Loose Cannons

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It was another night at the Autobot base.  But their quiet evening was about to be interrupted...by Agent Fowler.

Agent Fowler: Prime! What in blazes are your people doing out here?! We had an agreement! No collateral damage! 

Optimus was taken aback by the Agents tone, but he was also perplexed, all the Autobots were currently at base.

Optimus: I am sorry, agent Fowler, but all Autobots are present and accounted for.

Sure enough, Arcee, Dodger, Roadflare, Bulkhead, Gulfstream, Bumblebee and Ratchet were all present.  And they were curious about why Agent Fowler was acting like a bug crawled up his rear.

Agent Fowler: Then explain why I'm receiving reports of two jumbo-size bots mixing it up twenty miles outside of Omaha!

Ratchet: Decepticons? 

Arcee: There has been plenty of infighting lately.  Megatron can't seem to keep his ranks in line.

Roadflare:(sarcastically) Like that's a problem for us.

Agent Fowler: Well, I'm just arriving on the scene.  Have a look.

The screen changed to show a crashed spaceship, and bear it was a big blue Cybertronian with a large blaster cannon who.... resembled Skyquake. 

Bulkhead: I don't know.  Paint job beside it can't be Skyquake.  You and Optimus pounded him into the ground.

Arcee: Before Starscream yanked him back out as some kind of undead terrorcon.

Dodger: A terrorcon who's currently wandering around another dimension.

Arcee: Exactly, but he question still stands; who's the dance partner? 

The screen zoomed over to another spaceship and taking cover was another mech, he was white with green and red strips.  The others recognized him instantly, especially Bulkhead and Gulfstream.

Ratchet: By the Allspark, it is one of ours.

Gulfstream:(excitedly) Its Wheeljack!

Bulkhead: HAHA! Jackie's back! 

Bulkhead in a fit of joy bumped his teammates forward.

Agent Fowler: I don't care if Abraham Lincoln is back.  We have to contain this situation before we all wind up on the eleven o' clock news! 

Optimus: Understood Agent Fowler.  Ratchet!  Activate the groundbridge!  The rest of you, prepare to roll out.

As Ratchet openned the groundbridge, Roadflare was curious about this new bot.

Roadflare: Who's Wheeljsck?

Bulkhead: HAHA! Jackies one of the best wreckers around Flare!

Gulfstream: He can wreck with the best of em!

Dodger:(Roadflare looks at Dodger) Ugh... what they said.

The vortex was opened, time to help Wheeljack.

Optimus: Autobots!  Roll Out!

The Autoboys ran into the vortex.  On the other side, they were greeted with the sight of Wheeljack fighting the mystery con.  Agent Fowler was on the scene as well, in his VTOL fighter jet.

Wheeljack: Had a feeling the gang might show.

The Autobots immediately took action.  Optimus, Bulkhead and Gulfstream ran to assist Wheeljack while Arcee, Bumblebee, Dodger and Roadflare went to flank the Con who hiding behind a building.  The Con fired at Bulkhead who returned fire.  The Con took cover but then fired his cannon at Gulfstream, who responded by firing one of her missiles at the con.  The Con took cover as the missile missed and hit a billboard across the road, knocking it down.  Bulkhead and Gulfstream wasted no time getting to their friend.  And he had a shot to the shoulder.

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