[Video]

[neverputincharge]

[On the Prime verse Autobot frequency]

Uh...anybody heard from or seen Ratchet lately? Tried contactin' him, but it don't go through.

[[There's an edge of frustration, plus worry, to his voice. Not this again. Not. Again. Last time the medic disappeared, he'd gone to the badlands. Did he go there again? Ratchet, you're supposed to be smarter than this.

There's also a low mutter of 'Hoping he didn't disappear on us again'.]

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[Sometime later after talking to the other Autobots and humans from his world, he sends out a short message to the rest of Haven.]

I'm...sorry ta report we're down a medic.

Ratchet seems ta have gone missin'.

[He stops himself from adding an 'again' at the end of it.]

Comments

[Video]

[robotfightclub]

[Her face gradually saddens as her feed goes on.]

No. I haven't.

[dinnerdate]

Considering how much he drinks, it's surprising it didn't happen sooner.

[Video]

[shutupndrive]

[No. This...no.]




He has to be here somewhere, Bulk. He has to...

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

[He notices, and his saddens in sympathy.]

I can't -- can't believe this is happenin' again.

[neverputincharge]

....

Whattaya mean by that?

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

[Oh Primus, Smokescreen]

No, we'll look for him. I already checked his room and the medbay, didn't see him there.

[dinnerdate]

I mean he drinks a lot.

[neverputincharge]

I know that, but drinkin' don't make ya disappear.

[dinnerdate]

Didn't he wander off before? You didn't think that with the way he drinks it wouldn't happen again?

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

....



No.

[It's short and has an edge to it. This is the second time for him too. And he's had it up to here with the crew who supposedly never leave...leaving.

Sorry Bulk...he doesn't mean to be short with you, per say.]

[neverputincharge]

Yeah...last time he went missin'....he was in the badlands.

I dunno. I didn't think about it....that wouldn't cause stuff to his link ta not go through, though. Would it?

[dinnerdate]

It might.

[Audio]

[neverputincharge]

[He's not blaming him. He's just about as frustrated over it. Members of his team, family, keep arriving and disappearing on him. Ratchet, twice now, Arcee, Cliffjumper...

Is Arcee going to be the next to disappear again? He doesn't want to push them away, cause they're still family, but it's getting harder. It kind of makes him cling to Wheeljack, Smokescreen, Miko and Raf. The only bots and allies from their world that haven't disappeared.]

Nugh, I just wanna hit somethin'.

[Audio]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[It's Impactor all over again. Roadbuster, Pyro. Seaspray, Rotorstorm. It's the same. thing. And this place is cruel for continuously bringing them back, only to shove them off again. It's like watching a death film on loop in his mind. Granted it was as lot less extreme, but the loss was the same.]

I hear ya.

It's why I didn't jump to stick with Team Prime.

[video]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

Unfortunately, I haven't seen him around either. It's possible he might have... found his way back home again.

[Sorry, doesn't sound too hopeful with that last bit.]

[Video]

[shutupndrive]

I'll...I'm going to take a drive. See if I can track him down.

[Because Ratchet had to be somewhere. He had to be.]

[Video]

[robotfightclub]

Again?

[Uh oh.]

What do you mean again?

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

[Scrap, she didn't know did she?]

He's gone missin' before. Not...long after I got here.

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

Want me ta meet up with ya and help?

[Video]

[robotfightclub]

[Her tone becomes much more serious.]

If he's gone missing before, maybe he went there again. Did he ever tell you where he went that last time?

[Video]

[shutupndrive]

.....Please?

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

That's what I'm afraid of.

He came back from the badlands last time.

Means he might be hangin' out with Unicron and his cronies.

[Video]

[robotfightclub]

[The shock in her expression is unmistakable. Clearly she wasn't prepared for the 'Ratchet' 'Unicron' combo.]

Why would Ratchet go somewhere like that? It doesn't make any sense.

[Video>Audio]

[neverputincharge]

You at Alpha Trions?

[He's switching to audio so he can transform down, to meet up with the younger bot.]

[Video]

[neverputincharge]

I don't know [His own expression shifts to frustration, with a touch of anger.]

Ratchet should be better than that. He's better, smarter. He doesn't belong there!

[He's sorry Arcee, after seeing Ratchet disappear twice and you having disappeared once before too, he's frustrated, and just a little worried that you're going to disappear too. Then it'll just be him, Smokescreen and Wheeljack again.]