*crossposted from own journal*

[chaos_gunner]

*Faster-than-light travel is an interesting thing. If you exceed lightspeed in real space - which Unicron-built astro engines are capable of - it's possible to get to your destination faster than your own image can reach the eye of an observer. The science involved is better not even contemplated by anyone not designed with the necessary processing

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[flames_of_chaos]

*The Fallen appears on the bridge of the Dis, his flames casting ever shifting shadows around the room. His voice is condescending and full of scorn.*

Hello, Little Galvatron.

[hidden_watcher]

*standing at Galvatron's shoulder, takes one look at this horrible apparition and immediately slides back into the shadows, optics wide* Oh, skies...

*comm* //Cyclonus? Get back to the bridge NOW!// *reluctantly* //And bring Rodimus Prime, because I think this might be his department!//

[chaos_gunner]

Did I hear my name?!

*looks around in surprise, sees you, and laughs - a joyous, ringing sound that would be charmingly infectious if it didn't sound so unhinged in the context...*

So! Perhaps you'd like to introduce yourself - are you the cause of all this, or merely a passing opportunist? *tips head on one side and gives you an innocent, quizzical stare*

Oh, and, don't look now, but you're on fire... *playful laugh - almost a giggle*

[flames_of_chaos]

Unicron comes, and I with him. I have no name, yet if I did, you would not be worthy of hearing it.

[chaos_gunner]

*looks naively puzzled* But a Transformer's name is who he is... so if you have no name...

*optics brighten in a quick flash, the Transformer equivalent of a snap of the fingers*

...then you are nobody, and not worth the attention of Galvatron! You say you serve Unicron, you poor fool? Then bring him here! I have neither time nor inclination to bandy words with his lackeys!

*voice changes suddenly, going up an octave and a half - but this is not merely a shriek of madness, but a carefully judged pitch-code for the benefit of the silent fourth party to this debate* Dis! Lockdown! Bridge lasers!

*the console behind Galvatron goes suddenly dead as the Dis switches all its control functions off, so that now only Galvatron's voice and aura signature can be used to authorise any commands given to it - there will be no hijacking of this ship, whatever else may happen* *hidden guns slide out from behind panels in the bulkheads, swivelling to train themselves on the intruder...*

[flames_of_chaos]

*The flames surrounding the Fallen brighten tenfold and the lights on the bridge dim significantly. There is a slight feeling of downward motion as the edge of Cybertron's gravity well reaches the Dis. The ship is in no danger of crashing, but the sudden falling sensation is... unsettling at best.*

Unicron has no deisre to see you, worm. He operates on his own time and no one can hasten his comming. When he sees fit, he will crush you under his heel like so much slag, useless betrayer that you are.

[giri_guy]

*firmly* No.

*approaches from behind Cyclonus, rifle suddenly held tight against his thigh but not openly threatening - not yet, anyway*

You're a Herald, aren't you? Fine. You've heralded. Unicron's coming, he's gonna eat everything, we get it, message received loud and clear. You've done your job, now leave.

*voice goes hard* And tell your boss that he won't be getting his claws into Galvatron and the others again. On my own name, I swear it - I am Rodimus Prime, the Bearer of the Matrix, and I will not let that happen!

[flames_of_chaos]

But I'm enjoying it so much here. *The Dis takes another slight dive*

And as for that one *The Fallen jestures toward Galvatron* he's proven to be fairly useless as a servant. Still, if Lord Unicron decides to take possesion of his property, that is his concern. You are powerless to stop him, worm.

[giri_guy]

*evenly* Tell that to Unicron's disembodied head currently orbiting my Cybertron.

[flames_of_chaos]

That head is only part of his shell. Did you think your insignificant little light show was enough to hurt Lord Unicron?

[giri_guy]

Unicron wouldn't have spent so much effort forcing Galvatron to get the Matrix if he hadn't been afraid of it.

[flames_of_chaos]

*The Fallen waves his hand dismissively* He only feared how much it would set the Goal back.

[giri_guy]

*grin* Yeah, well, as long as he's got his mind set on devouring my world, he'd better get used to setbacks.

[flames_of_chaos]

We shall see.

*The Fallen stands impassively as the Dis takes a sharp dive. The ship levels out again as the firey titan disappears off of the bridge.*

[giri_guy]

*relaxes - he hadn't realized how tense he was until now*

*mutters* Not the last we've seen of him, I'm sure...

*only then does Rodimus remember where he is, and quickly subspaces his rifle before turning to Galvatron*

[chaos_gunner]

*if it seems uncharacteristic that Galvatron should have watched the entirety of that exchange - on his own ship, no less! - and done nothing to intervene, one look at him will reveal why. The Decepticon commander stands as rigid as though his primary motor relays have been disconnected, one hand covering his optics, trembling in every limb with a force that is dragging a high, faint resonating chime from his armour plates*

*strangled choking noise* Nnnn... ackh-!

*there is a sudden blinding flare of sparks across the crest of his helm. Some noncritical cerebral component gives way with a bang and a cloud of smoke and he crashes suddenly to his knees, catching himself with the hand that isn't covering his face. For a moment he simply kneels there, still shaking*

No, no, no...

*he looks up suddenly, optics blazing so bright that their light is almost white, smoke still pouring from his cranial unit, mouth open and twisted in a monstrous, feral expression of pure incandescent fury*

UNICRONNNNN...!!!!!