The Decepticon Headquarters had remained relatively quiet ever since returning with defeat on their minds and their shoulders, as well as what Megatron had in mind for not only losing numbers, but for forging an illogical plan that had always shown to not be successful.

As well as the Autobots who had been planning their next move once obtaining the human for the sake of giving her protection, their enemies had been quite busy too as a matter of fact. Well most had been… Some that were in their previous battle were still being treated by the injuries that were given on the field whilst others continued to squabble about their failure in the front lines. But the most heated had to have been between three of Megatron's valiant warriors of the sky – Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Although they were all born to be Decepticon seekers, they were far from being the same. They all shared a driven personality but for what had always been in question.
The seekers continuously worked at their stations located in the same area, the silence killing their sanity little by little as time flies by in the eerie calmness. Soon enough, Starscream began to crack from the peacefulness. A faint growl quickly turning into a scream of frustration reached the walls and bounced across the majority of the room, along with the sound of his two servos slamming down on the console. Luckily the console was coated with a layer of titanium steel so it merely just caused dents in the technology.

"I've had enough of this! We should be planning our next move against those wretched Autobots! Not just sit here waiting for them to make the next move!" He yelled out towards his comrades, catching the other two seeker's attention almost instantly.
"Calm down Starscream. You heard Lord Megatron. We are not allowed to attack until we come up with another strategy. And besides, our allies aren't in any shape or form to fight in the front lines…" Thundercracker advised to the mech in the calmest way possible to make sure that there was no conflict going out of hand. Out of all three of them, he was the most patient and calm headed, unlike the other two who were extremely hot-headed and more likely to have energy at any point to create destruction and havoc.

"If only you had Megatron's deviousness and strategy skills, we may have had a chance against the enemy." Murmured Skywarp whilst a cold, darkened smirk rose on his faceplate as he knew that that would make the seeker leader even angrier that what he was.
"What was that?" Starscream replied, his crimson optics narrowing and sending daggers towards the purple mech, who was still grinning.

"You know what I mean… It is you to blame for our defeat. After all, you were the one that lead us into battle…"

Starscream was infuriated by his own teams' insubordination towards his own leadership skills. It was times like these that he felt that he should be the true leader of the Decepticons. But all those dreams were going to remain as a huge fantasy that would never come to reality as long as Megatron was still breathing.
"You have no right to speak to your commanding officer like that, Skywarp!" The red seeker screamed before leaping into the air to attack Skywarp even though he managed to move to the side in a good amount of time to dodge. Starscream wasn't going to give up that easily. He pointed his null ray guns in the direction that the mech dodged over to, preparing to fire. The purple aura that gave off gave the hint that the mech was not kidding about it.

"Starscream, stand down! This pestering is all pointless!" Thundercracker said with a raised yet alarmed voice, whilst he attempted to disarm the hostile Decepticon. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to be enough to stop the Seeker and his rage tantrum. He shoved Thundercracker to the side before lunging towards Skywarp once again but this time, he was successful. He pinned the mech down long enough to throw a few harsh punches, causing Skywarp to bleed his own energon. That was enough…
Skywarp began to fight back in defence; using his legs to push Starscream off of him long enough to strike him back. Unlike most fights, the two seekers were merely just acting like vicious dogs unexperienced with battle tactics, especially with rolling around on the steel floor in order to regain dominance. It was certainly getting out of hand and frankly, Thundercracker was the only sane one in the room that could try to stop them from murdering each other.

"Hey you two! Snap out of it! You're going to get all of us in big trouble!" Thundercracker ordered whilst creating an attempt to pull the warriors apart. It wasn't that big of a success as the two mech's continued to wrestle each other but for only briefly before setting both of their heated crimson gazes at him.
"Stay out of it!" They both screamed at the same time, as if they were twins sharing the same mind.

The squabble came to a climatic end as the doors leading outside the room and down a long narrow corridor had opened up but because of the sensors, it was obviously opened by someone nearby. It was Megatron, leader of the Decepticon fleet and possibly one of the most feared gladiators known to Kaon. His set of crimson optics glared at his surroundings, the odd spark flying out of the console here and there but other than that, it was obvious that it was still working. But what caught his attention the most was the two Decepticons on the floor, frozen in place as the warlord took a step forward, entering through the automatic doors and into the dimmed light which seemed to highlight his overwhelming height.
"Starscream, what is the meaning of this!?" Megatron bellowed out in rage of how his soldiers were pointlessly bickering over nothing.

Starscream replied, "M-Megatron! I-I can explain!" in a stammered quick tone, uneased nerves evident in his voice as he scurried onto his pedes in a rush. After all, he had already dealt his leader's wrath more than enough times to take the hint that causing a dispute with his associates was stepping out of place and was unacceptable.
"I do not wish to hear your petty excuses, Starscream. First you caused our failure to achieve victory against the Autobots when we had the element of surprise but now you are picking fights with your seekers. You disappoint me Starscream…" He stated, crossing his arms over his chassis as if he was trying to emphasize a point.
The seeker was so tempted to protest his innocence but it was probably no use. He was always the one to gain the blame, even if it was something that wasn't his problem. It is only when he does something that will give the Decepticons the upper hand that he gains his master's respect. With a faint grunt as if struggling to speak, he finally bowed his helm to him. "My sincerest apologies, Lord Megatron. I will not fail you again…" He muttered lightly, causing the leader's right optic ridge to widen. Of course, even he knew that it was not the end of his line of failures.

Meanwhile this took place; a set of other pedes was in audible distance. They were calmly placed but at the same time, they were swift, as if whatever the Decepticon wanted to inform was in some way useful. Of course, it had to be Soundwave; the communications officer and one of the first followers under Megatron's reign, as well as one of the most loyal.

"Soundwave, what have you uncovered?" Megatron asked in a more mellow tone. The spy did not say a single word but rather began to play a projection of what appeared to be Sunstreaker that morning. The hologram was clear as day, allowing the mechs to see every part of the scene in precise detail, as well as noticing something else…
A human was in shown to be communicating with the Autobot. The human was Mia…

Megatron gave a sneer as he was shown the video feed, immediately processing a plan in his mind. He knew that the human could be the downfall of the Autobot army if he could get his hands on her. "Excellent Soundwave… Now gather all the data on the organic. She will be useful to us…"
Soundwave nodded in agreement to his Lord's command, immediately leaving to dig up any information that could be found on the young human in order to form a plan to capture her without any of the Autobot's lurking about nearby. After all, in their current state, getting caught in a battle was the last thing they needed.

"Megatron, I wish to redeem myself of my actions. Allow me to capture your prize for you…" Starscream stated whilst stepping forward. However, as he feared, there was a look in Megatron's fiery optics that meant business.
"I do not wish to fault this mission at any costs. I will do this task and do it alone…" He said with a sense of strength and pride evident in his tone, something he was known for as a Decepticon leader and a fantastic warrior.

"Soon enough, Starscream. Soon…"