Grima: Once someone's on The List, it makes them a target to hunt down and kill, the higher on The List you are, the higher priority target you are to hunt down.

Insecticon Ambush

Callum glanced around the area, optics alert for any threat. The ground they travelled upon was known for its dangerous wildlife. He glanced back. "Keep an eye out for Insecticons, they rarely travel alone." He warned, advancing forward.

Rayla nodded, her optics sweeping to the left and right of her. "I see tension between you and Callum?" She started, glancing at her mentor. "Why? He freed us didn't he, helped us escape."

Runaan sighed. "There is more history between us then he's told. I have fought against his family many times, his mother and I were adversaries in combat, fighting against each other many times. But it was his stepfather that has brought this tension between us. I was the one who.." He paused, optics falling upon Callum. "Killed Harrow." He finished in a whisper.

Rayla nodded, her optics also resting upon Callum. The ground shook violently. "What's that shaking?" She questioned.

Callum rolled a fist, drawing his blaster as he readied himself. "Insecticons." In an instant, several large bugs burst from the ground. They were black, purple and yellow, and came in their numbers.

They raced forward, Callum gunning them down as they charged him. His optics narrowed as the Insecticons continued to burst from the ground. He deployed his blade, slicing them apart. Energon pooling onto the ground. He moved, gutting them with little care.

Rayla leapt back, her blades and agility helped her against their great numbers, she had managed to take down several of the wild creatures. But they kept coming, swarming towards them. She raced forward, sliding under a few as she sliced through their underside, the Energon leaking out to the ground as they collapsed.

Runaan fared better, he gunned down the Insecticons with ease, kicking a few back when they came close. Those he had slain rested upon the ground, holes with boiling metal round the edge resting while Energon seeped from the corpses. Other Insecticons swarmed those bodies, feasting upon their fallen amidst the fight.

Callum roared as he grasped an Insecticon and tore it in half, the Energon splashing upon his frame as he did so. He grasped another and flung it into a group of them, he quickly leapt forward, a small missile launcher emerged from his shoulder. Four shots were fired, the tiny missiles created small explosions that took out small groups of their foe.

He turned fast, crushing another under his foot, a puddle of Energon washed out from under the foot, the crushed Insecticon amongst it. He turned, drawing his blaster once more as he unleashed another wave of burning plasma upon his foes.

"They keep coming!" Runaan cried, having backed up with Rayla as they were surrounded by Insecticons.

Callum clenched a fist, lightning started to form around his body, flowing over his frame. He remained fine, he grasped a Insecticon, the lightning started to flow into the feral Cybertronian, overheating their systems, the Insecticon imploded, sending his body flying across the area.

Turning his attention to others, Callum could feel the lightning, he had always been able to channel it, something that he alone could do, yet others could not. He smirked and shot forward, lightning flew out from his hands, causing many Insecticons to implode several seconds later.

Rayla and Runaan blinked at the display of power but proceeded to take down the Insecticons. Callum came to a stop, the lightning fading away as he watched the Insecticons scurry back into the ground from whence they came.

Callum was covered in energon, bits of the Insecticons littered his frame. Spread around the area, were the deceased Insecticons, puddles of Energon scattered around them. Callum brushed some Energon off himself, a few Insecticon pieces falling along the way. "We should get moving, they will return in greater numbers." He said, walking forward, Bait deployed, landing upon the ground and shaking himself.

Callum raised an optic at the Minicon. "Since when were you bothered by this Bait?" He questioned, watching as the Minicon made no response. Callum sighed and kept moving.

Runaan stepped forward. "How did you generate that lightning? As far as I know, no Cybertronian has been able to do so without modification to their form."

Callum glanced back. "Point one percenter." He replied, having nothing more to say.

Rayla blinked. "What's a Point one percenter?"

Runaan glanced at his protégé. "A Point one percenter is a rare find. Their sparks are green, and extremely rare, one in every ten thousand years is found. These sparks gift the Cybertronian with it a power unique to them." He explained, optics moving back to Callum. "He is one of those rare few."

Rayla nodded, her optics resting upon Callum. "He said he was forged during the war, like I was. How did the Decepticons find such a spark?"

Runaan frowned. "The Decepticons have control over more regions then the Autobots do, I have no doubt that they have found several unknown hotspots that house newborn sparks."

Callum glanced back at them. "They haven't found any new hotspots, only old ones. According to Shockwave and Soundwave, it was strange to find me, one forged for the war, with a rare spark. It is one of the many reasons I underwent the process of bonding Ununtrium to my endoskeleton." He revealed.

Rayla sighed. "He doesn't like you." She noted.

Runaan sighed. "I know he doesn't, I don't blame him. Killing his stepfather lead to his brother's death at the hands of Khessa." He silently moved, Rayla following, lost in thought.

In the skies, watching them, was Pyrrah. She moved silently; her dragon form hidden by the clouds. Silently following them, observing Callum. He was a skilled fighter, dangerous in combat, if what she had just witnessed was anything to go by, he might very well be able to rival Grimlock in battle, perhaps even surpass him, but she doubted anyone could surpass the Dinobot commander.

In most universes, the original Insecticons are consisted of three Decepticons with bug modes, Kickback, Hardshell and Shrapnel. Later, another group of Insecticons, known as the Deluxe Insecticons arrived, which consisted of Venom, Barrage, Chop Shop and Ransack. The original three, Kickback, Hardshell and Shrapnel were able to clone themselves. However, here, the Insecticons appear more so like they do in Fall of Cybertron, before Shockwave came and gave three of them some intelligence and the ability to transform.

Point one percenters was a concept introduced by IDW in their comic run. A Point one percenter was born from a green spark, a superspark as it's also called. These sparks were rare, and one was found around once every ten thousand years. I had planned for a while now that Callum possessed one of these supersparks. His ability with it reflects Fulminis, with the lightning and everything. No Aspiro like aspect I'm afraid.

Runaan reveals that Ezran was killed by Khessa, and that he is partially responsible for it by killing Harrow. He was also Sarai's rival, which makes it odd that he wasn't the one who killed her.

Also, Canon transformer characters, such as Megatron, Grimlock, Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave or Brawl, ETC, will not appear in this story. If I intended for them to, I'd have dumped this story under the crossover section.

Mentioned last chapter, Pyrrah appears in her dragon form this chapter. She's going to be a strong silent figure who only speaks when needed.

Also, Callum is brutal.