Several months go by and the three seekers grow more comfortable with each other. Both Skywarp and Thundercracker shared Starscream's living space, which in turn, became more cramped. Starscream even had to invest in a bigger berth to accommodate them all more comfortably. Some adjustments had to be made, for instance, Skywarp had picked up the bad habit of leaving trash anywhere due to living in the streets, but overall, the three couldn't get enough of each other.
The trio made the time to fly together in the mornings. For Starscream, the morning flights were the best; seeing dawn coming upon them and the chill of the air was invigorating. Starscream and Thundercracker flew side by side, occasionally joining by Skywarp when he wasn't goofing off doing loops or spins. While his flying wasn't up to par with the others, improvements have been made.
"Did you see that?" Skywarp chirped and edged too close to Starscream and nudged his wing. "Oops, sorry,"
"It was alright," Starscream mused and flew lateral some distance to give him some space. "I'd like to see you just enjoy flying without the attempt at showing off." The red and white seeker laughed, joined in by Thundercracker flanking the right.
"Hey, I like to do stuff instead of just flying straight," Skywarp retorted. "Ya know, gets boring after a while."
"We like to enjoy the moment," Starscream spoke. "But if you want a change, we could have a race."
"Not fair," Skywarp whined. "We all know you are the fastest!"
"I'm not too sure about that," Thundercracker spoke, breaking his silence and eliciting a snarky laugh from Starscream. "What? Don't think I could beat you?" Thundercracker playfully nudged his wing into the other's.
"You are so slow, Tc," Starscream mused. "Most of the time, you just putz around."
"Not when it counts," Thundercracker replied, revving his engine.
"We gonan race?" Skywarp asked.
"So what do I get when I leave yous eating my dust?" Thundercracker spoke.
"You know what you get," Starscream lewdly asked, leaving Thundercracker for a loss of words.
"..." Thundercracker would have gaped if he were in root mode.
"Not ready for that kind of challenge?" Starscream goaded. "Not willing to take me on? Why, a bit ago I think you would have jumped at this chance. If you're not ready..."
"Yes, I'm ready," Thundercracker nearly growled. "I've been ready."
"For what?" Skywarp asked confusion clear in his voice. "What's the prize?" There was no answer other than the sound of engines revving. "Full service bath? The middle spot on the berth?"
"Are you that clueless?" Thundercracker huskily said. "The prize is dominance."
Skywarp remained silent.
"You do know what we are talking about, right?" Starscream asked.
"Who gets to be trine leader," Skywarp answered thoughtfully.
"Yes," Starscream replied, smiling to himself as Skywarp's engines rumbled as well. "That is, if you accept the challenge."
"You bet!" Skywarp warbled. "You guys won't see what's coming!"
"Range limits?" Thundercracker asked.
"Stay in Vos," Starscream replied. "One who is not caught, wins. Fly in opposite directions for five seconds, then the game is on. Ready?" The two other seekers said yes. "Go."
The trio of fliers instantly separated and flew in opposite directions. Starscream pushed his engines to the max, putting a great distance between the other two. Skywarp weaved in and out of a high building, and Thundercracker just separated the distance but was out in the open.
Once the time was up, Thundercracker instantly spun around. None of the other two was in his sights, but he immediately flew back, searching the skies for any sign of the others; not only for catching one, but to make sure neither of them was tracking him.
A flicker of purple caught his attention, but as soon as the blue seeker turned towards it, it disappeared. Pushing his engines hard, Thundercracker closed the distance. Skywarp would have to reappear sometime, and he was prepared for it. Almost as soon as he thought about it, Skywarp reappeared above him already transformed into root mode and went to grab for Thundercracker. However, as soon as his hand clasped on the blue wing, Thundercracker spun, causing Skywarp to be thrown downward.
Transforming quickly, Thundercracker grabbed for the other, but Skywarp disappeared immediately. "Scrap," Thundercracker mumbled as he transformed into his alt mode and sped off. He waited for Skywarp to reappear again, and went for him; the distance was closed quickly, but as soon as he was in reach, the purple seeker disappeared again.
Thundercracker laughed to himself. Speed alone wouldn't capture his prey. He trailed behind Skywarp for a little bit, developing a plan. With a chuckle, Thundercracker pressed onward again. This time, when Skywarp disappeared, the blue seeker watched the skies, and when the other seeker appeared, he took note of the coordinates. "I wonder," Thundercracker spoke to himself. He caught up to Skywarp and tried again. Once the purple seeker reappeared, Thundercracker took notes of the coordinates. He did this a few times, each time taking note where the other one reappeared.
"I see," Thundercracker said to himself. "Not entirely random like I initially thought."
"I ain't so easy to catch, huh?" Skywarp goaded and did a few barrel rolls.
Thundercracker acted as if he was going for the purple seeker again, who predictable disappeared. Instead of waiting for Skywarp to reappear, Thundercracker turned left and sped a bit downward. Like clockwork, Skywarp reappeared right below him. Thundercracker transformed, and using the momentum of his speed grabbed ahold of Skywarp's back.
"What the-" Skywarp muttered in his shock and attempted to dislodge his captor by rolling erratically.
"Submit to me?" Thundercracker growled.
"No." Skywarp replied and wiggled with more force.
With a growl, Thundercracker shifted his weight and pointed the other's nosecone towards the ground. He could feel the unease in Skywarp, and he asked once again. "Submit?"
"No!" Skywarp made a last ditch effort to free himself, but upon not being successful, transformed.
Thundercracker carefully adjusted himself while Skywarp transformed into root mode, and soon enough was tightly grasping around the other's chest. Throwing his weight, he pointed the pair straight for the ground and turned on his thrusters. The pair hurdled toward the ground.
"Ah- Tc!" Skywarp whined.
"Submit?" Thundercracker demanded more than asked.
"Yes!" Now stop before you kill us both!" Skywarp whined.
With a chuckle, Thundercracker turned off his thrusters, pulled up, contorting their bodies so his pedes face the ground, and turned his thrusters back on. While they were slowed down, the landing was still rough. Skywarp was knocked to the ground and Thundercracker got to his knees and straddled the other seeker's frame. Trapping the purple flier with his weight, Thundercracker growled in his audial. "You are mine!"
Skywarp, accepting to submit, nodded and agreed. While he was disappointed that he lost, it was no shame to be dominated by Thundercracker. His engines purred and Thundercracker kissed and licked at his neck.
"You don't know how long I've wanted to claim you," Thundercracker whispered lovingly. "I knew you were the one as soon as I set my sights on you across the arena." He playfully bit Skywarp's neck. "I could claim you right here, for anyone to see." He rubbed his hips to Skywarp's aft.
"Yeah well, you still have Screamer to catch, donchya?" Skywarp said, even though he wasn't opposed to the other's suggestion. "You're a target down here."
Thundercracker let out a disappointed sigh. "Yeah," He mumbled. "Head back home. Then, I'll claim my prizes."
"I'll be waiting," Skywarp said and stood up. "Go get 'em!" He watched as the blue jet flew out of sight, then transformed to go back home.
Thundercracker pushed himself hard in his search for Starscream. He grew anxious to find him and claim him as his own. Of all the years he wished for a bond mate, Thundercracker was glad none of the previous ones worked out; he had found the best wingmates to form a trine. He just had to catch the last one.
"Fraggit, Screamer, where are you?" The blue flier growled to himself as he searched the skies of Vos. A flicker of light caught his attention, and soon enough, he was racing after Starscream. Once the red and blue seeker knew he was being chased, he teasingly revved his engines and took off, leaving Thundercracker behind at a slow yet steady pace.
The blue seeker knew he couldn't catch Starscream in a straight flight, but how to coax the other to do so otherwise was a puzzle. However, Thundercracker didn't have time to think of that for Starscream quickly looped around and was on his tail. Thundercracker merely laughed, and pointed his nose cone downward, and took to weaving in and out of the towers.
Starscream was fast, however, Thundercracker took turns incredibly fast and sharp, buying him space. Every time Starscream would get close, Thundercracker would quickly veer to the left and fly sharply between the buildings that lined the sky. This wouldn't work forever, but Thundercracker thought it was fun to hear Starscream curse under his breath.
Suddenly, it was quite. There was only the sound of his engines rumbling. Starscream was no longer behind him, and Thundercracker eased up again, only to feel a clank on his back.
"Scrap!" Thundercracker muttered and did some quick barrel rolls, then reversed his direction. He felt lighter; he managed to dismantle Starscream off his back. Spinning around, the blue seeker caught the tail end of Starscream transforming back into jet mode and flying straight for him.
"This'll teach ya," Thundercracker mumbled. As soon as Starscream was in range, he let his sonic boom rip, causing the other to scream out and plummet downwards. Thundercracker quickly flew after him, hoping to cease this opportunity to catch his prize.
Transforming, Thundercracker grabbed at Starscream's wings, but before he knew it, Starscream spun, freeing himself from Thundercracker's grasp. It didn't matter, for Starscream was low enough that they both were forced to bob and weave between the towers of Vos. In this setting, Thundercracker was just as fast as Starscream was, and the blue seeker used this to his advantage.
Positioning himself directly above the red and white seeker, Thundercracker went to use his sonic booms once again, but before the first crackle even charged up, Starscream rolled on his back, transformed, and shot his null rays, hitting Thundercracker square in the chest.
Panic rose in Thundercracker as he could no longer control his flight. He felt his body, he could feel his wings and tailfin, however, getting them to obey his commands was proving impossible. He saw Starscream smirk and shoot up to catch him.
"Got ya Tc," Starscream goaded. "Submit to me."
"No," Thundercracker replied as he wiggled his wings. He could start feeling them again.
"Well then," Starscream replied, and tried the same trick he had done earlier on Skywarp. The two barreled down towards the ground. But Thundercracker wasn't done yet. Just a few more seconds and he would recover from the null rays.
Letting out a sigh, and a hint of a smirk, Thundercracker felt his wings, and abruptly flipped them, blast on his thrusters, and veered them both off their current path.
"You fragger!" Starscream whined and slid off the blue seekers back. Transforming quickly, Starscream went chasing after the other, but was stopped dead in his tracks. The two seekers faced each other, nosecone to nosecone.
"Nice try Stars," Thundercracker laughed. "I won't stop until you MINE!"
"Hmm," Starscream replied. "Ambitious, aren't we? And rather tenacious. I like that in a subordinate."
Thundercracker let out a growl, and Starscream feistily returned it. The two hoovered there, just staring at each other. Thundercracker let out a yowl and went for it; flying at his prey full speed. Starscream, however, dodge the attack, spun around and held onto Thundercracker's back and reached for the panels on the wings. He yanked one up and the other down, forcing Thundercracker into a few barrel rolls. "This is fun."
"Starscream!" Thundercracker shouted. "You'll crash us!" The blue seeker tried his best to control the flight, but his actions did not do much of anything; it was Starscream who was in control. And the red and blue seeker was flying him toward the ground.
It was no use. Thundercracker transformed and prepared for a hard landing. Once his pedes touched the ground, Starscream thrust the blue seeker on the ground. No matter how hard Thundercracker squirmed, he couldn't move. Starscream had him pinned down.
"Submit to me now?" Starscream smirked.
"Never!"
"You just don't know when to give up, do you?" Starscream said as he grasped both wings and began to twist. Thundercracker screamed out. "I know this hurts, dear Tc." He pulled a bit harder. "Say it. Tell me you submit to me, your trine leader." Thundercracker grumbled what the other took as a no. "I captured you," Starscream said, twisting a little more. "Cry out for mercy, and you won't suffer no more."
Thundercracker couldn't believe how things panned out. He never pictured himself here, pinned down and being dominated. He always imagined things going the other way around. His wings hurt, and he knew Starscream wouldn't rip them out, but he also knew he wouldn't let go. Tears welled from his optics.
"Submit to me Tc," Starscream said. "You won't ever regret it."
"I..AH!" Thundercracker stammered, trying to find one last kick to free himself, but Starscream pressed his body against his. WHen Thundercracker pushed past the pain in his wings and attempted to throw Starscream, the red and blue seeker wound his legs around blue ones, immobilizing him and causing the blue seeker to fall down. He wanted to fight more, but it was impossible, and he had no choice but to admit defeat. "I.. I submit!"
Starscream released his wings, and slid his hands down the length of them, caressing and lovingly playing with the object he was torturing. "Good," Starscream hummed. "Such a good submissive." Starscream licked and kissed at the wings and sat himself upon Thundercracker's backside. His hands wondered over the other seekers body, but he sensed something wasn't right. "Thundercracker?" He asked, and realized the other was sobbing.
One more chapter and the first part is done! Anyways, the spirit moved me this weekend to work on this story. I want to finish it soon, but have to finish a gift fic. Was kinda a challenge to write an action scene, hope it came out alright! I also edited this three times since posting. erg...