Firewing stood in the med-bay staring down at the silver mech lying on the berth. Although Hook had been able to stabilise the deception leader, and repair the majority of his wounds, the mech still had not stirred. Firewing had not left Megatrons side since he was brought into the med-bay the day before, not wanting to be away from her downed mate. She brought her servo up to the mech helm, gently rubbing his forehelm with the thumb. "Please come back to me" she whispered. "I need you. We need you"

Suddenly the femme felt a presence behind her, though she didn't have to turn to know who it was. "Whenever you're ready Firewing" the purple medic said. "I'll run a scan to determine the gender" he finished, moving to pick up his scanner.

Firewing continued to look at her mate, wishing so much that he would wake. "How long till he onlines Hook?" the femme asked, not looking away from the silver mech.

Hook look up to the femme, his optics softened as he watched the femme. "I don't know ma'am" he started, optics turning away to give the femme a private moment with her mate. "I've done what I can, it's all up to him now" the medic finished.

Firewing leant down to plant a kiss the mechs forehelm, before turning to the medic. "Ok Hook" she started, walking towards the berth. "Let's do this". She lied down on the berth, opening her chestplates as she did.

Hook ran the scanner over her spark for several minutes, before stepping back. "Thank you ma'am, you may close your chestplates" he said, as he looked over the results.

Firewing sat up; allowing her chestplates to close, to sit on the edge of the berth, waiting for the results. She rubbed her servo over her helm, before looking at the medic. "What are the results Hook?" she asked softly.

The medic smiled as he looked at the femme. "It's a mech" he said, as he approached the femme. "And going by the scans, he's a flyer" he finished.

"A flyer" the femme whispered, as her servo went to her abdomen, smile on her faceplates. She looked over at her mate "our little Firefall" she said, as she stood from the berth. "Thank you Hook" she started for the door. "I'll be in the command centre if you need me"

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Firewing stood in the middle of the command centre, Starscream at her side. She knew that it would take some time for her to get used to the role of Decepticon leader, a role she had; unintentionally, taken when she bonded to Megatron… But one she never planned on actually using. But with Megatron in stasis, she had no choice but to step up, thankfully Starscream was a great help.

"Everything is running smoothly my lady" the tri-coloured seeker said from his position beside her. "Nothing out of the ordinary" he finished.

"Thank you Starscream" she muttered. She sighed dejectedly as she stepped back, sitting in Megatrons chair.

"Are you alright ma'am?" the seeker asked, as he turned to look at the femme, optics full of worry.

Firewing sighed, as she ran a servo of her faceplates, tears starting to form in her optics. She looked up at the mech, a few stray tears falling down her cheeks. "I don't believe I belong here" she said, brushing the tears away. "I'm not cut out to be leader" she whispered.

Starscream knelt in front of the femme. "Megatron would not have asked this of you if he didn't believe you were capable" he said, though that didn't seem to comfort the femme, as her helm dropped. "You know, a wise bot once said. Some our sparked great, some achieve greatness and some…" he put a servo on her shoulder and the other under her chin to lift her helm. "Have greatness thrust upon them. You are loyal, protective and willing to fight for what is right. All of these qualities make a great leader" he looked into her optics, seeing a change in her, knowing that his words were making a difference. "If Megatron didn't think you competent, he would not have put such a burden on you. But he sees greatness in you… As do we all" the seeker finished, as his servos left her, standing to take his position by her side. "I will always be here as your loyal second" he said.

"Thank you Starscream" the femme said quietly as she stood up, stepping forward to take her look at the monitors around her. "I will be the best leader I can be" she said, gaining a nod from the larger seeker.

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Firewing walked towards the med-bay, having handing over command to the night crew. She wanted to check on her mate, hoping that by some miracle that her mate had woken. But as she entered the med-bay, she realised that Megatron still lay unmoving on the med-berth. She walked up to the berth, servo once again coming up to lay on his helm.

"Nothing has changed in last few hours Firewing" Hook said, barely looking up from the datapad in his servo.

Firewing sighed as tears started to stream down her faceplates, her servo moving to his chestplates, feeling the spark pulse beneath the armour. "I will still visit him" she whispered, voice cracking as her tears continued to fall. "I will visit him everyday if I have to. To remind him that I am here… That I am waiting"

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Firewing lie on her berth, attempting to recharge, but it continued to evade her. She tossed and turned, attempting to find a comfortable position, but the berth felt too large… Too cold, without her mate. She turned again, wings tucking tightly behind her back, she curled up as tears began to fall again. "Please come back to me" she whispered, as she closed her optics, wanting nothing more than to feel Megatrons strong arms around her.

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