Insecticlone Wars



What happens when a usually loyal servant of the Empire suddenly disappears, only to return with an army of his own? This 'New Empire' begins to create trouble for Scorn, Kickback, Juggernaut, and any other Decepticon present during their operations. What does it all mean? Is Backfire really a dirty traitor?

Summary
Backfire has been through A LOT. Since his reassignment to Earth, he's fought against the likes of Rodimus Prime (both as himself and as Galvatron Jr), he's been manipulated by aliens, walked around like a pair of stilts by Overture, had his own Spotlight, went back to Accilade-6, was promoted to co-captain of Aerospace.. what's there left to do??

Have vile Insecticlone brain babies courtesy of Scorn and Buzzkill, that's what!

Logs

 * A Cure For Invisibility - The idea of the Insecticlone hatchlings first present itself!


 * Let's Make Some Brain Babies - Scorn and Buzzkill plant Insecticlone pods into Backfire's spacious head unit.


 * When Life Gives You Pink Mecha-Birds...Improvise. - Pregnant Backfire theatrics.


 * Holding Yourself Hostage - With the threat of eliminating the Insecticlone pods, Backfire forces Buzzkill to teach him to be a registered nurse.


 * Planet Monster - More preggo Backfire theatrics, on Planet Monster!!


 * Hot Tempers and Light Heads - Whirl and Torque feed into Backfire's rage, thus the birth of the Insecticlone pods. They all die.. or do they?


 * Head Trauma - Examination of Backfire's open gaping headwound, Scorn and Buzzkill have a slap fight.


 * Research, Development, and Storage Facility Massacre of 2034 - A mysterious break and enter occurs at the Plaza of Sciences


 * Covert Corpse Recoup - Juggernaut is out, patrolling for any sign of Backfire.


 * The Hunt Beckons - Scorn, Kickback, and Juggernaut lead a contingent of Insectihounds out to the Cobalt Plains; trying their damndest to find clues.


 * Chaos in the Canyon - Scorn assembles a crack team to trail after Backfire in the Finger Canyons, but what mystery guest is behind door number two?


 * The New Empire's Stockade - Scorn, Kickback, and Harrow wake up in a murky cell underground.. what foul torture awaits them? Someone dies a very touching death and special guest appearance by Viator!


 * A Daring Escape - With their backs against the wall, Scorn and company make a daring escape from Backfire's stockade.. are they left with more questions than answers? Viator makes a sudden.. change for worse!


 * Detectiving, Now with More Blueshift - The Decepticons finally uncover Backfire's former secret base of operations.. what will they find and will Detective Blueshift get to the bottom of this mystery?


 * Blueshift, The Grand High Inquisitor - Blueshift interrogates Harrow with the help of Bonecrusher, Burden the gumbie has a neck malfunction, and we learn that Harrow is actually Backfire's sister??

Plot
After reporting to a break-in at Polyhex, Cyclonus and company go through a dizzying list of clues to find out who the culprit was.. and what they wanted! Scorn, Blast Off, Spinister, and a slew of others set about finding the mysterious identity/ies of these vagabonds.. only to discover it was none other than Backfire!?!

Cyclonus is hard at work trying to decipher all these hints, clues, and trails leading to Backfire's deception; while Scorn leads teams of Insecticon packs mixed with regulars to try and hunt down the wayward Seeker. On one such mission, her team was tricked into an ambush by a femme Seeker named.. Sapphire! Sure enough, complete with Decepticon logo, this femme fatale made it her purpose to capture the mecha-mantis.

Scorn, Kickback, and Harrow awake in one of Backfire's cells; surrounded by Decepticons who'd been captured, tortured, and experimented on. One such mech, Viator, speaks in odd riddles about the Queen and her hive. With the death of their trusty and lovable Insectihound Munch, the Insecticons and Harrow attempt an escape after Viator turns out to be crazy, transforming into a spider-seeker hybrid called Viarantulus!

After escape, an examination of the former base revealed more questions than answers as Contrail and company poured over any evidence left behind. Blueshift apprehends Harrow as a potential accomplice, and it's revealed she's actually Backfire's sister!

Cyclonus calls a meeting shortly after, on the verge of figuring out this wicked conspiracy. When they arrive for the meeting however, the Unicronian has a gaping chest wound seeping energon courtesy of.. Pantsfire! Speaking in lies, the Seeker tries to fight his way out of Darkmount to no avail. Tumbling down an elevator shaft and impaled by Scorn's blades, his final words are: "You are not the Queen, Scorn."

After what should be a routine autopsy, it is revealed that Pantsfire is nothing more than a matured Insecticlone with energon makeup of a combination of Backfire and Scorn! This coupled with the last words of Pantsfire, gets Scorn nabbed by the DJD for questioning.