Chapter 57
25th December
0000hrs
"Merry Christmas, Rodimus".
"Waaah…?"
"I said, MERRY CHRISTMAS RODIMUS!"
Springer bellowed before he had a good chuckle.
"Oh, I'm still in that damn mine".
"So, what now, boss bot?"
Blaster asked as Kup and Magnus helped Rodimus to his feet.
"We need to destroy that".
He motioned to the shuttle in the corner.
"Did you destroy the 'con Matrix that Mags here reckons you were in".
Springer replied. The city commander sighed with annoyance.
"MAGNUS! Oh man! Am I glad to see you!"
Rodimus threw his arms around the serious mech who cringed.
"I'm glad you accomplished your directive, Sir, but please, stop hugging me".
"Right… ahaha… sorry, big guy, just got a little excited".
"You think so?"
Springer said sarcastically.
"So, did you destroy the thing?"
Jazz reiterated.
"Yeah, I hope so. But that thing needs to be destroyed of, if only for the dignity of those who's lives were ruined by that slagging thing".
"I'll set to work planting some explosives".
Magnus walked over towards the shuttle without bothering to wait for answer or a reply, not wanting one and not caring either way.
The young leader said, hoping like hell that Sideswipe was alive out here, as Magnus and Perceptor were, the scientist still looking rather subdued.
"Spike, you guys are not going to believe who else I saw in there… Chip! But he was a little kid".
"I'm sure that's very interesting, and I would love to hear the whole story, later, after Christmas, after I get my wife to not kill or divorce me for spending Christmas in a mine after chasing ghosts".
"Yeah, but Magnus and Perceptor were inside there, I released them and they woke up here, that means that Chip and Sideswipe should have woken up around here too. Sideswipe is gotta be here, let's go look for him".