2007

[not_toothfairy]

Earth. What a planet. What a people... and what a mess. For all their good intentions, the thing Optimus had feared had come to pass: the Allspark was here, the Decepticons were here, and interstellar war was about to come to Earth.

Slaggit.

Ironhide has just enough respect for what he's seen of the more comprehensible aspects of the human

Comments

[mend_and_defend]

Bob's last conversation with his host ended rather poorly. He wasn't sure what to expect from the next one.

"...you...uh...you look different."

[not_toothfairy]

"It's what I look like now. I scanned an Earth truck when I landed," says Ironhide.

With a flicker of what might possibly be humor he adds, "My guns're still the same, though."

[mend_and_defend]

"I'll keep that in mind," says Bob. "So what's the plan from here?"

[not_toothfairy]

"You get out," says Ironhide. "I've got a link to an Earth computer here that's hooked up to a planet-wide network. You should be able to get home from here if I don't come back for you first."