Renegades

And I'm back for another update on this story! If you saw what I said about my update schedule, that's great! If you didn't, check the author's notes in the last chapter! Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter, which is kinda different from the other chapters.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or Transformers

Tamaran, About 5 Years Ago…

Tamaran. The once peaceful planet is now in the middle of the large war that originated on Cybertron. As an early attempt to try and cyberform planets, Tamaran was attacked by Decepticon forces, the Decepticons setting up bases all around the planets. Not long after, the Autobots arrived to liberate the planet from Decepticon forces(1). After several battles, the Autobots and the Tamaranians started gaining the upper hand, the Decepticons starting to retreat. The Decepticons now only have a few bases on the planet, one of which is about to be attacked. Inside the base, an army of Decepticons were preparing for an incoming Autobot assualt. The Con in charge, Skyquake, was preparing his troops.

"Alright Cons, this is it. If the Autobots get past us and take our supplies, the other base are toast and this operation is over. We need to fend off the Autobots! Do you understand?" Skyquake said as he tried to encourage the remaining troops.

"YES SIR!" they all answered. Suddenly, the base started to rumble from enemy artillery. Another Decepticon beside Skyquake turned to face him.

"They're here, sir." the Decepticon said. All the Decepticons crowded at the doors, waiting for them to open so they can rush into battle.

"ALL HAIL MEGATRON!" Skyquake shouted as the doors slowly opened, Decepticon soldiers pouring out of the building into the lush green tropical jungle. Some immediately were killed by gunfire, the ones that managed to make it into the front line started to shoot, slice and tear apart any Autobots near them. The battle went on, many dead Cybertronians littering the jungle ground. The Decepticons fought on, using the large trees for cover as they were shooting at the advancing Autobots. As the battle continued, the Autobots continued to advance, pushing the Decepticons back towards their supply base.

"We're losing! They'll get the supplies and we'll be done for!" one Decepticon shouted before being gunned down. The battle soon ended, the Autobots being victorious and Skyquake's forces retreating. Hundreds of Decepticons and Autobots were scattered all over the jungle, laying right where they were killed, their Energon seeping out of their wounds. The Autobots continued to win battles, eventually driving the Decepticons off the planet and back to Cybertron…

Tamaran, Present Day…

[Preliminary Damage Report: Minimal Damage On Torso, Right Arm Missing, Leakage On Shoulder Socket]

[Final Damage Report]

[Transformation Cog Misaligned]

[Self Repair Systems at 20%]

[Energon Levels: 40%]

The Decepticon woke up, lifting his head slightly when he saw someone tampering with his body, examining where his right arm would have been.

"AH WHAT THE HELL!" the Decepticon exclaimed, punching the other Cybertronian across the face.

"Ow, calm down, I'm only trying to help!" the Cybertronian said. The Decepticon saw the purple insignia on his chest, notifying that he was also a Decepticon as well. He was black in color, a large glass compartment on his chest. He had a mouthplate on, along with a cylindrical shoulder mounted cannon.

"What are you trying to do?"

"I'm trying to minimize the leakage where your right arm should be. What's your name?" the Decepticon asked.

"Flash Sentry. Why do you ask?" Flash Sentry asked. There were several others behind the black Decepticon repairing him.

"I thought it would be a good idea that everyone knew each other's names. It would make it easier to communicate. I'm Magnificus by the way."

"Great. Are we all that's left?" Flash Sentry asked.

"Yep. Everyone else here is dead and from what I've seen, we're stranded here. Stonecruncher, did you find his arm?" Magnificus answered. A small crane truck drove into the scene, carrying Flash Sentry's right arm. It transformed into a short Decepticon, who handed the arm to Magnificus. Magnificus immediately went to work, reattaching Flash Sentry's arm. Flash Sentry got up to his feet, being introduced to the rest of the Decepticons.

"This is Stonecruncher. He may be short, but he's one heck of a loudmouth." Flash Sentry and Magnificus walked to four other Decepticons.

"This is Half-Track or as everyone more affectionately calls him Half-Wit. Guy's pretty happy, but he tends to screw up his speech when he becomes 'too' happy or 'too' scared."

"This is Tailwind. Skilled officer and strategist, even better flier."

"This is Scylla. Used to be a captain of a Decepticon Navy fleet. We found her in the abandoned base over there, or what's left of it anyways. She might have a beast mode, but don't worry, she won't bite. Maybe. I think."

"The eyepatch looks cool." Flash Sentry said, noticing an eyepatch covering Scylla's left eye.

"X-Gunner. Strange name, great pilot. He also has the tendency to be obsessed with combat."

"And this is Star Dasher. Pretty big guy, but pretty big coward. He's a transportation guy, not a fighter in his opinion." Magnificus was finally done introducing Flash Sentry to everyone when Half-Track decided to talk.

"We were all here when the Autobots attacked resource base T-23, right? Thing is, I swear we were on a tropical jungle planet, not a barren desert(2)."

"I don't know what happened here, but obviously something happened when we were offline." Magnificus said.

"Uh, guys? We have a bigger problem…" Flash Sentry said as he pointed above them all. Several small ships were flying towards them, shooting at them. They managed to dodge the enemy fire before they all started to run.

Earth…

"Friends, I must return to Tamaran. My people are under attack and I'm afraid if I do not help, they will lose." Starfire announced to the others.

"You sure you don't want us to come with you? We could help fight the invaders off." Robin suggested. Starfire shook her head no.

"I'm sorry, but I do not want to drag you into the fight that isn't yours. But I will be fine, Robin." Starfire reassured. She was taking one segment of the T-Ship to Tamaran, preparing to go inside.

"Star, are you sure you don't want us to come help?"

"I am sure. Do not worry friend Robin, I will be back very soon." Starfire said calmly. Robin nodded and everyone watched her fly in the ship off to her home planet.

Tamaran...

"Okay, we've been running for a solid twenty minutes. No weapons, no repairs, we're screwed. Any ideas?" Flash Sentry shouted as they all continued to run across the barren, pink landscape of Tamaran.

"Well, we could always ask the Tamaranians to-" Stonecruncher suggested before being interrupted halfway through.

"No! Don't you think that they would hate DECEPTICONS like us? We would go into their city, and then be killed on the spot." Scylla lectured. She was then shot in the back, the laser fire piercing through her mid-section. She fell to the ground and slowly started to crawl, making a trail of purple blood.

"Scylla's down!" Star Dasher pointed out.

"Well, we have other things to worry about!" X-Gunner shouted.

"Oh no, this is how it's gonna end! We'regonnaberunninguntiltheymanagetoshootusall andwee wilbeeded bforwemakit!" Half-Track said quickly, his words being all mixed up.

"SHUT UP HALF-WIT AND KEEP RUNNING!" Stonecruncher yelled at the purple Decepticon, who obeyed the command. Magnificus ran back and picked Scylla up before catching up to the others. They kept on running, seeing a gigantic, tall mountain. Near the top were several tall, large buildings. A Tamaranian city.

"Over there! If we can get to that city, we'll be much safer than staying out here." Tailwind said, pointing at the buildings.

"But Scylla said-." Half-Track was hesitant to go into the city, having heard what Scylla said.

"I don't care what Scylla said, I care that we get our tailpipes over there before we're blown to pieces!" They all ran or the city, hoping whatever conflicts were in the past was forgotten.

Starfire landed on a landing pad in front of a large Tamaranian building. As she got out, she was greeted by Galfore, the current ruler of Tamaran.

"Galfore, it is so great to see you!"

"Yes, my little one." Galfore had a small smile on his face, but Starfire noticed he wasn't the same. He seemed to be a bit down, less happy than the last time she was on Tamaran.

"Galfore, is there something that is troubling you?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so. Just last night, a whole entire Gordanian fleet came and attacked us. We managed to fight them off, but they have weakened our defenses heavily. I fear we might not be able to fight back, and this time they will succeed in taking over Tamaran." Galfore said, despair written all over his face.

"We must fight them! I cannot see my people get hurt by the Gordanians again!" Starfire demand.

"I know. We think they're planning a larger attack, this one big enough to take us down." Just as Galfore said this, they heard shouts coming from the distance.

"RUN!"

"HELP US! WE SURRENDER, JUST HELP US!" the Decepticons came running in, several Gordanian ships behind them. Starfire allowed the Decepticons past before she flew straight towards the attacking ships. Starfire punched one down to the ground, the ship exploding upon impact. The second one started to shoot at her. Starfire immediately dodged the laser fire before returning fire with her eye blast, destroying the ship. The other three ships flew away, retreating from the scene. Starfire landed and saw the Cybertronians. She saw the very noticeable Decepticon badge on them.

"Decepticons, why are you here? Are you here to cause more trouble?" Starfire asked.

"Actually, no we aren't. We all actually came online from a battlefield that took place when we tried to attack your planet." Magnificus explained.

"Honestly, attacking you guys is the last thing we wanted. We just need shelter and/or a ship to get out of here." Tailwind said.

"You cannot leave. Even if you wanted to, you cannot. The Gordanians have the whole planet in a blockade." Galfore said, joining the conversation.

"Yes, I immediately cloaked my ship when I came here."

"Gordanians? Hell yeah, we're helping you fight." Stonecruncher said enthusiastically.

"Why? Why help us?" Starfire asked politely.

"Well, Gordanians and Decepticons are at odds since we're both fighting for control over other worlds. As for Stonecruncher, he just hates them." Star Dasher said.

"Before we help, do you think you have any medical supplies? She was hit by those ships, and needs medical attention." Magnificus said, still holding the injured Scylla. Starfire ordered two guards to escort them off while the other Decepticons began to help out with defenses.

"Trogaar, we found some Cybertronians while scouting the perimeter. We followed them into the city and tried to kill them, but we were outmatched by the Tamaranian princess." A Gordanian soldier said, reporting to his superior.

"Very well. But forget about the Cybertronians, it is time to launch our attack on the Tamaranians and show which race is truly superior." Trogaar said. The ships began to descend into Tamaran's atmosphere, ready to attack.

"May I ask what you are all doing?" Starfire asked.

"Sure. Half-Wit over there says we should make artillery based off his design. He's an anti-aircraft gun platform, a well built model if you ask me." Tailwind said.

"You do not need weapons?"

"We do, but we don't have any."

"It is a good thing then that us Tamaranians kept some of your weapons." Starfire turned to several guards carrying a large crate. Tailwind opened the crate, which revealed to have a fairly big arsenal of Cybertronian weaponry. Stonecruncher ran up to the two, taking a look at the weapons.

"Ooh, those are some big GUNS!" Stonecruncher eagerly grabbed two gatling guns before walking off. Flash Sentry walked up to Tailwind.

"After this is all over, if we make it out alive, where are we supposed to go?" Flash Sentry asked.

"I have no idea. Magnificus seems to be the 'leader'. If you want answers, best to ask him." The ground shook as the Gordanian ships started to open fire on the city. Several Tamaranian soldiers took battlestations, preparing for the assualt. Just then. Tailwind got a call from X-Gunner.

"Tailwind, we didn't make enough anti aircraft guns! We only have about thirty operating."

"Just make do with what we have. Besides, they're here." Tailwind said before grabbing a rifle and shooting at the smaller fighter ships flying past.

X-Gunner and Stonecruncher were gunning down every ship they saw, enjoying the sounds of the loud explosions the ships made when they were hit.

"THIS IS THE LIFE!" X-Gunner said, using his machine guns to shoot three more ships down.

"DIE ORGANIC TRASH, DIE!" Stonecruncher shouted happily as he fired several rockets into the air. The two charged straight forward where they saw even more ships. On another side of the city, Flash Sentry and Half-Track were near several anti aircraft guns. Half-Track was in his alt mode, fortunate to have his operating like Stonecruncher's. He opened fire at the fast Gordanian ships, shooting down a few.

"We're outmatched! They're everywhere! It'stheAutobotattackalloveragain!" Half-Track exclaimed as he attmepted to shoot more ships down. In another place, Tailwind and Star Dasher were having difficulty fighting back against the Gordanian fleet. Starfire ordered more Tamaranian soldiers to destroy the ships. Soon however, several ships landed in front of them, Gordanian troops flooding out to attack them.

"Everyone, stay back and concentrate fire!" Tailwind ordered. The Tamaranian soldiers obeyed, shooting the Gordanians. They eventually went into hand to hand combat, troops from both sides beating the snot out of each other. Star Dasher was hiding behind a wall, scared for his life.

"Tailwind, I'm sorry. I can't go on! They're gonna kill us! I'm gonna die!" Star Dasher panicked before shooting more Gordanians. Tailwind tried to calm his best friend down while he called Flash Sentry.

"Flash, we're struggling over here. How's your end?" Tailwind asked.

"Not so good. Those fast ships took out some of our guns and we can't keep up with them."

"Ugh, very well." Tailwind hung up before launching a rocket at an approaching troop transport, making it explode and crash. The two Cybertronians shot at their enemies before a large robot crashed on them, knocking them all back.

"So, the Tamaranians were desperate and hired Cybertronians, huh? Well, too bad this newly built mech will squash you all so easily!" A Gordanian pilot said. He tried to stomp on Tailwind, who rolled out of the way just in time. Unfortunately, the mech squashed his legs, flattening them and rendering them useless. The mech was about the stomp on Tailwind and end his life, but a violent explosion erupted on the mech's torso, creating a gigantic crater. Tailwind turned to see Scylla using a massively oversized cannon. The female Decepticon was using the tentacles on her to support it while she took aim and fired at some more Gordanian ground troops. Magnificus ran from behind her, kneeling beside Tailwind.

"Will you be able to make it?"

"I-I think so. We aren't doing so well. They're beating us."

"Not for long. Scylla, aim for the cruisers!" Scylla nodded and aimed for the larger, but medium sized, Gordanian ships. Magnificus dragged Tailwind back before joining the battle.

"Your friend is alright?" Starfire asked, uppercutting a Gordanian.

"Yes, she is. She's the one using the massive cannon." Magnificus answered.

"You sure this was a good idea?" X-Gunner asked.

"Duh, how else are we supposed to get more action? I was getting tired of shooting ships. Time to shoot the real stuff!" Stonecruncher replied. The two Decepticons had managed to sneak onto a troop transport, which were brought to the massive, gigantic Gordanian ships. They felt the transport land, getting their weapons ready. The door to the ship opened, a bunch of confused Gordanians on the other side.

"What the heck?" one of them said.

"Surprise you spawns of glitches!" Stonecruncher shouted as both Decepticons mowed down the troops mercilessly. As more troops arrived to try and stop the invaders, they were all killed at an instant. The two stopped firing, admiring the many dead bodies littering the shuttle bay. They then walked away, X-Gunner just whistling casually. They soon got to a hallway, where tons of Gordanian troops stormed in and started to shoot them. X-Gunner and Stonecruncher happily returned fire, killing them all. As more and more waves came, the hallways filled up with more dead bodies. They soon got to where they wanted to: the engine room. Stonecruncher took out his gatling gun, as did X-Gunner, and they opened fire at the engine blocks and controls, sabotaging everything. They cackled amusingly as they did so, happy with their deed. After causing much destruction, the two headed back to the shuttle bay, flying back towards the ground.

"C'mon troops, hold it together! We can't let them breach our defenses!" Magnificus shouted, using the two pistols in his hands to defend himself from the oncoming onslaught of Gordanians. More and more came, and more mechs were sent down to take care of the Cybertronians. Eventually, the Gordanians all focused on Magnificus' location. Flash Sentry and Half-Track came, trying to help out.

"Surrender Tamaranians! You lost!" the Gordanian officers said aloud, using their mechs to stomp on Tamaranian soldiers below. They seemed unstoppable until one was uppercutted by a massive Star Dasher.

"How did your friend grow to such a large height?" Starfire asked.

"Size/Mass Displacement. Allows us to grow smaller or bigger, depending on how your transformation cog was modified." Magnificus answered. Starfire just shrugged, throwing several Star Bolts at the enemy.

"THAT'S ENOUGH FROM ALL OF YOU! DIE GORDANIANS, DIE!" Star Dasher exclaimed, unleashing his fury on the mechs. He tore them all apart, shattering their armor and and punching them.

"GUYS, RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!" Star Dasher shouted. He was fighting three more mechs, all piling on top of him.

"Star Dasher, shrink down! You can't fight them, there's too much!" Magnificus said. Star Dasher didn't listen, pummeling more mechs as they all came down.

"Star Dasher, FALL BACK! You're taking too much damage! Star Dasher!" tailwind shouted to his friend.

"I'm sorry Tailwind." Star Dasher said sadly. The mechs opened fire on the poor Decepticon, who fought back as hard as he could. The laser fire tore through his armor, leaving several holes shot through him. He tried to get up, but the mechs pulled his limbs off before blowing off his head. Energon spilled and leaked everywhere, staining some of the troops. Tailwind, horrified at what he saw, was filled with rage. He crawled to Scylla and grabbed the cannon, shooting every mech down. No mercy was left in his mind; he wanted them all to die. When he was finished, Scylla took the cannon back from him. The mechs all lie on the ground, deactivated and their pilots all dead. Just then, they all heard a loud noise. Everyone looked up to see that one of the large commanding ships high in the sky erupted in flames as it exploded and crashed onto the ground. A shuttle landed nearby, X-Gunner and Stonecruncher coming out of it.

"GUYS, DID YOU SEE THAT!? GUESS WHO DID IT? WE DID!" Stonecruncher exclaimed. The Gordanians surrendered, seeing that they have been defeated. They all retreated, not wanting to lose anymore troops or ships. They then turned to see the dead Star Dasher. Everyone mourned for him, surrounding the dead body.

"Despite being one of the most cowardly Decepticons I knew, he was a good friend. A great one, actually. Wish others could have seen him fight like this, seen him for what he was other than a useless transport." Tailwind said sadly. they all stood in silence before starting to clean the battlefield up.

The next day, everyone helped to clear up the battlefield. The dead were taken away, and the wreckage left by the Gordanian ships and mechs were all cleaned up. Although not all the dead were taken…

"I think I can do it. If I modify his transformation cog, I'll be able to lock him in shuttle mode and we'll have a ship." Magnificus said. Tailwind, having had his legs repaired, agreed. Magnificus soon went to work, repairing the dead body parts of Star Dasher. Although they can't revive him, Tailwind decided to put his body to some use and make it into a ship. Magnificus was soon finished, the dead Star Dasher locked in shuttle alt mode. The Decepticons went through repairs, and started to pack, taking the weapons in the crate.

"Since you helped fight off the invaders, I must thank you for saving my home." Starfire said gratefully.

"No problem, but we're probably gonna have to be enemies from now on." Magnificus said.

"Hey Mags, let's go! We'll leave without you if you don't come in five minutes!" Flash Sentry said. This got him a friendly whack in the back of the head from X-Gunner. Flash Sentry looked at the Decepticon, who just shrugged. Magnificus boarded the ship and they all left Tamaran onward to…

"Where should we go? I know we haven't discussed this yet, but now's a good time to." Half-Track stated.

"We could just go back to Cybertron. Y'know, back to the mainstream Decepticon army." X-Gunner suggested.

"Nah, did you see us? We just helped the enemy, not to mention that we're a bunch of nobodies. Flash Sentry, what are you? You got the weird name and everything." Flash Sentry was hesitant to tell them what he was supposed to be, but decided it was best if he did.

"I turn into a camera. I was supposed to be part of the Reflector trio, but kinda got turned down. So I ended up as a Genericon(3)." Flash Sentry explained.

"If we're explaining our origins, I'm actually a clone of Perceptor. I was a failed experiment, and experiment to try and make scientists to match that of Perceptor while Shockwave was missing(4). I was smart, still am, but I didn't meet the expectations, so I became a regular officer." Magnificus explained.

"See? They wouldn't want us. One of us is a Genericon, and I'm sure we're all 'generic' to everyone else. We aren't anything special, just a bunch of abandoned Decepticon troops." Stonecruncher said. They all agreed to just explore a while before heading back to the Decepticons.

"We need a name. You got the Constructicons, Stunticons, Predacons, Combaticons, Terrorcons, lots of others. I say we need a name." Half-Track suggested.

"How about 'Renegades'? We kind of are renegades when you think about it." Tailwind suggested. They all happily agreed to the name Renegades, and flew off into the galaxy.

Back on Earth…

"Star! Wow you're back quickly. So, what happened?" Robin asked, interested in what Starfire did on Tamaran.

"We were victorious in battle! And some kind Decepticons helped us!" Starfire said happily. This shocked EVERYONE in the Tower, especially the Autobots.

"Really? Decepticons? You sure?" Rodimus asked.

"Yes. they had the badge and everything! Please, let me tell you all about it!" Starfire then continued to tell them what happened, and how the Renegades helped her fight the Gordanians.

To Be Continued In: Renegades!

(1): The Decepticons attacked Tamaran in one of Megatron's early attempts to conquer other worlds. They failed and were beaten back.

(2): Tamaran was a tropical planet, before the Gordanians attacked, so that's why the planet looks so barren. For more info, read Teen Titans Go!: Issue 46, Wildfire.

(3): A Genericon is a Decepticon mostly used as cannon fodder in the frontlines.

(4): The Decepticons were trying to make a clone of Perceptor because Shockwave was busy being undercover.

(Skyquake uses his Generation 1 design, so do the others in the story.)

This story was inspired by many things. One, I own the Dreamwave Generation 1 Guidebook, and having read so many bios I thought "these characters are cool!" I also found many articles on about some more interesting characters, but found that many of these guys are barely in any stories or just serve as cameos. Stonecruncher, for example, has never been seen in any Transformers fiction other than the fact that he has a TOY. Many of these backround stories, like how many call Half-Track Half-Wit because of his voice are barely used, so I decided to use a bunch of obscure characters that I found interesting and make a story for them. A spin off series will be made called Renegades showing the adventures of these guys. Don't worry, we will be back to the Titans on the next chapter, so stay tuned! Be sure to review!