Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 65

Saphira bit her bottom lip a little and glanced away, trying to hide a smirk on her face. She didn't know why she found this amusing, but she did. Megatron was simply staring at Starscream, his optics were narrowed, and he was reading Starscream's expression, trying to find anything that was a lie. She managed to keep herself from smirking and looked back at Starscream, the rock shifted again, making him cry out in pain.

Megatron huffed and reached out with one hand to hold up the rock. "You only have one chance, Starscream. I suggest you take it, or I will let it crush you!"

Starscream felt relief when the weight on his arms was removed and he rushed out, but not before Megatron released the boulder, letting it almost crush Starscream. He screamed and jumped out, falling onto his face and coughing, seemingly in disbelief that he was alive. He smiled and looked up, only for his face to drop at Megatron's angry gaze.

Starscream grits his teeth for a moment before he shifted onto his knees and bowed to him. "Thank you, master! I knew you could see my true intentions! I will make sure that every action I do will be because of your wish, master!"

Megatron growled and intakes heavily, walking around Starscream to walk the direction the autobots have gone. "The autobots have dug their way out of the mine for us. We must leave before they return to comb through the tunnels searching for their human pet."

Starscream glanced at Megatron's hand, narrowing his optics at Saphira. She looked away from him nervously. "You..." He growled lowly. "You thought you could get away with throwing a scraplet at me and nearly have me eaten alive, didn't you?" Megatron turned his head slightly to glare at Starscream, making him cover his head in a quick cower. "O-Of c-c-course...I-I let my g-guard down because you're just a human." He smirked slightly with a guiltly expression before it turned devious. "Allow me to do the honor for you, master, and I will spill the human's blood myself."

Megatron turned suddenly, aiming his canon directly at Starscream's face, making him shriek and drop to the ground in fear. He glared at the con with a fierce warning in his optics, even Saphira had been startled. "What makes you think I will kill her right now, Starscream?" Starscream glanced at him, his whole body shaking with terror as he listened. "When I was in control of their scout's mind, I saw through his optics a very peculiar relationship between this girl and Optimus." The con relaxed suddenly, blinking in surprise as he listened. "It seems Optimus fancies humans..." Megatron smirked, gazing at Saphira as she tensed nervously. "And their relationship is strong. But they have not yet bonded."

Starscream smiled suddenly as he realized and stood up. "Ooh, I see. She is the bait."

"Precisely." Megatron pulled his canon away and turned to keep walking. "Now all we need to do is to come up with a plan to ambush the autobots. We will give them the chance to save this girl, only for them to fail miserably, and Optimus will be forced to watch while I rip her very body in half!" Saphira felt tears in her eyes, her body trembled as she listened to Megatron. "He will be so broken, that he will not fight back when I rip his spark from his chest! It's a perfect plan!"

Starscream laughed deviously as he listened. "Oh, what a perfect plan master!"

"In the meantime..." The decepticon leader looked at Saphira, she was not looking at him and he could feel her trembling in his hand. "No harm will befall this human. No scratch, no wound...I will have Knockout learn about human medicine and housing in order to keep her alive long enough to see this plan through."

"I understand, master." Starscream was not entirely thrilled that he couldn't be mean to the girl, not even just once. "Who will be watching over her, master?"

"Soundwave and Knockout will be in charge of keeping her out of trouble. Though of course, I will want to check in every now and then myself." Megatron pulled Saphira closer to him and she turned her head to look at him fearfully, her cheeks wet with tears. "So I expect you to be on your best behaviour. While the other decepticons are not permitted to do anything to you...I, on the other hand, can do what I want to keep you in line."