Ch1: THE SECRET OF CYBERTRON [Decepticons]

[Jazzman Crothers]

It has been three Orns* since the Autobots have defeated Megatron and his plans for using Dark Energon to rule Cybertron. Now each side scrambles to build up there forces once again. Small battles have occurred, each side claiming small victories, knowing full well that its only a matter of time before the next chapter of the great war begins.

Across the war torn grounds of Polyhex, a Decepticon-controlled province of Cybertron, a small airborne Decepticon is leading a large group of Decepticons to an unknown destination.

Laserbeak, one of Soundwave's loyal minions, was one of the many Decepticons instructed to fine and deliver a message to any and all Decepticons who had lost contact with their squadrons. Locating many of the lost Decepticons that had been scattered in Polyhex and other neighboring states, Laserbeak now leads this mis-matched group of warriors back to his leader Megatron.

Within the ranks of this mismatched combination of Decepticons, a red Cybercar who goes by the name of Sunreaper breaks the silence. 'Hey, you there! Laserbeak! How much longer until we arrive?'

The small Decepticon ignores the question. Sunreaper doesn't take kindly to not being answered. 'Hey! I'm talking to you!'

'Moron, maybe he can't talk. Or better yet, maybe he just doesn't want to talk to you.' Came the reply from Vendetta, one of the seekers flying just above the group of Decepticons.

Before anyone could reply, each Decepticon received a transmission from the small flying robot who they were following. All it said was "Soon."

Much of the journey had gone without incidence but the journey wasn't easy. The roads were treacherous, energon levels were low and many of their wounded comrades were left behind due to wounds too great to manage. The war-torn land and the ruins were a testament to the battles fought here and across Cybertron.

[Hoist]

Torquemada had been flying with the other seekers overhead, but wasn't happy.

He hated flying and just wanted to get to their destination as soon as possible. It was however good to get out once in a while and take in the destruction and ruined cities of Cybertron, which pleased him greatly. Especially when buried in research and staring at plans and blue prints all day, although the practical work was fun. All of it his own research he was conducting. He didn't think much of Vendetta, but then most fliers were either over zealous with violence, arrogant, highly conceited, or all three.

[Onix Solo]

Onix walked in the back of the pack, looking around at the rag tag group of Decepticon leftovers and wondered why he was part of this. He shook his head at the thought, but then all the destruction around them had been caused by Megatron and it showed to be the best option at the moment, so he was still in until something better comes up. If something better comes up.

[Bomblast]

Bomblast travelled along somewhere near the middle of the group in his tank mode. He was bored of travelling and wanted to destroy something. It felt like forever since he'd unloaded some ammunition into a pathetic Autobot.

Powersurge was up above with the rest of the Seekers. He scoffed to himself as he easily pulled to the front of the group. He checked out the rag-tag group below him. A good mixture of speed, strength, firepower and armour he thought to himself.

[Neo Calrissian]

Tormentor flew overhead, like some dark, predatory bird, waiting to dive. In truth, he was scanning the land below for any survivors of the dark energon disaster, just waiting for a chance to gun them down. Since the end of the crisis, in which the Autobots had fled Cybertron, he'd had very little to do, and he was desperate to kill something again. While he flew alongside the seekers, he began to sing to himself tunelessly, making up the lyrics as he went.
"Wheeen I find yoooou, little Auuuutobots.... Dadada da daaaa... Your armoooor, I will... feast on..."

[Highram]

Sidewinder was flying in circles around the other decepticons enjoying himself immensely. He was interested where the little robot was taking them but was seizing the chance the long travel gave him to fly around without having to worry about getting his wings clipped.

Not that he didn't like the challenge it presented, it was just nice not having to worry about possibly being grounded afterwards.

[Jazzman Crothers]

Sunreaper's optic flared brightly with anger. He didn't like Vendetta much but respected the Decepticon's skills. Like many of the others, his patiences was low due to a lack of energon and being lost for many weeks after taking a lost to the Autobots. Ahead of him, one of the strongest of the group, a Decepticon called Steeler began to speak up. 'Yes my fellow Decepticon, when we do find the Autobots again, we shall break them down and do what we wish with them. I promise you this!'

'Oh, and what makes you so sure that Megatron will lead us into victory? He didn't succeed last time.' This came from a small, slender Decepticon known as Scatterdust. Known for constant critism of everything, Scatterdust more then often put his foot into his mouth then he'd care to admit.

The far bigger Steeler spoke up. 'Megatron? Bah! I shall be the hero of this war. Megatron can watch form afar at how it is done!'

Vendetta looked down at Steeler in more ways then one. Steeler had always been one to proclaim just how good a warrior he was. Always trying to boast when in fact Vendetta knew he lied more then he had won battles. However, Vendetta knew that Steeler was in fact very powerful in strength and in firepower.

The group of Decepticon then began to approach a large mount of twist metal. At first it was too far away to tell what it was and too dark. It wasn't until Laserbeak flew ahead, leaving the others behind, that they could tell what it was.

As Laserbeak flew over it, they recognized the mass of ruined metal as two giant space cruisers that had crashed from above. A Decepticon and a Autobot ship. Both had looked as if one had collided with the other and brought themselves down to a fatal ending.

As most were done looking at the ships, Laserbeak returned and landed at the top of the of one of the ships. The small Decepticon then motioned with his head in a direction that the group was suppose to move in.

Sunreaper spoke up. 'So, you want us to go that way?' He asked Laserbeak,who nodded angrily back.

'Good enough for me!' Answered Vendetta and rocketed ahead of the group and around the ships. The seeker was greeted by more wreckage that came from the crash of the two ships.

[Onix Solo]

Onix looked over the wreckage.

"Didn't we control a space station and a large prison facility? Now we are meeting in the wreckage of ships."

Onix shook his head, but followed in the direction Laserbeak directed.

[Highram]

Sidewinder swearved towards the direction Laserbeak had indicated.

"Lets go! I can't wait to see where this little guy's taking us!" He said gleefully as he quickly joined Vendetta behind the ships.

[Bomblast]

Powersurge flew in an transformed, landing gracefully on his feet.

"About time." He muttered to himself.

Bomblast also transformed, standing up and stretching himself out.

"I just hope we get some combat soon. Going this long without a fight just aint in my programming." He said as he stomped off after the others.

[silverdragon]

Retractor slogged along in the center of the group, feeling the lack of energon leeching his systems, making his limbs feel heavier than they were.

Looking at his comrades, Retractor couldn't help but feel a twinge of contempt at the obvious thirst for violence, but that's what kept him safe.

[Onix Solo]

Onix shook his head again at the other in his group. An unfortunate situation to him.

"You know, I'd applaud your willingness to get your hand dirty at all times of the day if it weren't for the fact that we are low on energon and a group of stragglers that got rounded up because of the decimation of their former units. This is a walk of shame."

[Bomblast]

Bomblast sneered.

"Walk of shame? We must have done something right. We're all still here. Unless some of us were hiding..."

Powersurge ignored the conversation he heard amogst the rest of the group, instead focussing on the terrain ahead.

"What's to say we're not being lead into a trap? Do any of you know where we are going, why we are going there or who we'll be meeting there?"

[Jazzman Crothers]

Vendetta finally touched down along with some others in robot mode. Sunreaper pulled up and transformed joining the rest. 'Bomblast is right. Were the best there is.'

'Speak for yourself, I'm with Onix on this one.' Countered Vendetta. Scatterdust cursed the pair of them. 'I don't think any of you even know what your talking about!'

'Shut up! All of you!' Yelled Steeler above all there voices. 'Act like Decepticons for once! If this does turn out to be a trap, then I say do your worst who ever you are!'

Vendetta shook his head in disbelief at the macho-mech antics of Steeler. Then he looked up at Sidewinder as the seeker came down. 'Well your suppose to be the clever one out of us all, what say you?'

Before Sidewinder could answer, something caught Sunreaper's optics. A lone figure, tall and sturdy, stood quietly about 100 feet away from the group. It was too dark to make out his features. Sunreaper grabbed the arm of the closest Decepticon to him and brought it to their attention. 'Retractor, hey look! What do you make of this?'

[Neo Calrissian]

Tormentor stayed silent as the Decepticons moved in on the two ships. He was reminded of the shape of a dead turbo-fox he'd once seen on the Kaon plains. He remembered picking it up, holding it up for a second to the light, and then... something...
He transformed with the rest of his team, and turned to Bomblast. With a totally blank expression on his face he blurted out a couple of non coherent words.
"Ate the blue... I ate it. All of it. From the face. Hehehehe... I want to kill something. When can I kill something?!"