From sferree@cwis.unomaha.edu Fri Jul 22 10:30:24 EDT 1994 Article: 6939 of alt.toys.transformers Newsgroups: alt.toys.transformers Path: solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!h owland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.unomaha.edu!cwis. unomaha.edu!sferree From: sferree@cwis.unomaha.edu (SUZANNE M FERREE) Subject: FANFIC Twins and Tales pt4 Message-ID: <1994Jul20.204448.9677@news.unomaha.edu> Sender: news@news.unomaha.edu (UNO Network News Server) Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 20:44:48 GMT Lines: 239 Xref: solaris.cc.vt.edu alt.toys.transformers:6939 Status: OR |sf> (Now that this account is working, my other one is down. Sigh. Anyway, the disclaimer is in the introduction. I'll repost the disclaimer w/pt5. Don't ask me when part 5 will be finished, though. Don't expect it any earlier than Monday.) Twins and Tales part 4 by Suzanne Ferree (The arriving Female Decepticon ship disrupts the quiet. All the Decepticons pour into the streets of Charr. The ship lands and the hatch opens. Two dark pine-green eyes appear from the darkness and the rest of Rosestar is soon visible. She's a completely dark red plane, except for her eyes, face, and some grey trim.) Galvatron: The thorn in the side of the Decepticons has returned. Rosestar: I've always considered that a compliment, Meg...er, Galvatron. (turns) Starscream! (smile) You function again! Now the universe is perfect again, um...except for the Autobots, of course. Cyclonus: (addressing the crowd) Our sisters have returned. All hail Galvatron. Decepticons (except for Octane, Starscream, and Rosestar): Hail Galvatron! Hail... (Suddenly, a yellow female Decepticon triple changer, Yell, steps out of the ship.) Yell: (smile) Rosestar, look at all this. Isn't it great?!? (All the Combaticons--except for Swindle--and several other Decepticons lift Yell off her feet and carry her on their shoulders through the streets.) Group: Yell! Yell! Yell! (They leave to have a party for her.) Galvatron: Why those... Cyclonus: There's nothing we can do right now. Galvatron: I have a plan that'll stop it. (Meanwhile, back with Rosestar, Starscream, and Octane...) Rosestar: Starscream, I know I haven't seen you in what seems like forever! I'd really like to stay and talk, but first I need a word w/Soundwave. Then I've GOT to talk to Swindle. I'll be done before you know it. I hope you're still looking out for number one. (smile) See you two later. (leaves) Octane: I can understand Soundwave, but what's so great about Swindle? Starscream: Before you joined the scientists, Rosestar had a crush on Swindle. Megatron ordered him to become her boyfriend in order to steal scientific secrets. Wheeljack caught Swindle stealing and suggested that he revolt against Megatron. Apparently, Swindle followed the advice. He and several of his friends lost. After I joined the Decepticons, Megatron ordered me to process them onto energon prisons from which I later freed them to create Bruticus. Octane: If he used her, why's she going after him? Starscream: She's not pursuing him; she's getting even. (Meanwhile, Rosestar approaches Soundwave.) Rosestar: I have something of yours. Ravine, transform. (Rosestar opens her hand, palm-side up. Ravine, a white Female tape which resembles Ravage, transforms and jumps to the ground.) Soundwave: White?!? She used to be pink. Rosestar: Yeah...well, she fell into a paint-removing lake. You should be proud; she saved us all. Besides, at least her eyes are still silver. Also, pink is a wimpy color. You're going to love her in white once you get used to it. Not to mention, I've trained her to sniff out Autobots even better. Now, with your command of course, she can not only tell where Autobots are on a planet when she lands; she can even tell how recently any have been there. Soundwave: (unconcerned) Ravine, return. (Ravine transforms and joins the other tapes inside of Soundwave. Rosestar walks away, disgusted. She stumbles into another conversation.) Runabout: THREE energon cubes. Swindle: No, I said FIVE energon cubes! Now come on, I'm doing you a favor. I usually charge at least seven energon cubes for anything of his handy work. And he's making yours extra special. Runabout: Alright you cheat! Here, five energon cubes. Swindle: I'll come by later with it. Take care. Rosestar: I'd recognize that personality anywhere. (smile) You know, you look much...better than you used to. You actually look worthy of that Decepticon emblem that you wear. Who did you swipe it from? (smile) Swindle: I've met your brother Starscream and now I know that you're just trying to make a fool out of me! You don't even like me. Rosestar: That's not true. Of course, now you're much shorter than me and you're a car, so everything won't be exactly the same as it used to be... Swindle: You mean, you missed me? Rosestar: I've missed my brother. You, I think I found a way to forget all about you. Swindle: How? Rosestar: By killing Autobots. Why do you think so many of them are dead? (pause) You once told me I was a red flying triangle w/grey trim and that you couldn't stand to use me. Swindle: Um...you must have heard me wrong. I said I couldn't stand to lose you. Rosestar: (whisper) That's what I knew you'd say. Swindle: What? Rosestar: Well, I had to make sure that you hadn't changed. I mean, swapping bodies isn't always easy on the mind. Oh, silly me. I have to unload some cargo off the ship. I'll have to see you later. (Rosestar leaves Swindle and approaches Starscream.) Rosestar: Help me remove the "cargo," brother. (Rosestar and Starscream climb onto the ship.) Rosestar: It's safe to talk in here. Sit down. After all, some day you're going to be the next Decepticon leader. Now, I've already convinced Swindle and I've talked to some of the other Female 'cons. The girls have decided that our only trouble will be convincing Abominus... Starscream: (Rising) I don't want it anymore! (Rosestar walks in back of his chair and faces his back.) Rosestar: Of course you do! (She pushes his shoulders down, making him sit again.) Don't lie to me. Save the lies for Galvatron. You want it and you know it! Besides, I'm head of the Female Decepticons so you need to be leader over everyone else! That way, there wouldn't be any splinter groups. Decepticons could truly fight w/ honor once again. Starscream: What good is honor on a pile of boulders like this planet? No, I have a better plan. Let's help Galvatron regain Cybertron and then we'll crush him! Rosestar: (smile) Wonderful! Last question. Is Octane "in" or "out?" The latest rumor was that he was seeing an Autobot. Starscream: Who? Rosestar: It seems he's friends w/ an Autobot triple-changer named Sandstorm. Starscream: Then he's "in." One Autobot friendship doesn't make him a traitor...not yet at least. Shh. I hear someone outside the ship. Headstrong: But us still want story. Dinobots get story. Us better than Dinobots. Us better than all Autobots! Us want war story! Galvatron won't let us. Hun-gurrr: Then we find another way... (Starscream smiles.) Rosestar: Oh no, I know what that means. You have a sneaky plan and you need my help. Come on! I've been gone for four and a half million years! Can't I at least have a little break? Starscream: Who's number one Decepticon? Rosestar: (sigh) You are. Alright, I guess a quick trip couldn't hurt. Where to? Starscream: The Scientist Base. I need to get some old Decepticon storybooks. Rosestar: You don't need my help w/ that! Starscream: No! We kept that scientist group together because we were looking for you Females! You have to come! Rosestar: Fine! I give up! I'll go, but I shouldn't. (They exit the ship and notice a sign.) Rosestar: What's this trash? "Only triple changers are allowed to leave the planet w/o permission. All departing Decepticons need a triple changer for an escort." They call it an escort; I call it a spy. It's signed Galvatron. Why that... Starscream: Calm down. I know how to solve this. (to Astrotrain) I want to show Rosestar the Earth. Rosestar: Yeah. He's said how boring the animals are there and I just can't believe that animals could ever be boring. Astrotrain: Ok. Let's go. (Astrotrain, Rosestar, and Starscream leave for Earth.) (Meanwhile, Yell drives over to Octane and transforms.) Yell: I hope Starscream and Rosestar haven't left yet. I mean, if they get into a fight, one of us has to be there to break it up. Otherwise, they're bound to kill each other. Octane: They just left. Besides, aren't you exaggerating? I mean, I don't know Rosestar too well, but she seems to care about Starscream quite a bit. Yell: It's an act. They aren't ordinary twins. Octane: Nothing about Starscream is ordinary. (smile) Of course they aren't ordinary twins; she's a female. They don't even look similar in plane mode anymore. Yell: I'm serious, now quit it! They each have an equally powerful weapon which they can only use on each other. A long time ago, they learned to control the temptation, but they've been apart for so long. I know them. They'll drive each other crazy at least once in the near future. Either watch helplessly or help me save them. After all, this sign says that triple changers can leave. Of course, if you stay here that would mean I'd have to fly and you know how I don't trust my plane mode. Ramjet: Oh Octane. Galvatron wants to see you. Something about a responsibility. Looks like your GIRL friend is out of luck. Blitzwing is still available as an escort, though. Yell: Tell Blitzwing I'm flying first class. (She transforms into her plane form and flies, but she's quite shaky in the air.) (To herself) Come on wings, don't fail me now. -- Suzanne Ferree (sferree@cwis.unomaha.edu) Preferable E-mail: ev322@cleveland.Freenet.Edu