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Both Starscream and Megatron let out a groan of protest as the sound of a sparkling's crying came over the com device next to the berth. The Seeker rolled over, laying an arm across his mate's broad chestplates. "They're hungry again…" he grumbled out, burying his faceplates against the warlord's shoulder. Megatron vented a sigh, not bothering to open his optics. "I did it last time… It's your turn…" he retorted, earning a reluctant whine from the slender mech. The twins were old enough now that they didn't need to be fed quite as often, but it was still annoying when they had to wake up in the middle of the night to do it. Or at the crack of dawn, as the case was now. Eventually Starscream gave in, pushing himself up off the berth and making his way out of the room.

Megatron waited until the sparkling's crying ceased before rolling over onto his side, intent on getting another few hours of recharge while he still could. Unfortunately it looked as though it wasn't meant to be, his personal com link crackling to life just minutes after his mate left.

:Lord Megatron, your presence is required on the bridge.:

Megatron let out an aggravated growl, but sat up. "What is it?" he barked out over the link, making no attempt to mask the annoyance in his voice. The Vehicon hesitated a bit before replying in an uneasy tone. :There are two Seeker-class Decepticons approaching the planet. They're requesting permission to board the Nemesis, sir.: Seeker-class? And there were two of them? It couldn't be…

"Grant them permission to board. I'll meet with them personally in the docking bay."

"What are you up to, love?" Starscream asked as he trailed behind his mate. Megatron had been acting strangely all morning. He'd come into the twins' room saying that he had a surprise for the Seeker, but refused to tell him anything else. Now the warlord seemed to be leading him back towards the docking bay, which only served to deepen his confusion.

The two of them arrived just as a shuttle flew in through the bay doors. Starscream raised a brow plate, looking up at Megatron. "I wasn't aware we were expecting any new troops… Anyone in particular on board?" he asked curiously. The warlord let out a chuckle. "I told you it's a surprise." He replied, watching as the shuttle landed and powered down. The Seeker rolled his optics, shaking his helm slightly. However, the instant the hatch opened he let out a gasp. The two Seekers that emerged looked almost exactly like him, their coloration the only way to tell the three of them apart. One was blue and silver, a stripe of red running across his wings, the other black with purple. A huge grin spread across both of their faces when they spotted their look-alike.

"Screamer!" two voices squealed as Starscream was tackled to the ground. He only managed a small startled yelp before he disappeared in a pile of Seeker. The silver one eventually managed to fight the two off until he was able to sit up. "Skywarp! Thundercracker! What are you doing here?" Starscream asked happily, despite still being squeezed to death by his two trinemates. "What's wrong, Screamer? We're not allowed to come visit our favorite brother?" Thundercracker teased in that deep raspy voice of his. The silver Seeker rolled his optics. "We don't have any siblings outside our trine." He retorted. Skywarp let out a chuckle. "So? Just because we only have one to choose from doesn't make the statement any less true."

The three of them looked up when they heard the sound of someone clearing their intake. Skywarp and Thundercracker immediately jumped to their pedes and stood at attention, having been too preoccupied with their brother to have noticed the Decepticon Lord standing right next to him. "L-Lord Megatron! I'm sorry, sir! We didn't see you there!" Thundercracker stammered out frantically. Meanwhile, Starscream picked himself up off the floor, dusting himself off as he moved to stand next to his mate. Skywarp arched a brow plate, noticing how close his brother stood to the normally terrifying warlord. "Hey, Screamer… Are you still Second in Command? Or do you just kiss a lot of aft?" he whispered, though not quietly enough that Megatron couldn't pick up on it.

"You should probably bring your trinemates up to speed concerning recent events." The warlord suggested, giving Starscream a quick glance. The Seeker released a nervous laugh, rubbing the back of his neck with his servo. This was going to be interesting. "Oh, right… Well… I guess I should start with the fact that Megatron and I have bonded." He began, taking half a step closer to his mate. Both Seekers' optics went as wide as they could possibly go. "W-wait a minute… Y-you're not serious, are you? Is this for real?" Thundercracker stuttered out hesitantly. Starscream gave the blue Seeker a smile, nodding his helm. Skywarp let out a nervous laugh. "Whoah… So… Lord Megatron's out brother-in-law?"

"There's a bit more, isn't there?" Megatron asked, gently urging his mate to continue. Starscream nodded. "Yes, of course. A few months ago, I had a set of seekerlings. Twins." Almost immediately the two Seekers let out a simultaneous audio-piercing squeal before firing off a barrage of questions at their trinemate. "Really?" "No way!" "Congratulations!" "Can we see them?" "Are they mechs or femmes?" "You named one after me, right?" "When can we see them?" "Gyaaah! I'm so excited! I can't wait!"

Starscream let out a chuckle, shaking his helm slightly. "Alright! Alright! I can take you to see them right now if you can promise you'll calm down and keep quiet."

Skywarp and Thundercracker were practically bouncing on their pedes as they waited for their brother to open the door to the twins' room. "Remember, you promised to be quiet. If either of you make them cry I'll kill the both of you." Starscream warned one last time. The two nodded excitedly. The silver Seeker vented a sigh, figuring that was as calm as he could get his trinemates. He opened the door quietly, leading the other two Seekers in.

Starscream made his way over to the twin's berths with his trinemates following at his heels, where the two sparklings were both squirming around energetically. Skywarp and Thundercracker had to clamp their servos over their mouths to keep from squealing loudly as their brother picked up a tiny black seekerling. Knightfall giggled happily, nuzzling his face against his carrier's chestplates. He then looked up at the other two Seekers in the room, a mildly confused look on his face. He had to look up to make sure it really was his carrier that was holding him. He took one more glance towards his uncles before hiding his face against Starscream's chestplates again and starting to cry.

"I didn't do it!" Skywarp said immediately, holding his servos up in defense. "I know. I'm not sure what's wrong. He's not usually so shy. He wasn't even scared the first time he saw the Insecticons…" Starscream replied in a mildly worried tone as he tried to calm the child. "Well… Maybe it's because we all look the same?" Thundercracker suggested. The black Seeker standing next to him let out a scoff, shaking his helm. "Wouldn't that make him less scared of us since we look like his carrier?"

"Not necessarily. He's confused since we all look the same. He probably couldn't tell which one of us really was his carrier for a second and got scared." Thundercracker explained. Starscream let out a small chuckle, patting the sobbing infant's back lightly. He found it mildly amusing that a twin couldn't grasp the concept of triplets. "Well, I've got an idea how we can fix that." He replied before taking a step towards Thundercracker, holding Knightfall out and laying him against his brother's chestplates. The blue Seeker hastily grabbed a hold of the child, cringing in anticipation of the inevitable audio-splitting screech to come. Instead Knightfall's sobs faded, his optics staring up at his uncle's face. He then looked back at the other two Seekers. He still couldn't tell them apart by looking, but it seemed to click that he could tell them apart by their sparks' electromagnetic fields. He calmed down quickly, laying his helm down against Thundercracker's shoulder. "Huh. It worked." The blue Seeker mumbled, genuinely surprised. Starscream responded with a smug smirk. "Of course it worked. I know my sons."

"So… Does that mean I can hold the other one now?" Skywarp asked excitedly, already standing next to Dawnbreaker's berth. Starscream vented a sigh, shaking his helm. He could probably turn these two into his own personal babysitters by the end of the day if he wanted. Actually, that wasn't a bad idea…

Megatron stood at the helm of the Nemesis, watching as the bridge crew went about their business. He seemed to be in a better mood recently, both because the sparklings were old enough to drink regular med-grade energon without it having to be filtered through their parents' systems first, and because their team's new additions were very enthusiastic about babysitting their young nephews. That meant Starscream wasn't constantly stuck in the twins' room and could actually get back to his normal duties. And speaking of the Seeker's normal duties…

Megatron flinched slightly when he felt someone pinch his aft. He glanced down, his optics meeting those of his mate, a seductive smirk on his face. The warlord took a quick look around the bridge before turning to leave as casually as he could, his Second in Command trailing just behind.

-A LOT of steamy bits used to go here... *supersadpanda* there goes half the chapter...-

The two were all set to go another round when they heard a tapping sound next to the berth. They both immediately looked over to the com device connected to the twins' room. :Hey, umm… You guys know we can hear you, right?: came Thundercracker's voice over the link, followed by the muffled snickers of Skywarp. :You're kidding, right? I think the whole ship heard them!: Both Starscream and Megatron felt their faceplates heat up in embarrassment. The com link to the twins' room only went one way, but they'd forgotten that their walls weren't exactly soundproof. Starscream groaned, hiding his face against his mate's chest. His brothers were never going to shut up about this…