3:00:00 to impact

Sometimes he wondered why he continued what he did. Why did he never cease his continuously failing plans? Every time he tried something, Megatron would just come along and ruin it.

Right now he was wondering these things.

Starscream continued along his patrol route. He sighed. Truly, what was the point of his continuous plots? He always failed, always ended up being slagged, humiliated, and sent to the repair bay. So, what was the point? Freedom. He answered himself, freedom was the point. To get rid of that evil lord. Make him pay for every single little thing he had ever done to the seeker. even if he didn't remember it, Starscream did. He remembered how when he was just barely sparked, Megatron had killed his creators, how he had ripped into them, a sadistic smile on his face-plate. Megatron hadn't even noticed the youngling cowering in the corner until after he had finished ripping the mechs apart. When he did, however, Starscream was a very unhappy seeklet. Especially since Megatron had then grabbed the seeklet and taken him away, far far away from where he was from. His creators.

When they had reached Megatron's destination, the seeklet had been tortured. Cycles upon cylces of torture was inflicted upon him. Deca cylces passed even. Until the seeklet was old enough to go into daycare. Then, Megatron did something extraordinary, he had left the seeklet alone, on the streets, to fend for himself.

Sure, in some bot's optics that was the cruelest thing you could ever do to a youngling, let alone at Starscream's age. But to Starscream, it was blissful. He could hardly believe he had been set free, just like that. Why, he would often ask himself. Sometimes he didn't want to believe it. How could he? After so many cycles of pure and utter torture, why would that bot just leave him? Why?

Starscream shook his helm. He had never trusted anyone, ever. Not since his creators death. He still didn't. Sure, Thundercracker and Skywarp were his trine-mates. But they didn't know his past. They thought his creators had died during an Autobot raid, leaving Starscream at the age he was when they met. That was what he told him. And since he had hidden his past from everyone, becoming their trine-mate didn't change anything. He still had a thick shield covering his spark, away from their searching optics. Away from their pity. He didn't need pity, that's what he hated. And one way to keep them from pitying him, was to push them away. Keep them nowhere close to his spark. They hadn't realized just how far they were from his spark. They simply thought that he was always kind of distant. But never that distant.

They supposed the reason he wanted to overthrow Megatron, was to become supreme leader of all Decepticons. Not true. They didn't know his feelings, how torn he was inside, how scared.

Starscream simply wanted to tear Megatron to pieces like he had done to Star's creators. Nothing too nasty. Right?

Over the deca cycles, Starscream steadily became crazier. Keeping a secret like the one he had, normally didn't bother him. But he had so slagging many! Secrets that is, terrible ones. And a small percentage of good ones. Let's say that again, an extremely, barely even seen, small percentage of actual good secrets. That's more like it.

Starscream looked down at the ocean below him, he wondered how fast he could go, in a plummet-course, and how hard of an impact he would make hitting that water. Shrugging, not even thinking what he was doing, Starscream flew upwards.

2:45:00 to impact

Skywarp was on monitor duty, because of a small, harmless prank he had pulled.

He 'hmphed' and spun around on the chair he was seated in. Calling over his link, he messaged Thundercracker. Hey TC! Wanna hang in the communications room with me?

No.

Aww, it'll be fun!

No.

Come on!

No.

Fine. I'll chat to Star the-.

Sky, Starscream is in a bad mood right now, another of his plans to overthrow Megatron failed.

Aw... TC, why does Star always try to get Megsy?

Power, becoming supreme ruler of the Decepticons, stuff like that.

You sure? Cause the other day-

It doesn't matter, pay attention to the monitors.

Whatever. Skywarp spun the chair back around to continue his 'silent' vigilance.

2:11:56 to impact

Starscream was as high as he could go, without leaving the atmosphere. Acting, as if in a trance, Starscream looked down at the ocean below him, then... he cut his engines and fell, fell forever.

2:01:01 to impact

Skywarp was twirling around in the seat. "Hm, hm hmmmm." he hummed to himself, "Hmm, hummrmm. La di da di dahhh! Hmmm. Di dahhh!"

Skywarp, are you paying attention to the monitors? Skywarp fell off the chair at the sound of Thundercracker's voice.

Of course! Why wouldn't I? He got back up and crawled into the chair again.

Well, it's just that-"I'm right here, and saw you twirling around, not paying attention." -At all.

Again, Skywarp fell from his chair, "Ahh! Don't do that!"

"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't realize how hard you were concentrating. Allow me to leave you to your job." Thundercracker snarled.

"Hey, whoah. What's shoved up your exhaust-pipe?"

"Starscream has cut all connections from us, something is not right."

"Are you sure? I still feel him. He feels, drone-like... elated, and... not, Starscream-like. At all."

"That proves my point."

"Okay. Okay!" Skywarp said, raising his servos in the air defensively. "Well... what do you want me to about it? It's not like I have any control over him."

"We are going out looking for him."

"What about the monitors? You're always bugging me to watch them. If I leave, guess who Megatron slags when he finds out? Me!"

"Ugh..."

1:37:09 to impact

Starscream realized what he was doing and began to slow down, he was going too fast. No! He silently screamed, I can't give in now! He turned on his boosters, shut his wings, and began trying to slow himself down, without ripping his wings off.

His descent was slowed instantaneously, as he turned on his rocket-plasma boosters. Something designed by him, and never released to the worlds. He shot straight up into the sky, faster than he had ever gone before, while using his normal jets. Now he was already out of Earth's orbit, and still going further.

Run away Star, run far away. A small voice whispered, egging him on. Flee the evil tyrant, stay away from him, forget about him. Forever...

Wait! Another screeched. What about your trine-mates? You can't just abandon them down there, with the beast. You're ditching them!

"I can't stay!" Starscream replied desperately, trying to convince that one voice. "I can't stay and get injured more by him! He's always been an evil mech, I can't stay with him."

But what of your mates...?

"They... th-they... They are Decepticons! They can live without me! They've been plotting my demise! They're just like all of the rest! Fragging sickos!"

They wouldn't have joined if you hadn't.. it's you fault they're even in the Decepticons. Without you... they would be safe. Not at the risk of off-lining.

"Frag it!" Starscream swore. "It is my slagging fault!" He turned around and shot back to the barely-seeable speck of a planet, called earth.

01:01:56 to impact

"Star-scream!" Skywarp called, flying above the water. "Frag it Star! Where are you?"

::He's not in Africa. What about Asia?:: Thundercracker commed him.

::Nope. Not on the Pacific Ocean either.::

::What the frag are you doing over water? Starscream hates the stuff. He would never be hanging around it.::

::Just lookin'. 'nd fine, I'll go to the US. Hmph.::

00:53:09 to impact

Starscream sensed his trinemates were searcing for him. Unfortunately, he also sensed another presence, following them. He could recognize it anywhere.

Megatron.

00:46:07 to impact

Megatron knew the seekers had left the base, and right now, he was following, so he could yell at them- maybe beat them- for leving their posts. What was so important to do that anyway?

Starscream.

00:30:00 to impact

Skywarp and Thundercracker were doing loops over the water in agitation. Starscream was nowhere to be found, not only that, but two hidden spark signatures were coming their way. Because of the cloaks over them, they could belong to anyone. Even Megatron himself. Or... Starscream.

Worried, and slightly hopeful, they remained where they were.

00:17:21 to impact

He could see the seekers now, they were hovering- occasionally doing loops- over the water. Megatron grinned to himself, maybe he could get their wings wet, throw them in the ocean. Now wouldn't that be fun. Yes, yes it would.

And as for Starscream? Well, they evidently hadn't found him yet, so he was probably off sulking somewhere.

Megatron couldn't wait to get his servos on those two disobediant seekers.

00:11:42 to impact

They saw him coming, it wasn't Starscream. No. Someone far worse. Megatron.

Skywarp wrapped his servos around Thundercracker anxiously, "TC..." He whispered. "I think we're in big trouble."

"Yeah Sky, I have to say I agree with you on that one." After all, Megatron had come for them himself. He hadn't sent one of his drones, no sir-ee.

00:09:13 to impact

He could see them, mere specks below him, but as obvious as Megatron fighting Optimus during one of their raids. Megatron was there, and he was yelling at his mates.

Maybe... I should just leave now... he began to think, but stopped himself. No. He would not abandon them. He would not leave them to die in the clutches of the mech he had made them 'follow'.

Starscream flew up higher than ever. He knew what he had to do.

00:05:02 to impact

Time seemed to slow. Megatron reached for them, and smacked Skywarp across the sky. His favorite toy was missing, so they would substitute till he showed himself.

Thundercracker bowed his helm and awaited his own certain beating. He could only wince on the inside as he felt Skywarp's injuries and pain through their bond.

00:02:56 to impact

Starscream stopped where he was, and hovered for a while. He watched his trinemates get kocked around. He seethed at every punch, every little poke. They did not deserve what they were getting. He deserved it a hundred-fold for dragging them into there.

He itched to drop immeadiately, but hecouldn't. No, hehd to wait for the perfect moment. The exact timing. Everything had to be perfect.

Even now, when planning to do something extremely risky, definitely resulting in pain, and himself seething with barely controlled rage, Starscream's brilliant processor was calculating what his next move would be.

For Starscream was brilliant. He was the only real reason that Megatron ever won a raid. He was the reason Megatron was even leading the slagging Decepticons. And that's exactly why he must fix it. He'd made this mess alone, he'll fix it alone.

His time was almost near.

00:01:09 to impact

Skywarp was now being cradled by Thundercraker, even when Thundercracker was about to be punished himself.

Suddenly... Megatron stopped.

00:00:59 to impact

Now... now was his time.

Starscream cut his engines and tilted his body towards Megatron. He tucked his limbs tightly to his chassis, and pointed his legs behind him. His wings were folded tightly against his back, and he was in absolute free-fall.

That is... until he powered on his rocket-plasma boosters, and began speeding to Megatron even faster than before.

The gravity, his free-fall, his rocket-plasma boosters, not to mention the sheer calculations he had made and utter determination, all aided him in his rush to Megatron.

00:00:21 to impact

Megatron looked up, just in time to be smashed into by some insane shape. Skywarp and Thundercraker were missed by- as the human's would say- the skin of their teeth.

The speed of whatever assilant Megatron was dealing with, had been going so incredibley fast, that Megatron's spark had been torn out of his frame, as the creature smashed right through his very being.

Thundercracker stared, horror evident on his faceplate. He wasn't sure... but that thing felt familiar.

There was no time for him to wonder on it though... as whatever it was, went rocketing into the ocean.

00:00:03 to impact

There was a brief flash of regret he felt, right before he shot into the water. Maybe... maybe he could have accomplished this without killing himself...

But then... he had tried everything. No. His and Megatron's past would be buried beneath the waters of this planet. Megatron would be no more, and the armies of Decepticons would no longer have to deal with the lord's traitorous second-in-command.

Starscream... was free.

00:00:00 - IMPACT

A giant spout of water shot up into the air, barely missing the hovering Skywarp and Thundercracker. But as that spout of wayter shot up, something worse hit them, a farewell from their leader. Their bond link had opened up barely half a second ago, and a transmission had been sent to their very sparks. A farewell of a trine-leader, and a permission to find another trine-mate.

End.

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