TRANSFORMERS : DEATH'S HEAD.

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DISCLAIMER :

Death's Head - I do not own Transformers or Death's Head. I do own Raiden. Also, I forgot to put this in the first chapter, but this story is set a couple of years after Unicron, therefore I'll be bringing the Headmasters, Targetmasters and Powermasters into this story as well.

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Raiden replied "Already checked, double checked and tripled checked. Just waiting for you."

DH smiled "Start lift off cycle. I'll be there momentarily, and... Great! I've got a 'problem' now."

DH's vehicle shook, as it was hit by incoming laser fire. He looked over his shoulder and saw the 'problem'. Behind DH, were three police transports, their weapons ports fired repeatedly.

Wonderful! The 'mark' was their damned chief! When I get my hands on the idiot who hired me for this job, I'll...

DH swung his vehicle into a tight 180, and opened fire with the titanium shott blaster. The powerful weapon destroyed one of the police transports with a few well placed blasts. The remaining transports combined firepower on DH's vehicle. It exploded in a brilliant fireball, and would've meant an end to DH, had he not already vacated the vehicle, levelling his plasma rifle and firing a few short bursts. The first transport opened it's ramp and disgorged eight mean and pissed off law enforcement officers. DH snarled to himself, as he sniped two of them down, whilst ducking for cover behind the wreckage of the first transport..

This is wonderful! Still, I've been in worse scrapes than this before. That job on Studduj when I had been hired to assassinate the king, only to find that slippery little weasel had set a trap for me and every other freelance peacekeeping agent who came there. Heh, I showed him that no matter what, I ALWAYS see a contract through to the end, yes?

DH was startled from his reminiscing by shouts coming from the police. He looked over the wreckage and his optics widened. Raiden, in his transformed mode, was strafing the police with a hail of cannon and missile fire. Raiden flew overhead, transformed into his robotic form, unslung his blaster cannon and opened fire. DH smiled, he wasn't going to let his young partner have all the fun.

He leaped over the transport and gunned down one of the police mechs, who had stepped out of the other transport. Between DH and Raiden, the authorities were dispatched quickly, but not before one turned and fled into the sewers. Raiden lept after him.

DH was about to go after him, when he saw more transports approaching. He sighed and ran towards a parked transport. He climbed in and took off towards the abandoned station, where the 'VULTURE' was hidden. He didn't have to worry about Raiden. For as young as the Decepticon was, he was highly skilled and resourceful. Also, take into account of his vehicle form, a powerful futuristic jet, which was capable of atmospheric and space travel, DH knew Raiden would meet him at the rendezvous point just beyond the planet's third moon.

Meanwhile, in the sewers...

Raiden flew down the tunnels, holding his cannon before him. His optics were set on the target before him, a police mech, trying to escape. He hissed to himself, this mech was just like his former commander of the Decepticon air force, or should he say, the THREE of them. The Decepticon triple changers Astrotrain, Octane and Blitzwing, not only served as Shockwave's bodyguards, but also as leaders of the Decepticon air militia wing. Blitzwing had been his personal commander, and he hated the 'Con.

As he tracked his target, he became aware of how unDecepticon his thoughts were. He was thinking more and more like an Autobot. Maybe, in a former existence, he HAD been an Autobot, only reformatted and redesigned as a Decepticon. All he knew was he had a sister bot, who, according to records within the Decepticon stronghold, had been subverted and reformatted as an Autobot. He frowned. He knew WHY he had turned on the Decepticons back when he first met Death's Head. He had a chance to leave the Decepticons, and search for his sibling, and he took it.

Besides, working with Death's Head was always a learning experience.

The mech in front of him, turned and opened fire on him. Raiden dropped to his feet, ducked and fired. The blasts from his cannon hit the mech across it's chest, causing it to be flung against the wall hard. Raiden approached it, cannon held before him. The mech glared at him.

"F.. Fil.... Filthy.... Dec.... Decepti... con. You transformers.... are a.... disease to the.... rest of.... the uni... verse." The mech looked at Raiden "One day.... all transformers.... will pay...."

Raiden returned the mech's glare, and raised his cannon.

"Maybe you're right. But you won't be around to see it."

Raiden pulled the trigger.

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In orbit of Farrix 5's third moon :

Death's Head was leaning back in his chair, on the bridge of his ship, the 'VULTURE'. He had plotted a course straight to Cybertron, and was now patiently waiting for Raiden to appear. One of Farrix's orbital stations exploded in a ring of fire, sending debris into the shipping lanes and clogging the air space around Farrix 5. DH pressed the button, which opened the entrance hatch for the 'VULTURE', and brought all systems up from standby. Raiden transformed from his jet form and landed inside the ship easily. He turned and hit the switch which closed the hatch and walked over to his station at tactical. As he sat down, he unslung his cannon and placed it within easy reach, should they be boarded.

DH didn't say anything, as he piloted the ship away from the gravity of the moon. He waited.

He didn't wait long.

"I had to go after the creep Death's Head."

"Right."

"If I hadn't, he could've made this difficult for us."

"And you destroying one of their stations won't?"

Raiden swallowed "Uhh, well, it was in my way. Besides, I was being chased. I needed a distraction."

DH chuckled.

"Raiden, there may be hope for you yet."

The 'VULTURE' jumped into hyperspace, course for Cybertron.

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Death's Head - Next chapter : Earth and Goldbug's thoughts. R&R please.