STARSCREAM'S STORY: TRUST AND BETRAYAL.
CHAPTER ONE.
It's dark and quiet. Where am I? I remember facing Megatron in a hellish skirmish and an impending evil force in the sky. I didn't have any time to react, it all happened so fast…
Hold on, I can remember something else now. My past and my sparkling years, it's all coming back to me. Looking back on it now I realise what a pitiful and sad existence I've had. My whole life has been about trust and betrayal, in fact I hardly recall any happy moments. Something's happening. I can feel my mind beginning to drift farther and farther away. It's taking me back right to the beginning…
Then there was nothingness.
I was born at a time when seekers were just beginning to recover from the devastation of the Great War. The loss of the legendary seeker leader Sunstar had a huge impact on my kind. Sunstar was our guardian and protector and without him, we seekers became virtually helpless against the might of the Decepticon armies. Despite what most people believe, seekers are not evil and we never were. As I would later discover, the true monsters are the Decepticons. With the fall of our leader, the Decepticons had conquered us and forced us to do their will.
However, I would soon find out that not all Decepticons are ruthless monsters…
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I opened my eyes and took my first look at my new surroundings. It was cold and everything was strange to me. What's more, there were giants all around me! All I could do was stare. I felt paralysed with fear! One of the giants – a seeker, strode right up to me and picked me up. But there was something about her that I could just sense and so I didn't feel scared. Her touch was warm and gentle and her smile was kind. She whispered soothing words that really calmed me and held me close while the others watched with contained joy. It was then that I knew. She was my mother.
"Congrats Zelda. He's a pretty little fella." One of the other seekers remarked. He was a bit…unusual; in fact he didn't really look like the other seekers at all. He was quite tall and slender with long wings that pointed down and which he held at his sides instead of up and proudly like my mother's. He also appeared to have only one arm and in place of the other, there was a huge blasting weapon of some sort.
He was a mix of grey and blue with orange edging and his face clearly showed his youth.
My mother smiled and replied, "I couldn't have done it without you Thundercracker." Then she turned to me and said, "He's your father and when your wings are more developed, he'll teach you how to fly and everything."
Thundercracker laughed and said, "He'll learn from the best! So have you decided on a name yet?"
Zelda's smile disappeared and she suddenly looked very sad. I wanted to ask her what was wrong and comfort her but when I opened my mouth to speak, all that came out was a pathetic beep. I felt her grip around me tighten as she struggled to fight back her grief.
Seeing her sudden change in mood, Thundercracker put his arm gently around her shoulders and asked, "Hey what's the matter Zelda?"
She took a deep breath and stated, "He reminds me of Starscream so much. You know he would have given anything to see him…I'm just so sad that he couldn't be here today."
I didn't understand who this Starscream was and why his mentioning made my parents so upset. I desperately wanted to communicate with them and ask them about everything, but every time I tried, all I managed was petty beep.
Thundercracker replied without looking up, "Yeah, poor Screamer would have sawn off his own wings for a chance to meet his nephew. Remember how he'd talk so proudly of this little guy?"
Zelda nodded but she clearly wanted Thundercracker to drop the subject now. Losing Sunstar was one thing but losing her brother was something she just couldn't bring herself to face.
"Yes I remember. Even before he was born, Starscream used to say how special this little seeker was."
I stared in astonishment at Thundercracker. So Starscream was my uncle? Now I understood why they were so depressed. Somehow Starscream had died before we'd had a chance to meet each other. The realisation that I'd never get to see my uncle made me feel very sad and without intention, I found myself crying in my mother's arms.
"Shhh, there, there little one. It's okay."
Thundercracker looked lost in thought for a moment before he suggested, "Hey, why don't we call him Starscream? You know, in honour of your brother?"
"TC! You're brilliant! Of course! Starscream would have been overjoyed that he will be remembered in such a way." Zelda reached over and embraced my scrawny father so tightly, his intakes wheezed for a moment.
And so Starscream it was. This first chapter of my life was quite a happy one and I was eager to learn. I wanted to learn about EVERYTHING there was. About my history and my world, Cybertron and the stars and space, I wanted to know it all!
Unfortunately, one of the things I would learn about very soon was that all good things come to an end, and not everyone was as kind and gentle as my parents…
To Be Continued…A/N: Little Screamer has some nasty surprises in store for him…