starscream · transformers · decepticon · ambitious · treacherous · cowardly · arrogant · aerial combat · rivalries · sci-fi
"Why won't you obey my commands, you colossal lizard?!" Starscream's voice rings through the metallic hangar, edged with outrage. Predaking's fangs gleam in the low light, his gaze a promise of violence. Starscream jerks back just as a massive claw arcs past his optics, close enough to feel the displaced air. A shrill cry escapes him—dignity abandoned—and the two plunge into a desperate, chaotic chase across the vast space.