Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 65

Saphira heard the sound of someone shrieking loudly in pain, and familiar voices shouting at each other. She smiled when she recognized Arcee, Bulkhead, Jack and Miko, but she didn't dare shout. Megatron was already giving her a look that told he that he will do something if she tried to get their attention. She hoped the bots would run into them though...they just had to.

Megatron lightly chuckled, Saphira glanced at him as she was curious as to why he was laughing. "Seems that Starscream has once again been outwitted by the autobots." He looked at Saphira, still smirking, which made her shudder a little nervously. "I know from Soundwave, you also managed to outwit Starscream, Knockout and Breakdown with the use of scraplets. I have to say, that is impressive." Saphira did not react to Megatron's comment at all, she simply listened to him. "If those three were able to be outwitted by a small human, like yourself, I often wonder what my warriors have come to."

Saphira again, did not react to Megatron again, she didn't really know why he was speaking to her. But she guessed maybe he was doing it out of habit, or simply because he needed her. And treating her this way might be a way for him to try and make her comfortable around him. At the moment, she could not be comfortable. Her head was still aching, and the wound on her head had started to sting lightly. Megatron stayed put for the time being, listening quietly to the autobots ahead of them. Saphira could not hear the words they were saying, but the shouting was hurting her head, even if it was echoing.

Soon, their voices fade and Megatron peered around the corner, glancing around for a moment before he walked away. She had wondered why he had not transformed to fly out of the mine, though it probably wasn't practical. The two of them hear the struggled cries and panicked intakes and exhales echoing ahead of them. Saphira could tell it was Starscream, but she pondered what the autobots had done to the con, though she also didn't really care.

She did take notice that Megatron seemed to have zero concern for Starscream. He actually seemed amused by the sounds echoing ahead of them, the smirk on his face said it all. Saphira did still wonder why Megatron kept Starscream around for this long. From what she has understood, Starscream's loyalty has always been questionable...at least, according to the bots. She guessed there must have been a time where Starscream was completely loyal, he did make second in command after all.

Eventually, Saphira turned her head and peered through an opening into a chamber. Saphira widened her eyes when she saw Starscream, he was struggling to hold up a massive boulder above him, his arms were shaking and his legs looked like they were about to give out from underneath him. The grimace on his face shouted how much he was struggling, and his high-pitched grunts were echoing around them. Saphira actually almost laughed at Starscream's pitiful state, however she only made an amused huff and covered her mouth.

Megatron raised an eyebrow slightly at her, noticing her amusement of Starscream's struggles. He glanced into the space Starscream was in casually, not really sure if he wanted to even save him. Starscream spotted Megatron, his optics widen slightly when he saw Megatron holding Saphira, but he didn't address her at all. "Master! You're alive! Thank the All Spark!" Starscream genuinely seemed relieved to see Megatron, however, he got no response from his master. Megatron simply stared at Starscream, without a single word. Starscream's smile quickly faded as he realized that Megatron was not in a hurry to help him. "I did not abandon you, master! I returned! To save you!"

Megatron smirked slightly as he listened to Starscream's words. "Save me?" It was clear to Saphira that Megatron did not believe Starscream. She didn't know what to believe, but she really couldn't be sure what happened.

The rock shifted downward again, making Starscream grimace and whine in both pain and panic, trying to keep himself from being crushed. "Look into my spark, Lord Megatron. My intentions were true." His face was full of plea at this point, seemingly defeated at this point and could only beg for mercy. "Please...have mercy!"