Chapter 10: Setting up the pieces

Tonight he was going to act. he couldn't wait any longer. Prowl was after him... and when Prowl was after someone, it was never a good thing. SUnstreaker was packing his small belonging in his subspace pocket and when he was done, he looked at the room that had been his for so long one last time. Then he turned around and left for the last time, without a regret.

Nemesis would regret pushing him away and literally handing him over to the Decepticons. His couldn't wait to see his brother again. He'd missed him a lot, more then he wanted to admit. After all, Sideswipe was his twin, and the other half of his spark. He was careful as he walked to the back exit of the base, not to be seen, and he was glad to know exactly where red Alert's cameras were situated. he could avoid them easily enough...

In fact, once he was outside, he thought that it had been a lot too easy, and it worried him. But he had no time to waste. he transformed and sped up towards the Decepticon's base.

Gypsy mewled and panted under him, clawing at Ratchet's back and sending little jolts of electricity through his body. It was so good… It had been so long since they last 'faced each others, and the femme had missed it more then she would ever cared to admit. She purred and spread her legs even wider, arching her back off the berth to meet his thrusts. "Ratchet… Bond with me?"

Her unexpected question made Ratchet pause in his movements and lock shocked optics with her, but he saw her seriousness and the intensity of her optics, and he smiled, mischievously and leaned down to steal her a kiss, slipping his glossa inside her mouth and resuming his deep, hard thrusts. "I thought you'll never ask my spark… Yes I will bond with you..."

He opened his chest and bared his spark to her. She looked at the bright blue orb with wide optics and a smile crept on her beautiful features. She reached to slowly tease it, making ratchet moan and arch, before opening her own chestplates and baring her deep red spark. It was the same color as he father, and was beating powerfully.

When their spark met, there was a bright light drowning the room and they were one, feeling one another's emotions and seeing one another's memories. They overloaded together and it was the most intense overload any of them had ever experimented.

The next morning Ratchet was still holding a sleeping Gypsy protectively close to him, almost possessively, they had bonded the last night and he had never felt this close to the femme in all his life. But he also knew that he couldn't suffocate her with his fierce need to protect her from pretty much every thing, as she could take care of herself, rather well actually.

Mine forever. He thought with a smile.

He was careful getting out his berth so he wouldn't wake his bond mate as he made his way to the energon dispenser to get a cube for himself and for Gypsy when she woke, which wouldn't be any time soon. He had fragged her into the berth, thankfully his quarters were sound proof, because they had been rather loud and vigorous last night.

He looked over his shoulder when he heard movement behind him, he smirked when he saw that Gypsy was beginning to wake up. He felt her stir over the bond before she moved physically, he simply walked her as she sat up, Primus she was so beautiful and she was his and no one else could have her.

*Take a picture, Ratchet. It will last longer.* Gypsy joked for the bond.

Ratchet chuckled before walking over to her and handing her a cube, simply watching her made him want to ravage her all over again.

*As much as I want that, Ratchet. I have duties to attend to.*

Ratchet growled lustfully and pins her to the berth. *Let some one else do your duties. I'm sure your father will understand.*

Nemesis was becoming increasingly restless as the birth of Fire Storm drew closer, the other Autobots were smart enough to stay out of their lords way, but it always Savage would felt the brunt of Nemesis restlessness. The broken seeker had yet to bare his offspring but that didn't seem to bother the Autobot, having another sparkling could wait.

Just for added measure so Savage couldn't bare him off spring while Ironhide was pregnant, he placed a birth control disc behind his own spark, it would only be temporary, he would take it out after Fire Storm was born.

Until then, I shall simply continue to ravage my seeker… He thought with a small smile.

Said seeker was sleeping, actually, and curled in a tight protective ball on his corner, optics dimmed and cutely hugging his pillow to his chest. He would sometimes mumble and sigh and he moved very little while asleep. He dream a lot, an it was either nightmares involving Nemesis and Ironhide and sometimes Gypsy, or it was good dreams with Sideswipe and the other Decepticons. Those would always left him with a sad, painful longing and he would cry and lock inside his head.

He felt something poke him in his sleep and tried to bathe it away, but the poking resumed until he was fully awake. And the first thing he saw was Nemesis looming over him and almost gently prodding his sensitive chest vents. His optics light up all the way and he scrambledaway a bit, curling in on himself to avoid the irritating poking.

"You're not happy to see your Master, my little pet?" nemesis said in a teasing coo, and saw Savage flinch a little, which made him chuckle and reach out to touch his head in a mock caress. Another flinch made him grin wider and laugh out loud. "Aww, I think my little slave's afraid of me! I wonder why?..."

He was feeling playful today for some reasons, probably because Firestorm's birth was so close and he was nervous and restless. He needed to release that pent-up energy and his mate couldn't do it for him, so he turned to his slave for release. His hands slid down to his crotch and teased his panel, letting a lustful growl. His optics brightened and his smirk turned needy. "Open up for me, now."

As always, Savage obeyed and opened his panel, spreading his legs in an inviting display, laying back into the cushions made his corner of the room. He closed his optics and tried to think of something nice… Sideswipe holding him, and kissing him, telling him everything was gonna be alright…

Nemesis wanted release now but first he wanted to stimulate his slave, before claiming his little seeker, he attacked his neck cables with playful nips and licks, making the broken seeker moan quietly. He then kissed along his jaw line before claiming his lips in was seemed like a gentle kiss because it was; Ironhide was sleeping and would be cranky if he was disturbed from sleep. Luckily Ironhide slept like a rock so they could make a little noise.

Nemesis smiled when Savage kissed him back willingly, it seemed that his little seeker was rather lonely with no one to play with. He would soon fix that once he had Optimus and Megatron at his fingers tips, thinking about that made him deepen the kiss, sliding his glossa into Savage's mouth. Their glossa's met and dueled each other, but like that trained slave he was, Savage allowed his master to win.

The Autobot leader reached down and started to fondle his slaves cable, making him moan into the kiss, Nemesis had stopped being rough with his slave seeing how he was trained that if he fought back he would be punished.

"You like this, don't you Savage?" He asked slowly giving his neck one long lick.

Savage shivered before replying. "Y-yes… please. More…"

Nemesis smiled gleefully before giving his neck another slow lick. "What would you like, my pet?"

"Y-your cable…. Inside me… filling me. P-please…"

Hearing those words, caused his cable to become rock hard and he positioned himself above Savage, his cable inches from his slaves port. "Tell me, Savage. Who are your masters?"

"Y-you and I-Ironhide?"

"Good. And what are you?" Nemesis loved doing this to his slave before claiming him.

"Y-your whore and plaything…" Tears well up in Savage's optics.

"Do you enjoy being our whore and plaything?"

Tears slid down his cheeks before saying brokenly. "Y-yes…"

He licks away the tears. "Good." Slides his cable into Savage's port and starts thrusting, keeping it a deep but enjoyable pace for himself and Savage. Knowing that making it enjoyable for his slave would humiliate him to no ends.

Savage cried throughout the ordeal, while his master was pleasurably thrusting hiside him and running his hands all over his chassis. He sobbed and tears were streaming down his cheeks. He arched his back and waves of pleasure were crossing his spark as he was nearing a slow and mind-blowing overload. His life was reduced to this now… And everytime he would be claimed so gently and with such care, he would cry and long for his true lover… the ne his spark cried out for…

Nemesis chuckled and made it as slow and enjoyable as ever, cooing gently and stroking his pet's sensitive helm vents and cockpit, earning moans and mewl through the sobs. He liked seeing his slave so broken and squirming in pleasure under his ministrations. "There, there… You like it my pet… I know you do… Show your Master how much you like it and overload for me, now…"

Savage cried out and arched his back when an overload washed over him, making him fritz and write in pleasure. And then he felt dirty and sobbed harder, waiting for his master to overload so he can curl into a ball and forget about it all.

"that was good my little pet! Very good..." Cooed nemesis as he overload too and filled his slave's port with his fluids.

Sunstreaker arrived at the Decepticon's base early in the morning and he was met with the nozzles of some guns aimed to his face. Of course he wasn't going to be greeted with open arms… he lifted his hands in the air and said, his voice calm and persuasive. "I'm not here to cause trouble. I left the Autobots. I'm here to join my Twin. I offer the Decepticons my services."

Skywarp and Thundercracker, whom were the guards at the entrance this day, shared a look and Skywarp said, while TC kept his gun aimed at the Autobot. "Wait here, I'll be back in a bit." And he teleported away in a purple flash. Thundercracker looked at the Autobot with cold, curious optics, and asked. "I hope you don't believe we'll just let you in, no question asked, Sunny… Why are you here?"

"I told you, to join my brother. Nemesis went too far, and I left the Autobots." He replied honestly and calmly, hands still raised and waiting for them to let him in.

Megatron had left his sleeping mate in their quarters to give Optimus was peace and quiet, since the escape and the attack on Optimus, his mate had become a little withdrawn, the attack had stirred up unwanted memories and Megatron had done all he could to reassure his bond mate. It had done little, so he gave his lover some space but was there when he was needed.

He took a cube of energon from the dispenser and nearly dropped it when Warp suddenly appeared in front of him. "Primus, SkyWarp. Don't do that."

"Sorry, Megatron. But We have an intruder at the entrance." Warp replied.

Megatron narrowed his optics. "Who is it?"

"It's Sunstreaker, he says he wishes to join us." The Seeker replied.

"Where is he now?"

"Still outside."

"Take me there."

"Alright, it's faster if we warp," The light colored seeker took hold of Megatron's arm when the Decepticon leader nodded. "Don't let go, other wise I have no idea where you might end up."

Sunstreaker jumped when Skywarp returned several minutes later, only this time he wasn't alone he had the Decepticon leader with him. And he looked just as intimating as Nemesis, probably due to his massive fusion cannon, he looked away from the Decepticon leader and simply looked at the ground in front of him.

"It is true that you wish to join us, Sunstreaker?" Megatron asked calmly.

"It is, Megatron. Nemesis has gone to far and he needs to be stopped." Sunny replied.

Megatron was silent for a moment. "You can enter the base, but you're a not a Decepticon just yet. For the time being you will be watched and should you cause trouble, you'll be in the brig so fast, your head will spin. Is that understood?"

"Yes, sir."

"Good. I'm sure Sideswipe will be pleased to see you again." Megatron said with a small smile.

Sunstreaker nodded and smiled a bit, and he was led inside the ark by Megatron himself. He hadn't even took a step inside when he was tackled by a red blurr. "SUNNY!" Sideswipe of course… The moment e heard that he twin was outside the door, he rushed there and hugged him in a bear hug.

Sunstreaker chuckled and hugged his twin back, happy to see him at last. It had been way too long… And he noticed something was different in his brother. He pushed him back too look him up and down and noticed the slight bulge on his stomach. With widened optics, he asked, awed. "Sideswipe, you never told me you had a mate? Who's the lucky bot?"

Sideswipe blushed and pressed a hand where his brother was currently staring, chuckling timidly. "It's Hook, and soon, we intend to get Savage too, as soon as he's back with us. This little one will be loved, believe me! You'll be an uncle soon, bro!" He beamed with pride and joy, and Sunstreaker slapped him in the back and congratulated him. "So… you decided to come here finally… What made you change your mind?"

Megatron, too, was curious about this particular information, and he wanted a complete debriefing with the Autobot twin. He took a step forward breaking the family moment, but he had to. He said calmly, eyeing the two. "Sunstreaker, I need you to come with me to my office. There are many questions that I need to ask you before letting you free to walk the base as you wish."

Sunstreaker nodded and then hugged his brother again before he said with a broad smile. "I'll tell you everything later! And I want to meet your mate, too! Deal?"

"Deal! I've missed you bro!" Sideswipe hugged back and then he let go, smiling happily. He was so glad his twin was back!

Hook hadn't see Sideswipe this happy since he had found out that he was pregnant, now he was happily pacing back and forth in their quarters and it amused the medic to no ends.

"Can you believe it? Sunstreaker going to join the Decepticons!" Sideswipe exclaimed happily.

"I know your excited, Sideswipe. But you need to calm down, your carrying remember?" Hook replied.

"How can I possibly calm down when my twin has returned to me?"

Hook chuckled then pulled his mate onto the berth to make him sit down beside him, he was instantly pinned down onto the berth by his excited and obviously horny bond mate.

He let out a purr when Sideswipe leaned forward and nuzzles his chest. "I love you so much, Hook."

Hook smiled then placed a hand on his mates stomach. "And I you, Sideswipe." He then pulled him down into a tender, loving kiss which his mate gladly returned.

Sunstreaker looked around Megatron's office, it was a lot cleaner then Nemesis Primes office, roomier too he felt at ease which would make it easier to speak to Megatron and tell him what he wants and needs to know.

"I'm sure your eager to visit your twin but there are a few things I wish to know." Megatron said getting straight to the point.

"Of course, Megatron." Sunny replied respectfully.

Megatron leaned forward and locked optics with the Autobot, his own serious and intense. Sunstreaker was the first Autobot to join them since Sideswipe defection a few years ago… And he was deeply curious about the Autobots, their plans, and what Nemesis had in mind. Maybe Sunstreaker could help him with it.

Sunstreaker answered all of Megatron's questions truthfully, he gave him the plans of the base, the secrets antrances, old and new, and all the codes he could remember. In the ends, he had told him everything that he could remember, and Megatron looked satisfied with all that he said. He finally leaned back in his seat and smiled at Sunstreaker. "Thank you for all those informations, Sunstreaker, They will be very helpful in our future plans. In particular to save Savage from Nemesis…"

Sunstreaker nodded and answered, sounding deeply worried. "I hope it,s not too late for him. He heard from that Bitch Gypsy that he was completely broken and his spirit was gone. I hope she was just boasting…" He hadn't seen Savage since he was locked in Nemesis and Ironhide's quarters, but he knew how nemesis worked…. It wouldn't surprise him if the bot was broken.

"You are dismissed now Sunstreaker. You can go see you brother, I'm sure you're impatient to make up for lost time." Megatron finally said and stod, offering his hands to sunny to shake, which he took with a smile.

"Thank you Sir. I'll go see him now." He left the office and went to find his twin.

Megatron returned to his quarters after his meeting with Sunstreaker, what the former Autobot was useful but it was what he had told him about Savage, disturbed him the most. When Savage was first brought to the Decepticon base it had taken months to get him over his trauma, he feared it would take just as long if not longer for him to recover all over again.

Hold on, Savage. We're coming for you. He thought as he entered his and Optimus' quarters.

His built up tension eased when he saw his beloved bond mate, he joined him on the berth and lightly stroked his helm making his mate smile and open his bright blue optics.

*Hey.* Optimus said over the bond.

*Hey back.* Megatron replied nuzzling him.

Optimus nuzzles him back before moving closer to him. *I'm sorry, I've been so distant lately.*

*It's alright, Optimus. You don't have to apologize.*

Megatron placed a kiss on his mates forehead and pulls him closer, filling the bond with his love for Optimus, he smiled when it was returned followed by his desire for his mate. He smiled then gently pushed Optimus onto his back before crawling on top of him, returning his own desire and love.

"… I need you, Megatron…. Please."

"As do I, Optimus." Megatron replied, then claimed his lips with a passionate kiss.

Optimus returned his kiss and even deepened it then slid his glossa into his lovers mouth, earning him a moan of pleasure from Megatron. He was soon writhing beneath his mate as his body was being attacked by gentle nips and licks and crying out his mates name when he felt a few nips on his heated panel.

"M-megatron, please… stop teasing me…"

Megatron chuckled but stopped nipping and licking his panel. "Open up for me, my love. I wish to pleasure you."

Optimus panted and opened his panel freeing his hardened cable and dripping port for his lover to taste and claim.

Megatron purred at the sight and gave the dripping port a gentle kiss, and licked the warm, delicious fluid seping out freely. "You aste so perfect my love…" Megatron whispered and he slid his glossa inside the heated port.

Optimus cried out and bucked his hips in the wonderfully good touches, Opening his legs wider to allow him better access. He stroke Megatron's helm with a hand and gripped and covers of the berth with the other, his body arching and rithing beneath his lover. "M-megatron… Please… Take me now…"

Megatron smiled and chuckled, looking up at him from between his tighs and licking his lips. "How could I refuse such a sweet request?..." He crawled back up his mate's body and claimed his lips in another searing kiss, entering his wet port with his rock hard cable in one swift movement.

"M-Megatron!..." Optimus purred and cried out his lover's name when he was filled so nicely, feeling the big, hard cable inside his et, painfully aroused port like it had always belonged here. He gripped his shoulders tightly and moved his hips in sync with Mgatron's movements. Moments laater, his chestplates opened and let his bright spark show, pulsing wildly and needing it's other half.

Megatron couldn't help but answer this request and open his own chest to bring their sparks together, the room brigtening as the two sparks flared like twin suns. Part of him wiished that this will be the time when a sparkling was finally created from their essence, and he thrusted harder, and deeper, merging their sparks with more passion.

"I can't…. hold on… much longer…!" Optimus cried as he continued to meet his mate thrust for thrust.

Megatron let out a grunt as he continued to thrust into his lovers port before reply. "Don't… hold back, Optimus. Just let it… go. Call out my name… call out the name of your mate…"

With a pleasured cry Optimus overloaded calling out Megatron's name as his spark flashed green of a spilt second.

Megatron watched Optimus overload it was the most beautiful and arousing thing he ever witnessed, after a few more thrusts he overloaded as well, calling out his beloved mates name. After he closed his mates chest plates and his own, did he pull out of his lovers port and lay beside him, pulling into his chest.

The former Prime nuzzled his mates chest and placed a kiss on the red Decepticon symbol that lay there, he smiled when he felt Megatron shiver at his kiss. "It gets better every time we do it."

Megatron smiled before replying. "Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so, I could do so many things to you while we make love. Only if you wish it, of course."

"Well, well. Does my bond mate have a kinky side?"

The Decepticon leader simply chuckled. "You have no idea." He places a kiss on his mate forehead.

Optimus smiled he was feeling a little frisky, so his hand vanished beneath the sheets and grasped his mates cable, his size was amazed him he could barely wrap his hand around it.

Megatron jumped a little bit but smirked at his lover. "Feeling frisky, Optimus?"

Optimus smiled then let go of his mates cable before sitting on the edge of the berth legs spread. "My cable, Megatron… please."

Megatron smiled then sat behind him and pressed his chest into Optimus' back and wrapping an arm around him to hold him while he other hand grasped his cable. He proceed to pump his lovers cable, making him jerk his hips and moan with lust, he kissed Optimus when turned his head to look at him, the heated kiss was returned by the former prime.

He slid his glossa into his mouth and probed deep, their glossa's met and swirled around each other in a loving dance that never seemed to end.

*You are my everything, Optimus. My love, my partner… my other half.*

Optimus moaned and thrusted his hips inside the hand pumping his hard cable, and he leaned against Megatron's front, grinding his aft against the other' crotch, feeling his hardened cable there, needing him inside him all over again. He purred amazed by how deeply he loved his mate, and how he was filling the void left by the removal of the matrix from him…

*Ho my love… You're everything to me… I'll give you a sparkling soon… just you wait… I love you so much…*

What they didn't know is that a tiny newspark had just been created by their spark merging and lovemaking… He lifted his hips and expertedlly sat back burrying Megatron's hard cable inside his port once more, moaning at the wonderfully good feeling of being stretched wide. He started riding him harder and harder, lifting and then lowering his hips, leaning back against his mate. "M-megatron… More… Mmmm…"

Megatron was pleased by his mate's eagerness and he took hold of his hips and helped him ride his hard cable, slightly digging his fingers in the soft plating. His other hand still stroked and pumped optimus's cable and he felt it throb and twitch under his fingers. Optimus moaned and he caught his lips in another fierce, dominating kiss, gently invading his mouth with his glossa and purring. "My optimus… My sweet, sweet Optimus… My world… My life…" He chanted as he was reaching yet another overload.

They hadn't noticed the tiny footsteps unsteadily making their way to the adult's room, and the tiny both sleepily standing in the doorway rubbing his tiny optics.

Luckily Optimus recognized his little footsteps and he warned Megatron over the bond and his thrusts stilled and slowly pulled out of his port and released his cable and they quickly slide their panels closed. They both turned toward the door and found Pyris looking at them wide but tired optics.

"What were you doing to mommy?" He asked before rubbing his right optic.

"Uh…" Megatron started.

*Let me take care of this.* Optimus offered.

Megatron nodded then released Optimus to let his mate talk to their son, which should be an interesting conversation considering that Pyris had walked in on them.

Optimus went to his little son and took him into his arms, smiling to him. This was an embarrassing situation, but nothing he couldn't deal with. The little sparkling, whom wasn't even one human years old, was quite clever nonetheless and intelligent. He rubbed his tiny cheek fondly.

"Mommy? You not in pain? You sounded like it hurts…" He sounded a little worried and clutched to his mother's neck, burying is little head in his neck.

"No, my spark, I'm not in pain at all. I'm fine, don't worry. Daddy and I were just… playing. Yeah, we were playing, so it wasn't meant to hurt, hum?" Optimus replied with a bright, honest smile, and he sat back on the berth, sitting pyris between himself and his mate. The little sparkling frowned, biting his lower lip, and tilted his head. Optimus could tell that he still had a lot of questions in those tiny blue optics.

"Playing? Like me and Sidey when we play hide and seek?" He asked, his tiny faceplates scrunched in concentration as he started to figure this out. He and Sidey – whom was his favorite babysitter – were often playing games, but it looked nothing like what he just saw. "But… it didn't looked like playing…"

"It is because it was a adult game, little one. You are too young to understands. But I assure you Pyris, it was harmless, and I'm not hurt." Optimus had always had a way with words… This was why he had been such a great Leader. Well, it had been one aspect of what made him a great leader. He hugged his little son and nuzzled his cheek, giving him a little kiss. "What about going back to sleep, hum? It's very late for little sparklings like yourself.."

Pyris, whom had seemed to accept this explanation, nodded slowly and nuzzled him back with a slight contented purr. "Ok, mommy. Love you…" he was already drifting back into recharge in Optimus,s arms and he smuggled comfortably against his chest.

Megatron, whom had watched through the entire ordeal, chuckled and peted the sparkling's tiny head, seeing him turn around to nuzzle his palm. "You, my dear. Have a way with words. It was well wrapped up, love."

Optimus smiled at Megatron then tenderly nuzzled him. "Well, it was the only way I could get him to understand that you weren't hurting me."

Megatron lightly kisses his forehead before watching Optimus take Pyris back to his room, his expression soon changed. They needed to come up with a plan to rescue Savage and finally defeat that bastard Nemesis Prime, he knew that in order to defeat some one like that Autobot leader he would have to be killed that was the only way to stop him.

If that is what it takes to defeat him, then so be it. Megatron thought through narrowed optics.

He would need help from Soundwave and the others to come up with said plan, which shouldn't take long, his second in command was brilliant when it came to making plans. He would need Sunstreaker to help him with the battle plans, he knew the lay out of the Autobot base, so he'd need that former Autobot with him when he attacked the enemy base.

Optimus came back into their room and found Megatron deep in thought, he quietly sat beside him and laid his head on his lovers shoulder, breaking him from his thoughts. "You looked like you were brooding, so I thought it would be best if I stopped you."

Megatron smiled. "It's alright, but I think it's time to rescue Savage and finally defeat Nemesis."

A fire rose in Optimus' blue optics and he nodded. "I agree, his reign of terror must end now."

Megatron nodded, and said firmly. "I'll call for a meeting tomorrow morning, and we will discuss this matter. It can't be put down any longer. Savage need to be freed, and nemesis need to die. There is no other way."

Optimus couldn't agree more, remembering the monster that the mech was. He shuddered a little and snuggled closer to his bondmate. "Yes… And I want to be part of it. Sideswipe will stay here since he's pregnant and watch Pyris. I don't want to be kept out."

Megatron sighed and nodded, knowing that he couldn't argue with his mate when he was in that state of mind. "Alright, you can come, but you'll stay by my side at all time, Optimus. Understood?"

"Yes, megatron. Thank you." He replied with a hard flame in his optics. He wouldn't let the monster scare him anymore. He'll fight him, and he'll destroy him, once and for all…

The next day, the Officers were all gathered in the main Conference room, and Megatron looked at the all with serious, hard optics. They all knew why they were here, and the same fierceness could be seen in every of their optics. They were all ready to fight.

"So this is settled, we will attack in two days. Sunstreaker, I thank you for the plans that you provided of the Autobot base, they will come in very handy. With Soundwave's tactics and your knowledge of the layout of the base, we can't loose." Megatron was saying and his tune was firm, hard and decided. They were going to lay waste to the Autobots, and take no prisoners.

"It was my pleasure, Sir. They really deserve to be beaten, especially Nemesis." The young warrior replied and his jaw was tense and his fist tightened. "This bastard is the Unmaker Himself…"

-TBC-