I hope you liked the last chapter. There was a question about the laws concerning the femmes and the villagers of the Realm. Remember that the Realm is more like our Medieval times in earth except they do have technology though limited because the Ancient Ones don't share unless it is beneficial to the residents of the Realm. I know it sounds terrible for the femmes but they had never had a problem with rape or not being wanted by a mech except for long term commitments. If a femme enters in a casual relationship then it is usually for interfacing only not for spark merging or bonding.
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He hated sitting here in the brig and not being able to do nothing about it. He had been in his quarters when Ironhide and Soundwave showed up with Barricade in tow to collect him and send him to solitude. Ironhide grimly shook his helm at the minibot while Barricade looked like he would kill. Soundwave had been as stoic as ever as he followed them to their destination. Now here he sat and he had the feeling that this was over that femme. He should have never gone in and sat with her in the rec room. It just hadn't been a good idea.
But she had been so soft and he never felt an overload quite like the one he had when he had been inside her. His thoughts wondered back over her softness against his hard armor and his engines revved in remembrance. Her red hair had spilled out around her head and shoulders and her green gold eyes had burned with an innocent fire to know the delights between a mech and femme. He was captivated and though he thought he could walk away he already decided to corner and catch the femme but then Ironhide and the cons had shown up and now he was sitting on his aft waiting for Prime to decide what to do with him. This was the third day and other than energon he had not been told anything.
But to just touch her again, it would be the epitome of all that he wanted and he would wait patiently as he thought over and over of her beneath him as she cried out in overload and his body merged intimately with hers.
"Guess what, buddy, you have a visitor." Ironhide had appeared from the door and Cliffjumper being so absorbed in his thoughts had not heard the door open. Ironhide unlocked the protocols on the cell door and motioned for Cliffjumper to walk ahead of him. As Cliffjumper came forward he saw Starscream and Prowl standing just outside of the cell block and Cliffjumper released air from his vent as he realized just what kind of meeting would take place.
"Will anyone believe me, Ironhide?" Cliffjumper asked as he looked at his commanding officer and friend.
"I doubt it." Ironhide replied. "You can't hurt the femmes and this time you went too far."
"I didn't hurt her!" Cliffjumper heated stated.
"Save it for Lord Prime and Lord Megatron as well as Lady Allie. She's back and she is not happy with this." Ironhide said as he gently pushed Cliffjumper to walk ahead of him and the other two mechs. Starscream didn't say a word. He had seen part of the interchange between Cliffjumper and Waverly and knew that he would have to give an accounting of it. Lord Megatron already approached him secretly demanding to be told of the situation in the rec room. Hound had been called by Lord Prime and Kiki had explained the difficulty of the situation. The slagger didn't deserve to have the femme but obviously something more than a mere interface occurred because the leaders were handling it with great care. If the mech had merged or bonded with the femme against her will and caused her to be sparked then Cliffjumper might have a chance though many at the Hall would make his life difficult. It wasn't fair but Kiki had explained how human women had used their power to make men suffer in the Realm and this was one law that had never been overturned or reevaluated. It was barbaric but necessary because of the political aspects of what went on the Realm.
They walked in silence until they stood at the door of the Lord High Protector's office. As the door opened Cliffjumper could see Allie, Prime, Doc, Ratchet, and Soundwave standing inside the office.
"Come in Cliffjumper, we have been expecting you." Megatron said as Ironhide pushed Cliffjumper into the office. "It seems we have a few things to discuss." Cliffjumper felt like a fly stuck to fly paper as he looked at the grim expressions of all the mechs and Prime seemed livid. Allie's expression wasn't much better.
"We have a femme that has admitted to being raped." Megatron said with optics glittering. "In the days that you have been waiting we have investigated and found truth in this claim but until I hear your side of it I have asked that any disciplinary action be held. This is your chance Cliffjumper to talk about why you would jeopardize what we have worked so hard to achieve." His tone was gravelly low, soft as if waiting to pounce and Cliffjumper wondered if he stood a chance against these mechs. He looked at Prime but he turned his helm away as if he couldn't stand to look him in the optics and Cliffjumper realized then that he had let his stubborn pride force his hand and now he would pay for his impulsiveness.
"I admit that I let my pride overrule my sensibility. I didn't intend to hurt her; it just got out of hand." Cliffjumper said in a small voice. He had only ever heard the Decepticon Lord bellow toward Prime in battle and now standing before him with both friends and former enemies around him he suddenly felt very small and insignificant.
"Then you admit to raping Waverly." Megatron stated.
"No… yes… I don't know. All I remember was how she felt against me and that at one point she did encourage me to continue." Cliffjumper said. He hung his helm down in shame because of Ironhide and Prime placing such trust and pride in him only for him to spoil it by being an aft helm.
"Ironhide thank you for bringing him here. Soundwave, you are dismissed. Ironhide will you make sure that Cliffjumper is taken care of in the rotation for the next two weeks." Megatron said. He knew that Prowl had already taken care of it but he was making a show in front of the minibot to prove that he would not get out of this easily.
"Thank you my lord." Ironhide said as he bowed and dismissed himself.
"By your command." Soundwave said as he bowed out as well.
"Cliffjumper I am very disappointed in you." Optimus Prime said as he walked to face the minibot. "You were told up front upon landing in the Realm that the femmes were under mine and Megatron's protection. It was part of the peace negotiations and you did not adhere to our agreement of terms. Waverly has been thoroughly examined and she is in the early stages of carrying." Cliffjumper startled at this. "She has not been told. You have been summoned here because I want to know what your intentions are toward this femme. Be careful of your answer because I will not stop my mate from tearing you apart." The last part of what Prime said was a warning and not a bluff and as Cliffjumper listened to the growling tone of his voice he realized that Prime was very serious.
Cliffjumper looked at Allie and saw the glittering rage just below the surface of her eyes and he turned away as he felt a churning in his tank. How could he state his intentions when he was so confused? Waverly was carrying his sparkling and she did not even know. It had been so long since he had been a sire; his family had been lost to him so long ago when everything he had was destroyed.
"My lord, I don't know what I want. It was why I didn't stay that night." He finally admitted to Megatron rather than talk to Prime who he had hurt by his actions.
"Not good enough, Allie will not accept that!" Prime said. "You will address me on this."
"I can't." He whispered too ashamed of himself and the predicament he was in.
"You should have thought of that when you assaulted her." Prime stated.
"I did no such thing! I may have been aggressive towards her but I never intentionally hurt her." Cliffjumper heatedly stated.
"Then why was her seal broken when she was clearly not ready for that kind of relationship." Optimus countered heatedly. "You should have stopped it when she told you no. How can they trust us if we take what we please and leave them used and discarded?"
"I didn't know and I handled it wrong." Cliffjumper said dejectedly. He looked down as Optimus clearly wasn't convinced. Cliffjumper wasn't sure if he had convinced himself.
"Why?" Allie asked quietly.
"Why?" Cliffjumper repeated. "I don't know. I went back to apologize to her and I just couldn't get the smell of her out of my systems. She was… she was… I don't know how to put it in words." He huffed out air from his vents as he finally looked at Allie. Surprisingly she wasn't as grim anymore. In fact, she looked to be thinking carefully over his words.
"Will you let me read you?" She asked after a long pause. "It will not cause you any pain and maybe I can figure some sense out of all of this. Waverly has sealed herself with Chelsea and she has chosen to be protector and confidant since I wasn't here the night of the incursion so I have not been able to talk or read her. It would help to give insight because I want to believe you." Cliffjumper looked for the longest moment as Optimus glanced in disbelief at his mate.
"Allie, what are you saying?" Megatron asked as he turned and looked at the femme.
"I think that there is more to this than just a one night stand. Am I right Cliffjumper?" Allie asked him. He shifted on his peds thinking about Allie's question. He finally said very softly. "I haven't felt anything for a long time since I lost Bladerunner and my sons." He said and Allie did feel sorry for him. He was hurting and his was fighting his feelings concerning Waverly.
"It doesn't excuse what you did, Cliffjumper. I am sorry that you still have trouble letting go and I know how much pain it places on you to know that you were saved and they were not, but Waverly is special just like each and every one of the femmes are special. We are family and will protect any that are adopted into this family. Optimus and Megatron are a part of that now as well as any of the mechs that have chosen to bond with my femmes. Cliffjumper, if you are sincere towards Waverly, you will be a part of that family too. Can you handle it and be able to let go of your past?" Allie reached out to the minibot but he hesitated. It was so much to take in and still it was just one night. Then suddenly he wondered why they haven't told Waverly she was carrying. Allie picked up on his jumbled thoughts.
"The law gives you precedence over the sparkling here in the Realm. It is the same law that we protect as Ancient Ones and follow as symbiotic beings with the oracle." Allie informed him. He looked incredulous.
"Are you saying that I have power over her future?" Cliffjumper asked shocked that a simple law could give him so much advantage.
"In a manner of speaking yes but if you chose to hold it over her then it will hurt your relationship because she will never know if it is her or the sparkling that you want." Allie said trying to make him see reason. "You will still be disciplined for your initial part in how she was sparked because I don't want other mechs using the law to their own advantage." Allie told him. "That will be up to Optimus since he was the one who initially investigated it." Cliffjumper looked at Prime and Prime nodded in agreement. It seems that they had thought this over carefully.
"What will my punishment be?" Cliffjumper finally asked.
"You will remain in the brig but you will be allowed out for two hours of community service in which Ironhide will oversee to your tasks." Optimus replied.
"What of the femme?" Cliffjumper turned toward Doc and Ratchet.
"I will be examining her to see if the spark took and she will be apprised of the situation if she is still carrying." Doc said. She then looked at Cliffjumper very carefully. "When this gets out, and it will get out if she carries, what are your intentions? You still have not declared what you intend to do and there will be others that will not tolerate your behavior if you stay and not choose to protect her or the sparkling."
"Doc is right. Others will see your lack of protection as a form to hurt her and place you at risk for their wrath. We need to know your intentions so that if you are not going to be a part of her life or the sparkling's then we will need to make arrangements to separate the two of you so that both of you will be able to start over." Optimus stated.
"No, I will do right by her if she will agree. I don't want to hurt her anymore but I want my sparkling." Cliffjumper emphatically stated as he glared at Allie.
"I don't need to read him Optimus. He is sincere but I will be checking with Waverly to make sure she is taken care of." Allie said quietly in warning to Cliffjumper. She approved of his intentions but she would still make sure that Waverly would not be hurt again. "You do realize that she will not want anything to do with you for a while. I suggest that we give her two more weeks and Doc telling her that she is carrying as quickly as possible." Allie turned to Doc. "She is carrying. I can feel the spark and it is strong. The sooner she knows the sooner she will adjust to Cliffjumper being in her life." Allie turned and walked out. She was tired and she was sick of the whole outcome even if she felt that it would work out. No femme deserved to be shoved into a corner without a choice and she felt sorry for Waverly.
As Allie left Megatron could sense her unease through Shalon. Allie felt confident that this would work out but she was still upset because it had happened at all. Waverly was the victim no matter how one looked at it and all they had been Cliffjumper's word that he would do right by her. Cliffjumper was not Prowl. He had already left her hanging as if it were a one night stand and now, although Allie seemed to be content with his word, there was still unease. Waverly had to be brought in and she was not cooperating; nor was Chelsea helping by hiding her away. Megatron would deal with Chelsea. He had experience and the upper hand when dealing with her.
Megatron smiled grimly at Prime. He could tell that he was still not happy that Cliffjumper would get away with a slap on the wrist but other than follow through with the Realm's law and off line there was little that could be done other than what Prime was already doing. Cliffjumper helm rose higher and Megatron couldn't help but remember the times he had disciplined Starscream. Though his treatment had been far harsher, Megatron could see that Cliffjumper was going to show his true colors now that Allie had left.
"Lord Prime, sir, I do want to apologize for my actions. I am sorry that I offended you…"
"...but not my mate? Is this why you waited until she left to apologize? Cliffjumper you have been on my team for a long time but even I know how you work." Prime expelled air from his vents. "Allie deserves your respect. She is my mate and therefore my consort and in human terms my wife. I will not have her or any other femme used or abused. She is right. We are now a family, one that share a common mission now and we will protect each other to keep our race from dwindling down to nothing but a memory. Is that clear?" Prime demanded.
"Yes sir." Cliffjumper replied.
"And Cliffjumper if you ever do anything to hurt Waverly again I will tear you apart myself." Prime said softly; threaten as he held the minibot's gaze. Cliffjumper physically recoiled from the threat as he realized just how much he had over stepped the line concerning the femme. He vowed to himself to make this right even if she put him through the pit and back for what he had done to her.
