Ep1 - 'Fall' - Open

The wings jerked to a challenging set and back to the normal place. Starscream turned to make sure Megatron would hear each and every word clean and easy. “I said: your failure is on board the Nemesis.” Starscream was sure Megatron would get the hint; Starscream would have killed the Autobots long ago if he had been in charge and leading the Decepticons. Megatron had yet to deal with the Autobots as a whole. The Autobots ran in pacts of twos to dozens.

The Seeker’s wings were high but not quite the height to be a full threat. Starscream’s optics just looked up at Megatron’s. Little worry was in the Seeker’s EM field, and Starscream was not showing why there was so little fear.

The smirk came easy. “Should you even ask Soundwave where to find Prime? You never win and the damage you two cause would be long in repair. Even when you don’t really try to off-line Prime.” Starscream was annoyed. He wanted word from Sniper about the Autobots tragic ending but this was not the ending he wanted. Starscream wanted the Nemesis undamaged. He had a bad feeling.

While Starscream was being rash with his talk to the gladiator the Seeker was sure his speed would give him his edge to avoid damage from the processor-glitched-soon-to-be-ex-leader.

Seeing Megatron change his direction Starscream let his wings come forward and he ready to move back and miss the servo Starscream was sure would go for his wing or neck. But soon after Megatron turned back the way he had been going. Seems the Autobots were doing damage. The wings Starscream had shifted forward went high also, a sign he was mad and feeling like he could take on anyone. A bad idea for the Seeker but he had many of them.

“Not the time? Never is.” Starscream was once again ignored. At the end of that thought Starscream became overcome with anger. Megaton was walking away! The gladiator thought the Seeker was nothing to worry over.

A thought came to the Starscream, the information building up to an interesting conclusion. Why not? With a glim in his optics and the wings now dancing in joy and glee, Starscream raised his arm and took aim with his weapon. Let Megatron laugh at this. With that Starscream fired.

The strangest part for Starscream was seeing the blast affect Megatron. Starscream wanted the blast to damage Megatron, to kill even at times, but to see the shot fired and then affect the Decepticon leader, ex-leader, was a shock to the system. As such as Starscream watched Megatron go down, it good him a number of kliks Starscream watched as if from the sky as he watched the gladiator fall.

Once Megatron fell Starscream could not stop the laugh and joy his spark felt, to shock Megatron this much? A true show it was now Starscream’s time to rule. Starscream went over to let the vison come full in his optics. Only to note it seemed Megaton was not in forced recharge but off-line for good. There was a pause in Starscream’s processor at this. The battle for leadership of the Decepticons had been so long Starscream knew not how to take his victory.

With a flick of the wings and a hidden smirk a plan had formed. Autobots on the ship? Worked for Starscream and now he was the leader of Decepticons. About time. Starscream could not believe his luck and optics. The fun was about to being with those still following Megatron.

There was almost a cycle of vents before Starscream could stop it but he did. Maybe he could call a medic? Just to keep Soundwave and Arma happy. No Knockout gave a little information but not enough to call, just in case. Seems the Autobots kill Lord Megatron and left fast. Starscream did not see who did but that way all Autobots could take the blame.

The sly smirk was more so after hearing the “Commander” which he would not for long. Soon it would be Lord Starscream. But for now he needed to get his ship back. It was his again. The optics glowed a dark red.

::Send a team to find out what happen to Soundwave. We need him to help get the Bots location. Till then start around the Control Room and work in a circle. Get the Autobots OFF MY SHIP NOW.:: The feel was mad. The frame jerking and wings flared out. Starscream had all he wanted and would not lose it.

Starscream noted the uncertainty. Starscream noted the uncertainty. There was a half question in Starscream’s processor if the human had messed up the command chain. If, Starscream wanted to say it was Steve (the EM field carry over the link seems to be him), felt he could question orders because Starscream had talked to the Eradicon and let the Eradicon talk as freely as could be to lean about the human. The human was dead and the Eradicons would get a refresher course on who was in charge.

The question the Eradicon asked should have been known to Starscream. And knowing Soundwave was it seemed busy made it easy to give an answer that would be believable. Starscream was going to leave the one who off-lined Megatron vague. That made it safe for Starscream if different clues were found. He would have never said who took Megatron out. The clues would never have him wrong in fact could only help to show an Autobot had been in the area. It would be any Autobot and the Decepticons could blame which Autobot they wanted. But Steve had said Prime was close, who better to take out the former great leader? No lucky shot but a true fight. Those loyal to Megatron would be able to believe the story easy to know Megaton fell to the Autobot leader.

Still the glyphs were overjoyed and arrogant. ::There is no need. I fear I saw our former Lord Megatron fall to Prime.::

Lord Starscream. What a wonderful sound to it. He could hardly wait to hear it again. Starscream would need to keep a close optic on a few Decepticons. Arma the main one. Soundwave as always, and Knock Out maybe. Knock Out was a hard one to figure out. The pet of Megatron’s Fairwinds. She was one to watch. Starscream knew he was bad about forgetting the little flier. Dreadheart - maybe. The rest Starscream would watch but not worry much about.

The loyal ones would also want to look for the missing frame of Megatron. Starscream need to search first. The search would be hard Starscream would have to take a fast look before anyone else could. In case it showed to clear Starscream had been the one to fire on the ex-Lord Megatron. (Starscream’s wings gave a happy dance at the passing thought Megaton was an ex-Lord as he was off-lined.) He would take a fast look first the ones who seemed close to Starscream would put in the brig and then have them on energon mine duty. See how they liked the minor work. That would put them in line.

The glyphs were clean and sharp.

::This is right. The former Lord Megatron has fallen by Optimus Prime's servos.::

Starscream thought of going on about how the two leaders went at it and how long the fight was but there seemed to be no reason. And with time he could make the story flow better and not sound put together as it might should he try now. Starscream was not even sure the Con would hear him. He sounded in truth shocked.

Not getting a comm back Starscream would guess the Eradicon, Steve, had the message. Starscream’s worry now was if Prime was somehow questioned by an Eradicon he would ask what the Eradicon was talking about.

Starscream went to the engine room. It was time to take back his ship.