Night Side of Eden

Disclaimer: This was an idea inspired by a piece of art on Deviantart by kimbo-demonica. Well, the artwork was grim and delightfully wicked, so it brought on a new idea. Check it out if you'd like. It's called "Resurrection". This will be shorter than usual. I had no real idea where this one could go. It was just a goofy little smutfest I had and twisted with dark to it as well. I was also inspired to write this after watching the Armada series and Energon episode featuring Starscream reborn. I decided to have a little more...grim goodness in this. The Starscream in here is similar to the Energon one, but with a little touch of my own twisted imagination. So yeah...

Ahh, oh why did they have to violate such a cool Starscream? He sucks in Energon, but he was sooo awesome in Armada. Eh, this was a short and quick idea. I was going to work on a Silent Hill fic-and I still will-but I wanted to get this idea down quickly before my mind fizzled. (Yes, sick mind, I know...Heheh). Not really my best, and quick too. Well, I'll leave that to you to decide.

"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others...for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received."

-Albert Einstein

By: VampireQueenAkasha

You can't escape the wrath of my heart/Beating to your funeral song (You're so alone)/All faith is lost for hell regained/And love dust in the hands of shame (Just be brave)...

-Him, Vampire Heart

Part Two

Alexis sat quietly in the medical lab, getting her arm wrapped up in a bandage by her friend Mika. The girl watched her for a moment. Finally, she could not take the silence anymore and she growled, putting the bandage and gauze down.

"Alright, dammit all to hell; I can't take it, what's wrong?" Mika demanded, "You've been quiet all day! What's wrong?"

Alexis smiled sadly at her friend, leaning back with a sigh. She really didn't have the heart to tell her exactly what was on her mind. She knew Mika. The girl would probably freak out of she knew what had happened out there in the village. She didn't want her friend to worry herself.

"Oh, it's nothing, Mika." she assured her. "I'm just a little tired, I guess."

That response seemd to satisfy Mika, because she smiled and nodded, understanding. She figured it was because of the battle Alexis was caught up in.

"Well, you can't go running off in the middle of the battle." she told her, "Just be careful next time, okay?"

Alexis smiled at her friend and nodded. "Heh, sure."

She was silent in her trip to her own room. Grindor had gone off for a little drive with Sureshock and High Wire, so he would be gone for a bit. That would give Alexis time to think about what had just happened last night. She didn't hate Starscream at all. She wanted the old Starscream back, if anything. But would that even be possible anymore? She looked down at the necklace in her hands, made from the rock he had given her. It had been so long since she last laid eyes on this. She always wore it under her uniform, but never really took the time to rethink of the past. More was at stake than her own memories.

She shut her eyes with a heavy sigh and leaned back, flopping onto her bed. She stared up at the ceiling.

"Starscream..."

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It was so dark.

Dying like this had never felt so silent and cold. One minute, Starscream was merely a small little spark, floating in the endless void of darkness, the next, he was having life breathed into him by the warm and loving breath of Primus himself.

Or so he thought.

Starscream was thrust back into reality in the most painful manner in the world. His optics came online and he looked around, gasping like a frightened animal. Someone watched him in the darkness, a bizarre and reptilian-like mechanical being crouched low, distant and vigilant.

Starscream screamed, pulling himself from the flesh of Unicron's inner walls. His entire body felt as if it were ripping in half, shredding to ribbons. Every step he took hurt, every breath he took hurt more. There was so much pain and it seemed no end in sight. He screamed again, tearing his new body away from Unicron, the new, bat-like wings the last to slide free from the evil lord's flesh.

Starscream held himself, shuddering in pain. His body was filled with so much agony; it was so different, nothing like his old body at all.

The strange being slithered up to him on a long, agile tail, sort of like how a snake would move. Starscream looked up, gasping in pain. The being had what seemed to be numerous faces lying within its helmet. It had long, dagger - like claws.

The helmet turned and a brutish, orange face appeared, baring long fangs. "Rise up, Starscream!" it commanded, "It's time to get to work!" The helmet turned to reveal a bizarre, friendly face, speaking in a gushing and odd tone. "Ahh yes, finally, a warrior worthy of our mission!"

Starscream lifted himself on shaking legs, struggling to walk. It was hard, of course. He glared menacingly at the odd robot. "And what do you want of me?" he demanded.

"You may address us as your master ... Alpha Q." a green head wearing a crown told him.

"My master?" Starscream said, confusion in his tone. He was no one's master ... Was he?

The pinkish face returned inside the helmet. "Yes! We have resurrected you from the ashes of Unicron himself, as our personal warrior!" it said, "We need you to kill Optimus Prime and take all of his Energon!"

Starscream was confused now. Something about that did not seem right. He wasn't really sure if Optimus was his enemy, or this many faced robot. It was all very confusing to him. It made no sense. His memories had remained fragmented.

"It's ... just too confusing ... " he said, frowning.

The green head spoke up this time, speaking sternly. "Look at yourself," it told him, "You are not whole now. We ran out of Energon when we remade you. SO you have to go and steal the Energon that Optimus is hoarding all for himself."

Starscream slowly began to realize what he was here for. He had to be whole again. He could not exist like this.

"So, go, soldier, and carry out your mission!" the pink face cried.

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Alexis took the time to drive and think about some things. She stopped at the beach and sat alone in the sand, sighing contentedly. She let the cool ocean air ruffle her hair. It felt so good and it calm her anxious thoughts a bot. She wriggled her feet through the sand and smiled.

"Alexis?" a timid voice said behind her.

The tension was back and Alexis jumped to her feet, looking back behind her. Starscream stood just a few meters away, watching her with a disturbed and grim expression. Alexis staggered back and fell over, flat on her butt. Starscream reached out gently with one clawed hand.

"N ... No, don't be afraid," he pleaded, "I didn't fly all this way just to hurt you."

Alexis looked at this pitiful creature for a few moments more, tilting her head to the side. She tensed a little, biting her lower lip.

"Is ... Is there something ... you want to ... tell me?" she managed in a weak and frightened voice.

Starscream stared down, confused and filled with so many new emotions he had never felt since before his death. "I ... I have been so confused about things lately, and you ... you are the only one I can very vaguely remember, I was wondering if ... if you can help me."

Alexis wasn't too sure how she could help him. His memory was gone and so far that he was probably a lost cause.

Starscream shifted a bit, letting the sand sink between his massive talons for feet.

"l don't know who you are, Alexis ... but as I sit alone in recharge, I dream about you almost every night." he admitted, staring down, unable to meet her eyes for a moment. He looked at her now with pain and confusion. "Why?"

The words held a certain sensual appeal to them and that was enough to make Alexis shiver where she stood. She was quiet for a moment and finally, she spoke, finding the strength to sound steady and strong, even though she was scared.

"What would you say if I told you that your spark and the gift that you gave me is somehow connected?" she told him, gently.

Starscream nodded his head, smiling sadly. He shivered a little, delighted with the idea she was not running from him now. "l would say that that makes a lot of sense." he finally said.

Alexis sighed and relaxed her arms a bit. She felt pained and spoke in a low, shaking voice. "They reformed your memories ... because they thought that I was holding you back from being the best warrior that they could have." she explained, "I just wish ... I wish you could remember me."

Starscream noticed a small tear slide down her cheek. Alexis wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and sighed heavily. She rose, looking up at the robot for a few moments. "I have to go, there's a meeting going on at Mars City. I have to be there."

Starscream watched her climb into her car and he remained silent for a long time. Alexis finally heard the very words that made her heart ache even more.

"Will you see me again?"

The words were tentative and almost nervous, but she knew that she had to give him some kind of an answer. She looked back to him, out of the window. "Yes. Yes, I will see you again. Um ... how about tomorrow? Same place?"

The promise she made simply made Starscream happy all the more. He was eager to know more about himself and who he had been.

"I will be waiting."

Alexis nodded and started up her engine. She drove off into the distance, watching Starscream in her rear view mirror.

I'll be there too.

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Note-Some of the lines in the discussion with Alpha Q and Starscream were actually lines from the Energon episode "Starscream, the Mysterious Mercenary". I just changed them a little so they would still be a form of my idea.