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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 25, 2023 23:49:33 GMT
Characters Appearing: Hot Rod, Open to all Maltos and Terrans. Location (s): Malto Homestead. Timeline: July 20th 2023 Plot Summary: Hot Rod is back in Pennsylvania after many years of traveling the world. It's time for him to meet the Terrans.
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Post by Hot Rod on Oct 25, 2023 23:51:36 GMT
Hot Rod drove up in his dodge viper form to the Malto Homestead. This is where Bumblebee said the Terrans lived.
It looked nice enough. A bit isolated but still nice. Hot Rod didn't really care for that though. Give him the noises of the city anytime. Except when it was time for a race that is.
He transformed and looked around. "Hello? Anyone home? I'm a friend of Bumblebee!" he shouted.
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Post by Thrash on Oct 25, 2023 23:54:18 GMT
Thrash was so boooooored. It felt like he hadn't had anything to do in months. That wasn't true of course but it's how he felt.
Maybe he should go looking for Mo. She might be able to-
Then he heard a voice. He walked outside and saw an Autobot with red and orange colors.
Did he yell something about knowing Bumblebee?
"Uh. I'm home. And who are you supposed to be?" Thrash asked indignantly.
Least his boredom was cured.
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Post by Hashtag on Oct 29, 2023 2:05:54 GMT
Thrash wasn't the only one completely bored today. Hashtag stared at her datapad, scrolling through the endless videos on the internet. Summer hacks for staying cool? Seem them all. Latest update on the let's play series she was watching? Three days ago. Funny reaction videos? Nothing she hadn't already seen five times over by now.
It was days like this where she felt like the internet had reached it's maximum capacity and there just wouldn't be anything new. It was do dreadful, but at least that wasn't the only thing she had to occupy her time. Hashtag had her family too, and they were slightly more important than the whole internet thing in general. The purple Terran sat up and stretched, whining before she put her datapad away. Maybe she could check back on the world of the internet in fifteen minutes or something to see if anything new was finally happening, but as she finished her stretches she heard an unfamiliar engine revving as it pulled up to the house. Weird.
Hashtag peeked out, spotting her older brother talking to another bot in red and yellow armor. She didn't immediately recognize them, but the Autobot insignia wasn't terribly hard to miss. "Huh.." Was this someone that had been in those comics that they had? Picking up a few comics, Hashtag started flipping through the pages like a mad femme trying to get an answer to her question quickly when she finally came across a panel with a very similar looking Autobot. Oh! So it was that guy!
Switching her pedes for wheels, the young Terran skated out of the barn to meet up with her brother and the new arrival. "Hey! You're that Hot Shot guy, right?!"
Close enough.
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Post by Nightshade on Nov 9, 2023 19:32:41 GMT
Nightshade was in their lab, working on a new training program. They didn't know about the new visitor. The green Terran heard voices from above and went to go look. They saw a new Cybertronian and their brother and sister.
"Hey Thrash, Hashtag. Who's this?"
Nightshade stood next to their siblings, eyeing the stranger cautiously. They were protective of their family and if this was an enemy, they would defend the Maltos with their life. Nightshade fiddled with the training ball in their hand, building it and fixing it up. They only used a little bit of their focus on the situation around them while they waited for a response.
The owlformer was always there for their brothers and sisters and wouldn't stop until they were safe. They loved their Maltos family deeply!
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 9, 2023 19:49:30 GMT
Hot Shot?
HOT SHOT!?
"It's Hot Rod!!" he shouted "Hot. Rod. R-O-D. Hot Rod!"
He sighed.
"Sorry about that. I've just been confused with Hot Shot far too often in the past..."
He composed himself afterward.
"Anyway yeah, I'm Hot Rod. Like I said I'm a friend of Bumblebee.".
"I've been...away for the past couple of years."
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Post by Thrash on Nov 9, 2023 19:53:02 GMT
Thrash started cheering up. A new friend? One of Bumblebees? He gave a big smile.
"Oh cool! Well, any friend of Bumblebee is a friend of ours!"
He then had to take a second to note something Hashtag mentioned.
"Wait. Hashtag. Have you heard of this guy?"
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Post by Hashtag on Nov 11, 2023 23:02:35 GMT
"Oh hi, Nightshade!" Hashtag waved to her sibling as they approached her and Thrash, questioning just who the new arrival was. She'd been so proud with her answer, but then she felt incredibly confused as Hot Rod shouted that his name wasn't Hot Shot.
"Hot Rod?" Raising an optic ridge, she opened up the comic she'd used to identify the guy. Hashtag looked to Hot Rod, then back to the comic, then back to Hot Rod.. repeating the process a couple more times as she hummed to herself thoughtfully. Now she could see the problem! "Ohhh. I don't think these comics were entirely proofread. See, our parents, Robby and Mo have these comics about the Transformers war and umm. I think someone's gonna be out of a job." Carefully turning the paper book around to show everyone, she pointed out the specific panel that showed Hot Rod in his full glory.
Or rather.. Hot Shot in his full glory as indicated by the speech bubble directly next to the red mech.
Hashtag tried her best not to chuckle. "Well it's nice to meet you Hot Rod. I'm Hashtag, and these are my siblings Thrash and Nightshade. So you're a friend of Bumblebee's?"
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Post by Nightshade on Nov 21, 2023 1:42:29 GMT
Nightshade stepped closer to their brother and sister. They had to stifle a chuckle. Hashtag was so adorable in her enthusiasm. However, when Hot Rod yelled, Nightshade got defensive, optics narrowing.
"Don't you EVER yell at my sister again. My family are important to me and I will protect them. I don't care if you're an Autobot, they come first!"
Nightshade balled their fists angrily, shaking. They didn't like seeing their family being hurt or yelled at. Hashtag hadn't meant to call him the wrong name. It was something from a comic so how was she to know?! Nightshade put a gentle hand on Hashtag's shoulder, giving her a soft, loving look.
"Are you alright, Hashtag?"
The green owl mech, gave Hot Rod the side eye.
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 21, 2023 1:53:26 GMT
Hot Rod was slightly taken aback at the Owl's outburst.
"I...Um...sorry...I... I just get frustrated easily..." Hot Rod muttered "And being mistaken for Hot Shot is a sore spot...though I guess it's better than Thunderclash..."
Great. Figured the new Transformers were the sensitive type.
So. Thrash, Hashtag, and Nightshade huh? Cool names.
He didn't look very amused at the comic Hashtag held up though.
"Oh come on..." he muttered "How can anyone mix me up for Hot Shot? We look nothing alike!"
Still, it was nice to get back on the reason he came here.
"Yeah. Me and Bumblebee have been friends for years" Hot Rod explained "We were battle partners during the war. Kicking con tailpipe, taking names, and racing on the meanest streets of Cybertron!"
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Post by Thrash on Nov 21, 2023 1:59:44 GMT
Thrash was also taken aback at Nightshade's outburst
"Whoa! Chill out Nightshade!" Trash responded "I don't think he guy meant anything by it! He seems cool!"
What was the big deal? So the guy was frustrated so what?
The comic Hashtag showed him looked cool though.
"Whoa! This guy looks sick! Shame about the name thing though."
But what really got him pumped was what Hot Rod said next
"You're a racer!?" Thrash said excitedly.
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Post by Hashtag on Nov 22, 2023 2:15:35 GMT
Hashtag would've been much more surprised by Nightshade's outburst had she not felt their frustration first. She knew her sibling was very protective of their family, and while surprised she felt all warm and fuzzy too. Nightshade was not having Hot Rod's temper at the least, but the purple Terran wanted to at least understand where the guy was coming from too. It seemed like this was a fairly common thing if the guy was getting so upset about it, and the fact that not even the human comics could get it straight hadn't helped things either.
She smiled as Hot Rod apologized, though her smile only grew as her green sibling asked if she was okay. "Yeah! I'm alright, Nightshade. Everything's okay now. Just a little misunderstanding is all but I think we're all good now, right, Hot Rod?" Thrash definitely sounded a bit more frustrated than she was though.
Hashtag listened as the new arrival spoke of his friendship with Bumblebee, practically feeling how excited Thrash was when he mentioned that he liked to race. "Ooh! You should challenge him, Thrash! I know how much you love racing." The femme bounced a bit excitedly as she waved her arms dramatically. "And if you do I'm gonna have to film it! It'll be the movie of the film of the century. I think I'm gonna call it.. 'The Thrash and the Furious'. Wait no, that's already done. Eh, we'll workshop the name it'll be fine."
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