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Alexis's POV

"This is wonderful," Alexis cried as Starscream deftly dodged several asteroids.

"You're so lucky Starscream...," she added as the Seeker shot into free space. "...To be able fly like this whenever you want."

"We Seekers are privileged," he acknowledged smugly. "All other bots are jealous of our talent and beauty in the air."

"I'm sure they are," Alexis laughed. "I know I am."

This caused Starscream to chuckle but not in a mocking way. He was much more relaxed here in space, away from Megatron's tight control. His flying was much smoother than she'd expected, she'd seen him perform incredible feats before. It made her hope that she could go on other flights with him although she wasn't sure if they'd be able to do space flights again.

After all, being a Minicon protected her a lot, she wasn't sure if she'd need a special suit to ride in Starscream while in space. But that was a problem for another time, for now, she was happy to enjoy the ride. Distant stars twinkled brilliant and even the moon appeared to be lit up by the sun's reflection. And beyond that was the glittering jewel that was her home, Earth.

She had no idea where Starscream was taking her but still trusted him to take her to a nice place. It was a shame the boys were missing this but hopefully, they could get to do something fun another time. She certainly didn't regret getting away from Megatron for a while, he appeared to be in the weirdest of moods.

There was all that talk of her and the boys never leaving him again, what was that all about?

"Starscream," Alexis now said softly. "Do you think Megatron will be okay?"

"I'm sure he'll be fine," he replied kindly. "Just do what he asks of you and everything will be alright."

"I'll try," she said softly. "I don't want him to be upset, I really do want him to be happy. Just like I want you all to be happy, including the Autobots."

"I know," Starscream assured her. "It's good of you and the boys to feel this way."

Alexis smiled broadly at this and relaxed against her seat. She closed her optics and just enjoyed the sensation of flying through space. In fact, she actually started to doze a little but this didn't bother the Seeker. He knew she'd been under a lot of stress with being turned into a Minicon and then almost being rescued.

He continued on to their destination which did take a bit of time. When he did finally start his approach to the red planet, he gently called out to Alexis. She awoke with a slight start, almost panicking but quickly remembering where she was.

"See where we are," he told her as she lifted her head up and gasped.

"Where are we?" she exclaimed, making him chuckle again.

"I believe you know the name of this planet," he teased as she nodded her head.

"Mars," she breathed. "The closet planet to Earth. I don't believe this."

"Believe it," he replied as he made his final approach.

Soon, he had landed and opened his cockpit for Alexis to climb out of. She stared around in awe, she had landed in a red coloured desert. All around her was either sand or red sun bleached rocks. It had a very lonely feeling to it, a desolate beauty. Slowly, she climbed out of Starscream and down onto Mar's surface.

As he transformed, she bent to touch it and found that the red sand stuck to her fingers, coating them a burnt reddish colour. She giggled, this was truly brilliant. Before being captured by Megatron, she and the boys often felt like they were on an awesome adventure. Of course, being made Megatron's pets did suck out the glee out of it quite a bit but still.

They had had great times so far, combined with bad and had done things no other human had ever done before. That included adults which made it even more incredible. What had happened to them, whether good or bad would never ever leave them.

"This wonderful Starscream," she exclaimed, optics glowing brightly with emotion.

He grinned as he settled himself down against a rocky outcrop. With a flourish, he brought a container forth from sub space and opened it. Alexis stared as it revealed brightly coloured little cubes which were a deep orange in colour. She came over curiously as Starscream offered the small box to her.

"Their Energon treats," he explained. "I thought you might enjoy sampling them, these are E Treats, one of my favourite. I'm afraid they're in ration form, the normal ones are much nicer."

"That doesn't matter," she assured him. "I wouldn't normally get to taste them anyway."

He nodded in agreement and she sat down beside him, carefully taking one of the offered cubes. She examined it for a moment; it seemed to have a slightly hard surface with some sort of liquid inside. It had a sweet, slightly spicy scent to it which intrigued her so she bit into it.

As soon as she did this, a sweet but tangy taste filled her mouth and she hummed with pleasure. Starscream grinned as he saw how much she was enjoying it. The sweet didn't just taste nice, its liquid was very soothing and the hard outer part had a good crunch to it. Once she'd finished that sweet, she eagerly took another from the box that Starscream offered.

They didn't speak, they just enjoyed the E Treats. Alexis could still barely believe where she was, she had to be the first human to ever land on Mars. Well, technically former human but it still counted. She was pretty sure no human had ever visited both the Moon and Mars, how she wished she could tell her parents about this.

"This is really nice Starscream," she said softly and he turned to look at her. "I mean it, you've really looked after me."

"Megatron trusts me to do so," he said quietly and she smiled.

"Yeah but I'd like to think that it's mostly because we're friends now," she replied, a little hesitant. "I mean, you've always looked after me but you were a bit aloft when I was first given to you. But since then, you've done so many great things for me and the boys, even risking yourself to do them for us."

His expression softened as she carried on.

"What...what I'm trying to say Starscream is...thank you."

He smiled as he gently took hold of her and lifted her up.

"It was no problem," he said kindly as she giggled and then leant forward to give him a kiss on the cheek.

She relaxed against him as he gently stroked her back, feeling very at ease with the world. But little did she know that her life was about to change forever.

Megatron's POV

Megatron paced around his room, impatient for his pets to be brought to him. He couldn't stand waiting for them and the Energon he'd consumed wasn't helping. In fact, he was starting to feel a little light headed, which further annoyed him. It was killing him, the worry that he was wrong about those three children and how he could be making a massive mistake.

He didn't want to risk losing his precious Sparkling orbs but if those three were truly his children, he wanted to know. And if it turned out that they were his, then he was going to assume his rightful role of their Sire. It briefly occurred to him that the kids had Creators back on Earth but he didn't care.

He checked the time, it would soon be time but he couldn't wait any longer. The Decepticon leader knew he just had to get his hands on those kids and make sure everything was okay. Carefully closing the box which contained the orbs, he tucked it into his Sub Space before leaving his quarters.

"Will they accept me?" he mumbled to himself as Leader One suddenly came hurrying up to him. The Minicon was delivering his report on how the other Minicons were doing but Megatron only half listened. Once the Minicon was done, he dismissed him, he couldn't' fully focus on anything until he had his answers.

He decided to check up on Carlos first since he'd been injured. And knowing Cyclonus, they were probably in the helicopter's quarters so that's where he headed to. Sure enough, when he arrived and marched straight in, he found Cyclonus sprawled on his berth sleeping away. Surprisingly, Carlos was also sleeping, curled up on his guardian's chest.

The sight made Megatron smile for a moment before going over and gently lifting Carlos up. Neither the boy nor Cyclonus stirred but Cyclonus's Minicon was awake so Megatron told him to inform his master of what had happened. Cradling the young boy close, he left the room.

"So Carlos," he murmured as he carried the sleeping boy away. "Are you mo mhac?"

The boy of course didn't reply but Megatron did not need him to. He wasn't actually planning on telling the kids what was going to happen, just in case it turned out he was wrong. And so that they didn't protest and try to get away from him.

Arriving at Demolisher's quarters was different from Cyclonus's as both occupants were awake. Rad was helping his guardian who was tinkering with some bits of machinery.

"Megatron sir," Demolisher exclaimed in mild surprise as his leader entered.

"Carlos," Rad cried, jumping up and rushing over. "What happened?"

"Nothing, he is merely asleep," Megatron assured him.

"Oh," Rad huffed, both relieved and a little annoyed. He had thought something awful had happened to his best friend. Maybe he was still a little stressed from what had happened earlier.

Megatron offered him a smirk before saying to Demolisher.

"I believe I will take my little pet now, Demolisher."

"Of course sir," the Decepticon replied respectively, lifting up Rad and offering him to his leader.

Rad was placed next to Carlos who shifted but didn't wake. Clearly, being injured had taken a lot out of the boy. Rad smiled sadly down at his friend before saying his goodbye to Demolisher who gruffly replied in kind. As Megatron took both boys away, Rad asked softly.

"Will Carlos be okay when we change back?"

"He should be fine," Megatron assured him. "His wound should be healed by the change but I was planning on giving you all a check out beforehand. Just to ensure everything is as it should be."

"Okay," Rad accepted with a little shrug.

Megatron smiled to himself, the boy had no idea what he'd just agreed to. He now needed to locate Starscream but that would be slightly harder. The Seeker didn't just stay in his room, he tended to be out and doing stuff. So, he opened a comm. to his Seeker and demanded to know where he was.

"I am on my way back to the base right now, sir," Starscream responded, causing Megatron to narrow his optics.

"And just where have you been, Starscream?" he growled back.

"Just for a flight," the Seeker said quickly, causing Megatron's optics to narrow.

"Really," he said silkily. "Well, as long as you are back here within the next ten minutes..."

"I will be," Starscream hastened to assure him. "I will not keep you waiting, my lord."

"You better not," Megatron told him warningly before switching off the comm.

"Uh, what kind of tests do you need to do?" Rad asked curiously as he and Carlos were taken to the Med Bay.

"Hmm, oh, just a few scans," Megatron told him. "And perhaps a look at your Sparks, make sure their functioning normally. Is that alright, Rad?"

"Yeah, just curious," Rad quickly said, settling against Megatron's chest.

Megatron smirked but didn't comment. Once in the Med Bay, he carefully placed both boys on the table beside the machine and the container of Electrum. Carlos was still sleeping but he was starting to stir a little. Megatron began to carefully gather what he would need, including placing the special box on a shelf where it would be safe until he needed it.

"Carlos," Rad said softly, figuring his friend should probably be awake of this. "Wake up buddy."

"Hmm, waz it?" Carlos mumbled, trying to curl up but ending up wincing in pain.

"Ah, watch it," Rad said with a wince of sympathy as Carlos finally woke up.

"Mmm, dude, what's happening?" Carlos groaned as he rubbed his sore side.

"We're going to be changing back soon," Rad told him gently just as Starscream came hurrying into the Med Bay, clutching Alexis to his chest.

"Here she is sir," Starscream said breathlessly, carefully setting the little Femme on the table.

"At long last," Megatron grumbled before saying. "You're dismissed, soldier."

Starscream hesitated but a glare from his leader sent him out the door. He briefly lingered to give the kids a small smile but then he was gone. Megatron muttered something under his breath, it sounded a little like 'interfering Seekers' but none of the kids were sure.

"What were you doing with Starscream?" Rad asked curiously as Megatron grabbed some other pieces of equipment.

"He took me on a flight to Mars," she whispered back and they stared in astonishment at her.

"Whoa, that's amazing," exclaimed Carlos. "Dude, I'd love to go there."

"So would I," Rad admitted ruefully. "Maybe Starscream will take us sometime."

Alexis nodded before suddenly saying

"I brought back some rocks for you," and sub spaced them. Starscream had taught her how to do this although it had taken several attempts before she'd managed.

"Cool," Rad said as both he and Carlos took the burnt orange coloured rocks.

"Are you ready my dears?" Megatron suddenly said, coming over to them.

"Um, yeah," Alexis responded as the boys tucked their rocks out of the way, under a piece of cloth. "What's going to happen?"

"First, you get onto this belt," Megatron stated, pointing to the one they'd been on before. "Then I will scan you and make sure everything's alright. Once I know you're alright, you will go into that machine. Once you have been transformed back into humans, the electrum should just slip off you."

"Yeah, but we're going to be pretty dirty," Carlos said with a grimace.

Megatron smiled as he said.

"Don't worry about that, I'll take you for a bath afterwards."

This made the kids relax a bit more, they always enjoyed their baths. It was fun to mess around in the warm water and also relaxing. Plus, it normally put Megatron in quite a good mood which was always a good thing.

"That's right," Megatron said with a slight purr as he directed the kids to the conveyor belt. "Just lie back and relax."

Alexis exchanged a look with Rad but they didn't say anything. Megatron was starting to act a bit weird again but they hoped this would pass. Once they were lying down, straps were once again attached to their bodies, holding them in place. The Decepticon began scanning them, watching the results closely as he did so.

The kids didn't really feel anything other than a very mild tingle but they were more focused on Megatron's expression. When it didn't change, they relaxed again, it seemed like everything was alright. Megatron gave them a smile before reaching for his box and placing it near them. He then grabbed an odd looking instrument and said gently.

"I need to open up your chests to see your Sparks, it won't hurt you," he assured them as they looked alarmed. "Transformers are able to do this quite naturally, remember, it is how we mate."

"If you're sure this won't hurt," Alexis said a little uncertainly but Megatron just chuckled, patting her head.

"I'm very sure my dear, having experienced it many times."

The kids groaned a little at this, they didn't want to know anything about Megatron's sex life. Megatron chuckled again before carefully reaching down and pointing the strange tool at Rad's chest. They saw him press something which seemed to shot a beam which hit Rad's chest and was absorbed. Rad gasped as something glowed from the seams in his armour before his chest suddenly sprang open.

The boy couldn't' help but yelp at this, even though he wasn't feeling any pain and all his systems were telling him it was alright. Megatron gently stroked him, murmuring that everything was going to be okay.

"I'm...I'm alright," Rad said at last, with a weak smile. "Just a bit weird, you know."

"I know," Megatron said softly. "Now, I will just do your Siblíní and you will soon be ready to be human again."

"My...uh, what?" Rad stammered, thrown off by the strange word.

"Your Siblíní," Megatron repeated kindly as he moved to Alexis. "Just relax now."

Alexis had a very confused expression on her face but it soon turned to a grimace as her chest was also opened. She also flushed, it felt very exposed having her chest open like that but at least it didn't really reveal anything. The glow of hers and Rad's Sparks shone brightly in the dimly lit room and the kids gazed in awe at them.

"Just you now, mo mhac," Megatron murmured softly as he opened up Carlos to reveal his glowing orb of a Spark.

"So," Carlos said nervously. "Everything okay, dude?"

"Hmm, it appears so," Megatron said slowly, making a show of examining each one in turn. "I just need to do one last thing."

Before any of them could protest, he whipped open the box and very gently took out the tiny pink orb. Since he knew that this would Alexis's orb if she was indeed his daughter, he was going to use this one to test his hypothesis. Very delicately, holding the orb in a special pair of forceps, he picked up his daughter's orb. His nerves were tingling as he lifted it up and towards Alexis's chest.

"What...what is that?" she gasped, staring at the delicate little thing.

"A test," he whispered back, carefully holding it as close as he dared to Alexis's Spark.

"But...," she started to say before gasping as the orb suddenly lit up, glowing brightly with little designs littering its self.

"Primus," Megatron swore, optics widening. His suspicions had been correct, Alexis was his daughter.

His own Spark pounding, he pressed the orb closer to Alexis's Spark, it was now or never. The little Femme tried to shy away but with the restraints it was impossible. The orb touched her Spark and glowed even brighter, as though it might explode. But then the Spark was inside the orb, melting through like water through a sieve.

Alexis was yelping loudly but if it was pain or fear, no one could tell. The boys were shouting protests, but Megatron utterly ignored them. His Spark leapt as he let go of the orb and it stayed put, Alexis's Spark swirling around inside it as it accepted its brand new casing. Minicons had a different Spark set up to their larger counterparts, they didn't have an orb that surrounded their Spark, just a Spark casing.

"Uh...ahh...," Alexis groaned before slipping into unconscious, she couldn't handle the feelings of upheaval in her Spark. Megatron gently stroked her head as her Spark became more settled within its new home. Or perhaps that should be old home.

"Shh, it's okay," Megatron whispered softly before turning his attention to the boys who looked very alarmed.

"Hey dude, come on," Carlos tried to say. "W-we don't want any weird stuff..."

"Just relax, mo mhac," Megatron said quietly but in a serious tone. "Now, let's see...,"

He selected one of the blue orbs but he didn't know which boy it belonged to. So he carefully placed it near Carlos's Spark but this time there was no reaction. As the boy stared, panting heavily even though he had no lungs, Megatron moved the orb over to Rad.

And this time, he got a reaction.

"Oh no," Rad groaned as he saw the orb lit up and Megatron smile. "Megatron, please..."

"Be a good boy and hold still," the Decepticon tyrant commanded as he pressed forward the orb into Rad's Spark.

Rad tried to resist but it was no use. With his limbs and body held in place, there was just no escaping. All he could do was cry out as his body struggled to process the sensations he was experiencing and like Alexis, just couldn't handle it. The last thing he felt was a hand stroking his head while his chest burned madly.

Carlos groaned and swore under his breath as the Decepticon leader now turned his attention on him. He did not like the mad gleam in Megatron's optics or the fact his friends had just passed out from whatever half cooked scheme Megatron had going this time.

"So," Carlos said nervously as Megatron advanced on him. "Any chance you don't go through with what you're about to do?"

"No," Megatron replied with a smirk, bringing forth the very last orb.

"Oh man," Carlos groaned as this orb lit up like all the others and he knew that his fate was sealed.

Just how it was sealed, he wouldn't find about until later on and by then it would be too late.

To be continued.

Author's note. Hope you all enjoyed that, sorry for the naughty little cliff hanging. What happens when the kids wake up, how are they changed? Does Megatron tell them why he's done it and what do the other Decepticons think? Find out next, until then.