Megatron's twin

85: Evesdropping

"However, I have a question." I told Optimus and let Breakdown lean in so he could hear.

"Alright." He sounded relived.

"Why do you think it's wrong for us to 'frolic?'" I asked. Breakdown gave me a 'thumbs up' of encouragement.

He was quiet for a bit, "Well... I mean, there's a war going on." He pointed out.

Breakdown and I 'faceplamed'. It's like two idiots trying to figure out a simple problem. Or two genius' over thinking a problem.

"And you're the split-spark of my opponent." Optimus added.

"Right, so if there was no Megatron: One; I'd be sad, and two; We could frolic?" I asked.

"Where are these questions coming from?" He asked.

"Breakdown offered me a free therapy session." I explained.

"And how'd that go?"

"It's going well." I told him.

"It's still going?"

"Yea, he's listening in right now." I told him, Breakdown withdrew, a little awkward.

Optimus went quiet. "Ah." he was awkward too.

"Tell him I said 'hi.'" Breakdown nodded.

"He says 'hi.'" I told Op.

"That's nice." He said slowly, "Tell him that I said 'hi' back." Wow, he was sounding uncomfortable.

"He says 'hi' back." I told Breakdown, he looked pleased with himself. Then he frowned.

"I gotta go, Knockout called me, needs my help." Breakdown said as he got up, "Bye."

"Bye." I waved him off as he walked off. "Therapy session ended." I told Optimus.

"Breakdown left?"

"Yea."

"Why did you have one to start of with?" Optimus asked.

"He caught me trying to have high grade." I said, "And noticed I was upset." I paused, "For obvious reasons."

"Right, that." Optimus started. "It's not that we don't enjoy your company, it's just-"

"I'm a grenade waiting to explode?" I asked.

"No, more like you're bait for Megatron." He tried.

"Erm?" I asked.

"You don't want to set up a lure where you're hiding." He added, he was bad at using metaphors. Or I'm just bad at understanding them.

"Oh."

"He's just always after you and if he tracks you here again, He'd be suspicious." Optimus explained.

"Oh." I said and sipped on the regular cube.

"Are you drinking?" Optimus sounded appalled.

"Not high grade." I told him.

"Sure." Optimus agreed, not sounding agreeable.

"You calling me a lair?" I raised my voice.

"Not at all." He said.

"Well then, thanks for calling and establishing how guilty you feel about it." I told him.

"I'm not feeling guilty." He argued.

"Ah ha." I nodded, disbelieving.

"Maybe a little..." He admitted.

"Well, well, well. I didn't know you cared."

"You didn't?"

"Sarcasm, Optimus." I explained, some things just go right over his helm. Then I heard two pairs of heavy ped steps nearing. "I gotta go, bye."

"Bye." He managed to slide in before I closed the com.

Megs and Shockwave rounded the corner, they didn't notice me, leaning against the back wall. Shockwave gave Megatron a cube before getting his own.

"And how would you say Predaking is doing?" Megs asked him.

"Fine, he seems to be following orders." He said lowly.

How the frick-frack was he going to drink that cube? Then he extended a straw from under his optic. Okay then.

"Perhaps we should have kept the clones." Megatron murmured.

"As humans put it, I believe, 'better safe than sorry.'" Shockwave dropped some wisdom.

Megatron hummed as I stared at both rather confused, they make it sound like they offlined the clones. I was confused. Megatron snorted, "Autobots." He took a sip of the cube, "Doing the work for us."

Shockwave nodded in agreement, "Logical."

The gears were spinning in my processor, Did they want the Autobots to kill the preds? I got a little angry without realizing.

"One moment." Megatron excused himself.

What are you so pissed about? He asked through the spark-bond.

I grew angrier and did not reply.

"Tsk, Quillux is having a tantrum." Megatron grumbled and continued his cube. So that's how he talks about me behind his back?

Well now I was, offended, angry and sad. And of course, my brother felt it.

What now? He asked.

I kept quiet. But by doing so I had to let out a vent. Shockwave noticed and seemed to choke on some energon going down his intake.

You good? Egg asked.

Could be better. I told her as I drunk the rest of the cube.

Do you mind sending Laserbeak down? Egg asked.

In a moment. I told her.

"Did you catch that chicken yet?" Megatron asked.

"Ah, no." Shockwave said awkwardly, keeping half his optic on me.

"Soundwave Isn't helping?"

"He said he couldn't find it."

Megatron hummed, "Well, he has a soft spot for little pets." He spat out the word 'pets'.

Dude, I need Laserbeak. Egg reminded me.

Yes, yes. I assured her, slightly irritated.

"Symbiotes, I believe." Shockwave added. He was still nervous of my presence.

I think the juicy, useable, blackmail sharing was over. I put down the cube loudly, Megatron finally noticed me.

"Oh shit." He muttered under his venting as I headed for the door, "Quillux-"

"Keep it to yourself." I mocked in his voice, "Got it." I said then paused at the door, "Besides, I'm very resourceful with blackmail I've gathered." I added before I left.

Megatron was left silently fuming through the spark-bond.

I felt rather satisfied after that so I headed up to the deck.

DUDE! I NEED LASERBEAK! Egg shrieked at me through the bond we shared.

"Oh shit." I muttered and scrambled to the command unit, I spotted Soundwave coming out and tore Laserbeak of his chassis, "Egg, needs him." I explained and sprinted of.

He freed himself of my servos and flew ahead. He got to my berthroom and waited for me to open the door, I did so. We looked inside to find Egg squawking at the chicks in fury.

It looked like multiple grenades went off. But that wasn't the worst. The walls were melted and liquid metal was dripping down.