\u201cBy the Allspark, this is taking forever!\u201d moaned Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think you should be impatient on the search for his t-cog,\u201d remarked Ultra Magnus as he entered Prime\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not the t-cog I\u2019m worried about, it\u2019s trying to get into MECH\u2019s head,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cI\u2019ve been pouring over all the reports of MECH attacks to try and get something, ANYTHING, that would give us a way to stop them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d asked Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the words of Captain D\u00edaz of the Dauntless <\/em>in Equatorial Imperia,\u201d answered Optimus as he pulled up Captain D\u00edaz\u2019s entry, \u201c\u2018In their collective state, MECH is utterly driven by one will alone, the will to conquer, our collective morals be damned. Silas, alone, is beyond redemption, beyond reason.\u2019 And there\u2019s Commodore Higurashi. \u2018It is my opinion that MECH is as close to pure evil as my people, the human race, can get. They have\u2026\u2019\u201d Optimus stopped when he heard a chuckle come from Ultra Magnus. \u201cWhat\u2019s so funny?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing,\u201d giggled Ultra Magnus as he tried to readopt his usual sober-sided manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I clearly said SOMETHING amusing,\u201d remarked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe way you read Commodore Higurashi\u2019s log entry,\u201d answered Ultra Magnus, \u201cyou sounded just like him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid not!\u201d yelped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, you did,\u201d countered Ultra Magnus. \u201cAnd you sounded like Captain D\u00edaz when you read his log. Same inflection and everyt\u2019ing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Never knew I had it in me,\u201d mused Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing to be ashamed about,\u201d assured Ultra Magnus. \u201cJazz does a pretty good Optimus impression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoes he?\u201d chuckled Optimus. \u201cI may need to have a chat with him. Mimicking a superior officer, that\u2019s gotta be a breach of protocol somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpeaking of,\u201d replied Ultra Magnus, getting into his usual manner, \u201cI have four counts of inefficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right,\u201d sighed Optimus, \u201cwhat are they?\u201d Ultra Magnus handed him a pad and the first item caught his attention. \u201cSlow progress in the medical field?\u201d asked Optimus as he read the subject line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRatchet has made very little progress in finding Megatronus\u2019 t-cog,\u201d explained Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s doing the best he can,\u201d sighed Optimus, \u201cgiven that our base is a blend of Mobian and Cybertronian tech and he\u2019s only got that at his disposal. He\u2019s an old mech, not as adaptable as he used to be. He\u2019s a doctor, not a wizard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe IS aware,\u201d asked Ultra Magnus, \u201cthat a t-cog is essential to our biology and Megatronus needs it to be effective when in the field?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRatchet\u2019s not a med student anymore,\u201d argued Optimus. \u201cNo one is more acutely aware of biological effectiveness than he is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Of course,\u201d replied Ultra Magnus. Optimus checked the item off and came to the next one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScouting inefficiencies?\u201d Optimus was confused at the subject line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCorporal Bumblebee and Private Cliffjumper had not scouted Grid 305 for Energon,\u201d explained Ultra Magnus, \u201cat the time of my writing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause they had just returned from surveying Grids 301 to 304 to log their field reports,\u201d answered Optimus, \u201cper YOUR protocol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I see,\u201d replied Ultra Magnus. Optimus checked item two off and read the subject line for the third item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAWOL Autobot?\u201d quizzed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t recall giving Ironhide permission to leave the base,\u201d remarked Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s because I was the only one of his superiors available at the time to give such permission,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen you can account for why he was covered in coolant?\u201d asked Ultra Magnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerceptor and Tails were calibrating the Ark<\/em>\u2019s engines and needed someone for heavy lifting,\u201d explained Optimus. \u201cWe should expect a 10% increase in vector thrust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Very well,\u201d sighed Ultra Magnus. Optimus checked the item off, then became REALLY confused at the last item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cComplaint Against General of the Army Ultra Magnus, written BY Ultra Magnus?\u201d Optimus put the pad down as he looked to his eldest brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve been noticing that my by-the-book command style,\u201d sighed Ultra Magnus, \u201cis having a negative effect on unit morale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUltra Magnus,\u201d replied Optimus, \u201cyour service is welcome here. However, this is not the Elite Guard. I remember you telling me Dad\u2019s philosophy. Much like the concepts the words represent, the word \u2018Family\u2019 is stronger than the word \u2018Army\u2019. We\u2019re not merely cogs in a greater machine, we are brothers. We look after each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re making me nostalgic on purpose,\u201d chuckled Ultra Magnus. \u201cSpeaking of brothers, I wonder how Megatronus is doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey!\u201d called a voice. Megatronus jumped. He started looking around. \u201cDown here!\u201d said the voice. He looked down to see Sonic. \u201cYou\u2019re Prime\u2019s older brother, right?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cM-M-Megatronus P-Pax, at y-y-your service,\u201d answered Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHeard about your mishap in Mazuri,\u201d sighed Sonic. \u201cShame, really. I wanted to see your alt-mode. Maybe a game will take your mind off of things?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cS-Sure,\u201d replied Megatronus. \u201cW-What did you have in m-m-mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust a video game,\u201d answered Sonic. \u201cTeletraan, pull the last game that was played.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr, Sonic,\u201d gulped Teletraan, \u201cI don\u2019t think\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cL-Let me s-s-see it,\u201d insisted Megatronus. Teletraan\u2019s avatar shrugged, then pulled up Super Turbo Drift Blaster<\/em> with the default car in the front. \u201cA r-r-racing g-game? S-S-Seriously?\u201d sighed Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOops,\u201d mumbled Sonic. \u201cEr, never mind. How about some TV?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cS-Sounds better,\u201d replied Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSwitching to TV mode,\u201d reported Teletraan. Sadly, it was poor timing. It was on a commercial, a CAR commercial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe new Prowler 500. It won\u2019t just rock your world; it will TRANSFORM it!\u201d boasted the narrator. Megatronus stared\u2026\u2026then screamed in frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTaking the Auto out of an Autobot is SO not a good thing,\u201d observed Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProwler 500?\u201d muttered Teletraan. \u201cWait, that\u2019s Prowl\u2019s vehicle mode! It hasn\u2019t been decommissioned yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMight want to tell Prowl,\u201d replied Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlready saw the commercial and informed the police department,\u201d called Prowl as he and Optimus came up. \u201cUrbana Industries is holding an Expo and is using the car as its main event. Mrs. Samantha Urbana is personally running the show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIsn\u2019t she that Cat\u2019s sister?\u201d asked Optimus. \u201cWhat was his name\u2026Powell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPorter C. Powell, CEO of Powell Motorworks, Urbana Industries\u2019 closest friend,\u201d confirmed Prowl. \u201cAt least, in terms of services provided to each other. I don\u2019t think Porter and Samantha are too keen with each other. I think I can reason with Mrs. Urbana. I\u2019m off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood luck,\u201d bid Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I\u2019M g-going for a w-w-w-walk!\u201d called Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWithout a means of shielding yourself from the Energon radiation?!\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cBad idea!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut\u2026!\u201d argued Megatronus. At that point, Ratchet popped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus, I must use the Omega Cross Protocol in light of Megatronus not having his t-cog,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I really wish you didn\u2019t,\u201d sighed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cN-No chance f-f-for refusal?\u201d gulped Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d replied Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cP-Prime!\u201d wailed Megatronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Omega Cross Protocol overrides my authority when invoked,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cNothing I can do. But, there\u2019s a problem. Ratchet\u2019s the one who\u2019s willing to give up his t-cog, he can\u2019t do surgery while in stasis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhich is why I need to see your hands,\u201d directed Ratchet to Optimus. Optimus gulped, then lifted his hands. Ratchet examined them. \u201cPerfect. You\u2019ll do the surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBumblebee has smaller hands!\u201d gulped Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey\u2019re not slender enough to be poking around under my hood,\u201d answered Ratchet. Optimus sighed in defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cN-No worries,\u201d assured Megatronus. \u201cIt\u2019s l-l-like using y-your axe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAxes and knives are two different things,\u201d hissed Optimus, \u201cjust like the situation right now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s enough,\u201d directed Ratchet. \u201cTo the Med-bay, at once!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cBy the Allspark, this is taking forever!\u201d moaned Optimus. \u201cI don\u2019t think you should be impatient on the search for his t-cog,\u201d remarked Ultra Magnus as he entered Prime\u2019s office. \u201cIt\u2019s not the t-cog I\u2019m worried about, it\u2019s trying to get into MECH\u2019s head,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cI\u2019ve been pouring over all the reports of MECH […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,230],"tags":[146,337],"class_list":["post-1346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transformers-mobian-chronicles","category-transformers-mobian-chronicles-arc-6-harbinger-of-doom-and-betrayal","tag-sonic","tag-transformers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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