Hey there! I'm RoboHippie and I am completely new to fanfic writing. I have been reading TF fanfictions for quite a time but never had the courage to write my own. But I had some ideas, so I figured why not? Please note that English is NOT my native language so I am in need of Beta! Also, I have no idea if this story is good or bad, if I should continue or not, so please, let me know.

Characters: Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Rumble, Astrotrain

Disclaimer: Transformers not mine! Theyre Hasbro's!

Captain's log, 3 joors after leaving the Earth's solar system:

So far there have been no problems regarding our journey, not that I would expect any under my command. We're travelling at decent speed, using only needed amounts of energy. At this rate we should arrive to our destination in about 3 megacycles at worst, our destination being the unnamed planet located in sector Vega which is known for its large energon reserves. The planet itself hasn't been explored yet...well it should have been, but thanks to some very sad events (the war) there has never been another opportunity to do so. Anyway, from the readings provided by planetary explorers from the Golden Age the planet's mass is four times bigger than the mass of Cybertron but otherwise its properties are very similar to the fourth planet of the Earth's solar system- uninhabited, dry, plain and pretty much boring.

But we don't need the planet to be exciting to serve our cause, now do we? I and the rest of my assigned crew have been ordered by our great leader to analyze the energon this planet possessed,

find out if it is minable, if it provides enough energy to satisfy even our greedy lordship, collect some samples then further examine them back in the Nemesis in my laboratory.

But even if I feel really nostalgic about this mission I have to say it is unbelievably stupid. We are in the middle of a war! That is not a time for an off planet energon scouting.

I told Megatron that I am needed at base in case the Autobots attacked but nooooo...He never listens to me! He said they didn't need me at base at all, that it would be much better without me. Pffft! Seriously? The Decepticons are just a bunch of empty helmed metal buffoons that are gonna wreak havoc as soon as there is no one to look after them...The status of our so called army is worse than shameful. If I were-

"Is this the report you're supposed to write for Megatron?"

Starscream almost jumped at the sound of Thundercracker's voice so close to his audioreceivers. He hadn't noticed his wingmate sneaking up on him or reading his datapad over his shoulder. Thundercracker could be too quiet for his liking, as much as Skywarp could be too loud. Really couldn't his wingmates be somewhere in between?

"It was...until I renamed it to Starscream's awesome secret diary." he snapped."And don't you have anything better to do than to stick your nasal plating into my personal stuff?" he added when he saw his trinemate wasn't going to go away. Sometimes he could be as annoying as Skywarp.

"I don't, actually. And before you ask me- no, I can't go bother the others. Skywarp is having another staring contest with Rumble and I am not gonna start about our dearest Choo-Choo, he is so annoyed with his cargo right know that I wouldn't be surprised if he threw us out and flied back to Earth alone." And there went his peaceful alone time. He decided to take a look at his crew's status. After all a good captain should check up on his subordinates plus, it won't take him much of time since there are only four of them.

He subspaced his datapad and made his way to the furthest corner of the cargo bay where two of his subordinates were sitting and staring at each other. Well at least Skywarp was staring, he couldn't tell with Rumble's visor if he was or not. Neither of them noticed him when he stopped right next to them (or they pretended not to) and waved his servo between their faces. They were so absorbed in their immature game that even snapping his fingers or clapping his hands next to their audios didn't cause any reaction. The Air commander casted a quizzical look at Thundercrackrer who just shrugged in return. He walked back to his seat next to his blue trinemate, sat down and sighed heavily.

"Do you think he would notice if Rumble fell into recharge?" Not exactly a rhetorical question, he suspected Rumble has already done so, judging from his slow inhaling. It was a little sad but also greatly amusing that a grown mech like Skywarp could be fooled by such a little pipsqueak like Rumble. Well they all knew Skywarp wasn't a smart mech but they hoped he wasn't that dumb. After all he's a part of the elite trine and he should be a little representative. But Starscream had to admit Skywarp was a skilled Seeker. He was fast, had no problems with complicated maneuvers and his warping abilities could be quite useful sometimes. If only he used his processor for something more justified than his stupid pranks...life would so much easier for everyone. Too bad he couldn't sit still for more than 10

astroseconds, claiming it was exhaustingly boring and proceeding to bounce around the room instead...shame.

Thundercracker looked back at him weirdly. "Well, we're talking about Skywarp here..." he then hummed thoughtfully, pretending the question was a hard one to answer."...so, no, of course he wouldn't!" His tone indicated it was the most obvious thing in the universe...which was actually truth.

"I see. In that case there is a chance this silence, in which I am able to hear my own thoughts for once, could last even longer. And I am not going to complain about that." he concluded and Thundercracker

found himself agreeing with his commander for once. Usually when 'Warp and the purple casseticon were together the unfortunate mech who just happened to be near them slowly lost his sanity. Skywarp was obnoxious, Rumble was obnoxious, together they created a huge ball of obnoxiousness. Easy mathematical equation. So he was grateful for the little amount of quiet and peace presented to him.

Sure, he and 'Warp were the best of buddies...sometimes...but sometimes he just couldn't stand him. He tried to be patient with him, he really did because he honestly thought his trinemate had a screw loose but everybody has a breaking point. His came when Skywarp teleported under his berth in the middle of a night, claiming the Constructicons were after him because he poured something in their energon and now there was pink foam flowing from their mouths. Since then he refused to have anything in common with Skywarp's stupidity.

"YOUUU CHEATERRRRRRRRR!" Well, speaking of the devil...Thundercracker turned his head to see Skywarp looming over the still sitting cassette who was just grinning wickedly up at him. And they thought 'Warp wouldn't notice, they have underestimated his genius.

"Hey! It's not my fault you fell for it! Besides," Rumble grinned even more. "you shouldn't trust a Decepticon. I thought even you knew that!" At that Skywarp released a mighty roar and hurled himself at the midget. Rumble, quick to react, dodged the attack and proceeded to run around the cargo bay, Skywarp of course chased after him screaming many kinds of insults and promises of painful deactivation.

What have I done to deserve this, Starscream thought bitterly. He realized this might not be the vacation he had been hoping for for the past 127 vorns. He rubbed his temples with his fingers trying to ease the helmache brought to him by his team. Unlike him Thundercracker seemed to be amused by the show. The blue jet was clutching his torso in a hysterical fit of laughter. The laugher, by the way, with Thundercracker's deep voice sounded extremely weird.

"Ya can't catch mee you big dumbaft!" the cassette mocked before seeing Skywarp jump at him. He jumped to the side resulting in the purple jet smashing his faceplates to the floor. "HAHAAA! Too slow!"

"Just wait shrimp! After I catch you I'm gonna dismantle you then melt your parts together randomly and give you as a present to Soundwave for his construction day! Even if I don't know when that is…" The thread didn't seem to scare Rumble at all as he stuck out his tongue and ran away. Skywarp was immediately after him. They ran around in identical circles, not minding Thundercracker laughing at them and ignoring the racket they were making.

"STOP THAT YOU SLAGGERS!" a loud and furious sounding voice echoed all around them, making everything stop. "YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW WEIRD IT FEELS WHEN SOMEONE IS RUNNING INSIDE OF YOU! I MIGHT JUST PURGE YOU OUT IN THE COLD SPACE IF YOU WON'T QUIT!" their shuttle made himself known, acting as the voice of reason. Astrotrain didn't like it when people forgot he existed. And that happened quite a lot. They treated him like an ordinary lifeless shuttle when he was transporting them. And that sucked…

Skywarp made a disgusted noise imagining the feeling of little mechs running inside his innards. For the first time he pitied the shuttle. But being himself he couldn't let that show. He was opening his mouth to say something insulting when a servo grabbed his wing and he was being dragged away. He looked over his shoulder to see his commander wearing a serious face. Very serious.

"Hey Screamer, whatcha doing! Let me go!" and surprisingly Starscream did so…but only to slap him across the face. The air commander's face changed into a very angry expression.

"First, don't call me that! Second, stop acting like a sparkling! You're a grown mech for Primus's sake!" the red jet shrieked. "You will spend the rest of your trip in the corner, facing the wall and being completely silent! The same goes for you, midget! You will ignore each other for the rest of the mission am I clear?"

"But Sta-"

"NO BUTS! I am in charge here and you will do as I command! Go in to your respective corners!" he screamed, his optics sparking with rage. The two culprits made their ways to their designated seats. They didn't want to but they knew when to stop playing with Starscream's temper.

The red seeker stomped back to his seat, sitting down heavily and ignoring Thundercraker's silent clapping. He took out his datapad and wrote a single sentence in.

We are not going to make it back to Earth…

To be continued...

AN: This is just a prologue, I'll get to the point in next chap...if you want me to...

So what you think? Like it? Hate it? Written terribly? Too OOC? Let me know what you think and if I should continue :D.

Love ya!