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Message: 3/5 Posted Author
Re: Santa Maria Mon Mar 16 Red Alert
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Spinny. Sideswipe! No, wait, wrong Lamborghini. Red Alert!
"Autobots, as you might imagine, we cannot allow the Decepticon theft of the
supertanker Santa Maria to stand. As Kup mentioned, we have a small period of
time before it reaches New Crystal City, /wherever/ the Decepticons are hiding
it these days.
"If possible, we want that submarine recovered. If not, we need to find some
way to prevent them from using that oil - sinking the tanker is only a last
resort option, due to the environmental damage that will cause, but we may be
able to spoil the oil. Nightbeat? Get with me on this one.
"The current plan of attack is to begin with an air strike, following up with
a 'land' assault with Autobots dropped from a shuttle onto the tanker itself.
The EDC will be providing sea support and, using a submarine, will take
advantage of the distraction to make use of the additive. As a note, this
substance should render energon made from this oil unusable by us, but it
won't be poisonous like, say, the fuel on Nebulos. Either way, it'll be
useless to the Decepticons, but recovery, if it can be accomplished, is
preferable. We expect the tanker to be heavily guarded by Decepticon forces.
It also contains several automated defense systems, but we don't anticpate
these to be a significant problem. As a note, should New Crystal City show
itself, the sea-based forces are to pull out immediately. We are simply unable
to combat that thing directly.
"Plans are to go down on March 18th, at nineteen hundred Eastern. I am afraid
I myself will be unavailable for anything beyond radio co-ordination. Do /not/
speak of this mission on an unsecured frequency. That is all. Red Alert out."
No Lamborghini. Spinny.
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Message: 3/6 Posted Author
Punch Wed Mar 18 Jazz
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Punch, see me at your earliest convenience. - JZ
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Message: 3/7 Posted Author
Increased Patroling Thu Mar 19 Red Alert
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Text only.
"Effective immediately and until further notice is given by myself or Jazz,
there is to be an increase of patrol frequency in the area of the Carribean,
to include the islands themselves. This includes both flight-based patrols and
land-based patrols on the islands. There will be regularly scheduled shuttle
runs to and from the islands in order to transport land-based personel to the
area. I also need an accurate tally of just /who/ we have available for sea-
ops."
OOC: Need a backdrop for a bit of social RP? Grab someone and RP complaining
about having to run standard patrols. Need an excuse to show up at a scrape in
the general Carribean area (or even rooms adjacent)? Here it is! Need an
excuse to get out of a scene early? Claim you've got to get on patrol and
there you go!
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Message: 3/8 Posted Author
Santa Maria Fri Mar 20 Hot Spot
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Hot Spot appears on screen, big, blue, and bossy. He's freshly painted up,
evident that he took a beating at the recent skirmish.
"First off, I want commendate those of you who stepped up in the joint
Autobot/EDC venture to strike the Santa Maria. You all did great, even though
things didn't go according to plan."
"We arrived and got the Decepticon's attention while the EDC water units made
a stealtier approach. We were too overwhelmed to attempt a takeover of the
helm, so we went to Plan B; Marissa of the EDC and our own Dee-Kal inundated
the contents of several of the tanker's fuel holding tanks with a special
chemical additive, which as far as I know is intended to make the oil useless
when converted into Energon. Kup and later Grimlock held off Cyclonus while
the operation was under way, and covering our retreat after the last batch of
the additive was dumped into the tanks. The Decepticons may still have the
Santa Maria, but hopefully now all of it's precious fuel will be useless to
them."
"A very important item to note, Autobots, so listen up: Several Decepticons
front-line units, namely Fleet and Catechism, have shown new under-water
offensive capability. Combined with thier mobile undersea base, they are now a
much more serious threat when encountered on the open ocean. They may be
making an offensive in the Carribean, so look out for these and other
Decepticons who may now be MUCH more dangerous in oceanic combat scenarios."
"Colonel Marissa, if you're viewing this; I think you have something that
belongs to me. Hope it served you well. Hot Spot out."
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Message: 3/9 Posted Author
Operations! Tue Mar 24 Jazz
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*Spinny! No Spinny! Jazz!*
"Hey cats, this is for the lads and ladies in Operations. One of y'all wanna
get crackin' on getting us some kind of reliable transportation to the Orion
Pax? I'd love a Spacebridge between AC and OP and Iahex and OP, but to be
honest, I'm not sure about the feasability. If that ain't possible, I'll hear
other options."
This may or may not be entirely so Jazz can slip over to Grapplebee's whenever
he pleases.
*Spinny!*
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Message: 3/10 Posted Author
Bodies Discovered In Ocean Tue Mar 24 Red Alert
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Red Alert appears on screen. While his attention is not constantly darting
around like a humming bird the way it normally is, on the other hand he
appears somewhat... out of that. Slowed, somehow. Despite that, however, he
also seems rather grim.
"Erm. Red Alert reporting. During an exo-suit training excercise with the EDC
in the northeast Atlantic, unusual readings were picked up from the depths.
Present on the scene were Kup, who was ranking officer, Broadside, who served
as the base of operations, James Bailey, Talazia Keldahoff, Dee-Kal, Grimlock,
myself, and... Sam. The EDC members, making use of their Riptides,
investigated, along with the Junkion, Dee-Kal. They found what appeared to be
several very, very large plastic bags. Upon opening the bags, the body of a
deceased Seeker was found. It was then that we decided to relocate the bags to
Broadside's deck. There were a total of six bags. Five of them contained
deceased Decepticons who have not yet been identified, but, judging by facial
expressions, died in extreme agony. The sixth contained a dead human, also
currently unidentified. We are working with the EDC to identify the human, and
this message is being filed with their messaging system. Red Alert, out."
OOC: Anyone who wants to investigate this further, contact either me or Kup.
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Message: 3/11 Posted Author
Command Center Clean-up Thu Mar 26 Inferno
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Oh mah spinny, oh mah spinny, OH MAH SPIIIIINNY-*choke!* Good thing, too. The
spinny's voice sounds like a squalling cat as it's interrupted by none other
than Everyone's Favorite Firefighter(tm), Inferno, surrounded by what looks to
be the Autobot City Command Center...
Covered in white fire suppression foam.
"Reportin' in, all fire systems back t' normal n' ready fer activation. Clean
up is in progress of an accidental discharge a' th' system here in th' Command
Center. Y'all oughta pin a medal awn our boy Turntail's chest fer slidin' in
there in helpin' me out wit' it. Saved th' Medical Ward n' th' Ammo Dump from
takin' a big ol' douche. Anyway, there's more t' the story."
Holding up a strange, doughnut shaped black object with a series of dents and
scratches to the camera, he continues.
"All hell broke loose when ah found... And REMOVED... This lump a' <CENSORED>
from mah suppression system. I know this thing from carburetor t' tailpipe n'
ah ain't never seen nothin' like it. Soon as ah busted it off th' sector D
main, th' whole damn system started drivin' overpressure alarms n' flow trips.
Again, if'n it wuzn't fer Turntail, we'd have th' whole damn D wing deep-sixed
right now. Ah'm continuin' the investigation. Report if'n you been jerkin'
with mah fire system. That goes fer you too, Hot Spot."
"Inferno OUT!"
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Message: 3/12 Posted Author
Forwarded message: John Doe Fri Mar 27 Kup
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(Text only:)
Autobots, got this disturbing report in regarding that human body we found in
the Atlantic. It's from Private Talazia Keldahoff:
<<The body we found on the ocean floor is Terrance Franklin, from the Hampton
Roads area of Virginia. He had a criminal record going back to high school and
getting worse from there. Started out with minor crimes, petty theft, that
sort of thing, fell in with some gangs. He was released from prison almost a
year ago and mostly fell under the radar. But here's where it gets
interesting. There were a few minor incidences where Law enforcement officials
suspect he was mixed up with or become part of the Concurrance. As for method
of death? Massive Blunt Force trauma.....so massive it injured his internal
organs....rupturing a few as well>>
It's starting to look like we've some kind of vigilante on our hands, going
around targeting enemies of the Autobots. Or, maybe he's doing it for the EDC,
or his agenda ain't something we understand yet. Whatever his motivation, we
have to find him and stop him. Killing someone on the battlefield is one
thing, but secretly brutalizing and murdering them is a whole other. And
despite my own feelings on the Concurrence, if the culprit IS an Autobot, we
need to find and stop him. Autobots do NOT kill humans unless there is
absolutely no other option to save lives.
I'm ordering an investigation into this matter. Some of you might be
interviewed, maybe by me or someone else in security and intelligence, and I
expect your full cooperation.
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Message: 3/13 Posted Author
Odd Discovery Sun Mar 29 Foxfire
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Text message:
In the main lobby of Metroplex I found traces of salt on the floor, faintly
shaped into what looks like a footprint leading from the barracks. Upon
further investigation I discovered traces of the same kind of salt in the
cleansing station nearest to Powerglide's room. At this time I can't tell what
kind of salt it is. Assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
--Sergeant Foxfire
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Message: 3/14 Posted Author
Bring it Mon Mar 30 Penumbra
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Text message:
Foxfire,
I can take a shot at tracing your salt. Shuttle traffic isn't too hectic
at the moment. Bring me a sample. I'll be in Metroplex's lab.
--The 'bra
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Message: 3/15 Posted Author
Peterson Raid Mon Mar 30 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only report by Rodimus.
"On the evening of Saturday the 28th, a Decepticon force attempted a raid on
the Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. The force consisted of Fusillade,
Hun-Grrr, Astrotrain, that Seeker with the cloak - I think he's been ID'd as
Boomslang? - and a whole mess of tapes. Americon was one of them, but I know
there were two or three others. The first of our forces on scene were
Grimlock, who kept Hun-Grrr, Astrotrain, and the Seeker busy outside of the
munitions hanger that seemed to be their target while First Aid dealt with
Fusillade and the tapes inside. I eventually arrived as back-up, helping
Grimlock deal with the afore mentioned trio, plus Americon. Casualties were
light due to the swift and orderly evacuation of the area by human forces.
Local building and structure damage was severe but contained to a relatively
small area. We're currently uncertain as to just how many of the currently
missing munitions were stolen and how many were simply destroyed, but it would
have been a lot worse if not for First Aid's efforts. Commendations to both
him and Grimlock. I've offered our assistance to the base commander as far as
clean up and recovery goes, and will be dispatching a team to help with
rebuilding. Also, I need someone to look into the possibility that Fusillade's
been somehow outfitted to serve as a secondary tape-host or something - seems
that all the on-scene tapes somehow ejected from her. That's it."
OOC notice: If someone wants to do a bit of social RP surrounding helping to
clean up, rebuild, and repair Peterson AFB, feel free. Otherwise it can be
assumed to get done off screen with gumbies and unplayed characters.
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Message: 3/16 Posted Author
Standing Orders: Ocean Capables Mon Mar 30 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only entry.
"As most of you should remember, a few months back the Decepticons released a
very large creature of apparently Quintesson origin into Earth's oceans. I
want a method of locating it found. The thing managed to survive for... who
knows how long, but now that it's active, it probably needs /something/ as a
fuel source. Start with that. If you find it, do not engage. I want that thing
located and tracked. Maybe find out something that can be used as bait for it.
"I also want New Crystal City found. This one should be a lot easier, because
the Decepticons enter and leave it all the time, although keep in mind that a
lot them seem to have been recently modified for water-based operations. If
nothing else, try to get a tracer on some of the Decepticons, and that should
lead us to NCC. Now, do I really have to say that if you find the giant
transforming city-shark, don't try to en-" he cuts himself off. "I do have to
say it, don't I? Well, if you find the giant transforming city-shark, don't
try to fight it on your own. There. It's said. Like with the Quintesson...
Whalicon-thing, I want it tracked, not fought.
"I want oceanic patrols by both fliers and ocean-based Autobots, and I want
Operations on a more reliable method to locate these guys besides our lookouts
getting lucky. Those with minimal armaments are to have appropriate escorts
for their own safety. Yes, Dee-Kal, that includes you, and Fanfare, you
especially. The Decepticons already see you as a flying appetizer tray as it
is. Beyond that, keep Command updated. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/17 Posted Author
Aerialbot Orders Mon Mar 30 Silverbolt
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The video feed pops on and on the screen is none other than Silverbolt. The
stern look on his face isn't much different than what's there normally. He
waits for a second and then clears his voice.
"Okay, Autobots. Sorry I've been gone. I was dealing with some other duties.
Having dealt with that, I'm happy to announce I'm back on Earth to help out.
"Aerialbots, you heard Rodimus. If any scouts are going out, I expect at least
one of you to join them as your other duties allow. We aren't going to let the
Decepticons have their way with our people. Not while we are able to fly. I'll
be at Peterson Air Force Base shortly to assist with the repairs there.
"Silverbolt out!"
Silverbolt reaches down and snaps the switch turning off the video feed.
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Message: 3/18 Posted Author
Standing Orders: Wreckers Mon Mar 30 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only entry.
"Wreckers, I want you guys to pick up operations on Cybertron. Strikes and
raids against the Decepticon supply lines and minor outposts, along with
random attacks against their territory to judge reponse times. For now, keep
it light and on the edges. We'll be looking towards a deeper push later on.
Feel free to recruit individuals from outside the team in your efforts.
Rodimus out."
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Message: 3/19 Posted Author
Standing Orders: Intel Mon Mar 30 Jazz
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Voice entry only.
"Keep doin' what you do, my people. Be sneaky and get all up in their
business. Got me?"
:D
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Message: 3/20 Posted Author
Boarding Party Mon Mar 30 Fanfare
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As predicted *sigh*, Ah was attacked again while shippin' ower th' brine tae
th' EDC base. Luckily, Keldahoff an' Wolfe waur escortin' me an' chased aff
Scrapper - fa left a hole in mah side in th' shape ay his altmode. Guid idea,
Rodimus Prime. Aam in Florida reit noo, en roote tae California. I'll return
haem efter some brief repairs.
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Message: 3/21 Posted Author
AAR: Somewhere In Fraggin' Space Mon Mar 30 Kup
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(Text only:)
Pile-Up, Scattershot, Fireflight, Hot Spot, and myself checked out
this lead on a lost Junkion ship that's supposed to be carrying around some
top notch gear. Trail led us to this junk patch floating in space. Was like a
smaller version of Junk itself. We landed the Battlescrap Galactica there, and
soon as we did, the Decepticons hit us. Think it was Shockwave, Dirge, two
Sweeps, and Fleet. We scrapped for a while, but soon enough we found ourselves
in even bigger trouble when this fraggin' monster appeared outta nowhere. It
was some kind of huge, spherical conglomeration of technological parts, and I
think it wanted to eat us and add us to its mass.
We managed to fight the thing off, dodge the 'cons, and make our way
into this lab. Found a computer inside, and the dead body of someone who
looked like he might've been a Junkion scientist. No idea what his name was,
but he had been pinned up onto the wall, and given that the monster didn't eat
him, I think he might not've been thought of very fondly by the beast. There's
probably a story in there somewhere. Maybe one day we'll find out what it is.
Important thing, though, is that Pile-Up managed to grab whatever data was on
the computer, then trashed it so the Decepticons couldn't hack it, too. Don't
know what he got out of it yet, but I hope it was worth Scattershot and
Fireflight almost getting killed. In fact, if that monster didn't come back--
even though we all thought it was dead--we probaby wouldn't have made it outta
there.
We'll stay in touch with Pile-Up, see where this trail leads next.
--KUP
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Message: 3/22 Posted Author
Shore Leave Tue Mar 31 Jazz
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Hey kids..gotta head topside again for a bit; seems the Galactic Council wants
to 'talk' some more about the recent Nebulos... incidents. I'll be back before
you know it. Peace!
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Message: 3/23 Posted Author
Update Tue Mar 31 Foxfire
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Text message:
Penumbra identified the mysterious salt as sea salt from the North Atlantic.
I'm sure there's a connection between it and the bodies that were found around
that area. I'm going to investigate further.
--Sergeant Foxfire
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Message: 3/24 Posted Author
OOC Note: Metroplex's Lobby Wed Apr 01 Rodimus Prime
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As anyone who's been in Metroplex for the last... forever knows, his entry
lobby has had an 'under construction' type @desc for, well... ages. I think
we're well overdue for construction to get wrapped up, but the question is:
what should it actually look like when completed? I thought it might be fun to
leave that up to you guys. First, interested players can @mail me @descs that
they think would be appropriate to that room. Once they're all submitted, I'll
post the entries and players can vote on their favorites. Winning entry will
replace the current 'under construction' @desc. I'll be taking entries until
April 18th, which will give you guys about a week and a half to write a @desc
for one room. Plenty of time!
And no, this is not an April Fool's prank. >:(
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Message: 3/25 Posted Author
Mystery Solved Fri Apr 03 Red Alert
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Red Alert sits at a desk. His attention seems to occasionally dart to one
side of the camera focus or another, in that nervous way that should be
familiar by now. In other words: he's back to normal.
"As some will no doubt be relieved to hear, the murderer who had dumped the
recently discovered Decepticon and human bodies in the Northeast Atlantic has
been identified as Tricky, a recent transfer to Metroplex. Yesterday, he
captured Abdul Fakkadi with the intent of murdering the dictator. We arrived
in Carbombya to rescue Fakkadi and apprehend Tricky, but several
Decepticons... to whom Fakkadi apparently owed money... interfered." Red Alert
pauses, frowns, and seems to look at something over his left shoulder. Then he
shakes his head and continues. "During the affair, Tricky was, unfortunately,
killed by Fusillade while attempting to flee, and Fakkadi was freed.
Circumstances prevented us from trying to capture him to be put on trial.
While the investigation into Tricky's quarters is still in progress, there is
little doubt in my mind that he is the murderer we were looking for."
"This means that the other Autobots who were under suspicion, including
Powerglide, Cutter, Tailgate, Foxfire, and Powerglide, are now off the hook.
About this, anyway. Powerglide, quit faking your patrol logs. Red Alert, out."
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Message: 3/26 Posted Author
Rammstein Air Base Sat Apr 04 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus appears on screen. Looks like he took a moment to clean up, but there
are a few dents here and there, and his gaudy paint job is strangely faded in
places. Also, there's something a bit... off about his head, as though the
edges had been slightly melted and recooled. Behind him is what looks to be a
runway, and a human chemical clean-up crew in sealed suits works to clean up a
mutlticolored liquid that appears to be in the process of eating through a
military airplane sitting out on the runway that's been partially covered with
the stuff.
"Last evening a Decepticon force including Shockwave, the Terrorcons, and,
uhm..." the Prime taps the palm of his hand, trying to bring something up from
his memory banks. "Braggy Seeker... Excise? Yeah, Excise attached the
Rammstein Air Base in Germany. At the time several of us were in Belgium
investigating locations for Metroplex's next move, so we were able to respond
quickly using the Autobot shuttle, Ceaseless. Unfortunately, the shuttle was
shot down by Excise and Shockwave during the approach, forcing us to close the
rest of the way on our own. First Focus and then Captain James Bailey and
Private Jayson Redfield kept Excise busy while Grimlock took care of
Shockwave, leaving myself and Quickswitch to deal with Abominus. I believe
that Private Talazia Keldahoff was also on scene recording events, but she had
to depart before the battle was over. This was pretty rough going at first, as
our attacks seemed to do little, but eventually Quickswitch scored a good hit
with the drills in Abominus's torso, causing enough internal damage to force
Abominus to expell excess fluids." He turns and gestures to the clean-up crew
behind him. "This stuff is the result, but it also left Abominus off-balance
and off-guard for a few moments. During that time, Quickswitch and I combined
our efforts on one of his legs while Grimlock, who had managed to grab ahold
of Shockwave and aim him, used the Decepticon's gun mode to blast the other
leg. This knocked the big guy over forced a demerge. The Decepticons retreated
soon after."
"Damage to the base is, overall, moderate, but a few structures were severely
damaged or even completely levelled, and the liquids puked up by Abominus are
highly caustic both to human and Transformer life. Once more, I'm asking for
anyone available who has the time to pitch in and help get the placed cleaned
up and repaired. Damage to personel varies, but is fully repairable in all
cases."
Rodimus grins at the camera. "Actually, all in all, I want to say, 'good job.'
I'm going to admit, lately I've worried a bit about teamwork issues, but I've
got to say that the Autobot and EDC forces pulled together nicely for this
one, proving that co-operating amongst ourselves isn't a lost art, after all.
Now, keep it up and prove me wrong for worrying in the first place.
"That's all I've got right now. Rodimus Prime, signing off."
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Message: 3/27 Posted Author
Trial Verdict Wed Apr 08 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime sits behind his desk, looking rather serious... and more than a
little tired. "This is Rodimus Prime. As most of you know, last night Fortress
Maximus, and by extension, the rest of the Autobots who had been members of
the Steelhaven crew, were put on trial under the charge of desertion. However,
there was a further complication: the Nebulan Autobot partners. While the
Nebulans chose to bond with the Autobots of their own free will, they did so
without the knowledge of any crimes the Autobots had committed, and are,
themselves, most certainly innocent of the charges. And yet, any punishment
suffered by the Cybertronian Autobots would likewise be suffered by the
Nebulan Autobots." 'Nebulan Autobots'? People do remember that Rodimus Prime
declared that the binary bonded Nebulans were to be considered Autobots and
treated as such, right?
"My decision in the matter is that the process of binary bonding sufficiently
changed the Autobots involved so that they were no longer, in effect, quite
the same people that left Cybertron. The Steelhaven Autobots died on Nebulos.
The Autobots who returned to us, whether born on Nebulos as organics or
mechanical in origin, will not be punished for the crimes of Autobots who are
now dead. However, they are no longer to be treated a separate and distinct
unit, and are being reintegrated into the main forces. Hardhead, Pointblank,
and Sureshot are assigned to the military division under Grimlock's command.
Fortress Maximus, Brainstorm, Chromedome, Crosshairs, and Highbrow are
assigned to Operations and report to Hot Spot.
"I realize that not everyone will be satisfied with my decision. None the
less, I firmly believe that it is the correct one, not just for those who
stood trial, but for the Autobots as a whole. Important steps towards
acceptance were made last night, and I urge everyone to build on that, to move
forward, because in this matter, the best thing we can do for the future of
the Autobots is to learn to let go of the grudges of our past. If you can do
this, if we all can do this, we will find that unified, we are now stronger
than we were before.
"That is all."
Fade to spinny.
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Message: 3/28 Posted Author
OOC Note Wed Apr 08 Rodimus Prime
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OOC: Oh, by the way, we're in Belgium now. Sorry for the delay there.
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Message: 3/29 Posted Author
Operation: THIS STUFF MINE NOW! Fri Apr 10 Grimlock
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*Blip! It's Grimlock!*
Me Grimlock run military operation! It work!
Plan simple. Me Grimlock, him Crosshairs, n' him Clutch go ambush septi-con
supply route. Then some jet septi-cons show up. Oh, and him Mindwipe. But us
Autobots shoot them up lots, so they run 'way! Clutch n' Crosshairs am good
fighters. Not good as me GRIMLOCK, but still good.
Us still have big box thing with energon and 'splosives in it! Me Grimlock
drag box back to Iahex. But, uh...me Grimlock not know how get box open. Him
Crosshairs say it splode if me Grimlock smash it, so...uh...some sneaky guy
might want open thingie. Just sayin'.
Me Grimlock run more operations soon! So you Autobots be ready! No be lazy!
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Message: 3/30 Posted Author
Report . . Fri Apr 10 Crosshairs
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Crosshairs' face appears on the screen. He looks a fair bit damaged bit it
doesn't seem to be the end of the world. Pinpointer is standing on his
shoulder.
There is no formal greeting.
"Just t'be thorough and make an addendum to the big guy's post, I was able to
get the crate open. Contains about a thousand litres of energon and more
importantly twenty heavy photonic warheads. I've transferred these to the
armory to use at a later date.
Out."
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Message: 3/31 Posted Author
Nebulon Skirmish Sat Apr 11 Crash
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<Spinny, No Spinny, Crash>
It's Crash, he looks a bit banged up but still pretty good. He's ruggedly
handsome with the emphasis on rugged.
"This is Operations Soldier Crash reporting from one of our deep-space posts.
I was on rotation out here when I heard Quickswitch was seeing some action
over in Nebulos in the swamps, figured to go down and give him a hand. When I
got there I found him facing down a pair'a Seekers and that American Idiot
tape that's always squawking around."
"They were keeping him busy and away from a ship they were trying to raise up
out of the muck, something that planet has plenty of, believe you me. Now we
did our clankin' best but the two of us were out-numbered, and with the
appearence of Shockwave, out-gunned. We gave 'em some forget me nots in the
form of a few bullets and blaster rounds befor we pulled on out. Managed to
get Shockwave to spread some of his atomic-love over the ship so that aughta
give them a bitta work t'do befor it'll be bothering us."
"I'mma stay here and work my rotation through, aughta be in good shape by the
time I head planet side."
"Crash: Out."
<Crash, No Crash, Spinny>
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Message: 3/32 Posted Author
Steelhaven Sat Apr 11 First Aid
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Hello everyone!
I'm happy to report that with much help, the Steelhaven is back
online. You might notice that large parts of the ship have been completely
replaced with new systems, as much of it could not be salvaged as is.
Nevertheless, all systems are functional and it is ready for duty. Thanks to
everyone who helped!
- First Aid
PS. For doing such a good job with the decals, I'm having Operations
send Swoop a sticker book for all of his hard work. Thanks Swoop!
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Message: 3/33 Posted Author
Activities Sun Apr 12 Crosshairs
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Crosshairs appears on the screen. Pinpointer is standing on his shoulder.
Crosshairs has crossed arms and he looks, as per usual, cross.
"All right, Mechs. Listen for a moment.
Down in the armory is a shelf labled 'experimental'. Current weapons
technology is a weeping pile of cosmic rust covered skidplates. So, I'm
'experimenting' with some modifications to various articles. I've got a couple
of rail guns, a plasma ejector, four high-output laser pistols, an ionic pulse
cannon and a couple of multibarrel autocannons.
Now, here's the catch. I don't really know how these are going to perform.
They won't explode in your face but I've been getting . . . mixed results. Are
-you- a bad enough mech to carry one of Crosshairs' experiments into battle?
Now, here's the OTHER catch. Obviously, no guarantee on these things. If it
blows up in your face, it ISN'T my fault. But, there's some of you here who
really wouldn't care if that happened. I'm looking at you, Scattershot.
Lastly, you can't just take 'em. You gotta come down here and ask. Even you,
Nightbeat.
Oh, yeah. No mini-bots."
"Crosshairs, Out."
OOC: This is for RP purposes only. Alas, no fancy schmancy stuff, but if you
want to blame something as to how you missed Fusillade when she wa stunned,
crippled and asleep on top of a rock you can always blame experimental
weapony. Plus it's an excuse to RP with me! Come on down to the armory!
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Message: 3/34 Posted Author
RE:Activities Sun Apr 12 Twin Twist
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Twin Twist here, set aside one of those multibarrel autocannons - it's all
mine! I could do with some extra slagging power every now and then, hah!
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Message: 3/35 Posted Author
Blockade Tue Apr 14 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime can be seen on the command deck of the Orion Pax, expression
severe.
"Autobots, it has recently come to our attention that the planet Pz-Zazz has
been supplying the Decepticons with a considerable amount of weapons,
ammunition, and energon. I've checked in with the Assembly of Worlds and
officially, they're unaware of the situation. Unofficially, it's our war, our
problem, as usual. And you know what? They're right. It /is/ our war, it /is/
our problem, and we're going to deal with it. As of right now, we are imposing
an embargo on Pz-Zazz. Nobody lands, and nobody leaves without our say so and
without our knowing about it. To support this effort, both the Orion Pax and
the Steelhaven are being moved into orbit around that planet. Be vigilant,
because even with two vessels, we can't watch every means off that planet at
once, and be aware that the Decepticons have already started to take matters
into their own hands. In order to act most effectively, we need to know what
their plans are /before/ they act on them. For that, I'm counting on
Intelligence. Get down there, root out the 'Cons, root out their supporters,
so we can put a stop to this. While you're at it, see if there's anyone down
there we can get on our side. The tapes say that once upon a time Pz-Zazz was
beautiful and peaceful - there's got to be /someone/ down there who isn't
happy with what's happened to their world. As for the rest... the nice thing
about people motivated by greed is that it's pretty easy to get them to
reconsider their stances. Operations, I want you in on this. We don't want to
give them any tech more advanced than what they've already got, but with your
guys expertise in the technical fields, be it construction, design, repair,
and so forth, we should have something we can use to barter with the locals.
Military?" Rodimus smirks. "You guys keep on doing what you do best, but for
the moment, do it on Pz-Zazz or in her orbit. Work with Intelligence - they'll
point you where to go, and may hopefully find someone planetside you can work
with, and work with Operations - they'll let you know what needs protecting.
Now you've all got your orders. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/36 Posted Author
Our first interception Wed Apr 15 Kup
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(Text only:)
Keeping this short and sweet. Nightbeat and I picked up a cargo ship
trying to sneak off of Pz-Zazz without submitting to so much as a sensor scan.
We didn't like that, so we moved in to intercept. Two Sweeps were escorting
it, but thanks to the Steelhaven's firepower we sent them home packing.
Naturally they abandoned the smugglers to their fate, which is fine by us.
We cracked the smuggler ship open, and found pretty much what you
might expect--weapons, ammunition, and some kinda cruddy energon fuel. You
tech types might wanna look at it, see if it's safe for consumption. As for
the natives, got them in the Steelhaven brig for now, but we're probably gonna
have to release them. I mean, what the frag are we supposed to do with them?
Don't know about their ship, either. I suppose we could blow it to bits but
that wouldn't be nice, now would it?
On second thought, let's let the ship and its crew go. But in case
they decide to work for the Decepticons again, let's put a tracking device on
their ship. That oughta be fun. Heheh.
-- KUP
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Message: 3/37 Posted Author
OOC: Lobby Desc Contest Reminder Thu Apr 16 Rodimus Prime
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Just a quick reminder that the deadline for Metroplex Lobby @desc submissions
is the 18th. That's Saturday. Get 'em in, folks!
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Message: 3/38 Posted Author
Pz-Zazz: Tunnel System Thu Apr 16 Red Alert
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It seems, at first, as if the video portion of this audio/video report is
missing, but once the camera's been adjusted properly, one can tell that Red
Alert is just in a very, very dark location.
"Autobots, this is Red Alert. Nightbeat and I discovered the entrance to some
tunnels in the uptown Pz-Zazz area, an alley in the upper east district, near
Zonth Street. As it turns out, the entire city is riddled with tunnels, most
of them part of what looks to be an abandoned subway system. These could be
useful in getting around unnoticed... and may already be in use by our
opponents as such. There are quite a few other entrances, but they can be
pretty hard to find without the correct sensor equipment." (OOC: Radar or
E_Senses) "Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to map them all out
properly; I'll have to get back to you on that. Red Alert, out."
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Message: 3/39 Posted Author
Incident report Thu Apr 16 Fanfare
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*typewritten* THe other night I was on a beach with miss Lassiter and
her friend, Sam. They were having coffee and I was just hanging out with them,
talking about a possible upgrade option with miss Lassiter. Then the sand
beside us started sinking and two decepticon cat-bots came out, yelling about
claiming the beach. I moved between them and Miss Lassiter and Sam of course,
and the large one - I think I heard his name was Avalanche - came up and
started bothering me. So I punched him right in the face, he returned and
dented my armor a little bit, trying to goad me into getting angry. It didnt
work, and he got bored and went off with the other cat. I filled in the hole
in the sand and we let the Belgium forces know about a possible tunnel, then
returned to Autobot City. Fanfare out.
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Message: 3/40 Posted Author
Trypticon And Ol' Rusty Fri Apr 17 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime appears on screen. He appears to be... in a space-capable
garbage scow?
"The short version: Trypticon and his handler, Full-Tilt, are back. They were
residing on 'Pirate Island' in the Pz-Zazz ocean. They don't seem to be
currently integrated into the Decepticon forces, but don't count on that to
last. Ol' Rusty has been destroyed. In light of that and the Golden Age's
condition, I'm having the Alpha Trion relocated to the Orion Pax, and making
the replacement of the Golden Age's engines a priority. Oh, and we're going to
need to build another shuttle to replace the Ol' Rusty. I'll be taking name
suggestions. Twin Twist was pretty badly damaged after trying to go one-on-one
against Trypticon, but otherwise, we got out pretty light."
"That's the short version. You want the full story, ask Kup."
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Message: 3/41 Posted Author
Me Grimlock 'vestigate! Sat Apr 18 Grimlock
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*Blip! It's Grimlock! He appears to be in a bar somewhere- or, well, what's
left of a bar. Bits of smashed furniture are visible in the background, some
of which appear to be on fire.*
"Me Grimlock do VESTIGATING today, since him Nightbeat and him Red 'Lert no
tell me Grimlock where septi-cons are! So me Grimlock start looking!"
"Me Grimlock go to one place in dive market, and me find SEPTI CON! One of
thems sweeps. Me Grimlock not care which one is. Him run 'way, but not 'fore
me Grimlock light hims on fire! Haw haw haw!"
"Anyway, me Grimlock learn stuffs. Him sweepguy say there be lots Septi-cons
on planet. Also, him say them have lots of energon-making-thingies. It sound
like them septi-cons no just BUY thems stuffs, them make it now! Me Grimlock
think that 'portant."
"Ooooh! Them Septi-cons also say them is looking real bad for pilots n'
spaceships n' stuff. Me Grimlock bet this 'portant too!"
"Me Grimlock say you Autobots keep optic open for septi-con doing stuffs! Me
Grimlock bet them septi-cons be scared now that they know me Grimlock coming,
so me think they try to move them stuffs."
"OH. One more thing! Me Grimlock almost forget! If you Autobots see anybody
in big sombrero hat, PUNCH THEM IN FACE. Is probably septi-con in disguise!
And, uh...if not, then they prolly deserve get punched anyway. Sombrero is
stupid hat."
"Me Grimlock done now!"
*Blip!*
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Message: 3/42 Posted Author
Metroplex Lobby Complete Sun Apr 19 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime stands holding a datapad in an unfamiliar location. Oh, wait!
That's the Metroplex lobby! But where is the scaffolding? Where are the
indications that it's under construction? WHAT'S GOING ON?!?
Rodimus Prime himself is grinning.
"I am pleased to announce that reconstruction in the Metroplex lobby is
finally complete. Hopefully, this'll help improve our quality of life, as such
a busy and vital transit point is simply now that much more pleasant to travel
through. And to complete the work, it only took..." Rodimus glances down at
his datapad and his smile fades as his optics open in shock. "/HOW/ many
/YEARS/?!" he exclaims. All good humor is now completely replaced with
irritation as he looks back up at the camera. "Ultra Magnus, please take note:
we are /never/ going with those particular contractors again. Rodimus, out."
OOC: Big thanks to Quickswitch for providing the new @desc for Metroplex's
lobby. As the contest's only entrant, he's the default winner, but it's a
damned fine @desc, anyway. Much appreciated!
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Message: 3/43 Posted Author
Me Grimlock am great at detectivin Mon Apr 20 Grimlock
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*Blip! It's Grimlock! He looks a little...scorched right now, but that's
okay. He looks pretty smug, at least.*
"Me Grimlock find septi-con spaceship! It one that on fire and have dead guys
on it. Them septi-cons try to get 'way, but me Grimlock chase! Me Grimlock
have, uh, 'borrow' some other guy's spaceship for doing it, though."
"So me Grimlock smash septi-con shuttle lots, and me Grimlock SMASH him
stupid flag-tape 'bot. Some other septi-con jets jump out of shuttle, though.
Thems get 'way, but then dead guy ship crash into ocean! It crash 'cuz me
Grimlock break it so much! Me good at that. So yeah. Me Grimlock pre-vent
smuggling or somethings. Me Grimlock great!"
"Oh, and if some angry guy want know where him spaceship is, me Grimlock not
here." *Blip!*
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Message: 3/44 Posted Author
Pz-Azz Raid Mon Apr 20 Hardstrike
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*Text Burst From Hardstrike*
Late last local cycle, Roadbuster and I followed a tip I ran down in Pz-
Azz's scummier bars looking for places the Decepticons were hiding their
goods. We busted in on an Aerospaceport warehouse, only to find lost luggage.
Turns out it was a trap, with Sunder and Avalanche waiting for us. Roadbuster
got beat up pretty bad, so I beat it-wasn't going to let some Terrorcon tear
him up. Watch out for any information you gather from the locals-looks like
the Decepticons are spreading false info.
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Message: 3/45 Posted Author
Grim Situation Wed Apr 22 Ultra Magnus
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<Spinny, No Spinny, Powered Co-, er, Ultra Magnus>
The screen comes into focus with Ultra Magnus's stately mug. "My Fellow
Autobots and assorted allied units, last cycle a event transpired that can be
understated as unexpected occured... One of the native populace of Pz'Zazz has
requested that Grimlock accompany her on what is known as a 'date'."
The City Commander pauses, waiting for such a thing to sink in, his own
diplomatic visage hiding the depth of his concern.
"This event was brought about by actions taken by our Dinobot Commander
himself, Grimlock having reportedly comendeered a civilian shuttle craft that
was the property of one Miss Fatale. This craft was then destroyed during a
pursuit of the Decepticon craft Invictus. Sufficed to say, we owe this woman."
"There is, as usual, a hitch however. During this initial meeting we were
under surveillance by Buzzsaw meaning that it is highly probable that the
Decepticons are now aware of the situation. I trust that you all understand
what this implies... I encourage any available units to shadow Grimlock on
this date and ensure the safety of any nearby bystanders in the event of
Decepticon hostilities."
"And for Primus' sake, if it doesn't belong to you or isn't general property
of ours, keep your hands off of it!"
<Magnus, No Magnus, Spinny>
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Message: 3/46 Posted Author
Safehouse Raid Thu Apr 23 Turntail
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The image of Turntail appears, sitting up on a recovery bed in the Orion Pax.
A gumby medic appears to be finishing up on a new, freshly blue paintjob on
the scout. Catching his optic, Turntail looks to the camera, and bares a
modest smile.
"Just to report in formally, the raid on the Decepticon Safehouse was a
success. Myself and the raiding-team encountered some pretty heavy resistance,
but nothing we couldn't deal with. My thanks to Grimlock, who sent the
survivors packing at the last.."
Here, a grin.
"One less scrap of safeground for the Decepticreeps, eh?"
For a moment, Turntail appears distracted, before looking to the camera again.
"Casulties were pretty significant.. and there was extensive damage to the
street outside.. I can't apologise enough to the locals, so if we could get a
cleanup team in that would be great.. And Prime? Clutch, Dee-Kal, Steeljaw,
Steeltread and Cosmos deserve some sort of commendation.. without them this
mission would not have been a success."&r&rWith this, a little nod of thanks.
"Turntail out."
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Message: 3/47 Posted Author
Blockade Failure Fri Apr 24 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime appears on screen. He looks somewhat battered, one shoulder
sports several deep acid burns in the shape of clawmarks, and there are a few
spots of rust around some blast-wounds that suggest an oxidizing laser.
"Earlier this evening, the Decepticons made an attempt to break through the
blockade, using one of the gaps between the areas where the Orion Pax and the
Steelhaven cover. A small team consisting of myself, Focus, Foxfire, and Ace
were nearby in the shuttle Pride of Iacon. We attempted interception and then
pursuit, but unfortunately the Decepticons had a surprisingly large force with
them, including Cyclonus, Catechism, two Sweeps, and one of those gloomy
jets..." Rodimus snaps his fingers trying to remember which one. "Darkwing.
That's the one. Between dealing with numerical superiority and the fact that
of us, only Foxfire can fly, we were unable to both defend ourselves, keep our
shuttle in-tact, /and/ pursue the Decepticons, so we opted for two out of
three. The shuttle needs repairs, but it's still in one piece, and the same
can be said for all of us, but the Decepticon ship made it through the
blockade."
"The good news is, if this is the kind of force they're having to use to get
by us, it suggests that we're successfully eroding away whatever it was that
made their relationship with the locals workable and profitable. So everyone?
Keep it up. Maintain vigilance in the blockade, and continue to investigate
the safehouse locations. Put, and /increase/ the pressure on the Decepticons,
and eventually they'll lose interest. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/48 Posted Author
Jetfire reports in Sun Apr 26 Jetfire
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The screen flips on to the red visored head of Jetfire.
"Autobots,
"I have returned from my scientific mission to P3X-584. I see that we have
some new opportunities due to some changes that have occurred. I'm going to
begin working on basic plans for some solar panels and other energy absorbing
technology.
"We have a chance to give ourselves a technological edge against the
Decepticons. We need to capitalize on the fact that we have superior strength
in designs, technology, and know-how. If anyone has any further ideas for
getting energy from our planet's new home, I'll be happy to assist.
"Rodimus, if you have some other projects for me, I'll begin work on them
immediately. Jetfire, out."
And the screen goes black.
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Message: 3/49 Posted Author
Operation Orders Mon Apr 27 Jetfire
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The blank screen flashes into various colors as the white face of Jetfire
appears on the screen. The blue optics of Jetfire shine brightly as the Air
Guardian begins to speak.
"Greetings, Autobots. Rodimus Prime has placed me in charge of Operations. We
have a lot of things to do. First and foremost, we need to check out all of
our shuttles. We don't have a lot left and I want the ones we have in tip top
shape.
"Second, this blockade of Pz-Zazz isn't doing our reputation across the known
universe a lot of good. I want Operations to begin doing some good will
repairs around the planet. The police station was just damaged in a fight. So
let's do them a favor. Not only repair the police station, I also want it
improved. Top of the line forcefields and other security systems to keep the
prisoners in. Also, security systems to keep people from breaking others out.
"Red Alert, could you assist in this?
"The slums would be another good place to do some work. Considering how bad
the planet has gotten, it could use some urban renewel. I'll have some basic
plans loaded into the mainframe's database.
"I'm also working on another project so be ready. Jetfire out."
Screen fades to black.
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Message: 3/50 Posted Author
Mining Operations Tue Apr 28 Jetfire
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Text message only:
Participants: Jetfire, Monstereo, Red Alert, Nightbeat, Fanfare, Talazia
Keldahoff, Gears
Report: Mining Operations complete. Returned early due to Raptor's SOS;
however, enough ore of various metals was mined to allow for construction of a
new shuttle. Ore is currently being stored at Metroplex. Operations are to
begin construction of a new shuttle immediately.
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Message: 3/51 Posted Author
Report Tue Apr 28 Crosshairs
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OOC: Much good RP to be had by all, was a fun scene. But had to have the
grumpy old man make a post about it. <3
An Autobot spinny fades to Crosshairs' face. He's standing in front of the
camera with his arms crossed and the battle shield that normally covers his
face is withdrawn to expose what looks like a grumpy expression, though it
fades slightly as he begins to speak.
"Bots,
This is half a report, half an explanation and half a complaint. First the
report. Roadbuster, Fireflight and I recieved a distress call from Raptor and
the computer indicated that he went down in Antarctica. He went down real hard
too, at the end of somebody's cannons it looked like.
Roadbuster and I stole a cargo drone to get down there, and Fireflight was
good enough to provide recon. It . . went downhill from there. We got Raptor
back, and got him patched up thanks to the intervention of Crash and a bunch
of others.
Therein lies the complaint. Lotta you folk had to witness me gettin' a real
burr in my aftplate over this. The reason for that was that when I called for
a shuttle, I was mocked. Fine an' dandy. C'ept others -- and I'm not naming
names -- were too distracted by everything else to help. I'm not being down on
the one in particular, who's goign to think that I am down on, I know you were
carrying him. . . but . . in the middle of a medical emergency the channels
were flooded with talk about Penguins, various mocking etcetera.
Now, maybe I'm just old.
I've been around since before there were Autobrands and Deceptibrands, and
I've seen a lot of bots go offline. And we nearly had it happen today because
people were too busy being stupid. If Raptor were only slightly more damaged,
or human, he'd be offline or dead right now."
He pauses, to let that sink in.
"I'm old, like I said, and I've seen a lot of bots go offline . . so, trust me
when I say I know what I'm talkin' about. I just wanted to apologize for my
layin' into you all on the broadband and ask, officially, next time we have
someone down, out and possibly dyin' . . pay attention, please?"
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Message: 3/52 Posted Author
Communications Training Wed Apr 29 Rodimus Prime
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Cue one annoyed-looking Prime.
"So apparently we're going to have to hold a training session over the right
and wrong time to use the frequencies for casual conversation and what should
and should not be talked about over open frequencies. Look for that, but the
short version: when someone's /life/ is in danger is the Wrong. Time.
Second... would it /kill/ you people to socialize in person instead of
clogging up the radio with that stuff all the time? On the other hand, if
you're doing it over the radio because you're in the middle of something
physically, how about consider focusing on the task AT HAND instead. Now, I
/can/ guess at one reason people might want to use the radio instead of saying
something directly to someone else - the radio gets used for general mockery
waaaaaaay too often, and it's safer to make smart afted remarks from a
distance. Well you know what? That's just flat cowardice. If you don't have
the internals to say it to the person's face, don't say it to them over the
radio, and if someone's in the middle of organizing a /rescue mission/, you
shouldn't be mocking them at all. Act. Like. Autobots. Yes, even over the
radio."
Cut to spinny.
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Message: 3/53 Posted Author
Escalation Thu Apr 30 Rodimus Prime
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Spinny to Rodimus Prime. Light battle damage peppers his frame, his
expression is severe. The backdrop if the Orion Pax medical bay.
"Autobots, looks like the Decepticons have stepped up action. Last evening
Dirge announced that the Decepticons would destroy three civilian shuttles for
every one of their ships we turned away, and in demonstration, the Decepticons
staged an attack on one of Pz-Zazz's aerospace ports while another group
attempted to run the blockade. Grimlock, Ultra Magnus, and I met the force in
space, and although we caused considerable damage to their defense, we were
unable to prefent the vessel from going through. The Wreckers responded to the
Spaceport attack, but, well, if you haven't beeen looking into the news
reports on that, you need to.
"We're Autobots. We don't back down in the face of threats. We step up.
"First, the blockade remains in place. Try to cover as much of it with the
Steelhaven and the Orion Pax as possible. No vessel they've been running can
stand up to those two. Should they come up through a gap, pursue as best you
can. Second, we have the location of one of their safehouses, one in the
Industrial zone. I want that place down yesterday. Third, monitor the news
frequencies for reports of their attacks, and be ready to respond to protect
the Pz-Zazzians. Fourth, as soon as we have the bodies to spare, I want a team
at the spaceport to assist in the rebuilding. Fifth, keep in mind that with
their latest move, the Decepticons are unlikely to have much in the way of
allies left on this world. Try to take advantage of that. These are not
humans. Most of these aliens are our size, some are larger, and reports say
that some of those gangsters are packing enough firepower to be a threat to
me. The 'Cons may well have shot themselves in the foot with this move.
"I realize that the Decepticons' move is disheartening, but remember: pulling
out only gives the Decepticons free reign to destroy whatever they feel like,
/and/ increases the likelihood that they'll leave better supplied than they
arrived. If we have any hope of salvaging this situation, it's not in bowing
to Decepticon threats, but in removing their ability to carry them out. Get in
there. Sniff them out in their hiding places. And take them out. They're
making sure that we pay dearly for our victory, but that's still nothing
compared to the cost of backing down. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/54 Posted Author
Retrieved Lasercore Thu Apr 30 Steeltread
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*spinny, no spinny, Steeltread's mug*
Steeltread reporting. First Aid, Clutch and I were patrolling the west side
of the Cybertron Swamplands when Clutch detected a distress signal. Upon
arriving there, we discovered Hun-grr, Swindle and later, Gnaw. thankfully,
Clutch and I provided enough of a distraction to Hun-grr and Swindle for First
Aid to retrieve the Laser Core. Though we didn't see Gnaw until it took off
First Aid's foot. The Laser Core is in the Pax's med bay. On a lighter
note....I lost my rifle. Crosshairs, Jetfire.....if I could get your
help....I'd like to.....upgrade if at all possible. Other than that....I can't
wait to see this new guy's new form.
Steeltread out.
*Spinny!*
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Message: 3/55 Posted Author
RE: Steeltread Thu Apr 30 Crosshairs
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<Text Only Message>
I've got just the ticket, Kid.
Here goes triple shifts, again.
-X-Hairs.
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Message: 3/56 Posted Author
Growl, Grumble, Grumble Sat May 02 Crosshairs
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Crosshairs' face appears on the screen.
"Since none of ya bucket-headed kids knows how to use the report computer and
camera:
That mech that was recovered the other day responds to Arsenal by the name. I
managed to find him in our files, though the information was a bit corrupt.
Just like his core, but I'll get to that. He's been offline at -LEAST- since
we, bein' Fort Max's crew left Cybertron with Scorponok.
The good news is, he's back from his 'con induced nap. He was some sort of
bombardment platform for an altmode, that was buried in the sludge near
Darkmount. Technology's come a long way, and thanks to First Aid and his crew,
we built him down to a smaller scale. I happened to be walkin' around a Terran
war museum a bit back and found an altmode that works wonders. So we built 'im
down into something that doesn't suck energon like a turbo-pig at the cost of
a bit of durability but no real loss in firepower.
Now, the bad thing. His laser core seems to have suffered some memory damage.
So, I want everyone to take Arsenal under their wings as best they can. He's
goin' to be a mighty confused fella for the next little while.
So. Welcome back to the fight, Soldier.
Crosshairs, Out."
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Message: 3/57 Posted Author
Life Altering Experience Sun May 03 Sideswipe
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Sideswipe blips onto the screen. He is covered in small scratches and
has a somewhat sheepish look on his face. Unusual for Sideswipe.
"So, uh. I went to Monacus a bit back and went into this bar called
Last Rites. I was already pretty hammered and I asked the bartender why the
place was called Last Rites. He said it was because of this drink they have
that's supposed to be a life changing experience, even for Cybertronians.
Called the Last Rite because you leave your old life behind and all that
yadda. So, I told him to give me six of them.
We-lllll . . . next thing I knew I come-to three months later with
these furry humanoids crawling all over me and saying I was a kindred spirit,
they loved my company and I should stay forever. Took me a week and the last
of my Galactic Credits to get a ride home.
I'm all caught up as best I can though. I'll get my aft over to Pz-
Zazz as soon as I get a good surface buff. Those things are scratchy."
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Message: 3/58 Posted Author
Mentorship Sun May 03 Rodimus Prime
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Spinny, cut to Rodimus. Looks like he might be in Grapplebee's.
"I've recently received a request by one of our more experienced members that
he be allowed to take one of the younger troops under his wing, so to speak,
and it got me thinking. I... maaaaaaaaaay have witnessed positive results from
mentoring programs in the past," here he offers the camera a good humored
smirk, as though sharing a joke, "though it wasn't really anything so formal.
And I'm thinking that the mentoree in this one case probably isn't the only
Autobot we have who could benefit from having a mentor. So, anyway, I'd like
to encourage some of our more experienced-and-or senior members to look into a
similar arrangement for themselves. Just keep an eye out for someone whom you
think could benefit from your instruction, and, well, instruct them. Since
arrangements like this often work if the mentor's in a position where they can
actually give orders, this may call for a transfer, and if it does, let me or
one of the other officers know. Anyway, that's it. Rodimus, out."
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Message: 3/59 Posted Author
Industrial Safehouse Sun May 03 Red Alert
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Red Alert appears on screen. Those portions of him that are visible when he's
a vehicle have been painted white. His chest has been crushed in, there is
some sort of fluid leaking from his mouth, and he's covered all over with
dents, stress fractures, and burn marks. The Orion Pax medical bay can be seen
in the background. He coughs.
"Red Alert reporting. Industrial Zone safehouse is no more. Met heavy
resistance in the form of Catechism and Rumble. I'm conscious still, at least.
Blaster wasn't so lucky. He's been relocated to medical on the Orion Pax.
That's all."
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Message: 3/60 Posted Author
Red Report Sun May 03 Sideswipe
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Hey, look. It's Sideswipe. And hey, look! He's beat to hell. He's been
stripped of paint down both sides, his torso looks like he's taken several
shotgun blasts and there is a huge hole dribbling fluid in his side. But he
looks pleased!
Sideswipe glances at his wrist chronometer. "Let's see here." He says. "Three
hours off vacation, thirty minutes on Pz-Zazz and I managed to find me some
Decepticons. Boomslang, Fusillade and Mindwipe were trying to smuggle some
guns and ammunition in a van, heading for the spaceport. Tailgate and I kicked
them around, made them blow up their own van, and Mindwipe even tried to shoot
himself. Now. I don't know -NOTHING- about a pileup on a major highway in case
anyone asks."
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Message: 3/61 Posted Author
Trypticon's Bath Mon May 04 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus appears on the screen. His Autobrand symbol has clear gouges through
it, but it's hard to tell this, considering the armor on the upper left
portion of his chest, combined with his left shoulder and upper arm, are
missing. If someone is looking closely at the footage, they can just catch the
upper left edge of the Matrix's handle, but there is a notable lack of the
blue glow that once marked the artifact. Besides that, he looks generally
battered, with a dent in the side of his face and burn marks all over. He also
looks rather pleased.
"From orbit, the Pax's sensors detected that Trypticon, who, as you remember,
was found on Pz-Zazz's Pirate Island, had started to move. I rounded up a crew
to take advantage of it, since he was approaching the edge of the island. The
plan was for Twin Twist to tunnel in - once there, the rest of us would keep
Trypticon and whatever other Decepticons showed up distracted while Foxfire
set off enough explosives to knock the big lizard off his feet and into the
water. This doesn't mean that we can count him out for good, I know, but we
didn't have the firepower on hand to do that. It does mean that the
Decepticons will have to expend resources getting him /out/ of an ocean where
they don't already have a giant submersible city-shark, though."
"In addition to Twin Twist and Foxfire, we also had Warpath, Steeltread, and
fresh returnee Arsenal around." So... the tank squad. "In addition to
Trypticon and his little buddy, Full-Tilt, Decepticon forces included Scourge,
some other Sweep, Dreadwi- no, Darkwing, and Thrust. Despite heavy resistance,
the plan went almost exactly as it should have. Also, Trypticon was shouting
about going after a 'magic chicken.' I assume that means the Pz-Zazzian's
sacred bird, so as soon as the bomb went off, I ordered Foxfire to withdraw
down the tunnel and meet up with Nightbeat to look into that. I expect a
report on that soon. As for the rest of us, we stayed until we could make sure
that Tyrpticon really was sinking, then I ordered a full withdrawal. Several
of us are heavily damaged, but we all made it out in repairable condition."
"One final thing. Foxfire. Twin Twist. Warpath. Steeltread. Aresenal. The five
of you charged /eagerly/ into a situation that, by rights, should have seemed
hopeless: a battle against Trypticon without the backing of Metroplex. There
were no complaints, there were no questions, and the only concerns were that
there wouldn't be anything there to hit. The situation would make most
mechanoids think twice. Now, either the group of you are incredibly stupid...
or incredibly brave." Rodimus's dented face brightens into a full, beaming
smile. "I'm going to assume the latter. For your bravery tonight, you have all
been awarded the Star of Recognition. Congratulations."
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Message: 3/62 Posted Author
The Bird's the Word Mon May 04 Nightbeat
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Nightbeat appears, wearing a trenchoat and fedora. He reports, "Grimlock,
Foxfire, Swoop, and I checked out the Bird. It was a fake. Was. Swoop
destroyed it. No loss, there. Thanks to tall, dark, and scary, we got a a
local priest to squeal - a man with many faces came took the real Bird away
decades ago. Local lore says the Bird brings peace... take the Bird away, and
it all falls to /pieces/. Explains a lot, don't it?" Nightbeat shakes his
head. "He said his only lead on the whereabouts of the genuine article are,
"Look to a sun not our own, a sun without a name of its own, and search its
eight planets and the spaces between." Riddles. Gotta love 'em!"
Nightbeat blips out, replaced by an ad for Corn Flakes.
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Message: 3/63 Posted Author
Cybertron revitalization Mon May 04 Jetfire
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The Autobot symbol stops spinning and then breaks appear in the middle
revealing Jetfire from shoulders up. He blinks a few times before he begins to
speak:
"Operations staff,
"There is an opportunity that has been made available to us on our home planet
of Cybertron. Last year, Cybertron was moved by a makeshift spacebridge to the
system of Alpha Centauri. Besides the 3 stars in the system, there is a lot of
asteroids, comets, and planetary debris from Procul's collapse.
"We need to start looking for resources we can use. I've already started a
project that could substantially help our energon resources; I still have some
more work to do on the designs before I unveil my project. I'd like to hear of
some other ideas from other Autobots. Doesn't have to be people from
Operations either; but, I want Operations to get to work on this.
"Finally, we collected the resources for building a new shuttle. In the near
future (OOC: Wednesday night), we will finish construction. We also need to
name our newest addition to the Autobot fleet. Red Alert has already
volunteered to assist. Any other assistance would be appreciated.
"That is all."
The screen collapses quickly towards the middle until all that is left is a
black screen. The Autobot symbol grows out from the middle and then begins to
spin again.
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Message: 3/64 Posted Author
Blockade Over Tue May 05 Rodimus Prime
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Text only.
"Due to the fact that the locals of Pz-Zazz are no longer actively supporting,
assisting, and hiding the Decepticons, I'm calling an end to the blockade. The
whole reason we had the planet blocked was because, with local support for the
Decepticons, there was no way to be sure what ships leaving were civilians and
what ships held Decepticon supplies. Due to the Decepticon preference for
trickery, we still can't be positive that a departing ship doesn't have them
on board, but the same applies to Earth or Cybertron or anywhere else, which
means we are standing down our readiness to more normal levels. It is still
our duty to oppose the Decepticons wherever in the galaxy they can be found,
and to seek them out when they can't be found, so we'll continue to watch Pz-
Zazz, just like we have to be vigilant anywhere else in the galaxy, but for
the moment, our primary duties are now elsewhere."
"Particularly, I want everyone to pay attention to Nightbeat's report.
Trypticon and Full-Tilt apparently thought that thing was worth going after,
and now that Full-Tilt's back with the Decepticons, they may hear about it as
well. There's no way to be sure whether the stories about the bird are true or
a myth - though that would certainly explain the situation on Pz-Zazz - but on
the off chance it might be true, we'd better get the thing before the
Decepticons find it. That means as soon as anyone has an idea what that riddle
about where the thing was taken means, let someone in command know. Prime,
out."
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Message: 3/65 Posted Author
Mimas Melee Sat May 09 Ultra Magnus
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<Spinny, No Spinny, Magnus: ROBOT FIGHTER>
Ultra Magnus, still in a state of slight disrepair appears in the viewscreen,
the background appearing to be that of a hastily constructed outpost, origin
of the report seems to be the surface of Mimas.
"Autobots, by now you have all heard of the confontation on Mimas. We
ourselves were lucky to be so nearby when the call went out. Quick flying by
Jetfire who was carrying us back from Pz'zazz assured that we arrived befor
the skeleton crew stationed there could be harmed. The conflict was difficult
and costly with Kup, Nightbeat, and Arsenal suffering heavy injuries. I would
like to commend all involved for their courage in the face of such deadly
opponents. This attack struck me as not their usual attempt of looting or
pillaging. To complicate matters, Nightbeat, shortly befor being taken offline
divulged the answer to the question of the whereabouts of the Pz'zazzian Great
Bird.. This statue is presumably located somewhere within the Sol Solarsystem.
This of course creates complications... With the Decepticons in posession of
this knowledge aswell one can only believe that they will seek out this bird.
If the legend of the bird is true then the only hope for Pz'zazz becoming a
world of peace is that we find that bird first and return it to the people of
Pz'zazz."
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Message: 3/66 Posted Author
Sweeps in the Shipping Lanes Sat May 09 Clutch
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<Autobot Spinny>
Clutch has minor scuffs and scrapes but no serious damages. He starts talking
right away.
"This is Clutch, reporting another Decepticon encounter in the Sol system.
Sensors covering the region of space around Earth showed multiple Sweeps in
the shipping lanes. Turntail and I took the shuttle Sarikus to investigate. I
guess it's a newer shuttle, and because it doesn't exactly look like other
Autobot vehicles," Clutch keeps a carefully straight face as he says this,
"The Sweeps mistook it for a normal shipping transport. At least two of them
attempted to stop and board us. Turntail and I thought we could take advantage
of this and let them into the cargo bay." He hesitates, then continues. "I'm
actually not sure who had the advantage, but in the end we triggered an
emergency decompression of the cargo bay to get them off the shuttle."
Clutch frowns slightly. "The whole encounter wasn't what I would call
conclusive. I wouldn't be surprised if the Decepticons tried to attack the
shipping lanes again. Clutch out."
<Autobot Spinny>
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Message: 3/67 Posted Author
Me Grimlock save Uranus! Sat May 09 Grimlock
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*Hey look! It's Grimlock!*
"Me Grimlock save Uranus!"
"...whut everybody lauging at?"
*later!*
"So...uh, me n' Swoop n' Gears get in spaceship and go to that energy
collection thing in that one gas planet. 'cuz me Grimlock figure them septi-
cons need energon to do...whatever it is them's doing. But thems not get it so
easy!"
"Coupla thems jets show up. And, uh...us beat thems up. Oh! And thems bring
stupid fake-dino tape guy. Us beat him up too! And...uh, yeah. Not much else
to say 'bout it. Yay us!"
"Oh, and somebody might want go look at Golden Age shuttle. Her Catechism
sorta drop bomb on it."
*Blip!*
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Message: 3/68 Posted Author
Long Ranged Satellite Images Sun May 10 Marissa Faireborn
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*** TEXT ONLY ***
I just completed a meeting with the head of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration concerning something one of their satellites picked
up. Hermes II, a sub lightspeed probe that passed by Jupiter snapped several
pictures and long ranged scans of the gas giant and several of its moons.
<attached is an image of Jupiter. One of its moons is visible.
There's a small dot off to one side of the moon>
NASA technicians noticed an unexpected object in this picture and
investigated.
<the same picture is attached, but greatly zoomed in and enhanced on
the dot. One can barely make the object out: It is a Sweep in flight>
Four hours later NASA redirected the probe's scans onto the moon in
question, Io, and picked up various long ranged transmissions of Cybertronian
origin. Hermes II conducted as many scans of Io as it could before passing out
of the effective range of its sensors, but ultimately discovered what appears
to be a base on the surface of Io. This following image has been enhanced and
modified using a computer, but the original scan is available and involves
methods that are too technical for me to really understand.
<there's an image of the Io surface, similar to a moderate level
Google Earth picture. There's a tiny rectangle in the centre, but it is fuzzy.
Zooming in just makes it fuzzier>
We suspect this is a Decepticon outpost on Io, likely to produce
energon and serve as a base of operations for the recent attacks they've been
carrying out in that region. Earth Defence Command will be receiving new
orders within 24 hours, but to make a long story short we'll be stepping up
our security efforts in the solar system and bringing the Michael Briar back
into active service. Autobots, please keep up the good work on defence.
- Colonel Marissa Faireborn
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Message: 3/69 Posted Author
Orders Mon May 11 Rodimus Prime
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Choice of text or voice, but no video.
"Jetfire, Operations, we need to set up better defenses for our in-system
holdings. Military, Intelligence: increase scouting and patrol missions in-
system. The more people we have out there looking, the better the odds of us
catching the Decepticons when they're just starting their trouble, and if
we're already on the move in the solar system, the response will be faster.
Grimlock, have your people ready to move on Friday. Turntail has an
interesting plan; you may want to contact him about it. Everyone, continue to
look for opportunities to track down New Crystal City. More to come."
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Message: 3/70 Posted Author
Europa Evacuation Mon May 11 Blaster
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It's Blaster!
"Hey guys, I'm makin' this report on board a slow shuttle from Europa. The
short version is, Abominus smashed up the place real bad and trashed
Computron. Long version's still in post-production. Sorry, guys, I know that
water station is important, but it was the best I could do to make sure
everybody made it out in one piece. Whoever draws up the plans to take it
back, I want to be the first one back on the ice. Don't forget! Y'all take it
easy, and peace out."
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Message: 3/71 Posted Author
Red Report : Luna Wed May 13 Sideswipe
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Sideswipe's face appears on the screen. His head looks normal. The rest of him
looks absolutely and utterly beat to hell. His chestplate is dented and
scratched, his back is shot up. But the most horiffic injury is his left arm.
It has been chewed and mangled down to the ferro-titanium bone. It is sparking
and twitching under the infulences of the jolts and there is no armor left on
it. Even the 'bone' has been mangled by toothmarks. He's covered in his own
energon and seems to be still leaking it from multiple wounds as well as
copious amounts of an acrid yellow slime.
"The Decepticons attacked our station on Luna. We beat the slag out of them.
They beat the slag out of us. One of the better fights I've ever been in. I
can barely stand up, Hardstrike isn't much better, Tailgate . . seems to be
okay. We dropped Blot unconscious, beat the slag out of Excise and hurt
Mindwipe some. They retreated after Blot dropped and Excise was about to.
Props to Tailgate. Little guy might be crazy, but he's f-----g hardcore."
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Message: 3/72 Posted Author
Mimas Super Laser Thu May 14 First Aid
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Hello all!
With the help of Earth Defence Command we've upgraded and brought
online the so-called 'super laser' weapon located in Mimas. Its targeting
software has been brought up to current 2030 standards and its power couplings
have been reinforced so they aren't quite so vulnerable to enemy attack. I
think the Decepticons will be in for a surprise if they try to take the moon
again.
- First Aid
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Message: 3/73 Posted Author
Copernicus Station Upgrade Thu May 14 Marissa Faireborn
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*** TEXT ONLY ***
Two things.
1. Earth Defence Command has upgraded Copernicus Station's offensive
capabilities by adding missile batteries.
2. We had an intruder on board in the form of Hinder, though we
chased him or her off the station. She or he was picked up by Cyclonus, so the
Decepticons are probably aware of the upgrade.
- Colonel Marissa Faireborn
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Message: 3/74 Posted Author
Space Lanes Lost Fri May 15 Red Alert
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A voice recording by Red Alert. He sounds considerably more slurred than he
normally does. "Spacelane patrol. Run in with the 'Cons. They boarded Golden
Age. Uhm. Whirl and me fought Sharkticon and that gloomy jet. No, not that
one. The other one. Outside, Catechism against Jetfire and EDC. Bailey.
Catechism beat Jetfire and he ran. Gloomjet beat Whirl and he got knocked out.
Bailey's metal suit got beat and he ran. Still had Decepticons on the Golden
Age. Uhm. Erm. Yeah. Couldn't run, figured I'd take 'em with me. Found the
high grade that Nightbeat left in here. Tried to crash the vessel into an
empty spot of Mars. Take 'em with me. Erm. I missed. Prolly a good thing, 'cos
they bailed."
"Anyway. Anyway. They have the lanes. We gotta get them back. Count me in.
I'll show 'em. Hic."
Finally, mumbled, "...need more rockets..."
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Message: 3/75 Posted Author
Test flights succesful! Sat May 16 Fanfare
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Much gratitude tae Miss Lassiter an' Bitbuckit fur assistin' wi' mah
new upgrades. As of today, Ah am now a prop-jet hybrid wi' JATO rockets
installed, cuttin' mah tak' off distance frae two miles tae... weel, a lot
less. I'll be practicin' launchin' an' usin' the new hover-slash-vtol, which
Ah /think/ Ah can use tae lessen mah landin' distance, but 'at will be
practiced far from anythin' damageable. Cheers also tae Twin Twist, mah test-
co-pilot, an' Skydife fur givin' me advice. An' Blaster? Cheers fur th' idea
of an Iron Maiden test flight, thocht after 'at first Ah think we shoolda gain
wi' 'Bat it ay Hell'. Fanfaur it!
*spinny*
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Message: 3/76 Posted Author
Shipping Lanes Sat May 16 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"High priority. Get them back."
OOC: But don't break any Risk rules to do it, obviously. ;)
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Message: 3/77 Posted Author
Quick Report Sat May 16 Kup
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(Text only:)
Quick update here. Was inspecting Harvest One, trying to determine safe
evacuation points on that big rock. Powerglide kinda helped, I guess. But
then, two Sweeps hit us. They tried pretty hard to take us down, but eh, they
didn't have anywhere near enough firepower to beat us. Looks like Harvest One
is safe for now, but something tells me the Decepticons aren't going to pass
up all those minerals, especially when there's mining equipment conveniently
already in place.
-- KUP
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Message: 3/78 Posted Author
Europa Taken! Sat May 16 Turntail
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It's Turntail! Handsome and wonderful. Shame about the bullet-ridden armour..
"Thanks to Grimlock, Scorch and Redfield's diversion," He speaks, modest and
humble, "A small strike team led by Rodimus Prime was able to infiltrate and
capture the Decepticon holdings on Europa. We met some resistance, but it
wasn't long before the 'Cons fled the scene."
The Autobot smiles at this, the scene behind one of a starting blizzard. The
scout raises his voice accordingly.
"Additionally, I'm gonna need Operations around - we need to get a monitor
base up here ASAP!"
With this, the weather interference fuzzes out the picture and speech, the
transmission finally ending in static, and blackness.
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Message: 3/79 Posted Author
Driver's Exam Sun May 17 First Aid
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*** TEXT ONLY ***
Hello all.
I'm due to have my space pilot's license exam and I need an
instructor to review the piloting skills I've been working on. I have my
learner's permit but am going for the full license now. If anyone has the
time, please let me know.
Thanks!
- First Aid
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Message: 3/80 Posted Author
Fish Are Biting Mon May 18 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only. Rodimus sounds both tired and happy.
"We were able to locate the Whalicon when it swallowed a small fishing boat
off the coast of Africa - luckily, the fishers made it off alive. Intelligence
- mostly satellite imagery of an unusual amount of Decepticon activity -
showed that New Crystal City was probably in the Arabian Sea, so Fanfare,
Quickswitch, Ace, and I attempted to lead the Whalicon to the giant shark and
let our two underwater problems take care of each other. Oh, which reminds me.
Jetfire? Magnus? We'll need a clean up crew for some fuel spills, if
possible."
"The plan went pretty well, all and all, despite the fact that we and several
Decepticons, including Cyclonus, Shockwave, and that pest, Hinder, were
swallowed by the Whalicon early on. As we battled inside the beat, Grimlock
eventually found his way to us in order to aid. We actually stuck around as
long as we could, trying to keep the Decepticons from doing more damage to the
Whalicon than it was doing to their city, but were eventually forced to
withdraw. Between the internal damages and the counterattacks from New Crystal
City, the Whalicon was completely destroyed, while New Crystal City seemed to
suffer from a fair bit of damage as well, though it's hard to say just how
much.
"In summary: one underwater danger isn't a danger anymore. The other one's
effectiveness is currently hampered. All of the involved Autobots came out
alive. All in all, an excellent job."
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Message: 3/81 Posted Author
Jovian Relay Station Mon May 18 First Aid
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Hello all, sorry for the belatedness of this report. We've sort of
been stuck here without communications. Focus, Clutch, Gears and I ventured to
the Jovian Relay Station to check up on it. It's a good thing we did because
Scourge and Motormaster were rampaging through it. We fought them as best we
can and managed to defeat Scourge. It was at that point Motormaster decided he
had enough and took off. Unfortunately the relay station took extremely heavy
damage and we've been working around the clock just to get this message
through. Still, it is technically under our control now.
- First Aid
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Message: 3/82 Posted Author
Decepticon Outpost Raid Wed May 20 Springer
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It's a short visual report, and it clearly shows a battle-scarred
green triplechanger tolerating someone out of the picture checking his vitals
with a scanner. He's sporting most notably a smashed optic.
"Springer delivering an update on the 'Assessment Mission' to the
Glass Abyss and the Decepticon outpost there. I took with me both Whirl and
Broadside to scout then attack the post to guage as per standing orders how
well equipped and responsive the Decepticons were. Initial impressions were
that the hostility of the environment gave them a false sense of security,
there was little else we encountered..."
He paused for a moment before grimacing, "That is till we descovered
Galvatron there with another Decepticon identified as Shadow." Neatly provided
by Whirl. "It seems they were attempting to retrieve the contents of a metal
container that carried...an Autobot by the name of 'Swerve'. As to why he was
locked up by Galvatron, or why the latter bothered to dredge him up again
/now/...I'll leave that to Intelligence to find out. The rest of the mission
objective was aborted."
"As soon as I'm patched back up, I'll continue with the raids, and
have a further detailed report when it is completed. Springer, out."
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Message: 3/83 Posted Author
Attack On Harvest One Fri May 22 Red Alert
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Text only report from Red Alert.
Received a report that an unidentified shuttle was drifting towards Harvest
One. I thought something was up, and Magnus agreed it was a possibility, so we
took the Golden Age along with Mirage EDC Acting Corporal Jayson Redfield to
investigate. We arrived on scene at about the same time as Captain James
Bailey, who was on patrol in that area of space. An attempt to hail the
shuttle proved fruitless, and when the Decepticons exited and initiated
attack, pointless as well. Enemy forces consisted of Ransack, Dreadwind,
Rampage, Boomslang, and were lead by Shockwave. Combat was heavy, with all
engaged taking significant damages. Ultra Magnus took the worst of it, and had
to be dragged off the field, and my own injuries were severe as well. Despite
it all, we were able to force a retreat on the Decepticons part at the last
moment. Our success was... frankly a surprise. I think it's due to the
teamwork displayed among us and our allies, as humans and Autobots stepped in
to aid one another when overwhelmed, not to mention the heavy use of targeting
information provided by myself and others. However, as stated, damages taken
were still heavy, and I would encourage an increase in the defenses of the
Harvest One, if it's going to be the center of so much attention.
As a final note, I would like to remind you all that in a critical situation,
the unknown that can't be identified as a friend should be assumed to be a
foe. Even the most basic human-built transponder is capable of sending a
'communications out' code. It's possible to damage both the radios and the
transponder, but it's not likely, and depending on what's at stake... well,
sometimes it comes down to reply or die. That is all.
- Red Alert
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Message: 3/84 Posted Author
Decepticon Raid In The Spacelanes Sun May 24 Rodimus Prime
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Text Only report from Rodimus Prime.
"Attempts to stop a raid in practice against a human cargo ship. Faced off
against Scourge, Mindwipe, Blitzwing, Excise, and Sharkticon. I couldn't stop
them all."
"We still need those lanes back."
"Out."
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Message: 3/85 Posted Author
Martian Mash Fri May 29 Rodimus Prime
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Text only.
"Decepticon attack on Mars during an inspection of the defense systems. Huge
offensive force lead by Cyclonus and Shockwave, to include Ramjet, Dreadwind,
Brawl, the little purple guy that hangs around with Trypticon, and more
Seekers than I can count. Scattershot, Nosecone, Arsenal, and I fought them
off with the aid of EDC forces, including Corporal Jayson Redfield, who fought
closely with us. We won the day, but damages were severe, both to our forces
and the EDC base. Massive repair effort is required. Commendations to all
involved."
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Message: 3/86 Posted Author
Arizona Con-on-Con Mon Jun 01 Dee-Kal
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It is June - the countdown to my friend Sam's birthday begins! But May has
brought terrible things - the fate of our wonderful Copernicus space station
among others.
I have seen some terrible things myself today. It was odd that a major bout
between two Septics was broadcast over Earth airwaves, but a tip-off from a
fellow Junkion sent me to Arizona to see for myself what was going on. I am
both glad and sorry that I did. This was no practise spar between two combiner
team leaders, but a full-on fight between Hun-Grr Terrorcon and Motormaster
Stunticon!
The most visceral savage assaults that I have ever seen took place in what was
clearly a fight to the bitter end in the Arizona desert. What made this
worrying was the Septic audience that had assembled to watch as if enjoying
pro-wrestling on TV. Needless to say it was Swindle broadcasting the events -
presumably to score a few bets on the side (I suspect a few unwitting
customers were from my own factions).
Motormaster lost his battle to stay online - I am amazed at how long he
apparently managed to survive - but then Hun-Grr and his fellow creatures
began to DEVOUR the fallen Stunticon's chassis! I have seen wildlife shows on
Earth TV and detritus beasts on Junk do this, but never a Transformer's
creature-altmode do so. It is a very disturbing sight.
I know I will be reprimanded for putting myself in danger, but I must confess
an impulse at that point. I saw some prize components among the scattered
carnage that were too good to pass up, and when I saw a chance - the
Terrorcons were occupied - I flew in hovermode as fast as I could smurf in
order to salvage some parts for an upgrade that I have had in mind for a long
time now.
I did not get off lightly for my efforts. I have damage from Sinnertwin's fire
breath and horn-charge, Hun-Grr himself managed to hinder me with a stun blast
in standard mode that I was not quite smart enough to dodge. It proves that
even if weakened, he is still very dangerous indeed! Thrust made more than one
attempt to stop me, although I was able to avoid his attacks.
On recollection, nobody was in any particular hurry to save Motormaster from
his (further) fate, until Soundwave took advantage of the fact that the
Terrorcons were chasing me to do so. Thrust radioed to threaten me afterward.
I am not afraid of him, but obviously I will take heed and avoid any further
confrontations, in spite of his 'invitations'.
Among other things, he said "We WANTED Motormouth to die."
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Message: 3/87 Posted Author
Decepticon Personel Update Mon Jun 01 Red Alert
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Quick text report.
"The Decepticon position of Aerospace Commander appears to have passed from
Catechism to Ramjet. Along with one of her legs."
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Message: 3/88 Posted Author
Intel Orders Tue Jun 02 Nightbeat
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Jetfire's got a lil' job for us, boys - you too, Raindance. Someday, you'll be
a real boy. Anyway. Jetfire needs us to do a bit of scouting work. Consider
yourselves at his disposal. I can't go into details, 'cos Jetfire would skin
me if I let the cat out the bag, but make yourselves useful to him.
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Message: 3/89 Posted Author
AAR: Distress Signal Tue Jun 02 Jetfire
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The Autobot face spins and spins and spins. Apparently, this isn't one of
those reports with visuals. The silence is broken by Jetfire's voice.
"A few nights ago, both EDC and Autobot frequencies were filled with an
automated distress beacon from the UNCS Highroad Jump Shuttle #1132. Myself,
Jayson Redfield of the EDC, Kup, and Scattershot arrived on the edge of the
Sol system to assist."
At this point, the Autobot face disappears. It is replaced by a slow video
survey of the shuttle. Lots of carbon scoring and pot marks. Several spots
that have been chewed on are easily seen.
"We discovered 4 human survivors in the shuttle, including one Noah Wolfe...
along with some other creatures which were identified as Scraplets. Scraplets
are an organism that sustains itself on any form of metal and reproduces
quickly from indigestion of metal. Once they dug into something, they are
nearly impossible to get out. So, if you see any of the little creatures do
NOT let them get inside you. Previously, they appeared to die quickly in salt
water."
Still shots of a metallic spider and a small metal humaniod (about the size of
an 8 oz. can) are shown on screen. One of each half of the screen.
"However, according to Noah Wolfe, these new ones appear to not be affected by
salt water. At least, not as much as previously seen. Apparently, the Highroad
and its convoy were attacked by these new scraplets in the Pluttdevici system.
Wolfe reported that it appeared they were caught in some weird gravity well
and attacked by the scraplets. He seemed to believe it was a trap of some
sort. The Highroad, her 2 freighters, and her fighter support were quickly
consumed by the Scraplets.
"Wolfe and the remaining survivors managed to make it back to Sol system
making short jumps. He reported they did repairs and cleaned off the Scraplets
as best they could between jumps. After Redfield moved all the survivors on
board my alt mode, Scattershot destroyed the remains of the shuttle. Prior to
that, Scattershot did destroy one of the Scraplets and I recovered some
samples.
"I want any space-capable Autobot to check the systems surrounding Pluttdevici
for survivors. Be careful not to pick up any Scraplets while doing so... and
stay clear of Pluttdevici until further notice. While I plan on discovering a
way to get rid of these... parasites, I'd rather not have to work under the
gun. Also, I want all the scientists working on options for defeating or
controlling these pests.
"One last thing. I've checked out both myself and Scattershot. Neither of us
seemed to have been infected. Several EDC engineers checked us out as well.
So, unless First Aid or Perceptor state otherwise, I am returning both of us
to active duty.
"Jetfire out."
And the Autobot emblem returns to its visually stimulating spin.
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Message: 3/90 Posted Author
Tourist Ship Rescue Thu Jun 04 Kup
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(Audio report:)
"Got this distress signal from some tourist ship in the solar system.
I expected trouble, so I brought myself, Swoop, and Foxfire and took a shuttle
out to investigate. Sure enough, when we got there, Decepticons were swarming
all over this ship. Opposition consisted of Shockwave, Weirdwolf, ehh, some
guy I never seen before (OOC: Kup attached a picture of Fragment to this
report, however), and Rampage. I was doin' pretty good against Shockwave, at
least at first, then when I followed him into the ship he started to really
total me. I was worried for a moment that I'd be wakin' up in the med bay
after this scrap.
"Well, anyway, despite that, the other Autobots managed to keep the
Decepticons at bay and save the civilians. There's this female, Be-A-Trid, who
was apparently leadin' their expedition, and she told me sumthin' interestin'.
She said that the Pz-Zazzian Bird--the planet's icon or some such--was
supposed to be somewhere in Earth's solar system, but apparently not on Earth
itself. Maybe it was in a fountain, or some ruins. And... she said sumthin'
about the Bird having some weird supernatural powers like it could, I dunno,
make you younger or sumthin'? Man. I dunno if I believe that, but I'd give
about anything to be back in my prime.
"Eh, well, I think that covers it. Kup out."
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Message: 3/91 Posted Author
Garbled Transmissions Mon Jun 08 Jetfire
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The Autobot spinning face expands out until it completely fill the screen and
then falls back into the distance, revealing Jetfire's face looking over a
computer console; Eject can be seen in the background. Jetfire continues
typing away at the computer console as he begins to speak.
"As some of you might know, we received a very garbled transmission last
night. It was a non-coded transmission; however, it was on a very old
Cybertronian frequency. According to our database, the last time this
frequency was used was about 11.3 million years ago. At that time, our people
had just been enslaved by the Quintessons."
Jetfire gives a small smile as something comes across the screen and then
frowns slightly. "The transmission did use FTL technology, so I couldn't
understand why it would take so long to get to Earth. Then, I realized the
transmission had some odd code underneath it. Thankfully, Eject was able to
explain it to me. Its coding to tell a relay station where to send the
transmission next. Unfortunately, due to the number of relay stations used,
the age of the transmission, and just being garbled, we can't make out where
it came from or where it originated from." Jetfire looks over at Eject and who
gives him a thumbs-up.
"Okay. We managed to clean up the message." Jetfire stares at it and mumbles
something under his breath. "What in Primus is a..." Jetfire shakes his head.
"I'm sorry. The message reads as follows:
"The final hour of the Universe approaches. The revered project is complete.
All wayward Apocalytions are to return to their cradle of worship so that the
great cleansing may begin."
Jetfire simply stares at the screen for a moment. "The database has no
information on anything really mentioned here. I'll continue to look for more
information, but I have a feeling this is going to take someone who has a
better understanding of history..."
The Autobot spinny returns.
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Message: 3/92 Posted Author
RE: Intel Orders Mon Jun 08 Jetfire
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The Autobot spinning face expands out until it completely fill the screen and
then falls back into the distance, the scene shows Jetfire standing in front
of a table with several sensors on it.
"To those Autobots in the Intelligence division, I've finished producing the
equipment I needed for the assignment Nightbeat mentioned." He waves his hand
at the table. "These sensors are set up to record your location on Cybertron
and the amount of energy that could be produced through solar energy.
"I need Cybertron's surface checked for where the highest levels of energy are
produced over the day, so you'll need to sit in one location for a few hours
so I can extropolate the overall energy through out the day. Thankfully, I
have some programs that can do that, so you aren't out all day at one
location. I'd like to get information from easily defended locations and thus
why I need your help.
"You can pick up the sensors in Iahex and then return them when you are done.
I'll have someone in Operations pull the data off the sensors when you return.
Each sensor can hold up to 12 hours of data. I need about 3 hours of data from
each location. Also, while I won't go into further detail, do NOT let the
Decepticons know what you are doing.
"Thank you for your assistance. Jetfire, out."
The screen goes black and the spinning Autobot symbol returns.
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Message: 3/93 Posted Author
Rammstein Tue Jun 09 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"By now you've no doubt heard the reports of the attack on Rammstein Airbase.
Unfortunately, they're all true. Gears and I were in the process of
accompanying an EDC detachment consisting of Marissa Faireborn, Noah Wolfe,
Jayson Redfield, and Talazia Keldahoff to the Airbase for a routine
inspection. We were nearly there when we got word of the attack. We were
overwhelmed. We attempted to hold out as long as we could while the Airbase
was evacuated, but eventually were beaten back. There were severe damages to
all involved, or to their exo's, as the case may be, and, as you've no doubt
heard..." Rodimus's voice is strained as he records the next bit, and a bit
halting, as though something is caught in his throat, "Marissa's been
captured. I- I thought she had evacuated with the rest of the Airbase. I...
was mistaken."
"Rest assued, we will retake Rammstein, and we will get Marissa back.
Intelligence, I want to know where she is, yesterday. That is all."
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Message: 3/94 Posted Author
The Apocalyticons Tue Jun 09 Jetfire
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The Autobot spinning face expands out until it completely fill the screen and
then falls back into the distance, the screen shows a head shot of the Autobot
Air Guardian. Jetfire's calm voice begins to speak, "Crosshairs managed to
remember something relating to that garbled message we received.
"Apocalyticons were Cybertronians driven insane by either Quintesson
experimentation, the horrors of war, or something else. Apparently, they
worship destruction. Not small scale, either. End of star system, end of
universe level destruction.
"The myth goes on to explain they left Cybertron looking for bigger and more
powerful weapons. Apparently, they vanished into deep space and developed a
weapon that would make Unicron uncomfortable: the ability to detonate the
fusion core of a star. For those who aren't well versed in the sciences, that
means a supernova, which can easily destroy a good portion of a star system,
including the habitable zone required by non-mechanical life.
"In the hands of the Decepticons, this weapon would be dangerous. In the hands
of fanatic beings trying to destroy the universe... I'd rather not think about
it. Regardless of who's hands its in, we need to locate one of those relay
stations and see if we can follow the trail back to where its located. Then we
need a means to stop and/or destroy it.
"I realize we have a lot on our plates right now. The Pz-Zazz bird needs to be
found, the Highroad situation, Project: Sunblaze, and now this. Right now,
there is a lot going on. Several of those situations are worsened by the fact
we are likely racing the Decepticons to end said situations. We need every
Autobot out there to do their duty and maybe even some extra. I'm sure Rodimus
will have more to add later.
"Jetfire out."
The screen goes black and the spinning Autobot symbol returns.
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Message: 3/95 Posted Author
Intel Report - Black Forest Wed Jun 10 Turntail
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**SPINNY!**
Turntail appears on screen, its dark, and it appears he's in the woods.
"Turntail here, reporting in from the Black Forest, Germany. Myself
and a small team of Autobots observed the Decepticons on their newly captured
base. We observed Soundwave and a number of tapes clearing away the.. uh.. the
debris.."
He pauses, taking a moment to let that idea sink in.
"It wasn't long 'til we had a Conehead arrive, name of Ramjet. He let
slip that the Decepticons are planning an attack on the European states, using
the airbase as their base of operations. Even more worrying, it seems they
have plans in motion to infiltrate and sabotage Metroplex while he's in the
area. Advise stepping up security, lay a trap. No use running without leaving
them a little surprise, eh?"
A smirk.
"Other than that, we've no clue as to the location of the EDC
personell captured by the Decepticons in the attack.. one things for sure,
though. I don't think there's much of the airbase left for the 'Cons to use
for a base. All in all, not too bad a mission. Well done to those of you who
joined me. Deatils of the report will be filed soon. Red Alert? I'm going to
need your help with that."
It looks as if he's about to switch off the camera, but frowns, and continues.
"Uh.. and we lost Swoop.. claimed he was on an 'Important Mission'.
Can we have someone check on his status? Turntail out."
*SPINNY SPINNY!*
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Message: 3/96 Posted Author
Rammstein Sortie Thu Jun 11 Ultra Magnus
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<Auto-Spinny, No Spinny, Ultra Magnus!>
The screen befor the viewer is that of a fully armored Ultra Magnus ensconced
behind his desk. Usualy cluttered with reports, his workspace is now
meticulously clean and well organized. His elbows ar propped up upon the desk,
hands joined and fingers interlaced, he seems to study them for a moment befor
lifting his gaze to the viewer and settling into a upright posture in his
chair. His features are decidedly crest-fallen.
"Late into the previous cycle I took it upon myself to scout out the recently
invaded EDC airbase. My trailer was left behind for the sake of mobility in
the close confines within the forest surrounding the airbase. Dogfight was
enlisted as aerial subbort and diversionary tactics."
"Upon Arrival we found the Terrorcon; Blot stationed at the exterior of the
base. Dogfight engaged Blot while I used the created distraction to penetrate
the exterior fence and made my way into the base where I was met with the
Horrorcon Headmaster; Snapdragon. While Dogfight fought bravely against Blot,
a Decepticon of noted resilience and combat-capability, I debated the value of
life with Snapdragon. This debate soon became a proposition. My freedom for
that of Marissa Faireborn. I readily accepted. Ramjet was called in to further
negotiate the matter. I thought myself wise to stipulate that I would not turn
myself over until Colonel Faireborn was put into the care of Dogfight. This
was rebuked and I was informed that the Colonel was no longer on the planet.."
he explains, reaching slightly off camera and drawing a report disk into view.
"This claim was backed up by a report from the associated press. One that was
in due course filed and submitted to me for viewing not moments after it was
issued to the general public on the 8th."
He goes silent, his dour expression imparting a great dissappointment in
himself. Moments pass on as he gathers his thoughts befor he speaks once more.
"Through the grace of Primus himself we were allowed to depart without further
violence. I am undamaged but Dogfight suffered heavily in his engagement with
Blot. I submit that I myself am guilty of gross negligence and conduct
unbefitting of a officer. Through the dereliction of my duty I not only
endangered myself but the well being of Dogfight aswell. Were the situation to
have escalated it could have ended with the destruction or capture of either
of use. In light of these actions that, are at best monumental idiocy on my
part, at worst treason, I will freely turn myself over to internal security
and await the due processes."
His confession and report given, Magnus leans his broad frame back into his
chair, finger moving to the button on his armrest and ending the feed.
<Magnus, No Magnus, Auto-Spinny>
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Message: 3/97 Posted Author
Re: Ultra Magnus Thu Jun 11 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"Concerning Ultra Magnus's attempt to have himself tried, I have only this to
say: Magnus? Get back to work. If we brigged every Autobot who's ever done
something stupid while trying to save lives, there'd be no one left to fight
the war. Sheesh.
"I would like to remind /everyone/ that it's not just Marissa that was taken.
She's a personal friend of mine, but we can't forget about the other humans
captured as well. We know they're off planet. We know we can't expect help
from the Decepticons. Find some other way."
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Message: 3/98 Posted Author
Re: Re: Ultra Magnus Thu Jun 11 Turntail
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Voice Only. What a copycat.
"You couldn't of put it better, sir. Advise we get the Orion Pax moving around
the system, we need to check the Decepticon holdings taken in their latest
campaign in the Sol System. This shouldn't be too hard, most of the rocks in
orbit are lifeless, or at the very least lifeless enough to count the species
on one hand."
"I'd like any space-capable Autobots to get in touch with me and we'll arrange
a search party to examine the outlying planets. So help me, Pz-Zazz is looking
like a viable target. Turntail out."
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Message: 3/99 Posted Author
Re: Turntail Thu Jun 11 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only. Again.
"You guys are going to force me to say, 'Make it so,' aren't you?"
"Okay. Fine. Make it so."
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Message: 3/100 Posted Author
Since all the cool kids are doing Thu Jun 11 Dogfight
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Voice only.
"Dogfight here. To add to what Ultra Magnus said: Blot sucks, and I'm shooting
Ramjet in the face the next time I see that pointy-headed scrap-heap."
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Message: 3/101 Posted Author
Venusian Venture Sat Jun 13 Ultra Magnus
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<Auto-Spinny, No Spinny, Ultra Magnus>
The viewer is once more treated to a view of Ultra Magnus, the broad form of
the City Commander sits enthroned behind his desk.. which is slowly returning
to it's natural state of clutter and disorganization.
"In cycles past we recieved information leading us to believe that the Bird Or
Pz'zazz was located on the second planet from the sun, Venus. The Technobots,
a shuttle crew, and myself made our way to investigate."
"There we encountered a race of draconic disguised in.. ponchos..,
sombreros.., and fake mustaches." there is a pause here, Magnus seeming to
chew his words very carefuly. "In a mindset that could have only been brought
on by the extreme heat of being so close to the solar system's sun, myself and
the Technobots donned similer disguises and infiltrated the group. Befor our
eventual discovery we made several discoveries. Here they are in bullet
points."
A box graphic appears in the top right corner of the screen.
*-The race of dragons is also in search of the Pz'Zazzian bird to rstore theit
own home world.
*-The Pz'Zazzian Bird is now believed to be located on Mercury.
*-Both this strange race of dragons as well as the Decepticons are now aware
of the location of the bird.
"Preperations need to be begun immedietly." strange that he would say that
after waiting two cycles to make the report... "With not only the Decepticons,
but this third-party involved aswell, we must act quickly in order to secure
victory, and in doing so, peace for the people of Pz'Zazz."
"Remain Vigilant."
<Magnus, No Magnus, Auto-Spinny>
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Message: 3/102 Posted Author
Mercury Tue Jun 16 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only. The sound of several young Autobot bickering in the background
can be heard.
"Rodimus Prime speaking. After reports of a Terran probe going offline near
Mercury, I took a party consisting of Kup, Ultra Magnus, Foxfire, Whirl,
Nightbeat, Strafe, and Grimlock. When we arrived, we found what appeared to be
a metal liquid covering a wide area. Nightbeat identified the metal as
nanites, and they appeared to be focused in a crater - in the same co-
ordinates that the probe went down in."
"We made our way to the source, encountering more and more complex metal
lifeforms along the way. Eventually we ran into these... four legged...
handed... centaurish?... things that lead us to a fountain that constantly
poured out the metal-water. In it we could see both the wrecked probe and the
Bird of Pz-Zazz statue. Meanwhile, the... creatures had gone from four legged
to two legged, and as we watched started resmbling... us. Transformers. More
and more. It was about this time that shots behind us alerted us to the fact
that Decepticons were on scene."
"The details immediately following are pretty fuzzy, but I do remember a flash
of light, and when it was over, several of those present were dramatically
altered. Kup, Ultra Magnus, Nightbeat, and the Decepticon Thrust were behaving
in a much more... youthful manner, their appearances altered to fit.
Meanwhile, Foxfire, Grimlock, and Whirl have been behaving older, or at least
differently, as well. I believe I saw Reflector on the scene, as well as one
of the Sweeps, but I haven't been able to tell how they've been affected.
Either way, I /don't/ think they were the only ones affected, and I need
everyone who's noticed a change in their usual way of thinking to report it
immediately. If you notice a change in someone /else/, report that. We need to
figure out how wide-spread this is."
"Jetfire, Nightbeat has the Bird of Pz-Zazz right now. Contact him, study it,
figure out what happened and how we can fix it. Once that's been done, we need
to return the thing to the Pz-Zazzian people. Everyone, be on guard: the
Decepticons will no doubt want this thing, and even if they don't, they're
likely to try and take advantage of the situation."
"That's all for now."
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Message: 3/103 Posted Author
LEGO Thu Jun 18 Red Alert
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Voice only report by Red Alert, slightly slurred. "Right. Whoever replaced
the contents of supply closet four-one-six-six-eight-charlie with LEGOs? I'm
onta yah."
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Message: 3/104 Posted Author
Administrative Changes Fri Jun 19 Rodimus Prime
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* Text Only *
Until a means of reversing the recent age changes has been found, Ultra Magnus
and Kup have both been releaved of their command duties. Ultra Magnus is now a
Corporal and has been assigned to the Military division. Kup is now a Soldier,
also assigned to the Military division.
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Message: 3/105 Posted Author
Rammstein Air Base Liberated Sat Jun 20 Grimlock
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*Hey look, it's a Grimlock! He's in robot mode- and looking a bit battered,
with various laser burns in his armor, and a couple large, bite-shaped chunks
on top of that.*
Several hours previously, I (with some assistance from Kup) staged an
operation to drive the Decepticons from Rammstein Air Force base. They had
already grown lazy and complacent- it was a simple matter to catch them off
guard and route them. I engaged the Horrocon Snapdragon in combat, and sent
him running...though I didn't get the chance to beat him as well as I'd like.
Regardless, the base is now free of Decepticon interference- someone tell the
humans they can have it back.
*Blip!*
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Message: 3/106 Posted Author
Grimlock, Whirl, Foxfire Sat Jun 20 Rodimus Prime
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A text alert sent out to the system.
"Grimlock, Whirl, Foxfire. Contact me ASAP. No, you don't have to do it as a
group. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/107 Posted Author
Administrative Changes Sat Jun 20 Rodimus Prime
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Until further notice, Grimlock is hereby promoted to the rank of Commander and
will be acting as my second in command. Foxfire is promoted to the rank of
Lietenant Commander. Both are re-assigned to Command division. This is
expected to be a temporary measure.
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Message: 3/108 Posted Author
Age Jumps Tue Jun 23 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"For some reason, probably because he's currently a mouthy little punk, Kup
decided to pick a fight with the Decepticons in the middle of Paris. I showed
up, but had to spend my time protecting the humans nearby from the damage
those idiots were doing. The French government may not be friendly towards us,
but that doesn't relieve us of our responsibility to their individual
citizens."
"Anyway, while the fight was in progress, Kup suddenly de-aged /again/.
Reports over the radio suggested that similar was happening elsewhere, with
those who had been aged getting older and those who had been, well, younged
getting younger. Operations, we have no guarentee this is over with. Figure
out what's happening and stop it. Reverse it if you can, but priority goes to
stopping it. Oh. And someone make /sure/ Kup checks back into base."
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Message: 3/109 Posted Author
Night at the Carnival Wed Jun 24 Hound
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***AUTOBOT SYMBOL SPINS***
<The familiar image of Hound pops up on the video screen. As usual, his
background shows him in the great outdoors.>
"Greetings Autobots. Hound here submittin' this report from the
field. Last night, I was out with Decibel making a scoutin' run through the
Southwest. After coming across a carnival, the two of us decided to stop and
have a look around. We weren't there but two minutes when out of nowhere,
Sunder came out of the sky, flying in with an attack run."
<Video from the the carnival scene replaces the image of Hound. Don't worry
about where the video came from. The show's writers would prefer you wouldn't
ponder such things. Anyways, a ferris wheel can be seen as can a few humans
walking around. As the Sweepcraft comes down from the night sky, purple laser
fire peppers the ground.>
Hound continues talking, "While Decibel worked on getting the humans
evacuated, I held off Sunder as best I could. Once the area was clear, Decibel
and I setup our Decepticon friend with a trip through the Hall of Mirrors."
<The video cuts to the image of the Autobot scout running away from Sunder.
Decibel can be seen waiting in the shadows with a large machine in his grasp.
As the Decepticon passes, Decibel tosses up the machine that lands perfectly
on Sunder, covering him in a mess of cotton candy. A video cut moves the
action forward to the sweep staring at 12 Hounds in the mirror maze. Sunder
leaps for one of the images, crashing into glass. Another cut shows Hound
picking up Decibel's mp3 player form, before driving off into the night.>
"We were able to pull a fast one on Sunder, leavin' him covered in
cotton candy and glass. With no one else in harm's way, Decibel and I hit the
road before any other sweeps could arrive. All in all, great team work helped
us take Sunder to the carnival for the first time. That's all for now
Autobots. Back to my scoutin' of the area here. Hound out.
***AUTOBOT SYMBOL SPINS***
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Message: 3/110 Posted Author
Aging Analysis Thu Jun 25 Decibel
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**The standard Autobot symbol flashes one and is then replaced by Decibel who
fills most of the screen making it difficult to tell where this was
recorded.**
Recently a small number of us were granted access to the Bird of Pz-
Zazz to run tests in an attempt to understand the current unnatural changes in
age that are effecting select individuals. We have also conducted extensive
examinations of those both being aged and those being rejuvenated. Now while
the results of these scans are fascinating on their own they are most dire for
those that are currently undergoing alterations to their age. As best we can
tell there is a distortion of the entropic energy fields surrounding each
individual effected. Those getting younger have an increase flow of this
energy while those aging have a decreased flow. While there is no direct match
between any two subjects, once all the data of scanned Autobots and the
limited Decepticon data we have was entered there seems to be an almost
equivalent net gain to net loss of energy.
*The screen changes to display some of the scan results as well as color coded
changes in energy between where people should be and where they are based on
new ages.*
As you can se it seems apparent that those who are being rejuvenated
by this change in energy are in fact doing so at the expense of those who are
suffering from advanced age. If we can not find a way to reverse or at least
stop the continued changes I fear we shall loose all those that have been
altered by this energy disruption. I shall endeavor to find a solution while
time remains to us. Decibel out.
**The screen goes blank a moment before the standard Autobot spiny returns.**
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Message: 3/111 Posted Author
Chronophage Fri Jun 26 Red Alert
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Red Alert appears on the screen, although by 'red' we mean, 'kind of dingy,
de-saturated reddish color' and by 'alert' we mean, 'feet kicked up on the
security room desk, flask being lowered from his lips, a slump to his posture
inidating he's been indulging for awhile.'
"Right. So. Last night I overhead a call for help from the Decepticon
frequencies from Mindwipe, who was yellin' about something odd in Cambridge,
England. I wasn't too far from the area, so I figured I'd have a look at it.
Arrived on scene, and wouldn't you know it, the Chronophage from the top of
the Corpus Clock was latched onto Mindwipe, chewing on him. I always knew
there was something screwy about that damned clock, but would anyone believe
me? Nooooooooooo. It's always, 'Oh, Red Alert,'" as he 'speaks' on behalf of
others, he notches his voice into a higher pitched, mocking register, "'you're
just too suspicious!' 'Oh, Red Alert, you're just being a paranoid pr-'" then,
suddenly, he cuts himself off, turns in the direction of the exit, and shouts,
"DAMMIT, SCORCH, DON'T THINK I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE DOING!" Then he settles
back into his seat and grunts.
"Anyway, where was I? Oh. Chronophage. I hear you asking, 'What's a
Chronophage, Red Alert?'" This done in the same higher-pitched tone as before.
"'Least, I /will/ hear you asking that, when you view this report. So I'm
attaching a link to this report. Damn thing just gives the 'official' story,
but it'll show you a picture of what I'm talking about."
"So. Eating Mindwipe. Aging him and... I don't know whether it was younging
him or he was younging himself because of this Bird nonesense. Some 'Cons
showed up and tried to study it, attack it, capture it... I don't remember the
order. Mindwipe set the damn thing on me, and /I/ started to age, worse than
I've been. The Technobots showed up and tried to help. Went after them. Then
it grabbed Americon and possessed him, ranting about how it was here to deal
with those of us who won't stay our right age. By making us not our right ages
even more, I /guess/. Oh. And while this was going on, Ramjet and the
Combaticons arrived on scene and formed Bruticus, which /really/ made my day.
Well. Ramjet didn't form Bruticus. You get what I'm talking about. Meanwhile,
the Technos were suffering from the Chronophage's attacks bad enough that they
couldn't merge. Great, huh?
Continued...
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Message: 3/112 Posted Author
Chronophage pt 2 Fri Jun 26 Red Alert
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Still Red Alert.
"Next thing, the 'Cons drove it out of Americon by spamming him with Headmail,
so it grabbed Scattershot and managed to /force/ a merge instead. So I had one
'Con combiner on-scene, a 'Bot combiner possessed by a crazy evil time bug on-
scene, and some other 'Cons about. Maybe I made the mistake of thinkin', 'Oh,
hey, at least it can't get any worse,' when I found out that the Techno's
couldn't combine a moment before. Maybe I was a 'Con in a previous life and
I'm gettin' my karmic punishment. Dunno. Whatever.
"So Ramjet, calling the shots, ordered Bruticus to destroy Computron. While
they fought, I snuck around to where I could fire on /Computron/ in an attempt
to hit that damn bug. Now, mind you, the bug was skittering around /inside
Computron's head/, so I was having to target by ear, but hey, that's been
about the tone of the night, anyway. Computron did a fair amount of damage to
the area, somehow youngening up the Earth enough to spout some lava pits right
in the middle of Corpus Cristi, but Bruticus avoided that and his other
attacks and started crushing Computron's head. It was then enough of a crack
formed for me to make my shot, which I did. Bug fell out, seemed to be dead. I
pointed out to Computron that we were in an inhabited area, so we began a slow
withdrawal, making sure the 'Cons were following. They did, and once we got
'em far enough away, we booked it out of there big time, 'cos hey, after
having our ages screwed every which way, we weren't doing so hot. So anyway,
any of you guys who had your ages mucked with? You may now be a target of
weird time monsters! Have fun!
"By the way, add Americon and Mindwipe to the list of 'Cons known to be
affected. Oh, and Nightbeat? If you don't replaced that booze you dumped out,
I'm gonna find a way to make your life as miserable as mine, and that's a
promise. Red Alert, out."
Attached Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Clock
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Message: 3/113 Posted Author
Houston We Had A Problem Mon Jun 29 Hound
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***AUTOBOT SYMBOL SPINS***
<In about the last 10,000 reports Hound has logged, one thing has been a
constant; an outdoors background. However today, there is something noticably
different. The scout sits on a large, metallic table inside Autobot City's
repair bay.>
"Greetings Autobots. Hound here reportin' from the Auto-Hospital. I'd
like to apologize for the tardy report, but I've been undergoing some repairs
over the past few days."
<You see Bitbucket enter the background with a large drill-like device. The
medic proceeds to shove the device into Hound's backside. After wincing with
pain, the scout continues, obviously annoyed by having to sit in the repair
bay.>
"Alright, I'll get right to the point of this report. The other
night, Chopshop was up to no good near Houston. While on a patrol of some oil
derricks, I came across him trying to get away with some parts. With no
available backup in the area, I engaged the Decepticon, only to see Rampage
enter the fray. With my back against the ropes, good ol' Colossus showed up
just in time to turn the tide. In the end, we were able to force a Decepticon
retreat. Besides some minor damage to an oil derrick, things are back to
normal in Houston.
<Bitbucket returns into the background, this time with a pair of cables. Call
it a gung-ho attitude or call it crude, but the gumby latches the cables onto
Hound's shoulders. After jolting with shock for a few seconds, the Autobot
scout swings around and fans the medic away.>
"Anyway....that's my report. I'm just about done getting back in
working shape. I'll be back out in the field as soon as I can. Hound out.
***AUTOBOT SYMBOL SPINS***
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Message: 3/114 Posted Author
Bee News: Special Report!! Tue Jun 30 Bumblebee
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Bumblebee appears standing in front of a corridor with a purple Decepticon
insignia on it. He looks rather wary, always looking behind him both left and
right very quickly He is also whispering,
"..oh Processors, I hope Blaster's machine works." He taps several
times on the screen. Tap tap tap. "I think this is working. Bumblebee here, on
location at a secret Decepticon facility. I was following a lead after I
overheard some Skuxxoids on Bar Moon about Decepticons hiring outside labor to
drive their asteroid mining colony. They mentioned getting a new shipment of
slaves from Earth.. so I took it upon myself to go get more data.."
Bumblebee pauses to look over his shoulder again. Did he hear something!?
".... so I snuck into one of their lesser-known, poorly-secured bases
and hacked into their network. The Decepticons took Marissa Faireborn and the
rest of the EDC prisoners to be slaves at their mining colony! It's located
near the Alpha Centauri System, in the Midoran Asteroid Fi---"
Someone off screen shouts,
"HEY! IDENTIFY YOURSELF OR PERISH!"
Bumblebee gulps as he looks back, whipping out his laser pistol on reflex.
"..jumpin' jets, they're onto me! Time to roll, friends!"
Bumblebee turns and fires his laser pistol off-screen before running away.
Moments later, a Sweep runs past the camera and immediately after, the feed
goes to static. Yikes!
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Message: 3/115 Posted Author
Jail hijinx Wed Jul 01 Penumbra
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Audio report submitted by Penumbra:
"Okay, long story short. Nebuloids, these gaseous life forms. They
run a prison. They contacted us... through open frequency so the cons heard it
too... We went to go pick up a couple Decepticon prisoners. Redshift and
Blueshift. Turns out it was a trap for all of us. The Nebuloids intended to
jail us all... something about flying through their nebulas. Lots of fuss,
lots of muss and not long after we got out by the chrome of our teeth."
End of audio file.
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Message: 3/116 Posted Author
Age Update Wed Jul 01 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"From what I'm hearing, the age business is corrected. Anyone know any
exceptions, let me know. Ultra Magnus, Kup, Grimlock, and Foxfire are all
being restored to their former positions. Someone locate Nightbeat and make
sure he's all right. I also want Bumblebee's rescue team to check in as soon
as they return. Kup? Grimlock? Get started on drawing up plans for the EDC
prisoners' rescue. Work with the EDC on this."
"Longer explanation to come. Probably."
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Message: 3/117 Posted Author
Ungodly Actuator Thu Jul 02 Red Alert
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The timestamp on this report suggests that it was submitted last night, but
was help up in the system for processing. As it begins, Red Alert, old Red
Alert with lines on his face and a well-faded paint job, sits at the desk in
the security room, leaning back, right leg pulled up so his foot rests on his
left knee, a flask of some sort held in one hand. He takes a swig.
"Right. So, a couple nights ago Crosshairs fell down a hole in the Cybertron
Razor Hill area, got himself stuck, and, brilliantly, sent out an /unsecure/
distress signal. Hey, no problem, it's not like we gotta worry about Soundwave
dogging our every radio footstep, right? So, anyway, Scorch, Kup, and I
responded. Got there and the 'Cons started crawling outta the woodwork,
including, /of course/, Soundwave. The guy we ain't gotta worry listening
everytime we're saying something sensitive over the radio? Guess he didn't
hear this time, either! Things went from bad to worse, though, when Galvatron
showed up on the scene and... I've got no idea what the blazes he was doing
there besides firing on /everyone/, I was underground when he arrived, but
there was some sort of weird organic goo over /everything/ by the time I got
back up there that smelled... like whale? Anyway, Galv's a madman, we know
that, he went off on pretty much /everyone/, and seemed pretty convinced that
those of us who weren't our right ages were Quintesson imposters." The next
words are said completely deadpan. "Boo-hoo, Galvatron doesn't believe I'm
really Red Alert, my fuel-pump leaks in sorrow." Then he takes a swig from his
flask.
"Anyway, this all came to a head when the machinery Crosshairs had found
triggered and sent out some sort of signal. I got a recording which I'm still
analyzing, along with destination, but since Soundwave was /right there/ you
just /know/ he's working on the same th-unh!"
Red Alert cuts himself off and leans forward against the desk for support, as
though suddenly in pain. The visual field of the camera is briefly distorted,
and when it clears, Red Alert, returned to his normal age and looking abjectly
/miserable/ (as opposed to the whole 'don't give a damn' attitude he'd been
affecting before). Apparently this was being recorded when the energy wave set
people's ages back to normal! He groans faintly, then gives a confused stare
at the glask in his hand. He sits up enough to screw the lid back on, then
gently places the thing at the far side of the desk, giving it a wary look as
though it might bite him. Then he remembers that he's still recording. He
shakes his head, looks back at the viewer, and finishes with, "As I said, I'm
still decrypting and tracing the signal, but with Soundwave working on it,
we'll have to act fast once we have the full details. I'll, uhm... get back to
work. Red Alert out."
As he reaches to turn off the recording device, he can be seen clutching his
head with his other hand and can be heard to mutter, "Great Primus, I think
I've got a hangover..."
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Message: 3/118 Posted Author
Energy Wave Thu Jul 02 Carly Witwicky
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Carly appears on the screen! She's still the same age she was during Season
Two, and still wearing her blue headband. Uh-oh! Shouldn't that be fixed by
now? Still, she seems, in general, to be pretty chipper as she reports.
"Carly Witwicky speaking. As most of you have noticed by now, some sort of
energy wave similar to the one that caused the whole age mess was triggered
last night, originating at... Mount R'lyeh?" She seems to be glancing at a
monitor to confirm something. Then she shrugs. "It's done two things." She
counts off on her finger. "First, it seems to have reset people back to
/about/ their proper ages. Second, it's returned our /rate/ of aging to
normal. That is, nobody's getting younger still, and nobody's getting older
any faster than normal." Then she leans on a nearby counter - looking behind
her, one can tell that the scale of the room is set to someone much larger
than her, but she seems adept at operating in a super-sized world. "So why do
I still look like this? Well, I said 'about'. See, there seems to be a
/slight/ energy excess. Like, when the entropic fields of one person were
drained to another when the whole thing begin, we weren't /quite/ even,
something from the outside was feeding /more/ energy into the equation -
probably the Bird Artifact! And now that things are done, some of us still
have some lingering traces of that excess. Of course, nobody's going to notice
if, say, Kup or Ultra Magnus are suddenly fifty years younger. Fifty years
isn't going to make any kind of an impact on you guys! But if /I'm/ fifty
years younger, people tend to notice!"
"Anyway, while I'm not getting any younger anymore, there are still some
lingering energy traces, and they're not completely stable. What it comes down
to is this: I'm younger than I was, looks like I'm going to stay that way for
awhile, but there's a chance it'll wear off." She shrugs. "Really, there are
worse fates! There are a few... personal complications, but I'm sure that
those of us affected will be able to work through them. Now, if you don't
mind, I've got to go track down Spike and Daniel!" With that she scrambles
forward, hits a large sized button, and the recording shuts off.
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Message: 3/119 Posted Author
So I was visiting Paris when.... Fri Jul 03 Dogfight
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Spinny
"Dogfight here. So....I don't have one hundred percent confirmation
on the reasons for this, but the Sweeps are hunting me. I suspect it is
because I threatened to shoot Ramjet directly in the face the next time I see
him. Just so the chain of command is aware of it. Also, I think a Sweep may
believe he's Hound in disguise. I worry about his sanity."
Spinny Again.
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Message: 3/120 Posted Author
Not Foxfire Sat Jul 04 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"No, it's not Foxfire, and no, no Autobots are to try to turn Foxfire in for
the reward. Foxfire, be careful when you're outside of Autobot bases - you
could be easily mistaken for that Robot Space Fox, and that reward's pretty
high."
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Message: 3/121 Posted Author
Foxfire Captured Sat Jul 04 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"The bad news: Foxfire's been captured. The good news: we know exactly where
they're taking him. He was 'mistaken' for that missing Robot Space Fox and
turned into the Carnival for the reward. Luckily, as a 'star attraction',
Foxfire should be safe - until it's time for his act. We'll need to go sort
things out before then. I'll be organizing a team to head there tomorrow,
before someone tries to make Foxfire balance a black hole on his nose."
"So yes, I'm looking for volunteers to accompany me to the circus."
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Message: 3/122 Posted Author
Package from PepsiCo Inc. Sun Jul 05 Excise
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A gigantic crate is mailed to Metroplex with the Pepsi logo on it.
The return address is the PepsiCo Headquarters in Detroit. Inside is tons of
free swag of PepsiCo's various products. There's huge T-shirts with the
Mountain Dew logo on it, sweat bands with Sierra Mist written on it, to
baseball hats with the Chester Cheetah (the Cheetos mascot), 7up coloured
watches, and car flags with Gatorade: Quench Your Thirst scrawled on both
sides.
The swag comes in the form of both human-esque things such as T-
shirts, running shoes, hats, bags, and other good stuff in various Transformer
sizes and shapes, from small Cassettibots to Omega Supreme sized. Even odd
shapes like Foxfire and Raindance are taken into account. In addition to this,
they've included vehicle accessories to go along with it, such as window
flags, car mats, and logo decals. There's even an adorable stuffed Chester the
Cheetah doll that attaches to the inside of a window via suction-cups so it
looks like he's climbing up. It's really cute. There's even several cases of
'Gatorade flavoured' energon cubes.
A handwriten note is included with the swag:
Dear Autobots,
Thanks for all the great world saving. Please have this awesome stuff
as a show of PepsiCo Incorporated's appreciation. Feel more than free to wear
this in public. Sponsorship money will be given to those that do, naturally,
as I realize your endorsement won't come cheap. If you require additional
stuff, you just go ahead and let me know. Lastly, if any of you are interested
in a commercial deal, don't hesitate to phone me.
Porter C. Powell
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Message: 3/123 Posted Author
EDC Rescue Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"My thanks to Bumblebee for risking his neck to get the location of the
missing EDC personnel, and a welcome back after /his/ rescue from the Midoran
Asteroid Field. Now we can get to /theirs/. We'll be organizing a strike team
with the EDC ASAP to get them out of there and back home, so be ready to roll
out at a moment's notice."
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Message: 3/124 Posted Author
Metroplex Move Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"Okay, guys, time to prep Metroplex for another relocation. We'll be moving
him to Germany this time, near the site of the Rammstein Airbase. This'll make
it easier for us to help the EDC in their reconstruction efforts."
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Message: 3/125 Posted Author
Copernicus Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"Intelligence: Copernicus space station. We need an update in what the 'Cons
are doing with it. Find out, let me know. Everyone else, if they ask for your
help on this one, give it."
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Message: 3/126 Posted Author
Trinity Starbase Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"Those who keep track of EDC message traffic will have heard by now about the
proposal for the new Starbase tentatively named, 'Trinity.' This is intended
to be a joint venture between ourselves, the EDC, and the Junkions. The
primary purpose is to serve as a way-station as close to midway between
Cybertron, Earth, and Junk as we can get it, to provide both a refueling point
and a place allies can run to if they run into trouble out there. It will also
be serving as a generalized trading post, meaning you can plan on a /lot/ of
civilian traffic through the area, so keep that in mind in the planning and
design. It may be advantagious to seek," he pauses and sighs, "corporate
sponsership to help defray the costs a bit, and make sure you run any
contracts through Command, and we'll make sure our allies get a peek at them
as well. Anyway, Intelligence and Military, I need you guys out there scouting
out the best possible location, and Operations, you're to contact Sam of the
EDC to aid in the design of this thing. I'll be providing more information as
it becomes available. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/127 Posted Author
Sponsorships Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"Some of you may have already heard about the Michael J Briar Memorial Mall
that the EDC has commissioned and is helping to build. They're scaling this
thing to accommodate us as much as possible, and the memorial wall they're
putting in the park will include the names of fallen Autobots. This is a nice
gesture on their part, and I think it'll be a nice gesture on our part to aid
them in construction as much as possible. For the most part, this is a spare
time project, but I'm willing to let a few folks volunteer their time on that
in place of standing a couple of watches or running a patrol, as long as
people don't go too crazy on this."
"The EDC has managed to dig up some sponsorships to pay for the project, and
one of them, a tire company known as Greatyear, has offered to keep us in
tires. I'm not going to tell anyone /not/ to accept this, but I am going to
warn that you guys need to be looking for hidden strings attached."
"This brings us to another topic. Sponsorship. I imagine it's kind of on a lot
of people's minds, considering that business going on with PepsiCo. Now, I'm
not going to stop anyone from selling ou- I mean, accepting their offer, but
give it careful consideration first and again, /make sure you read your
contract/. We're not on this planet to shill goods and make money - we're on
this planet to save lives and defeat the Decepticons. Remember that, and
remember what it might do to our reputation if you accept this or any other
spokesman offers."
OOC: The Autobots have confirmed IC offers from both Greatyear Tire and
PepsiCo. Feel free to put up posts on board nine featuring your characters
doing a commercial or two! Got an idea for something else that would make for
a funny commercial? Claim to have received an offer from them while working on
the Mall, and put that up instead. Knock yourselves out. :)
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Message: 3/128 Posted Author
Scouting Mission Expansion Sun Jul 05 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only. Again.
"Oh, hey, an expansion on those scouting mission orders from before to find a
good spot for the station. I also want you guys running scout missions inside
the Cybertron system itself, both on planet and off, particularly the moons.
We're looking for a defensible location that gets a lot of sunlight. Report
findings to Jetfire. That's it."
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Message: 3/129 Posted Author
Crate O' Swag Sun Jul 05 Red Alert
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"The crate of PepsiCo products has been temporarily confiscated until we can
check every item for bugs, explosives, or other hidden devices. The items will
be made available once that's done."
OOC note: Red Alert's telling the truth. Feel free to grumble about him now,
but anytime you want to pose running around with one of those objects, just
claim that it's been checked. Or, you know, complain about Red Alert. :)
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Message: 3/130 Posted Author
Sixshot Sun Jul 05 Red Alert
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Voice.
"Apparently Sixshot has a seventh mode. We need to find out what it is. I'll
see what I can do from this end."
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Message: 3/131 Posted Author
My Return Sun Jul 05 Foxfire
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Foxfire appears onscreen, looking somewhat tired and slight irritated. "As
you should know," he begins, "yesterday I was kidnapped by Decepticons and
given to the Cosmic Carnival, whose personnel easily mistook me for Flash, the
Space Fox. They wouldn't listen to my protests. In any case, Red Alert,
Grimlock, Monstereo, and Talazia Keldahoff of the EDC came to my rescue.
Powerglide was there too, but he doesn't count. It was quite a bit of effort,
but we managed to get out of there with some help from my holograms and the
fact that the Cosmic Carnival people are stupid enough to keep a black hole
around. No, I don't know how that works. Anyway, the real Flash showed up at
the end. So...yeah. Never speak of this again. Foxfire out."
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Message: 3/132 Posted Author
Oh, Yeah Mon Jul 06 Rodimus Prime
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Voice Only.
"I don't care if you guys don't like his movies, someone figure out where the
Decepticons are holding Michael Bay so we can rescue him."
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Message: 3/133 Posted Author
Down Mexico Way Tue Jul 07 Hound
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***AUTOBO SYMBOL SPINS***
<It's the perfect pair. Hound and the great outdoors. The familiar image of
the Autobot scout appears on the screen with a barren landscape behind him.
Covered in a coat of dirt, it's apparent Hound's been out in the field. A few
blast marks across his frame show signs of recent battle.>
"Autobots, it's Hound reportin' from the field. Earlier today, a
scouting party comprised of Sandstorm, Decibel, and myself came across a band
of Decepticons along the US - Mexico border. When we first spotted them, they
were giving a Border Patrol agent a pretty rough time. Soundwave ended up
crushing the human's vehicle, sending him running. We jumped in soon after to
rescue the Border Patrol Agent.
Thanks to some of my usual tricks, Grimlock made an appearance and
distracted the Decepticons just enough to get Sandstorm in position to lower
down his life-line. Once Soundwave caught on to our plan, Decibel and I tried
to keep the Decepticons busy while Sandstorm kicked up a...sandstorm to cover
his rescue of the human. Luckily, we were able to get out of the area safely
with too much damage.
The Border Patrol Agent has since been returned to his base, but he's
still shaken up a bit from the most action he's seen all month out here.
There's something else you should know though Autobots."
<Hound emits a small map onto the screen with his shoulder-mounted turret.
Taking shape in the air, you now see an overhead image of North America. A few
dots light up on it, marking locations.>
"We've recently been coming across more and more Decepticons in this
area. I'm not sure exactly what our foes are up to, but it's safe to say,
they've definitely got an interest in the US - Mexico border. Over the past
months, energon signatures have spiked in this region. Our scouting team will
continue to monitor this area for more details on the matter. That's all for
now. Hound out."
***AUTOBOT SYMBOL SPINS***
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Message: 3/134 Posted Author
Bee News: Re: Copernicus Tue Jul 07 Bumblebee
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Bumblebee appears, standing in front of a blown-up image of Copernicus
Station. It was shot from Metroplex's long-range sensors.
"There's a big laser-cannon on it!"
Bumblebee points at the tip of the space station.
There's a big laser cannon installed on it.
"Bumblebee, out!"
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Message: 3/135 Posted Author
Marissa Rescued Tue Jul 07 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus, sitting on a berth in medical. The armor on his upper body has been
blasted off in several places, and there is an uncolored and flat slab of
metal covering his chest, an awkward and hastily placed patch.
"The joint EDC and Autobot mission to rescue the lost EDC personnel from the
Decepticons went down yesterday, and I'd like to say it went down without a
hitch, but it turned out there was a very big hitch in the form of Galvatron
there. Between him, the Decepticon guards, and the Skuxxoid slavers, there
were quite a few hitches about, but despite this we were able to rescue not
only the EDC personnel, but several Junkions and other aliens who had been
taken as slaves as well. Sadly, there was no sign of Private Ilse Eichele, and
the other EDC soldiers reported that they hadn't seen her for several days at
the time of the rescue. Marissa, could you please pass my condolences on to
her family? And if... if you want me along to help deliver the news, I would
be honored.
"To those who were on the mission, Nosecone, Ace the pilot, and EDC soldiers
Bailey, Wolfe, and Redfield, well done. Also, another thanks to Bumblebee, for
getting us that location.
"Oh, and speaking of Bumblebee: good catch on the giant space laser. Magnus,
Kup, Grimlock, contact me on getting a plan in place to deal with that.
Marissa, Briar, Bailey, I imagine you guys want to be in on this, too, so I'll
let you know when we're talking. That's it."
He leans forward, wincing a bit at his injuries, and shuts off the recording.
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Message: 3/136 Posted Author
Thank you Wed Jul 08 Marissa Faireborn
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Dear friends,
I wanted to take the time to thank you all for the hard work involved
in my and the others' rescue from the Planetoid Brandt labour colony. I've met
with the other EDC personnel and our Junkion friends who were also held in the
camp and they asked me to pass along their gratitude to you as well.
I can't tell you the feeling we had when we heard the Decepticon
proximity alarm go off and saw a shuttle incoming. We were getting close to
losing hope. The Junkions had been there for much longer than we were, and I
saw the toll captivity had taken on them.
As you know by now, I have been asked to take over as General for
Earth Defence Command. I am going to take some time weighing my options, but
know that I'd consider it an immense honour to lead you into battle as your
Supreme Commander.
I'm going to take several personal days to clear my head, rest up,
and visit my family. I'd like to meet with as many of you as I can to thank
you personally for your efforts in the past few weeks.
- Marissa Faireborn
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Message: 3/137 Posted Author
NONE OF YOU IS AS GOOD AS ME GRIML Thu Jul 09 Grimlock
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*Blip! It's Grimlock!*
"NONE OF YOU IS AS GOOD AS ME GRIMLOCK!"
*He...certainly is to the point, isn't he?*
"Me Grimlock am toughest and strongest and fightiest and best looking
Autobot. EVAR. But that no mean you other chump-bots no can't GET BETTER. If
you try real, real hard, maybe you be like half as good as him Swoop or
something. Maybe."
"Us Autobots no have good stuffs to smash on here earth- 'cuz ME GRIMLOCK
drive them 'cons 'way from humie base when me Blue and me Grimlock talk funny.
But now me Grimlock say you LAZY!"
"So me Grimlock say is time for TRAINING STUFFS. Is MANDATORILY! That mean
you have to go there 'cuz me Grimlock say so! You go, or me Grimlock DRAG you
there!"
*Blip!*
OOC: Yes, Grimlock's gonna run some training stuff. Page and/or E-mail Grim
with times you're available-ish!
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Message: 3/138 Posted Author
Septi-cons is dumb! Sat Jul 11 Grimlock
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*Blip! Grimlock!*
"Hnn. Him Avvy-lanche and, uh...some Helicopter guy and Sharkticon thing show
up while ago. Thems showed up AT METROPLEX. THey stupids."
"Thems run 'way 'fore Metroplex explode them, though. Me dissapointed. Me
Grimlock smash him Avalanche good, though! Also, him Whirl and him Decibel and
him Hound run off other 'cons. Good job n' stuff."
*Blip!*
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Message: 3/139 Posted Author
Michael Bay Sat Jul 11 Rodimus Prime
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Text only.
"Re: Michael Bay
Magnus, Kup, Grimlock, see me about plans to rescue this guy. We'd better get
him out of Decepticon hands before they make a sequel."
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Message: 3/140 Posted Author
REVIEW: My Actions Sun Jul 12 Nate Briar
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TO: EDC and Autobot Command
FROM: Nathaniel Briar
SUBJECT: My Actions Regarding Unidentified Flying Object
This is a strange request coming from a Colonel asking for a peer
review but giving light of the situation, I would prefer to have this reviewed
by both Autobot Command as well as EDC Command.
Last night in San Fran, an object known only as Anubis was sighted.
Sam and I engaged the object without combat. As per EDC protocol, I offered
the object several times a chance to surrender peacefully and the Anubis
refused. Autobot Vigil engaged as well in assistance on this issue. Anubis is
claiming to be under the will of a master and is here to be a judge and
bringer of death for whom it judges. I informed the target that I have to
detain it due to several violations and suggested that we transfer it to the
Autobots for a proper trial. Unit then proceeded to assault Sam in which case
Sam and I responded with firing a round. Sam missed his shot and I went for
one of my heavier hits which was to attempt to paralyze the unit.
Now, I would like ask for a review being that Andi Lassiter believes
that my actions were inappropriate on the issue. So much that she referred to
me as a jackass. My review is not about insubordination but on the fact that
an unknown and unregistered mechanoid is attempting to be a judge and bringer
of death. Witnesses involved would be Jayson Redfield, Sam, and Vigil. I am
seeking counsel on this issue and I believe if I did anything wrong, I would
like to know what the proper protocol in handling an unknown flying weapon is.
-Colonel Nathaniel Briar
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Message: 3/141 Posted Author
TARGET: Anubis Sun Jul 12 Nate Briar
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TO: EDC Personnel and Autobot Command
FROM: Nathaniel Briar
SUBJECT: Capture the Anubis
With my review going on, I am still issuing the assignment to bring
the Anubis to justice. Proceed with extreme prejudice. Unit is armed and has
taken an aggressive stance on the EDC by hitting Lieutenant Sam's exo. Unit is
not afraid to fight in heavily populated areas and has a fast speed. Target is
able to be damaged by heavy firepower. However I am issuing the command to
have the target taken in alive and detained. After being detained if Rodimus
Prime allows for it, the Anubis will be transferred to the Autobots for review
and evaluation. This is a high priority as the suspect is now being classified
as a Level Five Terrorist. Also, any connections found to this unit will be
considered as a threat as well. Obviously someone is fueling, armoring, arming
and repairing this. If the Anubis believes it can bring people to justice,
then let's give it a taste of its own medicine!
-Nathaniel Briar
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Message: 3/142 Posted Author
Re: Anubis Sun Jul 12 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus, sitting at his messy, messy desk.
"Nate, I take it you want us reviewing this Anubis guy due to his suspected
alien origins? Fair enough. One way or another, we do need to clear this
nonsense up, and the only way we're going to be able to do that is if we can
actually question this 'Anubis.' Right now, according to Nate's incident
report, we've got an unidentified war machine claiming to work for an
unspecified 'master', threatening to kill whoever it 'judges' based on an
unknown set of criteria, who's now attacked one a member of the EDC who was
seeking answers. Vigil, get with me to confirm events, but based on what I've
heard, I'm inclined to agree with Briar's assessment. Autobots, if the EDC
needs help in bringing this joker in, give it. If you encounter the exo, alert
the EDC and then attempt to bring him in yourselves. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/143 Posted Author
Anubis, Cont Sun Jul 12 Rodimus Prime
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Rodimus Prime, at his desk, again.
"I've received more information concerning this 'Anubis' person... machine...
whatever. First, Vigil suspects that Cybertronian technology might be
involved. This is unconfirmed, but it definitely makes it our business.
Second, he was reportedly spreading anti-Autobot rhetoric. That by itself
isn't much of an issue. Whatevers-he-is doesn't like us? Fine, people - or
whatever - are entitled to their own opinions. Whatevers not liking us, using
Cybertronian technology, flying unauthorized war vehicles through EDC airspace
while resisting arrest and making proclamations of judgment and death? A bit
more of a problem. Third. Both Andi and Jayson claimed to be able to 'vouch'
for them. Nate, honestly, I'd suggest you start your investigation there.
Nightbeat, if he wants help from your division, get on it. Also, Vigil,
specifically, has been assigned to aid in this case, and Grimlock appears...
eager to help. That's all, again. Prime, out."
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Message: 3/144 Posted Author
Re: Anubis Sun Jul 12 Nightbeat
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Text Only
Colonel Briar, consider my services and the services of Autobot Intel to be at
your disposal in this matter. Sure hope this joker ain't Quintesson-related.
Hear they're real big on judgement an' all.
For his sake.
Us Autobots ain't really big on Quintessons.
End of File.
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Message: 3/145 Posted Author
Contaminants Sun Jul 12 Nightbeat
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Nightbeat appears, grimacing. He reports, "So, uhm. Some of our energon
supplies are contaminated. I've put a pull order on the contaminated energon,
so don't worry about running into it now. Shotglass and Sixpack'll handle it.
As for the contaminants, looks like a mix of uppers. Gonna get to the bottom
of this bottle, mark my words."
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Message: 3/146 Posted Author
Bee News: Confidential! Sun Jul 12 Bumblebee
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Bumblebee has prepared a report to Autobot Command!
"Rodimus,
"I've begun investigating this Anubis debacle. The more I dig into
this, the worse it is getting. I fear we are treading into a situation in
which once light is shed upon the truth, the consequences of that truth may
shake our friendship with the people of Earth. I have a lead but I am afraid
this lead may be inappropriately be leaked and I am not ready to lay all of my
cards on the table. However, I apologize in advance for any .. incidents..
that may arise with Powerglide and Tailgate, who are assisting me in this
investigation. I will deliver a more detailed explanation in person, hopefully
after I've checked into one more source."
Signed,
BUMBLEBEE
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Message: 3/147 Posted Author
Space Laser Copernicus Mon Jul 13 Rodimus Prime
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Voice only.
"The Decepticons have got their laser operational, and that means taking it
out is now top priority, meaning more important than this Anubis nonesense.
We're going to avoid blasting it from a distance, because that increases the
risk of knocking the whole space station into the Earth without a lot of
contol over where it lands. So we're going to be forming a crack insertion
team to get onto the station itself and disable it from the inside, with
blasting it out of space from the outside being an emergancy last resort sort
of thing. Either way, be ready to move on this at a moment's notice. In the
meantime, I want teams out there helping to evacuate the expected path of the
laser. Luckily it's moving pretty slow, but that doesn't mean we should just
sit back and let the Decepticons chop apart pieces of the Earth as they see
fit. Prime, out."
OOC note: We'll be posting a +tpinfo date for the actual attempt on the space
laser, but folks can RP out evacuating people from the danger zone (border
between the US and Mexico) any time they want.
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Message: 3/148 Posted Author
El Mexico Campo de Batalla Tue Jul 14 Tempo
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** Written Message **
From: Tempo
To: All
Subject: Field Report in Mexico
Gears, Decibel, and I meet up with Vigil in Mexico. We were taken on by
several Decepticon forces. Dropzone, Snapdragon, and two others I believe. We
were able to evacuate most of the town and everyone did a great job.
However for part of the battle, I was knocked out by Snapdragon, when coming
back online, I found that two members of EDC(I think two members), were also
in the fray. Both shortly left and I went to help one so that they could leave
before getting killed by Snapdragon.
Snapdragon and I continued our battle; I was the last member apparently still
in combat, at least from what I can remember. I believe Vigil went off to go
take care of something. Gears and Decibel continued to move civilians out of
the location.
By the end of the battle both Avalanche also showed up, though I am not sure
where he came from, and stood by to watch Snapdragon.
I was defeated by Snapdragon, but I made sure he got his aft-whooping before
he took me down.
Fireflight-came to my rescue, and I believe a few others were also in that
aid.
We lost the battle, but human lives were saved, so I call it a win for life.
- Tempo
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Message: 3/149 Posted Author
SECURITY: Dee-Kal is Banned Tue Jul 14 Nate Briar
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!!!URGENT MESSAGE!!!
FROM: Nathaniel Briar
TO: EDC Personnel, Autobot Command
SUBJECT: Dee-Kal is Banned from the EDC
FLAG: Urgent
BODY:
Due to a public attack on a radio frequency, Dee-Kal has been now lost all
privileges to the EDC. She is no longer welcomed on our base unless she is
with Rodimus Prime and there is a reason of why she is being there. Her
actions in the past have been questionable and she has been on a thin line for
quite some time. Now with the most recent personal attack on me, I am revoking
the rogue Autobot. If she is seen near the EDC facilities, she is to be
escorted off the property and Autobots are to be notified that she is
trespassing. If she continues this behavior, we will be forced to treat her as
a rogue and escalate into a more aggressive method.
She is banned from all EDC communications and access points as well. She is no
longer a welcomed guest to our faction. Thank you for your cooperation on this
issue. Autobots, I am sorry to have to do this but I cannot tolerate
insubordination.
Attached Audio File: <Earth> Auto-Junk Dee-Kal says, "Sir Nate you are rude
and stuck up!.."
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Message: 3/150 Posted Author
The Truth is Out There Tue Jul 14 Decibel
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** Spinny fades to black replaced by Decibel sitting at a terminal in the
Intel Center of Metroplex **
Last cycle while doing my usual scan of the airwaves I overheard
some rather unexpected news. The Decepticons are reporting that Cyclonus is
dead. Yeah, you heard that right dead, gone, poof. Word is he exploded
someplace and has already been recovered with his remains scheduled to be
recycled on Friday. Now I'm not sure I buy all of this but it's something
worth looking into. I'll update if I manage to uncover anything further. Any
additional outside intelligence as to the veracity of these claims would be
greatly appreciated. Decibel out.
** The spinny returns**
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Message: 3/151 Posted Author
Me Swoop Kick Butt! Tue Jul 14 Swoop
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Swoop appears! And he looks like crap! His face is battered and he waves to
the camera with half an arm.
"Hello! This is me Swoop! Me want to let you Autobots know that me beat up
Deceptycon! Me never got his name, but he turn in to sub-thing and jet-plane."
A few seconds of static and a shot of a pile of Pepsi products and busted
vending machines appears. Offscreen, Swoop continues.
"Him was after soda stuff. Not sure why. Maybe he really thirsty? Oh yeah, me
not know if you know this, but soda machines turn in to mean robots now.
Anyway, that all!"
The video stops abruptly.
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Message: 3/152 Posted Author
Attack on Metroplex Wed Jul 15 Rodimus Prime
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For a period of time around 9:30 PM on the 15th of July, Metroplex received a
blast of enormous power from the Decepticons' orbiting space station. It was
swiftly restored to back-up systems, but currently Teletraan Two is offline
and the computers are being run remotely from AUNTIE, the main computer system
on the Orion Pax (Primus help us all). It is on these systems that this report
appears. Rodimus Prime is in the damaged area of Metroplex, working his way
through the wreckage and lit by the emergency lights. He appears to be
searching, possibly for injured personel.
"I'm making this short and sweet. Station Copernicus is being dealt with
tomorrow. We've got permission from the EDC to destroy the base if that's what
it takes, and if that's what it takes, we will. Damage Control teams are
working around the clock, repairs are already in progress. Initial reports
show that casualties are, thankfully, light. Chromedome is working on cleaning
Teletran Two's systems - says the virus was more show than anything, but I
want to be sure. Either way, Magnus, Kup, Nightbeat, Jetfire, Grimlock. You've
all got a lot of work to do. Watch and patrol schedules, supply lines, all of
that should be assumed compromised. Make new ones. We also need new
cryptographic keys and firewall procedures. Everyone else, if you get tapped
to help with this, do it.
"But tomorrow, the Decepticons are learning that there's a long way down from
orbit.
"Prime, out."
OOC note: You can assume Teletran Two is back up as soon as tomorrow.
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Message: 3/153 Posted Author
The Break In Wed Jul 15 Decibel
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** No spinny. The screen is infact nothing but stactic at first fading to
black before finally Decibel appears on camera. He appears to be in the
Command Center of Metroplex, though it is hard to tell. The roof is missing
and the crews are moving all ablout to repair and tarp it. Behind him is
Teletran Two now flashing a virus warrning non-stop across all monitors. **
Decibel here reporting from what was once the command center. Due to
a glaring security error the Decepticon Fleet managed to infiltrate not only
the outer perimeter of Metroplex but he made it into the lobby. I just
happened to be passing and discovered his ruse.
It doesn't end there. He was a diversion, his objective seems to
have been to deliver a trio of tapes into the city. This unit managed to elude
capture long enough to reach Teletran Two. *Images of Americon, Frenzy and
Wiretap flash across the screen* As Rodimus Prime has already reported the
system was compromised. Until Chromedome is done and we're back online there
is know way to know what if anything they were able to gain from their
hacking. All three were able to make good their escape thanks to the hole
blasted through the roof thanks to the Copernicus Station.
I would like to thank all of those that responded swiftly to the
priority alert when the infiltraion was first discovered. *The screen slowly
displays Eject, First Aid, Vigil and Raptor* I would also like the thank
Colonel Briar for offering EDC support. A special thanks also goes out to Fred
the technician who was willing to give his arms to defend Metroplex. *A gumby
tech is shown who looks very much the worse for wear*
**Blip**
** The screen goes black before the Autobot symbol returns **
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Message: 3/154 Posted Author
Teletran Two Thu Jul 16 Crosscheck
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/***The Autobot spinny disappears and is replaced by Crosscheck's face**/
"This is Crosscheck reporting from Autobot City command center. I took the
liberty to give a hand to Chromedome and we completed the repairs on Teletran
two. I quickly analyzed the virus and indeed he does not seem particulary
dangerous. I reprogrammed Teletran's anti-virus to detect the kind of
algorithm the Decepticons used. So Teletran two is back online."
"Crosscheck out."
/***Spinny!***/
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Message: 3/155 Posted Author
Bee News: Investigation Update Thu Jul 16 Bumblebee
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Bumblebee has prepared an update to his report to Autobot Command!
"Rodimus,
"I have met with Andi Lassiter and was able to confirm our concerns.
This is a delicate matter and we will need to discuss this in person before
you formulate your next step."
Signed,
BUMBLEBEE
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