by Davekma » Tue May 01, 2007 6:00 am
Autobase Tau ~ Command Center
"Ah, Ultra Magnus Sir.." Uplink began, his attention taken away from the security feeds momentarily "..Roadbuster is still down in the backup power generator sector searching for the..."
Uplink's reply was cut off as his optic was caught by something on the video replay. It looked like..Backwing? Exiting the main power generator sector not long before the explosions occurred.
Now in a slight panic, Uplink looked up to Magnus and struggled to get his words out in order "Ah, um, Backwing is..ah, wait Sir Magnus, I mean Magnus, Sir" The young 'Bot stammered before opening up a link to the Wrecker.
"Roadbuster Sir, I think I know who the infiltrator is Sir, it looks like it's.....
Autobase Tau ~ Backup Power Generators Sector
Roadbuster was getting slowly more frustrated as his search for the infiltrator yielded no results, and he was having to accept that he'd made a mistake coming down here with no evidence that the infiltrator was here.
As another look around another corner failed to produce what he was looking for, his commlink crackled into life and Uplink's voice came through, his tone filled with panic.
"Well don't hold out on me kid, wh...." Roadbuster's reply was cut off as Skyjack's missile flew right by the side of his head, causing him to duck to his left and pull his right hand up in reaction. The explosion that followed quickly could be heard over the still active commlink, and Roadbuster was right in the firing line, and was hit heavily by multiple bits of shrapnel all down the front of his well armored body, puncturing and cutting into his arms.
Staggering backwards from the force of the blast, the Wrecker was not out of the firing line yet, as a nearby generator had also been heavily damaged by the shrapnel and promptly exploded, throwing Roadbuster sideways into a wall with great force. Not out of commision, but not exactly ready to fight, Roadbuster lay slumped against the wall, with a loud ringing in his sensors, and a general feeling of pain over most of his body, his commlink still active had Uplink's voice coming through "Roadbuster? Sir! Are you OK Sir? Come in.." But there was no reply.
Autobase Tau ~ Command Center
Uplink continued to try and reach Roadbuster, but with no success. Slamming his fist down onto the console in frustration, he looked up to Ultra Magnus once more.
"I don't know what's happened down there Sir, but it didn't sound good. The infiltrator is Backwing, or at least that's the alias he used while here as an Autobot, and he is down there in the same sector as Roadbuster.." The young 'Bot stopped as his voice caught, frustrated that he didn't discover the identity of the infiltrator sooner "..I..I don't know what to do Sir, I've never been in a situation like this before..." Uplink trailed off as he looked back to the frozen image of Backwing on the monitor in front of him.
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Remains of Outpost B-13
"Inferno Sir, I've stabilised Blackstreak and the EVAC unit is only a few clicks out. I'm going to check if any of the survivors need assitance" The Medic finished and was about to leave when he was stopped by the S&R specialist "Don't bother, the rescue team has checked the area, they found the bodies of the 3 guards that were here, but no trace of the 2nd Scout" Inferno finished, kicking the ground in disgust and anger.
Looking up at the now visible EVAC transport as it approached, Inferno continued speaking "You are to accompany Blackstreak back to base, make sure he gets to the Medbay in time and fill in whoever is on duty as to his status, you understand?" The Medic nodded his head and waited for the transport to land, trying not to look at the 3 bodies that were also nearby, waiting for transport back to base.
Inferno went for one last look around the area, for any sign of the 2nd Scout, all he could find was a pool of fluid, and a trail leading away from the area. If the Scout had survived, he wasn't in good shape, but more importantly, he wasn't here. Anxious, the fire truck turned back to look at the now landing transport, and began to make his way towards it.