"Clash of the Decepticons"
Ch. 1
Azura was heading for the Space Bridge when suddenly Shockwave stopped her.
"Where do you think you're going, worker?"
Azura sighed, rolling her eyes. "Let me go Shockwave. I'm going down to earth."
"You are forbidden to leave. You have not yet worked off your debt."
The only reason she was working for Shockwave was because he had saved her hide from a certain, let's say, situation. And in return Azura agreed to work for him.
"Debt, shmebt! I'm going down to earth!" She started for the Space Bridge entrance but Shockwave stopped her again.
"I don't think so." Shockwave said, pointing his laser gun at her. "Now, get back to work, worker drone."
Shockwave never liked Azura. He thought she was barbaric, rude and insubordinate. The only reason he had saved her in the first place was he needed help and Megatron needed a break.
"I don't think my friend would like you calling me that."
"What?" Before Shockwave could react he felt something hard slam down on his head and he fell over unconscious.
Venus stood over Shockwaves body giggling. The only reason she was here was she never left Azura's side.
Azura grinned at her friend. "Good work, Venus. I don't think he'll be conscious again for another few hours."
"Hey, it's the best I could do since you saved me from Oppressor. Besides that, I want to go to earth as well."
"Well then, let's get, going."
The two grinned and they entered the Space Bridge and were transported to earth.
Azura and Venus were two Decepticon femme bots that had known each other for 10 years. Azura had saved Venus from the clutches of her evil father, Oppressor, an evil tyrant.
Azura was Cybertronian born. She was silver and blue with a little bit of black here and there. Azura was the 'take charge' kind of femme. She wouldn't take shit from anyone. She was the type to shoot first and ask questions later.
Quite contrast to Venus. She was born on a planet she didn't like talking about. She was purple and black with metallic golden hair. Venus was very soft spoken and only fought when she had to. She wasn't originally a Decepticon, but when Azura saved her from her father she decided to become a Decepticon and fight along with her new friend.
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When the two femmes finally got to earth they ran in to a huge battle going on between the Autobots and Decepticons.
"Oh dear, oh my!" Venus cried, ducking several laser blasts.
"Damn it! Those stupid Autobots always get in my way!" Azura growled and took out her laser rifle.
"What are you doing!" Venus cried but Azura had already run in to the battle, yelling her usual battle cry.
Venus sighed and turned to leave when suddenly she bumped in to someone. She looked up to see who it was and cried out. "O-Optimus Prime!"
The mighty Autobot stood there, looking at the Decepticon femme bot suspiciously. "Who are you?" He demanded, pointing his weapon at her. "Where did you come from?"
"I—I…" Venus stammered.
The towering Autobot was intimidating as hell.
Suddenly someone shot him and Venus looked to see Azura waving her laser rifle in the air.
"Come on, Venus! Get with the program! We've got a battle to fight! You'll surely get your head blown off if you just stand around!"
"But… I don't have a gun!"
Azura sighed, rolling her eyes and she threw Venus one of her smaller guns. "Take that!"
Venus looked down at the gun in awe. She was never one to use guns. She liked to work out her problems instead of resorting to violence.
Just then a shadow was cast over her. She turned around to see Grimlock standing behind her, his sharp teeth gleaming in the sun.
"Me, Grimlock, destroy Decepticon!" He growled.
Venus looked up at the towering Dinobot, her optics going wide, her body shaking all over. I was never built for combat! I shouldn't even be here! "G-go away!" Venus cried. She pointed the gun at Grimlock. The gun looked as though it would fall out of her weak grasp any second.
Grimlock laughed. "What can puny weapon to, me, Grimlock?" The Dinobot cackled. He took a step towards her, fully intending to rip her limb from limb.
"I guess we'll just have to find out…" Venus finally pulled the trigger, a plasma ray shooting out and slamming Grimlock in to the ground.
Venus looked at what she had just done and gasped. How could such a small weapon hold such a large punch?
"Hey, nice shooting Venus!" Azura shouted.
Venus just smiled weakly at her stronger friend. All this fighting was making her feel dizzy and sick to her stomach. Why couldn't the Decepticons and Autobots just get along? Why did they have to fight so much.
Venus was so busy in her own little world she hadn't noticed Grimlock sit up and take out his gun until she felt a shooting pain rocket up her spine and she shrieked out in agony. Venus fell over, clutching her hands as lubricant ran down her back.
Azura noticed Venus fall to the ground and she ran to her friend's side.
"You damn bastard!" She yelled at Grimlock, shooting him in the chest.
He fell over with a loud thud.
"Ah, Primus… don't worry you'll be okay. Medic! Medic!" Damn it, where's that slagging medic! "Megatron!" Azura shouted in to her COM link.
"What is it?" Megatron growled back impatiently.
"Venus has been hurt really bad. Request to retreat!"
"Request denied!"
"But--!" Azura began to protest. Sometimes Megatron could be so pig headed at the most crucial times.
"Megatron, she's right! We need to retreat. Too many of our mechs have fallen!" Came another voice on Azura's COM link.
"Very well, Starscream. Order your mechs to fall back. Decepticons retreat! I repeat, retreat!"
The Decepticons gathered up their wounded and retreated back to the base.
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"What the slag were you two thinking running out in to the middle of a battle like that!" Megatron shouted at Azura.
Megatron had multiple shot wounds on his lower torso and chest and he was missing a piece of his armor.
"Oh Megatron, we're so sorry. We didn't mean to cause any trouble," Venus said, as Hook repaired the circuits in her back. The wound wasn't as bad as it looked. Thankfully for her, it hadn't damaged any vital parts.
"Shush, Venus! Megatron, I've come back to serve you once again." Azura said as she herself sealed up a gash on her wing. "Besides I helped a little. So stop complaining."
"You and Venus cost us the battle!" Megatron looked like he was going to explode any moment.
"Please, Megatron don't be angry with Azura…."
"Yah, be angry with Starscream. He's the one who said we should retreat Azura blamed the red, white and blue jet.
Azura heard someone clear their throat behind her.
"Excuse me?" Starscream looked at her scathingly as he walked in to the repair bay, his chest and arm torn up from the battle.
She chuckled, looking at Starscream, grinning slyly. "Why hello Screamer." Azura had always liked Starscream, but she couldn't have the other Decepticons knowing that. It would ruin her reputation of being a strong and ruthless warrior.
"We had to retreat. Just having you show up made things worse," Starscream growled, sitting down.
Hook was about to start repair on Starscream's damaged chassis when suddenly Azura nudged him away and began the repair herself.
"What do you mean, Screamer?" Azura sneered, picking up the welder and began to seal the gash, deliberately burning him in the process.
Starscream winced in pain. "For the love of Primus be careful with that thing!"
"What made you come back, Azura?" Megatron asked suspiciously as hook repaired his damages.
"I was bored. Shockwave had me doing menial work. Work for a slagging worker bot." Azura seethed angrily, not paying attention to what she was doing and she ended up burning Starscream again.
"Damn it to Primus!" He screamed, snatching the welder away from Azura. "Primus, Azura, you're a dangerous weapon with this thing! I'll repair myself thank you very much."
Starscream began to repair the gash when he accidentally burned himself again. "For the love of—!"
Azura laughed. "You can't do anything right, Screamer!"
"Stop calling me Screamer!" Starscream screeched angrily, grabbing Azura by the throat.
"Why, Screamer, I knew you couldn't keep your hands off me." Azura grinned mischievously.
Starscream glared at Azura disdainfully. What he wouldn't give just to rip out her fuel pump and watch her slowly die. That would wipe that good for nothing smirk from her face.
"Well, what are you waiting for, Screamer?" Azura looked at the seething mech and just continued to grin at him. She knew he wouldn't do anything. He didn't have the guts. "Well? I'm waiting." She cackled and he growled menacingly, but she wasn't intimidated.
"Starscream, Azura, nock it off this instant before I turn you both in to a pile of scrap!" Megatron ordered, pulling Starscream off of Azura. "I have enough trouble with the Autobots without having to deal with you two fighting!"
"Yes, Megatron…" Starscream muttered, saluting. He turned to Azura and scowled. "I will be finishing my repairs in my quarters." Starscream stood up and started for the door.
"Don't burn yourself, Screamer!" Azura called after the leaving Starscream.
Starscream didn't say anything but gave Azura the bird as he rounded the corner going to his living quarters. That was one human gesture he used a lot.
Azura grinned, looking quite happy with herself, but Megatron didn't share her mood.
"Must you always fight with Starscream?"
"Aww, it's just how I get my kicks Megsy."
Megatron gave her a warning look.
"You know I'm kidding mighty Megatron. Now if you will excuse me, I will also be going to my quarters… that is, if you haven't given them to Skywarp. He's probably turned it in to his own personal medals room. That pompous jerk."
"Very well, Azura. Just… don't bring down the base on the way."
"Ha, ha, very funny." Azura saluted to him just before leaving.
"Those two make quite a couple, don't you think so mighty Megatron?" Venus asked. She had watched the whole scene silently and hadn't said a word until then.
"Yes, but I fear more of this and I'll go insane." Megatron shook his head sighing. Megatron had, had a two years of silence and he had hoped it would stay like that, but since fate had a way of fooling around with him, Azura had decided to come back and make his life miserable again. Is this for that time in Vegas? Megatron thought, looking up as if asking Primus himself. I won back the base, didn't I?
"Megatron? Is there something wrong?" Venus looked at Megatron, a concerned look on her face.
Megatron shook his head and smiled slightly at her. Venus was good person at heart but she just wasn't made for battle. She wasn't even a Cybertronian. Unlike Cybertronians, parts of her were organic which she covered up with armor. The only reason he let her stay was she had no where else to go and Megatron didn't have the heart to just kick her out and he certainly didn't want the Autobots to get their hands on her. He knew about her father, Oppressor, and he sincerely felt sorry for her.
"No, Venus… nothing at all. I was just thinking is all. Why don't you go to your quarters? I made sure they stayed the way you left them."
Venus smiled and made a bold move, hugging Megatron. "Thank you Megatron. Good evening." She saluted and left.
Megatron sighed and shook his head muttering to himself, "I must be going soft."
"Nonsense Megatron, I think you're just treating your troops with respect," Hook piped in as he wiped down the examination tables.
"Hook! How long have you been there!" Megatron hated it when people caught him off guard.
"I'm sorry, Megatron. I've been here the whole time."
"Well, finish up cleaning and you can sign off for the night and get recharged."
"Yes, Megatron. Thank you, Megatron."
Starscream sat grumbling in his quarters. That Azura really burned him up. Well, he had to make her pay — slowly. That's when a brilliant idea struck him. He grinned, rubbing his hands together like one of those cliché villains. Just wait, Azura, I will get my revenge.
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"So… Azura is back, is she?" Optimus said as Ratchet fixed his injuries. "And she brought a new friend."
All the Autobots knew about Azura. She was known for killing many Autobots in the war, and if she was bringing a friend, they knew they were in for some rough times ahead.
"If… if this femme bot is friends with Azura, who knows how bad she is!" Bumblebee trembled. He remembered having a run in with Azura. It had nearly cost him his life. He could remember it like it was yesterday.
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Bumblebee was driving along happily when it had happened. The Autobots had just won a major battle against the Decepticons and he was planning on meeting up with Jazz to have a little fun.
He heard a jet fly over head and he didn't think much of it until it nearly landed on him.
It was a blue and silver F series jet. It seemed to look menacingly at Bumblebee. That's when he noticed the Decepticon insignia on its wings and the small Autobot began to panic.
The jet laughed, it's maniacal laughing echoing through the air, sending shivers up Bumblebee's back.
"Hello, little Autobot. Did you enjoy today's battle?" Came a voice from the jet. Although it was feminine sounding, it had no warmth to it. It was cold and unforgiving.
Bumblebee just stared at the Decepticon, not knowing what to say.
The jet transformed in to the Decepticon known as Azura and Bumblebee felt like he was going to die. And he would if he didn't get out of there soon.
"I don't like to lose, Autobot." She growled, slowly approaching Bumblebee who soon found he was frozen to the spot from sheer terror. "Do you like humiliating me?"
"Wha-what? I don't—"
"Of course you do!" Azura shouted, slamming down on Bumblebee's hood, leaving a considerably large dent. Lubricant began to slowly leak out.
Bumblebee made a small meeping sound and he transformed in to robot mode. "Please… Azura… don't—"
"Don't you dare address me so informally!" Azura backhanded Bumblebee, bashing him into a building.
Humans screamed, running away from the crumbling debris that threatened to crush them.
"Cut it out… you're going to get a lot of humans killed!" Bumblebee cried, struggling to get up.
"Who cares about these worthless flesh bags! I think you should worry more about yourself. She dug her fingers in to his chassis picking him up and sent him smashing in to another building.
Bumblebee cried out. He tried to get back up but Azura placed her foot on his chassis. 'P-please…"
"Aww, you're pleading already? You're no fun." Azura took out her plasma sword and slashed up Bumblebee's chassis and across his face.
Bumblebee cried out, clutching at his face, lubricant spilling through his fingers. Bumblebee reached for his COM link and cried, "Optimus, I need help! Please, Azura is—"
"Aw, no fair calling your Autobot buddies," Azura said, tearing out Bumblebee's Com link.
Bumblebee grimaced. I have to reach the Autobots somehow. That's when he suddenly remembered his homing device and he activated it. Hope this works. Just need to buy myself some time. Villains like to talk, right? I'll just use that against her. "Just wait, Azura, my friends will save me!"
Azura just laughed. "Oh really, are all you Autobots so slagging predictable?" She leaned forward, her face inches from his. "I know what makes you tick," she whispered. Her breath smelled of lubricant.
Bumblebee felt like retching. He had heard the rumor that Azura liked to drink the lubricant of fallen Autobots but he didn't actually think it was true.
"For instance," Azura continued, ignoring the look of pure disgust on Bumblebee's face. "This is where your fuel pump would be." Azura drove her hand through Bumblebee's chest, clutching his fuel pump in her hand.
Bumblebee ground his teeth together to keep from screaming bloody murder.
"All I have to do is wrench this from your chest and your spark extinguishes for good. " Azura laughed. "If you see Primus, tell him thanks."
The Autobots aren't coming… it didn't work… th-this is the end! Bumblebee braced himself, waiting for the end. He just regretted he couldn't have been a better help towards the Autobot cause. And Spike, he would miss him the most of all. "Could you… could you at least do me a favor?"
"Yes?"
"Tell the Autobots… I died honorably?"
"Stupid request… but fine. I'll tell them. Even though you really died like a coward, pleading for your life." Azura smiled at the look Bumblebee gave her.
"I wasn't pleading for my life."
"Whatever." Azura was about to pull out Bumblebee's fuel pump when suddenly someone shot her in the arm. She cried out, pulling her hand out of Bumblebee's chest.
The small Autobot sighed, slumping backwards.
"Damn, the Autobot's have arrived," Azura growled under her breath.
Prowl, Optimus and Blaster pulled up, all pointing their guns at Azura.
"Stop right there Azura, we have you surrounded," Optimus said. "You will come with us or we will be forced to shoot you down."
Azura cringed. "Don't come any closer!" She shouted, picking up the fallen Autobot and pointing her laser rifle at Bumblebee's head. "Let me leave or I blow his head off!"
"Why you little—" Prowl was about to step forward but Optimus stopped him.
"Don't Prowl… fine we will allow you to leave, just put Bumblebee down."
Azura grinned and throwing Bumblebee down she transformed in to her jet form and rocketed away. "So long, slaggers!"
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Bumblebee still had a scar on his chassis from the experience. After that he had vowed to get revenge against the Decepticon femme bot.
Optimus believed in forgiveness, but Azura was past forgiveness in Bumblebee's eyes. If he ever saw her again he would not hesitate to kill her. She was a monster who had no respect for living things. She probably didn't care about her own kind.
Bumblebee clenched his fist. No matter what it took he would get his revenge. He would show Azura he was not a coward, even if it meant dying to do so. He lost his chance last time, but he wouldn't lose it this time. This time, he had a plan.
To be continued…