Allies

The Lost

Chapter 4

A/N: Hey everyone! Welcome back! Let me know what y'all think of this rework so far, I'm already liking it a lot more than the original. Which makes sense, I wrote that back in high school, and this is flowing a whole lot smoother.

Ok, enough with my rambling, I just own the story, Emerald belongs to my friend.

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Telepathy/flashbacks

"Bumblebee/Soundwave talking."

Unknown Location, July 6, 09:35PDT

"Of the energon deposits we've located while you were away, Lord Megatron, this one is by far the most significant. The drones have been mining without pause during your absence, and have amassed quite the stockpile," Starscream reported as he stood overlooking the mine. Motioning to a solider, he waved his talons dismissively. "You, fetch me a sample."

The seeker could feel a prickle in the electromagnetic field around him as he heard a growl from behind. "Starscream." Flinching, the lanky man turned to stare as glowing scarlet eyes narrowed at him from the shadows, the ground rumbling slightly under powerful steps as the pale, silver-armored man stepped into the light. "Now that I have returned, I will issue the commands."

Inclining his head, Starscream gave a short bow as the tyrant approached. "Very well, Lord Megatron. Then, as your humble servant, shall I ready the spacebridge? To bring forth the Decepticon army you have no doubt gathered in you three years in space?"

"My army will come," Megatron replied, and Starscream grinned. "However, I have deployed most of the fleet to handle some issues in the Zeltar system, the Autobots are getting rather bold. But, my time away has yielded more...intriguing means of materializing the forces we need. Without stretching the fleet thin."

Frowning, Starscream took a tentative step towards his master, frowning as he noticed a strange violet glow bouncing off Megatron's armor. "And...what might that be, Master?"

The Lord of the Decepticons didn't even need to be facing him for Starscream to tell Megatron was grinning sinisterly, "Nothing of importance, just something the ancients referred to as the Blood of Unicron."

Starscream's energon ran cold as he stepped to Megatron's side to see, to his horror, that in his master's hand was the very thing of which he spoke. A thin sliver of violet energon clutched in Megatron's grasp, it's aura pulsing with something akin to what Starscream could only describe as dread. "Unicorn the Destroyer," he murmured making sure to keep a wide berth as he circled to face Megatron. "But, it's said his blood is the Antispark itself, the very essence of the pit."

If anything, Megatron seemed to finding his caution amusing. "Indeed," he mused. "I plucked this particular piece of dark energon from cosmic shores lightyears from here, on a world that is...no longer habitable for its native species."

Starscream nodded, "My Lord, legends tell that it holds the power to..." he gulped, "revive the dead."

"And we only require a cadaver to be certain," Megatron smirked, his glowing gaze meeting his own. "Tell me Starscream, are you willing to make the ultimate sacrifice?"

Chuckling sheepishly, Starscream shook his head. "That won't be necessary, if I may Lord Megatron," he motioned to the lift watching in relief as his gift for his liege finally arrived. Lying there, all tied up like a present, was the corpse of the Autobot he killed the other day. "Consider it a welcome home present."

Glancing at Megatron, Starscream almost sighed with relief as he saw the grin on his master's face. "Well done Starscream," Megatron praised, "for once, you didn't fail to disappoint."