A Light In The Darkness

Flying Lessons

The femmes were a year old now so that meant their wings were open and flapping away. Phoenix was more than eager to show off, but she ended up getting her wings bruised so Elisa learned to keep them closed more often. She liked to show off too, but only in the bridge and in Megatron's quarters. They didn't need their beds anymore and often slept with him too. The problem was that Megatron wasn't exactly sure how to teach the femmes how to fly. He never wanted to admit, but he would need Starscream's help as he was the only natural flyer on his ship as he and Soundwave were not born with wings like the seeker was.

He didn't go to Starscream right away as he and Soundwave stood on the empty deck of the Nemesis that day. He picked up Phoenix first and gently placed her on a ledge where she immediately cried out in confusion.

"Carrier!" She called out.

"Come on Phoenix. Come to me." Megatron said with his arms wide open. Elisa sat on her hind legs by Megatron's side curiously.

"Carrier!" She jumped up in frustration when he wouldn't pick her up like he usually did.

"Fly Phoenix." Megatron stated.

"Fly?" She said confused.

"Yes, fly." He repeated.

"Fly! Fly! Fly!" Elisa said excitedly with her wings open as she ran around his legs, making Megatron chuckle. She quickly sat down by his side again before looking up at her sister. "Fly Phoenix fly!" She chirped with a smile. Phoenix looked worried for a few moments before she opened her wings and finally leaped off the little ledge and glided a little before she flew right in Megatron's arms. She immediately licked at his chest plates before looking up at his proud face.

"Fly!" Phoenix said excitedly. Megatron put her on the same ledge again, but this time stepped back a little further. Phoenix repeated the same flight, but with a little difficulty as she realized she had to flap her wings this time. Before Megatron could place her on the ledge she jumped out of his arms and started to flap her wings. She was amazed that she was able to stay in the air before she fell back down. "Ooof!" She cried out when Megatron picked her up again. He placed her on the ledge and she was able to get to him safely this time. When he repeated the action again, Soundwave caught her with a tentacle before she fell and he placed her on the ground. She fell onto her stomach very tired. "No fly." She grumbled, too tired to move further. Megatron gently rubbed her back before he did the same thing with Elisa. She was naturally nervous too.

"Carrier!" She cried out in fright when she saw the height.

"It's alright Elisa." Megatron said gently as he held out his servos, but for the longest time Elisa wouldn't budge. "Elisa come on." Megatron said gently, but he could see her shaking as she kept looking down. "Elisa look at me." He stated. She did but noticed Soundwave behind and remembered Laserbeak could fly.

"Fly! Fly!" She said looking at Laserbeak. Megatron looked at her puzzled for a moment. "Laser fly!" She said eagerly. Neither femme was good with names yet and Elisa called Laserbeak, Laser instead. Megatron got the idea and nodded to Soundwave, who quickly deployed the bird. Elisa stared at him as causally teased her in front of Megatron so she jumped up into the air and glided right to him, only to have him move away at the last second and land in Megatron's servos. "Carrier!" She chirped happily and licked his chestplates as well. He noticed her voice was a little more high pitch as Phoenix was a lower pitch instead. Laserbeak continued to tease her until he finally came back to Soundwave and Elisa easily flapped into his arms. Soundwave had never seen his Lord in such high spirits in a long time when he saw the proud look on his face. The femmes received sweet energon treats before taking a nap by his side in the bridge.

When nightfall came he decided to be generous and the open front showing the stars that night for Elisa. She flapped closer to the glass and even put her claws on it before bouncing back with a happy chirp. Phoenix never cared for the sights as she was already asleep and unaffected by the event. Starscream came in to start working on a report, but was quickly stopped when Elisa flew right up to him.