[Voice | Locked to the Convoy]

[flightofthe]

((ooc: Forward-dated slightly if need be . . . I'm assuming after a bit, everyone will have left the docks to look for clues, look for shelter, whatever...))

[He's calm . . . but the worry is audible in his tone.]

Hey, guys, it's Bumblebee.  I just got to Kropmork.  Optimus Prime gave me the coordinates for the ship at the dock but . . . did I miss

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[ Locked to Bee ] Pip is totally not here now so uh.

[hushthenoise]

The captain just took the ship for himself and left us all here to rot away.

[ Locked to Neku ] LOL Nah, s'okie! XD;;;

[flightofthe]

He . . . WHAT!?

No . . . Neku, there must be some mistake! Optimus Prime wouldn't do that to his crew.

Tell me exactly what happened.

[ Locked to Bee ] |D;;

[hushthenoise]

The first mate found bombs in the captain's quarters, and got us all out of the ship before anything happened. Then the captain showed up - robot form and all - and just boarded the ship, shot down the gangplank and left with the ship without any of us.

[ Locked to Neku ]

[flightofthe]

[to himself more than Neku-] Prime wouldn't do that. He wouldn't.

Something must have happened to him, Neku. Someo-!?!? W-wait . . . he showed up and boarded the ship? He was off the ship? Why? When did he leave, and where did he go? That'll be our clue right there!

[Voice | Locked to Bee]

[morethanabot]

Hey! Bee! You alright?

And...Optimus kinda just ditched us and took the ship...

[Voice | Locked to Rock]

[flightofthe]

[Yeah, after that comment, he's totally forgotten the first question.]

That's . . . that's what Neku said. There must be some mistake, though, Rock. Optimus Prime wouldn't do that. Ever.

What exactly happened?

Re: [Voice | Locked to Rock]

[morethanabot]

I want to believe that...but the facft is he took the ship without anyone.

Some bombs were in the ship, he appeared, without saying anything, shot the gangplank, and took off.

...you didn't answer my first questiom

[Voice | Locked to Rock] heh...loyal little Autobot is unshakably loyal... =3;;;

[flightofthe]

[firm, tone brooking no argument]

Never mind me! I'm fine.

Believe it, Rock. He's a Prime. He was chosen by the Matrix to be our Prime for a reason. He's never turned his back on any of us before, and he never would.

Something . . . something must have happened to him. Someone must have . . . done . . . something . . . to him. Someone was somehow impersonating him. O-or built a construct that looks like him...

[For all his courage and his war experience, he's still actually very young and that's peeking through the frustration and fear - he sounds a little lost now.]

[voice | Convoy | unhackable]

[scaredbrilliant]

It's all been rather confusing.

The First Mate found some bombs in the captain's quarters fairly soon after we docked in Kropmork. We evacuated the ship, while thick smoke started appearing everywhere.

When we were standing on the dock wondering what to do, the captain appeared, walked into the ship without answering any questions, shot through the gangplank with his rifle, and flew away.

Does any of this make any sense to you?

[voice | Convoy | unhackable] ...and a few minutes later

[scaredbrilliant]

The fact that he appears to have just posted from Pip's journal only makes it more confusing.

[voice | Convoy | unhackable]

[flightofthe]

[Have a distraught little Autobot, buddy. =D]

I-I . . . yeah . . . yeah, I heard that, Justin. No, none of it makes any sense. Optimus Prime would never abandon his crew. Something . . . something must have happened.

Thanks, Justin. I'm heading over to the Mended Drum. I've got to find out what happened with Prime!

[voice | Convoy/Bee | unhackable]

[scaredbrilliant]

[Convoy filter]

Yes, now that we've heard that post, it's clear that something incredibly strange happened.

Well, there's nothing to do but wait until he can explain it to us.

[private to Bee]

...Assuming that's him. Do you think it is? He sounds human.