Transformers: Prime: Smokescreen's Destiny

Chapter 5: Autobot to Decepticon

It was past midnight when Smokescreen quietly snuck out of the Autobot base to look for the Decepticons. He disabled his comlink so that Optimus and the others wouldn't call him. By the time Smokescreen found a group of Vehicons working at the Energon Mines nearby, he knew that he was heading directly to where the Decepticons could be.

Two Vehicons saw Smokescreen driving up to them in his alternate race car mode before he transformed back into his robot form. They were about to aim their weapons and fire at Smokescreen, but to their surprise, the young Autobot raised his hands up for a surrender.

"Take me to your master. I surrender." Smokescreen told the Vehicons.

The Vehicons looked at each other in confusion. Why would this young Autobot surrender without a fight? They looked at Smokescreen who was still raising his hand servos up before the Vehicons cautiously walked towards the Autobot rookie and when they see that Smokescreen didn't bring any backup and was unarmed, they decided to take him over to Megatron as they put the stasis cuffs on him. At the Energon Mines, Megatron was watching his Vehicons mine some Energon when Dreadwing came to inform his master of the good news.

"Lord Megatron, we have just captured the young Autobot who surrendered himself to us without any signs of resistance," Dreadwing reported.

Megatron was surprised and glad when he saw Smokescreen being brought before him in stasis cuffs, "Really? Now there's some good news. Bring him to me and let me have a look at our prisoner." He ordered.

Dreadwing nods and he orders the Vehicons to bring Smokescreen forward to Megatron while holding him at gunpoint. The warlord raised his hand servo with the order not to harm the Autobot rookie.

"Ah, Smokescreen. I have been expecting you for some time now." Megatron said to his new Autobot captive before he ordered Dreadwing and the Vehicons, "Leave us. I'd like to have a word with our...guest." He said.

Dreadwing bowed and replied, "Yes, my liege."

A few minutes later and Megatron is alone with Smokescreen still in his stasis cuffs. Megatron looked down at the young mech and he asked him, "So tell me, young Autobot. Why on Earth would you surrender yourself to me and my troops without resisting?"

Smokescreen was anxious at first, but he answered, "I came to see you again. You see, I've considered your offer to join you...My lord."

Megatron was surprised when Smokescreen addressed him respectfully before he asked, "Are you sure? If I remember correctly on our last encounter, you refused to join me and hand me the Matrix when I asked you to back when I had Optimus at my mercy aboard the Nemesis...before you both escaped." He recalled.

Smokescreen nodded, "I'll admit I was a bit scared, but I need to know for certain if you were the bot who saved me and gave me my name when my carrier died giving life to me."

Megatron paused and then he answered as he looked fondly at the young Autobot with his red optics glowing. "If you must know, then the truth is...yes. It was I who saved your life from the moment your mother died after you were born. When your mother, Frostline, died after I had helped her give birth to you outside of Iacon, she gave me her final wish to save her son and it made me feel sympathy for you having to lose your carrier. When I called for help, they buried your mother while I took you over to the Sparkling Nursery where I took care of you...before I gave you to an Autobot couple and from what I heard, they decided to put you up for adoption rather than take you in." Megatron explained to Smokescreen.

"Was this before or after you became the dark lord you are today?" Smokescreen asked.

Megatron answered, "Well...I will say that it's been so long since I last saw you. It happened a month earlier before I went to propose my vision for a just society to the Council. For I wanted to bring down the Caste System, but when Optimus betrayed my trust and made me look like a fool as he shared his own vision while stating that violence is never the solution, I left the Council in frustration with my ambitions thwarted. I'm sure you know half of the story of how I came to be. But let me ask you this, what is it that you want exactly?" Megatron asked.