Hey ho everybody.
Its me again... :/ Writing yet again and twisting yet another fandom. This time, writing right out of my usual anime fandoms and giving in to my raging Transfan within.
So just a pilot chapter to start off with and lets see how this goes.. This does involve an OC, my creation of Renegade. I think she will tie in quite nicely to the story and I'm not trying to make her Mary-Sue or anything (Shudders at the word)! Also! There is a character in there by the name of Howlback, she is a real character, kind of like the panther sister 'Bot of Ravage in the first cartoon of Transformers. So dont say to me that she isnt real cause she is :)
So just to state, this isnt going to be a lovey dovey, Transformers fall on Earth and everything is swell kind of thing. Im trying to integrate the severity of War into the story and write just how much pain it causes all our fav 'Bots. There never seems to be any back story to any story I have read. So I'm trying to make this sad and real. After all they are in a War arent they?
Anyway, all rights go to Hasbro except Renegade, she's mine :)
Ignore any mistakes that might arise, I tend not to spot them in my own writing.
Pretty please review and leave feedback, it sorta leaves me jaded and wonders if i should keep writing 'said' story. So drop in a comment and keeps me going :)
Enjoy everyone.
.Cybertron.
::Report Renegade Frontslayer::
There was another echoing boom which shook the very core of the planet. More screams rose up from the devastation below and the constant flashes and bangs of dangerous cannons ceased to stop. It was war.
Many had died and the casualties were in the hundreds of thousands, possibly millions.
The war against the Autobots and the Decepticon's that had destroyed the planet and annhilated the Cybertronian Race.
::Renegade Frontslayer?::
The on the Femme's side was quiet and there was a loud roar of fury from the Decepticon Main Base.
"Femme won't reply from over Link! Starscream! Get out there and find that Fragging Femme!"
There was a loud crash and the clanging of equipment as it hit the floor.
Starscream cringed and grit his sharp metal teeth as he watched the little equipment he had before bowing his head and refrained from hissing as he muttered;
"Yes Lord Megatron."
Starscream left the room and out to the carnage beyond the tower and Megatron tried one last time, his patience wearing thin.
::Frontslayer answer me IMMEDIATELY!"
'Silence'
Another roar filled the room and Megatron flung more of Starscream's equipment across the room before striding back to the window and looking out to the orange horizon beyond. Fire reached the sky and it had been that way for more than a century now.
It was how Megatron liked it.
The less Autobots there were, the closer he was to world domination.
::Barricade do you copy?::
::Barricade here:: The loyal Decepticon follower whispered over the and Megatron spoke to him roughly relaying his orders.
::Do you understand?::
There was a brief second of silence before Barricade answered; ::Yes my...Lord::.
Megatron turned away from the window and watched some of the Seeker Decepticon's come streaming from the sky, their large winglike frames enabling to glide and surprise their target. There was another explosion and Megatron snarled and his frame rumbled in anger.
"I'll get you Prime and I will not stop until I crush you and your Autobots!"
::Starscream Incoming::
::What is it Starscream?::
::My Lord!"
Starscream's voice sounded doubtful and Megatron was ready for his insolent Subordinates antics, already planning a suitable punishment for the Scientist before Starscream said over his .Link.
::We have a problem. Its Renegade::
She moved quickly, her wheels screeched as she hit the corner and she rushed into the building, her spark burning her throat.
She knew she was disobeying orders and ignoring Megatron was the last thing any Decepticon ever wanted to do. But she couldn't allow this to happen, it was against her core. She had to stop it.
It was called Youth Sector Delta 39. This was the main centre on Cybertron that housed the Youngling's and the Sparkling's. It was where Creators trusted the Femme Caregivers to take care of their Sparkling's.
Renegade had heard orders from Megatron Joor's ago that he had the plans to destroy it and she had taken quick action to try and prevent it.
She burst through the doors and the Femme's were instantly on high alert and they pointed small guns to her. Frontslayer wasn't fazed, she was used to war and a Decepticon, she was far superior to those around her; and they knew that as well.
They began to hide the Youngling's and Frontslayer held out her clawed hands and said in a desperate voice. "You have to get out of here, everybody! You are all in danger." She was continued to be ignored as more Youngling's were ushered back to their berth's and Frontslayer jerked her hand towards the front doors of the Sector.
"The other Decepticon's are coming to destroy you. Heed me out."
She continued to be ignored from the other Femme's and she lost her cool before drawing out her cannon and aimed it for the roof. She blew a hole right through it, rattling the building and frightening all the Youngling's.
"Listen to me!"
Renegade glared at all the Caregivers cradling Sparkling's and the Youngling's ducking for cover and she said "There isn't much time; you have to get out of here...immediately."
"How can we trust you?" A Nurse shot at her "You are a Decepticon, you will deceive us!"
Renegade was acutely aware of the incoming blasts coming towards the Centre and her voice rose a few octaves.
"I am a Femme like everybody else in this Sector and I care about the Welfare of our young. Now heed me out and believe when I say that Megatron has ordered Mech's to come obliterate you and the Sparkling's."
There were gasps and murmurs of fright among the Femmes and Renegade pointed to the back doors and said "Grab the Sparkling's and the Youngling's and get out of here. Please do not stay on Cybertron any longer. Get out and hide!"
She spun around when the front doors burst open and she saw some of her female Subordinates standing there. Their optics fluttered in confusion when they saw her and Renegade made the gut wrenching decision to send them away as well.
There was another explosion and one of Renegade's Faction rushed forward. "Orders Frontslayer?" she said urgently and the Leader of the Female Decepticon's looked to her Faction then back to the Nurses.
"Star-Rider you and the others continue to help the other Femme's get the Sparkling's out. We have to hurry; Megatron will already know that I will be up to something."
Star-Rider nodded and rushed back inside of the building to help the Nurses get the precious cargo out.
A nurse came up to Renegade and placed a hand on her shoulder and whispered in a bold voice "You don't deserve to be on the Decepticon's Renegade, you are far too soft hearted to be one of those monsters."
Renegade felt her spark shutter against its casing before she ushered the Nurse back inside. "I chose who I want to be" she said grimly "I am a Decepticon and nothing will change that, but I am also a Femme who has the primal need to protect the young."
Nobody challenged her on that and Renegade spun around when there was a loud bang that sounded outside the Sector. She glided out on her wheels and looked up to see Starscream land on the ledge above her and Renegade's optics flickered dangerously.
"I suppose Megatron already knows that I'm up to something?"
Starscream didn't deny to that and Renegade knew that trouble was about to ensue. She was calm and collected, she knew how to compose and act around the Mech who was notorious for his quick temper. Instead he only hissed;
"You are interfering in Lord Megatron's orders you have your own orders to attend to. Acting like 'Auto Scum' is not one of them."
Renegade's optics flickered once more before she said darkly. "Following orders Screamer? It makes me wonder what you are up to."
Starscream flinched slightly; he knew that Renegade was second to Megatron and the Leader of the Female Decepticon's. She wasn't a Femme to be messed around with.
"Move aside Renegade" he hissed and there was a rumble and Frontslayer was sick to her core when she saw Barricade, Thundercracker and Skywarp jump down from the ledge above her. The Mech's began to fire at the Sector and the shrieks of pain from the defenceless Sparkling's almost broke the Femme's Audio Receptors.
The Primal need to protect Sparkling's overcame her better conscience and she shouted "What orders are these? To wipe out our defenceless? They are Sparkling's; our future!" The only one that seemed to hesitate was Barricade, but that was only for a fraction of a millisecond before he began to fire up his cannons.
Without even thinking, Renegade sped forward and grasped Barricade's cannons in her clawed hands wrenching it towards the sky. The Plasma was shot into the sky and all was quiet for a second before Thundercracker shouted;
"Orders Frontslayer. Megatron has willed it and we have to destroy Sector Delta 39!"
This didn't sit well with the Femme. She was hardwired to protect and nurture Sparkling's; Decepticon or not. The fires continued and that's when Renegade's systems went into overdrive and went into her Volatile state.
With a savage snarl, Renegade jumped back and the large black carry case that was fused with her neck and back began to twist and break away from her.
When Renegade went Volatile, she released another 'Bot by the name of Howlback.
She was the exact copy and twin of Ravage. The Panther Twins.
Howlback was stronger than her brother, having fused with Renegade and sharing bonds and the Warrior's power.
She jumped away from Renegade and also being a Femme, killing Sparkling's didn't sit with her and she was able to see the distress rolling off Renegade in waves.
With a savage roar, Howlback lunged forward and went to attack the more dim-witted 'Cons. Skywarp jumped behind Thundercracker and cried out;
"It's the Howler!"
Sure enough, Howlback was only small but she could give Mech's five times her size a run for their money. She was incredibly fast and agile on her feet, even Optimus Prime wouldn't dare bat an optic towards Howlback.
The Panther sprung forward with a savage roar and latched onto Thundercracker's chest and began to rip the casing off with her lethal claws. She got to the delicate wires underneath and Skywarp began to clumsily try to aim for her.
Then as quick as a flash, she disappeared over his shoulder and began to attack his feet. Thundercracker fell backwards and fell into Skywarp and they fell into a mangled heap. Howlback didn't even flutter an optic before she was off towards Barricade.
Renegade looked up with horror and saw Starscream lift his cannons. He was not a Mech to mess with and Frontslayer knew right away.
"Howl!" she shrieked to her partner.
Howl dug in her claws and turned around to see Starscream readying his cannons and guns. With amazing agility, she jumped up onto the high ledge as Renegade shot forward to stop the ruthless Seeker.
She saw the cannons being released and before she could even react; the Centre blew sky high. The flames roared outwards, knocking all Cybertronians back. Renegade was knocked right off her feet and so had Starscream.
There were the screams of Femme's and Sparkling's alike and Renegade was slightly paralysed from the shock of hitting the ground at such force. She struggled up, her Processor buzzing trying to get back online functions.
Her optics whirred back to life and she came to realise her Audio's were ringing with the screams of burning Sparkling's.
'No' she thought horrified as she watched the flames burst out.
Robot parts began to fall from the sky around them and there were clangs as they impacted with the earth. Part of a broken Femme fell in front of Frontslayer, but being a hardened Warrior of War it didn't sway Renegade until Howlback came racing back over to her.
Her Partner gently leant down and dropped a half roasted Sparkling at her feet. That's when Renegade's spark ached. She sat up and scooped up the squealing Sparkling and held it to her chest. She was instantly able to feel the pain the Sparkling was in and her vents shuttered at the overwhelming heat that descended upon her.
"Now, now" she tried to hush the Sparkling; her Femme processor overrode her ruthless Decepticon side to take away the pain of the Sparkling. But its light began to fade and the Spark ceased to thrum beneath her.
The Sparkling offlined in her hands.
Renegade's vents shuttered and her heat rose off her casings and her cooling systems hyped up to try and cool her down. Howl made a sad noise beside her and a shadow approached them. The Screamer came up to them and he hissed;
"Call her back into you and get up Renegade. These were orders; you knew what was going to happen."
Howlback gave one last menacing hiss to Starscream before transforming back into Renegade's frame. Starscream knocked the offlined Sparkling from the Femme's hand and called back the other useless 'Cons.
"Orders were complete" he barked "Back to the Fraggin' single Processor Dirt-Eater that gives out the orders."
Only the ground 'Cons and Frontslayer copped the wrath of Starscream when Megatron overruled him. The Screamer wanted nothing more than to be the Supreme Decepticon Overlord but while Megatron was there. He was just the servant.
Renegade was still recovering from the shock and turned her neck to the still burning Centre. She had no idea how many Sparkling's escaped. Had she made any impact to evacuate the building? All those defenceless, innocent Sparkling's- offlined.
Barricade came over and wrenched the smaller Femme up to her feet and she retracted her wheels back into the casings on her calves and pushed down her wickedly clawed feet. She walked miserably behind Starscream as they proceeded back to Megatron.
Renegade Frontslayer had failed in saving everyone in time. Now for her good deed, she was going to be punished. For showing mercy.
Megatron glared at Renegade from across the Decepticon base as everyone returned for more orders.
"Wanted to show mercy did we Frontslayer?" he snarled
Renegade was one of the few 'Cons that didn't fear Megatron, which put her ahead against any other Decepticon Mech.
She stopped at the other end of the metallic base and from behind Megatron; Soundwave was making sound progress in spying on the Autobots transmissions.
When Soundwave was around that meant Ravage was as well.
Renegade was jerked forward a little when Howlback broke away from her and jumped over her shoulder to face her brother.
The Panthers bared their teeth at each other in warning and challenge. Howlback was a lot stronger than her brother, but that was because Ravage was a solitary Decepticon and Howlback chose to be fused with another Cybertronian. Hence giving her more abilities and a massive tank of power to draw from.
Ravage roared at his twin as they circled each other, Howlback daring him to make the first lunge so she could rip him to shreds.
Ignoring the fight between the Panther Robots, Renegade looked at Megatron coldly. "Being a Femme Megatron, would naturally override any order to harm Sparkling's. It drove me to attack comrades out of instinct. What was the just cause in offlining innocent Sparkling's?"
"I need Followers that are able to carry out Orders!" Megatron snarled "They were getting in the way. We need to destroy the Autobots."
Frontslayer was sick of the war, it was kill, kill, kill. She wasn't innocent, just as evil as the other 'Cons around her but she had lost her friends and family, her Creators from the war. Innocents that had tried to escape the fighting but ended up offlining instead.
From the very start, Renegade Frontslayer had been a different Decepticon. A ruthless, cruel Robot that strangely had a heart.
Megatron walked through the base with loud, echoing footfalls; breaking apart the standoff between Ravage and Howlback. He towered over Renegade and raised his fist and easily knocked the Femme off her feet.
She went sprawling across the floor and she looked up with blaring, red optics and spat some energon on the floor. She got back up to her wobbly feet and saw Howlback ready to pounce on Megatron but at the shake of her head, her Partner relented.
"You and your merciful ways!" Megatron shouted at her "Decepticon's are strong, ruthless Warriors not 'caring Auto Scum'. He spat the last words "Where do your allegiances lay Frontslayer?" the Decepticon Lord roared.
"I-" Frontslayer fought with her vocal processor that had been twisted painfully when Megatron struck her. "I am who I am" she whispered.
Megatron didn't take that as an answer, instead hitting Frontslayer again. "Where is your Faction?" he growled "Bring them all to me and they will all get the same punishment!"
Frontslayer grinned at that evilly "Gone" she whispered.
All the Decepticon's in the room suddenly seemed shocked at the once whispered word. They all stared at the Female Decepticon Leader incredulously.
Megatron hit her again and the Energon continued to leak from her mouth. She still managed to laugh and through the pain of her twisted Vocals she managed to whisper.
"Star-Rider" Terminated
As she read them out, her Processor flashed before her eyes tracking their life signature. Star-Riders profile came up red, meaning she had perished in the fire.
Renegade refused to let the pain cloud her eyes. She couldn't alert the Mech's of her plans to get her Femme's to escape.
"Flip Sides" – Terminated
"Airazor" – Life signal confirmed
"Nemesis Strika" – Terminated; seeking sibling bond … confirmed life signature of sibling Shadow Strika.
"Thunderblast" – Life signal confirmed
Only some of her Faction of Femmes had gotten away which pained Renegade. She had close bonds with the Femme's she ruled and to lose most of them left a shadow on her spark. Another mission she had failed.
"You killed them all?" Starscream screeched unintentionally "You killed all the female Decepticon's?"
Renegade's red optics flickered to him "You caused it Screamer. You are the one that obliterated the centre. You killed all the Caregiver Femmes and my Femme's as well! It's hardly my fault; now they are gone because you were too eager to destroy the Sparkling Centre."
All eyes flickered from Renegade to Starscream then back to Renegade when she kept her balance and said in a firm voice. "I relinquish my title as Ruler of the Femme's. I no longer wish to be a Leader."
At her words, the Decepticon Mech's went silent and with a soft thrum; Howl leapt away from Ravage and connected herself back to Renegade and transformed back into the large carry-bag like case.
"I have no need for you then" Megatron growled.
Renegade was slightly shocked at the words that came from the Decepticon Leader. Shock that quickly turned into a coil of fear on what the Leader wanted to do to her. He was going to kill her for her insolence.
"You better count your Prayers to Primus before I hunt you down, precious Firefly" Megatron mocked. This sent a genuine tremor of fear through Renegade's Frame at the use of a nickname she had not heard in a long time.
She had several names that she was called. Her full name being Renegade Frontslayer either two sufficing for a Designation; But, Firefly was an affectionate name given to her because of her soft, light nature.
Her family called her Firefly, along with a friend she had held dear to her Spark before the war broke out and they were forced to choose sides.
She took a step back and in an instant, every Decepticon was an enemy to her. She would now look like a stray Autobot that had strayed into the dangerous nest. She felt vulnerable and exposed and she spun on her heels, folding up her feet and pushing down her wheels to escape.
She left the building and Starscream approached Megatron and watched the Femme leave. "You aren't going to let her go are you?" he hissed and the Leader only chuckled darkly "We all know that a Femme can't override her most basic instinct. Even a ruthless Decepticon like my little Firefly, for now she will be banished and when the time comes. I will get her myself."
"She's part of the very few Femmes' left" Barricade said almost begrudgingly "My Lord you will have to keep an eye on her."
Megatron flung out his arm and roared angrily to Barricade, "Don't forget your place servant. I am aware of her past, Decepticon or not; she is a Femme and if we aren't careful we will lose her to the Autobots."