Transformers Prime
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Animated Starscream will be referred to as Starscream-atd
Chapter 12
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"What!" Megatron shouted angrily. Optimus Prime, on his ship? Inconcievable. He jerked his frame around, turning his back to the decepticons present. Why in all of Cybertron would they raid his ship? And with such risk? Before he even finished his thought, the conclusion hit his processor.
"Command Bridge! Open the bay doors!" Megatron ordered hastily over his comm, transforming mid speech. The remaining decepticons followed suit by ground and air, as the bay doors opened and the lift activated. Megatron and Starscream, both with airborne alt. modes, were the first to reach the overhanging ship that loomed in the sky.
"Starscream, have the sentries guarding the energon deposit to route Optimus, and anyone else who may be accompanying him." Megatron ordered on the fly, running toward an intersection with Starscream in tow.
"As you command, lord Megatron!" his second in command responded, breaking away into the adjacent hallway, while Megatron continued running straight. He activated his comlink again after turning a corner.
"Airachnid, get to the space bridge module! That's where Optimus and his troupe are headed!"
"Yes, lord Megatron," came the spider con's silky voice. The decepticon leader was still in the dark as to why Optimus would need the space bridge. From other skirmishes with the Autobots, he knew they had some sort of a Groundbridge, to get anywhere on Earth.
That was it.
"Optimus plans on bridging to Cybertron. And the only factor of value there is Vector Sigma," Megatron comtemplated, as he finally came to a stop in front of the spacebridge control room. Activating a different, more powerful comlink frequency that reaches through space, Megatron contacted his civil second in command of Cybertron.
"Come in, Shockwave." There was a clash of static resounding through his audio interceptors before a crisp voice sounded over the comm.
"Lord Megatron, what are your orders." the voice that responded sounded a bit different from the Shockwave that Soundwave spoke to. His voice was absent of any inflection in his tone, almost emotionless. However, when it came to experimenting, he was just as twisted. One of the many reasons Shockwave left him to guard Cybertron. Shockwave was always a mech of logic almost to a fault. He would betray him sooner or later. Better to have him using his resources while he was still loyal.
"Preapare you and your units for a possible battle. I believe Optimus and other Autobots may be attempting to reach the planet, via my spacebridge."
"As you command," Shockwave said neutrally, apparently not one to waste words. "Megatron out," the decepticon leader notified, before abruptly cutting the connection. Megatron decided not to bother de-encrypting the locked door that led to the Spacebridge module, and instead opted to blast the door down with his arm-mounted fusion cannon. The barrel glowed intensely for a fraction of a second, then Megatron raised his arm to aim. The blast resounded with a energy filled crack, blasting the door clear across the room, crashing harmlessly against a stack of holoprojectors.
Just in time, the three autobot raid party reached the hallway, adjacent to the room, being slowed down by Airachnid and Knockout.
"Well, well," Megatron began, letting his arms fall to his side. "If it isn't the spider cybertronian i've heard so much abou," he stated, stepping into the hallway. He stared directly at her, and Blackarachnia looked impartial, but had a hint of recollection on her face. After a few seconds, Optimus regarded the other strange mech. He looked almost similar to Optimus, but there were obvious differences, such as looking much younger.
"And who is this, a counterpart, perhaps?" Megatron inquired only half-interested.
"Megatron, let us pass, and we will be on our way," Optimus started, causing Megatron to look to him.
"Optimus, you know me better than that," Megatron smirked. "After raiding my ship..." Megatron's smirk turned into a sneer. "I don't think so. Blackarachnia, you are coming with me," Megatron commanded.
"What do you want with me?" she demanded with narrowed optics.
"I believe your due to a return trip to your own dimension," Megatron remarked neutrally. Megatron found her to be quite attractive, but that was not why he demanded her cooperation. In order for the transwarp device to be his, she must be returned to his own counterpart's decepticon forces.
"The transwarp schematics will be mine. That can't happen with you still here," Megatron explained.
"Megatron, stand aside," Optimus demanded with his resounding voice. His gun was replaced with a sword that materialized from his forearm. Megatron broke his optics away from the spider bot to Optimus.
"Airachnid, Knockout, stand down," he ordered without looking. Both dropped their guard and returned to the bridge without argument.
"I'll allow them to Cybertron, just this once. Only so I get the chance to destroy you," Megatron chided, internally laughing at them. Things were only going according to plan and Blackarachnia and Optimus' counterpart would be unaware of the forces preapred to capture them.
Optimus knew that he would probably not be able to join them. So he made the tough decision.
"Elita!" Optimus called, tossing the key towards her. Blackarachnia's optics widened in surprise after his call. Nonetheless, she caught the key one-handed. With too many things to worry about than his slip, Optimus shouted for them to activate the space bridge.
"Megatron, we may very well end up battling after this skirmish," Optimus said solemnly. Megatron said nothing, but silently agreed. The both of them had too much to command for either of them to perish this fight. Megatron rooted his stance, and a cleaving blade unsheathed loudly from his arm.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," he said evenly to the Prime, before they launched at each other. Their swords clashed loudly, sparks flying at all angles, ignifying the sharpness of either blade. The both of them heard the warping and distorted noise of a spacebridge activating. Optimus could hear a set of noise sounding distinctly like a swimmer jumping into an energon pool. They both made it.
"Your comrades are now in Cybertron. Let's hope they can make it to Vector Sigma," Megatron warned cryptically, laced with a false facade of concern. Optimus' optics narrowed.
"You knew," the Prime ground out, his faceplate shutting closed like an automated door, effectively guarding his lower face. Both warriors were not giving ground and sparks continued to fly from the clashed blades.
"Yes, yes I did."