Author's Note: This story is the reason why I wrote both War is Hell and For a Reason to give me background on the Seekers. It's meant to be a rather amusing read and if you have any requests for what you'd like to see in this story let me know because I have very few plans for it! Enjoy and I own nothing but Claret, Shimmer, and Echo

Rule of the Trines

Chapter I

"Why? That's what they all asked me. Why him...Why Starscream? Why of all the Decepticons did I decide to revitalize the one whose record of deceit and betrayal is legend? Because I'm an idiot, that's why!"-Megatron on Starscream, Transformers Wiki

The day the new trine arrived was the day that Starscream's rivalry with Echo began. The three Seekers of the Command Trine where just leaving Megatron's presence when they arrived. The femme in the lead was black with emerald green highlights and she instantly caught Starscream's attention, not only because of her fair frame but because of the arrogant tilt of her head as well. Behind her was another black femme with ruby red glimmering through the black and a shimmery silver and pinkish-red femme who was smaller than the other two. The emerald green one eyed Starscream with a dark look in her red optics. "We're here to see Megatron," she said coolly.

"Through there," Starscream replied with a smirk. "Be careful though. He's in a bit of a temper and we would want to get a pretty thing like you damaged irrevocably."

"I can handle myself unlike you," the femme sneered back. "Your deceit is quite legendary Starscream." She swept by him with her head held high the other femmes right behind her. Starscream headed away, annoyed at both her and himself. Everything went as planned and the two groups would have stayed apart after that had the silver and reddish femme not stumbled and almost fell.

A black and dark sapphire arm held her up until she could regain her balance. Then the mech was gone, leaving Shimmer to stare after him. Echo was already at the doors and Claret shot her trine mate a sympathetic look. Trine rules said that one trine must bond to another. That meant all three of each trine. With Echo's attitude toward the illustrious Air Commander Shimmer's latest affection stood no chance.

Even knowing that Claret sent a last glance at the leaving trine of handsome Seekers. The one in the lead, Starscream, was black with sapphire and ruby highlights. Next to him was the one that had caught Shimmer and behind them both was a purple and black one that shot Claret and cheeky grin before vanishing. Claret shook her head, shooing the hint of embarrassment from her processor, and joined her trine mates as they slipped through the door.

Unknown to the three trine sisters the command trine was also thinking about them. Skywarp's mind had focused on the red and black femme with something that was almost awe and that amused both his trine mates to no end. Thundercracker was forcing the image of femme who had nearly fallen over nothing out of his processor but she kept showing up. The only one who wasn't seeing the three femmes in a favorable light was Starscream. After being snarled at by the emerald one he was furious.

Skywarp knew right then and there that there was no way in Pit that Thundercracker's affections stood any chance. The sapphire and black mech knew it as well as his trine mate but unfortunately love was not always rational. Neither was Megatron for that matter. That was when fate stepped in and had a hand in things. It wouldn't show up for almost an entire orn but when it did things would never be the same again.