The curse of the second.

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Characters: Megatron & Starscream
Location: The Bridge.
Content Warnings: No.
Plot Summary: Meeting between them.

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Megatron has always had a “special” relationship with his second. This one often seek a way to take his place. It's rare, but it's already happened. However, since his return to Earth, the leader found that he seems calmer. Would he have understood the lesson? Or he is planning something? Impossible to know, but he was satisfied. As Starscream does nothing, nothing will happen to him. Of course, sometimes he's very incompetent, but generally he is not the worst. And it's hard to compete with Soundwave. He has never disappointed him.

Apart from this, he had to admit to second and was always present everywhere at once in his own way. Soundwave had his cameras, his hacks, but he is not socialized. Starscream,, him, communicated with everybody, collecting valuable information aboard. This prevented many cases of unnecessary mutinies. Better, sometimes, Megatron is not aware about it and it please him. He do not have taime to waste with this. Yes, the Seeker has his good sides.

Today was a calm and quiet day. Nothing to report. Megatron to getting… bored. It was rare, but it happen sometime, even for him. He was on the bridge, his hand in his back like always, looked on the right, and the left. Gah, nothing interesting. The vehicon was at their post, Soundwave wasn't here and… Where was Starscream? He started to looking for him in the room, only with his optics.

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WORD COUNT [ 348 ] MOOD [ paranoid but not gonna show it ] MUSIC [ battle against a true hero - undertale soundtrack ] TAG [ Megatron ] NOTES [ sorry this took so long, love!! ]

Centuries of being tossed around like a ragdoll after years of more proper political training had taught Starscream many valuable things. How to stay quiet, how to avoid leaving a paper trail, what to not do in the event that your actions might have consequences if they were discovered. There was a reason he'd become Second In Command of the entire Decepticon army; the mech knew how to plan, and he was more than aware of that strength of his. His confidence in his own abilities had never stopped his paranoia, however. Of course there was no evidence of his workings with Cyclonus or Leah. He had written nothing about their encounters down anywhere, had logged nothing, had made thoroughly sure that he had not been followed to or from the base in the Rockies, had only taken off at the same times he normally went out for regular flights. But still, he felt a pinprick of apprehension in his lines. The Seeker counted himself glad, for the millionth time, that the rumors weren't true, and that Soundwave, as far as he knew, couldn't actually read minds. He'd have been slagged a long time ago if the spymaster could. Starscream walked onto the bridge with his wings held high, holding in his arms a stack of datapads that he was idly glossing over. He'd been a good little servant and done his paperwork, as per usual, though part of him wondered if Megatron even read these, or if they were only handed off to his silent pet to peruse. He glanced up once he was close enough, then bowed just-so, offering out the stack. “Lord Megatron,” he greeted, flicking a wing. “I've brought the mining reports you requested. You'll see that productivity is up in the northern sector, though it's low to middling in the west. I believe there may be some... problem elements, and with your permission, my liege, I'd be happy to weed them out.” Starscream grinned, crooked and mischievous, but only raised his optics, not his helm. He didn't want to risk displeasing his master. post template by Tony

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Megatron was that kind of bot who only see the result. The information of Starscream wasn't read. Never. He could write in it many insults like “Megatron is the most stupid leader of the universe” that he would not see it. He just don't care. He wasn't stupid but he didn't understand the interest of all these numbers and notes. This was understandable. He had not lived in a literary environment. He had worked in the mines, then be a gladiator ... He can lead without the hassle of it. Moreover, Starscream took care of it very well. Maybe more than Soundwave. They don't have the same job after all.

Finally, the seeker was here, starting by a “Lord Megatron” as always. In his mouth, it was like a mockery sometime, but today was a regular day. No worries about it. If his second speak about productivity, so there is nothing special and he have nothing interesting to report. This day was so boring. Maybe the leader could take a break? Maybe… He could use it to “take care of the second problem”? Sometime SS forget who is the boss here. No need to hurt Starscream to remember him who lead here. Just… a subtly talk is enough.

He then turned to him and grabbed a datapad. He takes a little look at it. The seeker is probably the only one who care so much about the energon. The ship was already full. The soldier could focus their energy on something else. Attack the Autobot ? No. Found new mines for later. These one was almost empty.

- You will take car of this later. We need to find new places, taking advantage being full to do so. The Autobot should not be able to refuel.

He put the report on the other. He snapped his fingers and a soldier came to recover and went with. He had a simple order: Archive them. Fortunately, Starscream didn't know it, otherwise it would probably be angry about it. His eyes stared at him now. He had an idea in mind.

- But for now, you need a break.

This sentence created in the room a silence of a few seconds. The soldiers here were themselves surprised by this. A break? Now? Was that really their leader that proposed to rest? Yet he was as cold as usual. Strange. What was he preparing? He motioned to the other robot to follow, while heading towards to left this place.