1st Transmission

[heavyweaponsbot]

Where... where is this! What's going on! I will not tolerate this nonsense! There is a battle going on--

[Brief moment of stunned silence, and then, a roar that shakes the communications devices of all those listening]

Where... are... my cannons! Who touched them! Show yourself! Or I shall tear this place apart to find you! How dare you lay hands on me and my weapons! When I find you, I will not hesitate to--do not think I cannot destroy you without them! Answer me! Now!

Optimus' orders or no, when I find the responsible party, you will be reduced to your basic components before you can blink!

[Another pause, and then, quieter, but no less agitated]

Hmn. Oh, should... Autobots. Come in! Where are you! I have been taken from the field... What is Prime's status? Respond!

Comments

[heavyweaponsbot]

I welcome their attempts! Perhaps then my cannons will be returned!

Ironhide. And do not forget it.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

I doubt that. I also suspect that they are much more dangerous than your average organics.

Ironhide? Your voice has certainly changed. [He pauses and hrms.] Out of curiosity... and I do so hope you'll humor me... what does Starscream turn into?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Why should I believe the word of a Decepticon! Hmn! If it means returning to my Prime, I shall take them all down!

... My voice has never been any different than it is now. [snort] A human fighter jet. What else?

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Believe me or not, Autobot. Frankly, I am quite interested to see how the crew would handle you if you followed through.

Curious. [He's tempted to shift his modulator to use the voice of his Ironhide, but refrains. It wouldn't be conclusive enough.] Any specific model of fighter jet?

[heavyweaponsbot]

I do not do this for your interest, Decepticon.

[Just growls] He took the form of an F-22 Raptor, used by the United States armed forces.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Of course not, but I would delight in recording data on the encounter nonetheless.

I had my suspicions. The Starscream you know is not the Starscream I knew.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Who is to say you would be allowed to view said data?

... there is only one Starscream.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

The fact that your ordeal would be recorded for posterity would likely be enough.

You are so certain of that?

[heavyweaponsbot]

How?

Yes. I am...

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

It would be a permanent record of your trouncing by humans.

Then what would have to say, if I told you that the Great War as I know it ended thousands of stellar cycles ago?

[heavyweaponsbot]

...

I would call you a lying, piece of scrap, Decepticon.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

How zealous of you, Ironhide.

Particularly since we've not met. Unless, of course, you are the Ironhide I went through Autobot Boot Camp with.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I am nothing if not set in my ways. Call it "zealotry" if you like.

[There's a twitch at that, which Shockwave probably can't see]

I have... never served with any Decepticons. [Liar] Nor will I.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[He'd have been so very pleased to have gotten that reaction.]

Not knowingly served with them, perhaps.

[heavyweaponsbot]

No Autobot would ever betray Prime! Or the cause!

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

You are so confident when you say that. Have you forgotten that deception is in the Decepticon name?

[heavyweaponsbot]

... I will never forget that. I am not that old.

But they would never have survived this long. Do not flatter your traitorous kind.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

They would with a certain amount of intelligence and patience. Do not underestimate the resolve of Megatron's most loyal soldiers.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Then, do not underestimate Optimus'. He has soldiers. Megatron has lackies.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Optimus Prime is a glorified construction worker who profited through Starscream's follies. Megatron is a brilliant leader and a fine warrior who wished to free Cybertron of Autobot rule.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Optimus is the real leader! Megatron lost his sanity, and broke with our ways! He is nothing but a mad pile of scrap.

The Autobots never ruled Cybertron, we never wished to!

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Megatron fights for the rights of all Cybertronians, to not be arrested and persecuted when they step pede on their native planet.

Perhaps you should ask Ultra Magnus about that; he certainly seemed to enjoy being the leader of the Autobots and Cybertron, after he broke the back of the noble Decepticon faction.

[heavyweaponsbot]

You are off your processor, Decepticon. Megatron has no noble goals, save the destruction of the Autobots, and our human allies.

... I know no Ultra Magnus. You are making these things up.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Then I went to an illogical amount of trouble to 'make things up', didn't I? Because there is so much more, about boot camp with our drill instructor Sentinel Prime, and my secretary in Autobot Intel, Cliffjumper.

[heavyweaponsbot]

There was no drill instructor. I was never in any training with you! Or any Sentinel Prime!