I have had this lying around for some time now. Since February. There hasn't been much updating lately and I was really bored.

I have no idea how people will react to this just that there will be a reaction of some sort...

NEED TO KNOW!
Okay there is something you need to know before you read this because if you don't then most likely you won't understand what I'm talking about. This is a MATURE fanfiction so yes there is a 'scene' and yes, it is slash. But hey, I was thinking right. Transformers are aliens so their mating habits would most likely be different right? So yes they have the common port or valve and the cord or spike, however in my fanfiction they have all four. They have a valve where the cord enters. But inside the valve there is three ports where three spikes ( from the cord) connect to.

Two ports and two spikes are designed to create pleasure, but the third of each are used only when a sparkling is to be created. So in a random interfacing session the partners would only use two of the tree sets of ports and spikes. If they wanted a sparkling then they use all three and a spark merge. Understand? Oh the three spikes are housed in the cord and only emerge when inside the valve as to protect them due to them being very delicate. The third passes data and files and codes and programming and anything else that may be needed to make a sparkling. The other two just stimulate pleasure. I just thought this would make it a bit more interesting and different. I was originally going to put there interface panel under their chest but I had no idea how to explain that so I left that idea and just stuck to the norm of it being at their crotches.

Lubricant does leak from both valve and cord just to make things easier, but it really doesn't do anything else.

And I have no idea now how many times I have copied and pasted the above paragraphs!

Enjoy!. . . . . . . . I hope...

Sorry for any errors!

: Starscream! Get up here NOW!: Megatron growled into his com.

: What is it my Lord?: An annoyed hiss replied.

: Just get up here now you useless piece of scrap!:

Megatron growled in impatience and cut the line before looking over to Soundwave who stood at attention in front of his desk.

" You sure about this Soundwave?"

" Affirmative."

" And how do you propose we discipline him?"

Soundwave remained quiet for a moment as his visor seemed to flash. "Suggestion: show him why you are leader and he is not."

Megatron smirked as he lowered himself into his chair and lifted his peds up onto his desk. He picked up the half filled energon cube and began to swirl the contents around in the container. He knew that Soundwave hated Starscream with a passion, and visa versa, that was common knowledge. But what many didn't know was the secret lust the the tape deck harboured, the desire to ravish the frame of his second. Soundwave had performed very well this past few months. Maybe it was time to give him a good reward. He was in a very generous mood so he may as well gift wrap his reward as well.

Megatron had to agree that Starscream was a good looking mech with slender hips and broad wings. He had always wondered if the Seeker would live up to his name in overload. Lately, he had a very strong desire to 'face Starscream into oblivion but being who he was he was able to control his urges. Not that he never had it's just that, in these last few days the urges were allot stronger to a point where he would find himself sending override codes to his interface systems to stop them from on lining. He hadn't failed to notice how his men also reacted in a similar way. Optics were always glued to the Seeker now when he entered a room and the overall room temperature would rise. If Starscream noticed this, he paid no attention to it.

" Do you have your cassettes with you?" Megatron asked

" Affirmative." And without another word, Soundwave ejected all of his cassettes who moaned about the disruption to their recharge till Megatron snarled at them to remove themselves from his presence. Ravage, however, paused in the doorway to look back at Soundwave with a strange look to her optics. Soundwave met her gaze and felt the warning come across through their processors. 'You will not like the outcome of this!' Soundwave glared at the panther but before he could inquire as to what she meant Megatron called him and the cat charged off down the corridor.

" Soundwave," Megatron purred " Do you think it a waste? To beat up such a wonderful frame when it could be used for other means?"

Soundwave tilted his helm and loosened his stance, noting that Megatron had given him an unspoken command to relax. Being telepathic, he knew what the Warlord was thinking and he could already feel his systems heating up in anticipation. But he was no fool. Starscream would not submit willingly. He would most likely receive a few dents while abstracting his pleasure.

" What you choose to do is by all means within your power my Lord."

Megatron chuckled. " Oh Soundwave. My most trusted soldier, would you not like a little reward for your efforts and contributions to this army and cause?"

Soundwave vented softly, vents twirling within their sections. " Megatron's Praise is all that is needed."

Megatron grunted and stood up dropping the cube on the table with a clunk. " Where is the little fool?"

Soundwave easily downloaded information from the base computer. " He is on the way. ETA: one minute forty-eight seconds."

" Good."

Soundwave shifted his weight in the heavy silence. " Starscream will not submit willingly."

" I am aware of that. But I do love rough interfacing. Of course, I can't have my CMO getting injured so I shall tire Starscream out a little for you."

Soundwave barely suppressed a shiver. Both mechs were getting hot, optics getting a hazy glossy surface and stances tight in waiting. They stood in silence until at last the doors hissed open and the silence was shattered, for once, by a very welcome Starscream.

" What do you want my Lord?" The Seeker hissed and he crossed his arms over his chassies. The doors to Megatron's quarters hissed as in silent mocking as they closed and locked due to a silent command issued.

Megatron caught Soundwave's gaze and nodded. The CMO began to stalk around the Seeker. His pedfalls silent, his gaze unfaltering.

" Starscream: Does not respect the chain of command."

The Seeker smirked as his optics followed Soundwave before he went out of view behind his wing. " Is that so?"

" Yes Starscream. You have no respect at all. It is time you are taught your place."

Soundwave felt the wave of caution that rolled off the Seeker and knew he had to return to his line of vision before the Seeker bolted.

" Taught my place? I already know my place!" Starscream screeched as he took a step back, Soundwave mirroring the move. " At the top!"

Megatron barked a laugh before he swiftly swallowed the space between himself and the Seeker. A hand was firmly squeezing a delicate neck before the Seeker could move or retaliate.

Megatron smirked down at his prisoner as he began to hiss and spit and struggle. His aft and hips wriggling. Megatron growled low and long and Starscream instantly stopped his delicious attempt of escape and glared at Megatron.

" What is wrong with you?" Starscream hissed, faceplates twisted in surprise but his optics showed something else something Megatron couldn't understand.

" Soundwave, top drawer of my desk."

Soundwave complied in silence, already knowing what he was going to find. He pulled out the pair of cuffs and the light but strong chain and walked over to Megatron. He looked Starscream in the face and could see the growing uneasiness and fear. Starscream knew what was coming it seemed.

" What are they for? Megatron! What are you doing?" The Seeker hisses in obvious mock confusing.

Megatron purred as he whispered softly. " Teaching you that you will always be on the bottom."

Starscream narrowed his optics in confusion as Soundwave grabbed his wrists and cuffed them and tied one end of the chain to the cuffs. Reading Megatron's thoughts, he went back over to his leader's desk, leaving the free end of the chain with Megatron, pushed a button on the control panel. A rounded bar slid out from the front of the desk with a slow moan. Megatron lifted the Seeker by his throat and brought him over, handing the free end of the chain to Soundwave.

" What are you doing?" Starscream yelled as his struggles began again.

" Fight back and it may hurt you more then necessary." Soundwave growled as he tied the chain to the desk.

Both mechs stood back to admire the scene of a very pissed off Starscream tied to a desk, servos cuffed. The chain barely let him two arms lengths away from the table.

" What is the meaning of this?"

Megatron tilted his helm in curiosity. " Why did I wait so long to do this? Do you know how cute you look when your angry."

Starscream's optics widened as he stilled. Soundwave didn't need his ability to see that the Seeker didn't like being labelled "cute" at all.

" No! You wouldn't dare!"

" And why not? It would be such a waste of a pretty frame such as yours." Soundwave smirked.

Starscream stared at Soundwave with his jaw hanging. Megatron laughed and lunged forward. Starscream shrieked as his lower half was pinned against the desk by Megatron's larger mass.

" You will submit Starscream!"

" No! You can't! You don't . . !"

Megatron slammed his lips onto Starscream's as his servos raced across the slender frame. Starscream moaned and grunted as he tried to push the Warlord away.

" You are lucky you get such treatment from our Leader Starscream. You should be grateful." Soundwave said as he watched from the sidelines. He hadn't failed to notice that Starscream didn't pull away from the kiss and that his escape attempts were half hearted. Something was off.

Soundwave was interrupted from his pondering when he felt Megatron yelling at him though his mind ' Search his memory banks for where he likes to be touched and how he likes it.'

Soundwave complied and moved forward. He crawled onto the desk behind Starscream, placing his legs either side of the struggling pair. He retracted his mask and bent forward to suck on neck cables at the back of the Seeker's soft neck cables. His servos snaked up to rub along the leading edges to Starscream's wings. The reaction was immediate. Starscream arched his back as he moaned loudly, breaking his kiss with the warlord. Megatron smirked as he watched the Seeker squirm under Soundwave's touch.

He watched for a moment while keeping the Seeker pinned. Soundwave's servos travelled over the expanses of wings, squeezing edges and kneading flaps with his knuckles. Megatron nearly jumped when he felt Starscream pushing against him in a somewhat erratic rhythm. It took him a moment to realised that Starscream was bucking his hips in reaction to the sensation that were running wild across his sensor net.

He reached down between their bodies to rub Starscream's crotch plate and was rewarded with it clicking open and sliding away. He wanted to see what the Seeker looked like but he was aware that it could be a trick. Starscream was either just very responsive or letting on and waiting for an opportunity of escape to present itself. He was submitting far too quickly so it was most likely a trick.

" No! . .. . . . . .nah . . . . you don't . . . . .ahhhh . . you don't underahhhh!"

Megatron growled and claimed his second's lips in another fierce kiss to silence him. Soundwave seemed to have paused in his administrations for Starscream was whining softly in a desperate manner and was still to a point. His cuffed servos were pressed against Megatron's chest plate in an uncomfortable lump. The silver mech grasped them, separating the kiss, to lift them over his helm and around his neck.

Megatron smirked as he looked as Starscream's dark faceplate. Anger and arousal played across his stunning features. It was an erotic scene and before he even registered, his own crotch plate slid away and the cover to his cord released allowing his aching member to slid free of it's housing.

Starscream yelped when Megatron's cord began to wrap around the inside of his leg and his whole frame began to vibrate. Megatron couldn't care less if it was from fear or arousal. He was a bit stunned though. He was always able to control himself in these situations. His desire, his need to just ram himself into the seeker was intoxicating. Starscream optics where offline so he took the chance to bite his lower lip in an attempt to calm his systems.

Soundwave wasn't fairing much better. His throbbing member was painfully trapped in it's housing because his crotch was right up against Starscream's back. Said Seeker was moaning softly as the TIC continued rubbing his wings. Soundwave's thoughts were solely focused on Starscream. He knew something was wrong but was unable to process what.

He wanted Megatron to leave because Starscream was his! No! Starscream and himself belonged to Megatron. But he so badly wanted Starscream to himself! He locked optics with Megatron when he felt the same thought cross over the Warlord's processor.

Then, for both mechs, everything turned hazy.

*O O O*

Starscream desperately tried to fight back the pleasure and the data that was flooding through him. To no avail. His interface systems were primed and ready to go. He had lost control of his frame long ago and was now victim to it's desires and to the seeker programming. All he could do was watch, when his optics decided to remain on line that was, as the two mechs he hated the most dominated him with little effort. The only thing he was happy about was that he knew that, by morning, neither mech will remember a thing due to programmes that were now activated in both of them because of his own programmes that sent out little pulses of energy and data that messed around with other mechs's systems.

He still wasn't overly impressed.

He knew something like this would happen. He had tried his best to hide it but he knew others were affected. The rising temperatures of rooms after he entered and the fixed lust filled stares, all because of his damn Seeker programming! It was times like these when he hated being a Seeker!

He snapped out of his thoughts when a low and dangerous growl vibrated through his audios. He on lined his optics to see Megatron snarling at, presumably Soundwave, over his shoulder. Soundwave's servos stilled just on the tips of his wings and he couldn't stop himself from mewling in disappointment. He hated to admit it, but Soundwave was good. He could feel that both mechs were aroused, their cords were warm against his armour. He could feel Soundwave's tip pressing against his lower back and he could feel Megatron's between his legs.

His valve was leaking lubricant at a furious pace. The sensation of it dripping and sliding down his legs was driving him insane with need. It was really itchy and he wanted to wipe it away but with his servos cuffed and . . . How they did they get there? Starscream was unable to frown due to his own aroused state so instead he groaned. Something he regretted.

He yelped when he was suddenly thrown backwards across Megatron's desk, his arms nearly pulled from their joints. Soundwave was trapped underneath him and was squirming in a desperate need to get on top of the Seeker. Starscream wasn't worried about that though because Megatron climbed up on top of him and lined himself up, the tip of the silver mech's warm cord brushing off the rim to his valve.

" He is mine!" The Warlord growled as he thrust forward.

Starscream arched his back, optics wide and mouth agape in a silent scream as the pain consumed him. His legs kicked out in a stiff manner as he found his vocaliser and gasped. Megatron had managed to bury himself all the way into his valve. The girth of the Warlord was massive and Starscream gasped as his valve constricted around the throbbing member, his frame vibrating violently. The Warlord's own frame arched, helm hanging back as he growled in pleasure he was going to forget.

Soundwave, in the lapse of concentration, had scrambled out from beneath Starscream. Crouching over the Seeker's chest, he grabbed Starscream's arms, lifting them over the Warlord's helm and then threw himself at Megatron with a viscous and angry roar that was very unSoundwave-like. Starscream cried out as Megatron's length was ripped from his valve. He rolled onto the floor with a loud clank. His systems were humming with need but the pain had onlined one of his defence programmes and was successfully shutting down his Seeker Programming. He was unable to shut down his interface systems due to them being highly aroused.

He cursed and tried to free his servos from the cuffs that held them secure. He glanced over to his 'comrades' to find them putting dents in each other. Their grunting and growling was extremely loud and drowned out Starscream's hisses with ease.

" The pair of idiots!" Starscream hissed as he scrambled to his peds using the somewhat destroyed desk beside him to haul himself up.

Starscream managed to snap the chain and scrambled around the shifting blur on the floor and went straight to the doors of Megatron's quarters. Then he let out a whole list of colourful words when he realised he was trapped. With his servos cuffed there was no way he could hack into the system and over ride the lock. He turned back to the fighting pair when he heard a low hiss.

Both mechs were standing a little away from each other. Optics were locked in a fierce glare that was just as fiercely returned. Parts of their armour were torn, dented or missing altogether and Megatron, surprisingly, bore the most and deepest wounds. The Mighty Cannon lay abandoned across the floor and his shoulder sparked blue every few minutes.

Starscream held onto the hope that they would end up scrapping each other to the point where he could finish them both off. Now that was a delightful scene!

" Suggestion: We could share."

Starscream's energon ran cold as two heated gazes locked onto him. He backed up, shaking his head in disbelief.

" Oh no! No! You can't . .no! You are supposed to fight each other for the right to . .No! Stop!" Starscream rambled as he backed up until his wings struck the wall behind him.

His words were completely ignored.

Both mechs leapt as one, Megatron pinning the Seeker's left wing and Soundwave the right. Mouths locked onto his neck, glossias coating it in fluid as they explored. Two very differant servos travelled down his cockpit and in between his legs. One grabbed his cord, tugging and squeezing, while the other stroked the rim to his valve. Starscream was about to growl at them when a digit slipped into him. It scraped the damaged wall of his valve and he keened in a dangerous mix of pleasure and pain.

"So tight!" Megatron gasped as another digit slid into him. Starscream cursed the Warlord mentally as his vocal processor would not respond. " So wet!"

Soundwave lifted his unmasked face to look Starscream in the optics. Starscream was stunned to see a handsome face with bright purple optics staring at him. Soundwave's features were sharp and clear and perfect. Starscream moaned in a mixture of ecstasy and annoyance as he realised where his train of thought was going. Soundwave nuzzled against the side of his face with his forehelm gently and murmured something Starscream couldn't catch. The servo on his right wing began to stroke and touch in time with the tugs and squeezes on his cord.

" Easy little Seeker."

The words were soothing and gentle and Soundwave had completely lost his monotone and his voice was rolling off his glossia in smooth textures. And it nearly sent him into overload on the spot!

He was completely lost to the sensations as he surrendered. He didn't care anymore. He just wanted, needed to be touched! His valve was extra sensitive because of the damage it received and Megatron took full advantage of it. It only took minutes for Starscream to morph into a moaning, shivering mass. His hips bucked to seek out more contact from the two mechs overpowering him.

Soundwave seemed to register his desire before Megatron did and, without removing the Warlord's digits, rammed himself into the Seeker. Soundwave was thick and long and felt wonderful within him! He howled in bliss. Starscream wailed in pleasure as Soundwave picked up a pace fast enough to force Megatron's digits from the warm, wet valve. The Warlord didn't really seem to care, he just brought up his dripping digits to sample them.

Starscream watched, as best he could as Soundwave pounded into him, as Megatron wrapped his own glossia around the lubricant soaked digits and sucked them clean before removing them with an audible 'pop'. His optics remained locked onto Starscream's as the Seeker moaned and gasped. Then the Warlord bent forward and locked his lips to Starscream's, the Seeker responding immediately and plunging his glossia into his leader's mouth.

Soundwave grunted before he gave one last thrust and slowing to a stop. Starscream broke the kiss to growl in impatience until he felt three small wires slid through his wet heat. Soundwave was about to link to him and finish what they had started. Starscream locked onto the violet optics with a pleading look as Soundwave placed a servo on his cockpit. It was ignored, as he knew it would be and his cockpit slid away to reveal his glowing blue spark.

Megatron growled as he bent forward again to try and claim the Seeker's lips once more, only to be refused. He licked the Seeker's exposed neck but Starscream didn't feel it as Soundwave parted his own chestplates to reveal a similar coloured spark. Violet optics never strayed from his own through out the whole procedure and as Starscream met them again he shook his helm.

"Please no!"

Soundwave smiled at him and replied " I promise it won't hurt you."

Starscream wailed in dismay as Soundwave misunderstood him, not that Soundwave was using his processor right now. The link between his ports and Soundwave's spikes was established causing a wave of pleasure to assault him. Starscream offlined his optics as the telepath lunged forward and slammed their sparks together. Starscream's not willing to bond, retreated as far back as it could into his chamber. Their sparks touched and overload came crashing over him. He felt the excess energy manifest into a tiny ball of energy beside his own and wailed loudly through his overload, vaguely aware of Soundwave's roar as he rode his own overload.

The pair collapsed on the ground, spent. Starscream's chest plates automatically closed to protect the contents within. Vents hissed as they sucked in air to cool systems. Starscream wanted to surrender to the grasp of recharge but a sudden pull on his shoulder vent made him shriek in surprise as Megatron lifted him into the air.

" My turn." He growled, voice husky. " You look so beautiful while in the grip of overload Starscream! Now you will do it for me!"

Starscream cried out in anger and fear as Megatron dragged him roughly to the berth and threw him across it. He tried to kick the silver mech away only to find that he was exhausted. His spark raced as he became disorientated. The new spark now sharing his chamber began to send waves of fear as he sensed the danger his carrier was in. Starscream was well aware that if Megatron tried to spark touch with him he could either kill the Sparkling or him with it. He began to yell with what little energy he had left. But Megatron was only focused on breeding with him.

As Megatron lined himself up there was a sound of a very familiar whine. Megatron failed to hear it but Starscream didn't. He covered his chest with his servos as a blast of bright purple passed above him. Megatron roared in pain and collapsed on Starscream as he tried to clutch his back. He rolled off the seeker growling in rage and pain and Starscream was able to see Soundwave... with Megatron's Fushion Cannon attached to his lower arm.

" Starscream: carrying my Sparkling! Megatron: will not touch him!" He growled as he fired again, this time catching the Warlord in the chestplate. The silver mech collided with the wall behind him, cracks racing from his frame in a complex spider web before he fell forward, optics dark.

Starscream stared in shock as Soundwave dropped the Cannon and looked at him.

" Soundwave... " Starscream gasped as he fought recharge.

He knew that the Seeker Heat had a strong impact on mechs but it should not have been that strong! Unless... unless... Starscream's helm rolled as he sunk back onto the berth and succumbed to recharge.

*O O O*

Systems hummed quietly as the small mech lay on his berth. Starscream looked fragile to him. His armour was spotless and reflecting the dim light. He looked beautiful. Ravage sat still as she observed the still Seeker on her master's berth. Soundwave was as still as the Seeker as he sat in his chair beside his slumbering, unwilling mate. His mask was removed and his face was relaxed. He looked worried but happy. Ravage was unsure whether or not he understood the seriousness of the situation.

All the other cassettes were elsewhere on the Nemesis. Soundwave didn't trust them to keep their mouths shut and so locked them out as well. He trusted Ravage. She was mature and sensible.

' You seem content.'

" Ravage, you have always known my true feelings for Starscream." He replied, not taking his optics off said mech.

' Yes, but you did force yourself on him.'

" I don't remember that. I don't remember anything. I just remember the pull on my spark telling me where my child was and Megatron leaning over the mech carrying that child. I remember nothing of creating the Sparkling with Starscream."

' Seeker heat can be a dangerous thing. It is why Seekers tend to stay with themselves when it strikes. Starscream had no choice but to mingle and put himself in danger and he knew this before he even felt the first signs of it. He prepared well, getting all mechs to fear him or think him backstabbing and dangerous. He never wanted to be leader of the Decepticons. He was trying to get Megatron to hate him so that this wouldn't happen.'

Soundwave turned his tired gaze to her. " You knew?"

' I could smell it.'

" It causes our systems to... "

' Get ready to breed. All logic is overridden.'

" So why wasn't Starscream jumped before now?"

' Starscream is a scientist. He conjured up a concoction to dampen it somewhat.'

Soundwave nodded in acceptance of her words. He knew that Ravage was by far the oldest in the Decepticon army. She knew far more information then she dared to let on. He had promised to protect her after she save his life once. At the time he didn't understand why she needed protection when she had been the one to save him. She was small, couldn't talk with vocals and had nowhere to live so he took her in.

" Why isn't Starscream's Trinemates being effected?"

'The whole point of Seeker Heat cycles is to help them find a mate, a bondmate. Potential mates are supposed to fight over the effected Seeker to earn the right to breed and claim them.'

Soundwave sighed and rubbed his forehelm as her words sunk in.

' By law, Starscream belongs to you.'

Soundwave remained silent as his optics scanned over the Seeker's frame. They stayed like that until well into the next day. Starscream had begun to stir. His mouth set in a pained frown as his optics slowly brightened. They focused on the ceiling above him and did not move. The Seeker remained still. Ravage knew he was well aware of his company. He was most likely feeling ashamed of himself and was refusing to make optic contact with his mate to try and save his reputation.

" I still hate you."

Soundwave let a gust of air escape his vents. " I know."

Starscream bit his lower lip. " You killed Megatron."

Soundwave visibly flinched. " I know."

" I despise you." The words were spoken with little emotion but Soundwave still dropped his helm into his servos.

" Why did you do that? Not even the Heat could make you do that."

Soundwave looked up and stretched out his servo to cup Starscream's chin and turned him to face him. Starscream didn't try to resist.

" Because he threaten you... you and the Sparkling. Not even I will allow Megatron to hurt my child or the one carrying it."

Starscream just stared at him. " What now? I don't want to be in charge of some stupid army of useless mechs just to go and get slaughtered by Autobots!"

Soundwave remained silent so Starscream sat up on the berth and looked around. His red optics missed nothing of his surroundings.

Ravage watched in detached fascination as the seeker got to his peds, wobbled a bit, then simply nodded at Soundwave before excusing himself and exiting, explaining that he was going to get some energon. The feelings from Soundwave were mixed. He was disgusted with himself, but relieved. Megatron was a threat to his life as well as everyone else's. He was a free mech but he was never a good leader, he preferred to follow. His feeling for the Seeker were always strong no matter how much he denied it. He just never approached the Seeker because of the SIC's reputation and his own loyalty to Megatron.

He got up after a thought crossed his processor and followed the Seeker.

*O O O*

Starscream made his way calmly to the rec-room. His wings framing him and his helm held high. The addition to his chamber pulsed away happily beside his spark. He was somewhat soothed by it's presence. He could not muster any anger at Soundwave either. Soundwave was a handsome mech who would obviously protect the Sparkling in his chamber. He was a good choice for a mate. He had always known he would be. But Soundwave hated him with a passion! He had no idea how this was going to work. He was Soundwave's. He was not going to abandon the laws of Vos. He was a Seeker to the core. But he was still apprehensive. Would Soundwave abandon him as soon as the Sparkling was born? Taking said Sparkling with him?

As he rounded the corner into the rec-room Skywarp ran up to him as the room fell quiet.

" Starscream! What is going on?"

The Air Commander gave him a blank look as his optics flashed in the Cybertronian form of blinking.

" Megatron cannot be found!" Hook explained from across the room.

" Go check his quarters!" Starscream ordered without much thought. He briefly wondered if Soundwave had removed the empty shell.

Several mechs, including Thundercracker, got up and headed towards the quarter's of their leader. Starscream sat down at his and his Trine's table. His optics scanned over it's shiny clean surface without really taking it in. Fears and future scenarios plagued his mind. The mechs around him shifted in unease before they began to talk amongst themselves.

Skywarp came over to sit beside him. Optics narrowed in accusation and worry.

" What are you hiding?"

Starscream didn't answer. His cobalt fingers twitched and Skywarp grasped them in his own black ones.

" What's wrong?" He whispered, leaning in close to his Trine leader.

He was saved by Soundwave who made his way straight for him. The dark blue mech sat down on his free side and put a servo on his shoulder. Skywarp openly gaped. His gaze switching frantically between the two.

" Am I missing something?" He hissed, forgetting about the room they were currently occupying.

All pairs of red optics fixed on them. Some confused, some interested, most betraying both. Starscream felt a mental probing in his mind and turned to look at Soundwave, visor and mask return to hide the stunning features beneath. He let a single thought float across his processor.

It is such a shame that you wear that you know.

The visor flashed. Starscream noticed it easily. He would always annoy Soundwave just to get the same reaction. It was always a sign of a small victory for him. Now, he felt something else, a hatred towards it for hiding the face and expression beneath.

There was a beep as someone requested a com link with him.

Soundwave

: You are right beside me you know.:

: I know:

" Hey, eh, Sirs?"

: What are we going to do. Skywarp likes to have the spotlight on us at the wrong moment.:

: I love you Starscream.:

Starscream visibly jumped at the declaration. His optics widening as he stared at the sire of his Sparkling.

" Hook: Starscream needs medical attention."

Hook frowned at the order as he looked over Starscream's frame. Starscream didn't seem to have heard what Soundwave had just said as he continued to gape at the tape deck. Hook placed an unsure servo on his superior's shoulder to try and move him only to be swatted away by a suddenly responsive Starscream.

" I am perfectly fine!" He shouted before pushing himself away from the table to to escape the cage of frames.

There was the sound of running peds and Ramjet burst into the room.

" Megatron! He is gone!"

Starscream looked at him then back at Soundwave. The dark mech sat stiffly, very stiffly.

: You didn't remove him? Did you?:

Soundwave shook his helm, which others took as a sign of denial. Starscream bolted from the room, spark racing in panic. He made his way to Megatron's quarters to find Thundercracker, Thrust, Dirge, Onslaught and Scrapper searching around in the mess. Thundercracker was stationary, holding a datapad. His optics were wide and his mouth twisted in a nervous frown.

"Thundercracker?"

The blue Seeker looked to his Trine leader with some unidentifiable emotion on his face before he held out the datapad. By now, the rest of the army were gathering in the corridor outside. Soundwave stood in the doorway staring at a spot on the floor that was drenched in pink energon. Megatron should have been lying there.

Starscream took the datapad from his wingmate and froze. He could feel his spark freeze in fear, his sparkling suddenly pulsing rapidly as it reacted to his rising panic. Soundwave came up behind him and took the datapad from his frozen servo gently, hesitantly, and had the same reaction as Starscream had.

*O O*

Starscream sat on his berth as his Trine mates starred at him in shock. Soundwave sat beside him, an arm around his shoulders. Ravage sat on Soundwave's other side.

" Right, okay! Yeah! Okay! Okay! Oh we are so screwed!"

Thundercracker smacked Skywarp across the back of the helm. The purple seeker frowned but said nothing else.

They had accepted the new situation. Surprised as they were but were not happy about what lay ahead. Starscream didn't try to hide the truth from them and told them up straight as soon as he had gotten the chance. Soundwave was welcomed into the 'family' after a little yelling and screaming.

" I want to recharge if you two don't mind."

The two Seekers nodded before Skywarp warped them out leaving the three alone in Starscream's quarters. The tri-coloured Seeker shifted free of Soundwave's arm and lay down on his back and offlined his optics. He felt Soundwave lie down beside him as Ravage leaped over to the door and stretched out in front of it.

He didn't fall into recharge. A voice whispered through his thoughts.

You can't kill me you fools! I know your weakness! And I will be back to claim what is rightfully mine!

Only time is on your side now...

Okay... So I left it like that on purpose! So?

Feedback would be nice. I have no idea what else to say really...

Eh... Thanks for reading? That is, if you actually read it!