Re: "Bad Spark"
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:51 pm
"I could, but I won't. Zodiac should cooperate by his own choice, not because I forced or controlled him to."I don't suppose you could just use your powers to make Zodiac cooperate?,
"Yes, the very same," Whitegrazer smiled. "We were aware of their drained energy resources as well as the fact that was one of the many reasons why they were at war. We thought by handing them over the protoform technology would help end the war and lessen their harm. After all the Great War had spread from Cybertron to other planets both organic like humans and other Transformer races."Are you talking about the same vok who tried to kill us all through you just a few weeks ago?,
"Because we were what we were mixed in with the collective minds and memories of other races like humans, a reptile race, which we consumed as we swarm across the galaxy, and other Transformers race. The Matrix held the wisdom and knowledge of all the Primes before Optimus, and that knowledge was transferred to us, yes, but it couldn't a body, due to collective conscientiousness that laid within us. We were born as dust. We were reborn as light." Whitegrazer shook her head at the term Aurora used "Experiment? We were never an experiment. No one was even aware of our existence until it was known. We had no creator, in a way. We were just dust from The Budding. Well, I guess you could say our creator would be the same as your races, Primus, but even Primus wasn't even aware of us. No one was. We traveled far and reached Nexus Zero where we found the One and they gave us purpose, and in that purpose, we hoped to undo our damage as well as fulfill our role in the universe."Then who created the Vok? And if the Matrix helped give them.. you.. sentience, then why aren't they more like us? Wasn't the Matrix where the ancient Autobot leaders stored their wisdom and knowledge throughout time? I mean why are the vok so determined to kill us if we made them aware of themselves? And if the Vok is what was leftover of an experiment, what were their creators attempting to do?
The only reason why the Vok are trying to kill you, us, is because we interfered with their work. We don't take kindly to interference from Cybertronia races, especially when we hoped to undo not only the damage we caused but the damage the Great War caused for Earth. And the Vok don't take too kindly to failure or interlopers, especially of that nature. We are aware of their role in helping us, but we believed we had done our job, repaid our debt. We carry no loyalites, Aurora, or at least, they don't." She became loyal to the Maximal cause. The Vok didn't approve of that. Except our purpose bestowed upon us by The One and The One themselves.
She hoped so too.I hope he didn't suffer very long..
When we were one per se, Zodiac knew because I believed from what I could tell he had encountered the Vok before, and when the Vok possessed me, I felt that connection as well. I saw a planet go to ashes in their vision. A failed experiment. An interloper they didn't predict.Or even later,
You were just curious, Aurora, and wanted to explore it. I believe no one would have blamed you for that." Whitegrazer soothed the little one. "Just bring someone along next time." She smiled, rubbing the little one's hand.You're right. And I really didn't mean to cause problems. It was just that my equipment picked up a most interesting signal of alien origin and I wanted to check it out before alerting everyone. I know better now..
Whitegrazer nodded her head. Aurora got it right. She did feel responsible for his creation as well as his pain. If she hadn't been so foolish and careless, Zodiac, Nemesis, and any other Cybertronian involved in such experiments, who had died, went have had gone through such pain.You feel responsible for his creation.. and in a way.. responsible for him as well,
Oh dear, did they need to fix something else?"Santa mockingbird oval milk!"
Whitegrazer shook her head as she smiled."I'm just kidding!"
"Thanks, guys, I'm fine,"
I'm glad- Whitegrazer realized she didn't have to do that anymore. "I mean- I'm glad to see that you regained your speech once more, Aurora. I did enjoy the little chats you and I had together." Whitegrazer looked at Rhinox. "You are, once again, a miracle worker, Rhinox." She smiled. "Hopefully, the others would return soon to see you, Aurora. I know Optimus and Rattrap, especially, would be relieved by the great news.""I think we need to limit the time you spend around Rattrap," the engineer teased as he shook his head. "It's really great to have my science partner back,"
"That is what you actually wanted to hear, wasn't it, Aurora?" Whitegrazer smiled at the little one. With her speech back and, after Rhinox gets the banadages and all that equipment off her head, was ale to move around now, Aurora no doubt would be heading back to her quarters for some regeneration."Let's bandage up that wound until the CR can finish up the pieces that I can't replace." Grabbing some bandages he gently wrapped them around her head and under her chin just tight enough to keep them in place and protect the awful head injury but not make it uncomfortable for her. "Now, if you can," considering the trauma she had suffered that day at the hands of Zodiac and Megatron and on top of that probably worrying very much about Rattrap and Optimus on their mission, "try to get some rest."
Of course the Predacons would make it hard for his companion to be released, but Rampage didn't enjoy being kept waiting nor did he actually trust Zodiac. The only reason he trusted him now was because he had the ability to get rid of Megatron."Not yet," the renegade then informed his large ally, "She's being kept under extreme security measures. If I try to save her right now, the end result may very well be that the Predacons kill her. But not to worry... "We'll use the Viper to wipe the Predacons off the face of this planet and then save your spunky friend."
"We won;t leave without her." Rampage needed her. Not just because she was a fun companion to have around, but the fact that he didn't trust Zodiac to give him half of his spark back.
"Oooooooo secrets don't stay secrets with someone like me around," Blackarachnia winked with an added dark chuckle."That too," he had admitted to the she-spider without shame, "but dere's a lot you don't know about me, and I'd like ta keep it dat way."
"Like I said, no fun.""I'm actually a ton o' fun, just not at de expense of my comrades dat it could harm them,"
"If it benefits me, of course," She knew it was a rhetorical question, but she was just reminding the rat, that's all."Welcome to the Maximals. These are de problems we face all the time. By the way, yer a good problem-solver, right?"
Blackarachnia added a low hiss towards Rattrap, "I know how to work a console, rodent.""Pffft," he had let out when she shoved him away. "Just makin' sure you were doin' it right."
She felt a little better now Optimus was here, so she wasn't stuck with this rodent for so long. Not that she cared for the big ape anyway, but she knew how powerful and useful he was. Not many Predacons would admit it, but some feared the ape. Not as much as Megatron, but still, Optimus has proved over and over again that he wasn't some nice Maximal to push over.
"Like I'm here to prove anything to you." Blackarachnia said with a lift of her chin. He was going to confront Zodiac one way or another. That was not her problem. She was no brute. She had finesse. Why confront when you could take them by surprise? Especially some one as unpredicatble and tricky as Zodiac was. He was not to be underestimated."I gotta admit, I got my doubts about you, spider. Maybe you'll prove me wrong,"
She peaked and watched what was going on.
"So the pathetic fuzor is still alive..," "Now that's most surprising. Almost as much as seeing you here, vermin."
"You know, you really oughta stop assumin' dat we're weak just 'cause we don't got yer fancy, shape-shiftin' nano armor," the rodent returned to the fake Aurora as he slightly swayed his tail back and forth in irritation toward his words behind the stack of crates he was using as cover. "You've got a lotta yer own failures ever since you arrived here. It's amazin' how we keep foilin' yer plans since we're such weaklings and below you stellar intelligence."
"And you came alone.. Incredibly stupid and entirely out of character for you."
"Well, we can't all be egotistical geniuses like you,"
"However I must commend you on your ingenuity of tracking me here..
"I really don't want any compliments from de likes of you. It offends me."
I can only presume you did so by tracking the identification chip's energy signature?
"So, you either just figured out dat you accidentally led me here because of the chip, which wasn't too bright so your IQ just dropped a few points, or you tried luring any Maximals here that you could for a trap,"
Let her guess.... He destroyed it. Like she thought.Unfortunately I don't have the chip you seek with me anymore,"
"Yeah right," he didn't believe him at first. "Where is it?"
Blackarachnia snickered to herself."I apologize for taking your stash of booze," "But in all truthfulness.. It tasted like piss, so I suppose I did you a favor there by taking it off your hands."
Clever rodent, but would Zodiac take the bait? Blackarachnia positioned herself. She needed to jump precisely on his shoulders and bite him quickly without making too much noise or have Zodiac decide to let the Predacons know they were all here. Since Zodiac was disgusied as the little ermine, she should have it easy to knock hm down and injected some venom into him."You musta taken the drinks with dat new virus I was workin' on against yer tech." He started to snicker mischievously while keeping his voice down so the Preds outside the room wouldn't hear him. "You think yer so smart. Did you drink all of it? You did, didn't you?" His expression on his beast mode's face was one of bewilderment as he continued his believable act of deception. "Didn't you wonder why it tasted so bad?" He tried keeping his laughter quiet as he shook his head. "See, the virus works from de inside out. You'll probably start feelin' some side effects within de next hour. Slow and steady fer what you did ta Aurora." He abruptly cut off his laughter as his emotions grew angry with his last statement. Surely what he said had to make Zodiac second-guess himself and what he drank. "Did I bother ta make an antidote?"
"You should feel honored," "I used this very same sword to impale Megatron not long ago."
Blackarachnia jumped onto Zodiac's back and quickly dug her teeth inside the little ermine's neck."Honored? Uh, no. 'Honored' ain't the word I would use ta describe it. I believe de word yer searchin' for is 'disgusted'. Nobody wants Megatron's fluids inside of 'em. Couldn't you at least wipe it off before you stab helpless, little me?" he asked with his front paws held up higher now as if he was surrendering while balancing himself on his hind legs. Wiggling his front toes subtly was a signal for Blackarachnia to engage with her cyber venom or webbing, anything to distract the fake Aurora without compromising their existence within the Predacon base of operations. "Of course, you realize dat if I scream or maximize, the Preds outside'll detect my signature and come barging in findin' you in here as well," he tried negotiating. "How ever will you escape?"