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Megatron glanced at Elita as she continued to try and comfort the little monster who was still crying. He had to admit that no Sparkling deserved to knocked around by his father but it was annoying that Elita was giving all her attention to Starscream. Little monster was probably milking it for all he was worth, knowing him.

"It's okay darling, it's alright," Elita cooed as she rocked Starscream back and forth.

Tears were still dripping down the Sparkling's face but he was slowly calming down as he snuggled into his adoptive mother's arms. Megatron once again wondered if Starscream's Creators were still alive and what the future for the young Seeker was. He knew that Elita probably wouldn't give him up unless she knew for certain he'd be well taken care of.

And if there weren't anyone suitable, she'd want to keep him. At least the little monster behaved for her, and she did make rather a good mother... The grey Mech swallowed slightly as he again saw an image of a little grey Sparkling lying across Elita's breast plate. It was something he'd never had a daydream about it or if he did, he never had a particular Femme in mind.

He wondered if Elita had thought about this possibility or would she rather a nice Autobot mate? Frankly, he had no idea what her feelings towards him were although he was sure she didn't despise him. At most, she maybe liked him but he didn't know how far that went. And he didn't want to seem like an idiot by asking her.

"Do you think they'll follow us?" Elita suddenly asked and he looked down at her again, a little surprised by her question to him. "Your father and his friends I mean."

"I don't think so," he replied slowly. "They were down making sure no new passages had been opened up by that quake. The last thing anyone wants is some of the mine's creatures being able to swarm near the surface."

She shivered, that was a horrible thought.

"So, we don't have to worry about them?" she asked and he nodded.

"I don't believe we do, not until we get to the surface at least. But don't fret Elita, I won't allow anyone to hurt you...or that little monster."

"Megatron," she exclaimed with a laugh, which sounded only half exasperated. "He's not a little monster, if you didn't keep winding each other up, you'd like him."

"Of course, I forgot it's me who starts things," Megatron grumbled as Starscream bared his teeth.

"Megatron," Elita began patiently. "He's only a Sparkling, you shouldn't feel threatened by him."

"Threatened," Megatron repeated indignantly. "You think I feel threatened by him?"

"Well, I can't think of any other reason why you don't get on," she said with a small shrug. "The two of you are always glaring at each other and I wish you wouldn't, you're both equally special to me."

"Really?" Megatron said softly, a glint in his optics. "Why don't you show me how special I really am to you?"

He caught her in an embrace, ignoring Starscream's growling protests. She laughed as this happened before leaning up to kiss his cheek. But with one hand he caught her chin, and grinning widely, kissed her full on the mouth. Starscream was not happy but he couldn't prevent his adoptive mother groaning a little as the kiss went on.

"Was that special enough?" she asked teasingly when they finally broke apart.

"Hmm, possibly," he teased back. "Perhaps we could continue this later tonight?"

She flushed at this, lowering her optics but she was also still smiling. As she lifted the little monster up for kiss, she said quietly.

"We'll see."

His smile widened as he took her arm and they started walking again. The level they were on sloped upwards so for now, they didn't need to climb. The air was much cooler here which was good as they weren't wasting so much energy. Megatron knew the fight and flight would have taken quite a bit from both of them but now wasn't the time to dwell on it. They were going to travel as far as they were able, with as few rests of possible.

His Sire's words on reports of increased creature activity made him feel uneasy. Elita wouldn't defend herself as much as she now had to worry about Starscream, meaning he couldn't count on her protecting his back. In some ways, it would have made more sense to stay with his Sire but he could not allow Elita being hurt in that way.

And even though he highly disliked the Sparkling, he didn't deserve being hit by Galvatron or any others who took a dislike to him. For one thing, it wouldn't endear them to the Seekers who would not appreciate such treatment of their young. So far, the Seekers had sided with the Decepticons but they could easily change their allegiance or simply go Neutral.

The Seekers were the ones who were giving them an edge in this War but they were very protective of their own. Unless they had a good reason for getting into a fight with a Seeker, then there would be hell to pay. As for hurting a defenceless Sparkling, well, you better be ready to face the very painful consequences.

"When can we rest?" Elita now asked softly as they continued walking.

"Soon," Megatron assured her. "I just want to put some distance between us and my Sire. But we will rest and we can have some Energon as well."

"Good," she said with a smile. "I think a drink would help Starscream to calm down."

"Hmm," Megatron mumbled, getting to see Elita's bare chest would probably help to calm him down.

"Megatron," Elita suddenly asked, a little nervously. "Will...will Starscream be alright when we meet up with the other Decepticons. They won't hurt him like your father?"

"No," Megatron assured her gently. "Any Seeker got wind of that, they wouldn't be happy. Galvatron felt safe hitting that little monster underground where no Seeker would venture. Plus, none of those with him would ever been inclined to tell. He dislikes Younglings and Sparklings, especially when they cry."

"So his solution is to hit them?" Elita exclaimed in disgust. "He honestly thought that would quieten Starscream down?"

"It's his favourite solution to problems in general," Megatron stated with a shrug. "Don't dwell on it Elita, he won't hurt the little monster again."

She sighed, shaking her head at the nickname Megatron had given Starscream but didn't comment. Obviously, she knew she couldn't get Megatron to stop calling Starscream that name, at least just now. Whose knows, perhaps once they got to know each other a bit better, he'd feel a bit more generous towards the little monster.

He doubted they'd ever actually get on, Starscream would probably become more bratty as he grew. Hopefully, he would not be around to see that, Starscream would grow up with fellow Seekers. Not with him and Elita...where did that thought come from? Was he honestly thinking of a possible future between him and Elita?

Such thoughts were foolish, even if his Sire allowed it, what about hers? Optimus Prime would never allow his precious princess to mate with a mere Decepticon. Especially as he was from such a poor background and had a tyrant of a Sire. No, they could have a little fun together but there wasn't a hope for a future. Not unless someone all the factions on Cybertron overnight decided that they wanted nothing more than to get along.

He resisted the urge to snort, as if that was going to happen.

They carried on walking mostly in silence. The little monster even began to doze a little, resting his little cheek against Elita's breast. Yes, this was how Megatron liked the Sparkling best, silent and unconscious. That way, he couldn't interrupt when Megatron was making a move on his lovely captive. After all, what was the point of taking the Prime's daughter if he didn't enjoy himself a bit?

In fact, when they eventually did stop for a rest, Megatron decided he would take advantage of the fact Starscream was still sleeping. As Elita carefully sat down and cradled Starscream to her, Megatron snaked an arm around her and pulled her close. She looked up at him and chuckled.

"Megatron," she began but he pressed a finger to her lips.

"Shh, let's enjoy ourselves while that little monster is asleep," he whispered to him, giving the Femme a winning smile. "What do you say, my sweet?"

"You're impossible," she murmured back but since she didn't sound adverse to the idea of Megatron just grinned back.

"Maybe but you love it," he teased before leaning forward and pressing his lips to hers.

She happily returned it and when he slipped his glossia into her mouth, she moaned softly in response. This encouraged Megatron to press a little harder against her lips, one hand cupping the back of her head. The other hand sneakily found its self on her chassis and started rubbing it. She groaned, optics opening to gave him a curious look but he just smiled back at her.

"Take it off," he whispered with a purr as she flushed. "I want to touch you properly."

"You really are impossible," she whispered back but she still carefully removed her chest armour so that Megatron could admire her beautiful chest.

With a very wide grin, he moved both hands to her chest and started massaging it. Elita moaned very softly, she had obviously never been touched like that before. It made Megatron long to be the one who interfaced with her first, to really give her pleasure while satisfying his own desires.

"Megatron," Elita gasped out as he lowered his mouth to her bare chest and began licking and slightly sucking on it.

"Shh," he teased, giving her bare chest a kiss. "Don't wake that Sparkling, he'll spoil everything."

She giggled but had to admit that Starscream always demanded her full attention. Then again, so did Megatron, neither was very willing to share her. It really did feel like she had two children although she was sensible enough not to say this to Megatron. She knew she was allowing Megatron to take advantage of her but felt no desire to tell him to stop.

"Come here," Megatron ordered now, grasping her and bringing her close.

She carefully shifted Starscream so he could sleep in her lap while Megatron pressed himself close to her, capturing her mouth passionately. She wrapped her hands behind Megatron's neck, feeling herself heat up slightly. Judging by the way the grey Mech was growling under his breath, he was enjoying himself a lot.

But like all good things it had to come to an end. Starscream had been asleep for quite a while but now the little Sparkling was getting hungry and so started to wake up. At first, the two adults didn't notice, they just continued kissing and touching. Finally, Elita felt Starscream shifted and realised that he was waking up.

"Megatron...," she gasped as Megatron attacked her neck with his mouth. "Starscream...he's waking up."

Megatron only growled in response.

"Typical little monster."

"Megatron," she abolished sternly. "He'll be hungry, don't get angry with him."

Before Megatron could answer, Starscream opened his optics and hissed as he found his hated foe far too close to beloved carrier. He snapped his little teeth and attempted to bite Megatron who drew back with a scowl. Elita sighed as the two glared at each, what was she going to do with them?

"Are you hungry, darling?" she asked the Sparkling with a smile.

The Sparkling chirped in conformation and she chuckled as she took out her fuel line. It was just as well she'd already had her chassis armour off. Megatron was sitting by her side now and looking very grumpy at Starscream's interruption. Thankfully, he didn't say anything but took out a cube and started sipping from it. This reminded Elita how hungry she was but she wanted to make sure Starscream had his fill first.

"Here," Megatron suddenly said, offering her part of his cube. "I'll hold it."

"Thank you," Elita said gratefully, leaning forward to sip at the lovely cube.

"No problem," he said softly, blatantly watching her chest as Starscream fed.

She smiled to herself but didn't say anything as she drank the sweet Energon. Once she'd had her fill, Megatron took the cube back and finished it off in a few gulps. The cube was then crushed up and tossed to Meko who pounced happily on it and started devouring it.

"We'd better get going soon," Megatron said softly and Elita nodded. As much as she'd like to rest, she didn't want to linger in this dark tunnel.

Once Starscream was done feeding, she made sure he didn't have any trapped air before replacing her chest armour. Megatron made a teasing noise of disappointment before helping her to her feet so they could carry on. Starscream clung to Elita's shoulder, shooting Megatron mean looks but the Decepticon ignored him. Their trip through the tunnel was uneventful until they reached a new level of the old mine.

"What is this place?" Elita asked with a frown, this didn't seem to be just some random chamber.

"I'm not sure," Megatron said rather grimly, taking in what seemed to be cave mouths littering the walls surrounding this chamber. None were in a single line; they were all located at different levels.

They were near what seemed to be a pit in the centre of the chamber, quite a wide one. In fact, it took up almost the whole of the chamber they'd found themselves in. And Elita was getting a very bad feeling the more she looked, she felt they needed to get out of here.

"Is there any way out?" she asked urgently.

"I don't know, I would imagine there is," Megatron replied, his optics flitting here and there. "Come on, let's go."

They hurried along the edge of the pit, searching for an exit. Megatron spotted a cave entrance someway off and he hurried her even faster on. But just as they were nearing the entrance, a shot suddenly rang out and a boulder exploded just in front of them. Starscream squealed in terror and buried himself against Elita as she and Megatron spun around.

"Now, what do we have here?"

Just a level above, leaning over a rocky outcrop was a smirking Mech, a sniper rifle leaning against said outcrop. Behind him, several more rough looking Mechs were also holding various weapons which were trained on the bots below them. Elita felt Megatron stiffen beside her and growl out a single word.

"Cy-Kill."

Author's note. Who is Cy-Kill and how does Megatron know him? What will happen to our trio now? Find out next time, until then.