Technically, this one was actually finished, but I was never happy enough with it to post. My only attempt at Armada fic ever.
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For a moment, Starscream seemed almost... happy.
It didn't last long. The Autobots were already on edge, irritated by Sarscream's refusal to pitch in. Starscream, being Starscream, refused to explain. Joining the Autobot team meant giving up his quest. He couldn't afford any distractions.
And then the accusations started. It wasn't the dislike the Autobots were showing him that pushed Starscream back to the Decepticons; it was the realization that he actually cared what they thought, and the fear that he was, as Thrust put it, going soft.
Megatron was a fantastic warrior, for all his insanity, and Starscream knew he would have to be at the top of his game to have even a chance against him. The slightest hesitation, the smallest mistake, and Megatron would kill him. Starscream would have to be better than he' ever been before. And he couldn't do that staying with the Autobots. To defeat Megatron, he had to leave. This time, we didn't try to stop him.
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For a moment, Starscream seemed almost... happy.
It didn't last long. The Autobots were already on edge, irritated by Sarscream's refusal to pitch in. Starscream, being Starscream, refused to explain. Joining the Autobot team meant giving up his quest. He couldn't afford any distractions.
And then the accusations started. It wasn't the dislike the Autobots were showing him that pushed Starscream back to the Decepticons; it was the realization that he actually cared what they thought, and the fear that he was, as Thrust put it, going soft.
Megatron was a fantastic warrior, for all his insanity, and Starscream knew he would have to be at the top of his game to have even a chance against him. The slightest hesitation, the smallest mistake, and Megatron would kill him. Starscream would have to be better than he' ever been before. And he couldn't do that staying with the Autobots. To defeat Megatron, he had to leave. This time, we didn't try to stop him.