Whoo hoo another chapter that's over 7000 words long. It took me a couple days to write this though...and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I hope you enjoy! Oh, before I forget, the song in this chapter is All I Need by Within Temptation and does not belong to me, it belongs to Within Temptation...that was rather redundant...
Chapter Twenty-Two: Make My Heart a Better Place
Megatron wasn't sure what time it was when he suddenly onlined his optics and realized he had fallen asleep. Promptly he checked the time on his internal clock and saw it was just after five o'clock in the morning. He sighed heavily and knew he had to leave before Mercy woke up or before he accidentally woke her. Checking his energy levels he saw that he wasn't alive yet and that only a tiny amount of dark energy was needed to completely bring him back into the living. He wasn't sure where he could get that small amount though, especially when he needed to leave really soon. Megatron glanced down to Mercy and suddenly remembered how he had placed some of his dark energy within her mind to create the telepathic link and to punish her when he deemed necessary. There was nothing left to punish her for though…and even if there was he knew that he could not bring it upon himself to harm her or punish her in such a violent means as he used to. His feelings had gotten in the way of everything…
Gently, Megatron place his hand on Mercy's head and carefully began extracting the dark energy from her mind and into his being. She remained sleeping throughout the entire process, and Megatron let a heavy sigh pass his lips when there was no more left to take. There wasn't anyway for them to speak to each other through their minds anymore. Their telepathic link had been severed…
Suddenly the decepticon leader felt a tingling sensation erupt throughout his body and realized that he finally had enough energy to restore him into the living. Unsure of what would happen; Megatron climbed rather roughly out of the bed and proceeded outside. He didn't want to be inside incase he were to assume his normal size.
Mercy was woken from her sleep when she felt Megatron get up. She opened her eyes just in time to witness him walk out of her room and turn to go up the hallway. She sat up and when she heard the door close, she freaked out and bolted from the bed. Mercy ran up the hallway and burst outside just in time to see Megatron start glowing. The glowing became so bright, Mercy had to look away until it subsided and the decepticon leader was left standing there at his true height…and truly alive again.
The android's jaw dropped as she looked up at the decepticon leader who now towered over her. She hadn't known that he was that tall…she knew that his real form was tall from the dreams he had sent her when he was still trapped in the void…but she never had imagined he was of this height. She sighed seeing how a relationship between them would never work with the size difference. But she couldn't stop her heart from crying out when Megatron opened a dimension gate to leave.
"Megatron!" she shouted.
He whipped around to face her surprised that she was awake and standing shoeless on a snow-dusted ground. "Mercy," he breathed, his voice seemed more empowering and louder now, "I have to go."
"I know…but take me with you…please," she stated, her voice trying to hide the screams of her breaking heart.
"I can't Mercy…it's too risky." And he turned back to the dimension gate.
"No!" Mercy screamed and ran up to him. Tears streamed down her face as she panted, looking up at him, her breath making little clouds around her face. She hugged herself in an effort to warm herself from the cold breeze that whipped against her.
I'm dying to catch my breath,
Oh why don't I ever learn?
Megatron glanced down to her and back to the dimension gate. It killed him to have to walk away from her like this, but he knew it had to be done. Yet, if he left Mercy behind like this…if their paths were to ever cross again…she'd never trust him again. He looked back at her wishing she was back in bed and asleep so that he wouldn't have to go through this with her, this heartbreak. The last thing he wanted to do was to say goodbye to her and hear her say goodbye to him because he knew he would never be able to leave if he heard that word escape from her lips. And it pained him so to see her standing there, trembling and crying yet he couldn't do anything to mend a broken heart.
There was nothing he could do to turn this around, at some point he was going to have to leave whether Mercy liked it or not…whether he liked it or not.
I've lost all my trust,
Though I've surely tried to turn it around
As hard as he tried though, Megatron could not will himself to go through the dimension gate. He knew he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he left her behind standing shoeless in the snow, shivering from the cold, and crying from a heartache while he went to Cybertron to resume his role as leader of the decepticons.
He looked down at her, "Mercy, you knew this day would come."
"And I used to be eager for it…but you and I both know that something has happened between us." And then she said in a voice full of pain, "I just can't believe you're so willing to walk away from it."
Megatron became angered when he heard those words and he looked down at her glaring.
Can you still see the heart of me?
He turned fully to her and Mercy thought for sure that he was going to step on her or crush her or something, that was until he assumed his old size and roughly pulled her against him. Tilting her chin up to his face he growled in an anger-filled voice, "If the circumstances presented themselves then you would be coming to Cybertron with me! I have a lot of enemies Mercy; a lot of enemies that would target you if they were to ever find out you were my weakness. And don't you dare say you can defend yourself…you can't against them!"
Mercy looked away from him as she squeezed her eyes closed, tears still streaming out, "Why do you have to go back then? Why can't you stay here?"
"My duties are on Cybertron, and you're safe here by yourself without my enemies to find you," he sighed heavily, "It would just be easier for the both of us if we forgot what happened here to us...if we just moved on."
"Fine then," she remarked bitterly and she shoved away from him, "Be like everybody else who I've ever grown attached to…just leave!"
Megatron watched her start walking away from him…and it was too much. He went after her and seized her in his arms, holding her tightly against him and he said in a gentle voice, "No Mercy, I don't want to be like your parents and Primus forbid I don't want to be like Brenna…I just want you to be safe."
Her voice broke as she exclaimed, "Then don't leave me behind like they did!"
He hugged her tightly against him as she cried into his chest.
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
Megatron gently caressed her back with his hands and kissed her neck passionately as she continued to sob into his chest. "Mercy you need to go back inside before you get sick," he said sternly, "We both know that your temperature control system doesn't work properly."
"I'm not going back inside unless you come with me."
He glanced at her temple and saw that it still needed repairs from yesterday. His optics then wandered over to the dimension gate that was still open, waiting for him to pass through and return to his rightful home.
His home world could wait for them…
Don't tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
Don't tear me down
You've opened the door
Now don't let it close
Megatron didn't dare let her go because he knew the moment he did he'd step into the dimension gate. "Close it," he told himself as he let his optics go offline, "Close it!"
Yet the gate stayed open and he was forced to peal his optics away from it yet again as he looked back down to Mercy who had ceased her crying now and was simply resting against him, not daring to let him go because she didn't want to lose him…she couldn't.
"Mercy, if you…if you love me…then you'd understand," he breathed feeling so guilty for saying those words.
"It's your home and I shouldn't be holding you back," she answered softly trying to show that she did understand, "I respect that…but I don't want to lose you."
"You're making this so difficult."
"You've never made things easy either."
I'm here on the edge again
I wish I could let it go
"Mercy, at some point I'm going to have to leave and it'll be easier if you just let me go now."
"I told you to leave…yet you pulled me back."
She had a point there, and Megatron was left speechless as he continued stroking her back with his hands. He loved how soft her body was…how warm it was despite the cold…how beautiful it was, even if she didn't think so. He didn't want to leave her behind…she needed him…he needed her…just what would happen when they didn't have the other?
Megatron had never pictured himself without Mercy ever since he had grown fond of her. Somehow she had always been in his thoughts and in his dreams, but now he had to chase her away, to get her out of his life for her safety…but he didn't want her out and she didn't want out.
Maybe…maybe he could take her with him.
I'm know that I'm only step away
From turning it around
But he didn't want to put her in harms way. Gently he moved one hand to her face where he softly stroked her tearstained cheek. He sighed heavily; this was taking far too long. He needed to decide on something and he needed to decide it quickly.
He didn't notice as Mercy suddenly realized something. The decepticon leader was a bit surprised when she moved out of his embrace and he watched her for a moment as she stared at the back door of her home for a few long moments. She then looked back at him and said, "If you're leaving…then so am I."
"Where…where to?"
Can you still see the heart of me?
"I shouldn't have to tell you. Look," she said and she pointed towards her house.
Megatron followed her finger and tried to figure out what she was gesturing at, but when he couldn't he turned back to her and saw her about to step through the dimension gate herself. His mech fluids froze and he quickly closed the gate before Mercy had the chance to step through without him.
"Mercy!" he growled through clenched teeth.
Before Mercy could react, he had flown at her, knocking her to the snow-dusted ground where he roughly pinned her. He had her pinned so tightly that it was all she could do to squirm.
All my agony fades away
When you hold me in your embrace
"Just what sort of trickery was that?" demanded the decepticon leader, temper lost, "I know this is hard for you, but you've got to understand that I don't want anything to happen to you. That's why I want you to stay here!"
"I don't belong here!" she protested, "I'm not even a human anymore because of you."
"You have to learn to cope!"
"Cope? Why did you destroy me in the first place?!"
"You're impossible," he growled.
"Yet you never complained until now."
He smirked, nipping her neck.
Don't tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Give me something I can believe
He figured now was just as good a time as any to repair her damaged temple. He took out a small soldering tool and watched as Mercy's expression dropped, "Just what do you plan on doing with that?"
"Repair you," he replied, "Now hold still."
And she didn't move. Megatron tilted her head to the side and began fixing her injured temple, which really wasn't that bad.
Don't tear it down, what's left of me
Make my heart a better place
When he finished, Megatron put the soldering utensil away and gazed at Mercy a moment before saying, "You should be in school…"
Mercy checked the time on her internal clock and realized that it was nearly 8:30am…that so much time had flown by. If there was only a way to make forever come by…forever without Megatron leaving…forever without them being separated…a forever of them together.
"I'll be alright if I don't go to school today…after what happened yesterday they'll understand."
Megatron narrowed his optics at her for a moment trying to decide on something. Perhaps…he could stay one more day then. That way he could leave the next morning before Mercy woke up so that he wouldn't have to go through another struggle like this. And what was one more day if he planned on spending an eternity away from her?
But he knew he was going to miss her terribly. He was going to miss her unlike any other femme he had ever had…
I tried many times but nothing was real
Make it fade away, don't break me down
Mercy sighed as she watched him think. She prayed he was thinking about staying or taking her with him so that she wouldn't have to go through this heartbreak. It was too much and it was something she absolutely did not want to have muscle her way through. She had been through enough as it was already…
Though Mercy was having a hard time dealing with the overwhelming feeling of love that swelled and pulsed in her chest. She had never felt this much for anyone before and she didn't want this feeling to be ripped away from her. She felt so complete, she felt so alive…she felt so real. It would kill her if Megatron left her…
She was scared to death to know what would happen if she really did have to face the world without him…to face the world completely alone.
I want to believe that this is for real
Save me from my fear
Don't tear me down
And suddenly it began to rain…it was a cold rain, but it wasn't freezing onto anything. Mercy closed her eyes as she let the rain wash over her, relaxing as she did so. Megatron chuckled at her before saying, "You're going to get sick."
"Quit worrying and let me enjoy the rain."
"Enjoy the rain," he thought and then suddenly he got an idea. He had seen this on the internet somewhere and figured that it wouldn't hurt to try it.
Don't tear me down for all I need
Megatron got off of Mercy and stood. He took a couple steps back from her before he returned to his normal size. Mercy didn't notice as she kept her eyes closed and let the rain continue to poor over her. Megatron knew he could have left right now, but no…this was something he wanted to do. Soundlessly he transformed into his car mode, wishing his hood was higher but he would make do with what he had. He activated his holoform and walked up to Mercy, taking her by the hand and pulling her to her feet. She looked at him surprised that he was in his human form, but she knew she would take any form of him that he came to her in…well…except for the vehicle forms.
He didn't say anything as he lifted her in his arms and carried her over to his car mode. Megatron smirked as he set her against the hood and leaned down.
Make my heart a better place
His lips met hers and he kissed her with a fiery passion…he had to convince her how much he felt for her, how much he didn't want to leave her behind but he had no choice. He truly believed that they would both grow out of this emotion, that they would both learn to get along without the other and that it was only a matter of time…despite how painful it would be.
Megatron didn't want to think about it right now though as he pressed himself against her, deepening the kiss. He pressed his tongue against her lips, begging for an entrance. Slowly she parted her lips and he slid his tongue into her mouth. He ran his tongue over everything, trying to capture her flavor in his CPU so that he would never forget it.
Blindly he began tugging at her shirt, wanting it off of her. It wasn't helping that the rain was soaking her, causing the shirt to stick right to her form and making him want her all the more.
Don't tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
Mercy had seen this played out in the movies; she had seen it in magazines, television ads…yet she had never thought it would be her in the situation. To be kissed in the rain as the person she loved the most shoved her up against the hood of his car, tearing at her shirt. And Megatron kissed with the intent of never to stop…she could feel it in is his kiss…and she wished it never would stop.
Give me something I can believe
Don't tear it down, what's left of me
And when Mercy began to shiver, Megatron knew it was time to stop because she was cold and he most certainly didn't want her getting sick. He pulled away from her panting; she
struggled to find her breath as well. He helped her to her feet before he transformed back into his robot form, but remained about her size.
Make my heart a better place
"Mercy," he breathed as he held her tightly in his arms, "I'll stay one more day with you. Tomorrow I have to go, but you've got to know that you'll be alright without me."
She sighed heavily as she wrapped her arms around him, "I…I guess there's no stopping you. Let's just make the most of today."
"Right…but let's get you inside and out of those wet clothes."
She looked up at him as he cupped her face with hand. He kissed her lips lightly while thinking, "If only you knew just how much you mean to me."
Make my heart a better place.
Megatron lifted Mercy into his arms and carried her into the house. Once inside he set her on her feet and she immediately went off to get a dry pair of clothes and to dry her hair. Megatron waited in the living room for her, patiently, not wanting today to rush by. About thirty minutes later the android came out of the bathroom and wandered into the living room. She saw Megatron standing in front of the window and she watched him for a few moments as he gazed out the window watching as the rain melted the snow. He turned suddenly and saw her watching him and without a word he gestured for her to come to him. Mercy walked up to him and stopped, standing before him.
The decepticon leader looked Mercy over, trying to memorize her form. She crossed her arms and asked suddenly, "Just what are your duties on Cybertron?"
"I am leader of the decepticons; I have an army to maintain."
"How long have you been dead?"
"Fifteen years."
Mercy was a bit startled by that, knowing that she had been alive for only a year when he died. She still had her parents back then, she was still innocent back then…she wasn't anybody's enemy…and she was still her best friend.
Megatron noticed her mood dampen and slowly he asked, "Mercy…just what happened with your parent's?"
The android's eyes fell to the floor and uncrossed her arms. At first Megatron didn't think she was going to say anything but then she slowly and softly said, "They were in their last year of college and had been dating for about a year. My dad had always had a drinking problem, he started drinking alcohol when he was in high school and it was a habit he just couldn't drop. Right after they had graduated from the college my mom and dad got so drunk…things happened…and I was conceived. Though neither of them was prepared for a child, they decided to get married and raise me the best that they could…" She trailed off.
Megatron reached out and grasped one of her hands, stroking it gently. He knew this was hard for her, but it was something he wanted to know…something he felt he needed to know.
And finally she continued, "They didn't get married until after I was born though."
"Why not before?" he asked confused.
She sighed heavily, "My father refused to have a fat bride."
"Oh."
"After they married they bought a small apartment and were struggling financially, trying to support themselves and me…but my dad soon formed his own sales business and it became an over night success. Money flowed in and my parents soon bought this house and moved out of the apartment. My dad employed my mother into the business and soon we had a bit more money coming in…but as I grew my parents had less and less time for me. They were constantly away on business trips trying to sell their products and merchandise. When they were home though, they would have such awful arguments. My dad's drinking problem only got worse because of this and whenever I tried to talk to him he'd just ignore me or send me to my room. My mom tended to avoid me only because we were total strangers to each other. Finally…two years ago…they told me they were headed out on another business trip…but they never came back," she explained, "They only send me money through the mail so that I can get by."
Megatron sighed heavily and said, "You've done so much without them. If they were to come back right now I bet they'd be proud."
Mercy scoffed bitterly, "I don't want them to come back." And then she looked to the floor as she said in a calmer voice, "Ever since I realized that they weren't coming back I've always wanted to get out of this place. There's just too many painful memories…especially now…with everything that's gone on the last few months. I'll just have to keep looking for a way out though…somehow."
Megatron tried to ignore the pain that was seeping through his spark and coursing through his body. The utmost pity he had ever felt in his life was channeling through him…pity that he had for Mercy. He wanted to take her with him so bad…if she was trying to guilt him into it then it was working, but he had asked to know. The truth just hurt so much.
The decepticon leader turned back to the window, not to gaze out of it. Instead he removed a small device from his subspace and examined it in his hand briefly. This device had been in his subspace for vorns, he couldn't even remember when he placed it in his subspace or why. He just so happened to remember it now…at a time when he could use it. Megatron only hoped it would work. He turned it on, and to his surprise the small device did that much for him. He then turned and pointed the device at Mercy, who looked at him confused as to what the object in his hand was. He pressed a button on it and a blue beam shot out of the device. It scanned Mercy's image and when finished, a holographic image of Mercy was produced from the device. Megatron looked it over for a moment before saying, "Let's do another one."
Mercy smirked while crossing her arms, "I don't think so."
He grinned, "Keep that pose." And he snapped another holographic picture of her. He checked it real quick and saw it was perfect. He then turned the device off and returned it to his subspace.
"I never took you for the photography type."
"I just remembered I had that in there. I used to use that thing to document my enemies but stopped after awhile since just about every autobot out there is my enemy."
"You never told me about this whole war—
"It's far too complicated to explain," he said, "It's been raging for millions of years."
Mercy was shocked, "And still nobody has won?"
"There have been times of peace," the decepticon leader confessed, "But they've all come from decepticon failures…from my failures."
"You…you always came back though, didn't you?"
"Only to be defeated again," he wanted to slam his fist into something but didn't want to cause any damage to Mercy's home.
Mercy saw how he had tightened his hand into a fist and gently she reached out and touched it, "Megatron…this time will be different. You're stronger now."
"I'll be weaker when I leave," he mumbled to himself as he turned to the window. Mercy made him stronger…and to leave her behind was like leaving behind part of himself.
Mercy felt slightly dejected that he had turned his back to her…she didn't hear what he had said though she was curious to know, even if it were something mean. She wouldn't ask him though because it wasn't meant for her to hear and she understood that. Unsure of what else to do though, Mercy stepped up beside him. Megatron watched her as she leaned against his side and slowly he wrapped an arm around her.
"What do you have left to fight for?" she asked softly hoping that question wouldn't offend him.
"The whole universe," he answered, "I'm just not sure how I'm going to go about conquering it now…there's no power source I can use."
"I…don't understand."
"I'll explain it some other time…when I have the time to tell you."
"But…you're leaving," she replied softly on the verge of tears, "And something tells me that you're…you're not coming back."
"Probably not…unless the battlefield shifts to earth again like it has so many times in the past. I was fighting on earth when you were just born," he explained, "I died when I got back to Cybertron…I managed to come back to life as a ghost but the dark energy was able to resurrect me into the living…but I was only killed again by Optimus Prime."
Mercy was silent, unsure of what to say until finally she said, "There must be a reason why you keep coming back. Why there's always a pathway back into the living after you die. You must be destined to rule the universe…one of these days."
He smirked, "It'll be nice if that day ever comes." And then he thought of something, "Mercy…if I should ever take high command of Cybertron, if not the universe…I want you there with me."
"I'll have no means of getting there."
"I'll come back for you."
"Would it be some sort of coronation ceremony?"
"Yes, perhaps, I'll have to plan it out if that day should ever come."
"I'd be glad to witness it then."
"Witness it? You're going to be part of it."
Mercy looked at him, "Part of it? Like…an usher or something?"
"No, you'll be honored as well."
She turned to him skeptically, "What do you mean?"
"For bringing me back into the living of course," he was ranting now, his dreams slipping off his tongue, "And when I am crowned Emperor of the Decepticons, High Commander of Cybertron…you'll be Empress."
Her jaw dropped, "Empress of the Decepticons…"
"Yes…and eternity shall be ours," he let his optics go offline and chuckled, "But it's all just a silly fantasy. It'll never come true. Millions of years have gone by and look how far I've gotten…absolutely nowhere."
Mercy closed her eyes briefly trying to hold back the tears. He hadn't meant any of the dreams he had just spoken…he hadn't meant a thing. And she couldn't help but ask, "But if it does come true?"
"Don't put your hopes on it."
"That wasn't what I—
"If it does come true…then the universe better prepare itself."
He truly hadn't meant a word of what he said. Mercy sighed heavily knowing that this heartbreak was going to be hell…or worse. Megatron looked down at her, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she said in a strained voice and then cleared her throat only to remark softly; "It's nothing."
And she pulled out of his embrace. She turned away from him quickly so that he wouldn't have to see the tears on the verge from spilling from her eyes. And she breathed in the calmest voice she could muster, "I'll be…I'll be right back."
Megatron watched stunned as Mercy ran out of the house. He went over to a window that on looked the backyard and watched her as she ran into the forest. Something had upset her, he knew that much. And the raining had stopped for now, so he figured he would let her go and calm down. That was until he remembered something.
"Oh slag," he thought, "The river."
Mercy ran blindly, her emotions powering her and driving her along. The ground was slippery from the melted snow and the rain from earlier. She tried to run as carefully yet as quickly as she could, but neither was working out so well. Tree roots caused her to stumble here and there, mud slipped her up a bit and she would have to stop to catch her balance, but she kept going.
But her energy began to drain as well as her focus. And when she heard the river roaring and raging a short distance ahead of her, fright began to gnaw at her as well. She looked up as she neared the shoreline, not wanting to get too close because she was well aware of what had happened the last time she got to close. "That river," Mercy thought as she continued to run, "It brought Megatron and I together even though it almost ripped us apart."
Her heart hurt, it hurt so bad she thought it had shattered. And when a tree root suddenly caught her by the ankle and caused her to fall flat on her face her heartache prevented her from having the energy to get back up. She went to roll over but a slicing pain through her right ankle halted her efforts. She looked back only to see her ankle jammed ruthlessly between a rock and the tree root. Thinking quickly she summoned the fire into her hands and burned the root away and pulled her ankle free. Slowly she stood and went to take a step forward but pain ripped through her right ankle causing her leg to give out and she fell again…she stayed down this time, sobbing.
Mercy knew she couldn't get back to the house on her own, Megatron would leave and she'd be stuck out in the woods to ultimately die from freezing to death or falling victim to some sort of animal that lurked in the woods, some sort of animal that could rip her apart. She tried to summon Megatron through the telepathic link, but she only discovered that it was no longer there, that Megatron must have severed it when he went to leave earlier this morning.
All hope was gone…or at least that was how she felt. Mercy sat there because she couldn't do anything else…and finally she just laid back, closing her eyes. Tears rolled down her face even though her eyes were closed. Everything hurt…her ankle, her body, her heart. Everything that could have gone wrong had gone wrong, but that was her typical luck, she just wasn't used to it still.
If her life was ever to get better, she had to keep moving…and she knew that. Sighing, she wiped away her tears and opened her eyes. "Get up," she told herself, "You can make it back to the house on your own, you're a big girl, don't forget that."
Slowly she sat up and even slower she managed to climb back up to her feet and she leaned against a tree to keep her weight off her bad ankle. Mercy felt relieved for having accomplished that much…she just needed to get back to the house…somehow. Glancing back towards the river she saw a large stick near the edge of the river. If she could somehow hobble her way over there, without falling in the river, she could use that stick as a cane. She turned towards the river, ankle throbbing painfully. Mercy closed her eyes knowing that she had sprained it really good or that it was broken, either way she had to get that stick.
"Mercy Rosary LeCroix don't you dare take one step towards that river!"
She watched elated and with passion as Megatron suddenly dipped down from the skies and landed roughly ten feet from her. His voice sent a shiver down her back; awing her and making her heart swell with want for his touch…even a gentle caress of his voice in her ear. He was mad, she could tell, for running away again, she knew she would have to suffer the consequences but for the moment she didn't care. He had come to her aid once again.
"Come here!" he bellowed.
"I…I can't," she replied shakily.
He crossed his arms, "I said come here, you have two legs, now use them."
Slowly she took a step forward, with her left foot first. Bracing herself for the pain she brought her right foot forward and cringed as a delicious blast of pain crawled up through her nerves. She was back on her bottom in an instant, not wanting to get up. Shamed, Mercy looked away from Megatron.
She didn't notice his expression drop as he uncrossed his arms and immediately went to her aid. He kneeled beside her asking, "What did you do?"
"I fell," she answered, "I hurt my ankle."
"Which one?"
She pointed and Megatron shifted so he could get a better look at her ankle. Without much thought, he began removing her shoe but stopped when she suddenly cried out, "Stop! That hurts!"
Carefully he tried to remove it again but had to ignore Mercy's plea this time in order to remove it. He then slid the sock off and pushed up her pant leg. He could tell from the way it was bent unnaturally that she had done something to move one of her ankle joints out of place. The only way to fix it was by popping it back in…an extremely painful process, but one that needed to be done.
He offlined his optics for a moment before he looked back to Mercy and said, "You popped a joint out of place…I need to put it back in…but it's going to hurt really bad."
Mercy sighed heavily, "How long is it going to take?"
"It's going to be the worst ten seconds of your life...and it's not going to feel pleasant afterwards either."
She started pulling her leg away from him but he grasped it firmly, "Mercy it needs to be done."
"N-Not out here," she stammered, trying to delay the pain as long as possible, "The cold will only make the pain worse."
"Alright then…we'll go back to your house," he said and proceeded to open a dimension gate. After throwing her shoe and her sock into the dimension gate, Megatron lifted Mercy in his arms and carried her through the dimension gate.
They ended up in her bedroom, the sock and shoe on the floor. The decepticon leader set Mercy over on her bed and instructed her to lie down, which she did. Megatron then firmly grasped her injured ankle and Mercy took the pillow that was beneath her head and moved it so that it was covering her face.
"Do you want me to tell you when I'm going to do it?" Megatron asked.
"No, just—'' and she cried out into her pillow as she felt Megatron apply a harsh pressure before twisting the joint back into place.
It had hurt so badly, it was like knives had been stabbed into her ankle and then they burst into flames…but it felt a bit better now…if only a bit. Megatron lifted the pillow from her face suddenly and asked, "You okay?"
"I think I'll live," she replied as he set the pillow back under her head.
He smiled, "Good. I should probably tell you though it's going to be a little while before you can walk on it again. After an injury like that, the joint locks into place to recover. You won't be able to move your foot at all until it heals and unlocks."
"How long is that going to take?" she asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed.
"A week at the least for you, probably closer to two weeks if you don't stay off it," he responded and then asked, "Mercy, because of all that you have done for me…you must take my mark…the mark of the decepticons."
"You mean…this?" she questioned pointing to his insignia.
"Yes. It'll hurt, but nowhere near as much as fixing your ankle did."
Mercy thought about it for a second, "Alright."
"You're going to have to take your shirt off," he said.
She smirked, "You were the one tugging at my shirt earlier trying to get it off. You can take it off."
The decepticon leader returned the smirk, "Mercy…if I take your shirt off…you may lose a few more articles of clothing."
The android sat up, narrowing her eyes at him. She shot him an 'I dare you' gaze before she leaned forward and captured his lips with hers. The kiss started off slowly at first, but when Mercy slid a hand over his cockpit and began to lightly trace the designs that were in the glass Megatron couldn't take it. He circled his hands around her waist, fingers fumbling along the edge of her shirt. He broke the kiss momentarily as he slid her shirt off and tossed it aside. His lips found hers again and he pressed her down onto the bed.
Megatron's chest cavity was aching, wanting to be activated so that his spark could merge with hers. But she wouldn't allow it…she wasn't ready, and he understood that no matter how much it disappointed him. Slowly though he slid a hand onto her chest and suddenly it began to glow. He pressed his hand onto her chest and whispered to her as he branded her with his mark, "I don't know why you ran away earlier…but whatever I said or whatever I did to upset you I apologize for. You mean a lot to me…more than anyone or anything…you made me feel something I've never felt before. And I thank you Mercy, for everything."
The glowing stopped and he pulled his hand away and resumed the kiss. A freshly branded decepticon insignia gleamed on Mercy's chest.
They had fallen asleep like that, Megatron holding Mercy tightly in his arms. She had never gotten her shirt back…and she had one sock on while the other was off, but neither of them cared, they just had wanted to bask in each other's presence, in each other's love.
Mercy opened her eyes when a beam of light suddenly hit them. She groaned a bit and went to snuggle back into Megatron's embrace only to reach out and find he was not there. She snapped her eyes open only to see he really was gone. Frantic, she sat up but a piece of paper on the pillow suddenly caught her eye. Blinking back the tears she picked up and read it, seeing it was the poem she had wrote about being a fallen angel…and inscribed at the bottom were the words:
Mercy is beautiful, Mercy is divine
Mercy gives me peace of mind
Mercy is the spirit of the flame
Never one to play by the rules of another's game
Mercy is an angel fallen from the skies
Into the arms of a devil who hates, kills, and lies
But this devil who hates fell hard and fell fast
Into a love he is sure he cannot leave in the past
So now this devil who is reborn and revived
And extremely thankful to be alive
Blesses upon you this final adieu
My life has been changed because of you
My heart could not bear to hear you say goodbye
And I hope that this will not make you cry
But for your love I will always be thirsty
Because I understand the quality of my Mercy
The poem hadn't been well written…but it had touched her heart in such a way that she couldn't stop the tears as they cascaded down her cheeks. It was only as her heart poured out that she felt the splitting headache dawn upon her. And suddenly she felt a knot build in her abdomen. It was all she could do to get into the bathroom with her sore ankle, but she made it in time and vomited into the toilet. She sat back against the wall after she finished purging and suddenly diagnostics flashed through her CPU.
Virus detected…
Okay I have to go to work now...and I wrote the poem so don't report me. Please review!