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Greetings! So, I am working on a new story and I shall NOT be lazy with this, AT ALL! I am putting my heart and soul into this story and I really hope you like it. It will have many chapters, I'm not certain to as of how many but it doesn't really matter I suppose.

This story is set at the very beginning of season three of Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, It's a slash fic. The paring being Megatron/Shockwave and possibly (POSSIBLY! NO PROMISES) more. Warnings will be at the start of each chapter so don't worry! J

DISCLAIMER - THIS IS A PURELY FAN MADE STORY! I DO NOT OWN TRANSFORMERS OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS! TRANSFORMERS BELONG TO HASBRO!

WARNING - THIS STORY WILL CONTAIN SLASH! BOY x BOY! (In this case Mech x mech…) If you don't like! Please don't read!

Please, please review!

-Passionless Love That Has Never Been Shown-

First chapter: This chapter is set when Megatron returned in season one "Darkness rising" This is my "fictional" take on Megatron's reaction when he found out Shockwave "died" in the episode "Out of the past" in season two, which I believe was set when Megatron had recently left for his mission, but we all obviously know Shockwave didn't die…Duh. (Silly Starscream XD)

Anyway, no slash in this chapter, it's just a prologue to get this story going and I am desperately trying to keep everyone in character, hopefully I did that successfully.

Enjoy!

-Prologue-

Megatron was delighted, an emotion he rarely felt. The lone mission he had begun three earth years ago had been more than successful, to say the least. The mission's purpose was to find an army large and mighty enough to finally destroy Optimus Prime and his infernal Autobots, the ones who dare question his leadership of being ruler of Cybertron.

Whilst he was searching deep space, he came across "Dark Energon", the very blood of The Chaos Bringer, Unicron. To say Megatron was overwhelmed with joy when he had done so was indeed odd but still unsurprising because with this, he was now capable of reviving every single corpse that is now lying dead on his home planet, Cybertron. When you're a tyrant that only desires pain and destruction, this is good news indeed.

He would have a monstrous army of undead warriors to wreak havoc on his enemies. But, there was one problem. He had to try and figure out how he could possibly control the vile beasts that are created once they are inflicted with The Dark Energon.

Megatron was now standing in The Nemesis' control room, servos clasped behind his back as he gazed out of the large window at the planet Earth, the planet he despised just as much as his enemies. His desire of ridding it of its population of those feeble humans to use its resources for energy were his top priority.

Megatron turned around once he heard his (extremely irritating) second-in-command enter the room. The seeker, Starscream, strutted towards Megatron and knelt with annoyance with an unnoticeable sneer on his metallic face, but not unnoticeable to Megatron. Megatron narrowed his eyes and began to speak "Ahh, Starscream. My loyal second-in-command, I am sure you are happy to have the post once again, are you not?" Megatron said with a sinister smirk, knowing Starscream was very unpleased with his return.

Starscream stood up and looked at Megatron before placing his right servo on his chest, still trying to keep his composure. "Of course, Lord Megatron. I live to serve only you, my one, true master…" He finished the last words with a small cringe, squeezing his left servo with irritation. Megatron let out a small chuckle before taking a step towards the annoyed seeker. "Good. You did a decent job at keeping the Decepticon army in order. I might even say I'm impressed…" Megatron spoke quietly as he turned to face the window once again.

Starscream stood up straight and held his servos behind his back, it wasn't everyday he got a compliment off of Megatron, even when he wasn't gone for three earth years, so he swallowed it up like a scraplet would with the most finest metal.

Megatron stared out of the window a while longer before he turned to his left side to where his extremely loyal subordinate Soundwave stood, typing away at one of the computers, trying to intercept any communications or locate any energon signals, as he usually does. "Soundwave! Contact Shockwave. I need his assistance on trying to control the power of The Dark Energon that I have recovered, his skills in the science department are a necessity." Megatron ordered, awaiting for the silent mech to contact Shockwave.

Megatron was more than surprised when Soundwave stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Starscream, who had his wings drooped low behind his back. Starscream just looked at Soundwave and then at Megatron, then back to Soundwave.

Megatron just growled and glared at Starscream, who flinched when he noticed his leader's eyes burning into him. "A-Ah, r-right, ummm, Lord Megatron, Sh-Shockwave has-..IS ummm…" Megatron grabbed Starcream's shoulder and pulled him towards him "Spit it out you fool!" Megatron roared and Starscream cried in fear and waved his servos in front of his face "HE'S OFFLINE!"

Megatron's optics practically bulged out of his head, his grip on Starscream loosened and he slowly began to stand up straight. Starcream backed away and Soundwave gazed over at his leader, not even the slightest emotion or movement coming from him.

Megatron just stood there. His head facing the floor, his servos clenched into fists and his teeth gritted together. "…How?…" He whispered, giving Starscream a startle with the amount of emotion that lingered in his voice. The Eradicons and Vehicons within the room just stared up at their leader, surprised at their leaders strange temperamental characteristics.

Starscream just stared at his leader before he jumped for dear life when Megatron grabbed him by his throat, tearing at his neck cables, emitting small sparks from Starscream's mouth. "T-The Auotbots!" Starscream choked "A-Acree a-and Cliffjum-jumper!..They did it!"

Megatron just hissed and dropped Starscream to the floor, waiting for him to regain his composure so he could explain the rest of the details of the incident to him.

"I held them both as prisoners." Stasrcream wheezed out

"When I delivered energon to Shockwave on Cybertron for the project on the space bridge, shortly after you left for your mission, I asked him to use the cortical psychic patch to reveal an encrypted Autobot message sent from Optimus Prime. They escaped shortly after we decoded it from them and they managed to shut down Shockwave's space bridge, with him inside it…" Starscream whispered, the last few words being quieter than the rest and quickly got up and moved away from his leader.

Megatron just glared at the floor. The anger within him could not even be expressed, not even from a mech as aggressive as he could not show how much anger and fury that was boiling within his systems. Shockwave was one of his long time friends, despite his emotionless personality. He was loyal and hard working. Never had he failed Megatron. Not once. Shockwave, along side Soundwave, was his most trusted soldier and now, Starscream tells him he is no longer functional.

Megatron shook his head and charged his large, purple cannon sitting on his right servo and roared, his optics pulsing red. He aimed it at Starscream, without even thinking and shot at him. Luckily, Starscream was fast to react and jumped out of the way, screaming in terror at his leader's sudden outburst.

Megatron placed his servo to his side once again and roared, louder than the first, falling to his knees. "All of you! LEAVE! NOW!" Megatron shrieked, and with that every single mech left the room, the first being Starscream who transformed and flew off once the order was given.

All of them left, all of them except Soundwave, who stood there in silence and began to slowly approach his leader. Though Soundwave never showed it, nor will he, but he was also upset once he found out about Shockwave's demise.

Once he was in front of his leader he played back a recording of Shockwave's voice. "Your actions are illogical, it would be best if you moved on and stayed on course with our mission." Megatron looked up at Soundwave and scowled, remembering when Shockwave had said that to him in front of Soundwave. It was when they lost one of the biggest energon deposits on Cybertron to the Autobots, it was a large blow to the Decepticons.

Megatron shook the thoughts from his head and stood up from the floor. "Soundwave, I asked everyone to leave, and I don't believe that it's wise that you use the voice of the one I mourn over!" Megatron clamoured, towering over The Decepticon Communications Chief.

Soundwave just nodded and turned around, and began making his way to the door. Megatron let his face drop and swiftly turned around, letting out a grunt. He felt slightly guilty knowing that, even though he did not show a doleful look, Soundwave was also upset over all of this, and has been experiencing the pain by himself the past three earth years.

Megatron felt extremely annoyed but he also felt extremely humiliated, never in his entire life had he shown such emotion over someone before, and right in front of his soldiers! The fact that it was over Shockwave might have been even more surprising to them. Megatron sighed in defeat, knowing that he would have to let it all go. That He would have to let Shockwave go. He knew he could never care for someone so much like he did with Shockwave, except maybe Soundwave.

The relationship the three shared was pure friendship. Something that the Cybertronians in the Decepticon army never knew about. It was the three of them that started it all off, the Decepticon cause, the belief of a new and better age. The two of them were supposed to be there, Shockwave and Soundwave. Right beside him in his success, but not anymore. If Megatron is successful in ruling over Cybertron, Soundwave will be the only one beside him. Not unless you count that treacherous seeker as a friend then Starscream will be there as well, but Megatron wouldn't dare consider him anything more than a soldier.

Megatron hung his head low. It's been too long since he had felt this much pain. This type of pain he never imagined to feel ever again. He placed his servo over his Decepticon insignia on his chest. He lifted his head up to look outside the window once again. "Farewell, old friend…" Those words lingered in the air, only heard by the eyes and ears of the Decepticons, Soundwave. Who stood outside control room alone. He stood there for a while before he played the words out loud, but on a low volume. "Farewell, old friend…"