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 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:35 am
Nicki shook her head a little,
"I dont think you guys are getting what Milestone said..."
she said.
Rearbrake walked along the edge of the city, keeping an eye out for any signs of the Decepticons. He felt like he had been staring at the horizon for hours, but he knew it would be worth it if they were ready for the attack. He glanced over, noticing a dark cloud on the far horizon. He blinked, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"I wonder what that is."
he said to himself.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:19 pm
As he starts speaking, his optic shield rises and the half-plate covers the middle part of his face again.
"Imagine it from an outsider's point of view. Take the situation on Nebulos, for example. Here the Nebulans are, minding their own business, when a race of giant alien machines arrives. They call themselves Decepticons, and they seem to be the major political force of their planet at the time. They immediately start up diplomatic relations with the government of Nebulos, and make no hostile moves. After that, the Autobots arrive, and the major differences as far as a Nebulan can see are that the Autobots are far more willing to share scientific knowledge, but they seem to express antagonistic sentiments toward the Cybertronians that are already here. The most brilliant minds of the planet hail the Autobots as learned ambassadors of peace, but the major technology that arises out of the partnership between Nebulan and Autobot scientists, the Headmaster program, is immediately put to agressive uses against the Decepticons and they are forced to develop their own Headmaster program in defense. You two haven't seen nearly as much of the galaxy as we have, my Nebulan friend and I. You have to understand that most planets that are aware of the Cybertronian race see us ALL as warlike and violent."
He gets on the transport and sits.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:46 am
Livewire was quiet, letting what Milestone said process in his mind. Nicki looked at Milestone, her eyes narrowing faintly.
'Theres something different about this Autobot...hes not like any of the others I've met...'
she thought quietly to herself. Livewire sat in a chair, turning to Milestone,
"Wow...I never thought of it like that before."
he said after a moment.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:54 am
Offroad shook his head, "I dont really care what other races see us as. We're the good guys, and the Decepticons are the scum who are trying to destroy everyone and take over the universe. Thats all I need to know to keep fighting for what I believe is right." he said as he sat in the pilot's seat.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:09 am
"And that's exactly what we do. We keep fighting. We've been fighting the same war for millions of years. Species have come about and gone extinct on planets all over the galaxy while we've been fighting the same war. And what makes the Autobots worse than the Decepticons, in some respects, is that we involve other races in our own conflicts. What about this planet? If the Autobots had left this planet alone, the Decepticons would have depleted it of its Energon and left when it was empty, and the humans wouldn't have known any better because they hadn't learned to harness Energon yet. Maybe some humans would have gotten hurt due to some callous entertainments of the Decepticons, but they would have gotten bored of this planet soon enough. And then we come in desperate to 'save' this planet from them, and not only do we make sure the Decepticons now view this planet as an active battlezone and prolong the Decepticon presence here for many years longer than it would have otherwise, we involve the humans in our war. I wonder how many humans have been injured or killed in our war, that wouldn't have if we'd simply left this world alone."
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:53 pm
Nicki stiffened at Milestone's words.
'Hes right...I had no idea about any of this until I met Livewire.'
she thought. Livewire turned away, not liking that Milestone hit the mark deadon. He glanced up to see Offroad's reactions, wondering how the older warrior would react.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:59 pm
Offroad was silent. He slowly turned to look at Milestone. "The humans who become involved in this war choose to. We would never have involved them if we could've prevented it. Earth has always been a primary planet for both sides, and if we hadn't done something, Megatron and the Decepticons would have killed hundreds of humans and gain enough energon to get the upperhand in this war." he looked away, starting up the transporter, "I would rather have it that we weren't on Earth, but I'm just a warrior, as are you Milestone. We can say whatever we like, but it wont help. Whats done is done in my opinion, and all we can do is keeping going."
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:55 pm
He watches the ground pull away from the transport. "You're absolutely right. The resources on this planet could be the deciding factor. Shame they had to be on such a beautiful planet. I wonder how much longer it'll stay that way with your war blowing it up..." He drifts off, once again distracted by the scenery.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:03 am
Nicki stood against the wall as the transporter flew. The seats were much to large for her, and she doubted she could even get onto the remaining one by herself. Livewire became quiet, still thinking about what Milestone said.
'I dont like it, but hes right. Earth will most likely be destroyed because of our war...'
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:19 am
"Hey kid, the coordinates would be nice. I know what direction, but the exact landing area?" he asked, glancing back at his flew the transporter.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:28 am
Nicki narrowed her eyes faintly, not liking being called 'kid'.
"Check the files. I had the coordinates dialed into the transporter's main control panel."
she said as the transporter shook slightly. Nicki pressed herself against the wall to remain standing.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:21 am
"Hmmm. We need coordinates to investigate an anomaly that darkens the horizon. No wonder we've been unable to figure out a way to end the fighting in millions of years."
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:32 am
"We need the coordinates to take us to a good landing place...right?"
Livewire said. Nicki nodded a little,
"We should get there soon, as long as Offroad doesn't fly us of course."
she said.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:41 pm
"Just relax, I wasn't built yesterday. I can fly this thing with no problem." Offroad said. Soon, the dark cloud grew larger, and hundreds of black figures stood on the barren ground.
"Geez, this place is a dump." he said as he landed the transport.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:06 pm
"Its a tundra, what do you expect?"
Nicki retorted. She stood straight, turning as the door to the ship opened. Livewire stood up out of his chair,
"Are those things really a threat? They didn't even move when we landed."
he asked. Nicki walked forward towards the door,
"Lets head out and see if we can figure out anything."
she said.
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