Ep1.5 – The Same Page– Closed
Dec 11, 2012 23:12:45 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2012 23:12:45 GMT -5
[[This scene is for Blue and Optimus but is public. Takes place a little bit afterafter ‘Strong Words’ and 'Clear as Mud'. Bots are welcome to be present for this or off base doing other duties in which case they would be spoken to later. Follow up threads with Autobots individually speaking with Optimus are welcome.]]
“This brief will be short. After that everyone can return to duty.”
The gathered Autobots in the room were already tense. This did not surprise Optimus who, in his time, had sent Ironhide many places the Guardian did not want to go and never in all those times did the aftermath of the mech’s distemper pass generally unheeded. It was entirely possible, Optimus knew, that several of them had heard the exchange between Ironhide and himself from the sub-basement corridors. Rattrap sitting with Airrazor looking on – he would not half bet that the engineer had a better idea what had happened. Blaster looked terrified. So he’d heard something. Bumblebee and Arcee were gone, chasing a cold trail through Africa more than likely but Bumblebee’s face before he plunged through the dimensional tunnel of the groundbridge – he knew something.
It seemed to Optimus the best thing would simply be getting everyone on the same page.
He’d hoped the peace would last longer than this.
“As some of you may be aware, there was an incident at the Neutral Base – as a result Shadowrunner is currently missing and I’ve deployed Bumblebee and Arcee to the task of tracking her down. I will not go into the details here but it seems that the Decepticon infiltrator, Barricade, presumed KIA is in fact still functional.” Bulkhead rumbled. Blaster had closed his eyes.“He showed himself at the demilitarized zone and departed with Megatron who likewise showed himself at the DMZ some hours after our assault on the Nemesis.”
Optimus felt Fort Max’s stare on the edge of his awareness, like a physical weight.
“It seems Megatron was damaged in the assault and took amnesty at the Neutral Base. This is why Ironhide, Shadowrunner, Gasket, and myself have been off base – to assess whether Cleaver was under duress and thereafter to monitor the situation. Barricade was apparently repaired some months ago by the Neutrals. As a result, I am assigning stricter guardian shifts to all our human allies. Fowler has been informed of the situation and I remind all of you that our recent assault on the Nemesis will now, more than ever, warrant a retaliation. Until further notice no one will be allowed to the DMZ without express permission from myself or Arcee upon her return. I will discuss new guardian and patrol shifts with all of you as the duty roster is adjusted. Ironhide is currently off active duty. Defer to Arcee in the interim.”
There was a silence then, “As you were.”
“This brief will be short. After that everyone can return to duty.”
The gathered Autobots in the room were already tense. This did not surprise Optimus who, in his time, had sent Ironhide many places the Guardian did not want to go and never in all those times did the aftermath of the mech’s distemper pass generally unheeded. It was entirely possible, Optimus knew, that several of them had heard the exchange between Ironhide and himself from the sub-basement corridors. Rattrap sitting with Airrazor looking on – he would not half bet that the engineer had a better idea what had happened. Blaster looked terrified. So he’d heard something. Bumblebee and Arcee were gone, chasing a cold trail through Africa more than likely but Bumblebee’s face before he plunged through the dimensional tunnel of the groundbridge – he knew something.
It seemed to Optimus the best thing would simply be getting everyone on the same page.
He’d hoped the peace would last longer than this.
“As some of you may be aware, there was an incident at the Neutral Base – as a result Shadowrunner is currently missing and I’ve deployed Bumblebee and Arcee to the task of tracking her down. I will not go into the details here but it seems that the Decepticon infiltrator, Barricade, presumed KIA is in fact still functional.” Bulkhead rumbled. Blaster had closed his eyes.“He showed himself at the demilitarized zone and departed with Megatron who likewise showed himself at the DMZ some hours after our assault on the Nemesis.”
Optimus felt Fort Max’s stare on the edge of his awareness, like a physical weight.
“It seems Megatron was damaged in the assault and took amnesty at the Neutral Base. This is why Ironhide, Shadowrunner, Gasket, and myself have been off base – to assess whether Cleaver was under duress and thereafter to monitor the situation. Barricade was apparently repaired some months ago by the Neutrals. As a result, I am assigning stricter guardian shifts to all our human allies. Fowler has been informed of the situation and I remind all of you that our recent assault on the Nemesis will now, more than ever, warrant a retaliation. Until further notice no one will be allowed to the DMZ without express permission from myself or Arcee upon her return. I will discuss new guardian and patrol shifts with all of you as the duty roster is adjusted. Ironhide is currently off active duty. Defer to Arcee in the interim.”
There was a silence then, “As you were.”