The stale cave air buzzed with tension. Starscream, Nova Storm, and Skywarp stumbled into the dark tunnels, GHOST restraints still fresh in their memory. To their shock, the Malto kids were already inside, along with Hashtag. When the monstrous Dweller attacked, panic surged—until Hashtag lingered near Starscream, listening quietly as he muttered about Megatron’s cruelty. It was the first time anyone had listened without mocking.

When the children devised a plan, Starscream—after a sharp word—convinced the other Seekers to help. But things turned bloody when Megatron himself appeared, demanding Starscream’s surrender. The fight spiraled; the Dweller seized Starscream and Hashtag, dragging them into the dark. Starscream shoved the girl forward, ready to buy her time with his own spark if he had to. Yet Hashtag outsmarted the beast, blasting it down and pulling him free.

When Megatron extended his hand in the aftermath, Starscream sneered, wings quivering with remembered rage. “Nowhere is safe… if it’s with you.”