The seekers

The term “Decepticon” refers to a faction, not a race. In the same way that humans have countries, but many colors make up a country, many subspecies make up a faction. All are Cybertronian, of course, just like all humans come from Earth, but that’s about where the similarities between bots stop.

You have your terrestrial vehicles. Two-wheelers, four-wheelers, etc. As a tank, Megatron falls under that category. But the next most predominant subspecies of Cybertronian would be none other than the Seekers, and Seekers could not be any more different from their grounded counterparts. Your grounded counterparts, as it were.

Plane, jet, helicopter, and drone bodies give Seekers the ability to fly instead of roll like most bots do. Seekers wings (or rotors/blades) give them a whole extra system of body language and non-verbal communication. Chirps and clicks can be used as well as words. The flying mechs function best in sets of three called ‘trines,’ which can bond so closely that it’s almost familial. In summary, they’re quite different from Grounders— terrestrial Cybertronians.

One of the best ways that they’re different is how rooms are arranged. In the Decepticon army, most berth rooms are arranged normally. In Seeker berthrooms, however, the bunks get pushed to the sides of the room. Blankets and pillows are laid on the floor in the middle of the room, and the trines sleep in piles.

Unfortunately for you, you were separated from your trine. Bedtime has become something you dread, as you now lay in your berth alone. But tonight in particular, a certain Commander has noticed, and taken pity on your plight.

“You, there,” Starscream says, much to the surprise and confusion of Skywarp and Thundercracker, his wingmates. They were already in their little pile, but…

“Come over here.”