A thunderstorm rumbled and raindrops came down like hail. Up in the sky the powerful warship the Nemesis rumbled through the skies. The flashing lighting gave the already terrifying ship, an even scarier look than usual. The rumbling thunder, mixed with the steady hum of the engines, was loud enough o shatter any human ear in the vicinity. Inside the crew hardly took notice to the storm, except when lightning struck the ship and knocked some computer or a generator offline. But the crew had their orders; after all, they did not want to be on Lord Megatron's bad side when he is already mad. And Mad the Decepticon leader was, he was inside the bridge of the Nemesis, though usually the bridge was filled with the vehicons working, it was empty and he was alone. He glared at the computers readout, as it played the some message over and over again. "Energy signature of Decepticon flight commander starscream, not located." Megatron's temper rose, screaming he plunged a fist into the screen, shattering it into a thousand pieces onto the ground. The circuitry fixed and sparked. Megatron growled with rage. Then the door to the bridge opened up. Megatron turned as he saw his communications expert, Soundwave, walk through the door. The thin figure walked up to his leader. He stopped a few feet from Megatron's face "What is it soundwave?" Megatron demanded, "I was trying to do something important." Soundwave, looked pas his leader at the shattered screen on the floor, then looked back at Megatron. His screen lit up and then a voice recording began to play, "Megatron," The booming Russian accented voice echoed through the bridge. ", I have arrived on this mud ball as you have requested, I am waiting for you at a safe location, as you said you wanted to talk to me alone." Soundwaves face then changed to a map of Germany, "Follow these cornets and then we may talk." The recording ended with a blip. Megaton stared, long and hard at the map on soundwaves face, as it closed in on an area called The Black Forest. Megatron, pointed at the coronets, then soundwaves chest lit up with a ground bridge portal. "I will return soon soundwave," Megatron looked at him once more. ", you're in charge until I get back." And with that Megatron strode through the bridge and in a flash of light, disappeared.
Inside a dense area of the black forest a ground bridge portal opened, Megatron stepped out of the portal, as it closed behind him. He looked around the forest area and narrowed his optics. He heard a loud jet engine whirring. He turned to the Russian jet come down and transform in front of him. The jet had been modified with a trailer of sorts. The Decepticon was larger than Breakdown, Bulkhead AND Skyquake mixed into one bot. His hands were as large as Megatron's fusion cannon and his arms were two of his cannons combined in length and width. His chest was broader and much larger than Meagtron's own; his legs were wider than Megatron himself. His head was covered by a large glass casing and adorned on the sides were two large horns. The Decepticon leaned over to face Megatron. "Hello Megatron, my old friend good to see you." His voice shook the trees and knocked some leaves off them. "Last I remember Black Shadow; you were only friends with people who agreed to pay you." "You do know me well then, better than I thought." "Soudnwave has a talent of finding information on others like that." Megatron then noticed something off about the Decepticon. "You used to have a partner, if I recall correctly," Megatron's words shocked the Decepticon, who then turned his head slightly, as if trying to figure out an excuse. "Sadly, Blue Bacchus is dead, killed in an Autobot assault just outside this galaxy." Megatron's Optics widened, and then narrowed. He knew that this was a flat out lie. He had told Orion/Optimus that Starscream was dead as well. That lie had to be altered when he showed up again in the nemesis. But Megatron knew better than to arouse his ally's suspicion. "A tragic lost, to lose such a fine warrior and comrade." He said. The Decepticon looked to the side, nervous. Had Megatron figured it out? But then he remembered. It didn't matter anyway; Blue Bacchus was surely dead by now. "Yes tragic indeed." He mumbled. "Now then Megatron, you called and said you had a job for me?" The Decepticon asked, changing the subject rapidly. Megatron huffed then spoke. "Indeed I do." He then shot a beam of light from his optics reveling a human boy with black hair, a grey shirt with a white shirt under it, blue jeans and blur sneakers. The Decepticon looked at it with confusion. "An insect, you want me to chase down an INSECT?" He demanded. Meagtron's optics lowered then he spoke again. "This is one of the Autobots human allies, but he is much more than that I am afraid." The Decepticon was now intrigued by this, a human that was more than just an ally to the Autobots? He could not believe what Megatron was telling him. What Megatron said next, made him doubt it even more. "He was granted access to, found, and unlocked Vector Sigma." The Decepticon stared at Megatron. Then he bellied over laughing. "VECTOR SIGMA!" "YOU THINK THAT OLD FEM'S TALE IS TRUE AND THAT AN INSECT UNLOCKED IT?" "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He kneeled down, still laughing. Megatron growled. He had no patience for those who mocked him. He extended his blade out of his fusion cannon. The Decepticon heard this and he looked up, terrified at megatons blade, still stained with a tiny drop of Dark energon from when he killed The Zombie Cliffjumper. The Blade was raised and then brought down at full force. It tore into the shoulder of the Decepticon. He yelped as Megatron sliced him across the faceplate, making a long and large gash. Megatron grabbed the Helmet and then tore it off. HE crushed it in his grip. Behind it was REAL head of the Decepticon. "I see that you finally competed the pretender technology hmm?" Megatron grabbed him and then forced him to his feet. The Boy must be killed, do you understand?" The Decepticon nodded. "If he is powerful enough to find and awaken a myth of Cybertron's past, I dread what else he can do." The Decepticon smirked with joy. "Of course Lord Megatron," he said with a wave of his arm. "But, uh as you know I work for a fee." Megatron growled with fury. Although he had been expecting this, after all, this WAS Cybertron's self proclaimed second best bounty hunter after Lockdown. HE turned to him. "How much?" "Well, considering that he is a human, allied with the Autobots, and a chosen one of Optimus Prime," "Four Thousand Cyber credits." Megatron's optics widened. Then he lowered them once more. He extended his hand and opened it. The Decepticon grabbed it. "Deal"
Military Bunker just outside Jasper Nevada
It was Friday. And Ratchet, who was working on enhancing the bases computer, was expecting Miko to run out of Bulkhead screaming "PARTY!" as loud as she could. He dreaded Fridays as much as Optimus dreading having to file Prowl's data files back home on Cybertron. As usual the Prime had left base hours ago to go off, somewhere. Ratchet did not blame him for wanting to leave. HE watched the time go to 3:32. He looked toward the entrance tunnel excepting for the usual racing of Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcees engines. Instead he heard what sounded like, arguing? He listened in as Arcee roared into the base, and did a wheelie, throwing her human friend jack onto the ground of the base. She transformed as jack ranted. "I don't see what the big deal is Arcee, it's just a date." "JUST a date jack, or a chance to ditch me?" She stormed off towards her room further in the base. Jack got up and rubbed his sore backside and looked at Ratchet. The Medical Officer stared back at him. After a moment or two of silence Ratchet Spoke. "So, what were you two" "Arguing like an old married couple about?" jack said before Ratchet could finish what he was saying. "Well, um yes." "I got a date with Sierra." "The Girl that you raced Arcee and Bumblebee against that boy Vince?" "The same one." "So Arcee disapproved of it?" "Disapproved, ratchet, Disapproved is when you say that you don't like her." "She threatened to call my mom and tell her that I was racing her against Vince again to get me grounded so I couldn't go." Ratchet stared at jack, then looked toward where Arcee had stormed off. "She has abandonment issues." Jack got confused by what he meant. "What do you mean abandonment issues?" "She lost her first partner," "Tailgate?" "No, an Autobot named Greenlight during the battle of crystal city." "And then she became partners with tailgate." "Exactly, and then as you know, tailgate met his end by Arachnids servos." "And then she lost Cliffjumper a few months ago." Jack finished. Ratchet nodded as he looked back at the hallway. "She must now believe that you are also going to leave her. " "But I would never do something like that." The sound of engines roaring could be heard as the other Autobots roared in. "I know jack, but you must understand that she is sensitive right now, giver her time and she will calm down." Jack stared down at the floor, he now knew why his partner was taking his date with Sierra hard. Bulkhead drove in, as he did Miko leapt out of the doors and landed doing an air guitar solo. "PARTY!" "OH YEAH!" she screamed. Bulkhead Transformed and ran over to Ratchet. "Hey Doc bot can we get Jackie on the horn, and tell him to join the party?" "No Bulkhead, Wheeljack is busy scouting the planet, and I have no idea where he might be. "Perhaps, I can tell you where he is." Optimus Prime said, as he walked din to the base. "Wheeljack, just called in from Russia, he said that a Decepticon landed at an airbase last night and destroyed it. I am going there to investigate and see what I can dig up. He looked over at Bumblebee and Bulkhead. "Where's Arcee?" 'Pouting, last time I checked." Jack said. Optimus looked over at him. HE arched and eyebrow and bent down low. "And why would that be jack?" Jack fidgeted under the gaze of the Autobot leader. "I got a date with a girl that I like and she got mad." Optimus was unconvinced that that was all, but decided to let it slide. He turned to Bulkhead. "Since you and Wheeljack are old friends, I am allowing you to help on this investigation." "Oh thanks prime you won't regret anything." Ratchet, Ready the ground bridge." In the Hallway Arcee looked on and watched as Optimus and Bulkhead, went through the bridge, Jack, Miko and Raf went to play some video games, while Ratchet called Bee over to help him work. She sighed and went back to her room. Sitting on her berth, she pulled out a holo picture from under her berth and activated it. On it were Five Autobots. It was back on Cybertron before the war. Next to her stood a white and light green colored fem, while Tailgate and Cliffjumper stood on each side. In front of them was a young yellow Bumblebee. Slowly she placed a servo over the picture and sighed.
Russia: Gudauta Air Force Base
The groundbridge, opened up and Optimus and Bulkhead, in alternate mode, drove out onto the ruined Tarmac. A dozen, US Seals and FBI were swarming the scene already. Realizing that thy did not need to be in alternate form they both transformed. Agent Fowler, the Autobots lesion walked over to them. "Glad you could join the party prime." "Agent fowler, does anyone know what happened here?" The agent looked over towards where a white, green and red sports car sat on the tarmac. "Your bot, Wheeljack tells me that he saw the whole thing, he wouldn't tell us anything, says that he will tell you and you alone." Optimus looked over to where Wheeljack had parked himself, he started to walk over, gesturing to bulkhead to follow. They both walked over to where he was sitting. He transformed, swiftly and smiled at the two. "Glad to see you both again." He said happily. "JACKIE!" yelled bulkhead, causing everybody to look at them. "Um, Sorry." Wheeljack, looked at Optimus. "I was looking around this planet, when I decided to fly to this place." "I landed in an abandoned Power plant and toke off, so id parked myself outside this base for the night after a few Days of nonstop driving." "I saw something appeared the sky, it crashed into the base and shot up a bunch of tanks and then took off before I could identify or attack him." Optimus looked at the main building of the base and walked over to it. "Is this where the unknown Decepticon crashed?" Wheeljack looked at it. "That's right Optimus, Right there." Optimus knelt down and scanned the rubble. He saw a piece of Black armor and he slowly picked it up. He examined it and pondered. "Hmmm." He turned back to Bulkhead, who was having a conversation with Wheeljack, then he activated his radio, comlink. "Ratchet, I need a ground bridge, and for you to examine something."
Orbit
A large ship floated in the blackness of space. It was a small, Orbital class cruiser that had been heavily modified with weapons and other cybertronian tech. The Decepticon flew towards a docking bay. It opened as he flew in and transformed. He walked toward the bridge and his bulky armor began to fall off. Soon a slender but still deadly looking Decepticon sat down in the command chair. He pushed a button on the council and the screen lit up with a face. It was a cybertrionians head, I had a helmet shaped like a samurai and a face like that of a skull. It's red optics gleamed as it spoke. "Black Shadow, have you made contact with the earthbound Decepticons?" "I have master, and I have received my bounty from Megatron." "Who does he want you to hunt down?" " A Human who is ailed with the Autobots." "IS he," "yes he is the one." The Face's optics narrowed and it grinned. "Perfect, by the time either side knows it they shall have been deceived, and then I shall take over the Decepticons and finish this war once and for all." Black Shadow grinned as his master laughed. "And by the time we are down with this planet it shall be nothing but ruins." He said happily as he gave a deep throated laugh, along with that of his master.
Sorry for the long time of no updates but… school
Also me and another author, Whereevergirl are doing a Calvin and Hobbes story tougher so check it out.
Also a new series of questions
Who do you think is the new Decepticon?
Does this take place Before. Or after Crossfire?
And what was the name of the abandoned power plant that Wheeljack parked the Jack hammer at?
Hint: it exploded the same year of the G1 movie