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Message: 2/4
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Refinery Loss
Sat Mar 26 Scourge
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<< The 'Con spinny appears, then is replaced by Scourge >>
"Last cycle, the Autobots managed to destroy
one of our refineries in Carbombya. Their assault near Trypticon, which
consisted of an Aerialbot (OOC: Air Raid) and EDC Commander Briar in his
exo-suit, was a diversionary ruse. Trooper Fleet engaged the Aerialbot, while I
dealt rather decisively with Briar before he retreated.
"Before departure, Briar attempted to insinuate
that Wildrider was doing something in the destroyed refinery before it was
detonated. A Decepticon emblem was recovered... strangely intact, given the
blast. I believe, however, that the Autobots infiltrated the refinery, whether
due to lax security measures or some other factor I will not speculate, and
left the emblem there in an attempt to bolster their ludicrous claims.
Wildrider may be many things, but even he is not a complete imbecile... I doubt
someone would be so slagging idiotic that they would risk death to help the
Autobots. Repair crews, rebuild the refinery. Lord Galvatron will not be
pleased at the setback to recouping our energon stores. Scourge out!"
<< Scourge disappears, replaced by the 'Con spinny >>
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<Decepticon> Wildrider says, "I didn't do it and there's nothing anyone can say to prove I did it!"
<Decepticon> Soundwave says, "Acknowledged, Wildrider."
<Decepticon> Soundwave says, "Now report to Trypticon Medical for scheduled maintenance."
<Decepticon>
Wildrider says, "Yeah...so, that's it then? I 'knew' the autobots were out to get me. Hehehe, still, that was a great explosion. Nice and firebally. Hum, come to think of it, someone did go to
a lot of trouble to make it like my work.
Maybe I did do it. Hehehe."
<Decepticon>
Wildrider says, "Medical? Yeah, I
suppose. I need my mileage rolled
back."
Transmission
from Soundwave: Long Haul. I require your abilities in Trypticon's Medical
Ward.
Trypticon
Medical Bay
Several operating tables are set in a row
here, and long benches line the walls. On these benches are assorted tools and
equipment used in repairing damaged Decepticons. The benches near the door are
for patients waiting their turn for treatment. Scattered throughout the room
are various repair droids, awaiting the arrival of more wounded to repair. The
room gives you the perception of being immaculately clean, with not a single
tool out of place. Your olfactory sensors pick up the faint odor of the
cleansing solutions used to keep the room clean and sanitary.
Contents:
Soundwave
Wildrider
Sign
Gumby
Medic
Obvious
exits:
East <E> leads to Trypticon Laboratory.
West <W> leads to Trypticon Main
Hallway.
Wildrider
steps into the medical bay, he pokes his head in first and looks around
quickly, just in case someone's waiting next to the door with a hammer or
something for Wildrider. It's way too quiet in here.
For
some reason, most of the on-duty technicians are changing shifts, as many of
them are leaving. Hey, but where are the replacement rostered-on medics? And
why are all the departing technicians looking more worried, than glad that
their shift is over? There's just people leaving! Welll, except for one.
Soundwave.
The
Tape Commander is holding a series of technical apparatus . Many of which
appear to be too complex.. and too sinister... for rudimentary service work.
Soundwave heard Wildrider's slightly erratic approach seconds before
Wildrider's head pokes through the door. "Wildrider. Be seated." Soundwave
points to a ward bed in slightly better condition than the rest. Not because it
is a newer installation, because hardly anyone ever uses it. All of the large
clamps and straps that are there to secure the patient down will attest to
that.
Wildrider
eyes the clamps and straps on the ward bed and then looks up at Soundwave with
a paranoid optic. You know the kind, one bigger than the other? Yeah, that's
the one. He says, "Hey, you said I was coming in for maintenance. What's
with the straps? You think I'm going to get away or something Soundwave?"
He gives a small snicker and then looks around. Why has it gotten even more
quieter in here?
Someone
requires Long Haul's abilities! Which usually means that someone wants
something moved. The Constructicon is hoping that this is /not/ the case,
because right now he's still technically not allowed to haul, as per Hook's
orders, and while Soundwave certainly outranks Hook, this is a medical matter.
Either way, he trudges in, stance more than a bit belligerent at having been
dragged in from his very important NON HAULING work rebuilding a certain
refinery.
Soundwave
forgets that you sometimes have to repeat your requests to a Stunticon.
"Be seated." He says, with exactly the same volume and tonal
infliction (Such that it is for as sexy a voice as Soundwave's.) And as the
lime green one arrives, Soundwave puts all grudges aside. Well, since he is the
one bossing around Long Haul, that is. "Long Haul. Your abilities are
required. My patient requires assistance being seated."
Long
Haul looks up at Soundwave, then down at Wildrider, arms crossed. "What?
He can't figure out how to do it himself?" The transporter shrugs and
plods over to Wildrider and crosses his arms once more as he faces off with the
Stunticon. "Y'gonna sit down, or am I gonna have to 'help' ya?" He
gets to bully a Stunticon, and has High Command's backing! This /is/ a good
day!
Wildrider
eyes Long Haul. This 'structie he can't get along with. Hell, Wildrider can't
get along with most people. He shrugs his shoulder and waves his hand towards
the constructicon. "Don't touch me with those dirty dirt haulin hands ya
low rez play thing for Hook. I can sit my own skidplate down on the
chair." he says gruffly. Motormaster would be pleased. Wildrider stomps
towards Soundwave and says, "I'll play your game for now Soundwave. Just
no funny stuff, or Motormaster will come calling if he finds out we're minus
one stunticon." Empty threat.
"You
ain't seated yet," growls Long Haul, ignoring the rather bizarre taunt.
Soundwave
is Galvatron's trusted accomplice who has achieved a grand victory, whereas
Motormaster has done.. what exactly? Soundwave thinks he'll go through that
visit okay. He ignores Wildrider's threat as he waits for him to be seated.
Wildrider
looks behind him and says, "I'm getting there, I'm getting there! Hold yer
energon." He hops down onto the ward bed and looks up at Soundwave.
"My breaking system needs a bit of adjustment, it doesn't work. Hehe, not
that I care." he says with a grin on his red faceplate.
"Your
breaking system is not important." The tape lord drones in his monotonous
voice as he approaches the bed. Not giving Wildrider a chance to object,
Soundwave grasps his hands at his side. "Hold him down." He quickly
says to Long Haul. "Secure him." With Soundwave holding the rest of
Wildrider in place, that leaves Long Haul with only a single foot to deal with.
Long
Haul may not like Soundwave, but he'll gladly play 'menacing goon' for him if
the menace-ee happens to be a component part of Menasor. The dump truck nods
and heads to the foot of the bed, reaching to grasp Wildrider's foot and force
it into the restraint.
Soundwave
continues to secure the Stunticon. Ignoring whatever squirming or objections
his patient may have. After a brief struggle, Soundwave has clamped down
Wildrider's arms, feet and head. "Before we begin." The tape lord
intones. "Explain." Soundwave brings a monitor secured by an overhead
arm directly above Wildrider's face. He presses a button on a nearby console,
which plays a picture of, well, Wildrider, entering a factory, placing a bomb
and abandoning his emblem.
Wildrider
blinks and shakes his head, if he can. Considering his head is secure as well,
he just twitches a little. "Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!" he says with a
shreak. "I didn't do it! I wasn't there!" he says quickly. "It's
a trick of light off of venus filtered through swamp gas! That's not me!"
With
Wildrider secured, Long Haul backs away and trudges towards the door. Sure,
he's not likely to get away, but hey, it's as good a place to wait for further
orders (or to be dismissed) from as any. He crosses his arms once more and
remains silent. If he hadn't had a couple of lines earlier, one might even have
thought this was one of those episodes where they didn't feel like bringing in
his voice talent or something (like all those episodes where Hook and/or
Scrapper are the only Constructicons to get any speaking lines! Grrrrrr!)
"Very
well." Soundwave drones in response. "The truth must be uncovered."
And with that, Soundwave activates his little-known Telepathic abilities. Well,
first of all he takes care of a potential witness. "Long Haul. Guard the
exit. Ensure noone enters." With that, the tape lord stands at the head of
his bed, placing both of his hands on the side of his head.. entering a place
that would send a shudder down the supporting beam of even the most staunchest
of Decepticons: The conciousness of a Stunticon.
Long
Haul shrugs. Good thing he was near the door to begin with! He stands by to
ensure that no one exits through the entrance. Wait. Strike that. He plods just
outside the door to make no one enters through the exit. There we go. Much
better.
Wildrider
looks up with red optics towards Soundwave who now hovers above him. He
cackles, "That tickles...ooooh!" Wildrider goes oddly silent as he
feels a presence in his mind. Well, there's one in there now at least. His mind
is like an open book now, since his mind is so messed up it couldn't begin to
put up any mental blocks against Soundwave's intrusions.
Soundwave
almost wishes for mental blocks to be put up. Some idea of where to go, what
electric pulses mean what. It's a difficult maze to follow, the mind of a
madman. Soundwave should know, he's seen the mind of Galvatron himself. He
pushes further in his search.. for recent memories, for things that he could be
guilty of.
Wildrider
twitches and giggles as Soundwave makes his way though the back alleyways of
his head. It's not a nice place to be. But there it is, a blip of memory in the
time index Soundwave is looking for. Wildrider wasn't even in Carbombya when
all this happened. He was riding through the middle east with the rest of the
stunticons causing all kind of havoc and messing with some camels while doing
it too.
Long
Haul ... is effectively not in the room through all this. For all Soundwave and
Wildrider know, he could be playing tidily-winks outside the door to medical.
This is not likely, however.
Finally.
Now Soundwave can get the hell out of there. He releases his hands, breaking
the connection. He usually departs the mind of another with a more 'delicate'
method, but Soundwave wanted to break free as soon as he possibly could,
leaving a sudden feeling of a door being slammed shut in both of their minds..
as if something there was immediately replaced with.. a void. A chilling
feeling, but better than spending another astrosecond in there. "He has
spoken the truth." The Soundwave drones in his monotonous voice.
"Long Haul. Return and free him." And to show that Soundwave is a
sport, he will even help with the monotonous work, loosening the clamps to the
Stunticon's head and arms.
Wildrider
grins to himself, though most likely he's totally out of it right now.
"Ooooh, can I have another energon cube Megatron?" he says. As a
reaction to having something ripped out of his mind, his mind forces him to
relive some of his old memories. He slowly brightens his optics and says
weakly, "Hey...you're not megatron. Ooh, why does it feel like my head's
got a sledge hammer on it? Did you use a sledge hammer on me?"
Decepticon
Goon Long Haul looks towards the door at his back when he's called for and
shrugs, plodding back into the room. Long Haul, actually, happens to be an
/expert/ at monotonous work, just usually of a different type. He loosens the
restraints a trifle reluctantly - ah, well, it was fun while it lasted - making
sure to handle Wildrider a bit roughly for that 'dirty dirt hauling hands'
comment.
Soundwave
doesn't dignify Wildrider's question with a response. "You are cleared of
all accusations. Return to your regularly scheduled duty." He doesn't care
about comments, no matter how true they are. But that doesn't mean that another
Constructicon/Stunticon grudge shouldn't happen on his account. "I will report
on my findings briefly." A pause. A loooong pause. "Long Haul. Your
assistance was.. appreciated." WTF? Soundwave doesn't give the assman a
chance to respond, leaving the medical room immediately.
Shortly
after, Kitbash, one of the on-duty technicians, pokes his head in again.
"Is it safe?" he meekly asks.
Soundwave
has disconnected.
Wildrider
has disconnected.
For the
record, Long Haul hasn't been hauling anything for the last two weeks, thank
you very much! The Constructicon looks after Soundwave as he gives his thanks,
radiating vague bafflement. When Kitbash shows up he just shrugs. "Sure,
yeah," he grumbles and then trudges off to get back to rebuilding that
refinery Wildrider didn't blow up.
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Message: 2/5
Posted Author
Wildrider
Sat Mar 26 Soundwave
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Soundwave is sitting, virtually motionless, in a console in Trypticon's Command
Centre.
"Fortunately Wildrider did not flee the Empire after publically being
accused of treason by commander Scourge. Lord Galvatron. I can assure you that
the Stunticon is not responsible for the explosion. Whoever was responsible has
the ability to disuise themself as Wildrider. I also request a discussion with
you about security and disclosure policies.
"HOWEVER. The infiltration of an imitation Decepticon is concerning.
Scrapper. While the factory is destroyed our energon output is not at maximum
potential. I am filing a priority request for the factory to be rebuilt. DCI.
Double all border patrols."
Soundwave has one final matter to mention. "Full commendations to Long
Haul for assisting in Wildrider's examination. For his efforts he recieves a
double-ration of Carbombyan energon. Soundwave out."
Soundwave fades out. The spinny fades back.
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