Cybertron's Outcasts; The Crash Landing

Chapter Six-Intervention

The dark ship was bustling with new activity. They had recently discovered something that could have changed the tide of their war, or it could not have, who knew.

The silver warlord stood on the bridge, his hands folded behind his back. He watched as his foot soldiers ran about performing their respective duties. Though their tasks weren't important enough for him to pay attention to.

His blazing red eyes were currently boring into the back of the slender black mech working at one of the ship's main consoles. He was processing the set of coordinates that they had just received from a new recruit.

"Soundwave!" He growled, causing the faceless mech to turn, "Have you processed those coordinates yet?!"

"Positive, Lord Megatron," Soundwave replied, turning back to the console, "Inquiry; Squadron needed?"

"Summon Starscream to the bridge." Megatron stated. The silver warlord didn't even turn when the seeker entered the room. The lithe seeker bowed slightly, his trademark smirk plastered on his face.

"What is it that you need, Lord Megatron?" Starscream asked, his screechy voice filled with disdain, saying the warlord's name like it was poison.

"Soundwave has decoded the set of coordinates given to us by this... newcomer..." Megatron explained, still not turning, "I want you and a squadron to check them."

"Yes, Lord Megatron, but why not send the bot who gave you the coordinates to check them?" Starscream asked, straightening up, his wings fluttering.

"That is why she will be accompanying you." Megatron stated.

Starscream made some kind of sound. A mix of surprise and utter disgust as his wings slammed against his back. He didn't like her, he didn't know this bot, but he didn't like her voice, the colors of her armor, or her posture.

As if on cue, she stepped into the bridge. Her wings peaked high and she stood straight. But her facial expression was confused.

"I was summoned?" She asked, her voice questioning.

"Shatterblade, you will accompany Starscream to the coordinates you provided when you arrived." Megatron stated, causing her face to twist.

Shatterblade nodded, already turning around. Starscream bowed and left the room at her heels.

"I want you to be clear... You..." Starscream said, forgetting her name again, "I am the one in charge of this operation, you have to listen to me.

"Okay," Shatterblade mumbled, "I honestly don't care..."

"I am the commander here!" Starscream yelled at her back, his wings standing up on his back, "I demand you respect me!"

Shatterblade let out an exasperated sigh, her wings dropping against her back. She turned, her arms crossed.

"I know who you are, and I know your rank." Shatterblade hissed, "I just... Do Not Care. Now are you gonna shut up and actually command this mission, or are you gonna keep standing there like a dumb aft and whine about your rank?"

Starscream was taken aback, no one had spoken to him like that since he was last thrown off the Nemesis. Before he was able to respond to the annoyed black and violet seeker, she turned her back to him and walked away.

Starscream sighed, grumbling something under his breath and followed behind her.

-!=!-

"Optimus, you might want to look at this."

The autobot base had been quiet for a while, which worried everyone. The decepticons hadn't done anything in a while, which kept them all on edge.

The autobot leader turned away from the datapad he was looking over and looked to the red and white medic standing near the main console. The mech walked over and glanced at the screen, seeing a notification on the map that it was displaying.