Video [Transmission Originating From: Megatronus's Quadrant]

[redshirtrobot]

[The video comes on rather unexpectedly, and there's... really not that much to see besides a blur of mottled brown and green, and purple and silver. The sound is really more interesting for a while, all clattering and banging and someone shrieking. After a while of this there's a sound like 'whumph whumph whumph', each noise accompanied by a flash on the screen. Eventually the movement stops, until the purple blur shoves around and extracts itself...

And reveals it's a certain Vehicon, armor dented and paint scratched. One of his arms is converted into a rifle.]

I... I think I killed it.






...






I killed it!

[At least he sounds happy until the horrible centipede starts twitching in its death throes... at which point Fracas yelps sharply and starts shooting it again until it stops moving.

And then he kicks it. Just to be sure.]

Okay now it's dead.

Comments

[redshirtrobot]

This is the first time I ever... I mean, Vehicons don't usually actually kill anything, but when it jumped me I just. Wow.

[Are you proud 8D]

[noparachutes]

[Quite proud.]

That is why training is beneficial. The rest of your friends should have had it as well.

[Instead of being cannon fodder. Never make cannon fodder than can't fight back properly, it doesn't last long.]

[redshirtrobot]

[He's so happy about that.]

Yeah. It... It would have been good, probably. A lot more of us would have survived.

[Not that he's impuning Megatron's training regime for Vehicons, of course.]

[noparachutes]

Should any of your fellows arrive here, they are welcome to train with you.

[redshirtrobot]

I'd like that. It's. Still kin of weird, being the only one here.

[You just want a bunch of tiny Vehicons around you, don't you Shockwave?]

[noparachutes]

It gives you the chance to be more of an individual. As much as you dislike it, I believe it is a good thing.

[As much as he loves those Vehicon hips, he doesn't have the time to bang all of you, and you're a special case Fracas. But he wouldn't complain if there were a few more around.]

[redshirtrobot]

I guess so... I mean, I haven't had so many people ever bother to ask my name before now, and I don't mind that.

[There's always time to just watch Dem Hips, banging or no. Though Fracas can't complain about the individual attention at all.]

[noparachutes]

Knowing the name of the mech that could potentially kill them is a very good thing.

[He will make a warrior out of you yet. And quite true, he wouldn't mind watching all dem hips at all. But all the individual attention is Fracas'. When he's not otherwise busy.]

[redshirtrobot]

[Fracas dips his head a little, flattered.]

I-I suppose it is, yes. That's... thank you.

[You flatter him so much, with all this talk about him being good enough to eventually kill another mech.]

[noparachutes]

We will have to alter your training, step things up a little. When this is over, you can spar with the Driller.

[redshirtrobot]

Really? [Against Driller? Cool!] All right. I'd like that. And it would probably be a good idea anyway, if this sort of thing is going to keep happening.

[noparachutes]

Yes, against the Driller. You will be repairing whatever damages you cause to it as well.

[Fracas you get fight training and Driller maintenance all in one!]

[redshirtrobot]

Well, I. I'll do my best in both cases, in that case.

[This is the best way to learn the things he needs to know!]

[noparachutes]

As I expect you to.

[redshirtrobot]

I know. I won't let you down, Shockwave! ... I hope.