Transformers: Prime: The New Beginning

Chapter 4: An Unusual Friendship

At the New Decepticons' lair, Starscream was inside his chamber while admiring his new body and practicing his revenge speech while pretending to taunt Megatron. "Hello, my former master. At last, we meet...and now that I've found you, I can finally have my revenge! Oh, yes. That's a good line." Starscream said before he continued practicing his lines, "For too long, you had me begging for mercy but now...YOU will be the one begging for mercy! Hahahaha!" Starscream tests his new weaponry as he aims his arm at what looks like a metallic image of Megatron before he shoots a laser at it and it explodes.

Starscream was about to continue practicing his own revenge speeches to Megatron when he was suddenly interrupted when Motorstrike, one of Doomsayer's henchmen and strongest members of the New Decepticons opened the door to the seeker's chamber. "What!?" Starscream yelled, startled. "Commander Starscream. You're needed at the bridge," Said Motorstrike. "Lord Doomsayer wants to speak with you." He told the seeker. "Knock on my door! Knock next time!" yelled Starscream. "Yes, sir," Motorstrike said. "Did you see anything?!" Asked Starscream. "No sir: I didn't see you playing with your statue again," Motorstrike replied. "Good!" Starscream yelled.

Starscream followed Motorstrike over to the throne room where Doomsayer was there waiting for his New Commander. Motorstrike takes a bow before Doomsayer and he tells him, "Lord Doomsayer. Commander Starscream is here just as you requested." Doomsayer turned and saw Starscream before he made a smirk. "Excellent." The New Decepticon overlord said to Motorstrike before he spoke to the seeker. "Good afternoon, Commander Starscream. I take it you're liking your new modification?" He asked. "Yes, Lord Doomsayer. I feel great! I am more powerful than I was before and for that I am thankful." Starscream said. "Good. Come with me, I have some plans to share with you." Doomsayer replied.

Starscream walked towards Doomsayer and he brought the seeker commander to his space before Starscream asked his new master, "So, what plans do you have in mind, Master?" Doomsayer went to the computer and he pressed a button to show a holographic image of Cybertron before he began talking to his commander about his plans. "As you probably may know, our homeworld of Cybertron has been restored due to Optimus Prime's sacrifice and even now, the Autobots are busy reconstructing their planet while searching for the last remaining Decepticons like the ones who lost the Great War and the ones who are still loyal to that old, treacherous fool, Megatron. But for now, Ultra Magnus has taken Optimus' place as leader of the Autobots since the day their leader became one with the Allspark." Doomsayer explained.

"Wait, are you saying that Optimus Prime is...dead?" Starscream asked. Doomsayer looked at the seeker before he replied, "Yes, Starscream. For your information, he has been offline for five years while you were being tortured by Predaking and the last of his kind in Darkmount. Not only that but from what I've heard, Ultra Magnus is no Prime like Optimus which means that the line of Primes has ended. Or so we thought. Unicron has told me about a sword that was forged by Primus and was wielded by one of the Thirteen Original Primes. If the Autobots get their hands on that sword, then it would be used by someone worthy of being the next Prime." Doomsayer said. "So what's the plan, my liege?" Asked Starscream. "First, we inform the Autobots that the Decepticons may have lost the war, but they have chosen a new leader—one who will succeed where Megatron had failed! Then, we will start a second Great War on Cybertron before we must find a way to free our lord and master, Unicron, and help him defeat his twin brother, Primus, once and for all." Doomsayer said. Starscream gasped in shock, "Unicron is the twin brother of Primus!?" He asked.

"Indeed he is, Starscream." Doomsayer replied before he continued, "Of course, we mustn't forget that Megatron is still out there, alone in his own exile. He is nothing more but a coward and a traitor who's left behind his thirst for war and power." The dark robot is mentioned.

"I want Megatron to suffer just as I have suffered! I want to make him pay for his betrayal. I'll even take great pleasure in snuffing out his spark myself." Starscream said.