(please see previous disclaimers. My schedule is about to get busy, and so it might be some time before I update this story again)
Optimus slowly made his way back towards Megatron's castle. Optimus didn't want to head back there, but felt compelled to as it was where Megatron lived and Megatron was Optimus' mate. Optimus walked with head held high, hoping that before he got home, Primus would work on Megatron, just like Primus promised.
Back at the castle, Megatron finished what he was doing and then left the harem rooms. He felt a disturbing feeling in his spark, as if something was happening and Megatron didn't like it. He headed for the berth room where he had left his queen, hoping that Optimus was still there. But, when Megatron reached the berth room, Optimus was nowhere to be found. Megatron knew right then that something was very wrong, well, at least to the tyrant.
Primus, knowing he needed to intervene before Optimus arrived back at the castle, soon made his presence known. "Megatron" Came the deep sounding voice that eachoed all around but had no observable point of origin.
"Who dares try to mess with me and what is mine?" Megatron challenged, having no clue he was now face to face with Primus the creator. Well, face to face so to speak.
"I am not pleased with what I see, my creation" Primus stated loudly and clearly.
Megatron grew furious and tried to find out where this "illusion" was coming from. "I don't believe in Primus" Megatron growled.
Primus knew that and seemed to laugh. "You don't believe and yet, I am here" Primus stated with love and warmth.
"State your business" Megatron demanded, trying to hide his own fear.
"I was going to punish you severely, however, because you are bonded to Optimus and have sparklings on the way, and because Optimus asked I do so, I will spare you the punishment I had originally planned for you. Instead, I plan to change you" Primus replied.
"No one changes my programming" Megatron challenged foolishly though he did not realize he was being foolish.
"I can either change your programming and allow you to live or I can not touch you and instead give you the punishment you deserve and allow Optimus to go offline with your precious sparklings. Your choice Megatron" Primus responded, knowing Megatron actually wanted the sparklings badly.
Megatron growled. Neither choice was one he wanted. But his sliver of want and desire for the sparklings Optimus carried made him choose the first option, though reluctantly. Once Megatron made his choice, Primus went to work and fixed the evil programming inside of the old bot, tweaking many things here and there deep inside of Megatron and the programming Megatron had received when he first came online millions of years ago. Megatron wasn't liking these new feelings and such, as he didn't understand them and they weren't as controllable as he liked, but he was glad to still be online.
Once Primus was finished performing all that he needed to perform inside the now former tyrant, Primus vanished as quickly as he had seemingly appeared, though he was always around, though not always visible. Megatron picked himself up off of the floor where he had been left once Primus was through. Megatron felt extremely different and he wasn't sure if he liked it just yet. But seeing as his mate had asked for this, Megatron decided to comm Optimus.
"Optimus?" Megatron commed to his mate, sounding different than the tyrant he had been before all of this had happened.
"Yes, what is it?" Optimus asked, sounding more like his old self. He still didn't quite trust the old bot, but he knew they were bonded now and nothing could change that unless Primus really decided to step in, which Optimus knew wasn't going to happen.
"I…I think we need to talk" Megatron answered, a but stunned at the reaction he had received from Optimus.
"And how do I know you will not harm me or the precious little ones I carry?" Optimus asked in return, fiercely protective of the developing little ones.
"Please come home, my love" Megatron asked, nearly begging for his mate to return.
Optimus was a bit taken aback at the response that Megatron gave. Maybe just maybe Primus had worked on Megatron. "Alright, I will come home, but just to let you know, I expect that I will be allowed to be my own bot" Optimus stated firmly.
Megatron listened, for once. He felt he had no choice. "I understand, just please come home" Megatron answered.
"Be there soon" Optimus answered and he headed confidently to the castle where he had been kept prisoner for so long. He knew now that things would be different, that was for sure.
Back at the castle, all Megatron could do now was wait and hope that his mate and their precious little ones developing inside Optimus came home safely.