Chapter 15 New Decepticon
Bumblebee woke up in fright. The tarp was curled around him since he had been thrashing around in his sleep. He whimpered as he unwound himself from the tarp and curled up underneath it. Images of his past were haunting him. His brother taunting him, his father scoffing, his own mother sighing in disbelief at how "pathetic" he was. He felt tears fall down his face and he hid his face in the tarp...the one thing that he had received in comfort in a long time...and it had come from a couple of Decepticons. It seemed fake, yet he knew it was real because the tarp had a large Decepticon insignia on it. Bumblebee's head snapped up as he heard approaching footsteps.
"Ja! And they just let 'im live!" Blitzwing's voice reached him.
"I say we have some fun with the Autobot." Skywarp's voice sounded.
'No!' Bumblebee's mind begged. 'Please, NO!'
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Starscream pulled away from Megatron's lips with a groan. "I sense that one of my wing mates is about to start trouble."
Megatron growled. "I bet it has something to do with Bumblebee." He stated coldly.
"We need to check!" Starscream screeched as he raced down the hall towards the holding cells.
When Starscream exploded through the main doors, Blitzwing had Bumblebee dangling by one of his feet. Bumblebee was swinging punches at Blitzwing in a desperate attempt to get away, but all he managed to do was get himself spinning around and getting dizzy. Skywarp yelped in surprise until he saw that it was Starscream who entered the room.
"So, come to join the fun?" He asked. "What do ya think he'd look better as? Squashed or shredded?"
"Put him DOWN!" Starscream ordered as Megatron entered the brig.
"What?" Skywarp asked.
"You heard him." Megatron replied coldly.
Blitzwing shrugged before he set Bumblebee on the ground. "I don't see vhy you vant to do dat but itz your funeral." He stated.
Bumblebee stood there shaking, unsure if he should run to Starscream or not.
"If I ever catch either near the groundling again, I will not hesitate to terminate you on the spot!" Starscream snarled.
Skywarp gawked at Starscream. "Are you fragging kidding me?" He demanded. "That's an AUTOBOT, Starscream!"
Bumblebee stuck his glossa out at Skywarp as he backed up into his holding cell.
"My Autobot, my orders." Starscream hissed.
"Spoil sport." Skywarp muttered. "Come on Blitz, let's go see if we can make the organic shoot webs out of her hands." He added to Blitzwing as he shoved past Starscream.
As soon as the two Decepticons left, Starscream raced up to Bumblebee. "Are you alright?" He asked as he tilted the Autobot's head to look him in the optics.
Bumblebee didn't trust his voice so he nodded even as he felt fearful tears prick his optics. Megatron watched silently from the doorway with a soft smile. Bumblebee placed his hands on either side of Starscream's arm and seemed to be drawing comfort from him.
"Did they hurt you?" Starscream asked concerned.
Bumblebee tried to shake his head but instead his tears fell down his face and he reached for Starscream, wanting some form of comfort.
Megatron frowned. 'Poor little thing.' He thought.
Starscream wrapped
his arms around the smaller mech, emitting soft noises to try to calm
him down. Bumblebee bawled into Starscream's chest, clinging to his
chest plate like a lost sparkling. He let his pent up fear and loss
out in that one instant.
Megatron saw the way that Bumblebee
trusted Starscream and decided that his lover should offer the option
to defect to the yellow Autobot. It might seem more reassuring if he
said it rather than the leader of the Decepticons, who obviously
terrified the youngling.
"What's wrong, little one?" Starscream asked gently as he stroked Bumblebee's helm.
Bumblebee shook his head. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to tell Starscream that is life was just one huge disaster after another. "My life…it just sucks." He replied hoarsely as he rubbed his head against Starscream's chest.
"At least you still have your spark." Starscream muttered in reply.
Bumblebee looked up at Starscream in confusion. "Huh?" He asked as he brushed his tears away. "How are you living without a spark?"
"Who said I don't have a spark? Everyone knows it's impossible to live without one." Starscream scoffed.
Bumblebee recoiled slightly. "But…you just said "at least you still have your spark"." He squeaked as he cowered.
"I did?" He asked in mock innocence.
Bumblebee nodded his head, his optics never leaving Starscream's face, afraid that if he looked away he would get hit.
"You be the judge." Starscream stated. "Do you hear my spark?"
Bumblebee pressed his head to Starscream's chest and listened. He pulled back and shook his head, his optics wide in shock. "N-n-no." He squeaked. "I don't hear it. There's a hum, but not the whirl that goes with it."
"And what do you think that means?" Starscream asked with a knowing grin.
Bumblebee shrank
away from Starscream's chest. "That you're some kind of
zombie." He replied honestly; he watched way too many monster
movies with Sari.
Megatron fought back a laugh that was building
in his throat. That was one way to look at it.
"But, lucky for you, I won't eat your logic chip." Starscream laughed.
Bumblebee still looked fearful of Starscream. "That's what they all say! "I won't hurt you" then the minute you turn your back, WHAM!, you're a quick easy meal!" He stated.
"Really now? I thought they had lost the intelligence to speak." Starscream stated with a lifted optic ridge.
Bumblebee froze. "Forgot that part." He muttered. "But still, how can I trust some…undead guy?" He demanded.
"I saved you, didn't I?" Starscream laughed.
Bumblebee sighed. "Good point." He whimpered. He snuggled against Starscream's chest and sighed. "Please don't let them near me again."
"If you were to say…become a Decepticon, I bet they wouldn't bother you as much." Starscream stated with a sidelong glance at Megatron.
Bumblebee glared up at him. "I'm not that fickle. And I highly doubt they would stop bugging me because I'm a Decepticon." He stated. "They'd bug me because I'm smaller than they are...and an easy punching bag."
"I am the smallest male Decepticon, and you won't hear them making fun of me! Do you know why? Because, with the Decepticons, your height doesn't matter. You're as tall as you prove yourself to be through your actions." Starscream replied.
Bumblebee chuckled. "So, I could act...taller than Megatron?" He asked.
"Don't push your luck." Megatron stated with a laugh.
Bumblebee grinned before he rested his head against Starscream's chest again. "Can I...have a little while to think about this?" He asked. "You know...just incase...I have second thoughts?"
"That's just fine." Starscream said. "I'll send Shockwave here in a few minutes with a few energon cubes."
Bumblebee nodded as his fuel tank let out a low rumble. He blushed as he looked at his feet. "I knew I should have eaten something before I left to get that Allspark shard." He muttered.
Megatron smiled as he contacted Shockwave and told him to bring three energon cubes down...and made him swear not to tell a soul about what he saw otherwise he would tear out his optic and his vocal processor. He couldn't remember a time when he had to give out so many threats in only three or four days.
"So, I will leave you to think it over. Hopefully you'll have made up your mind by dawn." Starscream said with a smile. He closed the cell door and walked back to Megatron.
Shockwave appeared at that moment with the energon cubes. He gave Starscream a glance before he handed the cubes to Megatron and left quickly; Megatron had started charging his gun when he had looked at Starscream. Megatron chuckled as he handed two cubes to Starscream.
"One of those is for Bumblebee." He stated as he smiled to his mate. Starscream looked down and smiled. He walked over to the cell and handed Bumblebee the cube of energon.
Bumblebee took the cube gratefully and quickly guzzled it down. Megatron chuckled as he drank his own. Bumblebee was an amusing little thing; amazing how he use to think of him as annoying.
"Good night." Starscream stated.
"Night." Bumblebee replied before he curled back up under the tarp. He smiled; he really did like Starscream. For some reason, he was like an older brother to him.
Megatron smiled as he turned to his mate. "Room?" He asked.
"Yes." Starscream chuckled. Bumblebee tilted his head in interest; were Megatron and Starscream together?
Megatron chuckled as he led the way back to their room, Starscream strutting behind him. He chuckled again as he opened the door and ushered his mate in. He closed the door behind him and purred softly as he turned towards Starscream.
"Finally! We're alone!" Starscream exclaimed as he flopped down on the berth.
Megatron laughed softly as he lay down on the bed beside Starscream. He wrapped his arm around his shoulder and drew him in close to him. "Yes. It's nice isn't it? Now we just have to make sure that they leave Bumblebee alone." He stated softly.
"He'll be fine, or I'm going to have to kick a lot of afts." Starscream sighed as he snuggled against his mate.
Megatron nodded. "And I'll add my own touch to the torture." He stated as his fusion cannon hummed.
"Do you think that oblivious little runt even knows what started this Primus-forsaken war?" Starscream sneered.
"Probably not." Megatron replied as he gave Starscream a questioning look. "I thought you liked him." He added.
"I do. But the Autobots have corrupted our image and made us look like the evil ones." Starscream hissed.
Megatron nodded. "Go figure." He replied. "We are more likely to kill another mech than they are." He stated.
"Just because we have different views doesn't give them the right to exterminate us like vermin!" Starscream roared.
Megatron nodded. "True…but don't we want to do the same thing with the Autobots?" He asked with a chuckle.
"They started it!" Starscream hissed.
Megatron frowned. "I thought we started it when I decided to change how things were run." He stated.
"They started it by causing us to start it." Starscream stated.
Megatron chuckled. "Once again, your way of looking at things is quite amusing." He stated as he kissed his mate's helm.
"Thank you." Starscream purred.
Megatron purred in return as he nuzzled his face into his mate's shoulder. "Starscream, you are one in a million." He whispered softly as he snuggled closer to his mate.
"That's saying a lot, since most seekers look the same." He laughed.
Megatron chuckled as he pulled Starscream close to his chest. "True, but none of them think or act the same way that you do. If they all did...I would probably have dozens of mates." He stated with a laugh.
"I could see that." Starscream laughed. "You'd better not."
Megatron kissed Starscream. "Why would I want anyone but you?" He asked.
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Bumblebee shifted slightly, mumbling in his sleep before he sat up. He looked down at his Autobot insignia and sighed sadly. They weren't coming for him; the Allspark had told him that when he had found it. He just hadn't wanted to believe it. Maybe the Decepticons were the best thing for him. He sighed before he shifted again and fell back into recharge.
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"Vhat a vierd little Autobot." Blitzwing commented as he watched Bumblebee sleeping over the monitors.
"So what?" Thundercracker groaned as he reclined in his seat.
Blitzwing shrugged. "I have never seen an Autobot recharge so peacefully vith the Decepticon forces so close by." He stated.
"He must have contacted the other Autobots and knows that they are on the way!" Lugnut shouted.
"Shut up and sit down." Skywarp snapped as he chucked an energon cube at the purple Decepticon.
"Naw, I saw Starscream mess with his transmitter." Thundercracker replied.
Lugnut growled. "How can we be sure that's what he did?" He asked.
"We saw him take out the chip." Skywarp replied.
As Lugnut opened his mouth again, Blitzwing shot it with an ice blast, quickly freezing his mouth shut. "Face it," His Random face cackled. "Starscream's done nothing wrong! Ahahahaha!"
"Best be leavin' Starscream alone; y'all heard what the boss said." Thundercracker growled.
Lugnut mumbled against the ice welding his mouth shut.
Bumblebee rolled over onto his back and smiled in his sleep as he rubbed his head against whatever was in his dreams.
"Vokay...I vill admit it...'e iz quite cute vhen 'e iz asleep." Blitzwing's Icy face stated with a frown.
Thundercracker chuckled. "Vhat?!" Blitzwing demanded. "Look at that!" He screeched as Bumblebee rolled up into a ball and seemed to be purring in his sleep. "You can't tell me that isn't cute?!"
"I never said it wasn't." Thundercracker growled.
Blitzwing let out a strangled noise before he started beating his head against the computer screen, laughing insanely the whole time.
Bumblebee rolled over too far and smacked into the poles of his prison. "Ouch!" He yelped as he leapt to his feet. "Oh...just the poles." He laughed nervously.
Thundercracker stared at the screen. "Too bad there ain't no camera in Megatron's quarters, eh, Skywarp?" Thundercracker laughed.
Skywarp laughed.
"Yah! But I bet Megatron did that on purpose. He doesn't want
anyone interrupting him during something important." He cackled.
"And people call me crazy." Blitzwing giggled.
"Cuz you are." Thundercracker replied.
Blitzwing laughed like a maniac as he went back to beating his head against the computer.
Bumblebee looked at the poles for a moment before he aimed his stingers at them and easily blasted them apart. "Somehow...that was too easy." Bumblebee muttered as he walked out of the cell and decided to find Starscream to tell him his decision.
"Someone buzz Megatron!" Thundercracker shouted as he leapt to his feet.
Lugnut finally broke the ice from around his mouth and contacted Megatron. "Lord Megatron! The prisoner has escaped!"
Megatron blinked in confusion. "Well...that is rather unexpected. I'll deal with him." He replied as he looked down at Starscream snuggled against his chest.
"Shall I come with you?" Starscream asked.
"Probably for the best. He might respond better to reason if you give the order to go back to the cell." Megatron replied as he stood up.
Bumblebee wandered around the hallway, not really caring where he went as long as he avoided the other Decepticons.
"Then let's go than." Starscream stated.
Megatron nodded as he stood up and left his room. He wasn't even 10 feet from his door when Bumblebee came around the corner. The little yellow Autobot looked confused for a moment before he grinned and laughed nervously.
"Guess you heard about the outbreak?" He asked innocently.
"Yeah." Starscream stated as he walked up behind his mate.
Bumblebee looked up at Starscream and shuffled nervously from foot to foot. "I've…made my decision." He murmured.
"Well?" Starscream asked completely intrigued.
Bumblebee looked at his feet. "Considering that the Autobots aren't even bothering to look for me...and because you're kind of like the brother I never had, I've decided to become a Decepticon." Bumblebee stated.
Author's note: And that's that. Did you see that coming? Of course you did, I'm so predictable. My co-writer gets as much say in this as I do, so if you get mad at her for something that I write, I'm as much to blame. We had so much fun writing this up on the roleplay that it has to be put up for everyone to read. Anyways, please leave a nice review before you leave, thank you!