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The humans stuck close to StarRacer as the Autobots faced the Decepticon army. Techna was prepared to defend the humans and younglings no matter what. It was in her nature to be protective of young species. She saw Optimus order Mirage to grab StarRacer and the children and return to base out of the corner of her optic. When a vehicon suddenly came running at her she sprang into action and deployed her blasters. She felt embarrassed when her aim wasn't that good.

"Really, Techna? That's the best you can do?" a sneer came from behind her. Techna cut the helm off of the con she was fighting, being tired of her terrible aim, and spun around just in time to get shot and flung back. She groaned painfully and glared up at Starscream. She stood and deactivated her swords.

"I'm more of a hand-to-hand kind of femme." Techna smirked. She punched Starscream in the faceplate, causing him to skid back. She dodge every one of his attacks with ease, knowing all of his tricks. "Really, Starscream? That's the best you can do?" Techna mocked. Starscream growled, but Techna was able to use his anger to her advantage. She was thankful now for teaching Starscream back on Cybertron. She jumped and swung her pede down so it struck Starscream across the faceplate. The seeker was knocked out and she knew she could kill him easily but it didn't feel right. She knew that she couldn't because of her dimension's Starscream so she left him to fight other cons.

When everyone was heading back to base Miko was rambling on about how awesome it was. Apparently she had videotaped the whole battle. Techna wasn't listening to her as she leaned up against the wall. Starscream was nowhere to be seen which slightly worried her, but she shook it off. That had been the second time she fought this dimension's Starscream and it always bugged her. When Starscream walked back inside through the hall the twins yelled for him to stop but it was too late. A bucket of bright pink paint fell on him. The poor seeker was too stunned to say or do anything. Everyone in the room was silent, including the twins. Techna automatically knew what the problem was. He can take a prank, but this had happened to him before.

"S-Starscream?" Sideswipe said nervously. Screamer snapped out of his haze and ran back down the hall.

"Scrap, Starscream wait!" Techna yelled before running after him. The twins stared in shock. What have they done? Ratchet walked up to them angrily holding up a wrench.

Techna tried to open the door to her room but it was locked tight. She cursed the twins under hear breath and started knocking on the door. The silver mech refused to let her in much to her dismay. Techna decided to leave him alone for now and stormed back into the main hanger where she shoved the twins harshly.

"Do you realize what you've done?" Techna snarled. The twins had a look of mixed shock and fear. StarRacer hid behind her Carrier in fear of Techna's fury. "Starscream's probably traumatized and won't let me in our room! Why the frag did you do that to him?!"

"W-We didn't mean to hit him!" Sunstreaker claimed. The twins were obviously frightened. Techna flinched when a servo was placed on her shoulder. She looked up to see Optimus with a stern look on his face.

"What happened in Starscream's past that was affecting him?" Optimus asked. Techna backed off and looked at the worried faces in the room. Firestrike seemed nervous as well. Techna let out a shaky sigh and leaned against the wall.

"Back on Cybertron before the war Starscream was a student at the Academy in the Crystal City. He wasn't the most…popular student there. He was always picked on for his scientific interests. He was actually the one who created the blueprints for the ground bridge. He was going to have it approved by the professors but they were taken by a classmate who was given all the credit for the machine. Anyways, he'd come home covered in wounds which I had to patch up. If his trine found out they'd probably do something to make it worse. One day he was late at the lab when he opened his door a bucket of PINK PAINT dropped on top of him. The mechs responsible had gotten it all on tape and played it all around Iacon. It took his trine and I days to get the paint off of him. It completely traumatized him. And your 'little prank' just brought back that memory! It doesn't help that his trine was offlined by my Creator!" Techna spat. Tears were starting to form in her optics at the memory.

**Flashback**

Techna sat while talking to Thundercracker and Skywarp. The three of them had made plans to go have fun with Starscream considering the mech hadn't stopped working for days. They had saved up enough money to take him to the science museum in the higher class part of Iacon. Starscream had always dreamed about going there. When the door opened the trio looked up expectantly. What walked in was a shock to them.

"Starscream, what happened?" Techna gasped. He looked near tears and was covered in pink paint. Thundercracker and Skywarp looked pissed off and Techna looked mortified. Starscream finally broke down and the three Cybertronians tried to comfort him.

"Who did this?" Thundercracker growled. Starscream didn't answer, he only trembled and stuttered in between sobs. He said something about first his ground bridge and now this. Techna helped Thundercracker and Skywarp try to get the paint off of their brother.

"Primus, this stuff is impossible to get off." Skywarp growled. Techna hugged Starscream tightly from behind. Techna checked her inner clock and realized how late it had gotten. She didn't want to leave Starscream yet so she sent a private comm. to her Creator saying that she'll be staying with a friend tonight.

**End flashback**

The Autobots stared at her in surprise at the news. They had no idea what the seeker had really gone through before the war. It also made them wonder if their Starscream had gone through something similar. Techna turned to the twins with a pained look. She saw the extreme guilt etched on their faceplates.

"That's why Starscream acted the way he did. He was mocked every day because of that one prank. I'm gonna go talk to him." Techna said. She walked down the hall before another word could be said. She growled under her breath when she found the door to be locked. She managed to override the controls and walked in to find Starscream curled up on the berth trembling. The door closed behind her and she locked it. Starscream looked up with scared optics.

"Why do people keep doing this to me? What have I ever done to them?" Starscream whimpered. Techna wrapped her arms around him and sat down on the berth. She noticed that he didn't even attempt to remove the paint. "D-Do they really see me as a Decepticon?"

"Starscream they were aiming that prank at Ratchet, not you. You've done nothing wrong, Screamer." Techna cooed. She grabbed a rag from the berth-side table. "C'mon, let me get the paint off of you." She began to clean the pink paint while he started to calm down.

"T-Techna?" Starscream whispered. Techna paused and looked into his optics. "Thank you for being there for me after everything." Techna smiled and leaned forward to plant a kiss on his cheek. Her spark sank when she realized the trauma he might go through when she dies to end the war. She finally calmed him down completely and he ended up falling asleep in her arms. She sighed in relief when the last of the paint was removed. She set him down so he was comfortable and left the room, checking to make sure that none of the paint had gotten on her. When she entered the main room everyone turned their attention to her.

"Is Starscream okay?" StarRacer asked. Techna smiled at the youngling but glared at the twins as they were lectured by Ratchet.

"He's in recharge now. Thankfully the paint was easier to remove than the idiots at the Academy used." Techna responded. She turned to the twins and walked up to them calmly. "You made him believe that you thought of him as a Decepticon."

"Sorry," they both mumbled. Techna crossed her arms and frowned.

"It's not me you should apologize to." She stated before going over to talk to Arcee and Mirage. Arcee smiled at the femme and leaned against Mirage. "So word around the base is that you two are gonna be bonded in a few days."

"Oh…uh…you found out about the time?" Arcee said awkwardly. Techna smirked at the embarrassed couple. She even heard Mirage's cooling fans turn on. Techna snickered a little and leaned against the wall on her side.

"There's one more difference between our dimensions. In my dimension, you're already bonded." Techna informed. She heard choking and they turned to see Jack choking on his water from hearing that. Arcee, Mirage, and Techna all started laughing at his misfortune. Techna perked up when they heard footsteps coming from the hall. StarRacer jumped up and hugged Starscream's legs when he became visible. The poor seeker lost his balance and fell on his aft. Ironhide snickered from his place next to Chromia. StarRacer grinned sheepishly.

"Sorry Starscream…" StarRacer said shyly. Starscream smiled as he stood up.

"It's alright, Star." Starscream said. He refused to look at the twins while he walked up to Ironhide and talked to him for a while. Techna couldn't help but smile at the fact that he was back to normal. She saw Arcee and Mirage smirking at her.

"Uh…what's going on?" Techna asked nervously. Elita walked up and saw her sister and facepalmed.

"Oh no, Arcee has the smirk." Elita groaned. Chromia overheard and walked over to them with her own smirk.

"What's wrong with a smirk?" Techna asked. The trine dragged her down the hall, leaving the other amused Autobots behind. "Okay now tell me what this is all about!" the trine rolled their optics at the confused seeker.

"You're engaged to Starscream!" they announced together. Techna's cooling fans turned on and her optics widened. How did they figure it out?

"And don't bother trying to deny it, we can see it in your optics. We've seen it twice already for each other." Chromia said. Techna sighed and nodded. The trine wrapped her in a tight hug and when they pulled back there was a gleam in Techna's optics.

"Okay, if you EVER have a sparkling you must come back to visit us!" Elita said. Techna's spark sunk. She'd never be able to have a sparkling because of the decision she made to end the war. But she hid away that feeling and grinned.

"Okay, okay I promise if we do you can meet him or her." Techna laughed. Then her optics went to Arcee. "But if you and Mirage have a sparkling, I must meet them as well. Same goes for you and Hide Chromia." The femmes agreed.

**Techna's dimension**

The minibots sat on the back of the couch looking bored. The human children were playing video games. The small twins groaned when they heard Jack's mom drive in. While Techna, and now apparently Starscream, was in stasis the Jack's mother had been kidnapped by Airachnid and they saved her. Now the femme would always come to the base, much to everyone's dismay. Ratchet ran in suddenly, looking like he'd seen a ghost.

"Starscream…and…Techna's…bodies…disappeared!" the mech gasped in between breaths. The twins jumped up, effectively falling off of the couch.

"What?!" they screeched.

*GASP* Where are Techna and Starscream's bodies?! Looks like you're gonna hafta wait until next time to find out! :D

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