Chapter 25: Blitzwing, Starcomet's God Father
Blitzwing lay on his berth, staring at the ceiling. It didn't take long for the other Decepticons to find out that Starscream was alive and well, that he wasn't going to be sent to this hell-hole anytime soon, he was an Autobot, and he was living with the Earth Autobots now.
Out of all of them, Megatron was the most furious. Blitzwing, however, could care less. As long as he wasn't in the same cell as the silver tyrant, he'd be alright.
The Elite Guard were still taking Decepticons from their cells for questioning and still, not one of them spoke. If Blitzwing had heard right, Ultra Magnus was planning on letting the Decepticon that decided to cough up information first, go free. But even that wouldn't be enough to loosen their glossas. They were all too loyal to their cause and too afraid of Megatron to betray him.
Once or twice, Blitzwing had actually thought about telling what he knew. What had the Decepticons ever done for him, except cause him grief, misery, and pain? But, like everyone else, he was scared silly of what Megatron would do to him. And, even if he got out of here, where would he go? He had no home, no friends or family to take him in, and he had nothing. At least here, he had a roof over his head, fuel in his tanks, and a berth to sleep in. Outside, he'd most likely be living on the streets. The only thing Blitzwing now had was the Decepticons and their cause.
"Hey Blitzwing," the triple changer was snapped out of his thoughts when a voice said his name. He sat up and looked at the door of his cell. A mech stood there. He was about Blitzwing's height with broad shoulders, and a strong looking face and body. "Hello Blaze," the triple changer greeted. Blaze smiled, "You've got a visitor." Blitzwing raised an optic ridge. "A visitor? Who?"
"He's standing there." Blaze pointed toward the exit of the cell room. Blitzwing got up, walked to his cell door and looked. Starscream was standing there. The Seeker smiled at Blitzwing and waved at him.
"Starscream?!"
The triple changer snapped his head to look at Megatron. He was staring at the Seeker, pure rage in his optics. "Starscream you traitor!" he snarled. Starscream looked at Megatron, freezing him. The Decepticon leader had expected to see ruby red optics, not pure silver ones.
"Megatron," the Seeker began in a tone of voice, no one recognized, "You betrayed me first. One must first be betrayed by their leader before they attempt to betray him." Everyone stared at Starscream in shock. He didn't even look like the Air Commander they all knew and loathed.
Starscream turned his gaze back to Blitzwing and smiled again. Blaze the led the triple changer to the exit. Blitzwing was trying his best to ignore all of the red or purple optics that followed him.
"Hey Blitz," the jet Transformer greeted. Blitzwing smiled and answered, "Hello Star." That's when he noticed that Starscream was holding something in one arm, close to his chest. The thing was wrapped up tightly in a blanket that had shooting stars and full moons on it.
Blaze led the Seeker and triple changer down a hall that was completely empty. Good. The last thing Blitzwing wanted was prying optics to watch him and insult him.
The triple changer looked at the bundle Starscream held. "Star," he began, "Vhat iz that?" He pointed to the bundle. The Seeker smiled and answered, "You'll see in a minute. It's the reason I came to visit you today."
Just then the bundle moved. Blitzwing raised an optic ridge. Blaze lead them to into a room away from prying optics. In the room there was nothing but two chairs for the jet and triple changer.
Blitzwing sat down, while Starscream remained standing, so he could turn down the light's setting, making it dimmer in the room. Blitzwing looked at him questioningly. Starscream just smiled, "She hates bright lights."
Starscream's smile grew wider at the look of utter confusion on Blitzwing's face.
The Seeker sat beside his friend and said, "Blitz, I would like for you to meet someone." Starscream uncovered the being inside the bundle and showed it to Blitzwing. The triple changer was speechless. He heard Random and Hothead's voices in his eyes.
Aww look at the cute baby! The icy persona was surprised when he realized that that was Hothead's voice. Random spoke up then, Aww, it's so cute!
It was a sparkling. A little femme seekerling.
"Blitz, this is my daughter, Starcomet."
Starcomet shifted in her sleep and yawned while Blitzwing continued to stare at her.
"She's…" he struggled to find the right words, "She's…beautiful Star." Starscream smiled, "Thank you. Do you want to her?" Blitzwing stared at the Seeker dumbfounded. "Truthfully?"
"Of course, Blitz. Here," Starscream gently handed the sleeping seekerling to Blitzwing, who carefully took her into his arms.
Starcomet shifted in her sleep again, then she on-lined her optics. She yawned and rubbed her optics with her tiny clawed hands. She looked around at her new environment, then looked up at Blitzwing. Misty silver optics stared up at him.
The triple changer expected the little one to thrash and scream. He was surprised when she laughed, then mewled at him. She reached up with her tiny clawed hands and continued to mewl. Blitzwing smiled at her and lowered his free hand down to her.
Starcomet grabbed one of his blunt digits with her sharper ones, then stuck it into her mouth. Blitzwing chuckled as the little one continued to gnaw on his finger.
"I think she likes you Blitz," Starscream conclude jokingly.
"Jah. Star, iz there zomthing vrong vith her?"
"No she's in perfect health."
"Then vhat iz this…stuff on her head?"
"It's called hair. She has an organic gene that gives her hair. I think she got it from my mother."
"I kinda gives her an exotic beauty."
Starscream laughed, "That's what Bulkhead said."
"Bulkhead?"
"The big green Autobot. The one with wrecking-ball hands. Transforms into an S.W.A.T truck. Likes to break stuff."
"Oh, him."
"So…how are things?"
"Horrible. Your Elite Guard friends are continuously interrogating us."
"Has anyone spilled?"
"Nien." Blitzwing looked at Starscream like he was crazy. "Everyone iz too afraid of Megatron."
"Last I checked, he was sentenced here for life and there's no way for him to escape."
"…Vhat are you getting at?"
"…Blitz…why don't you tell the Elite Guard everything you know? Megatron won't be able to get to you. You'll be protected…And Ultra-"
"Iz going to release the first one who talks."
Blitzwing looked at Starscream and asked, "Vhy vould I betray my faction?" Starscream's optics became sad. "Be-…Blitzwing…why are you still willing to serve the Decepticon Cause?"
"…I don't know anymore," Blitzwing answered honestly.
He looked down at Starcomet, she still had his hand and was comparing it to her own. She was really lucky. She would only have to hear about the Great War. She would only be told stories about how the Mighty Autobots defeated the evil Decepticons. Only have to know that her parents fought in the war and only have to know that her father was the great war hero who beat Megatron to a bloody junk heap. She would never have to fight in it. No one did anymore. It was finally over.
When Blitzwing first joined the Decepticons, he mainly joined because Megatron preached about everyone; mech, Seekers, and triple changers should have equal rights. Triple changers and almost anyone else who wasn't born in the Autobot Cities, didn't have any of the rights of a Transformer that was born there. It was unfair. He wanted to have equal rights. He forgot that when they got into the middle stages of the war.
Megatron got power hungry. And when he reprogrammed Starscream, things just kept going downhill from there.
Now he began to wonder; why did he fight for the Decepticons now? They didn't care about him. They constantly looked for a way to one up each other. Megatron most certainly didn't care about him. The tyrant always put all of his troops down when they screwed up, and beat them to sheet metal if something went wrong with his plans.
In all honesty, Blitzwing was sick and tired of being treated like slag. But he couldn't join the Autobots, could he? Unlike Starscream, he had served the Decepticons willing through and through.
"The Decepticon Cause iz all I have left Star."
"No it isn't," the Seeker put a hand on the triple changer's shoulder getting him to look at the winged Transformer. Starscream smiled and said, "I would like for you to be a part of Starcomet's life…I would like for you to be her god father."
Blitzwing's optic widened. "Vhat?" Starscream chuckled, "I want you to be Starcomet's god father." Blitzwing shook his head to clear it, then asked, "Does Pri-…I mean Optimus approve?"
Starscream smiled evilly at Blitzwing's question. "You have no idea how easy it is to convince Optimus when he's seen you through my optics…and when we're interfacing."
Blitzwing's cheeks flushed purple. Starscream laughed at the look on his face.
"Star."
"Hm?"
"You're a sex addict." The jet laughed, "I've already been told that by Sari." Blitzwing laughed with Starscream. When the Seeker managed to stop laughing, he looked at Blitzwing and continued, "Yes, Optimus approves."
"You…really want me to…be her god father?"
"Of course. And I've told the rest of the team about you, and they're willing to give you a chance." Blitzwing smiled, "Thank you Star. You've given me zomething to think about." Starscream sighed and smiled, "That's all I ask. For you to think about it. I'm going to be on Cybertron for about two weeks, so take your time."
"Two weeks? Von't you're mate be lonely?" Blitzwing asked jokingly. Starscream smirked, "He understands when I want to spend some time with my father, and he also understands that my father wants to meet and spoil his granddaughter."
Blitzwing chuckled then gingerly handed Starcomet back to Starscream. The little seekerling snuggled into her carrier's cockpit, then went into recharge. The Seeker smiled, "Hope to see ya soon Blitz."
***
Blitzwing was put back into his cell. He felt relief when he could no longer feel all the Decepticon's optics on him. But that horrible lump returned to his stomach when he saw Megatron. The silver tyrant looked like he would explode with rage. When the guard was gone, Blitzwing laid on his berth and tried his best to ignore Megatron. The triple changer welcomed the peaceful and quiet darkness of recharge.
***
The next morning, after Blitzwing got up, Megatron asked, "What did Starscream want and why did he want to see you?" The question was cold and demanding of an answer.
Blitzwing ignored him. The last thing he wanted was for Megatron to know that Optimus and Starscream had a sparkling and they wanted him, the triple changer, to be her god father. That was just begging for trouble.
"Blitzwing," the tyrant said quietly but anger dripping from his words, "That was a question meant to be answered."
The triple changer ignored him and tried to weigh the pros and cons of what would happen if he told Ultra Magnus everything he knew.
The pros: he told Ultra all he knew, he went free, lived with Starscream and his friends until he was off parole or longer, and he became Starcomet's god father. That was a pretty great out come. He could be happy. But now time for the cons: Megatron and every other Decepticon would be pissed at him. They would hate him and, if they ever got out of prison, would hunt him down and kill him. No…they wouldn't kill him. Megatron would. Actually, he would torture him, then kill him.
But only if he could get his hands on him. And like Starscream had said, Megatron was sentenced here for life. He was constantly watched and the guards made sure to keep stasis cuffs on him, as well as a gun aimed at him, whenever he was taken from his cell. There wasn't a snow-ball's chance in hell that he would ever be getting out.
"Blitzwing! You idiotic, three faced, crazy, son-of-a-malfunctioning-down-graded-glitch! Answer me!!"
That did it.
Blitzwing's icy persona switched to Hothead. The triple changer bolted up and shouted, "You know vhat!? Frag this! And frag YOU!!" Then his face switched to Random. Who laughed crazily, as usual, and said, "Oh Guard!"
The icy persona took control as Blaze came to his cell. "Yes Blitzwing?"
"Vould you mind telling Ultra Magnus that I vould like to speak with him? In person?" Blaze raised an optic ridge, "For what?" Random took control again, "I've got a few zecrets I vould like to share vith him. Decepticon zecrets!"
Icy took control again. Blaze's optics were wide. He shook his head and smiled, "We'll let you see him immediately."
Blaze left to go get Jazz. Megatron stared, dumbfounded at Blitzwing. "You wouldn't dare!" The Decepticon leader snarled.
Blitzwing crossed his arms and asked, "Vant to bet? I'm tired of zhis and, more importantly, I'm tired of you!" Megatron was shocked. No one, but Starscream, had dared talk back to him and dared to betray him.
In a few minutes, Jazz and Blaze returned and took Blitzwing from his cell.
***
Two weeks later…
Blitzwing told everything he knew. His information lead to the destruction of the last few Decepticon battle and war ships and the capture of the reaming Decepticons. He was released from prison and sent to Earth for his year on parole.
Blitzwing walked through Robot City with Starscream. They were heading toward the Autobot base. The triple changer thanked Primus that it was dark and that all the humans were in recharge. The Autobots told the humans about him, but he had a feeling in his spark that the inhabitants of Earth didn't want him here.
Starscream smiled as they continued to walk. "It's okay," he reassured, "They didn't like me at first. But they got used to me. They'll get used to you too."
"I hope so. Life here vill be very unpleasant if they don't."
Starscream chuckled. "Welcome to your new home."
The Seeker led the way inside the base. It didn't look like much from the outside, but inside was pretty damn amazing. Maybe that's how they kept their base hidden from the humans for so long.
Inside, the rest of the Autobot team was waiting. They were all smiling. Optimus walked up to Blitzwing and extended his hand. The triple changer shook it.
"Welcome to our humble abode. And it'll be your home for as long as you want it to be. However, we do have some rules. Outside, you're not allowed out of the base without an escort, and no harm to the humans. Inside, don't annoy Rachet and don't do anything that will bring harm to our sparklings. Other than that, you can do whatever you want. Understand?"
Optimus' tone wasn't demanding, it was friendly and almost brotherly.
"Yes…sir?"
Optimus chuckled, "Just call me Optimus. I hope you enjoy your stay here. Your room is just down the hall, third door to the right."
"…Thanks."
Optimus smiled. Then he went to Starscream.
He gave the Seeker a brief kiss on the lips, then looked down at Starcomet, whom was in deep recharge. The Seeker gave the mech his daughter. Optimus smiled fondly at his little girl and stroked her hair lovingly. Then he kissed her forehead.
Blitzwing smiled as the truck Transformer put his arm around Starscream and the jet snuggled into his side. The triple changer was so happy for Starscream. The jet could finally have what he deserved.
After the sparklings were put in their rooms, everyone went to their rooms to recharge.
Chapter 25! Okay people, it's almost over. One more chapter. I will try to post it up today. If I don't get it up today, it will most definatly be up tomorrow.