Clarity
Chapter III: Encounters
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The Tower Of Quintus was one of the most significant locations in the city, a monument to the legendary Prime, resembling a massive chrome obelisk. It was a haven for deceased visionaries, dreamers, and scientists, and in a way Starscream felt almost at home there. Perhaps that aura of creation and possibility was what had led him to joining Quintus' rogue creations, and he simply hadn't realized it at the time.
He stood at the summit of the tower, a simple platform atop the skyscraper that was almost entirely barren aside from a few experimental communication arrays. This was where he would communicate with his brethren.
The Jettron wired in his Decepticon Standard CommLink to the antennas, and using some "borrowed" technology from the glitchbrains inside, Starscream was able to cobble together a transmitter just strong enough to send an emergency signal to any and all Seekers comm. systems in the city.
Starscream activated his device, and prepared to free his soldiers from the shackles of the Primes.
Cliffjumper stood at the base of the tower, it was massive, an elevator ride to the top would take time, and Starscream would be long gone by then, and neither him nor Blurr were exactly "flyers". Maybe they could call in a Space Bridge?
"Hey zippy!" The Autotrooper called out, turning his head to the speedster behind him. "You got any ideas? We could call command for a-" He saw Blurr tampering with his internal systems. "The frag are you doing? Stop playing with yourself and help me out!" He turned back, about to grumble about his fate, before finding himself face-to-face with the very partner he was just barking at.
"FirstOfAll,TheName'sNot"Zippy"!AsAMatterOfFact,IDon'tBelieveI'veEverMetAnotherBotNamedZippy,SoOneCanOnlyAssumeThatYouCameUpWith"Zippy"InReferenceToMySpeed,WhichMayBeTechnicallyAccurate,ButLacksACertainCreativity!" The white officer spat out.
"Uhhhhhhh... What?" Cliffjumper asked, wondering if he was having a processor glitch.
"Second,IWasn't"PlayingWithMyself"AsYouSoCrudelyStated,ButTriplingThePowerOfMyCoreMatrix." Blurr stated, clearly getting sick of Cliffjumper's attitude.
"Er, alright. I'll back off, but is that even safe? I mean, you don't wanna rip your spark in half or something, and I don't think there's another afterlife for you if that happens." Cliffjumper asked, worried, although the idea of an afterlife within an afterlife was an entertaining one.
"Aww,YouAlmostSoundScaredForMe!Don'tWorry,IDidThisAllTheTimeWithRaces,It'sStandardForVelocitronianRacesIfYouDon'tWannaBurnoutInLessThanAMinute." The speed freak responded, reminiscing of his old racing days, before it all went to slag.
"Aaand why did you waste your time with this? We need a bridge and Starscream is probably going to escape any minute now!" Cliffjumper said, pissed with his inability to capture the Seeker.
"I' !"Blurr warned, grabbing his fellow Autotrooper and pulling him over his shoulder.
"Wait, what?" He said, but before Blurr could repeat himself the two were already zipping up the side of the tower.
"What the pit?! This is one of the most fragging insane ideas I've ever seen! Put me back down!" Cliffjumper screamed, trying to move in his panic.
"I'veGotThis!Or,AtLeastIWouldIfYou'dStopSquirming!" Blurr said, confidently. He hoped his partner would calm down before he dropped him.
"No offense, man! But you Aren't exactly The Flash!"
"TheWhat?" Blurr asked, not understanding anything about Human culture. "Nevermind,ItLooksLikeWe'veReachedOurStop!" He gestured with his head at the edge of the roof not too far ahead.
Starscream cut out his transmission, and prepared to pack his supplies up and wait for his army to inevitably arrive. His momentary peace was disrupted by two white bots slingshotting themselves onto the roof.
"What the frag?" He said in total confusion. "You two aren't Seekers!"
"I'll take that as a complement," Cliffjumper said, lifting himself off the ground, "Now are you ready to fight? Our would you rather sit around like the pathetic Quintesson traitor you are?!" Starscream scowled at that comment.
"How the inferno did you get here?" Starscream asked, believing himself to have been more than subtle enough.
"Simple," Blurr said, lifting himself up "You have the subtlety of the Lightning Strike Coalition on a bad day." His power drained body dropped to the ground, and he simply lifted up a hand, and stated, "I'll just... Recharge here for a moment..." Before his body shut down.
"Fine with me..." Cliffjumper responded, looking at his partner. He transformed his fists into two razor-sharp blades, and turned himself to the Seeker. "I've been wanting some payback!" The former scout charged at the Seeker, roaring, with a burning sense of justice overtaking any sense of reason he may have had.
That'll be all for now. I have some ideas as to how I wish this to progress, but I could certainly incorporate other characters and ideas that you may want to see in the Cyberverse continuity.
Blurr's attitude shift while in speedster-mode was a reference to the G1 and Animated incarnations, but also due to his processor being overcharged with energy and him getting sick of Cliffjumper's somewhat rough personality and negative opinion of him.