The Air Trooper wrestles against Starchaser’s control, transforming to robot mode to throw her off of him.
Brakeswitch leads Treadquake to Forcep. Shockwave and Motherboard were beginning to pull back as the New Decepticons deployed more formidable troops against them.
■■■■■■■■■■■■ pauses in his carnage to gaze wide-eyed upon the insecticon queen. He had left Topside to interact with Arthropoda, on account of his disdain for the creatures; he had never seen the queen in person.
“I… Topside never told me she was so massive,” he says, equal parts awed and terrified. Facelift transforms to robot mode and leans in close to whisper:
“You think he can get me her number, captain?”
“Twenty-six! Twenty-seven!” Salvo shouts above the roar of her weapons. “Twenty-eight! What’s your score, shorty?”
Grommet lobs another toxic salvo from his cannons, felling a cluster of Ground Troopers.
“That makes twenty-five, I believe!” he calls to Salvo.
“Hm. Not bad,” the quartermaster comments, a wry smile forming behind her visor.
“Oh, if only my insufferable counterpart could see me now…” Grommet chuckles. “Where is Sprocket, come to think of it?”
Marching down the hall were Bludgeon and Banzaitron, surrounded by a force of six Mercenaries.
“Obsidian and Strika have had their fun,” the New Decepticons’ leader says. “Do not allow your personal vendettas to distract you from our true objective, my disciple.”
Banzaitron groans, rolling his optics.