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Aggressive Negotiations-False Arrangements

"A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth"-Aesop

It all started with a transmission and Optimus Prime's day just went downhill from there. ::Optimus we've got Megatron on a line here. He says he wants to talk:: Though the transmission from Ironhide wasn't a surprise it was one of the things Optimus hadn't been looking foreward to since he and the others had returned to Diego Garcia with no medic.

::I don't like it Boss:: Jazz chimed in, voicing what Ironhide was probably thinking. ::Your brother never does anything but lie so why would he be honest with ya now::

Optimus sighed realizing that he might have a fight with his Autobots as well as with the Decepticons soon. ::Jazz, Ironhide, keep your comments to yourself and patch him through to my comm::

::Understood:: Even over the comm Jazz's tone was sulky but the lieutenant didn't terminate the link. Moments later Megatron's voice was echoing over the three mech's comms.

::Prime::

::Megatron. What do you want?::

::To negotiate. I'll bring your medic and six others to a public place of your choosing You come yourself and bring six of your Autobots::

Optimus knew that Ironhide and Jazz were both longing to protest but it was an attribute to their trust in their leader that they didn't. Optimus knew neither one was going to be happy with what he did next. ::Agreed. We will send you coordinates to the meeting place by tomorrow evening. When are we to meet?::

::Three days at dusk:: Then Megatron terminated the link leaving Jazz and Ironhide free to protest which they both began to do immediately.

::Are you serious doing this Optimus? Those slagging 'Cons will simply ambush us there and tear us to shreds::

::Are ya really doin this Prime? I can't believe ya would agree to somethin your slagging brother would set up. You're gonna get us all killed doin this.::

::Ironhide, Jazz, hear me out. First of all I do not trust Megatron any more than you do but I don't believe he will ambush us right away. He'll want us to think he's being honest first. Secondly it's a good way to get Ratchet back so we can continue the fight for humanity. Third we are not making any official agreement with the Decepticons so we do not have to honor it and finally I think between you two, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Mirage, Prowl, and myself we can handle anything the Decepticons throw at us::

::Wait. When did Prowl get here?:: Jazz asked but his leader had already terminated the link leaving two properly chastened and equally curious mech's alone with their thoughts.