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[Someone had their beauty sleep.

And by beauty sleep, we mean he looks and sounds like he's been to the Pit and back.

It'd been almost two weeks since Wheeljack fell unconscious. Two weeks too long, if you asked him. He awoke, the feeling of his head buzzing and and his optics blurry. Oh, and pain. Lots and lots of pain. But the question was...where was he? This place seemed familiar...

His eyes almost immediately widened, remembering everything. Parting ways with Ratchet after the Iacon relic hunt, finding Bulkhead on that medical berth with nothing but an Energon line running through him. The fight with Hardshell, Miko saving him...being cast out from Team Prime and going solo...

The attack on Prime's base.

Being tortured at the hands of Starscream and Shockwave. All of it was as clear as crystal. And if it wasn't, he had a few friendly reminders in the large horizontal scar across his midsection, and a somewhat buzzy neural net. But Wheeljack wasn't one to let that stop him. As soon as he awoke, he found no one around him, probably stepping out for some fresh air.

Why not follow suit? The Wrecker stood up, his legs feeling practically like liquid as he took a few steps, hesitating every so often. His communicator goes on audio, the sound of a door slamming open and the loud footsteps of someone lacking...eloquence in their walk.]

...So.

What'd I miss.

[Guess who's back.]

Locked to Prime!Scream and Prime!Shockwave (separately)

Where are you.

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Yeah.

[Awkwarrrddd.]

So, where am I needed most.

... anyway...

[Most blatant subject change EVER.]

I wouldn't even know what to start, it's just this... hideous pile-up of garbage with the police and the law committee, mostly. The new Megatron kinda declared he's gonna take over, but. He hasn't really done anything yet.

Like scrap he's going to take over. If it's a war the guy wants, it's a war he's gonna get.

Listen, I need a couple favors from ya. Won't blame ya if you don't do 'em, though.

You might as well ask them first. Unless it's like... assassination or something, because I'm not actually good at that.

I need you to tell me where Shockwave is. Our Shockwave.

Our Shockwave? Well, I guess he stays in that cave Starscream broadcasted from the first time. I honestly have never spoken to him, myself.

Scrap. Looks like it's gonna be a scavenger hunt.

... You could always try to get it by threatening Starscream. He'd know, right?

[You know. Just sayin'.]

...There's not gonna be much left of Starscream when I get a hold of him. Threatenin' ain't even in the cards.

[See: I might kill him before that.]

... murdering him here isn't the answer to things that happened back home. It definitely won't find you Shockwave, either.

[If he had a nose he would be pinching the bridge of it.]

Who says he has to die? I'm okay with maiming.

[Like tearing a leg off. You can live without a leg!]

After what he did to me, it's almost generous.

Maybe, but I don't want you to get in trouble with the cops over... revenge or whatever this is.

[They just got you back, he doesn't want you to end up in jail 8(]

[And somehow, he knew Fracas was right. Didn't make it any better, though.]

...

Fine. But if I catch them in my sight, no promises.

I know, I know. Just be careful, all right? I know... it's not what you want to hear.

[That Wheeljack shouldn't do something about whatever happened. If it was Fracas he couldn't have stood it either.

Guess not. But then again, didn't expect a lot of things in this world.

[Like your bromance.]

Yeah. I-I. I guess that's how it is here. A lot of surprises.

[Like befriending Wreckers.]

Well, now that that's out of the way.

Anything else I need to know?

Bulkhead practically hasn't left your side and I'm terrible at flying.

I... think that pretty much covers it.

Two things I don't mind hearin'.

...Well, I mean, could be worse, right?

Careful. If you say that too much you might jinx us.

Oh! And I think Wing is trying to organize... sort of a festival? To commemorate us having been here a year.