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[heroicpose]

[ Have an extremely pissy looking red and yellow robot. He's got a pretty impressive scowl at the moment, and points directly at the video feed accusingly. He's still standing in the junk pile, his armor a bit scratched up from his landing. Not his most pristine moment and he's pretty aware of it. ]

Hey, what's up with all this? Do you know who I am? I'm Rodimus! Rodimus Prime! You can't just take me away from my crew without my permission and dump me in a heap of garbage. This is kidnapping.

[ His optics narrow and he crosses his arms. ]

I'll give whoever is responsible one chance to come forward and tell me where I am or else there's going to be bigger problems.

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[ex_dishonestly997]

You're still calling yourself that?

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[heroicpose]

[ First person to greet him and it's Starscream. Wonderful. ]

Yeah. You have a problem? Don't suppose you have anything to do with this?

[Video]

[cliffjumper]

Rodimus Prime?

[Excuse him as he just stares and then snorts, managing to suppress the smirk almost completely. Rodimus, yeah, Hot Rod's changed his name, but Prime?]

Lookin' kinda skinny compared to the mech I know... An' no one's responsible for you bein' here, or anyone else of us. Or if something's responsible, it's up there in the sky.

[And yet another mech who's woken up in the Junk Pile instead of in a temple... what the slag is going on?]

[Video]

[heroicpose]

Cliffjumper?

[ He hasn't seen you in some time. Gonna menance him with a gun again? ]

I'm not skinny, I'm streamlined. What in Primus are you talking about?

[Video]

[vandalization]

Oh oh oh! You're like. That Rodimus? The one Drift told me about?

[Video]

[heroicpose]

Hope you're referring to all my good looks and charm when you say 'that Rodimus'.

You know Drift?

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[chatterbot]

If you're talking about sicking Magnus on them, it's a bit late for that!

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[heroicpose]

You're here too, Swerve? Fantastic. They just decide who to dump here too.

You think Magnus's buddy in the stupid hat did it? Metrotitan is long gone.

[video]

[sword_redemption]

Rodimus!

[He has never been so glad to see anyone, so Rodimus's mood just...skates off him like water off a proverbial duck.]

Where are you?

[video]

[heroicpose]

[ Rodimus is pretty set on being cranky. You know his moods, Drift. ]

I don't know. You tell me, since you seem to know the place. I'm standing in a heap of junk.

[video] LOLocked

[winged_knight]

So that's him right? The Rodimus you were talking about?

You weren't kidding. Is he really a...Prime? I thought our Matrix was broken?

[Video]

[rungout]

[This place really does attract bots from the Lost Light doesn't it>]

Unfortunately it's not as simple as kidnapping, sir, though I wish it were, all things considered.

[There's an apologetic ring to his voice, Rung giving his commanding officer a weak sort of smile.]

[Video]

[heroicpose]

Rung.

[ This would be weird, but. It's less considering things. ]

Hmm. How's the--? [ He taps on his head for emphasis. ]

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[thehardway]

Rodimus.

You haven't been kidnapped. We're all here due to an accident, more or less.

[If he's glad to see you, Ultra Magnus is hiding that really, really well.]

[heroicpose]

Ultra Magnus! There you are.

Hey, look. I'm going to need a better explanation. How do we get back to the ship?

[Video]

[raceme]

[Rodimus, crew...sounds familiar, yes.] Are you the leader of the Lost Light? Some other mechs here mentioned you.

You have been dragged to a different universe through the lambda _{that bright thing in the sky} it's a rift in the space time continuum NONE of us knows exactly why but it happened Please don't try to kill any Decepticons you might encounter things work different here.

[Video]

[heroicpose]

That would be me.

Whoa, whoa. You're just as bad as Blurr. [ Honestly, you kinda... look like him. Anyway. ]

I'm not killing anyone. I'm not a savage.

AUDIO

[percept]

Hello, Rodimus. I take it you were not given instruction on the situation by an Acolyte?

[heroicpose]

Hey Perceptor.

Wait up. I'm guessing I'm supposed to know what that is, besides the textbook definition. Since that sounds distinctly like it's a 'capital letter' word and I should know what's going on.

[winged_knight]

[Well, this is uncanny timing indeed. It's a shame Wing's looking less than his best today.]

Rodimus? From the Lost Light, yes? There is a number of your crew here already. Drift and Ultra Magnus among them.

[Wing is none too pleased that the mech Drift has spoken so highly of is past of this current mystery. He'll just hold out enough hope to double check...]

Sorry if this seems rude but, do you have any strange new markings or glyphs on your frame? Similar to this? [He twists to show the brightly glowing golden glyph on his shoulder nacelle.]

[heroicpose]

Noticing that. Not sure if I should be pleased or pissed off, to be honest.

[ Seems his entire commanding team was here. Neutral had started to creep into his expression, but he frowns when Wing shows off his glyph. He gives a cursory glance over his own frame. ]

No new engravings as far as I've noticed. What's up with that?

[sixmillionyears]

Rodimus! [ OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN. ]

Wow, there sure are a lot of us showing up in the trash.

[heroicpose]

Oh, it's..... you. [ What's your name again? ] T... Tailgate!

Yeah. Great. Can say I've had better mornings.

[video]

[aerospacecommander]

Primus, another one of you?

[video]

[heroicpose]

Oh look, another whiny Starscream.

[ He's getting pretty used to the weirdness now. ]

[Video]

[young_upstart]

[He's getting really weirded out by that name being thrown around, but it's only a moment before he realizes that he's not the one being addressed this time. And he kind of gapes a bit before finally speaking up.]

R... So you're Rodimus... Wait- did you say Prime??

[Video]

[heroicpose]

[ Wow, isn't this like looking into the past. Wasn't too long ago that Rodimus still looked similar to that. ]

I-- Frag. Hahaha! You know, I thought about the possibility with all this 'alternate universe' stuff, but I didn't think I'd actually...

[ Hot Rod, you improved his mood. ]

Yeah. Prime. [ Uh. ] Formerly, kind of. It's kinda a informal title now.

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[inferiordude]

Roddy!

[Okay, sure, totally wrong version and you're probably still a way more decent guy than the one he got to know, but still! Whatever!]

So, you're like. The captain of a ship, right?

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[heroicpose]

[ Rodimus opens his mouth to respond, since that's a pretty cheery voice and-- Soundwave? ]

Er. Yes. The Lost Light...?

[ Good job, Soundwave. you have him all unsure. ]

[video]

[rednotbluethx]

THERE'S TWO OF YOU AN' YER A PRIME!?

Wit the way you whine, an' the fact there's two of yous, I'm just gonna call you Princess Rodimus.

[video]

[heroicpose]

[ He can already tell you're an alternate and just as obnoxious. ]

And I'm just going to call you spare parts. Your master should really keep a muzzle on you.

[audio]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

I think, so far, the best answer as to how and why you're here remains the time and space tear bleeding together universes and randomly spewing us out. Supposedly.

With you and the... recent group, I'm not sure.

And what ship would you be the commander of, might I ask? A lot of people have been inquiring about the Lost Light in my time here. Which apparently I - or another copy of myself - have been a crewmember of.

[pause] Ambulon. Don't suppose you recognize the designation?

[heroicpose]

Yeah, I got that run down.

[ Oh boy. Explaining things was never Rodimus's forte. ]

The Lost Light. Yeah, you're that stray workaholic that Ratchet brought back that never leaves the medbay.

[ Rodimus isn't great at remembering names of half his crew, so thanks for the reminder, Ambles! :Db ]

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[forcowardice]

Rodimus Prime.

...Nope, don't think I've ever heard of you.

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[heroicpose]

Obviously you've been living in a remote reality or in a cave, then.

[Video]

[justthedoctor]

Yeaaah, sorry, Roddy - can I call you Roddy - but it doesn't look like you'll be gettin' home anytime soon. Apperently you an' all the rest of us got swallowed up by a great big crack in the universe. [Have a thoroughly humorless smile.]

[If he were his Eleventh incarnation, the irony would be absolutely ridiculous.]