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[video] Enter the Fanboy

[The video feed pops on, to a slightly breathless sounding voice and a worried pair of blue optics.]

...must have gotten knocked out.

Perceptor? Verity? Springer? A-anyone?

[He tries to make his voice sound a little calmer, a little less unnerved. ]

I'm okay. Something must've, uh, hit me on the head or something.

[Not, you know, the passing out thing. Of course not]

Tell me it's over.

Tell me...we won.

...

Tell me I'm not alone.

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Why aren't you on video? What's happened?

[It's Ironfist. He's a nerd who is easily distracted by details.]

No. I just...woke up. Out here.

[Observant. That's an arttibute he remembers.]

I am currently mid-repair. I didn't see an appropriate point to using a video feature.

...You weren't approached or informed of anything? That is unusual.

Mid-repair? You've been injured?

[Grasp of obvious? Like glue. Hey, he just woke up, passed out, woke up again. It takes a while for this brain module to warm up.]

No. I'm pretty sure I'd remember that. Last thing I remember is...

[Yeah, he's not sure he wants to remember that. At least out loud.]

I had to recently apprehend... someone. It was not smooth.

No need to tell me as of yet. [That's as gentle as he can be.] I will bring you up to date, then.

You have been transported here by the Lambda, the tear in the sky. It has been pulling several different types of individuals here. Mostly Cybertronians, some from different universes. Some from different timelines. The specifics at this point is something I won't be concerned with just yet in explaining to you, since I imagine you are disorientated. You should have a mark on your arm, and you should be... in a temple.

[This is starting to sound unusual. Breaking what is normal. All individuals wake up in a temple. All of them. Why is Ironfist different?]

Ironfist, show me your arms, please.

Who?

[Sorry, but the nerd is coming to the surface. He can't imagine anyone giving Ultra Magnus that hard a time.]

I'm not. I'm sorry. [He feels bad that he's not doing the right thing. ] I woke up in what I think....is part of someone.

My arms? Uh, you mean my weapons or like my arms arms? [Just in case it's the latter he's turning in front of the camera. ]

I will discuss that a bit later. Right now, let's focus on you.

...No glyph. [That's unusual. How did that end up happening?]

Ironfist. There's one other thing. Your condition.

....I'd really rather not.

[He really doesn't want to focus on him now. But he will. Because Ultra Magnus.]

No what? [Ironfist stares at his arms, walking around in a circle trying to see...something.]

My...[Wait. This must be some test. There's no way Ultra Magnus would talk about classified records on an open channel. So this must be a test. Right. Ironfist was going to ace this one!]

I'm sorry, sir, but that's classified.

I'll discuss later. This-- is more important. Considering what you remember.

[Damn. So it's still active. That answers one question already.]

Then I will be sure it stays that way. But I'm aware of your condition. I wasn't before. Not in detail.

I had been after your mission was complete.

[Ha! Passed that one, Ironfist. Just like in a holovid.]

No one was supposed to know. Just Prowl.

But I didn't do what I was supposed to. Topspin did. I...kind of failed.

[Not really kind of. He'd choked when a real hero wouldn't have.]

I know.

You did more than enough, Ironfist. You helped bring down Overlord. The issue is that he was freed upon arriving here.

I had to recapture him, hence my injuries. You did your service.

I...uh...thank you, sir.

You apparently did better, if you took him down yourself.

No. I had help.

I'm attempting to compliment you, Ironfist. [He's pretty bad at it, sure, but he's trying here okay.]

Oh.

[Ooops.]

Thank you, sir. [Just as bad at receiving compliments.]

I wish it could have gone better. I wish we could have saved, well....anyone.

Right. You're welcome. [What a pair.]

It is a good wish to have. But we do what we can within our power. Much was asked of you. You did your duty.

No, no I didn't.

I didn't do what was asked of me. Topspin did.

Ironfist, you were there to help with the Garrus-9 crisis. You did your part. Leave it as that.

For now, we should get you to a medic.

But that's not the truth, sir.

[And Aequitas insists on truth. Absolute and objective and impartial and ruthless. And by Aequitas's standards, he'd failed.]

I don't need a medic. I'm fine--I will be fine.

The truth is that you helped defeat Overlord. Prowl thought he was doing you a favor. I humbly disagree with him.

No. You won't be. It's still in your head, isn't it? I'd like for you to be repaired. But I can't force that on you, of course.

...I don't want to talk about Prowl.

[At all. ]

I can't be repaired. That's the whole reason Prowl recruited me.

[He can't blame you for that sentiment.]

I would rather at least have you go under a physical examination in order to determine that here. If you would have it.

Why? What good would that do? Other than have everyone know?

And then start asking questions that I don't want to answer?

Medics have something called confidentiality. It would not be public knowledge.

If I am estimating it all correctly, you may not have a lot of time. I am not requiring you to do anything you don't wish to, Ironfist. It's a suggestion, and only that. Not an order.

I don't want it to be anyone's knowledge.

And I know how much time I have left. Better than anyone could. I designed it, after all.

Please. Let that be my burden.

...

[After everything that's happened, he really, really doesn't want to do this.

But Ultra Magnus exhales softly.]

All right, Ironfist.

I won't insist.

Thank you.

...I'm sorry. It's just...it's pointless.
[He doesn't believe in false hope. Not anymore.]

[video] Enter the Fanboy

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