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also i am trying to fix any mistakes that i might have missed in past chapters (i.e spelling, grammar)
While Sam and Bumblebee enjoyed a well earned moment of peace on Earth the Decepticons were working hard on furthering the plan to increase their numbers. Deep within the crashed Decepticon ship the air lock cycled once more drawing Scalpel's attention from his latest master piece, the small Decepticon turned and looked to see who had intruded on him now. Starscream crouched down to the little bot and said "greetings doctor, I have come to talk to you further about your ingenious creation" annoyed at Starscreams interruption Scalpel snapped back at him "have little time for your questions, current plans demand answer as to whether we still need the human witwick for reference". Believing that he had ended the conversation Scalpel turned his back to Starscream and continued his work. Unfazed by the doctors actions Starscream continued with his plan "my apologies doctor, but I had to learn more about what will be in my humble opinion, the saving of our race" Starscream had planned this well, he knew how proud Scalpel was of any work he undertook and this latest project was something the little Decepticon was very proud of indeed. His attention distracted for a moment by the stroking of his ego Scalpel turned to face Starscream once more "lord megatron dose not see it that way, thinks this is just weapon for his plans" "oh but doctor, this is so much more, you have given life to our race again, this new hatchling is the first to survive this far into development since the loss of the all spark and that is all because of your discovery and hard work" smiling as best he could Starscream added more fawning to his act "after all it was you who found that a human body could be used to increase the stability of a new spark, you who used the shard of the matrix I recovered to power the process and let us not forget that it was your choice of target that proved so successful". Scalpel was smiling with pride as his accomplishments were praised "yes, but lord megatron still does not see it that way, work goes unrecognised".
Scalpel returned to the modified hatchling pod and checked some readings before he spoke once more "inside the hatchling has bonded with the specimen, it's growth replaces specimen's tissues, while specimen sustains spark integrity as it's body acts as conduit for matrix energy, once complete specimen's body will be completely destroyed, hatchling's mind will be fuelled by hatred found in specimen's mind, it will kill because it enjoys it, not because ordered or out of fear, it is true decepticon" Scalpel was speaking as if to a grand audience at the end and almost expected applause.
Starscream smiled once more as he added fuel to the fire he had started "yes doctor, you have done it, our race shall grow while the autobots dwindle, we shall use the human race as breeding stock for our own, we will teach them hatred as a way of life and from this place we will go forth and conquer the cosmos and we have you to thank for all this, you the greatest of us who saw the potential of the humans, you who are creator of a new generation of decepticons". For a moment Scalpel's face showed pure joy, but then if fell as he was brought back to reality "lord megatron will never allow, once autobots on earth are gone he kill all my creations because he thinks they are impure". For a moment the room was silent as Starscream looked for the right words to bring the doctor over to his side, but it was neither of them who broke the silence; the new Decepticon growing in it's pod reacted and clawed at the interior like a wild animal. As Scalpel and Starscream drew closer parts of the growing creatures original human body fell away and floated to the bottom of the pod, where there was once flesh and bone polished metal now shone. The growing Decepticon moved it's head to reveal that only half it's original human face remained, even in this gestating state the creature was still conscious and aware "never die, never die, destroy enemies, kill those hated, never die" it's words were broken and distorted as it's once human mind was being reconfigured but enough could be understood by those watching over it.
"it wishes to survive and kill, my creation wishes to kill like true decepticon" Scalpel was in awe it his creation, even in this state with barely half the human body consumed the growing decepticon was ready to kill it's enemies to survive. Sensing that this was the right moment Starscream made his move "you know that only a fool would want to destroy such a master piece and only a weak mind would fear it" Scalpel moved slowly as his mind followed the path Starscream was laying out. "lord megatron has regarded my creation with contempt from the start" said Scalpel; the hook was in now and all Starscream had to do was finish the job "were a wise leader in command he would recognise a way to save our race when it was presented to him, a wise leader would welcome such a beautiful creation into the fold as a treasured sparkling" Starscream moved to the pod and stroked it gently "you would be hailed as the first of a new more powerful breed were I in command" he said with a true hint of pride in his voice. Once more the growing creature that was neither human or Decepticon reacted to the sound it was hearing, "trust starscream, trust father scalpel" it murmured before becoming still once more. This was something Starscream had not expected but he instantly used it to his advantage "even in this state your creation can recognise the difference between those who wish to harm it and those who would nurture it" said Starscream as he once more stroked the pod in hopes that the being inside would come to trust him further. By this point Scalpel had heard enough "should you find your way to power, my creations would be safe?, not destroyed after defeat of the autobots?" asked Scalpel "doctor, they would rule along side the rest of their decepticon brothers, in fact I would claim the first of our new hatchlings here as my second in command, his fury would help him lead his brothers to victory".
"fury" the word echoed from the pod "furyyy" the word was drawn out longer as if loved, then all fell silent once again as the creature became still. "he has even given him self a true decepticon name, if the others who follow are as intelligent and powerful then we will finally ends this war as the victors" Starscream paused just long enough to get Scalpel's full attention "but with megatron in command that will never happen". Scalpel raised one of his pincer like hands to his face in thought, for a long time he was silent as he weighed the options "very well, for sake of our race a new leader must take command, you must be new leader, defeating megatron will not be easy, but new generation may be able to help with that" he thought for a few more seconds "for this to work, we mush have more, make them ready all at same time, draw megatron's attention, then when his guard is down, we save our race" finished Scalpel as he slammed his pincer against the table he was standing on "my thoughts exactly doctor, my thoughts exactly" said Starscream as a wicked smile crossed his face.
Back on Earth Sam and Bumblebee sat watching the stars and enjoying the peace, little did they know that out amongst those stars forces were gathering on both sides. "it's getting late bee we should head back so we can get a good nights stasis in before class tomorrow" said Sam as he rested against Bumblebee. Bee looked out towards the sky deep in thought, so deep that he hadn't registered Sam's words. It was only when Sam waved his hand in front of Bee's optics that Bumblebee realised that he had been spoken to "what was that sam?" asked Bee, smiling playfully Sam said "I said that we should be getting back bee, what's got you so distracted all of a sudden?". Bumblebee was silent for a moment before he answered "I was just wondering how many autobots are still out there and how many decepticons, I mean are we winning, are there more of us left amongst those distant stars or are those stars harboring only decepticons, it's just so hard not knowing". Sam fully understood how his lover felt it was hard to think that you could be alone with the world against you let alone the universe. Sam pulled Bee close for their version of a kiss before he said "no matter what the numbers are bee we'll face it together here on earth and when the final count comes I bet that it's the autobots who are on top, because we have friends here on earth and the decepticons are all alone".
They talked for more than an hour before it was time to hit the road once more, heading back along the trail was just as much fun as before and also over just as quickly. When they reached the main road once more both decided that they should risk heading back through the small town, after all the Sheriff couldn't pull them over twice. The deserted streets passed by quickly and soon the highway beckoned them on to it's smooth surface. At this hour they had little company on the road, which they were thankful for as it meant that they could quickly reach high speed with out interference. Sam and Bumblebee were soon moving so fast the the lights that lit the road they were on seemed to almost blur together into an unending stream in the darkness, "how far do you think we have to go before we need to slow down again?" asked Sam over the com as they passed another mile marker "we still have at least thirty more miles before we even need to think about dropping our speed" answered Bee. At the speed they were going thirty miles didn't last long and soon the lights on the outskirts of the campus were visible in the darkness "almost back to the crawl only zone" commed Sam "true, but at least we had a good time even if our route was a little different than the one we had planned" replied Bumblebee; Sam had to agree on that point, it had been fun and relaxing especially the drive up the dirt road to Widows point.
Sam had never had such an uninterrupted view of the stars before and he had to admit that he liked it "bee when you were in space did the stars look that clear or better?" commed Sam as they dropped their speed "better, there was no atmospheric distortion in space so I got a clear view of everything" answered Bee. Sam thought about the answer for a long time and only commed again as they reached the parking lot "how many more stars did you see up there bee, were there more than humans have seen or the same number?" asked Sam "there were more sam, why the sudden interest?" replied Bumblebee, Sam's Avatar got out of his alt form and answered "well I kinda had this thought about what it would be like to see those stars a little closer, now that I can I mean". Bee was a little stunned by the answer "you want to leave?" he asked his spark quivering slightly "I want you to show me those stars the way you saw them" replied Sam as he looked skyward, Bumblebee relaxed a little as he said "not the way I saw them sam, I was in a war at the time and most the stars I saw heralded oncoming battles, no not the way I saw them" Bumblebee's Avatar got out of his alt form and joined Sam's "when we can leave this world safely I want to see the stars the way you do, full of wonder and beauty, everything new and exciting" said Bee as he hugged Sam. Understanding why Bumblebee wouldn't to share his memories of the universe filled with violence Sam kissed his lover gently before saying "then one day we'll see the universe a new, we'll look at the stars and just see the beauty of them".
The moment was perfect, perfect until a rowdy freshman came over and said "what you guys got tired of your room so you decided that the parking lot was a good place", he suddenly fell silent as a double death glare hit him hard. Backing away like his life was in danger the teen ran back to his dorm as if his feet were on fire "well there goes our romantic moment"said Sam, Bumblebee's Avatar took hold of Sam's Avatars hands and pulled him towards their dorm "lets see if we can rekindle a little romance away from prying eyes" said Bee. Sam smiled warmly as they made their way back to their room "maybe we can" he though as they left the stars behind them.