A/N: Actually, I am posting this A LOT sooner than I thought I would.

Enjoy! :D

Prowl had returned some hours later to find Barricade sitting alone in the garage. When he entered and shut the door, he found she was perhaps a little too alone, "I brought the equipment. Where is Blacklight?"

"I dumped him at the land fill recycling center. Got tired of his annoyances." Barricade replied casually.

Prowl transformed and knelt down, pulling out several small items from his sub-space, "Seriously, where is he?"

"Jumped off a cliff,"

"'Run…" Prowl said in a warning tone. He knew she wouldn't do such a thing and was just being difficult. He just wanted to know where Blacklight was.

"'Screamer claimed I wasn't his creator and took him," The femme said in finality.

Prowl grunted. It was an answer, even though she was being difficult. He guessed that it was true that Starscream had the infant, "Do you know when he will return him?"

"Depends if he did away with him or not."

Prowl only groaned. His sister could be so fragging difficult!

Blacklight glared at Thundercracker. He was perfectly content to recharge with Starscream. He had been enjoying his mech creator's prolonged presence and was annoyed that this mech had come and taken him from him. He chirped at Thundercracker questioningly, but the Seeker kept walking. How he wish these guys could understand him. "What's going on?"

Thundercracker took him to a different part of the base altogether. Blacklight buzzed and chirped at Thundercracker continually, questioning the blue Seeker's motives and angry he had been taken, only to get a smirk, which annoyed him more. TC could guess what the infant was saying, but didn't know for sure, so he figured explaining what was going on would help.

"'Screamer is getting something done, little one. It's easier and safer if you're not there. I hate to take you away from him." Thundercracker thought of something good to tell the Sparkling to cure his curiosities and calm him, "You know he is a leader and all, and as a gift to him, we are doing something special."

Blacklight stared defiantly at the blue mech. "I wanna be there."

Thundercracker only looked to the Sparkling and didn't move, setting the little mech down as he sat down. He would stay with him, even though he wanted to be with Starscream right now, he knew it would mean more to Starscream if he kept the Sparkling content.

"Not fair!" Blacklight suddenly chirped and buzzed loudly, letting out peals of shrill squeals. He began flailing in Thundercracker's grasp and tried biting him. Thundercracker only moved his hands as the Sparkling flailed and complained. "Lemme go!"

"Did Ramjet administer the sedative?" TC asked over the Trine spread-link. He looked to the squirming Sparkling, doing his best to hold him and make sure he didn't get hurt. He had eve debated on putting him in one of his own holds, but that would probably upset him more. The blue Seeker sighed.

"Yuppers," Skywarp replied, "He also gave him that other stuff. Poor 'Screamer won't know what hit him."

"Then it's no wonder he hasn't come running. Let me get this one settled before you guys start." Thundercracker went back to paying attention to the Sparkling.

It was then that Runabout and Runamuck entered the room, seeing Thundercracker with Blacklight, "We know how much being with 'Screamer would mean to you, so we can take the Sparkling if you like," Runabout offered.

Thundercracker glanced to them both, "You're not going to maim him are you?"

"Don't you know it, hand him over," Runamuck chuckled with a hand out.

Thundercracker wrinkled his nose, "He doesn't want to be away from his mech creator. I have to keep him calm. If 'Screamer wakes to his unsettledness, he's going to be tear-aft."

"We will keep him occupied. We brought something for him," Runamuck grinned and pulled out a 5-foot long florescent light holder. In the light holder was an equally long black tube. Of course, Blacklight had totally forgotten about Thundercracker, far more interested in what Runamuck had in his hand.

The baby 'Con made his way to Runamuck and looked at the long tube thing and that is when Runamuck plugged it in, and it barely lit, glowing a soft purple. Blacklight stared at it, never seeing such a thing before in his life. The shock trooper looked to TC and nodded before the Seeker got up and left the room.

When the Seeker left, Runabout and Runamuck turned their attention to the Sparkling, "Little Blacklight, you want to see something amazing?" The Sparkling only grinned ,watching the nifty light as the twin moved it about. Runabout shut the lights off in the room and the suddenly everything that was silver, grey or white was now lit purple. Blacklight's optics flared in excitement. He got closer to the light, wanting to touch it. The red twin lifted it, "Ah, careful, it's very breakable, little one,"

The sparkling chirped at them, still watching the light with great interest.

"It's called a black light." Runamuck grinned, watching the Sparkling's fascination.

At that, Blacklight tilted his head, curious, "A black light? A light named after me?" The sparkling got closer to it, seeing how the entire room was lit differently. Whites and such were now purple and far more prominent than they had been before, blacks were just that, blacks. He wondered what Barricade would look like under such a light, betting she would look spectacular.

Starscream wasn't as angry as he was confused when he found himself shackled in a strange way to a medical berth. Wait a minute… how did he get into the medical bay in the first place? The next thing that had his attention as he woke was that he was in his alt mode. He didn't remember initiating it, either. He also knew he hadn't done it during recharge. It's not as if he randomly transformed, either. He went to transform, but found he could not. Of course, he started to worry that something was very wrong, since his body would not respond to his command.

"Guys," Starscream called. He went unanswered, but he did catch movement, which alerted him that he was not alone. That was about the time that Thundercracker and Skywarp moved to each side of him. "What's going on? Why am I here?"

"Well, we wanted to make it official," Thundercracker stated, moving his hand up along Starscream's top and wing to calm him.

"Make what official? Why am I shackled? Why can't I transform?" He paused, "Where's Blacklight?"

"You can't transform because Ramjet disabled your transformation protocols." Thundercracker supplied calmly.

"Why?" the leader asked with heightened worry. Of course he was getting nervous. They were being evasive in their answers.

"You're shackled so you don't move." Ramjet commented. "Last thing I need is you trying to fly away during this."

"During what?" Starscream asked, trying to calm with the touches of his Trine-Mates, but it wasn't working well. He didn't think they had any ill intentions, but then again, he didn't know what was going on either.

Skywarp patted Starscream along his air duct, "Calm down. Blacklight's fine, 'Screamer, the twins are taking care of him."

"I don't understand," Starscream muttered in confusion, "Why… why isn't he here with me? Who took him?"

"It would probably upset him," Ramjet commented from behind as he readied his tools. "Don't worry, nothing will happen to him. I think the twins said something about showing him a black light."

"Not even Megatron had this." Skywarp noted, placing a hand over Starscream's wing and petting it. "You are one lucky 'Con." Thundercracker moved to his other side and began running his hand down his other wing. Starscream's intakes bit in sharply at the touches and stokes of his Trine-Mates. Not that he really minded them, because it was comforting.

His Trine-Mates continued petting and stroking their hands in a soft manner, trying to relax their Commander, knowing he was edgy. "How is this lucky? You guys kidnapped me in my own base!" Starscream nearly screeched, getting impatient with them. No matter how much his trine continued to pet him, he did not calm.

Ramjet approached Starscream from where he had been standing and rounded him with something that looked like the cross of a soldering gun and some kind of laser weapon. Starscream flinched slightly and Skywarp's grip tightened on the young Commander. Instantly Starscream relaxed, Thundercracker and Skywarp continued petting the silver Seeker, nodding to Ramjet when they were satisfied Starscream was relaxed enough to start. "Guys, at least tell me what is going on."

"Call it a commencement to your title as Supreme Decepticon Commander, 'Screamer." Skywarp and Thundercracker continued to pet their commander, making sure he remained as calm as possible.

Starscream watched Ramjet bring out some kind of black liquid and pour it into the thing he had in his hands. He watched the black and white mech apprehensively, not sure what to expect, yet trusting they weren't going to chop him into itty-bitty pieces, "Is it gonna hurt?"

"Probably," Ramjet answered honestly. He took a hold of Starscream vertical tail rudder, which twitched away from his grip. This time Skywarp's hand shot to it and held it still with decent pressure. When Starscream relaxed, the white Seeker brought the gun up and began his work. Starscream let out a yelp in surprise from the sudden pinch on the inside of his tail.

Immediately his Trine-Mates soothed him while he groaned and complained. They continued to soothe him while Ramjet worked his way quickly yet delicately over the tail, knowing how sensitive it was.

Blacklight had heard Starscream yelp and he twitched. Both of the twins did their best to calm him, keeping him occupied with whatever caught the Sparkling's fancy. He let out a cry for Starscream, finally running to the door to get to him. "lock it!" Runabout called.

Runamuck headed for the door and hit the lock before Blacklight could escape. The twins knew that if things kept up, Starscream would probably get very irritated and there would be big problems. They heard the Seeker reply from the medical bay and Blacklight one cried out for him louder, getting more and more upset.

The twins looked to each other. This wouldn't go over well, keeping the infant from his mech creator, and they knew it. "Do you want to go back to Barricade?" Runabout asked. It was their last option, since Starscream wouldn't be done for a very long while. "We can take you."

Blacklight nodded excitedly. Hearing his mech cry out upset him and being in the presence of unfamiliar mechs made him even more nervous. Runabout and Runamuck both transformed. Blacklight got into the red one and off they took to him Barricade's garage.

"I want my Sparkling, he's upset." Starscream said in a warning tone.

"The twins are returning him to Tranquility." Soundwave responded, "Calm down."

After a few minutes, Starscream yelped again. "Alright, alright, this shit stings! You can stop!" he groused as Ramjet finished up on the inside of his other tail.

"No way, 'Screamer, we are doing the entire top of your alt form." Skywarp grinned, "Ramjet already has an idea of what he is going to do."

As Ramjet moved, Starscream squeaked. "Couldn't you guys get me a flower or something? Surely all this pain is not necessary."

TC patted Starscream's wing affectionately. "Flowers wilt. However, this will be with you forever."

Starscream let out sounds as Ramjet continued up the back of his alt mode and started drawing in symbols and lines that he would fill in later, "But why does it have to hurt? What are you using?"

"It's a permanent acidic ink." Ramjet said as he worked.

"You're drawing on me with acid." Starscream deadpanned, "Have you lost your mind?"

At that, Thrust came closer, "It's a special blend that Breakdown came up with. It won't harm you in any way."

"Oh yeah? Then why does it hurt?"

Breakdown chuckled, "It's being burnt into your armor so it will never go away. Your armor will heal with it."

Yeah, that was just not what he wanted to hear. "So you're torturing me because I am your leader. You guys are twisted."

"I prefer to call it creative, shush." Ramjet had to stop to let out a chuckle, "You whine more than anyone else I know."

"I didn't ask for this!" Starscream retorted. "Let me go!"

"You're stuck, 'Screamer. Deal with it."

"What is the point of being a leader if no one listens when given an order?"

"It's called a temporary mutiny." Thundercracker grinned.

"Fuck you. Fuck you all to the Pit." the leader snapped when Ramjet hit a sensitive part, making him hiss in pain.

Barricade and Prowl both stilled when someone pulled up outside. They hadn't been expecting anyone. "Slag, what now." Barricade muttered. It took her a few moments to realize who it was, "Primus, how am I going to explain this?" she asked.

It was then that the door began to open and Blacklight suddenly burst into the garage and climbed onto none other than Prowl.

Barricade was surprised to see Blacklight and happy and heard the twins as they left, "Your creature of doom! Take him!"

Barricade watched them leave before addressing Blacklight. "What are you doing here? I thought I dumped you with 'Screamer." Barricade asked, confused. She was even more confused that it was the twins who had brought him.

Blacklight moved across Prowl, tinkering here and there as he spoke, "They took me away from him."

Instantly Barricade grew angry, "Who?" looking over her Sparkling to make sure no one hurt him.

"Thundercracker. He took me while we were in recharge." Blacklight said, still itching, but not half as bad right now.

"WHY?" Barricade hissed. How dare they remove the Sparkling from his mech creator.

"Said something about a gift." Blacklight replied, moving from the very still Prowl to Barricade.

Well that had caught the femme by surprise, "What gift? Decepticons don't do 'gifting'."

Prowl's optic ridges rose at the words from the femme. He hadn't ever heard of Decepticons gifting one another either, especially leaders.

"Thundercracker didn't say, but I did hear Starscream call out a few times." The Sparkling admitted, "I think it was in pain, too."

Barricade only wondered what could have possibly been going on with Starscream for all of this to be happening. She seriously debated on going to the base to see, but she wasn't entirely sure it would be all right.

Prowl offered to Blacklight what he had brought. There were several different pieces of equipment and Blacklight went through them all, "What are they?"

"They're to help you with sharring," Barricade told him, knowing Prowl couldn't understand him. "Prowl got them from Ratchet for you."

"Wheeljack made them a while back, I guess, and gave them to Ratchet." Prowl said as he watched Blacklight, "Said they would come in useful. I'm glad he thought ahead."

Blacklight set about going through the tools, wondering what each one was made for. Barricade only watched, "They often think of things for him?" she wondered.

"Runner, your Sparkling has become a legacy himself at the base. All of the newer Autobots want a chance to meet him, but their afraid of you." He mech replied. "They didn't see much of him at that mess caused by the twins."

"At least they know their place." The femme snapped.

"You guys are so not earning any suck up points!" Starscream growled. "OUCH!" he hissed as Ramjet started filling in the many lines he had done, finishing up on the middle of the F-22 with a few more symbols and working his way to his wing.

Thundercracker cracked up laughing with Skywarp while they watched, "Hey, it could be worse. It could be Barricade doing this."

"How is that worse?" Starscream asked with another twitch.

"She's a super-bitch." Ramjet snickered, working his way down Starscream's left wing. Skywarp had moved to make sure he wasn't in the way and Ramjet wouldn't make a mistake. "She would probably draw Autobot marks all over you."

"You know, you're probably right. Doesn't mean I have to enjoy this either, aft-wipes."

"I think it's looking good, if you ask me,"

"Yeah, well, you and thinking just shouldn't go together, 'Warp. Bad things happen when you think." Starscream muttered as Ramjet went about drawing out Cybertronian symbols in a circular type pattern over the middle of his wing.

"And you just can't leave bad well enough alone. Goes hand in hand." Dirge snickered, having been silently observing.

"Just you wait until I am off of this berth…" Starscream uttered.

Blacklight went through each tool. Barricade watched him closely, showing him, which was possibly better for what annoyance, and to make sure he wasn't going to injure himself as he tried them. Prowl watched for a few more minutes to make sure all would be well with his sister and her infant, "I better be going. Optimus is wondering where I am."

"Go. Don't let the door hit you on the way out." Barricade said, not taking her optics off Blacklight while he seemed content with these new tools. The Sparkling then turned with one of the tools and proceeded to climb up on her lap and lay down on his belly. Barricade smirked as she remembered this. She loved it when her creators would do this for her, so why not give the Sparkling one of the few pleasures of life.

The sounds coming from the garage immediately caught Mikaela's attention and she headed for it, having been in the shower previously. She walked in to a lot of rumbling and noise. That was when she realized that Blacklight was purring loudly. She also noticed that Barricade was purring as well, systematically going over him with what appeared to be a brush, "He alright. 'Cade?"

The femme looked up to the girl, "Of course." She did not stop her ministrations to his little body, making sure she got every nook she could find. "These are the proper tools to assist him in sharring."

Mikaela only watched the two. It was really adorable how Barricade cared for Blacklight. She would never tell the femme that, though. A smile graced her face as she watched Blacklight move and stretch on the femme's lap so she could get everywhere with the funky tool she was using.

Ramjet moved off the tip of Starscream right wing after he had filled in all of the lines and markings. He finished the Decepticon emblem and then nodded, moving back to admire his work, "Alright, you're done!"

"And not a moment too soon. Seriously." Starscream grumbled, watching his Trine-Mates unshackle him. Ramjet stood back and watched as the leader immediately transformed. Everyone only gawked at him. "…What?"

He followed their optics and looked down. His optic ridges shot up in surprise, looking at how black now graced over silver. Markings went all the way up his arms to his wings, down his legs to his feet, across his chest, and around his back.

"Wow, 'Screamer…" Skywarp grinned, liking the new look a lot. "You're really pretty."

"Shut up, Skywarp." Starscream snapped, still admiring his looks. He touched one of the fresh marks and flinched from the sting that assaulted him, "Decepticons are not pretty." He then smirked. When he was through admiring the work Ramjet had done, he stood up, looking down across the many Cybertronian marks, seeing what each one said. He was surprised to find some of the highest military decorations possible on him.

Ramjet watched his leader a few minutes longer, "So, you approve?"

"I will let you know when I get back." Starscream gave a smirk and a nod to him and proceeded to leave, "By the way, you all suck." He grumbled.

"Where do you think he's going?" Ramjet asked.

"To show off his new look, what else?" Skywarp smirked knowingly.

Barricade really didn't want to be bothered. She wanted to be left alone with Blacklight. He was now calming down and preparing for recharge when Starscream had told her he wanted to see her and Blacklight. She grumbled a bit but finally relented, taking Mikaela with her.

When she got to the place he had mentioned, he was nowhere to be found. Barricade waited for him, but when he did not show, her patience was beginning to wear. She sat down on a rather large boulder, giving him a few more minutes before she left, deciding he could wait until she was ready to leave her garage to bring Blacklight to him.

It was then the two finally saw him. Mikaela noticed the marks rather quickly and tilted her head, yet said nothing yet. It could have been the light. When the jet transformed and Starscream stood up, Barricade only stared at him as the sun seemed to hold him in a new light. Wow, did he look… really good.

Mikaela cocked her head, "You look… different," she noted with a smile, "Beautiful," Starscream looked at the girl, but didn't comment.

"What happened to you? Get in a fight with a paint can?" the femme asked.

Starscream frowned at Barricade, "Shut up. They held me against my will. Where's Blacklight?"

"Recharging." Barricade's optics continued to wander over him. She wouldn't dare admit it, but damn did he look impressive.

To get her mind off of a flood of thoughts, she went on to explain about the tools that had been brought, "Wheeljack made some tools a while back for Blacklight and Prowl brought them. He's been a lot better and his sharring is going well." Still her optics did not leave the mech. Her optics took in the intricate detailed work down his arms and legs, across his chest and up over his wings. He wore the new look well.

"How are his thrusters?" Starscream watched her as he talked.

"The same as they were."

She was staring at him, but this time it wasn't a stare like before. It was an admiring stare, it still weirded him out though, "Take a picture, it'll last you longer," The Seeker snorted at her.

Mikaela watched the two as they talked. She couldn't help but grin at the two. Well more at Barricade. It was cute, really. "So, Starscream," the girl paused, waiting for the Seeker's attention, "Why do you have the new decorations?"

"They said it was to commemorate me as leader. I don't know where they get off that putting someone in pain is commemorative."

Barricade hiked an optic ridge. She had never heard of that before, "Do all Decepticon leaders get that?"

Starscream shook his head, "I have no idea. Megatron didn't get it."

Mikaela eyed the mech curiously, "The symbols, what do they mean?"

"Those are some of the highest decorations I have ever seen on one 'Con." Barricade answered the girl, walking closer to the mech so she could see for herself more clearly. Oddly enough she found herself drawn to him enough she almost reached out to touch the new markings. When she realized how close she came to willingly touching Starscream, she used the explanation of the symbols to get her mind off him, "Many commendations. They like you a lot, 'Screamer."

Starscream watched the femme eye him and only nodded, unsure of what exactly to say to her comment. She moved around to his back and he turned slightly to watch her as she did so. He could use the excuse that he was making sure she wouldn't do anything to him. At least he would stick to that story.

Yes! Starscream has his '09 looks... HOT!

I actually thought about it for a really long while. I LOVED 'Screamer in the second movie. He look absolutely awesome, but I knew he couldn't appear with those markings in BS. I did wanna have him with that look. I had heard that he was marked that way because of some leadership thing, though I never looked it up to be sure, so... There you have it. Hope you guys liked it :D

I also remember someone asking about that black light, and alas, there it be :D