Sam sat down as he quietly listened to the intense talks between the Decepticon leader, the Autobot leader and the human representative, Mrs Mearing. She was, in Sam's personal opinion doing a good job keeping up with the two giants though Sam was sure both leaders were deliberately slowing down for her. Sam was simply watching and observing the meeting like he promised Bumblebee he would. He had agreed to it more for his dear Knight's mental state more than anything else really. They had been at it for a week now and if Sam had to say things were calmer now then when they had first started. There had been a lot of heated words between them in the first few days but now they were talking civilly. Well as civil as they could be for a pair of siblings with a lot of history behind them. Mrs Mearing was taking charge and demanding a tight contract from Megatron claiming he would not attack Earth like he did in the beginning. That was her goal and mission she had received from the Earth council that overrode whatever demands USA had.
Soundwave, "Inquiry: Samuel James Witwicky is quiet, why?"
Bumblebee scowled, "He does not have to answer you."
Sam, "Calm Bee, as for your question Soundwave. I believe, they are close to an agreement."
Soundwave looked smug, "Inquiry: Does Samuel James Witwicky have nothing to add?"
Sam smirked, "I have said everything I wished to say the last few days. I trust the two Primes to come to a decision with our human liason with me having to babysit them."
Bumblebee crossed his arms, 'I would prefer you were not here to begin with.'
Soundwave tilted his head, "Inquiry: Allspark or Sam in charge?"
Sam, "It is mostly me but sometimes the Allspark joins if things get interesting or heated."
Soundwave was quiet for a while, "Inquiry: Do you not have any grudges against the Decepticons?"
Sam, "Huh? What for?"
Soundwave, "Decepticons attack Sam."
Sam eyed the third in command, "Ah! That part... Not really, I mean, I was irritated and annoyed but hate? Well, the Decepticons would have to do some very disgusting things in order for me to start hating them."
Soundwave, "Inquiry: What are these things?"
Sam snorted, "You want a list?"
Soundwave made an interested sound, "Curious!"
Sam watched the three representatives shake hands and servos, "Well, I suppose I can confidently tell you, I hate pedophiles the most. It does not matter who or what you are. If you are a pedophile, you are on my list of need to be eliminated. No excuses! No reasoning! No exceptions!"
Soundwave made an intrigued sound before he gave an angry hiss, "Parameters: Acceptable!"
Megatron looked in their direction then turned back while Sam nodded and Bumblebee narrowed his optics. Soundwave then tilted his helm at Sam who smiled back at him and then left with his leader. Bumblebee grumbled under his denta about how the Decepticons being suspiciously friendly and turned to Optimus who was talking to Miss Mearing. Mearing, on the other hand looked completely exhausted and done with everything. Sam offered to buy her the vacation package as a thank you for handling the meeting but the older woman waved it iff saying she had no time for that. She just managed to get the peace agreement and was going to see this through during her work term. Sam nodded respectfully at the determination but still added the vacation package for the future retirement. Mearing's lips twitched in pleased amusement and thanked him for the consideration.
Optimus, "I will take Miss Mearing back to base. Will you be alright?"
Bumblebee, "We will be fine... I... I can trust Knockout and Breakdown to not let anything happen to Sam. I am a Knight so I can take care of myself. Do not worry about me."
Optimus looked at the young Knight hard then nodded, "Very well, Bumblebee. You know how to reach me if you need anything."
Bumblebee, "Yes and I am no fool, do not fret. I know to be vigilant."
Optimus, "By your leave then. Shall we Miss Mearing?"
Mearing, "Yes, before they change their minds?"
Sam watched them go, "I want to check on Knockout and Breakdown."
Bumblebee, "Sure! Let's go check on them."
Bumblebee grumbled in his mind but knew he would have to be careful on the Nemesis, since he had to think about his charge. His sparkling was not happy and wanted Sam back already and complained to Bumblebee about it. They walked towards the medical area of the ship and Bumblebee looked around and saw Knockout working on a Decepticon warrior. Sam waved at Breakdown who actually crooned at his charge and Bumblebee was not sure how to feel about that even though it has happened multiple times. Sam though seemed quiet at home with the two and Bumblebee noticed the warrior getting a check up looked familiar, too familiar. It was Tesarus, one of the DJD and he was here on Earth for some reason, which meant Tarn was not far away either. Sam was looking at the Cybertronian with curiosity and pointed at the patient getting a small smile from Breakdown. The blue and brown Decepticon took a datapad and saw the name, the young human's eyes became brighter if at all possible.
Breakdown stared at Sam, -Hey, Knockout, um... Bumblebee.-
Knockout, -What is it, my spark?-
Bumblebee, - ... What is it, Breakdown?-
Breakdown, -Why is young Sam looking at Tesarus like he is the second coming from Primus?-
Bumblebee, -What did you expect to happen? He has always been like this.-
Breakdown, -I don't know... I was expecting him to be scared or something. This is a member of the DJD after all.-
Bumblebee felt a sardonic smile cross his faceplate, -Look up exotic animal pets on the human internet, Breakdown. You might learn something about humans.-
Breakdown sent him a stare, -Fine!-
Knockout, "You are done, Tesarus. Get out of my medical unit."
Tesarus purred, {But Doctor, I just came in. What if something else is... Oh? And who are you little one?}
Knockout hit him over the head, "Humans do not know Cybertronian languages, especially old ones, you fool."
Tesarus, {Fine! Fine! Send me the Earth datapack.}
Knockout sighed, "Here!"
Tesarus blanked out at the multiple languages then decided to download the ten common languages the medic had marked as important. Sam was looking at the comical scene with slight morbid amusement though he did not say anything. Tesarus then directly downloaded the information packs and felt his metallic eyebrow twitch at the wordplay that every language seemed to have. He looked at the medic with an incredulous expression as if to ask why he had sent him such a puzzle? Did he looked as smart as Nickel to him? Or if this was the medic's way of insulting him? Knockout rolled his optics and ordered him to meditate on the languages and to understand what each word meant to avoid making a fool of himself. Tesarus then decided that he would not deal with this alone and sent the datapack to all of his teammates then settled down to learn. A minute later he received curses from his teammates asking him, why he sent them an error filled pack.
Tesarus, {It is not an error filled pack. It is a data pacl on Earth languages, get on with it.}
Nickel, {Go frag yourself. I am not even on Earth.}
Vos, {Vos does not need organic language.}
Kaon, {What an amusing planet! So tiny yet so diverse, no wonder Lord Megatron does not wish to leave Earth alone.}
Helex, {I am not on planet Earth either. Why did you send it to me?}
Tesarus, {Because Megatron is obviously not leaving this planet alone which means we will be involved with her and her organic inhabitants... Why am I the voice of reason?}
Tarn, {Enough! Just learn the language and then either use it or don't. It will be useful to use as code against those arrogant ones.}
Nickel, {The nobles you mean? Fine!}
Tesarus, {Also, I believe the Allspark's chosen human is with me currently.}
Tarn, {Excuse me? I thought you were in the med bay.}
Tesarus, {I am, the little one wandered in with his Knight I believe.}
Tarn hummed, {I see, observe for now. Humans are not our targets.}
Tesarus, {Of course, boss.}
Sam tilted his head, 'So, those were the Decepticon Justice Division.'
Allspark, 'Yes, fascinating group that one.'
Sam, 'I was a big fan. They were so badass.'
Allspark cooed, 'Indeed, they were. After all, Megatron trained them himself.'
Tesarus cleared his throat, "Greeting, young organic."
Sam turned to him and smiled, "Greeting to you as well, Decepticon warrior."
Tesarus, "Please call me Tesarus, young organic."
Sam, "Only if you call me Sam, big guy."
Bumblebee, "Bumblebee!"
Tesarus turned to the Knight and nodded, "Bumblebee and Sam then. I have a question."
Sam, "Oh? Let's hear it."
Tesarus, "What do you think of traitors?"
Sam, "On what context?"
Tesarus, "Context?"
Sam, "Traitor as in betrays you for the cause? Betrays the cause for you? Both? Betrays because they were betrayed first?"
Tesarus frowned, "Does it matter?"
Sam beamed at him, "Oh yes! Very much so. Then there are those who betray you because they hated you from the start and was never on your side and enjoys seeing you suffer in everyway possible. So, yes context please."
Tesarus hummed, "Interesting... Ah! Traitor to the cause even though the cause is the reason they are alive."
Sam, "Sounds like an enemy spy problem. Unless you are emotionally attached eliminate the problem quickly. If you are attached however, two can play the emotional manipulation game."
Tesarus, "Meaning?"
Sam, "Manipulate them back obviously, make them attached, make them obssessed, make them worry for you, the same way you did for them. Finally, watch them turn on their own for you because you treated them much nicer than their own team."
Knockout who had left to report returned, "Exactly, what are you teaching him? Why are you even here still? Get out!"
Tesarus blinked as he found himself outside, "Well, that was interesting."
Knockout rounded on the two, "Now, would you mind explaining what happened?"
Bumblebee, "Tesarus asked Sam a question and Sam asked for elaboration."
Breakdown, "Then he proceeded to give one of the most unhinged answers to Teasrus."
Knockout, "Huh! Sounds about right... Alright then, Sam, would you look at these readings?"
Sam, "Sure! What readings are those?"
Knockout, "Sparkling readings."
Sam, "Oh! Congratulations! Does anyone else know? Aside from us four."
Knockout, "Soundwave might, they just know everything."
Breakdown, "Knockout is carrying the first spark. I will carry the next one. We were planning on informing Lord Megatron next."
Sam smiled encouragingly at the red Cybertronian, "I am sure he will be happy. From what I understood, all Megatron ever wanted for Decepticons to have the right to live as normal Cybertronians without the prejudice."
Breakdown mumbled, "Right to rule, you mean? Knockout and I want a normal Cybertronian life not Megatron."
Bumblebee snorted, "I would pay to see Megatron's reaction to this."
Soundwave turned to his leader and clicked a photo, "Proof: Stored!"
Megatron was exasperated, "Soundwave, do whatever."
Tarn, "Interesting organic pet, my Lord."
Megatron, "He is more useful than most of the idiots I surround myself with, that's for sure."
Tarn's optics gleamed, "You do not mean us, do you, my Lord?"
Megatron, "You and your team are barely around, Tarn. The same for Soundwave and his casettes since they have their own mission."
Tarn looked amused, "Poor you, but I have to ask. Since when did you tolerate organics?"
Megatron stared at him looking serious, "Do not underestimate humans, Tarn."
Tarn tilted his helm, "Surely, they are not that hard to deal with."
Megatron, "Tarn... Talk to Knockout about it. He will explain the reasons clinically."
Tarn stared at him then huffed in disbelief, "Surely, you do not think these humans are that dangerous to our cause."
Megatron, "There was once a human who thought like me a long time ago."
Tarn, "Okay?"
Megatron, "Unlike me, he succeeded."
Tarn, "You exaggerate."
Megatron, "These organics are not to be underestimated, Tarn. I would not put it past them to not find out weaknesses among Cybertronians already."
Tarn spoke flatly, "What? How is that possible?"
Megatron simply gave him a look and Tarn bowed to leave deciding to do is own investigation on the species of the planet. In truth, he was very annoyed on having to stay on an organic planet with disgusting organic beings. Now though, it seems the humans were more deceptive than what could be seen. The leader of the Decepticon Justice Division however had a lot of other responsibilities to deal with and decided to do the investigation as a side project. It was not like the humans were going anywhere, they would still be on the planet even after he left and returned years later. Tarn paused on seeing Tesarus walking towards him looking a little excited for some reason. The taller warrior sent him a clip of the previous interaction and Tarn could not help feel curious about humans. He was honestly expecting the normal fear, wariness and avoidance that other organics normally felt towards them. The curiosity was like a pleasant change from the regular reactions however, that could also be because of the Allspark inside the human.
Tesarus, "Do you think Lord Megatron will allow us to take the young Allspark host?"
Tarn looked at him like he was stupid, "If you no longer wish to exist."
Tesarus, "He is an organic, I am sure we can find a better host."
Tarn glared, "And you have been warned."
Tesarus followed him grumbling, "Why not? He is just an organic."
Vos, "That the Allspark loves."
Tesarus, "The frag are you saying, you lunatic."
Vos crooned, "Allspark loves Sam. Won't take anyone else. Will not forgive anyone who hurts the one they love."
Tarn, "Interesting!"
Tesarus growled, "Are you asking for another session? What the frag are you saying?"
Tarn, "I am sending the data pack Soundwave shared. That will explain everything. Do not do anything foolish!"
Tarn left the two to quarrel with each other and contacted Nickel ordering her to look up human medical practices. The femme grumbled but agreed to download whatever was available online though some of the practices made the femme question the sanity of the whole race. The species practiced a smaller version of Empurata on themselves to gain different types of looks or to heal other ailments. Surely, there are other ways to do the healing instead of what looks like Empurata, this insane species. No wonder, Lord Megatron finds the planet and it's inhabitants so endearing, they can match his crazy. Nickel made the ultimate decision to stay away from Earth, she already has her servos full with the fools of the DJD, she does not need humans added to that group. Kaon though was fascinated by the history and made a list of every human that shaped the civilization on the planet. The Mech decided he should make different types of lists for the humans since they were very obviously unpredictable with how they react to others.
Megatron, "Starscream come in!"
Starscream appeared on the screen, -My Lord Megatron, how may I, Starscream help our dear glorious leader?-
Megatron, "Drop the theatrics, Starscream. Give me a report."
Starscream, -No one appreciates the fine art of drama. Fine! Fine! Nickel, the medic of the DJD has settled in just fine among us in Mars. The mining is going smoothly, we have not had another major incident with the Autobots. The weather in Mars has been the only pain in the aft so far.-
Megatron hummed, "And the project?"
Starscream, -Coming along smoothly, although I was not expecting for a bunch of humans to willingly join us.-
Megatron drawled, "Make sure to thank Soundwave for that."
Starscream paused the gritted out, -Of course, Lord Megatron. I will show my gratitude to Soundwave next time I see him.-
Soundwave, -Soundwave: Present!-
Starscream, -Right... Of course, there you are.-
Soundwave, -Soundwave: Waits response.-
Starscream spoke as if he was in pain, -Thank you for the new additional workers, Soundwave. I truly appreciate it.-
Dreadwing was watching his Lord who made Starscream bow and humble himself to thank the third in command. The warrior thought he was seeing things but he can swear up and down Lord Megatron was smiling amused by the whole thing for just a split second. The flyer would not say it out loud but things had been a little tense ever since the DJD made planet fall in the Solar system. Despite the successful missions, their reputations were not exactly stellar among the Decepticon forces. Every Decepticon had a secret to hide and a fear in their sparks, what if that seccret was considered a threat to the cause? Dreadwing will never confess to having a primal fear when it comes to the DJD because he knew he could fight them and win in a one on one battle if he wanted. However, it did not stop him from having self preservation, enough to avoid being alone with any of them in the same room. Not to forget the outlier abilities that each of them had that made Dreadwing even more wary of them.
Thundercracker walked in, "Thundercracker reporting in!"
Megatron, "Report!"
Thundercracker, "Optimus Prime and the human representative has left and reached their base safely, without any incidents."
Megatron looked bored, "Anything else?"
Thundercracker looked contemplative, "The younger humans looked very displeased Samuel James Witwicky stayed behind."
Megatron mused darkly, "Is that so?"
Thundercracker, "Aside from that, I noticed they are working on something with the Knights but I was not able to get closer because of the security."
Megatron, "Knockout!"
Knockout, -Yes My Lord, is everything alright?-
Megatron, "Bring me Samuel James Witwicky, his Knight can follow as well."
Knockout, -Of course, Lord Megatron.-
Thundercracker, "You plan to ask the human about it?"
Megatron, "Considering how the Allspark seems to favour him, I would not be surprised if he knows more than anyone else."
Thundercracker nodded, "Understood, Lord Megatron."
Sam, "Something wrong?"
Knockout looked a little troubled, "Lord Megatron woshes to talk to you."
Sam, "I see, very well. Let's go."
Bumblebee, "I am coming along and did he state any reason?"
Knockout shook his head, "No, he did not. He did not sound angry however so I do not think it is urgent."
Bumblebee muttered, "If he tries to do anything."
Sam, "Nothing will happen, Bee. If Megatron really wanted something, there is nothing stopping him from using his Prime authority from demanding it."
Bumblebee deadpanned, "Of course not, he just enjoys getting what he wants as a mere Decepticon."
Sam, "Not what I meant but sure, let's go with that."
Breakdown, "Why do you say that?"
Sam, "According Megatron has been beefing with Primes, so getting things done without using his authority as a Prime is a point of pride. I have to agree with the Allspark on it, he really showed what a good leader he actually is without being hailed as a Prime."
Knockout stood straighter, "That he is, which is why we follow him."
Breakdown, "We are here... Tarn is here."
Tarn turned to stare, "We meet again."
Bumblebee pulled Sam behind him, "Indeed, we do."
Sam, 'Bee is being protective again.'
Allspark, 'Can you blame him? It is his instincts.'
Sam, 'I do not blame him. In fact, I am happy he is protective.'
Allspark, 'He is truly perfect as a Knight, isn't he?'
Sam chuckled, 'Yes indeed, I have no doubt, he will do really well in the future.'
Tarn was watching the human, "Who are you talking to?"
Sam turned to the DJD member and giggled, 'He could sense you.'
Tarn was staring openly now, "I can hear talking but the words are unclear."
Sam, "The Allspark."
Knockout looked between them and cleared his vents, "Lord Megatron is waiting for us, so excuse us, please."
Tarn however followed them, "You can talk to the Allspark?"
Sam, "I thought Soundwave informed you about that?"
Tarn muttered, "Of course, Soundwave knows about it. Why am I even surprised?"
Bumblebee, "Stop talking!"
Megatron grunted, "You are here Samuel."
Sam gave an impish smirk, "You called for me, dear Prime. How could I say, no?"
Megatron deadpanned, "I will thank you to not speak like Starscream."
Sam laughed, "Of course, Megatron. As you wish."
Bumblebee, "Why did you call my charge?"
Megatron looked at the yellow Knight, "I have questions for you both."
Sam, "I see, ask and I will try to answer although I don't know if you really need the answers."
Bumblebee growled, "We know Laserbeak has been pretending to be a sparkling toy and snooping around the castle."
Megatron looked amused, "You knew but you did not get rid of her?"
Sam, "As long as she did not hurt the sparklings, I did not mind the extra watch."
Soundwave who had beeen quiet nodded, "Parameters: Noted!"
Sam simply smiled, "You had questions?"
Megatron stared, "You are not scared at all. I do not know if you are clinically insane or if it is a human thing. This is coming from me."
Sam ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, "The best people in the world are."
Megatron rumbled but got down to business, "What are the Autobots planning?"
Bumblebee, "What's it to you?"
Megatron, "They have been ignoring Mars despite the initial interest."
Sam, "Optimus agreed not to touch Mars as long as Decepticons do not destroy the planet."
Megatron, "And why is that?"
Sam shrugged, "They are home sick and are excited to finally return home to Cybertron."
Tarn became stiff, "He is not lying, my Lord."
Bumblebee sighed, "Did you have to tell him?"
Sam, "He would have found out soon enough. Elita is planning on announcing the return in a few months once the Knight ship maitainance has been completed. Also, pretty sure Laserbeak would have learned about it soon."
Bumblebee, "That is true, but you did not have to be the one to inform him."
Megatron, "Explain!"
Sam, "Hmm.. Oh! There is an agreement between the human council and cybertronian council about rebuilding Cybertron. Humans would be allowed to study the past history and growth of Cybertron while working on rebuilding it."
Tarn, "You!!!! What makes you think, you humans have any right to acces our planet?"
Bumblebee snapped, "Oh? Well, following that logic, what right does one of the destroyers of Cybertron have to question us? We Autobots may have taken part in battle but you are not innocent either. Centuries of war drained and ruined Cybertron or have you already forgotten?"
Sam placed a hand on Bumblebee's thumb, "Calm, my Knight! I am sure he did not mean it as an insult but it came from worry. Am I right?"
Tarn looked between them, "Cybertron is our home, our responsibility. We do not need humans to fix it."
Sam eyed him making the Decepticon Lord look at him warily, "You know, there is nothing wrong in accepting help."
Tarn growled, "Only weaklings accept help."
Sam hummed, "I will tell you an old quote, 'Mature and responsible beings accept help, immature ones think they can do everything by themselves and end up dead.' You consider yourself better than organics, don't you? Well, be smarter then."
Tarn narrowed his optics, "You are very brave talking to me like that."
Sam, "And you are suicidal, aren't you? You know Bee here is a Knight and can kill you very easily for insulting me. But hey, keep talking why don't you?"
Tarn started to laugh and turned to Megatron, "You were not joking about the human race, Lord Megatron. They are very interesting, indeed."
Sam, "Nice save."
Tarn looked amused now, "Brat!"
Bumblebee bristled but stayed calm, 'Sam's right, I am a Knight now. I must stay calm and not give them an advantage.'
Megatron had already turned to the screen, "You may leave."
Sam, "You don't have any more questions?"
Megatron, "None!"
Sam, "Alright, I am glad you are doing well. The Allspark had been worried."
Megatron did not react as the human left though inside his cogs were working. No wonder Optimus did not push too much like he was usually inclined to do during the past few meetings between them. His brother already had other plans, plans he did not know about involving Cybertron of all places. Of course, he would not stay stil either and sent an order to Starscream and the rest of the Decepticons to gather at certain places and start preparing for a long travel. The Warlord was curious about how the humans could help fix Cybertron, their home was a planet of poisonous gases and destruction. They would have to do everything from the ground up and knowing what he did about humans they would happily jump into it with the right incentive. The incentive in this case being the mystery of Cybertron's past history, growth and devlopment.
Tarn, "I wish to keep a closer eye on the Allspark vessel."
Megatron, "Did you notice something, dear student?"
Tarn shivered at the tone, "A few things, yes. I wish to observe and see if I can replicate it."
Megatron, "Very well. The agreement is almost coming to an end. You have till the end of the human week to observe that sparkling."
Tarn drawled, "I am pretty sure, that sparkling is a human adult, My Lord."
Megatron, "Bah! If he can outlive the time span for the sparkling stage I will consider it."