Back on Cybertron, in the Council Chambers of Iacon, a cacophony of voices was going on between the mechs and femmes that made up the Council of Cybertron. On the main Central Floor, a femme named Strongarm and her Conjux Endura, Prowl watched as the councilors debated very loudly. Strongarm was heavily built with a Police issue 2016 Chevy Tahoe alternate mode. The doors were her wings, the rear of the vehicle became her feet, the front of the vehicle swung down so that the angle of the window and the roof became her chest. Prowl\u2019s alternate mode was a Police issue 2016 Chevy Impala. His robot mode was similar to Jazz, just in law enforcement colors. Their helmet designs were simplistic and had a set of horns on top. \u201cThis is nuts!\u201d whispered Strongarm to Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApparently this is politics,\u201d muttered Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMesdames et Messieurs, S’IL VOUS PLA\u00ceT!!\u201d roared a mech that had the alternate mode of a 2015-spec Audi R18 e-tron quattro. The front wheels and the wheel wells became the shoulders. The top of the car became the robot\u2019s back. The hood became his chest and the rear of the car became his feet. His helmet design had a panel on each side of the head. This mech was Wheeljack in robot mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d called a Councilmech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s too hot,\u201d replied Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Yeah, I suppose it is,\u201d remarked the Councilmech. Wheeljack addressed the assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHaving debated for at least ten cycles,\u201d he called, \u201cthe voting shall begin. We shall finally decide on whether or not to send Monsieur Prowl and Madame Strongarm after Optimus to warn him that it was not the Throttlebots that hijacked the Harbinger<\/em>, but the escaped Decepticon prisoners that broke out of the stockade a solar cycle ago. Remember, the vote must be at least 53% as Iacon must remain neutral. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. All against, say nay.\u201d The councilors agreed and the voting began. \u201cAltihex,\u201d called Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAltihex says aye,\u201d replied Councilfemme Switchblade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnkmor Park.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnkmor Park says aye,\u201d answered Councilmech Downshift, Tarkana 5\u2019s uncle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAxiom Nexus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAxiom Nexus says nay,\u201d grunted Councilfemme Crashcourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCentral City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCentral city says aye!\u201d rumbled Councilmech Groundpound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrystal City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrystal City says nay,\u201d called Councilfemme Neela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCyber City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCyber City says nay,\u201d replied Councilfemme Treble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCybertropolis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCybertropolis says aye,\u201d affirmed Councilmech Snapshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGygax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGygax says nay,\u201d grunted Councilmech Ramrod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHive City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHive city says nay,\u201d whispered Councilmech Pounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKalis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKalis says aye,\u201d called Councilfemme Slicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKaon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKaon says nay,\u201d reported Councilmech Cryotek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPolyhex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPolyhex says nay…nay,\u201d rasped Councilmech Shrapnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPraxus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWheeljack,\u201d called Councilmech Blazer, \u201cPraxus abstains, courteously.\u201d Wheeljack stood up in anger, and then coolly sat back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCouncilmech Blazer,\u201d said Prowl calmly. His demeanor soon changed. \u201cWHAT IN THE PIT GOES ON IN OUR HOME\u2019S GOVERNMENT?! WHY DOESN\u2019T PRAXUS SIMPLY STAY IN PRAXUS?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProwl, that was out of line,\u201d rebuked Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI apologize, Wheeljack,\u201d replied Prowl, \u201cbut my home\u2019s councilor, whom I voted for, has been abstaining from crucial votes for a while now; everyone in Praxus is starting to make fun of him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Prowl,\u201d sighed Blazer, \u201cbut the simple fact is that the government of Praxus never sent the delegation any specific instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNever?!\u201d yelped Strongarm. \u201cThat\u2019s impossible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHave you ever been to a meeting of the Praxian Legislature?\u201d asked Blazer. \u201cThey speak very fast, very loud, and very rudely with the result that nothing ever gets done.\u201d He turned to the rest of the council. \u201cI beg the council\u2019s pardon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy sympathies, Blazer,\u201d sighed Wheeljack. \u201cAll right, continuing, Simfur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSimfur says aye,\u201d called Councilfemme Flamewar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTarn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTarn says aye,\u201d reported Councilmech Road Rage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTripedeon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne,\u201d hissed Councilfemme Broadcast, \u201cwe\u2019ve already voted that our new name was Trypticon. Two, we respectfully yield to our fair sister state, Tyger Pax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right, Tyger Pax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWheeljack,\u201d purred Councilfemme Pastime, \u201cwe in the Northern city states have always seen the carnage of war. We have seen a lot of sanctions ignored, a lot of laws disregarded, and a lot of general help being given the cold shoulder. Thanks to the Pax Cybertronia, we have improved social help immensely. That treaty has been the stepping stone that we needed for these stellar cycles of peace. In the interests of peace, Tyger Pax is content to see how the eventual meeting between Optimus\u2019 team and these escaped Decepticons will play out. The vote is nay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrypticon\u2026\u201d began Broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSays nay,\u201d interrupted Wheeljack. \u201cI know. Vos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVos says aye,\u201d rumbled Councilmech Stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd last, but not least, Yuss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYuss says aye,\u201d grunted Councilmech Barrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s nine for yes,\u201d counted Wheeljack, \u201cnine for no with one abstention. To break the tie, we must hear the Voice of the Council. Governor Straxus, what is your decision?\u201d Straxus was a tall, imposing, blue mech with a metallic goatee and a helmet that looked like a hood. He stood up slowly, cleared his throat, and then spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEsteemed Gentlefemmes and Gentlemechs,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHere we go…go,\u201d whispered Shrapnel to his fellow Insecticons, Bombshell and Kickback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs you know,\u201d continued Straxus, \u201cmany of us have stood on the tail end of a three million, three hundred forty eight thousand, six hundred twenty three point eight five stellar cycle war. Many city-states were burnt to the ground; I believe I am right in naming Praxus and Crystal City. Those wounds are still being healed but, thanks to the Pax Cybertronia, they are healing rapidly. One of the sanctions forbids us from travelling to worlds that our war touched. Oh yes, we can still keep our colony worlds. Visiting planets like Nebulos, Regulon IV, Femax, and Earth on the other hand, it\u2019s forbidden because those planets may harbor hatred against us. If I recall correctly, it is for our protection as well as theirs that we do not visit. We left some rather big scars on those planets and some of their weaponry has pierced the skin of a Cybertronian.\u201d Shrapnel smirked. \u201cBut,\u201d continued Straxus, \u201cwe must remember that Optimus heard from Jazz that someone is digging up the resting places of fallen warriors. If that person discovers how we function and combines it with Earth technology, we will face another war, this time against humans. And if these Decepticon radicals strike Earth without any warning, we will surely face our darkest hour. Therefore, I must vote for sending Prowl and Strongarm to Earth to warn Optimus about this development.\u201d Cheers and jeers met the end of that speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT ARE YOU DOING, STRAXUS…STRAXUS?!\u201d shrieked Shrapnel. \u201cWE HAVE SANCTIONS PREVENTING THIS…THIS!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow, hear me out, Shrapnel,\u201d called Straxus, \u201ccan we truly let these radicals run around Earth unmolested? We would once again stain our fair planet with the innermost Energon of innocents and innocence. Either we curb this nonsense now, or we damn Cybertron and her people to war once again!\u201d Shrapnel looked coldly at Straxus before sitting back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe bot\u2019s from Polyhex…Polyhex,\u201d he sighed in defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith the vote being in Prowl and Strongarm\u2019s favor,\u201d called Wheeljack, \u201cwe shall prepare the Space Bridge to\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWheeljack, hold on a cycle…cycle,\u201d called Shrapnel. \u201cOf course I understand that Optimus must be warned…warned, but what about Prowl\u2019s job…job? He is chief of the Elite Guard Law Enforcement division in Praxus…Praxus. If Prowl must absolutely go to Earth…Earth, I must make it that he goes alone and Strongarm take his place as Chief of the Praxian Law Enforcement…Enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s absurd!\u201d scoffed Strongarm. \u201cWe already have Sideswipe!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSideswipe?\u201d gulped Blazer. \u201cOh dear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s that supposed to mean?\u201d asked Strongarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell,\u201d stammered Blazer, \u201cfrom what I\u2019ve heard, Sideswipe was demoted for letting a notorious perp get through a Space Bridge. From what\u2019s been reported, the perp was Thunderhoof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe crime boss?\u201d asked Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe same,\u201d confirmed Blazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScrap,\u201d swore Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn light of this,\u201d called Councilmech Kickback, \u201cI second the motion of Strongarm staying on Cybertron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKickback,\u201d hissed Wheeljack, \u201cin your zeal to be heard, you seem to forget that a member of a delegation cannot second the delegation\u2019s own motion!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh\u2026yeah,\u201d muttered Kickback. \u201cWell\u2026I still second it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCOUNCILMECH KICKBACK!\u201d snapped Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVector Prime!\u201d swore Kickback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKaon seconds,\u201d replied Cryotek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou would, you lousy grease spot,\u201d snarled Flamewar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right, since we\u2019re dragging this out, I\u2019ll make the vote quick,\u201d sighed Wheeljack. \u201cStraxus, count ze votes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course,\u201d replied Straxus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll in favor?\u201d asked Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAye!\u201d called part of the council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c10 say aye,\u201d replied Straxus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAgainst?\u201d asked Wheeljack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNay,\u201d remarked the other part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c9 say nay,\u201d reported Straxus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on,\u201d bid Wheeljack. \u201cBlazer, did you vote?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI did,\u201d confirmed Blazer. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Strongarm, but, in the interests of security, I must insist that you remain in Praxus.\u201d Strongarm sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf it\u2019s the will of the council, then so be it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m gonna miss you, my lovely lady of law enforcement,\u201d mumbled Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBe safe on Earth,\u201d replied Strongarm. \u201cBe careful of the \u2018Cons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you watch out for Barricade,\u201d warned Prowl. \u201cFire him if he goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWill do,\u201d confirmed Strongarm. 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