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Summary-: As the Decepticon’s retreat from Cybertron, Megatron takes the time to try and figure out his second in Command. Slight Megatron and Starscream fluff along with a hint of Blitzwing and Lugnut.

Look into my soul

Chapter six.

Betrayal.

Starscream watched as Megatron flew away from the warship and away from him; the flier felt no regret for doing what he did. A sadistic grin slowly made its way onto his face plates as Starscream stood tall and watched his plan work itself into progress. He crossed his arms across his chest as his wings twitched with excitement. It was then, seconds later, the bomb he had placed on Megatron’s back exploded filling Starscream with excitement.

“YES.” Starscream cheered coldly. “Right then solemn face, solemn face.”

The rejoicing Starscream waltzed down the hall, trying to keep the grin from his face. He flexed his talons with excitement and he allowed himself a little skip his thrusters kicking in out of habit. Giving himself a little shake he continued down the hall as the argument before slowly crept back into his processor.

Flashback.

“Starscream if I’ve told you once I have told you a thousand times, my leadership is always first.” Megatron growled as he faced the seeker.

“So yet again, I am still second best it feels more like a third wheel.” Starscream retorted.

“If you despised it so much then leave, I can easily replace you.”

“No you can’t and you know it, why can you not accept that I don’t want to be second best.”

“Then demote yourself, you don’t have to be second in command.”

“That will never happen, as you have stated yourself it is the closest I’m going to get to leading the Decepticon’s.” Starscream growled.

“And you hate it don’t you.” Megatron smirked.

“A majority of the time yes.” Starscream replied truthfully.

“That is why I suggest you stay with me, think of the possibilities that lay out for you ruling by my side.” Megatron cooed darkly.

“But I will still always be second best and I despise beyond reason.” Starscream snarled before leaving Megatron’s quarters.

End of flashback.

“I am nobody’s second best.” Starscream thought to himself.

Stopping Starscream looked out as the Autobot vessel shot through the now activated Space Bridge, ignoring the fact the Autobot’s escaped. The seeker continued to rejoice from Megatron’s demise, inwardly off course and as he entered the helm all optics were on him.

“As it should be.”

“Starscream, what happened where is Megatron?” Blackarachnia asked quickly.

“This is a dark day in Decepticon history.” Starscream started just as the space bridge exploded. “May the legacy of our fallen leader Megatron live in our memory cores for all eternity?”

As the flier continued his infamous long speeches was he unaware of the retreat from the other three Decepticons. Starscream turned as he appointed himself as the new Decepticon leader, turning to find no one there and hearing only the sound of retreating escape pods. All around him alarms sounded as Starscream turned back to face the front of the ship and seeing the destroyed space bridge. Growing bigger and bigger, Starscream yelled as the Decepticon command warship plummeted into the engulfing blast.

Elsewhere

Megatron’s systems activated and he found himself still attached to the Autobot vessel. Growling the Decepticon leader pulled himself forward and inside of the ship. The Decepticon leader smirked as he snuck up on the unprepared Optimus Prime.

“The Allspark, where is it?” Megatron snarled as he grabbed the Autobot by the throat.

The other two Autobot’s in the room ran to their comrade’s aid and jumped the Decepticon leader; snorting to himself Megatron overcame them quickly. Pinning one to the ground and holding Prime against the ship’s wall.

“I grow impatient.” He snarled as Optimus struggled in his grasp.

Out of nowhere the ships gravity disabled and they all found themselves floating, in the back of his processor part of him was screaming at him to check on his ship. The Autobot fell out of his grasp and kicked him away, as another Autobot praised Prime for what he did. Megatron growled impatiently as he fought of the Autobot’s. As he fought Megatron activated his own scanners and searched for his ship only for his scanners to pick up nothing but static. Ignoring the small inward cry Megatron started forward to claim what was his, soon to find he would fail and spend the next fifty years alone.

Warship ruins.
(50 solar cycles later)

Starscream growled as he tapped his talons against his chair, the other occupying his head. The flier sighed out of boredom as he looked around at the ships ruins. After the destroyed space bridge left him in the middle of nowhere he had searched the ship for damage reports. The ships controls were far below average to function, so everything was manual control. In between his talons he held a book which was labelled Megatron’s log, something Starscream had discovered to be a personal journal of some sort. The records went as far back as Megatron’s first year as Decepticon leader and slowly finished with Starscream’s own promotion. The seeker glanced down at the book and growled as he gave into his curiosity and opened the book once again to read the final page.

Megatron’s log,

Solar cycle 64.

He proved to be more of a warrior than I had anticipated such ruthlessness forms inside of him as he faces of against every single Autobot. I now see that promoting him would not be such a bad idea after all, maybe it would help quench his thirst for power. Soundwave says I am still too attached to him, even though Starscream is now a full grown Mech, but surprisingly still acts like a sparkling. It feels like only an Orn ago that I nearly lost him, after all these stellar cycles of training I refuse to let him go. Ahh sweet privacy, the only place you will ever know my weak spot. I have finally convinced myself that I am indeed feeling something more than just a creators feeling. But I will be damned if anyone else knows of my emotions towards my most trusted Seeker.

Now I wonder how I shall give Starscream his promotion, he enjoys attention so a full meeting it shall be. Maybe this will lead into the time where we shall rule the galaxy together, a force stronger than the Allspark itself.

Flipping over the page Starscream found that it only consisted of a few simple words that just so happened to jump out at the seeker. Those words brought guilt rushing back into his spark as his optics quickly looked over the ships ruins. He read the words over and over again, not believing what it so clearly stated. He soon quickly noticed there was a twenty three ‘year’ difference between the two logs and soon picked up on the reason why.

Megatron’s log,

Solar cycle 93.

Why is it I cannot stop thinking of him, why can I not stop seeing his glistening optics every time I close mine. Why is it I always give into the demands he always cries out for, why do I always give that back stabbing traitor what he always wants. Why do I keep him alive after all the time’s he’s tried to kill me?

Why, why, why.

Because I love him that’s why.

Snapping the book shut Starscream hurtled the book across the ship and watched as it collapsed against the broken control panel. Starscream growled as guilt plagued him even though he could have sworn he rid himself of that accursed emotion. All the times he wondered why Megatron had kept him around, why the Decepticon leader never terminated him on the spot. Now he finally knew the leader’s real reason, not because Starscream was good at what he did but because the leader cared for him. He cared for him in ways the flier had never known or ever experienced, Starscream scoffed to himself.

“There is no forgiveness this time around I can count on that.” Starscream grumbled as his own loneliness finally crept in.

The flier sat in silence as the ruined ship slowly crept through the vast open space, his talons clipped alongside the throne he sat in. His optics looking over the ruins out of boredom as he let out a sigh before folding his arms across his chest.

“50 solar cycles of searching but the Allspark is out there, I can feel it and once I find it the Decepticon’s will have no choice but to follow my leadership.”

“An energy signal” Starscream said as the ships scanners picked up on something and brought it up on the projector screen, signs of a primitive planet. The ships scanners brought up the planets history, war stories and technology reports.

“An awfully remote sector, still it looks promising, extremely promising.”

Finding the planet to be suitable for his needs the flier headed towards it not bothering about what he crashed into. Letting the ship actually crash into the planets moon Starscream gave the ship a quick tap before kicking his thrusters into gear and taking off towards the blue planet.

“This should be fun.”

A/N

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