And this brings us to the conclusion of Prisoner, this chapter leads directly in to Cage so if you have yet to read it because you wanted to finish this one first you wait is over. Thanks to all my reviewers who encouraged me to keep writing, I hope you will find this a satisfying ending to this ark.

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Prisoner

Chapter 6: Final Thoughts

2005

It had been a hard day, the Decepticons were all exhausted from the day's labor, but their victory left them eager for the day ahead. It seemed with the conquering of their home planet many Decepticons were getting their old spark back. They were invincible, and they would crush the Autobots.

Most of the Decepticons enjoyed their recreational time, but one did not. Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons hated it when he had free time. He knew he it should be his chance to unwind, but if he wasn't occupying his thoughts with plans of conquest, only one thing entered his mind.

"Elita One…" The silver mech murmured, leaning back on the wall of his private quarters. That femme…and that look she had given him…Why did she vex him so? It had been so long ago that they'd shared a chance meeting in an alley. In their last encounter, Megatron has sought to ring the truth from her, the truth of their sparkling, but he'd never gotten the chance to speak with her privately about it. Not for long anyway.

Then he had seen her with Optimus. That look…It was burned into his processor, it made him angry, but not at her. His spark ached, an image of her flashed across his optics, and he felt the familiar burn of lust, but also a deep pang within him, painful, but at the same time sort of pleasant in a way. Why was he so upset? It couldn't be that he actually-

"Stop that!" he barked at himself. He couldn't think that, he had to deny it…it couldn't possibly-

There was a knock at the door, Megatron invited the guest to come in, it would be a great distraction, one he was desperate for. The doors slid open, revealing the blue and white communications officer, and closed again as he entered. "Soundwave." He greeted.

"Message Lord Megatron:" Soundwave replied in his usual monotone, "News from Shockwave. Information received: Female Autobot base located."

Megatron's spark ached again. Elita! "Great." He smirked, trying to hide his uncontrollable desire, "Send word to the seekers, we'll invade when plans are prepared." He waited. Soundwave did not move, "You're excused." The overlord told him.

"Megatron." Soundwave said taking a step forward, "You are troubled."

"Get out of here." He ordered. The communications officer shook his head, "What exactly do you think is wrong?" He growled rolling his optics, knowing Soundwave wouldn't go until he was sure Megatron didn't need him. Unlike Starscream, the blue Decepticon was not afraid of his fusion cannon.

"Analysis: Megatron has been expressing telltale signs of unease since the capture of Autobot Femme Elita One." Uh-oh, Megatron tensed, he didn't like where this was going "Study of subjects mind reveals: tension... Continued discomfort upon the subject of the Autobot femme, and subtle emotional readings stimulated by mentions of her, leads to confusion. Conclusion:" Soundwave hesitated, waiting for his leader's reaction, "You are in love."

Megatron's body loosened and he let out a deep sigh. It was one thing to deny it to himself; but denying it to Soundwave was impossible. Figured that the telepath would pick up on him eventually, he probably knew it before Megatron did. But why wait this long?

"Megatron:" Soundwave reached out a hand and placed it on his shoulder, "Emotion love: Difficult. Uncontrollable, unconditional, dangerous. Feelings: Could be used against you."

"I know." Megatron growled. "Frag, how could I have let this happen!? I don't want this at all Soundwave!"

"Emotions: Complicated." The telepath patted his shoulder, "Options: none. Must keep secret; none must know: Starscream would take advantage."

"I can't go on like this though!" The silver mech snapped, now that he was no longer denying the fact that he truly did have feelings, feelings for Elita, it was time he stopped denying everything they meant. "It's been distracting me! Starscream's right, I don't have what it takes to lead anymore, I keep thinking about her, my performance as leader is slipping, its pure luck that I've managed to lead us this far."

"Desist!" The Communications officer snapped back, "Megatron: Formidable Decepticon; admirable leader. Megatron has kept the Decepticons together, with or without 'distraction'. Luck: Obsolete."

Megatron snarled pushing Soundwave away from him, and turning angrily away. His spark hurt with desire, but Soundwave was right, even with his desires he had managed to keep the army together, led them to victory over Cybertron, beaten Starscream down over and over. Only one thing he had said was true. He turned back, spark aching, the Decepticon overlord couldn't order the invasion of the female Autobot base,. "What should I do?" he said, knowing that Soundwave was already aware of his predicament, "I can't hurt her again."

"Inquiry: tricky…Scenario: intricate…Suggestion:" He pulled a datapad out from a hidden compartment and handed it to him, on it was the coordinates for…The female Autobot base? "…Go to her Megatron. Tell her what you feel: Figure something out."

Megatron stared at the datapad for a moment before looking up at the blue Decepticon. It was surprising how often he forgot that they were friends, as well as comrades in battle. "Thank you." he said in his rare gentle tone, reserved for his most intimate moments, such as this.

Soundwave nodded. "Go Megatron."

Now? Why not? He was on Cybertron after all, he had free time, Only Soundwave would know. He left, mapping out the best route to the coordinates. It was time to see Elita again. Time to tell her know what she should have been told when he had last had her.

I'm coming, he thought.

Fin

Thank you for reading. Prisoner is now officially at its end, continued in Cage. I have a sequel in mind, and I need a little help coming up with a title, to prevent spoiler on its plot, I will simply ask for a title that will fit the scheme I have going with the other fics in this series, but also has something to do with a theme of being released. Remember that Cage ends with the plot of the movie, Megatron is 'dead' the sequel will have to do with Galvatron, rather than Megatron. Please review!