Flesh to Metal Version 1

Summary: Waking up to the sight of Star Scream's ugly mug isn't something I was ever expecting. Still, better I came to as a cybertronian clone then as a human.

Waking Up To Stupidity

Story Start: Our Universe

The area around me was a mess. A blown-out tire from the front of a semi had caused it to careen out of control, taking out five different cars within the first five seconds of the accident and it had only gotten worst from there. I was on the tail end of the first twenty seconds and thanks to my pretty good reflexes had somehow managed to put my little Ford Ranger into a tail spin so that the back end had gotten crumpled and not me. Once my head had stopped ringing, I quickly got out of the cab from the passenger side and scrabbled to the side of the road, glad that I tended to stay in the fast lane whenever I went on freeways and highways simply on principle.

Screeching tires drew my attention as yet another car couldn't stop in time and I saw the mini-van slam into one of the already crumpled wrecks. Seeing the flames that started in both vehicles, I cursed before I rushed back to my truck's still open cab and flipped the back of the passenger seat forward to expose the small fire extinguisher and wonder-bar (mini crowbar) behind the seat. Grabbing both, I quickly rushed over and pulled the pin on the extinguisher, dousing the flames in its foam. Imminent explosions diverted, I helped the passengers get out of the cars only to discover that the driver of the car the mini-van had hit had his leg pinned under twisted metal. Thanking my foresight to grab the wonder-bar, I began prying the metal away from his leg, adrenalin aiding my already not so unimpressive strength and after about thirty seconds, the driver was just able to get his leg out. I had just enough time to wince at the mangled look of his ankle before I threw his left arm over my shoulder and began making my way back to the side of the road.

We were just beginning to pass the hood of my truck when yet again I heard tires screeching and I saw another car squealing as it came towards us to fast to stop. Tossing the driver the last few feet to the side of the road, I made to jump as well only to get hit by the car in the area of the driver side headlight, the force of the impact pinning me into the hood of my truck and causing my head to slam into the side of my truck directly above the wheel well and darkness filled my vision.

Scene Change: Transformers Prime Universe

I came to kneeling on a metal floor. As I automatically began to stand up, I noticed that I seemed to be moving in slow motion even as my muddled mind tried to make sense of my new surroundings and why my thought processes now seemed so strange. Then I was suddenly aware of a new set of memories that went far farther than any human's memory could possible go. My confusion only grew as I watched the life of Starscream from his point of view. As I came to a full upright position, I could only think one thing. 'Ah hell, I died and came back as a clone of the transformer version of Draco Malfoy.'

I was snapped out of that thought as I heard "Ah, like minded company. At last!" I watched as Starscream approached the first clone in the line and said "Esteemed members of my armada," Pulling back, he began walking the line towards me at the other end as he continued "You now stand on the very precipice of glory! To meet the destiny to which I have so tenaciously worked toward!"

He was cut off as the middle clone called out "Dynamic leadership of the Decipticons!"

As Starscream learned that the other four clones were just like him in terms of memories and thirst for power, I thought to myself 'No way am I getting killed a second time in twenty-four hours. Still, I need to play along until I can make my own play and either secure my existence from Megatron or better yet team up with the Autobots somehow.'

I followed the others as the original Starscream led the way outside, using the time to figure out how I was supposed to transform and fly as a jet. I figured out the proper 'program' and 'files' just as Starscream said "Fortunately, the Harbinger's tracking systems have remained synced to Megatron's warship. Of course, we shall require a means of reaching the-"

That was as far as he got before I followed my clone brethren's examples and transformed, hovering in the air. If I still had eyes at the moment I would roll them at Starscream's supposed test of if we could transform or not before he gave the order to take flight and snuff out Megatron's accursed spark. I hesitated just a second as the others blasted off before I followed them.

Scene Change: The Decpticon's Warship

The trip to the warship was silent between us, for which I was grateful, it gave me time to go over the schematics of the war ship that I 'remembered' along with coming up with a plan that would actually see me survive past the day's end. Honesty, what was the original Starscream thinking, sending us to the main base of a faction that outnumbered us a hundred to one right out the gate? It would have been a lot smarter to use his new numbers for guerilla strikes instead.

Once we were on board the warship I watched from the back as the lead clone gestured and said "Spread out, keep to the shadows."

Another clone frowned and said "Anyone of us is an instant target aboard this warship."

A third clone but a finger to his chin as he said "But to be seen together would be to sacrifice the element of surprise."

The fourth clone responded to that as he said "Whoever find's Megatron first, report your position."

As the others split away from me, I rolled my eyes and thought 'Yeah right, like I'm going to go look for the guy who named himself after the Fallen and survived as a gladiator in the pits of Kaon. Time to go find Bulkhead' Shaking my head, I instead began stealthily making my way to where the freight lift at the bottom of the ship was.

Ten minutes later, I smirked as I saw him trying to stealthily move backwards down the hallway he was in towards me and I tapped his right shoulder earning a startled "Whoa!" from the big guy as he turned around with guns glowing. He lowered them with a startled "Starscream?!" and I smirked as I said "Why is it whenever I come to my old stomping grounds, I find an Autobot roaming the halls?"

Bulkhead's optics narrowed as he said "Don't tell me you came crawling back to Megatron."

"Hardly, the original Starscream sent me and four other clones to as you once so elegantly put it 'Kick Bucket Head's bucket.' Always did like that saying myself." I said with a chuckle at the end.

"How did-?" Bulkhead started to ask with confused eyes before I finished "I know you had said that when I wasn't there? It's a long story, and not one I should tell when we're surrounded by enemies. For now, all you should know is that this particular clone would like to be an Autobot rather than a Decipticon."

"Then that means you're willing to show me the way out?" Bulkhead asked hopefully.

I shook my head and said "There is no way out for a land bound Cybertronian while we're so high in the air. If you want to get off this ship, then you're going to have to force it to land." Smirk returning to my face, I said "I personally recommend taking out the ship's power core." Pointing overhead, I continued "Simply follow those power conduits and you'll reach your target. And there's a com unit two corridors over if you want to call in back up, just take a right at the next intersection." I stepped around the Bot and began walking down the hall before I stopped and looked over my shoulder as I said "And one more thing Bulkhead, when you go on your next mission that's at the equator, bring a lot more than just two grenades, it'll be one of the hardest missions you ever been on."

"Uh-ok." Bulkhead said before he shook himself and said "Thanks for the intel, but what are you going to be doing now?"

I smirked at the former laborer and said "I've got a few things I want to take care of off this ship." Turning back forward, I rushed to the lift's location and as soon as the door opened I dove out of the open hole and turned into jet mode as I began making my way back to the Harbinger.

Scene Change: Above the Harbinger

I spotted my target pacing in front of the Harbinger and I mentally smirked as I thought 'Good, I don't have to go looking for you.' Landing out of sight behind the ship's rear most spikes, I quickly made my way down, staying out of sight along the ship's side before I reached the ground. When Starscream was pacing in the other direction, I quickly made my way to the last boulder beside him. I let him pace towards me and turn around again before I jumped over the boulder and lunged at him. Starscream had just enough time to turn around and widen his eyes in surprise before my sharpened digits took out his spark chamber like he had done to Cliff Jumper.

As Starscream's eyes dimmed, I pulled out my right hand with a sigh and said "Well, that's one former and future First Lieutenant of Megatron's taken care of. Now I just need to handle any other clones that manage to return." I began dragging the corpse inside the ship, already considering how I could use it to get the drop on the others.

Time Skip: Night Time

It had taken two hours to make the scene to my approval. It now looked like Starscream was standing over a console tracking the Nemesis and you had to be looking at him from the front to see any of the wires and metal rods that kept him standing upright. I meanwhile was hiding just beside the door in the shadows with my right hand in its blaster mode as I waited for the clone to arrive.

'I really hope I didn't change anything up there that'll come back to bite me in the ass.' I thought to myself for the tenth time before I heard the sound of metal on metal and I tensed as one of the clones opened the door. I watched as the clone did his little we have failed speech and then fired a missile at the corpse. The missile hit Starscream's back and knocked him to the ground. I could feel the surprise just rolling off the clone at the now visible rigging before I stepped up directly behind him and put my blaster to his head. He had just enough time to stiffen before I shot him and he too dropped to the ground.

I frowned down at the clone's corpse before I glance to the screen showing the Nemesis' position. Sighing, I walked out of the room and muttered "I better gather everything for when it's time to go to the Antarctic. I just hope Bulkhead follows my advice."