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

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Oh, he hears it. And even if the Vehicon is...well, a Con, it's fun to watch.]

First time, huh? Gets easier after that.


Not sure if I'm comfortable in that area, but hey, credit where credit's due.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

[In spite of him being on the older end of Vehicons he's kind of acting like a newbie. Possibly because he is. He nods.]

Well, I mean, I've been getting in practice but nothing... exactly like this.

You mean it? [Surprised!] Th-thanks.

[Kudos from a Wrecker? To him? Celebration is definitely in order.]

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Hey, as long as that blaster ain't pointed at me, we're square on that compliment.

[Not that he's worried, but he'd hate to slice and dice the only mook that he thinks has a brain.

He's also helping him find Driller. That helps.]

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

I may be a minion but I'm not actually that dumb, so I think we're good.

[Taking down a centipede is one thing, but Wheeljack was something completely different.]

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

'S long as we're clear on that.

Got any blades? They're even more satisfyin' to fight with.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Just the rifles. Though it... would probably be a good investment, huh? Something for actual close combat, just in case.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[He can't believe he's giving advice to a Decepticon, but...what the hey, maybe it'll make him more of a challenge back home.]

Right. If there's one thing I've learned, it's have both close combat and ranged weapons.

Ya ever wonder why Prime, Arcee, and Bulkhead beat you guys to scrap? They shove a blade through your wiring.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

[The advice definitely won't go amiss. And will probably lead to the most capable maintenance worker in all the galaxy.]

Here I thought it was more combat experience and higher firepower that were doing us in.

I guess I ought to find something to barter with to get an upgrade from Knock Out, then...

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

One step at a time, mook. Didn't say that was the gamebreaker.

But you'd think Megatron would look into that after awhile.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Lord Megatron is pretty busy most of the time. With the whole 'mystical artifacts' thing and all...

... You know, maybe they should stop leaving those everywhere, it's kind of hazardous.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

I just work here, Frac, don't ask me to relay the message.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Yeah, yeah, I kn-

... Did you just call me Frac? [Does he have a nickname now?]

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Guess I did.

You're stuck with it now. But hey, beats 'mook'.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Definitely better than mook. Just I... no one's ever given me a nickname before.

Though I guess they'd have to know my name for that.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

First time for everythin' then!

You're makin' a name for yourself and mooks everywhere.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

That wasn't entirely my intention, but... I think I'm glad that I have.

Now someone just needs to train the other Vehicons...

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here, Frac.

We might actually have to TRY when we go on the battlefield.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Well I'm sure that just slaughtering us wholesale is starting to get boring.

It might spice up combat that's become dreary.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Well, can't blame ya there. But a mob of slightly more competent mooks? Seems more annoying than challengin'.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

Lucky for you I'm the only one that's slightly more competent then, huh? You only have to be annoyed for a while.

Until I get better.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Well, shooting bugs is one thing. Takin' on bots? That's another.

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

I'm working up to it. Shockwave's been... trying to get me there. It's not like I fight all that often.

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

...Which Shockwave.

[He just has to make sure.]

[Video]

[redshirtrobot]

The big pointy one that owns the worm.

[Which is how he knows the worm.]

[Video]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Annnd he's gonna point that out.]

So THAT'S how ya know the worm.