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[ The video clicks on to Starscream, standing tall and proud in his Cybertronian form, nasty little smirk on his face. There are two other giant robots a few feet behind him, obviously shorter than Starscream himself (though they bear a striking resemblance.) ]

Well humans. Now you're about to see the true might of the Decepticons, not the pathetic attempts at assimilation the other so-called Decepticons have been trying. [ He nods back to the other robots. ] Aren't they impressive? Your technology is primitive at best, but as you can see, I made it work--and I've managed to get my proper body back...with all its perks included.

[ Nasty grin on his face, Starscream points his fist towards what he believes is an empty warehouse (in actuality, it's Thundercracker's pad. Whoops.) Purple laser things ~~that haven't entirely been explained by canon~~ shoot out of his wrist and hit the warehouse, creating a pretty impressive explosion. Turning back to the camera, Starscream is all evil smirks. ]

It's no use to try and stop me, heroes! Your precious Porter will soon be mine and the Decepticon take-over of Earth will start again!

[ And then he finishes the video with a full tilt maniacal laugh, before clicking off the camera. ]

[Private to Thundercracker & Knock Out]
[ not really knowing that whoops, he totally shot a missile at Thundercracker's house, Starscream clicks on this private channel to talk to his fellow Decepticons. ]

I expect you two to either join up with me and the new Decepticon army or stay out of the way. Needless to say, if either of you try to stop me, I suppose I'll just have to blow you to pieces myself.

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I'm sorry, I'll come and kick your shiny metal tuchus in a minute, I just need some time to process the fact that you actually call yourselves Decepticons. Decepticons. Really? It's as bad as "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants," except they're making a political point.

Also, the evil laugh thing? Totally passé. C'mon, don't be that guy.

[Spidey is a little punchy from lack of sleep dealing with Starscream's little junkyard stunt last night, but it's not like he'd have any trouble mouthing off otherwise.]

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What's this "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?" [ because jokes on you Spider-Man, Starscream doesn't get the concept of Marvel 616 mutants. ]

And there's nothing wrong with the way I laugh!

Did you practice in front of a mirror? I hate to tell you, but it's kinda obvious.

I have so many better things to be doing than practicing laughing, of all things.

Yeah, you're right, it's your speeches that really need the work. Good call you're making there.

There's nothing wrong with my speeches!

Have you heard of Toastmasters? They have to have an equivalent here. Never needed the practice myself, but I hear it's great for building up your speaking and leadership skills.

Stop talking nonsense!

Hey, I'm trying to be nice. I thought it'd be helpful to, y'know, engage on your level.

I am making perfect sense. You're talking about evil mutants and things like that--and you're deliberately trying to confuse me!

Well it's not exactly difficult, now is it?

[He almost feels sorry for the guy. Giant robot supervillain or not, this is pathetic.]

Edited 2014-06-26 21:53 (UTC)

[ Starscream's tone of voice is pure 'I am going to shoot you in the face when I get the chance.' ]

I have had ENOUGH OF THIS! There's nothing wrong with my speeches or my laugh!

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[ THANK YOU, STRANGE LITTLE PERSON FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

but at the moment Bumblebee is just too busy laughing to form a proper response. yes, this is serious, but he can appreciate a good little retort. ]

STOP LAUGHING!!!

I can't see you, but you sound kinda robot-y, so... lemme guess, you're an Honestbot. Am I close?

You've got the 'Bot part right. It's Autobot. Decepticons are pretty much everything their faction name says they are.

[ so why people actually TRUST them is just a serious lapse in judgement on their part.

not that Bee has any room to talk, mind you. ]

Gotcha. Well, assuming you come from a faction that doesn't go for the whole massive property damage and explosions thing, anything you can tell me about this guy that'll help us take him out before he really hurts someone?

We're giant robots from space. Property damage is always in the equation.

[ at least for Autobots it isn't always intentional. ]

This Starscream isn't much like the one I know, unfortunately. His frame is different - like one I've never seen before.

[ but you can almost hear his processor working here. how different can Cybertronians be from universe to universe? ]

From what I've been able to pick up, he's just as volatile and proud as my Cybertron's version if you like psychological tactics. If you want to put him down physically? Wings. Thrusters. His spark chamber should be behind in his chest.

...Or let Thundercracker handle it. That was his house Starscream just blew up and you do not want to be around for that.

I suppose if you're going to be it, you might as well own it.

Meaning that he could have something up his -- uh, arm gauntlets or whatever -- that you don't know about? So noted. But he is kind of an easy mark, isn't he? I'll play on that. What about EMPs, is he -- or his spark chamber -- vulnerable to those?

Hey, I try to be honest.

[ transparent? eh. that's a different story. ]

But yeah, he could. I don't know what other abilities he's packing. [ a pause. ] Regular EMPs aren't really going to work. Earth tech is too, um. [ wincing ] Primitive.

[ the truth is, it could work if the humans had a little working knowledge of Cybertronian biology or figure out a way to wreak havoc on their internal systems. but Bee's been there and done that and he's not giving humans any leg up on that front. not even if it means beating Starscream down. ]

However... A nice shock to his systems might temporarily knock him out.

Look, you're a self-admitted giant robot from space, I'm not gonna be offended if you point out your tech has an edge on ours. Though I wouldn't say no to getting to check out some of it-- but anyway. Shock to the system... yeah, that gives me something to work with, thanks.

[Yes, the strange little person is actually bringing the fight to the giant robot and seems entirely sincere about it. What even.]

I just don't want anyone to think that I believe we're the superior race, that's all.

[ the humans of the IDW comics get offended at the slightest thing. Bumblebee is going to act as if he is stepping on broken glass for a while here. ]

Really it's no problem. Whatever you're likely to do will be far kinder than what Thundercacker is capable of. Last time he saw a Starscream, he was shot.

[ the hatred. it runs deep. ]

I'm about to roll out myself.

Eh, maybe if you hadn't been sheepish about saying it. If I were thin-skinned, would I go out in public dressed like this?

A giant robot grudge match over the Porter is the last thing any of us needs right now. We've had zero fatalities so far and I'd like to keep it that way. Speaking of which, that spark chamber thing you mentioned --taking that out won't kill him, will it? Because I don't hold with that.

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[ wow excuse you ]

[Hey, he gets that there's irony involved! Which sadly makes him more perceptive than 99.99% of Marvel NPCs.]

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