"Steel Titans"
(Working title)
By Kardel88
For millions of years a war had been waged. A war between good and evil, light and dark, freedom and oppression, had finally ended one side has triumphed. On the planet Cybertron, the Autobots stood tall, proud, and overjoyed over the debris that was once their home. All the Autobots shouted, cheered and general merrymaking was underway, but one in particular remained silent and stoic. Hands behind his back and looking hopefully to the stars, Optimus Prime prayed that something like this would never happen again. He hoped that he would live a long and peaceful life with Aelita-1, free of conflict or the hazards of politics. Looking around, hands still behind him he saw the troops still rejoicing. Watching, Ironhide and Jazz splurged on energon as Ratchet made sure they don't overload from it, Optimus couldn't help but chuckle softly. Suddenly he realized that one soldier was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Bumblebee?" he silently asked himself.
Atop a steep cliff, there sat Bumblebee, with both his legs dangling over the edge. Leaning back he propped his body on his elbows and sighed as he stared at the night sky.
"What's going to happen now?" he thought to himself as he lied there.
At the sound of approaching footsteps, he stood up quickly and readied his built in blaster. "Whoa there Bumblebee, it's me Optimus."
Bumblebee put away his blaster and gave Optimus a small smile which Optimus returned.
"Mind if I join you?" Bumblebee nodded his consent and Optimus planted himself next to him as they merely sat there, enjoying the peace and each other's company.
A thousand years have passed since Optimus and Bumblebee sat over that cliff and Cybertron is flourishing once more. The once desolate and war-torn planet of steel was now a prosperous metropolis. The peace treaty between the Autobots and remaining Decepticons is still going strong and both factions were thriving under this unprecedented degree of harmony.
This only served to further infuriate one particular Decepticon.
Along a dark alleyway, Starscream stood with his back against the wall, as he escaped another unit of Cybertron's co-op peacekeepers.
"This wasn't supposed to happen!" he growled in frustration. "Damn it, Prime was too early! I'm gonna have to switch to Plan B."
He jumped and transformed into one of Cybertron's many delivery bots. Merging into the convoy line that made its way towards a large dome at the distance, he passed underneath a sign that read "Cybertron Detention and Deactivation center."
Starscream slipped in to the large glass-like building with little effort, as he passed the final security gate with the convoy.
"This wretched 'unity' has made my brethren terribly complacent," he thought to himself.
The convoy split off towards different ramps and elevators at the center of the dome. Starscream spotted his stop: detention block D. Noting that no guards patrolled the detention blocks; he assumed all its occupants were deactivated, and continued on. He came to a halt and transformed into his robot form before quietly walking down the hallway. Soon enough, He found himself in front of the computer that manages the so-called 'well-being' of the facility's tenants. After some quick searching, a list appeared on his screen that had all the names of all the D block residents listed in red. He let out a small chuckle as he ran his metallic finger over the screen turning every name he touched from red to green. The noise of cell doors hissing open mixed with the blaring klaxons as steel caskets slowly moved forward out of their cells. Starscream knew that security forces would come running once he released them but he didn't care in the least. What were once Megatron's most loyal soldiers now owe their freedom to him, Starscream. Maniacal laughter echoed throughout the facility, drowning out the baring alarms and echoing across the vacuum of space.
Earth is home to thousands of cities, and Jump City is home to the Teen Titans. By day it's a bustling Metropolis, filled with people coming and going, and earning their keep. Most people would say that cities never sleep, but Jump city certainly did. And it's during its slumber do the shadows come out and play.
Beast Boy slept peacefully with his leg dangling off the edge of his bunk bed and thin line of drool creeping out of his mouth. This picturesque scene of serenity was suddenly shattered by the blaring sounds of the Towers alarm system. Beast Boy woke with a start and crashed down to the bedroom floor, screaming the whole way.
"Oh man…" he groaned as he rubbed his aching head, "Why do bad guys always have to do their thing at night…" he grumbled.
The rest of the Titans were gathered in the common room seemingly none the worse for wear. Robin was tapping his foot impatiently till the man of the hour arrived with a bang. Beast Boy tumbled into the common room, wrestling with his black and purple suit. The battle of epic proportions ended as Beast Boy's tumbling was stopped by the living room couch.
He stood up quickly, with only the bottom half of his suit on, "What did I miss?" he asked.
Raven scoffed "Apparently your shirt." Beast Boy gave her a half hearted glare and put on the rest of his suit.
Robin cleared his throat, "Aside from that, you're just in time."
He clicked a button on the TV remote and brought up the city map.
"There," his hand pointed to a blinking red dot, "Someone tripped the silent alarm at one of Jump City's power plants."
Raven nodded, "Do we have a possible I.D. on who broke in?"
Cyborg shook his head, "No, whoever this is, they've scrambled all the video surveillance in the power plant."
Robin then clicked another button and the city map was de-activated. His gaze swept over them, "Since we don't have any info on the perp, approach with caution," they all nodded in understanding and Robin returned the gesture.
"Titans, go!" And they were off.
Hello all, I would like to personally thank RabulaTasa for beta'ing my story
and I would also like to thank every reader who has decided to read this story.
2nd chappie should come out soon.