Radio: Wreckage to Starscream

[Wreckage]

Energon? That is an unexpected response. Wreckage considers questioning it, then thinks better of it; to appear at too much of a disadvantage is something he never wants. Instead, he complies without protest and switches over to the frequency Starscream sent. That it matches the lieutenant commander's private frequency may factor into Wreckage's quiescence.

// As ordered, sir, // he says simply.

[Starscream]

Perhaps Demolishor and Sky-Byte were the worst of their realities. Starscream would've only be too happy to encounter more Wreckages and Spinisterses and hey, even some Cannonballses.

Starscream transmitted the location of the power plant. //Assuming we have no FURTHER interruptions, we'll be there soon. Also, have you discovered other Cybertronians in the area?//

[Wreckage]

Ah, promises of expediency. Now this is familiar.

// None, sir. // He would have reported that he had if he had. Minor oversights such as this are characteristic of the lieutenant commander; the similarities between this strangely-voiced Starscream and his own strike Wreckage as peculiar. Perhaps even intriguing. But such contemplations will have to wait. He receives the coordinates and notes they are within his range, though it may take time to reach them.

'We'? Starscream was bringing the others, then? How odd. He must be expecting combat if Brawl and Bonecrusher are present. Delightful.

// I shall rendezvous with you at the coordinates, // Wreckage adds dutifully before ending transmission. A white ICV trekking across a coal-black desert? Why not. Being hard to miss might prove an engaging change of pace.

[Wreckage]

Wreckage is being terribly talkative.

// Starscream, sir. Request confirmation of "undercover" operative among the Autobots. // At least he gets directly to the point. If the stranger told the truth, very well. If the stranger lied, his efforts at pretense will not go unrewarded.

[Starscream]

//Confirmed. Turns into a large domestic earthen vehicle. Make an attempt at attacking him, but do not focus your data there.//

[Wreckage]

Moderating his attacks may prove more difficult than withholding altogether, but orders are orders. He refrains from internally debating the stupidity he finds in an undercover operation among the Autobots.

// Understood, // is all he replies.

[Wreckage]

OOC: In reply to this post in the Decepticons Retreat thread.

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// Yes, sir. // A brief pause as he contemplates the merits of offering some token reassurance. Would Starscream really care? Perhaps it is worth the effort with this strange, petulant version. // I shall follow the group to the best of my abilities. //