APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER…
"Gemstone and Thundercracker have agreed to watch the little twins," said Skywarp, approaching Starscream. "Moonbeam's on call today, so do you want to go flying with me?"
"Sure," said Starscream. "That would be great."
So they took to the skies and engaged in their favorite activity—flying. Skywarp was thinking about Moonbeam, of course, and mostly about his wedding. It wouldn't have to be anything big—he just wanted good family and friends, and of course his lovely bride. Although most of the Decepticons thought otherwise, Skywarp was convinced that Moonbeam could do no wrong.
Meanwhile, Starscream was thinking about the wedding too. For some reason, as he watched Skywarp demonstrating his flying skills, he had a very bad feeling. Sure, he was happy for his brother, but something didn't feel right, like something was going to happen to ruin the wedding.
You're just being paranoid, Starscream reassured himself. NOTHING is going to happen!
Skywarp was still thinking about Moonbeam, his lovely Moonbeam, his bride. For the rest of their lives they would be happy together, the perfect couple. They had been through some very rocky times, it was true, but that didn't matter. Their love had changed, shifted, explored past boundaries, but it had never disappeared.
Unfortunately, since he was so busy thinking about Moonbeam, Skywarp stopped focusing on flying and wiped out.
"Are you okay?" asked Starscream, turning to robot mode as he landed too.
"Yeah." Skywarp got up and dusted himself off, then laughed. "I guess I didn't have my mind completely on flying. I was thinking about Moonbeam again!"
"Of course you were," said Starscream. "What else?"
"Anyway, I think my wing got a little scratched." Skywarp rubbed one black wing feverishly. Starscream couldn't see any scratch; this was probably just an excuse to go to the med bay and see Moonbeam.
"Sure you do," said Starscream, smirking. "Better go and ask Moonbeam to fix it. You know, maybe she could massage your wings or something."
Skywarp blushed a little and rubbed his face with his hands. Starscream was sure he was already getting an erection just thinking of that possibility. Starscream gave him the thumbs-up and they both went back into base. Starscream headed for the main monitor room to watch TV, while Skywarp headed for the med bay.
And that was when it happened. When he saw it.
It was almost like a dream, more like a nightmare. Skywarp let out a gasp but he couldn't make words; he sunk to the ground in silent despair.
There was Moonbeam, lying down on the repair table as she sloppily made out with Sunstorm, stroking his yellow-orange wings and giggling in between the kisses; she hadn't even noticed Skywarp yet. Not only that, Acid Storm was there too, and the three of them were doing a lot more than kissing.
Moonbeam's feet were on Acid Storm's shoulders and he was deep inside her, while Sunstorm made out with her, running his hands over the most influential parts of her body. Unfortunately, Skywarp had to witness the climax, Moonbeam's shrieks of delight filling the med bay, along with the other two Seekers' moans of satisfaction. Although they were soaked in various bodily fluids, they continued to make out furiously—until Moonbeam noticed someone else in the room, in the doorway, collapsed onto his knees, his face in his hands.
"Skywarp?!" Moonbeam cried, tumbling off the repair table and onto the floor. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to visit you while you were on call," Skywarp said tearfully, hoisting himself up. "But I guess Sunstorm and Acid Storm beat me to it."
"Wait, sugar daddy, this isn't what it looks like!" Moonbeam blurted out, waving her hand in the general direction of the other two.
"What is it then?!" Skywarp cried, pointing. "Tell me what you see here!"
"Well, um, it's…" Moonbeam shrugged and stared down at her feet. "It's a three-way."
"Is this the first time you've done this?" Skywarp demanded.
"Do you want me to say it's the first time it's happened?" Moonbeam asked. "Or do you want me to tell you the truth?"
"I want you to tell me the truth," Skywarp snapped, turning around so she wouldn't see how hurt he was. "That's what I need."
"Listen, sugar daddy, I didn't—"
Skywarp spun around suddenly and cut her off, tears in his eyes. "How long were you planning on doing this?"
Moonbeam just shrugged again, not saying anything.
"Tell me!" Skywarp cried.
"Okay, I'll admit it." Moonbeam shook her head and sighed. "I did 'face with other Seekers…mainly Acid Storm and Sunstorm, as you can see."
"Moonbeam, if you didn't want to be with me, you could have just said so!" Skywarp told her. "Why did you need to cheat on me like that? Why did I have to catch you in the act?"
"It's purely sexual!" Moonbeam insisted.
"Oh, like that makes it any better!" Skywarp shouted. "How could you have done this to me? I loved you! We were to be married! How could you do this to me? Don't you care at all?"
"Sure I care!" she said. "It's just…I guess I didn't take the relationship as seriously as you did."
"What do you mean?!" Skywarp asked her faintly.
"I mean, I wasn't really thinking about the future so much," Moonbeam replied. "You and I did lots of things together, you got me a lot of presents, that ring was really expensive and beautiful and everything, it was fun and all, but…maybe we rushed into it. I don't think I'm ready for a wedding after all, much less a marriage."
"This is it, Moonbeam!" Skywarp cried. "You have crossed the line!"
"Crossed the what?" Moonbeam looked a little confused.
"I said you have crossed the line!" Skywarp repeated. "I was wrong about you. As of now, this relationship is OVER—for good!"
Before Moonbeam could say anything back, Skywarp put his hands over his face again and raced from the room, leaving her standing there, Acid Storm and Sunstorm still on the repair table, staring wide-eyed.
…
Starscream was on his bed, alone, flipping through an out-of-date issue of Decepticon Weekly. Gemstone and Thundercracker were babysitting the little twins, and Starscream was enjoying some alone time—but all that changed when Skywarp burst into the room, his eyes streaming with tears. As soon as he got in, he slammed the door and collapsed onto his bed, sobbing too hard to speak.
"Skywarp?" Starscream put the magazine down and walked over to his brother. "What the slag happened? Skywarp!"
Still no words. Just sadness, great sadness.
"Please, Skywarp, what happened?" Starscream begged. "Did something happen to Moonbeam?"
All Skywarp did was cry even harder.
Starscream tried to calm Skywarp down by helplessly stroking his drooping wings, which shook as he wept. Starscream was confounded—what could possibly have happened to make Skywarp this upset?
Skywarp kept crying, and Starscream kept trying to soothe him (unsuccessfully). Several minutes later, Thundercracker and Gemstone entered the room. Gemstone was holding Megs, and Stars was hovering in the air behind them. They were smiling at first, but their expressions turned to confusion and shock as they witnessed poor Skywarp.
"What happened?" Gemstone asked worriedly.
"I don't know," Starscream told her. "I was just sitting here, and then he comes in and starts crying, and he won't tell me what happened. I know it must have been something horrible, though."
"You think?" said Thundercracker, sitting down next to Starscream on Skywarp's bed. Gemstone sat down too, clinging to Thundercracker's arm.
Starscream continued to rub Skywarp's wings, and Gemstone stroked his helmet. Thundercracker pulled him into a sitting position.
"Tell us what happened," Gemstone whispered, giving Skywarp a hug. "Maybe we can help."
"N-No," said Skywarp tearfully, shaking his head, his hands still over his face. "Nothing can ever fix this."
"Nothing can ever fix what?" Starscream asked, giving the purple jet a nudge.
Skywarp took a deep breath and, in between sobs, told them everything.
"That bitch!" Gemstone cried. Everyone looked shocked, but she looked pretty angry too. "And she calls me a slut!"
"Oh, Skywarp," said Starscream, giving him a little hug. Skywarp leaned into him, limp as a wet blanket hung out to dry. Of course, he was still crying. Everyone was trying to comfort him, but nothing worked.
"You were right, Starscream!" Skywarp wailed. "Moonbeam wasn't good for me! I don't know why I didn't see it! How did I not see it?"
"I was hoping I was wrong, 'Warp," Starscream told him helplessly. "Usually I don't like being proven wrong, but if only Moonbeam wasn't as terrible as a girlfriend as I thought she was…"
"Listen, guys, I loved her!" Skywarp still wouldn't take his hands off his face. "I've never loved anyone before in my whole entire life!"
"Moonbeam is poison," Gemstone insisted. "Believe me, she is bad news. Nothing good can possibly come of hanging out with her. I hope you dumped that bitch. Primus forbid you're still marrying her. You aren't…are you?"
"I never want to see that femme again in my life!" Skywarp wailed, and burst into tears yet again.
The sparklings, perhaps sensing Skywarp's agony, started to cry too. Stars descended out of the air and landed on the bed (still in robot mode) as he and his brother kept crying. Thundercracker held Megs, Starscream held Stars, and Gemstone hugged Skywarp like a carrier holds a newborn sparkling, trying to calm him down.
"I'll make sure she leaves," said Starscream, rocking Stars as he tried to get him to shut up.
"Definitely," said Gemstone. "Tomorrow, we're going to kick that bitch-whore out."
"Good." Skywarp sniffed. "Good."
TO BE CONTINUED…