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[aerospacecommander]

[Starscream appears on the screen but he looks very distraught and ... for lack of a better wording ... terrified. Which is very unusual for someone like him.]

Where are they?! I know they're out there! They are coming ...

Who ... Which one of you did it?! Megatron?!

No ... what if ...

[They are on the network?!]

[And just like that he abruptly hangs up]

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[angleofscience]

... Starscream? [Even if Starscream doesn't respond, he does, at least, have a definitive signal to follow even if it was short - he's been looking for him for a good while now, and this...

Well, it wasn't... at all what he'd expected and while he's seen Starscream regret needling Megatron, this expression flies past that. It makes the faint worry suddenly, and unexpectedly, flare up, even if this is probably yet another effect of what seems to be strangely-coloured energon.]

Where are you? [And who, or what, are "they"? But that can be touched on later.]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Jetfire, they are going to trace this signal!

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[angleofscience]

I'm coming just give me a bit. [He's fast, but he can't teleport. Doesn't make him wish any less that he could right now. Starscream's tone is just... wrong.]

Who, they? Keep talking, Starscream.

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[aerospacecommander]

I can't talk any longer they'll find me ...

[He's just going to hang up again]

[Action]

[wherenobotsgone]

[He hasn't seen Starscream's post, actually. He's been too busy trying to get into any room that looks tempting, after getting kicked out after most laboratories.

So the fact that all of a sudden there's a giant shuttle forcing the door probably doesn't help with the fear.]

[Action]

[aerospacecommander]

[Oh no ....

No ...

They were getting in. He knew it.

In fact as soon as Skyfire opens the door, Starscream shoots at him obviously mistaking the giant white robot for a tiny piranacon.]

[Action]

[wherenobotsgone]

[Well that was just his luck. With his size and at this distance, it would have been impossible to miss.

Let's just hope he doesn't fall on anyting valuable.]


... ow.

[Action]

[aerospacecommander]

[If he does, it's probably something of Jetfire's. Hopefully.

Starscream ducks down behind something right after he shoots, only to peek back around a few moments later.

He almost screamed until he realized the big white thing wasn't a piranacon.]

... Oh.

[raceme]

What's happening?

[aerospacecommander]

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.

[raceme]

NO FEAR! I'll protect you!


...


Who I have to protect you from?

[aerospacecommander]

You can't stop them!

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[nobody_number_8]

'Fraid you're gonna have to be a little more specific than just 'they'. Who or what are you so afraid of?

[Axel figures this is just more energon induced weirdness, but still...]

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

The piranacons, who do you think?!

[Because everyone would automatically know that.]

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[nobody_number_8]

And 'piranacons' are...?

[Because other than sounding like vaguely nasty things, Axel clearly has no clue what they are.]

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[aerospacecommander]

Humans have something similar on Earth called piranhas.

[megaton]

Clearly, it was me.

Now, what did I do?

[aerospacecommander]

Megatron! Call them off! I do not deserve this!

[megaton]

And what fate could you possibly not deserve?

[Video]

[notyourblueangel]

VORPAL DUSTSCRAPLETS!

You've seen them too!?

[Video]

[aerospacecommander]

NO! I am not talking about that! Something much worse ...

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[notyourblueangel]

W-worse than vorpal dustscraplets!? W-what could possibly be worse?

[Never mind that he has no idea what the hell a vorpal dustscraplet even IS, himself...]

[Video]

[thankyou4myheart]

It would help to know what "they" are.

[Video]

[aerospacecommander]

I can't stay on the network, they'll track me!

[Video]

[thankyou4myheart]

[That gets a frown of concern.]

We can meet somewhere off-grid if you'd like.