SugarCube
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Post by SugarCube on Jun 14, 2008 8:16:12 GMT -5
Ratchet broke the silence in the medbay, not with words, but with a motion, reaching for the tools he needed. His gaze went to Rewire's, steady and even, as a hand landed gently on Raven's shoulder, letting the engineer know he was ready to get to work, that Raven was in good hands.
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He was sure Ravage was smart enough, capable enough to manage to get free of Autobot hands, but this was plain annoying. Tit for tat, a mech exchange program, and Megatron was suddenly sure he was losing his mind. What need had he for negotiations? And Ravage was nothing if not capable; Soundwave had seen to that.
"Let him be," he decided. "I doubt he will come to serious harm. If he is unable to free himself, send in Frenzy and Rumble."
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Post by runyasan08 on Jun 14, 2008 15:37:05 GMT -5
Thundercracker merely tipped his helm back to look up at the silver mech, before his lips twisted in a smirk. “Maybe,” he started slowly as he stood up, sounding for all the world like he was just bored. “I never said I would listen to orders?”
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The silence that had stayed with him on Autobot frequencies was a little more than stifling. It was unnerving, to think about how well – from his point of view – their mission had been, and hear the silence that was nearly defeaning. Normally, Jazz wasn’t so quiet, or something. For Wheeljack’s first on-Earth mission, he wasn’t too impressed by the team’s morale. Which meant, of course, something was up and was not right. Wheeljack didn’t miss how Ironhide acted when they came to the entrance of the base, nor how Jazz merely transformed and headed on inside. ’Yeah, definitely not right,’ the white mech thought, watching the Solstice walk off before tapping ‘Hide on the top of his cab, “You alright in there?”
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Optimus, Jazz commed the CO as he headed on towards the brig, Ravage in hand. I seem t’have picked up a ‘Con hostage. Lil’ Ravage.
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 16:07:59 GMT -5
Jazz? Why? An optic for an optic... Sweet Primus, it's never going to end. Optimus very nearly snorted. Get him secured, then I need to speak with you, please. Perhaps the saboteur had reasons, let the mech speak his piece. Still, anger couldn't help but threaten beneath the surface.
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Ironhide jumped, and rolled back about a foot. He slowly transformed and pushed to his feet, letting frayed knees and rent plating along an upper thigh ease into supporting the weight. Frag, but he felt awful. He didn’t know it had worked its way up, presenting as a headache and spidering out through his systems. “Tired, ‘Jack...”
He put a hand on the wall as he swayed, hugged his other forearm over his sliced left flank, where damaged plating and underlying components mixed with the burning numb of a null ray shot. The other stabs and slashes left a thin veneer of energon, and it was siphoning his own power, reporting under his awareness, of course he felt energy-starved.
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runyasan08
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Post by runyasan08 on Jun 14, 2008 16:43:52 GMT -5
Oh, telling the little femme-sparkling had been a partially bad idea. “Back fr’m outside,” he said softly, letting Twilight hold onto his hand, moving the other to stroke her back. “They’ll b’ here ‘n jus’ u’coupl’a breems, y’u’ll see. Was nothin’ unusual, an’ m’pretty sure they’re already back.” Fire didn’t miss the glance that was aimed his way, and moved closer to the little femme, tilting his head at the dicussion.
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The tone in Optimus’ comm was enough to let Jazz know he had done something stupid. F’r th’ record, Optimus, he said as he started to get Ravage secured in a little box-like cell (that made him think of a pet carrier), It was a rather spur-of-th’-moment decision. He pounced me, ‘nd… I can’t really remember until m’here ‘t th’ base? With these little devil unconscious in my front seat.
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Wheeljack grimaced behind his mask once the injuries on the TopKick were shown. “’Tired’ would be a correct attribute to those,” he said, pointing vague to the myriad of… Primus, everything a mech could get in battle. He glanced over at Redstar. “Any injuries like that on you?” The Lancia moved over to take Ironhide’s arm, noticing the swaying. “Gotta get you to the medbay, at least,” he muttered, trying to sturdy the mech and take a little weight off of his knees. "Redstar, can you help a little? He's... very heavy," he finished, his resonators flashing a cheerful blue as his optics squinted in a grin.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Jun 14, 2008 17:10:51 GMT -5
A rare thing happened.
Soundwave was angry at Megatron. He grew tense and his visor flashed dangerously as the little flame of anger burned in his processor. Slowly his hand clenched at Megatron’s words. Soundwave was not an idiot and his cassettes were neither (well, Rumble wasn’t the brightest spark, but he had his merits). Ravage was more than capable of making his way back home and frag Megatron if he thought otherwise.
“Yes, Megatron.”
That was all he said in that dreadfully synthesized yet oddly melodic voice that revealed nothing of his emotions, but if one listened closely and really analyzed it, irritation could be heard.
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Nightstrike had returned to her seat and began to half-heartedly file her report when the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed from its usual intense feel. An almost palpable and crushing tension filled the air between CO and 2IC as their exchange happened. Oookay...
Shifting uncomfortably in her seat and trying to focus on the work before her, she found she could not. Her dental plates worked her bottom lip over for a moment as she studied Megatron sneakily out of the corner of her optic. Then she would look over at Soundwave. Right. Stressed mechs. Stressed mechs who were amongst the strongest of their race. Said stressed mechs also had anger management issues (Ok, yeah, who the frag in the ‘con army didn’t have anger management issues?). One was stressed over something different from the other, but it was a bad situation. She watched Soundwave’s hand open and close repeatedly while his visor flashed. Yep, definitely not good.
More chewing on her lip, hunt and peck, concentrate on report... Felt like a storm was going to break any second now... can’t think... fraaaaag... internal flail and images of headdesking into oblivion... Keep eyes on screen, act normal. Do not arouse suspicion... *sigh* This will never work in a million years he won’t give me the fragging time of day don’t think like that just do it already damn it I can’t but I have to because this is just unbearable can’t work like this neither can he damn it femme just do it already! *deep breath in, long slow exhale* relax, stop skipping you stupid pump, damn it it’s not like you’ve never commed him before is it? What the frag am I trying to type here? Oh yes, I remember now. Perfect guise, don’t let Soundwave suspect anything. JUST SHUT UP AND GET ON WITH IT NOW!
And with her internal dialogue running on at a million miles an hour, Nightstrike did her best to keep everything about her as placid and unaffected as possible as she commed Megatron.
Would you come with me please?
It was a simple comment, not a demand, a simple question that she knew would be batted away as if it were nothing more than an irritating insect, so she steeled herself for rejection yet again.
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Quicksilver scowled at Thundercracker but said nothing else. Instead he decided to grab himself a cube of highgrade.
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Hound and Redstar pulled up and transformed and both looked at Ironhide.
Redstar, being young and dumb, he joked to the damaged mech, “C’mon old timer, let’s get ya to th’ medbay.” A big dumb grin was plastered over his innocent face.
((Yes, I know, I have loads of others that need posting and Imma gonna make you wait for ‘em.))
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 17:31:33 GMT -5
Twilight gripped Inferno's hand, trying to keep from whining again. "Oh... al-... right." She quieted, comforted by touch and by her friend being nearby. After a moment she picked back up the energon cube and took a sip, trying to settle her nervous fuel tank. "Want her here."
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Ironhide hissed, shuttering his optics when Wheeljack took his arm. Onlining at the second voice, the blue optics shot a glance at Redstar. But they didn't hold anger, just confusion that quickly morphed into annoyance. "Who- Mute it, Redstar." he rasped. "Another day I'll beat respect for elders in-into your plating." He grimaced and shook his helm quickly.
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That nearly stopped Prime cold. What did Jazz mean by that? He had a blank spot in his memory? Just work quickly. I'll be in the office. The Peterbilt logged out from the control console and went to where he said he would be. He leaned back against the desk, trying to figure out what Jazz's statement might mean.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Jun 14, 2008 17:51:00 GMT -5
Once the jets had vacated the medbay Blizzard went back to Dissever and started to work on the severed cable. With a flick she turned off all systems in his arm so she could work more easily. She hissed and frowned as she removed armour plating, “Did a number on you, didn’t they?” Gentle fingers worked deftly to find the severed cable and carefully remove it before connecting the new one. Damaged wiring and nicked hoses were repaired and everything was cleaned and put back into working order. “Right,” she reactivated the arm, “Give it a go.” She ran scans and recalibrated the arm as she waited for him to test it.
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Inferno, we’re back and Raven’s been recovered. She’s in the medbay right now. Red kept it short and sweet, no need to go on and on.
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah, once yer able ta keep on yer feet ya can do it then.” Redstar wrapped an arm around Ironhide. “Lean on me and we’ll have ya to th’ medbay in no time at all.”
Hey CB, back.
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Post by ladyskywarp on Jun 14, 2008 18:06:23 GMT -5
Skywarp watched as his child finished off the bottle before thinking with a frown, 'I'll bet everyone thinks I went AWOL.' The mech was in his thoughts when something went, "Clunk," against his helm. "What the frag?" as he heard it clatter to the floor and then looked down at the young femme seeing the giggle in her optics. "What the Pit was that for?" The sparkling simply giggled and then Skywarp got an idea. "Think that's funny huh? Well you know what I think is funny?" The sparkling seeker squealed in unbridled delight as her father attacked her by tickling her sides.
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 18:17:42 GMT -5
Cloudburst smiled, sitting up from the berth. Relief carried through the bond, care and concern. Safe and sound?
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Rewire nodded to the medic. He took a step back to give Ratchet his space, unsure he trusted his tense servos enough to offer any help. Instead, he kept up gentle speech, talking to Raven within their link, whether she could hear it or not. A few more warnings, and he knew he had to go refuel, figuring he would retrieve their daughter when she wouldn't be traumatized by the state of her mother.
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A grunt from the black mech. He nearly balked when Redstar's arm went around him. His optics went wide and he jerked his helm away, then he blinked rapidly, processing what the young mech had said. "Standing, now aren't I?"
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Post by Miss Mandy on Jun 14, 2008 18:31:11 GMT -5
Yep, safe 'n sound. Dunno how much longer though. 'Hide's bein' an aft 'bout havin' help gettin to th' medbay.
Redstar whuffed and rolled his optics, "Barely. Now quit bein' an aft er I'll haveta knock ya out 'n drag ya there. 'N dun think that just cuz yer older'n me that I cain't do it. I'm a heckuva lot bigger'n you. Now shift it."
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Chimera, having just woken up from a very long and deep recharge, stretched and hopped out of her berth. She had no idea what had happened and was somewhat confused by all the rushing about that was being done. Not one to mull things over much, she shrugged, smiled and more or less bounced into the common room. Her smile grew when she saw Thundercracker.
Hey there tall, blue and handsome.
She walked right past him, never once looking at him and went and got an energon.
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 18:59:02 GMT -5
Cloudburst giggled. No good deed goes unpunished, hun. Try to leave some of the old mech's pride intact, alright? I'm still in quarters once you're finished.
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Ironhide's optics narrowed at the larger tan mech. "I said I'm stand-" He shivered and shook his helm. A low growl and the weapons specialist moved forward. "Threatened by a youngling..."
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Post by runyasan08 on Jun 14, 2008 19:09:17 GMT -5
Wheeljack rolled his optics, giving the arm he had a hold of a good tug. "Hush, both of you," he muttered, shaking his head before started off towards the medbay. "Redstar, are you sure you're not Ironhide's sparkling? Cause you two act very close to the same..."
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Thundercracker's sparse attention was recaptured by the comm that he received, and he turned to see Chimera bounce into the common room. The shunt hurt his pride a little, and the Seeker shifted a foot so that it was directly in the femme's path. Hello to yourself.
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Jazz checked over the hold keeping Ravage before finally deciding, no, he couldn't put it all off anymore, and turned to leave the brig. He was still trying to peace together what he had done, exactly, from his memories, but he really could not remember leaving the 'Con base for the life of him. Mentally groaning as he came up on Optimus' office, he opened the door before walking inside. "I can't say I've got th' answers ya want."
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"She'll be here soon," FireBond tried, nudging Twilight once. "We gotta believe 'Ferno, mm?"
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Post by Miss Mandy on Jun 14, 2008 19:09:34 GMT -5
Redstar frowned, true concern starting to nibble away at his processor. "Right, enough jawin'." He moved alongside Ironhide, not really holding on to him, but not quite letting go. "Dun worry, ya can kick my aft when yer patched up."
He snorted at Wheeljack's comment, "I c'n promise ya I ain't. I'm nice."
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With a little smirk Chimera jumped over Thundercracker's foot then turned a little circle to look back at him for a few moments with a mischievious smile on her face before continuing onto the energon. Nice try.
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Post by runyasan08 on Jun 14, 2008 19:19:21 GMT -5
"Ah, 'Hide can be nice," Wheeljack countered, working on getting the black mech towards the medbay quicker without hurting him more. "You just gotta read what's not there."
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Thundercracker snorted and shook his head. Really, he was bored now, and not even the possible fight with the Autobots could have interested him. So, the Seeker settled to just be lazy, sitting back down on the sofa, with no intent to move or go anywhere anytime soon.
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 19:28:15 GMT -5
"For now, Jazz," Optimus replied to the newly arrived mech, he had taken a moment to reign himself in. He stood leaning back against the desk, one arm crossed to hold the other forearm. He gestured to a seat with the free hand. "I'll take a report on what happened in the retrieval effort."
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"I just might- Unnecessary 'Jack," 'Hide griped through a clenched jaw. His fingers twitched in the arm the inventor had just tugged. "And- and I right fragging here, glitches." By the Pit, the medbay was set way too scrapping far back from the entrance. When they made it there he looked at Raven with some confusion. He hadn't seen her during the recovery. She'd already been whisked off with Skyfire. All the mech wanted was to be on a berth, and maybe not move for a few days.
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Twilight nodded. "Yeah, we do." She looked up at the mech. He couldn't help with Herbert, but maybe he had something else fun. "You have any stories?"
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Post by ladyskywarp on Jun 14, 2008 19:35:40 GMT -5
Illuminescence suddenly wiggled loose from Skywarp's grip and squealed as she took off down the halls of the base.
"Hey! Get back here!" Skywarp quickly subspaced the bottle and ran off after the young seeker femme. 'Man for a sparkling, she can really run,' Skywarp thought with astonishment. Then he realized that she was headed straight for the common room. 'I really hope no one's in there...' Skywarp pleaded silently.
However, the mech's plead was in vain as Illuminescence came skidded to a halt and looked up at the blue seeker sitting comfortably on the sofa.
Skywarp came to a halt a little to late and ended up falling on his aft trying to stop from colliding into the young femme seeker.
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Post by Miss Mandy on Jun 14, 2008 19:50:46 GMT -5
Chimera sauntered back over to where Thundercracker was sitting and was just about to settle onto the sofa when she was suddenly plowed into and knocked over as well making her spill her energon everywhere. She stood up and glared at Skywarp.
"What the frag was that all about!? Honestly! For a Seeker you must be the clumsiest one of the lot!" She pawed at the energon that was drying on her armour when she noticed something else. "What is that?"
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Redstar led Ironhide over to a berth and waited until he got up on it. Taking a quick look around, his feet shuffled nervously as he caught a glimpse of Raven. Something about seeing someone without their chestplate unnerved him. They seemed so much more vulnerable. It also seemed indecent to him in a way since beneath the chestplate was the spark chamber, something that he regarded as a very private and personal thing. Quickly he looked away and mumbled, "Well, if'n yer ok here I... I think I'll go find Cloudburst."
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Post by ladyskywarp on Jun 14, 2008 20:10:30 GMT -5
Skywarp stood up brushing himself off, "Sorry she managed to wiggle out of my grasp and went tearing down the halls. This is Illuminescence." Skywarp figured there was no sense in lying about the sparkling.
The older femme's yelling scared the sparkling and hid behind Skywarp's leg peeking out from behind it nervously. Illuminescence then turned her gaze back to the blue seeker on the couch. His spark signal was similar to her father's and she suddenly began to relax though she would glance at Chimera warily.
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Post by cetus on Jun 14, 2008 20:13:19 GMT -5
Ironhide stretched out on the berth, he shuttered his optics, then cracked one to look at the youngling. "Go, find your mate," he rumbled, waving Redstar off.
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Post by runyasan08 on Jun 14, 2008 20:15:33 GMT -5
Urk, reports. Jazz hid a look behind his visor before shrugging, and half wishing he hadn’t. The plating along his upper back and the back of his shoulders still hurt. He moved and sat down on the seat, careful not to lean back, so he wouldn’t hurt himself further. Although he didn’t mind letting the discomfort show on his face. “It went pretty smooth, ‘ntil th’ ‘Cons caught on. They were easily ready f’r th’ stealth idea. She was bein’ kept ‘n th’ brig, right up next t’ a wall I had ‘Jack explode – I think he has C4, Optimus. It went relatively smooth after tha’, considerin’ we were runnin’ t’get outta there once we got Raven off in Skyfire. I think th’ only ones injured were me ‘nd Ironhide, ‘nd he was a lot worse off’n me.” The Solstice paused then, moving a hand over his shoulder to rub absentmindedly at a slightly torn armor plate that stung. “’Nd… honestly? I think I jus’ grabbed Ravage ‘nd ran wit’ him.”
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Wheeljack chuckled as they got Ironhide onto a berth, nodding to Redstar as he slipped out, understanding his predicament before turning his attention back to the black mech. “You can’t go one mission without getting yourself scrapped, can you?” he muttered, looking at the wounds before shaking his head and offlining Ironhide swiftly. The basics, he could get, offlining pain receptors and mechs to patch up energon lines and the like. But Wheeljack was not a medic.
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Inferno blinked down at the femme-sparkling at her question before chuckling softly. “M’fraid I don’ know many… An’ it’s been quite u’while since I’d thought ‘bout ‘em.” Sitting back in his seat, Inferno looked up at the ceiling. “I guess I could tell y’u ‘bout how I decided t’become an Autobot. Think that’d bore y’u too much? Ah, no, one o’th’ best pranks I’ve been witness to,” he corrected himself, grinning slightly. “Twilight, have y’u met Sunstreaker and Sideswipe?”
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Thundercracker blinked as a sparkling came into the common room, and decided to start staring at him. He half grimaced when Skywarp barreled into Chimera before chuckling softly at her outburst. So much like her mother. “That? Is a itty bitty Cybertronian. A sparkling, like you used to be.”
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