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[not_your_gun]

So I've been flagged for deportation?

[He laughs, polishing his cannon, carefully setting up autofire weaponry in the tunnels of the Hollow.]

I suppose being an upstanding citizen who adhered to the law was boring, in the long run.

[He pets one of the heads of Cerberus.]

Very well, then.

Come and get me.

[He arms the system, and returns to

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[swordofpeace]

Magnum. What are you doing?

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[not_your_gun]

I'm making my last stand.

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[swordofpeace]

[The worry turns to hurt, edging on betrayal.]

And what does this do with what I've pledged?

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[not_your_gun]

[He smirks.]

Don't feel so left out. You know where the Hollow is. I'd certainly enjoy the company.

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[swordofpeace]

[A sharp nod. ]

But you've given up, then, any chance of returning. The portal. Any of it.

[He checks his energy blades, before giving a wry smile.]

They returned my Great Sword to me. 'Release of Personal Property.'

[The tone is light, conversational. But the meaning is clear: he intends to use it. A Knight uses everything to protect what he's pledged to protect.]

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[not_your_gun]

The portal has not been here, for a while.

My best chance of returning means I need to stay alive.

[He double-checks the locks with Soundwave.]

Besides.

They'll stop looking for me if they think I'm dead.

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[not_your_gun]

[Oh, he smirks.]

So I intend to blow up the Hollow.

[With security in it. While he made his escape and let them find his 'corpse.' That puppet finally would come in handy.]

[EXTRAlocked | video]that's... a mighty strong lock there.

[swordofpeace]

You have an escape.

[A nod. That's where Wing will place himself.]

....I have a favor to ask. In exchange for this. [Because Wing's counting on dying.]

[EXTRAlocked | video] Soundwave has reinforced padlocks

[not_your_gun]

Go on.

[He's curious.]

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[swordofpeace]

Perceptor. Drift.

If you survive, look after them.

[Wing isn't selling his life cheap, is he?]

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[not_your_gun]

[He is surprised, for a moment.]

That's all you want?

...

You know they won't have any interest in me keeping an optic on them.

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[swordofpeace]

What else matters?

[Wing hardly cares about material goods. Or power.]

[A flash of a smile.]

You're Megatron. Are you going to let a little thing like that stop you?

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[not_your_gun]

[He laughs!]

Well, I'd think having a good death matters. Having a good life matters, and a good cause.

But maybe the fact alone that they would hate me watching over them is why I would say yes. [He smirks.]

You want them to have a good life, too.

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[swordofpeace]

[A wry grin.] I'll make it a good death. For the future of our Cybertron.

They deserve a second chance. And peace. Here.

[Just...likely without Wing.]

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[not_your_gun]

And after you've had a good death, try making it a good life.

With me.

Help me find a way home.

[He cocks his head.]

Since you deserve a second chance, as well. [He laughs.] Then you can watch over them yourself.

[EXTRAlocked | video 1/2] eeee is that bonus!springarm in that icon?

[swordofpeace]

[There's a long moment of surprised silence. He had been ready to die outside Crystal City. He was ready to die again. It seemed strange to have it jerked out from under him.]