“This place be restored and we find out what happened to my people.” Angel requested.
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“I’m sure we could appeal to Maxima, our current Prime, after we defeat Megatron. We could get a whole team out here for repair and restoration. Oh this place could look just like it did in its heyday! Oh it would be beautiful!”
Axis said excitedly.
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Darksting moved out from the building and stood next to Maximus.
“What is it? What do you see?”
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“Another predacon by my guess.”
Maximus replied.
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“What would they be doing all the way out here?”
Darksting asked.
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“Nothing quite like a good breakfast exercise to stretch the servos.” Coverfire says in grumbling excitement.
“You just wanted a chance to shoot it.” Sheller comments.
“If we’re going to get attacked early, might as well.” Coverfire says back.
Railgun doesn’t say anything for the moment, more concerned by Maximus’s statements of something in the distance. Especially since, if this desert isn’t particularly flat, might be too small to see the movement that far out.
“Decepticons execute, experiment - exile was unusual. Could be a survivor like us or an exiled Federation prisoner. However, I expect madness.” Railgun comments, not that Darksting would understand.
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“Hard to say. Though it might be a good idea to investigate. Who knows? Maybe they’ll even help.”
Nebula
“Relax.”
Nebula said casually, noticing his tension. True she couldn’t see over the dunes, but she could overhear what Maximus was saying.
“If we could handle that giant robot, then a group of predacons should be nothing.”
“What if they’re out here by choice? Hiding from the decepticons? It’s probably the one place on Cybertron they’ll stay out of.”
Maximus suggested.
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“Yeah, really. Who’d want to come all the way out here?” Darksting said.
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Angel smiled.
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“It definitely takes a certain kind of bot to be able to live out here, but it’s probably the best way to stay safe these days.”
“In the meantime, could you help me with something real quick?”
She asked politely, gesturing to the book she had beem reading.
“I want to bring it with us. I think it could help me figure out what exactly is going on with that thing I touched and what it did to me. But it’s too big to bring with us as it is. Seeing that transmutation magic you were working with, I’d hope you might be able to do something to help.”
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“I can see that,” Darksting said calmly, “with the Cybertron being run by Megatron and all.”
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Angel examines the book to see what he could do and if it would be useful.
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Nearby, Backbreaker moves himself off the fallen statue and joins the other bots discussing the spider-like bot in the distance.
“We’re not gonna find out anything just standing here and talking,” he says. “Do we let him go or try to make contact?”
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“Yep. But we’re here to fix that.”
Maximus said confidently. He continued to watch the predacon’s path for a short time, then lowered his sniper rifle.
“It looks like wherever they’re headed isn’t too far off our own path.”
The book was easily as big as he was, maybe even a little bigger. He would clearly recognize it as a spell book.
The best thing to do would be to make it smaller, or maybe create a smaller copy somehow. It wouldn’t be impossible, but it might take some clever thinking.
“I think our best bet is to follow from a distance. We don’t want to scare them off, but we also don’t want to loose them.”
Maximus said.
“Primus above, my audio receptors must be on the fritz.”
Torchwing said as he walked over to join the group.
“The Maximus I know never thinks scrap through. Who are you?”
“Wait until we’re out of a hostile survival situation. I’ll be as impulsive as ever.”
Maximus said jokingly.
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Railgun doesn’t look at her, keeping an eye in the distant sands.
“Victory over this potential threat is not the concern, it’s the losses. More fights, more delays, higher chance of critical injury, and running out of supplies. Until in a city, chances of making it to Megatron still fit enough will decrease. Assuming we don’t make enough noise out here that they decide to glass the desert for good measure.” Railgun answers very matter of fact.
“Evidence suggests no spy imagining emplacements. If they managed to miss a building this large, they aren’t watching.” Sheller comments.
“I guess Megatron has a lot of faith in this desert.” Coverfire says, brushing the back of his head.
Though with Backbreaker’s comment, Railgun waits to hear what Maximus decides before suggesting anything. He surprisingly agrees with the Predacon’s decision and is surprised like Torchwing. But tries to not let it show, offering a suggestion to help hide it.
“Breakoff’s aircraft drones should be able to provide such surveillance. If he’s willing,” Railgun says.
By now, Timberjack has become his beast mode again and carrying whatever supplies still remain. Though still inside the temple for the moment, is a bit baffled by the Axis’s request.
“Do you expect someone else to wreck this place while we’re gone?” He asks curiously.
You left the ship in the sands. Could this one book be so important as to not trust the same? Lost knowledge and all, but still…
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“No, but it could be helpful to us. You saw what I did to that giant. Imagine what I could do to the decepticons if I really got the hang of this.”
Axis replied.
“You know, I realize this isn’t exactly the best place to say this, but you really gotta learn to let your guard down sometimes.”
Nebula said in a caring tone.
“The way you act, treating every second like it’s a battle, always being on edge. That’s no way to live.”
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“You can bet your sparks on that, guys.” Darksting said, listening to the conversation.
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“Oh,” Timberjack says, “Well, I hope you’re a speed reader of those things.”
“We’re in a battlefield miss,” Coverfire pipes in before getting elbowed in the side by Sheller.
“…I know,” Railgun says, turning to look at Nebula. “At least, not in peace time. Just this once more and we can rest.”
…With some hope.
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Angel begins trying to figure out the math behind making a smaller new copy of this spell book.
(Basically, he’s trying to figure out how to make a new, fresh off the press, Maximal-sized copy of this spell book via transmutation. He’d first make a miniature of the book but completely blank with all the pages. Then, he’d try to use the materials around him to create the writing)
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“Speaking of which…”
Maximus said quietly to himself.
“Whatever you’re thinking of, don’t-”
Torchwing tried to protest, but it was too late.
“I’m gonna do some recon. Make sure everyone’s ready to go when I get back.”
Maximus quickly transformed into his beast mode and took off in the direction of the predacon.
“Well I am fluent in Ancients writing. And besides, I’ll be able to read while we walk.”
Axis said pleasantly.
Nebula smiled.
“That’s the spirit. And even now, you should try to take in the little moments. Sure the Sea of Rust is no park in Iacon, but at least we don’t have to worry about Decepticons. Only threats out here are the wildlife it seems. So there’s nothing stoping you from just sitting down and taking in the view, you know?”
The sand might be able to be converted to a simple ink. Slight impressions left in the pages by the writing would mean that an exact duplicate would be easy to fill in as well, if handled properly.
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