Chapter 21 Again?
Oriona regained consciousness after they arrived on Cybertron. She was heralded into the waking world by fanfares and shouts of delight from the soldiers. She was being carried by one of the larger soldiers; the chest felt like Springer's just because it was so big; and a few of the older Seekers were up ahead to make room for them. She lifted her head a little and let out a weak groan of pain, her whole body aching with a dull pain.
"Don't try moving," Springer's voice murmured. "Ratchet and Quickstart want to look you over to make sure you didn't suffer any damage."
She let out a soft murmur of understanding before she rested her head on his chest again. The soreness was nothing to worry about, just a left over sensation of using too much power at once. She could hear the soldiers calling to her, wanting to make sure she was okay, and she smiled slightly before she heard one of her sparklings tell everyone that she was fine. She shifted a little before the noise all faded away as Springer entered the base.
He went straight to the medbay and whistled for Ratchet's attention as he set her down on a berth. The red and white medic was at her side in an instant, scanning her body, and asking her how many fingers he was holding up. She smirked before saying two fingers and a thumb, receiving a gentle cuff to the head as the older mech chuckled.
"She'll be fine," Ratchet stated as his sister moved over to her other side and started moving each one of her joints around to help pinpoint any pain. "Right now the best thing for her would be for her to rest properly."
Springer commented that she had been recharging the whole way back, smirking as he added how cute she looked. Ratchet smacked him over the head and told him that her "recharging" earlier had been a coma and not proper recharge. Quickstart smirked at her brother's action before warning Oriona that she was going to feel a sting in her hip as she pulled her leg. Oriona winced slightly as her hip was rotated on the spot and energon ceased flowing for a minute to her feet. She swallowed and ground her dental bands together before Quickstart released her leg and moved to her other side.
Oriona sighed slightly as she braced herself for another wave of pain as Quickstart started shoving her leg against her waist. She glanced at Springer and asked if they had been able to find Megatron, Starscream, and Scorponok yet, giving him a level gaze as he shifted a little. He replied that they hadn't been able to find them, but Wingsabre was confident that Starscream and Scorponok were fine and still looking for their wayward leader. She let out another sigh before settling herself down onto the berth for a much needed recharge.
She told Springer to let her know if anything happened in the search for Megatron before she offlined her optics. She heard the mech salute and give a sharp affirmative before Ratchet shooed him away. She smiled to herself as she heard the siblings whispering quietly to each other, their voices soft and filled with relief that calmed her in spite of her fear for Megatron's well-being. She sighed softly as she heard one of the medic siblings draw a curtain around her to give her privacy. She'd worry about Megatron in the morning after she was fully recharged.
It felt like she had only just slipped into recharge that she was woken up by something snuggling against her. She let out a soft groan before onlining an optic, meeting a cheekily grinning face and blue optics. She groaned again before pushing Side Swipe away from her and sat up a bit, commenting that she had been trying to recharge. He laughed before saying that his brothers had told him to, which earned a small chuckle from the two mechs that were standing away from the berth.
She sighed before signalling them to get on the bed, smirking as Hot Shot sat down beside her and nuzzled his face into her shoulder. She stroked his head adoringly before she felt Ironhide's weight on her legs. She glanced at him and smiled reassuringly as she noticed the faraway look in his optics.
"Scorponok's fine," she told him as she stroked his helm. "She's with Starscream."
"I know," he murmured before snuggling against her leg and sighing. "I just...I just wish we could find them."
She stroked his head gently while reassuring him that they'd find them all soon. Side Swipe piped up that they couldn't be too far away anyways considering all the time they had to catch up. All of them did have jet modes and could go much faster in vehicle mode than they could if they were stuck in robot mode. Hot Shot nodded before telling him that their greatest threat was gone now anyways so they would have a smooth ride home. Ironhide sighed again before nodding his head, smiling weakly before confirming that he had been over worried.
They talked for a little while longer until Ratchet pushed the curtain aside and informed them that since she could talk, they could all leave. They left as quickly as they could, not wanting to be chased out with a wrench if Ratchet happened to be in a bad mood. Hot Shot sighed before saying that he was stuck on monitor duty and headed for the command center. Ironhide confessed to promising some of the new recruits simple battlemoves and Side Swipe was needed over in Priax to oversee one of the building operations.
She smirked before sending her sparklings off to their duties. She didn't want them to set bad examples for the others by skipping out. They laughed before hugging her farewell and went their separate ways, shouting over their shoulders that they'd see her after they were done. She sighed softly to herself before wandering down the halls towards the entrance to the crystal gardens; they should be in full shine at this time of the day. She didn't want to deal with anyone at the moment and she knew that if she headed out there no one would follow her.
She nodded to a few of the mechs she passed along the way, smiling as they congratulated her on saving them all. She didn't feel like she had completed that big of a feat; Megatron and Primus had helped her. She sighed again as she walked through the door that would take her into the gardens and smiled at the sight of Wingsabre tending to some of the smaller crystalline formations. She waved and asked if she was feeling better after her long rest.
"Much better, thank you for asking," Oriona replied before she stood beside her much larger friend. "How are you feeling?"
"In top performance," Wingsabre replied as she set a fist on her hip. "Before you ask, Starscream's been getting closer for the past few hours so I'm guessing they found Megatron."
She smiled and thanked her for the update before wandering over to the trees. She always felt a little better when she immersed herself in their soft glow, not to mention she always felt closer to Megatron here. She sighed softly as she leant against the trunk of one of the trees and listened to the sound of Wingsabre tending to the crystals. She perked her antennas at the sound of jets flying overhead and smiled slightly at the thought of their world being safe from the threat of Unicron again.
She heard the tell-tale sounds of someone transforming high above her and guessed that Wingsabre had gone up to join her aerial family. She heard a few thumps behind her and wondered who had dropped in for a visit. She supposed that Jetfire had and was probably going to start making moves on her. She let out a soft sigh before she started to turn around.
"Jetfire, what do you...?" she started to ask before she gasped and pressed her hands to her face.
Megatron tilted his head to the side while he smiled down at her. He looked perfectly intact and as strong as he was before he headed into Unicron. She felt tears rush down her face before she launched herself into his arms and hugged his neck tightly. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and murmured gently into her audio as he held her close.
"You're back," she whispered gently. "I missed you."
"I missed you too, my darling Oriona," he murmured in return as he rested his face against her neck. "Space is so lonely without you warming my side."
She let out a soft snort at his innuendo before she rubbed her face into his chest. Everything suddenly felt right now that he was back and had his arms wrapped so tightly around her. She released a content sigh before she heard several loud squeals and moans coming from behind Megatron. She lifted her head up and blinked curiously over his shoulder before laughing outright.
Starscream and Wingsabre were rolling around on the ground swapping kisses and nuzzling each other. They were obviously ecstatic to see each other and would probably start interfacing soon if someone did not interfere. She voiced her thought out loud and Megatron merely hummed in agreement before commenting that they should follow their example. She gave him an annoyed look before sighing and grumbling that he definitely had Seeker energon in his lines.
He chuckled before nuzzling her tenderly, purring gently into her audio. "You're going to hit me," he commented.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because I have to head underground with Starscream," he replied.
"Why?" she asked, slightly agitated at the fact that she was losing him again so quickly.
"Just this...feeling I have that I have to head that way," he cooed sweetly before kissing her neck. "I won't be long, love, I promise."
She grumbled that she'd kill him if he took all day before he kissed her passionately. She let out a soft purr against her better judgement as he set her down and called to Starscream, commenting that he could pound Wingsabre into their berth later. It was safe to say that Starscream was extremely embarrassed while Wingsabre was rolling on the ground in a fit of laughter. Megatron laughed at his friend's expense before the pair took off into the sky and headed east.
"What'dda think he's after?" Wingsabre asked as she sat up.
"Who knows," Oriona sighed. "It's Megatron; he could have gotten a com telling him that there were hot femmes stripping in Cybertron's core and you know he'd go to check it out."
"That's the sign of a mech not getting enough," Wingsabre teased.
"If I gave him enough every time he wanted it, we'd be in our room every day and nothing would be accomplished," Oriona laughed before shaking her head.
"Wow...he's really deprived," Wingsabre whistled. "Flamewar and Thundercracker have to be the neediest of any Seeker and they wouldn't 'face that much when given the chance."
Oriona shot her friend a look before grumbling that he learnt everything from Flamewar. Wingsabre then started rolling around on the ground in laughter again as Oriona's optics twitched as she registered what she said. She personally hoped that Megatron hadn't gone near the crazy femme Seeker with a thirty foot pole while she was going through a heat cycle. That would just be a real ego-bruiser; there was no way a ground-pounder could outdo a Seeker at interfacing.
Wingsabre kept laughing as Oriona headed back inside with a grumble. She spent most of the day getting Prowl to update her on what had happened since she had passed out from exhaustion. From there, she started making arrangements to get the construction projects back up and running at full capacity while organizing a team to head back to Alpha-Q's solar system to arrange the harvested energon for transportation. She was almost overwhelmed and was happy to have Prowl working quietly beside her.
The other femme whispered that she had seen her dead mates protecting everyone on the ship when Oriona had been destroying Unicron. Oriona had confirmed that she had seen them too and was sad they had not stuck around long afterwards. Prowl glanced at her again before shifting around and blurting out that she was carrying Jazz's sparkling.
"What?" Oriona gasped before spinning around to face her friend. "Are you serious!?"
Prowl nodded several times before hugging her stomach like a sparkling with a full fuel tank. "Yes, it has been there since we got back from Blizzard Planet," she stated proudly.
"Prowl, that was weeks ago!" Oriona murmured before hugging her best friend. "This is exactly what we need! A new spark around the base will boost morale and prove that we can pull back! Does Jazz know?"
"That mech knows everything," Prowl grumbled before nodding. "He was the one that suggested I go get a check-up with Red Alert shortly after we got back to base that day."
Oriona let out a squeal like a sparkling before hugging her friend tighter and demanding to know if she had names picked out. She blushed up before saying that she wanted to name it Nightbeat if it was a femme and Barricade if it was a mech. Oriona approved of both names before smirking and asking what she'd do if it was twins and she received a smack to the face. Apparently, she couldn't handle another set of twins and Oriona was screwed in the processor for even thinking it.
She laughed as she pulled away from her friend before realizing that someone was sitting in her chair in front of the monitors. She sighed before asking Jetfire if he minded moving so that she could sit down. He replied that there was plenty of room and she could almost hear the smirk in his voice. She growled before telling him that Megatron would not appreciate him making moves on her while he was not there to beat his face in and he snorted at her. He told her that Megatron was dead and never coming back and that she should move on to a mech that actually cared for her.
She fought back the urge to slap him across the face before politely informing him that Megatron had returned and he did care for her. He snorted that the "caring" was just an illusion to get in her armor. Prowl let out a horrified gasp at his accusation before Oriona cracked and punched him in the face. He was sent sprawling on his back as the monitors announced Starscream and Megatron's return. She smirked triumphantly at the shuttle on the ground before she turned around and bolted towards the entrance.
She and Wingsabre almost collided in the hallway, both equally determined to reach their mate and tackle them. They laughed as they ran beside each other to the front entrance and slid to a stop in shock and amazement. Starscream looked as normal as ever except that his optics had mysteriously changed to being blue instead of green. They fit together better with his new body than the green ones had and they just seemed to make Wingsabre squirm more with delight. It was Megatron that looked truly stunning.
He had returned to being predominantly purple. And black and silver for that matter. His horns were silver, as were his forearms and calves. His optics were their intense red, thankfully, and he looked ready to pounce on Oriona. She stood there gawking at him, not even noticing the three mechs behind him shift around nervously under her gaze. She heard the rest of the base show up behind her and let out shouts and gasps of amazement before someone shouted "welcome back" and everyone cheered.
Megatron chuckled before commenting that his name wasn't Megatron anymore. Someone in the crowd asked him how that was possible and he replied that he received and upgrade. Jazz's voice called out that he looked the same to him and Megatron replied that he was also blind and couldn't see sweet slag. This earned a gentle chuckle from the crowd before someone called out what his new name was.
"I am Galva...."
"MAKE UP YOUR SLAGGING MIND!"
Everyone jumped as Oriona, Starscream, Wingsabre, and just about all the mechs and femmes that had been fighting beside them since Earth and the Battle for the Minicons, screamed at him. He let out a soft chuckle before asking why they thought he needed to make up his mind. Oriona grumbled that he was lucky he lost his memory after his upgrade or she would have kicked his aft hard. Megatron, now Galvatron again, let out a low chuckle before walking forward and nodding to the three mechs behind him.
"Bruticus, Constructicus, and Superion," he introduced, nodding to the mechs and signalling them to nod in return. "I found them on my journey underground."
"What exactly did you two do?" Wingsabre asked as she scooped Starscream up in spite of his protests and cuddled him to her chest.
"Took a dip in some overly powerful energon," Galvatron replied.
"Together?" Oriona commented with a smirk, leaving it up to Flamewar to finish her thought.
"HA! I knew you were gay!" Flamewar shouted before squealing and running inside as Galvatron lunged at her.
"Flamewar! You get your skinny, flat-aft back here!" he bellowed after her as he charged into the base.
"Ah," Starscream sighed before crossing his arms as Wingsabre refused to put him down, "c'est la vie."
Oriona laughed and couldn't help but agree with him. Besides, Flamewar could handle herself; by the sounds of all the shouting and hollering, she was giving the bigger mech a run for his credits. Leave it to Flamewar to be the life of a party. She chuckled before heading in to make sure the pair didn't tear the base apart, making sure to give Jetfire the cold shoulder as he glared after her. He had to get use to the fact that her spark had moved on; it wasn't like she had ever planned on being his sparkmate anyways.
Author's note: Sorry for the long wait! First, I left to see my grandparents and didn't finish the chapter in time, then I got sick and had some short form of ADD where I couldn't write ANYTHING for longer than twenty minutes before I left to do something else. It's horrible being sick. Anyways, hopefully I'll have this story done before the end of June and have all summer to work on the sequels and play with my new puppy ^-^ Guess who got a puppy to go to University with them? :3 three guesses and the first two don't count