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            In a Cybertronian shuttle bay, the two Jazzes prepare a shuttle for their impending mission to Charr when Swipeamus Prime, Prowl, and Wheeljack walk up to them.

            "Before you guys head out," Swipeamus said, "I thought it would be a good idea for Prowl to brief you about Charr, and Wheeljack has something that he wants to give to the two of you."

            "About Charr," Prowl began, "Charr is a barren world of ash and dust. How the Decepticons got all the necessary materials to build a fortress like the one they're working on now remains a mystery to me. Anyways, what I want you to do is find out who's leading the Decepticons. Once we find that out, figuring out their plans should be easy. Also, try to bring back some info on the fortress itself. That would also prove useful."

            "Here you go." Wheeljack said, "I want you to Activate this explosive charge somewhere on the fortress, somewhere that will set their construction back until we figure out what's going on."

            "Alright." Jazz replied, "I'll try, but I have no clue whether this is an ambush or not. I still don't trust this guy."

            "I don't see why you can't trust yourself." the other Jazz replied, "I mean, I'm you, just from another dimension. Plus I'm a lot more positive."

            "Whatever." Jazz replied, "Let's just go get your little buddy back and complete our mission. I want to get this over with as soon as possible."

            "You and me both." the other Jazz replied.

            "Alright." Swipeamus began, "If at all possible, contact me when you reach Charr, and try to land as far away form that shuttle as possible. The last thing we need is for the two of you to get killed."

            "We got you, Swipeamus." the other Jazz replied, "Ready?"

            "Yes." Jazz answered, "Let's get out of here." After the shuttle took off, Prowl and Wheeljack turned to Swipeamus.

            "Do you think we can trust the two of them on such an important mission?" Wheeljack asked.

            "Yeah," Prowl added, "If you haven't already noticed, those two aren't exactly the best of friends."

            "Yeah, I noticed." Swipeamus replied, "But Jazz needs to learn that there is still some good in the world, and not everyone's out to get him. Once he realizes that, maybe he'll lighten up, and act like the other Jazz… The Jazz we used to know.

            TIME: That very moment. PLACE: Charr. Shockwave stands outside of Trypticon's construction site with Hook, waiting for something to arrive.

            "Have you finished dismembering that ship yet, Hook?" Shockwave asked.

            "Yes we have, Shockwave." Hook replied, "We decided that the material from that ship should be used for the head of Trypticon, because of its durability, and because the most delicate areas of Trypticon will be located there."

            "And what of the overall construction?" Shockwave asked, "Are we still ahead of schedule construction-wise?"

            "Actually, " Hook began, "We're ahead of schedule. All we have left is just a few more buildings in his fortress mode, then, Trypticon will be ready."

            "Excellent!" Shockwave said, "Once Astrotrain gets here with the new materials, you and the other Constructicons are to immediately finish the construction of Trypticon, so we can start the invasion of Cybertron!" It was then that Astrotrain entered orbit and landed by his leader. "Did you get all the materials I asked for, Astrotrain?" Shockwave asked.

            "Indeed I did, Shockwave." Astrotrain replied, "What do you want me to do now?"

            "Wait until the Constructicons unload the material from you." Shockwave began, "Then you are to transform and help them with the construction of Trypticon."

            "Yes sir, Shockwave!" Astrotrain replied.

            "Hook," Shockwave said, "Call the other Constructicons. Have them begin unloading Astrotrain, then all of you finish up the construction."

            "As you wish, Shockwave." Hook replied.

            "Excellent." Shockwave began as he walked away, "I'm going to meet with Scourge. Take care of the task, Hook."

            Meanwhile, inside Trypticon, Cliffjumper enters Trypticon's main chamber. "This must be where the brain is located." he thought to himself, "Damn this thing is huge! I doubt any Autobot would have a chance against this thing!" Suddenly, he heard footsteps. "Shit!" he thought, "I can't  be discovered now! I've got to hide!" He ducked behind some unused materials. It was then that Scourge entered the room.

            "Strange," he said, "I could have sworn I heard something in here. Oh well, it can wait. Shockwave is expecting me." Scourge left the room and Cliffjumper came out of hiding.

            "Phew," he thought, "That was close! I'd better continue on with the tour, because there's still a lot of this place left to see."

            TIME: That very moment. PLACE: Autobot shuttlecraft. The two Jazzes control the shuttlecraft. "Can I ask you something?" the other Jazz asked.

            "Sure." Jazz said, "It better not be about any of our military secrets, because you know I won't answer those."

            "It's not about that," the other Jazz began, "I just want to know why you're acting like such a big jerk? I mean, if you're me, then you should be more happy and outgoing, not all bitter and mean."

            "Well," Jazz replied, "You try going through what I went through. You go through watching all your friends die and not be able to do anything about it. You go through watching the leader you've known all your life die right before your eyes. You go through almost having your home world destroyed. After you go through all of that, you tell me you still fell like having a good time. The whole ordeal made me realize that life is way to serious to go off and have fun all the time."

            "You forget," the other Jazz answered, "I DID go through all that, and I'm still the same old me! Yeah, I agree that life is serious, but that doesn't mean we can't go off and have some fun sometimes! That would be boring! Just take my advice and lighten up! Nobody likes a hardass!"

            "That's your problem, you're a dreamer." Jazz shot back, "You think that all the worlds problems will just solve themselves and we can run and go frolic through the flowers! Well, it's not like that! If you want to be ignorant and not care about the world around you that's fine by me, but you won't see me go prance around without a care! We've got more important things to worry about than what to do for fun."

            "But I DO care about what's going on!" the other Jazz replied, "If you weren't so thick headed, you'd realize that I'm saying that there's a time for work, and a time for play, but there should be BOTH, not just one."

            "I'm not talking about this anymore." Jazz said, "We're about to enter Charr's airspace. Just hope they don't detect our arrival."

            "You can't be me." the other Jazz replied, "I'd never become that much of an asshole."

            "I don't care whether or not you like me." Jazz said, "We've got more important things to worry about besides my attitude. We're about to land on Charr, so I'd like it if you were ready to begin this mission."

            "I am." the other Jazz replied, "Let's go get Cliffjumper back."