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“Prime?”

“Yes, Starscream?”

“Are we on the moon?” 

“I think so, Starscream.”

There’s an ache deep in his...everything. Everything hurt. From the tips of his wings to the hinge of his canopy, all the down to thrusters dug into sponge soil of the dustball moon. Starscream groans and beside him Optimus Prime does the same, deep tone of his voice rattling where bodies touch in brief brushes of arms.

“So...not dead?” There had been a flash of light, the sensation of dying, then this. Some grand intervention of Primus at the last moment, or their sparks lingering to ensure their deaths were not in vain. He didn’t know. Hopefully Optimus did. He never was one to patiently wait for answers.

“I’m not certain.” Prime responds and Starscream can’t help but think he sounds exhausted by this. Maybe disappointed. Very much like a mech denied a long rest. He’d always found Optimus a morbid sort, perhaps he was right all along.

“How are we still here?”

“Hn.” It hurts to turn, look towards the other. Bright colors spattered with dust and scorch marks, battles leaving fractures across the great mech’s frame. He looks beat to hell and a tiny part of Starscream, the Decepticon in him, finds it absolutely hilarious.

The rest of him, the part that was ready to die if it meant putting a stop to this mess once and for all, feels the same exhaustion. A haunting question of “what now” trailing over his thoughts as the universe seems fine without them. 

Its only a little disappointing, whatever brought him back (if that indeed was what happened) seemed not to think highly of Starscream’s own valiant efforts to clear his name in death. It would have been such a wonderful story. Starscream, former Decepticon - once leader of Cybertron - fallen hero redeemed in selfless act!  All that tossed out the window because why? 

Please be alive, please be alive.

“Starscream?” Optimus Prime’s voice is strained and tired, his mouth moving in limited motion. Bright optics gaze above at the endless sea of stars and debris flooding within the pull of earth. Wretched planet. Starscream wanted to hate it. Couldn’t.

“What?” He needed to find his brothers, see who survived.  Windblade would certainly require his assistance bringing in this new era of Cybertronian life...perhaps Bumblebee would be happy to see him?

“Five minutes.” 

Starscream’s wondering where Megatron was in all of this?! What hole did he crawl into-where was HE hiding?! Starscream almost died (maybe did die) to save a universe he tried to destroy so why wasn’t he---

“Starscream.” He jumps at the feel of Prime’s hand curling around his own, holding tight as Starscream’s instincts told him to pull away. Prime didn’t let go.

“What are you doing?!” Snaps and it aches every joint in his body to struggle, yet weak and futile against even the tired strength of the Prime. “Let go of me I have to get back down there!” 

“Five minutes.” Optimus repeats, never looking away from stars above, wearing a look of peace Starscream can’t recall ever seeing before. Alive or dead, he’s content. Starscream can’t fathom the feeling. “Just play dead with me for five minutes. No scheming, no fighting. Just rest for five minutes. We deserve it.”  

“Death has cost you your mind.” Frowns, but stops fighting the grip firm around his servo. A gentle hold tethering him to the universe whereas seconds ago Starscream was nothing but light and pain and second thoughts.

He gives an indignant huff, settling back down onto soil both cold and uncomfortable. Pouting as he tries to turn off his thoughts, focus only on stars and the continuation of...well EVERYTHING. He can feel Optimus near, the radiating warmth brushing his wing and side, and it’s far too comfortable. 

“Five minutes then, Prime.” If he’s already dead, five minutes can’t kill him.

“Please, call me Orion.” 

Starscream the depressed sad boy who literally has nothing to live for anymore: committing suicide and making it look like a sacrifice.

What ???????????

As far as I know, this universe Cobra commander was DEAD (and a bad character) and he get replaced by the Baroness (who is sitting right there in her commander costume)

So why is there 2 others CC here ?????

Are people just randomly dressing up as him now ???? I’m not exactly up to date with this IDW version of G.I.joe, so I don’t know

ButCould it be possible that, because in this very events and scene that have characters like ROM and the heart of steel transformers - couldif be possible that that was the cartoon CC from the Sunbow dimension ??????? I mean, It’s the same costume

And the other one maybe from the Marvel Larry Hama series (which is also with IDW now) ???? He does wear that costume in that series sometimes

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