Just as Grimlock was about to speak-

"PRIME!"

Everyone in the room jumped. Luckily, the Dinobots were in their robot modes and did not shake the room up too terribly.

Megatron's face was on Teletran One's video call screen, and he looked furious.

"I want my Air Commander back and I want him back NOW or there will be consequences!"

All Autobots present were too stunned to speak or even move until Ironhide broke the silence.

"Awe, ain't that adorable? Megatron, tha Slag Maker himself wants his little Screamer back."

At this point, most of the other bots standing on the room had gained their composer, and Optimus Prime spoke up.

"Starscream is not here, nor do we know of his current location. As it is, we are missing one of our own, as well. Perhaps it would be mutually beneficial if we were to call a temporary truce and-"

Megaton hung up, and the screen went blank.

"-work together" Optimus finished saying to a now static filled screen. With a sigh, he turned back to Grimlock. "As you were saying…"

And the Dinobots hold him their tale.

Megatron hung up before the Prime could go into another one of his speeches about 'peace' and 'working together' and 'compromise'. He had more important things to do with his time than trying to find his missing warrior. Normally it didn't take this long. Maybe Starscream was dead?

No, that couldn't be it. He was one hundred percent positive that when his troublesome and often traitorous second in command DID go to the Well of Allsparks, he wouldn't go quietly or without an audience.

Cursed self-loving seeker always had to be the center of everymech's attention.

Was he fatally wounded?

Not that either. While Skywarp and Thundercracker could not feel everything their oldest brother felt, they would be able to tell if he were dying. With seekers, if a member of their trine was dying, a homing instinct would kick in, as to allow them to say final goodbyes.

Megatron then got up, walked over to the nearest wall, and proceeded to hitting his head against it, hoping that some useful bit of information would be released into his conscious processor.

Starscream was just coming out of his slumber when the far off sound of roaring thrusters overhead brought him to full alertness.

Shaking him gently, he whispered, "Swoop, wake up. It's time to go"

Rubbing his optics, Swoop asked "Lazerbeak coming again?"

Starscream hesitated, but only for a moment, and decided it was better to lie than risk Swoop panicking and giving away their position. Two troublesome trine mates were harder to hide from than one of Soundwave's drones.

"I'm afraid so"

"'k"

Swoop could tell that it wasn't Lazerbeak, but didn't say anything. 'Starscream not scared now, so we must be ok' he thought as he took a yawn to help wake up.

The seeker helped the pterodactyl to his feet and together they found a cave to duck inside. Together, the two huddled next to one another until they were certain that the danger had passed. This had become normal routine in the past week as Starscream and Swoop in order to avoid being spotted by both Autobots and Decepticons. But, slag! It was getting real old, real fast, and Starscream knew that they couldn't go on like for much longer before getting captured, especially now that his trine was looking for him too.

'I wonder where the next Space Bridge will be…'

They had been flying for several hours when Skywarp spotted the tip of a metallic wing. But, on closer inspection, it turned out to only be the Dinobot Swoop, which also meant that the other robotic dinosaur terrors couldn't be far away. Skywarp's wings still felt soar from their last encounter.

'Strange' Skywarp thought. 'I don't see the other Dino dopes, and camouflage isn't really their thing. Maybe Screamer will know what's up…'

He sighed, hoping that they found their missing brother soon. Starscream was the only one he could ask questions too and get real answers. Well, most of the time. If he asked a stupid or sarcastic question, the answer was a slap in the face.

But if Skywarp asked an honest, intellectual question, Starscream was usually more than happy to answer. But if it was the middle of the night cycle, well, let's just say if he could stay conscious on the way to the med bay that would be the day Megatron fell in love with Starscream. Ha! Like that would ever happen. In Skywarp's mind, if ANYONE was having an affair with the Decepticon head commander, it would be Shockwave. The mech would eat what the humans call 'fertilizer' if Megatron ordered him to.

Skywarp was pondering a prank to pull on the Decepticon Keeper of Cybertron when Thundercracker brought him out of his daze.

"We've been out here almost all day. Let's call it quits before we drop from fuel exhaustion. We'll keep looking tomorrow"

Thundercracker would have preferred to keep searching, but even in jet mode, he could see the mischievous smirk forming on his younger brother's faceplates. Skywarp was getting bored, and was most likely thinking of who he could pull a prank on, and the longer his mind was allowed to wander, the more elaborate the prank, and the higher up the victim. And without Starscream there to talk whoever it was Skywarp had offended into letting him live, it meant that Thundercracker would. Unfortunately, Thundercracker was NOT a people person. 'As soon as we get back to base' he thought, 'I'll find 'Warp something to keep his processor occupied'