I hope you like the last chapter. I wanted to bring Magnus into it a little because I keep alluding to him and Comm. I hope that I wrote the seekers scene effectively. It was a little hard trying to incorporate a character like Kiki into the mix and I had to take my time so it wouldn't take away from her personality.
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Megatron stood out on the balcony of their quarters. It felt strange to have private quarters and be able to stand on a balcony because it had been so long since they had anything even similar to this. Although this wasn't Cybertron it was comfortable and Megatron could see them being here for a while as they worked out how to revive their home planet. He knew that taking energon from the Realm would not work because Allie would not like it nor would she condone it. She wanted someone who could take her place and Megatron knew that she wanted to step back and raise a family with the Prime. He had a family coming himself. He looked behind him to see Shalon resting on the berth, her hand over the slight well of her abdomen with a smile gracing her face as she recharged peacefully. She seemed less restless since the night before and Megatron was grateful because he was becoming concerned for her mental health. Since she had felt the sparkling move she was more content and settled. Even Allie had commented on how much better she seemed today and that whatever he was doing to keep it up.
"Hey, thought you might be in berth with Shalon by now." Allie walked over from her side of the balcony and stood next to Megatron.
"Optimus still up?" He asked her.
"No, he has been anxious today and he loses enough sleep worrying about his troops so I told him to go ahead and recharge. I just couldn't sleep tonight." She turned and looked over the gray moor and the brightness of the night from the two lunar satellites shining in the sky. The sun may not shine much during the day but at least the nights were filled some of the soft glow of the moons.
"It's quiet out here." Megatron said softly. "Cybertron very seldom was quiet. Something was always going or moving."
"It's nice here but I have my home in the mountains that I prefer. Maybe you and Shalon can come sometime when you next get some time off." She said softly as she looked out over the moor.
"Maybe." Megatron looked out over the moor with her but asked her, "When you said that you were looking for someone to take over and that I would be good at it. Are you afraid that I would abuse your troops?"
Allie smiled as she telepathically answered him, "I have my methods for keeping everyone in line. You won't abuse it. I think you have learned that power is something that is not forced on anyone, it has to be earned." Allie smiled up at him.
"I see your point and I will remember that you are a telepath." Megatron said as he looked at Allie. "Why?" He asked.
"Why? Maybe I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. Maybe I believe that we all regret things we do. Sometimes I believe that I get tired and want someone to share responsibility with." Allie looked out over the moor again. "Maybe I want a family and having another person to help me will achieve that goal."
"I have a family coming. Shalon is so young and I do worry about her." Megatron admitted.
"She is young but she will be a good mother. It was just a shock. You know how young people think. They live in the moment without thinking about consequences. You are good for her just as she is good for you. You will be good together and she will support you when things get dark or rough." Allie waited to see if he would comment. When he did not she went on to say,
"After negotiations it will be a fort night here in the Realm. We have other duties that are not military Megatron. I have to answer to those duties, rituals if might call." Allie again waited.
"Is that similar to when all of you disappeared the first night?"
"No that was us going to get restored after being off world. Sometimes when we are gone from the crystal too long we have to be refreshed. The closest thing I can describe it to is the energon baths that they use in medical. It is the same but our sarcophagus has biologic components that help our skin. Our metal bodies are made to last for vorns but our skin and biologic parts can't keep up with it so we have to have a way to regenerate. The crystal oracle made the sarcophagus so that we would be able to keep our longevity." Allie explained as she turned and looked at him carefully.
"You said the oracle is a crystal?" He asked.
"Yes, but if you try and mess with it or try to harness the energy from it the crystal will defend itself. Chelsea is a keeper, a priestess if you want to call her that, but it is sentient and it will defend itself." Allie wanted him to understand that the oracle meant business.
"So what you are saying is the price for the bodies that you now have is that you have to answer to it on a quarterly basis. So you have become slaves to a sentient being that demands ritual sacrificing."
"Sacrificing? No, we just have to perform a series of rituals at certain times of the year."
"But you sacrifice your time and your freedom." Megatron looked at her with piercing red eyes and Allie realized what he meant.
"Yes, we unfortunately in our arrogance thought we could harness the power of the crystal to get home and ended up paying for our sins." Allie admitted quietly. "It is why we are so protective of it because we don't want what happened to us to happen to someone else."
"But Shalon chose to be like you."
"Yes, but we made her wait until she was in her grown body and had experienced all that her former body had to offer so that she would be sure of what she wanted." Allie said. She folded her hands on the banister of the balcony and waited to see if he had any more questions.
"So your team and my Decepticon femmes came across this oracle and in trying to harness its energy it transformed you into these bodies." Megatron stopped a moment and expelled air from his vents. "I saw Shalon's transformation. I felt the pain and anguish that she went through when she chose to be changed."
"She wanted it. It was worse for us because we fought against it. Our choices were robbed from us, but in our arrogance we thought we were perfect and that anything such as humans and biologic animals were inferior; even Autobots felt like that. Look at Sentinel, he has never learned to adapt and now am going to have to deal with it sooner or later. Maybe it is good that you and Optimus have admitted to your sins so that we may grow and change for the better." Allie turned back to look over the moor.
"I have never compared myself to a god, but in my arrogance I have come close. I decided a long time ago not to wait and take chances on what Primus may want from me. I wanted power and I let that consume me until there is nothing left of our home planet." Megatron looked at the tall elegant femme that stood proudly before him. "Why do you place so much faith in me?"
"I already told you. I see potential." She smiled at him. "Besides I have selfish motives, one that is recharging in my berth." Allie smirked at him. Megatron laughed.
"I guess I have one too in my berth." He replied. "I feel her getting restless so I better go calm her down."
"Yeah, mine will be up looking for me too. Good night." Allie turned and walked back to the door to her room. She glanced over to see Megatron slip through his door as she walked inside and headed for her berth.
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"Sunny, I'm tired. Let's go to berth!" Raynie was tired of the twins playing with her stomach. "The sparkling hasn't even travelled to the carrying chamber yet so you are not going to hear anything at least for a few more weeks." She was tired and grumpy and she wanted the twins to let her off the couch because she wanted her berth but Sunny nor Sides was going to let her up.
"Oh come on Raynie, it's not every day that you are carrying and I want to experience everything about you and the sparkling while you are carrying it." Sideswipe insisted and Raynie rolled her eyes as she looked at Sunny who was agreeing with his twin. They had her pinned on the couch and she couldn't get up which was really annoying her so she folded her arms and huffed.
"Can I please get up? I think I am going to be sick." That got their attention as they jumped up and Raynie quickly stood and walked to their berth.
"Hey, I thought you said you were sick!" Sunny complained as he plopped down next to her. Raynie laughed as Sideswipe sauntered in and sat next to Sunstreaker. He pulled Sides to him and kissed him hard and then reached over and kissed Raynie as his glossa swooped in and took her mouth by storm. Raynie pulled back after a moment to gulp in air and she smiled at her two favorite mechs.
"I faked the sick part to get you two to let me up. I want my berth and I finally got it!" She rolled over and laid down as sunny popped her on the aft.
"Ow, what was that for?" She asked.
"For trying to trick us." Sunny said. He pulled her up against his body as he rubbed her still flat tummy. "Maybe I will punish you." He murmured it in her ear and she shivered.
"You can't punish me. I'm carrying your sparkling." She slyly returned.
"There are ways of punishing without actually hurting you." He countered as he moved his hand down and cupped her between her legs. Raynie whimpered as Sideswipe crawled over her to place her between them. She squirmed to get comfortable nut the twins had other ideas.
"Guys, I am really tired." She stated for them.
"Sorry, Raynie but we want to play." Sideswipe said as he leaned in and began kissing her forehead, cheeks, nose, and moving to her mouth. Raynie opened to allow him entrance as Sunstreaker moved his hand up and down until he slipped a finger in her valve.
"Raynie, I know you are tired but if we promise to make it quick will you play with us?" Sunstreaker asked as he pistoned his fingers in and out of her. Raynie sobbed out as she tried to get away. The twins frowned at her actions because she was being so negative and aversive towards them.
"Raynie, if you don't want to do this we will back off." Sideswipe said. He could feel the concern and anxiety from both of them as he gently held her to him. Sunny continued to finger her but Sides saw that her eyes were closed.
"Sunny maybe we should let her recharge." Sideswipe said as he looked at her face. She looked so tired and Sides sent her a soothing pulse through the bond that he shared with her and Sunstreaker.
"I think you are right. She seems so delicate." Sunny replied as he kept his optics on her. She was already dosing in a light recharge and Sunny felt bad that he and Sides were being so selfish with her. He sent her a loving pulse and she moaned in recharge.
"Sides, is she okay?" Sunstreaker asked out loud.
"I think she is just tired Sunny. She sick almost every morning and then she picks at her food and energon. I think she is just wore out by the time she gets to bed." Sideswipe hoped he sounded convincing. He was worried about her lack of energy and if she was getting enough energon. "She goes to see Doc in the morning. I'll go with her and let you attend the negotiations." Sideswipe said.
"No, we all go together." Sunstreaker said pointedly. "I want to be there for her too." He had just as much right as Sideswipe did and the appointment was in the morning so that one or both of them could still make it to the meeting.
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"The femme, the unusual one like Chelsea but she did not have the iridescent skin, who was she?" Optimus asked Allie the next morning.
"That was Natalia. She is a femme that stays mostly in the field like Saraphina." Allie said as she was getting dressed. She was wearing her black that Optimus liked to see on her.
"So this Natalia is a saboteur?" Optimus persisted.
"Yes and no. She sends me information and occasionally comes in to base like Saraphina to check in." Allie quickly finished dressing as she opened a panel that was hidden within the wall. Optimus saw an array of gadgets and hand pistols as well as different types of swords and weapons. Allie picked out several and added them to her black pants and then she picked up her energy rings.
"Are we going out today?" Optimus inquired. He walked over to her as she finished placing everything on her body.
"No, I was going to train today." Allie replied.
"What about the conference?" Optimus asked.
"I have four hours before we meet. I usually train in two. I'll be fine." She leaned over and kissed him on the mouth and Optimus stopped her from pulling away.
"I can think of better things to do than training." Optimus purred.
"I am going to have to pass. Natalia and Sara are waiting for me." Allie reluctantly pulled away. "I'll see you later."
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Everyone had reassembled in the room that Allie had designated for the negotiations. The twins just did make it in and Allie noticed that there were more people today. She had a feeling that more would come after word of the speeches got out from yesterday. The same group were assembled around the table and chairs were added to the back for additional mechs and femmes that had come to hear what would take place today.
"I want to know why you will not allow me to use the gate!" Sentinel demanded. He strode toward Allie before the conference started and Allie groaned. She did not want a confrontation in front of so many people in the room.
"Sentinel, may I help you?" She asked politely.
"No, you can let me use the gate!" He grated out.
"I have the gate guarded for the moment and no one is using it until we find out why it is not delivering people to the appropriate places. We wouldn't want you to use it and end up in a dangerous place." Allie played it cool. She could tell that Sentinel was aggravated.
"I have had enough of this stalling. Wheeljack says that the gate is fixed. Why are you holding everyone up?" Everyone in the room watched without uttering a word as they watched the confrontation.
"There has been proof of tampering and I am being cautious until we find the culprit. We do have a lead but I am not saying who until we find the proof." Allie coolly replied. "As soon as we have the culprit we will let you use the gate."
"That is not good enough. I am an inventor and I should not be hindered just because you have a saboteur."
"You do not have a choice, Sentinel! My orders stand and you will have to comply."
"I am a Prime and I don't take orders from a femme!"
"Sentinel stand down!" Optimus quietly but convincingly. He stood up and walked toward Sentinel and Allie. "Allie is my mate and her orders stand. You know that Sentinel." Prime said quietly.
"I will not take orders from a femme that has betrayed our race. She is an abomination to us. Look at them! They do not even have the same form as they did on Cybertron and you and Megatron want to live with these being?"
"Sentinel, stand down. This is not something to be discusses in this manner." Allie was livid. She would not allow him to talk like that towards her or any of her troops.
"I think what Sentinel needs is to be escorted from the hall." She said very quietly. Chelsea knew that tone and immediately went to her side. Saraphina took the other side as support to her commander.
"I will not. I have just as much right here as anyone else." He stated viciously.
"You don't understand Sentinel. I am not requesting that you leave I am having a guard escort you out." She said. If she had to she would use her telepathy to convince him but she didn't want to. Optimus came to stand behind her as they all stared Sentinel down.
"I will not be ignored." He finally said and left the room. Allie was glad to see him go and she was glad that the confrontation was not as severe as it could have been.
"Well, ladies and gentlemechs, we will start proceedings."
