The Sound Of A Thousand Screams

[13] Broken And Shattered Pieces

Chapter 13
{A List Of Victims}
Broken And Shattered Pieces
[Back to the Past]
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"Starscream...?"
Skywarp opened the door slowly to peer inside, the door creaking slightly at the small movement.

Thundercracker was behind Skywarp, looking over his shoulder blades to peer at their older brother.

Starscream laid on his side in the center of the large and massive berth, his wings were drooped low. Starscream's faceplates muffled in a pillow while his servos and pedes were around it. It had been 2 whole weeks Starscream hadn't left his room.
The war outside of Vos was starting to get worse...They would help out in the war but currently, the Prince was busy...

"Starscream, are you okay...?"

Starscream didn't answer once again, he shifted and his wings twitched slightly.

Skywarp and Thundercracker walked into the room, their footsteps were muffled by the soft carpet under their pedes.

Thundercracker leaned on the wall next to the door while Skywarp gently closed said door, his optics never leaving Starscream as if he was afraid the Seeker might leave.

Skywarp let go of the doorknob and sat on the edge of Starscream's berth, watching Starscream's wings twitch from time to time.

"...Star, Do you want to talk about what happened...?"
Skywarp tried once again.

This time, Starscream sat up slowly.
His back still turned from Skywarp and his helm held low.

"Star...?"
Skywarp hovered his servo near Starscream's wings, wondering if it was a good idea to touch him while he was in a clearly bad state.

Skywarp gently ran his servo down Starscream's wing, taking it back and waiting for a response or reaction.

Nothing.

"Star, we're your brothers...Please, tell us what happened"

Starscream's helm shifted up and he turned slightly, allowing Skywarp to see Starscream's depressed and misty-eyed state.

Skywarp leaned in and wrapped his servos around Starscream in a comforting gesture, Starscream looked down at Skywarp's shoulder blades, not bothering to hug back.

Skywarp let go after a few moments.
"Now..."

Thundercracker sat down next to Starscream and across from Skywarp, to listen to them.

"What happened?"

Starscream glanced down for a moment, thinking.

Finally he looked back up at Skywarp and shifted slightly to get comfortable.

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"What do you mean 'It's too late' ?!"
Starscream shouted,
"It's never too late to take everything back! Megatronus, You're creating a war against Orion when all of this could be avoided!"

It was the day Megatron had started the war, everything hadn't fallen apart yet but it seemed that their relationship was falling apart right here, in the castle's garden filled with Alkes Flowers and a water fountain, with a beautiful Alkes tree where the two would sit, all were now forgotten as the two argued.