Transformers: Brutality

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Transformers: Brutality is a Transformers AU set in the Acithos Cluster. It is a tale of rebellion featuring the Decepticons as protagonists and the Autobots as deuteragonists—there is no true antagonist present in the story. The morality expressed in Brutality is written to be intentionally gray and neither faction's unsavory actions will be excused, in or out of universe.

The alternative information portal for this AU can be found on Tumblr (work in progress).

Premise
Megatron, angry with the corrupt council of the Primes failing to properly govern its citizens, has begun a rebellion. Said rebellion has grown into a genuine civil war, with the Decepticons proudly bearing their Autobot-given name as a warning. The Decepticons were very close to achieving several major milestones in their pursuit of victory.

Except for just one thing: Megatron has just been captured and imprisoned for war crimes.

Panicking without their infinitely more experienced leader, the Decepticons—with Soundwave, Strika, and Tarn at the helm—flee to their occupied moon, Luna 2, to regroup. The Autobots chase after them, and even with their superior air and space combat forces, the Decepticons are too disorganized to properly retaliate. They cram into three separate warships and make an exodus in different directions, desperate to throw the Autobots off long enough to figure out how to carry on without Megatron.

And this is where the story begins.

Soundwave, Strika, and Tarn each lead the crew of a warship. Tarn's, the Peaceful Tyranny, encounters the planet Nebulos. Strika's, the Victory, lands in the wastes of space on the planet Chaar. And Soundwave's, the Nemesis, runs out of fuel and makes an emergency landing on Titan—where the crew encounters a colony of humans from the life-bearing planet on the other side of the asteroid belt.

Naturally, the Autobots are quick to follow them.