Chapter 1

Decepticon High Command, Cybertron

"Commander?"

Starscream had to smile. In combat everyone called him "Commander", but only one person calls him that with the same reverence as others say "lord" when they are speaking to Megatron. The Decepticon's name is Nebula, a rarity being a female seeker. Nebula's a strategic mastermind. Her tactic plus Starscream tenacity and Skywarp unpredictability have pulled a few wins away from the Autobots. Starscream trusts her and considers her his second-in-command.

"Yes, Nebula."

"Heading for the briefing?"

"Of course."

"What does Megatron have planned for us now?"

"We'll find out."

Starscream and Nebula arrive at the briefing. Most of the leaders of the Decepticons are here. Only the strange commander known as Overlord is not present. His forces left Cybertron some time ago.

"About time Starscream." Megatron comment. "Nebula. Thank you for escorting Starscream here. You may leave."

"Yes my lord." Both Starscream and Nebula exchange a glance and a smirk.

"Now. Let's cut to the chase. The Mechanoids have disappeared. Overlord is up to something and I want to know what. I'm sending Saw Boss and his team after them."

The strange green transform with the large saw on his right hand gives a slight nod.

"As you wish. How should we explain our presence?"

"Quite simply. You're there to offer assistance. Just remember to report back here."

"Understood."

"Secondly we will be starting energon runs from Earth again."

Megatron now has everyone attention. Energon runs mean a new offensive will be starting.

"I'm sending Switchblade and his team to Earth via the warp gate. Prepare our old base for energon storage and transport."

"Finally!" Switchblade yells "Better than waiting on the Autobots to do something."

"You know your assignments now get to it."

Decepticon Base, Earth

"I still can't believe they left a perfectly good base like this. I just wish it wasn't underwater."

"Would you Racers just please, shut up!"

Wave Runner shakes his head. Of all the teams he ends up working with he gets the Racers

"Blah, Blah, Blah" the gestalt team says.

"Well have you back to your open seas soon enough, Wave." Road King, the Racer's commander says.

"Just need to make sure this base doesn't leak."

In another level of the base the lone Decepticon Demon talks into a private communicator.

"Will you hurry up Double, I'm dying of boredom here."

This is when a warp gate opens ten meters away from her.

"Nevermind." Demon says then switches to her main communicator "We have intruders. Lower level. Send backup."

Switchblade's team exits the warp gate and the gate closes.

"Good old Earth. What..."

His comment was cut short by a blaster pointed at his head.

"My name is Demon NT. You have 10 seconds to explain yourself or you all be looking for new heads."

One of Switchblade team says "We can take her. She only one."

"So says the dead bot." comes a voice behind them.

A group of five has shown up behind Switchblade's team all heavily armed.

"Twelve against six." Switchblade speaks "You are very brave or stupid."

"Demon's not stupid." Come a voice unfamiliar and in a strange way very familiar.

From behind Demon appears a robot. His coloration appears similar to Starscream. That's where the similarities end. His form is not a bulky as the commander but what it lacks in bulk it makes up for in style.

"Demon occasionally doesn't look though. Check there symbols folks. They have every right to be here believe it or not."

Demon and friends look and a collective thought runs through them all

"Oops"

"My name's Starcracker NT. What's this squads name and who's in charge?"

A black robot steps from the group.

"I'm Buzzard and this is the Venom team. Tell me, when did you guy arrive. Megatron didn't say anything about backup."

An audible whisper can be heard from the other Decepticons.

"We need to talk to my commander. Raiders find the Venom team suitable quarters. Come with me Buzzard."

No sooner than the Raiders and Venom left Demon raced to her room. She seals the door. She pulls out her battle club and tosses it to the floor. Before it reached the floor it transforms into a small robot. Demon then takes off her head. Another head instantly pops up in place and the head she took off turns into a robot.

"Is the room secure?"

The little ones look around and chimed in

"Ok"

Personal communicator comes on.

"DD. V. Moonbase. 5 Minutes."

Buzzard follows Starcracker down the hall. One thing that caught his attention is the little robot that showed up. He followed along with them, occasionally chirping something to which Starcracker would quickly silence. They make it to a communications room.

"When did they build this system, during the Beast Wars?"

This Decepticon is royal metallic purple and looks like his alternate mode might be a jet. Another little robot was with this Decepticon.. The little robot started chirping loudly when it saw Buzzard.

"What do you mean who's the weird looking 'Con."

The Decepticon one turns around to see Starcracker and Buzzard.

"Buzzard this is Tyrant NT."

Tyrant looks Buzzard up and down with the thought "He's older than he looks."

"So Buzzard how can we assist you?"

Moonbase, Earth's Moon

The Moonbase is a mercenary base made by a race of transformers called the Minicons. The base is empty right now except for three teams of minicons and one merc and his minicon. The merc's name is Double Duty NT.

"Thanks for the energon guys. Anybody seen Valkyrie?"

"Yeah I just got here."

The two transformer mercs start talking.

"We got new 'Cons. They're old."

"New 'Cons ok and how old?"

"First they have no minicon ports or minicon. Then their leader said and I quote, 'Megatron didn't say anything about backup.' Megatron? DD, he's alive out there, somewhere."

"Ok V, don't freak."

Double Duty paces the floor a bit.

"First, Go to Autobase. I'll take over at D-base for a bit. Next we need to tell Mix."

"Do we have too?"

"If we don't she'll most likely tell our little secret."

"Frap. Ok just remember how loony she is."

"She's not loony. Just Mixed-Up."

Earth

"What to do? What to do? What to do?"

Mix is in the middle of nowhere when she got the communication and the news of new Decepticons.

"One. I can't tell the Decepticons. They already know. Two. I defiantly have to tell the ACES or they'll string me up. That just leaves the Autobots. Must get to it. Blender!"

A minicon sitting beside Mix stands up.

"Autobot mode, Blender. I hope they're in a better mood today."