[Takes place after "Transformers" (2007) and before "Revenge of the Fallen"(2009)]
::Words :: Decepticon = Decepticon communications link.
Bold paragraphs = focusing on Soundwave
Starscream crash landed onto the barren lands of the destroyed Cybertron. He staggered around momentarily before regaining his balance. He yelled in Cybertronian, "Is anyone on this planet!"
The whirr of a meteor was the only response. A moment later, a grim smile crept on his face plates as he realized the new position that had just been bestowed upon him.
He had just witnessed his late-superior, Megatron, get offlined back on the mud ball, Earth. He was no longer Starscream, second-in-command, he would be further known as Lord Starscream. Cackling to himself, he remembered all his attempted murders on Megatron, and all it had taken in the end was a human boy! He had not had this much power since before Megatron was reawakened. But at that time, he had lost most of his power to dozens of advisers. Now, everything was his!
Mid-thought, the sound of a charging cannon beside his helm ceased his mirth.
"Designation," a female voice asked in their native language.
Starscream spun around, catching her by the neck and pinning her to the protruding structure near them. She pulled on his hand clamped on her sensitive wires, but to no relief.
"I, femme, am the new ruler of the entire Decepticon army. Do you not see by my markings that I am one of high ranking?"
A quick scan revealed that she was also a Decepticon. Releasing her, she cycled her vents, then regained composer and knelt on one knee. "Master," she acknowledged.
"Are there any others?" he asked as he changed his register to the ranking of a lord.
"Only one other mech, the scientist Skyfire, Lord Starscream, and the Fallen is still stationed here," she responded while she rose. "Megatron stationed us here with some others many orns ago. Skyfire is badly injured from a previous ambush, we do not have the necessary parts to properly repair him...and I, my Lord, am your last Decepticon femme within my knowledge."
Screamer waved a hand dismissively of the topic.
"Skyfire is the only other one besides the Fallen? And the Fallen is still in his stasis, correct?"
"Yes."
"Skyfire can be used to begin construction. "
"Of what, Lord Starscream?"
His expression turned hungry as he cornered her against the wall. Using his new authority, he scraped a claw beneath her chin and dragged his down her arm. The black and purple clad femme shivered, then stiffened. Leaning into her sound receptor, he whispered, "The creation of a new race of Decepticons."
She flinched when their chassises brushed together briefly. He chuckled darkly, but moved backwards, allowing her room to move away.
"No, do not worry, femme, I will not use your gender to my advantage...yet. The size of the new army I plan to build would wear you out too quickly."
"Thanks," she vented almost inaudibly.
"I've made designs for ways of rebuilding our race without the additions of a femme spark or the Cube."
"Why can't we use the All-Spark?"
"It has been recently destroyed," he reported bluntly.
The femme made a note to ask later of how the Cube, raw power, was disposed of.
"Where is Skyfire?" he continued.
They flew to the scientist's location. Skyfire was slumped against one of the mountains, resting. An arm was missing and one leg was bent in an awkward direction.
"Starscream," the broken mech gasped.
"Lord Starscream," the femme corrected meekly.
"Skyfire, when can construction begin with these designs?" Starscream asked, sending data files via a Decepticon intel link.
"As soon as I can obtain supplies. Can you contact Soundwave? He would be able to organize searches."
"I know that!" Starscream snapped irritably.
::Soundwave, organize Decepticons and have them scavenge for these supplies:: Starscream. He attached lists of the tools needed.
::Megatron is offlined:: Soundwave stated, never asking questions, only understanding the most logical reasons.
::Yes. I am now in command:: Starscream.
::Supplies will be brought within a reasonable time:: Soundwave calculated then responded in his usual monotone.
Closing the com-link, Starscream turned to the femme. "What is your designation, femme?"
"Sunchaser."
Starscream grinned at the femme. "Ah, I have heard of you. You are the infamous 'power-seeker'."
She looked away and mumbled, "That was long ago."
Starscream lowered his face to stare into her optics. "I do not mind. You are the one who almost seduced the young Optimus Prime; that is, until Elita found you trying to pin her lover to a berth and then she almost tore you apart. But you survived and tried to make Megatron your sparkmate." He walked around her slowly, assessing her body. "He refused you, and then you went onto lower-ranking mechs, and survived off of them. I don't know where your story goes from there."
She looked away as he came face-to-face with her again. "I only lived with two mechs after Megatron."
"What about before Optimus?"
She paused, her red optics darting to his optics then away again, "I'm not sure."
"Mm, you've always been a little, a little pretender, haven't you. Pretending to love someone," he mused, running his claws down her side again. "I can't wait to start rebuilding our race. Whether we need you to contribute or not." He placed a small kiss on her neck, then walked towards Skyfire, going over more plans and additions with him.
Later on, Starscream summoned Sunchaser.
"Please take me to the Fallen," he ordered.
She lead him through a series of intricate passageways until they finally arrived to a large throne. Though the Fallen was obviously in stasis, Sunchaser knelt before him. Starscream stayed standing and studied the structure behind the Fallen's throne. "What is all of this?" he asked.
"It is substitute energon that replenishes his systems when he gets low. That is another pressing matter, we are dangerously low on energon, and now that the All-Spark is destroyed, we need another form of energon before we lose everything."
Soundwave traveled aimlessly through space, waiting for orders.
"Starscream is a fool," he processed. "He's been in control for almost a half human year, and he hasn't done anything yet!"
Soundwave went super-sonic for a moment in his frustration.
"Someone more competent has to take charge..." He assessed all the living Decepticon's mental abilities. He sighed internally knowing that out of all of them, besides himself, Megatron was still the most intelligent...and that wasn't saying much. During the battle of the Earth place, Mission City, instead of just squishing the boy in the first place, Megatron went after Optimus in a blind rage!
Soundwave knew he could not take charge...at least not yet. He didn't want the responsibility of leading an entire army.
He would have to figure out a way to get Megatron back.
This story will focus on the interval of time between the live action movies from the Decepticon's side minaly Starscream, Sunflare, and Soundwave. Eventually I'll go into "Revenge of the Fallen."
Sunchaser is somewhat my OC. She is truly the OC of fantastic hummergrey who mentioned her character briefly in "If an Autobot, do NOT do the following" as a 'power seeker' who tried to seduce Optimus Prime until Elita showed up. The all will understand who I took Sunchaser to be in later chapters.
I HOPE YOU LIKE THE STORY! MORE CHAPTERS SOON TO COME!