Megatron sat on the throne. It's been a few months since Ayla returned and she has grown used to the Decepticons and Autobots. If she wasn't with her father, she was with her grandfather. If she wasn't with either, she was with her uncle. Currently, she was with her grandfather.

"Something wrong?", Optimus asked as he approached his brother.

"You already know.", Megatron said.

"It's been years, Megatron.", Optimus said.

"I know it has. She was my wife, Optimus. She's the mother of my daughter.", Megatron stated.

"Megatron, I know. It wasn't easy for me to lose Elita all those years ago. I got passed it though. Mostly because if I didn't, she would have been lecturing me. That's not the point. The point is Megatron, you have to focus on your daughter. She needs you.", Optimus said.

"You're right.", Megatron said, "And Elita was pretty feisty not to mention stubborn."

"Yes, she was.", Optimus smiled.

Megatron chuckled.

Ayla smiled as she looked at every room she and Soundwave went by. He was giving her a tour of the warship.

"So, this is where you and Daddy have lived for the past hundred years?", Ayla questioned and looked up at the normally silent mech.

"Yes. Though, it's been more like thousands.", Soundwave answered.

"Cool.", Ayla smiled.

The two returned to the bridge an hour later. Megatron and Optimus were nowhere to be seen.

"Where did Optimus and Megatron go?", Soundwave asked.

"Patrol. They just left.", Arcee answered, "Bulkhead and I are heading out soon."

"I assume Megatron put me in charge of the ship?", Soundwave asked and Arcee nodded.

Ayla looked around the room as she sat on Soundwave's shoulder. She spotted quite a few bots. At least a dozen. Her eyes wandered to a set of chairs. One, in particular, caught her eye. It was a silver chair with purple here and there.

"What's that?", Ayla asked and gestured to the chair.

"Megatron's throne. The other two belong to Optimus and your mother. Though, your mother's throne will soon become yours.", Soundwave answered her.

Ayla smiled. She soon found herself drifting off to sleep.

"Sir, don't you think that's enough?", a male named Ethan asked.

"Why would it be enough? It is just a test subject. Nothing more.", Silas said.

"She needs time to rest. Without rest, she won't last as long.", Ethan informed his commanding officer.

"Very well. We start up again at sunrise.", Silas said and everyone walked off.

Ethan walked briskly over to the girl on the table. Tears stained her face as more continued to sneak their way out of her eyes. She whimpered as Ethan picked her up after taking the bonds off. He brought her to his room and walked into a separate room.

When Ethan returned, he held a cube of Dark Energon.

"Thank you.", the experiment whispered and started to drink the liquid.

Ethan always did his best to keep the girl healthy but with the experiments and the constant pain she endured, the Energon wasn't enough. Her body became thinner and thinner each passing day. Her bones eventually started to show and Ethan became more worried. He had to get her out before she got any worse.

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