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A Fall From Grace 26 Days after Vos Fell 16:30 hours A Civilian jail was an entirely new experience for the young Seeker, and one he would rather not repeat any time soon; it was very invasive. Even more so than the Decepticon brig. The engex he had ingested earlier, kicked in as soon as his adrenaline rush had faded. That was almost the instant he realised what he had done to Eclipse. His emotions were temporarily numbed as the engex addled his mind. He tried to walk, and instead he swayed, tripping over his feet then came crashing to his knees. Starscream was unable to get into the jail house on his own. The police had to support him along. Once inside he had to be processed, and this was where it became invasive. He meekly allowed himself to have a sample of his fluids drawn for a record of his energy signature and CNA. His hands were scanned, followed by photographs and records of his optics. Then came a detailed record of his wounds, scars, and marks. Some of them were quite

A High Stakes Game 26 Days After Vos Fell From the outside, The Commons was an unassuming place, it did not look overly large, or interesting. It was situated down the road from Darkmount itself, and was the most popular establishment by those that were stationed at the citadel. A large violet sign hung above its door near the corner, advertising what it offered. The large picture windows, that could be covered during an attack, offered a view onto the street. The public house also had a sizable basement, that was reinforced like a war bunker. This was to protect the stores of engex, supplies, and the patrons if it was necessary. The Commons was run by two Decepticons, a former Warrior who came from Yuss, known as Gunner and a Chef from Kaon, named Skillet. Gunner was a Decepticon Field Commander until he suffered an injury that cost him his leg. Every attempt to restore his limb to him failed, the graft would simply not take. This left the medics who treated him stumped. Instead, he

Two Sides of the Same Coin 26 Days After Vos Fell Skywarp Skywarp knocked on Starscream's door lightly. He had Starscream's share of the morning rations with him. The other Seeker did not answer so Skywarp tried the door panel. It was locked. The dark Seeker exhaled slowly and teleported into the chamber. Lights were out, the room was dark, except for the blue glow of the computer terminal's power button, and the flicker of the torch on Starscream's desk next to the shrine. Starscream had not moved since he shut down the night before. Skywarp carefully placed the rations down, then swept up the incense ash off the desk, disposing of it. He glanced over at Starscream who was laying on his side, wings flicked back. His face was relaxed and at peace. The ageing he had seen on his wingmate's face the day before was erased, it probably was only stress and would eventually go away. Starscream's engines whirred softly as he slept peacefully. Skywarp did not want to disrupt Starscream, but

Reunited 25 Days after Vos Fell Polyhex appeared on the horizon with the Darkmount fortress stretching high into the sky, it was an imposing view. It overlooked the city, protecting it from Autobot attack. As far as cities went, Polyhex was average. It was neither attractive nor unattractive. It did not have the character of the far more ancient Vos, its buildings were square, with a few curved structures thrown in. Its architecture was practical, simple, and colourless. Starscream realised that Polyhex would now have to be considered his home city. He wondered if he should look into purchasing an off base residence, he sighed to himself. He would have to dismiss that idea. Polyhex was too close to work, Kaon was too low brow and Cetagon... Cetagon was a possibility, then Starscream thought of Ramjet, Dirge, and Thrust then decided against it: Too many Coneheads. If he wanted a home, then he wanted something nice and comfortable, Vosian in style, and beautiful. He did like what his

The Burden of the Crown 25 Days After Vos fell As he flew, things felt a little different. It was not as bright, or as warm as it should have been. The sun shone with less intensity; he shivered a little, finding it was quite cold. Starscream rose into the sky, leaving the mountains behind him, until he reached the upper limits of a typical Seeker's flight ceiling; Starscream was not a typical Seeker. He rose higher, exchanging his jet engines for the rocket thrusters he would use in thinner atmospheres and outer space. Very few knew that he was capable of flight into space, even Megatron did not realise he was able to fly so high. It was not something he felt needed to be kept secret, however he just did not want to be called on to use it often; it was something that required an exorbitant amount of energy in order to do. Fortunately for him, Stellardrift had convinced the younger Seeker that he needed to try to refuel and suggested he fill himself to capacity, this allowed him to

The Covenant of the Seekers 23 days after Vos fell “If he's not back by now, then I doubt he's returning. You should take it down,” Nightfall said entering the Wingleader's quarters observing the active shrine. “All these shrines are starting to become a clutter anyway.” Thundercracker shrugged. “I'll move it when you decide who the new Wingleader is,” he said, “And only then. But if you don't want individual shrines, then set up a space where we can all put our collective memorials.” He would not back down, Nightfall was becoming irritating, making demands, issuing orders without care or concern of those who had been recently effected by Vos. He understood that Megatron was likely behind it, however Nightfall did not need to capitulate. “I'm actually in the process of deciding who'll be the new Wingleader, Thundercracker. I presume you'll be keeping his quarters the current way until a selection is done?” “Yes,” the blue Seeker stated. “Fine. But when it's done, I want it cleared

Emotions Three Weeks after Vos fell. Thundercracker stood in the chamber with an empty metal box staring at the objects on the shelf. Scientific tools, a few fossil bones, a sculpture by a Vosian master and other objects whose nature he was never entirely sure of. These were items that Starscream found important enough that he wanted them on display. There was a time when Nightfall questioned the necessity of these objects, even going as far as trying to confiscate them; he gave up trying to make an issue out of Starscream's possessions long ago. Thundercracker placed the box down on the desk next to Skywarp's lovingly built shrine. His brother kept it going, the incense was burning, the torch was lit, and the pictures were displayed. He was concerned for Skywarp, who had become listless since they had returned home from Vos; being a half an hour or so behind Starscream, was maddening. Learning that Starscream was alive and then nothing but silence on the matter since that day was

An Ethical Question Five Days After Vos Fell The medivac was a larger vehicle than was typically used. It could take twenty-five Seekers or have its configuration altered by hard light technology to make room for larger, albeit fewer patients. It contained a stasis field to allow the medics time to get the more critically injured warriors to the hospitals for repair. It also included a small medbay that could fold out when required, containing everything needed for quick field repairs to patch a bleed out before they enter the stasis field. In other scenarios the ship could be used as away of containing prisoners of war or in worse case, be used as a short term mortuary. It also had enough seating to take a number of walking wounded, which was dependent upon the size of the Cybertronian. Up near the cockpit area was enough seating for the Pilot, the co-pilot if needed, and up to ten medics, warriors or both. Typically, the walking wounded would not get to ride up front, however the

Vos Crater. Two to five days after Vos Fell Cybertron had not seen such devastation since the great cataclysm that caused the tectonic plates to split apart, and the canyons to form, billions of years before. At that time, most of Cybertron's plant and animal life had been extinguished causing the world to go into a shut-down until a new equilibrium could be found. Then the world flourished again for many millions of years. However, now it seemed that modern Cybertronians were hell-bent upon self annihilation. Dust and debris from the Vosian cataclysm, continued to fall from the sky, covering the former city's landscape in radioactive fallout. Most of the larger ejecta had already fallen back the surface. There were some pieces of debris that fell to Cybertron well away from Vos; some even as far as Iacon. Dangerous winds blew in from Vos bringing with it radioactive ash from the obliterated city, blowing and forming into small drifts around Starscream as he lay in the sheltered rock

Shaken Up Moments after Vos was Destroyed The three shock waves of unspeakable power shook Cybertron to its very core. Sending vibrations through the sigma lines, radiating through the planet nearly instantly. The planet itself, if it had a voice, could have screamed in agony; from both the wound it had suffered, and the loss of life it had once lovingly nurtured. Even the Autobots in Iacon felt the blast waves. They were already aware of the exchange of the missiles between the two cities as they happened to have a Sky Spy in the area. They wondered why the two Decepticon Cities attacked each other with such relentless power. Grateful they were not the targets, yet, horrified that the Decepticons had weapons capable of such destruction in their arsenal and would use it against a civilian city. Unaware of the source, Skywarp and Thundercracker could feel the intense vibrations as they encircled the planet thrice, with nine intense pulses that caused books in Starscream's quarters to