AN: Yes, someone is going to get revenge here! You'll find out who when you read on… Some Cybertronian time units you might need: klik = 1.2 minutes, nanoklik = 1 second, solar cycle = 1 day, breem = 8.3 minutes.
"I didn't expect you two to be here for a while yet…" Knock Out told the two that had just walked through the door.
"Why would that be?" Starscream looked confused; even though he had a vague idea what Knock Out was getting at.
"Well, you two probably tired each other out, with your excursions last night!" Knock Out was a little surprised when Starscream's cheeks didn't turn blue at the suggestion.
"We might have…" Starscream smirked. Knock Out was the one who looked shocked for once.
"Whatever you two did last night, I don't want to hear about it!" Breakdown told them off when he came through the door.
"Jealous?" Starscream smirked at Breakdown, who grumbled. Yes as it happens. He thought, not daring to voice that thought out loud.
"When those twins decide to show up… maybe we can actually find out who is going first this time." Airachnid silently hoped it wouldn't be her. She enjoyed going last; it meant she got to watch the other five humiliate themselves first!
"I'd like to go last, since that never happens." Starscream glared at Knock Out, who shrugged innocently.
"What never happens?" Dreadwing asked from the door, making both Starscream and Airachnid jump.
"You and Airachnid not fragging each other at night?" Skyquake asked, making Starscream blush and the others laugh.
"Well, that never happens. But he was actually saying he never goes last when we draw wires." Knock Out agreed, sniggering.
"Shall we draw wires, and see if he actually does get to go last for once?" Dreadwing hoped this didn't happen at his expense. Knock Out nodded, before going off to collect the bucket with the wires in. When he returned about half a klik later, the rest of them gathered around him. They all reached into the bucket and grabbed one of the wires, before holding them all next to each other.
"I… I actually have the longest wire." Starscream's optics flickered off for a nanoklik in shock, before returning online.
"So… Who is it I will be asking?" He glanced around the group with a smug satisfaction. He hadn't noticed that Airachnid's wire was the next longest; so she would be asking him. He noticed who had the shortest wire and nearly crowed at it. Revenge! He thought, very tempted to shout.
"Breakdown, truth or dare?" Starscream asked. Breakdown looked rather nervous; Starscream was going to get his revenge for what he was put through last solar cycle.
:: Choose dare. :: Knock Out sent him over com. Breakdown thought about it for a nanoklik, before replying with.
:: Only if you choose truth. :: Knock Out apparently hadn't realised he was next, as he answered with 'deal.' You're going to regret agreeing to that. I'm going to be the one to ask you, and I know just what to ask! Breakdown thought, before answering Starscream.
"Dare."
"Did you enjoy frightening…? Bulkhead, I think his name is, last solar cycle?" Starscream asked. Breakdown wasn't sure where Starscream was going with this, but answered anyway.
"Kind of. I don't think he knew how to handle it, more than me frightening him."
"You think he didn't know how to handle your affections?" Starscream sniggered.
"Then how do you think he would react if you were to go… further?" The shocked looks on everyone's faces made Starscream laugh.
"What exactly do you mean, 'further'? Because I'm not about to force him." Breakdown told Starscream, hoping that wasn't what he had in mind.
"What do you mean what do I… oh. No, that isn't what I meant! What do you take me for?" Starscream didn't receive an answer and so continued with his dare.
"Breakdown, I dare you to kiss Bulkhead." Breakdown's jaw dropped.
"How? I'm not exactly on good terms with him as it is." He looked confused.
"Why don't we lure him out the same way we lured out Optimus?" Airachnid asked, glancing at Knock Out, who shivered in remembrance of that situation.
"With a small stack of energon and crossed fingers?" Dreadwing sounded ponderous.
"It worked last time, didn't it?" Starscream shrugged, before heading towards the door of the med-bay.
"I'll collect the energon; I'll meet you all in the ground bridge room." Starscream told them over his shoulder, before going out of the door. The others soon followed. About a breem and a half later, they were all gathered in a forest clearing. Breakdown was stood nervously guarding the stack of energon, and the rest were hiding behind the trees, talking to each other over com-link.
:: Do you think that Bulkhead will turn up? :: Skyquake asked.
:: Not without back-up. I hope Breakdown is good at quick thinking. :: Airachnid shrugged, before turning around to peek out from behind the tree. A ground bridge opened and they saw a green mech step out of the portal, followed by a red mech with horns and a blue femme.
"Breakdown? Why are you out here? Megatron kick you out of the mines for making a mess?" Bulkhead growled at him.
"Actually… I came here hoping to see you, bringing a peace offering with me." Breakdown told him. Arcee and Cliffjumper where suspicious; Bulkhead hadn't told them exactly what had happened between him and Breakdown.
"You… you were serious? I thought you'd hit your head or something…" Bulkhead looked even more confused.
"Of course I was serious. Why would you think I'd suggest such a thing if I wasn't?" Breakdown looked a little annoyed. Bulkhead seemed shocked, but not as much as Arcee and Cliffjumper.
"What is he getting at, Bulk?" Cliffjumper asked.
"Something that doesn't need to concern either of you… You'd be better heading back to base." That wasn't like Bulkhead, both Arcee and Cliffjumper thought at the same time.
"This better not end up like the MECH incident." Arcee told him, before calling for a ground bridge. After she and Cliff had gone, Bulkhead turned back to Breakdown.
"So, you brought energon. For what? To try and show me you can behave?" Bulkhead sniggered, disbelieving of his rival.
"Actually, you can have it…"
"Wait, really? I can just take this?" Bulkhead looked shocked, more so when he was interrupted.
"On one condition." Breakdown told him. Bulkhead paused, as if to say 'what's the condition?'
"You let me do something to you."
"Not beat me up I hope…" Bulkhead grumbled.
"I've told you, I have developed affection for you. Why would I want to beat you up after that?" Bulkhead pondered this for a few nanokliks, before motioning for Breakdown to do what he was going to do. Breakdown… sauntered towards him. Bulkhead then became nervous. What's he planning? He shouldn't be walking like that; it's almost like he wants to show off… Bulkhead then shuddered.
:: Frag… maybe we should have found a hiding place further away…:: Starscream cursed. He was trying very hard not to laugh, as were the others.
:: Maybe, but it's too late now! :: Airachnid sniggered, thankfully not out loud. While they were discussing this, Breakdown had made his way over, and was now stood right in front of his rival.
"Shutter your optics." Breakdown whispered. Bulkhead looked more worried, but did as he was asked. Breakdown then had a thought before leaning back towards Bulkhead's audio.
"Pucker up." Bulkhead stiffened, before asking.
"What do you mean by…" He then said no more as he felt a mouth on his, and a tongue slide inside. He opened his optics and saw exactly what he thought he was going to. He decided that was… somewhat disturbing and shuttered his optics again. He also decided that even though this was 1. His rival, and 2. A mech; he thought it felt good. That thought disturbed him further and he pulled back. He shouldn't be thinking those things about Breakdown!
"Did you… like it?" Breakdown asked; trying to sound hopeful. Bulkhead really didn't want to answer that, and so he stayed quiet.
"Because if you did…" Breakdown paused, before lowering his voice.
"Maybe we'll have to try a… different kind of fighting." Breakdown then smirked at Bulkhead. Bulkhead himself could only think of one way to react to such attention, and such a thought. He screamed, and ran away. That got them. The five that were hidden behind the trees started laughing at that.
"Did… did…" Skyquake couldn't get the question out, he was laughing too much.
"He just scream like a femme?" Dreadwing finished, somehow.
"Apparently you are not the only mech that does!" Starscream had calmed down a little bit, but started laughing again at Dreadwing's expression.
"He also forgot that I said he could have the energon cubes." Breakdown picked them back up before turning to the others.
"Let's get back to base, before Megatron realises that all of us are missing." The others all instantaneously stopped laughing at that comment. Airachnid opened a ground bridge portal; again only she'd thought about how they were going to get back. All of them quickly scurried through the portal that opened. They purposefully didn't hang around in the corridors; too many witnesses, and quickly headed back to the med-bay. Once the doors had slid shut; they decided to discuss who was next.
"Right, who got the next shortest wire?" Knock Out asked.
"You did." Breakdown paused. Knock Out looked both nervous and shocked. Breakdown is going to be the one to dare me? I don't think so! He'll know exactly what to do to completely humiliate me! Knock Out thought before hearing Breakdown ask him 'Truth or Dare?'
"Truth. Because I know you know the best way to humiliate me!" Knock Out decided he really didn't like the evil smirk Breakdown had directed at him. Yes I do; and you've just walked right into it!
"Explain about this fascination of yours… with Optimus Prime." Breakdown wasn't the only one with an evil smirk after hearing that. The others decided they absolutely had to know this as well.
"I am not answering this!" Knock Out glared at Breakdown for suggesting such a thing.
"Yes you are. No one else has forfeited truth, and you aren't going to either." Starscream glared at him. You made me tell the truth; you aren't getting out of it!
"Alright! Fine…" Knock Out grumbled. It didn't escape his notice that everyone had gone quiet.
"First off… I don't have a crush on Optimus." Knock Out was pleased his answer wasn't met by cheeping; it was met by groans though.
"Did you expect me to say I did? Actually… I appreciate his rims and paint job more than anything else…" Breakdown smirked; he had his suspicions about that. Maybe that's why the doc keeps me around; my paint job is kinda like Prime's and my rims are the same sort of thing… I think.
"What are you going on about?" Starscream pondered; he couldn't work it out and the other three couldn't either.
"I'm not sure you'd get it… But I… have an appreciation for other ground frames that can pull off a glossy finish like I do… and that can make 24 gauge rims look good."
"So… you like the fact Prime can pull off these rims…" Skyquake still didn't get it.
"And the glossy finish…" Airachnid shrugged; she figured it must be a grounder thing. Or maybe a Knock Out thing.
"But you don't have a crush on Optimus?" Dreadwing asked.
"That's correct." Knock Out told them. No cheeping answered him, and so he decided to move on.
"So stop telling me I have a crush on Optimus when I actually don't!" Knock Out sounded triumphant.
"Who's next?" He glanced around the others, trying to recall who had the next shortest wire.
"I was…" Dreadwing decided to point out. He noticed the other four had all pulled out their wires and who had the next longest wire.
"Truth or Dare?" Knock Out asked; silently hoping that Dreadwing would choose dare.
"Truth. I am not doing anything else ridiculous for your amusement." I already did that yesterday. He silently added.
"If Megatron said he would promote you if you did something… intimate to him, would you do it?" Knock Out asked; secretly hoping someone would bring up Skyquake's thing for Megatron.
"What do you mean by intimate?" Dreadwing hoped it wasn't what he thought it was.
"I mean if he asked you to touch his spike… with either your hands or mouth." Dreadwing's cheeks went pale blue at that suggestion.
"My twin definitely would…" Dreadwing sniggered; Skyquake nudged him as if telling him not to speak of this again.
"But… I'm not sure I'd degrade myself in such a way." Dreadwing answered.
"What if this happened… in our lord's quarters?" Knock Out decided to ask; hoping Dreadwing would answer this query.
"I… might consider doing it if such a thing happened in that instance yes." Dreadwing's answer seemed to please Knock Out for some unknown reason.
"Not an exhibitionist then?" Starscream asked with a smirk.
"No." Dreadwing said in a tone that denoted he wasn't saying any more on the matter. Unlike Airachnid and yourself. He added in his head.
"Now then… who is next?" Dreadwing knew the answer; but wanted to make them squirm. Skyquake then got nervous; he knew why his twin looked so smug. He's going to get his revenge; I just know it! Dreadwing then decided to turn his attention to his twin.
"Skyquake; truth or dare?" Skyquake decided he really didn't like the smug look on his twin's face.
:: Choose dare. :: Breakdown told him.
:: Why? :: Was all Skyquake could answer.
:: Because your twin did one; and I think you should too. :: Skyquake was unsure of Breakdown's logic but decided to agree with it.
"Dare." Skyquake instantly regretted that answer when he saw the evil look his twin was giving him.
:: Remember I know exactly what you don't like, dear brother. :: Skyquake could hear his twin smirking, was that what he'd sounded like too?
"Skyquake, I dare you to walk through the corridors for a breem…"
"That doesn't sound too bad." Skyquake didn't realise his twin had paused.
"In your protoform, with something of my choosing written on your front and back." Dreadwing finished.
:: No! I refuse! Choose something else, please! :: Skyquake hoped his twin would change his mind.
:: Turnabout is fair play Skyquake. :: Dreadwing smirked at his twin.
"Can… I take a forfeit?" Skyquake asked hopefully. Dreadwing wanted this. He knew his twin wouldn't forfeit when he heard the suggestion.
"If you forfeit; you have to go up to lord Megatron and tell him how you feel about him, with everyone watching." Skyquake's cheeks went bright blue at what his twin suggested. So I either wander around the corridors for a breem without any armour on, or I go up to Megatron and tell him I've got the hots for him. Either way; I'll look a fool… Skyquake pondered this for a few more nanokliks.
"The dare is the lesser of two evils." Skyquake answered.
"Remove your plating then." Airachnid was the one to suggest this.
"Right now?" He looked nervous.
"Yes, right now." Starscream told him.
"With all of you watching…?" His cheeks flushed a little.
"In the dare club; we all got rather used to seeing each other without armour." Knock Out told him, sniggering. Skyquake decided he really regretted the dare he'd gave his twin now.
"Can you not look?" Skyquake looked hopeful. Dreadwing motioned to the others to turn their backs. They shrugged but then did so.
:: Didn't expect Skyquake to be as shy as that. :: Breakdown pointed out; the others agreeing with him.
:: His twin certainly wasn't! :: Airachnid told the others, sniggering a little at the end. While the rest of them were reminiscing, or Breakdown's case, being filled in; Skyquake had removed his armour.
"What is it you want to write on me?" Skyquake asked; hoping it wasn't going to be too rude or revealing any of his secrets. Dreadwing answered by pulling out a strip of cloth.
"You won't find out." Dreadwing then tied the cloth over Skyquake's optics.
:: Does anybody want to find me something non-permanent to write on my twin with? :: Dreadwing asked the others. Knock Out went off to find something that matched. About a klik later, he returned with a pen that looked similar to the ones he used to write on Megatron's wall that one time.
:: These had better be non… ::
:: Relax. These ones are; it says they can be washed off with a little soap and water. I do think I picked the best colour though; don't you? :: Dreadwing held the colour beside his twin's armour and saw that it matched perfectly. He nodded, before moving over beside his twin. He then wrote something on Skyquake's front; across the top of his chest. Airachnid had quietly snuck over to take a picture for the highest ranked female Vehicon and she made sure to glance at what had been written.
:: That is… evil. It is also very like what you've done to the rest of us. :: She told Dreadwing; who smirked at her.
:: It might teach him not to think up such evil dares for me then; mightn't it? :: Airachnid couldn't argue with that. Dreadwing moved around to his twin's back and wrote the same thing. This time it was written across his wings. Airachnid had taken a picture of Skyquake when Dreadwing had moved to his back. She sent it to the highest ranked female Vehicon, with the caption 'Guess who is walking the corridors in his protoform this time?!' I think that means that Skyquake's fan club will be waiting in the corridors… to do exactly what it says on his front! Airachnid thought, with a snigger. She then moved back over to where the others were stood and turned her back. Dreadwing glanced over and saw that the rest of them still had their backs turned. He removed the blindfold from his twin.
"What did you write?" Skyquake asked.
"You'll find out soon enough. Now, off you go." Dreadwing smirked. Skyquake decided he didn't like it, but headed off out of the door. Dreadwing let the door slide shut before locking it. His twin would be locked out for at least a breem. Probably longer; if the Vehicons he runs into have anything to say about it! Dreadwing thought, before motioning to the others to come join him by the screen; they were going to find out what happened to his twin, whether his twin liked it or not!
XxX
I really hope that Dreadwing hasn't wrote any of my secrets on my front and back… I'd hate for any of the Vehicons to find them out; everyone will know! Skyquake nervously wandered through the corridors, silently hoping that all of the Vehicons were busy. His hope didn't last however. He spotted a small group of them stood just up ahead.
"I'll have to show you the picture; if what they said was true, I hope we find him!" One of them said. Skyquake could only just hear them from where he was standing, trying to become invisible.
"No way would commander Skyquake wander the halls in his protoform!" Another of them told the first.
"His twin did… and he was hot!" A third said, making Skyquake shiver.
"Speak of the handsome devil…" The fourth one said, before pointing behind the other three. They all turned around and Skyquake could have sworn he heard a squeak.
"Can we?" One of them asked.
"He wouldn't have it written on him if he didn't want us to…" Another told them.
"In that case, since I'm highest ranked; I call that!" A third pointed at him, Skyquake wasn't sure where at.
"Wings." The first and second ones both said at the same time.
"Then where can I…" The fourth one asked. The third one pointed again, and the fourth one seemed to like that. All four of them then walked over towards him.
"Um… can I help you?" Skyquake looked nervously at them; he didn't like how they were surrounding him.
"No… but we can oblige you…" The third Vehicon told him. This one was the highest ranked female Vehicon and she couldn't wait to do just what it said on Skyquake.
"Oblige? What do you mean… 'oblige'?" Skyquake asked, not liking how two of the Vehicons had gone around behind him. The other two were a little too close to him as well.
"Just stand still and enjoy it, commander." The highest ranked female Vehicon told him. Skyquake stiffened; what did he mean by that? He then felt four sets of hands stroking him, two on his wings, one on his cockpit and the other… Skyquake's cheeks went bright blue; this felt too good.
"St… Stop!" He winced; he was going to end up losing control if they kept up the touches. All of the hands stilled.
"Do you really want us to stop?" One of the two Vehicons behind him asked.
"Yes!" This is really arousing! He added in his head.
"But… you're clearly enjoying it." The Vehicon who'd had their hands on his… Skyquake couldn't bring himself to think on that. It was only going to make it worse. Said Vehicon looked downwards towards his middle. Skyquake glanced down and shrieked, covering his spike up. I knew that felt too good! He thought; his cheeks returning to that bright shade of blue.
"If you knew how it would affect you… why would you write 'touch me' on you?" One of the Vehicons asked. Skyquake lowered his head, silently burning with humiliation. So… that's what Dreadwing wrote on me. He knew how badly it would affect me! I'm definitely not daring him to do anything particularly evil again! Skyquake thought, before realising the Vehicons were expecting him to answer.
"I… uh… wasn't expecting you to be as… forward as that." Skyquake answered them, before continuing on.
"If you want to… you can, but please leave my spike alone." Skyquake sounded ashamed at the end.
"Can we touch you with our mouths too?" He was almost sure that Vehicon had been the one stroking his spike, but he couldn't quite tell. Skyquake figured he should probably say yes.
"If you want to kiss me… I don't mind." The Vehicons seemed pleased with this answer. The highest ranked female Vehicon took advantage of this, by parting her faceplate and putting her mouth against his. Skyquake wasn't sure about this; he hadn't kissed anyone on the mouth before but decided he'd best enjoy it. The Vehicon nearly squealed when she felt him kissing back. Skyquake did squeak, when he felt something sliding over both of his wings and his cockpit, that didn't feel like hands or fingers. He pulled back from the Vehicon he was kissing and glanced down; he saw one of the Vehicons running his tongue over the glass of his cockpit.
He shivered, figuring that the two by his wings were doing the exact same. He began to fidget, as though saying to the Vehicons that they'd had enough. Both of the two Vehicons in front of him moved back and Skyquake couldn't feel any touches to his wings, so he figured the other two had moved away as well. Which is why he got a shock when he felt two mouths on him, one on each cheek, a few nanokliks later. Is this what Airachnid felt like when Dreadwing and I did this to her? Skyquake pondered, not realising that both of them had pulled away.
"Thank you commander." One of them said, he wasn't sure which.
"Why are you thanking me?"
"For letting us touch you." It might have been the same one that said this. He then saw the two Vehicons in front of him begin to move past. He got a bit of a shock when he felt one of them, he wasn't sure which, grab his rear. The four of them then ran off, all of them sniggering. Skyquake shrugged, before heading off in the opposite direction. He regretted that quite quickly as every time he passed a group of Vehicons, he felt a hand either grab or smack his rear. The Vehicons themselves seemed to find this quite funny. Skyquake didn't; it was humiliating, because each time they did it he'd jump. He was starting to get a bit sick of it, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at who it was, and nearly squeaked.
"Am… I allowed to, commander Skyquake?" An Insecticon asked him. No! You're really not! Was how he wanted to answer, but he decided he'd better let them.
"If… if you want to." He reluctantly answered. The Insecticon made a happy sounding trill, before picking him up and holding him against its chest. Skyquake squirmed a little; but this only seemed to make the Insecticon happier. He turned around and placed Skyquake beside the wall. Skyquake didn't like this; he had the feeling he was going to get someone touching his back. He started to turn around but the Insecticon stopped him.
"I'd like to touch your back." He whispered. Skyquake shivered, but turned back to face the wall. He relaxed a little when he felt the Insecticon's hands stroking his shoulders. The Insecticon also started kneading his shoulders, as though trying to get him to relax more. Skyquake didn't; he was too nervous that someone would try something if he did! The Insecticon persisted however, slowly massaging his way down Skyquake's back. The Insecticon seemed pleased when he felt the seeker start to relax a little. When the Insecticon had finished he asked.
"Did you enjoy that?" Skyquake seemed to take this as a reason to turn around and did so.
"Surprisingly… yes." You're the first one who hasn't tried to annoy or arouse me! He added in his head.
"Thank you… for letting me massage you." The Insecticon sounded pleased and he walked off, probably towards The Hive. Skyquake decided since there wasn't anyone around; he'd check his chronometer. What? How has it been two breems?! He realised he could actually go back to the others and began to run in the direction of the med-bay.
He, thankfully, didn't find any more Vehicons or Insecticons in the corridors on his travels and quickly went through the door. He expected that the rest of them would be all looking at him when he walked back in. What he didn't expect was all of them, but his twin, to walk towards him. He also didn't expect all four of them to slide their arms around him in a hug. It only lasted for a few nanokliks, but after they all pulled back he felt a hand smack his rear.
"Airachnid! I know that was you!" He shouted at her. The other three laughed; Airachnid hadn't expected to be caught.
"What? It's too tempting. I can see why the Vehicons couldn't resist either." She clarified. Skyquake's cheeks went blue; he wondered just how much of what happened they had seen.
"Did you enjoy the attention, dear brother?" Dreadwing asked him with a smirk.
"How much of that humiliation did you see?" Skyquake sounded worried.
"All of it." Knock Out told him; with a smug smirk on his face.
"Including…?"
"Including when the Vehicon stroked your spike, yes." Starscream finished for Skyquake. Airachnid made a mental note to ask if it was the highest ranked female Vehicon that had both kissed Skyquake and gave his spike a stroke; since she reckoned it was the same Vehicon that did both.
"Can… one of you please get this off?" He pointed at the writing on his chest. Dreadwing shrugged, before asking Knock Out to find a sponge, soap and some water. A few kliks later, Skyquake had been cleaned and he'd put his armour back on. He then turned to Airachnid.
"Truth or dare?" He asked her; hoping she picked dare.
"Truth." She smirked; like she knew what he was hoping for. Skyquake thought for a moment, before asking her what he'd come up with.
"Have you ever kissed a femme, and if you have, who?" Airachnid looked to be considering it for a moment.
"Well… I'm pretty sure I kissed her when we got drunk together once…" She paused wistfully, making all of the other mechs curious.
"Who?" Skyquake looked confused; he didn't think her the type.
"Thunderblast." Both Dreadwing and Skyquake's cheeks went blue and with the other three laughing; they didn't hear the cheeping to answer this statement.
"R-Really?" Dreadwing asked; seriously hoping not.
"No, silly. I didn't; but I wish you could see the looks on your faces!" Airachnid began laughing as well and both of the twins let out a sigh of relief.
"You… didn't answer the question." But you did wind us up pretty well. Skyquake added in his head.
"No, I have never kissed another femme." Airachnid's answer wasn't answered by cheeping.
"Right, now that that is over… Starscream, truth or dare?" The look on Starscream's face said 'frag; I hoped she wasn't going to be the one to ask!'
:: Choose dare. :: She commed him.
:: No way! You'll humiliate me! :: Airachnid thought for a moment.
:: If you choose dare… I'll also let you choose something else… when we go to berth. :: She lowered her voice; knowing what that did to him.
"Dare." He answered almost straight afterwards. Got you. Airachnid thought, before turning to the others.
"What would you like him to do?" Airachnid liked the look on Starscream's face. He looked terrified.
"I'd like to see him kiss the female Autobot. Give him a taste of his own medicine." Breakdown told her. Arcee? Starscream and Arcee? Now there's an interesting thought! Airachnid added in her head.
"I'm pretty sure you could think of plenty ways to humiliate him on your own but…" Knock Out paused.
"I wouldn't mind him going up to Megatron, who is probably taking a nap right now, and climbing into his lap." Airachnid nearly started laughing at the picture that put in her head. I wonder if Megatron would decide Starscream is a femme and try to kiss him… She sniggered at the thought.
"I'd probably want to command him to do things… embarrassing things." Skyquake smirked; knowing what he was going to suggest if this idea was chosen. So… Skyquake wants all of us to choose a way to humiliate Starscream… He really is as evil as his twin. Airachnid thought.
"Maybe he should try and make it up to someone else; with a kiss, like he did you?" Dreadwing suggested. So… Dreadwing was the one who suggested that in the first place! Airachnid smirked in realisation.
"All of those are good…" Airachnid paused for a few nanokliks.
"Starscream… I dare you to go up to Arcee, and tell her you'd like to make it up to her…"
"How on Cybertron am I supposed to…?" Starscream got a shock when she interrupted him.
"By doing whatever she asks you to." Airachnid smirked. She'd tried to combine the dare suggestions as best as she could; but she couldn't quite incorporate them all. Starscream's face had gone pale blue.
"Um… can I forfeit?" He decided to try and find out what the lesser of the two evils was.
"If you do… You have to climb into Megatron's lap and kiss him." Knock Out smirked; she did manage to find a way to use his suggestion after all.
"No. Way." Starscream growled; deciding his dare was definitely the lesser of two evils.
"I suppose that means we are going to the storage room to get some energon to lure out the Autobots again…" Knock Out sounded a little disappointed; but he knew Starscream was going to end up humiliated either way.
"Let's, before Soundwave can realise that we've been in there again…" Breakdown started to move towards the door, with all of the others following behind him.
XxX
Why is it, every time that we need to lure out the Autobots for someone… we come to this clearing? Starscream pondered in his mind. It was helping distract him momentarily. The rest of them had learned from last time and hid a little further away. It didn't take long for a ground bridge portal to open and some Autobots to come through. The red horned one, and… Arcee. Starscream became even more nervous; he couldn't predict how the red horned one would react.
"Did one of the cons make you do this Scream?" Cliffjumper asked, a small smirk appearing on his features. I can't answer that… first rule of dare club and all… Starscream thought to himself.
"Every time we come to into this forest detecting energon… there's one of you high ranking cons guarding it. And you always ask for a specific one of us." Arcee summarised what the Autobots had experienced so far.
"So which of us two do you got the hots for Scream?" Cliffjumper smirked at Starscream; whose face had gone bright blue. The Autobots thought he'd been caught out. The rest of the cons didn't; but three of the five of them were trying very hard not to laugh; at Starscream, Knock Out and Breakdown.
:: See Knocks, even the Bots think you have a crush on Optimus! :: Knock Out could almost hear Airachnid's smirk.
:: Because I acted like I had one when I did that particular dare. :: Knock Out sounded a little too annoyed for Airachnid to tease him anymore, so she decided to see what Starscream would do.
"As it happens… you, my dear." Starscream turned to smirk at Arcee.
"She's taken." Cliffjumper smirked; hoping to deflate Starscream's spirit a little.
"I'm not here for that! I'm here to… make it up to her." He sounded cross. Arcee then glared at him.
"You mean for capturing and torturing my partner?!" She screeched at him. In both senses of the word? Starscream thought; he wasn't going to ask it out loud.
"Yes… if that's what you would like it be for." Starscream nervously answered.
"How do you intend to do that?" Cliffjumper was genuinely curious.
"In whatever way she'd have me do." He answered; hoping she didn't order him to do something that would offline him.
:: I think I know. Remember that particular punishment Jack mentioned? :: She commed Cliffjumper; wanting his opinion.
:: You mean the one that parents give to naughty children? Fits. :: Cliff told her with a smirk.
"Get down on your hands and knees." Arcee told Starscream out loud. He looked nervous, but did as asked.
"Can you remove your crotch plating while knelt down?" Starscream looked shocked at what she was asking.
"You expect me to do this? Right now?" Starscream looked worried; just what was she going to ask him to do?
"Yes, she does; unless you'd like to pay with your spark instead?" Starscream decided he better not test her or Cliffjumper's patience.
"Alright, but don't touch." There's only one Cybertronian besides myself allowed to touch that; and it isn't you! Starscream added in his head. A few nanokliks later, his crotch plating lay on the ground beside him.
"Lower your head." Starscream decided he didn't like this now; he wouldn't be able to see what they were doing. He reluctantly did so, starting to shiver a little.
:: I've worked out what they're planning! :: Airachnid told the others over com. She very quickly got four replies of 'what?' and so commed the others what it was.
:: Starscream might not be able to sit after that! :: Knock Out told her; he knew what it was as well. The other three looked confused still.
:: You'll see what it is in a minute; I get the feeling he should have realised what they're going to do by now, but he hasn't for some reason. :: He's definitely done it before… She added in her head; she'd been the one to do it to him after all, but the other four didn't need to know that!
Starscream had shuttered his optics; not wanting to see what manner of horror they were going to inflict on him. I hope they aren't going to shove anything between my… He didn't get to finish the thought, as he felt something hit off his rear. It didn't hurt, much. The one that came a couple of nanokliks later did.
"Hey! That hurt!" He shouted at whoever it was behind him.
"Getting your rear smacked is supposed to hurt, or at least that's what Jack told us." Cliffjumper answered; before smacking Starscream again. Said mech cried out, now knowing that this was a human punishment made his cheeks go pale blue. Cliffjumper and Arcee seemed to think it was funny that he cried out every time one of them hit him.
"What are you not to do?" Arcee asked, after about a klik of this.
"Uh… torture your partner?" He sounded unsure; but that might have been from how much his rear had to be hurting at this point.
"Right. Now repeat after me; changing the 'yous' for 'I's' where necessary." Arcee told him. Starscream groaned, but agreed.
"Sit." Cliffjumper told him. Starscream reluctantly did so, being very careful not to flinch. His rear did hurt; and Cliffjumper probably knew it too.
"You are a naughty mech who needs to learn how to behave." Arcee started what she wanted him to say.
"I am a naughty mech who needs to learn how to behave." Starscream repeated.
"You are not to torture mechs or femmes."
"I am not to torture mechs or femmes."
"You are not to flirt with me." When Arcee said this she got a com from Cliff; making her stiffen.
"I am not to flirt with you." Starscream parroted, but then wondered why she hadn't said anything else. Is that it? Am I allowed to cover myself back up yet? He pondered. While he was doing this, Arcee and Cliffjumper were discussing something over com.
:: Starscream told me something rather interesting once; about him and Airachnid. :: Cliff told her.
:: Oh? ::
:: About them being into each other. ::
:: Starscream and Airachnid huh? Think she knows how he feels about her? :: Arcee asked.
:: Why not get him to repeat it, only if it is true? :: Cliff suggested. Arcee smirked, before nodding at him.
"Stand up and face those trees." Cliffjumper told him. Starscream looked confused, but did so. He'd completely forgotten that's where the rest of the Cons were hiding.
"Only repeat this one if it actually is true, and shout it out if it is." Cliffjumper whispered to him. Starscream looked nervous.
"You have a crush on Airachnid." Starscream's cheeks went blue.
"I have a crush on Airachnid!" He shouted. Arcee couldn't help sniggering; she knew Airachnid would have heard that; Cliff had told her she was hidden behind those trees, and was probably appreciating what she could see.
"Why?" Cliffjumper asked; with an obvious smirk.
"Because she is the sexiest femme ever to grace the Decepticon ranks, and she can command me any solar cycle!" Starscream was certain he heard more than two people laughing at him.
"I think we'll leave you to pick up what little is left of your dignity Scream." Cliffjumper told him, before transforming and driving off. Arcee wasn't far behind him.
"I think you're right about him picking up what's left of his dignity Cliff!" Arcee laughed.
"Not sure if I'd just done that in front of you I'd be embarrassed, though…" Cliffjumper told her, making her smile internally.
:: You gonna come join us Starscream? :: Breakdown asked.
:: Err… that would be a good idea, wouldn't it? :: Starscream answered before walking over towards the rest of them.
"I can command you any solar cycle, can I?" Airachnid asked with a smirk. The other four started laughing again.
"Yes… do you have any commands for me?" He bowed, apparently still not realising.
"As much as I am appreciating the view… go and retrieve your crotch plating, and the energon cubes." Airachnid started to laugh at the look on Starscream's face; apparently he'd forgotten he didn't have his plating on! Starscream glanced down and quickly covered his parts up. When he turned around and started to walk towards the pile of energon cubes he was certain he heard Airachnid speak.
"I can't say I blame Arcee… I know I'd want to hit that!" Starscream's cheeks went blue; he knew they had done it already. Maybe I ought to return the favour… He pondered while reattaching his plating. He collected the energon cubes and then went back to the others.
"Shall we go back to the Nemesis to discuss things, instead of out here where we risk being caught?" He asked, sounding a little annoyed. He had a sneaking suspicion that the others would ask questions.
"Fine." Knock Out sounded grouchy. Starscream knew he would want to ask questions. Airachnid again opened the ground bridge and the group all headed through. Only once they had made their way back to the med-bay, did the questions start.
"What exactly was that?" Dreadwing asked Starscream.
"It's a human punishment. Usually performed on younglings by their parental units." Airachnid explained; Starscream looked a little embarrassed by it.
"So… why did Arcee do it to Starscream?" Breakdown asked.
"Probably because she thought it would be a good way of humiliating him." Or she thinks he acts like a youngling! Airachnid added silently.
"Then… why do you want to do it?" Knock Out asked with a smirk. He had his suspicions what the answer would be.
"Because… couples sometimes do it to each other." Airachnid decided she didn't like the look that Knock Out was giving her.
"Have you?" He asked.
"The details of what we get up to behind closed doors are not open for discussion!" Starscream told Knock Out, his cheeks flushing blue again. Airachnid didn't answer either. The others decided this meant yes, they had tried it.
"Anyway… Are we doing a group dare now?" Breakdown asked, wanting to get off this topic. Unlike the other three; he had no desire to hear about what Airachnid and Starscream got up to behind closed doors.
"I have an idea about that…" Dreadwing started to tell the rest of them.
AN: I think I'll just leave that there; until next chapter! For your benefit; yes it was the highest ranked female Vehicon that kissed Skyquake (and gave his spike a stroke), in case that wasn't clear.