Third Person Perspective

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Megatron soon entered the med bay. He was still cleaning the dirt off his frame from being trapped underground with Starscream at an old energon mine. He was not in a good mood and the idea of convincing a neutral to join him, or torturing them.

"Now let's see who this pitiful coward is— (Y/D/n)?" Megatron said, taken aback. He was shocked. Pleasantly surprised.

"You know this femme?" Knockout asked, sounding slightly surprised himself.

"This femme was a friend of mine before the war. She disappeared mysteriously. I thought she was dead. And yet here she is." Megatron pondered before shaking his helm. "Fix her up and inform me when she is awake. And be sure to do a good job, doctor."

"Y-yes, lord Megatron!" Knockout flinched. That sounded like a threat. Knockout watched as Megatron left and quickly got to taking extra care of the femme. Giving her better treatment than the others that come see him.

"Hey Knockout. Who's the femme?" Breakdown asked, entering the med bay.

"A special guest to Lord Megatron. Which means we must take special care of her."

"Special as in, buff her paint job special? She looks entirely untamed, so I don't think that's possible." Breakdown inquired.

"Yes, she needs a new paint job. However, I'm just patching her up and making sure she's at least clean. The paint is her choice." Knockout answered, sealing up her wounds. "She almost looks dead. I wonder just how long she's been in stasis. Megatron said she disappeared before the war so maybe since then—"

"Can you believe what Megatron made me go through at the old mine?! Knockout! Examine my arms! I swear something snapped while I was holding up all those rocks." Starscream exclaimed, complaining to deaf audial receptors as always. "And—! U-um... who is this?"

"This is (Y/D/n). A friend of Megatron's apparently. We found her in a stasis pod. It was one crazy battle to retrieve her, but she's here." Knockout answered, not catching the wariness in Starscream's tone.

"Well that's wonderful. I-I'll leave you to it then." Starscream quickly left the med bay. Knockout and Breakdown just shrugged it off and got back to working on (Y/D/n).

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(Y/D/n) awoke after a mega-cycle (only a few days later). She felt slightly refreshed, yet still malnourished. Hungry for an energon cube or two. She sat up slowly only for a familiar red mech to run up to her and keep her down.

"Careful. You've been in stasis for a while. Your systems might not be functioning properly." Knockout eased, soon removing his servo from her chassis. (Y/D/n) blinked, confused.

"What do you mean I've been in stasis for a while? How long has it been?" (Y/D/n) asked the medic. Knockout shrugged his shoulders and carefully helped her up, sending notice to Megatron that his friend was awake.

"I'm not sure. You'd have to take that up with Megatron." Knockout replied.

"Alright. Where can I find him?" (Y/D/n) asked, steadying herself.

"Instead of telling you, let me show you." Knockout said before leading (Y/D/n) to the control room. He had to help her, due to a limp she had from being in stasis for so long.

Arriving to the control room, there stood Soundwave and Megatron. There were no vehicons in the control room, but there were some outside.

"Megatronus?" (Y/D/n) questioned with a cheerful tone and a smile. Megatron turned around and saw (Y/D/n) and Knockout, his optical ridge twitching when he saw Knockout wrapped around (Y/D/n).

"Knockout. Leave the room." Megatron ordered, to which Knockout nodded and made sure (Y/D/n) was alright standing on her own before leaving. (Y/D/n) glanced back at the door then quickly limped over to Megatron and hugged him. It caught him off guard, but he placed his servo gently on her back plating.

"It's so wonderful to see you again, Megatronus!" (Y/D/n) exclaimed with a giddy smile on her dermas. She glanced over to Soundwave and the smile softened. "You as well, Soundwave."

"You were gone for quite some time. Would you care to explain why you left us?" Megatron questioned, accusingly. (Y/D/n) frowned with confusion.

"Leave you? Megatronus I would never!"

"(Y/D/n) please. I go by Megatron now." Megatron said, his voice softening slightly. (Y/D/n) blinked then nodded.

"Alright... Megatron. B-but I swear I didn't mean to leave. I woke up surrounded by seekers and then I woke surrounded by fighting. I-I'm sorry for my sudden absence... b-but how long was I gone...?"

"You were taken away from me by seekers?! And you've been in stasis all this time?! If Starscream returns I will slaughter him!" Megatron growled. A rage inside of him that made his spark beat aggressively against his chassis.

"Megatron..." (Y/D/n) spoke his name softly, placing her servo in his. "Please calm down. I'd like to know what I missed and what I can make of myself now."

Megatron softened once more. Only (Y/D/n) could make him this weak. He nodded and lead her to his berth room. Once there he helped her sit on his berth.

"So let me get this straight..." (Y/D/n) started. "We are in a war between Decepticons and Autobots. This planet, Earth, has become involved and Orion is now Optimus."

"Precisely." Megatron said, a pride in his voice. (Y/D/n) frowned and looked up at him with sad optics. She took her servo in his once more and rubbed it gently.

"Megatronus... I-I'm Sorry... Megatron. You know I hate violence. I understand your view on things, however there are parts I disagree with." (Y/D/n) said before standing up and resting her other servo gently on his chassis. "But I do not want this war to separate us. I just got you back. If you must terminate me... then go ahead. If you want me to leave, that's fine too. I will not join a side. I will not help either side. I just want to be with you. I want to be your friend again. Like before."

Megatron growled and turned his helm away, but a servo brushing across his faceplate so gently turned him back to face her. The pleading look in (Y/D/n)'s eyes made his spark melt. He didn't want to kill her and he should've known better that this war would upset her. He knew she didn't like the caste system as much as he did and would never turn against him.

"Fine. You may stay here. With me. Just don't cause any problems. I would prefer you stay out of harms way anyway." Megatron said before stepping away from her grasp. He walked toward the door. "Please. Get some rest. My personal wash racks are open to you. If you need anything, you can find me, Soundwave, or Knockout."

"Thank you, Megatron..." That sweet voice rung throughout his processor as he made his way elsewhere. He had grown strong over this time period and hoped (Y/D/n) wouldn't be in his way of continuing to be a strong leader. But he just couldn't let anyone hurt her. Even himself.

Megatron was happy to have her back, though a rage was continuing to grow inside of him for his seekers second in command. Starscream took her away from him. He couldn't wait for Starscream to return so he could pulverize him.

(Y/D/n) was where she belonged now: beside him.