World of Steam Ch 30 the endChapter 30"So... still feel like attacking them head on by yourself?"Sunstreaker glowered at Tracks as he struggled with the energon bonds tied tightly around him. "When I get loose the first thing I'm going to do is knock your teeth down your intake, then I'm going to wipe out the Decepticons one by one at my leisure."Sideswipe growled from his twin's other side, "Not if I get there first."Arcee stared at Cliffjumper's body, still slumped where he'd been gunned down earlier. Jazz bumped her with a doorwing, "Hey it isn't your fault. You'd have only gotten yourself killed in the process. He wouldn't have wanted that."The white h
World of Steam Ch29 Chapter 29It was late afternoon when the Decepticons and their drones poured out of the now nearly complete Nemesis's doors, filling the common ground of the ghost town. Sideswipe's paint job was more crusted in rust and dirt than it had ever been. There had been a tunnel collapse earlier, as they completed the exhumation of the Nemesis's engines, burying him and two of the drones. He was done with making jokes about being buried alive. The bot had only been buried for a few hours, but the tons of rubble had prevented him from moving to save himself. He was starting to become cer
World of Steam 28Chapter 28When the first whisperings of malcontent had rumbled through Cybertron, Skyfire had been badgered about taking sides. Both sides thought having the top scientist in their camp would be a boon to their cause, but no one seemed to realize that Skyfire wanted nothing to do with the making of new weapons. After seeing a minor but arguably sapient species annihilated by the weapons he'd helped to create, Skyfire had sworn off the building of arms. He stepped away from his old life and instead dedicated his time to helpful projects, such as cleaner ways to refine energon, building ships with better propulsion systems, or the conserva
World of Steam Chapter 27Chapter 27Maggie scooped more sand and dirt out of Bumblebee's vents. "This is disgusting.""Imagine what it'd have been like if it rained after that. Then you'd be cleaning out mud," said Bumblebee. His voice was muffled as he laid on the ground with Maggie straddling his back. The others were scattered around the old dilapidated farm house, a small lantern sat beside Maggie for extra illumination."Yeah, take it from experience, that ain't a fun time," Raul offered in between bites of beans straight from the can.Bumblebee laughed, sending dust out of the vents and making Maggie cough, "Bee!""Sorry! I forgot," he looked over at