[Original RPG] The Edge of the Abyss: Image in the Sand (Carbombya)

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Hatemonger looked over to Spinster.

"For now let's see what our Autobot friends are up to. Keep an eye out for anything else that shouldn't be on our radar streams as well." He said looking at the arrays. What the Autobots were doing didn't concern him. Unless, it involved a strike on Decepticon property or anything else of concern.
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Windrazor nodded.
"I did. I need you for a mission. As you can see, Fly here is missing his Duocon partner. Wheels is currently being held prisoner by the Autobots. We need him back. I will outline our plan once StarBlade arrives, but suffice is to say, I will need your cloaking abilities for the mission."
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Echoshift glanced at Fly before turning back to Windrazor. He nodded to indicate that he understood what had been said thus far, then joined the other two in waiting for StarBlade's arrival.
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Fly responded :

"He is currently being interrogated by 2 Autobots , he is stalling for time , playing up the well known instability of the Duocons. Of course we were lucky that we weren't affected by it."


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Ruckus said to Excavator :


" As he heard the call over the PA system , think your needed elsewhere , we'll talk parts some other time. I'll catch up with you later ."

Ruckus nodded to Excavator and disappeared to his quarters
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(OOC: I'm assuming StarBlade has joined the group now)
Windrazor nodded as the group assembled.

"Right then. Now that we're all here, I shall outline the mission. As you know, Fly's partner Wheels was captured by the Autobots. Gigatron views Duocon technology to be valuable, and does not want to see it fall into Autobot hands. For this reason, he has ordered me to rescue Wheels."

He looks around the group.

"An attack on Fortress Maximus would be unwise at present. So, to effect his release, I have decided to offer the Autobots a prisoner exchange. Our first step is to get our prisoner. Spinister has informed me that the Autobot Mirage has just left Fortress Maximus. He is to be our target."

Windrazor keys open the Flight Deck's launch doors, and smiles as he can see the launch doors of Metrotitan, nearby.

"To that end, I have asked you to join me. StarBlade, the null ray you took from the armoury will be used to capture our target. Echoshift, you will be our forward scout, using your abilities to track Mirage from close range. Fly, you are along for the next part of the operation... Actually carrying out the prisoner exchange. We shall be in contact with Spinister throughout, in order to pinpoint the target. Now. Consider my words, and let me know if there are any questions."

He walked away from the group, and looked through the bay doors. Concentrating, he linked up with the AI computer aboard the Shadow Reaper, which initiated a startup sequence. Having detected this, Metrotitan's shuttlebay doors opened, revealing the bat-winged shuttlecraft.

With another mental command, Windrazor activated the engines, and the shuttle glided smoothly between the two cities, coming to land in the Flight Deck with a gentle bump.
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Fly replied:

"understood Sir , an excellent plan , almost as good as if i'd thought of it myself ."
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Command Deck, Scorponok

Spinister nodded. "Of course."

He was about to say more, but stopped when the door to the room that hosted Scorponok's 'special project' slid open. A figure stood silhouetted in the doorway, his mass shadowed by the darkness in the room.

The figure stood there for a moment, the shadows cloaking his huge frame, with it's massive claws, large, powerful legs and sharp-tipped tail coming up over his head. The light of his dark red optic band cast an eerie glow on the Transformer, but Spinister was uneffected by it; after all, he knew what the shadows were hiding.

Hatemonger, on the other hand, would probably be very curious about the figure.

The clawed figure strode forward, the tip of his tail brushing against the doorframe as he entered the main bridge. The bridge lights revealed him in more detail, drawing attention to his green shoulders and legs, purple claws, torso and hips, and grey highlights. The red optic band burned brightly, forming the focal point of a head that both Spinister and Hatemonger would be very familiar with...though they had seen it on a much larger scale.

The downsized version of Scorponok fixed his gaze on the general, waiting for his reaction.
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Carnivac exited Scorponok, not really caring who saw him. He pause a moment when he caught sight of the Constructicons and glaring at them, before continueing to move towards Metrotitan. When Carnivac got to the entrance, he didn't have to consult his memory circuits for a map before moving towards Metrotitans' medbay.
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Windrazor nods in satisfaction as the shuttle lands, and the hatch slides smoothly open.

"Isn't it?" he smirked, glaring at Fly. "And any more smart alec comments from you, and not only will I inform Gigatron that the mission is not worth the risk, but I shall terminate you where you stand. Are we clear?"
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(ooc dont know how he's survived this long lol , dont think smugness would be a key survival trait in the decepticon army , but then Duocons are supposed to be a little insane , so that would explain why he keeps on doing it. " )



Yes Sir , understood Sir

replied Fly and subsided into an uncharacteristic silence.
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Windrazor nodded.
"Good. Now, everyone aboard. We leave in a few minutes."

He climbed aboard the shuttle himself, and moved through into the single seat in the cockpit. The others would have to stand in the reasonably sized space behind. He tapped a button, bringing the shuttle under his direct control, and running a diagnostic.

"Windrazor to Spinister I shall be keeping an open secure channel to Scorponok command centre. I will need periodic updates on our target until he gets within my sensor range."
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StarBlade nodded.

"So we grab Mirage, take him to where Wheels is being held, and trade? Works better than trying to break the Duo-half out and getting slagged in the process."

The female assassin looked at Echoshift, then back to Windrazor. "So I snipe Mirage with the null-ray, someone grabs him, gets him aboard, then we head for Fort Max. Okay. I can deal with that. A lot safer than other missions."
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Windrazor nodded.
"That's about right. Though I'm not sure about us flying to Fortress Maximus to make the trade. We can decide on a place later. But yes, we take Mirage, and then make the trade. On our terms."

He finished pressing buttons on the console in front of him.

"Pre-flight checks are complete," he announced.
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Echoshift nodded in agreement with StarBlade. "I'm cool with that too," he put in. The Eurofighter then followed Windrazor into the shuttle.
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The process had gone along smoothly - thankfully, Grit's status as one of the team's stronger members made it little challenge for him to contribute nearly as much to the movement as Stonecruncher's crane. It wasn't until Excavator was upon the team that they noticed his entrance.

"Sorry," he offered apologetically. "I was helping a customer."

Hammer grunted. "Could've used you... We'll need you again soon. Hook up with Stonecruncher. Grit, transform with Knockout and we'll move out."

Indeed, Hammer's bed was just about full. The Micromasters did as they were told, Knockout remaining immobile and silent all the while. As the three trucks chugged down the ramp, Grit grumbled quietly that his driving mate seemed to have fallen asleep...

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Metrotitan: Corridors

It had not really been so long since Gigatron had beheld the halls of Metrotitan City, but something about them seemed nostalgic. Perhaps it was the slightly run down state of the town that gave it a rustic old feeling, or perhaps it was that Gigatron knew these would be some of his last moments here for some time...

As he rounded the corner into the OQQ, Gigatron transformed to his robot mode and gaited through the security checkpoint. It was only moments before his path took him into Ratbat's office; Gigatron stopped hardly in the doorway and folded his arms over his chest.

"Now then."
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Command Deck, Scorponok

Spinister clicked his comlink to acknowledge Windrazor.
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Command Deck, Metrotitan

"My leige. You've missed quite a bit of intrigue while you were away."

Ratbat shuffled on his perch and saluted Gigatron with a wingtip.

"Four pieces of business come to mind. Firstly, the newly-arrived Tempest has requested freedom to take a unit in search of some sort of ancient weapon. I told him it would be most efficient to refer the question to you."

The cassetticon paused.

"Second, if you have been observing the fleshling news feeds you will have noticed that City Commander Leozak has overthrown Fakaddi and foresworn us. Officially, anyway. Unofficially, he has taken it upon himself to secure our fuel supply and undermine the Earth Defence Command in one efficient swoop. My reccommendation is that you allow him to play his game, but watch him for signs of true betrayal."

Another pause.

"Thirdly, someone should be send to deal with the traitor Soundwave. He and his minions have been left uninterrogated for far too long."

Another pause.

"Finally...with your leave I would like to take a fighter escourt to the Nemesis and assume command. I suspect that Starscream has mismanaged the repairs, and I have certain...personal business there as well."
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Hatemonger looked at the mini from of Scropnok.

His face cracked slightly and he formed a bit of a smile.

"I like the new look." He said almost laughing. Sometimes trying to relax was a good thing.

He then went back to being serious.

"So this is your new headunit I assume?" He asked.
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Scorponok, Flight Deck

Tempest walked into the flight deck and used his remote access to open the shuttles door's and walked inside. He saw the Decepticons in the shuttle looking at him puzzled, he did't pay attention, he walked over to Windrazor and brang his arm up to a salute and stood in front of the Air Commander.

"1st Class Lieutenant Tempest of the Decepticon Army Reporting for duty sir. Armed Military Specialist and Secruity Advisor. Delta Level Sniper, with class 7 hyper thrust cabalities. Asking for permission to join your squad and asking to hitch a ride on this mission sir."
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Weirdwolf followed after Carnivac intrigued at the thought of the creation of a new pretender shell .
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Metrotitan: Medbay

When Carnivac entered the medbay, he went straight to the first metrodrone he saw. After checking to see if Weirdwolf had followed him, Carnivac turned back to the metrodrone and said " Open medical file 5173c, catagory: Pretender shells, sub-catagory: Carnivac."

As the metrodrone accessed those files from it's memory circuits, Carnivac sat down on a medbay table, waiting. When the drone was done, it asked " Would you like to make any changes?"

" Make the fur a darker grey, and lose the blue color for the tail." Carnivac said, knowing that the usual upgrades would be done without saying " I would also like it to be a bit more...tough to injure, I rather not lose a second shell to the Autobots."

" Would you like the size/mass change technology added?" The Metrodrone asked, as it turned and started to go over to a cylinder that kind of looked like a CR chamber.

"Will that force me to be the size of a real wolf in the shell or could I use it to change sizes at will?" Carnivac said " While being small would help walking through forests undetected...I rather not get into a fight that small."
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