Chapter 19 Coming Back
"At once my liege!" Lugnut cried before the line went dead.
Megatron grinned before he looked over at Starscream. "Do you think we should remove the Allspark fragment before he gets here?" He asked.
"I want him to remove it himself." Starscream sneered. "Hold me down so that it looks like I'm being restrained."
Megatron nodded as he quickly wrapped the Key around his middle finger. He advanced on Starscream, grabbed him by the shoulders, and slammed him down onto the recharge bed. "Forgive me if this hurts." He whispered before Lugnut raced into the cell. Starscream shut his optics as pain raced up his back and nodded.
Lugnut stopped behind him. "My lord, what is happening?" He asked.
Megatron growled, hating what he would have to say next. "You were right Lugnut; Starscream can't be trusted." He stated coldly as Starscream growled and struggled under Megatron's grip; he was a very good actor when he needed to be.
Lugnut seemed to inflate. "What are we going to do with the traitor?" He asked as he shot Starscream a smug look.
Megatron snorted in disgust as he glared down at Starscream. "I want you to remove the Allspark fragment from his spark chamber." He stated.
"NO!" Starscream cried as he desperately tried to escape Megatron's iron tight grip.
Megatron fought against the wince that wanted to appear as he stared into his lover's face. Even as he twisted it to look like he hated him, his spark was slowly shattering. He knew that when Lugnut removed the Allspark fragment, a piece of him would end up going with it.
"Lugnut." He growled. "Now."
Lugnut nodded as he reached around Megatron's arm and opened Starscream's cockpit. Starscream screamed as he continued to thrash around, his wings moving erratically. Megatron fought back each wince as it bubbled to the surface with each of Starscream's terrified screams. Whether he was still acting or was genuinely terrified was unknown to him anymore. What made him sick was the fact that Lugnut seemed to be enjoying hearing Starscream scream. His spark, however, was breaking.
"Frag it Lugnut!" He snarled. "If he keeps flailing around he'll get loose! Take the shard out now!"
Lugnut jumped at his harsh tone and nodded quickly. He reached into Starscream's cockpit and pulled out the Allspark fragment. Starscream stopped screaming and watched as the only thing keeping him alive was removed from his spark chamber. Then he went offline, his colours slowly fading away.
Lugnut presented the Allspark fragment to Megatron. "For you, our glorious leader." He stated as he bowed.
Megatron nodded as he took the fragment and subspaced it. "Now leave." He ordered. "I'll deal with the corpse myself." He added.
"Of course, oh glorious leader." Lugnut replied with another bow.
Megatron's optic twitched slightly. "Just go." He snapped. Lugnut quickly took off running, laughing at Starscream's death.
Megatron sighed sadly as a tear crept out of his optic. He sat down on the recharge bed and pulled Starscream's corpse up against his chest. He stroked the helm of the dead Seeker and kissed it. He pulled back and his lover's body hung limply in his arms. The ashen face that had moments ago been so filled with life was far too grey and his mouth was opened slightly.
"Please let this work." He whispered as he looked at the Key. "Please let him come back."
Megatron inhaled deeply before he brought the Key up to Starscream's cockpit. A compartment opened and he inserted the key into the hole provided. He turned the key and the whole room was filled with blinding blue light.
Starscream gasped as he was brought online again. He saw Megatron's face swim into view as his optics finally focused. He smiled up at Megatron as the silver giant let out a sigh of relief. He looked down at his open cockpit and stared in awe as his spark returned to its rightful chamber. Megatron removed the key from Starscream and stared down at his lover's spark. He wasn't sure if they would have to renew their bond or not, but at the moment he was just overjoyed that his mate was alive...for real.
Starscream wrapped his arms around Megatron's neck. "Thank you!" He whispered happily.
Megatron smiled as he nuzzled Starscream's face. "You're back." He whispered softly. "For real this time."
"And the bond's still strong! I can feel it!" Starscream exclaimed.
Megatron smiled as he reached over the bond. 'Starscream.' He whispered. 'I can't tell you how happy I am to have you back and whole this time.' He added as he rubbed his head against Starscream's.
'You don't have to. I can feel it.' Starscream replied before Megatron kissed Starscream a little roughly. 'I love you.' He purred over the bond.
'I love you too Starscream.' Megatron replied as he carefully closed Starscream's cockpit. 'Won't Lugnut be angry when he finds out that you duped him.' He added with a laugh.
'Yep. Hey, Megatron, what's your favourite part of me?' He asked, remembering the day in the alley that felt like it occurred a lifetime ago.
'There are too many parts of you that I love.' Megatron replied with a chuckle. 'But perhaps, your spark and your optics are my favourite.' He added before he pulled Starscream into a kiss.
'You know what I like most about our bond? The fact that I can still talk to you even when my mouth is a bit…busy.'
Megatron chuckled as he deepened the kiss. 'I enjoy that part too.' He agreed. 'And no one else will have to listen to us telling each other how much we love each other.'
'Privacy is a great thing!' He laughed.
Megatron pulled away from his mate and stroked Starscream's face. "Should we go surprise Lugnut?" He asked out loud.
"Yes, let's." Starscream replied with a devious smile.
Megatron stood up and wrapped his arm around Starscream's waist before he pulled the Seeker close to him and kissed his helm. 'Starscream…my beautiful little star.' He purred, earning a chuckle from Starscream.
He smiled as Starscream nuzzled his face into his neck and nibbled on a few wires. He nudged his mate gently with his head before leading the way down the hallway towards the Command Center. He heard shouting and paused to catch what was being said.
"There is no way that Megatron ordered you to kill Starscream!" Bumblebee shouted.
"Lord Megatron ordered me to remove the fragment that was keeping Starscream online. The traitor attacked our glorious leader; he deserved to die." Lugnut replied.
"I was just in there!" Bumblebee shouted back. "Starscream didn't so much as bat an optic shutter at him!"
'I did more than bat my optic shutters.' Starscream laughed.
'I think he's trying to hide what we were talking about. He probably figured everything out for himself' Megatron replied softly.
"Megatron told me that Starscream was a traitor." Lugnut replied. "And he ordered me to remove the fragment from his chest." Bumblebee let out a snarl before Lugnut started shouting. "GET IT OFF OF ME!"
Megatron entered the Command Center and almost fell over laughing. Bumblebee was stabbing his stingers into Lugnut's shoulders while the purple Decepticon tried to grab him off of his neck. Bumblebee could obviously fight when he wanted to.
"What is going on here?" Megatron demanded calmly.
Bumblebee looked up and his face fell when he didn't see Starscream standing beside him. "Is…is it true sir?" He asked as his stingers turned back into hands.
"Starscream's death?" He asked in return.
Lugnut reached behind him and grabbed the yellow Decepticon angrily before dangling him out in front of him. Bumblebee shot Lugnut a death glare before he nodded. Megatron smiled weakly, holding up the charade the best he could.
Bumblebee's face fell. "He's gone?" He asked quietly. "But…I wasn't gone long enough for him to attack you."
Megatron sighed; Bumblebee was going to make this difficult. Curse his cuteness. "He's faster than you think." He replied.
Bumblebee sighed. He glanced back at Lugnut and grinned darkly. He aimed his stinger at Lugnut's optic and fired. The purple Decepticon cried out in pain as he released Bumblebee and clutched his face. Bumblebee quickly scuttled over to Blitzwing as the triple-changer laughed hysterically.
'He's definitely a Decepticon.' Starscream laughed.
'Yes.' Megatron agreed. 'I believe he was one all along.'
Bumblebee laughed as Lugnut tried to grab him. "Over here Lug-head!" He shouted as he vanished behind one of the computer consoles.
"Come out you traitor!" Lugnut snarled.
Bumblebee popped out beside Blitzwing and the two of them laughed as Lugnut continued to search for him.
"You are a natural." Blitzwing cackled as he patted Bumblebee's shoulder.
'Get on with it!' Starscream whined over the bond.
'Get on with what? Reintroducing you?' He asked.
'Yes.'
Megatron cleared his throat. "If you are finished, Bumblebee," he stated causing the little yellow Decepticon to turn to him with a cheesy grin on his face, "There is someone that you should all meet." He added while fighting to keep a smile off his face.
Starscream came strutting into the room with a devious smirk on his face.
Author's note: And…cliffy. How will everyone react to Starscream's resurrection? Stay tuned! Please leave a review after the beep…BEEP!