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Groaning softly, Starscream onlined his optics with a yawn. He sat up and looked around him with a blurry vision.
Panic settled in his mind when he didn't recognize the walls of the Nemesis. Now with optics wide and open, he went to get up only to fall back down on his aft.
What he didn't realize was that he was held down by three arms he did not take note of. He looked around him and found out where three arms belonged. They were the fragging Predacons. His faceplates went pale and ghastly to the point where it screamed 'Oh shit'. How could he get up now? He struggled throughout his whole attempt of escaping while making soft grunts.
That was when, one of his wings were grabbed by Skylynx roughly in his sleep which made Starscream bite down a pained yelp. He was whimpering softly and looked to his left side. There lay Skylynx, one arm holding onto him, the other one holding his wing. He reached out his servo to try and move Skylynx's servo off his wing. That was when Darksteel came in, that little shit grabbed his other wing which made him make a cut off loud yelp.
He bit his servo to keep the noises from him escaping his vocalizer. But that didn't stop the soft whimpers and sniffles he let out in pain due to the two Predacons. It didn't help when they gripped on the wings, he swallowed down few sobs of sudden pain and winced. Due to their grip on his wings, they started to dent which caused him immense pain. He couldn't risk moving, his wings could get more damaged. His upper wings flickered erractically as his main wings were pretty much shaking.
Even if he moves or not, he would still be in pain if they had kept on going, his only hope was to -- wake them up. At first he tried to wake them up by shaking them. "Wakeupwakeupwakeup." He repeated swiftly but that didn't work, then he moved onto trying to get Predaking up. That also did not work.. he was running out lf options which made him to start to hyperventilate. He needed a way to have them awake.
He was knocked out of his processor and let out a loud, pained and bloodcurdling scream as if watching a loved one suffer in front of his eyes when Predaking decided to bite down hard on the wing Skylynx was holding.
The sudden scream woke the Predacons up with a startled jolt. There sat a crying and whimpering Starscream holding his left wing which bled out. Now realizing what had happened, Predaking ushered Skylynx and Darksteel to get bandages, thankfully they understood and sped their way on getting said materials.
As the other two Predacons had left, Predaking tried pulling Starscream close but the Seeker kept trying to push himself away. Only when he did stop was when Predaking had yelled out; "Stop moving!" Starscream flinched at the sudden uproar and looked down to the ground with optics filled with coolant. He didn't fight against Predaking when the dragon pulled him close, he just sat there in his lap shaking in fear, whimpering and sniffling softly and with coolant filled optics.
The dragonformer didn't like how Starscream had reacted to it. It made him think Starscream had thought him of someone else. "Now stop moving Starscream." He said, Starscream's reply was what caught him off-guard then; Saying in a shaky and quiet voice, Starscream replied; "Y-yes master.." Predaking didn't like that one bit. His spark felt a pang of regret just by hearing Starscream's reply. He had seemed like Megatron to Starscream.. His torturer and oppressor.
When Skylynx and Darksteel arrived back. Starscream tried staying silent but failed to do so when he occasionally winced or whimper. When Predaking had finished bandaging up the wound, he pulled Starscream closer. The two other Predacons went behind the Seeker and touched his wings with feather-like touches, light and gentle. At first Starscream flinched but calmed down soonly enough, his venting hitched once a few times but nonetheless turned normal.
"We never meant to hurt you, little dove.." Predaking said as he rubbed circles on Starscream's back in a comforting manner before continuing "..I never meant to hurt you." He said finishing off his sentence. "How do I know you're not lying?.." Said Starscream in a voice of distrust and doubt. "To ensure that we truly care for you, we will do everything in our power to protect and love you. We promise." He said promising Starscream.
Those words from Predaking softened his spark and made him nuzzle the bigger mech as he offlined his optics. "We promise to take care of you, little birdie." Skylynx had said as he nuzzled Starscream's neck, holding his waist. "We promise, don't worry, we'll make sure you'll never get hurt from Megatron again." Darksteel had said next with a hint of possessivenes in his voice before doing the same as Skylynx.
The eldest Predacon simply kissed Starscream's forehead lovingly and set his chin on top of Starscream's helm.
Now with all the attention and love he his been given, Starscream decides to embrace and let out soft purring of content and happiness before slipping into recharge.
Just as before the three Predacons fell into recharge, a soft voice reaches their audials. "Take care of him for us please." Said the voice. When they had looked up in the same direction, three flyers stood there. A white shuttle, a purple and black Seeker and a blue and white Seeker.
"Take care of our 'Screamer for us okay?" Said the purple Seeker as they smiled happily. "Make sure he's taken care of." Said the blue one. "Love, protect and care for Starscream for us alright?" Said the shuttle. "Alright." Said Predaking. "Thank you, promise us you will." Said the shuttle, smilling.
"But who are you?" Asked Skylynx curiously. "Well, call me Skyfire. Starcream's previous conjunx" The shuttle said. "Call me Skywarp, his trinemate." Said the purple Seeker. "And call me Thundercracker, his trinemate also." The blue Seeker said before the three faded away.
They looked down at the sleeping form of Starscream and one thing ran through their mind. Their little dove had more secrets than expected.