A/N
This story was inspired by a cute little Starscream picture I found with Starscream this little child drawing on the wall. This story is something like a bridge for how Starscream turned to dislike Megatron. I hope to add some humor in this too.
A childhood misfortune
Prologue
Megatron sat on his handmade throne. He pondered to himself. he was alone in the large empty metal room. He sighed and sat up straight. He stood up. He began to pace. He was thinking at his hardest. He stopped and looked out at his empty room.
"I need a follower. I need one who will listen to my command. Someone to lead when I am on more important missions. I need some to rule by my side. I need someone to learn from my reign. Some…some young who will learn rather quickly," Megatron mumbled to himself.
Suddenly there was the quietest sound of footsteps. Megatron looked toward the door. He headed for it. He threw it open. Through the dark halls he saw a shadow tiptoe across the walls. He stepped out of his throne room and into the halls. He moved through the shadows quietly. He had a stern look on his face. No emotions showed. He stopped at a cross way. He looked to his left. A dim light flickered. He looked to his right. A shadow raced across the walls.
Again Megatron followed the shadow. He reached a dead end. He looked to each of the walls. Before he decided to walk back to his throne room he paused. Sniffle. He swore he heard someone. Sniffle. He turned back to face the dead end. He knew he heard someone in his base. Someone that sounded like they were crying. He looked around again. Then he spotted an air vent.
Sniffle. He opened the vent up. He was surprised and almost closed the vent door. There, hiding in the vent was a small sparkling. His head was black except for his grey face. His eyes were a sad red. His chest was part red. Other than that he was white. His feet were part blue but nothing that stands out. Megatron reached into the vent to pull the sparkling out. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in one of his fingers.
He ripped his hand out, smashing it into the vent door. His finger was red. He waved it about, trying to fan off the pain. He growled. He reached in again and yanked out the sparkling. The sparkling wailed. Megatron dropped the child but caught it before it hit the ground. Megatron groaned and stood up straight. The sparkling still was screaming loudly.
"Why are you screaming!?" yelled Megatron. The sparkling stopped.
Megatron looked back to his hand. "And why in all of Cybertron did you bite me!?"
The sparkling reached out for Megatron. Megatron stretched his arm further out. The sparkling whimpered and lowered his arms. Megatron groaned and pulled his arm back in. The sparkling cheered and hugged onto Megatron's shoulder. Megatron mumbled under his breath and pulled the sparkling off him. The sparkling simply smiled.
Then Megatron thought a moment. He smiled evilly. He rose the sparkling up and nodded. The sparkling gave a confused look, tilting his head slightly. Megatron laughed. The laugh echoed through his lair. The sparkling smiled.
"I've found my successor!" bellowed Megatron.
The sparkling began sobbing again. Megatron growled and set the child on the ground. The sparkling screamed. Megatron covered his audio receptors. He groaned as the sparkling's screams echoed. Megatron let out a blood curtailing cry. The sparkling stopped screaming, staring up at Megatron.
"Your screams can be heard throughout the stars…" shouted Megatron.
The sparkling sat on the ground quietly. Megatron paced in front of the child. The sparkling watched him pace from left to right and right to left. Megatron stopped and looked down at the child. The sparkling smiled, perking up as Megatron looked down at him. Megatron groaned and continued pacing.
How could he make an evil impression with a baby by his side? He pondered this as he paced. How was he going to rule Cybertron with a child so weak and ignorant? He stopped again in front of the child. The child was curling up on the floor, looking up at Megatron. Megatron turned away from him. the sparkling sighed.
"Get up!" ordered Megatron. The sparkling sat up. Megatron looked at him with a slightly confused face.
"You will listen to my orders. I am your superior!" Megatron proclaimed. The sparkling simply titled his head.
"You will hereby be known as…" Megatron pondered another moment then smiled, "Starscream." The sparkling clapped.
