Transformers re-Prime-d (Season 1)

Out of His Head

I walked into the command center. It was crawling with vehicons. Starscream was preparing to swear in Knockout as commander. Vehicons turned to me. I was feeling a lot of peer pressure.

A vehicon shouted, "We're behind you Shadow of Death!"

Many others joined him.

I felt exhilarated. Waves of motivation and courage flowed through me. I strode up to Starscream and smugly proclaimed, "As long as Megatron still lives, you are no Lord."

Starscream was absolutely pissed. Vehicons around the room cheered.

I continued, "And I shall remind you that only a Lord can swear in a commander."

Starscream shouted, "Well then! What does that make you? I should extinguish your spark for spreading such lies!"

I proudly answered, "I am the Shadow of Death: Member of Megatron's personal taskforce and out of your military jurisdiction."

Vehicons burst with applause.

I might have just signed my death warrant, but this was amazing. I had only a little bit longer to wait.

Snowstorm gave me a worried look and Soundwave gestured for me to leave.

I took the advice of my friends. I didn't want to be there when the scrap hit the fan. Well, not any more than I had just caused. I went back to my room to better hide anything Starscream could use as blackmail against me. I pulled out my damaged armor and Miko's picture from my drawer. If not for this morning's event, I would have forgotten about them completely. I better hid the picture inside of the armor. I placed both items beneath my sheets, under my pillow on my berth. I would have to move them later. But for now, they were out of sight in an easy place for me to run into them again incase I forgot. I left my room. Some vehicons came up to me.

One of the vehicons asked, "Shadow of Death, do you plan on taking power away from Starscream?"

No," I truthfully replied, "I do not plan on taking power away from the commander."

They both smiled. Not at my response, at my use of the word commander.

The other vehicon asked, "Do you want to gain any power, possibly becoming Lord?"

Again I answered sincerely, "No, I am completely content to remain a warrior who serves under my Master, Lord Megatron."

Grins again. I myself wanted to smirk.

I knew Soundwave was probably using my responses to try and calm down Starscream. These vehicons thanked me for my time, before running off to spread the information. Only later, did I walk into the command center.

Starscream was ordering his vehicons to steal something from the humans. I paid him no mind. I walked over to Matrix instead and listened to her tell me how courageous I was.

If not for Ghost, this femme would always stay loyal. But, betrayal was imminent. I wanted to prepare for the worst. She got jealous at Snowstorm. Matrix is not one to share, especially not with someone who I went to without her knowledge. Maybe I was just overthinking this, but she definitely would have a reaction, we all would.

The Nemesis went to the Arctic. The vehicons had apparently stolen some lens. Starscream, Knockout, and Breakdown stepped outside. They could freeze if they wanted to; I honestly did not care whatsoever.

All across the ship, a burst of power was felt. Cons in the command center shook. I looked outside; Starscream was firing a giant laser. I immediately thought this would bring the Autobots. I remembered how Bumblebee had linked through a cortical-psychic-patch with Lord Megatron. After that, Lord Megatron stopped emitting brainwaves. I had assumed my Lord's mind had transferred bodies. If the Autobot scout returned, I would not hesitate to help my master end Starscream's reign.