Minimus Prime: Don't call yourself an idiot :P I just guessed that Megatron was prepared. But I'm glad you liked the chapter! :)

Grievousorvenom: Thanks :)

Starscream walked down the halls of the Nemesis agitated. After Megatron offlined (then somehow was found alive) he was stuck being the leader of the Decepticons. He hid his frustration by acting like he wanted nothing more than that. Honestly, he'd rather end this war immediately, but he couldn't with Megatron still alive. He snarled thinking about it, a sure sign that the war had hardened him. Soundwave approached him, causing the seeker to mentally groan.

"What is it, Soundwave?" Starscream asked sternly. The mech's screen lit up to show a distress beacon not far from their current location. It didn't have identification so he had no idea if it was Autobot, Decepticon, or Neutral. He silently prayed to Primus that it was Techna. Starscream paused, tempted to find whoever it was. "I'll take a couple of vehicons with me, ready the ground bridge." Soundwave nodded silently and walked off. When he was alone again Starscream sighed and found a few vehicons walking by and barked orders at them to go with him. When he strode through the ground bridge he saw that it was indeed a Decepticon ship. He got closer before freezing in realization.

"Commander Star-" one of the soldiers began but he held up a servo.

"Go back to the ship and tell Knockout to ready the med bay just in case she's injured." Starscream hissed. The two soldiers shared a look but retreated as told. When he was alone Starscream ran inside, nearly crushing the keypad trying to put in the code to open the door. He heard a light groan and he began to run faster.

"Stupid ship, now how am I supposed to find Starscream?" a femme's voice rang out. Starscream found her with her back to him in a room. He snuck up behind her before wrapping his servos around her waist.

"Oh come now, you don't miss me that much do you?" he teased. Techna was startled but turned around to see Starscream smiling warmly at her. She wrapped her servos around his neck and hugged him close.

"Starscream!" she exclaimed with joy. Starscream held her tighter, as if he let go she'd leave again. Techna had no complaints against that, since she too was overjoyed by their reunion. She buried her faceplate into the crook of his neck. "Primus I thought I'd never find you!"

"It's okay," he whispered softly.

Meanwhile the Autobots had also picked up the signal and Optimus found it seemed suspicious. He looked around and saw that the only ones currently at the base were him, Arcee, and Jack. The others were doing Primus-knows-what. Optimus sighed and approached the two. They noticed the Prime and turned to him.

"Arcee, I want you and Jack to find out who's on this unidentified ship." Optimus announced. Arcee looked worried while Jack looked confused.

"But Optimus, it might be too dangerous for him to be there." Arcee argued. Optimus shook his head. Without further argument the Autobot and human drove through the ground bridge. When they made it through Jack hopped off so Arcee could transform. Arcee stayed on guard and activated her wrist blades in case she needed to defend them. "Stay close and stay quiet." She murmured to Jack. He followed his partner inside and they began to search. They snuck through the corridors and passageways, finding no one so far. When they were about to give up Jack found a room with a door opened, one they hadn't checked yet. When he looked inside he was shocked to find Starscream embracing some femme. Jack backed away as Arcee walked up. Jack placed a finger to his lips to signal for her to be silent. Arcee's optics narrowed as she peeked in. At first she was shocked and confused, but then joy filled her spark. She grabbed Jack and ran out of the ship as quietly as possible.

"Arcee what's going on? Who was that? And why the heck was Starscream hugging whoever it was?" Jack asked as soon as they were outside. Arcee only grinned and commed base for a ground bridge. "Arcee! What's going on?" Jack demanded.

"Jack, I'm not the one who should be explaining this but that femme's name is Techna. Yes, she's a decepticon but she was forced into that faction by her creator. I don't know who he is but I want to beat the slag out of him for doing so. She's one of the nicest cons you could ever meet. She and Starscream had been friends since they were sparklings." Arcee replied. Jack was even more confused by her words but said nothing as they walked through the newly opened ground bridge. When they came back alone Optimus turned and stared at them, it only took one look for him to know who had landed.

Starscream and Techna never found out about how the human and Autobot had caught them, but it wouldn't have mattered to them. Techna felt content with just being in Starscream's servos. She didn't care if Unicron himself saw those two together at that moment. Starscream had a nagging feeling at the back of his processor that he needed to get back to the Nemesis but he ignored it. Techna's wing twitched, which never meant anything good. Starscream noticed and pulled back slightly to look at her.

"What's wrong?" he asked. Techna's optics widened and she grabbed his wrist.

"We have to get out of here! I just remembered the alarm going off and the whole ship might blow!" she mentally slapped herself for not realizing it sooner. How could she have been so stupid? They ran out and perfect timing too, the ship blew up not a minute after they escaped. They stared at it before turning to look at each other and crack up laughing.

"That reminds me of when we were in Que's lab when we barely left in time for him to blow up the entire lab!" Starscream laughed. Techna smiled, she knew he rarely showed his better side except when it came to sparklings and her. She knew very well that Starscream was far above hurting sparklings, from any species. Starscream commed the others saying that they needed a ground bridge. When it opened we were still laughing about what happened. On the other side Soundwave was standing nearby. He saw Techna and nodded at her in greeting.

"Hey, Soundwave." She said nicely. Starscream started to show her where everything was, while telling her about what she'd missed. He deliberately skipped over Megatron's near death experience. When she found out about the energon extractor she looked surprised. "But did you attack Bulkhead?" Starscream scoffed and lowered his voice.

"No, I deliberately destroyed it before anything could happen." He hissed quietly. Techna sighed in relief before they made it to the med bay, that's where Starscream hesitated. "Techna, remember when I told you about the space bridge accident?" she nodded with a shrug. "Well…there…I mean…just look." He put in the code and the doors opened. Techna's optics widened when she saw Megatron lying on a medical berth on life support. Her servo clasped over her mouth. Even though he was a tyrant and separated her and Starscream, he was still her creator. She ran inside and pushed past a surprised Knockout.

"Hey watch the paint!" he growled. Techna shot him a look as she approached her creator. "And before you ask anything, no he's not offline, just in stasis. I'm not sure how he's going to survive this though." Techna's optics widened even more. She was glad that she was no longer in his control, but spark broken to think about becoming an orphan. Starscream shot Knockout a glare that showed that he wasn't pleased with how he was treating Techna. "By the way, welcome to Earth." Techna sighed and walked out of the med bay with her wings drooped. Starscream glared at the two mechs before following her out. "What did I say?"

"Techna, are you alright?" Starscream asked once the door closed behind him. The femme shrugged and stared at the floor. Starscream sighed and grabbed her servo. "Come on, there's one more place you've yet to see." Techna followed him quietly. When they reached the room it was sorta plain. There was a desk to the right with a shelf above it. On the adjacent wall was a berth. "I'm sorry it's not that great. We didn't know exactly who would be joining us so we kept it simple." Techna turned to him and smiled happily.

"Thanks Screamer." Techna said while stepping into her new room. Starscream watched her examine the room. She seemed happier, but he could still see the pain behind her optics. He walked inside fully so the door could close.

"Techna, are you sure you're alright?" he asked with a worried tone. Her wings drooped even lower, causing Starscream's spark to sink. He couldn't believe how much pain this was causing her. He walked up behind her and wrapped his servos around her waist as he placed his chin on her shoulder.

"I'm…I'm fine." She responded. He sighed and realized she wasn't going to talk about it.

"Okay, but remember I'm here for you. If you ever need me or someone to talk to I'll be there." Techna's optics closed as she tried to keep her emotions in check. She didn't want to worry him more than he already was. Starscream wasn't convinced that she was okay. "Well it's late. I should probably get back to my own room. Goodnight sweetspark." Techna smiled. She missed him so much during her travels and now she was finally back with him. Honestly she didn't want him to leave. She leaned slightly into his hold, causing Starscream to chuckle. He let go of her so she could turn around.

"Goodnight Screamer." She said tiredly. Starscream kissed the top of her helm lightly before leaving. Techna walked over to her berth and lied down. She fell into recharge and was plagued by nightmares, more like memories, about the war. They were bad enough that she woke with a start, trembling in fear. She was tempted to go to Starscream's room and talk to him but she decided against it. She sighed and turned onto her side so that she was facing the wall. "This sucks." She whispered to herself.

"What does?" a creepy voice said from the corner of the room. Techna bolted up and stared at the mech that had terrified her since sparklinghood.

Shockwave.

BUM BUM BUM! If you remember, Shockwave had always been rude to Techna whenever she was alone. hehe I'm evil to my characters!