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randomplaces2020-09-22 12:02 am
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ANH. Imperial Shuttle near Imperial Blockade. Out of the frying pan . . .
Random paces up and down the small "corridor" behind the pilots' chairs. It isn't enough that they're using probably very-much-illegally-bought Imperial codes to sneak past the Imperial blockade led by Nemesis Prime's imposing vessel and onto the forested moon holding the shield generator for Unicron's two bodies using Random's ship-clearing formula. But they're also doing it in a ship that he's fixed before while in Imperial service. Not the one he used to get his formula written, but it was still unnerving to be in a ship whose weak points you're all too familiar with.
Especially if you know where the Imperials need to hit in order to instantly blow it up.
All he needs to complete this nightmare is for his old Imperial CO to pop out of one of the shuttle's compartments.
Especially if you know where the Imperials need to hit in order to instantly blow it up.
All he needs to complete this nightmare is for his old Imperial CO to pop out of one of the shuttle's compartments.

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Then she turns back as she reaches her mentor and smiles up at him.
And Softheart's sad sounds have turned to happy ones, and he is cheekrubbing on Random in thanks.
"...Some wipeout," says Jetfire in the background from where he's hunkered down to gab while still keeping an eye on their surroundings.
"Yeah," says Rollerball from behind Random. "He usually doesn't go all the way over like that."
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He looks down when something on his leg causes him to start. Oh, the young tooth cat. Softheart, was it? He guesses he can see how the name applies.
Random doesn't have much time to think more on this line when a new voice comes from the forest behind him.
"There you are," a red and blue Minicon says, approaching Rollerball. "I've been looking all over for you. Don't you know that it's not safe to be out right now with the"--the Minicon finally notices Random and Jetfire and switches to Minicon as he breaks off--[Imps.]
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"Um, and we understand Minicon," notes Kia as she reaches Random and leans against him, still hugging Murphy.
Murphy just hangs there with his usual good nature, though he almost looks like he'd be blepping if he had the gear for it.
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The Minicon looks at Jetfire, the true "Bulk," first, frowning and tilting his head in some confusion. [Weren't you dead, mech?]
His optics next rest on Kia, and they lighten with understanding. [You're the Silver Lining we were hiding.]
Then, he finally looks Random over and sees how the astrotech is holding Kia. He looks at Kia herself. [They're with you then?]
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[Right,] Gears says, taking them all in again. He then sets his eyes on the young tooth cat, staring at him from beside the astrotech, and startles. Gears relaxes and resists the urge to go and grab the cat, instead motioning to him to come over.
"Uh, Kia, right?" Gears asks, switching back to Basic. He then frowns. "How'd you know . . .?"
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Murphy just looks up groggily at sound of his name, then turns his head to look over to where Dune Runner is wanting to know why Rollerball has a flower on his head.
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Gears absently starts stroking the head of Softheart as he nods back. "Gears. As she's said." He looks to Murphy with a look of doing some mental math.
"Oh, right," Gears says, finally, waving to the other Minicon.
Gears then looks to Jetfire. "Sorry about that, but I don't think anyone'd expect a mech who was put in carbonite--which no bot was meant for--and then dragged off to face the judgement of a Hutt would be expected to come back."
"And back to you." Gears turns to Rollerball. "You might have good shielding, but that means squat if someone sees you with their bare optics. You stick out like a sore thumb. And what was this about the trail?"
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"He fixed the camera." Rollerball forgets to try and hide his flower and uses the hand to point toward Random with the thumb. "Nobody'll see anything through that again. And I don't think they'll have time to fix it, if the Silver Lining's on Endor."
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Gears looks between the other Minicon and Random. "Oh."
Gears then turns and notices the Adventure Team. "You're here, too, huh? Did you have a plan for them?"
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"Mrrrrr." Softheart looks at Dune Runner, then looks at his little red and blue parent to see if that is okay.
And Kia's patpatting HER parent with the hand of the arm not holding Murphy.
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Gears gives his tooth cat son a reassuring rub. Nobody is gonna mess with him on Gears' watch.
"You mean other than a bunch of grumpy Imps fritzing out all over the place because of the thing they have in orbit?" Gears frowns up at it at the memory before turning back to the Adventure team. "We better get a move on, then."
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Gears, meanwhile, shakes his head and gives Softheart one last, reassuring rub before standing and joining the other Minicions on their way to the trail.
Random is taken out of his thoughts by Ransack's question and looks down at himself again, smiling a small smile as he sees where Kia has landed up and gives her a reassuring squeeze. He looks back at Ransack. "You don't need it?"