by Chibi Starscream » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:04 am
- Motto: ""You and what army, you maxi turkey?!""
- Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle
The Peaceful Tyranny- Observation Deck
Back at the Observation Deck aboard the ship, two Maintenance-Cons were lagging behind. Drill Bit was busy guzzling down all the high grade he could from the self-serv machine. He lost count of how many he had and was becoming intoxicated, lost in the bliss of having some decent fuel, after who knows how long he and his brother had been living on subsiding varieties.
The maintenance they had performed on the Peaceful Tyranny had been easy. The beautiful, well kept vessel needed only the bare minimum of repairs, and more or lrss Drill Bit and Gauge just needed to tighten and polish the bearings and piping. As they were asked to do, Gauge looked over his datapad, making sure everything they were asked to do was done, and had sent in their report. That was several kliks ago. Drill Bit needed to be stopped before the drilling duo were apprehended by their current employers. Just thinking about what could happen sent shivers throughout Gauge's circuits. Now, he was getting an increasingly bad feeling in his fuel pump.
..."We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho,
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho!!!", Drill Bit sang loudly and drunkenly.
Gauge was as furious as he was scared. He made a fist with his right hand, pulled his elbow back and let loose, smashing his fist into his bigger twin's faceplate, with hopefully enough force to get his aft out of the daze he was in. Energon had spilled from the drill-former's container he had brought to his lips, drenching parts of his armor before the container fell to the ground.
"Shut up, Bit, and come on before yeh git us killed! We were 'sposed to be off der ship already, and yer NOT a pirate!", Gauge exclaimed quite seriously.
"Awwww...all right, quit yer yappin'!
I know I aint no pirate, but the song was just...catchy. Let's go then, mate. 'Op on me so we can catch up quicker.", Bit bit back, and transformed into a large orange and black drill vehicle with tank treads.
Gauge grumbled, but he was glad he got his brother's attention. He jumped ontop of the drill mech, into it's rider's seat and soon found he had to help steer his partner in the right direction and help him keep straight from crashing into the illustrious walls. That would have been disastrous and certainly would sign their death warrants.
"It aint time to go to the gallows yet,
Bit. I mean...yah...that was the best energon in who knows how long, but it doesn't mean yeh drink it all, yeh glutton." , said the mostly black with bits of orange mini drill-former.
Tenebrous- Docks
The party was way ahead, entering into a large building. The two had finally left the ship behind, and Gauge shoved a lever on the control console forward, making Drill Bit go a lot faster, because he had been so slow and they really needed to catch up. It was kind of sad really. When they got to the Command Center, they had to explain to the guards at the outer entrance to the building, that they were part of the crew with the DJD.
Fortress Tenebrous- Command Center
Following in behind all the rest of them, the two drill-formers were overwhelmed with a sense of dread. Everyone else was silent, save for Tarn of the DJD and the Commander of this facility, an equally imposing figure- Turmoil. Drill Bit came to a halt behind the rest of the maintenance crew and remained in his alt-mode, scared the sound of his transformation might disturb the higher-ups and anger them. Gauge was happy they had made it, though he was worried about this "demonstration" the DJD wanted them to pay witness to. Who did it? What did they do? What would become of them?! Well, they just had to wait and see. Hopefully, they wouldn't get called out on being late. Tensions were very high.