Void-'verse. Scourge's quarters. Ratchet plays messenger.
Ratchet: *peeks head through door* Scourge, do you remember that job where you helped me find that Starscream ghost?
Scourge: Erm...yes? *nervous* *has had a number of people going through his door literally, this is strange and suspect*
Ratchet: There's a mech looking for you and Cyclonus to thank you for the parts you played in that. As far as I can tell that's not code for 'turn you into atoms'.
Scourge: *curious despite himself, and encouraged by the reward he'd gotten earlier* Who?
Ratchet: The new head of Cybertron in that reality. Primus won't tell me anything else, other than that he likes the guy. I'd think it was a Galvatron, but their Megatron made it through Unicron's guts and stayed grey.
Scourge: *slight awkward shrug* I don't think I've met him.
Ratchet: I hear he's at Blue's bar, in the sign Nexus. *a good, safe, open place within the AV field*
Scourge: ...oh. *small, nonagressive, but not promising he's going to go meet him either*
Bumblebee: *pokes head through door, sees Scourge, and gives a grin and a little wave*
Ratchet: *ignores his new teammate* If Cyclonus didn't mind having us around, and it made you feel any better, we could play invisible backup. *is curious himself, and going to see after he's done here* *is also not pushing. He knows what Scourge has been through now, and the last thing he wants to do is make him flashback or something*
Scourge: *jumps slightly, then waves back to Bumblebee* Cyclonus... *shakes his head sadly* After the female Scourge and Cyclonus came through he's been really, really jumpy. No offense, but I think he'd see you as a threat again.
Ratchet: ... The whatnow? *confused* Are you sure that was my Scourge and Cyclonus?
Scourge: It's... *shakes his head again* It was just a misunderstanding. Cyclonus got upset and it turned into a huge mess.
Ratchet: *frowning* I'm going to have to look into that. But alright. He doesn't need anymore stress.
Scourge: *looks horribly ashamed of himself* I'm sorry. It was just...he's not been in the best of moods these past few weeks. Even Magnus told me to tell him to take it easy.
Bumblebee: *soberly* Yup, he needs that holiday.
Ratchet: *gives him a wry look, then turns back to Scourge* Don't worry about it. I just thought I'd offer. There's no foul if you say no.
Scourge: *slow, thoughtful nod* I think if the rest of the joint high command put its foot down he'd do it. The hard part will be convincing him to leave me behind.
Bumblebee: What?? No way! That's for you too, Scourge. A holiday's not a holiday without your favorite people.
Scourge: Uh? *bit of a panicked look now* I thought it was for him to relax... *and he can relax much better without having to worry about Scourge*
Ratchet: *concerned about that look and sticks a hand on Bumblebee's head to stuff him back through the door* Why don't you worry about that later? Have you told Magnus about it?
Bumblebee: *:o ?? \:\*
Scourge: I've mentioned it to him, he's talking to everyone else about it....
Ratchet: Good, good. -I hope. Primus, help them get this right?- *looks back through the door and catches a face from Bumblebee. Can't hold in a chuckle at it. Looks back into Scourge's room* We'd better get going. I don't want to start any incidents. Oh, here. I brought you this. *tosses Scourge a Cybertron Sunrise with a PINpoint attached to it... how he brought the treat here*
Scourge: *catches it automatically, then looks at the item* *surprised* It's a PINpoint. *slight smile again* Thank you.
Bumblebee: And energon candy! :D
Ratchet: *grins back gently* You're welcome. *gives a slight wave and is gone, taking his teammate with him*
Scourge: *... ^_^*
((co-written with corruptedhope))
Scourge: Erm...yes? *nervous* *has had a number of people going through his door literally, this is strange and suspect*
Ratchet: There's a mech looking for you and Cyclonus to thank you for the parts you played in that. As far as I can tell that's not code for 'turn you into atoms'.
Scourge: *curious despite himself, and encouraged by the reward he'd gotten earlier* Who?
Ratchet: The new head of Cybertron in that reality. Primus won't tell me anything else, other than that he likes the guy. I'd think it was a Galvatron, but their Megatron made it through Unicron's guts and stayed grey.
Scourge: *slight awkward shrug* I don't think I've met him.
Ratchet: I hear he's at Blue's bar, in the sign Nexus. *a good, safe, open place within the AV field*
Scourge: ...oh. *small, nonagressive, but not promising he's going to go meet him either*
Bumblebee: *pokes head through door, sees Scourge, and gives a grin and a little wave*
Ratchet: *ignores his new teammate* If Cyclonus didn't mind having us around, and it made you feel any better, we could play invisible backup. *is curious himself, and going to see after he's done here* *is also not pushing. He knows what Scourge has been through now, and the last thing he wants to do is make him flashback or something*
Scourge: *jumps slightly, then waves back to Bumblebee* Cyclonus... *shakes his head sadly* After the female Scourge and Cyclonus came through he's been really, really jumpy. No offense, but I think he'd see you as a threat again.
Ratchet: ... The whatnow? *confused* Are you sure that was my Scourge and Cyclonus?
Scourge: It's... *shakes his head again* It was just a misunderstanding. Cyclonus got upset and it turned into a huge mess.
Ratchet: *frowning* I'm going to have to look into that. But alright. He doesn't need anymore stress.
Scourge: *looks horribly ashamed of himself* I'm sorry. It was just...he's not been in the best of moods these past few weeks. Even Magnus told me to tell him to take it easy.
Bumblebee: *soberly* Yup, he needs that holiday.
Ratchet: *gives him a wry look, then turns back to Scourge* Don't worry about it. I just thought I'd offer. There's no foul if you say no.
Scourge: *slow, thoughtful nod* I think if the rest of the joint high command put its foot down he'd do it. The hard part will be convincing him to leave me behind.
Bumblebee: What?? No way! That's for you too, Scourge. A holiday's not a holiday without your favorite people.
Scourge: Uh? *bit of a panicked look now* I thought it was for him to relax... *and he can relax much better without having to worry about Scourge*
Ratchet: *concerned about that look and sticks a hand on Bumblebee's head to stuff him back through the door* Why don't you worry about that later? Have you told Magnus about it?
Bumblebee: *:o ?? \:\*
Scourge: I've mentioned it to him, he's talking to everyone else about it....
Ratchet: Good, good. -I hope. Primus, help them get this right?- *looks back through the door and catches a face from Bumblebee. Can't hold in a chuckle at it. Looks back into Scourge's room* We'd better get going. I don't want to start any incidents. Oh, here. I brought you this. *tosses Scourge a Cybertron Sunrise with a PINpoint attached to it... how he brought the treat here*
Scourge: *catches it automatically, then looks at the item* *surprised* It's a PINpoint. *slight smile again* Thank you.
Bumblebee: And energon candy! :D
Ratchet: *grins back gently* You're welcome. *gives a slight wave and is gone, taking his teammate with him*
Scourge: *... ^_^*
((co-written with corruptedhope))