From ev322@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Mon Jul 18 16:54:29 EDT 1994 Article: 6850 of alt.toys.transformers Path: solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!ddsw1!panix!zip. eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howla nd.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!ev322 From: ev322@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Suzanne M. Ferree) Newsgroups: alt.toys.transformers Subject: FANFIC Twins and Tales pt2 Date: 16 Jul 1994 20:31:34 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Lines: 140 Message-ID: <309g36$6of@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: ev322@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Suzanne M. Ferree) NNTP-Posting-Host: nextsun.ins.cwru.edu Xref: solaris.cc.vt.edu alt.toys.transformers:6850 Status: OR Twins and Tales pt 2 by Suzanne Ferree (Disclaimer is in the introduction message) (Meanwhile, in a different part of the universe, Starscream still hurls through space, his screams have long been muffled. Next thing he realizes, he's in a familiar three-room metallic fortress. He stares at the big monitor attached to a communicating computer. After all this time, he's back at the scientist base.) Turbofire: You look functioning enough to me. Maybe you're a bit low on energon, but you're not a ghost yet. Chalk up another lie for Octane. Starscream: He didn't lie. Galvatron really killed me. Octane freed me from the crypt. If it weren't for my bargain with Unicron... Edge: I always knew you had enough style to cheat death. Now I'm really glad that you're one of us! Boy, you've missed a lot of embarrassment for Galvatron like Scorponok...(He babbles on. Starscream looks around.) Starscream: What! Only five of you left! So Octane and I make seven total. I remember when this place seemed over crowded. Turbofire: Many took sides and moved on. We lost several others to the hate plague. I'm sure you heard of that. Starscream: No, when was I supposed to? I was stuck in space all that time. Why would they take sides when that maniac Galvatron is still in charge? Skram: Most of them yelled something like "Galvatron isn't Megatron and there aren't any Female Decepticons, so why stay?" Then, after the plague struck, some got infected. We had to shut them out, so we wouldn't catch it. They fought in hand-to-hand combat out there in the hot, blowing sand! The survivors left to join sides. I know you haven't given up on finding Rosestar, but I hope you're not still hunting for the circuit. Quints are dangerous! Starscream: Quints are fools! When the time comes, they'll do exactly as I say. As for the circuit, the Autobots put it in an amulet. Then they gave it to a human scientist who gave it to his daughter. The scientist died, so now she's unguarded. It'll be easy, but first is finding Rosestar! Nothing is more important than her! Edge: Yeah, right. What about saving almost the whole Decepticon race?!? The Quints have captured as many Transformers as they could and they're coming this way! Octane signaled us, but they caught him too. Here's a homing device to find him. Starscream: Not another one of your stupid homing devices! Don't you ever give up?!? Edge: I swear, this one won't explode on you like the last one! Don't you trust me...don't you dare answer that! Anyway, you still have time to take a quick trip to Earth. We'd do the saving, but you're the best of the Decepticons. You may make a bad assassin, but no one can beat you when it comes to rescues! Starscream: I don't know whether to feel honored or insulted! Ok, I'll help after stopping off at Earth. (Starscream enters the room to the left of the monitor. Warp bridge activated.) (He arrives on Earth outside of a penthouse apartment. He transforms and flies with a tracking device for the amulet. He finds a 17-year old female climbing out of a red airplane cockpit. Starscream transforms. He grips her in his right hand.) girl: Do you hate Galvatron? Starscream: (surprised) Yes, he's been leader for way too long... girl: Alright! Any Decepticon enemy of Galvatron is a friend of mine. The name's Tonya, but some of my friends call me Toni. Galvatron had the nerve to fire on my airplane while I was flying it! Oh, don't worry, I'm wearing the amulet. I'm a pilot. Take me wherever 'cause I hate my adopted parents and I want to run away from home. Starscream: Fine. (Starscream transforms. A snicker comes from somewhere in back of him.) Did you hear that? Tonya: (smile) No, I don't know what you're talking about. Starscream: Get in! (Tonya climbs in. Starscream flies up to the penthouse. He transforms, grips her again, and steps on the fake penthouse apartment. Warp bridge activated.) (They've returned safely, but the door is bolted from the other side.) Starscream: Open up, you morons! Deluge: (Unlocks it.) We can't be too careful. Would you prefer Galvatron to come in here by accident and catch us in the act of "conspiring with two Autobots?" Starscream: You have a point. Deluge: Anyway, you've arrived just in time. I think the other inside door should hold. We've reinforced it. Come, Starscream must go alone. Tonya: No, I want to go too! (Starscream shoves her in with the five Transformers.) Jetstorm: (grumbles) Good luck. (Starscream steps outside the main door into the lobby and is caught in the Quints' vacuum.) (He finds himself in a small cell, shut with a "ghost lock," a special type of force field.) Starscream: (smile) The fools believe rumors! (He busts through it as if it were paper. He walks past Galvatron's cell.) Galvatron: Starscream, you function? You traitor! How dare you work for the Quints now! Starscream: (laugh) I was caught just like you. In fact, I'm about to fry the Quints' circuits right now. Too bad I don't forgive you. You'll miss quite a battle. Galvatron: Free me! I want to fight! Starscream: Not a chance! Quint 1: He functions! Why didn't you take his weapons? Quint 2: Ghosts don't have weapons. (Starscream's weapon gleams as it's pointed at their bodies.) Starscream: (smile) Goodbye! -- Suzanne Ferree E-mail: ev322@cleveland.Freenet.Edu