Techna refused to look at anyone. She knew that they must've been angered or fearful. She didn't blame them for the way they felt. She heard them moving, most likely protecting the humans and youngling from her. Primus she was an idiot for telling them before telling her story. She heard Ironhide growl and run at her but she didn't bother to move, allowing the mech to grab her by the throat and slam her against the wall. She didn't expect him to be that rough and managed to not gasp at the pain in her sensitive wings. Her optics widened in fear at the mech. She didn't know his reaction would be THAT severe. She had to do something before he offlined her.

"Please let me explain!" she pleaded. She whimpered quietly when Ironhide tightened his grip. She didn't need to breathe but energon still needed to get to her head but it was cut off. She heard a loud clang. Techna turned her head to see StarRacer glaring at Ironhide. The fire in the youngling surprised Techna.

"We promised Prima to listen to her story WITHOUT judging her!" StarRacer exclaimed sternly. Techna was surprised when Ironhide dropped her. This was the scene with the Wreckers all over again. This time no one would saver her except a small femme who kept promises. Optimus gave Ironhide a disappointed glare before staring at his daughter in surprise. Techna rubbed her sore neck while standing. Sadness washed over her as she realized that she wouldn't be accepted.

"I knew this was going to happen. This is what happened with the Wreckers back in my dimension, at least there my friends saved me." Techna whispered to herself. She didn't realize she was heard until StarRacer ran up and gave her a hug. Techna looked down in surprise as the youngling.

"I'll listen." She promised. Tears welled up in Techna's optics, she knew that with this one on her side they'd listen. The femme was obviously scared of Megatron yet accepted her. Techna picked her up with a smile and ignored the disapproving looks from a few bots.

"You're probably the sweetest youngling I've ever met." Techna said. StarRacer smiled at the compliment. She decided to not worry Elita and handed StarRacer over to her Carrier. "You should be proud, she's gonna be like her Creator someday, I can already tell."

"Blah, blah, blah start explaining." Ironhide growled. Techna resisted the urge to glare at him and sighed.

"I suppose I should start with how he really was like before the war." Techna began. Optimus nodded for her to continue. "Megatronus was not always hard-sparked. He actually took care of me and my brothers as best he could after my Carrier disappeared. And before you say anything, yes I do have two little brothers. They may or not sound familiar, they're very small and are called Brains and Wheelie." Everyone looked confused so she guessed that they didn't exist here. "When the war began he hardened and even disowned the twins because they wouldn't grow any taller, they're about up to Miko's knee, if not shorter. Okay I'm getting off topic. Megatronus was a little protective over me, especially when it came to Shockwave and Starscream's trine. Ignore everything you know about Starscream and hear my words. When I met Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker I was basically running for my life, not much older than StarRacer. They protected my from Shockwave and Starscream helped me escape. When Creator found us I was limping so Starscream had his arm around me. Let's just say Creator wasn't too happy with that. I became best friends with Starscream and his trine but mainly him."

"So you're best friends with the one who killed my partner?" Arcee growled. Techna finally noticed that Cliffjumper wasn't here and assumed Arcee meant that Starscream was evil and offlined him in this dimension.

"Cliffjumper is alive in my dimension, Starscream had freed him." Techna sighed. She ignored everyone's surprise.. "I was also best friends with Bumblebee after I saved his aft from Ironhide. Primus I never saw him so mad after he found the rocks jammed into his canons." Techna started to laugh at Ironhide's expression. "We ended up pulling pranks together and that's how I also met Arcee, Chromia, and Elita. I had met Orion Pax through my Creator when they became friends. He became like an uncle to me, along with Soundwave." Techna frowned, knowing what was coming up. "Starscream came over after being at the Academy terribly beaten by Airachnid. That's also the day I taught him self-defense so he wouldn't have to hide his wounds from his brothers. That day I went with Creator and Orion to visit the council. When Creator began to get violent I tried to calm him but he hit me." She heard StarRacer gasp in horror. "I ran out of the building and straight home. Apparently Starscream saw me and followed me there. He helped me calm down but that night Creator came home in a rage. We had already found out about Optimus becoming a Prime and we were happy for him, unlike Creator. He demanded that I joined the Decepticons. I of course refused knowing that the Autobots were the good guys. He knew that Starscream and I were close and held his sword up to Starscream's neck and refused to let him stand. He said that if I didn't join him he'd kill Starscream right then and there. I couldn't let him die because of me so I agreed." Her spark clenched painfully.

"So that's why you were a con." Jack said in surprise. Techna shuttered her optics and nodded. She refused to cry at the memory.

"When Megatron left I tried to get Starscream to join the Autobots. We both knew that it'd be safer and the right thing to do but he refused saying that he wouldn't leave me. He knew that if I stayed with the Decepticons alone then I'd either die or stay Decepticon forever." Techna said. She was still grateful for him going through all that scrap just to protect her. "So, in a way, we were both forced into the Decepticons. Starscream's brothers went in as well to watch over him. Megatron made Starscream the SIC to keep us in line. The four of us were planning on escaping to Iacon when Megatron decided to offline Thundercracker and Skywarp. He sent them on a mission to infiltrate Iacon. What they didn't know was that each of them had a bomb planted on their chests. Starscream and I were watching what happened through a hidden camera on Thundercracker. Starscream was forced to watch his brothers die." That's when Techna really did start crying. "My Carrier was killed in that explosion! She had lost her memories of Creator, my brothers, and me and had become an Autobot." Techna tried to regain composure but it hurt her spark too bad. Arcee, Chromia, and Elita surprised her by wrapping her in a hug.

"If you would like to continue later it would be okay." Optimus said while placing a servo on her shoulder after they separated. Knowing that it'd only hurt her more to put it off, Techna shook her helm, wiping away the last of her tears.

"No, the sooner it's over the better." Techna sighed. "After that Starscream became war hardened and refused to talk to anyone, including me. It took days for me to get him to calm down. When the bond between them was shattered it tore apart Starscream's spark, almost literally. The night before everyone fled from Cybertron I was alone talking to him. He was going on the Nemesis with some other soldiers and Megatron, but I was forced to travel alone. I'm not going to say what exactly we were talking about but we ended up courting after that night." There were a few gasps of surprise but Techna ignored them. "I ended up crash landing on Earth and went to the Nemesis. Starscream and I had promised that we wouldn't leave unless we could leave together. That plan was shot all to pieces when Megatron was revived. He had seen me through Bumblebee at the Autobot base and realized that I was still loyal to them. The next day when he awoke he attacked me. I asked him if he would actually kill his daughter. He realized that he hurt me again and backed off, but he announced that Starscream was going to pay for our treachery and went to try and kill him." Techna's spark clenched. "I followed him and stopped him just as he was about to kill Starscream. He said that I would take his punishment then and we ended up fighting. He shot me and I fell off the Nemesis. I don't remember anything else until I woke up in the Autobot med bay. Starscream still shows he's loyal to us. Knockout put a tracker in his arm that would help the Decepticons find us if he went to the Autobot base. He even helped me save Jazz, Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Elita, Chromia, Ironhide, and Mirage just yesterday from Shockwave!" Techna shuddered at the name. Everyone gave her a curious look. "Shockwave is a perverted slagger who messes with femmes…more specifically me." Optimus frowned, thinking about the scientist. Techna looked and felt completely disturbed.

"What did he do to you?" Mirage asked, anger leaking into his voice. Techna glanced at StarRacer, whose optics were wide.

"I'd rather not say considering there's a youngling here." Techna mumbled. Everyone caught on quick and had a disgusted look on their face. The humans looked mortified and June looked close to tears. They all felt pity for the femme. "It was when we saved them that I was shot by Shockwave. If the twins hadn't been there I probably would've been offlined. If it weren't for Starscream I probably would've offlined earlier in the war."

"You said something about the Wreckers," Bulkhead said calmly. He cooled down after hearing her story and trusted her now.

"I never knew any of the Wreckers before the war. To tell you the truth one brute was enough to deal with. Megatronus had become a gladiator after Carrier disappeared so I had to deal with that. Everyone knew Starscream and I were high up in the Decepticon ranks, even the Wreckers. Optimus made sure nobody hurt us because he knew we weren't going to fight…nobody except the Wreckers. Starscream and I were on a mission, planning on just saying hello to the Autobots we were supposed to spy on instead, but we were caught by the Wreckers and tortured and thrown in their own prison. Optimus eventually found us and demanded that we be released after telling them of our past." Techna chuckled as she shook her helm. "I gotta admit, the looks on their faceplates were priceless when Optimus stood up for us."

"So Bulkhead's old team attacked you guys?" Miko asked. Techna smirked at Bulkhead.

"Actually, Bulkhead was the guard who glitched when he found out the truth." Techna replied. Miko doubled over in laughter as Bulkhead stared in shock. Techna smiled and shook her helm as the autobots began to chuckle as well. StarRacer was completely amused by Bulkhead's reaction. Techna raised an optic ridge at Bulkhead when his expression didn't change. "Now don't go glitching on me, Bulk. Once is enough." Bulkhead shot her a glare as she just grinned.

"How did Screamer react to the whole thing?" Arcee asked. Techna bit back a laugh.

"He was trembling like a leaf thinking we were going to die." Techna answered. Everyone in the silo either grinned or burst into laughter. Mirage cringed as pain ripped through his spark. Techna noticed and her optics widened. "Mirage are you okay?" Ratchet walked up and started dragging him to the med bay grumbling about Mirage pushing himself too hard. "What's wrong with Mirage?"

"Mirage has cancer," Arcee sighed sadly. Techna's spark clenched as she stared off towards the med bay. Her optics were wide and worry filled her. Mirage was a good friend of hers in her dimension and would be crushed if anything happened to him.

"Are you gonna be Starscream's sparkmate someday?" StarRacer asked, trying to change the subject. Techna's optics widened at the femmeling as her cooling fans turned on. The others looked amused and Elita didn't even bother scolding her daughter. StarRacer knew Techna was embarrassed by the question but she was naturally curious. Optimus frowned knowing that was personal.

"Reyna be nice," June warned before promptly covering her mouth. Techna tilted her helm in confusion.

"Huh? Who's Reyna?" Techna asked. Optimus and Elita shared a look.

"You should know more about StarRacer's past." Optimus said with a sigh.

**Techna's dimension, Autobot Base**

Ratchet worked hard to find Starscream's location knowing Techna's life depended on it. He thanked Primus for sending her conscience to another dimension with other Autobots. He wondered if Starscream was an Autobot there or a true Decepticon. A message pinged on the computer, surprising the medic. The Autobots gathered around the counsel in curiosity, holding the humans. Ratchet opened it and was shocked to see Megatron on screen.

"Autobots, I know you've been tracking down Starscream for Techna. Come to these coordinates with her and we might come upon an agreement." Megatron hissed before the screen went blank besides a set of coordinates in the middle. Ratchet looked at Optimus worriedly.

"If it means helping Techna, then we will meet Megatron." Optimus sighed. The new Autobots shared a worried look while the guardians held their charges a little more protectively. Cliffjumper's optics narrowed, not liking the situation at all, but he wanted Techna to survive. She was like a sister to him and he didn't want her to die. Ratchet prepared the ground bridge and ordered the humans to stay behind. The children didn't argue as they watched the medic carry Techna through the ground bridge.

"I hope they know what they're doing." Jack commented. The other two nodded in agreement and worry.

Next chapter you'll learn more about little StarRacer and why June called her Reyna.

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