The elevator stopped at the top floor of the communications tower, located a few floors below Starscreams control center. The doors opened and the Decpticons walked into the hallway where several Decpticon soldiers lined the walls, who saluted as Megatron passed them. Around the corner he saw several Autobots in restraints, standing next to them were three Decpticons, one wore heavy armor, one wore light, while the last one wore medium armor.
Megatron approached the one in the heavy-armor, whose back faced him, on his back was a multi-barreled chain gun and a heavy assault rifle. "What's going on here?" Megatron startled the Decpticon, who turned and looked up at his emperor.
"Lord Megatron sir!" He hurried to salute.
"What is this?" Megatron asked again.
"Prisoners sir."
"Tell me your names soldier."
"I'm Hevy sir. These are my brothers, Fives," He referred to the Decpticon in the light armor that had the number five imprinted on the side of his helmet. "And Echo." The one wearing the medium armor with a rocket launch on his back, and high-tech binoculars on his helmet.
"Hevy." Megatron repeated. "Tell me now, what is the symbol on your chest soldier?"
"Decpticon sir."
"Yes, that is right. And how long have you been in service to my Decpticons?"
"My brothers and I are new recruits... About three weeks sir."
"Then there is one lesson that you have yet to learn." He pointed his fist at the nearest Autobot, his fusion cannon formed on his arm. "Decpticons take no prisoners." Without looking, Megatron fired his cannon, blowing the cowering Autobot in have, vaporizing him from the waist up. "Finish them." Megatron said ice cold.
Megatron, Brawl and Barricade continued on. "So what do we do know?" Fives asked his brothers.
Echo lived up to his name. "Finish them." Hevy drew his pistol, aimed it at an Autobots forehead, and pulled the trigger...
Megatron found his second-in-command, the purple and black Decpticon was staring at a monitor through his singular optic multi-vision goggle. "Shockwave, how goes our progress?"
"We've taken over ninety percent of the station, the only thing that remains is Starscreams control center, right under the chamber."
"The chamber." Megatron said with anticipation.
"Yes, the last place on this station to contain the substance." An evil smile appeared behind Megatrons mask. "And with it..."
"I will end this war and rule this world and my empire with a iron fist and return this planet to prosperity."
"And?" Shockwave asked.
"And if any stragglers remain, you may do what you see fit with them." Shockwave was, well, a psychopath. A person who would see three dying people and try to make them into one single monstrosity. Other then that, Shockwave was a brilliant technician, tactician, scientist, mechanist, medic, and soldier. Megatron knew he was strong, and would have trouble against him if Shockwave ever challenged him for the right to rule.
The monitor suddenly changed to the image of Starscream. "Starscream, surrender you command to me, it's over for you."
"I don't think so Megatron, I will fight you to my very last breath!"
"And I will see to it that you do!" Megatron assured. "I know you have it here Starscream, and I will have its power! Nothing you do can stop me!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't play me for a fool Autobot!... Dark Energon."
"Dark Energon, are you insane!" That didn't come from Starscream. The red and white seeker appeared next to Starscream. "Dark Energon is unstable and uncontrollable, you'll kill us all!"
"Autobot..."
"It's Jetfire."
"Jetfire...you say that as if it was bad thing." Megatron laughed as he headed to the final elevator that led to the chamber.
This elevator shaft was made from glass, giving the Decpticons a clear view of Earth. "Earth..." Megatron said. "With the power of Dark Energon, it will be mine."
"Can I have Japan?" Barricade asked. Megatron gave him a strong look. "What, I like Japan."
Megatron rolled his eyes. The elevator stopped at the top of the chamber. The chamber was a large rounded room that went down several floors. They were in a spiraling stair well that was blocked over by plasmic glass. At the center of the chamber sat a tall containment chamber that was guarded by automated machine turrets.
Starscream appeared floating behind the glass. "Megatron, Dark Energon will kill us all, I'm never letting you get it."
"Who are you to deny me my birth right! You will be the first to fall at the power of Dark Energon!"
"Guards! Stall the Decpticons while I destroy the last of the Dark Energon!" Autobot guard rushed in at the bottom of the chamber and rushed up the stair-well.
Anger flooded into Megatron as he rushed down the stairs ripping apart Autobots with his bare hands. An Autobot with a chain-gun opened fire at the Decpticons, Megatron rushed through the hail of bullets and gripped the Autobot's neck, with his powerful grip he ripped the Autobots head off dragging out his spinal cord. Megatron picked up the chain-gun and gunned down the Autobot's.
When he reached the bottom of the chamber the machine turrets opened fire onto Megatron, but he quickly destroyed them with the chain-gun. He turned it to Starscream who was trying desperately to destroy the last of the Dark Energon. Megatron fired the chain-gun, but no bullets came out, instead Megatron threw it at Starscream, slamming him onto the control panel.
"Starscream you pathetic piece of trash, no one will deny me my destiny. You are a fool for trying."
"No Megatron, you are the fool. Dark Energon dominates and destroys everything that it touches. Your no different."
Megatron kicked Starscream with powerful leg. "Brawl! Blow open the containment unit." Brawl did as commanded and blasted open the containment unit with his cannons. Inside the Dark Energon sat in a spiraling purple vortex.
Megatron stepped forward and begun reaching for the Dark Energon. "NO!" Starscream yelled.
Megatron placed one finger in the vortex, the Dark Energon then did what the vacuum of space could not, it pulled him inside. Starscream and the Decpticons watched in horror as the power of Dark Energon ripped Megatron apart. "That arrogant fool, no one has ever survived direct contact."
Dark laughter begun to fill the chamber. The room then exploded into a bright purple light. The light had faded, they saw the Dark Energon vortex begun to disappear, in its place stood Megatron, whose eyes now glowed purple. "Impossible!" Starscream yelled.
"I AM THE DOMINATOR!" Megatron yelled as purple spikes of solid Dark Energon shot up through the floor around him. "I AM THE DESTROYER! I AM THE DEVASTATOR! I AM MEGATRON!" He pointed at Starscream. "And you will not see the end of this day!"
Starscream rushed out of the chamber, passing through the hallway that led to his command center. "You can't hide from me Starscream!" The hallway was sealed off by plasmic glass, the final members of Starscreams guard stood ready behind the glass. Megatron laughed. "Behold Decpticons, the power of Dark Energon." Megatron held out his hands, purple energy charged in and around his hands, and in a mighty clap the Dark Energon shot out in wave of purple destruction as it ripped through the plasmic glass and the Autobots behind it.
Those who weren't killed by the Dark Energon wave itself, were killed by the Dark Energon spikes that exploded out of the floor afterward. "It is even more destructive then I'd realized... Perfect." The Decpticons moved through the spiked hallway, and met the door that closed off Starscreams command center. Megatron put his hands on the door, infusing it with Dark Energon. Spikes begun budding off the door, eventually knocking the metal door off its hinges.
Starscream stood with his personal bodyguards, the female Slipstream immediately placed herself between the two with her shotgun aimed for Megatrons heart. The Autobot Jetfire stepped past her, his pistol aimed at the Decpticon's. "I don't know how you controlled Dark Energon Decpticon, but you won't leave with it." The Irish Autobot said.
"Courage against certain death. I admire that Autobot, and I will enjoy seeing it leave you as I rip out you still beating heart. With this power I will crush you Autobots like the bugs that you are."
Jetfire was about to say something back but someone else spoke first. "Teach me." Both Megatron and Jetfire turned to see Starscream step forward, pushing Jetfire out of his way. "Teach me how to use Dark Energon, and you will have my loyalty and all that I offer." The Air-commander bowed on one knee prompting the other seekers to do the same, and leaving Jetfire speechless. "Lord Megatron."
"And what exactly do you offer me that I can't simply take?" The warlord asked just as unbelieving as Jetfire was.
"Nearly all of the Autobot air and orbital fleet a loyal to me, therefore loyal to you."
"I'm not impressed." Megatron said, his hand twitching to grab his mace-staff.
Starscream saw Megatron about to reach for his staff. "And..." He spoke quickly. "...an unlimited supply of Dark Energon, ready at you command."
Starscream sighed in relief when he saw Megatron's hand ease away from his weapon. "Very well then." Starscream stood back up. "How exactly do you plan on creating more of this substance?"
"Over the years Thundercracker and I have restored the Dark Energon production facility, all we need is a steady supply of Energon and we can create more." Starscream saw the Emperor about to speak again. "Before this station was shut down, there was a machine that drew energy from the Earths core and used it to create Energon, the machine would then send the Energon directly to this station, right into the Dark Energon production facility."
Megatron nodded and extended his hand. Starscream, thinking that he sealed the deal, shook Megatrons hand, and when he did he felt Megatron crushing his hand. Starscream fell to his knees as the sound of crushing bone and armor filled the room. "You were so quick to betray the Autobots, and if I feel for even an instant that you will do the same to me, well lets just say that you will never feel pain again."
Megatron released Starscream, who gripped his hand to make sure that it wasn't completely broken.
"So then to we have a deal?"
"Begin immediately..." He paused for dramatic effect. "Decpticon."
Jetfire finally returned to his senses. "You traitor!" The other seekers turned their weapons to him. Knowing that he was out numbered and out gunned, Jetfire started backing up to the airlock. "The Primes will know about this Starscream!"
"No, he won't. Shoot him!" He ordered to his seekers. Jetfire ran for the airlock as bullets flew past him, he made it inside just at a shotgun burst hit the airlock's door. The Autobot slammed on the eject button and was blasted into space. "Skywarp, Ramjet go after him!" Starscream shouted.
"No." Megatron belayed. "Let him go, let him tell the Primes and their precious council. Let them know about their inevitable demise. You will go activate the Energon machine."
"Yes lord Megatron." Starscream turned back to his seekers. "Skywarp, Thundercracker your going with me."
Megatron sat in Starscreams command chair, as the three seekers left through the airlock. The chair was a little small for him, something that he would have to fix. His fingers begun twitching with anticipation, Starscream had only left two minutes ago and he was already expecting him to be back. It had been five minutes since he had killed someone, and he was hungry for more blood, he was looking forward to ripping Starscream's leg off then beating him to death with it. But that was a little savage, even for him. Megatron looked at his hand, he hadn't noticed it until now that he calmed down, but his patience had gone down, while his blood lust had gone up. He realized that he wasn't just controlling the Dark Energon, he had...
His train of thought derailed when he saw Shockwave enter the command center. The madman looked around at the new Decpticon's that now loitered the command center. "I take it that everything went well."
"Show me the plans again Shockwave." Shockwave held out a disc that showed an image for the designs of Megatrons ultimate weapon. "How soon can you get started?"
"All I need is little bit of Dark Energon."
Megatron opened his hand, purple energy begun to form in his hand. A single Dark Energon crystal spawned in his palm. "This single crystal of Dark Energon will mark the beginning of my victory." He threw it to Shockwave, who caught it with ease. "The Decpticons next victory means the end for all that oppose us. First the Autobots, then the Eradicons, and then any one else who dares to oppose us."
"You not worried about Optimus Prime?"
Megatron laughed. "Even he can't stop us at this point."
Thank you for your time.