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Ch.4: Flying lessons
The femmes were a year old now so that meant their wings were open and flapping away. Phoenix was more than eager to show off, but she ended up getting her wings bruised so Elisa learned to keep them closed more often. She liked to show off too, but only in the bridge and in Megatron's quarters. They didn't need their beds anymore and often slept with him too. The problem was that Megatron wasn't exactly sure how to teach the femmes how to fly. He never wanted to admit, but he would need Starscream's help as he was the only natural flyer on his ship as he and Soundwave were not born with wings like the seeker was.
He didn't go to Starscream right away as he and Soundwave stood on the empty deck of the Nemesis that day. He picked up Phoenix first and gently placed her on a ledge where she immediately cried out in confusion.
"Carrier!" She called out.
"Come on Phoenix. Come to me." Megatron said with his arms wide open. Elisa sat on her hind legs by Megatron's side curiously.
"Carrier!" She jumped up in frustration when he wouldn't pick her up like he usually did.
"Fly Phoenix." Megatron stated.
"Fly?" She said confused.
"Yes, fly." He repeated.
"Fly! Fly! Fly!" Elisa said excitedly with her wings open as she ran around his legs, making Megatron chuckle. She quickly sat down by his side again before looking up at her sister. "Fly Phoenix fly!" She chirped with a smile. Phoenix looked worried for a few moments before she opened her wings and finally leaped off the little ledge and glided a little before she flew right in Megatron's arms. She immediately licked at his chest plates before looking up at his proud face.
"Fly!" Phoenix said excitedly. Megatron put her on the same ledge again, but this time stepped back a little further. Phoenix repeated the same flight, but with a little difficulty as she realized she had to flap her wings this time. Before Megatron could place her on the ledge she jumped out of his arms and started to flap her wings. She was amazed that she was able to stay in the air before she fell back down. "Ooof !" She cried out when Megatron picked her up again. He placed her on the ledged and she was able to get to him safely this time. When he repeated the action again, Soundwave caught her with a tentacle before she fell and he placed her on the ground. She fell onto her stomach very tired. "No fly." She grumbled too tired to move further. Megatron gently rubbed her back before he did the same thing with Elisa. She was naturally nervous too.
"Carrier!" She cried out in fright when she saw the height.
"It's alright Elisa." Megatron said gently as he held out his servos, but for the longest time Elisa wouldn't budge. "Elisa come on." Megatron said gently, but he could see her shaking as she kept looking down. "Elisa look at me." He stated. She did but noticed Soundwave behind and remembered Laserbeak could fly.
"Fly! Fly!" She said looking at Laserbeak. Megatron looked at her puzzled for a moment. "Laser fly!" She said eagerly. Neither femme was good with names yet and Elisa called Laserbeak, Laser instead. Megatron got the idea and nodded to Soundwave, who quickly deployed the bird. Elisa stared at him as causally teased her in front of Megatron so she jumped up into the air and glided right to him, only to have him move away at the last second and land in Megatron's servos. "Carrier!" She chirped happily and licked his chestplates as well. He noticed her voice was a little more high pitch as Phoenix was a lower pitch instead. Laserbeak continued to tease her until he finally came back to Soundwave and Elisa easily flapped into his arms. Soundwave had never seen his Lord in such high spirits in a long time when he saw the proud look on his face. The femmes received sweet energon treats before taking a nap by his side in the bridge.
When nightfall came he decided to be generous and the open front showing the stars that night for Elisa. She flapped closer to the glass and even put her claws on it before bouncing back with a happy chirp. Phoenix never cared for the sights as she was already asleep and unaffected by the event. Starscream came in to start working on a report, but was quickly stopped when Elisa flew right up to him.
"Well good evening Elisa." He said cheerfully. Megatron was still slightly surprised by his gentle nature to the femmes and he really hadn't been too much out of line lately. He only half wondered if it was a trick.
"Star!" She said happily before flying to the glass. "Star!" She repeated again. He cautiously walked forward and stood by Megatron, who silently watched him. "Star, star, star!" She said happily before landing in front of him.
"Why yes Elisa, those are stars." Starscream said before he gently patted her head. She giggled and rolled onto her back exposing her belly as a sign of trust before he gently rubbed it. She licked and play-bit at his fingers before Starscream stood up and looked over at Lord Megatron before looking over at Elisa. "I'm sorry Elisa, but I have to work now." He stated.
"Awwww!" She protested, but she only watched as he went over to his monitor and started to work on his report for an energon mine.
"Leave him be Elisa." Megatron said gently before he kneeled down and started to tickle her. She giggled and wiggled around under his hands before he stopped. He picked up a sleeping Phoenix before Elisa immediately started to follow him.
"Night Star!" Elisa said to the seeker.
"Night Elisa." He said with a little wave.
"Night Soundwa." She said to Soundwave who only nodded. Megatron placed the femmes to bed before he returned to the bridge. He noticed Starscream immediately became tense as Megatron approached him.
"I don't understand. Why is it that you have changed?" Megatron nearly growled.
"Do you really think that I would try and take away a sparkling's Creator?" Starscream snapped in annoyance startling Megatron. "The femmes are a year old now and we've all gotten to know them. You are all they have Master. I wouldn't dare even think about causing them pain." Starscream insisted.
"Not until they can take care of themselves?" Megatron argued back.
"Hardly, you know as well as I do that a seeker would never hurt a sparkling." Starscream muttered.
"But you are no ordinary seeker." Megatron stated.
"And you're no ordinary Carrier, Lord Megatron." Starscream snapped right back.
"If you hurt them…"
"I told you I would never dream of hurting them. I know Phoenix doesn't like me and that's fine, but Elisa is a precious little thing in my opinion. I know they are both precious to you master and I know they are better off with you." Starscream finished.
"What do you mean?" Megatron asked curiously.
"Magma isn't exactly the best candidate to be a Creator." Starscream said quietly. Megatron's optics widened in surprise when he suddenly understood what Starscream meant.
"You really think those femmes are better off with me?" Megatron said shocked.
"Of course I do." Starscream nearly whispered. Megatron thought quietly for a moment before he finally spoke again.
"I might need your help with Elisa learning to fly." He said quickly.
"I'd be more than happy to help my liege."
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Soundwave helped Phoenix with her flying and Starscream started to help with Elisa. Megatron would catch Elisa and Starscream would encourage her and Soundwave did the same with Phoenix. Elisa ran after Starscream before he leaped into the air and transformed into his jet form. Even though Elisa liked Starscream she soon lost interest in him and went after her Carrier. Elisa flew around Megatron's shoulders chirping before she landed on top with her front claws clinging to his armor and her back claws digging into his back.
"Ow, ow, scrap…Elisa!" Megatron protested as he tried to catch Elisa. Starscream reacted quickly and grabbed Elisa off of Megatron's back before she flew out of his arms. She flew in front of Megatron and licked his faceplates as an apology.
"Sorry Carrier." Elisa said sincerely. Megtron took her into his arms and kissed her back accepting the apology.
"I don't think you need any more help from me my liege." Starscream said quickly earning a curious glace from Megatron. "She wants to fly with you." He added.
"You want to fly Elisa?" Megatron asked curiously.
"Fly Carrier, fly Carrier!" She said instantly. Megatron gently tossed Elisa into the air and she instantly dived down right back to him. He caught her easily and kissed her helm before he had to go inside. "No fly?" She said curiously as they walked back inside.
"No not right now baby." Megatron said before he placed her down on the ground. They quickly went into the bridge and Elisa played with Phoenix. "Quite honestly Starscream I'm nervous about flying with them in the open air. I don't want them to fall or get hurt in anyway." Megatron said quietly to the seeker.
"I understand master." Starscream said in understanding. It was natural for him to be worried. After all, the world was a big and dangerous place.
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Phoenix was causing terrible trouble in the mines today. She kept flying around the miners and kept snatching energon crystals out of their hands. When Megatron finally caught her he was not pleased. He saw her snatch an energon crystal out of a drones hands and he dropped his arms in frustration.
"Phoenix!" Megatron roared as he approached. She flew up to him and held out the crystal to her Carrier.
"Energon!" She chirped happily.
"No Phoenix." He stated before he took the crystal from her hands.
"No!" She protested and tried to take the crystal back. Megatron tapped her nosed and her face scrunched up in frustration. "No!" She shouted again when Megatron handed the crystal back to the drone. He quickly walked away before Phoenix could try again. Since she couldn't get the drone she snapped at Megatron and actually bit him. Megatron frowned and snatched her into his arms before he tapped her nose again.
"You don't do that." He said sternly, but Phoenix only snapped at him again, which made him grab her mouth and close it shut. "No Phoenix. You don't bit me." He said in a commanding voice. He asked for a groundbridge via com link, but not before he remembered Elisa was perched up somewhere. "Drone!" He called out and a vehicon came up to him.
"Sir?" The drone said instantly.
"Elisa." He called out and she flew right down to him and landed by his pedes. "Stay with him." He ordered and she instantly went over to the drone before Megatron went through the bridge.
"Elisa!" She chirped happily at the drone.
"Steve." He said pointing to himself before he gently rubbed her helm.
On the Nemesis, some of the other drones watched as Phoenix threw a temper tantrum in her Carrier's arms before he went into his quarters. He promptly placed her down into a small crate as a kind of time out so to speak.
"You don't bite me you understand?" Megatron said sternly.
"Energon!" Phoenix screeched.
"The energon is NOT to be played with." Megatron stated.
"Play! Play!" Phoenix protested.
"Say you're sorry." Megatron demanded, but Phoenix laid down and only glared at him in silence. Megatron instantly left the room and went back to the mine. He instantly felt better when he saw Elisa rolled onto her back and laughing as the drone gently tickled her stomach. "You are dismissed." He said quickly.
"Yes my Lord." The drone said before leaving.
"Byyyyeee Steeve." Elisa called out. The drone only waved before quickly going back to his station. Megatron couldn't help but smirk when she turned to her Carrier and was wagging her tail so very, very happy. He started to notice a pattern with the femmes. Phoenix liked all to start all kinds of trouble and like to explore out of Megatron's sights. Elisa loved to explore, but always listened to Megatron. She was a very cautious femme and always submitted when Megatron was stern with her. Today was just another example of that. When he got to the mine he let the girls go for a while, monitoring them through the bond. Elisa sat up on a small perch above a good batch of crystals and just watched. Phoenix started causing trouble right from the start.
"Phoenix?" She said curiously, breaking Megatron from his thoughts.
"Your sister is in trouble." He answered.
"Trouble?" She asked confused.
"She bit me." He stated.
"No bite Carrier." Elisa cried out instantly concerned.
"That's right Elisa. You don't bit me." He said patting her head.
"Time out?" She asked.
"Yes, little one Phoenix is in time out." He finished. Elisa was no angle either. She had wandered off and gotten scorned and played with people she shouldn't have. She had her own shares of time out as well. One day she wanted to keep playing with Laserbeak when he had already returned to Soundwave. Megatron kept telling her that he wouldn't play anymore and she ended up biting Soundwave. After a good day long time out she apologized to Soundwave and Laserbeak under Megatron's instructions. Now she didn't press Laserbeak or anyone else to play. Sometimes she asked and when they said no she understood. Elisa learned her lesson and didn't do it again. Even after her punishment, Phoenix kept doing the same actions. It took her a few times to realize that she wasn't going to get away with it.
There were a few things that also made him curious about Elisa. On days when he was absolutely furious and lashing out. Elisa kept quiet and when he was alone she often licked at his pedes and rubbed against him to calm him down. There was one day where he was so angry that he accidentally kicked Elisa away. She let out a horrible screech and started to cry. Megatron was horrified. When he went to her she whimpered loudly and tried to crawl away, but when Megatron spoke to her through the bond he picked her up and hurried her to the medical bay. It was a hard shove and not a full blown kick, but that didn't make Megatron any better when Knockout told him that she was going to have some bruises. He knew he could have broken her ribs or worse that day. To make it up to her, he held her close and kept apologizing to her and telling her he loved her dearly with all his spark all through the day. He gave her a pleasant view of the stars that night. She had already shown her forgiveness plenty of times that day, but Megatron kept apologizing anyway. It was a hard lesson that made him realize he had to control his temper around his femmes.
Phoenix was a little more lucky as she often joined in on his shouting moods, but sometimes got shouted at herself in the end. She went quiet and tried to play with him, but in the end she ended up pouting in the corner. A couple times she went a little too rough on Elisa afterwards and ended up in time out. He thought about giving her a good hard slap several times, but one look at Elisa made him regret those thoughts. For some reason Elisa's bright blue eyes just made his spark melt. He knew he could be having the worse day in the Pits of Kaon and when Elisa looked up at him he never felt so good.
It made him glad that he was a Carrier.
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