Author's Note: This isn't the first story I've wrote, but it is my first fanfiction. I hope you enjoy it and I would appreciate any type of feedback. This story is actually already complete. I am going to post the Prologue and the first four chapters, if I get pretty good feedback and people want to see the rest of the story, I will post it. Please note, this story is rated M due to violence and sexual content. It is set after the movie and has a pairing between Starscream and Anna, one of my characters. I tried hard not to make this story a sue, so please let me know if it sounds sueish.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Transformers, this story is for entertainment purposes only and it not meant to violate any copyrights. The characters Anna, Glen, Katie and Bill are my own characters and so is the poetry that goes with the story.

What Desire Brings

An everlasting flame that swells into a fire

Locked away inside us all, this feeling called desire

A lover's warm embrace

The searching of the soul

The endless quest for power, fortune and control

Deep within our darkest depths this feeling will remain

Heaven and hell

Pleasure and pain

These things are what desire brings

Prologue

The List

The evening was quiet and peacefully serene as Megatron peered through the skylight view of his concealed base, searching the vast horizon. Night had settled in on this region of the planet casting a violet hue in the evening sky, the color of the Decepticon faction. Megatron had once been their great leader and he had owned them hard. Now his faction had practically been dismantled and was spread in bits and pieces throughout the Cybertronian galaxy. Soon they will be reunited under my power Megatron thought. His deliberations were suddenly interrupted by the monotone voice of his communications officer.

"Blackout returns," Soundwave announced in Cybertronian.

"Yes, it would appear so," Megatron replied deep and assertively as he heard the telltale thumping sounds creating by the massive, whirling blades of the approaching MH-53M Pave Low helicopter.

Moving to a nearby console, Soundwave activated the skylight panel, sliding it open to accommodate Blackout's landing. Once inside the expanse of the cargo bay landing area, Blackout transformed into robot mode and began his report to Megatron.

"My Lord, it does not appear that the Autobots or the human military have any suspicion of our new location," Blackout advised. "It seems our efforts have been successful, they are unaware you are once again fully functional."

"And you are certain of this?" Megatron questioned.

"According to the data I have gathered, the Autobots have no knowledge of our undertakings," Blackout replied. "They are currently occupied with constructing a new base here on Earth. None of the intelligence I was able to gather shows the human military to be aware."

As if the fleshing military could possibly pose a threat to us, Megatron thought in disgust. They would have been nothing without the Autobot's assistance, easily cut down by our forces.

"This is excellent news indeed," stated Megatron. "You are dismissed Blackout. Soundwave, see that you and Blackout fully examine the intelligence data collected. I want to be informed of any problems detected."

"Yes, Lord Megatron," Soundwave droned, bowing his head ceremoniously before exiting.

For three days Megatron laid in the watery abyss he'd been placed in, unaware of the world around him, unaware of anything. The Allspark had been pushed into his chest by a mere fleshing boy and his death had been certain, but he was not dead, he was resurrected. The Allspark within him, or what was left of it, had begun to reverse the damage it had done, creating new life and replenishing the spark within him. Now fused with the Allspark itself, he was more powerful than ever and he wanted dark revenge on those he believed had failed him.

Megatron scanned the cargo bay area, admiring the Decepticon architecture surrounding him. Once brought back online, constructing their new base had taken five Earth months, with the assistance of the other Decepticons he had used his new powers to heal, Blackout, Bonecrusher and Scorpinox. The middle of Antarctica was a frozen place, especially in winter when darkness reigned, but that was no matter to them anymore, not with their new found resistance to the cold. Hidden deep within the side of a cluster of snowy mountains, no one would suspect them having a base located right on Earth, right in the middle of temperatures known to disable them.

Soundwave and the Constructicons had also provided their assistance once contacted, bringing needed supplies to Earth and also Soundwave's drones, but there was one drone missing, Frenzy. Frenzy had worked with Barricade during the Earth mission and even assisted in melting Megatron at the Sector Seven location, but he had gone back in search of Barricade once he had fully recovered from the events that had transpired. Believing Megatron was dead, he had joined Starscream along with Barricade. He was no longer with Soundwave, he was on the List.

Megatron walked slowly to the display screen at the end of the cargo bay landing area. He had taken great pleasure in constructing the List his narrowed optics now scanned. Soon he would call his other Decepticons to join him in destroying this miserable planet and the Autobots, then he would rebuild Cybertron where he would rule. All Decepticons would reign over Cybertron except those on the List. Those on his List would be dealt with. Those who had betrayed him, those who could possibly ruin his plans would be struck down by his hand to die.

The traitors Barricade and Frenzy would be the first to perish. Next to die would be the treacherous Seekers, those who hid among the heavens and offered no assistance during the Earth battle, Skywarp, Thrust, Thundercracker, Dirge and Ramjet. And the one who fled to the stars, the one who took his name from them, he would save this one for last.

"Starscream," Megatron whispered deadly, clenching his hand into a fist.

Megatron touched the monitor in front of him that now displayed Starscream's image. He ran his index finger over it, tracing Starscream's face thoughtfully, insanely.

You have driven me to the brink of madness Starscream and I will take your sanity as well before I extinguish your doomed spark, Megatron mused, slamming his fist into the monitor and shattering the image before him.