Chapter Fourteen
Starscream recharged without any signs of movement after the two human males left him alone in the training room. He was dreaming again.
~Starscream's dream~
Starscream was curled up into a ball in a big black abyss. He heard a voice calling out to him, so he opened his dream optics and uncurled. "Who's there!?"
A soft kind voice spoke into the abyss, wrapping around Starscream like a warm human blanket. "You know who I am Starscream."
Starscream looked confused for a second until realization made him gasp. "Primus?!"
The voice chuckled in response. "Do you know of why I am here?"
Starscream shook his helm no. "N...no sir." He stuttered.
The voice, now identified as Primus hummed. "I want you to trust again. Trust the Autobots and the humans. Tell them your past and your troubles."
Starscream lowered his helm. "I don't know if I can... the pain of long ago still lingers in my spark. What if I tell them amd they use me like Megatron?! I... I just... dont think I can handle that pain again."
Primus responded in a softer voice. "I will be with you every step of the way. If you tell them the pain will lessen in your spark and it will lessen the strain on your body itself. You need them to help you Starscream. Give them a chance to do so."
Starscream looked up into the abyss. "Very well. I will heed to your wishes." He bowed his helm and his recharge went without dreams.
~~ Dream end~~
Starscream awoke about three hours later in the med bay back in the Autobots base. On the berth, beside his helm, was the halogear from his room and laying beside it, was a sleeping Swindle. Starscream smiled weakly and sat up. He looked around and noticed for once he didn't wake up with someone breathing down his neck cabling.
Without disturbing Swindle, Starscream got up from the berth and walked to the living area to see if anyone was around. He was slightly saddened to see only the three small humans playing a game on the couch. He walked over and tilted his helm as he watched the children play a flying racing game. He found the game... amusing. He sat down behind the couch a little ways away to watch the game as the humans argued and yelled out how they'd win. He chuckled in amusement.
Hearing the chuckle, the three yelped and turned around to see Starscream sitting behind them the with an amused faceplate. Miko leaned against the back of the couch with a big smile. "Hey! You finally woke up! Swindle got worried man. How you feeling?"
Starscream shrugged and put a servo under his chin leaning on his pedes. "Fine I suppose. How did I get in the med bay back at your base?" He asked a little confused.
Jack answered this one though. "Optimus carried you through the ground bridge after Ratchet checked on your energon levels. He seemed to have panicked a little though before bringing you to base."
Starscream rose a metallic eyebrow. "Why would he be panicked about my health levels?" He asked clearly shocked and confused.
Miko shrugged. "He likes tending to bots?" She stated in a questioning manner.
Raf looked up at Starscream. "Are you sure your feeling at least a bit better? When you went into recharge so suddenly, while talking to us, it almost seemed as though you were struggling to stay awake."
Starscream vented. "It'll be fine. So where are the Autobots?" He questioned.
Jack pointed to the ground bridge. "Everyone is either on a mission or at the Harbinger. Ratchet is recharging for now since he's had a long day. You were asleep for three hours so he thought you might sleep longer."
Starscream nodded. "I was 'dreaming' as you humans say when images show up in your processors. Primus, himself, spoke to me." He sat up a bit placing his servo down into his lap.
Miko looked up at him excitedly. "Really!? What'd he say?!"
Even Raf and Jack were interested in what Starscream might say.
Starscream chuckled and stood up from where he was sitting and turned to go back to the med bay where his minicon was at. "Now where's the fun in telling you if I'm supposed to talk to Optimus himself first? Can't be telling him just yet now can I?"
All three children awed in disappointment as Starscream left them in the control room to be left alone.