The Sound Of A Thousand Screams

[10] Two Birds And One Stone

Chapter 10
{The Emperor And The Prince}
Two Birds And One Stone
[Back to the Past]
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"Sire...?"
Eclipse muttered, trying to keep their voice down.
Natle shushed them and closed the closet door so that Eclipse wouldn't be seen.

"Sire, Are we safe...?"

Natle opened the closet door slightly, looking at his offspring with a little sadness. He offered them a small, sad smile.
"Don't worry, Eclipse...It'll all end up fine...I promise..."

Eclipse stared at their sire, unsure but trusting.
Slowly they closed the doors again, looking through the crack in the middle.

A few tense moments later, there was sudden bangs on the front door.

Natle carefully opened the door before royal guards of Vos appeared, followed by King MetalWing.
"Your highness..."
Natle said as he knelt down on one knee and bowed his helm at his superior.
Natle looked back up at MetalWing.
"What brings you here...?"

"My royal guards had informed me that my untrustworthy, slag of a mate, Alkes Lynx had been running off with a low life peasant..."
MetalWing narrowed his optics at Natle.
"Do you know any of this 'peasant'?"

Natle shook his helm,
"No, your highness..."

MetalWing chuckled darkly before punching Natle across the faceplates.
"LIAR!"

Natle held his jaw and looked up, the punch caused his entire frame to turn sideways and facing the closet Eclipse was hiding in.
Natle saw through the cracks, and the frightened expression Eclipse had on their faceplates.

With a silent message, Natle gave a small reassuring smile to Eclipse.
.:: It's alright::.

Eclipse hid further in the shadows of the closet, watching the event.

Natle looked back at MetalWing, wiping away a bit of Energon that had escaped out of the corner of his mouth.

"Fine..."
Natle admitted,
"I know who she keeps running off with..."

MetalWing came closer and stepped on Natle's Wing.
"Who"

Natle hesitated, thinking about what the consequences might cause for both him and Eclipse.
MetalWing went impatient and crushed Natle's wing under his pede.
"WHO WAS IT?!"

"ME, YOU INTRUSIVE SCRAPHEAP!"

MetalWing fell silent, bemused.
Before crushing Natle's wing until it was crumpled and thin like a thin sheet of broken metal, Natle bit down on his glossa, trying to muffle his scream of pain for Eclipse.

Despite his efforts, Eclipse muffled their gasp of horror, not quite muffling it in time.
MetalWing's helm shot up and stared at the closet.

"W-Wait..."
Natle said, gasping and gulping down his own Energon from biting too hard on his glossa.
"N-No...!"

MetalWing lurked closer towards the closet, despite Natle's protests.
MetalWing grabbed the two doors and swung them open to reveal Eclipse.
Noticing the frame and faceplates structure, MetalWing was enlightened with rage.