Key
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* A Chance in a Million (~10 mybp)
The origin of a certain Decepticon leader.
* Journey Into Destiny (~9 mybp)
After the death of his consort, Soundwave and his two creations, Ravage and Selenia, travel to the equator to join a promising young warlord named Megatron.
* Change of Direction (~4 mybp)
After Megatron's disappearance, two exiled Decepticons provide each other with the impetus needed to change their lives.
The Whiplash Trilogy (~4 mybp)
# Electric Blue: The Story of Whiplash
Former gladiator Whiplash takes up reluctant contact with the Darkmount Decepticons after Megatron's disappearance into deep space, initially out of a sense of responsibility. But who knows where this association might lead?
The Mind of the MedusaSaur
Whiplash's mysterious origin holds the key to survival for the Darkmount Decepticons. She's willing to delve into the secret - but will she lose herself in the process?
Forever After
Shockwave and Whiplash travel through time to save history itself.
Hearts of Fire, Hearts of Ice (~3.5 mybp)
A story of love and betrayal between two territorial rulers, Diamond Ice and Shadowlord, along the border of the Bismuth Mountains and the mines of Hellpit Territory.
* Where Past and Future Meet (1984)
Megatron returns to Cybertron for the first time after his 4-million-year absence, as seen in "Transport to Oblivion" -- but there's more to his visit than was shown by the cartoon....
* Nightbird: The Aftermath (1985)
Continuing, and including (through flashback) the t.v. episode "Enter the Nightbird," the story is told from three different perspectives: Starscream, Megatron, and Soundwave.
Check out the incredible illustration by Razormoon, AKA Lith, to this story!
* Sabotaged Identity (~1992)
Megatron and Soundwave are reunited with a female from their past -- who has become a drastically different individual.
No More Taste For Killing (~1992)
Selenia aimlessly travels across Cybertron, until she is contacted by her former tormentor, the Autobot Typhon. Recalling how she was tortured and changed under his command, she sets out for his lab with the full intention of killing him. He is shocked to find that she has broken his mental control, and launches into an attack....
* Shelter from the Void (~1992)
The offworlder Raksha joins the Decepticons, but finds it difficult, initially, to fit in.
Serpent Rising (~1992)
Raksha begins to take her place as a Decepticon warrior and leader of a newly-formed assault squad.
Vengeance Game (~1992)
Autobot Sideswipe, nursing his hatred of Raksha after she nearly killed him, challenges her to a death hunt. Motormaster and Nightracer, concerned for Raksha's safety, follow her -- while Sideswipe's friends, equally concerned for him, arrive as well. (story in comic form)
Swindle's Honor (~1992)
After one-too-many devious schemes, Onslaught dismisses Swindle from the ranks of the Combaticons. He joins Raksha's squadron, where he gets the opportunity to redeem himself....
Laserdance Backfire (~1992)
For reasons of his own, Starscream attempts to make a good impression on Raksha. But he takes her to exactly the wrong place....
* Raiders of the Lost Starship Graveyard (~1993)
Raksha finds herself the only conscious crewmember on a deactivated starship, which is being dragged toward an unknown destination. She ends up having to save the crew (including her unrequited love interest, Cyclonus) from destruction in a bloody alien arena.
* A Matrix To Guide You (~1993)
Megatron is determined to gain possession of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, but Soundwave beats him to it. Convinced that Soundwave has betrayed him, Megatron vows to kill him. Raksha, sure that there is some mistake, follows to prevent this, and ends up joining Soundwave on a surrealistic journey that takes her far back into her own past.
DesertWarp (~1993)
Elite Action Master Double Punch and Reptilicon Bungarus emerge from a time/space warp in the middle of a vast desert on an alternate-universe Earth. They encounter an organic shape-shifter who helps them against their enemies, who have followed them through the warp. In the process, Double Punch and the alien, an animal of surprising powers named Cobra, create the two Decepticon scorpions Pandinus and Deathstalker.
A Place Out Of Time (~1993)
With the help of repairs specialist Talon, Bungarus creates the Raptorcons, a team of small, fast, light warriors who transform to become swift and lethal predatory dinosaurs.
* The Last Of Her Kind (~1994)
On an alien world where the Decepticons have set up a mining camp, Raksha comes across one last surviving member of her species. She must choose between joining him to re-establish their species, and her loyalty to the Decepticons.
A Voice from the Wreckage (~1994)
Convinced that there will never be peace between Autobots and Decepticons as long as Megatron is in power, Selenia reveals a little-known fact at a peace conference, which she hopes will turn the other Decepticons against their leader.
# By the Light of the Northernmost Star (~1994)
Arcticon Polaris comes across an unknown Decepticon, half dead in the midst of an Alaskan blizzard. She takes him to her sanctuary, only to find that he has no idea who he is or where he came from....
The Long Way Home (~1994/2007)
Cyclonus and Scourge return to their own universe. Raksha manages to follow them, and finds that Cyclonus has been secretly interested in her all along ... but his duties to Galvatron must take precedence.
Virtual Survival (~1995)
Frenzy, Megatron, and Soundwave have their minds transferred into a video game where their physical forms appear as cars. In these modes they must "win the game" against their Autobot opponents (Prime, Sideswipe, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Mirage), who are also cars and more adept in those forms. The cost of losing the game is death. (This one explains some of those Go-bot abominations....)
* Psychological Dependence (~2008, alternate universe date)
Cyclonus, finally fed up with being taken for granted, abandons Galvatron and the Decepticons. Galvatron comes to learn the hard way that he should have treated his second-in-command a lot better.
Propagation of the Species (2005)
Megatron, finally over the loss of Nightbird, decides on a firm commitment to Raksha and proposes that they build a creation together, half Transformer and half Plumed Serpent. The experiment is a success, but Megatron is in for a surprise from his past.....
* The 2005 Chronicles (August 2005)
An alternate universe tale (or is it?) - Soundwave's journal records of the events that transpired after Megatron was killed by Unicron and Galvatron was created in his place.
Chaos and Disintegration (2005)
Against the backdrop of the Unicron War, Megatron, Raksha, and Starscream must deal with various personal dramas. Megatron's flagship Stratofortress is flung through a space warp along with several hundred warriors, stranding them 500 years from Cybertron in an unknown sector of space. Starscream learns a hard lesson in leadership, and Raksha ends up leaving the Decepticons to return to a life in the jungle.
The Currents of Time and Space (~2005)
In the process of repairing Stratofortress and trying to find a way home, Megatron is presumed killed in an explosion.
Dark Duplicate (~2006)
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave are stranded on a strange world where energy-creatures take on twisted duplicate forms of Megatron and Starscream, seeking to absorb all their life-energy and become fully functional themselves. With Soundwave's help, Megatron and Starscream must trust each other with the knowledge of their greatest weaknesses to destroy the duplicates and survive.
Mind Wars (~2006)
On a strange alien space station, Megatron, Nightbird, and Soundwave are taken prisoner by a maniacal Decepticon named Trancer -- who turns out to be Soundwave's brother, long presumed dead. Also present is his sister, Shadore, who has fallen completely under Trancer's domination. Trancer, always envious of Soundwave and resentful because he felt he was abandoned, has been developing and enhancing his telepathic powers. With the lives of Megatron and Nightbird hanging in the balance, Soundwave must face Trancer in a final showdown.
* Inheritance (2052)
After 50 years, Megatron and the troops of the Stratofortress return to the Cybertron sector. The Decepticon who has become leader in Megatron's absence is Deathsaurus, and he refuses to relinquish command. He and Megatron clash in a battle to the death over the Decepticon leadership. Will the secret of Deathsaurus' origin be revealed before they destroy each other?
# Home Ground (2052)
The Decepticons, including Raksha and her new squadron, begin the hard-fought struggle to re-claim Cybertron from the Autobots, who by this time have complete control of the planet.
Sunburst (~2052)
Kaliber, son of Megatron and Nightbird, learns some things about his best friend Starscream that upset and disillusion him. Both Starscream and Megatron tell him their version of the events that ended their long-ago friendship. Starscream begins to realize that perhaps he has been unfair to Megatron.....
Diplomatic Relations (~2053)
To bolster his forces, Megatron takes up contact with his alternate universe counterpart Galvatron. Through netherspace technology, a pathway between universes is established, allowing Transformers to move back and forth. Raksha is re-united with her lover Cyclonus.
Personal Vengeance (~2053/2054)
Raksha's squadron, stationed in continental Europe under Colossus' command, becomes aware that there is a traitor in their midst. While Raksha tracks down the perpetrator, Soundwave prepares for the conclusive battle against Blaster.
A Fair Trade (~2054)
In the final battle to determine control of Cybertron, victory is achieved at great personal cost ... and Megatron and Deathsaurus team up against their arch-enemies, Star Saber and Star Convoy (Optimus Prime).
Healing Old Wounds (~2260)
When Nightbird begins to severely malfunction, Megatron modifies netherspace technology to travel through time, in hopes of retrieving her human creator and saving her. However, the Decepticon Empire is attacked by a powerful outside enemy, and Megatron is unable to leave his command post. Instead, the mission is taken by the two Decepticons who would seem, at first glance, to be the least likely and least willing to succeed: Raksha and Starscream.
* Guiding Hand (~2500)
Megatron is taken on a tour through Decepticon history by a series of individuals who have long been dead (or have they?), and comes to the conclusion that "an empire should have a living heart."
# A World of Delusion (~2550)
This one corrects the travesty that is Beast Wars.
* Too Little, Too Late (at some point in the undetermined future)
Galvatron returns to the planet where his brother Megastorm was killed, to create a last tribute.
# Eternity's Keeper (undetermined future/past setting)
A mysterious Decepticon arrives to assist Deathsaurus during a critical time.
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