~Worth It~ (Megatron x Starscream)

8: Return to me

A seeker flew above the clouds, Soundwave had finally allowed him to go out but he had to be back at exactly 5 hours, 27 minutes and 13.08 seconds. He hasn't been in the sky for a while so a nice long flight might be what he needs to get his thoughts back on track, he wondered if Megatron was doing better without him, Soundwave hasn't told him anything about how Megatron has been doing except for the fact that he was told that the warlord had been very quiet lately.

"STARSCREAM!" Megatron's booming voice suddenly caught his attention, the former gladiator crashed against him, breaking his wing on impact and causing him to transform out of his alt mode.

Starscream let out a pained shout as he was thrown right onto the dirt ground, "Where were you?! Running away when I simply wanted to talk!" Megatron yelled, looming over the seeker who shook silently in fear.

The smaller bot looked down at the ground, afraid to even look at the warlord, "Talk to me you damn fool. I've failing ever since you left, I don't know how or why but I did! So talk to me for Unicron's sake!" Megatron shouted causing Starscream to tremble even more. His eyes widened a bit, he understood now. The seeker was afraid of getting hurt, his broken wing was twitching and creaking badly, it looked so painful, "Are you afraid of me?" Megatron asked, that question erupted a sudden change in the seeker's mood, he went from looking scared to looking shocked and rather hesitant to answer.

"Y-Yes..." Starscream mumbled, flinching when Megatron kneeled down in front of him, "Do you hate me?"

Did he really hate Megatron? He didn't know, but he hated himself and that was a fact.

"No, my lord," he replied, Megatron looked at him with a bit of sympathy, Starscream finally had the courage to look him in the eye and the warlord couldn't help but admire how cute the seeker looked when he was quivering in fear, nearly on the verge of tears.

Megatron hummed softly before reaching his hand out to hold the seeker's hand, "Do you trust me?" He asked, "With every fiber of my being..." Starscream replied with a sigh as he relaxed a little, Megatron pulled him into a hug, large arms wrapping around his waist and hands trailing up his back. Starscream couldn't help but shiver, "I love you Starscream..." Megatron said.

The seeker felt happy to hear that, "But... You're always so useless," the warlord said suddenly grabbing onto Starscream's wings, claws digging into the metal.

Before finally, ripping them off from the seeker's back.

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Starscream woke up with a jolt, he was still in Soundwave's secret room safe and sound, his wings weren't still there and it was quiet. Too quiet.

He suddenly heard the sound of Soundwave's room door opening followed by a pair of footsteps entering the room, "Soundwave, I know you're not a therapist but I really need someone to talk to..." It was Megatron. Starscream was prepared to eavesdrop on their whole entire conversation, he made himself comfortable and sat in silence. "The Decepticons haven't been doing anything for the past few days and I have been feeling so odd lately," Megatron said, "Is it about Starscream leaving?" Soundwave asked.

"Yes..." The warlord replied with a sigh, "I've told you this so many times already Megs. You two can achieve greater things if you work together," Soundwave stated.

There was a moment of silence which made Starscream anxious and he suddenly heard shuffling from the other side of the walls, "Starscream, I know you're in there..." Megatron's sinister voice echoed within the small room.

Starscream let out a shaky gasp and stood up from the floor, backing up against the wall while quivering in fear. He didn't know what Megatron would do to him after this was over, "Open it Soundwave," Megatron demanded, the other bot didn't protest and just did as Megatron requested, the wall split into two and slid apart from each other revealing the room where Starscream was in, "L-Lord Megatron! Forgive m-me please!" Starscream trembled in fear, the warlord stepped forward and yanked him out of the room by the wrist. "You're coming with me."

"N-No! Master, please don't hurt me! I'm begging you!" The seeker shrieked in terror while Megatron just continued to drag him down the hallway, he protested in fear and even tried to escape the warlord's grasp multiple times.

But all his efforts failed.

"Shut up!" Megatron shouted causing the seeker to finally shut up and pin his wings down, the warlord sighed and suddenly swept Starscream off from his feet and carried him in bridal style.

The seeker felt rather embarrassed, a light blue hue showing on his cheeks as Megatron continued to walk along the dimly lit hallway, "M-Master... Where are you taking me?" Starscream asked but Megatron didn't reply, he just kept walking until they reached Megatron's berthroom. The large silver bot opened the doors and walked inside before placing Starscream on a chair, "Don't be so timid Starscream. It's only me," Megatron said with a soft voice, one which Starscream never hears, he looked up at the warlord and looked back down to fiddle with his claws, "How can I not be timid when I'm afraid of you?" The seeker let out a weak chuckle, wings twitching and optics growing dull.

"Tell me what's on your mind. Maybe it could clear some things up, for the both of us," Megatron crossed his arms and sat down on another chair just in front of Starscream.

The seeker seemed hesitant and Megatron fought the urge to yell at him and tell him to speak up, "I give up on trying to terminate you, I've lost that fire inside me. I'm still trying to figure out why," Starscream said and Megatron hummed, nodding his head at what the seeker had said, "I feel the same way."

"It's like I've lost all desire to fight, I've lost my desire to defeat the Autobot and the desire to rule..." Megatron replied causing a slight chuckle to erupt from Starscream.

The seeker was smiling for once, that was a good sign.

"Wow, are you sure you're still Megatron?" Starscream asked, his wings rose up a little bit then he looked up at Megatron.

Gorgeous red eyes, bold chassis, shiny wings, slim frame, slender legs and Megatron couldn't let go of those heels. They were just perfect. Starscream noticed the warlord's staring and he blushed a little bit, lowering his wings in shame of the thought that had just popped into his processor, he was certainly out of his mind if he thinks that Megatron is looking at him in admiration, the warlord wouldn't pay attention to that. "Megatron... I-I apologize, I shouldn't have run away like that," Starscream broke the silence, "It's alright. But the next time you do that, I will snuff your spark out," Megatron said.

"R-Right..." Starscream stuttered slightly, "I enjoyed this talk. I will be seeing you soon, my dear Starscream," Megatron got up and left Starscream to the door.

The seeker looked at him and smiled a little before leaving.