot him. Soundwave let out a cry of shock, while Knockout and Breakdown tried to shield Silverbolt from the sight of one of her kin trying to kill their leader.

He dodged, many vorns of experience in the Gladiator Pits coming to the surface. Swiftly dodging the blast, he lunged forward and crushed Starscream's null rays. He released the broken weapons and servos wrapped around his neck. Faintly in the background, he heard the three mechs crying for Starscream to stop and the wails of the young femme Seeker's cries. But the mech was deaf, intent on murdering him. Wrenching the livid Seeker's servos away from his throat, Megatron threw him into the wall, a large dent appearing in it. Megatron froze, the adrenaline leaving his body. He stared in dismay at the scarlet, blue, and white mech, unable to process this. He just threw his S.I.C into the wall. WHAT THE FRAG?!

He turned slowly and froze. Breakdown stared with shock, but it was Knockout and Soundwave that made his spark clench with horror. They stared at him, fear glittering in their optics. Knockout's optics flickered back and forth between him and the unconscious Seeker. But what was nothing compared to Soundwave.

The tall slender purple mech had taken the sparkling from Knockout and held his daughter close, fear shining in his optics, slowly backing away, as if afraid he or his daughter would be the next victim.

Megatron stood there, not wanting to make them fear him more than they already did.

He looked at them, then whispered,

" I'm sorry…. "