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 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!

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles quietly. He knows that he's safe from physical retribution, and this Ironhide seems so... easily irritated. Like his Ratchet.]

Some version of you was. And tormented Bumblebee quite regularly.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Tormented--I would never! Stop these lies!

[His sore spots are getting poked and prodded while both his cannons and his Ratchet are not present. This makes a very easily irritated Autobot.]

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

Oh, but you did. Poor fellow had it bad in those days. I was practically his only friend.

[Well, it's better entertainment than he's had in a while.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

... I was never in training with Bumblebee. And certainly not with any "Shockwave!"

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

You must think me a fool, if you believe I would waltz into Autobot training under my actual designation.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I do think you a fool.

[shockedlogic.livejournal.com]

I suppose that is your priority, then.