Starscream rose an optic ridge and looked down upon the Vehicon that issued the dare and he subtly looked around to the troops that were also in the circle, playing this little game.
“Very well,” he was not about to be back down, besides, this should not be too difficult, “I—”
The Seeker was cut off when his chronometer went off, causing him to abruptly part from the small group, leaving one of the Decepticons to shout after him not to forget the dare. Starscream just rolled his optics and left the ship.
The Nemesis had crashed on the island and it had been about a week since then. Enough time for the troops to get patched up and the army return to the ship (for shelter). The Nemesis was in tact but the repairs it needed were being done at a rather sluggish pace. To pass the time the troops had found a cache of high-grade and were playing a game of truth or dare. Starscream decided to sit in for a few rounds before one of the bolder Vehicons picked him and of course he chose dare.
He saw it as fortunate timing that his reminder to raid the Harbinger went off when it did; otherwise he would have had a group of Decepticons trailing him until he fulfilled the dare.
The Seeker landed with a soft thud and he looked around the ship before slowly making his way inside. There was an open tear and he stared at it for some time, remembering when Megatron forced Skywarp into one. The bitter memory was cut short when he heard something clatter behind him and he heard muttering as he turned to find … “a bug? What are you doing here?”
The Insect answered him but Starscream found himself not really caring because he spotted the energon in the larger mech’s arms. It was clear that the bug was not going to attack but the Seeker was still smaller and likely not as strong, but this was also a good opportunity.
The Vehicon said a bug but not from which universe or where to do it. Taking an image himself would be difficult so he opted to record this.
Starscream quickly reached out, gripping the Insect’s mandible before pulling him close. He used the other’s surprise to his advantage and, standing on the tips of his peds, he press his lip components to the bugs cheek.
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“I bet you he’s not even going to—”
Starscream sent the very short vid file to the Vehicon that dared him, effectively shutting the purple mech up before he continued on with his duties.
"And who might you all be? I ain't heard about any new recruits and none a' ya are familiar 'cept one or-" Checking the list closer he cuts off when he comes to one in particular. Someone he never expected to see again. "Prowl?"
;Starscream blinked and his wings drooped; There are more of you disgusting bugs? ;He shouldn't be surprised, but this one had to be from another dimension or . . . colony, whatever, because it didn't appear to be as mindless as the ones on the Nemesis;
