Memories
"SHE'S GONE! WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE?" Megatron bellowed. He sounded very menacing. Especially whenever his voice echoed.
"You m-m-misunderstand, mighty Megatron! T-there was nothing I could have done! She kicked me backwards a-and some red jet-plane autobot scooped them up and were gone before I knew it! You must believe me!"
"I tire of your excuses, Starscream!" he yelled and punched his second in command in the spark chamber, shattering his cockpit and exposing his pulsing spark. "You're pathetic!"
"My Lord, please! Have mercy!" Starscream said pleadingly.
"You have failed me too many times! ARGHH! I WILL POUND YOU INTO SCRAP!", Megatron made his way towards Starscream and twisted his arm into a horrific position causing Starscream to scream. Pleased by this reaction, he punched him in the face. "You are a terrible excuse for a Decepticon! I am ashamed to call you my second in command!" and threw him across the room.
At this point, Starscream didn't move a muscle. He was weak and terrified.
Megatron smirked as he walked very slowly to Starscream before pulling his head up and saying, "I'm going to tear you apart,"
Starscream wanted to cry, but he held back his tears - frightened and didn't want to be seen sobbing like a mere sparkling.
Megatron plunged his hand into his spark chamber.
Starscream screeched in agony and kicked his legs out of sheer panic. He tried and tried again to push his aggressor away.
Megatron then shot him in the waist. Chunks of what was his waist flew everywhere as he loudly groaned in pain.
"Are you going to fail me again, Starscream?"
He didn't respond.
All Megatron got in return was a loud groan. Satisfied, Megatron turned and walked away as if nothing had happened.
Hook snuck to Starscream and lifted him as gently as possible and carried him to medbay to begin repairs.
Starscream groaned loudly as he looked up and who was carrying him. His vision being as blurred as it was, he couldn't tell who was toating him around. He squinted some in an effort to see who was carrying him and was surprised to see it was Hook. "What...are you..doing, Hook?"
Hook snorted and responded, "Taking you to med-bay. You should be thanking me, not asking me any questions. Shut up.
Starscream wanted to respond, but didn't. He was just greatful someone cared enough about him to repair him. Well, maybe not cared, but at least someone was repairing him.
Optimus was very happy to have Elita back. There were no words that could describe his excitement. It's like a surge of happiness surged throughout his spinal unit everytime he saw her. Each time he looked into her eyes when they talked or embraced, he just couldn't get enough. He fantasized of what else they would come to be in the future. He had hoped they would become more than just friends. However, he was rather curious about how Starscream was acting around her in his previous encounter with him whenever he had attempted to rescue Elita. He recalled him saying, 'You're not going to touch her, Prime! She's mine!'. He also recalled how close he was to her whenever he busted through the med-bay door, yet she didn't seem as though she was fighting back although she was not chained nor bound. He was very intrigued with how Starscream had acted a bit jealous. This left him extremely curious, but he knew that Elita wouldn't do a foolish thing such as bond with a Decepticon. He knew her all too well.
"Hello, Optimus," Elita greeted Optimus as she walked and sat beside him on his berth, she then smiled warmly at him. "It's been a long night, has it not?" she asked.
"Yes, it rather has been, at least I have this night to share with you," Optimus said while staring blankly at her until he caught himself and fakely coughed.
Elita giggled, "Well, since we're short of a room here, would you mind if I stayed with you in your quarters tonight?"
Optimus looked at her for a moment until he happily responded, "Of course,"
"Thank you."
"My pleasure, my dear Elita."
Elita smiled and scooted closer to Optimus on the side of the berth and put her hand over his. Optimus then held her hands in his. Elita looked up at him and smiled and then she kissed him on the cheek. Optimus then pulled Elita to him and held her in a deep embrace. She returned the embrace and they both were enjoying every minute they had together. Optimus nuzzled noses with her. Elita smiled her usual angelic smile as she was pulled deeper into the embrace. Optimus then laid on the berth and motioned for Elita to lay beside him. She crawled over beside him and he pulled her straight back into his embrace. She began rubbing his sides causing Optimus to shudder at the touch. He did the same to her. She smiled as she kissed his cheek and he nuzzled her neck.
"Elita..." Optimus breathed. Elita nodded already knowing what he was getting at as she opened her spark chamber as Optimus did the same. She smiled as their sparks clinged to eachother and joined together causing bright light to swirl all around them. Elita pulled Optimus closer to her as she held him.
"I want to show you something," she said.
Optimus nodded.
With his response, Elita went into her memory files, found the memory she was looking for and showed it to Optimus. It was her and a mech. He appeared to be a seeker. He was black with orange stripes going up the wings and a white face and gleaming yellow optics. He bared a Decepticon symbol...
*** Begin of Flashback ***
"Rainmaker! W-what are you doing?" Elita demanded and Rainmaker approached her with he long blade pressed to her neck.
"Ridding the world of a nuisance, that's all," He cackled as he thrust his sword at Elita, but she dodged it.
She tripped him and made her way out of the doorway and turned back as tears leaked down her cheeks. "How could you do this to me, Rainmaker?", She asked sounding extremely hurt.
"I'm sorry, Megatron - he found out about us. I'm going to have to kill you. He ordered me to," he lunged at her but missed - again.
"I'll never forgive you! NEVER!". She yelled as she ran down the corridors. She vowed she would never love another Decepticon - or anyone else. This experience scarred her.
"I will never love another mech..." she said as she silently sobbed as she strode sadly down the hall.
*** End of Flashback ***
"You...used to be bonded to a Decepticon?" Optimus asked after he saw the memory.
"Yes..I loved him so, but we were torn apart by Megatron. And Rainmaker tore us apart with his own selflishness. That memory is still very fresh in my processor," she sighed.
"I'm so sorry, Elita. I truely am," he held her even closer. She pulled back and closed her spark chamber.
"I'm tired..." she yawned as she turned on her side and laid down. Optimus just smiled at her and lay right behind her and pulled her close to him and cuddled her.
"As am I. Goodnight," he said as he shut off his optics and drifted into recharge.
Elita couldn't quite recharge though. She was still thinking about Starscream and how he tried to protect her. It was all very odd to her, but she found herself returning feelings for Starscream. She wanted to be with Optimus, but she also had what seemed like feelings for Starscream. She wasn't sure why she did, but she did. For the very first time, it felt as if her spark was split two ways. Half of her spark to Starscream, and the other half to Optimus Prime. She sighed. 'Why am I always in such predicaments?' She wondered as she turned over and fell into recharge.