The Energon Pub

Autobase NU~ Recharging Rooms

Sub-Zero’s grin broadened as Wheelbar presented his similar weaponry. It was nice to have something in common. So rare were the times the wolf bot felt he had similar qualities and interests with other bots. And then Wheelbar showed him his close range weapon.

“A Blade! I envy you. I could never find a blade master to teach me. I have great respect for the Sword masters and their guild. Perhaps later you can show me your moves in the weapons area, where you’ll have more room.”

Zero considered Wheelbar’s words for a moment, then spoke in a serious yet soft tone.
“War does not make heroes, the actions you take do. You are a true Autobot to put his life in first priority.”

He padded Wheelbar on the Shoulder.
“……. But you must admit weapons are fun…..See you in a few.”

Zero set his chamber and relaxed his body letting the energy flow through him. His optics dulled to almost null as his reserves restored themselves. Deep within he wondered how much longer they had left before the cons attacked again. Because he knew it was only a matter of time.

Maximus Line - Bunker 24

Dragunov's optics flickered at Getaway's retort to her salute. He was sharp, the sniper had to admit. Definitely a veteran worth his energon. Though it might not have occurred to him, but that was exactly what Dragunov was willing to find out.

She was a perfectionist, expecting maximal performance from everyone around her, including her superiors. Some realized that, some didn't. From the vorns of politics, Dragunov had her ways and methods to find out where other around her were headed or what they were thinking, in spite of being hard to approach on a personal level.

But there were things Dragunov had to learn from experience. One important lesson was that out in the field, without the protective barriers of an expensive residence, she could only trust the comrades and officers who were not hiding anything. Who could show all they had black and white, and let the others know what to expect of them.

One couldn't entrust their life to someone who was hiding something from them. In politics, one had to put on faces and masks to hide their intentions from others. Here, one had to show what's inside them to have the others trust them.

If they didn't, they died sooner than they would have thought.

As much as the sophisticated, diplomatic side of her personality disliked the gruff, rough and tough demeanor of soldiers like Getaway, her other half that had walked numerous fields, made her bow her head before their experience and straightforward attitude.

"I never lose officers," She then responded, still holding the cool of her tone. "Not even those who demand formalities."

Dragunov's optics flickered again, into the distance, as she held her rifle in her hand. The statement she just made probably sounded like a blatant boast, a bootframe licker's display of creeping and crawling for acknowledgement, but she thought of it entirely differently.

That was the maximum she would give.

Autobase NU~ Recharging Rooms

WheelBar laughed at Sub-Zero's envy of his sword. Back at his army training, he was often made fun of for not having some of the bigger weapons. Sure, he wasn't too good at long range, but he showed those big 'bots a thing-or-two when he got close.

WheelBar heard Sub-Zero's suggestion about showing him some of his sword moves and responded. "Sure, as long as we're not needed back in the Med bay."

With that, WheelBar saw his comrade enter the CR chamber, and decided he should as well. After stepping in, he saw the door close and he felt the energy flow through his circuits, which was truly relaxing after such a big day.

Autobase Nu - Command Center

"Springer's a good sort, but sometimes he can be just as bad as that other one when it comes to runnin' head-first into places he has no business runnin' into," Kup nodded as Prowl supported his request. The old vet then saluted and turned to leave the Command Center. As he proceeded to the Autobase's highway access point, he sent a general message through Autobase Nu's comm system.

>>"All fully repaired and recharged Autobots, report to Access Point Alpha if you want to volunteer for patrol duty," he broadcast. "Fully repaired Autobots only!"<< he finished gruffly before ending the transmission.

Arriving in the cavernous bay that served as Access Point Alpha, Kup waited to see who would volunteer. Nothin' like a patrol mission into no-'Bots'-land to make all the good-sparked but dumb-as-a-rock rookies come out of the woodwork, he reflected. But despite all his grumblings, he was more than happy to teach them the ropes. They've gotta learn sometime. It was, in the old Autobot's opinion, the best part of his function. He knew he wouldn't be as tough and strong as he was now forever. It was a simple fact of age. But what's in this old logic processor, that doesn't break down like my servos or rust like my armor plating. As long as I can pass it on to someone else, it's there forever.

Autobase Nu - Command Center

Air Raid heard the message come in over the com-link. "Hey you hear that Skydive? Let's roll." Air Raid exclaimed as he transformed into his Jet mode and blasted off towards Acess Point Alpha.

Air Raid arrived arrived in Acess Point Alpha in a few moments, transforming to his robot mode to approach Kup. "Air Raid reporting for duty." Air Raid exclaimed.

Autobase Nu - Access Point Alpha

And the first young bolthead to volunteer is...Air Raid? Kup frowned. Grabbing the Aerialbot by the shoulder and guiding him roughly out of Access Point Alpha, he was sorely tempted to give him a swift kick in the tailplate but restrained the urge.

"Why aren't you with Silverbolt, lad?" he growled. "He's your team leader and the one taking you and other Aerialbots out on patrol, and he's probably wondering right now why one of his boys isn't in the air with him. Primus' posterior, they must've forgotten to install your common sense processor when they built you, lad!"

These young ones get worse by the cycle!

Autobase Nu - Command Center

With Kup's departure to begin organizing his ground patrol, Prowl soon returned his attention to the datastreams detailing the events of the assault on the Polyhex defense net. Though he could see the future tactical advantages the Autobots might gain if they capitalized upon that small victory intelligently, it had cost them. Their energon supplies were strained, and the casualties they had sustained had exceeded projections.

Nova Strike, Redstreak, Ninswift . . . so many Autobots that won't be making it back.

With that somber thought in mind, Prowl opened a comm-line to the Repair Bay to check on the status of the damaged. >>Minerva, status update. How are things going down there? And what kind of downtime are we looking at before your charges are all back on their pedal actuators?<<

Autobase Nu - Command Center

Air Raid glanced downward at Kup a moment his one optic lifted as if it was raised. "Take it easy old-timer." Air Raid reached up to remove Kup's arm from his shoulder. "Silverbolt is in Medbay under going repairs. Me and Skydive linked up until he is fully functional." Air Raid exclaimed but he was a little annoyed at the moment.
"My orders where to go nowhere until Silverbolt has been repaired so that's what I am doing." Air Raid exclaimed.

"Lighten up you old rust-bucket." Air Raid exclaimed to Kup.

Medical Bay

With a reasuring nod, Brewer answered, "Yeah. Can't keep her waiting with such a condition. I haven't seen a real smile from her in a long time, actually." He moved on, taking his steps forward to confront the trajedy he knew as his own, knowing that Archangel would follow. Rather or not others would take Forte's condition as a trajedy, Brewer did. He knew that right after she was released from the Medical Facilities, she'd be immediately pushed into more danger. Brewer knew that her Bezerker mode always lead to punishment in the end.

Even so, he set aside such thoughts and focuses on the task at hand. One step at a time... he thought.

Medical Bay

"Heh, kid, I sure wish that was the case," Springer replied to Skywatch. He nodded before Minerva walked away. Suddenly, though, he heard Kup's transmission. "Hold that thought."

>>Kup, everyone's favorite 'bot here. Give me a breem or two and I'll be there in top shape.>>

Autobase NU~ Recharging Rooms

Kup’s signal filled Sub-Zero’s com link with a reverberation since he was encapsulated. A few more nano seconds and his recharge would be complete. He contacted Wheelbar.

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Zero’s black and silver form stepped from the chamber, he felt much better and he was now at full power with all reserve cells filled. He could feel his laser systems pulsating beneath his armor. Opening a link to Medbay he hailed the two medics.

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He smiled to himself knowing most medics alwys put health before heroics. He paused to wait for Wheelbar.

Autobase Nu - Command Center

Juggernaut laughed quietly at Prowl's comment. The large transformer dwarfed the others by several heads and for those not used to his presence often felt intimidated next to him. But as tough as he may look like, he had a heart of gold.
"Is my big metal aft required somewhere?" Jugger asked Prowl and Kup. If he was not needed anywhere, he would ask for permission to see to Fortress Maximus and/or Dogfight to see how bad it is. He seldom showed it, but he cared a lot for those two. They had been friends and war-buddies ever since the war started. In Maximus' case he had even been his mentor for some vorns before his old protegé had catched up with him and even rosen in higher rank than he.

(ooc: btw where's Dogfight exactly?)

(OOC ~ He was taken to Medbay, got some repairs and is currently floating in CR, ready for reactivation Luciferus )IC

Autobase Nu ~ Medbay

Archangel nodded and quickly followed Brewer over to where Forte was still laying, noting that the Energon IV hooked up to her systems was almost depleted "Ok Brewer.." Archangel began, backing away while talking "..I'm going to get theatre 1 setup, you get another IV setup and then bring her on through"

Using the operating theatre wasn't entirely necessary, but Archangel didn't want any distractions, and this was the best way to do that. As he was getting his tools ready, the general commlink message from Sub-Zero reached him. Not seeing any reason to restrict them, Archangel replied immediately "Nope, there's nothing left down here for you to do Zero, you 2 go ahead and help out Kup, and thanks again for your help earlier" The Medic smiled briefly, before his thoughts once more focused on the job at hand, and waited for Forte to arrive.


Another 'Bot present had also heard Kup's call for volunteers. Orpheus had been recieving a bit more attention on the last couple of minor wounds he'd recieved in battle, and was eager to get going to volunteer for the patrol. OK, so he probably still needed a bit of time in CR to finish up his treatment completely, and his armor could do with a good polish, and he was still missing one of his arm mounted blades, but the young warrior had heard the words 'Volunteer' and 'Patrol Duty', and that was pretty much it.

Standing up, Orpheus began to try and make his way towards the Medbay exit, the Medbay tech who was working on him trying to slow his progress, but without much success. Brushing him aside, Orpheus exited the Medbay and headed for the nearest elevator, grinning as he went.

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Autobase Nu ~ Access Point Alpha

"I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself Air Raid" Silverbolt interrupted as he heard the black jet talking to Kup as he entered the area, offering an apologetic look to the veteran warrior in the process "He's always making a nuisance of himself" Slingshot interjected "Yes, thank you Slingshot that'll do" Silverbolt replied, not particularly wanting an argument to break out just before they commenced the patrol "Hey, where's Skydive?" Fireflight chimed in, a question Silverbolt too was wondering.

((OOC: Yeah, that's my fault, Lucy. O.o Don't kill me for calling you that. Actually, it was Forte's fault. lol If you want, we can say that random bot Brewer had worked on was Dogfight.I don't recall him specifically being repaired. ))IC

Autobase Nu - Medical Bay

"Right," Brewer readied another I.V. for his 'little sister'. Once removing the old one, he immediately replaced it with the fresh tube. "Sucking up all the energon, kid. Didn't think you required as much as Fortress Maximus." He was only joking, of course, trying to cheer himself up while thinking that the fembot could actually hear him. At least a tiny smile cracked his face. It would have to do.

The S&R Specialist rolled Forte and her bed to the theatre room. "Ready for the patient, Archangel?" Brewer had stopped at the door, peeking in. He wasn't fully sure why the medic wanted Forte in such a more secluded room, but he did have his reasons - and was far more experience in the medical field than Brewer. In truth, Brewer wasn't all that skilled in medical treatment. He had only understood retrieving patients from the battlefield and stabilizing them until getting a transport. At least he knew that much, though.

Autobase Nu - Access Point Alpha

Air Raid considered for a moment and shrugged. "He was right behind me before I blasted off towards the Access Point." Air Raid stated.

Autobase Nu - Access Point Alpha

Kup was relieved as Silverbolt arrived to claim his wayward teammate Air Raid. One less young knucklehead to shepherd around the Killzone. It was just then that Springer's message came through. Speaking of young knuckleheads... He was hardly surprised at Springer's message, however. He knew the Triplechanger quite well, and knew it wouldn't be easy keeping him off the patrol mission.

>>"No can do, Springer," he replied. "You're acting XO for the time being, so just report to Prowl when the medics decide you're done in the Med Bay." After a moment he added, just for good measure, "Operative phrase being 'when the medics decide you're done.' Not an astrosecond before."<<

Crossing his arms, Kup waited for the other volunteers.

Autobase NU~ Recharging Rooms

WheelBar was relaxing in the Reacharging chamber when he heard the trasmission from Kup. Just as he was wondering if Sub-Zero wanted to come along, he got the incoming transmission. Since he had a couple seconds left, He trasmitted back.

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At that moment WheelBar's timer dinged and he stepped out of the chamber making a yawning noise as he streched his arms. He felt much better than he did earlier, he really needed the recharge. WheelBar saw Sub-Zero infront of him, and it looked like they had just gotten permission from Arch. He could tell because Sub-Zero was ready to leave the room, only pausing for him to catch up.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" WheelBar joked as he started walking past Sub-Zero to the room's exit.

Autobase Nu - Access Point Alpha

Zero jogged to catch up to Wheelbar the younger mech had an eagerness to match Zero's. He moved quickly down the corridors to Access Point Alpha where Kup and a few Autobots stood waiting. Sub-Zero approached the War Veteran with a quick salute. He noted the Autobot fliers were already there.

“Kup Sir, Sub-Zero reporting for Volunteer duty. Wheelbar and I have been cleared by Medbay.”

Zero turned his head to see where Wheelbar was. He hoped perhaps they would luck out and be assigned on the same team. Kup could be tough but Zero knew to trust his judgement.

Autobase Nu - Medical Bay

Minerva heard the call for all active bots and watched as her med bay began to empty, Minerva was worried that many had tried to leave even if they weren’t fully repaired. Resolved to prevent as many casualties as possible, Minerva opened a link to Prowl to answer his status report questions.

‘Prowl your getting a lot of bots from med bay who may be repaired, but haven’t had a chance to get any energon in their systems, most of them haven’t even had any recovery time. If any of them look even remotely shaky send them right back down here or you’ll be complaining about more problems than you can imagine for the rest of your existence.’

Minerva turned to Springer, one of her last patients, still sitting next to Skywatch, and there was no way she was letting him go anywhere just now.

‘I know you want to get up there Springer so lets get started before you try and do something foolish[/b]’
Minerva set to work on Springer’s leg, he was lucky all he needed was a replaced servo, whilst she was installing the part she asked

‘Any other injuries your hiding from me Springer?’

Maximus Line: Bunker 24

"In that case I feel cozy already"

Getaway got back to his feet and turned his optics back to the viewings slit in the bunker wall, the one gap in the defenses between himself and the distant enemy. He couldn't help himself, sitting around idly always got his circuits sizzling, he should be out there, getting work done. He was a hands on Bot, always moving, always acting. simply sitting back and waiting for the Decepticons to do something...it wasn't something that came easily to his nature.

"Come on yer dirty Fraggers..."

The worn torn Autobot grumbled, resisting the urge to poke the barrel of his Shotgun through the slit as well. He wouldn't be able to hit sod all from this range anyway, pick your shots, thats what he always said, no matter what, keep your cool and pick your shots. One kill shot was worth a thousand random ones.

"...I know your out there, stick yer head up already..."

The optics of Getaway burned into the very landscape itself, waiting. Waiting for the one, misplaced sound, that one passing shadow, that one out of place Decepticon. Just one Primus, just send me one.

Getaway almost jumped as Kups message burst over the bunker intercom but mastered every servo in his body to not let it show. Damn it!! Couldn't let the young Mechs see you looking jumpy yer damn fool!! Standing up straight Getaway mulled over the possibility of the summons, this could be just what he was looking for. Taking several steps he stopped at the bulkhead that separated Bunker 24 from Bunker 25, swinging the door open as its hinges groaned loudly in defiance.

"Dropshot..."

Getaway shouted through to the next bunker, pretty much demanding attention.

"...well done kid, your command just extended to Bunker 24..."

The war torn Autobot paused for a moment, clearly listening to a retort, before sending back a response of his own, shaking his fist and his tone becoming noticeably more aggressive.

"...watch your lip boy before I come over there and bust it!!"

Getaway turned back to the bunker and dusted off his hands, job well done, now he could go do some real work.

"You heard the Mech, if you plan on coming, nows the time".

The veteran Autobot wasn't waiting for a reply, he was already on his way out.

Autobase Nu - Acces Point Alpha

Skydive sped into the area and quickly transformed back into his true form, a gigantic robot.

"Sorry I'm late." He said softly as he looked around.

Autobase Nu - Access Point Alpha

Kup returned the salute of the two younger Autobots and took a moment to remember their names and functions. Old memory banks just ain't what they used to be... After a few seconds, he did recall their service information, however.

"Thanks for volunteering, Sub-Zero and Wheelbar," he told them. "A couple more should be on the way so we have a proper scout unit."

He looked over the two volunteers. A scout and a warrior. So far so good. Let's see what else the cat drags in...

Autobase NU~Access Point Alpha

WheelBar stood next to Sub-Zero at attention. He noticed some other bots there too, but he didn't know exactly who they were. They had wings and jets, so WheelBar figured they were fliers. He kept at his position, waiting for other volunteers to arrive so they could start the mission. He felt his eagerness coming back, and he seemed to like it.

Autobase Nu ~ Access Point Alpha

"No need to apologize Skydive.." Silverbolt replied as the last Aerialbot entered the area "..I think it's time we got out of Kup's way though, lets head for the launch bay" The Aerialbot Commander finished, and motioned for Skydive and Air Raid to follow him, Slingshot and Fireflight already on their way.


As the Aerialbots were taking their leave, another, somewhat less agile member of the Autobot army was making his entrance. Orpheus had made good time from the Medbay to the meeting point for the Scout Team, and was now in sight of Kup and the slowly growing team of 'Bots that were volunteering. Slowing down to a quick walking pace, the space between the entrance and the veteran warrior was quickly crossed by the young warrior, and as he reached Sub-Zero, Wheelbar and Kup, Orpheus offered his services in his own unique way.

"Orpheus duty for reporting Kup Sir.." The huge black 'Bot stood, his comment slowly working back through his systems, knowing there was something not quite right with it "Uh...I mean, ready to go Sir, can we go now?"

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Autobase Nu ~ Medbay

"Yup, bring her on through Brewer.." Archangel replied as he finished his preparations "..In case you're wondering, I wanted some privacy for 2 reasons, chief of which is I don't want any unnecessary distractions and interuptions while we're working.."

The young Medic moved over to help the S&R Specialist to move Forte onto the table, before continuing with a lower voice "..While we're working, I also want you to tell me what you know about this Bezerker condition Forte suffers with, as she always seemed to avoid talking too much about it to me, it may be possible to at least work out a way to lessen it's frequency, if not stop it's occurrence altogether"

Autobase Nu - Main Corridor

No time for slacking off. The dim lights that dotted the ceiling and trim of the floors were nothing but blurs. No time for fancy manuevers. His fellow Aerialbots were running with him, beside him. No matter how much you want to, you can't. You just fly. The corridor came to an abrupt halt, an explosion of light striking him.

Launch Bay

Skydive slowed gradually out his run and took a very brief glance at Air Raid and Silverbolt. The other Aerialbots would probably be arriving soon. It was damn near time to fly...