Hiiiii guys... :/ I have had a massive urge to keep writing stuff about Transformers and I am trying to get as much out as I can before my muse decides to wither away and die again.
Ok, I have noticed this a lot and as I was reading over some past chapter, I swear the word 'Intercom' must not exist in Fanfiction. Because its there on my pages on my computer but not on FF -_-
Oh and another thing, I SUCK at transitions between scenes and movies and...stuff. I tend to jump ahead because I usually hate writing boring fillers. I like action!
So these next couple of chapters is getting ROTF over and done with quick smart before I start with DOTM. But don't worry, I have major plans to change the WHOLE story around ;) Its going to be awesome! :0 :D
Anyway, the tiny use of the lyrics are by Michael Jackson's 'They really dont care about us.'
All Transformers rights go to Hasbro, including Howlback :/ All I did was create a character out of a toy. -_-
But Renegade is mine, so I take rights for her :P
So enjoy.
There were shouts from all over the tarmac and hangar.
Alarms blared and soldiers scattered everywhere as Renegade lifted her fist above Sideswipe's head "You'll regret ever coming here" she spat down into his face "I won't ever forget what you did to me during the War!"
From under her Sideswipe only smirked, his faceplates turning up and his optics glinting, "I promised Sunstreaker that I would finish you off if I ever ran into you again."
At the threat, Howlback roared maliciously but before the Femmes could launch an attack, Renegade was lifted off Sideswipe.
She turned her head with a growl escaping her, but the gleaming blue optics that belonged to the Prime made her stop in her furious rampage.
"That is enough," he boomed down to her, "I will not tolerate any fighting on this base!"
He put her back on the tarmac a few paces away from Sideswipe who was being helped up by Ironhide and Ratchet.
Howlback stood off to the side, watching all the Autobots wearily. They surrounded them and Renegade stepped back from Prime, her optics flashing wearily. She simply ignored the hateful glances she was receiving from the newcomers, her optics settled on Sideswipe and she felt a rumble in her chassis.
"I won't forgive him" her processor whirred "I will not forgive him."
"Don't you think it is a little rash?" Jitter's voice came from inside her "Things change Renegade, you two might be able to-…"
"No" she growled, "They both deserved what they got and when Sunstreaker lands from the frozen hell I put him in, I will take him down as well."
Renegade turned away from the congregation of Autobots and stormed off down the tarmac. Her footfalls were heavy and the joints in her feet hissed and groaned as she walked. She reached the end of the tarmac and with a vicious clawed hand, she reached out and pulled an entire tree from its roots and threw the tree in rage.
Howlback hesitated slightly at the public display of anger from her Partner. With a flick of her ruby optics, she saw the Autobots come together and were muttering about Renegade.
There was no way Howlback was going to stay around with the 'scum.'
With a growl of her own, Howlback stalked away from the congregation and back into the Hangar.
She was not going to put up with any rubbish that was on either ends of this damned island.
Howlback glared daggers at all the soldiers that had walked past her, often they would walk past and just stare at her or mutter something under their breaths.
The Beast Bot didn't appreciate being looked down upon by both the Autobots and Humans. It was downright degrading on her behalf.
She didn't even want to think what Renegade would be doing, after humiliating Howlback the way she did, the Beast Bot had no inclination of wanting to be near the Femme until she got her processor in gear and came back to apologise.
Howlback growled at another set of soldiers, their eyes quickly averting from the hostile Panther. They scurried across the large Hangar and Howlback turned her head when she heard heavy footfalls across the concrete.
"I half expected you to be the one to launch an attack," a voice growled out. "I wouldn't have minded having you as a target for shooting practise."
Howlback's red optics flickered up and she growled up at Ironhide, "You wouldn't be able to hit me even I'm standing still" she seethed "You're not that great at cannons as much as you think you are."
"Say that again you little punk" Ironhide growled, quickly transforming his hand into a cannon and pointing the glowing barrel down into Howlback's face. "I wouldn't hesitate to kill you right here and now."
"Yeah" Howlback growled, stretching out her legs and getting up to her servo's with loud groans and hisses. "You have hesitated in killing for over a millennia 'Hide. Even right here, I see the hesitation in your faceplates. You hate to admit that we have a Past together."
Ironhide's cannon began to glow red, "I don't need you to remind me Howlback. I know exactly what I have done and I'm fixing it now."
"So nobody knows eh?" Howlback growled "Nobody except Prime that is. You wouldn't want Chromia or your other 'Scum' friends to find out?"
"You wouldn't want Renegade to find out either?" Ironhide countered, "She would see that as an act of betrayal. You're supposed to be her Partner and when she finds out all the dirty secrets you have been hiding from her."
"Oh the consequences of the Autobots finding out your secret would be quite entertaining" Howlback bristled "At least Renegade is still admitting that she is a Decepticon." Her optics gleamed "And I'm sure your Brother Barricade says hello as well."
"What are we going to do with these Robots?"
Lennox looked up at Prime in disdain "All the work we have been trying to get you accepted into the Military will go down the drain because of the antics of those incompetent Femmes."
"Please do not despair" Prime rumbled, "Everything will go according to plan; our main mission is to protect planet Earth from the Decepticon's. I have confidence in Renegade's abilities to reform, but if need be, I will be the one to offline her if she chooses to betray us."
"Well it should be sooner than later" Lennox said heatedly, "Those Femmes will be nothing but trouble for us and we aren't exactly on steady ground with the US Government yet."
"I am aware of that," Prime said irritably "And rest assured I will keep my subordinates in order, "Autobot or Decepticon."
He prayed to Primus that Renegade would behave because he didn't really want to offline her…For Bumblebee's sake.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
"Renegade!"
Jitter disconnected from her mainframe with irritated clicks and whirrs, "This is the hundredth time you have listened to this song! How many times do you have to replay it to get your point across?"
Renegade only shrugged her servos as she stared out to the waves around the island, "It's a catchy song. Why... Do you have a problem with it?"
Jitter cowered at her menacing tone as she got up in his faceplates, her optics flashing wildly and menacingly.
Jitter climbed down from her shoulder plates with irritated grumbles and started to walk over the grass, his silver, spider like legs reaching out in front of him.
"You're such a child!" he scolded, using the human term for Sparkling. "You don't get what you want and you act like this and blame everyone around you!"
"Cut me some slack!" Renegade shouted after the tiny 'Bot, "You don't have any idea what these Autobots are capable of. I have seen their War side and it's something that you should get used to the idea of! We're Decepticon's whether we like it or not Jitter Bot, now get your aft back here!"
"Not until you stop with the tantrums!" Jitter shouted, "I'm still embarrassed at the way you acted in front of the Prime today! Do you want to end up like Howlback? Living in the dungeons behind bars?"
Renegade remembered the Howlback's last tantrum and attempted escape from the island, only to wind up back behind bars under the ever-watchful optic of Ironhide and she sure didn't want to go down there either. However, everything she did… It seemed to work against her.
She couldn't catch a break.
"Fine!" she yelled out after Jitter, "You go as well! You little traitorous leech. I don't need you…Or the Howler… or Bumblebee. Slag off."
She directed her optics back to the ocean until she sensed that Jitter had actually left her before letting her fans blow hot air from her chassis.
It had been six months since Renegade was put back online, six months that Bumblebee left her behind for an ignorant human who had no desire to help them in the slightest. And six months of hell for the Decepticon Frontliner.
Today had been the cherry on top for the impatient Decepticon. After months of trying to be good in the optics of the Autobots and the Military Humans, she was fortunate enough the over hear their newest Government team, which involved both Humans and 'Bots to hunt down and kill Decepticon's.
Hours Earlier:
She was used to the weary optics that she was given by the 'Bots and humans, she could not go anywhere without receiving these glances. In a way, it bothered her a little bit but then again, she liked it when she could rule with an iron fist and people regarded her with fear.
But not whilst she was being held prisoner.
She walked into the Hangar and looked up to see Prime and his 'Bot Subordinates lined up talking to the Officials that Renegade had long come to know that they were in charge. She couldn't help but let her audios quiver when she noticed the words being said.
"We have been granted access by the United States President to start a new Military Operative System called NEST to hunt down the stray Decepticon's that continue to land on Earth," the older Human Male explained from the other side of the monitor.
"Only a team of highly trained Officers trained in secrecy can take part and fight alongside the Autobots. Every mission that will be partaken will be down in silence and away from the General public. For everybody's safety!"
"Understood" Prime rumbled, bowing his head to the screen "We will ensure Earths safety and we will stop the Decepticon's at all costs. Without their Leader, they cannot coordinate themselves." After a few more choice words, the screens blackened and Renegade burst into the Hangar, ignoring all the pointed guns that were suddenly directed at her.
"Let me join the team!" she declared, her chassis heaving from the possibility of being able to leave the Hangar. Her red optics locked with Prime's blue and she tried to explain herself, she swung out her clawed servos, "I know all about the Decepticon tactics! I know they aren't as strong with Megatron leading them but they still have the Screamer and he isn't to be underestimated! I will be able to help you!"
"In Pit that's ever going to happen!" a metallic voice snarked out, Sideswipe folded his servos across his chassis. "All it takes is to look at your own optics to know that you are the enemy. You will always be the enemy! You don't have the Spark in you to be like us."
Renegade's Spark crackled in its casing and hot air began to flow from her shutters, she looked back to the Prime. "I have no reason to go back to the Decepticon's after they tried to offline the Howler and I. Give me a reason for you to finally trust me and let me prove to you that I can be helpful on the battlefield!"
"This isn't a Battlefield!" Ratchet scolded nastily from behind Prime, "We are taking down the Decepticon's quietly without the Humans knowing. Only you will go running in there with cannons firing and we will be all in jeopardy. In case you haven't forgotten, we no longer have a planet to call 'Home'."
Prime sighed, gripping the bridge of his optic ridges, "I know where your talents lie on the Battlefield Renegade Frontslayer, we do not need slaughtering skills on our missions if we need to keep a low profile."
"A low profile!?" Renegade shouted, her claws getting dangerously close to the humans she swung her servos out. "We are gigantic, alien Robots that are easily the size of buildings. Do you honestly think we can keep a low profile?"
"Easy, settle down Renegade" Jitter finally decided to interject, "Getting angry won't prove your worth on going on these missions."
"At least there's one of them that's speaks sense" Ratchet spat, "Optimus, I still don't trust her. Or her Symbiotic leech. We cannot allow them to come."
"That's right," Arcee said from her line of Femme's, "Howlback has always been a bad influence on Renegade; we can't trust either of them. In case they have formulated a sneaky plan behind our backs so they can offline us."
"Do you honestly believe that?" Renegade snarled, "I rusted here for Centuries before you even landed here! What do you know Femme? Do you think you hold authority over me?"
"And the cat claws come out" the dark skinned Epps tried to joke, but it went unheard as the other Officers kept their guns on Renegade.
"I know that you are the enemy and that you must be stopped" Arcee snapped, her large motorbike wheel whirring as she shouted at Renegade.
"In Pit!" Renegade roared, "You spout the same slaggin' nonsense Elita did before she was stripped down and left on that Planet! You don't want to suffer the same way she did?"
The whole Hangar burst out in shouting and Ironhide strode forward to stop Renegade, but when his large servos went to reach for her, the Decepticon Femme swung her claws around, her red optics full of humiliation and hurt.
"Don't touch me!" she shouted, brandishing her large blue energon sword from the covers on her arms. "It will be in your best interest to leave."
"Renegade!" the booming voice of Optimus Prime ceased the shouting, the Leader of the Autobots walking over and towering over Renegade. She looked up at him with flickering optics, her ridges clicking quietly in her silent grief.
"You're no better than Megatron," she said quietly to the Prime. "You say that you care but you really don't. How am I supposed to prove myself when I am not given a chance?"
She turned her back on him, "Now…I'm probably just going to go throw myself in the ocean. I hate this slaggin' planet."
And at that, she ran from the Hanger.
Renegade lost track on the time as she stared out over the ocean, only breaking from her trance when she heard the whirrs and clicks of a 'Bot walking up behind her, she looked over her shoulder plates to see Howlback striding up the hill, her own optics dark and full of sorrow.
"They finally let you out Howler?" Renegade said, diverting her gaze back to the ocean. "I thought they didn't trust you enough to walk around the island again." Her ridges were threatening to click again and Howlback replied stoutly, "Jitter came back to the Hangar and said that you were still sulking and that he couldn't get you to come back."
"Jitter is a little glitch who thinks he can help me with my problems!" Renegade said heatedly, "He doesn't have any clue. He can go join the Autobots for all I care."
"He came to the Hangar and begged Prime to let me out of the Cells, So I can come here and knock some sense into you," Howlback interjected, "I was going to say that you disgraced me today, but then again, I have done nothing but disgrace you ever since we got here."
The Beast Bot sat beside her Partner, "I apologise for what I have done to you," she said quietly. Renegade turned her head to rest her flickering optics on the Panther, "Apologise for what Howler?" she asked.
"I ruined your life for my own selfishness," Howlback said bitterly, "Back then and even now. I'm the one that they don't trust but they blame you as well. You don't deserve the way they treat you."
"It's a little late for that don't you think Howler?" Renegade chuckled slightly, "We have been partners for millennia, I could kick and scream and curse you to Pit for what you put me through, but I won't. We have been through a lot together and I don't trust anybody else as much as I trust you, we look out for each other, no matter what."
Howlback's optics darkened even further and her head slumped further down, "Firefly…" Howlback used Renegade's pet name for her, "…Soundwave is here. I received contact from Ravage."
I thought all our contacts with the Decepticon's were wiped thanks to the Hatchet!" Renegade said, her Spark churning uncomfortably, "Howler, when did this happen?"
"Several Orbital Cycles ago. Our communications were cleaned Renegade, but you can't delete Familial Bonds can you?"
"Howlback" Renegade said softly, "I…I don't know what to say, if we tell Prime he can offline you. This is so dangerous, are they on Earth?"
"No" Howlback said, "They are all in Orbit, watching. I haven't replied back to Ravage, but he knows I'm here on the Planet somewhere, he just doesn't know where."
"I bet because of the Screamer" Renegade seethed, "He's out there being the conniving, scheming little glitch he is. What can we do? Soundwave isn't exactly within our reach and he can be up there doing Primus knows what."
"We do nothing," Howlback said, "I know it isn't what we wanted to do Renegade, but we have to sit low and watch from the backlines for once. If we do anything rash, Soundwave and Ravage could pick up on something and that will be the end of it."
"Things just get from bad to worse don't they?" Renegade grumbled, "Knowing that there is danger above us while we sit back and do nothing? It's quite unlike us Howler. We've become lazy on our old age."
"Don't talk to me about age" Howlback sneered, getting some glint back in her optics and Renegade laughed, "There we go, that's making me feel a little better now." She heaved herself back onto her feet with low hisses and groans, "Let's get back to the Hanger before those slaggin' 'Bots decide to have Spark Failure."
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A long 18 months had passed through the Optics of the Decepticon Duo of Renegade and Howlback.
Renegade was determined to show that she could be trustworthy and hoping that Prime would take her on the next mission. She was aware of the rising number of Decepticon's and knew that Starscream was biding his time so he can flush out the Autobots and their secrets.
Howlback had expertly shut out her Brother, even though she insisted that it didn't bother her, Renegade knew that the Beast Bot was deeply affected at blocking out the last of her family. Ravage had been brainwashed by Soundwave and it hurt Howlback greatly.
With Renegade, her Spark was starting to ache and she refused to acknowledge the fact that it was Bumblebee that was making it that way. But she couldn't help but feel neglected and somewhat lonely without the Autobot there, it had been too long and Renegade hated to admit that she was pining for the young yellow Mech.
So when the latest mission sent the Autobots out to a large city named Shanghai, Renegade was disappointed yet again at the fact that she wasn't allowed to go. Even the newbies, 'Bots that had appeared several months ago were allowed to go.
So again, Renegade had sat begrudgingly in front of the monitors and watched the progress of the Autobots fighting the latest Decepticon, a large brute by the name of Demolisher. A Decepticon that Renegade never met personally, but one that was a bottom feeder and had nothing to do with the higher ups back in the War.
And this time, in trying to keep a low profile, they had destroyed the City.
Renegade could only smirk to herself and hold a chuckle in her vocals.
Within the next two days, Renegade stood outside of the Hangar as several massive transport Aircraft landed on the landing strips of Diego Garcia. Militant Officers milled around and the ones returning from battle walked in a line towards the Hangar.
Most of them didn't even bat an eyelid to Renegade nowadays, they still deemed her as dangerous, but they had come to accept her presence and she wasn't going to hurt them any time soon.
As Prime drove from the darkness of the Aircraft, Renegade stood straight and waited for the truck to drive up next to her before she snarked, "Destroying a whole City isn't keeping a low profile Prime, there were other ways in bringing that Decepticon down."
However, her little remarks didn't have an effect on Prime this time as they usually would. He just kept driving and Renegade stood there dumbfounded before accessing her mainframe and contacting Jitter.
::What's his problem?::
::I'm not certain, maybe we will have to see and find out:: came Jitter's unhelpful reply.
Renegade turned around when another, unfamiliar helicopter swept over head. Obviously, it was one that wasn't welcomed either, because Major Lennox didn't look too impressed in who stepped off it.
An older man, dressed smartly in a suit and ties, wire rimmed glasses stormed towards them, and Lennox intercepted them only to have a paper shoved in his face.
"Who does he think he is?" Renegade threw her servo out towards him and Ironhide's voice crackled from inside the Top Kick "Wouldn't have a clue."
"I suggest you transform into your Alt Mode Renegade," Ratchet said disapprovingly as he drove past, "I take it that this Earthling has not seen us before, it will explain his ignorant behaviour towards the Officials here."
Renegade did what she was told and the bright purple SS Aero rumbled through the Hangar and pulled up a little distance away from the other Autobots. She switched off her engine and watched through her windscreen where Jitter disconnected himself and crawled from the centre console to watch as well.
The humans didn't look amused and Renegade found herself hoping that Howlback won't come striding in and giving this bastard of a man a heart attack.
She watched as Prime drove up to a large stand where there were monitors and audios, contacting the Military Government.
They directed the cameras away from Prime and the large Peterbilt truck began to transform, much to the horror of the old man standing down below watching the whole scene.
Prime rumbled on in his deep monotone and began to talk of their missions that had involved more than six Decepticon's. Renegade had come to realise that they were looking for something and had been the one to tell the Prime this.
At least he listened to her on some aspects.
What got her interest was when Prime suddenly played back a message that he had gotten while he had been in Shanghai.
"The Fallen shall rise again…"
Renegade felt a shudder reverberate in her frame as Prime continued to speak as if he seemed unperturbed by the message. He finally stopped speaking when the older man standing down below with Epps suddenly shouted up to him.
"With the AllSpark gone! Why hasn't the enemy left the planet like you thought they would?"
Lennox rolled his eyes at the camera, "Mr Galloway, he has been appointed Liaison."
::What a jerk::
Galloway stomped his way up to the metal stands in front of the Prime and started to rant about sharing Intel but not advancements in weaponry. Prime started to grow annoyed and the argument only started to get more heated.
That was before Galloway mentioned Megatron.
Renegade felt Howlback stir in her helm and from the darkness of the Hangar, she saw the glinting red optics of the Beast Bot.
"During the battle in Mission City" Galloway shouted, "Reports still state that even though you Autobots claim that you destroy the Decepticon's, why are you harbouring them?"
He looked around the Hangar at the other Cars, "I have reports and footage of one with red eyes being able to transform into a creature only described as a 'Panther!' Care to explain?"
He looked around again, "With NBE 1 at the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss and the last shard of the All Spark in the most secure Naval Bases in the world. It makes me wonder if they are here to hunt you or reclaim what you have stolen from them! One of their own!"
There was a moment of silence before Renegade started up her engine with a deafening roar and drove into the darkness of the Hangar to save her Partner from scrutinizing eyes, and from that glitch Galloway.
"I see one of your Subordinates don't agree with National Security then" Galloway snapped back to Prime, "So if worse comes to worse and we ask you to leave… Will you leave peacefully?"
Prime let air rumble through his shutters, "Freedom is your right, but if we leave and what you think is wrong?"
It left speculation and with that, Prime turned away from Galloway and left the man speechless on the metal stand.
As Renegade allowed Howlback to transform back into her frame, the Beast Bots voice crackled over their private intercom.
::That man just gave away our position, Soundwave and Ravage were listening::