Chapter 20 Bondage
Lugnut's jaw hit the ground in shock. "W-w-what?" He gasped.
Bumblebee was fighting with himself not to go running over to Starscream and hug him to death. "HA!" He shouted as he spun around and stuck his glossa out at Lugnut. "Told you!"
"I thank you, Lugnut, for if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have had so much fun dying." Starscream cackled.
Bumblebee looked back at Starscream, pure admiration in his now red optics.
'Uh oh.' Megatron chuckled to his mate. 'I think the little Bee likes you.'
Lugnut was staring at Megatron in disbelief. "Why my lord?" He asked hoarsely.
"We lied to you." Starscream sneered as he stood beside Megatron. "It was all a joke. I really did die though."
"If you died than why are you here!?" Lugnut demanded as he lunged at the Seeker.
Megatron stepped in front of Starscream and grabbed Lugnut around the throat. "Don't even think about it." He growled as he tossed Lugnut aside.
"The child's Key brought me back to life." Starscream announced proudly.
Professor Sumdac gasped. "Sari's Key? How did you get it?" He demanded.
Bumblebee tapped his index fingers together nervously. "Um…about that." He muttered to Sumdac.
"Do not meddle in affairs that are too complex for you, Professor." Starscream spat.
"That is my daughter's key! It's my right to know what became of her after you took it away from her!" Professor Sumdac snapped.
"She'll live." Megatron replied simply. "Return to your project Professor, unless you want Starscream's claws on your flesh."
"Or through it." Starscream added, extending his talons.
Bumblebee looked up at Megatron and nodded. "Professor, I'd advise you to do as they say." He stated. Sumdac glared at him before returning to his work.
'Ok, now what?' Starscream asked.
Bumblebee tilted his head curiously. "So, what's the Professor working on?" He asked.
"A spacebridge." Starscream replied.
"Oh, good luck with that." Bumblebee chirped. "Half the Autobots can't even build the base of a spacebridge, let alone the whole thing."
"The Autobots were the ones who created them." Starscream hissed.
Bumblebee nodded. "I know, but ask any Autobot and most of them wouldn't be able to tell you how one worked."He stated. "Course, I've had to rewire quite a few." He admitted as he scratched his head.
"That's probably why they put you on the repair crew." Starscream replied with a slight smile.
"Amongst other reasons." He muttered.
'Can we go?' Starscream asked.
'Go where?' Megatron asked as he watched Bumblebee turn towards Blitzwing as the triple-changer started laughing insanely.
'I think you know.' Starscream purred.
'Our quarters?' Megatron asked as he purred over the bond.
'Yes.'
Megatron smiled softly before he turned and nudged his mate gently down the hallway. He punched in the password to his room, nudging his mate into the room. He closed the door, locked it, then spun around to grab his mate. He growled hungrily as he stared down into the Seeker's optics. Starscream smiled deviously up at Megatron, emitting a growl that matched his. Megatron growled even deeper before he captured Starscream's lips in a deep, passionate kiss. His spark started whirling in excitement as he reached out and met Starscream's spark on the other end of the bond. Starscream's cockpit, in response, slid open on its own.
'Eager are we?' He asked.
"Guess so." Starscream replied with a gasp.
Megatron chuckled cruelly. "Hmm, maybe I don't want to bond right now…perhaps you could convince me otherwise?" He purred as he touched Starscream's cheek.
"I hate when you do that." Starscream growled.
Megatron chuckled as he kissed Starscream again. 'Don't cry my love.' He whispered. 'Sometimes it's better to convince the other to bond.'
'Is that fact that I'm alive not a good enough reason?' Starscream laughed.
Megatron shrugged. "Perhaps." He replied.
He quickly bared his spark to his mate and pulled him close to him, connecting their sparks. Starscream's head fell back, the crackle of their sparks drowning out his cries. Megatron purred happily as he felt his mate's lifeforce intertwining with his.
'Starscream.' He purred as he held Starscream close to him.
'Yes…Megatron?' Starscream asked.
Megatron pulled Starscream's head up and kissed him. 'You have no idea how happy I am to have you back.' He purred as his spark glowed powerfully.
'Like I said before, I can feel it.' Starscream replied.
Megatron smiled before he pulled his spark away from his mate's. He closed his spark chamber and panted with exhaustion. He looked down at Starscream before kissing him again.
"That's it?" Starscream asked.
Megatron laughed. "For now." He replied. "I'm a little tired." He stated as he walked around Starscream and lay down on the bed with a smile. Starscream lay down beside him and started pawing at his chest plate, whining. Megatron chuckled as he bared his spark again. "Sparkling." He teased.
"That's exactly what I want. A sparkling." Starscream replied.
Megatron frowned. "I don't think that sparking one at the moment would be a very good idea." He stated. "With Lugnut wanting you dead, it could put you at serious risk."
"It would be a part of you; I don't think he would dare harm it." Starscream replied. "Not if his loyalties are as good as he claims."
Megatron frowned. "Then what are you waiting for?" He asked with a grin. "My spark is sitting here exposed to the world."
Starscream laughed before he slid his cockpit open. Megatron pulled his mate close to him before he reconnected their sparks, enveloping the room in brilliant blue light. Starscream began showing Megatron images of his past mates, each bonding ending sorrow and pain for the said mech.
'Holy frag!' Megatron exclaimed. 'How many mates have you had?'
'Many, both femme and mech alike. Sadly, every one that I believed to love me left me with a sorrowed spark.' Starscream replied.
Megatron held Starscream close to him. 'They don't know what they left behind.' He whispered softly. 'You are worth every bit of pain and sorrow I went through before I realized that I loved you.'
'I'm so happy that I found someone who would say that to me and mean it.' Starscream whispered back.
Megatron stroked Starscream's helm. 'I don't think anyone could love you the way that I do.' He whispered before he pulled his lover close to him and kissed him, earning a smile from the smaller mech. As he started to deepen the kiss, he felt his spark beginning to reach a very high temperature. 'I don't think that's supposed to happen.'
'M-maybe we should stop?' Starscream asked.
Megatron nodded as he gently set Starscream down on the bed and closed both of their spark chambers. "That didn't seem like a good thing." He commented. "I don't think a spark should reach that temperature."
"Do you think something is wrong with me?" Starscream asked, frightened slightly.
Megatron kissed Starscream's forehead gently. "I don't think so." He replied as he pulled back. "It doesn't feel like you have a high internal temperature, I don't think anything is wrong." When Starscream looked at his cockpit worriedly, Megatron sighed gently. "If you're so worried about it, check." He murmured. Starscream nodded before he opened his cockpit. "See anything?" Megatron asked softly as he nuzzled his mate.
"There's a white speck." Starscream replied flatly.
Megatron frowned. "Guess there was something after all. My apologies." He stated.
"What is it?" Starscream asked, a bit frightened.
Megatron frowned. "I don't know." He replied before he tapped the speck lightly. "Feel anything?" He asked.
"I don't think you should poke it." Starscream stated.
Megatron stopped poking it and sighed. "What is it?" He asked as the Key that was still on his finger began to glow.
"I'm not sure. I've never seen anything like it before." Starscream replied, biting his lip. Megatron shook his head slightly before the Key glowed brightly and sent a beam of energy at the speck. "What's it doing?!" Starscream shrieked.
"I don't know!" Megatron replied as he jerked his hand away from Starscream's spark. The little speck glowed for a moment before the image of a small spark appeared in his mind. "Are you seeing this?" Megatron asked his mate. Starscream nodded in shock. "Is that speck…a sparkling?" Megatron asked, making Starscream's optics widen. Megatron shook slightly. "A sparkling…our sparkling." He whispered. He turned to his mate with tearful optics. "Starscream."
"Y-yes?" He asked, still stunned.
He leant in and kissed his mate. "Thank you." He whispered.
"I highly doubt that I could have done this by myself." He laughed as he hugged his mate.
Megatron chuckled. "But it was your idea to rebound." He murmured as he nuzzled his mate. "And it will be you who will be carrying our sparkling."
"Fine, rub it in." Starscream laughed.
Megatron chuckled. "What? I'm not the one with a spark speck on me." He cooed softly as he closed Starscream's cockpit. "What do you think it will be? A femme or a mech?"
"Whatever it will be, it will be beautiful." Starscream stated.
"Of course; it has half of your DNA." Megatron purred.
"OOH! That's so sweet!" Starscream exclaimed.
Megatron chuckled. "But it's true." He cooed.
"Lord Megatron." Shockwave stated as his com-link buzzed to life.
"What now?" He demanded.
"Sir...well...we've detected something." Shockwave replied. "However we can't identify it."
Author's note: And that's the end of this chapter. Aww, Screamer is carrying the sparkling! Shadowbreaker777 and I were thinking about making Megatron carry it, but Megatron doesn't seem as "motherly" as Starscream does, so that idea was shot down. Anyways, what do you think was detected? Leave me a review and tell me what you think!