From where the purple sweep sat, arms crossed over his chassis while observing Konig clench her denta. Those amber optics fixed... no, it was more along the lines of obsessive stareing at the glass of energon.
"Your fretting again. Now then where is that snide confidence?" Cyclonus quirked his helm with calm intelligence.
Venting a sigh the femme snatched up her personalized Data Pad, knocking over the energon and flicked through the holographic pages.
"I'm perfectly alright." Three words laced into disgruntled growl of exasperation.
Anything to draw thoughts from the impending reunion with the mech that had long before, became her Conjunx Endura. Damn it now she couldn't stop trying to think of correct greetings... What even was the best way to meet someone she'd not be able to remember- well not right away.
He chuckled at her predictive response.
"Oh, do shut it, Cycy." She sneered sheepishly, not once shifting her attention from the pad.
Silence answered after Cyclonus gave his best 'whatever' shrug. There was no talking when she was like this, even now that had never changed. You are inconveniently stubborn, it almost exhausting.
"Then why did you seek me out!?" Konig snarled as she snapped optics up towards him, slamming the data pad down.
Instantly she was then on her pedes, leering at the larger mech as though she could just about rake clawed servos across his face. No sooner that this thought entered her consciousness Konig sharply let slip an annoyed screechy whirring.
"I can be insensitive, but not as much as you where." He chuckled once a glimpse of mischief flashed across her faceplate. "Finish that drink while you can. Arcee will flip if I allowed you to leave, with no top up."
"Arcee was here?" Sounding a pang of grief that she'd not had the chance to properly thank the pinkette.
All this time the Scraplette recharging on the femmes lap, only now stirred. Optics flicking on. They where bright purple, almost as large as the bulbous head of the bizzare metal muncher. Just as Konig was- the scraplette... Bob, was carnival but fussy with what he would eat. To say the least Bob was even now it somewhat concerned Cyclonus. Right now, as he stared at it. It stared back with them big bright optics, and considered how Skywarp would react. More so to the fact that the last he and the fauna-femme had met, she'd attempted to snuff his spark.
"I don't... think I can do this." Finally she was opening up about it all.
Raising a servo to her face, Konig moved back with a shake of her helm. Just knowing that it was just possibly to awkward in confiding in Cyclonus now. With a growl he got up and walked towards the door.
"I've overstayed and caused you some confusion." He paused, ready for a argument to start. But heard her instead move over to the window and say nothing.
So then this was it and he shouldn't be - but the purple mech was surprised, it hurt. He knew it shouldn't. He had no right when they both had affections for someone else. Forcing himself to exit for now, passing the awaited guest on his way towards the stairway.
"Cyclonus! How is Silverwolf? Is she..." Skywarp pushed with great concern.
"Functional? Just know she prefers her created name, as who she was meant to be." Gesturing to the door at the end of the hallway.
If he'd been human then Skywarp's palms would be sweating right now, this was what he though. A minute. Two minutes, maybe more - the black and purple seeker stood, lingering his servo over the handle. Yet he just couldn't find the will to open the fragging door. From the other side he could detect a familiar energy signature, her signature. It was then enough to bring forth Skywarp's cocky grin when the door swung open.
Skywarp scrunched his faceplate at the sight of the sapphire femme. She looked a little like as she used to, but with drastic changes such as neon pink markings around her helm. Just a little around her her frame, the struggle was lithe as it always had been.
"I could smell you just lurking out there, Skywarp... right?" Ignoring his stare without meaning to come off distant.
Moving to step aside, inviting the ex-Deception inside. Of course however Skywarp simply couldn't contain himself, throwing arms around Konig. Optical shutters blinked to replicate suprise towards the mech and yet it seemed so right.
"I've been so lost without knowing if you where alive or..." Dimming optics he rested his helm against hers.
Servos rose to gently pull him from embracing her. "Do you ever think before you act?"
"Your as harsh as ever, but this feeling of insanity didn't stop me from believing in you." Was he even listening at all to what she meant? Skywarp had always been nervous around the cybervore. Every time she was there- her voice, pride - he loved everything about her. It was enough to put his smug confidence off... even now. Though right now hid anxiety was down to trying to pretend that nothing had changed. Pain flickered across his optics.
She had seen it and averted her own, taking a step back as she rose a servo so clawef digits gripped the wrist of her opposite arm, causing a dent. "I'm sorry I just need time."
"No," reaching to grab at her servo and stopping the femme from hurting herself. "Geeze, you'd think you and bunny head where related. It's okay, Konig." Even with a gut wrenching pain within Skywarp knew he had to be patient. The last time he'd seen her like this - had been when his own conscious had been comprised by D-Void. "It's confusing for you. But I promise, you arnt-"
Narrowed optics suddenly glared bittersweet at him.
"I... Ahhh- I mean." Darn what could he even say? Anything to prevent that burning glare, so instead he chuckled. Raising his servo to the back of his helm.
With a scoff, "Just because I'm a femme don't mean you get to treat me like I'm incapacitated."
And their she was. At least she'd said something he could recognize, putting a small part of the seeker at ease. Skywarp just stood there watching as Konig went on to busy herself at getting a second glass cube to fill with light grade.
Several hundred years before-
"If you fall then we go down together~." Seriously hushed words hissed from the white/blue femme stalking a little ahead of the wounded flyer, Skywarp limping along.
They where creeping through the old cataclysm below Kaon, after the black/purple mech had come to break her out, after getting caught up in the political war with the corrupted senators who where now Decepticons.
With a cocky smirk, "Aww, arnt you sweet dear." Her servo reaching to clamp over his mouth while raising a digit over her lip components.
"Shhh, before you get us /both/ caught." removing her digit and petting his face as she peeked round the corner. Scanners displayed two energy signatures moving in their direction.
Skywarp grabbed her arm and ran down the opposite passageway, pulling her along and all the way she had that malicious smirk.
"Like you said. The last thing we need is an unplanned confrontation with these nutters, for frag sake!" Finding that the door ahead was on red.
Some day this was turning out to be, at this rate the whole day would be wasted with getting out of Kaon. Even if Silverwolf found the whole predicament rather entertaining. But he had better things in mind, and there was no way any fragging one would spoil that. So as soon as they reached beyond the systems security he warped.
Setting off his Transformation to a FF Eagle in synchronicity with Silverwolf, and her Turbo-Wolf mode raceing off after Skywarp, lungeing up to make contact with a claw and they warped. Coming to a space bridge where they where greeted by a complaining Starscream. Who already was holding his arms over his chassis, which meant that Arcee had already punched him a few times. More apparent as she was stood off from the scenario, stabbing at the ground muttering.
"Arcee!" Silverwolf whirred joyously, stalking over to glomp the taller femme who embrace her back.
"Can't leave you two alone for a hour can we?" Skywarp huffed, jabbing a digit to the pinkette in a manner of accusation.
Inclineing her helm Arcee would just grin darkly chuckling.
"Can you lot cease egging each other on!" Silverwolf snapped while curiously eyeing the quadrant digits Skywarp was putting into the bridge controls.
"Fair enough, so long the clown here dosnt take you some place dumb." Rolling optics.
With a surprised whirr Silverwolf stared between her friend and sparkmate. "Where exactly are-"
"Arcee, it was meant to be a surprise!" Skywarp whined sulkingly.
I don't know where we're going but I'll enjoy anyways. Silverwolf spoke through their bond giving him a bright warm gaze.
"You do know she hates surprises. So make it count." He could almost think Arcee was the one with Silverwolf, or at least acted like her creator. Not that he could blame Arcee for watching out for Silverwolf. He'd tried to reassure the pinkette on occasions that he wouldn't let anything happen to the cybervore. Even Cyclonus had warned Skywarp - as the purple sweep had not only been her commander, but a friend that had helped her break free of D-Void. Though it had taken the death of Galavtron for sense to be shocked into her. At spark, beneath that sadistic nature they'd discovered that she was not much of a fighter and the war had drove her over the edge.
"Alright, we're off. Nobody kill each other while I snatch the peace keeper away." Skywarp burst into laughter at his own joke, as everyone else just facepalmed.
"By the Primes your such a idiot." Silverwolf affectionately gave him a shove into the open portal.
One pede infront of the other to quickly catch himself. Skywarp tutted at her, brining servos up to cover her optics. Alright, no peeking till I say. he chuckled.
This was exciting but she felt embarrassed to say or let him know, letting the seeker guide her forward even as they passed through the gate of the space bridge. One step at a time and still his servos remained over her optics. Just to let him know she was aware of how long they'd been walking she vented a sigh.
We're almost there. Your going to love this I promise you. there was an edge of being proud of himself in those words.
"Skywarp." wavering some excitement before stopping herself.
His servos slid from her optics and lowered to her servos, even then she couldn't believe what she was seeing. A sharp whirr slipped forth. Her frame swayed a little, but this was expected which was why he held onto the femme prone to fainting when surprised. They where stood up on a balcony of yellow stone that jutted out from the largest of the pyramid temples. Parts where cracked in the foundation's though where the rails where missing. Bright gold optics swerved round to gaze up at the temple, sweeping back towards the scene of the ruined city below encircled by a vast forest of red trees and towering transmetal fungi beneath a purple sky.
Silverwolf struggled to find her voice. "Sky... I thought...-"
"Don't worry it's safe now. Thought that, well you'd missed home and I know because that's why you get moody." Her optics softened and dimmed at this.
Releasing her servos, he would hug her from behind and from out the corner of his optics, Skywarp glimpsed her smiling. It wasn't a cruel or snide smile... it was so real his spark almost imploded. Figuratively speaking. Witnessing that this had in fact been a good idea... one of his best ideas, Skywarp paused to think. Then pointed over to the rolling hills beyond the first few miles.
"So, what's over there?" Breaking the silence after a few clicks.
"There used to be a small tribal setting. That's where," Stepping forward she traced servos over a pillar in the centre of the raised platform they where stood. "a few of us gathered when we where given promise by the benevolent one. Not one of us knew he was anything but..."
Giving herself a shake before turning to Skywarp. "Comon I'll show you around~"
Skywarp woundered if she remembered that day. In fact he didn't know that he'd been stood, staring for so long when a empty glass cube came flying at his helm. Makeing impact. He gave a startled yelp, grasped his face and stumbled over his own pedes.
"It's rude to stare you idiot!" She hissed. Before calming instance, and stepping over to make sure she hadn't actually hurt him.
Holding up a servo, "It's- I'm alright I deserved that."
Damn it what was she thinking? Konig however kept servos up to her faceplate, ashamed about her unneeded outburst. "No. It's not! I don't usually throw things at others heads." Frantically reaching to help him up, and checking his faceplate.
"I don't normally do things like THAT I'm sorry." Now placing her servos tiger, and formally bowing her head.
Rubbing his helm, "Uhhh? Don't worry about it Konig I'm used to it."
"Well you shouldn't be!" She sighed, satisfied that he was alright. "I'm a pacifist so I tend to just resolve problems through talking. I'm not a violent femme... Guess I'm just ahhh-"
"Nervous? Cause I can relate to ya on that." Skywarp casually chuckled Taking a sip of the energy she was still holding out to him, and wow was it good. Just one small sip had the seeker glug down the rest before choking.
"Please do try take it easy." Patting Skywarp on the back till he had managed to stop.
Though after he was no longer coughing the femme proceeded to pat his back . All the while willing herself to stop, so thankfully Skywarp walked across to the shell of data pads and she folded arms. From observing he noticed each had titles.
"Did you write these?" Pulling a familiar title from amongst the rest and opening the holography pages.
"Hmhm, that's one of my first published romances after returning to Vos. I take that you've read it?" Obviously sounding as though she couldn't imagine him as a reader.
"I didn't take you as a romantic." He joked but knew he'd said the wrong thing as soon as it came out. "I mean!"
"Don't worry. You have memories that I've lost.. just takes time." Pitting a servo on his shoulder, feeling that this awkward conversation needed her to put him at rest.