This is a request for the core of justice, who asked for a fic with their OC Soundcracker and will have this character play through Revenge of the Fallen onward. This will also introduce a few other OCs of there's including Zyon, a 15 to 16 year old African American boy and Izzy, who is his childhood friend and future romantic partner. Zyon and Izzy (the latter from the Last Knight) will be introduced once it gets to Age of Extinction and the Last Knight, and Sideswipe is Zyon's Autobot partner.
The doors on the lower ends of a ship slowly opened. A grey F-35 jet entered a large ship before transforming. The grey mech held a stealthy posture as he crept his way into the ship. As he walked through the spacecraft, he hoped that he would not set off any alarms. He had a mission, and nothing was going to stop him.
The sheer size of the ship was intimidating, which would make the mech's search more difficult than he'd like it to be. At the same time, he did not wish to cause a stir. With no clue as to what kind of secrets this ship held, the mech didn't want to take the risk of getting seriously hurt before he could make his case.
A black and red mech with black wings, a black face and red chassis watched the glittering darkness of space outside of his cockpit. Beside him was a Predacon. It one of a few that he had found on one of his many ventures. It had been ages since he had been in this part of the galaxy. The last time he recalled being in the area was around the time Megatron disappeared while he was doing some work for another Decepticon.
After a carefully treated relocation job a deca-cycle ago, the mech was starting to run low on energon. It was a simple job, helping an Autobot find a planet where they could monitor Autobot activity in that particular solar system. He had lead the Autobot to a planet that didn't have a huge population for them to have some peace, but at the same time, it close enough to their contact's planet to help if need be.
It wasn't uncommon for the mech to do jobs for both sides of the Cyberton war. Dubbed as a neutral party amongst his peers, the mech was able to get a variety of jobs with little to no problem. All he asked in return was one simple thing. Enough energon to get him by between jobs. And while he could admit that his work with both sides may have occasionally brought up suspicions from both sides, both Autobots and Decepticons could usually put it behind them so long as he did the job and did it without alerting the rivaling faction.
The mech was hoping to come across another job soon. With the area he found himself in, which happened to have quite a bit of Cybertronian activity as of late, he hoped that he would come across something. Even if he did run out, he knew he would be on borrowed time without it.
An alarm went off, distracting him from his search. He pulled open a purple screen to see what the problem was. A flashing orange dot blinked and was shown hanging around one of the hangers. Something, or someone, had managed to get aboard his ship and he didn't like not knowing what it was. The mech stood up, deciding to look into the intrusion for himself with his Predacon not too far behind.
As he arrived the hanger in question, the mech found his four other Predacons surrounding something. And upon further inspection, he realized it was a mech, who he was all too familiar with. With a whistle, the four Predacons stopped and with a wave of his hand, they left the intruding mech alone.
"It's been a long time Starscream." The mech stated.
"A little too long Soundcracker." Starscream greeted.
"I assume this is not a casual visit."
Starscream's wings drooped slightly. As true as it was, he was hoping to get through some introductory small talk before getting to the point.
"Unfortunately not. I come seeking your assistance."
Soundcracker nudged his head, gesturing for Starscream to follow him. He didn't want to conduct any business essentially at the door. He felt it wouldn't be appropriate.
"As you may have heard Megatron has been defeated." Starscream began, pacing back and forth.
"I have, but I only assumed it was an exaggerated rumor." Soundcracker confirmed.
"Believe me, they are not rumors."
"And what pray tell does that have to do with me?"
Starscream paused.
"He can be revived." Starscream stated. "But in order to do that, we will need your help with finding him as well as reviving him. In exchange, you will be provided with a grand amount of energon." Starscream noted Soundcracker's silent contemplation. "If you are concerned about how this would look, we will make sure you stay anonymous during this."
Soundcracker didn't immediately respond, processing what he had been told. It was clear that Starscream had thought this through, something that Soundcracker never got to see often.
"I'll aid you," Soundcracker agreed, "but I do have two conditions." He stood up. "Firstly, I would like to do my work on my own terms. I will assist you, but I do not wish to be paired with any Decepticons. Plus, that will give me the opportunity to get a look at the planet."
"And the second?" Starscream questioned.
"I get to bring my own partner."
Walking through another wing of the ship, Soundcracker led Starscream to his partner. It was a huge room with some scars scattered across it. He came to a door, knocking before entering. The room was a little dark, so finding Soundcracker's partner was a little challenging.
As Soundcracker lured Starscrem inside, it became apparent that something was definitely lurking around. The sound of something moving around with heavy footsteps. Optics glowed in the corner of the room, eyeing the intruders.
"Who is this?" Starscream asked.
Soundcracker switched a light on, exposing their target. A towering black dragon shaped mech towered over them. Once the mech realized that Soundcracker was in the room, he transformed into his Cybertronian form.
"This is Predaking." Soundcracker introduced. "I meet him after I was gifted with the other Predacons."
"Is he well trained?"
"If you're asking if he's loyal, than yes. We share a great deal of respect each other. He'll listen to me. So do we have a deal?"
Even though Predaking was an intimidating figure, Starscream knew he needed Soundcracker's help. There wasn't much time to consider what was placed in front of him. And so long as Predaking would listen to Soundcraker, and that was the one thing that Soundcracker wanted, then Starscream knew he had to accept his terms.
"Yes."
Soundcracker turned his attention to Predaking. He was not annoyed with the lack of attention, but he did enjoy having it.
"We've got a job." Soundcracker greeted. "You and I are going to do some investigating."
It should also be worth noting that the Predaking in this fic will be bigger than the Prime iteration.