DISCLAIMER: YOU KNOW THE DRILL FOUND ON THE FIRST CHAPTER AND THE SECOND AND BEYOND. YOU KNOW WHO THE OWNERS ARE JUST A WARNING.

A/n: alright folks its action time. This is actually a repost since i forgot to put Zenith in the picture thanks Lendaras for pointing that out to me.

THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON

Chapter 46: The Return of the King

Starscream stood strong amongst the troops of the Decepticon army as they fought to regroup as Starscream ordered. Scorponok returned to Starscream and growled low in his processor towards the Unicronians. Starscream pulled out something form his back and a pole extended with a blade at the end. Twirling it over his head he attacked the Unicronian solders that went after Shockwave.

As he fought them off he swung his glaive at them and reached out with one arm and striking another in the spark chamber. Alex was right beside him when she ran over to help Shockwave.

"Don't move," she said to him and started repairs on him.

Shockwave was surprised to see a human began immediate repairs on him while there is a battle going on. Across the battle field others began to gather as well others that Shockwave might not have seen again.

There was Barricade back to back with Bumblebee exchanging blows with nothing but a sword and a staff. Jazz and Frenzy fighting off a number of Sweeps with nothing in their hands. And then there is Starscream himself standing above him holding a glaive with a blade on it. He twirled it over his head and leaned back slashing a Terrorcon in half. The others tried to get at him but he fought them off easily until bigger Terrorcons came these ones in the shape of large brutes. They collided with Starscream sending the seeker into the ground. Starscream before he hit the ground managed to do a back flip sailing over the two Unicronians and land on his feet.

He then stretched out his hands and a bolt of lighting which literally came from his hands Shockwave watched as Starscream hurled it at the two that tried to get him from behind and they fell in a smoking heap.

--MEANWHILE--

Skywarp and Thundercracker were in trouble now as a group of Sweeps bore down on them and opened fire. Both were ready to die when something blocked their way.

"Leave my uncles alone you bastard!" yelled a very high pitched very young voice.

Both seekers looked up in shock as a greenish grey seeker stood above them holding out a staff and twirling it above her head sent a smashing whirlwind in the direction of the sweeps. Smashing her foot into the ground a huge boulder rose from it and with a flying kick the seeker sent it sailing into a group of Terrorcons and scouts.

Radon held Lori in her cockpit and when she opened up the girl did a flip and landed on her feet with a tool box in hand. She quickly ran to the two seekers and began to do repairs.

--STARSCREAM--

With a mighty roar Starscream sent a stream of dirt at foot soldier's optics and the Unicronian screeched in agony as he fell. Twirling his weapon again he shot out his arm and a blast of air met a group of sweeps that seemed to forget that to mess with the lord of the Decepticons means certain death. Shockwave could see it now as Starscream fought them off until the other Deceptibots arrived. First were the largest one the space shuttle as he flown over the group and dropped the other smaller ones from his cockpit.

At first he could barely see but then a blur of blue met the face of a Unicronian Gestalt and they both went crashing to the ground some distance away. A black blur was joined with him as the smaller form of Artemis joined him along with the blue/silver form of Sonic. Both Autobots kept their backs to him as they fought off some sweeps.

The tide of the battle turned as the Unicronians began to fall back as the Autobots and Decepticons fought them off. Starscream shouted orders to the Decepticons who followed it without question.

As the last of the soldiers left leaving the many wounded behind and dying Starscream could only stare as he walked towards Shockwave who was now in stasis. Alex gave him a smug look,

"He will be ok I got him stabilized but he still needs a medic," she said and Starscream picked her up gently and placed her on his shoulder.

He walked along the battlefield towards the others. He could feel the bond that he shares with his brothers strengthen once again along with those of his daughter and son.

As the smoke cleared Starscream spotted his charges helping out his two brothers from the ground. Skywarp looked worse for wear and Thundercracker took some nasty hits to the chest and to his wings. Starscream rushed over to them.

"'Screamer!" said Thundercracker as Starscream embraced his brother.

Starscream returned the gesture hugging them tightly with fluids leaking from his optics.

"Primus I missed you both," he said and the brothers said likewise.

--AUTOBOT HQ--

The return to the base was something that they did not expect. Flying with them were two other fliers that both Skywarp and Thundercracker never knew. One was an F-22 Raptor just like they are and the second was an F-15 Strike Eagle this one was red with traces of yellow while the Raptor was greenish grey. Both jets gleamed as their human pilots waved at them. They both bore the Deceptibot symbol on their nose cones yet the Raptor held the Decepticon insignia while the Eagle held the Autobot on their wings. Both brothers grew curious when a space shuttle joined them this one too was an Autobot but it also bore the Deceptibot insignia on its nose.

As they landed on the flight deck others quickly gathered up Shockwave and the rest of the injured including Thundercracker and Skywarp as they were ushered away towards the medical bay. Many others accompanied them and it was then that someone addressed him for the first time. This one was Thrust one of the only other aerial squadrons of the Decepticons.

Looking at him hard in the optics he then dropped to one knee and bowed his cone head low, "My lord Starscream," he said

The others dropped as well all on one knee and hailing their allegiance to the new Decepticon lord. Starscream was stunned by all that supported him and here he thought only a few would welcome him and the rest would reluctantly follow him.

"Hail the true heir to the Decepticon throne," said Soundwave as he too bowed.

Starscream merely nodded back before he too kneeled to the surprise of his troops.

"It is I who should kneel to you all," he said humbly as they rose.

"I am in your debt after all if you never had been alive we would not have protected the planet that gave our race the second chance to live." He said and the others stood up and it was a wounded Barricade that stood before Starscream.

"We are always here to serve you now my lord," he said and the others nodded the same.

"Now that we know the truth let's kill Unicron," said another Decepticon.

"Now, now let's not jump to any conclusions here after all I am not officially 'Lord' yet," Starscream chuckled a reply.

"So what are we going to do now?" asked a Femme Decepticon

"First we will celebrate my return," he said and the Decepticons gave a cheer.

--LATER THAT EVENING--

With the high grade being administered around the base there was a jolly spirit that floated around. As more mechs and femmes joined the party Autobots and Decepticons began to do various activities that they normally would not be caught doing. Starscream sat above the rest with Optimus Prime on his right and Soundwave on his left since Shockwave was still recovering. He looked at each and everyone celebrating and was more then welcomed the sight of his two twins Rodan and Radon teaching Rumble how to play Dungeons and Dragons.

As he sat there observing the audience Optimus Prime spoke up,

"So how's your training been going oh great Decepticon lord," he said laughing and Starscream gave a small smile showing some of his teeth before answering.

"It was hard work for all of us; that woman before her passing was a slave driver," Starscream replied sadly

"I've heard about her death and we feel for you all." He said

"I feel more so for my sparklings after all that human raised them from the day they were activated," Starscream said.

"Wait, your sparklings?" Ratchet said now joining in.

"Yes my sparklings I have two that are mine that lived amongst them. Some of your soldiers I guess have sparklings amongst the Deceptibots as well; except for Scrappy," he said

"Why not Scrappy?" asked Optimus

"Allspark born," was the reply

"Oh,"

"Tell us Starscream how did you learn that two of them were your sparklings?" asked another voice and they turned to see a newly repaired Thundercracker and Skywarp and they are followed by Shockwave and First Aid.

"Well it is a long story," he said

"A story we have time for tonight since we need one to lift our sparks after all that is happening," said Shockwave as he sat next to Soundwave who was silent throughout the conversation.

The fire burned as everyone felt at ease towards the other faction. It was then that Soundwave finally spoke to silence the crowd.

"Starscream speaks his tale of his adventures," he said flatly

The other Decepticons gathered around Starscream's table and the nervous Decepticon stood up and walked towards the fire with the humans all sharing bot height tables as they all turned in to listen.

Starscream stared into the fire that was created at the center of the gathering for a bit before he began his tale.

"It started like this back on Cybertron before the war broke out I stood as a scientist amongst many. My future was among the stars as you all know but what you don't know was that it was also a story about love, hate, vengeance and redemption for me," he said.

This time the Autobots gathered to listen as well wanting to hear the tale of Starscream and what really happened.

"You see I met this femme at a gathering of high nobles. I was there with Lord Megatron at the time as he had to attend with several other high officials. I was on guard duty as the other guard could not make it to the gathering. I stood alone at my station watching my lord with mild interest only to make sure that the place does not get rowdy. It was then that I met her…"

At this he took a deep breath through his intakes and sighed at the memory finally getting it off from his spark. The Deceptibots were silent as well for they were the closest and sat around the flame in a perfect circle with legs crossed as if listening to Obun. The others did the same as they all copied the Deceptibots and took chairs or sat around the fire to listen to the tale.

"She was as beautiful as the night sky a princess born of her title. Her feet were as light as the wind and not making a sound. She moved silent as a shadow and shown like the moon which is her name, Moonshadow," he said and there were many gasps from amongst the crowd both Decepticon and Autobot alike.

"She was the most enchanting thing that I have ever seen and my spark burned when I watched her. She walked up to me and we chatted for a bit finding me more interesting then the crowd of nobles. It was then we started to see each other more and more after that event. As we saw each other more and talked more after that party we began to fall in love. The taboo was up even then so it became a forbidden love."

Many of the femmes around began to 'ooh' and 'Aww' with their optics glowing like little girls seeing something romantic. Which this tale was at its origins romantic.

"We would meet at a certain time and made a private frequency on our comm. To make sure that no one would know of our love for each other. It was then that we spark bonded for the first time a passion that took us to the ends of the Universe and beyond. But to my dismay she had to leave to return to Iacon and I to Kaon. We would talk to each other over our comm. and laugh at the many stories to tell of our day."

"It was one day however that things began to change for the worse. I told her that Lord Megatron and I had to investigate a disturbance in Vos of vast importance. It was so bad that the Lord High Protector himself had to personally oversee it. Lord Megatron did not want to go because his sparkmate was due to deliver him a sparkling of his own. I was overjoyed at the least so that way I could stay out of being heir. As long as she gave him a child he would be happy."

Others began to lean in to hear what Starscream had to say,

"We arrived at Vos just as the disturbance turned worse. You see several major Decepticon trading posts were hit by what ever it was and Megatron wanted it to be dealt with as quick as possible. What we didn't know was that it was caused by a Transformer named Sideways. He planted bombs around the building before disappearing into the shadows once more. As we neared the building we received word that Megatron's queen Aura was dead murdered in the birthing room. We thought at first it was delivery problems but it was a lie. That story was a cover up for the real tale. The truth was that Queen Aura was killed her spark extinguished along with that of her child's. Megatron was so devastated that he nearly went berserk. At least I was there to comfort him and held him as he wept on my shoulder. We could not go back immediately we had to complete the task and when we did discover who was the cause it was too late. Sideways cornered us in an alley by planting the dark spark of Galvatron in the alley."

At this many cries of outrage were heard amongst the crowds of Decepticons.

"Galvatron was waiting for us when we arrived in that dark room. Sideways also cornered us and I fought him off while Lord Megatron tried to deal with the dark spark of Galvatron. Unknowingly by touching it the spark possessed him and took over his body. When I saw or rather heard his screams and Sideway's laughter I was angry. I fought to protect my lord and I've failed to do so. Megatron was taken over by that evil spark and in his place a malicious evil stood. I was powerless to do anything."

Starscream held his hands tight the anger flowing through him in waves.

"Galvatron made sure that I would not tell anyone of this by planting a virus in my CPU so that way if I so much as told a soul I would be killed along with my brothers whom are my own family left."

Thundercracker and Skywarp all stared long and hard at their youngest brother whose optics were staring into the flames.

"The virus can be spread by COM link communication. I was angry when I watched him take over the Decepticons turning them from protectors into murderers. He had Sideways plant the seeds of corruption into our government creating an unease within the populace. I could do nothing but watch because if I say anything out of turn he would beat me and then go after everything that I cared for. He found out about the forbidden love between me and Moonshadow and thus tried to kill her. Since she could not be killed because of her cleverness he decided to punish all of Cybertron by killing off all the femmes, sparklings and younglings of our world. And thus the great purge began…"

At this fluid began to form in Starscream's optics as he kept telling his tale.

"The purge killed every one but the most clever and witty of femmes, younglings and sparklings alike. In order to protect their children and those of other family units all the femmes placed their children under the care of a few caretaker femmes. Among them was a femme named Nanobite. They boarded a ship called the NEW HOPE that ship alone could take our children to new worlds to be safe from Galvatron but in the mist of it all he shot the ship with a fusion cannon. That cannon knocked the ship off course as it entered hyperspace."

The gasps from the ones who remembered that tragic even all cried out in outrage at this.

"Still I ran to the launch pad to see if I could save Moonshadow whom I've heard was among the femmes trying to protect the sparklings from danger. Well I got there too late…" at this he stopped and wiped away a single tear.

"She was dead killed by Galvatron who named himself Lord Megatron of the Decepticons, but I knew his disguise. It was all a trick to get the Decepticons to follow him and blame the Autobots it was at that time how the war began. Optimus could tell you of all the disputes they had at that time."

The others all leaned in as the seeker continued his tale this time he took a few breaths through his intake.

"Well as you know the war did break out sending hundreds, millions to their deaths. Galvatron still in the form of our mighty leader Megatron had taken many lives. As he did those last femmes within the Decepticon ranks disguised themselves as mechs to stay out of optic range. As soon as Galvatron wanted he could have killed me but instead abused me like a pet of sorts. I grew angry and with each passing solar cycle I wanted nothing more then to kill him and take the throne. That is where the search for the missing pieces of Primus came to play.

You see in order to kill Unicron one must have all three pieces of the spark of Primus. His wisdom contained in the Matrix of Leadership which the Autobots have. The Allspark the creator of new life his love and Vector Sigma the computer which created our bodies and central heart of Cybertron. That represented his courage all three is what kept the dreaded Unicronians in stasis for eons. Now Vector Sigma was destroyed so that was how the Unicronians managed to get to Cybertron. By breaking Primus's spark they managed to do it.

Prime was right when he sent the Allspark into space to protect it from the Decepticons. At that time we blindly followed our so called leader. This leader was not the lord we knew he was an imposter. This imposter was the one who ripped Bumblebee's vocal processor from his throat. The one who ripped Jazz in half and the very one who pursued the Allspark into space."

At this he had everyone's attention now,

"Prime sent a team after the Allspark and I did also for I feared that if Galvatron found the Allspark he would have destroyed our means of survival. By doing so he would guarantee the reawakening of the Unicronian army and he was successful. By driving the Allspark away from Cybertron the armies of darkness began to awaken. I having seen them made my team to chase after Prime to bring the Allspark back to stop them.

But I was too late.

When we found the human vessel on that planet some 40 mega-cycles ago we knew then that this is the planet that the Allspark had crashed. We then followed the coordinates here to Earth where we fought in that glorious battle that finally brought down Megatron. Or freed his spark to return to the matrix at long last leaving Galvatron in his shell."

At this everyone was silent

"When Samuel Witwicky descendent of Archibald Witwicky and keeper of the Allspark shoved the cube into the spark of Galvatron it damaged him allowing Megatron's spark to be freed at last. But the price of it was too high for it also destroyed the Allspark. Feeling the second piece of the Spark of Primus leave this plain I was full of dread so I fled hoping to help stop the inevitable.

But Galvatron beat me to it

He rose from the sea that the humans has buried him in with the other corpses except for Jazz and returned to Cybertron. When he did so he beat me to my return having been able to recharge where I lacked the energy to return to the Nemesis. When I returned he was waiting for me. He beat me taken away my optics and my weapons immobilized me and wounded me to the point I could barely function. He then sent me to the arena hoping that I would die a painful death. When I still lived he grew furious every which way. I was living on borrowed time then and wondered where I would die.

Already I could feel the virus within me growing and other viruses took over as well. I was sick weak and dying unable to get up and achieved what I wanted the most liberation and redemption for the Decepticons.

The only ones who believed in me were my two brothers Thundercracker and Skywarp along with Shockwave and Soundwave. A few others joined the fray as they planned my escape. When they did they also freed the other prisoners whom some were femmes that survived the purge. I for one gladly embraced death as they freed me from my prison and brought me here to earth. I was unable to move and far beyond responding as my CPU and my spark were ready to leave. I could feel the atmosphere of earth as we entered and then nothing.

As I lie there in darkness I hear a voice calling to me and a light. I thought it was Primus himself asking me to join the matrix once again. But I was wrong it was the voice of my beloved Moonshadow. She came to me telling me to live for she has a gift for me. She wanted me to live to embrace the gift that she has left for me the most precious gift that anyone could have given a mech. It did not know it at the time and thought it was a weapon of some sort."

At this he stopped to chuckle before continuing

"In a way it was a weapon one that would open my spark to a new way of life. You see after she left me to the darkness again I awoke in a strange medbay. This medbay was underground and for the first time in millions of stellar-cycles I was free of the virus. I awoke to the voice of Barricade and Frenzy. Both had been by my side when I was undergoing repairs. It was for the first time that I realize that there was more to the story then anything.

Barricade took me outside to see who had repaired me and when my optics settled on Bumblebee playing with a bunch of sparklings in adult armor I was shocked beyond recognition. I was saved by sparklings and their human companions. Sparklings that were well trained in the art of fighting. You see the NEW HOPE landed here on Earth millions of years ago and only ten sparks survived out of millions. If the crash never destroyed them then time did. As the years past for them the ship was buried under lava after the crash and then the ocean and finally land again.

Twenty five years ago a human a single elderly human found them and accidentally activated the last sparks of that ship. When they emerged from their chambers into protoforms for the first time they were raised to be fine warriors. The human named Kamaka Pakele and his wife brought them up in the ways of the warrior. One of them perished because of another human's negligence while being replaced years later by another born from the Allspark.

It was this hope that our race has a chance once again. It was then that I learned also that they gave me the chance that I so deserved to live again. Not only that but my greatest gift was found amongst them."

He reached a hand out to each and every one of the Deceptibots.

"I give you femmes and mechs alike the Deceptibots Autobots and Decepticons born at the same time with no reason to fight each other something that we all have forgotten. It was through them that I've learn true peace at last," he said

The others applauded as they all reared up

"They have taught me honor, courage, forgiveness, and compassion and also they have taught me something that I have long forgotten… humility. It was this planet that gave me the second chance as it did a number of you. And through this world was reborn again from the ashes of my old life."

Spreading his wings wide Starscream encompassed the whole crowd.

"Meet the hope and the future of our race the Deceptibots," he said and they all cheered.

"Let me introduce you to them and hopefully if their creators are still around come to greet their creation and hope they are proud of them." He said happily

"I present to you Scrappy," he said and holding out his finger the tiny phone pumped his front spiky legs in the air.

"He is the only Allspark born but was adopted by the Pakele family." He said and another phone walked up.

"Mosquito or Skeeter son of Pipsqueak and Small Fry," he said and the others cheered

Stitch stood up and saluted the crowd while munching on a Energon candy.

"Stitch son of Cliffjumper and Grindor," at this Cliffjumper nearly fainted with joy at the sight of his sparkling surviving.

"Sonic son of Stasis and Whirlwind," he said and the said creators ran up to their son embracing him.

"Titan son of Nightscream and Kickback," he said and the beastbot rose only to be attacked by someone who looks like a bug and a large bat.

"Zenith son of Prowl and Jadestar," the blue car if he could blush and hide and Prowl could only stare at him in surprise.

"Artemis daughter of Moonracer and Ratchet," he said and the medic fainted on the spot while his sparkmate tried to help him up.

"Goliath son of Skyfire and Nimbus," and at this Jetfire slapped his brother on the back and said something that made the normally quite bot glow with embarrassment.

"And finally the twins Rodan and Radon son and daughter of Moonshadow and Starscream my self," he said and the twins rose up and saluted.

"I could only grieve for the lost one Peruses son of Waverider and Thicket may he join his creators in peace," he said and they all bowed their heads for a moment.

"Femmes and Mechs alike I proudly introduce to you…The Deceptibots the Lost Children of Cybertron," he said proudly

Everyone cheered at that and Optimus Prime wanted to cry with the happy sounds of joy in the voices of the many warriors.

After tonight though there will be a lot of preparations to be made for their assault on Unicron. But one thing was for sure for the Decepticons

The King has returned

TBC