Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on Apr 19, 2008, 11:49am
Character Name: Prowl
Other Characters:
The Crew of the AWS Monitor.
Thread Type:
Story
Place: The Kex Shipyard Debris
Time:
Just after SotL: Prime Directive
Character
Requests:
NPCs:
Some Unknown Decepticons
Related Threads:
Ship
of the Line
Additional Info:
Story Post:
The monitor came out
of hyperspace with a shudder. As it slowed to normal speed it pulled into a field of debris. The remains of the once mighty
Kex Shipyards.
It had been the most powerful base in the quadrent. Now it was a surprisingly small cloud of small
metal chunks.
Prowl called the engine room. "Wheeljack. That was a pretty shaky shakedown cuise. Please give me a status
report on ship integrity."
Then over the ships half working PA. Which hissed and whined with feedback.
"Jazz,
Ratchet, Hot Spot. Report to my ready room." Then he spoke ot Mirage.
"Mirage, start a systematic scanner sweep of
this debris field. Se if any of these chunks have anything we can use."
Re: Grave RobbersPost
by Breaker 4.1 on Apr 19, 2008, 2:03pm
"Aye Captain." Mirage replied. He began the scan.
Without a moment to
spare, Jazz entered the ready room. "Wonder waht Prowl's got up his servos." he said alloud.
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by havoks on Apr 25, 2008, 9:00am
Wheeljack shrugged a little. He punched some buttons on
a datapad before replying.
"Hull Integrity is a 96 percent. Might just be a couple of loose bolts here and there. We
were kinda in a hurry, ya know. I'll take Bee and we'll do a in depth scan to make sure everything is bolted down properly."
--------------
Ratchet
grunted in response but showed up as was asked. By and large he ignored everyone around him unless it was necessary to do
otherwise, like now.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on Apr 27, 2008, 1:00pm
Prowl
strode into the room with Hot Spot trailing behind him.
"Be seated." He said as he moved to the display monitor at
the end of the table. He pressed the power key. It sparked and fizzled at him. "Hmm... Fine." Prowl turned to the assembled.
"Mechs,
I only want to spend a few cycles here. Jazz, Hot Spot. You two will each form a salvage detail. Hot Spot you will operate
out of our shuttle, Jazz you'll operate directly off of the Monitor. We need more weapons. Pick up anything serviceable. Wheeljack
will prepare you a list of components he needs for repairs or for stock piling.
"Ratchet, we didn't have time to survey
the Repair Bay. I assume you have had time to assess its condition?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by havoks on Apr 27, 2008, 4:40pm
Ratchet grunted and crossed his arms over his chest.
"The repair bay is slagged.
It'd take a miracle to get everything working."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on Apr
27, 2008, 10:38pm
"Then just get
most of it working, Doctor." Prowl said. "Our miracles are rationed."
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on Apr 29, 2008, 9:01am
Hot Spot stood. "Well no time like the Present!"
Prowl
addressed the blue mech."Actually, Hot Spot, I wasn't-"
"Understood, Sir!" Hot Spot shouted. "I'll salvage some spiffy
slag for ya! And no worries, Doc." Hot Spot slapped Ratchet on the shoulder as he passed. "If nothin' else there must be a
TON of spare parts out there!" Then he walked out the door.
Prowl looked stunned for a moment. Then said dryly, "Wow,
I sure am glad we took
that guy into deep space with us..."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on Apr 29, 2008, 2:05pm
Jazz gave a smile and presented Prowl with a kickin' salute not uncharaicteristic
of him as he strode out of the room. Later, he exited the Monitor with a jetpack on his back. He turned his headlights on
for better visibility. The small thrusters powered him along the debris as he sifted through the multitudes of floating junk.
He
eyed something just out of reach that might be salvagable. It glinted with what little light was emitted from Jazz's headlights.
The object was just barely too obscured to make out what it was. But it gleamed, showing that it was not as decrepid as the
other pieces of scrap around.
"Jazz to Hot Spot. Jazz to Hot Spot. I think I found somethin', stay tuned." He began
thrusting to it, shoving large pieces of scrap and useless junk out of his path.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by ender on Apr 30, 2008, 3:18am
"What do'ya got, Smoothbot?" Hot Spot replied From the shuttle.
Hot Spot...
belived he
had learned to fly a shuttle once... But the Lambo twins and Bumblebee, who he had taken for this ride, were beginning to
doubt it.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on Apr 30, 2008, 7:38pm
Jazz got
nearer and finally pushed one last bit of crud from his path. He frowned deeply.
He held two fingers to his comm,
"You don't wanna know man." he stated.
Before him was a body, or what was left of it. Only part of the torso and one
of it's limbs partly remained. And loosely connected to the neck, the head. It stared back at Jazz with it's dead optics,
piercing the very core of his spark. A chill ran up Jazz's chassis.
He silenty moved on. Memories of the war came to
him as he floated on. The visage of the Junkyard Corpse was forever burned in Jazz's memory. An uneasy reminder that there
is alot at stake.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on Apr 30, 2008, 10:09pm
Sunstreaker
groaned, "Why do we listen to Prowl?"
Sideswipe looked at his brother, "Cause we're morons?"
"We know you are...but
I mean...why me?", Sunny replied.
Swipe shrugged, "Cause your ego is bigger than your logic matrix?"
Sunstreaker
sighed.
The Twins branced themselves as the shuttle twisted hard to the left for no apparent reason other than Hot
Spot didn't know what he was doing.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on Apr 30, 2008,
10:30pm
It wasn't the shuttle that was having problems, as Bumblebee intially thought. He wondered why Hot Spot had
taken the driving seat when he couldn't drive to save his spark, but being the newest of the new at everything, the ensign
didn't have much room to talk.
"Are we there yet?" he gripped tightly onto a handrail just as the shuttle burst into
overdrive for a few seconds, followed by a nasty whip lash. Bee guessed that Hot Spot had just discovered the brakes. He fell
forward onto Sideswipe.
"Sorry! Sorry..." he said, regaining an already unstable balance. "Don't suppose one of you
could convince him to let one of you drive?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on Apr
30, 2008, 10:42pm
Sunstreaker glared at Bumblebee, "I don't know which is better, watching you squirm or replacing
him as the pilot."
Sideswipe helped stabilize Bumblebee, "Ignore him, he's got a glitch."
Sunstreaker huffed,
"Better than being one."
The Twins looked at each other then to Hot Spot as the Protectobot jerked the shuttle forward
and left her shuttering for a few moments without cause.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker
4.1 on May 1, 2008, 12:31am
Jazz finally found something of worth. An entire console that's condition looked fair at
best. It had been ripped from whatever ship it was from but upon further inspection, Jazz deduced that it could be operational
with minor repairs. It wasn't just a console he noted. It was a internal systems monitor. The kind used for detailing shield
integrity, weapons capabilities and the like. Capable of monitoring loads of stuff within the ship, this thing could prove
to be quite useful.
"Got some good news over here!" he said. "Bring the shuttle around so I can put this baby in!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 1, 2008, 3:15pm
Hot Spot managed not to hit
Jazz as he moved into postiton.
"Load her up, hoss. Then come aboard." Hot Spot said. "I think I got something on the
scanner."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 1, 2008, 6:41pm
"Will do!"
Jazz acknowledged. He loaded up the scrap monitor into the shuttle and climbed in after it. The air lock sealed behind him
and he could here the rush of air as gravity was restored and he touched down to the shuttle's floor.
Jazz secured
what he found in the cargo hold then headed to the cokpit. The door slid open and he saw Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, Bumblebee
and finally Hot Spot at the wheel. "Whatcha got?" he said inquisitively.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by ender on May 2, 2008, 12:32am
"I just sent the scan to the Captian." Hot Spot said.
On the bridge of the
monitor. Prowl looked over the relayed scan.
"Slag." He said, punching up the shuttle's com. "Hot Spot, that's a Sevron
class 'Con scout ship!"
"Looks like salvage to me." Hot Spot's voice replied, accompanied by the sound of a cocked
weapon.
Prowl's little grey proccessors did their dance. "I have a plan."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by havoks on May 2, 2008, 7:34am
After the meeting with Prowl Ratchet had gone to the Monitor's ' wreck of a repair
bay. The place was completely scrapped. any piece of medical equipment that was of any real value had been removed long ago,
leaving only outdated and broken hardware.
Ratchet grimaced as he looked around the room. He had no hardware, a broken
down room and no tools. When Sunstreaker and Sideswipe 'brought' him to the ship they had neglected to bring the tool-pack
he had been using.
'This is complete slag... everyone on this Primus forsaken ship is glitched.' He started looking
through the cabinets, hoping to find something useful. Instead he found a small incomplete set of surgical tools. 'Better
than nothing.' Ratchet started to clean and sterilize them. Then moved on to the rest of the room, pausing to balance himself
only when the ship would lurch forward or stop too quickly.
He sighed as he cleaned off one of the berths, "This is
absurd."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 2, 2008, 10:03am
"Decepticon
ship ehn?", Sideswipe said with a smirk, "How're we gonna hit 'em?"
Sunstreaker looked over the scans, "Scouting ship.
Hmmph. Their weapons won't be high-yield."
The Twins looked at each other and nodded to the other.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 2, 2008, 12:48pm
"Whoa, slow down there terrible twosome."
Jazz interrupted. "Just 'cause it's a small ship don't tell us whose
on the ship."
Jazz approached the monitor
and contacted Prowl through the comm, "Hey Prowl, I volunteer myself to check it out." Jazz was no stranger to danger and
if anyone was going to get scrapped, it would be him, not his friends.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by ender on May 2, 2008, 1:12pm
[spoiler]Sorry Breaker I was typing this up when you last posted.[/spoiler]
"Not
this time Jazz." Prowl Replied. "I've seen what I need to see. Stand by for orders."
____________________________________________________
The
scout ship and it's 12 mech crew had diverted from thier assignment do engage in some commerce. Trailing back through the
fleets path of destruction they were making a "carrion" run. Picking up the scrapped chassis of offline mechs to remove any
undamaged components for sale as spare parts.
It was looking to be a lucrative run.
Three missiles flew accross
the ships bough, two flew off into space the third struck a chunk of debris. The explosion was close enough to make the scout
ship shudder.
"Where the SLAG did that come from?!" The captian screamed.
"There's a large vessel moving in
from the aft." The tactical office replied.
"Why didn't we detect it?"
"We did, sir. The computer classified
it as a derilect."
"Well... lets prove it right." The captain said. "Come about."
"Autobot engine signature
detected." The computer chirped.
The monitor fired again. "NOW it tells us there's a ship."
"Target Lock, Captain!"
"FIR-"
at that moment a circular chunk of the ceiling fell to the deck. "What the..." The Captain looked up and saw Centurion Hot
Spot peering down through the hole.
"
We're on a mission from Primus." Hot Spot explained
to the shocked commander.
A thick blue arm shot down into the cabin grabbed the captian by the back coller of his
chest plating and pulled him up through the aperture kicking and flailing. There was a brief sound of thumping and clanging.
Jazz,
Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee dropped through the breach, weapons at the ready.
[spoiler]Have fun storming
the scout ship.[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 2, 2008, 2:12pm
This
was it.
He faced the enemy with a small energy pistol, no prior combat experience, and hundreds of pages of battle
reference stuffed into his memory banks from the academy. He could count at least seven Cons in the room, not including the
one Hot Spot wrenched out. It wasn't a particularly favorable outlook, especially since they were in the enemy's stronghold,
but it wasn't like the war was looking any brighter for their side as it was.
Spotting an opening, his energy pistol
aimed straight for some bewildered Con's midsection.
"I got him!" the minibot cheered but quickly masked his excitement,
"I mean, uh, let's get 'em bots!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 2, 2008,
11:11pm
Jazz jumped down and made a landing roll clearing nearly twenty feet of the Con's flooring. He sprang up with
his hands, flipped, and with his momentum, drop kicked the closest Con. The kick caught the bewildered Con in his chest, armor
plating crunched with the force and sent him spiraling into the back wall!
Jazz stood and faced the majority of the
Cons that were in the room, and without hesistation, his speakers and lights blared and flared! Blinding and disorienting
the Decepticons!
"This party is over!" he said as his visor flashed blue.
Re: Grave Robbers - The
MonitorPost by jonhide on May 2, 2008, 11:41pm
The Twins jumped down, and started to move when Jazz did his
light show. They paused and offlined their optics a bit too late.
"Aw. Warn a mech next time!", Sunstreaker yelled
at Jazz.
"Please.", Sideswipe added.
The Twins shook their heads and rubbed their optics, then sprang into action!
Sunstreaker leaped into the air, grabbing a ceiling pipe, using it to swing forward. The yellow Twin wrapped his feet around
a Decepticon as he flew at him, then flipped backwards, handstanding then tossing the Decepticon back towards Sideswipe. Sideswipe
jump kicked the Decepticon in mid-air, launching him to the side into a secondary terminal station.
Sunstreaker spun
in his handstand and cartwheeled into a crouching pose beside another 'Con, He brought his fist upwards with a powerful uppercut
to the Decepticon's chin. He then followed with a quick spinning backhand, then ended it with a rising knee to the Decepticon's
face!
Sideswipe flipped and double jump kicked two Decepticons. The red Twin immediately followed through with five
quick punches to one of the kicked Decepticons mid-section. He ended his barrage with a grappling throw, tossing the 'Con
towards Sunstreaker!
Sunstreaker roundhouse kicked the flying enemy in mid-air, launching him into a collision course
with a wall!
Sideswipe swept the other kicked-n-stunned Decepticon's feet out from under him and followed with two
rapid heel-stomps to the 'Con's chest! The red brother brought down a powerful fist into the downed 'Con's face to finish
it!
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 3, 2008, 4:55pm
"Status report." Prowl
transmitted to the shuttles com.
Hot Spots voice replied. "Boo-Ya!"
Prowl waited a moment. "I was actually
hoping for more detail."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 3, 2008, 10:25pm
With
the command deck secured, Jazz jumped onto the comm "We got the Cons stunned, gunned and on the run! We still need to sweep
the ship's barracks and cargo bay though."
Unknowing to Prowl, Jazz ducked just as a shot flew over his head and blasted
the back wall. He laid some suppressive fire down the hallway and the Cons scrambled for cover. "Soooo, bout a nanoclick there
boss!" he said with a smirk.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 4, 2008, 12:18pm
Sideswipe
whipped around, ducked to one knee and fired three flares down the main hallway towards the gathered Decepticons, blinding
a few of them. Sunstreaker flipped, landing in a roll and halted his movement as he fired two wrist rockets down the hallway.
His rockets blasted two 'Cons in the chest and sent them to the floor!
Sideswipe jumped up, grabbing a low-hanging
conduit pipe, and slung himself down the hallway. He dropkicked a Decepticon! Sunstreaker pulled out his rifle and blasted
the dropkicked 'Con before he could even hit the floor!
Sideswipe roundhouse kicked another Decepticon as Sunstreaker
shot out that same 'Con's knee joints! The Twins were on a roll!
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by bumblebee on May 4, 2008, 6:23pm
Just as Bumblebee was about to get his second shot in, Jazz and the twins mopped
the deck floors with Con faceplate. Lights, gun fire, fists, and mech parts whizzed all around him in a cyclone of kung fu
action and total aft kicking. The room was once full of outnumbering enemies but the twins and Jazz could clearly hold two
and three Cons a piece.
Some little fanboy part of him shuddered in jubilation.
He then proceeded to pick up
his jaw from the Con-covered floor and followed the raging storm that was Jazz, Sunstreaker, and Sideswipe.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 7, 2008, 1:21am
Sunstreaker stomped down on a few disabled
Decepticons just because he could. Sideswipe stretched a bit. The 'Cons in the hallway and bridge were taken out with little
trouble. In fact it had almost been too easy.
"That was fun.", Swipe said with a smile.
"Coulda been better.",
Sunstreaker responded.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 9, 2008, 7:20am
With
the Cons in the hall dispatched, Jazz putit in high gear and jetted down the hallway. He quickly double-took at it's end,
"The coast is clear!" he said. He wanted to be the first to poke his head around the corner, not wanting any tragedy to befall
his fellows.
He rounded the corner and kicked a few doors in, checking each room. No sight of anymore Cons. He kicked
in the door to the barracks and a barrage of fire erupted. He shielded himself with his arm as he rolled to the side. He grunted
from the pain, but it was minor damage, whoever it was was a bad shot. "Got one held up in the barracks!" He fired blindly
from around the corner.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 9, 2008, 9:59am
Sideswipe
took off towards Jazz, "He's mine then!"
Sunstreaker followed behind his brother, "Not if I get to him first."
The
red Twin ran, spun 360 as he went by the door, firing into the barracks before taking cover beside the doorway. Sunstreaker
stopped on the other side of the doorway as lasers randomly tagged the door jamb.
"Takedown 231?", Swipe asked.
"Ehn.
178?", Sunny responded.
"Works for me.", the red brother said with a smile.
Sunstreaker ducked down to one knee
as Sideswipe jumped up, grabbing a thick conduit pipe, allowing himself to hang from it momentarily. Sideswipe swung back,
planted his feet against the wall beside the doorway.
"Let's see if he shoots for slag.", Swipe quipped.
Sideswipe
shoved off, swinging wide, then flying back in through the doorway. "COME ON CREEP! HIT ME!", the red Twin yelled as he flew
through the door in mid-air.
The Decepticon fired wildly, missing Sideswipe by a parsec! Sideswipe hit the ground,
flipped, then carwheeled to the left drawing all the Decepticon's fire. Sunstreaker spun 180 on his knee into the room, firing
a wrist rocket into the chest of the distracted Decepticon.
BOOM!
The Decepticon hit the ground behind his quickly-made
bunker of various crates and boxes.
Sideswipe jumped over the makeshift wall and fired one time into the 'Con just
for good measure. Sunstreaker stood up and walked into the room.
"Too easy Bro. Too fraggin' easy!", Sideswipe cheered.
"Did
you expect anything else? Look who he was up against.", Sunny commented.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 9, 2008, 11:54pm
Jazz didn't think twice, the Twins were nigh undefeatable when at te peak of
their game. He continued down the hall to the final double doors leading to the cargo bay. The panel to open it was slagged.
Not even an infiltration specialist could hotwire this piece of junk. Not letting this deter him, Jazz looked around for an
alternate solution. Some gridwork leading to an air vent was above. He smirked.
"Hey Bumblebee!" he called out. "I
think you can help us out!"
The vent was too small for him or the Twins to fit through. It would simply be alot easier
for Bumblebee to climb thru and open it from the other side.
"Look Bumblebee," Jazz started to explain. "I'll help
ya through that vent, at some point, you should come across where the wiring for the doors and the vent intersect. Simply
override the door from there. Whataya think?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 10,
2008, 12:28am
There were a few sparks. Then the lights went out on the Bridge of the Monitor. Prowl heard the engines
whine as they shut down. The hull plating creaked as the ship began to drift. Prowl looked out the front observation port.
Some quick calculations told him they were about to drift into the 'con ship... Rather fast.
Prowl lit the darkened
corridors of the monitor as he pelted toward the engine deck.
"WHEEELJAAAAAAAAAAK!"
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by havoks on May 10, 2008, 12:56am
"I CAN FIX IT!"
Wheeljack qiuckly found the source
of the problem. A small fuse. As fast as he could he changed it before rebooting all the systems, effectitively turning the
ship back on.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 10, 2008, 1:01am
"And for
your next trick," Prowl said. "younow need to do the 2 cycle engine restart sequence in about 2 clicks, or we all die. Need
a hand?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 10, 2008, 10:19am
Wheeljack had
the decency to look sheepish before responding.
"Yes. I can manually override the system but I need you to open up
all the switches on the reactor."
[spoiler]if anyone says they dont have facial expressions, especially jack, will
be ... I havent thought of a punishment yet but DONT DISPUTE ME. [/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by ender on May 10, 2008, 10:56am
"On it." Prowl swiftly made his way towards the reactor.
[spoiler]Just for
clarity. What kind of these switches are these?[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks
on May 10, 2008, 6:16pm
[spoiler]Think like the switches in Jurrassic Park (the scene where they have to reboot the
entire park from that small room and Sam Jackson bites it) or Iron Man.. old scool hand crank ones if you want.[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 11, 2008, 8:29pm
During the massacre of
Decepticons and shower of robotic internals, brave little Bee tried to keep up with the three. They knew what they were doing.
Obviously. But he couldn't get much fire in when they had already taken out the enemies he just started to aim at.
"I
want whatever energon they're taking..." he mumbled to himself.
Down the hall, he heard Jazz call his name and explain
the situation.
A grin encompassed his entire faceplate.
"I can do that, no prob! Just give me your shoulder
and I can get in." he said, eager to be of help.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1
on May 11, 2008, 8:34pm
"I knew you were the bot for the job!" Jazz leaned down so that the mini-bot could climb on
him. "Just promise me that if things get too hot, you'll come right back ok?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jonhide on May 11, 2008, 8:35pm
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe walked around barracks, taking a few boxes of energon
for their personal supply. Sideswipe tossed his bro a box of energon goodies.
"Ah the spoils of war. Good, wouldn't
ya say?", the red Twin asked his brother.
"Good so far.", Sunny said as he munched on a couple of goodies, "I haven't
had these in months. I forgot how good they can be."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee
on May 12, 2008, 10:06pm
Bumblebee gained a firm footing on Jazz's shoulder as he clambered up into the ventalation
shaft. "No worries, sir! This should be a piece of oil cake! It's just like in the files I read back in the academy..."
Whether
Jazz felt confident in the fact that text documents were substituting experience for the real deal was a moot point, seeing
as the little bot was well determined to complete his task and nothing was going to stop him.
It was all quick work
for the mini-bot. His small size was a near perfect fit for the vents and he reached his destination shortly. "I see the wires
Jazz!" he yelled.
He took a minute to look at the panel of wires and cables just above the stubborn door. "Ummm...."
he paused for another minute. "Wow...this is...not like the texts at all."
Unfortunatley, the academy only enlightened
their students on 'Autobot' panel systems and not 'Decepticon' systems.
"I can do this..." with a swift prayer to Primus,
Bee grabbed two wires and started to pull.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 12,
2008, 11:50pm
Prowl skidded to a halt looking down a long gangway that ran nearly the length of the engine. A row of
manual crank switches lined the small corridor.
"Ah... Slag." Prowl began manually cranking emergency power generator
to charge the first switch.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 12, 2008, 11:53pm
Wheeljack
stuck his head around the doorjam.
"Hey Prowl, lemme know when you hit the fifth switch, I'll be able to power the
engines when that one's on!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 13, 2008, 5:04am
The
door shot open. "That did it Bumblebee! Good w-!!!" Jazz was giving praise to Bumblebee in the vent above when he was blasted
right in his rotator cuff. Gears blew off and lines were severed. Some shrapnel composed of his own body parts pierced into
his next. The mechanisms in his arm whined and failed and the arm went limp. Jazz hit the floor from the blow and quickly
scrambled to a corner as a barrage of rapid-fire violently peppered where he had just been.
His bloodoil began to flow
profusely. He clasped his good hand over it, hoping to slow the bleeding. "Just another astro-second Bumblebee!" he tried
to reinsure the rookie. He managed to get a look at what hit him. It was possibly the last remaining Con on the ship and he
was barricaded by boxes and cargo. He had a massive manually fired turret lined up with the door.
Jazz stretched his
leg out and managed to scoot his gun over to him. He grunted with pain but managed to repress most of the anguish he was in,
keeping his cool.
"Slag. What am I gonna do?" he thought. He was more concerned with Bumblebee in the vent.
He hoped to Primus he could think of a way to resolve this.
[spoiler]and enter BB being a badass[/spoiler]
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 13, 2008, 10:46am
"I got it!" Prowl yelled as the inverter
in the fifth switched began to give the buzz that indicated it was charged. "I think I got it!" Prowl pressed the button to
activate the switch. It activated... but for some reason it shut down the fourth and second switches. "Uh-oh."
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 13, 2008, 3:16pm
The Twins looked at each other for a half-second
upon hearing the gunfire and Jazz's injury. They charged out the barracks doors. As they ran out, they flipped and rolled,
as the turret shot down the hallway at them. Sideswipe flipped and twisted into a cartwheel out of the turret's line of fire,
coming up right behind Jazz. Sunstreaker rolled, jumped up grabbing a ceiling overhang and slinging himself wide. Streaker
flipped and ducked down as a blast rang out right beside his head. Sunny flipped over and rolled out of the turret's range
of fire.
"You all right Jazz?", Sideswipe asked.
"I thought his name was 'Blues'??", Sunstreaker looked at his
brother.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 13, 2008, 3:25pm
"I think
right now it is." Jazz answered. "Right now tho, we need to worry 'bout Bumblebee first." he groaned slightly, more fluid
escaping from between his fingers where he held his hand over the wound.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jonhide on May 13, 2008, 3:42pm
Sideswipe looked at his brother with a 'shut up expression'. He then looked back
at Jazz. "Jazz. Hold still, I've got an idea."
The red Twin ripped a piece of panelling off the side of the wall near
a broken console for the the lighting controls in the hallway. Apparently the 'Cons didn't care about keeping all the wiring
boxes in tip-top shape. Sideswipe then pulled out a flare cartridge from his side pack. He activated a flare as he pulled
it loose from the cartridge. FFSSSHHHHHH!
Sunstreaker watched his brother with close intent. "Primus."
Sideswipe
moved Jazz's hand, "This is gonna hurt like the Pit, Jazz...kay?"
Before Jazz could even respond Sideswipe shoved the
tore metal shard over the wound, followed immediately by the burning flare, using the leakign fluid as an ignitor to help
melt the shard over the wound, closing it up.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on
May 13, 2008, 4:36pm
Jazz gritted his teeth and his legs kicked instinctively. His good arm clutched Sideswipe's arm
and finally, his cool melted, "Ahhhhhrrghh!!!" he screamed with pain as the holt liquid paneling dripped and spread over his
wound.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 13, 2008, 5:35pm
Sideswipe's nerves
were steady, well for the most part. He secured the wound and stopped the leaking. He sighed with relief, "Well at least it
didn't fully ignite. You wouldn't have an arm left and I'd be handless. Heh."
Sunstreaker loaded a wrist rocket and
threw his arm out, firing it down towards the turret that was already shooting at him the moment a bit of golden-yellow skin
peeked around the cargo bay's door. His rocket missed by a good margin as Streaker twisted to dodge the gunfire and then quickly
went back into hiding. Pieces of the door jamb shattered and sparked as heated rounds bounced off of it.
"Now that
you're done over there. What are we going to do about this thing? That's a high-powered, armor-piercing turret with a combined
motion-detecting and infrared targeting grid. Got a plan?", Sunstreaker asked, unconcerned with Jazz's well-being.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 13, 2008, 8:13pm
It all seemed to happen in a click.
Just
after pulling the wires and fiddling with a few switches, the door *whooshed* open, and Jazz's excited voice went from cheering
to a yelp of pain as gun fire exploded underneath. Bee jumped in reflex to the fire, hitting his horns against the top of
the vent with a clang.
"Jazz!! Oh no..." he cried helplessly, unable to see what was happening below. His audio's
told him that the source of the barrage was coming a ways behind the door, just down the passage left of the panel. He could
also hear return fire, but it was drowned out by the turret gun's nonstop spray.
The mini-bot winced as he heard Jazz's
screams. He was alive, but he was injured. They were a mech down.
It wasn't likely, it wasn't probable, and it wasn't
wise. His officers had always warned him of the great disadvantages mini-bots possessed ever since he was sparked, all of
the things his body could and coudn't do and why. For a long time he thought he'd come to terms with it and accepted it.
Staring
down at the unsuspecting Con beneath him, he realized how little of that mattered anymore. Because now he knew this is where
he'd proove to his comrades, prove to himself, that he was more than just the lone sentinel of a broken down friggate.
He
steadied his hand, aiming for the center of the Decepticon's head. Vorns passed. He would never see it coming. His complete
attention was on the entrance, and not behind him were the gun's barrel was held inches from behind. Bumblebee had climbed
down without making a single noise.
BAM.
"I'm coming now, Jazz." he stepped over the body of the last Decepticon.
"I'm coming."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 13, 2008, 9:10pm
Jazz
heard the fire go silent and the surprise yelp of the Con. Then he heard Bumblebee and put two and two together.
"That
lil-bot has potential." he thought. There was more to that mini-bot then meets the optic.
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 14, 2008, 4:43am
Sideswipe helped Jazz to his feet and steadied the bot.
Sunstreaker
heard the gunshot, it wasn't the turret obviously. He then heard Bumblebee's voice.
'Well, well well.'Sunstreaker
stood up and inched his way into the room, looking at the minibot who had killed the Decepticon and powered down the turret.
Sunstreaker walked up to Bumblebee and leaned in as if he was going to give thanks.
"What took you so long?", Streaker
asked Bee, "We coulda had a hot oil bath for as long as that took."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 14, 2008, 12:21pm
Jazz would've facepalmed but his good arm was around Sideswipe.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 14, 2008, 8:26pm
"Oh, uh...sorry about that." His face
broke into an awkward smile, looking up at Sunstreaker. "Had to be sure I got him. I'm glad to see you're alright."
Bee's
horned head poked around Sunstreaker. "Jazz!" he shuffled quickly over to him. "Jazz...I'm sorry, I didn't know! If I'd seen
the piece of scrap before I opened it..." The usually peppy bot lost the cheer in his voice, shoulders drooping. "Can you
forgive me?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 14, 2008, 10:01pm
Prowl, through
a complex feat of acrobatics that involved standing on one foot a pressing a button with his head finally got five of the
archaic switches on at the same time. He collapsed as they fired up.
"Punch it, Wheeljack!"
Re: Grave
Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 14, 2008, 11:59pm
"Don't feel bad lil buddy. Wasn't your fault."
he rinned back at Bumblebee. He nodded towards the cargo bay, "Better check it for anythin' useful." he said.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 15, 2008, 12:09am
Sunstreaker was examing the turret. "If
we could get this on our ship...it would make for a great automated side-mount.", Sunny looked back at Jazz, "Too bad you
can't lift slag."
Sunstreaker pulled two crates of ammo over to the turret. "What's the big blue idiot called again?"
"Hot
Spot", his brother answered.
Sunstreaker hit his comm system and called out to Hot Spot, "Hey Hot Spot! Do you think
you could help Sideswipe carry this turret?"
"Already volunteering me, huh?", Sideswipe said with mild annoyance.
Sunstreaker
ignored his brother and pointed to Bumblebee, "Shortround. I know you're a cybershrimp, but think you could carry one of these
ammo crates for that turret?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 15, 2008, 7:16pm
"No."
Hot Spot replied. " But I could carry 2 of them and a set of Lazy Twin's by myself."
Just then the ship shuddered,
as if it had lightly collided with another ship...
"What the Slagmire was that?" Asked Hot Spot over the com.
"NOTHING.
Get back to work." Came Prowl's voice in response.
[spoiler]Would somebody rescue Hound. He's still on the Con ship.[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 15, 2008, 9:48pm
He gave a quick nod to
Sunstreaker, ignoring the jabs at his stature. He just proved that he could handle things in his own way and didn't feel he
needed to say it. "Right-o!"
It was a little awkward since he couldn't fit his arms around the crate completely, but
he managed and lifted it up. "I bet there's a lot of stuff on here that'll give us hand. This is a decent sized ship..."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 16, 2008, 9:23am
[spoiler]Sorry Ender, auto-updates
aren't working for me again and I missed all those posts.[/spoiler]
Wheeljack threw the main switch, bringing the engine
back to life.
"See, no problem." Wheeljack looked away from Prowl for a second, searching his databanks for the information
he was looking for.
"Oh ya, hull integrity is at 95% now. There were a couple of loose bolts but I have them all tightend
down. And the reverse thruster stabilizer is failing. I can build a new one but I need a quantum core charger."
-----------------------------------
Ratchet
was becoming increasingly agitated with the lack of medical equipment he had available to him. After what seemed like a vorn
he commed Prowl.
"If there's anything of medical value on that ship, tools, scanners, even if it's a slagging patch
kit, I want it."
[spoiler]god.. that hurt my brain[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 16, 2008, 3:22pm
"I'll be alright." Jazz said to Sideswipe. "I can stand on my own." He stumbled
after letting go of Sideswipe for a sec but quickly regained his composure. "Alright mechs. Lets get down 'n' dirty."
Jazz
feebly went from storage locker, to crate, to holding cell, examining everything he saw. There wasn't too many things of use.
Some spare wiring here, some dusty circuitry there, archaic welding equipment, salvagable quantum core charger, an Autobot,
a few old medical supplies.....wait.
Jazz backpedaled and looked into a holding cell. It looked like a welder's cage
only it had been modified to hang things from the walls, namely mechs. There hung a forest green mech with his arms bound
and strung up to the wall.
"!!!" Jazz's strength instantly returned to him like an adrenaline shot from hell. He kicked
in the rusty chain-linked door and came to the bots aid. "Hey pal, you okay? C'mon now say somethin' to me!" Jazz used his
good arm but was unable to free the mech. "Can I get a hand over here!?" He yelled out to anyone. "Literally!"
[spoiler]Enter
Hound.[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 16, 2008, 4:11pm
Sunstreaker
sighed at Hot Spot. "Then carry it.", the yellow Twin said as he walked away from Hot Spot.
Sideswipe ran up to Jazz,
who sounded a bit hysterical. He froze for a moment upon seeing this green mech. "Woah. He alright?", Swipe asked Jazz as
he approached the stylish bot.
Sideswipe bent down a bit to look at the mech. He had an Autobot sigil.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 16, 2008, 4:12pm
"Get away, no more torture......I don't
know anything, why are you helping them if your an Autobot......wait, is this a rescue?" Hound dared to hope that it was.
[spoiler]How's
that?[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 16, 2008, 4:26pm
"Chill."
Jazz stated. "We're here to help."
Jazz punched in a line to Ratchet. "Hey Ratchet. Feelin' bored?."
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 16, 2008, 4:31pm
Sideswipe shot the chains off the Autobot
and grabbed him up. He looked at the bot, "Name's Sideswipe and that's Jazz. Who're you?"
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 16, 2008, 4:39pm
Hound finally started looking around, and saw two mechs,
one that was primarily white and blue, with a Blue visor over his eyes, and the bot's right arm was riddled with holes, but
yet was somehow still attached. This bot seemed to be barely standing, but something about that fact was impressive; this
bot was definetley an Autobot.
The other mech was all red and relatively unscathed from this mission, and seemed to
have an air of confidence about him.
"This isn't some kind of trick? Is this really a rescue mission? Oh, thank Primus.
Who are you bots and what happened to your arm?" Hound asked.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by havoks on May 16, 2008, 5:25pm
Ratchet growled when his comm went off and he didn't hear anything about supplies.
"I'm
as enthusiastic as the day I walked off the line. What do you want?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 16, 2008, 7:06pm
"Found some supplies in the Con's ship. Namely another mech here." he grinned
as he talked. "He may need repairs."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 16, 2008,
9:17pm
"My name is Hound. I am an Autobot Scout, what are you doing here? I mean, i'm glad you're here, but there has
to be a reason for you being here now." Hound answered Sideswipe's question and asked one of his own.
"You don't look
so great Jazz, are you ok?" Hound asked.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May
16, 2008, 9:50pm
Jazz let out a sigh. A more impatient mech would probably chain Hound back up and leave him. "You
sure ask alot of questions." But Hound did have a point. He would need repairs too.
He dialed up Ratchet again. "Make
that double date." he laughed lightly.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 16, 2008,
10:50pm
"Aren't scouts supposed to get as much information as they can?" Hound asked.
"Oops, sorry. I'm really
not trying to bother you with twenty questions, I just don't know what's going on here."
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 17, 2008, 12:42am
Sideswipe lifted Hound up and started to walk with him,
"Come on. You can walk right?"
Sunstreaker took a few weapons and energon charge packs for himself as well as Sideswipe.
He looked around and then saw his brother with Hound.
"What are you doing? Do you even know who that is?", Sunstreaker
said as he pointed his rifle at Hound, "How do you know he's an Autobot?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by ender on May 17, 2008, 12:55am
"Cuz he's not talkin' you, Shiny." Said Hot Spot as he dragged a Proton Accelerator
down the hall with a Maser array over his shoulder.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on
May 17, 2008, 2:23am
"What? Slaggers, bring me what supplies you find there." He silently added, 'Looks like we'll
need them'.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 17, 2008, 10:16am
"Your
a scout?" Jazz asked Hound. He thought on the matter before hearing Ratchet come back. He was still weak so he grabbed the
decrepid old box of outdated medical supplies. There was some more but without his other arm, Jazz wouldn't be able to get
it.
"Looks like we'll have to make two trips." he said alloud to no one in particular.
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by ender on May 17, 2008, 11:19am
"Is the ship secure. Jazz?" Prowl asked. "Can we dock?"
Prowl
thought for a moment. He called down to the engine room. "Wheeljack, are the docking clamps operable?" He thought again. "Do
we have docking clamps?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 17, 2008, 12:49pm
"The
ship is secure." Jazz came back.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 17, 2008, 2:09pm
"Good
work. We're going to dock." Pause. "Or ram you, we'll find out in a minute."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jazzbot on May 17, 2008, 2:17pm
Yes, I can walk, and thank you Sideswipe. I can help too. What do you need me
to grab? Jazz let me help you with that."
Hound walked over to Jazz and picked up some more of the supplies.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 17, 2008, 2:21pm
"Of course we have docking
clamps? What do you think I am, some kind of crack-pot inventor?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jazzbot on May 17, 2008, 2:40pm
Hound heard the voice over the PA, and didn't recognize it.
"He sounds......grumpy."
Hound Commented.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 17, 2008, 2:49pm
Ratchet
called to Prowl.
"Do we have a count on how many are injured?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by bumblebee on May 17, 2008, 8:35pm
Two blue optics peered over the crate he was carrying. "Oh! Another Autobot!"
"Hello
Hound. I'd shake your hand but I've got none to spare." he commented with his usual cheery demeanor. "I'm Bumblebee, the new
recruit. But uh, I think we'll have to cut our introductions short." he peered over at the other mechs, quite busy organizing
their next plan. "And from the looks of it, we might have a bumpy ride here soon..."
Re: Grave Robbers - The
MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 17, 2008, 9:57pm
Jazz nudged into Bumblebee with his good shoulder playfully.
"Now, now don't sell yoself short Bumblebee. You did a heck of a job back there. We were in a real spot. Me and Hound here
owe ya some thanx." he said with a grin.
Then his demeanor got a tad more serious. His internal computer alerted him
to his recent lack of fluids. He was running low. Despite this, Jazz kept his cool and cut to the chase. "C'mon." he said.
"Lets get a load ready for when the Monitor docks. As soon as we get on, Hound I want you to report to Prowl. He'll wanna
see ya. Then go right to Medical."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 17, 2008,
11:56pm
"It's nice to meet you Bumblebee, and I look forward to meeting you at length. And sure thing Jazz, as long
as your in Medical when I get there; I've seen too many good Bots go offline recently." Hound said to jazz solemnly.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 18, 2008, 12:08am
"Jazz, Ratchet needs a casualty report."
Prowl said after deciding not to respond to Wheeljacks inquiry. "Brace for docking."
Re: Grave Robbers - The
MonitorPost by jonhide on May 18, 2008, 12:53am
[spoiler]No one noticed Sunstreaker about to shoot Hound earlier,
well Sunny don't play that.[/spoiler]
Sunstreaker fired two shots into the ceiling to get some attention.
"I
won't be ignored you idiots! First off, how do you know he's an Autobot?!", Sunstreaker put his rifle BACK on Hound, "He could
be anything to us. That red symbol doesn't mean slag!"
Sunstreaker fired his rifle at Hound's head, missign it on purpose
as a warning shot. He trained his aim for a fatal shot next time.
"Woah! Calm down Sunstreaker!", Sideswipe said.
"Back
off bro. You above anyone should know about traitors and scams!", Streaker replied to his bro, gently squeezing the trigger.
He prepped himself for defense against everyone around him, in case they decided to get hostile with him.
"Now ONE
MORE TIME! How do you know he's an Autobot?!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on
May 18, 2008, 1:13pm
"Stand down Sunstreaker!" Jazz yelled, but not with authority, just wasn't Jazz's style. "We have
no reason to think otherwise." he stated. "Now put your weapon away and calm down. Just calm down." he said cooly.
"Ratchet,
there are no casualties, just injuries. I'm gonna have you look at new jack here." he called into the com as the Monitor neared
docking.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 18, 2008, 9:47pm
Sunstreaker
eyed Jazz, "You just assume he's okay because of what?! What reason?!" Sunstreaker was getting on the edge. He was getting
annoyed at the sheer gullibility of these mechs.
Sideswipe walked up to his brother, "Bro, seriously. Settle down.
We'll deal with him later if he's a 'Con. We can handle it."
Sunstreaker lowered his gun, turned, and walked away,
"You deal with him! All of ya!"
Streaker walked away, awaiting for the final docking of the Monitor.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 19, 2008, 9:42am
Prowl closed his optics.
There was
a thump. A Clunk. A whir and several clicks.
Prowl opened one optic... The bridge was still there. Both optics. Ship
seemed ok.
"Docking complete, Captain." A crewman said.
Prowl opened both optics. "Excellent." He stood. "Begin
transfer of supplies and equipment, Bring the wounded back aboard. I'm going over to inspect our catch."
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 19, 2008, 10:49am
"You seem to be acting like more of a Decepticon
than I am! Please, there is no reason for violence-er more violence. If you need me to explain myself later, I will. I will
tell all of you what I can about what happened, and how I got here." Hound said to try and calm Streaker down, but Sunstreaker
was having none of it, and stalked away.
"Charming bot, isn't he?" Hound asked.
Hound looked around and found
a missle launcher in the Con barracks, and took it.
[spoiler]Beginnings of Hound's shoulder mounted missle launcher.
Thinking maybe Wheeljack can help rig something up.[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by
jonhide on May 19, 2008, 1:09pm
Sunstreaker wasn't listening to Hound and was long gone, standing by the docking portal.
He punched the wall for no apparent reason other than being irritated.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by bumblebee on May 20, 2008, 3:37pm
"Primus." Bee whispered as the scornful Autobot stormed off. This was something
he was going to have to get used to, quick tempers and twitchy triggers, but it still gave him a shock.
"Your brother
gonna be ok, Sideswipe? Looks like something short-circuited...or is he always like that?" he asked as he carried his load
towards the door.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 20, 2008, 4:38pm
Sideswipe
looked at Bumblebee, he shrugged.
"He is what he is. He'll be fine. He's just a bit on edge some times. And he does
have a valid point, even if he went about it the wrong way."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by
jazzbot on May 20, 2008, 11:31pm
Hound sighed.
"Alright; what do you need me to do to prove i'm an Autobot?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 20, 2008, 11:45pm
Sideswipe looked at Hound,
"I said he had a valid point, not that I need to check your lubricants to see which way you swing."
Re: Grave
Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 20, 2008, 11:51pm
"But that Sunstreaker would expect it. I see."
Hound said.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 20, 2008, 11:56pm
Prowl walked
in.
"What is this? An encounter group?" He barked. "You're a boarding party. Get to work. Jazz get that arm fixed.
Who the slag is this?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 20, 2008, 11:58pm
Sunstreaker
ignored Prowl and went back to the Monitor, carrying his personal supplies that he pillaged.
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:02am
"I'm Recon Agent Hound. Who are you?"
[spoiler]Who
who, who who[/spoiler]
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008, 12:05am
"Your
new CO. Can you work?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:08am
Hound
heard the mostly white mech say he was the new CO.
And Hound flashed a salute to him.
"Ready for duty, sir!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 12:11am
Sideswipe laughed at Hound,
"Haha." Swipe then grabbed up a crate and started to walk away. "Poor bot, doesn't know slag."
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008, 12:13am
"Good, then get hauling this gear. Once we set course report
to Ratchet for an inspection, then to the Executive Officer for debriefing." Prowl looked at the other bots. "Skidplates and
arm actuators, mechs! You think just cuz you fragged some 'cons your work day in the legion is over?"
Re: Grave
Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:15am
"What should I know Sideswipe?" Hound asked but
started taking equipment back to the other ship.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on
May 21, 2008, 12:26am
"One. Don't mess with my brother, you got off lightly. Two. Prowl is a real rod in the skidplate.
Three. Have fun, cause ya might be dead tomorrow.", Sideswipe said with a light chuckle as he carried his crate out.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:28am
"Alrighty then. I'll keep those three things
in mind; are they your words of wisdom?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21,
2008, 12:32am
"I don't get to dish out wisdom. I'm the punk kid here. Can't ya tell?", the red Twin smiled at Hound.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008, 12:33am
Prowl didn't look up from
the manifest he was scanning. "'Swipe, are you aware there are over 2000 components in your frame that are compatible replacement
parts for our ship?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:36am
Hound
rolled his optics and then heard Prowl's comment and then looked back at Swipe.
'I see what you mean' Hound mouthed.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 12:37am
"What did I tell ya Hound?!
HAH!", Sideswipe laughed it off, "No Sir, I didn't but now I know!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 12:40am
Hound chuckled and continued working.
"What exactly are you doing here,
sir? Not that i'm not grateful for the rescue, but why are you Bots out here? I thought I was slagged for sure." Hound looked
at the CO.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008, 12:45am
"I thought
you were a Scout... why don't you ask 2000 flushes over there."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 12:48am
Sideswipe laughed as he took the crate to the docking portal, he noticed the fist-sized
dent in the wall with yellow paint scraps on it. "Oh great. He scuffed his paintjob.", Swipe commented aloud.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 21, 2008, 8:43am
Meanwhile, Jazz was in the repair bay.
Jazz laid back on his berth as he awaited Ratchet.
Mirage was still on the deck, resting his head on his arm while
his other hand went over and over the scanners repeatedly. "Sheeew," he mumbled. "Wonder whats next?" he said to himself.
Utterly bored, bored, bored...
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 12:54pm
Sunstreaker
walked past the ship's Medbay. He paused to see Jazz sitting there, he walked in. "You seen any non-clashing paint canisters
in this place? I need to do a touch-up on my exo.", he said to Jazz.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 21, 2008, 12:56pm
"Check my quarters." replied Jazz. "I usually keep some around, but I dunno
if I got your colors."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 1:01pm
"Alright.",
Sunstreaker nodded as he started to walk out. That was as close to a "thank you" as Jazz was going to get. Sunstreaker didn't
dislike Jazz, but he wasn't about to be his buddy either.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker
4.1 on May 21, 2008, 1:03pm
Jazz let out a sigh and laid back on the berth. He didn't dislike Sunstreaker either, just
thought the mech could have a better attitude. He grinned to himself.
"We'll fix that in no time." he thought.
.....he
was wrong.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 21, 2008, 1:42pm
Ratchet heaved
a sigh as he walked into the medbay with some of their 'supplies'. What little they had was outdated or in poor condition.
He saw Jazz lying on a repair berth and sighed.
'Not much to be done about it anyway.'
He scanned Jazz from
across the room, not moving until he found some alarming results.
"What in the pit did you do?!"
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 1:49pm
"I am a Scout, I just don't know every single
detail that happens in our ranks, I don't even know any of you." Hound sighed "Yet. I want to though. And I hope I can be
a help to your mission."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 21, 2008, 2:10pm
Sideswipe
looked back at Hound as he was walking on to the Monitor, "Shut up with the depressing talk Hound and get to work on the supplies!
Prowl's on a mission, you better not take too long."
Sideswipe laughed lightly at himself as he walked inside the Monitor.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 21, 2008, 2:20pm
"Oh hey Ratchet. Just
got in a tango with the wrong end of a Con's gun. Lucky for me he couldn't dance well." he grinned.
Re: Grave
Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 2:34pm
"Sure thing." Hound said as he picked up another
crate.
"So; Where's your Medbay?"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008,
2:40pm
Prowl set down his pad now. "Were your orders not clear?"
Hot Spot had re entered and saw the problem
that was arrising. He slapped a hand on Hounds shoulder.
"Hound! Don't bother, Captain, he's a little twitchy." He
swept an arm out. "We are on a Mission from Primus! To defend cybertron and it's suburbs from the not niceness of Decepticon
tyranny! Autobots wern't built for war, freind but by Primus we'll wage it to see that freedom is free to all sentient...
things!" Hot Spot grabbed both of Hound's shoulder's and looked him in the optics "You are such an Autobot! The Right tool,
for the wrong job!"
That sent one of Prowl's optic brow up.
"To day our mission is to schlep these supplies
to our stout vessel. So Schlep for Cybertron! Schlep for the Matrix! Schlep for the Prime! BE THE TOOL!"
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 2:46pm
Hound looked at the blue mech with a raised
optic.
"Schlep??"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 21, 2008, 2:47pm
Hot
Spot Shrugged. "I'm blueish."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21, 2008, 2:53pm
"Gotcha.
So, want to help me schlep to the Medbay?" Hound asked
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks
on May 21, 2008, 3:00pm
"I can see that, I mean the mass of melted metal and circuitry."
Re: Grave Robbers
- The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 21, 2008, 3:10pm
"Oh that!" replied Jazz. "Sideswipe came up with it.
Good thing too or I'd be just another empty in the scrapyards. Although, it coulda blown off my arm but there wasn't much
of an alternative."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 21, 2008, 3:30pm
Ratchet
rubbed a hand over his face.
"Slagging idiot mechs."
He moved to examind the area, frowning.
"You're
going to lose a whole section of your armor."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May
21, 2008, 10:14pm
On his second trip to the ship, Bee noticed a first aid kit laying behind the crate he picked up.
"Better
drop this off to the medbay." he said to himself, placing on top of the crate he was carrying.
"Hey Hound, I can lead
ya to the medbay. I'm headed there myself."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 21,
2008, 11:54pm
"I'd appreciate that Bumblebee, thank you. So, how are you liking the crew here, I still don't know what
to expect here." Hound responded to Bumblebee.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on
May 22, 2008, 11:23am
"A whole section?" Jazz thought for a moment. "Well I spose it'll make me lighter on my feet."
he grinned back to Ratchet.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jonhide on May 22, 2008, 12:36pm
Sideswipe
walked by the Medbay doors, he looked in real quick, "Have you seen my...", he saw Ratchet, "Nevermind."
Sideswipe
took off down the hall, away from Ratchet and the Medbay. Ratchet had to still be upset by how he was brought on board, or
at least Sideswipe still thought so. It was probably for the best that the Twins left him alone for now.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 22, 2008, 1:58pm
Even though Ratchet knew Sideswipe was halfway
down the hall he still threw the wrench. It made a satisfying 'PING' sound as it hit the wall. He turned back to Jazz.
"Hold
still or I might cut something vital."
After only a few moments the large section of melted armor was sitting next
to Jazz. Ratchet started the repairs to the circuitry that had been damaged.
"I'm going to put temporary plating on
but you won't be fit for active duty until I can fully repair this."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 22, 2008, 2:05pm
"Aww c'mon Ratchet!" Jazz complained.
Re: Grave Robbers - The
MonitorPost by havoks on May 22, 2008, 2:11pm
Ratchet slammed down a sheet of metal plating next to Jazz's
head.
"FINE! Go get yourself slagged then. But if you really want to join the Matrix don't come down here and waste
my supplies!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by Breaker 4.1 on May 22, 2008, 2:20pm
"Fine,
fine. Its fine Ratchet. I was just messin' with ya." he gave a weak awkward smile back to the angry medic.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by bumblebee on May 23, 2008, 8:20pm
He flashed a grin at Hound. "Well I gotta
say learning about all of this, and actually living it, is all too different. I kinda wished they gave us more real-life training
on this stuff back at the academy..." the bot trailed off in thought, venting a sigh.
"But don't get me wrong, I love
being here. I think you'll fit right in." Bumblebee shifted the large crate, trying to gain a better hold. "And it's a zillion
times better than the job I had before."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May
24, 2008, 12:46am
"I think your right Bumblebee; The Academy definetly doesn't train us for this...
So, what were
you doing before this?" Hound asked.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by skyswipe on May 25, 2008,
9:59pm
Sideswipe strutted down the hallway away from the Medbay, when his optics locked onto Bumblebee and their recent
acquisition to the team. The red twin thought that this
Houndseemed like a decent enough mech, but his brother did
not seem to think so. In many ways Sunstreaker was a lot like Ironhide, slow to trust or make friends, but when they did it
was for life; although in his case, Sunstreaker only had Sideswipe.
His ego usually prevented him from having any
other friends, and there were times when even Sideswipe figured that the only reason why Sunstreaker dealt with him was because
he had no choice since they were family.
“If you’re smart you’ll turn back around and come back the
way you came,” Sideswipe chuckled, “I don’t think Ratchet’s really in the best of moods. In fact,
there’s no telling what he’s doing to Jazz in there right now, but I valued my own hide enough to get out of there,”
he warned Bumblebee and Hound. The future Lambo Brother was bored, he figured there was nothing else better to do anyway,
so he might as well join in the pair’s conversation.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot
on May 25, 2008, 11:25pm
"I wouldn't think that our medic would be happy about one of his comrades being hurt, so why
is it a bad idea to go to the Medbay?" Hound asked innocently.
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by Breaker 4.1 on May 26, 2008, 10:02am
The sound of Jazz screaming from the Medbay could be heard echoing down the
hall, "AAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by havoks on May 26, 2008, 6:14pm
Ratchet's
voice echoed after Jazz's screams.
"I told you not to move. Primus!"
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost
by bumblebee on May 26, 2008, 11:36pm
Bee's wide optics stared at the medbay door down the hall. He paused for a few
clicks and tried to push back the horrible images in his mind that accompanied Jazz's pained cry.
"It couldn't be
THAT bad right?" Bee's optimism shined brightly, looking as innocent as Hound. "And I've got this for him. Surely he could
use it right about now." he nodded his horned head to the first aid kit sitting atop the crate in his arms.
Re:
Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by jazzbot on May 28, 2008, 9:15pm
Hound heard Jazz's tortured screams, and
shuddered.
"I hope his bedside manner isn't always that......terrifying." Hound said with wide optics.
"Well, Bee
I guess there's only one way to find out."
Re: Grave Robbers - The MonitorPost by ender on May 30,
2008, 9:59am
[spoiler]I've opened up a thread for Monitor Med Bay Antics:
http://vectorsigma.proboards40.com/index....266&page=1#4296Feel free to continue this line of the thread there.
Stay tuned for the Monitor's next adventure![/spoiler]
