He couldn't believe they had just left him there. He couldn't believe his own men would abandon him like that. they were no where in sight. Nothing was heard, nothing was seen.

"WHY, WHY, WHY?!!!" he cried out into the darkness.

But no one was there . . . no one was ever there.

FLASHBACK

"Daddy? . . . where are you?!" cried the young Starscream as the darkness engulfed him.

He was lost from his father and he didn't know where he was. He was only 5,000 years old and ever he was scared. he curled up into a ball and began to cry. he then heard a familiar voice ring in his audio redeivers-

"What are you doing?! said the voice. "Get up!"

Starscream looked and saw his father standing there. He wasn't smiling, then again he never smiled, but Starscream was glad to see him.

"Daddy!" smiled Starscream as he ran and hugged him.

"Were you crying?" aked his father looking down at the poor child.

"Well I was scared cause I couldn't find you," said Starscream his orange optics shinning off the, now seen, stars.

"I can't believe it!" shouted his father. "I have a wimp for a son."

"But daddy," started Starscream.

"Don't you 'but daddy' me Starscream!" he shouted. "And get off me! You need to learn to fend for yurself! fear can be your friend or your enemy."

"But," said Starscream.

"Don't talk to me pathetic child!" shouted his father knocking Starscream down.

Starscream then began to cry again.

"You are weak Starscream!" he shouted. "And you always will be."

Then his father turned and left him.

"Wait!" cried Starscream running after him.

"Don't come back till you are not afraid of anything. Do I make myself clear?!" he said not even looking at his son.

"But how will I survive?" asked Starscream now shaking.

"Does it look like I care?! I want a strong son, not a weakling like you. Now until you show me you are that son don't you ever come back to me."

He then left Starscream all alone in the darkness of Starscream.

"I'll try daddy," said the young Starscream, tears running down his face.

END FLASHBACK

I was always left in the darkness, thought Starscream moaping inthe dark.

"Aw, my poor baby," came a voice.

"Who's there?!" growled Starscream turning to see a black and scarlet femme.

"Hello Starscream," she grinned.

"Who are you?!" he shouted.

"Why, I'm your mother," she said coming to him. "I'm Silentscream."

"Get away from me you witch! I know who you are! I've heard of you!" he said shoving her away.

"Aww, you hurt my feelings," she said pretending to be hurt by his words.

"Yea right! Like you have any . . . if you had feelings why did you leave me to be raised by my ill-gotten father?!" shouted Starscream glaring at her with cold optics.

"Because if I stayed you would have two younger brothers and a nasty little sister . . . and they wouldn't be too nice, and besides I didn't want any more children," she said.

"What are you talking about? You didn't even want me!" growled Starscream.

"True," she grinned. "Hey, I warned your father that you would come all he said was 'it better be a boy'."

"I hate you so much," he said in a dark low voice.

"Touchy aren't you . . . but then again so was your father," she grinned.

"Nothing but bad stories come from you!" he pointed.

"Not all," she said placing her hands on her hips. " . . . well maybe. Your future doesn't look so promising."

Starscream let out a chuckle and turned to her smiling and said as he held his arms out-

"Oh please mother. Tell me of my 'not sp promising' future."

"Well if you insist, my dear," she said as she began to circle him like a vulture.

Starscream just stood still as she moved around him like a ghost creature.

"Oh my poor boy," she said seeing into his fututre. "Your future isn't bright at all."

"What, are you afraid to tell me . . . mother?" said Starscream his orange optics watering from the rain.

"Beware Starscream," she started. "These aliens will have a strange affect on you . . . especially one. Beware Starscream that one will take your spark and never give it back."

At this Starscream was angered and confused. He took the star saber and swung it at her.

"Stay away from me and never come back!" he shouted.

She then vanished and all that was head was her voice.

"Do you remember the lullaby I sang to you that one dark night Starscream?" she whispered to him with unseen lips.

"What are you talking about?" cried Starscream growing frustrated.

"You are forever more."

At this a dark memory irrupted into Starscream's mind. He remembered now and he hated it.

"NO! Get away! Be gone!" he shouted swinging his sword into the rain.

He then looked up at the skay and began to fly upwards. He eventually came back to the decepticon base to only find out he was being used. he then vowed he would kill Megatron, even is he had to join the autobots. He did and Hot Shot wasn't too pleased at this, for because of the decpticons Smokescreen had nearly been killed.

But Red Alert fixed him and changed his body and he was now called Hoist. Optimus wished Hot Shot to become freinds with Starscream. Hot Shot was getting there, but he still didn't trust him all the way. Also Silentscream was right, Starscream began to grow attached to the humans.

He didn't know why he felt for such things as the creatures, but there was one he held high above the others . . . her name was Alexis. She believed in him the most and was always willing to forgive and forget. He also began to grow more attached to Hot Shot. He would have never believed it, but he could call him a friend now.

Even though Starscream needed more time to get used to the autobot ways he was very impatient and wanted to destroy Megatron now. One time when he had went to mars with Jetfire he had given the humans mars rocks that they treasured dear to themselves. he was glad they were happy. They had also given him a party and there received his first present.

I can see now why the autobots love them so, thought Starscream as he watched the humans run around and play.

"Hey Starscream," came a bright voice.

Starscream turned and saw the yellow transformer smiling at him.

"What is it Hot Shot?" asked Starscream.

"The kids say you can beat me with the blade. Care to prove them wrong?" smirked Hot Shot.

Starscream got up and stood face-to-face with Hot Shot. He then smirked himself and said-

"Or prove them right."

So Hot Shot and Starscream fought it out with blades. Starscream allowed Hot Shot to wield the star saber while he wielded his own blade. The kids came to watch and see who was truly better. At first they were tied until Hot Shot beat him the first time.

Starscream then came back and beat him on the last round therefore provong Starscream was the master of the blade.

"Yea, you got lucky Starscream," said Hot Shot with a smile.

At that Starscream let out a faint smile, for he knew Hot Shot was a lot of talk.

"Hey, you smiled!" smiled Alexis seeing him smile. "This is the first time I ever saw you smile."

Starscream looked at her for a moment and then turned his away from her so she couldn't see him blush. He then walked away.

"Uh, Starscream what did I say?" she called to him.

"Nothing . . . Alexis . . . nothing," he said leaving.

Alexis just gazed at him with sad eyes. It seemed like everything she said or did made him run.

"Maybe he's just girl shy," teased Carlos.

"No, I don't think so," said Alexis looking at the place where she last saw him.

The week passed and then something happened. Thrust had tried to talk to Starscream into returning, but he didn't listen. Later Starscream was accused of stealing the skyboom shield when the kids had taken them for a walk. Hot Shot believed Starscream was inoecent, but the others didn't.

Hot Shot tried to be friendly to him, but he never wanted to be friendly.

"Whay are you like this Starscream?!" said Hot Shot angry at him.

Every time Hot Shot would try to help him Starscream would just shove him away.

"I guess it's just the way I was made," shrugged Starscream not even looking at him.

"Err, I try and be friendly, but all you do is shove me away!" shouted Hot Shot.

Starscream wasn't listening to him. He was just looking around the base. He then looked at Hot Shot with a plain face and said-

"You're lucky Hot Shot. You have everything you could ever want . . . friends, a father who loves you . . ."

"Who, Optimus? oh no, he isn't my father. You see a long time ago we made a promise to each other. I promised to be the son he lost and he promised to be the father I lost. My real father is still out there somewhere," said Hot Shot. "I get the whole Optimus being my father thing a lot 'cause of that."

"Still, Primus has left all His blessings for you . . . and all His curses for me."

At that Starscream left.

"Hey, get back here!" shouted Hot Shot after him.

"Not now Hot Shot," said Hoist. "We have bigger problems."

He pointed at the monitors and all saw decepticons.

"Good," said Hot Shot slamming his fists together. "I'm tired of fighting with my mouth."

At that the autobots left to engage in battle with the decepticons. The decepticons fought good and hard, but nothing prepared to autobots for what happened next . . . Starscream had found and taken the shyboom shield from the autobots and given them to Megatron. All were shocked. Why would he do this to them when when they were so nice to him . . . why?

Starscream only did it to get rid of Megatron, and get away from the children. they made him have strange feelings that he never wanted to know. They made him, how the decepticons said, weak. He wanted to be strong, he needed to be strong.

It was the only thing that was forced into him as a small child, If he wasn't strong he couldn't survive. If he wasn't strong he couldn't go home. If he wasn't strong he couldn't return to his father . . . Megatron.