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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[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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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Huh, pretty confident for someone who cowers at a shadow. If it's Megatron shaped.]

Yeah? What if I said it was a surprise? There's so much I wanna give ya for your hospitality.

[my_own_trope]

[Hey now, from what Starscream remembers, he and Megs are getting along splendidly, and now that they're bosom buddies again, what's he really got to be worried about? Megatron now KNOWS how useful he is, no WAY would the guy think anymore lessons in obedience were necessary. Also they won the war, that'll put ANYONE in good spirits!]

If you want me, you'll need to get past these bars. And after your performance at the foot of Darkmount... well, I don't believe you're up to wrecking as much as you'd like to think.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Say all ya want about Darkmount, Screamy, I'm not the one who has to tell ol' Buckethead you have no clue where Team Prime is.

Oh that's right.

Did I mention no bodies were recovered from your little performance?

[my_own_trope]

Oh, right, [pft] and I'm supposed to believe you now, am I? What did you do? Pop back home for a spell?

Please. Don't try to deceive a Decepticon. You're just embarrassing yourself.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

You really think I'd try to use words to try an' outwit ya?

[Because he's going to be blunt...he's terrible at that shit, bro.]

[my_own_trope]

I'm waiting here, and yet I still see nothing but you flapping your mouth.

[One hand flaps open and closed to demonstrate.]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Alright. You want proof, skinny?

[He puts his feed down to his chest, where that lovely scar is from the Energon prod.]

Courtesy of you and the Cons on the Nemesis.

[my_own_trope]

So you've got a new scar to add to your collection. So what? Is that supposed to mean something to me? Because I've been here, enjoying the yappy blue Autobot's company since we last spoke.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Might, might not.

Didn't say you gave it to me here, Screamy. Just let that sink in.

[my_own_trope]

... What is that even supposed to mean?

Are you listening to yourself?

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Tell ya what, I'll let that be your little puzzle you can work out while you're in that nice, cozy cell.

Sure as scrap didn't give me any readin' material the first time we met, so consider it a little Autobot hospitality.

[my_own_trope]

Ughff.

[That's the sound of him blowing out air as he rolls his eyes and hangs up]