Megatron sat on his throne with a heavy-set scowl on his faceplate. The girls still hadn't been retrieved from the Autobot's care. His claws hit the metal one by one. Tat-Tat-Tat. Tat-Tat-Tat. They would be due soon and he did not want his heir out of his reach. Perhaps destroying femme and sparkling refuge camps was a bit… premature. Considering that there was only twelve Cybertronian femmes in existence, the humans were the best choice. There were so many of them and yet, those three wer indespensible. After all of that research, all of that investment-

"Lord Megatron, the girls' signals have been lost. They are still alive, but the sparkings' health is unkown." He produced a Holo pad from his subspace and quickly flicked to an image of a thin, brown-haired girl. "We have found others that are suitable for insemination. They can be retreived in the-"

Megatron arose aruptly, striking Starscream across the helm. He fell to the ground, his data-pad cracking on impact.

"My-my lord, this is your best option at-" Once more he was silenced with a heavy-handed hit. Megatron smiled. The impact felt wonderfull, his cries were music to his ears. Starscream didn't deserve to be this highly ranked when all he did was complain.

"I want results. Your squabbling has done nothing. I want the girls back before the sparkings' are born."

Starscream scrambled to his feet. "Yes, my leige."

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Air commander Starscream considered his options. He could send out his armada. They were talented flyers and good at working together. He rubbed an old scar. They weren't so good with retrieval. He paced the room.

He could send a bounty hunter. Lockdown, or Capture, perhaps.

Starscream was running out of options. His best options were himself and a bounty hunter. Why bother to risk his own life when he could send a grunt?

He sent out a ping to all trusted hunters in the area. Whoever brings back a girl can have a spawn as well. Good luck.

Within seconds, he recieved replies from all.

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Blackout loved a good hunt. Especially ones like this, where there were so many variables. Ones from Decepticons were always interesting. He started all sensors and began to look for strange techno-organic signals. Since their tracking devices were removed, they would be succeptable to virus' and EMP's. He quickly programmed a virus to affect only techno-organics. He would find them soon enough.

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Venom imagined a spawn, a mini-him. The prize was most intriguing this time. This rare gift for three human girls? Easy. He calculated the oportune moment to catch them. The ping had gone out to all hunters in the solar system; that added up to at least ten. He found the locations of each opponent and calcualted when they'd try. His window was in a solar cycle. He had to get ready.

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Soundwave watched with subtle amusement as Starscream struggled to find an answer to Megatron's problem. The girl's were extremely rare. Their minds were of a few that could handle the struggle. Their bodies were so fragile, yet so strong. He was stupid to suggest a replacement.

Megatron had taken a liking to his, if he liked anyone. Soundwave was intriguiged with Harmony and her perception of sound. It appeared only Starscream didn't have that bond with his. Starscream sent out a ping to all bounty hunters, with precise instructions. He wondered how Starscream would manage to mess this up.

Sorry for the long wait. Summer got in the way. Remember that chapter when Sunstreaker attacked Harmony? Well, I wrote a fanfic about Sunny's past that ties in with this story. Here's a link: s/11223871/1/Tales-of-misery

So check it out if you can. Please.