You used to be a promising rising star within Iacon’s high guard. And yet you ended up as the hated royal advisor of Kaon. Starscream… what happened to you?
A highlight post about one of Bumblebee's suitors: Starscream.
Now i will preface this by saying: JUST BECAUSE STARSCREAM HAS A HIGHLIGHT POST DOES NOT MEAN HE WILL BE THE FINAL SUITOR! It just means he is the one who's story i have developed the MOST as of right now (Date: 8th August 2025). I still have no idea who will marry Bumblebee in the end.
Starscream -despite being the royal advisor of King Megatron- does not originally hail from Kaon. He is from Iacon. But also not entirely.
Starscream, like all Seekers and Fliers, originally hails from the City State of Vos. Vos has enjoyed a long and prosperous alliance with the Primedom of Iacon that spans back to the earliest days of Cybertron's history.
One of the things that resulted from this alliance is the existence of the 'High Guard'. The High Guard is an elite force of Seekers, made up of some of the finest fliers Vos has to offer, tasked with the mission to protect the Primes of Iacon. They are kind of like what the Swiss Guard is to the Pope.
Starscream was one of the most promising recruits amongst the High Guard, rising through the ranks at the same speed with which he soars through the skies. Everyone had high hopes and expectations for this young seeker, including the Primes who had even planned to make him the next in line as leader of the High Guard.
So how did the Golden Boy of the High Guard end up as the royal advisor of the infamous gladiator king of Kaon?
Well it can essentially all be blamed on one single event. Starscream's arogance had gotten the better of him and he ended up nearly getting acting Prime Sentinel killed during a mission. Even though Starscream swore up and down that it had been a mistake, Sentinel stripped him of his rank and credentials within the High Guard and banished him from Iacon for treason.
The 13 Primes however, either because they felt sorry for this once so promising seeker or because they hoped it could help him to grow as a person, contacted their son and son-in-law in Kaon. The Primes asked Megatron specifically to do them a favour and to take Starscream and make him part of the court of Kaon, as he has lost his home in Iacon and Vos would most likely not accept him back after being found guilty of Treason.
So Megatron, frankly rather unwillingly takes Starscream on as his royal advisor - an arrangement neither party involved enjoys. Starscream has become bitter and left to feel emasculated after losing his position in the high guard and needless to say Megatron's dismissive attitude towards him did not help one bit. Thus a thirst for power begins to grow inside him. He never wishes to be at the mercy of someone in a higher position again. He had been a loyal servant to Sentinel for years. And look where loyalty got him. Banished to a nation of brutes.
And so we get a long list of times that Starscream tried and failed to sneakily dethrone Megatron and become the new ruler of Kaon instead. Starscream grows increasingly frustrated at the world with each failed attempt, while Megatron regrets it more and more each day that he has said yes to his in-laws' request.
And live at the Court of Kaon would have gone on like this for many more years if it hadn't been for Megatron setting up the 'suitors' trials' to decide on a conjunx for his youngest son Bumblebee. Starscream saw the ultimate opportunity to finally take over the throne of Kaon: By marrying directly into the royal family.
At first Starscream had joined the suitors' Trials for purely selfish reasons. He did not care about Bumblebee one bit. But over the course of the trials him and Bumblebee actually got to grow closer and Starscream starts to question if ultimate power over others is truly what he still desires.
One important moment was when Starscream and Bee were alone in one of the castle's many rooms just talking when suddenly Starscream heard something break under one of his Pedes. When he lifted his foot Starscream found a small toy lying on the ground. It was a figurine of a Seeker with a white frame, red highlights and clear blue eyes. It was a figurine of Starscream before he repainted his frame to its current gray/black-blue-red colours. He had repainted his frame shortly before arriving at the court of Kaon. Both as a sign of grief over the life he had to leave behind and as a symbol of a new life ahead of him. And now he found a figurine of his past self here at the court of Kaon. But how?
And that is when Bumblebee, oblivious to the real reason behind the seeker's distress, begins to explain that every year since he had been born his grandsire Alpha Trion would gift him and his brothers handcrafted toys of seekers. By now there must be tens of thousands of these dolls be sprawled around the different nooks and crannies of the castle. Bumblebee also noted that, according to Alpha Trion, each and every one of these toys had been modeled after one of the real members of Iacon's High Guard.
Needless to say Starscream did not handle it well mentally seeing a toy - modeled after his own likeness - thrown away into a forgotten corner. The same way he had been.
Wether Bumblebee manages to pry the information of 'how he ended up at the court of Kaon' (as him and his brothers had never been told the truth) out of Starscream and attempt to comfort him or not I'll leave up to you to decide
And as always I hope you enjoyed this post mine. If you have ideas of your own for this AU feel free to send them to me. Or heck if my take on this AU is not up to your satisfaction/doesn't go in the direction you want you can write your own version of it (just by god don't use AI to do it that is my one and only request). And if you do: Tag me in it, I would love to see your version <3
this has been sitting in my wips for a year... don't look at me lmao. anyways more info about each leader under the cut
Juniperstar (Juniperbreeze, she/her)- the founder of PineClan, Juniperstar was once a ShadowClan warrior in the Lake Territories. After her sister Torrentstar died, Juniper was asked to step up as leader. She never wanted to be leader, but worked hard to build a Clan to be proud of. Her leader mark is a grey tail-tip.
Duskstar (Duskshadow, he/him)- Duskstar was one of the first kits born in the new territory, and was named for his previous Clan. Duskstar was a proud, stoic cat, with strong fighting skills. It was under his leadership that PineClan fought a war against GlenClan over the Sunstones. His leader mark was white spots on his flank.
Bumblestar (Bumblebee, he/him) - Bumblebee was a former kittypet, and one of the kindest cats the Clans have ever known. He was boisterous, understanding, and wise. His leader mark was stripes down his tail.
Mothstar (Mothpelt, they/them)- Mothstar, while kind and thoughtful like their grandfather Bumblestar, was also exceedingly lazy. They generally let the Clan run itself, spending most of their time in the leader's den or the nursery with their mate. Most duties that would've fallen to them were instead passed to their deputy, Snowcoat. Their leader mark was brown ears.
Snowstar (Snowcoat, she/her)- Snowstar was a quiet, authoritative, and very formidable cat. Given high authority at a young age, she believes that rank and power is everything and impressed this upon her descendants. Her leader mark was grey under her eyes.
Dovestar (Dovecurl, she/her)- Once Snowstar's apprentice, Dovestar was a sweet but spineless cat who was easily ordered around by others. Her purpose as deputy was to be the more charming face to Snowstar's iron paw, and as leader, she became listless and uncertain with no one to follow. She eventually retired after making Snowstar's grandson Vinetangle deputy. Her leader mark was brown spots on her face.
Vinestar (Vinetangle, he/him)- Told from birth that he was destined to lead his Clan, Vinestar was an aggressive, forboding cat. His ideas of his family's right to power came from Snowstar, and was passed to his own descendants. He was killed in a formal challenge by Blackreed. His leader mark is sharp spirals on his face.
Rosestar (Roseblossom, she/her)- A shy, unsure, but determined cat, Rosestar was chosen by StarClan to lead PineClan after Vinestar died. She is supported by her mate and deputy Hollyfrost, and does her best to lead her clanmates as StarClan wills. Her leader mark is white petal-shaped spots on her back.
Driftstar (Driftrunner, she/they)- A confident, playful cat, Driftstar was chosen to become deputy because she would fight for her clan like no other. Having had her vocal cords damaged from a severe neck wound when she was an apprentice, Driftstar has an extremely quiet and raspy voice. She communicates with signals, and her deputy speaks for her at gatherings. Her leader mark is a dark tail-tip.
