Author's Notes:

Short one this time around, and a bit rushed. But its straight to the point. Hope you enjoyed it!

Back on Cybertron, Shockwave a few of the standing Decepticons found themselves in the last location where Blitzwing was in, in attempt to find him. What they didn't find was Blitzwing, but instead was Unicron leering outside of Cybertron's orbit, sitting still.

"Unicron." Shockwave sputtered. "I had hoped his presence wouldn't be here, but it would appear I have been wrong."

"What's that monster even doing out here?" Astrotrain asked.

"I don't know, and I don't care, I say we get off this planet before it eats us!" Thundercracker snapped.

"I agree, we can't stay here for much longer!" Skywarp replied.

"Negative."

A foot slammed onto the ground, echoing throughout the room. Standing at the door with a hum in his red visor was Soundwave, who stood like he was aching for a fight.

"We will not be leaving."

"You have something to say, Soundwave?" The returned Airachnid asked.

"In Megatron's absence, I am in command."

Airachnid and a handful of other Decepticons all flipped out their weapons.

"You aren't in charge of us Soundwave, I don't care how loyal!" Thundercracker boomed.

"I think Soundwave's command is probably the more cunning approach." A female voice interrupted. Standing in the doorway was the Shadowcon Surge, who stared at them with a sly grin on her face. "Although, I would like to make some suggestions."

Now everyone's weapon was locked on Surge, including Soundwave's.

"Stand down, Shadowcon. We know you girls have planned something from the start, and we aren't about to go down with Cybertron."

Surge only gave a light giggle. "Surge isn't here anymore..."

"What are you talking about?"

"Allow me to shed some light on the subject..." Surge coughed heavily, and her feminine voice was quickly replaced with a much more masculine and sinister tone. "I do believe you all remember your old friend, don't you?"

Everyone gasped.

"Starscream? B-But that's impossible!" Slipstream gasped.

"Overload turned you into a pile of spare parts!" Thundercracker added.

"As shocking as this may be, I think its paramount for you all to know that I never die." Starscream replied. "But with every second I'm in this body, Surge continues to fight my possession."

"How do we know you're really Starscream, and aren't just using his voice as an illusion?"

A specter of sparkles and light flashed from Surge's body and flew out of her body, letting her drop cold onto the ground, unconscious. And in that glowing light, the shapes and textures of Starscream's body illuminated around them, covered in sparkle.

"Is this proof enough for you?" Starscream asked.

"It is to me. But wait, how did you even become a ghost?" Barricade asked.

"I..." Starscream's finger drooped. He then stared at Shockwave. "How does that even happen?"

Shockwave was busy flipping through a device with his one hand, but he found nothing. "I do not know. By all accounts, it's highly illogical."

Starscream shrugged.

"So. Why have you returned from the deceased?" Shockwave asked.

"I overheard every tiny bit of information that the Shadowcons have been keeping from us, and I figure, why not let the rest of the Decepticon kind know? Real Decepticons, to be precise." Starscream continued, now stepping into the room without fear of being shot. "I know for a fact that Blitzwing has left this station and escaped to Earth to join Sunset Shimmer and her Autobot compatriots. They plan on staging an up-rising attack on Unicron before he gets the chance to wipe the galaxy free from tyrants like us. That's when I came up with this for a plan."

All of the Decepticons moved in closer, leaning in to hear the plan from the possessed Decepticon.

"We depart for Earth, and we team up with the Autobots. Just. This. Once."

"The Autobots would not unite their forces, based on our attack movements in the past Earth days." Soundwave replied.

"Maybe so, but what if we offer them something special?" Starscream asked, revealing six blue glowing shards. "Allspark fragments can bring Autobots and Decepticons back from the deceased, making them immortal. And from their reaction to the human shells, they turn them into Cybertronians. We not only provide them with additional firepower, but more troops. And... I know this form that Surge is desperately trying to keep is nothing but a power suit for the Shadowbolts. We not only hand them the Allspark fragments, but an additional fighting suit... and in return, I will get a new body once again, and we destroy Unicron for good. And with Galvatron going insane, who better to lead the Decepticons than someone who has lost their state of mind?"

The Decepticons all glanced to each other, each in their own thoughts. Galvatron was going nuts. But this was Starscream they were talking to. He wanted control of the Decepticons at every opportunity he could get. But right now, they could tell he was serious about making a small alliance with the Autobots. After all Cybertron was in danger of being eaten, and there was no saying how much time remained.

"Very well Starscream. I suppose for the time you can take chain of command. But I must warn you, our loyalty to Megatron still stands. If you try to disarray us... you will never get a new body again."

"For the first time Shockwave, I am 100% serious." Starscream calmly said. "Now come. We must round up the rest of the Decepticons. I'm sure Megatron won't be missing the rest of his team, now will he?"

The Decepticons were quickly moving into action, and this time they made sure they made no mistakes. They couldn't afford to screw up this time. And if they were going to find the Autobots, they had to move fast. There was no telling when Unicron was going to make his next strike, and it was definently going to be Cybertron if they didn't get moving fast.

Every Decepticon soldier that they knew was called upon to join them, and they all made their way into one of the hangars of the base. The only vehicles taking off were going to be Astrotrain, Octane, Trypticon, and Scorponok. Each of them were holding a good amount of crew members, weaponry, and all sorts of gadgetry that they could possibly need. Little did they know that a visor covered face was watching them from above...

"Shockwave, everyone is here and accounted for. We're good to go!" Six-Shot yelled.

"Excellent. Starscream, Soundwave, let us get into our own vessels." Shockwave replied.

The three Decepticons walked into the city of Trypticon, and sat in the main control chairs. They took the controls, and Trypticon was slowly beginning to activate for departure.

"Decepticons. Today, we put aside our hostilities so we may live to conquer Cybertron! If there's anyone who will conquer the galaxy, its going to be us! Which is why we shall unite with the enemy of our enemy, so we might rise once more! Soundwave, let out the call!"

Soundwave nodded.

"Astrotrain. Octane. Scorponok. Trypticon. Prepare for blast off. Operation: Confederation."

All four ships began to blast their engines, and slowly pull out of the hangar, preparing their departure. Bursts of flame took from their thrusters, and grouped together, they took off for the stars. Soaring past Unicron and not looking back, they zoomed as fast as they could.

Back on top of the base, Earpierce hovered above and watched as they all left the scene. She just hovered... menacingly. She watched them depart, and played back a recording she picked up earlier.

"We depart for Earth, and we team up with the Autobots. Just. This. Once."

She transformed into flight mode, and she zoomed out of the Decepticon's base, back to her own chain of command. Maybe they could use this to their advantage...