I want to thank everyone for taking the time to review!
Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated this story in such a long time, but I sort of lost my inspiration for a little while. Anyway I'm having trouble on deciding two things that I'm gonna have you guys vote on:
Poll #1: Should I bring Gears to Earth or not?
1. Yes
2. No
Poll #2: Which Autobot should Jack tell his secret as being a former Decepticon to?
1. Optimus Prime
2. Ratchet
3. Optimus and Ratchet
I don't want Jack to tell Arcee yet, I'm saving her reaction for later because there will be a lot of drama and feels when that time comes. Optimus is the safest Autobot to tell because he's all about second chances and what not. Ratchet would cause a scene, but not one nearly as big as Arcee. Plus, Ratchet is really cool.
Ah yes, a new chapter, perhaps you should read it and then review? You know, for the good of your health…
~Energon is Thicker than Blood~
Chapter 5: Masters and Students
"Such a shame, but I applaud you Megatron. You certainly made a grand exit." Starscream said as he watched the recording of his former master's demise. He simply couldn't believe that he was finally free, that he was now ruler of the Decepticons.
Too bad the rest of his faction shared that same disbelief.
Starscream heard the sonar like sound Soundwave was found of emitting from behind him and turned to see the Communications Officer approach him, Starscream, Lord and Master of the Decepticons. 'Oh, that has such a nice ring to it.'
"Ah Soundwave, cue the audio visual, I wish to address the troops." Starscream commanded and he was pleased to see that Soundwave didn't hesitate to obey the order. 'Good, perhaps gaining his loyalty will not be as hard as I originally assumed.' Starscream thought before turning to the monitor, forcing a dejected look onto his face.
"The loss of Megatron, leader of the great Decepticon uprising, is certainly a blow to our cause. Yet we mustn't despair over his tragic demise, but instead embrace his ultimate sacrifice and build upon the foundation he laid with an even mightier hand." Starscream said secretly gagging on the words he'd come up with a very long time ago, a speech that he'd been eagerly awaiting to use for centuries.
"With all due respect, Commander, eh… Lord Starscream?" A Vehicon asked standing just a bit a ways from the raised platform Starscream was on.
"Yes, yes, what is it?" He asked in an annoyed tone, wondering if the Vehicon was going to challenge his claim as leader.
"If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron's command, what hope do we have now that the Autobots defend it?" The Vehicon questioned and Starscream huffed in annoyance before he answered.
"Allow me to be crystal clear, I studied for a millennia under our former Master thus I am equipped to lead you. I, Megatron's true heir, Lord Starscream, Emperor of Destruction!" He shouted only to be greeted by the Vehicons' confused mutterings.
"What? Argh, what use are troops who can't rise to the task of inflicting unspeakable destruction in my name? But wait, legend tells of one capable warrior, one who exists here on this very planet. One who can be student to my Master." Starscream said out loud to himself as he walked off of the bridge with Soundwave dutifully following him.
He remembered the day he'd discovered Skyquake's signal well over an Earth year ago. He had not told Megatron for fear that Skyquake would claim his position as Air Commander and Starscream had not wanted to give Megatron a reason to be rid of him.
He could remember a few of the war stories Thundercracker had told him about Skyquake, he'd said that the Mech had been very loyal to Megatron, too loyal. He still recalled how his brother would gripe about how Skyquake wouldn't think for himself unless he was told to by Megatron. Starscream had never had the chance to meet with Skyquake as the Mech had been sent off world by Megatron to protect their Energon stockpile.
With Megatron's destruction, Skyquake would naturally follow the Decepticon's next Lord and Master.
~Energon is Thicker than Blood~
Compensation, it was Jack's new favorite word.
He gave out a loud whoop as Fowler did another barrel roll through the sky in the fighter jet they were riding in. The older man had been an Army Ranger back in his heyday, but his love for serving his country eventually led him to becoming one of the nation's most experienced pilots. Jack could honestly admit that Fowler was an excellent flier and he wondered if the man had been a Seeker in a past life.
It turned out that when Agent Fowler reported his and Jack's incarceration with the Decepticons to his superiors, they were less than thrilled to know that the Autobots existence was now a secret they shared with a sixteen year old civilian. Agent Fowler had thought it was best to not let them know about Raf and Miko just yet, which everyone else agreed to.
Fowler had said that his superiors had wanted to meet Jack; through a video conference. The discussion happened two days ago and Jack was still reeling from the things he had gained from that conversation.
"Okay Jack, let me introduce you to Generals Bryce, Welker, Cullen and Kline. Sirs, this is Jackson Darby, the uh, civilian interrogated by the Decepticon Starscream." Agent Fowler said while standing next to a somewhat nervous Jack.
The military men Jack was observing weren't very impressive looking; in fact most of them seemed to be well past their prime. Even if they had been sterner looking Jack doubted he would have felt very intimidated. After the past few days Jack had been having, he doubted he would ever be afraid of another human being again.
It wasn't because Jack didn't think they could be harmful or daunting, it was just that he simply remembered more frightening things.
The five Generals stared at Jack through their side of the screen and he tried not to fidget under their gaze. They weren't frightening, true, but they were powerful in their own ways. And Jack could clearly remember that he'd never had a good relationship with the military in his past life.
Fowler had told them only two days ago in detail about Jack's interrogation, which had happened four days ago. Reports of his injuries had been made and the decision about what to do now fell upon their shoulders, something some of the Autobots weren't too happy about.
Bulkhead, surprising, was the firmest in his arguments about involving the Generals. He'd said that the Cons were an Autobot problem, not a human one and that they should be the ones to decide how they would handle things with Jack.
Jack didn't really understand what needed to be handled. Yes he'd been kidnapped by the Cons, and yes he'd been tortured, but that was over now. What was there to discuss?
He'd already told the Autobots and Agent Fowler what happened in the brig, excluding his memories or the fact that he'd once been a Decepticon, and the cover story had worked out well. Agent Fowler had shown up at the Darby residence the day after Jack had been supposedly attacked by a street gang to return his stolen motorcycle.
Most of his injuries had healed, though some of his larger cuts were just in the scabbing stages and Jack still required the use of a crutch for his healing ankle. All in all, Jack was doing better and the only thing he wanted to do now was put the whole fiasco behind him.
"Mr. Darby, it's nice to finally meet you, we've read a lot about you." General Kline started off with warmly enough, though Jack was slightly worried about what they might have found out about him. While he had a clean record, his Father's ledger was practically covered in blood.
"How are you son?" General Cullen asked. The man's voice was deep and caring; it reminded Jack a bit of Optimus. He looked over at the Autobot leader and saw the Prime staring hard at the screen. In fact, all of the Autobots were watching the scene before them intently. They stood out of the Generals' visions, but to Jack they seemed ready to make their presence known should they need to.
"I'm fine sir." Jack replied dully. That question had been asked so many times that Jack's response had become second nature. His Mother, true to his predictions, had started to treat him like he was made out of glass.
The truth was, physically Jack felt fine, yet mentally he was anything but fine. Memories of his former existence invaded his life almost constantly now. He was recalling things at an astonishing rate, and he sometimes did not like what he saw.
Most of his memories were simple facts, like the teachings of Primus and how to pilot an MBN-Class 3 Stellar Fighter Spaceship. Others were memories from the war, things Jack wanted nothing more than to block from his mind.
He'd yet to find out his name, oddly enough. The Vehicons addressed him as sir while other bots called him T.C. and Jack was sure those two letters were a nickname, not his real name. He'd even had a few more visions about Starscream, who appeared to be quite the science wiz.
The memories left Jack feeling dazed and confused. Society itself now made Jack feel… uncomfortable. It was like he suddenly found himself in a new environment and he didn't feel as natural in his own skin as he used to. Everyday interactions and situations became harder for him to handle and Jack sometimes second guessed himself on how he was supposed to react.
The memories not only flooded his dreams, but his daytime as well. He would suddenly get visions while in class or at home. Strangely enough, they stopped when he was with the Autobots, when he felt comfortable again.
Jack also knew that he was changing. Things that had seemed important no longer were, he no longer cared about his lack of popularity nor did he care much for his schoolwork anymore. That may be because the lessons he was learning were no longer that hard to understand. The memories were defiantly affecting Jack's IQ.
He found his patience with his everyday life to be almost nonexistent. The life of Jackson Darby was not suitable for T.C. the former Decepticon. He was on edge and even though being with the Autobots was great, Jack had yet to do anything exciting since Megatron's demise. His existence was simply too boring now and he needed to change that before he did something stupid.
"Tell me Mr. Darby, when was the last time you saw your Father, James Rippers?" General Welker said his tone dark and firm. The man's question and tone sent a shiver of unease down Jack's spine. He knew his Father was going to be brought up at some point during the conversation, but they didn't even bother with foreplay.
"I haven't seen or heard from my Father in four years." Jack said acidly, his own tone making the others shift uncomfortably. If there was one thing Jack hated in this world, besides Megatron, it was his vile Father. "I don't see what he has to do with this matter anyways."
"Your Father is not involved, right Frank?" Cullen said in a stern tone and General Welker nodded his head reluctantly. "We understand that you've had a rough couple of days son, but can you tell us exactly what you went through approximately four days ago?"
Jack sighed before he repeated what had happened to him while on board the Nemesis. His words came out flat and he could tell that his passiveness unsettled a few of the Generals, but Jack continued to speak that way. He honestly didn't have any negative feelings about his brief torture and besides, it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
Jack was just thankful that Airachnid hadn't been the one to interrogate him, that femme was a few circuits short of a full processor.
"And none of this bothers you Mr. Darby?" General Bryce questioned uncertainly. Jack breathed heavily through his nose. No, because he was fine, hadn't he already said that? Jack supposed that if he had been a normal sixteen year old boy, then he would have been far from okay. He wasn't normal though.
"You said you read up on me, which of course led you to my Father. If you read those reports thoroughly, then you can understand why being tortured wouldn't phase me in the slightest." Jack said gruffly noticing the curious looks the Autobots sent him.
"I read those reports very thoroughly Mr.Rippers and nowhere in those files did they say that you were the one who was harmed. Indeed, your Father never intended to harm you. You were supposed to pick up where he left off, correct? Make it a family business?" Welker's snide tone bit into Jack hard, making him cringe as he heard a name he hadn't used since he was twelve years old.
"Don't. Call. Me. That." Jack said his tone cold and frightening. "I haven't used my Fathers' last name since the day I called the police on him, or did you not get to that part yet? I am not my Father and while it's true he never hurt me physically, he left me with many scars to bare."
Silence permeated the Autobot base and Jack could see the others change their stances, unsure about whether to put an end to the conversation or not. Jack saw General Welker's mouth open and he prayed someone would shut the man up before he said something Jack wasn't ready for the Autobots to know about yet.
"Enough Frank, he's proven that he is nothing like his Father by his actions, so leave the boy alone." General Cullen said, his voice harsh, leaving no room for argument.
"Yes, well, we've gone off topic. Mr. Darby for suffering injuries while protecting your country and its secrets we've decided to compensate you for your actions. A total of five hundred thousand dollars has been wired into a new account for you as well as government clearance to be a part of the Autobot Secrecy Program. Do you find these terms acceptable?" General Kline asked. Jack inwardly gapped at the amount of money he'd just been offered and all he had to do was agree to keep his mouth shut about the Autobots.
"What does the government clearance entail exactly?" He asked, not showing anyone how pleased he was with the governments hand at bribery.
"It simply means that even though you are a civilian, you will be allowed to continue interacting with the Autobots. Your clearance level will also grant you asylum in any government base, should you need it." General Bryce explained.
"Hmmm, it seems fine to me, but I want one other thing." Jack replied and he smirked as he saw Welker's jaw clench.
"And that would be…"
"I want a ride in a fighter plane with Agent Fowler." Jack said with a grin, he missed the skies dearly.
So there Jack was, diving through the air at supersonic speed, finally feeling normal once again. The Autobots had been curious about Jack's Father, but none of them had yet to approach him about the subject for which Jack was grateful for.
Raf and Miko were back at the Autobot base working on their science projects. Jack had the foresight to pay for a mechanic to fix the busted up motorcycle the school had lent him, making sure to pay attention and take notes as the mechanic explained what he was doing.
Yes, Jack supposed he cheated, but he found he really couldn't care. The job got done, he'd paid the mechanic and in the end he would get an A on the project, that's all that mattered. The sad fact was, Jack was sure he was supposed to feel guilty about his decision and should have been disappointed with himself for taking the easy way out.
Instead he felt proud about his decision as he would reap the rewards without having done any of the work. He knew that was T.C.'s way of thinking, not Jack Darby's. Jack was losing who he was now to who he used to be and he wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or not. In either case, there was no stopping these changes from happening, so Jack tried to not worry about it. He simply went with the flow.
"Hang on Jack, I'm about to put this jet through a corkscrew." Agent Fowler warned before Jack felt the familiar sensation of twisting through the air…
…"Come on Skywarp, is that the best you can do? You'll never make it into the Energon Seekers program if you can't do some simple aerial maneuvers." Jack shouted as he watched Skywarp almost lose control of the corkscrew interchange he was in.
"Shut the frag up T.C.! I almost had it till you're fried vocalizer made me lose my focus!" Skywarp shouted back and Jack resisted the urge to shoot the black and silver Seeker out of the sky.
"Distractions happen in the field all the time, besides my yelling is nothing compared to how your drill sergeant is going to sound. If you want to be an Energon Seeker, you'll have to pass the Academy trials first." Jack yelled back as Skywarp attempted to perform a deep dive without stalling.
"I swear, sometimes I think Skywarp was created with two left wings." Starscream muttered from behind Jack. Jack barley refrained from adding a comment of his own as Skywarp tumbled ungraceful from his latest corkscrew attempt.
"If it's so fragging easy than why don't you do it Screamer? Oh that's right, I forgot, you're nothing but a glitch with a fried processor who thinks that his calling in life is to study useless organic stuff!" Skywarp shouted over his comlink.
Jack didn't bother to resist his urges this time and sent a shot up at the irate flying Seeker. He heard Skywarp let out a surprised squawk before the jet landed in front of him and transformed into a very angry Skywarp.
"What the frag was that for T.C.? You could have hit me!" Skywarp shouted into Jack's face or at least attempted too. Jack towered over Skywarp by a few feet, mainly because of the modifications he'd made to himself.
Skywarp was as tall as Starscream and looked almost exactly like him with a few modifications. Like Starscream, Skywarp was mostly silver, but with black and purple highlights instead of Starscream's blue and red. Skywarp's jaw line was shorter than Starscream's with more angles to it and instead of one spike on his head; Skywarp had two, taking the shape of a large V.
Jack simple gestured towards Starscream who was looking down at the ground, hiding the latest damage done to his body from them. Jack knew he was not the brightest Sun in the universe, but he was no idiot. He had known about Starscream's damaged face by the way the Seeker had refused to look at him, preferring to keep the wound hidden by facing in the opposite direction.
"Oh Screamer, not again…" Skywarp mumbled sadly and Starscream finally lifted his head up. Jack growled at the deep gashes and dented metal that was the right side of Starscream's face. He mentally cursed those fools at the University a thousand times over.
A Seeker was programed to become only one thing, an Energon Scout. Rarely did a Seeker become anything else unless he showed great aptitude in another area. Starscream was one of those special Seekers; he was brilliant in every sense of the word. He had petitioned the Senate to let him study at the Iacon University to become a scientist and after acing their aptitude test, Starscream had been accepted, to a certain point.
Most of Starscream's peers and teachers felt like he didn't belong at their University, that he somehow must have cheated his way into their ranks. At first, their bullying hadn't been too severe, but it had escalated quickly when they realized Starscream wasn't leaving anytime soon.
More than once Jack had offered to go up to that University to teach them some manners, but Starscream insisted he could handle it on his own. Plus, if Jack did go up there and rearrange some grills like he planned to, then they had a plausible excuse to kick Starscream out of the program.
"It's alright Warp, I'm fine." Starscream said flippantly. Starscream had always been a rather proud Mech and Jack knew the silver Seeker especially hated to look weak in front of him.
"Scrap, I'm sorry Screamer. You know I'm really proud of you for being an egg head right?" Skywarp said as he laid a clawed servo onto Starscream's shoulder. Jack saw Starscream smile briefly before he grimaced in pain because of his injuries.
"I'm not sure whether that was an apology or an insult?" Starscream said before he chuckled along with Skywarp who was now animatedly talking about a prank Starscream could pull on his attackers.
Jack stood back away from the two, like he always did when he watched them interact, and smiled slightly…
…Jack gasped loudly as he was brought out of his memories by the sharp turn Fowler made. Jack had visions of Skywarp before, but the Seeker had only been mentioned or seen briefly. He wondered why he'd been training the Seeker in the first place and why had Starscream been there with them? Were Skywarp and Starscream brothers? They certainly looked it.
"You okay back there Jack?" Agent Fowler asked bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Yeah I'm fine, you just surprised with that last turn. This is really great Agent Fowler, thanks for the ride." Jack said, honestly grateful to be up in the air once more.
"You can drop the title Jack and it's no trouble at all. It actually gave me an excuse to get away from my paperwork. Plus it's nice to see someone else enjoy this as much as I do, though you didn't seem like the flying type in that helicopter a few days ago." Fowler said as he pulled the plane upwards, dodging a large stone pillar.
"Helicopters just aren't my thing I guess." Jack replied with a shrug, though the older man couldn't see it. The truth was that he'd been just Jack Darby at the time, not a Cybertronian who'd been built for flying.
"Tango 6-Alpha to Central Command, we're picking up transmissions originating from unidentified technology, possibly hostile. We are moving in to investigate." A voice broke out from the radio.
"Negative Tango 6-Alpha, this is Special Agent William Fowler intercepting. Strike your report from the record and provide origin coordinates, I'll take it from here." Fowler said before shutting off his radio. "Well kid, you ready to see what the bots have gotten themselves into this time?"
"Alright, but you'll owe me another ride."
~Energon is Thicker than Blood~
As Starscream broke past Earth's orbit, he resisted the urge to growl in frustration. His plans to have Skyquake become his loyal second in command no longer seemed like a possibility; the fool was far too wrapped up in the past to pay attention to the present.
It seemed Thundercracker's exaggerations of Skyquake had actually been one hundred percent correct, however, once Skyquake kills Optimus Prime, the Decepticon troops would see that he, Starscream, was perfectly capable of leading their faction.
As he approached the ground zero site of the Space Bridge explosion, Starscream transformed and landed on one of the larger pieces of floating debris.
"No one could have survived this." Starscream exclaimed as he looked at the wreckage surrounding him. "As I suspected, faulty sensors; the last thing I need now are rumors that Megatron is still-" Starscream cut himself off in surprise as a pained groan echoed through the rubble. Sure enough Starscream spotted the figure of Megatron floating among the rocks and destroyed metals.
"Megatron." He said in disbelief as he reached the leader of the Decepticons. His touch must have awakened his Master, for the larger Mech awoke, gripping his shoulder painfully as he glared at Starscream before once again entering stasis.
"But how?" Starscream growled at the injured, but most certainly alive Mech. How could Megatron survive such a close range explosion? 'It defies all logic!'
Suddenly Starscream spotted bright purple glow pulsing from the chamber that usually housed a Cybertronians Spark.
"Of course, Dark Energon…" Starscream said before he leaned forward slightly to speak directly into his Master's audible relay sensors. "Everyone believes you are deceased, who am I to disappoint them, Master." He said smugly as he reached for the Energon shard stuck in Megatron's chest.
Finally, after all the years of servitude, of humiliation, he was ending it. Ending the life of Megatron, a pity his Master would never see him destroy the Autobots and claim the universe as his own. 'I would have enjoyed rubbing that into your face Megatron.' As the shard left Megatron's spark chamber, he watched the older Mech awaken and reach out towards him before stasis claimed him once again, permanently.
"And this time, stay dead." Starscream called as he pushed Megatron's frame away from him, gleefully watching as the body seemed to blend in perfectly with the rubble adjoining it. His glee quickly turned to dread as he heard the familiar sound of Soundwave's drone, Laserbeak, approaching him.
"Soundwave, if you are listening, I have found Lord Megatron and he is… unwell. We must transport him to sickbay, immediately." Starscream said as he did his best to hide the Dark Energon fragment from Laserbeak's sight.
It would not do well for Soundwave to put two and two together.
~Energon is Thicker than Blood~
As they flew from above Jack could barely make out the shapes of Bumblebee and Optimus as well as the Con they were no doubt fighting. Jack couldn't tell who it was besides the Con having a large frame with a green paintjob. 'Large and green, which Decepticon do I know that's large and green?' Suddenly Optimus's voice filled the cockpit as well as a bright green light.
"Agent Fowler, fall back!" Optimus said hastily, but it was already too late. 'Whoever it is, their scanning the plane for an alt mode. Okay, big, green and can fly. Scrap, that has to be Skyquake!' The newly modified Skyquake flew up beside them for a second before he turned back to attack the Autobots.
"Hang on Jack, we're going in." Fowler called before he chased after Skyquake, bullets ready to be fired. Jack fidgeted in his seat, wanting to grab the controls in front of him to help take down Skyquake, but unless there was some sort of error in Fowler's side of the cockpit, Jack's controls were basically useless.
"Stealing plans for a classified military aircraft will not be tolerated on my watch." Fowler said and Jack watched as Skyquake purposefully stalled to get behind them. Jack saw them before the computer picked them up, missiles, six of them.
"Heat seekers." Fowler stated before he maneuvered the plane through the canyons of the desert they were in. As they approached a wall Fowler pulled up hard, making them shoot straight up and avoiding the missiles as they crashed into the wall.
"I still got it." Fowler said as he flew the jet farther away from Skyquake. "You okay back there Jack?" Fowler asked as he suddenly remembered the civilian in his cockpit.
"A little bit bored, but I'm good." Jack answered and he heard Fowler laugh thinking Jack was only joking. Jack turned his attention back to the battle and saw Bumblebee jump onto Skyquake's right wing. "Brave, but stupid Bee." Jack muttered to himself before addressing Fowler. "Fowler, I think Bumblebee needs an assist." Fowler spotted Bumblebee just as Optimus contacted him.
"Agent Fowler, we require immediate assistance." Fowler pulled up behind Skyquake as the Con started to plummet to the ground due to Bumblebee tearing out some of his wirings.
"Anytime fella, ground floor coming up awfully fast." Fowler muttered before Bee jumped onto the plane, making it stutter in the air slightly. Jack looked over at Bumblebee, who was crouched partially over him and gave the Autobot a thumbs up, which Bee returned.
"Happy landings Con." Fowler jeered towards a downed Skyquake. Jack knew Skyquake had not survived his crash. He could remember Skyquake a little, having only met the Mech a few times, but what he did remember was that he had not liked the warrior one little bit.
'Too loyal to Megatron.' Jack could remember saying to Starscream once and he supposed that was a good enough reason to dislike the Mech.
"So Jack, want to see how fast I can get us back to base?" Fowler said as Bumblebee jumped off the plane, landing safely on the ground. "It's too bad none of the Autobots have a flier on the team, it would give me somebody to race." Fowler said as he pointed the plane in the direction the base was located at…
…"Alright Skywarp, you've fooled around with Starscream long enough, get back in air." Jack said, putting an end to the conversation the other two Seekers were having.
"Aw! C'mon T.C., it's late and I've been practicing all day, can't I call it quits?" Skywarp pleaded from beside a smirking Starscream. Seeing the smirk, Jack gave a slight nod to Starscream which the Seeker returned.
"Alright Skywarp, how about a race then? If you win we can go home, but if you lose you don't rest until you've got that corkscrew down, deal?" Jack said already transforming and raising up into the air.
"Fine, be prepared to eat my exhaust fumes T.C.!" Skywarp shouted back arrogantly before rising up next to Jack. Starscream moved to stand below them as he spoke.
"First one back here after reaching the outskirts of the training field wins! On three! One! Two! THREE!" Starscream shouted from down below and Jack shot off to the end of the field, not exactly leaving Skywarp in his dust, but there was a decent sized gap between them.
Before Jack knew it he was landing down next to Starscream, chuckling as he heard the curses Skywarp was muttering over their comlink.
"No fair T.C., you're supposed to let me win!" Skywarp moaned as he landed next to the other two Seekers. Jack could hear Starscream laughing at Skywarp's loss from behind him, but he didn't bother to stop the Seeker. Skywarp needed a lesson in humility anyways; the younger Seeker was far too spoiled for his own good.
"Why am I supposed to let you win?" Jack asked gruffly as he folded his arms over his chassis.
"Because I'm your little brother, and the older brother is always supposed to let his younger siblings win. It's one of the many unwritten laws of life T.C." Skywarp argued pitifully as his left pede scuffed the ground while frowning like a Sparkling.
Jack gave out a loud exaggerated sigh before he spoke.
"Fine Skywarp, you're done for the night okay? Go get some Energon or something." He grumbled as he turned away from a grinning Skywarp and a smirking Starscream.
"Hey, we should go out tonight, all three of us. I know this great bar…" Skywarp started to say before Jack blocked him out mentally.
He really was too soft when it came to his brother…
…Jack bit down hard on his tongue to keep from shouting. He remembered! Skywarp was his little brother. Primus, how could he forget Skywarp? The annoying little glitch that he was, what with his ridiculous pranks and obnoxious attitude that had made Jack want to strangle him most of the time.
Jack's joy suddenly turned to dread and felt his heartbeat race, not from adrenaline from the speeds he was traveling at, but from fear.
He had a brother, one that could very possible be dead now.
~Energon is Thicker then Blood~
"The troops will be pleased to hear of our success in rushing Lord Megatron into stasis. Let us hope that our Master pulls through." Starscream said grimly as he looked at a still functioning Megatron.
As if to taunt him the only thing that greeted his bitter lie were the steady beeps coming from the machine monitoring Megatron's still beating Spark.
~Energon is Thicker then Blood~
I've changed Jack's history up quite a bit especially regarding his Father. He also realizes that he's changing, but can't do anything about it. The Autobots, Raf, Miko, and Fowler don't know Jack well enough to see these changes and June is never home much to take any notice.
The Generals were 75% OC. General Bryce is a real character, but I made up Generals Cullen, Welker, and Kline. I bet some of you guys can guess who they got their names from. Jack getting that 500,000 dollar bribe to keep his mouth shut about the Autobots plays an important role that will be explained next episode.
I explained that Jack is continuing to have his visions so from now on I'm only going to show the really important ones. He'll find out his full name in the next chapter.
I gave Skywarp a similar build to Starscream, though his head is shaped differently. The only color difference is where Starscream is red while Skywarp is purple and where Screamer is blue, Warp is black.
Next chapter, the Scraplets invade the base and Jack solves his boredom problem.
~Hexalys~