Shadows of Darkness

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Megatron's P.O.V

Soundwave followed me down one of the many hallways that built the body of the Nemesis. This one was special because it contained one solitary confinement cell in the wall. When the Nemesis was being built Lord Praxius, my creator, put the cells in the walls intending them for Autobot Seekers to 'convince' them to join the Decepticons. Seekers love the air and without the sights of the sky or the privilege of flying they go insane.

The older Decepticons know of the cells but as time went by the more glitched younger generations were not told. Barely four of the older Decepticons know of peace during the Golden Age, those being Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave and myself. Shadowfire, Wasp, Barricade, Blitzwing and the Constructicons were the more well known of the younger generation and only four of them had no glitches.

From what I heard is that Shockwave experiments with the sparklings in his nurseries. Neither Wasp or Shadowfire know about what happens as they were both barred from ever entering. To this day I don't know whether that is a result of his lack of a mouth and one optic.

The war started when I had achieved my adult frame. Starscream's family were murdered by the Autobot Council Elders fairly early in the war. Lord Praxius, who was very good friends with Starscream's family, was spark broken and rallied the first who would call themselves Decepticons. At first the Decepticons met secretly arguing tactics and leadership, I still remember those days and my first battle.

Well I stopped in what seems to be a normal wall but that was just the disguise for the cell door. "Wasp come here" I ordered and felt a dark sense of happiness as Wasp obeyed me and shuffled closer. He was shaking and his door wings were drooped, it was quite obvious that he still felt he had betrayed his friends, faction and ideals.

I put my servo on his shoulder and he flinched from my touch. I patted his shoulder somewhat awkwardly hopefully comforting him a little bit. Soundwave scanned me wandering if I was okay then he shook him helm probably in amusement. Wasp walked outside the cell and Soundwave closed the door making the wall look normal again.

Soundwave did not require an order and walked away leaving us two alone. "Wasp I'm transporting you to the med-bay to make your armour more... Decepticon like" I say while rubbing my armour wandering if I should requisite Barricades armour polish or not. I like to keep up my appearance when there is lag in the war... Like now.

Wasp flinched again when I rubbed his helm gently thinking I would crush it without a warning. I would never do that willingly to one who shared my Energon. Optimus was a different story, he had willingly chosen to deny our filial connection. "You know what Optimus and I did before the war?" I ask Wasp in an almost cheeky tone and he looked at me like 'No and I don't give a frag'. I just laughed a little bit and rubbed his helm a little harder.

"Optimus was a dock worker and I was a miner in the Energon mines. Why would a dignified creation of Lord Praxius who was the Lord High Praxius be working in a mine?" I paused and watched as the youngling took in the meaning of my words.

"The High Council took my creators job away leaving him with two sparklings to take care and no credits to feed them. He worked in a bar. My female creator was dead after an accident on the Prime highway in Iacon" I could see that he was beginning to understand but was trying hard to let it show.

"Once I was old enough to work he enlisted me in the work of the mines. Right from a youngling I worked in them. I helped put energon on the table and once Orion as he was known then was able to work he wasn't put in the mines he was put in the Supply Depot as a Administer. I was working with back strut breaking work while he was put in a office all he had to do is type away and he gets paid. When I found out I had a huge fight with my creator." I explained what I had done, trying to keep the bitterness and anger out of my voice, in what I hoped was a wistful tone. Optimus had called me a low life loser then.

Wasp looked at me then rolled his optics at me. I just smiled when I saw the way he did it as he reminded me of Minerva. My spark broke when I remembered her death. We walked into Hooks med bay and ordered him what needed to be done as he gave the usual reply "Yes Lord Megatron" and pushed me out of the Med Bay so he could get to work on making Wasp more menacing.

Shadowfire's P.O.V

Optimus repeated the Autobot Oath to me and I did the same. Ratchet had taken off my Decepticon insignia and I sighed in relief knowing I do not have to be somebot else. After Optimus painted on the Autobot insignia I asked to see Starscream. Jazz seemed to sense my anxiety in the meeting and escorted me.

When I walked to the brig and stopped in front of Starscream his optics flashed from surprise to something unidentifiable. I have only seen this look when he was with his enemies. I saw hate and I crossed my arms to show him that I was defiant.

"Whatever happened to staying together in when odds are against each other?" Starscream said using sarcasm. I frowned at his use of our bonding vows. It hurt less than what I expected and I wouldn't allow Starscream to antagonise me.

"Well lets just say Starscream I have changed sides because I seen what the Decepticons are really like" I retorted Starscream lunged for me but was prevented by the shackles that bound him to the wall. "When I get my servos on you, you will wish that you didn't betray me and the Decepticons" Starscream threatened and I faked a shudder but stopped. I replied "Yeah so? When you get your servos on me you won't do slag because you know you love me with all your spark. You would never hurt your own but you would hurt others" I wanted to get in there and beat the living slag out of him.

Knowing what I said is true because Starscream values his own spark and wouldn't have it scarred at all by the death of a sparkmate. Megatron's spark is scarred from the death of Minerva he won't be able to bond with anyone after the war is over because of her death. Starscreams optics brightened a little bit and replied "You're a Decepticon by energon, right? So your always will be a Decepticon in life and death" I let out a small laugh "No you fool, I am not a Decepticon by energon I am a Autobot by energon. Never was tied to the Decepticons by that only as a chance and younglinghood but never energon" I huffed and looked at Ultra Magnus who went to the electricity shock and shocked Starscream for ten seconds after that I left.

Before I reached the door I stopped and looked at Starscream then muttered "You are a monster and you lied to me".

I went to the rec room and got some energon. "Shadowfire!" Jazz waved to me while shouting my name and I walked over to his table only blaster was at the table Prowl is not anywhere near. "Whats up chicka?" Jazz asked and I smiled a little bit "Not Much".

Jazz and I were getting pretty close to each other while others avoided me because of my previous fraction. "Have you guys tried to break Barricade yet to give up information yet?"

Jazz shook his helm no and I responded with "Why don't you use Holomatter projections to have his past ghosts show up... I can tell you one thing is that he regrets offlining his creators and siblings. He had a processor meltdown and started to eat a drone because of the guilt or it may be because of the experiments Shockwave conducts on sparklings and younglings."

Sharing a bit of info about one of the prisoners. Jazz was about to say something but I cut him off "No I don't know what makes Starscream tick and I bonded to him. All I know well feel is the grief about Vos."

Blaster eyed me suspiciously I looked at him daring him to challenge me. "If you had captured Soundwave then I know what would break him and his spark into a little pieces. After all spending half your life as a soldier in the Decepticons teaches many things about your... comrades."

I swirled my energon in thoughtful contemplation. Emotions ranging from happiness flitted through my processor from happiness to guilt. What I was thinking must have shown on my face plates because Jazz patted my arm jolting me back to reality. No pun intended. "Shadowfire I got monitor duty so don' star nothin" Jazz said sympathetically. I shook my helm okay and I went back to the swirling energon to get lost in my thoughts and memories.

"Why doesn't Starscream care that I am happy?" I wondered. Why wasn't Starscream thrilled that I was happy. I pulled out my data pad and looked at the image of Starscream and I after our 'vacation' and wondered if I really know who Starscream was. I got the feeling that I was being watched and found Mirage and Mistfire looking over my shoulder.

"You two look happy there" Mistfire commented and I smiled sadly thinking of what happened to our relationship over the past few days. "Yeah happiest day of my life and enjoyed the ceremony" I smiled slightly at the memory and Mistfire wrapped her arms around my collar I leaned into the embrace. I enjoyed the touch of my creator.

I realised that I never wanted this moment to stop.