Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 47

Saphira had been waiting at the ruins for about thirty minutes now. And she was starting to get bored. She was tempted to contact Ratchet to return to base as nothing was really happening. Maybe Starscream wasn't going to show up after all. She had ended up writing more than just some notes, using the light of her phone to see what she was writing and she could probably have the assignment finished before Monday. She would work on it properly once this whole excitement was over anyway so she would get a good grade. She turned off her phone's flashlight when she heard engines approaching, and the sound of a jet approaching. She kept herself close to the shadow and watched as Breakdown rolled in and transformed, along with his other companion.

There was a third bot with them, but he appeared to be a one of the vehicons that were under Starcream now. Optimus did tell Saphira about them, and that they were often the fodder that the decepticons used to dirty work and taking the blow during fights. She glanced up as a jet flew down and transformed, a decepticon who appeared to be quite lean and feminine compared to others. She had to look twice as she noticed his feet appear to look like he was wearing heels.

Is that Starscream?

"Why move mountains now?" The decepticon said as he walked towards the energon crystals. "When we have a motherlode of energon right here for the taking." He lifts his hand and Saphira saw the harvester, widening her eyes as she saw it. "Courtesy of this gift from ancient autobots."

"Uhhh, actually, Commander Starscream," The red con said with a smirk on his face, and confirming to Saphira that she indeed was seeing Starscream. "It was a gift from Breakdown and myself."

Saphira smiled and was about to step away from the pillar when Starscream suddenly aimed the harvester at the two cons. She froze as she thought she was about to witness him destroy them as the harvester activates, a stream of bright blew energy launched from the harvester and rushed between Breakdown and the other con towards the vehicon. Saphira watched with horror as the energy beam began to draw out the energon directly out of its energon veins. She visibly saw the blue liquid between drawn out, and the energon looked a bit like rain as it was drained out. She couldn't believe Starscream was killing another decepticon simply to make a point. The vehicon was on the ground, struggling to get up to try and stop this from happening, however he was quickly subdued and goes limp.

That is why Optimus said Starscream is far from predictable. Even with his own decepticons.

Starscream held the harvester with a satisfied smirk, looking at it like it was the most precious object in the world. "All that energon in such a tiny vessel." He seemed very amazed by the device, and Saphira knew that he would definitely not hesitate to use it on the other autobots.

Breakdown and the red con seemed to be shaken by what they saw and looked at Starscream nervously. "Those ancient autobots never missed a trick, Lord Starscream," The red bot said nervously, trying to make up for he had said.

Starscream suddenly aimed the harvester at the two cons, making them gasp and cover their faces, though the leader seemed to only be teasing them. He smiled and walked towards the energon crystals, gazing at them with delight before aiming the harvester and began drawing on energon directly from the first crystal.

Saphira reached into her bag to grab out one of the scraplets, deciding to get herself ready before confronting them. She pushed the connection into the first scraplet, making it come back online and held it behind her back as she walked down the stairs while thinking of what to say exactly to the decepticons. Nothing else really good came to her mind, other than knowing she might be able to get a short conversation out of them before striking. She hoped she could anyway.

She walked closer before stopping, watching Starscream do his work before speaking. "Hello there."

The two cons turn in surprise and saw Saphira waving at them with an innocent expression. "Huh? One of Bulkhead's pets," Breakdown said, narrowing his optics and glancing around. "You exposed yourself, little human. Where are the autobots hiding?"