Transformers: Prime: The New Beginning

Chapter 19: A Crazy Idea

At Retoris, near the Autobot base, Orion Eclipse had been praised by Hot Rod and Smokescreen for his bravery when he attacked Doomsayer with his Cybernetic Energy Shield but he was also criticized by the other Autobots for not listening to Bumblebee when Ultra Magnus gave the order of retreat from the Devastator. Ironhide received more wounds and scars than he did before from when he was violently attacked by Starscream back in the Energon Mines on Earth when Doomsayer and his New Decepticons captured and enslaved the humans, including Anthony Carter and his family, just to use them as bait to destroy the Autobots, and once again he had to be healed and taken care of at the med bay. While Knock Out was tasked with taking care of Ratchet, who got scorch marks on his chest after he had been hit by Doomsayer's Dark Energon powers, Orion Eclipse took off from the main room to be all by himself. He was feeling frustrated with what had happened today, despite his hope to have mortally injured the insane Herald of Unicron for what he did to insult our main protagonist and his family, and the way Doomsayer insulted Optimus Prime's sacrifice was like salt to an open wound for the Autobots who saw their late leader as a good friend and he was the Autobot equivalent of Abraham Lincoln.

Later that day, Orion Eclipse calmed himself down after cycles of being angry before he decided to take a break in his room. The young new Autobot recruit was exhausted from the battle that happened in the Devastator before he decided to recharge. A few hours later, Orion Eclipse's mind drifted into another strange dream and this time instead of a nightmare, it was a flashback to his past in which Orion had forgotten all those stellar cycles ago when he suffered from amnesia the day he nearly died in the explosion and was separated from his Decepticon family.

~Flashback~

In the fortress of Kolkular, before it collapsed, the Vehicons were on guard duty when they heard bright laughter coming from the halls and it was coming from an adolescent sparkling boy who looked exactly like Orion Eclipse. In fact, that was him as a child and he was playing a game with his mother and father. Megatron, the very leader of the Decepticons, was running around the place with his son as they played with each other in cheerful laughter.

"I'm gonna get you~!" Megatron said. Young Orion Eclipse squealed and giggled as he continued to run around the place. "You can't catch me!" The young one said. "Oh, yes I can!" Megatron replied.

The mech scooped up the young sparkling with his hand servos and he lifted his son to have a good look at him as they laughed happily. "Got you!" said Megatron. "No fair! Unhand me, foul beast!" Orion Eclipse said to his father, pretending that he's a dragon. "Hahahaha! None shall escape my grasp! Prepare to meet your doom!" Megatron said as he played with his son. "Here comes the tickle bug~!" He wiggles his finger and Orion pleaded with his father not to tickle him. "Aah! No, no! Don't tickle me!" the sparkling mech said. But Megatron tickles his son anyway as he wiggles his finger at his neck

Firestar crossed her arms and nodded at her conjunx-endura tickling their son and being a happy father before she tells Megatron to stop being the tickle torturer. "Alright, that's enough roughhousing for today," she said to her family. Megatron gently puts down Young Orion Eclipse as he looks at his sparkmate lovingly while chuckling happily. "As you wish, my beloved," he said. Megatron and Firestar hold each other's hand servos and gave each other a smooch. "I love you," Megatron said to his conjunx-endura. "I love you, too," Firestar replied.

Orion Eclipse found his parents kissing disgusting, but then he asked his father if he can go outside of Kolkular with him for a father-son outing. "Daddy? Can I go outside the fortress with you?" he requested. "Why? Is there any place, in particular, that you would want us to go to, Orion?" Megatron asked before Firestar told her husband their son's motive for wanting to go outside. "Darling, Orion Eclipse told me that he wants to explore outside of Kolkular. He was hoping to be spending some time with you out in Kaon. I will be left in charge of ruling the Decepticons while you and our boy have a father-son outing together until you return." Firestar explained to Megatron. "Alright, Firestar. I will take our son out for a stroll outside of our fortress. I promise that we'll be back before dinner tonight." he told her. "Thank you, my love." Firestar kissed Megatron's lips again.