Too Useful To Waste

Summary: Both the Autobots and the Decepticons know how resourceful and inventive Sam Witwicky was. When Soundwave finds him dying after a battle, he wonders if he has a way to save Sam so his skills are not lost.

Warnings: Character death, minor blood and gore.

Rating: T for safety.

Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro and DreamWorks/Paramount. I make no claim to the contrary.

Chapter 10; Starscream

Starscream had come to loathe many things over his many vorns, things like Megatron, Shockwave, Megatron, Optimus Prime, the Autobots, weak Decepticons, Megatron and giant gas planets had come to dominate his 'top ten' list.

However, for the moment, those things weren't on his 'top ten'. They weren't even close. No, at this moment, the things he hated the most was the fragging planet he was stuck on.

Along with the planet as a whole, there were also specific things on the planet that were really annoying him. Like the humidity.

Starscream let a shudder run through his frame at that thought. This planet had far too much of the substance for comfort. He could hardly believe that nearly three-quarters of the planet was water. There was no liquid water on Cybertron, what small amount there was, was in the atmosphere.

The water wasn't event he worst of it, no. That honour belonged to the dirt that covered what little the water didn't!

He was beginning to regret his decision to terminate the Autobots pet Squishy, especially after he learned that Soundwave's team hadn't actually killed the Autobots that were with said squishy.

This meant that not only did he have an unusually group of Autobots on the planet with, but a group that the group was now out for energon. Preferably his, seeing as he was the only one that had killed during that battle.

And seeing as he couldn't leave the planet without setting off the security system that the Autobots had no doubt placed around their new home.

Starscream sneered. Home? This mud-ball of a planet would never replace Cybertron. It was too small, didn't have a proper atmosphere and was covered in way to much organic material.

Parasitic organic material, like the kind that was currently covering his frame. From what little he had bothered to learn about the natives of the island he was currently residing on, the vermin were known as parrot. He had downloaded it so that he might possibly-maybe get a little warning in case the Autobots found out where he was currently hiding.

Not likely, given that the Autobots were severely lacking in the flier department, for the moment at least.

Starscream cursed his luck. Without knowing if there were any loyal Decepticons to work with on the other side of the stupid Autobot security system, Starscream was in deep trouble.

He had no energon converter, no way to gather any intelligence, no way to leave the planet undetected, no place to recharge completely and a hoard of murderous Autobots and squishies that were probably tearing up the planet looking for him.

The only way things could get worse would be if Megatron dropped from the sky on top of him.

After letting such joyful thoughts bounce around his processor for a few breems, he came to the conclusion that he had only one option if he wanted to survive for any amount of time.

He'd have to join up with Soundwave and his group. For a while, at least.

As much as hated the mech, he was also they only one who could give him what he needed. Besides, it wasn't as if he was going empty handed. Starscream had information that he knew Soundwave would want.

With a vague plan forming in his processor, Starscream started his engines, scaring the colony of vermin from his frame, only to discover that they had left him covered in excrement.

He screeched curses at the birds and almost fired a shot at them, but he stopped himself. He had not flown all the way to the middle of an ocean to get away from the Autobots, only to reveal himself because of his own stupidity.

He'd come back and disintegrate this island personally after the Decepticons had gained control over the planet.

With more force than was possible for an F-22 Raptor, Starscream shot into the sky and sent out a signal on a frequency that only someone of Soundwaves calibre would be able to detect.

A few joors later, Starscream found himself on a small unpopulated part of the coast of a country the fleshlings called 'Mexico', as far as he could stay away from Autobots base, but still be on the continent in order to meet face-to-face.

If it had been up to him, Starscream would have chosen somewhere else, somewhere not on the American continent and in a country unfriendly to the Autobot allies. Like Cuba.

However, since he was the one to initiate contact, he wasn't in a position to make demands, yet. And besides, Soundwave would never have made it to the island anyways.

Stupid non-fliers. What was the point of being able to transform into machines to travel if the couldn't take you were you needed to be fast?

Soundwave chose that moment to appear before the irritated seeker.

"About fraggin' time you showed up! I don't have all Solar-Cycle!"

Soundwave said nothing, all he did was rise his gun and aimed it at Starscreams head.

Author Note, VERY IMPORTANT!

First I'd to say that I didn't mean to not update for the last little while, but I have a good reason not to, so I won't apologize. The most important reason is that my father is in the hospital, for personal reasons, I won't reveal why, except to say that he is not in the best condition.

Second of all, I currently don't have a beta, which means I don't have much pressure to finish my work by a certain time limit. I looked on the beta-reading profile on this site and actually got someone who wanted to, but since I haven't gotten another e-mail from that person in almost a month, I'm presuming that they are no longer interested.

So, instead of asking around, I've decided to ask one of my readers to beta for me. There are, however, conditions for doing so. Someone who is interested in beta-ing for me must show me that they are capable of doing so. There will be a test.

It's relatively simple, all you have to do is beta one of three chapters that I'll mention in a bit.

Here are the rules; failure to follow all of them will result in disqualification. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, or for more instructions.

1 - The betad must be chapter 2, chapter 3 or chapter 10. These a re the only chapters that I wrote that aren't betad.

2 - The chapter must be sent as a Word Document, with Track Changes enabled. This is very important because that is how I will expect to get my chapters if you are chosen. C&P documents will be deleted without being read. I don't care how good you are, it's useless if someone can't follow instructions.

3 - All submissions are to be sent to 'betaneeded at yahoo. Ca'. Please not this is not my personal e-mail, so don't even bother to add this account to YIM. If you pester this e-mail everyday asking who got picked, your submission will be deleted.

And that's about it. Pretty simple, right?

Good luck to all of you who want to participate!