14th Transmission

[heavyweaponsbot]

I grow tired of listening to constant lies regarding the state of our homeworlds. Been asked why this... crew... would lie to us. When they stated they would not.

[He snorts]

I ask why they would not.

They wish to keep us here, hmn? Must have been a lot of work to gather us all... why would they want us to slip away? To look for an escape? Waste of all their efforts. Best to keep your prisoners compliant... when there are so many more of them than there are guards. Or, shall I say... crew?

I do not believe their story. Not asking anyone to agree with me, I do not care if you do or do not.

Just saying.

[And the comm clicks off.]

Comments

[whistlesatengineers]

Unlikely.

[ He hopes. ]

Though I wouldn't expect anything less out of the Covenant.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Hmpf! I agree! Our worlds are still there, despite what they say.

...

The what.

[whistlesatengineers]

Don't know anything that could destroy that many worlds anyway.

Covenant. Big ugly alien religious fanatics. Think the human race needs to die.

[ If text could have a tone, his would be 'Full of angry loathing'. ]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Neither do I.

[Since he's from before everyone started screaming about the sun exploding, anyway.]

Sounds... familiar.

[whistlesatengineers]

Does it? You've run across Covies before?

[ He's been noticing certain things, like fashion and speech patterns. And they... definitely aren't from his own Earth. And yet he has some of the same problems that Mikaela does, just with different names. It freaks him out a little. ]

[heavyweaponsbot]

No. I have never heard of them. Sound like the enemies from our world.

[He shrugs, creaking again.]

[whistlesatengineers]

You said you're an Autobot, so that would the

[ The Rookie pauses, trying to drag out the name from his memory. ]

the Decepticons, right?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Yes.

[He practically snarls it.]

They are here. Watch yourself.

[whistlesatengineers]

Thanks for the warning. I will.

The Covenant are here too, so you do the same.

[heavyweaponsbot]

I am afraid of nothing.

[whistlesatengineers]

Nothing?

[ ... Well heck, he's not sure if that's awesome or insane. ]

[heavyweaponsbot]

Several millenia old. Hard to be afraid after all that.

[whistlesatengineers]

That makes sense, sure.

I don't think I got your name, the last time we talked.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Ironhide.

[whistlesatengineers]

I'm guessing you can back that name up, huh?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Of course I can.

[whistlesatengineers]

It never hurts to ask.

[heavyweaponsbot]

Guess not.