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Post by RedOptics on Feb 4, 2015 15:29:34 GMT
Diamond had run after Halberd, ending up in the halls. The larger femme had been acting strange ever since her capture by Vos, and the blue bot was starting to getvthe feeling she wasn't healed properly. Halberd was always willing to talk with allies, even before the war. Abd Diamond knew it wasn't easy spying for the Autobots, because she always felt a hint of stress.
Halberd? Why did you leave? We coulda stuck around for a bit. Diamond tugged on her arm like a sparkling. You must know that I do not belong there. Halberd sent back. What are you saying? You belong here as much as anyone else does! There are tons of ex-cons here Diamond's words stopped Halberd in her tracks and she whirled around. You think being an ex-con will make me feel any better?! You think spying for the Autobots throughout the years was a fun job?! You think that being half con I'd be more of an Autobot?! I... I just thought- You just thought what? That I... could fit in? I still have that same urge to kill since I was taught their ways. I can't change. Halberd huffed out of annoyance and continued her path. Diamond grabbed her arm to stop her, but out of reflex Halberd instead scratched her face. The younger femme fell back, staring at her sister with horror filled optics. Halberd... how...? Then Halberd realized what she did, turned and ran away.
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 5, 2015 0:36:55 GMT
Where could the slagging pair of femmes be? Vaqus ran through the hallways, trying hard not to bump into anything. He actually was causing a bit of trouble, leaping over carts, or ducking through guards, and then skidding around corners. Vaqus looked back. about two guards were on his tail, but Vaqus didn't mind them. He dived behind a corner, and then leaped towards the ceiling, transforming into his alternate mode, except instead of using it to navigate through liquid, he activated it's hover vehicle mode, and he remained just a few inches below the ceiling. The guards ran past him underneath, convinced that vaqus could be far off. When vaqus was sure they were gone, he untransformed and then landed with a thud on the ground. He turned around to walk the opposite path, only to see Diamond was right across from him, and Halberd was walking away in a hurry. Vaqus approached the downed femme, and as he saw her, he realized she was scared, and had a long four pronged scratch mark across her faceplate.
Vaqus had seen Halberd's hands before, the sharp, talon like servos which the femme had where very distinct. She had been walking away in a hurry so that meant...
Vaqus: Diamond. What is going on here?
Vaqus decided he'd leave the detail about why he searched for them for now, and see what was going on at the moment. What on earth was Halbred doing? Had she just attacked her sister? Vaqus didn't know halberd, but how things were looking, it would seem the red and purple femme had done as he was thinking. Why, was the question, however.
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 5, 2015 0:51:36 GMT
Diamond looked up at Vaqus, then back in Halberd's direction, getting to her trods quickly. She felt the stinging cuts with her left servo, and looked at the tips of her digits which had a few droplets of energon. Sh... she wouldn't listen to reason... She's never done that before.... The smaller femme said softly with tear filled optics. She turned and grabbed Vaqus's servo, tugging him along, We have to get her back! Letting go, she started to run, not stopping to listen if Vaqus had anymore to say. But her spark felt that Halberd already left to another place on Earth, and she was determined to find her sister.
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 5, 2015 2:07:32 GMT
((pardon me for the delay of the post. Someone called me to do something real quick..))
Vaqus raised an optic ridge, and furrowed the other. Halberd wouldn't listen to reason. So she was usually reasonable right? The he was tugged along abruptly, before he could even respond. Vaqus almost tripped a few times before he managed to keep up, his thick legs breaking into a dash with Diamond. So, they were chasing a femme who was an ex-con. Not good.
Vaqus: I'm guessing this is one of the situations where things get rather difficult for everyone?
Vaqus asked, as he kept up. He built up some good speed, and he continued to dash through the halls with Diamond. What was gong on with the two siblings was unbeknownst to Vaqus. He knew that it was something serious, by how Diamond was urging him to help her. He personally wondered how bad things could get when it came to family business. he had a feeling he was going to be finding out fairly soon, however. 'Interesting. You've been with the Autobots for a week or two, and you're already getting involved with a femme's problems.' Clinx mused, and Vaqus grunted. Shut up Clinx.
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 5, 2015 2:23:26 GMT
(I don't mind)
Diamond hit a wall while turning and stopped, knowing that Halberd had obviously taken a bridge. We need to call in a bridge.... Using her spark to find the coordinates, she quickly found out the name of the place in which she was in, Newtok? Her optics darted around before breaking a seal and sending a message through the bond, We're coming Halberd, LEAVE. ME. ALONE. Then Diamond was viscously thrown out of the link and blocked again, making yelp, startled and confused at what had just happened. With a low growl of hurt, she finally found the controls.
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Post by AeroJet on Feb 5, 2015 6:21:07 GMT
After Aerojet just walked out the Dojo, he saw Vaqus Jumping over the carts and avoiding all sorts of obstacles, running towards somewhere. He thought the cooking and energon preparation room was in the opposite way? Was something wrong? He frowned as Vaqus continued his way. Then he thought he saw Vaqus successfully leaping over a cart without knocking anything, but the one pushing it was so shocked that he attempted stopped the cart too abruptly. It made that bot lost control of the cart and it smashed into the wall of the hallways. Inertia causing bottles and cans of stuff falling off the cart. Aero stopped by and help that mech pick up the things up back to his cart, and luckily nothing was spilled.
After he put all the stuff back on the cart and saying goodbye to that mech, he looked back up just in time to see a aquatic vehicle with a colour scheme similar to that of Vaqus zoomed past. Assuming that's him, he transformed into his jet mode and flew just below the ceiling in order to catch up with him. Fortunately the hallways were wide enough that the tips of his wing wouldn't scratch the wall, but it was close. He arrived a while after Vaqus did, delayed by his inexperience of flying in tightly confined space. He almost hit another bot with his lower wing when he was turning with a sharp bank! Maybe he should practice it more...
Transforming back to his bipedal mode and landing softly, and pointing behind him in the approximate direction of the energon preparation room, he said, "Hey, Vaqus. Isn't the energon preparation room that..."
He stopped mid-sentence, as he saw one of the femme getting away from another, already at a long distance just before she was out of sight. Shortly after that, he saw Vaqus and the other femme opening up a groundbridge, seemingly in urgency.
Perhaps next time he should observe the situation before speaking, Aero thought dryly.
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 5, 2015 12:12:51 GMT
Vaqus was at the controls alongside Diamond, who urgently pushed buttons. Vaqus just looked down at the controls, experimentally almost hitting this one and that. Were there transmissions in here? Vaqus wondered, but he decided that Clinx could handle this little thingy later. Afteral, Clinx knew a lot about technology. Vaqus heard Aerojet approach them, and Vaqus raised an optic ridge,
Vaqus: I thought you'd follow me.
Vaqus said, though his voice was actually serious for a change. He gestured to Diamond,
Vaqus: Look. I have a few theories of what's going on here, but to be honest, Diamond's got a family problem, simply put.
Vaqus said, the mech's shoulders shrugging. He looked back at the Autobot controls. Maybe he could scroll through old transmissions, and see what his faction had been up to. It would be interesting, and for all he knew, he could find transmissions that could have some prank-worthy material. Vaqus blinked his optics. He really shouldn't be thinking of mischievous things at the moment, with Diamonds urgency and all. Vaqus went ahead to analyse the situation a bit. So he had come in the area suddenly, and he had found Diamond scratched, and Halberd running. At the moment, Diamond seemed frustrated and persistent on her task, letting out a low growl. Vaqus then realised something, instead of pushing him away from the family matter, which had been none of his business, Diamond had pulled him right in, grabbing his servo and urgently tugging him along. Vaqus made the silent observation that perhaps Diamond was the type who knew when to call for support, or perhaps she simply needed help. Vaqus looked back to Aerojet.
Vaqus: So, how was life without me for twenty seconds? Pretty drab huh?
Meanwhile, Clinx detached from Vaquses back, transforming into his small, cassation form. Since he was no longer in need to hover around, Clinx sprouted two wheels for feet, and then skated his way to the controls of the area, and began to tap into them, typing various commands into the console, bringing up images of where Halberd may be, or trying to guess well. The small one eyed brown mech also spent some time scrolling through com lines, copying a few for later examination, and taking a few others and replaying them to see if he could pin point Halberd's position at all. He was unaware of the mental sister bond, and he thought he would contribute to the findings.
Clinx caught a few more recordings, and then listened to replays of them, but he found nothing valuable regarding the intentions of the mech who sent him. No traces of extra com messages or clues to where Halberd may be. It was disappointing, and the small dwarf of a mech gave a sigh, and then wheeled on back to Vaqus, his helm shaking before slumping down to the ground.
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Post by AeroJet on Feb 5, 2015 13:46:51 GMT
Seeing Vaqus poking this and that button, Aerojet almost rolled his optics, but resisted from doing so. Noticing Vaqus' digits was hovering over a blue button, Aero said, "While I'm not familiar with military tech and machines, they sometimes share similarities. I wouldn't push that if I were you, that would activate the base broadcasting system, sending what you're going to say all over the base through the speakers."
Hearing the tone of Vaqus was quite serious, Aero also became more solemn. He noted that Vaqus mentioned the name Diamond, which he presumed it was the designation of that femme who seemed to be anxious and distressed. He suddenly noticed that there were scratches and cuts on Diamond's faceplate and left servo. He silently frowned a bit as the instinct of a healer kicked in, a trait he inherited from his mother. Although those cuts weren't deep, fortunately, but still should be treated in case of energon impurity infection. He looked at Diamond again and saw that she looked so worried. It seemed like she wanted to do something desperately. He kept silent, knowing that she probably wouldn't care the injuries if she could accomplish what she wanted to do. He guessed he would standby and monitor those wounds, and do his best to kept them from getting worse.
Family problem... So the other femme was her kin. He blinked a bit, unsure of how to response. He wouldn't mind helping. Actually he would be willing to help. But he didn't know what happened, and he didn't know what should he do to help. He also didn't know if this femme who named Diamond would receive assistance from a stranger.
As he was thinking seriously, he heard Vaqus' remark. This time he rolled his optics and said, "Well, I have endured seventeen cyber stellar cycles without you. I guess I will live."
He then saw a small mech rolling off from Vaqus' back, unaware that he was present the whole time, he raised his optic ridges in surprise. He saw that little mech dealt with the control inputs fluently, with high efficiency as he swiftly entered commands to the console. He looked up where the screen was, and saw different windows of locations and comm-to-text records. The windows, big and small in large amount, opened and closed simultaneously and alternately in a dazzling flash. He focused his optics on the screen, and managed to catch up with the things and content showing up. Seeing locations and comm lines being summoned and dismissed, he made a wild guess that they were looking for the whereabouts of the other femme.
He asked seriously, "Anything I could help?"
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 5, 2015 14:23:04 GMT
Diamond searched once more, finding Halberd in the same place. She turned her helm to see Vaqus searching the controls. The femme had to enter the coordinates somehow, but ground bridging technology was just too hard for her, and wanted to give up. This damn... Ughh. Her servos bunching up, she'd begin to show signs of anger. Something she hasn't shown for eons. How do you..? She growled through gritted dents, pressing every button, and most didn't even do anything. Which one is it?! There's like millions! Diamond growled in her mind. The coordinates danced in her mind, the bond hurting because the two were far away from eachother. Then she heard Aerojet and tried to use a calm tone, Please, help us open a bridge.
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Post by AeroJet on Feb 5, 2015 15:14:54 GMT
After hearing Diamond, Aerojet further confirmed that they needed to find where the other femme was. Although Diamond tried to use a calm tone, the underlying anxiety was very obvious. He replied gently, yet firmly, "We must first know what are the coordinates of the destination before we can open the bridge. You are finding the other femme that I saw standing beside you back on the beach, right?"
Aero proceeded to the controls, unaware that Diamond already know where the other femme was. Err... He wasn't familiar with the controls... Definitely not designed by Paradronians. Luckily there are some kind of similarities between advance control panels. He began to try to input some commands through the keys and buttons, occasionally swiping his digits on the small glass screen beside the buttons and waving his servo mid-air, inputting directives through touchscreen and motion capture. He thought he began familiarise himself with the panels, as he started to call up some windows, looking for traces of information that might show him the location he wanted. Although his processing speed was still lower than that small mech, he began to become faster as he continued. While the planet wasn't big comparing to other plants in the galaxy, finding a bot inside it in a short time was still not an easy thing.
Signing a bit, he asked absentmindedly as he continued typing some command, "Diamond, is there any place or regions that you think she may go? Or locations that she have a reason to visit? That would help to narrow the searching scope."
Not really expecting an answer, he furrowed his optic ridges, thinking the possibilities and scanning through the large screen for more information. He already found out how could he enter the destination of the groundbridge. As soon as he got the coordinates, he should be able to open the bridge in seconds. The problem was, Aerojet thought, he didn't know how long it would take to get the coordinates.
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Post by Sparkflare on Feb 5, 2015 21:23:43 GMT
Walking into the halls, Sparkflare held his helm low as he looked down at his hands, which held his weapon of choice, the scatterblast. A double barrelled, lever action shotgun. Weak from at a distance, yet powerful when up close. Best to use hit and run tactics with this. Sparkflare had smile on his face, when he looked up as he walked to the inactive groundbridge. Sparkflare lowered his shotgun as he then thought of where to go. The mech rubbed his chin plate in deep thought. Where would there be a good place to travel to go searching for an energon mine?
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 5, 2015 22:00:40 GMT
I know where she is, I just need a way to put in the coordinates. Diamond told him. the hope that he knew how to work this thing glittered brightly in her optics. The determination to retrieve her sister burned in her spark, and since it was causing her pain, she just wanted it done and over with quickly. And since Halberd had blocked off feeling, the emotions that Diamond sent were just building up and causing pressure in her helm and chest, which wasn't pleasant at all. Taking one more look over at the controls, nothing seemed different. Back on Cybertron, the Academy had not yet reached the bridge part of the curriculum due to the war. C'mon.... She wished there was such thing as teleportation, then this whole thing would've been done already. But something told Diamond something was going to happen, is it was the 'good something', it was really a feeling of danger, and that she should keep away from Halberd's business. But being as stubborn as she was, she ignored the feeling and continued forward with going to reason with Halberd. And diamond knew that her sister did have violent out breaks once i na while, but never towards her, and she had to figure out why.
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 6, 2015 1:03:02 GMT
Vaqus meanwhile had solved a puzzle; thanks to Clinx, and some thinking, he knew how to open a ground bridge. It was just setting the coordinates that would be the tricky part. Vaqus gave a sigh, and then turned to the two who were with him, not noticing the third bot who was watching from a distance.
Vaqus: I think I solved how to open a ground bridge. But, as Aerojet said--we need to narrow down the scope, and as you're doing Diamond, we need to know were she is.
Vaqus paused. Halberd was a seeker, so she could be anywhere. She could have flown to an entirely different country by now, and she also could be simply flying in the sky. It made things more difficult, but Vaqus knew that he at least knew some of the variables to the situation. Vaqus gave a huff of ventilation, and then looked back at the controls. Clinx blinked at him, sending him a mental message. 'I found nothing'. He said, and Vaqus revved his rotors in return; I know. Vaqus didn't know quite what to do at the moment. He had very little clues, and he did not recall anything Halberd had said. Oh yeah. The femme was mute.
So wait. If she was mute, did that mean she would feel a little bit like an outcast? She was also an ex-con, so that meant that it was likely she didn't feel like she could fit in. Vaqus suddenly had a glint in his optics, as he stroked his chin,
Vaqus: Wants to be alone doesn't she? She would go somewhere where she would be sure that no one else could ensue, or where she could think straight right? Maybe we should search for quieter locations...
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Post by AeroJet on Feb 6, 2015 1:16:38 GMT
"Excuse me?" AeroJet blinked, his servo stopped and froze over the keys momentarily in surprise. Well, he didn't expect that from Diamond. Anyway, if he heard what he thought he heard, it's definitely a good news.
He immediately continued to work on the control panels, unaware of the newcomer. While waiting the confirmation from Diamond, he tweaked some knob and flicked quite a few switches. Summoning up a virtual number pad on the touchscreen just in front of where Diamond is, he said pointing at the screen, "If you have the coordinates, you can key them in there."
He already set up the other parameters needed for the activation of groundbridge. As soon as Diamond enter the coordinates, the computer should automatically calculate the other variables required, and began the spatial warping process.
In case that Diamond didn't know the exact coordinates of the femme she was looking for, he continued to search for clues in the system database, hoping to find something useful. Hearing Vaqus, he thought his words for a moment. His suggestion was very reasonable...
"That means we can rule out all densely populated cities, towns and regions. Maybe flying in the sky, driving on some deserted road or diving in the sea... I didn't see her alt-mode. Or she could be in some remote rural areas or deserted places..." Aero said, unaware that the femme couldn't transform because of the T-cog lost. His digits flew over the keys, deleting the windows with large population of locals.
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 6, 2015 1:41:34 GMT
I don't think she can move as fast anymore. Diamond told Vaqus, She hasn't used her alternate form or hand weapons since she was... captured... She stared for a moment at the keypad. That's what was up, she didn't have a T-Cog! Oh no... Her digits typed in the coordinates quickly, and hit enter. Halberd was irritable because she couldn't transform and speak, and her con mind was starting to take over because of it. Why didn't she think of it before?! Something like that had happened before, Halberd's T-Cog had malfunctioned when they were younger, and she was always yelling and hitting others because it need time to mend after surgery, she couldn't transform for months. But this tank of a femme changed ever since she was stolen by her own mother, and taken to the Nemesis to be raised as a con. Over the years, Diamond had never been alone since they still had the bond. She never learned what to do with no one.
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Post by AeroJet on Feb 6, 2015 8:11:46 GMT
So Diamond did know where that femme went. Aero wondered for a moment about how that was achieved, but then decided that it wasn't the most urgent problem here. As soon as Diamond keyed in the coordinates, the computer began to run and adjust the angle of the stablizers and space-wraping generator.
Seeing the structure of the bridge was prepared, Aero gently pulled the lever just next to him. A green tunnel-like vortex should appear, and get brighter and brighter until the luminous intensity became stable. The groundbridge should lead them to where that femme was, providing that Diamond entered the accurate coordinates.
He gestured at the glowing vortex, and said to Diamond, "That should lead us to the coordinates you provided."
Right after that, he moved to another panel nearby. His digits touching the earpiece and his right servo moved over the buttons quickly, linking his comm to the main system of the Groundbridge. As Doctor Chiro had suggested, linking the comm to the Groundbridge would be much more convenient. As long as he could receive comm signal and establish connection with the base, he could summon up a Groundbridge back to the base when the situation needed it. The synchronisation was completed in few seconds. He looked back up, ready to go if he was needed.
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 6, 2015 13:26:41 GMT
((I haven't been posting much here because I'm waiting for the location where everything is going to happen to be made....plus, I just can't muster a whole lot of creativity standing around. *whistles*))
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 6, 2015 13:55:53 GMT
(Go to Newtok in Alaska, that's where Halberd is.)
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Post by Cup 'o' Joe on Feb 6, 2015 14:06:17 GMT
((Gotcha.))
Vaqus kept his mouth shut and listened to what was going on. So much for his detective skills. It appeared that Aerojet seemed to be thinking like him, or vice versa. Vaqus decided he would be fine without Clinx for once. Vaqus signaled the little cassesticon to stay put, and the mech nodded. Vaqus turned his helm to the ground bridge, and gave a glance at Diamond. Her body language told him she wanted someone else to step through, sooner or later. Vaqus would have allowed it to be her, but with the urgency, and no one else bothering to go through the now opened ground bridge--Vaqus took it upon himself to lead the trio.
Vaqus: I'm guessing the rules are you don't attack unless attacked---and even then, play it defensively.
Vaqus said, and then allowed his visor to slip over his optics. He planned on keeping himself in one piece, without Clinx babysitting him what to do. Aerojet would probably be doing that.
Vaqus: Second thing everyone. If we live through this, medium grades are on me. Now, if she has any kind of weapon ready for us, I'll be the first to take it, which in this case may be more beneficial for you all because--you get the point. Let's roll!
Vaqus said, and then walked into the ground bridge, which was open before him.
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Post by RedOptics on Feb 6, 2015 14:46:02 GMT
Diamond was about to protest but he already went through the bridge. She turned to Aerojet, Thank you. Then she followed Vaqus through without hesitation. The femme knew this was going to be hard, but not hard enough to make her quit. Halberd would understand, hopefully.
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