HMW: Frontline Vol.1 Issue 7
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:08 amHMW: Frontline Vol.1 Issue 7
Reporting from Hell's Front Line
This is Kamjiin, HMW: Frontline's War Correspondant, reporting to you from the front lines of the Great War. Welcome to part two of our Faction Special. We hope you enjoy this special, double-size issue. Today we had an opportunity for a round-robin chat with the leaders of the principal factions. Representing the Autobots, we have Evolution Prime. Representing the Decepticons we have Gore.
Kamjiin: First let me say thank you for joining us today. And NO WEAPONS!
Gore: **leans over the table and punches Evolution Prime in the face**
You're welcome.
EP: **punches Gore back**
Thank you for having us.
Kamjiin: I can tell this is going to get ugly rather quick, so let's get right to the questions, shall we.
"Preferred Leader of the Decepticon Empire." That's some pretty lofty ambition if you really mean it. Please enlighten us. Do you intend to take command of the Decepticons?
Gore: That's actually something you should ask my public relations manager.
EP: You should really tell Death Sentence that going around ripping off limbs really isn't necessary. I don't know if that is how you go around convincing 'Cons or not. Seems a bit counterproductive.
Gore: And you should get with reality and learn his name is now Dead Reckoning! And he was completely justified in ripping off your arms.
But this is typical of an Autobot, to assume that because I have no problem beating up an Autobot that that would instantly be my style of leading the Decepticons by beating them up as well.
This is exactly why the Autobots will lose Cybertron, because they have this great misconception about the Decepticon army and how it's lead. You twits have absoloutely no idea how we work and that is why we are going to completely dominate you.
Kamjiin: The AWC has ramped up recruiting efforts lately. Will you be as active with this new incarnation as you have in the past?
EP: I am going to try and being active as I can be in it. I have been elected as the Autobot Commander going into this new phase of the war. I planned on stepping down as AWC Commnder if I was elected overall Autobot Commander. I am going through my list of canidates to take over as AWC commander. I will still be an active member in the AWC, though I may not lead it. I will be there to guide the AWC as much as I can, but I have the overall Autobot faction to guide now.
I am confident whoever is in charge of the AWC will guide them in the right direction. I just hope others do not believe that the AWC Commander is just going to be my puppet. I will have an unbiased outlook as Autobot Commander, though I will still be close with the AWC.
Gore: Someone remind who the AWC is again?
Oh, right ... that lot. Yeah, got nothing to really say about them. They wear the same badge as all Autobots, that just makes 'em targets to me.
EP: The AWC will be improved this time around. We have a more sense of direction. We invite you to try and take us down again. You will find that it won't be so easy.
Kamjiin: Many mechs are curious. Why have you never joined the RDD?
Gore: I wear the Decepticon badge, that's all that matters to me and that's the only group membership I need. If I receive no support because i'm not a member then so be it. At the end of the day though it all comes down to beating up the likes of that loser across the table.
EP: It seems like your and the Freaks are more like "independants" anyways, kinda like mercenaries. I helped form the AWC to promote a sense of more teamwork. Some join up for that while others like more of a sense of independence. In the end we all still fight for the same symbol whether we belong to a clan or not.
Gore: Funny, I thought you formed the AWC because you were jealous of what the RDD had.
As for the rest ... wow, something we agree on.
Kamjiin: Tell us a bit about these golden discs we keep hearing about?
EP: Ah, the golden discs. How I wish I had those back. I will get them back from Mini-Maximus Prime someday. I will have my Erica Campbell collection back in the correct hands. I will have to send out Damocles to retrieve them for me as he is the only one that has more of a thing for this femmebot.
Gore: Oh yeah, speaking of Mini-Maximus Prime, he asked me to pass along a message . "Hahaha. I have even more golden discs now than last time". **pulls out a Gun and shoots EP in the shin**
Kamjiin: **takes gun** I said no weapons!
EP: **rubs shin** Why that little... He steal some from Whisper now? I believe that he is the only one with the entire Erica Campbell collection. Tell him that as soon as this "Challenge Pit" opens, up I will be challenging him in a battle for the Golden Discs.
Kamjiin: I sense a lot of hostility here. Does this have anything to do with illegal weapons and unauthorized operations?
Gore: Well I'm just grumpy by nature. Evolution Prime is probably hostile because he constantly gets beaten up.
EP: It is true that I have taken my fair share of beatdown from you and your Freaks, but I wouldn't call it hosility. I am just more agressive now. I can hold my own. I am just not going to take crap from anyone.
Gore: You can hold your own? You and Baboom in the arena. If you can beat him then we'll move you onto Dynamax and if you can beat him then people might start believing you could beat your way out of a wet paper bag.
Kamjiin: Evolution Prime, how can you justify the use of a Spark extractor? You'd be ideal for the Predacons!
EP: Yes, the spark extractor is a horible weapon to use. Very brutal and painful. The Autobots were going though a rough patch and things were lookng bleak. I did what I had to do to try and turn the tide back towards the Autobot side before things started to spiral out of control. I guess I tapped into my darker side when I decided to us it. Not one of my proudest moments.
I will not make that mistake again. I misjudged Gore and his troops. I should have looked into more altermatives. As for being a great predacon, I could never be. I do not believe in these animal forms that seem to be the craze right now. They look too weak, like I could break one in half with ease.
Gore: See what I mean? He's wanting to break little animals in half.
He's truly a 'Con at spark. Just embrace it Evolution Prime, let the darkness take over and then instead of being beat up by me I'll just be using you as a shield.
EP: I never said I would. I just said that I could. Like I said before, I will never let the darkness consume me. I would rather lose in battle with you than be your shield. Why don't you embrace what little goodness you have left in you and fight along side me?
Gore: Hold on. Not quite sure where you get this idea there's goodness in me. Too many knocks to the head perhaps?
But I'll entertain you for a moment.
Why will I never fight beside you? Because contrary to what you deluded Autobots like to believe, a Decepticon's spark isn't filled with darkness. The majority of us fight for our freedom and the freedom of ALL Cybertronians from the oppression of you Autobots.
For too long we were treated as scum, secondary citizens. We were exploited and did all the hard work while Autobots sat upon their thrones.
And then one day we rose up to cast off the shackles of oppression, and what did the Autobots do? They opposed us and then branded us evil while all we wanted was to be treated equally.
The Autobots started this war, they want to brand us as the evil ones, fine. Just remember that evil breeds evil, you lot started this, we just intend to finish it.
Kamjiin: Why did you just let EP live? Surely some more lasting revenge than guilt would be in order. You didn't even refer him to any Decepticon recruiters.
Gore: If I killed him, I would have ended his suffering.
See, what Evolution Prime did was a dark act. Where do you think that comes from? Aren't the Autobots suppose to be the good guys round here? I'll tell you where it came from. At the core of Evolution Prime's spark is a darkness. And I allowed him to live because I know that over time that darkness will grow, it will fester, and it will eventually consume him. Take a look into his eyes, you can see the fear because he knows i'm right and it scares him because he can't fight the growing darkness inside of him.
EP: Yes, I admit there is darkness in me. Then again, there is darkness in every mech out there. In some it is just more prevalent than others. I have learned to control my darkness. The good in me now overpowers it. There is also goodness in every mech. There is goodness in you, though your darkness greatly overpowers it. I will never lek the darness consume me. I will have it balanced with the good in me.
Gore: Sounds more like a front to cover up your fear.
However you've reached down and touched your darkness. You may say it's overpowered but once touched, it will always be there and ready to come to fore given the right stimuli.
And more people will now know about this, so keep looking over your shoulder Evolution Prime, because you're now going to have more than just me ready to dangle the golden carrot in front of you that you won't be able to resist grabbing without embracing your dark side.
Kamjiin: Living well is not the best revenge. Revenge is the best revenge! Are you going soft?
Gore: Good revenge comes to those who wait. Besides, screwing with an enemy mentally is far more fun than physically torturing them. Oh sure that's fun too, but when you get them to the point they're constantly looking over their shoulder you just gotta sit back and laugh at them.
And I'm all about having fun. And smashing things.
**eyes flare** You'd better ask what I think of Maximals and Predacons too!
Kamjiin: I'll bite. What do you think of Maximals and Predacons, too?
Gore: The Maximals are just like the Autobots. They oppress their fellow Cybertronians, and if you don't want the Maximal upgrade they lock you up indefinitely and brand you "war criminals".
As for the Predacons, they're an insult to the great Decepticon Empire. If they're our future then that just proves we need to fight harder.
Look at them, they surrendered. And then rather than face imprisonment some of them underwent this so-called "Maximal Upgrade". Ever heard of the "Everyman Project"? It was a program developed by a human called Lex Luthor that could unlock meta-human abilities in humans.
Know why I like Lex Luthor? Because in those humans whom he unlocked those abilities. He built in a fail safe whereby he could turn the powers off whenever he chose. I wouldn't put it past the Maximals to put something into this "Maximal upgrade" thing.
So you see, not only do we Decepticons have to fight to ensure our freedom from Autobot oppression, we have to fight to ensure our future selves don't become slaves. But rest assurred, if I come across any Predacons, I will not hesitate to wipe them out. Better they die at the hands of a Decepticon than be used as a pawn or slave by a Maximal.
Kamjiin: Is this guy even in touch with reality. That's a comic book. Superman's not even real.
Gore: I HEARD THAT!
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
What? Don't look at me like that! Bludge has 50 tv screens set up! It's hard not to pick up SOMETHING from them.
Still wouldn't trust any upgrade designed by a bunch of oppressors.
Kamjiin: How exactly does an Autobot of your stature justify using recruits like so much chattel for such a miniscule strategic gain?
EP: That was my biggest regret about my plan to take down Gore and the rest of the Freaks. Even more than the use of the Spark Extractor. Another mistake I will not make. I got so caught up in trying to take them down, since the are the one of the most powerful Decepticon groups, that at that time I didn't really care what it took.
Looking back at it now, it was a horrible decision. If I could take it back again, I would. Alternate methods were there. At that point in time, I justified it as they were dying for the Autobot cause. Now really there was no justification for it. I just wanted to get things turned around and my will to win took over, no matter the cost.
Gore: Just embrace the darkness. Then you won't have to struggle against it.
EP: Like I am going to let that happen again. Now stop trying to recruit me into the Decepticon ranks. You know I will never join up with you guys. You have nothing to offer me that I don't already have on the Autobots.
Kamjiin: Honestly. How can anyone trust you as leader of the entire Autobot Faction? Those were more than mistakes. They were betrayals of the core Autobot principles. Without Maximus Prime to check your actions, how can we expect anything less?
EP: Yes they were betrayals, not mistakes. I know I have to earn the trust of most of the Autobots out there. There are some that trust me due to my time as commander of the AWC. They know I can be an effective leader and can be trusted. Like Gore said, I let my darkness cloud my judgement to make a series of very poor decisions. I let it overcome me. That will not happen again as I have learned to control it. In time, I will prove that I am a worthy leader and can be trusted
Kamjiin: Gore, Evolution Prime, tha...wait...what are you two...
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Let's get some perspective on what things look like in the field right now:
Anonymous Predacon 14: "It's a mad house out here! The Autobots have broken our lines in several sectors. Fortunately, they seem more interested in the Decepticons than us."
Anonymous Maximal 32: "Oh, Primus! I joined the Maximals because they saved me. Now the entire Autobot army is after me. They must have found out I spilled my guts to the Predacons! Why is everyone out to get me!?"
In other news today: The Autobots unofficial mascot, Wheelie, is still missing. Certain anonymous members of the Autobot faction have offered a sizeable reward to any tipsters who agree not to come forward.
According to the newsscrolls in the archives, the Autobots are winning in the field. Could this be attributed to their new leader, Evolution Prime? All Autobot representatives were too busy showing Maximals how to kill a Decepticon to respond by press time.
Do your part to stop Evolution Prime! Visit your nearest Predacon Army Recruiting Office and learn more TODAY!
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Reporting from Hell's Front Line
This is Kamjiin, HMW: Frontline's War Correspondant, reporting to you from the front lines of the Great War. Welcome to part two of our Faction Special. We hope you enjoy this special, double-size issue. Today we had an opportunity for a round-robin chat with the leaders of the principal factions. Representing the Autobots, we have Evolution Prime. Representing the Decepticons we have Gore.
Kamjiin: First let me say thank you for joining us today. And NO WEAPONS!
Gore: **leans over the table and punches Evolution Prime in the face**
You're welcome.
EP: **punches Gore back**
Thank you for having us.
Kamjiin: I can tell this is going to get ugly rather quick, so let's get right to the questions, shall we.
"Preferred Leader of the Decepticon Empire." That's some pretty lofty ambition if you really mean it. Please enlighten us. Do you intend to take command of the Decepticons?
Gore: That's actually something you should ask my public relations manager.
EP: You should really tell Death Sentence that going around ripping off limbs really isn't necessary. I don't know if that is how you go around convincing 'Cons or not. Seems a bit counterproductive.
Gore: And you should get with reality and learn his name is now Dead Reckoning! And he was completely justified in ripping off your arms.
But this is typical of an Autobot, to assume that because I have no problem beating up an Autobot that that would instantly be my style of leading the Decepticons by beating them up as well.
This is exactly why the Autobots will lose Cybertron, because they have this great misconception about the Decepticon army and how it's lead. You twits have absoloutely no idea how we work and that is why we are going to completely dominate you.
Kamjiin: The AWC has ramped up recruiting efforts lately. Will you be as active with this new incarnation as you have in the past?
EP: I am going to try and being active as I can be in it. I have been elected as the Autobot Commander going into this new phase of the war. I planned on stepping down as AWC Commnder if I was elected overall Autobot Commander. I am going through my list of canidates to take over as AWC commander. I will still be an active member in the AWC, though I may not lead it. I will be there to guide the AWC as much as I can, but I have the overall Autobot faction to guide now.
I am confident whoever is in charge of the AWC will guide them in the right direction. I just hope others do not believe that the AWC Commander is just going to be my puppet. I will have an unbiased outlook as Autobot Commander, though I will still be close with the AWC.
Gore: Someone remind who the AWC is again?
Oh, right ... that lot. Yeah, got nothing to really say about them. They wear the same badge as all Autobots, that just makes 'em targets to me.
EP: The AWC will be improved this time around. We have a more sense of direction. We invite you to try and take us down again. You will find that it won't be so easy.
Kamjiin: Many mechs are curious. Why have you never joined the RDD?
Gore: I wear the Decepticon badge, that's all that matters to me and that's the only group membership I need. If I receive no support because i'm not a member then so be it. At the end of the day though it all comes down to beating up the likes of that loser across the table.
EP: It seems like your and the Freaks are more like "independants" anyways, kinda like mercenaries. I helped form the AWC to promote a sense of more teamwork. Some join up for that while others like more of a sense of independence. In the end we all still fight for the same symbol whether we belong to a clan or not.
Gore: Funny, I thought you formed the AWC because you were jealous of what the RDD had.
As for the rest ... wow, something we agree on.
Kamjiin: Tell us a bit about these golden discs we keep hearing about?
EP: Ah, the golden discs. How I wish I had those back. I will get them back from Mini-Maximus Prime someday. I will have my Erica Campbell collection back in the correct hands. I will have to send out Damocles to retrieve them for me as he is the only one that has more of a thing for this femmebot.
Gore: Oh yeah, speaking of Mini-Maximus Prime, he asked me to pass along a message . "Hahaha. I have even more golden discs now than last time". **pulls out a Gun and shoots EP in the shin**
Kamjiin: **takes gun** I said no weapons!
EP: **rubs shin** Why that little... He steal some from Whisper now? I believe that he is the only one with the entire Erica Campbell collection. Tell him that as soon as this "Challenge Pit" opens, up I will be challenging him in a battle for the Golden Discs.
Kamjiin: I sense a lot of hostility here. Does this have anything to do with illegal weapons and unauthorized operations?
Gore: Well I'm just grumpy by nature. Evolution Prime is probably hostile because he constantly gets beaten up.
EP: It is true that I have taken my fair share of beatdown from you and your Freaks, but I wouldn't call it hosility. I am just more agressive now. I can hold my own. I am just not going to take crap from anyone.
Gore: You can hold your own? You and Baboom in the arena. If you can beat him then we'll move you onto Dynamax and if you can beat him then people might start believing you could beat your way out of a wet paper bag.
Kamjiin: Evolution Prime, how can you justify the use of a Spark extractor? You'd be ideal for the Predacons!
EP: Yes, the spark extractor is a horible weapon to use. Very brutal and painful. The Autobots were going though a rough patch and things were lookng bleak. I did what I had to do to try and turn the tide back towards the Autobot side before things started to spiral out of control. I guess I tapped into my darker side when I decided to us it. Not one of my proudest moments.
I will not make that mistake again. I misjudged Gore and his troops. I should have looked into more altermatives. As for being a great predacon, I could never be. I do not believe in these animal forms that seem to be the craze right now. They look too weak, like I could break one in half with ease.
Gore: See what I mean? He's wanting to break little animals in half.
He's truly a 'Con at spark. Just embrace it Evolution Prime, let the darkness take over and then instead of being beat up by me I'll just be using you as a shield.
EP: I never said I would. I just said that I could. Like I said before, I will never let the darkness consume me. I would rather lose in battle with you than be your shield. Why don't you embrace what little goodness you have left in you and fight along side me?
Gore: Hold on. Not quite sure where you get this idea there's goodness in me. Too many knocks to the head perhaps?
But I'll entertain you for a moment.
Why will I never fight beside you? Because contrary to what you deluded Autobots like to believe, a Decepticon's spark isn't filled with darkness. The majority of us fight for our freedom and the freedom of ALL Cybertronians from the oppression of you Autobots.
For too long we were treated as scum, secondary citizens. We were exploited and did all the hard work while Autobots sat upon their thrones.
And then one day we rose up to cast off the shackles of oppression, and what did the Autobots do? They opposed us and then branded us evil while all we wanted was to be treated equally.
The Autobots started this war, they want to brand us as the evil ones, fine. Just remember that evil breeds evil, you lot started this, we just intend to finish it.
Kamjiin: Why did you just let EP live? Surely some more lasting revenge than guilt would be in order. You didn't even refer him to any Decepticon recruiters.
Gore: If I killed him, I would have ended his suffering.
See, what Evolution Prime did was a dark act. Where do you think that comes from? Aren't the Autobots suppose to be the good guys round here? I'll tell you where it came from. At the core of Evolution Prime's spark is a darkness. And I allowed him to live because I know that over time that darkness will grow, it will fester, and it will eventually consume him. Take a look into his eyes, you can see the fear because he knows i'm right and it scares him because he can't fight the growing darkness inside of him.
EP: Yes, I admit there is darkness in me. Then again, there is darkness in every mech out there. In some it is just more prevalent than others. I have learned to control my darkness. The good in me now overpowers it. There is also goodness in every mech. There is goodness in you, though your darkness greatly overpowers it. I will never lek the darness consume me. I will have it balanced with the good in me.
Gore: Sounds more like a front to cover up your fear.
However you've reached down and touched your darkness. You may say it's overpowered but once touched, it will always be there and ready to come to fore given the right stimuli.
And more people will now know about this, so keep looking over your shoulder Evolution Prime, because you're now going to have more than just me ready to dangle the golden carrot in front of you that you won't be able to resist grabbing without embracing your dark side.
Kamjiin: Living well is not the best revenge. Revenge is the best revenge! Are you going soft?
Gore: Good revenge comes to those who wait. Besides, screwing with an enemy mentally is far more fun than physically torturing them. Oh sure that's fun too, but when you get them to the point they're constantly looking over their shoulder you just gotta sit back and laugh at them.
And I'm all about having fun. And smashing things.
**eyes flare** You'd better ask what I think of Maximals and Predacons too!
Kamjiin: I'll bite. What do you think of Maximals and Predacons, too?
Gore: The Maximals are just like the Autobots. They oppress their fellow Cybertronians, and if you don't want the Maximal upgrade they lock you up indefinitely and brand you "war criminals".
As for the Predacons, they're an insult to the great Decepticon Empire. If they're our future then that just proves we need to fight harder.
Look at them, they surrendered. And then rather than face imprisonment some of them underwent this so-called "Maximal Upgrade". Ever heard of the "Everyman Project"? It was a program developed by a human called Lex Luthor that could unlock meta-human abilities in humans.
Know why I like Lex Luthor? Because in those humans whom he unlocked those abilities. He built in a fail safe whereby he could turn the powers off whenever he chose. I wouldn't put it past the Maximals to put something into this "Maximal upgrade" thing.
So you see, not only do we Decepticons have to fight to ensure our freedom from Autobot oppression, we have to fight to ensure our future selves don't become slaves. But rest assurred, if I come across any Predacons, I will not hesitate to wipe them out. Better they die at the hands of a Decepticon than be used as a pawn or slave by a Maximal.
Kamjiin: Is this guy even in touch with reality. That's a comic book. Superman's not even real.
Gore: I HEARD THAT!
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
What? Don't look at me like that! Bludge has 50 tv screens set up! It's hard not to pick up SOMETHING from them.
Still wouldn't trust any upgrade designed by a bunch of oppressors.
Kamjiin: How exactly does an Autobot of your stature justify using recruits like so much chattel for such a miniscule strategic gain?
EP: That was my biggest regret about my plan to take down Gore and the rest of the Freaks. Even more than the use of the Spark Extractor. Another mistake I will not make. I got so caught up in trying to take them down, since the are the one of the most powerful Decepticon groups, that at that time I didn't really care what it took.
Looking back at it now, it was a horrible decision. If I could take it back again, I would. Alternate methods were there. At that point in time, I justified it as they were dying for the Autobot cause. Now really there was no justification for it. I just wanted to get things turned around and my will to win took over, no matter the cost.
Gore: Just embrace the darkness. Then you won't have to struggle against it.
EP: Like I am going to let that happen again. Now stop trying to recruit me into the Decepticon ranks. You know I will never join up with you guys. You have nothing to offer me that I don't already have on the Autobots.
Kamjiin: Honestly. How can anyone trust you as leader of the entire Autobot Faction? Those were more than mistakes. They were betrayals of the core Autobot principles. Without Maximus Prime to check your actions, how can we expect anything less?
EP: Yes they were betrayals, not mistakes. I know I have to earn the trust of most of the Autobots out there. There are some that trust me due to my time as commander of the AWC. They know I can be an effective leader and can be trusted. Like Gore said, I let my darkness cloud my judgement to make a series of very poor decisions. I let it overcome me. That will not happen again as I have learned to control it. In time, I will prove that I am a worthy leader and can be trusted
Kamjiin: Gore, Evolution Prime, tha...wait...what are you two...
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Let's get some perspective on what things look like in the field right now:
Anonymous Predacon 14: "It's a mad house out here! The Autobots have broken our lines in several sectors. Fortunately, they seem more interested in the Decepticons than us."
Anonymous Maximal 32: "Oh, Primus! I joined the Maximals because they saved me. Now the entire Autobot army is after me. They must have found out I spilled my guts to the Predacons! Why is everyone out to get me!?"
Tammuz wrote:Poisonous Paralyzer Fluids
as supplied by Alice Cooper
These used to be the vogue back in the day, the first Dol substitute that actually worked. Yes they're a little bit more expensive and you do need at bit more expierience with weapons before you're allowed to use them, but they do reload a hell of alot faster.
Now I think I've worked out why they're called PPFs even though they do not P, or P. This weapon was popularised after Megatron II started using it. However that was in an exclusively organic battle theatre, and being that the vast number of Transformers currently aren't organic the manufacturer swapped the ammo from something that kills fleshies to something that destroys robots, which is much better for us.
As such these are in very short supply (I bet some of you youngbloods haven't even heard of them), but I do have 4 left over from the weapons trial which I will be giving away to some deserving low level(s).
Finally a weapon worth having.
In other news today: The Autobots unofficial mascot, Wheelie, is still missing. Certain anonymous members of the Autobot faction have offered a sizeable reward to any tipsters who agree not to come forward.
According to the newsscrolls in the archives, the Autobots are winning in the field. Could this be attributed to their new leader, Evolution Prime? All Autobot representatives were too busy showing Maximals how to kill a Decepticon to respond by press time.
Do your part to stop Evolution Prime! Visit your nearest Predacon Army Recruiting Office and learn more TODAY!
High Command wrote:The Decepticon Institute of Scientific Research.
Field report from Sol.3 on diversity and alternate mode implications.
With the current breakthroughs being made into the field of biomechanical armour, it seemed prudent for the Institute to send a survey mission to investigate possible threats which may arise from cybertronians equiped with a biological, rather then technological alternate modes (alt-modes).
I, High Command, along with my Mayhem Attack Squad, took the survey ship RDS Beagle to the planet Sol.3, where a great deal of biodiversity has been observed, by previous Decepticon missions.
On arrival at this backwater planet, our survey team's first discovery was the fragility of indigenous lifeforms, indicating that while their general body patterns may provide useful alt-modes, organic armour leaves much to be desired. The survey team quickly adopted the term "squishies" when describing these lifeforms.
Bearing in mind the programming complications which can occur with organic DNA interfering with cybertronian core programming, most often manifesting as behaviour modification mimicking the root source of that DNA, we investigated further into the behaviour patterns of several lifeforms.
It was our hope that by learning how these lifeforms behaved we would be better positioned to deal with any rogue cybertronian elements, who would suffer the behaviour modification inherent with the use of biological upgrading.
Here follows some specific observations on a range of lifeforms:
Asteroidea - A class of ehinoderms commonly called Starfish: These lifeforms were observed to have no brains. It was remarked that this would make a prefect alt-mode for many autobots.
Papilionoidea - A class of Lepidoptera commonly called Butterflies: These were found to be some of the most fragile lifeforms and were only able to feed on flowers and were extremely short lived. Military applications seem laughable at best.
Gallus callus - The Chicken: Among the Homo sapiens (Humans) of this planet, this animal was associated with cowardice. One group (calling themselves "the French") used the chicken as a national symbol. This herd was widely regarded by all the other Homo sapient groups to be the most cowardly. Again, we expect to see the autobots make use of this potential alt-mode.
Inia geoffrensis - Amazonian River Dolphin (Boto): This was found to be a harmless creature but was observed to display unusual copulation methods, namely blowhole penetration. To clarify a male boto, will shag another male boto, in the back of his head.
Sula nebouxii - The blue footed booby: The primary threat this lifeform poses is it's amusing name.
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In the Next Issue of HMW: Frontline, Windy in a gripping interview about life in a Predacon Concentration Camp...
I guess if they are interviewing Windy next I should start giving her some of those daily rations I was supposed to give her.
Mama Kitty has physical therapy today, so she had to go to sellp at a decent hour. You expect proof-reading miracles from me?
