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Kup wrote:"Old timer? Pfeh. Didn't you come off the assembly line right behind me, Breaker boy?"
Kup wrote:"Alright, everybody, you heard Prowl. Let's get these birds some wings. We got ourselves a planet to keep outta the Decepticons greay claws."
”Did you get all of that?” he said, turning around to look at the mechs in the back.Message from Red Alert wrote:>>”So, uh, in the middle of the conflicts, within a small valley nearby a river channel, is a small village. Human maps won’t show this village, because of its obscurity and remoteness. The location is crucial to both the humans and also us. To the humans, because of its strategic location, and to us because of some… unusually potent readings.
I, uh, suspect that it might be a large vein of Energon. Whatever it is, orbital imagery gave me some, err, insight into the village, and they seem to have uncovered some of it. W-we can’t let it fall into the wrong hands, so we need you to retrieve and secure everything you can.
I had the shuttle equipped in advance with holo-camouflage devices… If you need to blend into the environment, and not let any humans or, Primus forbid, Decepticons see you. I also included a few additional files about the region, some cultural and species data for your holomatter avatars, and coordinates for the village and the closest m-military facilities of both of the nations. Uh, that’s just in case, you know, anything happens... Oh gosh what if something happens…”<<
”I hope so.” Alpha’s vision turned back to the incoming planet. How many of these were as innocent as the ones who weren’t caught in their own war? It had been forever since Alpha had seen another neutral. Were there any still around? Who knew? He didn’t.Kup wrote:"Yup. I'm with ya, lad. I ain't got much use for NAILs back home, but things're different on this planet. Lotsa innocents. Hopefully we can keep these outta harm's way."
”Yup, I think we’ll be fine. I found a nice place in the middle of some of the bigger hills in the area. It should keep our shuttle out of reach. I’ll turn on this new alarm system Red installed - they’ll send us pings on our comms if anything gets near the ship.”Kup wrote:"You seein' anywhere we can stash this thing, just in case the camo glitches? I figure Red'll appreciate the extra effort to maintain cover."
”It is really pretty,” Alpha’s avatar responded. He took a step forward in the grass and watched it shift from the weight of his foot. Woah.Kup wrote:"Could get used to a place like this. Planet really is a wonderland, in some spots."
Alpha Bravo wrote: ”Did you get all of that?”
Kup wrote: "Could get used to a place like this. Planet really is a wonderland, in some spots."
Alpha Bravo wrote: ”It is really pretty.”
Alpha Bravo wrote: “Do you think the villagers will mind us? What do we say when we meet them?”
”I suppose. I dunno, just a thought that popped into my mind,” Alpha responded. He wasn’t sure why, but maybe it was just the fact that perhaps they wouldn’t recognise them as part of their own. To be fair, Alpha hadn’t exactly been on the planet either, so he didn’t know what the locals thought. Maybe they think in tribes, and anyone who looks similar is one of theirs. Maybe. He could only hope for the best in this scenario.Kup wrote:"Mind? Why'd they mind? We look accurate, don't we?"
Oh how he was glad that Trailbreaker had decided to inject some humour into the conversation. That was definitely a nice change of pace from whatever train of thought was going through his processors, and his avatar giggled a little bit. “Right, they’ll be sure to give us a warm welcome after that!”Trailbreaker wrote:“How about, ‘Can we interest you in the lore of Primus?’ It’s a solid ice breaker.”
”Maybe. I think we’re almost there now…” he said, checking his internal coordinates, “Yup, just right around this next bend…”Kup wrote:"That said...we probably do look a little outta place. Maybe one'a the natives that's run across the ore will recognize that and come to us."
Earthling wrote: “Hello! Why are you standing there? You should come with us!”
Kup wrote: "Don't see why not."
Kup wrote:"Don't see why not."
It really was a bit of a wonder, this isolated earthling settlement. Alpha’s avatar nodded in agreement and stifled a laugh at Trailbreaker’s words, but couldn’t resist giving him a smile. “Oh, of course. Wouldn’t dream about it.”Trailbreaker wrote:“Just keep that ‘Bah weep grana stuff under wraps, kid. Doubt they know there’s life out there. No need to make them think we’re stranger than we already are.”
Alpha Bravo wrote: “Oh, of course. Wouldn’t dream about it.”
Kup wrote: "Yeh yeh yeah, I only use that one on the 'more enlightened', heh.”
Kup wrote: "You could call us, eh, 'world travelers'. Scientists. We heard some interestin' gossip about some stuff that was found by the people in your area. We thought we'd come to check and see if the rumors were true."
”Travellers, eh? You seem to know our language quite well. And, ah… yes, we have had some strange rocks being found lately. I am sure you are talking about these?” The older human waved to inside of his hut, pointing at something, when another, younger human brought out a small clay urn of some kind. The older man held it out and opened the jar, exposing the faint blueish-purple glow of tiny, cracked crystals inside.Kup wrote:"You could call us, eh, 'world travelers'. Scientists. We heard some interestin' gossip about some stuff that was found by the people in your area. We thought we'd come to check and see if the rumors were true."
Agreed. Maybe once we’re outside of their view, we can disengage our holomatters to send the comms up. But we need to find the source first. Alpha Bravo’s avatar clutched the small shards of high-potency Energon in his hand, looking towards the village elder and the others who had gathered around.Kup wrote:"And we gotta get word back to command. If the 'Cons somehow follow the same trail we did to get here, they'll wipe this village out tryin' t'find the ore and the energon."
”I think he was,” Alpha said, stepping out of the cab and getting right up close to where a small portion of the earth was shining a bright pink hue. The holomatter kneeled down and dug away at some of the earth with its tiny human actuators, and sure enough, underneath the dirt was more of the same glowing crystals.Kup wrote:"I think that elder was on to somethin'..."
With most of the surface-level material having been taken out of the ground, Alpha nodded at his senior mech. His holomatter avatar entered the cab of the truck once more, looking back at the cargo bed and how heaped it had become with all the dirt-covered energon underneath.Kup wrote:"Now I figure it's best we get outta here, kid. We might draw attention just by bein' around. Snoopy human adventurers aside, I'm a little wary of our efforts to stay hidden when someone really wants to find us. And if they do, I'd rather they find me far away from a buncha innocent natives."
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