Chapter 17 Getting the Key
Starscream seemed excited as he continued. "The child's Key revived Prime when I killed him, perhaps it can do the same for me!"
Megatron frowned. "Yes, that Key is very powerful, but how do we get it?" He whispered as he stroked his lover's helm.
"I haven't figured that out." Starscream admitted as he looked down at his hands.
Megatron pulled Starscream up against his chest before he kissed his helm. "Don't worry about that. We'll cross that bridge when we get there." He stated softly. Starscream smiled up at Megatron as the larger mech nuzzled him affectionately. Megatron stopped as a sudden thought crossed his mind. "Wait," he whispered, "isn't Bumblebee friends with that girl?" He asked.
"OH! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?!" Starscream screeched.
Megatron jerked back as Starscream's screech assaulted his audio receptors. "Ouch." He commented with a chuckled. "So, how are we going to apply this little fact to getting that key...which will also assist us in finding the Allspark fragments?" He asked.
"It will also be a test to see if he is truly loyal." Starscream added.
Megatron nodded. "Indeed." He agreed. He smiled down at his lover as he brought his face close to the Seeker's. "How about we leave the planning until tomorrow and we just take the rest of the night off?" He asked softly.
"My thoughts exactly." Starscream chuckled. Megatron purred as he kissed Starscream again as he ran his hands along the seam of his cockpit. "I can't wait until tomorrow." Starscream breathed.
Megatron nodded. He touched Starscream's cockpit above his spark container. "As am I." He whispered. "It will be a wonderful day to have you complete in my arms."
"I hope so." Starscream whispered.
Megatron kissed Starscream's helm. "If it worked on Optimus Prime, it will work on you." He stated softly. He chuckled before he kissed Starscream properly.
"You sure?" Starscream asked.
"Why wouldn't it work?" Megatron asked. "It fixed my body, didn't it?" Starscream shrugged in response. Megatron chuckled softly. "Don't be pessimistic." He murmured. "It will work. Now, get some sleep; Primus knows we both need it." He stated as he kissed Starscream again before he offlined his optics. Starscream smiled before he offlined his optics and drifted into recharge.
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Megatron grunted softly as he onlined his optics slowly. He yawned, baring his fangs before rubbing his head against Starscream's. "Good morning." He murmured.
"Good morning." Starscream replied as he stretched.
Megatron chuckled softly as he nuzzled his mate. "So, when are we getting that Key?" He asked.
"Whenever you're ready." Starscream replied.
Megatron nodded. "We need Bumblebee to lure the Autobots into an ambush, thus proving his loyalty to us, and then while the Autobots are busy trying to save their hides, we snatch the key off from around the brat's neck." He stated.
Starscream blinked. "Or we could just get him to bring it back." He stated.
Megatron frowned. "That would work too." He sighed. "I was looking forward to shooting some Autobots." He added with a pout.
"Remember what happened the last time?" Starscream asked.
Megatron frowned. "Good point." He muttered as he stood up. "Let's go have a chat with Bumblebee shall we?" He asked.
"After you." Starscream replied as he opened the door. Megatron chuckled as he headed for the holding cells.
Bumblebee looked up as Megatron stood in front of his cell. "Oh! Good morning Megatron, sir!" Bumblebee stated as he quickly stood up and saluted. Starscream smirked. "Oh! Hi Starscream!" Bumblebee stated with a smile. His optics widened. "I mean, good morning to you as well Air Commander." He stated with another salute.
"Oh good, you know my rank." Starscream sneered.
Bumblebee deflated. "Did…did I say something wrong?" He squeaked fearfully as he backed up.
"No, you're fine." Starscream laughed.
Bumblebee sighed in relief. "So, what do I owe the...company?" He asked honestly.
Megatron grinned. "We are looking to obtain the Allspark Key." He stated.
Bumblebee's optics widened slightly. "Oh." He squeaked. "And you want me to bring it to you?" He asked.
Megatron nodded. "Is there a problem?" He asked with a grin.
"No...just not exactly sure how I'm going to get it without someone pointing out the insignia." Bumblebee replied.
"I can rip it off, if you like." Starscream offered as he extended his claws.
Bumblebee yelped as he scampered backwards. "NO THANKS!" He shouted. "I can come up with some lie about it!"
Megatron chuckled. "Not a fan of pain?" He asked.
"I don't think anyone likes getting hurt." Bumblebee replied. Megatron chuckled while Starscream shrugged.
Bumblebee cleared his throat. "So, want me to leave right now?" He asked while rubbing his head nervously.
"Why not." Megatron chuckled as the door slid back.
Bumblebee quickly raced out, gave a quick salute to Starscream and Megatron before racing up the hallway to the base entrance. Starscream and Megatron followed closely behind him. He stopped at the base of the entrance and looked up.
"Need a lift?" Starscream asked as he pointed at the roof entrance.
Bumblebee looked up at the entrance and frowned. "Uh, yah, I think I need it." He replied honestly. Starscream grabbed him and flew up through the entrance to solid ground. Bumblebee quickly hopped out of Starscream's arms before he transformed. "I'll try not to get lost up here." He stated before he went speeding down the mountain.
"If you decide to abandon us, I'll never forgive you!" Starscream hissed.
Bumblebee sighed. "I don't think I ever will abandon you guys. Not...not after...never mind." He sighed as he continued down the trail and headed for Detroit.
By the time he reached the outskirts of the city he was in a bad mood; he almost hit a tree on his way down, six times. Not to mention they were out to get him by dropping broken branches on his head or squirrels falling and landing on his windshield. He also had enough leaf litter stuck in between his tires and joints to feed a farm for a week. He didn't want to see another tree for a very long time.
"Bumblebee!" Bulkhead's voice called out, snapping him out of his fuming. "You're alive!"
"You sound surprised." He retorted coldly.
"Well, you've been missing for a while." Bulkhead replied as he drove up beside him. "When Sentinel said that he sent you all by yourself to retrieve the Allspark fragment, and then the Decepticons turned up, we all thought you were dead!"
Bumblebee snorted as the others pulled up beside him. "Yeah? I didn't see any of you guys trying to save me from them."
Bumblebee followed the others back to the base, ignoring their questions for the most part.
"Come on Bumblebee." Bulkhead whined. "We don't even know where the Decepticon base is! How could we have tried to rescue you?"
Bumblebee merely snorted before everyone transformed when they reached the base. "Yah, use that excuse." Bumblebee snapped. "But one of you could have gone with me instead of leaving me for D-con bait! I mean come on! I'm one guy against an almost complete armada!"
Prowl immediately homed in on the insignia. "Bumblebee why is there a Decepticon insignia on you chassis?" He asked.
"Huh?" Bumblebee asked as he glanced down at his chest. "WHAT IS THAT DOING THERE!?" He shouted as he yanked at it pathetically.
Prowl frowned. "How could you not know that was there?" He asked.
Bumblebee broke down in tears. "I...I don't remember!" He cried. "S-s-starscream ripped out my locating chip a-a-and he turned off my optics so I couldn't see what was going on. He must have turned off the nerve clusters in my chassis because I don't remember ever seeing anything to do with a Decepticon insignia!"
Optimus kneeled down beside him. "It's ok Bumblebee, we'll find some way to get it off." He stated softly. "I don't think it is branded on, so we might be able to ease it off."
Bumblebee leant on Optimus and cried into his shoulder. Sometimes he thought he was too good an actor; he could play the innocent little mech too well. He didn't see the skeptical stare that Prowl was giving him, but the cop bike just shrugged; Bumblebee had been with the Decepticons and they were notorious for pulling stunts like this. Who's to say that Starscream didn't turn off nerve clusters if he had access to them?
"Come here kid." Ratchet huffed as he sat down. "Let me have a look at the insignia."
Bumblebee let Ratchet scan his chassis in an attempt to find some way to get the insignia off. He looked around for Sari, secretly regretting having to take the key away from her. She was his best friend and he didn't want to hurt her, but, he couldn't betray Starscream. The guy was like an older brother to him and he obviously trusted him enough to send him out on an important mission like this one.
Bumblebee hopped off the examination table as Ratchet sighed. "I can't find anyway to get it off." He stated softly. "That thing's stuck to you tighter than a sealed jar."
Bumblebee sighed sadly. "Go figure." He muttered. "Let me know if you find anything." He replied as he walked off to the rec room.
Bumblebee walked into the lounge and collapsed on the couch in a mock form of depression. Almost as if on cue, Sari appeared at his knee.
"You ok Bee?" She asked. "I heard from Bulkhead that you have the Decepticon insignia stuck to you and it won't come off."
Bumblebee smiled sadly. "Yah, I'm fine." He replied in mock depression. "It doesn't really hurt anymore. I was wondering why my chassis hurt this morning, but I was too preoccupied with running away from the Decepticons to bother figuring out why. Guess I should have."
Bumblebee picked Sari up and was struck by a sudden idea. "Hey, Sari?" He asked.
"Yah?" She asked in return and giving him a curious look.
"Want to go for a ride?"
"Sure thing!" Sari shouted.
Bumblebee smiled as he transformed and sped out of the base. Bumblebee blared the music loud so that Sari wouldn't hear his com-link. "Bumblebee to...Megatron?" He asked.
Megatron tilted his head. It had barely been 2 hours since Bumblebee had left. "Megatron." He replied.
"I've got the key...along with Sari." He stated softly.
"Oh slag!" Starscream groaned.
Author's note: And Bumblebee has kidnapped Sari. Will he get away or will the other Autobots get wise to him? Stick around to find out! Leave a review before you leave though, thank you!