mighty-megatron:

::Stand down, repeat, stand down! I do not need the cure! You should be as far away from that ship as possible, Smokescreen. Do not attempt to aid me. Accomplices will not be tolerated! …Everything is fine.::

::Why not? Cybonic plague is kind of serious. Seriously, I’m gonna make plans to get on that ship later- gimme a good reason why I shouldn’t help.::

::Because I am… I am trying to help you. Please. I’ll.. I’ll bring the shuttle back and face the consequences, but there is something I have to do before that. The drones will be fine, I promise.::

::Okay, Smokescreen?::

Frag… This is bad, he’s going to put more focus on the shuttle if he alerts the flagship… I- Frag, frag frag slagging spawn of a GLITCH and Unicron-!

I can still do this. I can.

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

::N-no! That will not be necessary, Smokescreen.::

::I- We are unsure if the drones have even caught the disease, stasis is just a precautionary measure… We are fine! No one is in distress, everything is fine, do not engage the warship, for your own safety. Please comply. This is not worth your life.::

::Really? Not sure- how aren’t you sure? Relax- I’ve done this before, and no one stopped me then, when I was dragging a giant legendary hammer. I think getting you the cure for a plague should be easy!::

::Stand down, repeat, stand down! I do not need the cure! You should be as far away from that ship as possible, Smokescreen. Do not attempt to aid me. Accomplices will not be tolerated! …Everything is fine.::

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

::Ok… So you don’t care so much about him, but the planet itself? That makes more sense.::

::Cure? Oh I- the cure is held on the flagship, the Nemesis. We are- we are returning there, just not now. Not yet.::

::Well, that- actually, yes. Exactly.::

::Ohh- wait, why not? Did something else happen out there or something? You know, if you lemme know exactly where it is, I can probably snag it. It’s pretty easy for me to snag things off that ship!::

::N-no! That will not be necessary, Smokescreen.::

::I- We are unsure if the drones have even caught the disease, stasis is just a precautionary measure… We are fine! No one is in distress, everything is fine, do not engage the warship, for your own safety. Please comply. This is not worth your life.::

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

::Ah… I see. Smokescreen, then. The stasis is staving off what they may have contracted, yes.::

::…If you haven’t defected, why are you… Why are you aiding Megatron? Why are you… curious about this mission?::

::Good- what about the cure? You guys have the cure, right?:: He did remember the story he heard from Prime.

::It’s- I’m helping Cybertron. Megs is an aft, and- wait, I’m allowed to be worried about this! It’s just- that- I don’t want everyone on Cybertron to get infected. That’s reasonable, I think.::

::Ok… So you don’t care so much about him, but the planet itself? That makes more sense.::

::Cure? Oh I- the cure is held on the flagship, the Nemesis. We are- we are returning there, just not now. Not yet.::

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

::Captain Datastream reporting again. Apologies for the delay.::

::They should be fully functional once revived. Everything is fine, we are fine.::

::Apologies… Sir? I’m honestly not sure what to call you. You’re.. allied with the Decepticons, yes?::

::That’s good, that’s good. So I’m guessing stasis lock’s keeping the disease from getting worse?

Smokescreen. Smokescreen works. And I’m a soldier- and pretty far from being a cadet. I’m helping rebuild Cybertron- I’m not a Decepticon, though.::

::Ah… I see. Smokescreen, then. The stasis is staving off what they may have contracted, yes.::

::…If you haven’t defected, why are you… Why are you aiding Megatron? Why are you… curious about this mission?::

ask-smokescreen said:

oh- ohh. i heard that happened back on earth, too. so, it’s gonna be alright for those bots, right? i’m not worried- just a little curious, honestly. and i’m not a cadet!

::Captain Datastream reporting again. Apologies for the delay.::

::They should be fully functional once revived. Everything is fine, we are fine.::

::Apologies… Sir? I’m honestly not sure what to call you. You’re.. allied with the Decepticons, yes?::

what’s the place contaminated with?

::Oh… Smokescreen, was it, cadet?::

::The ship was contaminated with Cybonic Plague, as it was when we were forced to shut down.::

::Lord Megatron does not seem to have contracted it, if you were worried about that. He is stable. Why are you asking, cadet?::

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

…The “most fun” fights are strictly those that hold no bearing as to the outcome. When a fight is life-or-death, there is a definite thrill, but it is not something that I would call fun. Sparing with a competent opponent, being able to feel and test and enjoy each others’ strength without such severe consequences can be very rewarding.

Soundwave moves with absolute efficiency- and that match lasted for days.

…

Well, yeah, that’s fair. I wouldn’t want to fight you to the death. Well- what’s the funnest sparring match you’ve ever had with someone?

Days? Primus- how did that even work? Was it non-stop fighting? When did they finally declare a draw?

It is difficult to rank them by level of enjoyment. I suppose any in which my opponent matched me in some way, either in strength or strategy, have always been my favorite.

Heh. We did not stop. We couldn’t. Any pause or weakness would have been exploited be the other. We only stopped when we finally reached a stalemate, my cannon to his helm and his drilling cable poised to pierce my back. Of course, it was a miracle either of us could stand by that point, but be both refused to lose.

ask-smokescreen:

mighty-megatron:

Soundwave. He was also my only draw.

And I can kinda tell you haven’t lost- probably would be here otherwise.

Was that also the funnest fight you’ve ever gotten into? Man, I can only imagine it. Like, your fighting style’s all like-

/Trying to imitate how Megatron looks when fighting./

And I don’t exactly see enough of Sounds to get an idea- but I bet he’s a lot more still when going one on one? How long was that match, anyway?

…The “most fun” fights are strictly those that hold no bearing as to the outcome. When a fight is life-or-death, there is a definite thrill, but it is not something that I would call fun. Sparing with a competent opponent, being able to feel and test and enjoy each others’ strength without such severe consequences can be very rewarding.

Soundwave moves with absolute efficiency- and that match lasted for days.