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The Death Row

"Do it fast." Skywarp said. Thundercracker glanced at him angrily.

"Why do I have to do it?" He demanded. Skywarp nodded. "Fine. Let's do it together." They both lifted their weapons. Starscream sat on the cliff they had been watching the sunset last evening. He was playing with rocks on the ground, unaware that he would soon die.

Neither Thundercracker or Skywarp really wanted to kill their former Air Commander. But the leader's orders were the leader's orders.

"On a count to three..." Thundercracker whispered. Skywarp swallowed.

"One... Two... Three!"

No shots were fired. They looked at each other and lowered their weapons.

"TC, I can't do it." Skywarp confessed. "I know." Thundercracker placed his hand on Skywarp's shoulder. "But we have to. Megatron will kill us all, if we don't do it. Either way, Starscream will die."

"Are you trying to convince yourself or me?" Skywarp asked.

"Both, I guess." They turned to look at Starscream.

"You know TC, I can't help thinking that maybe Soundwave was wrong. Maybe there's still a chance that Starscream can be cured. I mean, we can't just give up, can we? Starscream was annoying little brat, but he was still our friend."

Thundercracker snorted. "What do you suggest, that we bring Starscream back? As I said before, Megatron will kill all three of us. He has already made up his mind, he's not gonna change it."

Skywarp shrugged. "I dunno, maybe we could bring Starscream to Cybertron? To Shockwave?"

"And what, let him just confirm what Soundwave said earlier? That would be just stupid. Besides, Shockwave would tell Megatron and we would lose our heads."

Skywarp grabbed Thundercracker's arm. "We have to do something! We can't just-"

"I know! Just... Calm down. We'll think of something... I hope." Thundercracker leaned his head on Skywarp's shoulder. Side by side in the rain, they glared at Starscream, who contently played with the rocks. He cast them down from the cliff and watched them sink in the ocean, smiling.

"Thunder'?"

"Yes?"

"We could... Keep him." Thundercracker looked up to Skywarp. "What?" He spat. Skywarp shrugged. "If we could convince Megatron that we can take care of him together, maybe-"

"'Warp, no offense, but I don't want to have sparklings with you, not our own nor someone else's. That was the stupidest idea yet. And again, Megatron would kill us all." Skywarp sighed. "I guess you're right."

Silence grew longer as they thought. The rain was beginning to pass.

"I know!" Thundercracker exclaimed so suddenly that Skywarp winced. "You finally came up with an idea?" Skywarp asked. Thundercracker smiled and grabbed the black and purple Seeker's arms.

"We could bring Starscream to the Autobots! They have a real medic, maybe they can cure Starscream!" Skywarp glared at him, his mouth a gaping hole.

"Are you trying to shock me out of my processor or is that really your best idea?" He asked.

"What's wrong with my idea? I don't see you coming up with anything." Thundercracker folded his arms.

"What's wrong with your idea?? Maybe the fact that the Autobots are our enemies! They will never help us!"

"What makes you so sure of it? After all, they wish for peace. We could trick them to help us, then leave them when Starscream's back to normal." Thundercracker explained. Skywarp rubbed his chin. "What about Megatron? He will never forgive us."

"Yes he will, when we bring a healthy Starscream back to him. I still believe they had something going on before this... Mishap." Skywarp turned to look at Starscream. "And if the Autobots can't cure him?"

"Then we will get rid of him and return to Megatron. We can say that we were ambushed by the Autobots and then imprisoned. Well, what do you say? Are you with me or are you not?" Thundercracker asked and offered his hand. Skywarp glared the hand before him. Then he took it.

"You know I would never leave you alone. We're in this together, TC." Skywarp promised. Thundercracker smiled. "Then what are we waiting for?"

XXX

Megatron layed on his berth. He thought about Starscream and recalled their lovemaking last night. He held Starscream's insignias in his hands.

He felt miserable. Starscream was lost forever.

Megatron had promised the Seeker to take care of him, to love him, to keep him warm. But there was no one to keep Megatron warm. His berth suddenly felt too cold, too big. He felt so alone, for the first time in his life. There was an empty space in his spark. For a short moment, it had been so full of love. And now... Just empty.

He had fallen in love with the weakness within Starscream, the broken Seeker had stolen his spark. But now he felt weak and broken.

He sat up. He had done this to himself. He shouldn't have fallen in love. He shouldn't have let his walls come down. A mistake. One that he would never repeat again. He vowed to himself to never let it happen again. Despite the fact that he suffered the most from his decision, the guilt he felt did not pass. He had decided to get rid of the Seeker, no one else.

Everything he had ever done, it was all paid in full now. He had gotten what he deserved.

Megatron steeled himself.

There was no room for sparklings in the Decepticon army, he knew that. He didn't have a choice. It was either Starscream or his army. And he himself had once said that warriors are expendable. The cause was more important than one Seeker.

One Seeker that he loved to death.

'Have I become soft? Unacceptable.' Megatron turned on his side and dropped the Decepticon insignias on the floor.

After all the things he had done to Starscream, all the abuse and hatred... Then love? Megatron felt kind of stupid for falling for the same Seeker he had hated for millenias. Or did he love Starscream all along? Maybe. Or maybe not.

Should he stay loyal to Starscream forever?

He had never been loyal to anyone, why should he now be loyal to Starscream? The Seeker was dead. It made no sense. But still, all the other lovers Megatron had ever had, they paled in comparison to the Seeker. Maybe he would have been loyal to him, if only to keep him for himself. But it was of no use to turn it over and over. Starscream was gone.

First hate, then abuse, then desire, then love... And now misery. The chain was broken. And Megatron couldn't take the pain any longer.

"I'm sorry, Starscream..." He whispered and opened his comm. link.

"Soundwave? Come to my quarters. Alone."