A/N More transformers stuff. Don't expect long messages in these areas'

Ch 1: Successful

"Starscream!" Here we go again, I think to myself as I flinch. Getting up from my table I have enough time to turn before Megatron charges through my door. Like a flash he had me by my neck cables, pinning me to the wall. "Your plan failed! Again! Tell me why I shouldn't rip you to scrap right this instant." He says, crushing the delicate cables.

"Because it wasn't the real plan!" I screech out. The pressure let's up and I immediately start creating a new plan in my mind. "These last few missions, you've damaged Prime in each one, yes?"

"Of course. He looks more beaten every time we enter combat. I suspect he won't be in the next battle if we attack again but right now I'm not too sure I can stand another fight against that Autobot glitch."

"Precisely. You see, we stage a double attack, splitting our forces in half and drawing out as many Autobots as we can then you send someone in to capture Optimus while he's all alone and weak. Stage an execution after you've claimed him and destroy the Autobots' morale." I get dropped to the floor abruptly and I run a servo over my neck cables carefully. Perhaps I could escape a beating this time.

Megatron smirks down at me. "Yes, I think I like this plan Starscream. And to redeem yourself for all those failed missions you can be the one to go in there and capture him." I felt my spark sink. It would be the hardest not to mention the most dangerous part of the plan. "We attack when the sun rises."

-Sunrise-

Gliding down to a cliff I watch the Ark, scrambling my signal. I was all alone on this mission. It was suicide to put it frankly. Running the calculations in my helm again I sigh at the success rating which had not improved. I only had a twenty six percent chance of getting out unscathed or getting out at all.

I have no more time to think on it as the Autobots swarm out of the Ark, Optimus not among them. Unable to keep track of them all I had no clue just how many were left inside. Shoving down my fear I spring off the cliff and make a mad dive for the door, managing to crash through just as the doors sealed behind me.

Wincing at the echo of my hitting the wall I glance around cautiously. No one here. Concentrating I find Optimus' spark signal and begin to follow. Just as I skidded around a corner a gun was shoved into my face. "Starscream? I would have expected several lower soldiers rather than the SiC of the Decepticon forces." Glaring up at Optimus I note what Megatron had said. He looked positively beat.

"Don't flatter me." He gives me a confused look then I take the chance to duck and charge in, knocking him to the floor and placing stasis cuffs on him. Hauling him up with a grunt I decide that going out the way I had come in wasn't a good idea. Instead I'd just jump out of a window.

Choosing a room at random I smile to myself and shoot my intended exit, glass shattering everywhere. Just as I get to the window a well placed shot hits my wingtip. Turning just as I fall out of the window, Prime in tow I spot the med bot and that red helmed bot, Ratchet and Ironhide if memory served right, which it always did.

Pushing myself to top speeds I start heading for the nearest entrance to the Nemesis, which was still quiet a distance away. "You aren't... Going to get away with this." Optimus says as I spot several grounders aiming for my wings.

"You don't get it, if I don't get away with this then I'll be offlined. And not by your silly Autobots."

"Are you insinuating that Megatron would kill you for a mission failure?" I dip to the side, catching a breeze.

"Sure am now shut it off." We travel the remainder of the trip in silence. Half way I had lost the Autobots set out to reclaim their leader by flying up into thick cloud cover.

As I land I stumble and flip over myself. Slag, my equilibrium was still thrown off from the last beating I had gotten. Dragging my prize with me I try to direct my optics anywhere other than his icy blue glare. Couldn't blame him, he was after all heading to his death. But Megatron would hold that off for a decacycle at the least to revel and taunt the Autobots.

"You actually did it? Perhaps you aren't as useless as I believed you to be." Megatron says as I drag Optimus into the thrown room/command center. The rest of the bots mutter approvingly, for once looking at me with something other than scorn in their optics. "For such an achievement I think you deserve a reward." Megatron gets up and motions for my Trine to drag Optimus to the brig. I follow him warily to his quarters and much to my surprise he leaves me standing outside. So rape wasn't my gift of the orn then.

Megatron comes waltzing back out with a cube of energon. He looks at it for a bit before placing it in my servos. "High grade from my personal cache. Enjoy yourself for awhile before your next failure puts me back in the mood to bash you around." Sneering and sticking my glossa out at him as he walked away I head to my own quarters.

Placing the high grade in my subspace, I'd never drink it considering what it would do to my systems, I sit on my berth. As I think about dropping onto my back a slight crackling sound enters my audios. That's right, my wing was still sparking.

Getting back up I head for the med bay. Hook would be busy repairing the ones who'd gotten hit in the diversion attacks so I'd have to take care of myself. I wasn't bad at patching myself up so it was fine. On entering med bay I notice one of the side rooms was lit up. Odd since Hook next to never used one of the spare rooms. If he did they were for storage.

"Hook, where's the spare plating." Hook grumbles something and points to a door. The rest of the Decepticons in the room go quiet as I walk past, optics boring into me. Grabbing some plating I prepare to head back out when Skywarp teleports outside of the side room's door, skidding along the ground.

"Forget it; Thundercracker can get his head ripped off alone!" He says, standing up and storming out. Odd, Thundercracker was about the only mech Skywarp would risk himself for. A moment later the door slides open and TC runs out, adding speed with his thrusters. Walking towards the door I hear Hook give a warning.

"Optimus is in there. Unless you want him to dismantle you I suggest you steer clear."

So the energy in the cuffs had already worn off? Megatron was skimping on supplies again. Entering said room I stare impassively at the Autobot leader who looked about ready to charge. He was still cuffed but was in the middle of snapping them. "Figures. TC and Warp are far too simple to even take care of a few repairs."

"You would say that about your own squad members?"

"Why wouldn't I? What have they done for me? Laugh as I was beaten? Snicker as my wings were ripped off? Defaced and humiliated me? Calling them simple is a weak insult at best." Optimus' optics widen at my sudden outburst. The surprise quickly vanishes as he charges at me. Flipping over him I find what the problem was. Optimus had managed to shut the stasis feature off. Switching it back on I watch as he freezes up once more.

My comm. link hisses to life to broadcast Megatron. "Hook informs me you've been foolish enough to put yourself in the same room as our captive. Why is that?"

"Because TC and Warp are cowards and you would have taken it out on me."

"So you aren't as stupid as I thought you were. And for such courage you can play the part of his guard."

"What? You would- After I-... Fine." I turn off my comm. link to tune out anything else Megatron might want. It was a by far better option to just suck it up and deal with what I was played. Someday I'd kill the smug trash heap.