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Frenzy : *Comes up from behind, ducking down beside SJ and peering out into the gloom* ::Wh-where?::
Steeljaw: / / Over there, behind the bushes. They're really tiny and where making these hurt sounds./ /
Steeljaw: / /They smell like fear, dirt and blood/ /
Frenzy : //L-Let's get closer, yus.//
Frenzy: *Begins to creep nearer to the spot that SJ pointed out, using thermal imaging to try Frenzy : and catch sight of the humans*
Steeljaw: *moves silently behind him*
Steeljaw: / /Can you see them now? / /
Frenzy : //Y-Yus. Can pick them out. W-Wonder wh-who they are?//
Lost Kids: *There are two little kids huddled together. They had enough similarities to be related. Their clothes were dirty and had small cuts and scrapes, obviously from falling on the ground. They looked like they'd been crying, but they've stopped very recently*
Frenzy : Th-they're just...sp-sparklings...h-human sp-sparklings
Steeljaw: *moves closer* So that's how they look like? Are they supposed to survive on their own like that?
Frenzy : *creeps a little closer and then looks back at SJ, completely at a loss* I...d-don't think so.
Lost Kids: *One of the kids speaks* I'm hungry, Tommy. Can we go home now? *Tommy just looks at the other kid and shakes his head* Not now. They'll come back for us. We just have to stay here for a little while.
Steeljaw: Frenzy... what do we do now?
Frenzy : *looks at the kids. Looks at SJ. Looks back at the kids. Realises what he's got himself into. Mentally boots himself in the head and does the equivalent of gritting his teeth.*
Frenzy : W-We t-take them back to th-their parents, Steeljaw. Th-They h-have to be a-around here s-somewhere...
Steeljaw: *hesitates* You think that's a good idea? You said humans were dangerous and father didn't wanted me to go near them... *stares at the kids*
Lost Kids: But you said the same thing yesterday! *The kid protested, tears starting again* I want to go home! I want to go home! I want my mommy! MOMMY! *Tommy tries to console him, but it's failing*
Steeljaw: *steps forward* Oh, fine. You approach them, I'll see if I can get a trail back to their parents. *sniffs the air and before Frenzy can say anything, he runs away*
Frenzy : *Looks closely at SJ again. For all the energon in Cybertron, if Frenzy had been alone he couldn't have been persuaded to rescue these brats. But, with SJ around...well that's a different matter. He has a strong feeling that this situation is going to be the one that either fixes SJ as an ally or causes him to lose out for good*
Frenzy : *he gasps and reaches out with one hand, but SJ is already gone...*
Frenzy :....slaggit!
Frenzy : *he turns to look at the two children and firmly getting a grip on himself, tries to figure out the best way to go about this....*
Frenzy : *It'll be just like looking after Batty, surely...?*
Lost Kids: Okay, okay, just stop crying. Maybe if we walk a little bit we can find them. *Tommy says and the other boy just sniffles and looks at him with tears in his eyes* Mommy will be there? *Tommy just nods and gets up*
Frenzy : *He inches forward carefully*
Frenzy : *then freezes*
Steeljaw: *is running around, the trail was still fresh and he was sure the kids couldn't have gone very far*
Frenzy : *The kid is looking straight at him now it's got up, but he can't tell if it's spotted him - they don't see too good in the dark, right...?
Lost Kids: *Tommy is looking directly at Frenzy, eyes wide and trembling* Come on, hurry up. Let's get out of here now! *He can see only the glow of Frenzy's optics*
Frenzy : *Slaggit, he's been spotted* H-Hey, kid.
Frenzy : D-Don't panic! *backs off a bit, carefully* N-Not gonna h-hurt ya...
Lost Kids: *Jumps and tries to run away, but trips over the other kid and falls down hard. Both kids are now T_T *
Steeljaw: *There is the sound of people calling out for someone named Tommy and another named Kevin. Remembering one of the kids called the other Tommy, he approached slowly.*
Frenzy : *flicks his optics in irritation...damned sparklings...and steps carefully forward, transforming as he does into his CD player form. Suddenly, catchy pop music starts playing, pretty quietly*
Frenzy : *Frenzy's voice comes out overlaid on the music* F-Friends, yus?
Lost Kids: *Kevin stopped crying and moved to the CD player giggling, while Tommy watched scared. Kevin played with the buttons* I want to hear other song!
Frenzy : *Swears to himself that no-one, no-one, will ever find out about this and dutifully plays another catchy tune for him*
Frenzy : *opens up the CD lid and pokes an optic out cautiously* H-Hello, yusyusyus
Lost Kids: *Kevin giggles again and claps* Hello! *Tommy watches in silence, now curious*
Frenzy : Wh-whut's your n-names?
Steeljaw: *There are flashlights everywhere and the scent of many humans was all over the place.* / /Frenzy, there's a search party going on. They're still away from the kids, should I lead them there?/ /
Frenzy : //YUS. N-NOW. J-Just...d-don't get seen t-too well. W-We don't want them c-causing the base t-trouble.//
Lost Kids: I'm Kevin. I'm this many years old. *One kid said while holding up five fingers* That's Tommy. He's my brother. He's seven years old. *Shows all ten fingers for Frenzy to see*
Frenzy : *The optic stalk swivels between the fingers and the faces of the two children* Goodgood, yus? Wh-where are y-your parents?
Steeljaw: / /Affirmative. I'll contact you when we are close enough. Is everything alright?/ /
Frenzy : //uhm...yus. They're c-called Kevin and T-Tommy. K-Kevin is five and T-Tommy is s-seven. B-Bring help soon.//
Frenzy : //now p-preferably//
Lost Kids: *Tommy spoke up, moving closer to the funny CD player* Daddy brought us here camping. Daddy said we were big boys now. Kevin wanted to see the river and Daddy said I was in charge of him, but we kept walking and walking and there was no river. *tears up*
Steeljaw: //Working on it. / /
Frenzy : *Things start to make more sense now.* I-It's okay, no l-leaking yus? M-My friend, uhm, *casts around frantically for a name less threatening than Steeljaw, aw what the Pit, if they're like most sparklings then the nastier the better* Steeljaw...is getting y-your parents n-now...
Frenzy : Th-They're on their way...
Steeljaw: *moves close to one of the humans and activates his own holo, this one looks vaguely like Tommy, but is slightly transparent. HoloSJ runs off from behind a tree to another. The human blinks and starts running after hit, calling the other humans to follow the holo*
Lost Kids: Steeljaw? is he good like you? Does he bite the monsters? *Kevin asked playing with the buttons again to see what it would do. Tommy tried to stop it, but gave up and merely watched*
Frenzy : *Cringes as his buttons get mashed by tiny clumsy human fingers* Y-Yus, he eats the b-bad things...t-trust me o-on this one...h-he's a nice mech, yusyusyus.
Steeljaw: *Holo disappears and SJ curses at the short range it lasts. He moves again and does the same thing. The humans were following it and he calculated how long it would take him to reach Frenzy* / /Frenzy. If I can make them go faster, we can be there in an hour, half an hour if we are lucky. / /
Frenzy : *pokes another optic stalk out and watches as Kevin's fingers poke at his outer controls. He's already cut that control system out but still the optic stalks wave as he watches the fingers prod* H-How's you g-get cut up l-like that?
Frenzy : *Frenzy groans, not quite able to stop himself from doing so out loud.* //hurry up!! th-they're poking me!!//
Lost Kids: *Kevin doesn't listen to him, to enthralled now with the glowy eyes* It's my fault. It was begging to get dark and I don't like the dark, so I told Kevin we needed to run. But we couldn't see and we kept tripping. *Tommy said, sniffling and hugging himself* It's dark now. I don't like the dark.
Steeljaw: / / Poking?*laughing can be heard* I'm doing my best here, but the humans are so slow/ / *repeats process again and again, using the trees to keep away from the humans' sight*
Frenzy : *Glances up at the sky and then down at the children* S-Safe here w-with Frenzy, yusyusyus. N-Nothing g-get you here.
Frenzy : *turns his display panel lighting up a bit so that a dim blue glow suffuses the surrounding bushes*
Frenzy : S-Safe in light yus?
Frenzy : //N-Next t-time, you're b-being the one wh-who rescues th-the sparklings yusyusyus//
Frenzy : //.....y-you nearly h-here?//
Frenzy : *pleading sound to his voice*
Lost Kids: *Tommy smiles and relaxes, not so scared anymore* Thank you. *Kevin is now laying down, sucking his thumb and falling asleep*
Frenzy : *Notices that they appear to be heading towards recharge and slides the music into something gentle and quiet*
Frenzy : G-Go sleep now, yus? F-Frenzy k-keep you safe. *Yeah...nobody must ever know.*
Steeljaw: / / Nearly there. If you here anyone calling for the kids, you should move away and hide / /
Frenzy : //Affirmative, yusyus//
Lost Kids: *Tommy nods at Frenzy and lays down curled around his brother for warmth. The music manages to make both kids fall asleep*
Search Party/ Lost Kids: : *Sounds of people yelling for Tommy to slow down and stop running could be heard*
Frenzy : *Frenzy eyes them both with slight disgust. Stupid insects...if they'd been 'Bot sparkling once upon a time they'd have been in serious trouble right now...He watches them sleep and wonders at how he ever managed to get into this situation.*
Frenzy : *he catches the sound of the approaching humans and transforms quietly.* //Over here...b-bring th-them this way ::co-ordinates:://
Steeljaw: / / ::receives coordinates:: I'll reach you first. My holo is not very good and is short ranged, so we have to leave very fast. / /
Frenzy : //Mmm, g-going now then.// *he creeps quietly out of the little clearing and heads away, moving parallel to the direction the base lies in, just in case someone does spot him.*
Frenzy : *Moving as quickly and as silently as he can, he creeps out of sight and pauses to wait for SJ.*
Steeljaw: *Runs pass the kids, his holo disappearing as soon as he passed the kids. He continues running hoping to find Frenzy nearby*
Frenzy : *he's pretty close and as soon as he hears SJ coming he pings him* //H-here, to th-the left//
Steeljaw: *stops right in front of him* Did we did good?
Steeljaw: Did we?
Frenzy : *looks up at him and pats him gently on the head* Yusyus, did good. N-Now let's g-get out of here.
Frenzy : *uncurls himself and sets off back in the direction of the base, looking back once over his shoulder*
Steeljaw: *makes his way to him, purring* You can ride on me? It's faster?
Frenzy : *looks at him once, then shrugs, a grin stretching across his features* Yusyus. Go -fast though, yus?
Steeljaw: *nods and nuzzles him* I'll go as fast as I can!
Frenzy : *grins and leaps lightly onto his back* L-Let's go, yus?
Steeljaw: *As soon as Frenzy is on his back, he bolts in the direction of the base without any warning*
Frenzy : WH-WHOA!! *grabs wildly for his shoulders and clings on, laughing as the other mech accelerates off*
Frenzy : Gogogogogo!!
Steeljaw: *he zigzags through the trees and jumps over any obstacles he finds, laughing*
Steeljaw: *climbs up trees, runs on the treetops, jumps down and continues his way on land*
Frenzy : *Frenzy clings on tightly, enjoying himself immensely - this isn't like anything he's done before - laughing and whooping and making far too much noise for your average spy to be making*
Steeljaw: *In no time, they've made their way back to the tree SJ fell off from and the base was nearby. He stopped running and walked the rest of the way back*
Frenzy : *When they reach the side door, Frenzy slides down off his back and reaches up to hack the door pad again. It doesn't take long but he doesn't open the door immediately either. Instead he turns around to look at SJ.*
Frenzy :...y-you going on the r-rescue tonight? *quietly*
Steeljaw: *Shakes his head* No. You?
Frenzy : *looks a bit brighter at that, but turns his head away* Mm, no. D-Done all I can. F-Frenzy is not fighter.
Steeljaw: Then you'd done more than I. *shrugs* I'm a tracker, yet no one asks me to track... except now.
Frenzy : *glances over at him curiously.* B-But that's whut Steeljaw is good at, yus?
Frenzy : *sighs* Th-this is whut Frenzy has learned.
Frenzy : D-Do whut y-you're good at. E-Even if i-it means y-you're n-not doing whut y-you think y-you should be
Frenzy : I w-want to be o-out there fighting t-to get my f-friends b-back tonight, but...I can't.
Frenzy : W-Would only b-be in the way.
Frenzy : S-So have done th-the best I can. H-Have f-found out wh-where they a-are and wh-what they m-might be up against. Th-things only I c-can do easily. And I-I've d-done them. N-Now it's up to the o-others to d-do whut I can't....*trails off*
Steeljaw: do you think I managed to find your brother Ravage? I'm the best there is at finding stuff. But others forget. Father seems to have forgotten. I don't want to impose.
Frenzy :...we're a r-right pair a-aren't we?
Steeljaw: *tilts head* What do you mean?
Frenzy : Just...th-the way we b-both f-fail to communicate w-with our creators.
Frenzy : But! N-Never mind that! N-Not everything h-has to be about them!
Steeljaw: *smiles and nuzzles him* Maybe. It's hard for me to not think of him first. But... this was fun.
Frenzy : I kn-know...n-never fades. *sighs and leans into his nuzzling* M-Maybe do i-it again, yus?
Steeljaw: *nods happily* Yesyes! Again!
Frenzy : *grins*
Frenzy : *then looks a bit embarrassed*
Frenzy : Uhm...I'm gonna...well.
Steeljaw: What?
Frenzy :...I gotta w-wait for the others t-to come b-back and...
Frenzy : I...uhm
Steeljaw: Oh.. you need to go?
Frenzy : *blinks* Well...kinda.
Frenzy : ....was w-wondering i-i-i-if you'd uhm..keepmecompany...
Frenzy : ...d-don'twanttobealone
Steeljaw: *blinks and playfully licks him* Not alone. We'll keep each other company.
Frenzy : ..yus?
Frenzy : ...r-really?
Steeljaw: *nods*
Frenzy : *grins then says softly* Th-Thanks...appreciated, yus
Frenzy : And h-hey...c-can s-sort out the rust thing too wh-while we've t-time. G-Gonna t-take a couple of h-hours anyway...*opens the door finally*
Frenzy : C-Come b-back to mine?
Steeljaw: *looks back for a second and enters* Lead the way! And once you've fixed me, I'll be even faster!
Frenzy : *laughs* Y-Yusyus. Upgrades l-later! R-Rust first...
Steeljaw: / / Over there, behind the bushes. They're really tiny and where making these hurt sounds./ /
Steeljaw: / /They smell like fear, dirt and blood/ /
Frenzy : //L-Let's get closer, yus.//
Frenzy: *Begins to creep nearer to the spot that SJ pointed out, using thermal imaging to try Frenzy : and catch sight of the humans*
Steeljaw: *moves silently behind him*
Steeljaw: / /Can you see them now? / /
Frenzy : //Y-Yus. Can pick them out. W-Wonder wh-who they are?//
Lost Kids: *There are two little kids huddled together. They had enough similarities to be related. Their clothes were dirty and had small cuts and scrapes, obviously from falling on the ground. They looked like they'd been crying, but they've stopped very recently*
Frenzy : Th-they're just...sp-sparklings...h-human sp-sparklings
Steeljaw: *moves closer* So that's how they look like? Are they supposed to survive on their own like that?
Frenzy : *creeps a little closer and then looks back at SJ, completely at a loss* I...d-don't think so.
Lost Kids: *One of the kids speaks* I'm hungry, Tommy. Can we go home now? *Tommy just looks at the other kid and shakes his head* Not now. They'll come back for us. We just have to stay here for a little while.
Steeljaw: Frenzy... what do we do now?
Frenzy : *looks at the kids. Looks at SJ. Looks back at the kids. Realises what he's got himself into. Mentally boots himself in the head and does the equivalent of gritting his teeth.*
Frenzy : W-We t-take them back to th-their parents, Steeljaw. Th-They h-have to be a-around here s-somewhere...
Steeljaw: *hesitates* You think that's a good idea? You said humans were dangerous and father didn't wanted me to go near them... *stares at the kids*
Lost Kids: But you said the same thing yesterday! *The kid protested, tears starting again* I want to go home! I want to go home! I want my mommy! MOMMY! *Tommy tries to console him, but it's failing*
Steeljaw: *steps forward* Oh, fine. You approach them, I'll see if I can get a trail back to their parents. *sniffs the air and before Frenzy can say anything, he runs away*
Frenzy : *Looks closely at SJ again. For all the energon in Cybertron, if Frenzy had been alone he couldn't have been persuaded to rescue these brats. But, with SJ around...well that's a different matter. He has a strong feeling that this situation is going to be the one that either fixes SJ as an ally or causes him to lose out for good*
Frenzy : *he gasps and reaches out with one hand, but SJ is already gone...*
Frenzy :....slaggit!
Frenzy : *he turns to look at the two children and firmly getting a grip on himself, tries to figure out the best way to go about this....*
Frenzy : *It'll be just like looking after Batty, surely...?*
Lost Kids: Okay, okay, just stop crying. Maybe if we walk a little bit we can find them. *Tommy says and the other boy just sniffles and looks at him with tears in his eyes* Mommy will be there? *Tommy just nods and gets up*
Frenzy : *He inches forward carefully*
Frenzy : *then freezes*
Steeljaw: *is running around, the trail was still fresh and he was sure the kids couldn't have gone very far*
Frenzy : *The kid is looking straight at him now it's got up, but he can't tell if it's spotted him - they don't see too good in the dark, right...?
Lost Kids: *Tommy is looking directly at Frenzy, eyes wide and trembling* Come on, hurry up. Let's get out of here now! *He can see only the glow of Frenzy's optics*
Frenzy : *Slaggit, he's been spotted* H-Hey, kid.
Frenzy : D-Don't panic! *backs off a bit, carefully* N-Not gonna h-hurt ya...
Lost Kids: *Jumps and tries to run away, but trips over the other kid and falls down hard. Both kids are now T_T *
Steeljaw: *There is the sound of people calling out for someone named Tommy and another named Kevin. Remembering one of the kids called the other Tommy, he approached slowly.*
Frenzy : *flicks his optics in irritation...damned sparklings...and steps carefully forward, transforming as he does into his CD player form. Suddenly, catchy pop music starts playing, pretty quietly*
Frenzy : *Frenzy's voice comes out overlaid on the music* F-Friends, yus?
Lost Kids: *Kevin stopped crying and moved to the CD player giggling, while Tommy watched scared. Kevin played with the buttons* I want to hear other song!
Frenzy : *Swears to himself that no-one, no-one, will ever find out about this and dutifully plays another catchy tune for him*
Frenzy : *opens up the CD lid and pokes an optic out cautiously* H-Hello, yusyusyus
Lost Kids: *Kevin giggles again and claps* Hello! *Tommy watches in silence, now curious*
Frenzy : Wh-whut's your n-names?
Steeljaw: *There are flashlights everywhere and the scent of many humans was all over the place.* / /Frenzy, there's a search party going on. They're still away from the kids, should I lead them there?/ /
Frenzy : //YUS. N-NOW. J-Just...d-don't get seen t-too well. W-We don't want them c-causing the base t-trouble.//
Lost Kids: I'm Kevin. I'm this many years old. *One kid said while holding up five fingers* That's Tommy. He's my brother. He's seven years old. *Shows all ten fingers for Frenzy to see*
Frenzy : *The optic stalk swivels between the fingers and the faces of the two children* Goodgood, yus? Wh-where are y-your parents?
Steeljaw: / /Affirmative. I'll contact you when we are close enough. Is everything alright?/ /
Frenzy : //uhm...yus. They're c-called Kevin and T-Tommy. K-Kevin is five and T-Tommy is s-seven. B-Bring help soon.//
Frenzy : //now p-preferably//
Lost Kids: *Tommy spoke up, moving closer to the funny CD player* Daddy brought us here camping. Daddy said we were big boys now. Kevin wanted to see the river and Daddy said I was in charge of him, but we kept walking and walking and there was no river. *tears up*
Steeljaw: //Working on it. / /
Frenzy : *Things start to make more sense now.* I-It's okay, no l-leaking yus? M-My friend, uhm, *casts around frantically for a name less threatening than Steeljaw, aw what the Pit, if they're like most sparklings then the nastier the better* Steeljaw...is getting y-your parents n-now...
Frenzy : Th-They're on their way...
Steeljaw: *moves close to one of the humans and activates his own holo, this one looks vaguely like Tommy, but is slightly transparent. HoloSJ runs off from behind a tree to another. The human blinks and starts running after hit, calling the other humans to follow the holo*
Lost Kids: Steeljaw? is he good like you? Does he bite the monsters? *Kevin asked playing with the buttons again to see what it would do. Tommy tried to stop it, but gave up and merely watched*
Frenzy : *Cringes as his buttons get mashed by tiny clumsy human fingers* Y-Yus, he eats the b-bad things...t-trust me o-on this one...h-he's a nice mech, yusyusyus.
Steeljaw: *Holo disappears and SJ curses at the short range it lasts. He moves again and does the same thing. The humans were following it and he calculated how long it would take him to reach Frenzy* / /Frenzy. If I can make them go faster, we can be there in an hour, half an hour if we are lucky. / /
Frenzy : *pokes another optic stalk out and watches as Kevin's fingers poke at his outer controls. He's already cut that control system out but still the optic stalks wave as he watches the fingers prod* H-How's you g-get cut up l-like that?
Frenzy : *Frenzy groans, not quite able to stop himself from doing so out loud.* //hurry up!! th-they're poking me!!//
Lost Kids: *Kevin doesn't listen to him, to enthralled now with the glowy eyes* It's my fault. It was begging to get dark and I don't like the dark, so I told Kevin we needed to run. But we couldn't see and we kept tripping. *Tommy said, sniffling and hugging himself* It's dark now. I don't like the dark.
Steeljaw: / / Poking?*laughing can be heard* I'm doing my best here, but the humans are so slow/ / *repeats process again and again, using the trees to keep away from the humans' sight*
Frenzy : *Glances up at the sky and then down at the children* S-Safe here w-with Frenzy, yusyusyus. N-Nothing g-get you here.
Frenzy : *turns his display panel lighting up a bit so that a dim blue glow suffuses the surrounding bushes*
Frenzy : S-Safe in light yus?
Frenzy : //N-Next t-time, you're b-being the one wh-who rescues th-the sparklings yusyusyus//
Frenzy : //.....y-you nearly h-here?//
Frenzy : *pleading sound to his voice*
Lost Kids: *Tommy smiles and relaxes, not so scared anymore* Thank you. *Kevin is now laying down, sucking his thumb and falling asleep*
Frenzy : *Notices that they appear to be heading towards recharge and slides the music into something gentle and quiet*
Frenzy : G-Go sleep now, yus? F-Frenzy k-keep you safe. *Yeah...nobody must ever know.*
Steeljaw: / / Nearly there. If you here anyone calling for the kids, you should move away and hide / /
Frenzy : //Affirmative, yusyus//
Lost Kids: *Tommy nods at Frenzy and lays down curled around his brother for warmth. The music manages to make both kids fall asleep*
Search Party/ Lost Kids: : *Sounds of people yelling for Tommy to slow down and stop running could be heard*
Frenzy : *Frenzy eyes them both with slight disgust. Stupid insects...if they'd been 'Bot sparkling once upon a time they'd have been in serious trouble right now...He watches them sleep and wonders at how he ever managed to get into this situation.*
Frenzy : *he catches the sound of the approaching humans and transforms quietly.* //Over here...b-bring th-them this way ::co-ordinates:://
Steeljaw: / / ::receives coordinates:: I'll reach you first. My holo is not very good and is short ranged, so we have to leave very fast. / /
Frenzy : //Mmm, g-going now then.// *he creeps quietly out of the little clearing and heads away, moving parallel to the direction the base lies in, just in case someone does spot him.*
Frenzy : *Moving as quickly and as silently as he can, he creeps out of sight and pauses to wait for SJ.*
Steeljaw: *Runs pass the kids, his holo disappearing as soon as he passed the kids. He continues running hoping to find Frenzy nearby*
Frenzy : *he's pretty close and as soon as he hears SJ coming he pings him* //H-here, to th-the left//
Steeljaw: *stops right in front of him* Did we did good?
Steeljaw: Did we?
Frenzy : *looks up at him and pats him gently on the head* Yusyus, did good. N-Now let's g-get out of here.
Frenzy : *uncurls himself and sets off back in the direction of the base, looking back once over his shoulder*
Steeljaw: *makes his way to him, purring* You can ride on me? It's faster?
Frenzy : *looks at him once, then shrugs, a grin stretching across his features* Yusyus. Go -fast though, yus?
Steeljaw: *nods and nuzzles him* I'll go as fast as I can!
Frenzy : *grins and leaps lightly onto his back* L-Let's go, yus?
Steeljaw: *As soon as Frenzy is on his back, he bolts in the direction of the base without any warning*
Frenzy : WH-WHOA!! *grabs wildly for his shoulders and clings on, laughing as the other mech accelerates off*
Frenzy : Gogogogogo!!
Steeljaw: *he zigzags through the trees and jumps over any obstacles he finds, laughing*
Steeljaw: *climbs up trees, runs on the treetops, jumps down and continues his way on land*
Frenzy : *Frenzy clings on tightly, enjoying himself immensely - this isn't like anything he's done before - laughing and whooping and making far too much noise for your average spy to be making*
Steeljaw: *In no time, they've made their way back to the tree SJ fell off from and the base was nearby. He stopped running and walked the rest of the way back*
Frenzy : *When they reach the side door, Frenzy slides down off his back and reaches up to hack the door pad again. It doesn't take long but he doesn't open the door immediately either. Instead he turns around to look at SJ.*
Frenzy :...y-you going on the r-rescue tonight? *quietly*
Steeljaw: *Shakes his head* No. You?
Frenzy : *looks a bit brighter at that, but turns his head away* Mm, no. D-Done all I can. F-Frenzy is not fighter.
Steeljaw: Then you'd done more than I. *shrugs* I'm a tracker, yet no one asks me to track... except now.
Frenzy : *glances over at him curiously.* B-But that's whut Steeljaw is good at, yus?
Frenzy : *sighs* Th-this is whut Frenzy has learned.
Frenzy : D-Do whut y-you're good at. E-Even if i-it means y-you're n-not doing whut y-you think y-you should be
Frenzy : I w-want to be o-out there fighting t-to get my f-friends b-back tonight, but...I can't.
Frenzy : W-Would only b-be in the way.
Frenzy : S-So have done th-the best I can. H-Have f-found out wh-where they a-are and wh-what they m-might be up against. Th-things only I c-can do easily. And I-I've d-done them. N-Now it's up to the o-others to d-do whut I can't....*trails off*
Steeljaw: do you think I managed to find your brother Ravage? I'm the best there is at finding stuff. But others forget. Father seems to have forgotten. I don't want to impose.
Frenzy :...we're a r-right pair a-aren't we?
Steeljaw: *tilts head* What do you mean?
Frenzy : Just...th-the way we b-both f-fail to communicate w-with our creators.
Frenzy : But! N-Never mind that! N-Not everything h-has to be about them!
Steeljaw: *smiles and nuzzles him* Maybe. It's hard for me to not think of him first. But... this was fun.
Frenzy : I kn-know...n-never fades. *sighs and leans into his nuzzling* M-Maybe do i-it again, yus?
Steeljaw: *nods happily* Yesyes! Again!
Frenzy : *grins*
Frenzy : *then looks a bit embarrassed*
Frenzy : Uhm...I'm gonna...well.
Steeljaw: What?
Frenzy :...I gotta w-wait for the others t-to come b-back and...
Frenzy : I...uhm
Steeljaw: Oh.. you need to go?
Frenzy : *blinks* Well...kinda.
Frenzy : ....was w-wondering i-i-i-if you'd uhm..keepmecompany...
Frenzy : ...d-don'twanttobealone
Steeljaw: *blinks and playfully licks him* Not alone. We'll keep each other company.
Frenzy : ..yus?
Frenzy : ...r-really?
Steeljaw: *nods*
Frenzy : *grins then says softly* Th-Thanks...appreciated, yus
Frenzy : And h-hey...c-can s-sort out the rust thing too wh-while we've t-time. G-Gonna t-take a couple of h-hours anyway...*opens the door finally*
Frenzy : C-Come b-back to mine?
Steeljaw: *looks back for a second and enters* Lead the way! And once you've fixed me, I'll be even faster!
Frenzy : *laughs* Y-Yusyus. Upgrades l-later! R-Rust first...