Author's note. With thanks so madisonxhougen for her suggestion which has been used in this chapter.
This was written with the help of Mrs Bumblebee, thanks once again.
Enjoy and please review.
With full bellies, the kids slept very peacefully in a much deeper sleep than the night before. Though still sore, the burning sting had gone meaning they were slightly more comfortable. and of course, they weren't starving any more. The three of them snuggled close to each other, keeping warm with the combined body heat.
Megatron walked into the throne and frowned when he didn't see the brats. He walked over to their cage, looked in and found them curled up together in a corner asleep. Satisfied with this he walked over to his thrown and sat down and waited for his men.
Presently Starscream walked into the room and went over to Megatron. Spotting the kids fast asleep, he cleared his throat and asked.
"Sir, when are you going to feed them?"
Megatron looked over to the kids and frowned and looked back at Starscream.
"Find them something small to eat," Megatron ordered. Starscream nodded and walked off to find the kids some food.
Scavenger was heading to the Throne room when Starscream past him.
"Where are you off to?" he asked paused and looked at him.
"Getting the kids some food," he replied gruffly before setting off once again. Scavenger stared thoughtfully after the red Seeker, he had a feeling that it hadn't been Megatorn's idea to feed the human children. It seemed some of the Decepticons held affection for their small charges. Musing over this, he continued on his way to the Throne room.
Megatron looked up when he heard someone come ing and smiled when he saw it was his new recruit.
"Ah Scavenger, good to see you're up and about," Megatron greeted.
Scavenger smiled and said."Nice to sleep on a proper berth again,"
He shot a brief cursory glance towards the kids before focusing on Megatron again.
"What are your upcoming plans?"
Megatron smirked.
"I have a pretty good idea but I'm not speaking of it when their present," Megatron said and gestured towards the kids.
Scavenger glanced at them again, they were still fast asleep."Think they'll try and warn Optimus again?"
Megatron gave the sleeping kids a side glance before looking back."I wouldn't doubt it."
"Hmm, that devious are they?" Scavenger said thoughtfully.
Megatron just growled.
"Maybe we should move them to a different room," Scavenger suggested but before Megatron could reply Starscream came back into the room.
Megatron frowned and was about to yell at him but stopped when he saw the food he was carrying. Megatron nodded and gestured for him to go ahead.
Starscream went over to the cage and opening it, before sticking his hand in and prodding the kids. They shifted and grumbled but didn't wake. Starscream gave a slightly harder poke and this time, they did wake.
"Hmmm, what's up?" Alexis murmured sleepily, gazing up at Starscream while the two boys grudgingly opened their eyes. Starscream gave a small smirk and retracted his hand to stick the other one in. The kids gasped at the three small food bars he was holding.
"This is for you," he said softly.
The kids instantly pounced and took their offered food. They thanked Starscream before they started eating the bars.
Starscream smiled, withdrawing his hand as he did so. He was glad he had suggested this, the kids had obviously been starving. He had to admit he had grown rather fond of them over the last few cycles even if they had a talent for getting into meanwhile, was watching with a hidden smile. It pleased him to see one of Megatron's men acting like this, it showed he had a good Spark inside. He glanced at Megatron and saw the Decepticon tyrant was looking a little moody now.
"Megatron?" Scavenger said to get Megatron's attention.
This caught Starscream's attention at the same time it caught Megatron's. The Seeker quickly straightened and faced his leader while the kids, wide eyed, munched their food bars.
"Your dismissed Starscream, get back to your duties," Megatron said curtly.
Starscream nodded.'Yes sir," And walked out of the room.
The kids were now looking warily as Megatron, they could sense he was peeved about something but they didn't know what. They glanced at Scavenger, hoping he could provide some answers.
"Is everything alright, Megatron?" Scavenger asked calmly, keeping his tone it's usual evenness.
Megatron snorted.
"Fine, lets go," Megatron said and got up out of his throne and walked out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Carlos whispered softly as they watched the two Mechs leave the room.
"Don't know," Rad said just as softly. "But I doubt Megatron's going to tell us any time soon."
"I'm going back to sleep," Alexis said quietly, she still felt very tired.
"Me too," Carlos replied and as Rad nodded, the three of them settled down once more. They had no idea what Megatron and Scavenger were discussing.
A couple hours later Megatron and Scavenger returned to the room, still talking among themselves.
"It's a good plan, sir," Scavenger was saying as they entered, he dimly registered that the kids were now awake and watching.
Megatron smirked.
"Good, do you understand what you are assigned to do?" Megatron asked.
"Of course Megatron," Scavenger said before adding. "But will your men be up for it?"
Megatron snorted and walked over to his thrown and sat down."Of course they are," he snorted.
"Your trying to destroy Optimus and the others again, aren't you," Carlos queried wearily, this was getting very wearing.
"Why do you have to keep doing this?" Alexis asked, very upset at the situation.
Megatron snarled and slammed his fist on the arm of his throne.
"Be quiet you brats, I will not answer to you. I believe I made that very clear before."
They feel silent but still glared at them. Scavenger chuckled.
"Where did you get them again?" he couldn't help but ask in a teasing voice. "I still can't believe you keep them,"
Megatron snorted again and looked at scavenger.
"We got them from the Autobot's, they were their pets and now they are mine," Megatron said.
"We were not the Autobots pets, we're their friends," Alexis said indignantly as the boys nodded.
Megatron growled and looked back at them.
'Will you brats be quiet, no one asked you."
The three of them huffed, folding their arms and looking very disgruntled. This made Scavenger inwardly chuckle but he kept a straight face. It was however hard when Megatron was having a glaring match with the stalemate was only broken when Starscream suddenly entered, holding something cupped in his hand.
"What is it this time Starscream?" Megatron barked.
"I forgot to bring them a drink," Starscream said, holding out a large bottle of juice and three paper cups with straws. The kids eyes lot up at the sight of them.
Megatron growled but allowed Starscream to go kids eagerly went accepted their drink once Starscream had opened the cage and stuck his hand in. They then knelt and after unscrewing the bottle, started pouring the juice. Starscream watched with a smile before a growl form Megatron made him step back. He acknowledged his leader before exiting the room once more. Megatron eyed the kids with moody distaste as they started loudly sucking up their drinks through the brightly coloured straws. They simply smiled at him.
Alexis finished her drink and refilled her cup and started drinking again. She looked at her cup as she slurp up the juice and then got an idea. She stopped with a smirk and lifted her cup and looked it over, confirming that her idea would work.
As the boys happily sucked their drinks, she leaned over and whispered first Rad's ear and then Carlos's. They both grinned slyly and carried on drinking but now were doing it much quieter, waiting for the right moment.
Alexis checked to see if they were being watched. Once confirming they were in the clear so started tearing her paper cup into small pieces and put one in her mouth to chew and form into a tight wet ball.
Grinning, the boys did the same, popping bits of paper into this mouths and chewing. Once they had done that, they waited, making sure Megatron's attention wasn't on then. And then as one, they raised their straws to their mouth, aimed and at the back of Megatron's head.
Megatron jerked and whipped around searching for what hit him but all he found was the brats in their cage still drinking their liquids. He snarled but turned back around.
The kids gave it a couple of minutes, drinking their delicious juice. But then they tore some more paper and chewed it before loading up. And once again they aimed for their unsuspecting master's head.
Megatron snarled when he was hit once again and jerked around looking for who was responsible but all he found was those stupid brats.
As he glared, they merely looked innocently up at him, sucking their drinks. He growled and turned back to Scavenger who was now standing so he couldn't' actually see the kids. this meant he couldn't tell on them which boosted their confidence in their waited even longer this time before repeating the process but this time, they had double ammo.
Splat, splat,
Splat, splat,
Splat, splat,
Megatron was just about to start shooting randomly to get who ever was hitting him to stop but Demolisher, Starscream, and Cyclonus walked in to speak with Megatron about his plan.
'You called for us sir?" Demolisher nodded.
The kids immediately stopped their mischief, they wanted to hear this. They backed away slightly from the bars of their cage, hoping Megatron would forget about them as he talked.
"Yes, I want to make sure you all know what your parts are in the plan?" Megatron questioned.
They all smiled and Cyclonus cackled."Oh boy do we, don't worry sir, I got plenty of explosives,"
This made the kids gasp in horror but silently so that they could hear more.
Megatron frowned at this.
'That's what I'm afraid of," Megatron mumbled but turned his attention to Starscream.
"I separate Prime from the others," Starscream said quietly. "So that you sir can take him with ease,""We keep the other Autobots busy," Demolisher then said, gesturing at himself, Cyclonus and Scavenger.
"So that they don't interfere," he added as his fellows nodded.
Megatron smirked and nodded.
"And then he will be my prisoner," he said, a wide sneer crossing his face. "While his men do as I say and give me all of earth's Minicons."
The kids couldn't help but gasp at this.
"You can't do that," Alexis cried out in horror.
"You'll never take Optimus down," Rad said hotly as Carlos angrily agreed.
Megatorn just smirked.
"We'll see about that."
The kids couldn't say anything, Megatron would never change his mind about his plan. And there was nothing they could do about it while they were in this cage.
Suddenly the mini-con alarm when off, making Megatron smirk.
"Perfect timing."
The kids groaned at this, it looked like nothing was going to stop Megatron. They could only watch as Megatron ordered his men to get to the Warp Gate. but then he turned to then as he stood up and stared right down at them. They stiffened, wondering what he was about to say.
"You three best behave while we are gone. No escape attempts and if I find you've tried something, you'll be punished far worse then the last one," Megatron said sternly, glaring down at them.
"What could be worse than last time?" Carlos couldn't help but mutter, rubbing his backside.
"I don't know but I don't want to find out," Alexis said.
Megatron smirked.
"That's right, girl, you don't,"
And with that, he spun on his heel and headed out of the room. The three kids were left standing there, praying that the Autobots would find someway to foil Megatron's plan.
Author's note. Will Megatron's dastardly plan succeed? Find out in the next chapter, until then.