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Flame of the spark chapter 21

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Chapter 21 Let’s celebrate.

The red medic almost collapsed on a chair. "I need... a moment." He said, covering his faceplate with a servo. Knockout closed his optics and sighed. Then he stared at Snowfire. "This is a serious thing, my honeyspark. You won't be able to turn back. You'll be bounded until the death of one of you two. Do you understand it?"
Snowfire nodded, her ears down. “I am, papa. I love him and I don't want anyone else to bond with me but him... Megatron almost did it… and he protected me. And kept me safe. He loves me for who I am and I know he is 100% faithful to me as I will be to him!” Gently took his servo. “I know, it's a big ask papa, and I know you don't think I'm old enough but..."
Knockout touched her servo with his, sighing. "I know." Then he smiled at her. "But for a bond we need two Cybertronians. I want to hear Soundwave too." That damn mime had to find the courage and ask him the permission to sparkbond with his Snowfire.
The technorganic blushed and whispered: “He’ll come asking you… I just wanted you to know because… I don't want a repeat of when you found out we were intimate.” She looked unsure remembering her sire chasing Soundwave with his buzz saw, sadly remembering she attacked him.
Knockout grinned: his sparkling was smart! "I'll run after him again with my buzz saw… if he dares to hurt you. But this time I'll be good, promised." He motioned a cross on his spark chamber, smiling innocent.
Snowfire gave him a quick kiss. "I trust you papa, don't worry he never hurt me."
The medic nodded, serious. He would need a lot of High grade to stand the moment Soundwave will ask him to bound his spark with hers. Soundwave? Why him? He is so... serious. He thought. But as Breakdown said, it was better than others, like Starscream, an Autobot… or Megatron.

A link? With a stranger? He would be able to read her spirit, her memories… Death Dancer tightened her lips and gave him her wrist. In the moment they linked Soundwave hid his personal memories, especially those about Snowfire -they belonged to him and just to him- and struggled for not crying. So much sufferance.
Fang frowned, not liking this. He set a little box on the floor, holding in a growl.
Soundwave hissed:
The seeker cursed and then frowned at him, the forehelm covered of condensation. "Don't look my memories, or I'll eat your spark for dinner."
The third in command shared with the SIC all the memories and information he had about the technorganic who loved her. She didn't see all she needed to know –after all he couldn’t be everywhere, listening to everything- but it was a step forward at least.
Death Dancer grinned, seeing the big wolf cuddling some fox cubs. After a click or two she sighed and leaned on the chair back, stressed by the fight he engaged with herself to not show to that mech her memories.
Soundwave lowered his helm. He told to his second in command, removing his appendage. Then he grabbed Death Dancer's faceplate, examining her vital values.
Fang growled and bit his leg. Soundwave startled and looked down.
He asked astonished.
Death Dancer touched her forehelm with a servo, feeling a bit dizzy.
Fang snarled. “Mistress won’t be happy.”
Soundwave blushed so much that the visor changed colour. He asked, gathering a little box from the floor.
Death Dancer sighed, shaking her helm. "I'll leave you now... Enjoy with this suspicious wolf." And she got up.
Soundwave exclaimed, outraged.
Death Dancer looked at him over her wings with a sweet smile. "Watch me!"
And the door shut behind her. Scrap.
fang growls  “You linked with her, she’s not mistress you went to lock lips too!” He accused. “It’s a gift made by mistress for you.”
Soundwave sighed and faced that little wolf, his gift hold against his chestplate. And fast he went out to talk with his mate. I haven't anything to hide. He repeated to himself, worried.
Snowfire was licking her lip, as she was upgrading Blaze, so he would be able to stand high levels of heat. Knockout took at her while she was working and nodded. "Mhm... good work."
The technorganic nodded smiling. "Blaze will accompany me on missions. When I have to fight I become very hot and I don’t wish to hurt him."
Once he finished, Blaze stretched and wagged his tail. Now Snowfire was working on a cat bot.
Knockout nodded, still worried at the idea Snowfire would be alone on her mission. Then the door shut open and he turned, curious. "Soundwave! We just spoke about you!"
The TIC stared at Snowfire.
Snowfire smiled happily. "Of course! I saw Fang gave you what I'm working on." She said, pointing to the box he was holding. When she followed him Snowfire was wondering why he said nothing. “What's wrong Soundwave, don't you like it?”
Soundwave didn't open the gift yet, but he shook his head. But he was worried she wouldn't love him anymore now. He carry her in his room and sighed, sitting on the berth, his gift on the desk.
He started, lowering his helm.

Skyler was working on something Megatron had asked from him, looking not very happy about it.
Death Dancer tiredly returned to Skyler's room. She liked the heat and the softness of his fur. She smiled faintly to the mech, while the door closed. "I'm back." She whispered.
Oh, she wished so much to be really back to him. He didn't deserve to be forgotten as a scrap.
Skyler looked up as the anger melted away. "How are you my dear?"
Death Dancer sighed and sat on the berth, crouching on it. Luckily Skyler held her servo or she would fall on the floor. "Really tired. May I recharge for a while here?" She unsure asked, looking at him. "I won't bother you, promised."
Skyler smiled and nodded frantically. “You may rest here my dear.”
Death Dancer smiled and some minutes later she was already recharging, exhausted. The wolf didn’t tell her how happy he felt at her request for not scaring her but he would like to jump everywhere. Seeing her recharging was… fascinating. She could watch her without problems and she looked so sweet.

Snowfire ears went down and her spark ran cold as she was looking worried at Soundwave. She had read about these talks in her stories and they usually finished with bad arguments or even with broken sparks. She backed up, looking scared. "What did you do?"
Soundwave showed her his faceplate, his sad silver optics and his lips still.
Oh. Snowfire glared and after a moment hit his arm. “Don't scare me like that anymore!”
The TIC frowned at that. What?
“I though it was more bad then that… that was sweet of you to act like that to help my mistress, honey. I'm proud of you.”
She smiled, but actually she felt a bit hurt and jealous because he linked with another femme. She hugged him, hiding her little frown. "You should have a chat with my papa." Then looked up at him. "Please, look at your gift" Snowfire said as she turned from him a little, looking down and deciding to not be that bothered because of what he did. It was nothing more then showing something, and he just wanted to help her adored mistress, so the jealousy and sadness disappeared fast, replaced with happiness.
She wasn't angry? Soundwave opened wide his optics, before he hid them again. Then looked at his gift and startled opening it: a little cat bot. He said, astonished.
Knockout looked worried at the third in command when just he came back. "What happened?"

“Ah… I got it.”
Then the spy looked down at his gift. He asked.
Rage sniggered. "That's just a model. Mistress is gone to work on it now.”  Fang and Blaze grinned too: the tall mech looked funny. Even with the mask he looked astonished.
Soundwave looked at the cat, surprised.
Fang asked: “Shall I get the High grade you requested early master Knockout?”
The medic smiled, enjoying a lot. It was the first time he saw the eyes and the ears of Decepticons acting in a funny way... He exclaimed, laughing: "Yes, Fang, get it. Our spy seems needing a bit of courage."
Soundwave tightened the cat to his chest, embarrassed. Why Snowfire wasn't with him... maybe she could smile to his misadventures. In that way at least that embarrassing situation would be useful.
He sat disconsolate on a chair.
Knockout patted on his shoulder. "Don't worry. I know what you want to ask me. I promised her I won't chase you with my buzz saw, then don't be shy and ask me."
The purple and blue Con looked up at him, perplexed. Then he understood and blushed. Ah. He said, embarrassed.
Rage groomed himself, then smiled. “Mistress loves you more then anything.”
Soundwave sighed.
Knockout snorted. "Treat her well or I'll open you very slowly."

"Wise choice."

Death Dancer did just a little nap. She wasn't able to sleep for long when she was injured. Probably it was a means of defence, so she would run or fight for more time, instead of collapse. She stretched on the berth, whispering: "Skyler?"
The wolf curled up on the floor –he didn’t wish to alarm the SIC when she would awake- in his wolf form, asleep. His foot twitched a little and his nose moved as he softly cooed and licked his muzzle.
Death Dancer blinked and then smiled. He fell recharging faster than her. The seeker reached him on the floor with a sheet and used the wolf's side as a pillow. Mhm... so comfortable.
Skyler blinked and looked down at her. With a smile licked her helm and curled more around her.
Death Dancer whispered, her optics closed: "I already did this. Was it..." she frowned a bit "in a place with a lot of grass?" She asked.
His weak spark trembled. "Yes, we did. It was a very happy moment in my life, I really loved that day. " He nuzzled her, licking her cheek. “I love you.”
The seeker sighed, happy she remembered another episode, and that time she didn’t need Soundwave’s information! "You are always so sweet with me or just when I'm ill?" She asked, teasing him a bit.
Skyler looked down sadly, his fluffy ears went down. “I was kind to you because I really like you… I really love you.”
Death Dancer rubbed his ears, sighing. "I was just joking. I shouldn't say that." To show him she was sorry for that bad joke she kissed his wolf mouth.
The technorganic surprised startled, then purred and licked her lips.
She sighed against Skyler, slowly moving her glossa to taste his. Then she stopped for a moment to ask: "Am I forgiven?"

Rage grinned. “Yes, don’t upset mistress, she is a soft spark.”
Soundwave exclaimed, on the defensive:
Knockout didn't know what they were talking about but he was enjoying.
Rage insisted though: “You did upset her. Mistress forgave you but she was still hurt. That was a special thing and you did it with someone else.”
Knockout exclaimed already in murder mood: "What?! Did you cheat on Snowfire?"
Soundwave said:
"Yeah, I did, but now explain me!"
Soundwave did it and then went to talk Snowfire. He found her in the little lab behind the Medbay.
He said, putting on the table the cat in the box so he could hug her, while Blaze looked at them curiously.
Snowfire surprised lifted up her helmet since she was welding a part on her work. “What's wrong love? Did you chat with my papa?”
Soundwave adhered to her back, hugging her tightly.
The tiny dragon purred. "Of course sweetie." Setting her things down she brushed his arms.
Soundwave tried to think to something to say <...tell me... what I can do... to make amends for my... mistake.>
Oh, that was so sweet. Snowfire smiled and shook her head. Then turned and kissed him with passion.

Rage and Fang, still with  Knockout, smiled and then suddenly hid their face. He asked the wolves: "Please, guys, if they are doing something weird and you can feel it... don't tell me!" He said with a shiver.
The pups chuckled and Fang said: "Just making out."
"Aaaaw, I told you don't tell me!" Knockout hissed, disgusted. "I have to drink something strong now."
Fang chuckled as he was wrestling with his brother, wagging his tail. “He is the best mate for mistress.”
Knockout shook his head. "I know but... scrap in my lab?! Where I'm just in the other room? Horny!" And he needed to drink some High grade now.

Soundwave startled when she touched his face -for a moment he was afraid she would have slapped him- and moaned when Snowfire kissed him. He found a desk gropingly and picked his mate to put her on it, still kissing her.
he repeated, between a kiss and another.
Snowfire smiled against his lips, purring: "Don't be. You may upset me but I love you... If you want to be even she let me drink energon from her."
He knew that. Soundwave sat down and smiled as Snowfire curled on his lap. He raised his neck, offering himself to be bit. He said, hugging her. Then he gently used his digits to cut himself.
The TIC shivered, feeling her glossa tickling his wound and her gentle lips which sucked greedily his energon, as if he was the sweetest thing she has ever tasted. That was a better way to apologize and make peace with his adored mate. He said, shyly kissing her arm and going up until her neck.
But Snowfire wasn’t totally satisfied. "Drink from me... Please!" She begged softly, rubbing against her.
He startled and when she looked at him, she saw his surprised expression and looked unsure.
“Oh… ehm… would you find that…” shameful, pervert, disgusting, “…weird?”
Soundwave licked her neck, making the little dragon shiver in delight.
He was ready to bet that she didn’t allow anyone tasting her energon before. When he bit her the first time, she didn't bleed. So he tightened his jaws until some wires broke and the energon started flowing. With a growl Soundwave drank from Snowfire in the same moment she was drinking from him.
Snowfire trembled, closing her optics: she never felt someone drinking from her before."Wow is this what it feels like!"
Soundwave purred and cuddled Snowfire, kissing her little wound and looking at her with gentle optics.
Snowfire kisses his neck and gently pulled away. “So… you got papa blessing?... When do you think we should… ehm… you know?”

Skyler transformed and holding her in his arms he said: “You are forgiven.”
Death Dancer tightened his shoulders with her arms, moaning and moving her helm to second his kisses. "Fine." She panted, before the seeker returned to kiss him.
The wolf rubbed her faceplate, purring. “I love you my sweet Death Dancer... would you like to dance with me?”
Oh. For a moment she thought that he was going to ask her to interface. The purple jet blushed. As a cat she rubbed her faceplate against his servo, whispering: "Yes, I do."
Skyler kissed her deeply, but after a moment he pulled away, looking down. “I’m sorry...”
The seeker startled, confused. "Why are you sorry?" She frowned, touching his chestplate. "You're suffering for your spark?"
The wolf sadly nodded, cursing that damn defect: scrap, he wasn’t even able to dance with his beloved one. He took one of his energon cubes and after few greed gulps said: “Hopefully the doc will fix me up soon... I don’t want to be useless…”
Death Dancer whispered to him: "I don't think you are useless."
They both startled when a soft voice asked them suddenly: “Master Knockout is out of there for your visit, master Skyler. Lady Death Dancer, how are you?”
It was Fang. That little troublemaker managed to came in without being seen! Skyler seemed scared to death, he could even have a spark attack for that bad joke. Death Dancer snorted: "Fine, for a femme raped to death. And your shot?"
Skyler whined at this and held her close. "My lady, please."
"What I have said?" Death Dancer frowned at Skyler, annoyed. "It's just the truth."
The medic came in and did a grimace. The seeker was as caustic as usual.

Soundwave gasped, cleaning his lips with a servo. Now? In a lab, with a little wolf which was staring at them and her father out of there? He asked.
It was an important step, and he didn't want to ruin it hurrying.
Snowfire blinked. Then when she got it went red. “Not now! I'm asking when you think we can do our third date?... I don't want to rush it neither.” She whispered, placing her head on his chest and smiling as she felt the warmth of his spark
Soundwave sighed in relief. He let her go and slipped down his visor, hearing that the red medic was talking with someone.
"I have to finish your gift then do some reports." She nodded.
Soundwave bowed to her and reached the red medic.
He frowned when Breakdown told him that his partner was in Skyler’s room… with Death Dancer, probably. His talk with Knockout could wait, he decided.

Knockout asked the wolf: "Shall we start with your visit?"
Death Dancer scratched playfully Skyler's nech and then brushed Fang's head to show to the little wolf she wasn't angry with him and looked around seeing Blaze behind the vain medic.
"I remember you... you tried to defend me, if I'm not wrong." She coolly said.
Knockout motioned the berth to Skyler, grabbing his tools and ignoring the femme.
"I have another formula of treated energon to make you try." He created many, but no one was accepted by the wolf from long.
Skyler obeyed with a sigh: every time he tried a new formula he felt very dizzy for a day or two.
Blaze nodded smiling at the femme. “Yes, lady Death Dancer, I did.”
The seeker knelt to rub the blue wolf with both her servos. "Thank you to have tried." She kissed his head, making the little blue wolf startle and wag his tail.
Knockout shook his helm, and after scanning the bigger wolf he said: "Okay, your spark refuses the last treated energon I created, but this isn't too strange. Take this and for the next days come here every day for a control."
They had a stable routine now: each time the red Con invented a new formula and tested it on machines, then the wolf started using the new shots and was controlled every day... if he didn't have any problem, the visit became rarer.
Until now Skyler had always to return because the symptoms became serious but the medic didn't give in. He promised to Snowfire he would fix her brother and he would do that.
Skyler whined sadly. "Thanks, doc..."
Another failure.
Once the two were alone again, the wolf took Death Dancer servo. "I want to take you dancing my dear, please." He asked as he hugged her.
The seeker giggled, but when he locked the door she bite her lips, a bit uneasy for a sudden memory. No, it's different now.
She calmed down and raised her optics, hugging the wolf. "My dance can kill, you know. Are you sure?"
Skyler smiling said: “I meant THIS dance.” And he started leading her in a soft and romantic dance
She was a dancer and even if she didn't know that particular dance, the seeker learned fast and in few minutes they were dancing gracefully around the room.
Her dances were legendary on Kaon.

Snowfire finally sighed, finishing the cat bot. “Ah! I’ll call you Ravage!”
He was of the same size as Lazerbeak, more similar to a jaguar than a cat, grey and black. When she activated him the animal looked around, blinking, then stretched with a yawn and started grooming himself.
“I’m sure Soundwave will adore you.” She softly said, holding him and going to her beloved.
The TIC was checking the workers who were collecting energon, when he heard familiar footsteps approaching. He turned and looked at the thing Snowfire was holding in her arms.
It was the model? No, it was impossible, he had brought it in his room... he approached the mate, saying, timidly:
Snowfire nodded and gently handed it to him. "Be careful, he’s like a newborn right now."
Ravage looked up at him, his little red optics blinked
Soundwave didn’t try to pick him up, afraid to alarm him. So he slowly bent over the feline, moved. He asked, hopefully.
Ravage after a moment nodded and nuzzled into his new master servo with a soft purring, liking him already. Soundwave rubbed his frame with great gentleness, careful to not squeeze him.
the third in command said, slowly picking him up.
Snowfire smiled up at him brightly. " I'm glad you like him." She cooed. Probably for the next occasions she would invent other assistants for him, if he liked it that much: she already had many ideas about a little bat con, and two little Cybertronians like assistants. She just needed some cute names.
The purple and blue Decepticon touched her forehelm with his, cuddling the feline which was purring.

Skyler held in a smile as they danced around the room. But it was too much for him, he was happy just being close to her. His tail was wagging so much that it was creating an airstream!
The seeker smiled lightly. "How am I going, Skyler?"
"Wonderful as always, you’re a fast leaner!" His prompt answer madder her smile more.
"Good answer!" Death Dancer was a bit aching, but she was born to dance.
Then she simply danced, relaxing in his arms.
The wolf brushed his cheek against hers, whispering with a smile: “Eh eh, sorry doc.”
The SIC looked up at him. "Why are you? The doctor prevented him to dance too?"
Skyler chuckled and picked her up, purring. “I'm here for you.”
Death Dancer frowned. The wolf didn't answer her question. They weren't dancing anymore, he was hugging her as if he was afraid to loose her. Actually… it happened in two different ways.
When she died the previous night and when she awoke, not remembering him at all.
"Kiss me." She whispered.
They couldn't interface for a while because both of them weren't too healthy, but there were other ways. Seeing Soundwave’s records she saw that they kissed often, and that she seemed enjoying that a lot.
The technorganic blushed at that plain request. His icy optics now seemed deep pools as he said: "I love you."
The seeker sighed when the wolf brushed her lips with his own, being careful when he kept holding her gently, scared he could hurt her.
Death Dancer held in a disappointed sigh. She hoped that she would feel the passion, the storm… instead he was giving her a butterfly which landed on a flower.
But probably he was just afraid to scare her, and his following words confirmed it:  "I never want to have you in that… position again. If I’ll have to face Megatron myself and have him rip my spark out I will in order to protect you, my love.”
Death Dancer frowned and sharply commented: "I'm your second in command, then I order you this: don't try to take revenge on Megatron, or you'll have troubles with me. Did you get it?"
Skyler startled when he felt her claws digging in his shoulders. Wow, that little wild thing never changed. That was a relief. "Ehi ehi, commander." He sexy purred. "SIC suits you well, my dear.”
Death Dancer giggled, rubbing his ears and kissing them. "You will be a good wolf, won't be? If you'll be good with Megatron during the day, I'll be good with you... during the night." She finished, sexy.
“Death Dancer.”
“Mhm?” She asked as he tormented more his sensitive ears.
The wolf shut his optics for a moment. “Please, don't tease me.”

The third in command looked sadly at the groundbridge, then at his mate. She would have to leave for her mission, and even if she had her wolves with her, he wasn’t calm. Hugging Ravage, he said:
Knockout hugged the sparkling, kissing her forehead. "Good luck, dear."
Snowfire purred, hugging the medic back. Then blew a kiss to Soundwave and ran off, her assistants behind her.
Knockout sat, worried, as Soundwave.
The red cleared his throat, while the purple and black one cuddled the catbot. "...."
<...>
Knockout turned toward the TIC. "Shall we prepare a party for your imminent sparkbond?"
Soundwave looked ad him.
"But you won't."
Soundwave said, getting up to follow Knockout.

Death Dancer brushed against him, saying with an adorable pout: "But I can't hold still. You are too... alluring." She kissed him, rubbing his belly, still sat on Skyler’s lap.
This way she was able to enjoy, then she wanted to move against him. "Let me do, I promise you won't die, for this time." She said with a little smile, trying to make him touch her..
But the wolf frowned and stopped her. “Not this time, my love.”
“Why?”
“Do you remember me?”
The seeker frowned a bit. “You are Skyler, Snowfire’s old brother. We are lovers.”
“No, Death Dancer, I’m not asking you this.” He said, raising her chin to pierce her soul with his ice optics. “Do you remember me? Do you remember US?”
“I know that we enjoyed a lot together.”
“And you know that because of what my sister and his family told you?”
The SIC bit her lip, answering him with her sad expression.
“Well, then no interface unless you remember me again.” He categorical said, making her sit on the berth as he transformed in a wolf.
“But…”
“You should rest now, my lady.” He calmly said. When he heard a huff and a growl he didn’t get up and soon a very annoyed seeker was resting on his berth, while he was on the floor as a beaten dog, watching over his second in command. Actually he should be gone with the Vehicons patrolling the forest looking for the traitor Starscream, who destroyed one of their energon mines just a day ago, but he didn’t care. What Megatron could do to him? He already mistreated his sister, wounded his aunt and raped his mate. If their leader was going to kill him, it would be a blessing.
Wait… the wolf frowned, opening his optics.
Starscream was an outsider now, always looking for some energon to survive. Then why he just didn’t steal some crystals and left as always?
Did he… manage to know what happened to Death Dancer?
Once she told him that seekers were tightly bonded to each other, as if they were clones with a different appearance, as if they shared a piece of the same spark. She told him that seekers usually moved in groups and they often grew their sparklings up all together, not caring about who was the creator. Skyler understood that –he was a wolf after all, so he knew very well how a pack worked- but he was too dominant to allow his beloved being that intimate with another mech.
Starscream felt his comrade suffering, it was because of this if he destroyed the energon mine?
And, the most important question… if seekers shared everything, did they shared memories too?

In the Medbay…
Breakdown came back and weakly  smiled, seeing the medic and the spy. “Hey, guys.” He whispered, brushing his optic with a tired sigh.
"Wow, BD. You seem a zombie. You should recharge for some hours. Was Airachnid online?" When he visited her the ex SIC was still resting. Strange, because Death Dancer suffered worse things and awoke earlier than her. He hoped Airachnid didn't have permanent damages.
The ex Wrecker nodded as he sat down on a chair with a huff. “She's up and awake now... she's upset about being replaced... so what did I miss?” He asked, trying to change matter, because he felt still sad for what happened to the femmes.
Knockout shrugged: "I doubt she'll be upset about that for long, after she'll know what happened to the femme replaced her. Well... Snowfire will be on her first solo mission, she gave to Soundwave a gift and they asked my permission to sparkbond... and I said yes."
Breakdown optic wide. Wow, he missed a lot of things!  “Then we get to have what the humans call ‘a bachelor’ party then!” He said, grinning at Soundwave, who blushed.
Knockout happily exclaimed: "Obviously! Soundy, have you any idea?"
Soundy? The TIC frowned but said:
“No, I won’t tell her, don’t worry.”
“Then anything pervert for our silent mech before he loses his freedom?”
He hurried to say. And what he could do, in any case? They were all mechs onboard and the unique two femmes still there weren’t free.
Knockout stood determined. "I'll try to do an energon cake then!" He hasn't been cooking for centuries, but he was a scientist and knew how to treat the energon... at least little amounts of it.
The ex Wrecker looked at him, unsure. "You can cook? I think you should let Skyler help you, I heard he good at making energon treats.
Knockout exclaimed: "Now I understand where those cubes disappeared! I thought I was getting crazy, or old! I controlled the inventory three times!"
“Knockout, you ARE old.”
“Shut up you!”

Snowfire panted, as she was running away from the Autobots. Wow, now they didn’t treat her different from the other Decepticons: now she was adult, and her black frame seemed screaming ‘I’m a bad girl!’ so no more discriminating treatment for her.
Holding a heavy bag she flied, trying to avoid the blasts, her wolves running behind her and trying to hit the enemies using their missiles.
When she turned to look at them, for a moment the Autobots leader looked at her back.
Was just her imagination, or he was looking sadly at her?
But no, he was just disappointed that she stole them the hammer. That damn thing was very heavy, and she wasn’t able to use it as weapon. Maybe Breakdown, Skyler or lord Megatron could do that, but why? They already had a lot of weapons, why was that so special?
Suddenly a commlink beeped and she frowned, answering: “I’m… a bit busy at the moment!”
“You won’t be for long, if you keep flying like a mutilated bird.”
She startled, almost getting shot and hissing. “Starscream. What do you want?”
“Just giving you a way to escape alive, but if you aren’t interested…” The bored vocalizer told her, annoying the technorganic. “Why I should trust on you?”
“Have you any choice?”
The little dragon sighed and said: “Fine. Then, your plan?”
“Stay alive for the next ten seconds.”
Wow, a wonderful plan, she never could think about it!
Suddenly a silver jet cut the air on her left and almost made her fall, and it started flying around the Autobots, shooting at them and giving Snowfire the time to fly away and find refuge in the forest.
With a sigh she let the bag drop for a moment, as she sat down on a rock and her panting wolves reached her. “Oh Primus, a solo mission is harder than I thought!”

Some minutes later Lazerbeak was back on the Nemesis: he employed a lot of time but he held in his beak a lot of flying things.  The red medic was in his lab, experimenting worse than a mad scientist, while Soundwave looked perplexed at the ‘balloons’. They were very big, and had a basket linked with some wires at them. They were big enough to carry humans from a place to another.
"Did I do well master?" The bird asked, happy. "I brought them one by one!"
Soundwave commented, because he was watching a dozen of hot air balloons still fluttering into air. Oh well, never mind. He rubbed his assistant's head and then looked at the meat, thoughtful.
And now how can he cook it?
Breakdown meantime was annoying Knockout, asking him many times: “So what do you need?”
Knockout scratched his helm, perplexed. "I did the cake, now I just should decorate it... but I'm not sure if the taste is okay." Then he looked at the ex Wrecker with a sadic smile. "Ooooh, BD! Do the taster!"

Lazerbeak was arranging the "balloons" in the Medbay -actually Soundwave would prefer to do the party in a... happier place than a Medbay, but Knockout remained adamant- and the third in command in the lab with the medic, his partner and Ravage, was wondering how cook the meat for Snowfire, Skyler and Airachnid (she was partially animal too after all and Snowfire would be sad if she couldn't share the food with her family).
The meat pieces and the vegetables carried by Lazerbeak were too small for a Cybertronian... but the TIC had studied the organics recipes and he knew there were a lot of possibilities. He looked at Ravage, which seemed impatient to help.

Ravage nodded and went off to get them.
Breakdown looked worried a bit. "Ehm... well… ok, then." He got a little look around, thinking well, at least he was in the Medbay and tried it.
Knockout eagerly looked at Breakdown's expression when he chomped a piece of cake. "How does it taste?" He asked, impatient.
Breakdown turned pale.
Soundwave was boiling the vegetables in the water and turned when he heard a thud.
He asked astonished seeing Breakdown contorting on the floor with a grimace on his faceplate.
Knockout frowned, disappointed, then he smiled to the TIC. "Just a little hitch! Don't worry and feel free to use my partner as taster! He is perfect!" And threw away the cake, ready to restart.
Ravage meantime came back with the items his master needed and looked stunned at Breakdown, who was on the floor.
The ex Wrecker moaned loudly, holding his belly. “Primus, that was terrible...”
Soundwave shook his helm. He said accepting the items from the feline and then cleaned them another time for safety.

Knockout raised his servos, annoyed. "Oh, come on, Breakdown, you are acting as a sparkling! The MECH tortured you, then I don't think my cake was so bad. I just did the proportions wrong, that's all! The second attempt will be the right!" He said, optimist.
Breakdown whined, getting up. “I'd rather go to MECH again… when do you think Snowy will come back?”
“I don’t know, BD, it depends on how much she’ll employ to find what she is looking for.”
The ex Wrecker sighed. “I remember my first solo mission… I got blasted in the aft.”
Knockout hit himself with a facepalm. "I remember that day very well. I had to fix you on the battleground and the other Eradicons who saw us said to the others that we were boyfriends!" And the idea of Snowfire injured made him feel sick.
Breakdown saw this and patted on his shoulder. “Snowfire is tiny. They won't get as easy shot compared to my big aft!” He joked, trying to make his friend feel better.
Ravage meantime was staring at Soundwave, meowing. “Master.”
Soundwave was checking the broth and the smell seemed good, when he asked:
“How can I help?” He asked again.
Soundwave looked at feline and asked: He didn't want his new assistant was damaged.
The feline nodded. “Mistress said I was.”
And Soundwave gave him a "straw", so he could taste the broth.
Knockout meantime showed to the partner a bowl with the mixture, ready to be cooked. "Taste now. I think the ingredient proportions is right now." He ordered, giving him a clean spoon he usually used to control the throat of the patients.
Breakdown looked at him, shaking his helm. “I want to live.”
Knockout exclaimed, outraged: "Oh, pleeeease! You wanted to be useful! Don't you wish our party for our dear sparkling is perfect?" He gesticulated with the spoon, pointing it against Breakdown's faceplate as if was a weapon. "She'll be sparkbond soon, we won't be the same family hereafter! And you owe a favour to me because now all the Eradicons think I'm gay!"

“Why did you help me?” Snowfire diffident asked as the seeker approached her.
He huffed at that, looking arrogant as always. “We haven’t time to talk about this. I need just to know something from you.”
“I won’t tell you about my mission aim.”
“As if I was interested on your useless life.”
She growled, and had to block Fang before he could bite the seeker silver legs. “Then what you want?”
“Is she… alright?” Starscream asked, his tone totally changed now.
Oh. Snowfire blinked. “My mistress is strong.”
“But her mind…” he tried to find the right words to explain how a seeker could feel another one, but it would be wasted time. And he had to fly away soon, before the Autobots found them again… or Megatron sent troops looking for the technorganic.
“She forgot the recent period, but I’m sure she’ll remember again.”
He looked sad. Starscream still felt a dangerous chaos in Death Dancer’s feelings. He couldn’t miss her too. “If she won’t be able to… send her to me.”
“Why I should?”
“Because I want just the best for my seekers. I won’t allow that fool to ruin my comrade as he ruined me.”
Snowfire looked sad for a moment, but before she could say anything, the mech already transformed and flied away. Then she heard someone approaching and hurried to get up and run again.

Skyler sighed and got up. He wasn’t able to rest at all, with his beloved seeker on the berth. She was agitating, probably having another nightmare, so he gently licked her cheek.
“My lady.”
The SIC startled and got up. Looking around she blinked confuse for a moment. She dreamed she was flying in a storm, laughing at the thunders, but strangely that dream wasn’t pleasant at all.
“What?”
“You were having a nightmare.”
“Ah, true.” She stretched on the berth and then got up. "Don't be lazy now: your sister is on a mission and will come back soon. You have to give her your congratulations."
She knew all those things because of the link with the TIC: he organized all the missions with a precision which almost disgusted her. She preferred the chaos.
Skyler nodded and transformed. He felt that his sister was going to come back soon, so he picked Death Dancer up and smiled. "Ok, you’re coming with me, my dear."
She startled surprised, but then she smiled and rubbed her faceplate against his. "Let's go then."  

Snowfire panted as she climbed some rocks and reached a volcano. Scrap, the Autobots were very stubborn! But finally they left them behind, so she could ask for a groundbridge and come back to her Soundwave. She smiled at that.
Soon they would become one.
Suddenly she picked up an energon signal and following it she smirked. “Wow the heat from the volcanic area melted the energon into hot springs!”
This could be a valuable healing source and she could have a warm bath in that pool with Soundwave too! She contacted the ship. “Snowfire reporting. I have the item but I also found something more.” And explained what she was looking at.
“Stay to your position. I shall be there shortly.”
Snowfire startled, recognizing the vocalizer. “Y-yes, lord Megatron.” Why did he answer to communications? Was Soundwave alright?

The third in command startled, when he heard the communication between Megatron and Snowfire.
Knockout asked worried: "Snowfire is alright?"
Then he turned towards Ravage, near the bin on the bunsen burner and sustained by a metallic tripod with an hole in the centre.
Breakdown meantime sighed and took a spoon with the mix and ate it. Reluctantly gulped. “Snowy will always be our sparkling.”
Knockout snorted. "No, now she'll have other priorities than us. But maybe..." he added, dreamily "maybe we'll have soon a cute sparkling to cuddle all the day!" Then examined the partner, raising a brow. "Mhm, you aren't on the floor yet... good sign. The taste?" He inquired.
Breakdown thought about it, then finally nodded. “It tasted ok.”
“Just okay? Scrap, I’ll have to improve the recipe, then.”
“Wait what do you mean with that ‘we’ll have a sparkling’?”
“Exactly what I meant to say, Breakdown.”
“Yes, but… I'm not getting Airachnid pregnant any time soon.” He added, blushing lightly.
Knockout started cooking the cake and then raised a brow, staring at the partner. "Are you kidding me, BD? I'm talking about the future sparkling of Soundwave and Snowfire! He didn't like the idea of being a grandfather -he wasn't SO old!- but another cute sparkling around tickled his mind.
“Oooh! Really you want your sparkling to have a sparkling too with our TIC?”
"It's not bad the idea of another cute sparkling, maybe with big blue optics... the thing which disturbs me is the WAY to create one!" Knockout commented, disgusted. "And I'm the medic, I should help Snowfire to have it..." He shivered at the thought. It would be even worse that her first gynaecological visit!

Megatron walked through the portal and saw Snowfire waiting for him.
“My lord.” Snowfire bowed to him and handed him the hammer. “It was hard to get sir but I
managed it… also I found these energon hot springs.”
Megatron looked around and nodded. “Well done, youngling.”
Soundwave reached his mate and his leader a moment later, but he didn't draw the attention on himself because he was a spy: he watched and recorded, not acted. Their leader didn't seem wishing to outrage his mate, so he did some step back, hiding himself better behind a rock.
Megatron smiled at this and stared at the rock. “Go back to the base now.”
Snowfire nodded in relief and hurried to walk through the portal.
Soundwave startled, Megatron knew he was there so he got up and quickly opened the bridge, looking at his surprised mate.
The youngling looked up at him, looming a little tired. Some of the feathers on her wings were burnt a little, but she looked beautiful in any case.
Soundwave kissed her forehelm, offering his servo to sustain the youngling.
He felt his neck burning, because the TIC knew their leader was just some steps behind them.
Snowfire smiled. “I'm good I wanna take you to that hot spring:  that could be the perfect place for our third date.”
Soundwave nodded.
Megatron walked in behind them. “I wish to speak with you, Soundwave.”
Then while they were walking again in the Nemesis he asked to his mate:
Snowfire looked worried but obeyed.
Then the third in command turned towards Megatron and bowed.
The ex gladiator growled. “Why did you follow?”

“I’m sure he will be gently when they’ll bond their sparks.”
"I know, okay?!" Knockout exclaimed frustrated, controlling the cake didn't burn: they couldn't waste it this time. "I just... find strange the idea of Snowfire carrying a sparkling, that's all." She was so young.
Breakdown sighed. “You know she won’t rush it. They won't have sparkling yet until she's ready.”
Knockout checked the cake and quickly switched off the fire, gesticulating to help it become cold. "I know, I know!"
Skyler went in the Medbay carrying his beloved in his arms and energon treats with his tail. “I must show you something soon.” He whispered her.
Death Dancer tilted her helm, curious. "A surprise? For me?"
The wolf nodded and purred, nuzzling into her. “You will love it, I'm sure.”
Death Dancer snorted, but she was smiling. "I could walk with my legs, you know!" Then she looked around, thinking that the Medbay looked cute in that way. "Mhm... a delicious smell!" She commented, closing her optics.
Knockout said hello to Death Dancer and Skyler: "Hi my lady, hi Skyler! We have normal energon, treated one, High grade and a cake! And for our technorganics a delicious stewed too! BD went to carry here Airachnid, Snowfire will arrive so-" He stopped, seeing his beloved sparkling and ran to hug her. She was a bit scorched, but safe.
"My dear!!!! You are safe! I'm so happy! Come in, Soundwave organized everything –let alone for the cake which I PERSONALLY prepared for you- to celebrate your future sparkbond and your first mission solo!"
Snowfire gasped and hugged him close, purring. "Thank you papa, I love it." Her spark warmed by the fact Soundwave did all this for her. “What smells so good?”
Skyler meantime puts her mate down on a chair and offered her an energon bar. “I made them for you: they got a bit of High grade in them.” For his sister instead there were the normal ones, since it was better if she didn’t get drunk.
The seeker stared at the bars, licking her lips as she accepted one and nipped it, very satisfied. "Deeelicious!" It was so good that she not even commented with her caustic humour when saw the eight legged bitch being carried from the ex Wrecker.
Knockout exclaimed, letting go the sparkling and filling the bowls with the warm stewed and three spoons: "This is the stewed made from Soundwave: he wanted to do a surprise to our dear technorganics! Eat it carefully, it's still warm!" He warned them, giving a bowl to Airachnid, Snowfire and finally at Skyler. Then the medic gave to the participants an High grade cube, but didn't toast. “Wait, where is Soundwave?” He asked, puzzled.

Soundwave commented cool as always:
Megatron looked angry. "Is that do?" Or his friend just didn’t trust on him being close to the pup?
Soundwave held still while the ex gladiator approached him and added:
Megatron smirked. “Well then I should congratulate you Soundwave… but now we can't have any
sparkling running around. I only allowed Snowfire because she grew fast. If I find out Snowfire becomes pregnant it won’t be good. Enjoy your party old friend.” He said as he walked away.
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Ahi ahi, Skyler will have problems with Death Dancer and her amnesia... and Soundwave can't create a family with a lot of sparkling! What will happen now?
Take in your mind that in this collaboration I own just Death Blade and Death Dancer, while :iconfierydragonwriter: owns Snowfire and Skyler. We don't own Transformers Prime.
To see some art about them take a look in my folder about Transformers Roleplay.
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I am now curious on Knock outs cooking skills....LMFAO!!!