“Do you want to tell him, or should I?” Darksting asked Hemorrhage.
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“By all means,” says Hemorrhage. “I’m going to keep working here.”
“Oh, right, I said I’d tell you later,” Tripwire recalls. He gets up out of the sand, still holding the odd machine in one hand.
"Well, I used to do some exploring on my days off- I was a contractor, or handyman, or whatever you wanna call it. Basically, I was the guy you called whenever you needed something fixed- but that’s not relevant. So, like I said, when I had time off, I’d wander around. Drive out of the city, maybe book a flight to one of the colonies, you know.
“Well, one day I was down in Cybertron’s equator, checking out some ruins that had been exposed after a Devastator wind. There was a whole buncha cool stuff in there, but none of it worked. Except for one little thing.”
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Darksting leaned real close to Hoverbug and said,
“Well, I guess you could say Megatron was the reason we’re here.”
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Quickslash looked at her, seeming intrigued by her proposition.
“Depends. What do you have in mind?”
“Oh, so you’re hiding then. Same as us?”
Hoverbug replied.
Axis looked absolutely fascinated, wordlessly encouraging him to continue.
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“Well, I have some music players and music medium, and I’m a good singer as well. I used to be an entertainer in my youth. Before I was taken just before the great war.”
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“Well, you could say that, but it all started when we got a transmission 17 years ago that said Megatron was back. So we assembled a team of the bravest bots and took off to stop him. We ended up getting shot down and crashing in the Sea of Rust.” Darksting narrates.
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“What happened here?” Angel asks, “I thought this region used to be…well, not rust-topia.”
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“Yeah, I found this old data storage device,” Tripwire continues. “It was the only thing still in one piece in those ruins. So, I take it back to my place to see if I can see what’s inside- I know, I know, dumb idea. I should’ve reported it. But how often do you find working Ancient tech just lying around? I was curious.”
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“After wandering around the desert for a few days, encountering and defeating scrap raptors and that rust tyrant, we eventually came across your camp.” Darksting said, leaving out the part where they found the Ancient temple and Angel.
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“You know what, that sounds like a nice idea.”
Quickslash said pleasantly.
“Once we light the fire tonight, after dark, I think a little performance would be just what we need.”
Hoverbug tried her best to hold her composure, which lasted for all of three seconds. She then burst out into hysterical laughter, falling right on her back. This lasted for a few solid minutes before she finally manged to form words again.
“You… You can’t be serious. All’a you really want to go out and fight the one and only Megatron? Oh man. That is the best thing I’ve heard in a looong time.”
Hoverbug was too busy laughing her head off to hear the Ancient’s question. He’d have better luck asking someone else.
“To be honest I probably would have done the same.”
Axis admitted.
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“Okay, good to know,” Tripwire says, sounding a bit relieved that he wasn’t the only one with dodgy judgement.
“So, when I’m trying to crack the device open, I must’ve triggered some kind of security mechanism. A really weird security mechanism, because it shot this beam of light into my forehead and knocked me out cold for a week straight. Since then, I’ve been like… well, I’ve been like this.”
He holds up the odd machine for emphasis, the lights on its stem blinking rhythmically.
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Darksting chuckled along with her, then said,
“Well it was Maximus’s idea, and any way to stop Megatron, I’m taking.”
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“That is absolutely fascinating.”
Axis said, seeming astonished.
“Have you thought about seeing a menmosurgeon?”
OOC:I can never remember how to spell that
“You’re insane. All of you.”
Arachnix said bluntly.
“Don’t get me wrong, all you’ve done for us is extremely appreciated. And taking down a Rust Tyrant is very impressive. But you must have your wires crossed if you think you can actually take on the decepticons, nevermind Megatron.”
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“Excellent!” Juliana exclaimed, excited at the chance to ply her craft, oft left to the wayside these days. “Is there a particular place you would like me to do it?”
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OOC: Me neither
IC:
“What, the creepy guys with needles for fingers who work for the government’s doesn’t-exist-agency?” Tripwire scoffs. “Slag, no. Besides, a little bit after that, I got on a ship bound for Gorlam Prime that got raided by pirates. This is the first time I’ve been in Cybertronian space in twenty years, I think.”
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OOC: I looked it up it’s mnemosurgeon
IC:
“Yeah, you could say that.” Darksting said to Hoverbug.
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“I’ll get Arachnix and Dashfang to work up some little stage by the fire pit tonight. I’ll be sure everybody doesn’t go to bed straight away so they can see it.”
Axis laughed nervously.
“You wouldn’t happen to remember which pirates those were would you? No reason in particular. Just uh, curious.”
“If you ask me, I’d say you’d have better odds staying out here.”
Hoverbug replied, still on the ground.
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“I don’t think it was you guys,” Tripwire says. “You guys don’t seem like kidnappers. I mean, if you are, you do a good job of hiding it- not that I’m implying you could be kidnappers, because that’s horrible and… I should just stop talking.”
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“Was it something I said?” Angel asked.
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“Nah, more like something I said.” Darksting said to Angel.
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