MoonWave POV

I was sitting down on Wheeljack’s lap with his arms wrapped around my body to keep me as close as possible to him

“MoonWave” I heard him called. I replied with an “mm”.

“Now can you tell me what really happened with your thigh?” Wheeljack asked.

I bit my lip. I looked back at him and I don’t know why, but something in those beautiful blue electric optics made my galaxy optics water. I ended up hugging him and crying on his chest.

“MoonWave? What happened?” he whispered in my audio receptor.

“M… Megatron… He… He… He’s been abusing me” I said.

“What?!” he asked, more like yelled.

I could feel Wheeljack shake in anger.

“Does your Sire know about this?” he asked. I shook my helm.

“N… No” I replied.

“Why haven’t you tell him?” he asked.

“How will that help?” I asked.

“It might” Wheeljack said.

“It won’t because he’s our Leader and we can’t stop him” I said.

I heard Wheeljack loudly sigh.

“MoonWave, look at me” Wheeljack ordered. I looked up.

“I want you to tell me everything” Wheeljack said.

So, I told him everything. When I was done, he looked furious. He looked ready to kill Megatron.

“What could I do, Wheeljack?” I asked.

“If I say ‘no’, I know he won't hesitate in killing me and if I say ‘yes’, I will be forced to be with someone that I don't love” I said.

“I don’t know, MoonWave” Wheeljack replied.

“I promise that we will figure this out, but for right now, try not to get on his bad side as much as possible” Wheeljack said.

“Okay. Thank you, Wheeljack" I said, kissing him one more time. He kissed me back and we ended up having a small make-out session with each other.

***

It’s been two weeks since I last saw Wheeljack. It’s not that I’m avoiding him or he’s avoiding me. It’s just that we have been really busy with work lately.

I have been going out to so many predacon bone hunts that I lost count of how many predacon clones my Sire is making.

Right now I’m in my Sire’s off-site laboratory. I was watching him work while I lean on a nearby wall for support.

Oh, I completely forgot to tell you that for the past month I have been feeling kinda nauseous lately.

Whenever I go on missions I will feel dizzy or like throwing up my Energon meal. I don’t really know what’s wrong with me. I decided to go with Knockout today and ask him.

“MoonWave” I heard my name being called by my Sire.

“Mm?” I asked.

“It’s something wrong my dear?” he asked.

“Why do you ask?” I asked.

“I been calling your name but you didn’t answer right away for the last ten minutes” he replied.

“I’m sorry sire but I been feeling ill lately” I replied.

“Mmm… do you know what's causing you to feel like this?” he asked.

I shook my head. I noticed that he was about to ask me another question but just then Megatron entered the laboratory with Starscream right behind him.

I immediately stood up straight and tried to make myself as invisible as possible from Megatron. I still haven’t given him an answer.

"The Predacons clones have almost fully evolved and will be combat-ready within three solar cycles" I heard my Sire tell Megatron.

They were now standing in front of each other.

"Well done, Shockwave" Megatron told my Sire.

"Knockout! I'm waiting" Megatron said.

He was using his comm unit.

Just then knockout replied right immediately

":: On my way Lord Megatron::" Knockout said.

We then watch Knockout came down with boxes of Synthetic Energon on the warship platform. I growled in disguised. I don’t know why but the smell that the Energon gave made my stomach swirled in circles.

"Synthetic Energon” Knockout said.

“Troops will be delivering my remaining supply to you" Knockout said walking over to us with one cube in his arms.

"I will determine its value after Lord Megatron predacon army is ready for deployment" Sire replied.

I then watched Knockout put the cube down behind my sire.

I then smell the predacon and quickly turned to the cave’s entrance and watched the predacon enter the cave while growling and hissing, getting everyone's attention.

I then watched Starscream grabbed a metal pole and slapped it into his servo while walking to the predacon.

"Unruly Beast” Starscream said.

“You dare to roam freely without permission!" Starscream yelled smacking the predacon’s helm multiple times with the metal pole. I then watched the predacon get mad and roared at him.

I watched Starscream fall to the ground while the predacon approached him with deadly stomps to the ground with Starscream immediately coward back into a ball but before it could attack I watched in amazement the predacon transform into a large cybertronian.

"What?!" Starscream asked.

"If you strike me again… and I will bury that rod in your spark" the predacon threatened.

"I did not realize that the beast was capable of transformation" I heard Starscream said crawling back from the predacon.

“I don’t think any of us did” I said.

"I'm no beast" the predacon said walking passed the poor seeker on the ground and over to one of the tubes that had a predacon inside.

"The ability to transform is a fundamental part of Cybertron biology” I heard my Sire tell us.

“We simply possess no evidence that the predacon species ever reach that evolutionary stage since they became extinct in the great cataclysm" he explained while walking forward so he could be side by side with Megatron.

"It looks like now we know" I said.

"So... the rumors are true that I will no longer be alone" the predacon said.

“It sees you've been keeping secrets" Megatron said walking closer to the predacon.

"It was not my intention to deceive you, Lord Megatron” the predacon said.

“I only recently became aware of my abilities” he said.

“All I remember in the beginning is hunting in battle and the wounding of my pride” he added.

I felt bad because I knew Starscream been hurting him.

“First, I began to burn with questions…” he began.

“Who am I? Where did I come from?” he asked.

“The warships data banks provided historical fact but still, I possess no memory of my own past. So… I began to reconsider my place in the present and wondered, could I be like the others” he explained. He then looked at us.

“And now I know" Predaking explained.

"And you are unique” Megatron said.

“Miracle science cloned by Shockwave from cyber nucleic acid recovered from the remains of your mighty ancestors" Megatron said walking over to the tube and be next to the predacon.

***

"It is with the deepest gratitude for my creation that I pledge undying obedience to you, my one true master, but with more of my species soon to come among us, I beg your permission to, in turn, lead them as Predaking" the predacon said.

We were all back on the warship. We were following Megatron. When I said “we” I mean Soundwave, Knockout, Starscream, my Sire, and I.

"Mmm… your vision is boundless" Megatron replied.

I don’t know why but something was off and I could tell.

***

‘I knew it’ I thought.

I knew our master didn’t trust the preda… I mean Predaking.

He was unsure of Predaking’s loyalty and so we were now all gathered inside a storage room of Energon without Predaking of course.

"Mmm… are former beast may fully believe himself to be a loyal servant today but trust me, the moment our royal highness realizes that his army possesses greater might than what currently remains of the Decepticons… " I heard Megatron start but then Starscream finish for him.

"... evolution will give way to revolution" Starscream replied.

"I'm left with no choice but to eradicate the predacon clones before they are provided the opportunity to eradicate us" Megatron said making me immediately looked at him with a shocked expression.

"Um… Lord Megatron, you're not saying you intend to pull the plug on Shockwave's beloved project predacon?" Knockout asked.

"Your conclusion is most logical my liege" I heard my Sire replied who agree with what Megatron.

"But… “ I heard Knockout began.

“What happens if the fire-breathing brute discovers are treachery?" Knockout asked.

I could tell that he was scared of thinking about Predaking finding out what we have done.

"Ahem... Why assume that we be the ones to perform the deed” I heard Starscream said.

Immediately everyone looked at him who was leaning on a couple of Energon boxes.

“After all if the Predaking went to discovered that, let's say, the Autobots were responsible for wiping out his comrades” he began.

“... Our resident beast might, in turn, destroy our hated enemies for us or…. they, him" Starscream said.

I immediately looked at our master and saw a devilish grin spread across his face.

In the end… he agreed with that plan.

***

I was sitting on one of my sire’s working tables in his off-site laboratory.

I was also feeling really dizzy.

"Mmm… What is it that is troubling you dear" I heard my Sire asked.

“Uh… just dizzy” I replied.

“Will you like for me to give you a scan ?” he asked. I immediately nodded and he then scanned my body from top to bottom.

“Hmm…. this is weird?” he asked.

“What?” I asked.

“I can’t read the scan really good” he replied.

“Huh? Why?” I asked.

“I really don’t know but it must be something about your mutation” he replied.

“Then?” I asked.

“I need to scan this better later today” he said. I nodded.

I then heard footsteps and smell two familiar smells. I immediately stood up straight.

‘Omp, how did I not notice before?’ I thought.

I immediately turned around and my optics wide and saw two Autobots. It was Ultra Magnus and…

“Wheeljack” I whispered.

I immediately ducked behind a wall when Ultra Magnus fire at me.

"Grrr… Starscream the Autobots have arrived, you did not inform me that your plan was already in motion" I heard my Sire asked through the comm unit.

":: Only so the whole affair would appear less staged::" I heard Starscream replied.

I immediately let out a loud growl because I knew he did this on purpose to get rid of us.

"I have yet to gather all my lab's sensitive materials" I heard my sire replied.

":: Then do not let me keep you, shockwave::” Starscream said.

“:: Over and out" Starscream added before hanging up.

Immediately my sire looked at me.

I nodded before transforming into my beast mode before shooting a couple of fireballs at the enemy.

"Soundwave, I required an immediate groundbridge" I heard my sire said before pressing a button on the computer making the tubes sparkle.

I then saw a groundbridge open a couple of feet away from us and we immediately went through it.

***

On the other side of the portal, it seems that Predaking took the bait and was the one to go to the laboratory and watch his brotherliness die at the Autobot's hands. When he came back it was evident on his face that he was mad.

I was relieved when Predaking told us that Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack had escaped thanks to Optimus. I was so glad that Wheeljack was okay.