Chapter 1 a birth and a promise

Megatron was walking near the Decepticon base he called home. He was almost to his door when he heard a blood curdling scream. "What was that?" He asked then he realized that it came from one of his best soldier's house. He ran to the house it belonged to a femme seeker named Shiny glide.

He was really worried because that seeker was close friend to Megatron and his father while Megatron was growing up. And she was expecting sparkling that was due any day now! Megatron knew her spark mate died in a terrible war accident.

When Megatron found out that she was expecting that he made her work easier for her because he thought soon once sparklings of his race become of age they will have the chance to become one of his soldiers.

When he made it to the house the door was wide open. He saw the seeker femme lying on the ground with a serious injury. "M-Megatron?" She asked weakly.

"Hang in there Shiny glide. I'll get you to medic as soon as possible and make sure your sparkling is alright." He said and with that he rushed out. He made it to a Decepticon hospital.

"Place her here." The medic said. Megatron placed her on the gurney and waited for the news. About an hour later the medic came out.

"She wishes to speak to you." He told Megatron he was looking rather distraught. So Megatron got up and followed the medic.

"How is she?" Megatron asked.

"Not good the wound is fatal. Lucky for her we saved the sparkling." He told him.

"The sparkling is alright? How come?" Megatron asked the medic.

"Because the wound was to her spark chamber it was lucky it was not her gestational chamber." He told him. Megatron nodded. They entered the room. Then Megatron saw the dying seeker femme and heard the crying of a sparkling.

"Megatron?" She said weakly. She was fading. She motioned for Megatron to come closer. Megatron sat by her bedside and held her hand.

"Yes?" He asked.

"I have something to ask you." She said.

"Okay, but who did this to you?" He asked her.

"A another Decepticon who hate seekers he says they are not worthy of being Decepticons." She told him.

"I will handle him and have him banished." He told her.

"Please Megatron what want to ask you is important." She told him. She looked rather sad as she tightened her grip on his hand.

"Okay I'm listening." He told her.

"It's about my sparkling." She said.

"Yes what about it? And I can can hear it I'm telling you with a scream like that he can be heard from the farthest star from Cybertron." He commented with a small laugh. He was right the child was pretty loud. Megatron bet if the stars had ears they would be covering them.

"I want you to raise him as your own." She told him with a weak smile.

"What why me?" He asked her.

"Because you are the only mech I trust enough to protect him. Please it's what me and my spark mate would have wanted if something happened to us. Please sir do it for me." She begged as a tear fell from her optics.

"I will. By the way what is the little one's name?" He said.

"I haven't named him yet. But I just thought of one due that comment you made made. You're right you can hear his scream from the stars. His name is Starscream." She said with a small smile.

"Good name it fits." Megatron said.

"Thanks take good care of him now." She said and after that was said her pulse and spark beat flat lined. Megatron let go of her hand and bowed his head and then saluted her.

"The sparkling." He said.

"Sir?" asked one of the medics.

"You heard what she said now give me that sparkling!" He boomed.

"Okay sorry sir." The med replied. "Come here little guy." The medic cooed as picked the child up.

"Is he full term?" Megatron asked.

"No sir is at least a month premature but very healthy." The medic answered.

One of the medics handed Megatron the wailing sparkling. Megatron began to gently bounce Starscream and put him up to his shoulder hushed in his audio. "Hush don't cry, little one you're safe, you're safe." Megatron whispered in the sparkling's audio.

Starscream had no idea what Megatron was saying but he began to take comfort in the large Decepticon's voice.

Then Starscream was calmed to a whimper and then his whimpering ceased. "We should scan him." The medic said pointing at the sparkling. Megatron nodded. The scan began as soon as it began it was finished. "He is healthy but we need to get him something to eat and let him get some sleep but get a crib first." The Medic said. Megatron nodded and began lower Starscream back to his chest.

Megatron was handed a bottle. It was full of fresh low grade. Megatron took that moment and lowered the bottle to Starscream's mouth. Starscream unsure about the object grabbed and clamped his mouth on the end and began to suckle.

Megatron smiled at this. Megatron watched Starscream enjoy his first meal. Then he noticed that Starscream's optics were growing heavy and his grip on the bottle was loosening. Megatron pulled the bottle away and Starscream didn't whine or cry for it. Megatron could tell the little one was completely full.

Then he placed him up to his shoulder and began to pat his back. And a small burp was heard afterwords. "Here sir we got a crib for Starscream to sleep in." The medic said.

"Thank you I'll show you where I live and we can set it up there." Megatron told the medic. As he lower Starscream his chest and the child had fallen asleep.

"Sir remember what she told you the one who attacked her is a Decepticon against seekers his own kind! So you might need some guards to protect him." The medic told him.

"Don't worry I know two soldiers that will perfect." He answered the medic. The two soldiers he was talking about their names were Demolisher and Cyclonus. They were two of Megatron's most dedicated soldiers. They went into his house and went into Megatron's room and set up the crib. Megatron looked down at the little seeker sparkling and saw the infant was still fast asleep.

"Remember sir his developing wings are very sensitive. so make sure he is lying on his side or his front." The medic told him. Megatron nodded and after that the medic left. Then Megatron called Demolisher and Cyclonus.

"Yes sir!" They said rather loudly when they entered the room. Starscream let out a loud whine.

Megatron said. "Shush!" and pointed at the sparkling in his arms.

"Oh sorry sir." Demolisher said looking at the sleeping sparkling.

"So why did you call us here to show off an adopted sparkling?" Cyclonus asked feeling confused.

"No this is Shiny glide's son sadly she died to tonight and he had to be delivered a month early tonight to save his life and his life is still in danger because the one who killed his mother is a Decepticon like us who hates seekers he thinks they're not worthy of being Decepticons." He explained.

"So the sparkling need protection?" Demolisher asked. Megatron nodded.

"What is his name?" Cyclonus asked looking intently at the child.

"Starscream, his mother's last request was for me to raise him." He answered as readjusted Starscream in his arms to make the sparkling more comfortable. The two soldiers nodded and began their guard duty.

Megatron placed Starscream in the crib and Megatron was tired it had been long night so he went to bed. Starscream began to click and chirp to get Megatron's attention. But when Megatron didn't stir or wake up Starscream began to whimper when that didn't work that whimper turned into crying. Megatron heard the crying was out of bed in a flash. He walked over to the crib and began to bounce Starscream and shushing in his audio. "You're okay, no need cry." Megatron whispered.

Starscream calmed down just a little bit. "What's the matter?" Megatron asked even though he knew Starscream was too young to answer. Starscream began to cry and this time a little louder as growl came from Starscream's tank. When he heard that sound Megatron realized something.

"I think somebody's hungry." Megatron said. As if to say yes Starscream cried. "Okay let's get you fed." Megatron said. Megatron got the bottle and headed for the mess hall. Demolisher and Cyclonus were there. Megatron began to fill the bottle with low grade energon.

"Hey sir what are you doing up so late?" Demolisher asked.

"Oh, Starscream here is hungry." Megatron answered patting the fussing child's back.

Demolisher and Cyclonus came up to look at the child."Hello little guy." the two soldiers cooed. Starscream looked at them and scanned them. Cyclonus got closer and began to tickle Starscream's cheek. Making the little one giggle. Then Starscream got his arms free from the blanket and grabbed Cyclonus' finger and and began to suck and nibble on it.

"Wow he is hungry." Cyclonus said as he removed his finger.

"May I hold him sir?" Demolisher asked. Megatron was unsure then nodded.

"Be careful remember he is a day old." Megatron told him. He was relieved that Demolisher was holding Starscream the right way. Cyclonus began to coo over the child. Starscream was enjoying attention but Megatron knew Starscream needed to eat.

"Come on you two I have to feed Starscream." Megatron said taking Starscream back. Starscream sucked on the bottle and finished about half of it before getting full.

Megatron to the now full sparkling to his quarters. Megatron had been thinking about this for awhile and made his decision. "From this day forward you will be my heir." The decision was made.

The next day he announced to the other Decepticons that his adopted son Starscream shall be his heir. And Rattle crack and old Decepticon who was friends with Megatron's father and the one who marked Megatron as position as the next leader of the Decepticons. He broke open an oil can and made mark on Starscream's forehead as future leader of the Decepticons. He held the child up and the other Decepticons cheered and kneeled before the new heir to Decepticon leadership.

A little techno rat ran around. And the old second in command named Crippler said. "Life's not fair is it you see I shall never be the leader of the Decepticons." Crippler was jealous of Starscream's position as the next leader of the Decepticons.

Then Megatron entered with Demolisher."I did not see you at the presentation of Starscream." He said.

"Oh no I completely forgot! I feel dreadful." He said sarcastically.

"As bad as your memory is as second in command you should have been first in line!" Demolisher said. Then Crippler lunged at him.

"Gah!" Demolisher shrieked.

"I was first in line until the waste of circuits came!" Crippler said.

"That waste of circuits is my son and your future leader." Megatron told him strict voice.

"I should go practice getting down on my knees." Crippler said sarcastically.

"Don't turn your back on me Crippler!" Megatron shouted.

"No I think you shouldn't turn your back on me." Crippler responded. Megatron ran right in front of him and shouted.

"Is that a challenge!?"Megatron growled.

"Temper, temper. I would dream of fighting you." Crippler said coolly.

"Why not?!" Demolisher asked.

"Because when it comes brains I got the tech-lion's share, but when it comes to fighting with brute strength I guess I got the poor programming." Crippler said and left.

"Well it cannot be helped. I don't know what to do with him." Megatron said and left with Demolisher.

"He'll make a great punching bag." Demolisher said with a smile.

"Demolisher." Megatron said giving him a look.

"When ever he gets out shape you can pound him." He told the leader make Megatron laugh.