Taming a Heart of Fire (Beast Wars Megatron AU x Female Reader)

Finding the Catalyst

*Megatron's POV*

Megatron wakes up the early next morning, around seven, and gives Sasha a call, letting her known he may have found a way to stabilize the mixture of his scales and the molten gold. She agreed to meet him at at the University as long as he brings her a green tea latte from Starbucks and helps her with her homework since she was still in high school. She'd offered to pay him back for the latte, which he agreed too. By the time he arrived at the warehouse, Sasha was ready to go.

"You're lucky I have time for this between studying for finals," said Sasha.

"Yet you still have time for this commission," said Megatron as he hands Sasha her latte. She gives him a ten dollar bill.

"Let me drink this first so I can wake up. I cannot afford to get hurt from stilk being half asleep."

"I'll wait til I know you are awake. That way I know you are fully prepared for whatever is to come."

After about ten minutes, Sasha was ready to go. "So what do you have in mind to use as a catalyst to stabilize the mixture?" Sasha asks as she brings out the bowl made of refined energon.

"We will use my blood but this time we will change the process of what steps the materials are added."

"Go on..." Sasha finishes the last bit of her latte.

"I'll be adding my blood to the mixture of my melted scales and then we add the melted gold to it. Hopefully the mixture will bond correctly."

"I hope so too. But there is one problem with what needs to be done."

"What is that?"

"I need another bowl."

"I'll give Tarantulas a call and see if he can bring us another one." After wbout thirty minutes, Tarantulas arrives with another bowl made of refined energon.  Megatron knew tensions would be high with both Sasha and Tarantulas in the same room.

"You better have a good reason for all this!" Tarantulas snaps as he hands Megatron the second bowl.

"I do." Megatron takes the bowl from Tarantulas.

Tarantulas looks over at Sasha and sees what she is doing. "Do not let her get hurt or else!"

"Or else what? Admit you actually care about her?" Megatron teases.

"She's just a kid," said Tarantulas before he leaves.

Megatron hands Sasha the bowl. "Let's get things started then."

Sasha sets the bowl on the floor and watches Megatron pull out a knife. He closes his right hand around the blade and pulls the knife through his closed hand, cutting it open. He has his blood drop into the bowl. He then changes into his Beast Mode and pulls off a few scales, placing them into the bowl. Sasha writes a few notes down in her notebook and back away from the bowl to a safe distance. "Burn it to hell!" Sasha yells.

Megatron opens his jaws and a gout of fire bursts out, engulfing the bowl. The scales and blood boil and mix together, giving off a rsther unusual smell. Once Megatron felt the mixture had melted enough, he closes his jaws.

Sasha places down the bowl with the gold in it and quickly backs away right before Megatron lets loose another jet of flame. Once he was finished, Sasha pours the melted gold into the second bowl that contains the scales and blood. Once again Megatron heats the mixture up. Once he was done, Sasha makes sure her safety goggles were still on before cautiously stepping towards the strange melted mixture.

Megatron was on stand-by in case he needed to pull her away to a safe distance. "Well?"

Sasha looks down at the mixture, afraid to kneel too close to it in case it explodes in her face. "I'd say we wait a couple of hours. I want to make sure it is stable."

"Fine by me," said Megatron as he changes back to his human form. Two hours later, Megatron and Sasha return after eating breakfast in the Commons area. They find the mixture had cooled down, with only a few bubbles at the surface.

"Lets hear it up again so I can pour it in the mold," said Sasha as shs puts her safety goggles back on. Once again she steps back to a safe distance. "Burn it!"

Megatron opens his jaws and a jet of flames gush forth, engulfing the bowl with the combined mixtures. After a few seconds, Megatron stops and both he and Sasha wait to see what will happen to the mixture. They wait until Sasha believes its ready to be poured into the mold.

"Not sure if this will set right on the first go but if we need to, we will keep trying."

"And try we must. I want this ring to be just right to give to Y/n." Megatron turns back to his human form.

"So what's it like to be with the one you love?" Sasha asks.

Megatron was taken by surprise by Sasha's question. "You feel complete and you are compelled to spend every waking moment with them. Why do you ask?"

"Conflicting emotions. Going to be going on vacation to the Islands. I plan on gathering up as much sea glass as I can to make Tarantulas a gift."

"Not quite sure if he welcome a gift warmly. He's not one to except gifts from anyone."

"It doesn't hurt to try at least. By this summers end I will know if it is love or not that makes me question about Tarantulas." Sasha finishes pouring the mixture into the mold.

"Go with what your heart says or I should say spark, since you have one now."

"Don't remind me..."

"I know it's hard to adjust to having a new life when you were used to be human. But you have family and friends who will help you out."

"Thanks. I guess." Sasha takes off her goggles. "It might be a day or two before I know if the mixture set right. If we have too, we will try again before I leave the Islands."

"When you get there, tell Depth Charge that I said hi."

"Who?"

"You'll know when you see him," said Megatron with a smile. He helps Sasha put her stuff away before returning home. By then he eagerly awaits a call from Sasha to see if the ring had set.