Z'verse 3. Dalla's garden. Search for Swindle

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Blitzwing had never been this frantic before in his life.

Check that.. the Icy persona thought to himself as he appeared in what seemed to be a garden of some sort, I haven't been this frantic since I became a Decepticon. He refused to let either Hothead or Random out at this time, calming himself down. He was doing something, he couldn't be faulted for that.

But why the slag was he getting so worried about that fragging glitch-rat anyway?

Because it's my fault he was taken out of the Dream in the first place, Icy responded to the thought, unsure from which of the three of them it came from. If he hadn't dragged him out with him that one time, Swindle would probably be home, safe, not Spark-Knows-Where.

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"Who goes there?" demands a deep voice as two furry beings around twenty foot tall step out from behind some sort of flowering hedge. One of the Lu males is black, while the other is a sort of golden brindle, and both of them have short, sleek fur and very stern expressions.

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"I do not mean to intrude," Blitzwing said, holding his hands visible, "I am simply looking for a Zoe Walker, or perhaps Dalla?"

Yes, so we can find out where Swindle is and bash his square head in! Hothead thought angrily. Icy knew his easily-angered brother was just as worried as the rest of them, but he was glad he wasn't the one in control at this time.

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"He looks like the dancer," murmurs the black one.

"Go get Dalla," the brindle shoves him, then glances at the other guys who've come up behind Blitzwing.

The black one curses at the brindle, then runs toward the palace.

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Blitzwing crosses his arms and puts on a calm, indifferent face--one he's rather good at--and waits. It doesn't take long for Random to start fidgeting in the back of his head.

Iccccy, I don't LIKE the look of the guys behind uuuss, Random whined, and Icy cast a glance over his shoulder. He shushed Random, reminding him that they did arrive suddenly, and they had nothing to worry about.

He hoped, at least. Random did calm down, slightly.

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"Relax, idiot," says Dalla's smooth alto. "He's a friend. Go make yourself useful somewhere else, all of you!"

The men scatter like frightened quail as their lady steps around the hedge and gives Blitzwing a quizzical look around the grey toddler in her arms. "Welcome... er, I've forgotten your name, I'm afraid."

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"Blitzwing," Blitzwing replies with a polite nod. Random all but took over at the sight of the little one, and had to settle for cooing inside their head, which made Hothead rant and rave. Icy frowned inwardly at them, but he'd have to deal with them later. "I was wondering if you had seen Zoe, or know how to get ahold of her? Swindle's come up missing..."

Blitzwing's trying to keep the tone of worry out of his voice, ad it works...for the most part.

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"Miss Walker and her chosen were here last night. But I don't know where she lives," says Dalla apologetically. "Will you come inside?"

The toddler stirs, and she murmurs to him softly, gently caressing his arm.

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A flood of relief goes through the three of them--Swindle wasn't lost, he was with Zoe, he was safe.

Ahhh! I'm going to break that glitch-rat into tiny pieces and pound those pieces into.... Hothead snarled inwardly.

Swindle doesn't have pieces to break anymore... Random interrupted, but he agreed with the thought. Still should have come back and told us!

"Shush, you two," Icy said softly, then smiled at Dalla, "We would be delighted.."

..with wringing that slagger's neck! Hothead fumed. Icy sighed inwardly.

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Their hostess smiles back, the expression oddly soothing for coming from a forty foot bipedal wolf.

"I'm not sure what your people take for refreshment," she says, turning to go back the way she came and waiting for him to walk beside her. "But if I have it, you're welcome to it."

See that shiny blue rock on the path, Random? It smells like energon....

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"Oil, usually, energon is preferred but rather rare," Blitzwing says, and stops. A moment, and Random has taken control, sniffing at the air.

"Ooooo, I smell energon! I swear it!" the black-faced persona said, looking around excitedly, then looked down. And gave a weird look. "The rocks...smell like energon?"

Icy is trying to get back in control, but it's no use, and he settles for pleading with Random NOT to go down on all fours to investigate...

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Dalla looks too, then shifts her fosterling over to one arm as she crouches to pick up the blue stone. "This? Is this what you mean?"

In her hand it's clear that the rock is glowing very very faintly.

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Random gives a confused look at the faintly glowing stone, but he sniffs at it, and his familiar grin spreads over his face. "Yes, that's energon! It's normally liquid, though..."

Icy finally took over, "Is that..natural?" He's quite sure those Cybertronian Sunrises are made that way, he's never seen energon occur naturally in solid form before.

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Dalla sniffs it herself as she stands, one eyebrow quirking. "They're mined and sold for heating and cooking fuel. This one probably fell out of one of the bins when the rock man brought the order for the house."

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"Mined," Icy said, amazed that energon could be dug out of the ground. He looked at the rock again, "May I examine it?"

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"Sure." She hands it over, then shifts the toddler again and pats his back, waiting till her guest is content to move again before she tries leading him inside again.

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Blitzwing takes the rock, and his monocle extends as he gives it a closer look. "It seems to be combined with other minerals, making it inert, but still a viable fuel option," Icy says, then takes a small nibble. "Hmm, a litte bland, but not at all bad." he added afterwards.

Random whined that HE wanted the first bite and that Icy was a meanie.

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Dalla's startled and a little distressed. "You don't have to eat the one off the ground, Blitzwing. I have... I guess it's all been on the ground."

She frowns with confusion, trying to figure out how to be a good host in this situation. "I could have them wash some."

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"The minerals on the ground aren't that different from the minerals in the rock," Blitzwing explains, "It won't hurt our tanks. Besides, Random will probably play with them anyway."

Oh I would not... Random fussed.

Bah, you'd only play with them if you're alone or with someone--and even alone you're with someone! Hothead fumed.

A Pause.

Icy, Hothead made a joke... Random giggled.

Hothead sputtered angrily.

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"Random?" The Lu woman's confusion increases.

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"Oh, that vould be me!" Random gleefully took control, grinning his grin. "I am Random, my blue-faced brother is Icy, and my red-faced brother is Hothead. We are Blitzwing!"

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Dalla's ears perk as her eyes widen. "Are all of your people like this? Are Zoe and Swindle also three people in one?"

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"Not at all," Blitzwing shifts back to Icy, "My sparkmate, she has two, but we are unique in that aspect. I have never met another like me, at least from the same reality as I."

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"Spark-mate?" She pauses and turns her head to watch one of her men running down another path with his hands over his head, then steps over the flowerbed in between and punts him flying. "Stop being an ass and go get a coppa of rock and bring it to the sitting hall."

"Yes, Dalla!" The guy drags himself up and goes running back.

"Sorry." She turns and comes back to Blitzwing.

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"It is quite alright," Blitzwing says, then tries to explain, "My..." Blitzwing pauses, remembering the word Dalla said concerning Swindle, "..I believe your word would be 'Chosen'."

A snicker started inside Blitzwing's head, which soon burst out into Random-produced laughter as he connected 'Swindle' and 'Chosen'. Even Hothead was amused. Icy was just glad they were staying inside, even as a smirk spread across his face at the thought.

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"Ahh. Actually, that's only the word a Lu woman uses for the man she decides to marry. But I wasn't sure what your people used." She shakes her head and turns toward the house, confessing, "I hadn't really realized that you chose a spouse before I ran into Swindle in the Nexus. The Nroo don't."