Note: Hi. I'm back. I really don't feel the flow for this, but I refuse to leave a fic unfinished, so this will be completed. Possibly by September, max. (5/9/22: Lies).
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Edit 5/9/22: Again, color changes from before.
It was almost eight by the time Keikja and Punctio were released from the mothership. Quintessa had been relentless in her torture, but it was all according to the plan she had laid out for them. Speaking of which...
"Keikja?" asked the purple Quintesson by his side as they dragged themselves through the desert they had been dropped off in.
"Yes, Punctio?" the blue one, Keikja, responded.
"What was the plan again?" Punctio asked, his wide and curious green optics centered on his blue companion.
Keikja halted abruptly and pressed his good servo to his faceplate in exasperation. 'Dumb idiot. Dumb, lovable idiot. Dumb, lovable, naïve idiot. Curse those optics; need the Scientist to dampen the optical relays from his eyes. ARGH!'
"Do you need me to number it for you, numb nodes?" Keikja hissed. Punctio nodded enthusiastically before wincing at the pain it caused. The green Quintesson sighed in defeat. "Step one: The Empress tortures us so we look beat up."
"Ooh! We did that already," Punctio exclaimed.
"Yes, we did," he responded. But in his mind, he thought, 'It's like I'm talking to a new form.' Keikja continued out loud, "Step two: we each find a faction's base and infiltrate it." At Punctio's confused look, he added, "Which means we act like we wanna be friends and get as much important information as possible without letting them know that we are getting information."
"So we'll be spies!"
"Exactly! Step three: after we figure out their weakness, we say that we're going for a walk outside so we can call for the mothership to pick us up."
"What if I don't wanna go for a walk?" the purple one challenged.
"It- You- I- It doesn't matter! You just get out of there without letting them know you won't come back," Keikja said.
"And then what, Kay-Kay?"
"Firstly, no nicknames. Step four: we tell our Lady and the Statistician what we found out so they can use it to take over the planet."
"Okay!"
"Now repeat to me what I just said."
"We get beat up, we spy on them, we escape, and then we superiors what we learned."
"Good idiot! Since our Lady has already marked the leader, you go to the Decepticons and I'll go to the Autobots," Keikja told him.
"Okay!"
"Here's the code for the distress signal," the blue scout said, uploading the data to his partner. "And remember, don't tell anyone you still work for our Lady and don't tell anyone you're spying on them."
"But that's treason!"
"Our Lady knows what we are doing. It will be excused." They came upon a road sign that said "Jasper, Nevada: 15 miles". "This is where we part. Walk in the opposite direction of where I'm going for 15 breems before you use the distress signal I gave you. Okay?"
"Okay!"
Before Keikja could protest, Punctio wrapped his arms around his smaller frame in a hug the blue Quintesson couldn't get out of.
"I'm gonna miss you, Keikja," Punctio said, nuzzling his neck.
"Yeah yeah. Whatever," Keikja replied. "Now let go of me, you sappy blob. You're digging into my wounds."
"Sorry. Bye, Kay-Kay!" Punctio said, running away as fast as his limp allowed him before Keikja could kick him.
Note: Okay. Next up is Optimus and Cap followed by Bee and Thor followed by Arcee and Natasha. Remember, I love reviews, so please leave some. They make my day and I will get back to you eventually. Bye for now!