Author's note: (muffled under a thrown Ironhide) Someone please remove him! I can't feel…anything! (gets lifted off by giant crane lift) Thank you! Anyways, the next chapter should interest most people. If you do not like slash, turn around and leave…although you must like it if you made it this far…ok, on with the chapter!
Chapter 7 Ignite
"The traitor lies dead in the arms of our great leader Megatron!" Lugnut exclaimed.
"Vhy are joo so happy?" Blitzwing asked. "Vhat did he eva do to joo? In fact, he even helped us ven ve vere blown to pieces."
Lugnut snorted. "He attempted to kill our leader!" He replied. "He does not deserve to live!"
"He obviously isn't dat much of a threat; he has not attempted to kill Megatron at all." Blitzwing replied.
"Once a traitor, always a traitor." Lugnut snarled.
"Suit yourself." Blitzwing grumbled.
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Megatron crushed Starscream's body to his chest as he sobbed. Why now? Why now did Starscream die? When he finally fell in love again, why was it snatched away from him? Was he never meant to love or having anything to care about? The Allspark was supposed to help and lead mates to one another…why would it lead them to each other, only to snatch his lover away?
He pulled the Allspark shard that Starscream had given him out of his subspace and glared at it. Tears were burning his optics. He shouldn't have taken it from him; he should have let him keep it. He shouldn't have taken Starscream flying or attracted the Autobots' attention. He was such an idiot and because of his mistake, his lover was dead. Gone…forever.
As he glared at the shard, it glowed softly in the dim lighting. It reminded him of Starscream's spark. Small and broken. He needed all the pieces to make it whole again, starting with the two he had. He looked at the Allspark shard then down at Starscream's body. He decided which he wanted more; he slammed the Allspark fragment into Starscream's exposed spark compartment.
Starscream gasped and convulsed in Megatron's arms. His optics flared to life, brilliant rubies in the dismal darkness, staring ahead and seeing nothing. His colours began to return slowly, almost as if he couldn't quite reach his body. Megatron pulled Starscream's body close to him.
"Starscream." He whispered. "Come back to me." He added as he kissed the Seeker and waited.
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There was darkness everywhere, then slowly shadows came into existence, swiftly changing to blurs, then he could see. Everything exploded back to life, colours that he had forgotten how much he missed assaulted his optics, and the first colour he saw was the Pit-fire red of Megatron's optics as the giant mech pulled away from him as he gasped again and started to dry-gag.
Megatron smiled as he leant in and nuzzled his face into the Seeker's shoulder. "Starscream." He murmured. "I thought I lost you."
"You did." Starscream breathed. "Look." He pointed at his spark-chamber.
Megatron glanced down at his spark-chamber, not really caring about anything other than the fact that his mate was back. "But you came back." He murmured as he rubbed his head against Starscream's. "You came back."
"Where did my spark go?!" Starscream shrieked.
Megatron froze. "What? Tell me you're joking!" He demanded as he looked at Starscream.
"Who's joking?! Look for yourself!" He cried.
Megatron looked down at Starscream's spark-chamber and shivered in horror. The Allspark shard was sitting in the chamber, exactly where his spark should have been. That beautiful pulsing orb that had made Starscream who he was was gone. It hit him at that moment like a mountain; Starscream would only live as long as the Allspark shard remained within him. He turned away and shook his head sadly; what had he done?
Starscream pawed at his barren spark chamber and cried. They slowly subsided as he realized that it would do him no good and instead stared up at the ceiling, sprawled out comfortably in Megatron's arms. As he began to think about what was now apart of him he grinned deviously.
"You know what this means, don't you, Megatron?" He asked as he continued to stare transfixed on the ceiling. "I'm immortal!"
Megatron grumbled as he glanced down at his mate. "Lucky." He muttered before he frowned and kissed his mate's cheek. "It also means," he whispered as he leant in closer and nudged his lover's head, "that we can no longer bond."
"I know that!" Starscream hissed as he looked away.
Megatron sighed. "I didn't mean to offend you." He replied as he cradled Starscream's body to his chest. "I'm just…disappointed."
"I'm sorry!" Starscream sobbed.
Megatron pulled Starscream's face up to him and kissed him softly. "It's not your fault." He whispered. "You didn't stab yourself." He clutched Starscream's body desperately. "It's mine. I shouldn't have taken you flying. I shouldn't have made the Autobot come." He whispered sadly as tears fell down his face.
"It's not your fault; it's the Autobots' fault! They started this war! Not us!" Starscream argued.
Megatron frowned. "That happened so long ago, I forget why this war started." He replied. "But it is my fault Starscream; I drew them out into the open. It's my fault."
"No it's not!" He screeched standing up. "They wanted everyone to be the same; all Autobots, perfect little, happy Autobots! But you fought back, you spoke out about it, you made a difference! And I loved you for it! You were so bold, and when they went after you, you killed them, then they kept coming after your congregation, I killed them for you, Megatron, and I'll keep on doing so until you're satisfied!" He proclaimed.
Megatron chuckled softly as he reached up and pulled Starscream back down into his lap. "Thank you." He murmured as he stroked his wings. "But, don't we want everyone to be Decepticons?" He asked. "And for them to accept me as their ruler?"
"Yeah, but we won't offline someone because they are different." He retorted.
Megatron grinned sadly. "I tried to offline you before because you wouldn't listen." He replied sadly. "Is that any different?"
"I was only trying to impress you, Lord Megatron." He sighed.
Megatron smiled. "And you are impressive, my little Star." He murmured as he stroked his helm. "You are so impressive."
"Not anymore." Starscream sighed as he leant into Megatron's hand.
Megatron optics flashed. "You are still impressive!" He stated. "You will always be." He stated before he turned Starscream's head to look at him. He stared into the Seeker's optics for a minute before he kissed him. "As long as you are mine, you will always impress me...maybe even after that." He added in between the kisses.
"I'm dead." Starscream replied.
Megatron gripped him powerfully. "The Allspark will keep you alive until all the shards are found." He stated. "When the Allspark is whole again, I swear upon my spark that I will revive you." He promised. He pulled him close to his body and smiled lovingly down at the Seeker. "I want you...for the rest of my life." He stated before he kissed him again.
The Seeker smiled as he looked up at the silver giant. "Can I bug Lugnut?" He asked.
Megatron laughed. "As long as you don't kill each other." He replied as he nuzzled his face into his mate's neck.
"I won't." He replied.
"Good." He replied. "Now…try not to kill Blitzwing either." He added with a chuckle as he stood up cradling Starscream to his chest.
"I don't have anything against him."
Megatron smiled before he set Starscream on his feet. He smiled sadly as he tried to reach out to Starscream and remember that he couldn't talk to Starscream over their bond anymore; it didn't exist anymore.
"The bond's gone, isn't it?" Starscream sobbed. "But, I can still feel you…somewhere out there, my spark can still feel you."
Megatron pulled Starscream close to him and rubbed his back. "I know. Somewhere…somewhere I can still feel you."
"Come with me?" He asked.
Megatron nodded. "Of course." He replied softly to the mech that stole his spark. "Lead on."
Starscream walked through the doorway and strutted over to Lugnut. "Hey. The "traitor" is back."
Lugnut stared at the Seeker in shock. "But...but how?" He demanded.
Megatron chuckled. "Starscream's spark wasn't entirely extinguished." He lied plainly, although, no one really caught it. Starscream walked back over to Megatron. Megatron chuckled before he nudged Starscream inconspicuously towards his quarters. "I expect a report on the progress of the space bridge in the morning." He stated. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm getting some much needed recharge." He stated before he turned around and headed out of the room, Starscream following close behind.
Megatron shook his head as he entered his quarters. "Sometimes I think that they are too easy to convince." He chuckled before he turned and faced Starscream.
"Yeah, they are." Starscream laughed.
Megatron chuckled again before he pulled Starscream to him. "You are far harder to convince, my little Star." He cooed as he stroked the Seeker's helm.
"That's because I'm smarter." He replied arrogantly.
Megatron grinned as he continued to stroke his helm. "Smarter? By far!" He cooed as he ran his hands along Starscream's wings.
Starscream shuddered and moaned softly. Megatron purred as he continued to stroke the Seeker's wings. If he couldn't bond with his mate, then he was going to make sure he was at least content. Starscream pressed his face into his neck and moaned again.
"Enjoying yourself?" Megatron asked as he caressed the Seeker's wings. Funny how he never wanted to do this before. Maybe if he had, this war would have been over that fateful day that they found the Allspark aboard the Autobot ship.
"Very much so." Starscream breathed.
Megatron grinned as he stroked the Seeker's wings again. "My sides." He stated to his lover, shifting slightly to emphasize his point.
"Huh?" Starscream asked, not catching on.
"My side." Megatron stated again, shaking his head slightly. "Your wings." He stated as he stroked them and earned a shudder from his mate. He made a quick motion to his side. "Me side"
"Oh! I see what you're getting at!" Starscream replied.
He chuckled as he continued to stroke his mate's wings. "Then what are you waiting for?" He asked.
"Sorry." Starscream laughed as he stroked Megatron's ribbed side.
Megatron shuddered happily as ecstasy raced through his systems. He blew air out through his vents in a low moan of pleasure as he continued to stroke Starscream's wings. Starscream gave a shuddered sigh and continued. Megatron felt his systems start to heat up, just as Lugnut decided once again to interrupt them.
"Lord Megatron!" Lugnut shouted.
Megatron snarled angrily. "What?!" He demanded.
Lugnut squeaked on the other end. "Sir, the Autobots, they are mobilizing!"
Megatron growled while Starscream hissed. "I'll be right there."
Author's note: Yet another cliffy! Man, the roleplay is perfect for them! I never realized it! Anyways, hope you enjoyed it. Come on now, it's me; do I EVER kill off Starscream for good? Nope, at least…not yet anyways…anyways, this story is based on a role play done in partnership with Shadowbreaker777 from DeviantArt. So yes, leave me a review and I'll see when I can get the next chapter up. Thanks again!