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    Summary

    Starscream thought becoming director of a remote rural orphanage was finally his reward after years of obeying superiors. Then he sees the crumbling building—and memories of a novel flood his processor.

    He is the story’s infamous villain: the cruel orphanage director who made the childhoods of three future legends a living hell. Optimus Prime, the lost royal heir, will imprison him for life. Megatron, the future general, will kill him without mercy. Soundwave, a terrifying magician bonded to a crow and panther, will have his familiars devour him. And in the True Ending, all three torture him repeatedly while Soundwave heals him whenever death comes too close.

    Absolutely not.

    Starscream decides to rewrite his fate: repair the orphanage, gather donations, care for every sparkling, and treat Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave kindly until their destined adoptions arrive.

    It is the perfect survival plan.

    Unfortunately, Starscream doesn’t know his transfer was deliberately arranged by a powerful bot who wanted the seeker hidden away for himself.

    And years later, when the three former orphans return home, the novel’s Secret Route finally begins.

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