I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. I enjoyed writing the scene for Knockout. I like writing scenes with a little angst. I also hope it gave a little bit of understanding of Saraphina's character. I have to look for a job for the summer and I am also considering changing careers all together and going to work in a factory so I haven't been posting as quickly. I will try to post more this week. I only have two more weeks of teaching school and I am happy about that!
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The negotiations went better than expected. Of course Sentinel wanted to make things more difficult and the governor of the Cybertronian refused to allow any soldiers to integrate into the colony unless they were to completely disarm and even then they would be like prisoners on house arrest. Optimus and Megatron both scoffed at the governor and Allie shook her head at the futile progress until both Optimus and Megatron claimed they would develop their own colony. At this, Governor Lightspeed turned to Allie in question but she let him know in no uncertain terms that to create a new colony would not go against the treaty that the Cybertronian governor had signed and that the Ancient council would honor a treaty with a new colony.
Megatron admired how Allie handled the governor and even the way she was able to shut Sentinel Prime up. She sat there with a quiet confidence that Megatron had come to respect of her.
Optimus was also impressed with how his mate handled the conference. He watched how she listened carefully to each point that the factions made before commenting. She also made sure that everything had been recorded so that there would be no misunderstandings or unclear remarks made that could later hinder the peace that he and Megatron were attempting to achieve.
It angered Optimus with Sentinel because he had never realized just how much lack of respect that Sentinel had for Allie. He carried himself with the ideology that Allie was inferior because she had been transformed into something that Sentinel considered less than perfect in the eyes of the Cybertronian race. Optimus was beginning to suspect that this was not the case. Earlier in the week he had gone down the chamber corridors that led into the temple and noticed the markings and glyphs that decorated the walls. It was uncanny how they were identical to the markings that was on the Allspark and Optimus was beginning to think that maybe Allie and her femmes had not been transformed into something less but more. He intended to bring Ratchet and even considered Megatron because before the war Megatron had been knowledgeable about not only military matters but matters concerning the Allspark and how it would best serve the Cybertronian race. He would only consider it if and when they had the major issues sorted out in the peace negotiations.
He sat there with Prowl, his SIC, to his right, and Ratchet to his left. Also sitting with him was Ironhide and Jolt. They were accomplished seasoned warriors who Optimus felt could best represent his troops. Megatron's assembly of officers were, Soundwave at his right, Starscream to his left, along with Barricade and Hook. Governor Lightspeed and aide that travelled with him represented the colony, and Ultra Magnus, Sentinel Prime, and Powerglide represented the mechs under Allie's command. Allie herself had gathered Cassie, Chelsea, Mia, and Aura with Aura, her SIC, to her right. Optimus did not recognize the femme that had walked just after they began, but she was striking, like Chelsea, with platinum hair streaked with dark red. She was tall like Mia and Allie, though not as tall as Aura.
"I think that Optimus should be the supreme leader of our race and that he should have power over all sections of government that we set up." Sentinel said as he interjected his opinion in the talks. Optimus straightened as hearing his designation reminded him to focus on the conference.
"With due respect, Sentinel, Megatron, Allie, and I have been talking before this conference and we have a few ideas of our own." Optimus interjected before Sentinel could finish his speech. All optics and eyes fell on him as they waited for him to elaborate. "Megatron will remain our Lord High Protector," there were murmurs and dissenting remarks floating in the air but Optimus continued. "He is best suited for military procedures as well as maintaining control over our air force reserves. He is best suited for this job where as I am more of a spiritual and moral leader. Allie is already training him on the day to day operations and Prowl and Soundwave are working together to achieve harmony. Their goal is to blend our troops in until there will be no more Autobot or Decepticon faction left. We have been here now for almost two weeks and all soldiers are getting along." Optimus stated this with authority and Megatron smiled in support.
"Optimus is right. Our troops, on the average, would not adapt well back into civilian society, therefore if they have jobs that used their skills, not so much as fighting but patrols, scouting, maintaining order, that type of work would be beneficial to them as they slowly integrate back into society. Most all governments have military factions and with so few of us left it would not be a burden on your society and Allie had room and a need for them for the work that she does here in the Realm." Megatron said as he further added. "The mechs that have been fighting our war are tired. Both sides have lost sight with why we are fighting and the senate and the social elite are gone. Any neutrals that remain are as eager to begin rebuilding as we are. The Decepticaon's main concern is will they be held accountable for war crimes? I know that there were atrocities committed on both sides, but I also state that it was on both sides and we are not coming to the table as a defeated faction but as a faction that can hold our own still if we cannot agree on peace."
Allie smiled at his words. She had expected him to play this card and knew well that it was not so much an ultimatum but a stance on leveling the playing field. Optimus had fought Megatron over the years well enough to respect him as a warrior, but the other mechs did not see it that way. By reminding those that peace talks were a mutual decision between the two faction leaders demonstrated that they were on equal grounds for talks, not one faction coming in as defeated or the victors.
"I agree with Megatron. Cybertron needs to be reunited not pulled at the seams to lay blame on the spoils. We need to learn to work together again so that our children will have a better life and a future for them and their children." Optimus said confidently.
"And what of our children? All we wanted was to be left alone in your war and we are the ones who lost everything!" Governor Lightspeed exclaimed. "We have had generations killed because two factions were too proud and stubborn to come to an agreement."
"We all have sins that we must bear. The neutrals hid and did nothing in the early days before the war escalated." Optimus stated softly.
"Many of the neutrals did nothing to help the miners from dying in the energon pits!" Megatron added. "Many did nothing when we were underpaid and shunned from society."
"Why should we care about neutrals? They never cared about us." Starscream said bitterly. "My carrier was a prize, given to her sire as a slave. Who was there for her? Who was there to fight for her rights?"
Many others started to come forward and Optimus raised his hand to hold down the noise. When he had everyone's attention and the room settled he stood up and began pacing to help his train of thought.
"After many years of fighting I am in agreement with both factions. I was young when I took the title of Prime and in my youth I realize now that I was quick to believe what the senate and nobles pushed at me. In the years of fighting, getting to know the backgrounds of my soldiers under me, I have realized many of my mistakes that could have avoided war if I had pushed and asserted my right as Prime- if I had fought for all my people instead of allowing the system to manipulate me. I am no longer that person. Death changes a mech and after burying many good soldiers and warriors I have to agree with Megatron that the fighting is pointless. We are all tired and whether we come to live in the colony or whether we choose to be a part of the Ancient Ones we will find a middle ground and fight for peace for everyone represented here. This fight will be words, compromise, and learning to work together. All four factions, whether a neutral or part of Allie's teams, have an interest in what the outcome will be." Prime looked at the table with all the delegates to judge what reaction his words made.
Megatron was impressed by Prime's admission. He admitted to his mistakes and yet still retained the power of authority that a good leader needs to have to lead his people. Maybe there was hope and maybe they would reach an agreement because Prime had said that whether the colony would accept them or not they would find peace and a way to start a new life with or without the colony's help. Megatron looked over at the governor as he could still tell that he was going to be stubborn by his body language. If they had any chance he needed to make confessions as well. He leaned back and gaged the others before standing up and going towards Optimus.
"I have made mistakes as well. I wanted to fight for the rights of the oppressed and in the process I became the very thing that I was fighting against. My officers and mechs have destroyed and terrorized just to make a point that we would not be subservient to anyone. I have destroyed in the hope that one day I would rule but in the process I have learned that absolute power is fleeting if you destroy everything that made your world beautiful. We have done that and more. Now my mechs want lives that they have denied for themselves for so long and there is no senate or nobility standing in our way to achieve it. To ensure that my mechs can have a future we need to secure the present. That is why it is important for us to reach an agreement. Through this peace agreement we can have families and know that our sparklings and younglings will not live in fear or deactivation. They will live with a future that means equal pay for good honest labor and a freedom that was bought from the sweat, blood, and tears of our soldiers that fought so hard for it. We will finally achieve a compromise that will mean a new future for everyone and we will honor those who did not live to see it, both Decepticon and Autobot. We will relearn to live with each other and we will work toward unity so that we can eventually rebuild Cybertron should we choose to."
Megatron looked Optimus in the optics as he finished. Where there was once deception and lies, now there was truth and sadness mixed with a flicker of hope. Optimus closed the gap between them.
"Brother." He simply said in front of the delegates and Prowl exhaled air through his vents as pride and hope flared through Ironhide. Even Starscream smiled as his gaze fell upon the leaders as they embraced. Even hesitant Governor Lightspeed's face showed emotion as he watched the two leaders and Soundwave stood in salute to the two leaders. Allie had never felt prouder as she looked at the two mechs trying so hard to do what was right for their troops.
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"Hey, how did things go today?" Shalon was sitting on the berth reading a data pad as Megatron walked in. She didn't look up and Megatron wished that she would return to her normal energetic self.
"I think they went well considering the governor of the Cybertronian colony seemed to have it out for us." Megatron said as he sat down next to her. They had been to see Ratchet and Doc and Doc had approved her for interfacing as long as they were not too rough. Doc had explained that she had been interfacing before she was aware of carrying and that the sparkling would not be hurt as long as they didn't try anything rough or place any undue stress on the sparkling.
Megatron nuzzled her shoulder and she turned into him. "I missed you today." She said softly. "I worried that things wouldn't go well." She pulled at his shoulders to get closer and Shalon reached up to hungrily kiss him.
"Shalon, please." He said. He wanted to take it slow with her because it had been a few days and he didn't want to hurt her. Of course Shalon took it wrong and she pulled back with the hurt expression and Megatron saw depression envelop her EM field.
"Shalon, I am going to love you, but I want to go at a slower pace." He grabbed her by the back of her head and pulled her closer as he heard her breath catch. "I also have my stasis cuffs." He purred and watched as he eyes grew wide and suddenly a gleam appeared in them. "I may even have the crop somewhere in my sub space." He could smell her and smiled. "We just have to make sure we don't place any pressure on our sparkling."
"Oh, where do you want me?" She asked as she pressed closer to him.
"Right now, I want to hold you and smell your desire. I want to rub your tummy and know that our sparkling is growing inside you. I want to just love you." He purred into her ear.
"But no mushy stuff, right?" She asked.
"Not too much." He murmured as he picked her up and positioned her on her knees and hands, his body folded over her as he stimulated her and listened to her moans and whimpers.
"I've missed this, my love." She said as he squeezed and rubbed her breasts. His hand slid down and pressed against the sensitive nodes near her valve.
"My lord! Please, I need you." She cried out as he slapped her on the aft and she gasped as he then pulled her up and leaned her against his massive chassis. "My lord," She breathed as he palmed the slight swell of her belly. "Megatron." She cried out his name and he growled as she reached behind her and pulled his helm to her shoulder. He bit down and she shivered as she moved against his hand.
"Shalon, you are so hot and swollen!" He exclaimed as he slipped his fingers inside her. Shalon mewled like a kitten and Megatron laughed at her reaction. She was hot, swollen, wet, and ready for him and it had been a few days so he knew that he would not extend out her foreplay. "I don't think I can wait to spank you." He breathed as he bent her back down on all fours and unlatched his panel he quickly positioned himself behind her as he slipped his spike into her port. At the same time his thumb appendage slipped into her port and Shalon let out a cry as he quickly began pumping into her. Shalon met his thrusts with her own movements as she urged him faster. Her overload was coming quickly, she was so tight and hot from her body being at its peak for carrying and Megatron groaned that she felt better than she ever had.
He bent over and bit her shoulder as he matched the rhythm of his fingers to his spike. He kept pumping into her as she screamed from her first overload. Megatron was close but he wanted to get her off one more time because he knew that she tired quickly since she had entered into the second stage of carrying. He hooked his fingers in her port and began to rub the thin malleable lining between her valve and port and Shalon she whimpered as the charge began to build very quickly.
"Oh primus, it's too much." She cried as her valve tightened around him and Megatron groaned.
"You can take it my darling." He purred as he gyrated his hips and Shalon cried out. Megatron could feel the sparks through his body. He could feel the energy rolling through his systems and he leaned in close and sent a strong pulse to his mate. Shalon screamed as she felt the spark pulse emanating from him. Never had she felt it from behind her and as it rolled through her backside into her abdomen she felt the first stirrings of their sparkling reacting to its sire. Shalon cried out as she clutched at her abdomen and Megatron immediately stilled his movements as he waited to see if she was alright.
"Shalon, what is it?" He was so close but he didn't want to hurt her.
"The sparkling moved when he felt you." She said quietly in awe. She looked over her shoulder as the realization of what was inside finally hit her. This was their love growing in her, their sparkling and he had given her this as she felt the first loving instinct take root in her that all carriers possess on a certain level. The depression of what she had lost fell away as the reality of her child dawned within her. This was their love growing inside her and he was going to protect her with everything that he was while she was in this delicate state. She eased back to encourage him to move again and Megatron began to slowly move in her. Shalon arched up into his hands as he held her waist. He quickened his rhythm when she seemed okay and Megatron sent another pulse of pleasure. Shalon whimpered as their sparkling responded inside her and she tightened her valve instinctively in response. She sent a pulse back and Megatron gasped from the intense pleasure. Megatron pulled out, turned her over and pulled her to the edge of the berth so that her legs were hanging off.
"My lord?" She asked in confusion.
"I need to bond with you, Shalon but I don't want to put pressure on the sparkling." Megatron panted. He positioned himself and slid in as he established his rhythm while touching her chest. Shalon liked the position except it put her at a disadvantage. She couldn't touch him the way she liked and she whimpered but he would not relent. He started the pulses and Shalon thrashed and arched on the berth. Megatron placed his palm on her lower abdomen as he kept pumping.
"My lord, pleaseā¦more." She panted as she urged him to go faster. He pulled her to him as he thrust fast and hard and Shalon loved the stat icky pulse flowing through her body. Megatron responded as her chest lit up. He released his safety protocol and gently positioned her where they could merge. Shalon's overload hit her hard as she felt the pull of his spark. She whimpered and cried out as the flow of pleasure coursed through both of them. Megatron sent one final pulse and he overloaded but was careful not to crush her or their sparkling.
When they finally came down from their high Megatron carefully cradled her against him. They stayed like that for a while and Megatron thought she had went into a light recharge.
"I felt it move tonight." She finally said. Megatron rose up and looked into her face. "When you sent the pulses, our sparkling responded to you." She said softly as she met his helm and kissed him on the lips.
"Are you okay with it?" He asked watching her reaction. She looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"This is our love that growing in me." She said and Megatron pulled her under him. "If anything happens, this is our love that is growing in me and nothing can take that away." She touched his cheek. "We are going to have a sparkling." Tears ran down her face as she smiled and Megatron felt the happiness and joy radiating from her spark. "It didn't feel real when Doc told me, but it responded to you."
Megatron listened to her and he also listened within their bond. He could feel the happiness and contentment rolling from her in waves and he felt relief that she had finally accepted her place as a carrier. "Shalon, you and this sparkling are my life. It is why I am negotiating for peace. All I ever wanted was to rule, but now I realize that without you that is an empty dream, Shalon." Megatron kissed her long and deeply and Shalon felt her fingers and toes curl from the tingly response of his mouth. She moaned and wrapped her thighs around his waist and he pulled up and laughed.
"You are my life, Shalon. I would gladly die a thousand deaths to see you happy and I thank Primus that you have finally come out of that dark depression of the last few days."
"I know, and I am sorry, but everything seemed so surreal to me and I didn't feel I was in control."
"I didn't help it either. I promised that nothing would change and then I was afraid that I would hurt you so I wouldn't touch you." Megatron kissed her again as she rubbed up against him.
"My lord one more time, please?" She asked.
"No, baby. I promised Doc that we would take it easy, but I can I touch the sparkling?"
"You can touch any part of me. You know I won't stop you." She said but she tried to hide her yawn and Megatron smirked.
"You are tired my sweet. Let's get you settled for recharge and then maybe we can have one quick round in the morning before I leave."
"You promise?" Shalon's eyes were closed and her voice sounded tired but happy.
"Unless we're attacked or an alarm goes off, I promise." He snuggled against her as she went in recharge. He kissed her one last time before joining her.
