Cheetor
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Post by Cheetor on Jan 15, 2011 22:37:02 GMT -5
Day 29, Event Horizon rock room. Open to the good guys!
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You know the scene.
Rocks, metal room.
And a mumbling technorganic cat, saying something about a 'big bot' needing to not leave.
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Dinobot
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Post by Dinobot on Jan 16, 2011 0:54:12 GMT -5
Dinobot is watching said scene. He takes rock watch, like everything else, very seriously. He's sitting on a chair, with his arms crossed, just staring intensely at the rocks. Thus he notices immediately when said technorganic cat appears.
He rises from his chair and draws his sword in one fluid motion, though not overly swiftly. He walks calmly over to Cheetor and points the blade at him. "Identify yourself."
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Shanodin
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 16, 2011 1:20:55 GMT -5
Botanica does rock watches! She just usually does them off-screen, because rock watches are so tedious to play out.
Botanica also recognizes that technorganic cat.
"Cheetor!"
She's up and beside the cat in seconds, completely ignoring Dinobot and his sword.
"Cheetor, are you all right? Oak and Ash, I hope you're from a time when you know me...," she says, worry and relief both clear in her voice.
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Cheetor
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Post by Cheetor on Jan 16, 2011 1:39:33 GMT -5
The cat slowly stands, shaking his head to get the fog out, and finds himself on the business end of a very familiar sword.
He follows the blade up, and his eyes bug out when he realizes who he's looking at. His voice should sound very familiar to the raptor.
"Dinobot?! What are you doing here? You're dead!"
Then suddenly, a funky green and yellow lady. Cheetor backs up, transforming with the accompanying flashiness, and puts his hands up in a 'hold it' motion. "Whoa, lady, I don't know who you are, but I'm more curious as to how you know me."
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Post by Dinobot on Jan 16, 2011 1:51:00 GMT -5
"Cheetor?!" Dinobot takes a step back, withdrawing his sword. "You've changed." He snorts. "I assure you, I am very much alive. Not that death seems to be an insurmountable obstacle around here, if Impactor is any indication."
Dinobot takes another step back when Cheetor transforms. Is all the flashing really necessary? "I take it he's not a security risk?" he asks Botanica. He wouldn't have been when Dinobot knew him, but with Weird Future Cheetor, who knows?
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Shanodin
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 19, 2011 23:53:01 GMT -5
Botanica's shoulders slump slightly. Oh well. It was too much to hope, she supposes.
"No, he isn't a security risk, Dinobot. Cheetor is from my reality set, or looks it," she answers as she looks the cat up and down, "Hmm, you're larger, like myself and Claw Jaw. Curious."
She moves back toward the terminal. "Cheetor, you're on board the Event Horizon. Something is causing Transformers from various alternate realities to be pulled into this one. We've a largish group now, made up of Maximals and Autobots from several universes."
Smiling she adds, "And I am Botanica. I'm from <a short distance after the end of Beast Machines>. Since you don't recognize me but have your technorganic form, I must assume you're from much earlier?"
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Cheetor
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Post by Cheetor on Jan 20, 2011 0:05:06 GMT -5
Cheetor can't help but 'heh' at Dinobot. "You've got no idea, Dinobot..." Though the comment about an 'Impactor' leaves him confused, but there's more important things at hand. "Yeah, I'm no security threat - I'm still a Maximal, after all," even though he lacks a sigil. Botanica starts in explaining, and Cheetor rubs his head a bit. "...alternate realities, huh? Weird, but definitely not the strangest thing I've encountered, through." He then nods to her question. "Yeah, we just got finished with Megatron around <the start of Fallout>, and..." His expression sinks a bit "Optimus just up and apologized for saving the planet, then fell into the Oracle despite our protests." His shoulders slump. "He told me to lead in his stead, but now I'm here."
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Post by Dinobot on Jan 20, 2011 21:38:33 GMT -5
"I defer to your judgment," Dinobot growls, nodding to Botanica. Then he laughs. "I find it hard to imagine Optimus Primal leaving you in charge of anything, Cheetor."
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 21, 2011 11:11:46 GMT -5
Botanica levels a Looktm at Dinobot.
"Cheetor has matured greatly since you knew him Dinobot. In my time, he has proven himself a worthy successor to Primal."
"However," she turns back to Cheetor, "that succession comes quite a bit after the events you just described. Optimus was not lost- not on that day, at any rate." Botanica's head bows and a shadow falls across her face. Remembering that day is always hard.
She moves back to the terminal and begins typing up the appropriate reports.
"We will... have a lot to catch up on, it seems," she says softly, "Oh, Rattrap is also here, but he is from much earlier in the timeline, like Dinobot. I imagine you and he will want to catch up, as well."
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Post by Cheetor on Jan 22, 2011 1:57:29 GMT -5
Cheetor shrugs a bit at Dinobot, grinning at him as Botanica backs him up. "Well, I'm a whole lot older than when you and I last saw each other..." His tone falls a bit more serious toward the end. "It is rather good - though weird to see you again - and not have you be another weird clone."
He turns to Botanica, brightening for a moment, then he frowns. "...so did we actually beat Megatron? Or did he find yet another way to stick around?"
At the mention of Rattrap, Cheetor gets a bit hopeful. "Any of the others? Silverbolt? Airazor? Tigatron? ...Rhinox?"
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Post by Dinobot on Jan 22, 2011 17:06:54 GMT -5
"I'll trust my own judgement on how mature you are, Cheetor," Dinobot says, his tone reserved.
At the mention of clones, the raptor snarls. "Megatron tried that again?! You'd think he would have learned his lesson when I defeated the first one!" He growls, clenching a fist. "If he wanted me by his side so badly, he should have acted honorably in the first place!"
"Airrazor and Silverbolt are both here, though Airrazor is on another planet and Silverbolt . . . mostly keeps to himself," Dinobot finishes, calming down somewhat.
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 22, 2011 19:20:15 GMT -5
"As Dinobot mentioned, we do have several Maximals here, however, until now, I was the only representative on our side from our point in the continuity. Claw Jaw and Ramulas are also from Dinobot's time- though I think Ramulas may be from a different branch? I'm not sure."
Botanica looks up from the terminal.
"Jetstorm is with the Decepticons, as is a Blackarachnia from the time before she joined us," she says, tone carefully neutral, "Once you're settled, I would like to speak with you about them in private."
Because while High Command- and Rattrap- is aware that the Vehicon Jetstorm is really the Maximal Silverbolt from a later time, Botanica has not made this public knowledge.
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Cheetor
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Post by Cheetor on Jan 23, 2011 16:23:47 GMT -5
Cheetor raises his brows a bit at the former Predacon's choice of judging.. "Guess that's to be expected." Then he leans back juuuust a bit as Dinobot snaps. "It was weird, to say the very least. Megatron was always a few bolts short of a bulkhead, though - seemed to get worse the more the war went on." Cheetor sighs.
He nods at the mention of the other Maximals. "Guess it was too much to hope Rhinox was here."
The mention of Jetstorm, and the wish to talk to Cheetor alone get a curious headtilt, but an "Alright" as well.
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Post by Dinobot on Jan 23, 2011 21:34:12 GMT -5
"Megatron's sight was clouded by his own visions of power," Dinobot agrees. "We're going to talk about these additional clones, later," he says, pointing a finger.
"Is there something we need to know about Jetstorm and the treacherous widow?" he asks, not missing that little exchange between the technorganics. "No good can come of withholding intelligence." Seriously, take it from Dinobot. He's been there.
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 25, 2011 23:23:26 GMT -5
"It is a private matter, Dinobot, the pertinent facts of which are all ready known to command," Botanica says, in a tone of voice that indicates the matter is closed.
"Speaking of Rhinox-" she says to Cheetor, "Watch discussing him with Rattrap. Rattrap did- not take the news well. As I'm sure you can imagine."
"Our relief should be here soon, and one of us an escort you down to medical for your check up and security interview. I'll check with Kup, but I imagine I or Rattrap can handle that for you."
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