'Until all are safe'

Og x Sg megop (tfp)

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

"Well we're proof of it being real" Jolt replied in a humorous tone.

"Definitely not, they'd already have been dismantled." The seeker shuddered uncomfortably and Megatron set a gentle servo on his shoulder pauldron.

Optimus nodded "That is correct" he replied "and this is Ironhide, my First Lieutenant and Weapons Specialist" he motioned to Ironhide.

The Autobots looked surprised "You have Sparklings?" Optimus questioned.

Optimus nodded and smiled a little fondly "I see, well as much as we would love for the little ones to come out, it is actually the middle of the night and our human allies are in recharge, so we cannot disturb them with little ones running around" he replied, offering an apologetic smile.

"Who's Windcrash I wonder?" Jolt murmured.

Starscream watched with his own stress as the two spoke, then parted as their little group started out for their base.

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

"Well we're proof of it being real" Jolt replied in a humorous tone.

"Definitely not, they'd already have been dismantled." The seeker shuddered uncomfortably and Megatron set a gentle servo on his shoulder pauldron.

Optimus nodded "That is correct" he replied "and this is Ironhide, my First Lieutenant and Weapons Specialist" he motioned to Ironhide.

The Autobots looked surprised "You have Sparklings?" Optimus questioned.

Optimus nodded and smiled a little fondly "I see, well as much as we would love for the little ones to come out, it is actually the middle of the night and our human allies are in recharge, so we cannot disturb them with little ones running around" he replied, offering an apologetic smile.

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

"Well we're proof of it being real" Jolt replied in a humorous tone.

"Definitely not, they'd already have been dismantled." The seeker shuddered uncomfortably and Megatron set a gentle servo on his shoulder pauldron.

Optimus nodded "That is correct" he replied "and this is Ironhide, my First Lieutenant and Weapons Specialist" he motioned to Ironhide.

The Autobots looked surprised "You have Sparklings?" Optimus questioned.

Megatron. I am challenging you to a chess game. The winner has to grant the loser's wish.

".... Megatron. That's not a legal move. The horses move in an L shape. You are thinking of bishops."

Megatron paused, now looking at the board in utter bewilderment. "Is- is it not a legal move????"

"Hmph. So it's not. ... Perhaps I can win by default?"

Megatron. I am challenging you to a chess game. The winner has to grant the loser's wish.

".... Megatron. That's not a legal move. The horses move in an L shape. You are thinking of bishops."

Megatron paused, now looking at the board in utter bewilderment. "Is- is it not a legal move????"

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

"Well we're proof of it being real" Jolt replied in a humorous tone.

"Definitely not, they'd already have been dismantled." The seeker shuddered uncomfortably and Megatron set a gentle servo on his shoulder pauldron.

Optimus nodded "That is correct" he replied "and this is Ironhide, my First Lieutenant and Weapons Specialist" he motioned to Ironhide.

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

"Well we're proof of it being real" Jolt replied in a humorous tone.

"Definitely not, they'd already have been dismantled." The seeker shuddered uncomfortably and Megatron set a gentle servo on his shoulder pauldron.

Megatron. I am challenging you to a chess game. The winner has to grant the loser's wish.

"Good. I shall move first. You will grant my wish."

"I must admit, I'm a little curious as to what that wish might be."

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."

Ironhide crossed his arms over his chest as he looked at the new bots.

Megatron. I am challenging you to a chess game. The winner has to grant the loser's wish.

"Good. I shall move first. You will grant my wish."

"I must admit, I'm a little curious as to what that wish might be."

Stealing from a base was never something that Soundwave particularly enjoyed doing, especially when they weren't sure of who's base it even was! But they needed fuel, and the scanners had said this place held plenty of it. So he'd snuck in, Breakdown waiting outside in altmode to be loaded up.

He lifted a careful hand to his comms, cradling the precious cargo in his arms as he turned to head back the way he'd come. "Breakdown-" He murmured, using Star's voice this time. "Please tell me you're awake and ready to go."

The mech froze at the growl, his white and teal plating doing the exact opposite of the other's darker armor. "Scrap heap....." The cuss came out quiet, this time in Knockout's exasperated growl as he lifted his free servo into the air, grasp empty.

Soundwave didn't answer immediately, pausing to look at the other. He couldn't see any insignia -perhaps it was just too dark to see it-, but the blue optics....maybe he was a con too???"

Welp. That was clearly the wrong guess, the con wincing and taking a step back, preparing to flee. Scrap, when did the Autobots start using blue optics!?

The immediate urge to snap back was strong -really, necromancy wouldn't be all that surprising from them- but Soundwave shoved it down, sputtering for a second. "Okay this is just- really fraggin weird, gimme a second-" He lifted his servo to the comm again, making sure the Bot would be able to hear the other Con's reply. "Breakdown, come get the fuel, take it back to base, do Not tell Megatron where I am under any circumstances. Or Starscream. Play dumb."

"It's less an Autobot base and more. A base in general. It's.....frag, Break, what's the phrase he and Star both like using??"

Ironhide looked a little alarmed at the mention of Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist that is loyal to Megatron to a fault and would happily perform experiments on other Cybertronians, it didn't help he was all about cold logic, he looked a little puzzled at the mention of teleportation "...You teleported here?" he questioned.

Breakdown glanced around uneasily, tensing with every new sound of someone waking up. Frag it all they were supposed to be back before anyone woke up!

"Ironhide what is going on at this hour?" Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, questioned before seeing the two new mechs "who are these mechs?"

"If you're Soundwave, then who is that?" Jolt asked as he pointed to Breakdown.

They shared a glance, hesitating before turning back to the mech.

Optimus nodded as he pondered this.

Welp. Someone was gonna ask it eventually.

The Autobots stared at them in bewilderment, but at the same time, it was eerily similar to their circumstances, only it wasn't a Prime trying to take over the universe, it was Megatron.

The TiC started to reply when Breakdown winced, comm lighting up. And while his wasn't on speaker, it was easy to guess what was being said.

Optimus raised an optic ridge before looking to his Autobots "Let's take this outside so as not to disturb the humans" he said and looked to the fuel that Breakdown had, he knew it wasn't a stupid amount and they still had fuel left over "take the fuel you already have, you must need it more than we do" he added.

Taking it outside would definitely be a good idea, just in case someone got twitchy digits and a fight broke out. Though- his decision about the fuel genuinely caught the two Cons by surprise, Soundwave dipping his helm after a moment.

Ironhide was still wary, but he would at least go along with Optimus' decision.

Optimus nodded "Very well" he replied "well I'm going to assume you already know who I am, I'm Optimus Prime, and you've already met Ironhide" he motioned to Ironhide "we also have Ratchet, Jolt and Sideswipe, there is also Bumblebee, but he is away at a human's residence, Sam Witwicky, because he is his Guardian"

Admittedly they overlooked it, too on guard with the whole situation to pay extra close attention, and the news that there was an autobot with a human ward also majorly took the two of them by surprise.

Ironhide nodded "Most" he replied.

Woah. Well then, that was....so wildly different then they thought it'd be. Didn't have time to talk about it though, hearing the sounds of jet engines coming closer.

"Follow us outside, we don't want to disturb the humans" Optimus suggested before making his way outside with the others.

"Good idea."

Ironhide looked wary, but even he could tell by the looks of these mechs that they looked nothing like their versions.

"I don't mind at all." Soundwave stepped over to the two higher ups, setting his servos on his hips as Breakdown also headed over. "Long story short, Shockwave somehow dropped us in....I don't know, some sort of alternate reality. These aren't our Bots. I mean look at me and Break. Not a scratch on us."