Log edited with Logedit 2.6.9pl on Mon Aug 25 10:44:37 EDT 1997

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Arcee drops Bumblebee. 
Bumblebee rocks back and forth slightly, standing right next to Spike and 
  looking around at the gathering, his face mirrorowing the shock at the 
  fact that he is back on Cybertron. 
Daniel is far at the back of the crowd, and trying to push his way 
  forward...with a bit of difficulty. 
Arcee stands up near the front, looking on incredulously. 
Whiz leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Elita One leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Spike looks around for Daniel and is calling his name 
Swoop walks over to Spike and Daniel and kneels down, "Hewwo" 
Red Alert leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Sludge stands far behind the people on the podium, looking around at all of 
  the Cybertronians amassed, almost in awe, though his face doesn't show 
  it. He grins and looks at Snarl and Swoop next to him, Us dinos do good 
  stuff.. beat big Horn man.." 
Daniel pushes his way through, weaving between bodies with a carelessness 
  only the very young can manage. You can hear his voice calling out small 
  pardons and apologies as he goes. 
Snarl lumbers around looking at the mass destruction being very quiet. 
Daniel calls out, fairly nearby his father. "...Dad?" 
Swoop says, "Oooooo! You right Sludge! Dinos do Goooooood!" 
Spike shouts , "Daniel" 
Ultra Magnus stands near Kup, close to Rodimus, cheering with the others as 
  the enigmatic new leader finishes his speech. 
Daniel says a few final 'excuse me's to the mechs he weaves between, at 
  last emerging between the bodies, and heading towards his father in an 
  eager jog. He pants out a greeting, flashing a smile up to Spike. "Hi 
  Dad...Sorry...got caught in the back..." 
Snarl nods, "Us doo gud Kick butt." 
Rodimus Prime exhales carefully and steps back, studying the floor as 
  though he's afraid it'll suddenly start moving on him. 
Eject leans over to Rewind, "Hey, can you see what's going on? What's with 
  Roddy?" 
Sludge grins slightly, "Yeah, we show Un-I-Kron who boss 'round here. Make 
  him go boom and no never come back." 
Kup's optics are currently riveted on Rodimus, watching his ever move, 
  every subtlety. His optics NEVER break, maintaining that piercing gaze as 
  the new Prime draws close. 
Spike kneels down to Daniel, "don't get lost on me" 
Blurr is standing by Kup, more or less still. 
Arcee is just staring, not saying much of anything. She kinda sinks back 
  into the crowd, looking extremely unsure and wondering where Springer 
  vanished off to. 
Daniel blinks quietly, eye-level with his father, and offers a somewhat 
  uneasy smile. "I won't, I promise. I just wanted to see...", his voice 
  trails off, eyes shifting towards Rodimus as he descends, and he 
  finishes, "...I wanted to see Hot Rod." 
Snarl says, "Me agree no more Un-i-kron man." 
Bumblebee grins at Daniel, "Hey, Daniel, nice work!" He compliments him 
  glancing over at Spike. 
Rewind stands near Eject, slightly appluading the speech by the leader with 
  his two tiny hands. He calls over, "Excellent speech! Precisely 25 words, 
  two variant punctuation marks, and one comma!" he then looks over to 
  Eject, shrugging. "I haven't the slightest. Hard to see through 
  everyone's knees." 
Kup's voice suddenly breaks the murrmering, his gravelly voice projecting 
  itself across the area. "Lad... come here." 
Rodimus Prime has a rather vague grin on his face, but his expression is 
  somewhat anxious at the same time. Shifting a quick glance in Kup's 
  direction, he catches his scrutiny and tries to sidle away -- too late. 
Elita One enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Red Alert enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Ultra Magnus stops clapping and crosses his arms across his torso. As the 
  cheers quiet, he becomes silent. 
Swoop looks down at the Humans he is by, "Me Swoop want know how see from 
  dere" 
Whiz enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Whiz wanders into the room to see if anything interesting is happening. 
Whiz follows a bit cautiously behind Elita, her optics betraying her 
  curiosity. 
Daniel pulls himself up a little taller, flashing his boyish smile to 
  Bumblebee. "Thanks, Bumblebee! Not bad for my first war, huh?" 
Red Alert follows Elira in from the Reception room and looks around, 
  concerned. "Thank Primus..." 
Rodimus Prime looks over sheepishly at Kup. "Err... what?" 
Bumblebee 's smile drops a bit, "Your first and last war, let's hope." 
Whiz nudges Elita. She mutters to Elita One, "Hey,... guy?" 
Rewind looks over the rest of the group, rubbing his chin. "Perhaps if we 
  were to stand on one another's shoulders, we could see..." 
Spike now with his son at his side peers at the large Autobot, who is now, 
  there leader. He wonders about who this Autobot is and where he came 
  from. Many questions race through his mind. 
Elita One enters the area with Whiz and Red. All three of them look like 
  they have neen through the wrecker, and exhausted. "Apparently, we have 
  arrived at a celebration of some sort.." she surmises, and looks down at 
  Whiz, "Looks sort of like Hot Rod.. perhaps he is standing on a pedestal? 
  Do you see Optimus anywhere?" 
Snarl walks around trying to get a better view and nudges in close to 
  Sludge and Swoop looking at Rodimus. "Who Dat Agin? He look Kinna fimilar 
  butt diffrant..Who dat Sludge?" 
Eject nods to Rewind, "Yeah, bro, cool speech alright, but is that really 
  Hot Rod?" Eject cups his hands together. "Alright, bro, alley-oop" 
Kup raises a hand, with a faint gesture, calls Rodimus closer. As he 
  arrives, he slowly speaks again. "Is it... what I think, lad?" With gaze 
  unbreaking, you get the idea he's not expecting any sort of joke. 
Swoop says, "Dat uhhhhhh........uhhhhhh......dat lil ugly car guy" 
Whiz huh. "Yeah, who'd want to copy those flames..." 
Daniel's smile wanes just a bit, mirroring the loss he knows has been 
  felt...but holding some sliver of optimism for the future. "Yeah, I hope 
  so. Bumblebee--have you seen Hot Rod? I thought I saw him up on the 
  stand, but...?" 
Rewind nods. He moves a foot up onto Eject's hands, and waits to be boosted 
  upwards. 
Swoop says, "Dat one dat got beat up while Kup trying to tell Story to 
  Dinobots" 
Noticing the tardy entrance of Elita One and Whiz, Ultra Magnus gives a 
  wave of his arm in their direction. His optics remain dim, and an 
  unusually cold look seems emblazened onto his face. 
Eject hoists up Rewind and then steadies himself with Rewind on his 
  shoulders. 
Elita One smiles faintly. She mutters to Whiz, "... go join... shall..." 
  She scans the crowd, catching Magnus' glance, and starts her way over. 
Snarl continues to look at Rodimus but turns his head to Sludge and swoop 
  and to Kup. "Mee Konfuzed..uhh." 
Bumblebee grins at Daniel, "Hot Rod, oh he's probably fooling around!" He 
  tries to get the boy to smile a bit, "I'll see if I can get you over to 
  him if you'd like>" He bends down slightly, pretty much offering Daniel a 
  ride on his shoulders. 
Swoop nudges Spike with his foot 
Daniel brightens, trying to climb onto Bumblebee's shoulders without too 
  much damage to either of them. It seems like years since he's been 
  carried, but has it been? Perhaps only few weeks. 
Daniel says, "Yeah! Let's go!" 
Arcee moves over closer to Kup, making her way through the crowd silently. 
Red Alert continues to move through the crowd towards Ultra Magnus. 
Spike offers to help Daniel up on Bumblebee's shoulder 
Rodimus Prime shifts uneasily, not really wanting to meet Kup's optics but 
  unable to break his gaze for the moment. He starts to hedge, then 
  reconsiders with a visible shift of his expression. "...yeah," he says 
  finally. 
Eject says, "How's the view up there, Rewind? Do we need a better 
  position?" 
Blurr is still by Kup, vibrating expectantly. 
Rewind stands on Eject's shoulders, guessing that Eject is holding onto his 
  feet. He puts his hand over the top of his visor, trying to appear like a 
  set of binoculars. He calls down to Eject, "He has partially the same 
  coloration as Hot Rod, I believe...albiet a lot bigger." 
Daniel manages the climb with a little help from his Dad, resting his small 
  hands at Bumblebee's 'horns'. 
Bumblebee grins and with Daniel up on his shoulders, starts through the 
  crowd, waiting a minute for Spike to help him up, "Just leave it to me, 
  Daniel!" 
Daniel smiles brightly, craning his neck up a bit, trying to see above all 
  the shoulders and heads. Not much, yet, but he can see a few flashes of 
  the familiar orange-and-red at the forefront of the gathering. His smile 
  grows a bit wider. 
Red Alert shouts and waves to Ultra Magnus as he pushes through the crowd 
  up to the AC commander, "Magnus." 
Spike looks out into the expanse as thousands of Autobots chant. 
Swoop leans down to spike, He mutters to Spike, "... better..." 
Bumblebee although rather short and small, uses this to his advantage, 
  jinking through t and around the large Autobots, and making his way for 
  where Rodimus last was. 
Elita One smiles faintly. She mutters to Whiz, "... wish to... go... Whiz. 
  I... shortly." She scans the crowd, catching Magnus' glance, and starts 
  her way over. 
Spike nots to swoop 
Daniel leans down a bit for balance. "I think I see him, Bumblebee!" 
Ultra Magnus nods his head grimly toward Red Alert, but continues to scan 
  the crowd in hopes to catch another glipse of Elita One and Whiz. 
Whiz heads over toward Ultra Magnus behind Elita, wanting to figure out 
  what's going on. 
Rewind continues to stand on top of Eject's shoulders, trying to get a look 
  over the crowd. Unfortunately, this only manages to make them seem as big 
  as a minibot. 
Red Alert sighs,his hoptics focusing on Magnus, "Sir what is going on?" 
Whiz grumbles, "I'll bet he just wants me to do more repairs." 
Swoop picks Spike up and hoists him onto his shoulders, easily pointing him 
  in a place to see 
Bumblebee looks around slowly, so as not to jerk his horns from Daniel's 
  hand, "Where, I'm having a problem trying to see." He tries to stand more 
  on the tips of his feet, his own vision constantly blocked. 
Elita One makes her way through the crowd, her presence still almost regal 
  still, even in her exhausted condition. She stops in front of Magnus, and 
  offers a slight smile, cupping one of his hands with her own. "Greetings, 
  old friend. What do we have here?" 
Kup's un-nerving gaze slowly shifts, as in a moment that seems a lifetime, 
  he examines Rodimus. As his optics lift back to the new leader, he speaks 
  softly yet again. "Lad... by Primus, this had better not be..." He then 
  cuts himself off, adding, "It is... IT, yes...?" He seems to seek 
  reassurance. 
Daniel points towards the flashes of hot-pink and orange visible between 
  the shifting legs. "See! Over there--you can't miss him." 
Spike tries to talk over the noise to Swoop, "Who is that?" He indicates 
  torwards Rodimus 
Arcee attempts to get closer to Rodimus, walking up right behind Kup and 
  offering him a smile, a bit of an embarassed one. 
A solider yelps unexpectedly as Whiz steps on his foot. She smiles 
  sheepishly and says, "Excuse me," and then makes it the rest of the way 
  over toward Magnus. 
Blurr takes the opportunity to open the floodgates, assaulting Rodimus with 
  a barrage of words, "Hey Hot Rod nice speech yeah real nice and 
  inspirational but wh'd you give it huh I mean shouldn't Magnus do that 
  and stuff or what's up huh?" 
Swoop says, "Huh!?!? Wheres a bat?!?!" 
Eject cocks his head to the side, "Hunh? What, a new uniform with the same 
  colors?" 
Rodimus Prime drops his tone to an uncharacteristically deeper register. 
  "Why would I make something like that up, Kup?" 
Bumblebee says, "Oh, I see him now..." He ducks and starts in the direction 
  Daniel has pointed, "Hold on, I've been wanting to get a closer look 
  myself, it's absolutely amazing!" 
Daniel's boyish face shifts slightly, shadowing vaguely as they draw 
  nearer, and more and more flashes of the tall Autobot become visible to 
  him. Familiar, yes...but somehow different. He hesitates, 
  "Bumblebee...something's..." But his voice trails off, waiting until they 
  approach. 
Spike shouts, "No Swoop. I mean who is that?" He agains points in Rodimuses 
  Direction 
Ultra Magnus takes a few steps forward. An obviously forced smile comes 
  across his face as he states a greeting. His blue optics dim, seeming to 
  lose some of their shimmering brilliance as he says, He mutters to Elita 
  One, "... taxing battles...I am... the suprme..." 
Elita One senses "Ultra Magnus takes a few steps forward. An obviously 
  forced smile comes across his face as he states a greeting. His blue 
  optics dim, seeming to lose some of their shimmering brilliance as he 
  says, "The last few days have seen us through extremely taxing 
  battles...I am afraid that we have paid the suprme price..."" 
Arcee glances at Kup, then up at Rodimus, well, first her gaze hits his 
  chest since she's not accustomed to looking up at him. 
Rodimus Prime turns and flashes a grin at Blurr. "Well, c'mon, doesn't the 
  hero get some kind of credit here?" 
Kup shakes his head slowly, finally offering, "You... would not... Hot..." 
  he then breaks his sentance, yet again. "No... that's not it anymore, is 
  it?" 
Swoop looks up to see where Spike is pointing 
Bumblebee moves around to Rodimus... 
Red Alert shoots Ultra Magnus a concerned look, "Sir who all have we lost?" 
Whiz leans closer, trying to hear the details. 
Bumblebee looks upwards at Rodimus, unsure what to yell, the paint job 
  belonging to Hot Rod, "Hot Rod, hey Hot Rod,... down here!" 
Swoop says, "uh? Oh.......I dat is dat lil 'nnoying car......Him want be 
  fighter like Dinobots!" 
Elita One frowns, She mutters to Ultra Magnus, "... crew... unfortunatley 
  we were... the..." she looks up at Magnus, almost sensing something is 
  wrong, as she innocently asks, "Where is Optimus?" 
You sense Elita One frowns, "Yes, my crew and I had heard about the 
  battles, unfortunatley we were detained on the other side of the 
  planet.." she looks up at Magnus, almost sensing something is wrong, as 
  she innocently asks, "Where is Optimus?" 
Daniel's face turns up, expecting to see the familiar and youthful face of 
  his friend. His brow furrows a little, however, at the sight which greets 
  him. He asks aloud, though in a voice too low for any but Bumblebee to 
  hear him. "...Hot Rod?" 
Rewind nods to Eject. "Apparently, that would seem to be the case. Color 
  composition would be about 90.5 percent exactness to Hot Rod..but he's 
  even larger than before. I'd wager by at least 50 percent." 
Sludge quietly watches all the commotion, looking a little lost without the 
  presence of his leader, Grimlock. His optics roam from one face to the 
  next, some familiar to him, some unfamiliar. His gaze stops on Rodimus as 
  he tries to figure out why he can't recognize this person, yet knows 
  vaugely who he is. 
Ultra Magnus stops talking for a moment to give Red Alert a perplexed look. 
  He shakes his head toward the security director and motions him away. He 
  mutters to Elita One, "... Elita, but... killed... attacked... City. 
  We... everything... damages... were too..." 
Elita One senses "Ultra Magnus stops talking for a moment to give Red Alert 
  a perplexed look. He shakes his head toward the security director and 
  motions him away. "I am sorry, Elita, but Optimus was killed when the 
  Decepticons attacked Autobot City. We did everything we could, but the 
  damages he sustained were too severe."" 
Arcee stands quietly, glancing down at Daniel and Bumblee for a brief 
  moment, but not venturing to say anything. 
Spike shouts to Daniel, "Hey" He smiles and waves 
Whiz says, "What's goin' on? I'm lost." 
Kup slowly turns, facing Elita squarely. He begins to choke out the words, 
  "Optimus is no..." His optics narrow, his mouth pinching shut as he is 
  unable to continue. 
Rodimus Prime says, "It's, uh..." he breaks off hearing his name called, 
  apparently relieved for the interruption. Looking around wildly for a 
  moment, he finally catches Bumblebee in his line of sight and tosses off 
  a wave. "What's up?"" 
Daniel's head turns, recognizing his father atpo the other mech, and 
  flashes him a brief, if uncertain smile. He looks back up towards 
  Rodimus, expression somewhat troubled...confused. 
Rewind looks down to Eject. "Can you get closer? Or maybe jump? All I can 
  see is to his waistline.." 
Whiz understands the import of Kup's words and blinks in shock, her optics 
  immedately turning to Elita in concern. 
Blurr is bursting with excitement, but for the moment seems to have the 
  tact to just shut up. 
Bumblebee grins, "Well, Daniel is." He motions to him sitting on his 
  shoulders, which should actually be obvious. 
Eject says, "Hunh? You don't put on that kinda mass working on the gym... I 
  don't get it. I caught a glimpse of him before the shuttles left Autobot 
  City, he didn't seem that much bigger." 
Daniel raises a hand from atop Bumblebee's shoulders. "Hey..." The greeting 
  trails off as he tries to make something of it. 
Arcee glances toward Elita and Whiz, looking to be shocked into complete 
  silence. 
Rodimus Prime's smile fades very slightly. "Hey, what's with the face, 
  Danno?" 
Swoop says, "Look like him got new paint job......still not as good as 
  Dinobot's paint jobs doh" 
Red Alert steps back away from Ultra Magnus, shaking his head. 
  "Optimus....no...it can't be." 
Snarl says, "What he say name waz 'gain?" 
Swoop leans to talk to Snarl, "Hot Bob or sometin" 
Elita One's hands crush suddenly around Magnus' as the news is relay. She 
  takes a small step back, as if it hit by an invisible force, 
  "...Optimus.." she murmurs slightly, her optics suddenly dropping down 
  towards the floor. Her hands drop away from Magnus, and she says, "Please 
  tell me you are wrong, Magnus.." 
Kup returns his attentions to Rodimus. "Well the... what... would you go 
  by, then... Prime?" 
Daniel's dark eyes peer up at him, searching the new features, testing the 
  new maturity in his voice. He asks again, hopeful. "...Hot Rod? Is that 
  -you-? You look...-different-..." 
Eject steadies himself, with Rewind on his shoulders, and jumps straight 
  up. 
Spike says, "Swoop what did you say I can't here you" 
Whiz puts her hand silently on Elita's arm, in the only kind of support she 
  can offer. 
Red Alert keeps looking at the floor, shaking his head. "Primus, why..." 
Rodimus Prime's shoulders stiffen at Kup's comment, a slight wince crossing 
  his face. "Well, uh, actually..." 
Swoop shouts out loud enough to get most of the rooms attention, "I SAID I 
  THINK HIS NAME IS HOT BOB OR SOMETIN!!" 
Bumblebee hmms, for the first time getting a REAL look at Rodimus now, and 
  moving so that Daniel can see him better. 
Rewind nods to Eject. "I know. Extremely particular. In cases of expanded 
  musculature in the terms of use in a gym, the level to which he has 
  gained in stature would require more than that. Or at least would be 
  impossible without the use of some kind of stere-- Ach!" he then is 
  lifted up with Eject, adjusting his optics. He calls out, a bit loudly, 
  "I saw his chestplate!" 
Spike says, "Swoop, can you move closer to Him?" 
Rodimus Prime tries to focus on Daniel instead. "Same old me, Dan'l. Don't 
  worry." 
Red Alert looks over at Swoop, to see if there is a problme, but then 
  returns his gaze back to the floor. "Prime..." 
Kup's optics meet Rodimus' head on, unwavering as he awaits a response. He 
  seems at the verge of something, as if something is building inside him, 
  and cannot be released. 
Arcee finally makes a comment, "Let's hope not." She grins up at Rodimus, 
  seeking some sort of retort. 
Whiz's fleeting attention swerves to Swoop, then back to Elita, to Magnus, 
  to Swoop again, and finally to what little glimpse she can get of Rod. 
Daniel's gaze trails up and down his form, taking him in through the 
  momentary distraction. He asks up to him, sounding more troubled about 
  this inquirythan his previous one, "...We still friends?" 
Blurr whirls, leaving a motion trail, to stare at Swoop. "What what what do 
  you mean you silly dino it's Hot Rod yeah yeah yeah it sure is cantcha 
  tell?" 
Elita One looks over at Whiz with hallowed optics. "He can't be gone.. I 
  would have felt it.. something, anything." she seems to try to convince 
  herself, but it is settling in. 
Swoop says, "Huh!?!? Oh , I guess!!!" 
Ultra Magnus shakes his head. Twisting his head to look for moment a 
  Rodimus, he pauses before continuing. He mutters to Elita One, "... 
  afraid... watched... last... Matrix... his... hand." 
Elita One senses "Ultra Magnus shakes his head. Twisting his head to look 
  for moment a Rodimus, he pauses before continuing. "I am afraid not...I 
  watched the very last seconds of his life, as the Matrix itself fell from 
  his lifeless hand."" 
Spike says, "Swoop where is Optimus?" 
Whiz looks at Elita, pained. "I'm sorry, Elita..." she says lamely. 
Kup speaks abruptly, as Rodimus finishes with Daniel. "Not... the same. 
  More..." 
Red Alert sighs at hearing Magnus' statment, and continues to shake his 
  head. 
Rodimus Prime frowns slightly, giving Arcee a hurt look. "Well, I can't 
  help what my name is," he blurts somewhat defensively. 
Snarl wanders away from the group and looks at everyone while he sits on 
  the ground and spins his sword around on the ground. 
Swoop says, "Opteemus hurt real bad, I tink!" 
Arcee doesn't reply, shaking her head and moving backwards into the crowd, 
  looking around for Springer. 
Swoop says, "Him got hurt on earth.....not hear much else bout him!" 
Elita One nods ever so slightly at Whiz, and then turns towards Magnus 
  again. She mutters to Ultra Magnus, "Then..... Matrix?... it... on... 
  don't..." 
You sense Elita One nods ever so slightly at Whiz, and then turns towards 
  Magnus again. "Then.. who has the Matrix? Was it passed on to you? I 
  don't understand.." 
Daniel shifts a bit atop Bumblebee's shoulders, trying to get a look at 
  him. 
Whiz looks at Ultra Magnus. "I don't understand. How could... how could 
  such a thing happen?" 
Whiz doesn't look quiiiiiiiite as personally broken up by this as you might 
  expect. 
Swoop begins to make his way close to Hot Bob 
Red Alert walks over to the nearest window and beings looking over 
  Cybertron. 
Rewind , composing an idea, jumps up himself while Eject is jump-ed, 
  propelling himself higher into the air. He calls down to Eject, "I got a 
  lot at his face! It would appear to be in the same general 
  configurataaaaaaa!" he then flies forward a bit from his jump, lannding 
  on the back of Swoop's back. "Uh. Greetings." 
Bumblebee frowns a moment, "... what happened to you?" 
Kup's optics flash at the mention of something, a sudden realization 
  crossing his face. He addresses Rodimus bluntly. "It is... intact, then?" 
Kup nods slowly, murrmering to himself. "Of course... it is." 
Eject gets knocked off-kilter and crashes to the ground as Rewind jumps off 
  his shoulders . 
Spike grabs hold of Swoop trying not to fall off, "HHHEEEEYY!" 
Rodimus Prime draws himself up a bit indignantly before he catches himself. 
  "Of course it is." 
Eject says, "Cool hang time, and a slam dunk on the dino-bird's back!" 
Daniel squirms a bit, frowning. "...What's he doing, Bumblebee?" 
Arcee shakes her head and moves off to the north. 
Ultra Magnus's optics fall to the ground. He begins to speak in a very 
  faint whisper. He mutters to Elita One, "... Matrix to... but 
  I...I...lost... Somve very... Decepticons managed..." 
Elita One senses "Ultra Magnus's optics fall to the ground. He begins to 
  speak in a very faint whisper. "Optimus handed the Matrix to me, but 
  I...I...lost it. Somve very powerful Decepticons managed to almost kill 
  me...I'm sorry, Elita...I failed."" 
Red Alert stares out across the vastness of Cybertron. 
Rewind begins to climb up Swoop, pulling himself over Swoop's shoulder. "I 
  highly doubt you'd consider this humorous?" 
Bumblebee shrugs, attempting his best to keep the squirming kid on his 
  shoulders and not hitting the ground. 
Spike begins to slip off Swoop's shoulder, "Help!" 
Whiz begins to look a tad bit frustrated as this conversation is kept under 
  the level of her hearing. 
Daniel lets out a sort of impatient sigh, and begins looking around again. 
  He raises his small voice, hands releasing Bumblebee's 'horns' to cup 
  around his mouth. "Dad?" 
Bumblebee grows ears and can now hear. 
Powerglide enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Bumblebee tries to stantd completely still. 
Arcee leaves to the North Perimeter Hallway to the north. 
Eject runs along behind Swoop, following in the wake of his mass. 
Spike shouts, "Somebody help!" 
Red Alert seems to pull himself back together mentally, and turns and 
  pushes his way back over close to Ultra Magnus. 
Snarl looks up at Spike's cries for help and stands up again walking over 
  to Swoop and Spike. 
Daniel taps Bumblbee atop his head, pointing towards his flailing father. 
  "Dad!" 
Snarl says, "Mee. SNarl Help Yoo Spike Wittywickie." 
Rodimus Prime breaks Kup's gaze again defiantly and starts to turn back to 
  Dan 'n' Bee, seeking some kind of anchor point, then sighs and looks away 
  when he sees them headed across toward Spike. 
Snarl says, "Yoo no play nice swoop no play at all. Me Snarl sayz so." 
Daniel resumes his squriming, knowing full well that it's difficult to 
  ignore a restless child. "...Bumblebee--can I get down, please?" 
Daniel says, "...I wanna go see Rod..." 
Red Alert tries to get Ultra Magnus' attention, but gives up, and walks 
  closer to where Rod is standing. 
Rodimus Prime scoots off to one side and tries to make himself scarce. 
Whiz stamps her foot in irritation and stalks off in the direction of the 
  red helmet that appears to be at the center of all this mass hysteria. 
Bumblebee is still standing very close to Rodimus, Daniel on his shoulders 
  and a look of interest over his silvery faceplate. 
Whiz catches sight of Rod as he tries to get out of the center of the mass, 
  and finally gets a direct look at him. 
Red Alert sees what he believes to be Hot Rod and follows the young 
  Autobot. "Hot Rod, wait..." 
Daniel tries to climb down, himself, a tangle of still-gangly arms and 
  legs. He grunts softly as his feet hit the ground. 
Snarl gets Spike and sets him down on the stage and gives a slight grin out 
  to him ,"Yoo kan git hurt.. Now.. Yoo safe 'ere. 'member.. Snarl save 
  yoo." 
Rodimus Prime sighs, realizing this isn't going to be over for a loooong 
  time. He tosses a glance back over his shoulder. "What is it, Red?" 
Bumblebee bends down slightly so Daniel doesn't go down nearly as far. 
Spike tries to climb back on Swoop 
Red Alert sighs, "You look different, what happened?" 
Whiz blinks, then shouts at Rod, "HEY! What've you DONE to yourself? I 
  *told* you that those height implants were a bad idea, they just make you 
  look stretched out!" 
Daniel gathers himself as he hits the ground, and is immediately taking off 
  through the crowd again--winding and weaving between bodies, and offering 
  hurried apologies where necessary. 
Rodimus Prime says, "It's a l--" he breaks off, staring at Whiz. "WHAT?" he 
  responds in halfway-bemused disbelief, unable to formulate anything 
  else." 
Red Alert turns and gives Whiz a puzzled look. 
Whiz puts her hands on her hips, moving closer and inspecting him closely. 
  "You heard me. I know it's you, I'd recognize that tacky paint job 
  anywhere, but for Primus' sake, what'd you add the implants for?" 
Snarl shakes his head at Spike and sits off to the side again, "WaaWaamess 
  Prime? Dat 'is name?" 
Snarl runs his head, "Whatamess Prime?" 
Rodimus Prime raises his hands in a futile shushing gesture. "I didn't add 
  anything. Do you have to be so loud?" 
Spike says, "Swoop help me down" 
Red Alert stares at what he believes to be Hot Rod, "But you are different 
  Hot Rod." 
Whiz says, "Didn't know you wanted your shortness complex to remain a 
  secret. And besides, the height change is kinda obvious - but how did you 
  manage to bulk up like that? Don't tell me you were off improving your 
  look while a war was going on..."" 
Spike says, "swoop help me down" 
Rewind continues to lie for a moment, half-slung over Swoop's shoulder, 
  after he climbed up part way. He then finishes climbing, and making it to 
  Swoop's shoulder. He looks around. "Absolutely marvelous view you have up 
  here." he then turns around, looking down to see Eject following. "I got 
  a good look at him, from up here.." 
Rodimus Prime frowns. "It's, uh.. a little more complicated than that..." 
Red Alert sighs and shakes his head, still staring at Rod, "And.... 
Whiz says, "So, explain. Ultra Magnus there doesn't seem to want to share 
  the info." 
Daniel is weaving his way through the crowd, still... 
Bumblebee glances around, looking for someone else he might know, but still 
  reamining somewhat near Daniel just in case someone won't be watching 
  where they're going. 
Swoop grumbles, "Dat was not nice, You almost hurt Him Spike" 
Whiz moves over behind Rod, peering at his back to see if thats' changed 
  too. 
Red Alert nods, "Yes Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus seems rather upset, please 
  explain what happened." 
Snarl points to Rodimus Prime and mutters, "He Whatamess Prime, Sludge. Dat 
  'iz name." 
<Air Raid just looked at you.> 
Rodimus Prime says, "Aaand... uh, nothing." He shrugs cheerfully, trying to 
  blow it off. "I blew up Unicron. You guys oughtta be happy." 
Ultra Magnus stands off to the side, muttering privately with Elita 
  One..both of whom seem extremely upset. 
Rewind looks to Swoop's head. "So, my trajectory was a tad off. I knew I 
  shouldn't have used the flight pattern from the spruce goose." 
Red Alert steps back shocked, "You blew up Unicron, how?" 
Whiz pfffts. "You? You'd blow up your own arm if you tried to plant a 
  bomb." 
Whiz snickers at Snarl. "Whatamess?" 
Rodimus Prime grumps slightly, glancing back at Kup and recalling his 
  reaction. "I did. Isn't that enough?" 
Blurr is delighted. "Really Hot Rod how'djadoit huh huh huh how'djadoit?" 
Spike says, "Swoop" 
Red Alert shakes his head and looks at the floor, "The entire Cybertronian 
  race couldn't even slow Unicron down....how?" 
Daniel weaves in between the bodies, until at last he reaches the front of 
  the group. He halts, turning his face up at Rodimus again, mouth somewhat 
  agape and wonderous. 
Eject weaves along behind Spike, making sure he doesn't get stamped going 
  between legs. "Hey bro, will ya quit giving the instant replay, and just 
  give us the play-by-plays?" 
Whiz says, "Quit joking around, I've been busting my aft down here in the 
  wake of that Unicron-planet thing. What really happened?" 
Snarl nods at Whiz, "Datz 'em Ober dare on dah platefrom. 
Red Alert nods in agreement to Whiz, "Yes things have been a real mess down 
  here." 
Daniel walks slowly around in front of Rodimus, still at his face, with his 
  face still upturned and awing. His feet shuffle lightly, and he pays no 
  attention to what might be in his way. 
Ultra Magnus looks over toward Whiz. He seems pretty agitated and blurts 
  out, "Yes, I lost the Matrix! I couldn't fight off the seven Decepticons 
  who had their sights set on destroying me along with the Matrix. It's 
  gone..." 
Spike starts to try to climb down off Swoop 
Rodimus Prime spies Daniel and drops to one knee with a look of relief. 
  "C'mere before one of these nuts steps on you, Danno... look, guys, I 
  did--- whuh-oh." 
Whiz turns and just gapes at Ultra Magnus. "Whoa. You lost the... er... oh 
  boy..." 
Daniel steps nearer to Rodimus, affection and relief entering the brown 
  eyes. "...You remember me. You really -are- the same guy..." 
Rewind nods to Eject. "Ah. Most sorry." he then turns around to look to 
  Rodimus, still standing on Swoop's shoulder. "He looks like Hot Rod. And 
  my estimates were correct. He /is/ 50 percent bigger. And he has the same 
  paint-job. Albiet now he looks....well. Aged." 
Whiz looks down at the ground, embarrassed and rubs the back of her neck 
  for lack of any appropriate reaction. 
Red Alert steps back and stares at Ultra Magnus. "Who were these 
  decepticons?" 
Rodimus Prime keeps his optics uneasily on Magnus but responds to Daniel in 
  a low tone, "Of course I am..." 
Daniel curls his small hand around two of Rodimus' larger fingers, peering 
  up into the optics and searching for familiarity. To his relief, he sees 
  it written there, only half-concealed by his new facade. 
Spike hits the ground hard, but is unhurt. He moves torward the Crowd near 
  the Red Autobot 
Daniel follows his gaze to Ultra Magnus, then back to Rodimus. "...How come 
  you changed?" 
Ultra Magnus shrugs toward Red Alert, "I had never seen them before...they 
  had unimaginable power. It was only the efforts of out new friends the 
  Junkions that brought me back." His optics darken noticable as he says, 
  "I wish we had them around to help Optimus." 
Spike shouts, "Daniel!" 
Rodimus Prime tightens his jaw, then offers Daniel his arm as a stepladder. 
  "Hop aboard, I think I may need you to protect me here..." he mutters. 
Red Alert looks puzzled, "Junkions...." 
Daniel says nothing, though a look of agreement briefly touches his 
  features. He climbs eagerly onto Hot Rod's offered arm in his 
  rough-and-tumble way. 
Rewind looks down to Eject again. "Do you think we should get in closer?" 
Rodimus Prime mutters to Daniel. 
Snarl says, "Junky-runons? What ard day? Me no 'ear ov dem before?" 
Whiz straightens up, hurt and confusion in her optics. "I'm just trying to 
  understand..." 
Daniel watches his face for a moment, then nods, leaning near enough to his 
  audio receptors to murmur, "Okay, that's cool. I'll keep a lookout for 
  you from up here, OK?" 
Spike moves into the crowd, and stares up at the large TF's 
Eject knocks on Swoop's leg, "Hey, gimme a hand up? I'm looking to get box 
  seats." 
Red Alert looks around. "More powerful Decepticons..... 
Rodimus Prime tears his gaze from Ultra Magnus back down at Whiz, 
  uncertainly. "Look, I'm not sure exactly what's going on, either, okay?" 
Daniel's legs dangle from Rodimus' shoulder, hands rested on either side of 
  him as he peers at the gathering. Not a bad view, at all. He points 
  suddenly, brightening. "There's my Dad!" 
Whiz snaps, "You're playing halloween dressup and we've lost the Matrix." 
Red Alert looks back at Hot Rod, "Yes where is the Matrix?" 
Rodimus Prime says, "Oh, we have NOT." 
Daniel smiles brightly. He's beginning to catch on, but he waits, listening 
  to Rodimus, to be sure. 
Whiz says slowly and sarcastically, "Oh, and I suppose *you* have it?" 
Red Alert stares at Hot Rod. 
Swoop leans down and picks up Eject 
Snarl says, "Mah-trix? Dat flashy dang?" 
Rewind turns sideways, now standing next to Swoop's head. "I don't suppose 
  I could interest you in the history of prehistoric reptilian birds from 
  the jurassic period?" 
Rodimus Prime bites back further snide commentary, cursing inwardly. His 
  optics dimming slightly in reluctance, he ventures, "Well... yeah." 
Elita One blinks, taking a few steps back. She looks at Magnus, "What is 
  /going/ on?" she tries vainly to ask, her optics filled with sadness and 
  confusion as she tries to find something to grip onto and deal with. She 
  shifts her attention to Whiz as she blurts out again, and stares, trying 
  to figure out what is occuring. 
Whiz's jaw drops. 
Arcee comes in from the north. 
Snarl says, "Gone? Where loose it? Snarl find it. Snarl's Mat-trix!"" 
Daniel leans close to Rodimus' audio receptors again. Suspicions confirmed, 
  apparently, he is emboldened. 
Rewind grabs onto Swoop's head as he leans down to pick up Eject. 
Spike says, "Where is Prime then?" 
Blurr blinks at what must be the speed of light. 
Arcee takes Wreck-Gar. 
Swoop says, "Histry? Dat one of dem tings where I have to learn....right?" 
Red Alert shouts, "You have the Matrix Hot Rod?" 
Eject takes Swoop's hand-up, and climbs onto his other shoulder, opposite 
  Rewind. "Bro, now ain't the time for history class." 
Rodimus Prime winces, frantically trying to hush Red Alert. "Not so LOUD!" 
  he hisses. 
Blurr says, "What what what you have the Matrix good good good now we can 
  give it back to Magnus and all will be well yeah yeah yeah it'll all be 
  better" 
Ultra Magnus thumbs toward Wreck-Gar as he nods toward Red Alert, 
  "Yeah...the Junkions." 
Elita One's jaw copies Whiz, going faintly slack, as she looks back to 
  Magnus for some form of confirmation. "How..?" she rasps. "How?" 
Spike does not mean to sound rude, but he is worried about his friend 
Whiz says, "You're... you... HUH?" 
Daniel , though not oblivious to the expression of sudden disbelief and 
  grief passing across the faces below, wears a slight expression of pride 
  upon his own features. 
Wreck-Gar strides up behind Ultra Magnus, clapping him on the back in an 
  overly-familiar manner. "Come on down! Heeeere's Wreck-Gar! Hurry, hurry, 
  hurry, offer expires soon, no CODs! 
Swoop looks up, "Uh? Whats dat bout May Trix? 
Rodimus Prime puts up both hands, trying to placate Red and Whiz. "Look... 
  calm down... I can explain." 
Daniel falls quiet himself, shifting calmly from atop Rodimus' shoulder. 
Sludge slowly makes his way over towards Rodimus through the crowd of 
  people around him. Leaning down,, though not so much as he used to, he 
  asks questioningly, "What happen to Hot Ord?" 
<Autobot> Sky Lynx says, "This is Sky Lynx sending out an emergeny one 
  broadcast to any and all Autobots who can pick this up. If you recieve 
  this, PLEASE respond. THe Moonbases are gone ... I am on my return flight 
  from my query mission to Flagron - 9, Cybertron looks ... what 
  HAPPENED?." 
Whiz stares. "But you're.. it's only temporary, right...?" 
Ultra Magnus looks toward Rodimus in suprise. "You mean....?" A look of 
  exasperation and relief washes over him. "The Matrix wasn't destroyed by 
  that...what was his name...Galvatron?" 
Spike looks for answers, but decides to put a side his numerous questions, 
  he looks around not quite understanding. 
Wreck-Gar quotes cheerfully, "Methinks the lady doth protest too much! GI 
  Joe's a real American Hero! He's the man of the hour, the tower of power, 
  the one who looks out for his brother man! Can you dig it? Yooooo Joe!" 
Snarl mutters to Sludge, "HE now... Prime.... Bout Mah-Trix... up... he..." 
Rodimus Prime tries to pick out one voice in the multitude of questions and 
  flashes a slightly uncertain grin in Ultra Magnus' direction. "No, he 
  just stole it. So i beat him up and stole it back." 
Daniel asks Rodimus, trying to make his voice clear from out the chaos. 
  "...You've got it, don't you. Inside, I mean." 
Red Alert looks lost for a second while staring at the Junkion, then turns 
  his attention back to Hot Rod. 
Whiz observes, "I suppoe if it took six of them to beat Ultra Magnus, you 
  could have handled one of them." 
Wreck-Gar twirls his moustaches in a vaguely Snidely Whiplash-type way and 
  observes the strange behavior of these Autobots. 
Rodimus Prime's voice catches slightly, but he manages a subdued, 
  "...yeah." 
Spike looks at daniel, atop Rodimus. His Worries are somehow put aside for 
  the moment 
Blurr spouts, "Whiz you don't get it no you don't Galvatron was worse thatn 
  Megatron yeah yeah yeah much worse and with a bigger gun too 
Perceptor leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Daniel falls quiet, himself, digesting the depth of this. Pride, and also a 
  resurfacing sense of loss are balanced on his shoulders for a long 
  moment. 
Rewind grumbles faintly at his brother, then looking back to Rodimus. He 
  then points his tiny finger at him. "See! " 
Whiz sighs with relief. "Well, it's safe. So just give it back to Ultra 
  Magnus and everything will be as close to back to normal as it's going to 
  get." 
Spike waves his arms to see if someone will offer to pick him up 
Eject calls out, "Maybe now isn't the right time, but could one of the 
  coaches please fill the team in on the play by play of the 9th inning? It 
  was 2 strikes, 2 outs, and no one on base, how did we win the game?" 
Blurr bends down and hoists Spike. 
Red Alert nods in agreement with Whiz. 
Swoop looks down at Spike, "Who you wave at?" 
Ultra Magnus shakes his hand vehemently. "NO," he says sternly. "I think I 
  have shown I cannot protect the Matrix. I'm ... not worthy of its 
  legacy." 
Blurr brings the human up quickly, leaving a motion trail 
Rewind nods. "Yes! Please explain. We were almost as bad off as the allies 
  were at Normandy when they started." 
Spike says, "Thanks Blurr" 
Wreck-Gar mutters to himself in a Shatneresque voice, "Captain's Log, 
  Stardate 2005 - I am surrounded by... strange life forms. They don't 
  appear... hostile. Continuing... observation. Make it so." 
Red Alert pats Ultra Magnus' lower arm, "Yes you are..." 
Rodimus Prime looks torn by conflicting emotions, guilt rising foremost. 
  "Well... come on, Magnus, anyone can have an off day..." 
Ramhorn enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Ramhorn charges into the room, ready for a fight. 
<Autobot> Sky Lynx says, "I am unawares as to the status of Cybertron, and 
  will remain in orbit for the next 10 minutes, if there are any Autobots 
  on Cybertron PLEASE respond, I'm a sitting duck out here but considering 
  the condition of the planet I'd wager that I'm the least of the 
  Decepticons' problems." 
Rewind taps his foot on Swoop's shoulder, awaiting an answer. 
Ultra Magnus shakes off Red Alert and takes a step toward Rodimus. "An off 
  day?" he bursts. "I was blown to pieces trying to use the Matrix. It 
  obviously didn't care about lighting my darkest hour...or Prime's." 
Rodimus Prime tilts his head slightly, catching Sky Lynx's broadband. 
  "Hey.. someone want to answer him?" 
Sludge looks to Snarl and nods before looking back at Rodimus, staring at 
  him, "Why Hot Rod so diff'rent from before? You.. taller. Why?" 
Ultra Magnus snaps, "I'll respond." 
Swoop slaps Rewind's foot, irritated 
Red Alert looks at Ultra Magnus, with some pain in his optics. 
Eject looks to Rewind, "Uhm, bro, did Rod just give an order?" 
Ramhorn snorts as he enters... 
Ramhorn looks around. 
<Autobot> Ultra Magnus's voice is heard above a cacophonous din of 
  conversations. "Both moons have been destroyed by the power of Unicron. 
  It's a long story, but we're here in Autobot Headquarters with our new 
  leader..." 
Spike looks at Daniel 
Whiz stammers almost incoherently, "Yeah, we don't want.. I mean, not that 
  you couldn't, but... who would want to... if you keep it, that is... 
  wouldn't you be... you know....?" 
Red Alert shoots Ultra Magnus a puzzled look "New leader?" 
Rodimus Prime cringes suddenly under the onslaught. "Geez-- and it did SO 
  care," he adds defensively, unable to hold it in. "It wasn't about 
  Prime's darkest hour, it was about ALL of us! And Unicron would've killed 
  all of us if.. uhh..." he trails off, noticing everyone staring at him 
  again, and blurts in a rush, "if I hadn't opened it." 
<Autobot> Sky Lynx says, "There's a rather large intimidating looking head 
  out here in orb ....... new leader?" 
Daniel pipes up, addressing Whiz, apparently, "Rod'll make a -great- 
  leader...won'thca?" This last comes with a glance aside. 
Ultra Magnus says calmly, "It...it...opened for you?" 
Snarl looks at Sludge and shurgs, "Mee Not know why he do.. he just doo 
  maybe.. Mah-Trix do dis to 'em. He say blow up Uni-Kron wid it. maybe it 
  change 'em lots? Me Want know too.. too too.." Snarl looks up and stands 
  on his tippy toes and waves his hands, "Whatamess.. Why yoo taller now 
  den Hot Rod waz?" 
Whiz barks in nervous laughter. "You're... the....?" 
Rodimus Prime tightens his fists. "Yeah, so?" 
Rewind erks as Swoop slaps his foot, and, unfortunately, due to the design 
  of Rewind's foot, it ends up sending him flying forward. He not so 
  gracefully precedes to slam into a wall, next to Whiz, and he begins to 
  slowly fall down it. He responds to Eject, "Ow." 
A look of revelation seems to wash over Ultra Magnus. "How selfish and 
  narrow-minded of me...I apologize to you all..." 
Whiz sees visions of a thousand teenage shenanigans crash and burn before 
  her inward eyes, and cringes. "But...." 
<Autobot> Ultra Magnus says, "It may be best for you to descend to the 
  planet's surface." 
<Autobot> Sky Lynx says, "I'll be landing shortly ..." 
Swoop walks over to Rewind and looks down at him 
Sludge looks over at Snarl, "Me think he no lissen to Dinobots, even tho WE 
  made Uni-Kron go boom.. we ones dat destroy big planet-thingy." 
Rodimus Prime is too wrapped up in glaring upsettedly at Magnus to notice 
  anything else at the moment. 
Whiz finally finds the words and protests, "But you're my best *friend*, 
  not some Matrix-wielding Chosen One hero leader type!" 
Rewind looks a little dizzy for a moment as he peels himself from the wall, 
  absently moving his hand to the side of his head, trying to shake out 
  anything odd he sees. 
Snarl grunts, "We gave 'em h-e-doubble hockey sticks and mad 'em go boom.. 
  Me wish leedar Grimlock waz here he lissen to us." 
Swoop picks him up by his feet and places him in his old place, walking 
  over to his bros 
Rodimus Prime gives Whiz a hurt look. "I didn't do it on *purpose*..." 
Wreck-Gar says with a dramatic wave of his hand, "Faster than a speeding 
  bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound..." 
Rodimus Prime mumbles, "Stop it." 
Eject says, "Uhm, new head coach? Hot Rod? What an unexpected sneak-play by 
  the good guys!" 
Sludge nods to Snarl, "Yup. We good Dinos today.. make Optimus proud of us 
  too. We save Cybertron from big danger. No one do better dan dinobots!" 
Ramhorn hears Eject through the crowd...he looks around for the fellow 
  tape. 
Whiz swallows a retort. "Um... but..." 
Whiz seems half-panicked. "You don't have to *stay* that way, do you?" 
Red Alert fades into the back ground. 
Ultra Magnus turns around to look at the other Autobots, looking quite 
  embarrased. "I thought Optimus Prime had given the mantle to me...that 
  was his dying wish." He takes a step toward Rodimus. "It was never 
  Optimus' decision, was it?" he asks. 
Swoop nudhes Snarl, "me Swoop say we ask what gonna be done to 
  congradgulate us" 
Wreck-Gar nods solemnly. "Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days 
  of our lives." 
Ramhorn sees Eject and Rewind, and grunts in their direction. "Yo." 
Snarl smiles, "We a'ways doo gud when Dino's work togther. Me no 'prized if 
  he giz us metals for our Bravory." 
Daniel begins looking around for his father, careful not to lean too far 
  forward on Rodimus' shoulder. 
Elita One finds this too much too fast, and just looks at Magnus. After a 
  moment, she makes sure Whiz is alright, then follows a similar pink form 
  outside. 
Elita One leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Rodimus Prime swallows uncertainly, not sure he likes this change of topic. 
  "It..was...." he sighs and drops his head, looking almost guiltily at the 
  floor, then finds some measure of confidence from another source and 
  meets Magnus' optics levelly. "No one's choice," he whispers, looking 
  like someone had just run over his puppy. 
Rewind shakes his head again, his hand still on it, optical sensors 
  blinking. He waves over to Eject again, then looking around. "Hmm...now 
  where did these gaseou stellar objects composed of hydrogen appear from?" 
Sludge nods, looking around, "Say.. where Optimus anyways..? Sludge want 
  git medal." 
Swoop says, "Opteemus would....dont tink Him Hot Bob do doh.....him tink 
  better dan us" 
Daniel's slim brows come together, and he rests his palm on Rodimus' audial 
  receptor, mirroring his expression. He asks, just quiet enough to be 
  heard by his friend. "...I don't understand...aren't you supposed to be 
  happy?" 
Rodimus Prime mutters to Daniel, "... thought I... but everyone's.. 
  *looking*..." 
Swoop says, "Me Swoop tink Hot Bob need give May Trix to him Grimlock!" 
Snarl says, "You no 'ear? Optimuss iz ded. He die 'member? When He krushand 
  skoosh Magatron to bits and peices. Me 'tinks he ded.. Me no see 'em 
  'ere." 
Daniel mutters to Rodimus Prime, "... just don't... let... to... all... 
  time..."" 
Daniel mutters to Rodimus Prime, "...But... learn." 
Springer enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Eject looks at Rewind, "You've been sacked a bit too hard this time, bro." 
  Eject grabs onto Swoop's head, swings around to the other side, grabs 
  Rewind around the waist with his free hand, and drops down to the ground. 
Spike sits on Blurr's shoulder, looking at the Autobots reaction to 
  Rodimus. He is not sure about his opinion of the New autobot leader 
Ultra Magnus stammers, "W-What happened, exactly?" to Rodimus. 
Snarl takes a look around just to make shure, "'ep he no 'ere. Me miss 
  Optimuss Prime." 
Ramhorn jumps back as the tapes drop to the ground. "Ey! Watch it!" 
Sludge looks down at Snarl and just blinks, "Optimus dead..? Oh.. yeah, dat 
  right." He frowns slightly, "Umm.. who give Dinobots medals now?" 
Blurr looks really...well....Blurr. 
Swoop says, "Hot Bob?" 
Springer suddenly announces, "Hey, everyone, this base is trashed. I just 
  had a tunnel cave in on me and a few others, barely made it through." He 
  walks towards the main group, looking around. 
Rewind erks, and looks at Eject, apparently looking a tad annoyed. He then 
  waits for Eject to drop him, using a free hand to wave to Ramhorn. 
Daniel brightens, cupping his hands around his mouth to call out to 
  Springer--though, over the overwhelming din of voices, it seems a lost 
  cause. "Hey Springer! Over here!" 
Ramhorn grunts a response. 
Elita One enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Elita One leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Swoop says, "Me Swoop say Snarl ask if we get MEtal" 
Rewind greets Ramhorn, "Greetings, esteemed Rhinocerotidae brother." 
Blurr mutters to Spike, "... yeah... he... can you... it... suffering..." 
Eject helps rewind stand up, "Hiya Rammy." 
Springer looks around. "Daniel? Hey, squirt, where are you?" he yells out, 
  shuffling past the Dinobots. He mutters, "Scuze me guys," as he passes 
  through. 
Sludge brings up a ahnd to scratch his head, "Umm.. why Hot Rod give us the 
  medels, Swoop?" 
Rodimus Prime rubs the back of his head uneasily and goes back to giving 
  Magnus shifting glances. "Uhm, well..." 
Ultra Magnus looks toward Rodimus. "W-what happened, exactly? Glavatron 
  must have taken the Matrix from me..." 
Snarl rubs his chest around his autobot symbol and looks at Rodimus again 
  slowly making his way over there and standing off to the side, "Mee Got 
  'question when got chance Whatamess Rod foo yoo." 
Swoop says, "Dey say him get May Trix.....opteemus give metals when him 
  have it......Me Swoop tink dats what it for" 
Daniel braces his hands on Rodimus' shoulder, rising carefully to his feet. 
  Fearlessly he raises his hands, waving them back in a flagging gesture. 
  "Over here, Springer! With Hot Rod!" 
Sky Lynx enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Spike 's eyes widen at the confermation of his supiscions, he looks around 
  a shocked look on his face 
Rodimus Prime grabs onto the reference point and tries to go from that. 
  "Yeah, he did. I think he thought he was gonna take out Unicron with it." 
Swoop says, "Me Swoop tink dat widdle may trix thing makes metals......if 
  it doesnt do dat.....what does it do?" 
Blurr looks at Spike sympathetically. "Gee I'm sorry Spike I thought you 
  knew I really did I'm sorry and whoa boy can you believe that HOT ROD is 
  replacing Optimus yes he is he is he is! 
Sky Lynx pokes his head in then quietly steps into the large conglomeration 
  of Autobots, his optics are wide with confusion and curiousity, as an air 
  of shock seems to permeate him. 
Sludge looks down at Springer as he squirms past. His hand grips one of 
  Springer's shoulders, pulling him back as he asks someone who might know, 
  "Umm.. you know who s'posed give medels to Dinobots?" 
Rewind stands upright, nodding a bit tersely to Eject. "/Thank you/." he 
  replies, then folding his arms across his chestplate. He then looks over 
  to the larger Autobots, then his jaw gaping under his faceplate when Sky 
  Lynx walks into the area. "...Oh dear. Mayhaps we should relocate." 
Wreck-Gar quotes in a false British accent, "Listen -- strange women lying 
  in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. 
  Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from 
  some farcical aquatic ceremony." 
Rodimus Prime says, "But we flew the ship inside Unicron, right? Uhh.. HEY, 
  Springer, help me out here.." 
Daniel smiles, perching on the edge of his shoulder again--the seat of 
  honor. 
Snarl says, "Me.. Wana kno' Who give metal to Dinobots for blowing up 
  Uni-Kron!"" 
Springer starts to move towards Rodimus, then gets yanked back by Sludge. 
  He turns to glance up at Sludge, smirking at him. "You got medals? All I 
  ended up with was a few dents," he says. 
Rodimus Prime grumbles, "You're not helping, Wreck-Gar." 
Swoop says, "Yeah! Me too!" 
Ultra Magnus, standing in front of Rodimus, seems oblivious to the 
  surrounding commotion. "We got mixed up in the ensuing confusion. You 
  didn't seem to end up in the same group as us..." 
Wreck-Gar hrms, scratching his chin. 
Rodimus Prime says, "Uhh, no, I.. didn't." 
Swoop shouts out dumbly, "Eberyone cheer Dinobots for blowing up Uni Corn!" 
Spike hides his head in his hands, he remembers his friend and lets a small 
  tear run down his cheek, He morns for his friend. 
Springer grins, commenting, "I think we should thank Roddy, for giving that 
  guy indigestion." 
Sky Lynx most likely towers over everyone in the room unless by some chance 
  Omega Supreme is here but since he isn't will assume he's the biggest bot 
  here, he swings his multi-faceted optic band around the room and sits on 
  his haunches with a loud *thump*. 
Rodimus Prime says, "But I ran into Galvatron, and, uh.." he finishes in a 
  rush, "He attacked me and I threw him out into space and opened the 
  Matrix and Unicron blew up." A pause. "Okay?" 
Rewind looks about, then slightly moving himself a bit back. As Sky Lynx 
  sits down, Rewind jumps a bit, then landing back on his feet. 
Spike says, "Sorry all I felt like I needed that. and Optimus deserved it" 
Eject doesn't notice what Rewind is talking about, as he's trying to follow 
  what Rodimus is saying. "Hush, bro, we're getting the play-by-play 
  finally." 
Swoop says, "Dinobots real hero! Rodeemus not do nutting but stand dere and 
  complain" 
Blurr watches Hot Rod in awe. "Wow you really did that Hot Rod huh didja 
  didja didja???" 
Wreck-Gar puts a finger up in the air and pronounces, "What a singular 
  destiny has been that of this remarkable man!--To be regarded in his own 
  age as a classic!" 
Rodimus Prime tightens his jaw uncomfortably, "And my name is Rodimus 
  Prime." 
Daniel looks aside to Rodimus, awed, and he asks, "...How do you know it 
  changed, too?" 
Blurr lokos a bit startled, having missed that in the bustle. 
Ultra Magnus nods. "Fine," he says quietly. He spins around with a sour 
  look on his face. Ultra Magnus saunters away from Rodimus, pushing aside 
  several Autobots who step toward him. "...only one Prime..." he is heard 
  murmering as he ways away. 
Sludge shakes his head at Springer, "No, we s'posed get medels for blow up 
  Uni-Kron or something.. but who going to give them to Dinobots?" 
Wreck-Gar says, "I hear that Rodimus Prime is one bad mutha--" his voice 
  projects into falsetto as he adds, "Watch yo' mouth!" 
Blurr dashes after Magnus 
Rodimus Prime's face falls. "Ultra Magnus?" 
Swoop looks up to Rodimus, "How come he get all da applauding? Him just 
  open May Trix......Me Swoop could do dat......He not even finght good" 
Whiz's lips twitch slightly and a look of amusement enters her blue eyes. 
  "Rodimus?" she repeats. 
Sky Lynx pauses for a long time, looking around at all of the comotion not 
  sure who to ask what he inally blurts out, "WOuld somebody lik to 
  enlighten me as to the state of affairs." 
Spike grasps Blurr, "BBBLLLUUURRR.. remmmemmber meee?" 
Swoop says, "And Me Swoop tink he should not name himself after 
  Opteemus.....Should still be Hot Bob or Rodimus.....no Rodeemus Prime" 
Blurr stops, putting his hands to Spike. 
Swoop says, "Him not good as Opteemus" 
Rodimus Prime says defensively, but with a slight glance over at Daniel in 
  acknowledgement of his question, "That's what Optimus said." 
Blurr blinks, "Oh sorry Spike I forgot you were there whoa boy sorrry I 
  didn't mean to oh boy sorry sorry sorry!" 
Ultra Magnus looks toward Sky Lynx, about to say something. However, he 
  shakes his head to himself and continues walking toward the base. 
Daniel wows quietly, his voice soft, greatly impressed by this. 
Snarl says, "He new no don't know iff hee gud or not yet..mee wait to find 
  out.. if me get metal,, me happy."" 
Spike climbs back on Blur, and shakes his head 
Swoop says, "Hot......Rodeemus! Dinobots get metals?" 
Spike notes that he has almost fallen twice 
Eject leans forward, and says, surprised "Rodimus Prime?" He leans over to 
  Rewind, "Jeese, well, he was gonna need a new team jersey for the 
  softball game anyway... he's a couple sizes larger now... so we'll put 
  the new name on the new jersey. I'll get this softball game going soon, 
  trust me..." 
Blurr holds onto Spike and dashes after Magnus, leaving a motion trail 
  behind. 
Rodimus Prime glances over at the Dinobots in distraction. "Later, guys, 
  okay?" 
Daniel looks after the blue blur that is...well, Blurr, wondering what will 
  become of his father at such a breakneck speed. 
Swoop ooooooos, "Dinobots get metals!" 
Swoop says, "Me Swoop say Rodeemus good leader!" 
Snarl says, "We git Metal Laters! YAy!" 
Sludge turns to look at Rodimus, "Did Optimus tell Hot Rod when s'posed 
  give medels to Dinobots?" 
Springer starts heading towards Rodimus again, saying, "About the medals, 
  ask someone else, Sludge." He starts clanking towards Rodimus again. 
  "Hey, Daniel, comfortable up there?" He glances at Rodimus, looking him 
  over. 
Swoop says, "Me Swoop say him......ummmmm, what dose hoomans say? 
  Oh.......Him a hip, hip, Ray.......whatever that is" 
Ultra Magnus pushes through the crowded plaza, glancing back at Rodimus 
  with a lot of discomfort. He ducks into the corridor hurridly. 
Daniel smiles to Springer. "Uh-huh. I'm helping to protecting 
  Ho...Rodimus." 
Snarl says, "Me Want hear story now." 
You move south to the Reception Room... 
Blurr enters from the Audience Hall to the north. 
Spike enters from the Audience Hall to the north. 
Ultra Magnus appears in the corridor walking in from the gathering nearby. 
  He seems quite distracted, and nearly tramples over a few Autobot 
  soldiers who happen to be on their way to the others. The bright shine in 
  his optics seems to have lost some of its luster. 
Blurr dashes in with Spike on his shoulder, leaving a motion trail. 
Spike holds on for dear life 
Blurr says, "Magnus what's wrong huh huh huh why're you mad it can't be my 
  fault nope no way it can't be my fault at all no way it can't" 
Ultra Magnus stops and whirls around to look at Blurr. "Please leave me 
  alone," he says. 
Blurr skids to a stop, looking hurt. He actually spits out a SHORT 
  sentence, "Magnus?" 
Spike can't hear a things as he is whipped around by blurr's movement. The 
  movement of air at this high speed is deafening 
Ultra Magnus says calmly, "Please...it's not you, Blurr. I just have...some 
  things I need to sort through..." 
Spike is wrenched as Blurr stops 
Elita One regains her composure, and forces herself to stand. She faces 
  Magnus, and looks at him evenly, however, her optics are dull, reflecting 
  how she feels inside. 
Spike speaks in a slow and ackward way, "Blurr cannnn yoouuu, set me... 
  down???" 
Blurr nods, leaving a slight motion trail. "Ohay Magnus if you say so but 
  I'll be around if you need me you know like always so if you need me call 
  me and tell me what it is okay okay okay?" 
Blurr takes the opportunity to gently (if quickly) place Spike on solid 
  ground. 
Spike tries to stand but stummbles, the room is spinning to him 
Spike speaks in a slow ans ackward way, "Thhhaanks Blurr" 
Spike shakes his head trying to regain his senses 
Ultra Magnus nods his head toward Blurr. On the far end of the room he 
  notices Elita One and slowly begins to walk toward her. 
Blurr snatches Spike up and walks quickly northward. 
Blurr leaves to the Audience Hall to the north. 
Spike leaves to the Audience Hall to the north. 
Elita One looks up at Magnus, meeting the gaze evenly. She tries to lie, 
  simply offering. "I am fine." 
Ultra Magnus shakes his head toward Elita One. "Of course...so am I," he 
  says in the same tone. 
Elita One shakes her head, and says bitterly, "We are horrible liars, 
  Magnus." 
Ultra Magnus nods his head silently. "I failed, Elita..." he murmers. 
  "Optimus Prime wanted me to carry on in his footsteps...I could not." 
Elita One takes Magnus' hands into her own, "You did try, Magnus.. just 
  tell me that much. You did not dishonor him. Please, never think that." 
Ultra Magnus looks sorrowfully to Elita. "I am so very sorry...he died 
  valiently, and could barely even hold the Matrix itself. Then, when the 
  minions of Unicron descended upon me...I tried to open the Matrix. 
  Optimus said it would 'light our darkest hour.' I just stood there, 
  trying to open it...then the air around me seemed to burn with the fire 
  of a hundred suns." His gaze falls to the ground. 
Ultra Magnus says calmly, "Everything the past few days has been so rushed 
  in trying to fight Unicron's tremendous power. We haven't had time 
  to...accept that Optimus will no longer lead us into battle..." 
Gar-Bage has just located your position. 
Elita One grips Magnus' hands tightly, her own optics filled with sorrow as 
  she learns more, "Magnus, you did not fail, no matter what, my friend. 
  You did everything in your power. Maybe it was not the right time.. 
  something must have occured within that monster that unleashed itself on 
  us. Perhaps that was our darkest hour, we can never be sure, but you did 
  not fail Optimus.." She sighs, and glances back towards the audience 
  hall, a sigh escaping her lips, "It is so hard to imagine.. he is really 
  gone, I have not felt like this.. since the Ark launch all that time ago, 
  but even then, I 'felt' him. It's so empty.. cold." 
Ultra Magnus nods his head slowly. He wrings his hands together nervously. 
  "Even with him gone, though," he begins, "I cannot feel comfortable about 
  where I have failed. I have never been ready for taking his place...but I 
  thought I could if absolutely required. Hot Rod seems to have something 
  more special within him that I obviously lacked...something Optimus Prime 
  himself spoke to him of..." 
Elita One turns her gaze back towards Magnus, shifting slightly, "So, it is 
  true. Hot Rod is our leader now." She shakes her head for a moment, 
  glancing back down, "I hope to Primus that he has what Optimus spoke of.. 
  that spark of leadership that will be sorely needed." 
Ultra Magnus nods again. "Hot Rod is indeed our leader...or as he is called 
  now, Rodimus...Prime." Ultra Magnus's vocals seems to flutter on that 
  last word, and his voice trails off as he finishes it. 
Elita One chokes back an intake. "Prime.." she murmurs, "Rodimus." Her own 
  voice seems to lose a bit of it's feeling as she glances towards the 
  audience hall yet again. "I suppose we should make our presence and 
  support known, as... officers." 
Ultra Magnus says calmly, "If the Matrix has chosen him, there is no way to 
  contend that. This is just so...unexpected. I don't know what to expect 
  from him as a leader. He seems different, more seasoned, yet still quite 
  naive and unchiseled." 
Ultra Magnus places a sympathetic hand kindly on Elita's shoulder. "Perhaps 
  we should go make a better announcement of our support," he says. 
  "Rodimus Pr...er, Rodimus will need our help." 
Elita One clasps her hands around Magnus's one more time, offering a small, 
  sorrowful smile. "We will have time to grieve.. and remeber. For now, we 
  must do what Optimus would expect of us, and help guide our leader. Our.. 
  chosen one." Her voice resumes that of a leader, "You read my mind, old 
  friend." 
Ultra Magnus straightens his posture, nodding as he turns to face the 
  corridor to the north. He begins to stride slowly, yet elegantly toward 
  the audience hall. His gate slowly lengthens as he tries to become 
  comfortable with the whirl of thoughts in his head at the moment. 
Elita One straightens her frame, the graceful stance of a leader, though 
  her face still bears her sorrow. She chokes back her own thoughts, and 
  moves forward into the hall, remaining near Magnus' side. 
You move north to the Audience Hall... 
Elita One enters from the Reception Room to the south. 
Spike takes Daniel south and Other to Daniel one last Good-bye to Rodimus 
Rodimus Prime barely has the words out of his mouth when he hears footsteps 
  behind him, his expression falling quickly to one of uncertain dread. 
Jetfire looks down at his feet, gazing at their black-with-red-stripes. 
Eject nods up at Rodimus Prime, "So, coach, do you have any ideas about 
  what the first play you're gonna call is?" 
Daniel shrugs vaguely to his father. "It's Okay, Dad. He's busy. We'll 
  catch him tomorrow." 
Rewind nods slightly. "As we can assume, as the Matrix has seemingly 
  'choosen' you, as it has the former Primes. Prima, Prime Nova, and 
  Sentinel Prime, if my data tracks are accurate." 
Ultra Magnus and Elita One appear from the corridor to the south. Ultra 
  Magnus seems much more relaxed that earlier, with less anguish in his 
  blue optics. He looks across the crowd for Rodimus, and upon spotting 
  him, begins to walk toward him. 
Spike leaves with daniel 
Daniel leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Spike leaves to the Reception Room to the south. 
Elita One stays in perfect step with Ultra Magnus. Her face bears the 
  burden of her sorrow, though she carries it with a soldier's grace as she 
  strides towards Rodimus herself. 
Jetfire finds a window and gazes through it out at the stars. "So 
  beautiful, they are..." 
Whiz looks over Rodimus again, her optics appraising. "So, what exactly did 
  it *do* to you? Was it just 'poof', you're a new man, or was it kinda a 
  slow expanding of your systems, I mean, do you transform into a bigger 
  car now, or..." 
A piece of burning Unicron shrapnel *thuds* to the ground outside the 
  window as if on cue with Jetfire's comment. 
Ultra Magnus nears Rodimus. He motions toward him and says, "Rodimus, may I 
  say something?" 
Jetfire jumps, his optic flaring. "... devil..." 
Elita One remains quiet, and glances towards Magnus, supporting what he 
  decides to say fully. 
Jetfire looks out at the once more serene sky. He cranes his neck as he 
  sees a chunk of Unicron flare across the night sky, a shooting star...? 
Rodimus Prime runs a hand over the back of his helmet. "It was kinda 
  muddled. I'm not sure... uhm.. what?" he looks over at Magnus uneasily, 
  his optics shifting away repeatedly, off-balance with looking *at* him 
  instead of up. 
Ultra Magnus pauses for a moment. He glances toward Elita One, nodding his 
  head once before looking back to Rodimus Prime. After several more 
  moments, he begins, "I attempted to do what I could with the mantle of 
  leadership. In a lack of foresight as well as through other 
  less-than-supreme actions, I have only confirmed that which I have always 
  known...I never have and never will compare to Optimus Prime. The Autobot 
  Matrix of Leadership has chosen you to lead our valient cause into the 
  next era of Cybertron." 
Rodimus Prime snifts his weight nervously. "Well, you don't have to be so 
  formal about it..." 
Rewind looks to Eject, then back to Rodimus, hrmphing. He then pauses 
  himself, flickering his optics, and beginning to intake what Magnus says. 
  He is, of course, on record. 
Jetfire twitches visibly at the mention of Optimus. He gazes vacantly out 
  of the sky, as if he were looking at the dust of Optimus. 
Elita One turns her attention back to Rodimus, looking slightly upward to 
  look at him with sorrowful optics, but carries the weight of leadership, 
  as she adds, "And with that, Ultra Magnus and I both offer our services 
  to you in our same duties that we have had while under.." she trails off 
  for a moment, but recovers, "Optimus' command. I still do not fully 
  understand what occured, but if what I have heard is true, then there 
  must be some spark of leadership within you." 
Whiz stares at Rodimus, the words sinking in, along with the knowledge that 
  her best friend is about to become her leader. 
Ultra Magnus continues, "I have stood by the side of Optimus Prime through 
  eons of strife on this planet. His loss is indeed a tragic one, but if 
  the matrix, as well as Optimus, have no doubts about your leadership, 
  then neither do I." Ultra Magnus holds out an open hand toward Rodimus. 
  "I will follow your command diligently, and stand beside you in any 
  situation which comes to surface. You have much to do, but I am confident 
  that you will live up to the task which you have before you. I welcome 
  your leadership, Rodimus Prime." 
Jetfire says, "Optimus... needs a burial... the others that died. We must 
  honor their memory!" 
Jetfire's optics flare with passion at this. 
Blurr applauds Magnus, leaving motion trails. 
Rodimus Prime's expression twitches. "Uh, guys, really, this isn't all 
  necessary..." 
Blurr turns to Jetfire. "Hey hey hey yeah you're right you're right!" 
Rodimus Prime hedges now, the immense weight of the whole thing starting to 
  become evident. 
Ultra Magnus smiles toward Rodimus, "We're here to back you in any way 
  needed, Rodimus. You may not feel it is neccessary...but I do." 
Elita One adds quietly, "As do I.." she does not say more, her optics 
  looking across to Whiz. 
Swoop says, "So who gonna lead Audobots now?" 
Whiz feels a sudden sense of distance, and an accompanying sense of loss. 
  She takes a step back from Rodimus, approaching Elita instead, her optics 
  reaching out to the Femme leader. 
Jetfire places his hand on the cool glass of the window. "We all support 
  you, Rodimus..." He almost mutters. "But we will miss Optimus, no one is 
  denying that. You needn't be here, merely be a leader." 
Blurr dashes to Magnus's side. "Yeah yeah yeah Magnus is right sure yeah he 
  is I think you'll be a great leader Rodimus sure you will" 
Rodimus Prime says, "But couldn't I--" he breaks off, his face turning 
  solemn for a moment as he considers something inwardly. He shakes his 
  head, angry at himself for a fleeting moment, then meets Magnus's optics 
  again unhappily. "I guess so." 
Elita One gives Whiz a symapthetic look as she approaches, and places her 
  hand on Whiz's shoulder, trying to convey some sense of comfort to her. 
  She keeps her optics focused on Whiz's trying to keep her feelings in 
  check. 
Jetfire allows his antennae to droop down, sliding down, leaning on his 
  back. His hand twitches on the glass of the window slightly. He seems to 
  feel an added weight, and his hand slides down the pane of glass... 
Whiz stands beside Elita uncomfortably, shifting her weight between her two 
  feet, wanting to take refuge in humor but unable to shake the solemn feel 
  of the occasion. 
Rodimus Prime adds uncertainly, "You're sure it's.. okay.. with everyone?" 
Rewind idly watches this, and he actually seems somewhat proud, actually. 
  He puts his hands to his sides, looking upwards at everyone. For once, 
  he's recording history in the making, instead of reading about it. 
Jetfire looks down again, just hesitating. He clenches his fist suddenly. 
  "Rodimus Prime. PRIME. You're the leader. It's accepted..." 
Ultra Magnus nods toward Rodimus. He turns his head to look toward the 
  other Autobots looking for some affirmation. 
Swoop mumbles, "Long as Dinobots get MEtals" 
Elita One shifts her emotions out for a moment, and leans down to quietly 
  mutter to Whiz, trying to discern her condition. She mutters to Whiz, 
  "How are... Is... this?" 
Whiz mutters to Elita One. 
Rodimus Prime looks like the bottom just dropped out of his equilibrium. 
  "But... I didn't do anything on purpose," he mumbles, unable to come up 
  with a better excuse. 
Ultra Magnus says calmly, "Nonetheless, you are the one who has been chosen 
  to lead us to our future." 
Elita One gives Whiz's shoulder a gentle squeeze, and offers a smile. She 
  mutters to Whiz, "I... deal with... in due time... bit of... with... him, 
  but... we... help Hot... adjust to..." 
Jetfire places both hands on the glass, refusing to look at anyone, 
  avoiding glances. When he catches a look of the others in the mirror's 
  reflection he slides his glance down. 
Elita One looks up at Rodimus, "What do you mean by that, Hot Rod.. I mean, 
  Rodimus." 
Elita One gives Whiz's shoulder a gentle squeeze, and offers a smile. She 
  mutters to Whiz, "... deal... I lost... loss. I will... for... we... 
  help... to... new role." 
Rodimus Prime grumbles. "Nothing." 
Whiz nods, a bit numbly. 
Swoop shrugs, "So what we do now?" 
Jetfire glances up at the reflection and starts, for a moment he thought he 
  saw Optimus standing next to Rodimus, with his hand on Rodimus' shoulder. 
  He jumps, but then, as his optic focuses Optimus is gone, leaving a 
  ghostly impression in his mind. He mutters, barely audible, Optimus' 
  name... He holds still, then turns around, to look at Rodimus. 
Rodimus Prime says, "Well... if I'm the leader then... well, you have to 
  listen to me, right? Uh, right. So... no one's allowed to call me sir. 
  Ever." 
Ultra Magnus looks to Swoop, "Well, I presume Autobot City would be a good 
  place to start. We have severe damages to repair there. There are 
  countless areas which need attention here on Cybertron as well...although 
  I have more concern for the former..." 
Swoop says, "ME Swoop not ask what you do......Me Swoop ask what we do" 
Swoop says, "Swoop not cleaner" 
Rodimus Prime rubs his head. "Uhm, yeah, sure..." 
Whiz can't resist a little smirk. "Yessir." 
Rewind absently twiddles his thumbs now, merely listening and recording 
  intently. 
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