Transformers Prime
Glaring at the screen, Starscream gave a fierce snarl "The energon is worthless to us!" he spat as Suzie walked up. The vampiric femme sighed and wrapped her arms around him "There will be more energon for us to find my sweet." she purred in her heavy Romania accent.
The sound of footsteps and scraping prompted the pair to turn and smirk when they saw Cliffjumper being hauled to the by two Vehicons. The red Autobot looked up at them "Scream, Suz.." he coughed "It's been awhile...where's your master?"
Suzie bared her sharp fangs as Starscream rammed his claws into Cliffjumper's chest "I am my own master...and Suzie is my mistress." he purred, before pulling his claws out. Suzie gave a sick smile "Any last questions?" she asked and giggled as Cliffjumper's body hit the ground.
Starscream made a sweeping movement with his hand "Clean that up!" he ordered the drones.
Sometime later the pair were at the bridge when Suzie saw Soundwave approaching. Clearing her throat, Starscream turned "Soundwave" he drawled "What is it?"
"Like Jasper, Nevada's a party? We're alone wherever we travel on this rock Cliff."
Suzie smirked, those were the last words Arcee had spoken to Cliffjumper before his untimely death. Starscream also smirked "Ah the one called Arcee" he purred "Why slay one Autobot when we still have the advantage of surprise?"
Suzie gave a trill of delight, running her long glossa over her elaborated fangs.
Suzie shook her head as Starscream glared out at the dark space before them. The seeker had been quite upset (and that's putting it gently) when he learnt the drones had failed in killing Arcee and the three humans kids who had gotten involved somehow. The femme sighed; she really hoped Starscream didn't order her to deal with the human children, she held nothing against them and therefore had no reason to stain her hands with their blood.
Soundwave suddenly walked up to them "What is it now?" Suzie questioned the silent mech. Soundwave quickly showed them transmissions on his screen-like face.
Suzie's visible optic widen and she quickly looked at Starscream who was frowning "Those transmissions are emanating from deep space...I would hate to waste the energon" he sighed "Unless you're absolutely certain."
Soundwave nodded in confirmation.
"Then lock on the transmissions coordinates and activate the space bridge." the seeker ordered.
Suzie groaned.
The space bridge was opened way too quickly for Suzie's liking. The femme watched as the one mech she loathed with all her being came through.
"Decepticons...I have returned!" Megatron proclaimed.
Suzie just sneered in disgust.
A deep frown etched itself on Suzie's face as she watched the scene before her.
Quickly following Megatron's return after a three year exile, the silver tyrant had both her and Starscream taking him to the mines in the mountains which had been filled with energon.
The femme nearly growled; she had been staying as close to Starscream as possible while glaring at Megatron coldly.
"Of all the energon deposits we have located while you were away, Lord Megatron, this one, by far, is the most significant." Starscream boasted as the tyrant approached the pair. "The drones have been mining without pause during your absence and have massed quite a stock pile." he added. The seeker then turned to a drone "You there! Fetch me a sample!" he barked.
"Starscream" Megatron growled "Now that I have returned, I shall be issue the commands."
Suzie bowed mockingly "We understand...sir" she almost spat.
Starscream winched as Megatron glared at her in silence but the seeker quickly broke it "Then as your humble servants, (Suzie scoffed at that) shall we ready the space bridge to bring forth the Decepticon army you have surely gathered during your three years in space?"
"My army will came, Starscream. But my time away has yielded a more...intriguing means of materialising them. The solidified form of the matter the Ancient Text refer to as the Blood of Unicron," Megatron announced as he held up a flaming purple crystal for the pair to see.
"Unicron the Destroyer!" Starscream gasped.
"But it is said his blood is the anti-spark." Suzie added, looking worried.
"Plucked from Cosmic Shores. Gaze upon dark energon." Megatron said.
"Legend tells it holds the power to revive the dead." Starscream recalled.
"We require only a cadaver to be certain," Megatron nodded before turning to Starscream "Are you willing to make the ultimate sacrifice?"
Suzie hissed like an angry viper while Starscream laughed nervously at Megatron before answering "That may not be necessary. If I may Lord Megatron..."
He gestured to the fallen body of Cliffjumper, as the Decepticon drones brought him down on a electronic stretcher that was quickly brought forwards towards the threesome. Suzie grinned like the Cheshire Cat, Cliffjumper certainly looked worse for wear...considering the hours he had been dead for.
"Consider it...a homecoming present." Starscream offered to his master.
Suzie and Starscream watched as Megatron aimed the shard above Cliffjumper's spark chamber.
"Let us see if power born of darkness can ignite the spark!" Megatron proclaimed before stabbing the shard into the dead Autobot's chest.
Starscream and Suzie slowly backed away as they saw the shard shine brightly and slowly disappear into Cliffjumper's chest as his spark was reignited…after being quenched by Starscream in the first place. All of his circuits changed to a bright glowing open. When he opened his mouth to speak, he didn't sound like the Cliffjumper he once was. Instead, he sounded like a monster. A baby monster, to be exact. When his eyes snapped open, they were amethyst purple instead of being their usual sky blue. With his new-found strength, Cliffjumper broke free of the holds pinning him to the stretcher. The Decepticons nearby activated their guns, ready to shoot the reborn Transformer in the case of him attempting a means of escape. He did. He tackled one guy to the ground and started beating the absolute scrap out of the guy. Suzie quickly moved back, looking a little scared. Megatron could only watch on pleased with the results of Resurrection by Dark Energon.
"That's your plan? Bring Autobots back from the dead to attack us?" Starscream screeched.
"If it is then I resign!" Suzie added, looking revolted at the sight before her.
"That is no longer an Autobot. It's just a mindless beast. It's only instinct is to destroy anything in it's path." Megatron corrected the seeker and vampiress.
Without warning Cliffjumper charged towards them. Suzie and Starscream leaped to each side while Megatron simply stood until he slashed the Autobot in half. Both halves went tumbling down the into the mines below.
Suzie carefully approached the edge and looked down as both Lord and SIC came up behind her "See Starscream? Rise the indestructible seed of my army. The ultimate weapon." Megatron proclaimed and then watched in amusement as Suzie shrieked in horror before kicking Cliffjumper back down towards the mines "Once we learn to control it." he added as Suzie moved away from the edge.
Suzie scowled at him "If this blows up in our faces, it will be your fault." she growled before slinking off into the shadows.
Starscream face-palmed himself and groaned softly, shaking his head.
Several hours later...
Suzie growled like a hunger lioness as she lazed over several boulders. The femme was certain Megatron had finally lost his mind when he revealed his plans to defect the Autobots with an army of the undead. Suzie growled again; those cretins were an insult to the real undead AKA herself.
The femme ran her hand down her metallic hair; she knew the whole thing would be a fiasco but Megatron was too thick helmed to listen to reason.
Just as she was getting up to locate her favourite seeker...BOOM! Suzie yelped in surprise before hitting the ground. Quickly getting to her feet, the femme raced over to the edge and looked down.
What she saw made her optics widen in disbelief.
Starscream watched his master gaze at the crystals of dark energon before him. The seeker figured Suzie wanted to be alone for awhile after witnessing what the Blood of Unicron can do.
"Blood of Unicron, how might I fathom the depths of your mystery? Become worthy of wielding your astonishing power?" Megatron asked the massive crystals.
Starscream sighed softly and opened his mouth to say something when Suzie's fanatic voice burst out over the inter-comm
"Lord Megatron, intruders have been detected in the mines!"
"Optimus?" Megatron asked hopefully as Starscream's optics widen.
"Indeed my Lord, along with his team of...remaining Autobots." Suzie replied.
"Allow me to go back down to the mines to assist her in getting of the of...the pests." Starscream begged.
Megatron smirked "Patience Starscream. I need more time to prepare an appropriate reception for my old friend. Ready the ship for departure."
"But the energon we've mined! The Autobots will seize it!" Suzie shrieked in fury.
"Then blow the mines!" Megatron snapped.
At the mines, Arcee looked up and saw a familiar friend "It's Cliff. I have a visual," the two-wheeler announced.
"We'll cover you." Optimus reassured the femme.
Arcee nodded and quickly made her way to her comrade only to gasp in horror when she saw him. Only the top halve of poor Cliffjumper remained while a strange purple substance surrounding him. Just as Arcee reached for him; the bit of floor he was on began collapsing.
"Cliff!" Arcee cried; diving forwards. She managed to grab his hand "Let's get you home partner." the femme said, pulling him towards her.
Cliffjumper suddenly howled at her, coursing Arcee to drop him in shock. Optimus watched in horror as Cliffjumper fell. All was lost.
Suddenly sickly sweet giggling filled the mines and the Autobots looked at to see the energy vampire femme Suzie smiling insanely at them...and armed with a bomb.
"Prime" Suzie oozed sickly "I would simply love to stick around but...I'm squeamish." before activating the bomb and dropping it amongst the energon below.
Giggling again, Suzie jumped and flew off, her insane laughter ringing behind her.
"I don't think you need to worry about further Autobot interference Master. Not with Optimus gone," Suzie reassured the tyrant.
"And what evidence do you present of this fact?" Megatron questioned the femme.
Suzie tilted her head back slightly "I destroyed the mines as you instructed." she answered "Sorry if I didn't decide to stick around and watch the fireworks." she added.
"Optimus is not so easily destroyed Suzie! He and I have millennia worth of battles behind us to prove it." Megatron retorted as Suzie sneered at him, feeling her fangs starting to lengthen as her temper rose.
"Maybe you should take a break, my lord," Starscream suggested, sensing Suzie's growing hostility, "I fear too much contact with the dark energon might allow its properties to adversely affect you."
And that's a bad thing...how? Suzie thought with malice.
"Or perhaps, Starscream, I have not permitted myself contact enough." Megatron pondered as he ripped a shard from the main source.
"Wait! Master no! Not your spark chamber! You do not know what it will do!" Starscream pleaded as Suzie gaped in horror.
This won't end well She thought, bracing herself for what was to come.
The pair watched in horror as Megatron stabbed himself in his spark chamber with the shard. Both seeker and femme could only watch as the Blood of Unicron began taking over the leader of the Decepticons. Before they knew it, Lord Megatron wasn't Lord Megatron any more...but a shadow of his former self.
Suzie drew in a shaky breath "Things just took a turn for the worst." she mumbled to Starscream.
The seeker could only nod.
Suzie watched almost nervelsly as her lord 's mind was overtaken by the dark energon and become madder then he was... and there was nothing neither Suzie or Starscream could do.
"Lord Megatron." Starscream dared uttered as Suzie narrowed her optics.
"It's as if the Blood of Unicron the Destroyer flows through my vains! As if I can hear his thoughts! I know what I must do!" Megatron proclaimed, ripping away another shard.
Suzie take a breath "And what can we do to assist you...master?" she asked carefully.
"Quit grovelling and await my command!" the tyrant snapped before he head ouside and transformed.
The pair watched his hasty retreat. Suzie shook her head "He's cracked." the femme said before she looked behind her and almost jumped out of her armour "Soundwave!" she squawked as Starscream whipped around.
"I fear that when our master reached for the stars, he came down with a touch of space madness. Lord Megatron has not been of sound judgement since his return. Increase global surveillance." Starscream quickly instructed the eyes and ears of the Decepticons.
"Quit grovelling and await my command!" Soundwave played back.
Suzie wasn't amused "We're not deaf!" the vampiress snarled at him "But if Optimus Prime lives then I believe it is in the best interest of our...master that we ensure our enemy's destruction."
"Agent Fowler. I'm en route from the Autobot base. I'll brief you in person."
"Autobot base, eh?" Suzie questioned, tapping her chin, her visible optic glittering in malice. "Humans; always the weak link." Starscream purred before turning to Soundwave "Fetch us this Fowler so that he may brief us instead." the seeker ordered.
Soundwave didn't reply; he simply dispatched his fly minion called Laserbeak towards the coordinates of Agent Fowler.
A wide insane grin twisted it's way onto Suzie's mouth as she and Starscream watched Fowler being dragged towards them before being thrown down hard on the ground.
"Welcome Agent Fowler." Starscream sneered as Suzie leaned against him.
"You treat all your guests this nice?" Fowler asked the pair.
"Any friends of the Autobots, my dear." Suzie told him. Fowler tilted his head "Autobots? Them coin-operated 'Wash-My-Own-Car' places?" he asked, pretending to be oblivious.
Folding her arms behind her back and placing one leg behind the other, Suzie bent down towards the human "Oh, so that's how it's going to be then, hmm? Obviously no one has told you that we have no appreciation for human humour. Make our guest comfortable boys." Suzie ordered before straighting up and following Starscream out.
"Agent Fowler, we have one simple request that will save your family from the pain of grieving" Starscream started before Suzie placed one long and dangerously sharp talon against Fowler, "Tell us the location of the Autobot base."
"No problem. But I need to ask you something first." Fowler requested.
"We're listening." Suzie told him.
"I've got an issue with the customer service around. Can I speak to the manager?" Fowler asked.
Suzie dropped her talon, she didn't know weather to laugh or scream. Looking at Starscream, the femme saw he was in shock but it didn't last long.
"I make the decisions around here! I'm in charge!" Starscream bellowed in fury before turning his attraction to Suzie "Do you have the prod?"
Suzie smirked.
"I ask nicely one last time...the Autobot base!" Starscream requested.
"Sure thing buddy..right. after you and your freaky girlfriend eat my star-bangled shorts!" Fowler retorted.
Suzie growled; so he thought she was a freak huh? Well she'll fix that. Taking the prod off Starscream, Suzie leaned close to the human "You wanna play that way, huh? Fine by me!" she spat before she jabbed him with the energon prod, relishing his screams of pain.
Starscream smirked, Suzie's sadistic nature could be very attractive.
"As I imagined, energon and human nervous systems don't mix." the seeker sneered.
"My dear Agent Fowler, you do realise the Autobots have abandoned you," Starscream chuckled, "I am the only one you can rely upon now."
"So tell us what we want to know. Or else," Suzie threatened as she held up the Energon Prod ready to shock him again.
"Wait. No more," Fowler pleaded his kidnappers, "They're in a secret government base."
"Go on," Starscream and Suzie pressed him.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of gunfire. There was a battle going on outside the dungeon cell. That was when Fowler realised that Starscream lied to him. The Autobots hadn't abandoned him like Starscream had said before. They were staging a rescue attempt to save his life! After all, if it came down to it, he would do the same for them.
"Yes?" Starscream pressed.
"In the old still mill? Or was it under that carnival house?" Fowler joked.
Starscream and Suzie growled in frustration as the femme struck him with the Energon Prod once again. And once again, Suzie enjoyed hearing his screams in pain. They were music to her audio receptors. It never got old over the centuries she had been torturing every prisoner the Decepticons had captured.
"Someone find out what is going on out there!" Suzie instructed.
Immediately, both drones who had been inside guarding the door, ran out to do just that. They feared Megatron's wrath yes but there were times when Suzie's wrath surpassed the tyrants.
"Wake up, you pathetic lump of flesh!" Starscream and Suzie yelled at poor Agent Fowler.
When Fowler weakly lifted his head, the pair took note of the ugly lump and bruise on the right side of his face that was inflicted by them due to their torture methods.
"Grandma? Is it cookie time?" Fowler asked disoriented before slipping into unconsciousness once again.
Starscream and Suzie growled in frustration. They did not have time for this. They NEEDED to know the location of the Autobot base. So they could please Megatron. So they could attack the Autobots when they were most vulnerable. So the Cybertronian war will work out in their favour. So they can have the advantage. So that they could win.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Who is it?" Suzie demanded angrily.
"I'll find out," Starscream promised before answering the door, "Well?"
His answer? The Decepticon falling to the ground by his feet. He saw Bulkhead with his blaster ready to go and stood witness as he shot the last Decepticon guard dead. Then Bulkhead and Bumblebee jumped into the room with their blasters ready. They finally found Fowler. They can finally rescue him. But the seeker and vampiress weren't know to give up easily.
"Not so fast," Suzie smirked as Starscream pointed his own blaster at the unconscious Fowler while she placed her talons around the human agent.
Suddenly, Starscream felt something tapping his head. The two Decepticons looked up and saw Arcee balancing on a shaft right above them. Her own blaster was pointed at his head. Obviously, Starscream and even Suzie knew that one Autobot they didn't want to mess with was Arcee.
"I wouldn't," Arcee threatened.
"Oh. But I might," Starscream sneered.
Suzie growled as she curled her talons around Fowler, just ready to kill him if the Autobots tried anything.
"Now, Agent Fowler, Suzie and I will take our leave," Starscream proclaimed.
"The emu says yeeaaahhh!" Fowler crowed.
And that was when the shooting started. Starscream screamed like a little girl as he danced around the room avoiding the shots fired from Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead from each and every direction. Suzie was doing the exact same thing…except for screaming like a little girl, instead she was snarling like a leopard. Deciding that retreating was the best option, Starscream transformed into his jet mode while Suzie opened her wings and they both took off, with the seeker making sure he attacked Arcee with his after-burners.
Suzie shook her head; could this day get any worse?
As a matter of fact... it did.
Suzie groaned softly as she watched the scene before. Following his return and learning what had happened; Megatron had slammed Suzie into the wall and floor several times for her part in Starscream's stunt before turning his attraction onto said seeker.
"Please, Lord Megatron! I meant no-!" Starscream's pleas were cut off by his own screams of pain as Megatron slapped him around.
"I ordered you to await my command!" Megatron reminded as he slapped Starscream, "Instead, your mindless agenda resulted in the disabling of my ship! And the delay of my plans!"
"My intentions were pure, master! I only wanted you to be rid of Optimus!" Starscream defended before Megatron stepped on his face, neck and upper torso, inflicting more pain upon his Decepticon second-in-command.
"No one rids me of Optimus Prime but me! Do you understand? Do you?" Megatron snapped as he pressed his foot harder against Starscream.
"Lord Megatron, I will make things right. I swear! I know how to set your plans back on course!" Starscream announced, causing Megatron to stop harming him.
"Explain, Starscream. Quickly," Megatron advised as he held Starscream up in the air by his throat.
Suzie growled softly but could do nothing as her body was still repairing itself.
Watching the scene before her; Suzie almost wanted to applaud the Autobots for their heroic attempt to thwart Megatron's plan of bringing his army of the undead from Cybertron with the aid of dark energon and the newly built space bridge.
Hearing footsteps, Suzie turned her head and watched as Megatron and Starscream walked up and looked out. The tyrant chuckled "Optimus Prime never disappoints...unlike you Starscream!" he remarked.
Suzie twisted her neck around and glared at him, wanting nothing more then to drain him dry before she managed to hold her temper and instead said "No need for concern my Lord, Soundwave is locking onto Cybertron's coordinates."
"Per my instructions." Starscream piped in nervously.
"Surely, Lord Megatron. The Autobots are up to something," Starscream observed.
"Really, Starscream?" Megatron gasped sarcastically as he got really up close and personal with his second-in-command, ignoring Suzie's growl and pressed a button, "CRUSH THEM!"
NOW the trouble starts. Decepticon ships began flying away from the Nemesis and swarming around the four Autobots who were vastly out-numbered.
"Here comes the welcoming committee," Suzie heard Bulkhead remarked.
The femme smirked Got that right big boy and watched the fight begin.
"Lord Megatron, the space bridge is ready for activation!" Starscream announced.
"Finally." the tyrant rasped.
Suzie moved back, things were about to get very interesting.
"Now Suzie?" Megatron asked impatiently.
"Now," Suzie nodded as she pressed the button, activating the space bridge.
Suzie watched as Megatron sent his entire supply of dark energon through the space bridge portal and soon the femme could the dead of Cybertron rising from their graves.
"ARISE MY LEGION!" Megatron cried.
The femme tilted her head as she watched the fray before her when she saw three of the Autobots retreat.
Megatron saw this as well "Your fellow Autobots are wise, Optimus. They know when to retreat," Megatron remarked.
"I hold no illusions about engaging your army, Megatron. But I might derail its objective…by removing its head," Optimus warned as he unfolded his blade from his arm.
"Highly unlikely, Optimus. As I am infused with their very might!" Megatron announced.
"One shall stand! One shall fall!" Optimus proclaimed.
Now the battle starts. Well…it's mainly a sword fight rather than a fist fight. Because their main method of attack is to swing their swords at each other! Even with the Dark Energon flowing through his veins, Megatron's strength was weakening under Optimus' own strength. But did that stop him? No. Above them…
Suzie watched as Megatron's undead army came closer and closer to them when she noticed something that made her optics go wide and she quickly contacted the silver mech.
"Master?" the femme dared asked.
"Suzie! What is it?" Megatron demanded in annoyance as he was close to finishing Optimus off once and for all.
"I do not wish to question your all-seen wisdom. But I believe the Autobots are up to something again. Beneath your bridge this time," Suzie warned.
"Ah, misdirection, Optimus. You would have made a fine Decepticon," Megatron complimented before raising his blade…
But Optimus blocked it with the little bit of blade he had left. His strength was growing beyond expectations. He was ready to finish this once and for all.
"I chose my side!" Optimus retorted as he threw Megatron towards the Space Bridge.
Optimus folded his destroyed blade back into his arm and unfolded his blaster cannon in its place. He began firing shots at the Decepticon Commander. However, that didn't last long. Megatron transformed into his alternate mode and flew closer to the Space Bridge as his army drew near.
"Starscream, my army approaches. Rendezvous with the Space Bridge for pick up."
Both Starscream and Suzie watched as the space bridge began to explode and Megatron was heading straight for it, not seeming to care about that but he did care about one thing...
"Starscream! Suzie! Where is my ship?" the tyrant roared out.
"We will never make it, Lord Megatron! Don't be a fool! Take flight and flee!" Starscream begged.
Suzie felt her mouth twitch in sick amusement as she realised how this was going to end.
All Decepticons could only watch as the space bridge exploded taking the Terrocons and seemly Megatron with it.
For a moment there was silence then... "Decepticons, it is with deep sorrow that I note for the log the spark of our Lord and master Megatron has been extinguished. All hail Lord Starscream!" Suzie proclaimed before turning to the seeker and bowing before him.
The rest of the cons followed suit, have no choice in the matter.
Starscream folded his arms behind his back and held himself up proudly.
Following her proclaim after the explosion, Suzie fly away from the ship before landing on a piece of debris and looked out before her.
After a moment the femme's mouth twitched and slowly began to laugh until she burst into derange cackling, the sound echoing though out space.
Things were finally looking up for the insane femme and she would do anything to make sure they stayed that way...forever.
Author's note: and that's the end of the first part of my story and I hope you enjoyed it.
Next part will go from 'Masters and Students' to 'Partners'
Keep an eye out people.
Til then bye!