Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers! They belong to Takara/Hasbro! The season 4 I have written up is nothing more than a fan-story of what I think season 4 COULD have been like. Enjoy!
A Femme-bot's Touch
666akatsuki
After the titanic battle between the Autobots and Megatron peace seemed to come after the sea of chaos. Detroit returned to its normal old self, no huge spaceships hovering over the buildings, no giant robots causing misery... or was there? Slipstream poked her head out the entrance to a mine which led deep underground. She had been hidden there ever since the Lugnut Supremes came to Earth and she had luckily escaped the absorption of the Allspark fragments due to the materials underground in the mine which acted as her shield. She felt eerily alone now without the other clones and Decepticons to hang around with her. She had been by herself before, but never as alone as this. She transformed into her jet mode and took to the sky in a desperate bid to locate someone else that she may take refuge with.
Two days passed and nothing had popped up on her radar except the Dinobots and one whacky Autobot who dumped trash everywhere. Slipstream was beginning to hurt, she begged Primus for someone, just anyone to keep her company. Her call was answered but clearly it was a test of wills. Starscream's body, damaged and lifeless lay on a garbage barge which was heading out of the city through the broad canals. "Ugh... beggars can't be choosers." Slipstream grumbled as she descended upon the barge and transformed to her robot form and landed gracefully upon the trash. She checked Starscream over and noticed that the Allspark fragment was missing from his form; clearly the cause of his off-lined state. Slipstream retracted the plating on her forehead revealing the glistening shard that brought life to her body. She snapped the piece in half and placed one half into Starscream then waited for him to awaken.
A couple of hours passed before the Allspark fragment finished repairing the damage done to the body then booted up the systems in Starscream's body. He groaned loudly and rubbed his head before on-lining his optics. He looked around himself before his gaze met Slipstream. The mech's chassis lurched with excitement and he jumped to his feet. "I guess angels are real then." Starscream teased as he tried to chat up his female clone, Slipstream gave him a look of rejection but in a strange way she was rather thankful to hear his voice. "About time you got up! The battle is over you know, Megatron has been captured and peace has stunk up the joint!" Slipstream growled as if she were punishing Starscream for everything, not that he was actually minding the yelling for once.
Starscream dusted himself off and smirked at Slipstream. "So… what now my dear?" He spoke as he continued to tease her a little more. Slipstream rolled her optics before looking up to the sky. "First things first, we get out of this city then try to track down more Decepticons. I just know there has to be more lurking about somewhere." She suggested, (which was more of a demand than anything else). Starscream guessed it was the best plan of action so agreed to Slipstream's 'suggestion'. The two transformed into their jet modes and abandoned the city for the comfort of the mine that Slipstream had previously been hidden in.
It wasn't the most glamorous of secret bases but at least they were hidden from detection and could finish any required repairs. Starscream huffed loudly out of boredom; for once it was too quiet for even him. There wasn't enough action happening which was rapidly growing on the jet's circuits. "Hey Slipstream, how about we go destroy some of Detroit to pass the time? None of the Auto-dolts seem to be in the area." Slipstream guessed it could be fun so nodded her head in acceptance of causing mass chaos for the humans. The two jets left their base and headed back towards the city. Upon arrival they unleashed a barrage of fire upon the buildings and streets sending people scurrying in all directions. The roaring of sirens cut through the air as the emergency services were dispatched to deal with the problem but were swiftly overwhelmed by the two Decepticons. "This is too easy!" Starscream chuckled as he blew up a fire engine.
Captain Fanzone gritted his teeth knowing that the police would stand no chance against the jets; he really regretted the absence of the Autobots. It suddenly dawned upon him that the Dinobots were still on the island outside Detroit. "You there! Call for a helicopter!" He demanded; he just hoped that the Dinobots would help the city during its time of need.
The fluttering of rotors filled Captain Fanzone's ears as the helicopter flew towards the island. It landed upon an open patch of ground and allowed the Captain to hop out. He looked around himself and found no trace of the Dinobots, but he wasn't about to give up on them. He took out his microphone and called for them to come to him. Sure enough the thundering of heavy metal feet started to draw closer and Grimlock erupted out from the foliage with Snarl and Swoop close behind. The huge metal T-rex stood growling over Fanzone, snorting with rage as usual. "Hey there big guy. Look, the city needs your help. The Autobots aren't there to save us and two Decepticons are causing havoc. Please, will you help us?" Fanzone spoke as he got straight to the point. The T-rex glanced over his shoulder to his comrades in search of a second and third opinion. The Dinobot changed to his robot form and looked at Fanzone. "Why Autobots not help?" He asked; he had missed out on the important information from the huge battle. "They went back to Cyber-something, you know, their home planet with that bad guy in custody. We thought all the Decepticons had been defeated but boy we were mistaken." He explained, Grimlock groaned in thought before coming to a decision. "Okay, we help destroy bad 'cons. Me Grimlock, DESTROY!" Grimlock roared as he transformed back to his dinosaur mode and headed to the pier for the boat that would take Snarl and himself across the expanse of water. Meanwhile Swoop took to the air and rushed towards the city with the police helicopter close behind.
"None can stop us now! I've not had this fun in ages! Hahaha!" Starscream zipped through the gaps between the buildings and generally enjoyed himself whilst being blissfully unaware of the shadow descending upon him. Large talons sank into the metal of the jet's right wing and swung Starscream about in the air before sending him crashing into the tarmac of the road below. Starscream squeaked in pain but he refused to let it get to him. He transformed into his robot form and glanced around himself in search of his attacker. His optics spotted the Dinobot Swoop circling above his location. "I guess there are still some Autobots left after all. They won't be functioning for long though!" He hissed as he started to shoot at Swoop, his attacks missing as the Dinobot proceeded with expert aerial acrobatics. Swoop was fully focused upon Starscream as he dodged the attacks which soon became his downfall as Slipstream collided into his back and brought the Dinobot crashing to the ground. Now both the jets could get in and teach the Autobot who was truly the boss. Swoop shifted to his robot form and used his thermal mace to keep his opponents at a distance but he was swiftly flanked by Slipstream before receiving a blast to the face from Starscream.
Swoop cycled air through his systems as he was thrown to the ground and pinned by Starscream. "Slipstream, will you do the honours?" Starscream smirked as Slipstream jarred her sonic pulse blaster into the Autobot's face. She was about to end Swoop's life until the loud crunching sound of her legs made her hold off her fire. She was thrown up into the air before being smacked into a building after a large metal tail smashed into her frame. "Grimlock says leave friend alone!" The leader of the Dinobots snarled as he glared at Starscream. Starscream drew back a little but he sank his talons into Swoop's shoulders and dragged the smaller Dinobot across the ground as he backed away from Grimlock. "Just try me you dumb bucket of bolts!" Starscream hissed which drove Grimlock into a ravage mode as the Dinobot transformed to his robot form and blasted fire from his mouth at Starscream and Swoop. Starscream used his thrusters to get out of the way leaving Swoop to endure the full fury of the outraged Grimlock. Now this was the last straw for Swoop and he turned upon Grimlock by whacking his leader around the faceplates with his thermal mace.
Starscream watched in amusement as the two Dinobots tore into each other. He heard the thundering of heavy feet coming up behind him so he leapt up into the air just as Snarl charged beneath him. The jet landed back down on top of Snarl's back and was rapidly drawn into the violent game of Dinobot riding. Starscream grasped Snarl's horns and held on for dear life as Snarl bucked and tossed about violently as he tried to shake the seeker off. Slipstream winced with intense pain as she on-lined beneath a pile of rubble. She shook the bricks and concrete off and glanced at her surroundings. Things had gone to Pit very swiftly as the Dinobots fought and Snarl and Starscream tried to break each other's wills. Slipstream tried to get up but her legs had been severely damaged after feeling the devastating power of Grimlock's jaws. "Oh Primus..." She whimpered as the looming shadow fell upon her as Grimlock stumbled backwards and flattened the injured female jet beneath his immense bulk.
Starscream was nearing his limit and doubted he could hold onto the Dinobot for much longer and soon enough he was shaken off and sent tumbling across the road. Snarl shook himself back into shape and turned upon the jet for a charge, his horns ready to impale the jet through the cockpit. Starscream wasn't about to roll over and go off-line. He sat up and unleashed his ultimate attack, Sonic Scream. It was a little ability he had picked up after being nothing more than a head being carried around my Megatron. The blast hit Snarl head on and sent the Triceratops flying through the air and crashing into a parked car. "This has been fun but I really must leave now." Starscream spoke as he got up and looked over his shoulder to find Slipstream under Grimlock's aft. "Get off of her!" Starscream growled as he tackled the Dinobot and freed Slipstream from the crushing embrace. The seeker turned around and scooped up his female clone before making a hasty getaway so he could repair once again.
Grimlock shook his head before turning upon Swoop once more. He drew his thermal sword and gave his smaller comrade a battering he wouldn't soon forget. Grimlock finally burned out his rage and left Swoop barely functioning, though he wasn't so good himself. Snarl transformed to his robotic form and looked at his two friends. Things had always been difficult between Swoop and Grimlock and today showed just how fragile things were becoming. Snarl lowered his head a little then noticed Captain Fanzone was at his feet. "This is why I hate robots! You guys have caused just as much damage as those two Decepticons... but thanks for helping out." He spoke, gritting his teeth as he spat out his thanks. He got the Dinobots rounded up and shipped back to the island where they belonged and decided to leave it at that. Fanzone typed up his report and sent a copy to Professor Sumdac so he could alert the Autobots about the return of Decepticons on Earth.
"Ugh... you are a total mess and I lack the proper materials to repair you." Starscream grumbled as he tried to mend Slipstream's legs. Grimlock had left them in a terrible mess and with limited supplies it was proving impossible to fix. Slipstream remained quiet as Starscream worked, she felt down after the defeat. She hated being weak, mainly due to the fact that she was weaker than the other jets. She was just getting ready to enter recharge when she sat up making Starscream jump. Starscream was about to ask her what was wrong but he held his silence as he heard something coming through the mine shaft. He readied his sonic pulse blasters and got ready to destroy the intruder. He pulled his guns back after seeing the familiar Decepticon insignia. "Who might you be then?" He inquired since the arrival wasn't in his data banks. "I'm Cyclonus. I located you to this planet since I happened to intercept a report from the organics stating that two Decepticon jets had just attacked the area known as 'Detroit'. My ship just happened to be in the area so I decided to come by and pick you two up. I can see one of you is worse for wear and the other apparently would be the Decepticon Leader. I don't recall your position of Second in Command ever being revoked 'Lord' Starscream." Cyclonus sneered as he approached the stunned Starscream. It was amusing and Cyclonus already knew that Starscream wouldn't last long on the throne, but he thought it would be nice to give the 'con a short period of joy for what it was worth.
"Come, I'll take you both to my ship for repairs and so my Lord can make progress as our new leader." Cyclonus spoke as he pushed past Starscream and tended to Slipstream. Tenderly he picked the femme up and carried her outside with Starscream close behind. The ship released its cloaking device and revealed the massive battle ship that hung in the sky. The jets flew up to the ship and boarded. Slipstream was sent to Scalpel whilst Starscream was guided to the bridge. Cyclonus issued the orders to his crew to blast off. Starscream gave a light sigh of relief. Finally he was off that dirt planet and back with the other Decepticons and the best bit being his new rank. Finally his dream had come true.