(Please see all previous disclaimers, warning long chapter)
As Starshooter headed home with his loving mate, Optimus was helping Megatron, or trying to. The old leader was top heavy with sparklings and Optimus was trying to help the bot get comfortable in the berth. But everything Optimus did didn't seem like enough, as Megatron seemed to snap, no matter what. Optimus tried to be loving and take it, but when Megatron took a swing at the younger bot, Optimus left. He figured it would be better for them if he left. He thought no one saw him leave, but he was wrong, as Taurus saw his mom leave with tears in the optics.
Taurus wasn't sure what was going on, but he figured it must have had something to do with his dad. Taurus made sure his triplet brother had the other sparklings under control before going to confront Megatron, as this was not good. Little did Taurus know what he was going to walk into.
Meanwhile, in the berthroom, Megatron was in a foul mood thanks to being sparked. He thought Optimus just left for energon, but he had no idea he had chased his mate off completely. No one knew that Optimus had headed for his mother's house, in hopes to give time for Megatron to cool off.
Megatron was on his and his mate's shared berth, unable to get up due to feeling especially dizzy. And that was how Taurus found his father, in the berth and obviously in an extremely foul mood. Megatron heard the door and unaware that it was not Optimus, Megatron threw something towards the door without seeing who it was, just assuming it was Optimus. "Bout time, you took so fraggin' long" Megatron uttered, thinking he was talking to his mate.
"What has gotten into you?" Taurus asked, not happy about what was going on, unaware his voice was so similar to Optimus that Megatron still wasn't aware it wasn't Optimus.
"You fragging sparked me, you should know what's gotten into me" Megatron answered.
Taurus hadn't known his father was sparked again. "What do you mean you are sparked?" Taurus asked, shocked to hear the news as Optimus hadn't had a chance to tell the young ones yet.
Megatron was so angry he didn't catch the question and turned to face the door but before he threw something, he looked and realized that Optimus wasn't there. It was Taurus. Megatron was not happy, but he didn't throw the object he held in his hand. "Where is Optimus" Megatron demanded to know, his bad mood not yet breaking.
"Far away from you, crabaft" Taurus replied, unaware how dangerous his father could be.
Megatron's optics flashed red. "Tell me, before I destroy you" Megatron demanded again, this sparking totally screwing with his systems. Taurus sensed danger and left. He went to get a medic. Something was very wrong. The only thing that had saved Taurus was that Primus had caused Megatron's weapons to malfunction.
Soon, Taurus found Hook and with hook was Soundwave. "Forgive me, sirs, but I require your help. My father's systems seem to be messed up and my mom is nowhere to be found." Hook and Soundwave both went and both had a feeling that they would be needed to fix this.
The trio soon returned and Taurus led the older two bots to where Megatron was. Hook knew of the sparklings and Soundwave was strong enoug to hold Megatron down and hold him down safely. Taurus watched as Hook and Soundwave worked on Megatron. Taurus just hoped that they weren't too late.
Hook worked quickly and carefully and soon, Megatron's systems were rebooted. Megatron roused, confused. "What happened?" He asked, his mood much more like his new normal.
"Your systems had a bad reaction to low energon" Hook replied.
"Statement: your mate is missing. You tried to slaughter your son."
Megatron looked over and saw Taurus, standing near by, but not wanting to come closer. "Come, my son. Come to me."
"No" Taurus stated, fearful of what may happen. "And you will be lucky if mom returns."
"That's enough Taurus" Optimus said gently, surprising everyone.
"But.., but you left" Taurus stated.
"I felt the change and returned. You see, my son, Your father and I are very connected. I knew I could return once he was rebooted" Optimus gently stated, reassuring his son.
Megatron felt awful. "I'm sorry" was all Megatron could say. Hook and Soundwave, figuring that they were no longer needed, so left. Optimus carefully approached while Taurus merely watched, still fascinated at all of this.
"I love you, no matter what. I know you have moods when sparked. I never leave for good, just long enough to help myself before I can help you again" Optimus replied, hugging his mate. Megatron snuggled into the hug, feeling both bad about what had happened and loved at the same time. Taurus smiled at that. He realized that something like this didn't have to cost everything. It was a good life lesson. Taurus soon left, he knew he was no longer needed. Optimus just held his mate close as they drifted off to sleep. It had been a long day.