[It's the big Shockwave! Leaning up against what looks like the Driller - if you've ever seen the creature. If you haven't seen the creature before. Well. That sure is a big metal worm thing. But Shockwave rarely ever makes a post to the Link, so this must be important. Most likely.]

As it has been some time, and we have been loosing and gaining people, this announcement once again has value.

Those of you with Megatronus' glyph, you will report to me to organize an appropriate time for your skills to be assessed. Your fighting skills are to be evaluated, as per request from Megatronus Prime. It will be a timed evaluation, and everything you say and do will be attributed to your final score. Refusing and attempting to avoid this will also affect your score.

If you have previously taken this test, you may disregard this.



...

Additionally, I will be unavailable within a few solar cycles and will require someone to watch the Driller. If anyone feels they are up to the task.

Those of you with a Megatronus glyph, pay attention.

Megatronus Prime wishes to know just how skilled each of you are in a fight, and so I will be judging you. It will be timed, and everything you do and say will attribute to your overall score.

[Isn't he exactly the kind of mech you want judging you? Tall, tanky, and seriously monotone.]

You are to report to me to organize a time for assessment. If you refuse it will affect your final score. If you attempt to avoid this, I have no qualms with tracking you down and dragging you to the arena myself. I would suggest avoiding that however, as it will not be pleasant for you.


( [PRIVATE TO: FRACAS] )

[There's a loud rumbling as the screen shakes and flashes between dark colours and light. Eventually there's a loud breaking sound and light fills the screen. Once the video focuses there's the face - if you can call it a face - of a giant tentacled worm like creature. For those of you that haven't met the Driller, meet the Driller. It drops a large metal bar on the ground, the saw blade on a tentacle spinning. Fetch maybe?]

snack ? ▌

[Or maybe it just wants treats while Shockwave is busy with other things.]

[Shockwave is standing in a room cluttered with bits and pieces, parts and limbs of what looks to be Autobots... Or at least there's definitely their symbol on some of those parts. He doesn't seem to be bothered, or even really notice the mess, he's too busy working away on a datapad. What's even more eye catching is the very large space bridge behind him, big enough to not only fit him, but fit that weird worm thing that seems to be staring at this portal. A weird worm covered in tentacles that's clearly too big to be entirely seen on the screen.]

Quite the chaos going on, it's certainly fascinating. It would make for a magnificent experiment. Tell me, has anyone-

[Shockwave's cut off by the space bridge activating and the giant metal tentacle-worm diving through it. Like a never ending train, it takes what seems like forever for the Driller to fully go through the space bridge. Pets. Always using your space bridges without permission.]

Driller!