Starscream cracked a sinister smile as the words replayed through his audios. The whole idea just seemed to come together more and more. Thundercracker would very nearly follow Skywarp just about anywhere; the two of them had more loyalty to themselves than anything. Starscream's sensors alarmed him again as the Autobots drawled near to the installation.
"We must leave now if we are to avoid confrontation." Starscream told his wing mates. The two jets grabbed a few more cubes them followed the Air Commander as he transformed and flew out the hole they came in.
Buzzsaw flew after them keeping his attitude and sensors trained of the squad. Megatron watched it was the time for Starscream to put his little usurper plan in to action.
Starscream set a course for a cave that they would fly right over, had they been going back to base.
"Well that wasn't so hard after all." Skywarp was the first to speak up.
"Yeah, but we didn't have time to get enough, this isn't going to last." Thundercracker retorted.
"Will you two quit bickering, we are going to land at a cave not far from here. We will unload our cargo there." Starscream took a commanding tone.
"A cave? We are supposed to take this back to head quarters."
" I am in command here Skywarp, I will deicide what we will do." Starscream spat back.
Thundercracker and Skywarp said nothing; they followed his lead as the landed in a clearing next to a heavily wooded area. The three of them stacked the lightly pink glowing energon cubes in to the cave. On his first trip in Thundercracker notices a control panel had been built into one side of the wall. He finally knew what was going on. He walked out side to where the red and silver jet stood.
"This is one of your stupid plans to take leadership again isn't it Starscream."
Skywarp heard and walked over as Starscream tuned to face Thundercracker.
"I should have led a long time ago." Starscream said in an angered voice.
"You can't beat Megatron, plain and simple." Skywarp injected.
"Skywarp, you said yourself that Megatron has had to have… how shall we say? Slipped his processor? We can't just stand around while he commands us to our own terminations." Starscream stepped way, to look in to the cave.
Skywarp stood there thinking. 'Even if the Screamer is right, there is no way to beat Megatron." He made his mind up.
"I am not having any part in this. IF there is something wrong with him it will be repaired." Skywarp said boldly.
"That is treason."
"And for this you are the traitor Starscream." Thundercracker said.
"Lets get back to base."
"I am with you Skywarp."
The two jets transformed and took to the air.