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Small request, you know how in tfa the jettwins( jetfire and jetstorm) are a product of a unethical experiment of starscream's cna, what if they were in tfp, like, hidden away from both decepticons and autobots bc starscream doesn't want them to be hurt for their power like he was bc they get discovered, what would both factions reaction be?

Papa Screamer coming right up! I always like having an excuse to write my dearest Starscream as anything other than an insufferable coward.

Double Trouble

Jetfire and Jetstorm were not exactly planned by any means, but the moment Starscream found them in one of the old council laboratories and saw that they were technically his, he took to them immediately. But not wanting them to be involved in the war, Starscream raised them in secret until they were old enough to not be in immediate peril of death and quietly put them into stasis pods. He kept them hidden within his personal quarters for centuries, carrying them in their pods when required to every new base of operations. The only bots who knew about the two sparklings were of course, his trine, and quite likely Soundwave (although there was no indication that the spymaster knew, Starscream was not one to put it past him).

Starscream originally intended to release Jetfire and Jetstorm from their stasis locked state once things settled down enough for them to grow up normally. But as his trine were killed and his only other true Vosian allies met similar fates, Starscream grew afraid. He knew that his sparklings had unique gifts and as time passed and Megatron grew more violent, he knew the warlord would make his little ones soldiers. And so to spare them that fate in light of rising suspicion, he bit back his own burning tears and loneliness and sent his sparklings away, sending their pods to a small inconspicuous planet called Earth. All reports indicated the world was organic and nothing there could really harm his sparklings, especially with how strong their stasis pods were. Not only that but no Cybertronian had paid the planet any heed since the golden age. It was a perfect place for him to hide his sparklings until the war was over.

He spent another few centuries enduring bitter loneliness without his sparklings near him. Even when stasis locked they still brought him joy, reminding him of why he was fighting. But without Jetfire and Jetstorm he grew more and more erratic, angry, and desperate. Megatron had to die if he was to be able to raise his sparklings safely, and he would stop at nothing to protect them. However he did not expect Megatron to take the nemesis to Earth after the fall of Cybertron. He could hardly control his excitement at the prospect of being able to collect his sparklings. He knew that he would be unable to keep his claws off their pods for long when he arrived, but he was also well aware of the danger that Megatron still posed.

As such he stayed his hand for months until Megatron took his leave and departed, returning to Cybertron for whatever purpose and leaving Starscream in charge. And without Megatron looming over his shoulder, Starscream hurriedly activated the locator beacons on his sparklings pods and woke them as soon as he found them.

In hindsight he should have made actual plans. He couldn't just bring them to the nemesis as it would surely lead them to be made into soldiers whenever Megatron decided to turn back up. But he couldn't exactly leave them out alone on some random spot on Earth. While old enough to walk, talk, and generally be a pain, both Jetfire and Jetstorm were by no means mature enough to not get caught by humans or other unsavory individuals. And with their powers brought into the mix... Starscream was stuck with only one real solution, that being to "kill" a Vehicon and task the poor bot with sparklingsitting while Starscream ran the Decepticons on Earth.

His method worked for the entirety of Megatron's absence. Jetfire and Jetstorm were located in an obscure and uninhabited part of the planet where they could go wild with their abilities. J02H the Vehicon took care of the sparklings when Starscream was busy, ensuring they didn't hurt themselves or get caught. And every day Starscream would go for a "flight" and bring energon to his little ones and the attendant Vehicon. Of course he would usually end up spending several hours playing with and teaching his sons until he was required back on the Nemesis. But everything worked well, even when a few more Vehicons had to "die" and be brought in as additional handlers for Jetfire and Jetstorm. It wasn't perfect by any means, but Starscream's unusual parenting kept his sparklings out of the war and that was all that mattered.

However after Megatron's return, things became far more difficult. The warlord was acutely aware of rations disappearing, and while he did not care at first for what Starscream did, his frequent "flights" and the consistent loss of energon started to draw Megatron's ire. The Autobots also started to catch onto Starscream's odd behavior as they began noticing his frequent visits to one rather uninhabited area of north America. Still he got away with it due to the stress of the war taking up most of everyone's time... until Starscream's exile. With no way to provide for himself, much less his two sons and their six Vehicon attendants, Starscream was forced to turn to the only bots he was certain would at least spare sparklings.

He called on the Autobots, throwing away his pride in favor of presenting the true love and desperation of a father, pleading with the Autobots for energon. They were reluctant, but after Optimus saw Starscream's young sons, he did not hesitate to offer his assistance. Starscream had the Autobots vow to secrecy regarding his sons, and this in turn led to an odd alliance, with the Autobots kind of taking care of Jetfire and Jetstorm alongside the Vehicons. Of course the sparklings were never brought into the Autobots base and were labeled neutrals to keep them free from any faction, but for reasons Starscream couldn't bother to fathom, there was always some Autobots hanging around whenever he came by to see his sons.

Some days it was Ratchet who would give the sparklings checkups, and when no one was looking, give them treats. The medic had no anger toward Jetfire and Jetstorm and even took time out of his day when off duty to try and teach them to control their abilities. He simply couldn't get enough of seeing innocent and completely unmolested sparklings and so came pretty regularly to visit even if Starscream wasn't all that fond of it. Bulkhead and Wheeljack made visits as well, usually to play with the two rambunctious sparklings and almost never ending well for Starscream or his Vehicons. More than once he had to replace a broken wall, soothe his crying sons after a particularly rough game, or frantically grab one of them before they could do something foolish. Bulkhead and Wheeljack ended up eventually getting banned from seeing the sparklings without Starscream present.

Arcee only dropped by twice, once during the Autobot's first visit to bring energon to Starscream and his little family and once more to bring the sparklings some toys that looked handmade. While it is unknown how she feels about Jetfire and Jetstorm, most can assume that she cares about them to a degree if the handmade toys are any indicator. The sudden appearance of school datapads for young Cybertronians and several piles of soft blankets also point to her having at least a little bit but no bot can confirm or deny this. Bumblebee on the other hand is very clearly obesessed with the sparklings, especially loving their powers and bringing all sorts of random things for Jetfire to light up and for Jetstorm to blow away. He thinks they are the greatest thing since purified energon and not even Starscream has the spark to try and drag Bumblebee away from his sons when the scout clearly doesn't have a bad circuit in his frame.

As for Optimus? Starscream wanted to ban him but can't bring himself to due to how kind, loving, and alive Optimus looks when handling his sons. His rational mind tells him he allows Optimus to bond with his sons because it will at least guarantee their safety should something ever happen to him. But deep down Starscream knows but will never admit that he allows Optimus to be with his sons because of how much happier the Prime looks when he tells Jetfire and Jetstorm stories. He is father, he can see just how much Optimus loves being able to be near sparkling after so long being at war and only ever knowing pain. And while technically still enemies, he is not one to deny a fellow parent the comforts that come from the innocence of sparklings.

And so for months, even after Starscream was allowed on the nemesis again, the Autobots kept their end of the deal and his sons were kept secret and safe. However word eventually reached Megatron after Soundwave was sent after Starscream during one of his visits. The spymaster watched as Starscream played with his sons, recording it all, even capturing an Autobot in a few of his recordings before reporting back. The whole nemesis was then thrown into uproar.

Megatron was angry more than anything else, hating that his second kept things from him for any reason at all and caring little for the fact that Starscream's sons were barely a vorn old. Soundwave did not have any visible reaction, but his quiet assistance by cutting surveillance data when Starscream moved his sons and their handlers to the Autobot base spoke for itself. Knockout was surprised but ultimately did not really flinch at the revelation. He knew Starscream did things secretly but honestly thought he was meeting an Autobot lover or something of the like. Learning that the seeker had sparklings was a welcome surprise and he quietly assisted Starscream's efforts to keep his sons safe when the opportunity presented itself. Breakdown was in a similar situation and only cared about ensuring that the little ones were kept away from Megatron. Even he could see what hell the sparkling would endure if they were brought onto the nemesis.

Shockwave did not care at all for the most part, only taking an interest in the sparklings abilities once he heard of them. He requested they be brought to him for "inspection" should they be captured but otherwise did not act. Arachnid could have cared less about the sparklings and kept her distance so as to not draw the ire of Autobots, Starscream, and his six Vehicons. The Vehicons on the nemesis however had wildly differing reactions. They all wanted to get in on the babysitting and tried desperately pleading with their previously considered dead brethren for the chance. They were denied as none of Starscream's Vehicons had any desire to possibly see the sparklings they had come to see as younger siblings come to harm.

As for Starscream himself? After the revelation of his sparklings, he fled the nemesis permanently, terrified that his sons might be harmed and throwing away all thoughts of conquest. While it was hard to adapt to the Autobots at first, living at their base with his sparklings proved to be a good choice as soon as MECH made their interest clear.

#maccadam #transformers #transformers prime #transformers sparklings #starscream #jetfire #jetstorm #team prime #decepticons #megatron is not at all pleased #the autobots love the sparklings but most won't dare say it to anyone's face #starscream wants to be angry about others touching his kiddos but can't because WHOLESOME

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