Lost Spark (Megatron)

20.

"That was too easy," Strika said, smiling at Megatronus. "All it took was letting his guard down and then bam! He's gone!"

"Were not letting him die, Strika," Megatronus said, wiping the smile off her face.

"Wait, what?! Why is that?! A life for a life, remember?!"

"I understand that my sweet, but Negotiation with the autobots to let us rule planet earth and they leave, for space otherwise we finish off Optimus Prime,"

"Do you really think that's going to work?" Strika asks raised optic ridge as Megatronus grinned.

"Precisely they don't want poor Optimus Prime to die by our hands, Knockout we are in need of you and Breakdown," Megatronus said into the com link.

"On our way, Lord Megatron!"

"I still find calling you Megatron weird. Why did you change your name?"

"Because if other bots call me Megatronus, it would have reminded me too much of you, I was going through a lot after your death," Megatron said, walking forward.

Strika sighed before she went after him and hugged him from behind, her servos wrapped around his torso.

"Megatronus, I'm sorry, but if I could do it all over again, I would as long as it meant you were safe,"

"I can't watch you die a second time or even a third or a fourth. I don't ever want you to die again, not because of me.  I can't live with myself," Megatronus says, turning around so he faces her his helm on her head. 

"Megatronus," Strika whispered, moving her lips closer to his, but before they could kiss, a pain struck Strika on the side as her optics widened and her mouth wide open.

Megatronus optics went wide in shock as they saw Optimus Prime up holding onto his leaking stomach as his sword went right through Strika on the side.

"If I have to join the all spark, so does she," Optimus said just as he slid his sword out of Strika before collapsing on the ground again.

Strika fell forward as Megatron caught her in his arms.

"Strika, no, no, no, no, no, please don't do this. Don't leave me again," he says, stroking her face with his servo.

Strika couldn't help but let out a small laugh throughout the pain.

"It's a flesh wound Megatronus, Optimus didn't hit me so hard to die,"

"Were sorry it took so long, Lord Megatron, we weren't exactly on the- STRIKA!" Knockout shouted, running to them as Megatron stood up with Strika in his arms.

He turned around to face Knockout as the look in his eyes scared him as he backed away.

"If Strika doesn't make it because of you, I will have your head Knockout, she's a priority then you can fix Optimus Prime if he's still alive by the time you are finished with Strika," he said in a dark voice as Knockout nodded his head.

"Understood my liege, Breakdown grab Optimus Prime, My liege I can -"

"NO!" He yelled out, causing Knockout to flinch. "I will carry her to the medbay," he said before walking away.

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When Strika woke up again, she gasped as she sat up. She doesn't remember falling asleep or closing her optics. But when she sat up, she held onto her side as it was hurting.

She noticed it being stitched up and gaze all around it. She heard a beeping machine as she looked over to see Optimus Prime. He was patched up as well as hooked on life support.

Strika growled, knowing he was the reason why she was in this mess in the first place. He tried to snuff out her spark a second time.

Seeing as how no one was in medbay, Strika got up from the table and went over to Optimus. She laughed, holding onto the life support cable.

"One click of the switch, and you'll be dead. You tried snuffing out my spark yet again, it's only fair I return the favor Optimus Prime," Strika said smiling darkly as she was going to pull it but the medbay door opened as she turned to see it was Knockout who had his Optics widened.

"Strika, you shouldn't be out of bed. What do you think you're doing?" He asked in a calm tone despite the situation.

"Optimus tried killing me again. It's only fair. I return the favor, one click of the switch, and he's gone,"

"Lord Megatron wouldn't be pleased, Strika, and you know it, don't get yourself in trouble he's been very worried about you for days. Just release the cable,"

"Days? How long have I been out?"

"Two and a half solar cycles,"

"Wow, it was just a flesh wound. Why was I out so long?"

"When is the last time you've had energon Strika?"

"It might've been awhile, honestly," she says, releasing the plug, forgetting about it for a moment.

"Well, your vitals show you were low on it, which could cause the reason why you've been out for so long, we have to drink energon regularly since it's our fuel to survive,"

"Right, right, I get it, Dr. Now, can I finish taking out Optimus?"

"Strika, as your physician, I strongly advise against this. Please don't do this. Think about how Megatron will react, please," he said, causing Strika to actually think about it.