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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 15, 2023 1:15:27 GMT
Characters Appearing: Optimus Prime, Hot Rod, Clematis Ironhide Jazz AirazorLocation (s): Autobot City. War Council. Timeline: November 10th. Plot Summary: With rogue Decepticons on the loose Optimus needs to start putting together a team to help bring them in.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 15, 2023 1:18:30 GMT
In the War Council room of Autobot City Optimus waited. It was finally time to start taking action against the threats that were opposing them.
He already had Skyfire hard at work building the new Prison independent from G.H.O.S.T. Now they had to start bringing in the Decepticons and stopping whatever schemes they were up to. That's what this taskforce was for. Bringing together Autobots who were independent from G.H.O.S.T. together.
As he sat in the chamber Optimus was deep in thought. So many pieces were moving. So many things could go wrong if those pieces fell out of place.
He had to make sure they got it right this time.
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Post by Clematis on Nov 15, 2023 1:57:57 GMT
Optimus wanted to have a meeting.
Clematis didn't know what it was for, but she knew that Hot Rod had been called to attend. While she wasn't specifically asked to join, she wanted to be a good girlfriend and tag along to support the red mech she cared for deeply. Things had started to get a bit tense, and if she could help ease his processor a bit by simply being there then she was gonna do it for sure. Still she had to wonder just what it was Optimus had wanted to call him in for, and as she understood it he wasn't the only one being called for a meeting either. When it came to Optimus Prime, it wasn't like the guy just called for small talk or anything. They often said Primes never partied, so whatever this was had to be something serious.
Or she could be overthinking it.
Before long the both of them had reached Optimus' office, and Primus was it so hard to just not latch onto Hot Rod's arm right that instance. There was a time and place, and she could wait until after the meeting. "Hi Optimus. I, uhh.. I hope I'm not intruding on this meeting. I wanted to be here for Hot Rod, but I understand if you want me to go." Like she'd want him to.
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 15, 2023 2:02:28 GMT
Hot Rod was excited. Finally. After months of waiting, he was finally going to be helping bring in those Decepticon jerks. He was ecstatic when Optimus invited him to the meeting.
Hot Rod was a little reluctant to take Clematis with him but she was insistent. He liked that about her.
When they got to the meeting room Hot Rod saluted. There weren't many bots he showed respect for. Optimus was one of the few.
"Hot Rod reporting for duty Big Bot."
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Jazz
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Post by Jazz on Nov 15, 2023 3:44:51 GMT
Jazz was hidden in the shadows, watching the meeting. He watched Clematis enter first, then Hot Rod. He wanted to see how they were before introduced himself. He was familiar with Hot Rod though not by much. Clematis was an unknown entity for Jazz so he watched her quietly. Thanks to his SpecOps training, not many could pick him up. And that was a good thing because it meant he was doing his job well. Jazz fought a snort hearing Hot Rod call Optimus by that ridiculous nickname. Sure, Optimus was big, but it also felt... wrong.
He leaned against the wall, watching. His visor was set to stealth mode so no one knew he was there. Optimus more than likely did, he was the Prime for Primus' sake! The Matrix knew everything.
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 15, 2023 8:34:02 GMT
Ironhide was excited to get back in the throes with this.
It had been way too long until he’d seen action and even though his kids would worry he was damn excited to get to do this so he was there as early as he could be between dropping the kids off at their individual schools of course… Primus knew how he was able to arrange that but Ironhide had gotten good at this dad thing he guessed.
He was not to fussed that it was at GHOST. Or that he immediately caught Hot Rod. Oh Primus; he got that kid to contend with? Fun times. He was fairly sure he didn’t know the other femme but gave a happy and polite nod to Jazz. “Well then, never thought I’d see this place again.”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 15, 2023 14:08:25 GMT
Optimus had a few things to get through once everyone started entering the room.
"It's fine Clematis" Optimus assured her. "Just promise me you can keep a secret."
Optimus saluted back to Hot Rod
"Jazz. You can show yourself now." Optimus laughed.
And last but not least Ironhide. "Me either Ironhide. Feels good in a way doesn't it?"
With all three of the members he wanted for now gathered he started his briefing.
"I've called you all here for one distinct purpose."Optimus started "All three of you are some of my best warriors and have proven yourself time and time again during the war. And all of you want to do what you can to help fix our current problems. You've also all have been out of the action for far too long."
"It's time to start fixing the world."
"Now that you're all freed up I want you to begin working on the Taskforce I asked of each of you. The rogue Decepticons must be brought in. G.H.O.S.T. won't dictate our actions anymore."
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Post by Clematis on Nov 16, 2023 1:55:49 GMT
"Yeah of course. I can keep a secret."
Clematis nodded somewhat awkwardly, but that awkwardness became a bit more apparent when not only Ironhide walked into the room, but Optimus called for Jazz to reveal himself. Now she really felt out of place, so she just stuck close to Hot Rod. All of these big names amongst the Autobot ranks in the same room, and she was just a nobody compared to them. They all were seasoned fighters just like Optimus said, and she just hung back to help make medicine. There was a part of her that wondered if sticking around was such a good idea, but if her boyfriend wanted her here and Optimus said it was okay then there was no harm in it, right?
The leader of the Autobots wasted no time getting to business, explaining just what he had called Hot Rod, Ironhide and Jazz in for. He had wanted to make some changes it seemed to better the world starting with separating the Autobots from G.H.O.S.T. His words came as a surprise to her, but not nearly as much as the request to capture the rogue Decepticons. If they were separate from G.H.O.S.T. then just what was Optimus planning? How long had Hot Rod known about this task force thing? It wasn't like the azure and lilac femme could fault him for keeping those details secret considering Optimus had wanted to keep things secret, but she wished she had known that this meeting was about those sort of secrets beforehand.
Still, she felt a sense of unease in her spark.
"Excuse me.. Optimus? If we're separating ourselves from G.H.O.S.T. then what is the plan for the rogue Decepticons?" She knew she probably should've stayed quite, but she needed to know. Not just for herself, but she was worried that this could spell bad news for Nightshroud and probably Starscream too.
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 16, 2023 2:05:24 GMT
Hot Rod looked excited.
"You can count on me Optimus." Hot Rod stated "Those Decepticons won't know what hit them. HOO HAH!!!" he pumped his fist in the air.
But his enthusiasm dropped when Clematis asked about the rogue Decepticons.
"Isn't it obvious Clematis? We're gonna recapture them," he explained.
But he knew she was concerned about her sister. He got it. He'd probably feel the same in her shoes if he knew where Clobber was.
Hot Rod put a hand on Clem's shoulder.
"Look Clem. I know you're worried about Nightshroud. We'll help her I promise. We just got to work through this."
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Jazz
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Post by Jazz on Nov 16, 2023 2:15:53 GMT
Jazz stepped out of the shadows, visor flickering on.
"Ruin my fun, OP."
Jazz laughed as he took his seat. He had tried to warn Soundwave. He didn't want to capture the mech and it made him SICK what G.H.O.S.T. did. He would need to find a way to see if Optimus knew ANYTHING about what happened to the Decepticon prisoners. Jazz did some unsavory things but that was his job. The Decepticons were patched up and given the option of "offlining" for their protection since the Decepticons didn't like "traitors."
A few had taken him up on the offer while others went back. Jazz looked around at everyone. Ironhide had known he was there as did Optimus. He knew both for quite awhile so it didn't surprise him that they figured out his stealth mechanics. He was alright with them knowing he was hiding. He saw how concerned Clematis was.
"I have a question, OP. What happens to the Decepticon prisoners under G.H.O.S.T.'s protection?"
It was an important question that needed asking.
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 23, 2023 7:19:15 GMT
Ironhide did a little fist pump when Optimus made the announcement.
To say the least, he was ready to get this started. Heck, he had waited long enough to finally rid the Autobot forces of GHOST. And everything that had to do with them. Not to mention, getting back to crushing Decepticons sounded like a good plan… Even if he couldn’t just blow them to smithereens anymore. What a drag!
Either way, Ironhide rubbed his hands together with a grin.
“Frag yeah, I’ve been waiting to get back on the action long enough. I’m ready to start ASAP, Prime, just say the word,” Ironhide announced. “Who we going after first? I want a challenge. It’s been too long.”
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 23, 2023 7:51:26 GMT
Optimus raised his arms up.
"Alright alright." He said. "Don't worry. I'll address all of your concerns. One at a time."
He turned to Clematis first. "To answer your question Clematis Hot Rod is right. We are planning to recapture them. But I don't intend to give them back to G.H.O.S.T.. They will be imprisoned in a new facility being built on Earth's moon. This new prison will be focused on rehabilitation."
Optimus's eyes turned soft. "I know you want to help your sister Clem, and I intend to."
He turned to Jazz.
"The Decepticon prisoners G.H.O.S.T still has in custody are going to be covertly transferred to the moon prison," Optimus explained. "There's one man among G.H.O.S.T. who I can trust with this. His name is Conrad Hauser and he's going to help us in cases of G.H.O.S.T. getting too involved in our business."
And last but not least Ironhide.
"Patience Ironhide. I'm still working that out. But I'll have something for you soon enough."
That was everyone so far. But now it was time for the next piece.
"Before going any further I'd like to make a special announcement. Another member of the force is our latest recruit. Jazz, Ironhide and Clematis I'd like you to meet the newest Autobot. Airazor. Step out please.".
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Post by Airazor on Nov 27, 2023 17:05:43 GMT
When Optimus had asked her to the war room in Autobot city, Airazor had been rather curious to the nature of the request but had simply agreed to be there. She would find out the reasoning when she got there.
As of late, she never traveled too far from Autobot City and Witwicky, having been familiarizing herself with the area and making a mental map of every significant spot, trail, and landmark in her mind. Little by little, subconscious habits seemed to be making themselves known to her once again, including her habit of observing areas from high perches and interacting with others in her bird form. Something she couldn't really seem to bring herself to stop even when realizing some seemed freaked out by a talking bird. It was a bit amusing though to her. That said, her flight had been short, not taking long to get from the forest to the city and find the building she was requested to come to.
But, the avian female waited outside a side door to the room for now, focusing her audio receptors to those within. Right away she recognized Hot Rod's voice with having met the young bot recently, soon followed by a female voice, a young sounding one at that, followed by a gruffer voice and smoother one. Add Optimus in the mix that made five bots in total in the meeting. 'Interesting.' Airazor thought to herself as she was content to listen for a bit, tilting her head a bit as she heard Optimus speak of a retrieval taskforce.
And a separation from this GHOST organization. She herself was not associated, but had agreed to help where they needed her, and it seemed she would be most needed with this new group the Prime was forming.
Before long though, the Prime finally announced for her to come in finally stepping forward for the door to slide open when catching the movement. "Pleasure to meet you three." Airazor greeted, bowing her head a bit before nodding to Hot Rod, "Good to see you again, Hot Rod." Though it dawned on her then that remaining in her falcon form might be a bit...awkward. "Oh, pardon me..." The femme apologized before she transformed to her robot mode, "Probably will make things a little less odd to be in this form."
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Post by Clematis on Nov 27, 2023 17:19:52 GMT
THE MOON?!
They were building a new rehabilitation facility slash prison.. on the moon?!
Granted, Clematis did like the idea of rehabilitation to some degree. It was certainly a step up from just locking the Decepticons up and throwing away the key, but something just didn't sit well with her. Yes it would be harder to escape from Earth's moon, but the moon was so small. She couldn't imagine the humans would be too happy about this if they ever found out, but her biggest concern was Nightshroud. Clematis didn't want her captured and locked away off world. At least Optimus and Hot Rod recognized that as she smiled at the both of them, but deep down she wasn't just worried about her twin. She knew how much Nightshroud cared about Starscream as her adoptive sire, and she had already seen how being separated from him before had affected the crimson seeker. Clematis didn't want Nightshroud to suffer like that again, and unfortunately.. that meant having to keep Starscream safe too. The fact that her own boyfriend and Ironhide were so excited about taking down the cons hadn't helped that feeling either.
Primus what a predicament she was in.
"Thank you.. I know she hasn't made the best choices, but Nightshroud isn't a bad bot. She's just.. scared, and she hides that fear with layers of masked aggression." Clematis wasn't wrong. Nightshroud had only broken Starscream out of G.H.O.S.T. prison the way she had was because she was scared of losing him after things she'd been told. Granted she'd always planned on breaking him out anyway, but her actions were 100% driven by that fear. At least the two of them were kinda talking again after that, even if it was extremely minimal and Clematis did most of the talking.. but she'd take it over the dead silence.
But it seemed not everyone was present as Optimus suggested there was someone else he wanted to introduce them to by the name of Airazor. That wasn't a name the azure and lilac femme knew, so she looked around curiously trying to find this mysterious bot. Primus folks were good at hiding in this place, but Clematis was more surprised when she saw this Airazor took the form of a bird. It confused her at first, but as Airazor transformed Clematis smiled warmly to appear more inviting. "It's okay. It's nice to meet you."
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Post by Hot Rod on Nov 27, 2023 19:31:23 GMT
Hot Rod was happy to see Ironhide shared this enthusiasm for the new assignment. He was also happy to see an old/new friend.
"Hey, Airazor good to see you again." Hot Rod said. "You gonna be joining us?". They'd probably need it. Fliers were rare among the Autobots.
But his enthusiasm dropped a bit when he saw the expression on Clematis's face at the mention the prison was on the moon. She didn't say anything but they had been dating long enough that Hot Rod could tell what was going through her mind.
"Hey Clem if you want I'm sure Optimus would be open to letting you help us." Hot Rod noted "I know you're not really a fighter but if you wanna make sure your twin gets the help she needs you should probably take an active role here. Besides. I think we need someone like you to balance us out.".
He meant it too. Hot Rod may not agree on Decepticon freedom but he knew Decepticons being treated fairly was important to Optimus. Having someone like Clematis on the team could help curb him and Ironhide.
Geeze he sounded like Optimus himself.
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