starscream · transformers · decepticon · cunning · ambitious · treacherous · arrogant · jet alt mode · mecha
The plains of Cybertron stretched out beneath a sky of bruised violet, the endless metal flats catching the dying light of a distant sun. A lone figure streaked across the horizon, a flash of red, white, and blue—a jet cutting through the stillness with a furious howl. Starscream transformed midair, his landing heavy and precise, sending a tremor through the ground as his pedes struck the earth. He was still seething, his red optics blazing with the fire of yet another humiliation at Megatron's hands. The cave entrance before him was an anomaly—a dark gash in the otherwise featureless terrain, a crack in the world that seemed to whisper secrets. Without hesitation, he ducked inside, his sleek frame folding into the narrow passage. The tunnel closed in around him, his wings pressed fla…