Deadly Boredom [Cons]

[Starscream]

Date: October 31st, 2027 // Time: 7:30 local time

The Decepticon second in command paced about the main hangar anxiously. His tall figure wasn't the tallest that could fit in the building, and he was thankful of that. Otherwise, he would be doing his pacing elsewhere. He was beginning to think that perhaps the Decepticons were being too inactive and that they should consider stepping it up a notch. Since the latest key events about two decades ago, not much had been happening and that worried him. The Decepticons were hunting for energy sources, picking up skirmishes where they could, taking what they saw interesting from the Autobots. They surveyed past battle grounds for any All-Spark shards and other things they could have leverage with in future fights.

Starscream was beginning to wonder what other objectives could be in store for them. As much as he hated it, he knew he wasn't the one that could plan such objectives.

Furthermore, the supreme Aerial Commander felt they lacked air support here on Earth. Thundercracker was here and supposedly Skywarp would be here at some point, but who else other than him? Slow helicopters like Blackout and Twister. He wasn't even sure about the latter, the thought about the femme's lack of activity the last couple months caused his wings to shift a little in irritation. {~"We need more air support, we need more action. Has Megatron been hibernating or what? Makes me question his current motives...giving us no incentive means reduced activity and poor results."~}

Perhaps the solution wasn't to demand more air support pronto, but maybe, just maybe there was a way he could surprise the Autobots by fooling them into some trap where he could put himself in a position to offline some of the fliers and reduce their numbers -- but doing so was risky, it would mean loosing his freedom and weapons! If air support gets reduced, the Decepticons gain an upper hand and would have better control over the human populace when the time came for taking over the planet...or there would be A time for it, right? Why else were they here? They needed new energy sources too...

No, he seriously wasn't thinking about faking a betrayal, was he, to get behind the veil of the enemy? Pssh...

He stared out the open hangar door, eying the falling sun...He was getting a little stir crazy again. Maybe he'd attack Megatron or Blackout out of boredom if he was contained in solitude much longer.

The mech pivoted towards the hangar's opening and prepared to go take a flight into the setting sun...

((I hope I don't butcher Screamer's character...unfortunately I have few plans for him right now...if yall have any ideas don't hesitate to suggest them to me. I may consider applying Arctic's idea here and see how that goes at some point >_>))

[Allomus]

A little ways inside the base Allomus was taking a short stroll, finding he really had nothing else to do and shook his head at the lack of activity, certainly the Decepticons weren’t this idle of taking care of an enemy. It seemed they were and it was rather disappointing. Since he had been there Allomus had had little to do but lacked much of enemies or allies either, him being a former Autobot didn’t help much with others not trusting him. Like it was new in the Decepticons.They were known for manipulation, deception, and betrayal so everyone suspected each other of something.

Shaking his head the helicopter mech came to the hanger, stepping into it and suspecting it to also be empty until he heard someone pacing. Tilting his head Allomus peered around until he noticed the second in command, though he seemed quite bored and looked about to take flight so he decided to strike up something with Starscream,”Hey Air Commander got a minute or two?”He called before he could even transform and in a few long strides he was coming towards the younger flier.

[Starscream]

Starscream paused suddenly. Okay so he wasn't expecting to be sought or stopped at this time, but no matter. He supposed he had time to spare for this one. He didn't know Allomus well nor did he particularly care to get to know him for the time being, but that's just how Starscream was. He wasn't very interested in others unless there was a motive to get to know them. "More than enough time sadly, what do you need, rotor head?" That is what he called most of the helicopters - it was not meant to be offensive, well in most cases anyway.

[Allomus]

Allomus ignored the nickname, caring little to whether it was an insult or not and stopped near the seeker, gazing out to the sky for a moment as he spoke,"Nothing of great importance thought you might like a little chat seeming as you were bored, guess there's something we have in common." He said calmly, never taking his gaze from the sky,"Of course I thought you might like to talk of the matter of little activity on Megatron's part. If you ask me he's being too slow in his plans and has little for our race at heart. Though you seem like a bright mind, being second in command lacks in giving you credit." He said before finally looking at the seeker optic to optic.

It seemed fitting to see Starscream's reaction to this, knowing the seeker always looked for a way to undermine Megatron but what he lacked was allies. Perhaps Allomus could provide it while being discrete and avoiding the tyrant finding out."Of course that seems to be what you don't have, an ally who can help you but I can provide that if your willing." He said, giving an open offer to the Air Commander.

[Starscream]

Starscream glanced at Allomus then as the helicopter mech lined himself up with him. "Hmm yes, as Air Commander I could always use more allies, especially those that are fliers." He had only Twister, Blackout and Vortex, though his control over Vortex was less significant than the other two except in more extreme situations since he was part of the Combaticons. Blackout was ever-lastingly loyal to the Decepticons and respected both leaders for the most part. The one he wasn't sure about now was Twister - he hadn't seen her around most of this month and he was beginning to suspect something was up. "Do not assume this opportunity means a privilege to gain power, for now I have no intentions of making changes in the ranks. However a few close allies would be nice, there are good reasons why most tend to avoid me. Many may think I'm stupid and rebellious, but it is all merely a part of my strategy. With that in mind, I may ask you to do some things you may not like, but I think it is a fair deal if you wish to be allies, I need air support at the ready."

A clawed hand tapped against one side of his metal face plate as he rested his arms across his chest plate while in mid thought, gazing at the horizon line mostly as he spoke. "And since you are offering your alliance, the first thing I want you to do to prove your dedication and interest is to help me keep track on the fliers, on both sides. I will be doing some flying around as well and will relay what I see to you and some others I trust. Some time after that I will decide what else is to be done. Until then, there is not much either of us can do I'm afraid. I am not sure of what Megatron is up to and I could not give you even a hint as to what they might be." he snorted then, placing his hands on his hips. "I must say though, constant battle and chaos can become overrated if it goes on too long, silence before the storms are good in that we can sit back and scheme or spread our territory some more."

In reality, Starscream was quite glad Allomus had shown up, even if he hadn't been the ideal mech to talk to. Well it was certainly better than talking to himself.

[Allomus]

"My goal is not power Starscream nor to increase my ranking only to see we actually get somewhere instead of idling by and letting the Autobots win this war." Allomus said watching the slightly younger flier as he spoke and thought over his own way to wath the other fliers. Perhaps he could go under cover and take on his role from the Autobots he once held but then again not many had seen him since the day he lost his friend and had been forced to turn sides, much of his memory though had been chafed in the process, believing he had been abandoned in the midst of battle."I can give you some insight on the Autobots if I were to go under cover." He said after a moment.

Turning to the seeker he had a wicked smile,"My so called former allies left me to rot on the battle field so what ether way to repay them in getting information on them and relaying them to you. I care little for supporting Megatron, incompetent and lost his goals, not to mention his insanity to where he cannot be trusted. I would soon follow Prime again before following the lunatic tyrant. Thus why I came to you to give my loyalty to." He then looked to the horizon,"Where your strong in speed and stealth my strength and brute force can provide some back up for you." He added.

[Starscream]

"Yes very true, you rotorheads are indeed the hardy type. I do approve of the idea of you going under cover, I could never accomplish that unless I handed myself over after a skirmish, they wouldn't put a lick of trust in me. You'd be better at it, especially with your alternate mode in mind. My first personal ambition is to see to it that the Aerialbots eventually get taken down as well as any of NESTs fighers, weakening their aerial support will be a significant advantage to us. Follow, if you can keep up."

Starscream took off at a run and transformed immediately, his wake from the after burn likely to push Allomus back some, but if he moved out of the way the blast wouldn't be so daunting. <"I need to get out, this lack of activity irritates me.">

[Allomus]

Allomus had a faint smile now, knowing he wouldn't have much issue in convincing the Autobots he was still one of them, not to mention the brief time he knew the Weapon Specialist Ironhide. Though the helicopter mech quickly dodged to the right as a blaster from the after burn nearly got him, though it wasn't a full blow and he shook his head,<"I can keep up just fine Starscream."> He said taking a running start and leaping before he transformed and flew after Starscream following a decent speed. <"And I have to agree, we really have little to do.">

[Starscream]

Climbing higher and faster to practice accuracy, Starscream zipped over an old shooting range on the run down Air Force base and triggered a series of missiles and a few bursts from the small machine gun at the front of his fuselage. The sound carried to the ground with a slight delay, but the hits were accurate. <"At least we can kill time and train. If there were more interesting things on this slaggin' planet I'd be more occupied. I haven't found slag lately that's worth checking out. Though I suspect there may be small Energon reservoirs somewhere, but they have not been located yet. If there of any significance, we would have found them long ago.">

[Allomus]

Allomus watched Starscream as he shot towards the now abandoned Air force base, and he flew over it knowing that his form didn’t exactly allow for his weapons to fire. <”Indeed Starscream, though I have been making use of my time to discover what exactly those older Seekers were up to and what they were doing here. Seems no coincidence they just happen to be looking for the Matrix, in fact seems our language is showing up in most cultures on this planet.”> He said inwardly shrugging. He wasn’t quite sure what else to say to the Air Commander and though it didn’t have signifigance to others it did interest him.

As he flew the helicopter mech flew a bit faster before pulling upwards, having to be a bit more careful when he tried aerial maneuvers and managed to pull a loop before he dove towards the ground and transformed in mid-flight before he dropped to the ground and gazing around the field for a moment. There wasn’t much left to it and the old mech wondered if there were better places to train.

[Starscream]

<"Some of us have been here a lot longer than others. Earth's resources peaked our interest before the All Spark drifted to Earth. The Primes were inded smart, choosing Earth despite the dominant infererior race. I think the Seekers had a lot more planned, for Cybertron, and for this planet. But if I knew what their intentions and benefactors were, I cannot recall."> Starscream was honest with his response. It had been a long time since the Seekers and Primes had visited Earth. Much of their aspirations and plans were abandoned in ruined or without a trace.

Starscream flew on as he discovered Allomus was on the ground for now. <"I'm going back to Mission City to do some scans and pick out target practice locations on the way, you're welcome to come with if you have nothing better to do."> Why not kill two birds with one stone?

[Allomus]

Allomus for a long moment gazed at the mostly empty and ruined field before looking back up towards Starscream,<”Might as well join you Starscream since this place doesn’t strike me as much of a training field, though that is my opinion.”> He replied as he transformed and headed upwards again to rejoin the Air Commander in the skies, angling towards the direction of Mission City. He had heard much of what had occurred there many years ago, the first battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in many years and the finding of the Allspark. Now the city was more then likely back to normal though the memories of the transformers was likely there forever. Or at least till the humans who had witnessed it all died out.

<”As for what the Primes once had in mind seems irrelevant to the plans we seem to have now, of course that’s unless you want to apply them to your own plans Commander Starscream.”> Allomus added as they flew. He seemed actually quite relaxed just flying, idly making their way towards the city and new training grounds. Honestly he had nothing better to do these days and any training he did turned out to be fairly boring.

[Starscream]

<"Maybe, I doubt it at this point.>" Starscream replied carelessly. What a predicament, this is what happened when he had absolutely nothing to do. <"Earth is our home now, regardless. May as well make the most of it. Personally, i think we should get a second base going, the Autobots already have three."> he grumbled. Caring little for airspace restrictions, Starscream began to fly low through a nearby city, weaving around the taller buildings as if asking for Allomus to keep up with him and get clever with his flying.

[Allomus]

<"Suppose your right, and making a second base would help but until Megatron says otherwise apparently, we're stuck with the one we have."> Allomus replied and flew a bit above the buildings, watching a moment as Starscream actually seemed to be challenging him. Allomus wasn't really the type of bot for fancy flying, much preferring to improvise only when the time called for it, but this time he decided to make an exception and flew lower, ignoring the laws for not being able to fly so close.

Where Starscream was quite maneuverable the older heli-bot had to be careful when leaning and hard turns, trying to avoid hitting his rotors that would cause him to crash.

[Starscream]

<"Target practice: you pick.
Megatron doesn't have to know, either way. He hardly cares about what I do half the time to begin with. So I'm going to settle on my decision to at least get something temporary started, away from the others, my own safe haven..."> At this point, Starscream was rambling. He was hardly paying attention to where he was going, getting closer to Mission City. From there, he decided he'd explore the West for possibilities.