SUPER LONG CHAPTER SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE FORTHREE WEEKS
***You don't really have to read the first 3 blocks of my A/N***
***but I'd appreciate it if you did (or at least the underlined parts below)***
If a chapter of mine seems pointless It's not... I always introduce key points in every chapter, it may seem like a filler but details are everything with me. From the interactions between bots to the locations being mentioned there is a reason for me mentioning it, I may just have a vague idea of what this story will be like and be 'going with the flow' on this but that's EXACTLY how Gravity Falls was made, adding the little details in seemingly un-important chapters gives you time to make an image of the places the story is taking place, and it seems like a decent way to make a story, that and it gives the characters time to adjust to learn to become more than just the basic outline I set for them at the beginning.
For me theses OC's are more than just words on my computer, they exist in my imagination and live grow and change with each lesson I teach them... it may sound weird but with the stress of everyday life it's nice to lay back and go into a world where almost ANYTHING can happen and that I can alter to my will.
Basically I post this so I can't go back and change what I already posted, its forcing me to move forward with the story instead of re-doing each interaction, or even re-starting it (I do that A LOT with the stories I think up). This is me challenging myself to put what goes on in the crazy little world in my head out and in story format,, it's a good mind exercise and if I forget where I wanted to go with the story I just read it from the beginning :-)
*Cuddles captured and confused Trailbreaker*
I got my cuddles AND I took the Trailbreaker Ravage manipulated into blocking me out of MY story
*Glares at Ravage*
And now I CAN WRITE AGAIN!
I think I will start giving each of my OC's their own chapters from now on since they are becoming more intertwined into the universe.
On a side note I'm getting more in depth with the transformers culture therefore most of my chapters will be domestic the 'exciting' parts will come up in random spots... *grumble* OC's controlling my story... *Grumble* Stupid social etiquette and complicated pitscrap-ery *Grumble*...
*********This chapter is all BrazenShot POV*********
Geoid was staring at me intently, even though I'm only slightly shorter than him I felt like I kitten being stared down at by a big Viking...
"Raze..." He said deeply, the tone drawing my attention to his optics and away from my pedes that had become oh so interesting just moments before...
"Did I do something wrong?" I asked, I may have been living with them for a while but I still feel out of place... except around MetalHead and RockBottom my two cuddle buddies.
"Nope"
"So... why do you look like you're going to yell at me?"
He stiffened "I look like I'm going to yell at you?"
"Well yea... you have a blank look and your optics are kind of dim, makes you look disappointed"
"Oh... Uh no, you didn't do anything wrong, I'm just not sure how you are going to react to what I'm about to tell you..."
It was my turn to stiffen.
"However much I love the fact you keep the camp organized, I like order and you do an amazing job of it although your system of organizing is... questionable..."
"You're avoiding the topic you wish to discuss with me, and it's concerning" I squeaked becoming more distressed at the fact that this conversation was sounding like a bad thing.
He let out an exasperated vent "I think it's time for you to start scouting around... soon we are settling in areas that have yet to be explored and we are going to need all servos in on mapping and securing areas..." He handed me a datapad with the general outline of the current area I would be scouting.
"I... I get to explore and map out areas that have yet to be added to the Tunnel-Runners databanks?" I stuttered at first but got more and more excited with each word clutching the datapad to my chest before subspacing it.
"Yes... You are going to need to learn to use your natural Sonics that are built into your frame to create maps. I will be providing you with extra mapping gear to use, so you do NOT use the outdated gear you snagged out of the junk box..."
"Natural sonics?"I asked then the second part set in and I pouted.
"Just because it's outdated doesn't mean it's useless..." I mumbled then more clearly stated "Also I have ultrasonic mapping gear I just have to do a test run..."
"Anyway to use your natural..."A short pause before my second statement registered in his processor "How the frag did you get ultrasonic gear?" He demanded.
"..." I stared at him blankly for a moment "I didn't GET it from anywhere" a small pause then I sheepishly looked off to the side "I tweaked some old sonic devices you were going to chuck" I thought back to when I was stubbornly digging through Geoids 'Junk' pile that he was going to toss down the next 'Junk Pit' we came across, needless to say I got a bunch of broken stuff stored in a box in my subspace that I use for tinkering and the 'Junk Pits' were added to my list of things to explore.
He stared at me in confusion so I clarified "... you know? Reuse and recycle? Save what you can? One bots scrap is another bots treasure? Primus you lot are so wasteful..."
"I... don't know how to respond to that... I'm not familiar with those ideals"
~...yea human ideals, not so appealing to a race older than earth~
"Riiight... I'm the weird cog in a fully functional machine that doesn't know how to incorporate me"
"No, you're just... unconventionally intuitive and find new ways of doing things that are often times... questionable... but convenient"
"Meaning?"
"Your odd and I don't know how we functioned as a team without your little quirks..."
"...Wow... ummm... not what I was expecting..."
"Yea, now back on topic" he grumbled something about how I always de-rail the conversation.
"OH YEA" I said excitedly "I get to explore" I was hoping up and down clapping.
"Now hold up it's dangerous out there... and there are rules you have to follow so you don't end up deactivated" he yelled then flinched "Sorry don't mean to put a damper on your enthusiasm"
For a moment I thought to myself ~It's dangerous out there, here take these rules~
"No damper was initiated, I'm hyped and I think I can figure out most of the survival rules" I smirked and put my servos on my hips before I started listing off random guidelines... mostly for my own amusement.
"Keep quiet, stay alert, just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there, trust your instincts, walk softly and carry a big stick, most humiliating offlinings start with 'hold my high-grade and watch this', if lost and confused consult rule number 42, no Leroy Jenkins-ing it out there..." I would have continued but Geoid cut me off.
"Wait, wait, wait... you started off good but then the rest was just babble... and you used some of those weird words again... although you seem to get the just of the rules" he held up his servo splaying his digits apart "Five rules"
"One: Stay alert, you had that one
Two: Play it safe, you got part of it with you statement 'just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there' but it also means watch your step, the tunnels are not always stable and suitable for using,
Three: Be smart, always carry spare medical equipment and know how to use all of your equipment... don't just wing it like a flymech,
Four: Keep quiet, noise attracts unwanted complications,
Five: Its dangerous out there always have a weapon at the ready and a spare stowed away"
I giggled ~It's dangerous out there, here take this photon sword and a bumble-puppy~
"What's so funny?"
I pulled out my hammer and a glow-stick while saying "It's not safe to go alone, here take this"
Geoid stared at me for a moment before bursting out laughing.
"Ok femmling I got to admit that was funny"
"Awesome, now I'm super hyped, have a LOT of energy and need to run around for a bit"
I took off running down a tunnel giggling to myself.
~WHOO! MY FIRST SCOUTING MISION BY MYSELF~
Geoid was yelling after me to use my Anti-gravs but I ignored him... I wanted to test out the ultrasonic mapping sensors I made.
~Wow with my ability to ACTUALY FOCUS I can make almost ANYTHING within the boundaries of the materials presented to me... THANK YOU Creativity! having a processor that can handle my thought process is AMAZING as a human I had too many thoughts and ideas going through my head at once and no real way of actually catching all of it, but now I CAN THINK CLEARLY! And my focus has greatly improved...shiny...if I have something to actually focus on...~
I stopped to examine the shiny clear crystal I spotted, shrugging I shoved it into my subspace.
~Mine now... I'll start a collection of these, they are pretty and could probably be useful... for something...~
Taking out my visor BitBot found for me in an abandoned trans-organic hoard, (apparently they find and collect the weirdest things) I adjusted it and put it on, I think it was one of those Virtual Reality Gamming Visors... all I know is it made it easier to wirelessly connect them to the ultrasonic sensors I equipped in the tip on my pedes so the image the ultrasounds creates shows up as a 3D map on a grid.
~Gotta get another one of these and a gaming console for when I get bored...~
Tapping the tip of my pedes on the ground I received a feedback image of the general area. But it was only a small area, and it was mostly the tunnels below me... kinda disappointing...
~Well at least it works... a little... Yikes ground is kinda thin up ahead... meh at least it wasn't a TOTTAL waste of time~
With a running start I ran up the side wall and across the ceiling of the cave before flipping off the opposite side and landing in the 'I'm Superman and I just landed causing a HUGE crater because it makes me look like I'm a BADAFT' pose... It might not have been the BEST idea considering I didn't turn off my Ultrasonics...
The sudden influx of information nearly made my optics fritz as the visor lit up in a map that spanned quite a ways...
I shrieked ~AHHH SENSORY OVERLOAD...Oh look I can see our camp from here... and in this direction a HUGE abandoned Trans-organic hoard... well I know where I am going~
Since I basically had my entire section (plus extra) mapped out because of my little stunt, I decided to explore... and still send out small Ultrasonics just to be safe...
Following my 3D map I wandered through the winding tunnels to my destination... but the hoard was down one level...
~Sooo... how am I going to get down one level?... is there a staircase anywhere nearby?~
As I was walking the sounds of my steps suddenly changed and all input to my Ultrasonics stopped, I decided to ignore it for a moment. I began to assess what was going on, to do so I cranked up the sensitivity of my other senses.
I could hear a fuel pump working, and it as moving up behind me FAST, the pump sounded off though... like it was processing something thick... I froze at that thought...
When I was reading the medical data-pad (because I was bored had nothing to do and randomly found it...) I remember something about how energon we process becomes thicker as it flowed through out frames... but it sounds thicker than normal as if it was processed twice... it was then I remembered about cybertronian vampires...
All of that information flew through my processor within a few nanoclicks and gave me just enough time to drop down in a forward roll as the mech who was running up behind me attempted to tackle me.
He ended up going over me so as I was half way through my roll I tucked in my pedes then sharply kicked out slamming my pedes into his chest and sending him flying down the tunnel in front of me. I came out of the kick by using the momentum to arch up and lift off the ground springing off my servos and landing on my pedes in a crouched position.
An enraged hiss/screech/howl came from down the tunnel and I booked it back the way I came...
~NOPE NOPE NOPING THE FRAG AWAY FROM THAT!...I should tell Geoid~
::Hey Geoid...::
::Get lost already?::
::Nope, but at the pace I'm running I wouldn't be surprised if I do get lost within the next few clicks::
::... do I want to know why you are running?::
::Probably not but my next question will give away the reason I'm running...::
::And that question would be?::
::What's the best defense against a Vampire?::
::... What?::
::I have the feeling you heard me, but don't believe that you heard correctly...::
::... Femme if you got a Vampire after your aft how are you still functioning?::
::Ummm... I may have ducked away from his attack then kicked him down a tunnel before taking off like a spark-eater out of the pit...::
::...You... KICKED... a... VAMPIRE?::
::Yes...::
::...::
::Geoid?::
::... Why?::
::... Well I could have been a complete idiot and not have ducked and be offline right now, but instead I decided I preferred NOT to offline...::
::How did you even know to duck? Vampires are silent... no noise... they are PREDATORS!::
::Ow... am I going to have to lecture you about yelling into the com line?... and to answer your question I heard his fuel pump::
::Femme I have a feeling I use this word way to much around you but... HOW?::
::Well I came across an area where Ultrasonics and Sonics don't work so in order to make up for the lack of data I turned up my senses and when I did that I picked up on the sound of a fuel pump...::
::...the only defense for a Vampire is to not be seen, or heard by them... also their sense of smell is insane so even if you get away they can track you...::
::...I'm going to offline... I... FRAG IT SCRAPED UP CREATION OF A GLITCHY DRONE::
Panic setting in I shut off my com, picked up my pace, and activated my anti-gravs... good thing I had my 3D map otherwise I would be curled up somewhere sobbing my optics out instead of trying to get as far away from the vampire as possible.
Taking notice of a sharp turn that went up I pulled out my hammer, slamming my hammer on the ground I used it as a drag to Change my direction and sling myself down the other tunnel... that was slanting up... and up... and...
~WALL!~
I subspaced my hammer an my servos flew up to shields my face as I slammed into the wall... but that didn't happen... instead I went THROUGH it...
My optics nearly popped out of my helm as my pedes left the ground. I stared in awe at the view of the ruins of Iacon for all of two nanoclicks, before I started screaming my helm of because... oh I don't know... maybe because I'M A TANK HURTLING THROUGH THE AIR OVER THE CITY ON IACON!
I was acting on panic now... and apparently that's a good thing because in my panic I boosted my anti-gravs so instead of hitting the ground hard I just rolled over air... but I couldn't stop...
As my panic settled I was able to think semi-clearly and pulled out my hammer to use as an anchor.
Slamming my hammer down it bounced before catching and causing a drag to slow me down.
When I came to a stop I shut my anti-gravs off causing me to fall on my aft with an "Oof"
~ Stop... hammer time... haha, yea that was a lame thought ~
Looking back I winced at the trench I caused with my hammer.
~Well... at least this part isn't fixed yet?... who am I kidding I still feel bad...~
All of a sudden the fact I was all alone hit me... HARD, panic returned along with anxiety and loneliness.
My spark clenched then did an odd tug in a direction...
Confused I focused in on my spark, mentally feeling along the area I felt the tug start... there, hidden, was a small bond...
~WTFrag? I'm bonded?... wait... this feels familiar... calm, collected... ANNIE!~
~::*CONFUSION* Angee? *EXCITEMENT* OMP ANGEE!::~
I jumped in shock when I felt the emoting and thoughts flow through the small link I attempted to connect again but the bond was so weak... I couldn't feel through again because it was strained but I could still feel it.
My spark tugged again in the same direction as before, so I did as the saying says 'follow your spark'.
I don't know how long I was walking, I was too concentrated on the small tug in my spark to really pay attention to much else.
Coming to a semi wrecked building I used my ultrasonics to scan the building to see if it was safe... other than a few crumbling walls it was fairly stable.
I had to duck a bit to get inside and the tip of my helm ornament touched the ceiling.
~...Since when do I have a helm decoration?~
Off to the side I saw movement, I jumped slightly but then noticed it was just my reflection in one of the walls that had a reflective surface.
~Wow... never actually got a good look at myself before... not half bad...why am I floating? Oh low level anti-gravs~
Finally taking full notice of my surrounding instead of going on auto pilot I realized I was in a residential area and inside of a house.
~Probably built for the average size bot...~
I felt a sharper tug on my spark pulling me... down?
The floor panel in front of me shifted and a black cyber-cat crawled out.
~SCRAP RAVAGE!~
He turned and hissed at me before jumping, I sidestepped and grabbed him by the scruff as he twisted to slash at me.
"WOAH! Easy there shredder or I'm gunna have to punt you to Cybertrons second moon..."
He growled at me before twisting to claw and bite my arm.
"YEOW! Frag it kitty cat I warned you..." and I promptly drop kicked him out the door...
~Congratulations you not only kicked a vampire today but also the feared Decepticon assassin and mastermind saboteur of Soundwave...how about I insult Unicron and spit in Six-shots optic next?~
Lifting the lose tile I shimmied my way into the underground bunker and found Annie in a cage...
"OH MY PRIMUS YOU'RE ADORABLE!" I couldn't help but squeal at her I mean SHE IS SO FRAGGING CUTE with her big optics and small frame, and that pout SQUEEEE!
"RAZE!" She yelled reaching out to me.
2,875 words not including A/N
Soooo... this happened, and Raze is getting in all kinds of trouble... from rouge vampires to Ravage
Also YAY FLARE IS GOING TO BE SAVED!
AAAAND CLIFHANGER!
Cliffhanger: What did I do?
Me: Oh no not you my weird little OC, you and your platypus minicon Plot-o-pus are fine :-)
Cliffhanger: Oh... OK! Tell my cousin Cliffjumper I said HI!