Transformers: Rise Up and Roll Out!

Chapter 2: Meet Starscream

Starscream stood before the desk of Megatron, flanked by two massive robots in dark armor. The skinny white figure, his face framed by a grey helmet, was desperately looking for a way out of the room. Sadly, the only escape seemed to be the kind involving suicide.

The large, dark-grey figure of Megatron glared at his second-in-command from across the desk. "Starscream," his raspy voice called out, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Starscream swallowed nervously. "I couldn't imagine, my Lord." His thoughts filled with fear. Which one of his schemes to bump off Megatron and take command of their secret movement to take over the world had old bucket-head uncovered?

"We searched your quarters, Starscream. What would you like to explain first? Perhaps you'd like to start with the picture of me on fire?"

"Uh, it represents how powerful you are!"

"What about the picture of me being hung?"

"It represents… you rising to new heights?"

"And the doodle that reads "Die, Megatron, Die?"

"It's, uh, foreign-speak for, uh, "The Megatron, The!"

Megatron stared at the terrified flyer, his white and red wings shaking in fear.

"Ok, how about the picture of you jumping up and down on my corpse while wearing a crown and cape?"

"Uh… um… it means that, uh, I want to have sex with you?"

"Megatron Frowned. It was one of those particularly annoyed frowns that can only be expressed with a capital "F." "Get out of my office."

As Starscream scurried away, Megatron pressed a switch under his desk, triggering a hidden communicator.

"Shockwave, your thoughts?"

"He's treacherous, but too stupid to be a threat," replied an emotionless, almost British voice.

Megatron smiled. "My thoughts exactly. And he's useful to me in a fight. Until he outlives his usefulness or oversteps himself, we'll keep him around."

"As you wish. Also, Lord Megatron?"

"Yes?"

"Are you doing anything Friday?"

"Shockwave, stop hitting on me. I've told you a million times that it's not happening!"

"Yes, My Lord."