Command HUB - Fortress TenebrousWhile the invasion of Nebulos as a whole was progressing as expected given the resources available to the 2nd Decepticon Invasion Fleet - there was still much to be fixed in the overall performance of various Decepticon squads and platoons both on planetside and in the space fleet. The continuous news streams across the established supervision outposts around the planet and from the numerous hunting parties organized to seek the remnants of the Autobot presence on Nebulos reeked of inefficiency and downright incompetence. If the operation to destroy the lone Autobot frigate
Farstar that had arrived to inspect why their counter-infiltration unit had gone silent hadn't been nearly catastrophic, the still ongoing hunt to find the survivors of the
Farstar, that had managed to even disable one of the Decepticon destroyers in its blaze of glory towards its inevitable destruction against the might of the battlecruiser the
Perdition - was definitely a disaster. To say that Turmoil, the acting Commander of the Decepticon occupation forces on Nebulos was furious over it, was a severe underestimation.
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"Cyclonus. Explain. What did Reflector report to you? Not only the Rancor has to be towed to planetside for repairs but the fleet failed to follow the trajectories of the Autobot escapepods, costing us cycles to locate the dropzones instead of mere kliks."<<
The chilling tone of Turmoil's demand left little doubt to linger when it came to depicting his mood. While the 2nd-in-command of mighty Scorponok was far more like Shockwave in his cold and methological approach to issues at hand, the boiling anger under the surface was still apparent in his behavior. His rage was silent, there was none of the hyperbole of enraging Starscream or the unrestrained temper of Megatron's legendary fury. But once he would explode to action, the results were often swift and destructive.
Before Turmoil got his reply from the stoic Decepticon who had been in charge of the fleet actions while Turmoil himself had been meeting the Nebulan convoy which had, rather conveniently arrived at the same time as trouble had taken place in the space - another transmission reached him. This time the communications link was coming from that irritating excuse for a proper Decepticon - Black Shadow. The head of the Decepticon Infiltration unit of Nebulos was a bot that could be accused of being more of a marauding raider than a soldier, still he possessed number of usable skills making him a valuable asset for the Decepticon cause. For a moment Turmoil kept thinking about the possible connection between Fastar's appearance and his own meeting with the Nebulans. In the end, it could not have been anyhing more than an unfortunate timing on their part. If the Autobots already had been able to contact their superiors, the Decepticons would have been fighting a fleet instead of mere frigate.
>>”Vice Commander Turmoil, I believe that Spartan and his team of Autobot misfits are still on the run. They may still be attempting to make their way to their secondary base. With your permission, sir, I would like to be the one to hunt Spartan and his team down.”<<
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Please. Spare me the old news Black Shadow. I am well aware that Spartan is still on the loose. If he had been caught already, his reputation would hardly be deserved. Nevertheless, capturing him and his team would rid us of a notable nuisance and cause a major blow to the morale of remaining Autobots. The opportunity is yours, do not waste it, Turmoil out."<<
Turmoil replied back to the sadistic scoundrel he had to call an ally for now. However, he was not about to speak with the former criminal any more than necessary. Rather, he turned his attention back to the subject he had been busy with before Black Shadow's interruption.
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Cyclonus. I am waiting."<<