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Who: Ultra Magnus, Rotorstorm, and Rodimus
Where: Out in the desert
When: Today
What:Ultra Magnus leads a number of missions with some hot heads.
Warnings: An utter lack of humor

ROTORSTORM

While their energon supply wasn't troubling yet, finding a new supply soon would be imperative. After studying some of the local geographical data Magnus was fairly certain he had located a sizeable deposit, but since this was public information there was no guarantee the Decepticons hadn't already found it as well, and may have set up a guard. So, rather than attempt a scouting mission alone, Magnus decided it might be time to call in some assistance from CONDOR.

He'd requested air support, and hadn't been too surprised when they assigned the helicopter pilot he had spoken with earlier. Magnus had driven out to one of CONDOR hangers on the edge of town nearest the supposed energon supply. He was waiting on the tarmac in his alt mode, engines idling as he waited for Rotorstorm to arrive.

RODIMUS

It wouldn't be entirely inaccurate to say Ultra Magnus had been keeping Rodimus at arms length since his release. Whether he was doing this purposefully, or as a result of spending most of his time working with CONDOR, was impossible to say. Regardless, in this instance he needed Rodimus' particular expertise, and had therefore requested his presence on this mission.

Now that they'd relocated their base, and settled things with CONDOR, it was a time to get serious about dealing with the Decepticons, and the first thing that entailed was locating them. As much as he hated to admit it, Rodimus' little stunt was the closest lead they had.

They'd been driving through the desert for some time before Ultra Magnus chose to stop and transform and take stock of their position in relation to Rodimus' initial report.

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Magnus heard the coptor before he saw it tearing out of the hangar, and had already started moving when Rotorstorm hailed him through the loudspeaker. Instead of responding in kind he dialed into one of the CONDOR frequencies, voice coming over the audio channels.

"Yes.This is Ultra Magnus." He responded curtly, turning towards the exit of the air field.

"And not precisely. Locating a vehicle with the proper scale requirements for my altmode proved to be a rather difficult task. I've been told this is a military personnel carrier."

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Rotorstorm hadn’t been expecting much of a reaction out of this guy to begin with, so she’s not very disheartened by the curt response.

“Ahhh, so that’s how it works, huh? Gotcha.” She pauses for a moment – deciding switch to the audio channel too. It’s not as showy as the loudspeaker, but it sure as heck makes talking easier. “Yeah, I guess shopping around for something that big could get a little tricky.”

The copter circles around again – behind Magnus now – and keeps a steady pace. Following land vehicles on missions is almost always slow going, and the urge to zip right on ahead is pretty strong. But seeing how she’s supposed to fill the support role and all, she can resist.

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"Yes. We have to scan an existing vehicle to use as a template for our alt modes. Depending on the planet some have better luck than others. For example, most human vehicles appear to be more in line with Rodimus or Drift's altmodes." He continued, opting for a impromptu lesson on cybertronians than the inevitable awkward silence.

He keeps driving along, making a beeline for the coordinates as well as he can across the uneven ground, keeping an eye on Rotorstorm in his periphery.

[wreckerscombine]

Magnus doesn't need to worry about the whole awkward silence thing. There isn't usually a whole lot of silence in general when Rotorstorm's around.

"I gotta admit. I'm a little disappointed you Autobots didn't bring any of your fliers to earth with you. Cars are cool and all, but I'd kill to do some fancy flying with someone who...is a plane or is a helicopter."

Alternatively, there's always the chance she'll get into a dogfight with one of the Decepticons at some point. Now that could be a good test of her skills.

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"Autobot forces are already spread thin fighting Decepticon cells across the galaxy. At the moment we can't afford to redeploy soldiers without jeopardizing their own missions."

Even having the five of them on the planet was a fluke, luckily working out their favor but certainly not intended.

"While it would be useful to have an autobot with an airborne altmode here, it's not integral. Especially if CONDOR is willing to support our efforts with soldiers such as yourself."