Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. This is a sequel to Up Sentinel's aft, so I highly suggest if you have not read that series that you do so before you read this sequel. Skyblast, Sparkbreaker, Coolrider, Divebomber, Starblazer, Stargazer, Nightmare, Nightshade, and Nighthawk are my creations. This also mixes transformers from more than one universe. Some of the events here are inspired by the story "Sparklingnapped" by Supermoi. This has implied slash and Male Preg. No like – no read. You are warned. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!
At the Decepticon base, Starscream and Megatron met up secretly, as they were finally reunited with their terrified little sparklings. Nightmare, Nightshade, and Nighthawk were all scared as the scary sounds from the fight plus the shot that almost hit them left the little seekerlings desperately clinging to their creators. Megatron and Starscream were upset that the little ones had been taken by one in their own faction, but the thing that pissed the two off more was the stray shot that Blackarachnia had taken to the abdomen, as she was doing her best to protect the little ones. They had left her there, thinking her a traitor, and hoping she would die as she had taken their precious sparklings.
Then Megatron and Starscream remembered what the spider lady had said. She had not take the sparklings to harm them, but to remind both sides that this war needed to end. And as Starscream calmed the little seekerlings down, Megatron finally began to realize how pointless the war was, but how to convince Optimus and Ultra Magnus that he was really going to agree to a ceasefire was the question, among others, going through his processors as he watched the little seekerlings, still shaking from what they had witnessed. Also, the thought crossed his processor that whoever fired that last shot was going to pay and pay dearly.
Meanwhile, at the Autobot base, Prowl was attempting to calm Skyblast, who was wailing at the top of her lungs, scared about something happening to her. Bulkhead was trying to calm Stargazer, who while he was not wailing, was obviously shaken by the scene that had played out and almost getting shot. The other little sparklings did their best to calm their siblings, which helped the two as they were soon back to their normal, though they were more cautious than they had been. Stargazer, unknown to all, had saved the experience in his little processor, so that he could always remember why it was important to end this war.
In the Autobot med bay, Ratchet and Red Alert (armada) had backed off, having repaired as much as they could of Blackarachnia, now it was time for Sari to use her key, not knowing that the all-spark had something special planned. Sari was guided to where the spider femme had her insert for the All-spark key. And upon inserting the key, the room was suddenly enveloped in a bright blue glow, as the power of the All-Spark took over. Ratchet, Red Alert, Optimus, and Sari watched as they were, as of yet, unable to see what was going on, but wanted to keep everything and everyone safe. The All-spark, having recognized the sacrifice that Blackarachnia had made, made her wish come true – Blackarachnia was losing her organic half, and losing the spider side of her. When the bright blue glow stopped, the four onlookers were stunned, as there lying upon the med bay berth was the blue and yellow Elita-1. Optimus could not help but cry as his loved one had been returned to him. Ratchet and Red Alert just looked at one another, as the All-Spark had done something they had never expected. Sari, having been picked up off the bot by Ratchet, looked on, as Optimus drew close to the bot now on the berth.
The femme lying on the table slowly awoke, not realizing what had just happened to her. All she knew was that she could feel Optimus near her. Elita One onlined her soft optics after a few failed trials of failing doing so. She knew something was different, but she was not sure what. When she looked into Optimus Prime's optics, she saw love for her. When Elita reached her hand up, the coloring caught her off guard, she no longer saw her spider colors, but the original blue and yellow she had been before the incident with Sentinel and Optimus. Something had changed her back, and now that she was back, she reached up and hugged Optimus tightly. Optimus, overjoyed, hugged Elita right back. Both their sparks leapt with joy. Ratchet, Red, and Sari left the room, to give the two some alone time.
Meanwhile, at the Decepticon base, Megatron was still attempting to figure out who had dared to shoot at the spider that held the little sparklings, as that bot would pay dearly. Megatron knew that no Autobot would ever shoot at anyone holding a sparkling, so it must have been one of his own men. And while Starscream was excused, Megatron called all his men in to the large room, trying to figure out who had fired that last shot. While Lugnut, Blitzwing, Skywarp, and Thundercracker (both G1) approached cautiously, a couple of new to earth bots had joined up and walked in not knowing what to expect. Megatron was not expecting these last two, as Demolisher and Cyclonus (both armada) showed up in the room as well. Megatron had heard of these two, but had never officially met the pair until now.
When the interrogation began, it did not take long to figure out who fired that last stray shot, as Cyclonus was known to be a bit of a "trigger-happy" mech who liked nothing more than taking naps and blowing the Autobots to bits. Megatron then dismissed all the others, except Demolisher and Cyclonus. Demolisher was worried, not knowing what to expect from their leader, as well as he was worried about his sparkmate, Cyclonus. Demolisher, thinking on his feet, begged forgiveness from Megatron. Megatron, who knew of Demolisher's loyalty, listened as Demolisher begged the leader to go easy on his pregnant sparkmate. Megatron, realizing that he would kill little unborn sparklings if he offlined Cyclonus, sent the helicopter mech to the brig while Megatron kept Demolisher under quarter arrest to make sure that nothing further was going to happen. Demolisher thanked the mighty leader, before being led away by Blitzwing to his restricted quarters.
And after that whole fiasco, Megatron called his sparkmate in, as Megatron now felt a new appreciation for not only his little seekerlings, but also his precious sparkmate. Starscream brought the three little seekerlings to the room and gave his sparkmate a hug. And all was going well, until Lugnut happened to walk in and see Starscream and Megatron hugging and kissing in front of the little sparklings. Something was not right, in Lugnut's mind, and he was going to figure it out.
Lugnut entered the room, scaring the little seekerlings, and received a laser blast to the chassis. Lugnut soon recovered, but was being looked down upon by both Starscream and Megatron, who were not happy that the big oaf had scared the little seekerlings. Lugnut, ignoring the seeker, asked Megatron the question he wanted an answer to:
""Master, how could you be sparkmates with that traitor?" asked Lugnut, not believing his optic.
Megatron, sick of the overwhelming attention from his overly enthusiastic minion answered, "Starscream may have been a traitor at one point, but he and I have been sparkmates for 500 years, well before you were created, and since we are bonded, no matter what happens, we will always be sparkmates."
Starscream just smiled the evil smirk that he sometimes got, like a "cat got the canary" look. Lugnut looked between the two, knowing that he could not win, he simply bowed and left. Megatron and Starscream, after the big oaf left, actually laughed until they realized that they needed to figure out a way to end the war so that their little seekerlings, and the seekerlings yet to be born, would be able to grow up in a world without war. The question was how to do it.
Meanwhile, at the run down base, Sentinel, who had for the most part ignored the sparklings most of the time, now was more involved, and though her still got frustrated with the sparklings, he kept his anger in check and soon found that the little seekerlings were such a joy to have around, though Sentinel had to have his audios replaced several times before he learned a few things. Bee and Bulkhead did their best to help their sparkmate Sentinel be the loving parent/creator he should be to the little seekerlings. In fact, Sentinel was shocked when little Starblazer came up to him and gave him a big hug. The hard, arrogant side of Sentinel began to melt somewhat, and even Optimus and Ultra Magnus could tell the difference.
Speaking of Optimus, Elita was finally able to be discharged from the med bay. Optimus could not have been happier, and before anything else could happen, the two, in the privacy of Optimus's room, sparkbonded, joining their sparks forever. Elita One, excited to be back to her original form, just loved the fact that now she could be with Optimus for all time.
The others, upon seeing Elita, were happy for the couple. The only one who was surprised was Sentinel, but that was because he was the only one outside of the couple that was there when Elita had gotten left behind. But now that things were right again, it was time to figure out a way to end this war in order to protect the little sparklings already sparked and those yet to be sparked.
Ultra Magnus, sitting in the communication room, received a strange call. It was from Megatron wanting to discuss a permanent ceasefire. Magnus was surprised, but Megatron went on to say that with sparklings involved, it was no longer feasible to continue. Magnus was surprised, but the Decepticon leader seemed genuinely interested in calling for peace. When Magnus asked why, Megatron replied that he came to the realization when his own little seekerlings were put in harm's way. Magnus agreed to a meeting time and place, and the table was set to end the long going, pointless war.