TRANSFORMERS : THE DEVIL'S GAMBIT

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Death's Head – I do not own The Transformers, nor Death's Head. Takara Industries/Hasbro/Marvel US/Marvel UK/Sunbow Entertainment/Saban Entertainment, all own parts of The Transformers. Marvel UK owns Death's Head. There are five characters in this story, which are of my own creation. Outlaw : The new form of Raiden, former Decepticon. Black Autobot, which transforms into a black truck trailer (Kenworth design). Valkyrie : Decepticon femme, who has been brought back as an Autobot. This time, she is a Tripler Changer, a silver futuristic fighter jet and a hover tank (If you've seen the movie Sgt. Bilko, with Steve Martin, the hover tank in that is the same form of Valkyrie's.). Seraphim : Autobot femme, who is the sister of Outlaw. Her vehicle form is that of an F4 McDonnald Douglas Phantom. She is also a Targetmaster. Citadel Supreme : A Decepticon version of Fortress Maximus, now back as the Autobot Fortress Maximus. Alpha Destroyer : Decepticon version of Omega Supreme.

Also, please, please, PLEASE read all of my first Transformers story : Transformers : Book 1 : Death's Head and Transformers : Book 2 : Megatron's Revenge. A lot of information is in that story, which is carried over into this one.

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Chapter one :

The Decepticon space rocket, Alpha Destroyer, hurtled through space, away from Cybertron. Within the hull, the Decepticons who followed their newly returned leader, Megatron, were still patching themselves together. The battle against the followers of Galvatron had been a bloody battle. Then the Autobots interfered. Skywarp and Starscream stood overlooking the repair drones, as they were at work repairing the damaged Decepticons.

Skywarp shook his head.

"That was brutal Starscream. If only those Autobots...."

Starscream snorted.

"Bah! So what? They were just Autobots. We'll get even with them, but right now I want to take out Galvatron and his flunkies."

Skywarp leaned against the wall, arms folded across his chest.

"And what about that black Autobot? You saw what he did to Soundwave and his cassettes. Also, look at what the Autobot did to Megatron."

Starscream shrugged.

"So what? Doesn't matter really. All that worries me at the moment, is that black Autobot."

Skywarp studied him.

"Worried Starscream? You?"

Starscream looked at the purple Seeker.

"Trust me Skywarp, if that black Autobot was sent there by Raiden, we are in trouble."

Skywarp was about to say something, when Thundercracker and Soundwave exited the med bay. Soundwave spoke.

"Raiden is Outlaw."

Starscream and Skywarp looked at him, optics wide.

"WHAT?"

Thundercracker nodded.

"Soundwave is correct. Outlaw is the new form of Raiden. The bastard told Soundwave who he was, before blasting a hole in his chest, then turned his rifles on the cassettes. You know what happened to them."

Skywarp raised his arms in a huff.

"Wonderful. Great! Now what do we do? Raiden and Outlaw are one and the same, and he's going to hunt us down. What do we do?"

A low growl answered them from the shadows behind them. As the four Decepticons faced the speaker, he stepped forward.

Soundwave spoke first.

"Mighty Megatron."

Megatron walked towards the the med bay and looked in on the other damamged Decepticons.

"Soundwave, you have knowledge of the process which brought me back to life?"

Soundwave nodded.

"Affirmative. Information kept within Buzzsaw. Buzzsaw still remains... operational."

Thundercracker and Skywarp looked at each other. Of all of Soundwave's cassette's, only the cowardly Buzzsaw remained. Starscream snorted.

"Buzzsaw! The damned coward! Where was he, when he was needed Soundwave? Hiding within you!"

Soundwave turned and pressed a button on his wrist. The effect was instantaneous, as ripples of energy wracked the Air Commander, causing him to scream in agony and fall to his knees. A look of maniacal gleam was etched on Soundwave's face, as he tortured Starscream.

Starscream looked at Soundwave, pleading with him.

"SOUNDWAVE! I'M SORRY! PLEASE, I MEANT NO DISRESPECT!"

Soundwave didn't respond, he just increased the output and a unusual sound was heard by Thundercracker, Skywarp and Megatron. Soundwave chuckling as he continued the torture.

"Buzzsaw superior. Starscream inferiour. Know your place, or I'll do what Outlaw wants to do. Destroy you completely."

As Starscream screamed as bursts of energy erupted from his optics and open mouth, Megatron watched the scene before him with interest. With the destruction of all the cassettes, with the exception of Buzzsaw and Ratbat (Who had escaped Cybertron with Galvatron.), the others were destroyed utterly by Outlaw. Megatron sensed the madness he had felt when he became Galvatron (Now thankfully was still with the demented Galvatron, and not him.), was starting to take root within Soundwave.

"Soundwave. Release him. He's no use to me dead."

Soundwave glared at Starscream, before pressing the button again, ending Starscream's torture. Skywarp spoke to Soundwave.

"How did you do that?"

Soundwave faced the dark Seeker.

"Raiden was no fool. He knew of Starscream's past, and wanted a guarantee of the Air Commander's loyalty. He designed into the empty head of Starscream, a neural feedback shunt. Once activated, the victim would be tortured by minute bursts of plasma energy within them."

Thundercracker glanced, nervously, at Soundwave.

"Did Raiden do the same to us Soundwave?"

Soundwave gave a short chuckle.

"Disobey Lord Megatron and find out."

Megatron watched the two other Seeker's process the information, and smiled. Soundwave would be forever loyal to Megatron, and seeing the sadistic act of torture carried out on Starscream, he was glad of that.

"Soundwave, can the process be used to bring other deactivated Decepticons back?"

Soundwave faced Megatron and nodded.

"Affirmative."

Megatron smiled.

"And the Decepticons who fell at Autobot City, they would've been placed inside one of the Autobots Mausoleum shuttles and launched into space, correct?"

Soundwave, knew where Megatron was heading.

"Affirmative. I have already begun preliminary designs on restoring the fallen Decepticons within that shuttle. Alpha Destroyer has already begun scanning for the shuttle."

Megatron smiled.

"Excellent. When we find that shuttle, and resurrect the Decepticons within, the whole universe will tremble before our might!"

Skywarp frowned.

"And what about Outlaw? He is far more stronger and faster than when he was Raiden. And if he has Death's Head with him...."

Megatron allowed an evil and twisted smile to spread over his face.

"Simple loyal Skywarp. We destory them utterly."

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Death's Head : The first chapter is up. If any of this chapter is a little hard to follow, please, please, please, PLEASE read my first two Transformer stories : Transformers : Book 1 : Death's Head and Transformers : Book 2 : Megatron's Revenge. This story is a continuation of events already laid down and started in these two stories. The next chapter will be uploaded as soon as I've got some ideas. Here's a little question for you all : The next chapter should focus on A> The demented Galvatron and his forces, B> Everyone's favourite Freelance Peacekeeping Agent Death's Head as he heads back to Earth or C> Outlaw and the Autobots on Cybertron searching for the hidden Autobase within Cybertron? If I get two reviews of people requesting one of the above, then the one they chose, will be the main focus for Chapter 2.

Also, please, five reviews before I continue. That way I'll know people are reading it. R&R please.