Landmine
Laser Fodder
Bomb Squad
"I am a bomb technician. If you see me running, you'd best be in front of me."[A1i:2]
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Post by Landmine on Dec 5, 2011 22:18:03 GMT -5
="I wish, Jazz."= Landmine replied, pushing himself up so that he could stand. ="I just ran into a jet, not one in any kind of production, either, it seems, since I couldn't find anything in the information network. It looked like it was either a drone, or an AI, I'm leaning towards AI."= He vented again, like a human taking a deep breath to compose themselves, before continuing. ="It was under orders to find and destroy all of us. There are humans out there who want us dead. It was told that we were going to enslave humanity and destroy Earth. Jazz, I've been caught in explosions before that were able to give me a decent beating, and those were Cybertronian-made explosives. The armaments this thing was carrying...I was afraid that it would be able to punch a hole through my armor. It got me twice, and I'm still hurtin' from it."=
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Darkwind
Laser Fodder
Talon 3
"Make the first shot count, because you might not get a second."
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Post by Darkwind on Dec 5, 2011 22:42:43 GMT -5
High above, signal deeply masked, Darkwind had watched the exchange with a detached interest, as well as no intention on joining in. The jet was one that she recognized, back around ten years prior, when she had scanned her current alt mode, as well as her current holoform. She was slightly curious as to what had provoked the jet to attack the Autobot, but wasn't about to ask it herself, in case it was hostile towards all Cybertronians. With a bit of tweaking on her appearance, the Decepticon logos on her wings faded into stars, making it so that she was an exact replica of the F/A-37 Talon that she had scanned, her holoform flickering to life. Perhaps, if the jet saw her like this, it wouldn't attack her right away, and she could gain some information to bring back. There was always the possibility that Megatron would want to use this to their advantage, and be rid of the Autobots.
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Post by Jazz on Dec 6, 2011 12:02:56 GMT -5
Jazz sat up and listened then, his symbiotes all perking up and alert as well. ="Okay, that's not good."= he replied. ="Did you get good scans of the jet? We'll need that to identify and track it later. Optimus will want any recordings you got of it too. We really need to keep our optics open for this one and see if we can find out where it came from."= This was definitely not good at all, and the other Autobots would need to know about this as soon as possible. He activated his internal coms and contacted Red Alert, though he knew that Red would likely freak out, this issue was security related. <"Red, you really need to get in here... Bad news on the human relations front."> he said. His symbiotes gathered up close and he let them enter their resting spots under his armor so they would be out of the way and safe.
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Post by Tinman on Dec 6, 2011 14:10:26 GMT -5
As EDI flew higher, he became aware there was another aircraft in the area, though he couldn't see it right away, he could only hear its engines, engines that sounded hauntingly familiar. He slowed his ascent and airspeed trying to locate where the aircraft was. He knew it had a stealth profile considering it was difficult for his sensors to pick up, but soon he managed to locate it. It still took him a few moments to actually see it among the clouds, then he caught a glimpse of it, the same silhouette as the aircraft his squadron mates flew, F/A 37 Talons. Inwardly he wanted to call out to the aircraft and its pilot, hoping it was his squadron leader, Ben Gannon. Outwardly he remained quiet until he could get conformation as to the identity of the pilot. He hesitated for a moment, then moved in closer, trying to see who he was facing. Then the F/A 37 Talon came into clear view and EDI very nearly stalled his engine wondering if he was seeing a ghost. There in the cockpit was the squadron mate who's death he had caused eleven years ago, EDI's one true regret since his activation, Henry Purcell...
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Landmine
Laser Fodder
Bomb Squad
"I am a bomb technician. If you see me running, you'd best be in front of me."[A1i:2]
Posts: 42
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Post by Landmine on Dec 7, 2011 16:01:57 GMT -5
="I didn't get any detailed scans of it, since I didn't know if it could detect them, and it was already on edge. I got hit by two different missiles that it carried, and I got a good look in the cockpit when it was hovering around me."= Landmine replied. ="Also, could I possibly get a ground bridge back? One of the missiles took out a wheel, and I don't fancy getting an audialful from Ratchet after driving back with it missing."=
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Post by Red Alert on Dec 7, 2011 16:26:42 GMT -5
Red Alert looked up from the work he was doing on some of his data pads when he received the comm from Jazz. <"I'll be there in a moment, Jazz."> He replied, shutting down the data pads and locking them up before leaving and locking the security room. Once he was in the comms room, he walked over by Jazz. "What kind of bad news are we talking about, Jazz?"
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Darkwind
Laser Fodder
Talon 3
"Make the first shot count, because you might not get a second."
Posts: 25
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Post by Darkwind on Dec 7, 2011 16:32:27 GMT -5
Darkwind kept the flight path she had selected, though her holoform was looking around, and spotted EDI. The first reaction on Henry's face was surprise and shock, and a comm line was opened up. ="Tinman? That you?"= The surprise was obvious in the holoform's voice.
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Post by Jazz on Dec 7, 2011 17:01:43 GMT -5
="Alright, Landmine, Red n I will see you at ground bridge control in a minute or two."= he replied and stood up as Red Alert walked in. "Hey Red. Uh, Landmine got himself jumped by a really touchy aerial AI some humans built, said something bout having orders to kill all of us." he replied with a shake of his head. "It shot Landmine up pretty good but from the sound of things I think we might be able to reason with it, since it was actually talking to Landmine n left without finishing him off first. He needs a ground bridge, missing a wheel n all, and we can have him upload to a data pad all the info he's got on the encounter, see what we can figure out. I figured you'd wanna be there first thing when he comes through since this threatens base security if it heads this way." he told Red Alert. He knew his dear friend and brother far too well not to include him and he motioned for Red Alert to follow as he started towards the ground bridge control room.
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Post by Tinman on Dec 7, 2011 17:14:09 GMT -5
EDI seemed to shiver in response to that painfully familiar voice. ="Henry?... I..."= he stammered a bit in response, still uncertain if he was dreaming as his exterior color changed to his default sandy brown. ="I am sorry, Henry... for what happened... I did not mean..."= he offered haltingly as he flew closer. ="Where are Ben and Kara? Are they here? I... I need Ben... I am... uncertain..."= he admitted softly, his flightpath lowering slightly. The AI was certainly stressed and intensely confused, and he very definitely needed his squadron leader's guidance. ="Ben... helped me to understand... what I did... I was wrong... I am sorry..."= he rambled distractedly for a moment, hoping he could find his other two squadron mates somewhere nearby.
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Landmine
Laser Fodder
Bomb Squad
"I am a bomb technician. If you see me running, you'd best be in front of me."[A1i:2]
Posts: 42
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Post by Landmine on Dec 7, 2011 17:25:54 GMT -5
="Rodger that. I'll be waiting."= Landmine replied, sending his coordinates as well before sitting down to take some stress off of his legs and get a look at his armoring. Where he'd been hit was uncomfortable, but it hadn't been bad enough to affect much underneath all his armor. The second hit to his alt mode's undercarriage, however, had definitely stressed some of his leg structures, and he made sure his repair systems were focusing on that more than the dents. Dents he could deal with. Snapped support struts? Not so much.
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Post by Red Alert on Dec 7, 2011 17:34:18 GMT -5
Had it been earlier in the war, Red Alert was positive that he would have completely glitched himself into a frenzy at the news Jazz had just given him. As it were, he let out a long vent of air, and pinched the sides of his olfactory sensor ridge. "This is going to be a fun day." He stated, though not necessarily directing it at Jazz. "Once we have a better idea of what we've got trying to rain death on us, we'll have to put out an alert to all the Autobots who've landed, as well as keep a close optic out for any new arrivals. Past that, we'll have to talk to Optimus about meeting with the human representatives from the government so we can attempt to discover if it is with them, or not connected at all."
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Darkwind
Laser Fodder
Talon 3
"Make the first shot count, because you might not get a second."
Posts: 25
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Post by Darkwind on Dec 7, 2011 18:03:03 GMT -5
="If you had listened to us..."= Henry replied, his voice tinged with seriousness, but not completely serious. ="And the others are back at base. I came out for a quick solo run, giving everything a once-over to make sure it's all good."= Darkwind was purposely vague about the two surviving members of the Talon squadron, since she actually did not know where they were or what their status was.
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Post by Tinman on Dec 7, 2011 18:38:49 GMT -5
EDI was still stressed, but he seemed to relax a little. ="I will listen, Henry. I miss flying with Talon squadron. Will Ben permit me to rejoin Talon squadron? Will you... let me return?"= he asked, his voice soft, tentative, and almost childlike. There was also a slight note of hope in his voice as well, hoping Henry had forgiven him for what had happened. Inwardly he was confused, he remembered Ben saying that Henry had died, that EDI had killed him, and as far as EDI knew, Ben had never lied to him. It was certainly possible that Ben didn't know Henry had survived until later after he and Kara were rescued and EDI was salvaged and stored. ="They... they put me in boxes, Henry... I lost all sense of time... I think... I think I was losing my mind..."= he said then, growing fearful that maybe he was actually insane and that this conversation was all in his head.
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Post by Jazz on Dec 7, 2011 18:44:10 GMT -5
Jazz nodded as they headed to the ground bridge controls. "Yeah, figured as much, that's why I called you." He then looked over at his dear friend and extended his hand with a concerned look on his features. "You doing alright Red?" he asked as if making sure the poor security mech was not about to go into a painful glitch fit on the spot. "I'm here if you need me, you know that, brother." he said much more softly once they had entered the room and shut the door.
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Post by Red Alert on Dec 7, 2011 18:54:32 GMT -5
"I am fine, Jazz." Red Alert replied, though he did lightly take hold of Jazz's hand. "It is just a lot that needs to be done now, and trying to ignore the paranoia enough to concentrate through it. I do not believe I am in any danger of suffering an attack right now. Of that, I am quite thankful of." He looked up at Jazz and gave him a reassuring smile. "It has also been some years since I have and an attack, though there were a couple of close-calls."
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