Author's Note: Thanks to Exactlywhat and I am Blueberry for reviewing the last chapter! This one was supposed to be posted so much sooner than this but things kept coming up and then when I finally go it finished last night the power went out so the router wasn't on and I couldn't post this. Enjoy and I own nothing but my OCs
Shades of Grey-Divebomb
One of the first things an Autobot warrior learned was to watch the skies and not without good reason. Starscream was about to prove that. He dove at a speed he probably shouldn't and landed smoothly next to Megatron with a fluid motion. "And I can trust you not to shot me in the back or to my face," the Decepticon leader drawled as soon as he saw his SIC.
"This time is different," Starscream growled. Megatron tilted his head to look back where Soundwave was, a terrible knowledge in his optics.
"I see," he sneered and Starscream growled. If Cybertronians that he couldn't lose wouldn't have been here then Starscream wouldn't have hesitated in putting a blast through Megatron's chassis. Unfortunately outnumbered like this he needed the larger mech's strength.
Without another word the two mechs charged into battle. Megatron was focused on maiming or causing as much pain as he possibly could but Starscream focused on simply getting his oponents out of his way. His one goal was to get to Shadow and make sure she wasn't hurt. Everything else was just a side note. Finally realizing that he didn't stand a chance on the ground Starscream took to the air again and was joined by TC and Skywarp. Reverb, Barricade, Roller Force, and Shockwave joined them. Suddenly the battle was beginning to turn in their favor.
For a while it fluctuated back in forth, switching from the Autobots winning to the Decepticons and back again. Then Starscream heard a scream and felt a wave of pain through the bond. Everything else suddenly became obsolete. Starscream's processor focused on a single point. Shadow was hurt. The SIC did something then that he hadn't for the entire war so far. He lost his temper.
Starscream flung the nearest Autobot out of his way without another thought. Then he focused on the next one. His rage turned the world blood red and his whole world narrowed down to one thought. He needed to get to Shadow.
"Star." A soft masculine voice cut through the Decepticon SIC's rage. "What's wrong? Why are you being like this?" Starscream turned merciless optics on his old friend. Silverbolt's optics held confusion and a small amount of fear.
"Shadow is hurt," he said in a cold, deadly voice. "Get out of my way now or I'll forcefully move you." Silverbolt slid aside and Starscream was gone, heading toward the source of the pain.
When he arrived at the communication office he felt sick. Parts of the roof had been blown in, screens shattered, and computers decimated beyond repair. If the Autobots had wanted to do one thing to bring Decepticon order down it was to destroy the communication office. The Decepticons would be returning to the Nemesis after this. And there would be dissent among the fliers because of it. Starscream landed swiftly and wasn't surprised to suddenly have Ramjet and Jetfire beside him. The three began heaving stone out of the way without and word and they were joined by Blackout, TC, and Skywarp soon enough. Dirge and Misfire followed them and Megatron was left alone without air support. None of them cared. The younglings and their communication director.
It took almost an entire joor to get the injured from the collapse and clear the area. There were times when Starscream could barely stop himself from seeing red. Shadow was in the med bay of the Nemesis under Hook's supervision but still unconscious. Her brothers were alert and restless but Jetfire and Ramjet were managing to keep them distracted. Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw were all monitoring the screens in the communication office while Frenzy, Rumble, and Soundwave were all out. What had started out as a successful fight had ended as a disaster. Starscream had a feeling that this was the beginning of a turning point in the war and not a good one for them.