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Post by RoundUp on Mar 20, 2016 15:47:06 GMT
Bordering Arizona and Nevada, the Hoover Dam sits ontop of the Black Canyon, producing electricity from the hydroelectric turbines which are fed water from the colorado River.
A groundbridge opened up on an empty stretch of road a few miles out from the dam, A brown Cadillac rolled out dipping his lights as he exited, joining onto the busy road. Coast is clear. Roads are empty.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 20, 2016 17:12:21 GMT
Breech flew through the ground-bridge after Round Up, and hovered for a moment. All visible weaponry retracted and the Bell-407 helicopter alt suddenly looked a lot more innocent, especially with its red and white colouring. The average civilian would think nothing of it.
She rose up into the air and took a scan of the area, "I'm not spotting anything that seems out of place here. Quite the number of eyes though. Since you said this is a patrol exercise, I'm just gonna activate my avatar..."
A young woman in civilian clothing fizzles into the pilot seat; she has cropped-short red hair and yellow-tinted sunglasses, but she also has extreme burn-scars on her face.
"There. Nothing out of place."
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 20, 2016 22:51:04 GMT
An aerial popped up on the back of Round Up's vehicle mode, Deputy was now boosting his tracking signal, patching himself into Round Up's console.
I'm not picking up anything on my radar Round Up.
Then we'll just move onwards, perhaps a Decepticon or two may show up when we cross over the Dam, I prefer the scenic route to the direct.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 21, 2016 13:31:52 GMT
Breech follows at a reasonable pace.
"Very true. A circutious route lets you see more..."
She scans the scenery.
"Not a whole lot to see, though. I think they're all in London. Still, I haven't stretched my rotors in like... forever," she gives this some thought, "Round Up, have you ever met Backbeat?"
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 21, 2016 14:04:08 GMT
No
Round up replied.
But I know what he's capable of, he's no Megatron.
He's a maniac.
If he really is planning to destroy the world, I'm sure it would go against many of Megatron's goals, when Backbeat gained control of a Cyber Key, that's when he gained a true thirst for power.
If I was to ever encounter him. I don't know how long I'd last, but I have to put my trust in Primal's command, like I did Watchman Prime before her and Optimus.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 21, 2016 15:19:06 GMT
"Yes... Dreadful mech, absolutely dreadful. And completely unreliable as a contractor."
It occurred to Breech that this was not the best way to negatively compare somebody.
"By which I mean... Crazy people don't make good bosses. Even though most mercs operate under a no-win-no-fee policy, creeps like him get all, 'Well, even if you're not my soldier I get to kill ya for failing'. Not the best incentive to choose them as employers."
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 21, 2016 17:30:57 GMT
Megatron was the same, wasn't one for his lackies to fail him.
I can see now why most Mercenaries decided not to go to the cons directly.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 21, 2016 18:15:11 GMT
"And it pays better too," Breech states, "I'm nobody's lackey. It's not in my benefit to fail; a merc needs to be reliable. It's just that the 'cons tend to have the best equipment and cash-er-oos. Mercs don't get along though..."
She explains quickly.
"Take a Turbofox as an example. Packs of Turbofoxes work together. A lone Turbofox is a dangerous thing, but sometimes it might join a pack. But if two lone Turbofoxes run into each other, well, they're gonna fight. They're competition y'see, whether it's for money, reputation, or territory."
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 21, 2016 21:53:46 GMT
I get it.
Whoever's got the highest price on their head, the hunter will chase them.
The hunter could also become the hunted.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 21, 2016 22:10:56 GMT
"Too true," Breech sighed, "You're not a good enough merc, you don't get jobs. If you end up being bad enough, you become the job. I've jacked enough people off in my life to know that we are a fickle and cruel species. And while on the whole I probably deserve to have awful things happen to me, that doesn't mean I want it to happen. People talk about Merc Guilds but there's no such thing. I mean..." she laughed as she circled in the sky, "You might as well have a guild of flesh-eating bacteria."
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 25, 2016 19:51:25 GMT
The only Merc guild I know of are the wreckers, but ever since Ultra Magnus was put in charge they acted more like a suicide squad crossed with the Elite Guard.
Took jobs no one else would, crazy stuff too. Yet they can take down a bridge whilst being shot at in seven different directions.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 26, 2016 0:59:01 GMT
"Oh, under new management, huh?" Breech would have shrugged if she wasn't in her helicopter alt, "I've met a few Wreckers. So far as I've seen they tend to be loud, impulsive, rude, and somewhat deranged. They'd be my kind of people, if that wasn't the kind of person I am. I don't really make friends that easily..."
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Post by RoundUp on Mar 26, 2016 4:24:46 GMT
I think you'd have to have a lack self preservation or bearings of titanium to even consider being a wrecker. They're mostly alright. You can always get a great story out of them when you're at the bar. They also know how to handle back up whenever an Autobot team needs help.
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Post by Breech Loader on Mar 26, 2016 15:56:58 GMT
"Backup's for people who have friends," Breech replied coldly. She paused, "Not that I don't... Oh, never mind... Are you seeing anything down there? I'm not catching anything from here."
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Post by RoundUp on May 25, 2016 22:57:09 GMT
I'm getting nothing, how about you Deputy?
Nothing on my sensors, local and far reach scanners.
Round Up began routing a groundbridge on his console.
We should head back then, no point in being out here much longer, we could re-deploy elsewhere.
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Post by Breech Loader on May 26, 2016 10:17:15 GMT
"You're the parole officer, I go where you go," Breech circled. The ground-bridge to the base popped up, and she flew through it.
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Post by RoundUp on May 26, 2016 18:36:45 GMT
Round Up swerved round to the left, driving offroad into the groundbridge after Breech Loader.
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