Megatron immediately reached for the two. "Ravage! Drop him!" Ravage hesitantly put the mini-con down. As soon as his peds touched the ground, he bolted. He didn't get far before Megatron ultimately caught him, squirming and squealing. "Easy... I won't harm you." Megatron winced as the mini-con cut into his servo, but he fought the urge to let go. "I promise no harm will come to you." The mini-con stopped squirming. "I will set you down, but I advise you to stick with us, at least until we find your link." The mini-con tilts his head, having expected a more threatening tone from the warlord. He was confused.
"And how do you suppose we find its link?" Starscream asked with a doubtful tone. Megatron carefully sets the mini-con down.
"I was going to ask him directly." The mini-con starts beeping, similar to Bumblebee, his tone irritable. "Oh... Well, no. And I don't expect you to trust me." The mini-con continues to beep angrily. "I-I'm aware of my reputation... But I assure you I have no intention of harming you or anyone else." Knockout kneels beside Megatron to get a closer look at the mini-con.
"This one has an Autobot symbol." Knockout pointed out. "So, it's not one of ours."
"I know." Megatron looks to Knockout. "If I could, I'd contact their base, but I am not permitted to leave our ship, let alone use the computers to communicate with them."
"Why not just... go anyway?" Starscream asked. "Aren't you our leader? Why are you taking orders from Soundwave?" Megatron pauses. The mini-con is just standing there, confused by this whole conversation.
"I don't know..." He starts contemplating something. "You know what, that is a good point," Starscream smirks, plotting silently in his helm.
"Well, I'm sure that if Soundwave's goal was to protect you, then surely there'd be no harm in a small visit." Knockout points out. "Besides, all you'd be doing is dropping off the little trooper."
"Then again...," Starscream starts. "Mini-Cons are considered most valuable..." Knockout glares at Starscream. Starscream rolls his eyes in response. "But, I supposed it wouldn't hurt to ask..." Megatron scoffs.
"As if Soundwave would allow it." The mini-con starts to sneak off, scurrying. Ravage blocks his way, growling. "Easy, Ravage." Megatron carefully picks up the mini-con. "There is no need for such hostility." Megatron looks down at the mini-con. "From either one of you." He turns to everyone else in the room. "Am I understood?" Starscream and Knockout shrug and nod, Ravage lies down, the mini-con simply looks up at Megatron. The warlord gently puts the mini-con down. "My apologies, friend. I know this whole situation must be confusing for you."
Starscream's wings twitch slightly. "So... Shall we name this little one? Or does he perchance already have one?" The mini-con hesitantly speaks in code. Everyone but Megatron and Ravage stiffen.
"Sparkplug?" Asked the former warlord. "Why does that name sound familiar?" Starscream and Knockout grow nervous. The Decepticon Medic decides to explain.
"So... Um... Sparkplug might just be..." Knockout clears out his vocal cords. "Optimus Prime's link... His mini-con." Megatron goes to speak, then stops himself, thinking of how to respond.
"I see..." Ravage stands up and approaches the mini-con slowly and cautiously trying to get its smell. The mini-con draws his weapon, to which Ravage steps back and lies back down. Knockout noticed.
"Well, look at you, being all respectful." Ravage huffs and lies his head down with a sigh. Megatron kneels beside Ravage and the mini-con.
"Don't worry... I'll send you where you need to go. Are you perhaps looking for your link?" The mini-con hesitantly nods, beeping in response. "Alright. I'll see what I can do."
"W-Wait." Knockout starts. "You're leaving now?" Megatron holds out his servo for the mini-con to climb. The mini-con takes a moment to consider, then climbs into the Warlords's servo.
"Yes." He answers simply. "I'd rather leave now before Soundwave finds out." Starscream starts panicking.
"W-Wait! Mast- I mean... Megatron. Don't you think... we... could..." Knockout sulks, irritated. "Perhaps we could keep him here for a little longer, I'll go and check around the premises, make sure Soundwave doesn't pop up out of nowhere. You know how he is..." Megatron considers this as Knockout gives Starscream a suspicious glance.
"Do... Do you think-" Knockout tries to ask, but Megatron already seems to know what he's going to ask.
"Yes. I'm aware of his transgressions. But each memory of those acts against me never ends the way he wants it to." Knockout smirks, placing a servo on his hip as he shakes his helm and tries not to snicker. "I have nothing to worry about, Doctor."
Knockout snickers. "Of course not."
"I'm willing to wait as long as it takes to let him try and fail." Megatron places the mini-con on one of the tables. "Why don't you rest, Sparkplug? I'll take you to your link when given the chance. In the meantime, I'll fetch you some energon." Sparkplug beeps in response and takes a seat on the counter, curiously watching the Warlord leave the room.
(At the Autobot Base:)
"So Sparkplus is like... a tiny version of Bumblebee?" Miko asks bluntly.
"I guess Sparkplus and Bumblebee do have a few things in common. But, a mini-con is quite difficult to communicate with. Unless you are chosen as their link, they hardly speak at all." Ratchet explains.
"I don't know..." Arcee adds. "Sparkplug was pretty chatty. Little guy would probably talk your head off if he had the time."
"So, if his signal is back online," Raf starts. "Where is he?" Ratchet continues to work on the computer.
"I can't seem to get a reading on his location, but he's definitely in poor condition. His energon levels are low." Ratchet continues to try and bypass whataver cloaking system is being used to keep him from finding Sparkplug's location. He lets out a frustrated sigh as the computer denies him access.
"Let me try." Raf insists. Ratchet shrugs and carefully picks Raf up and sets him where he needs to be to work. Raf takes out his computer and connects it to Ratchet's.
"You're seriously gonna let this little tyke play with your computer?" Smokescreen scoffs. Ratchet chuckles in response to this.
"Trust me, I didn't think much of him either when we first met. But, I assure you he knows what he's doing." Within a few minutes, Sparkplug's location had been found.
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Recreation of "A Faint Memory" - A Transformers: Prime Fanfic (ON HIATUS)
Fanfiction(This is the recreation of the book "A Faint Memory." I've had to make a new account, because it was hacked. If you want to read the first 7 original chapters, then please read the first book. I have rewritten the first 7 chapters in THIS book.) Sto...
