Session Start: Sat Nov 13 23:23:19 1999
* Stardrive starts picking pieces of LONAC members out of the shuttle and handing them to Terra
<Stardrive> Boy... what a mess...
<Stardrive> It's a miracle they're still functioning... though on standby...
* Stardrive continues collecting parts.
<Stardrive> Looks like that's all of them.
* Spiderbot jumps out from behind a seat and self destructs, destroying the shuttle as well
<Stardrive> Well, so much for salvage.
* Stardrive returns with the others to the other shuttle.
* Stardrive and the shuttle fly back to the Freedom.
* The shuttle docks and Stardrive returns to the bridge.
* Stardrive enters the bridge.
<Stardrive> Well, hopefully Restore will be able to piece them back together... I'm no doctor, but some of them look a little iffy to me...
* Stardrive looks at the 'bots emptying the shuttle on the main screen.
* Stardrive sighs.
<Stardrive> Good 'bots... 
<Stardrive> And done in by what?  The weather...
<Trilana> Not the way I'd want to go, that's for sure.
<Stardrive> They're all still alive... so far...
<Stardrive> So at least they haven't... gone... that way.
<Stardrive> Now it's up to Restore.
* Waitstate enters the bridge
<Waitstate> I needed that recharge cycle...
<Waitstate> status?
<Stardrive> Well, we've salvaged them...
<Stardrive> Except the shuttle... you can thank one of those stupid spiderbots for that
<Waitstate> geez... what this time?
<Stardrive> It self-destructed... ignited what was left of the shuttle's engine core.
<Stardrive> Good thing I was outside...
<Waitstate> damn... we needed that shuttle
<Stardrive> I guess that will go on Diablo's bill...
* Shadowstrike enters the bridge.
<Shadowstrike> What's going on?
<Waitstate> shuttle is trashed, but luckily we managed to get everyone off of the shuttle
<Shadowstrike> good news/bad news eh?
<Waitstate> and bad news
<Waitstate> we don't know if everyone will make it
<Shadowstrike> damn...
<Stardrive> They were all alive when I left them... some barely...
<Stardrive> It's up to Restore now... she'll pull them though.
<Waitstate> I hope
* Trilana nods
<Restore> [com] Restore to bridge
<Waitstate> Bridge here. News?
<Restore> [com] You need to be down here, Waitstate. And I mean now
* Stardrive frowns.
<Stardrive> That doens't sound good.
<Shadowstrike> No, it does not.
<Waitstate> aw damn
<Waitstate> On my way
* Waitstate gets up and enters the lift
* Lightning tries to ignore whats going on but fails
* whirrrrrrrrrr whoosh
* Stardrive sits down
* Waitstate runs into the Medbay
* Waitstate hears medical emergency alarms
<Waitstate> what's going on???
* Restore shakes her head at Waitstate
* Dead-Lift does some stuff in his room
<Restore> that's the emergency system trying to keep Meteor alive.
<Waitstate> oh no...
* Restore points to a set of 'beds'
<Restore> We lost three.
* Waitstate sits down, hard
<Waitstate> ...lost?
<Restore> Fragment, Format and Phoenyx's sparks have extinguished.
<Restore> Meteor's not far behind. I don't know if he'll make it. 
<Waitstate> no...
<Restore> Artifice and Cirrus should pull through. Scamp's very bad also. I can't promise anything for him either
* Waitstate slumps against the armrest
<Restore> I uh, have to get back to work.  *disappears into another room*
* Dead-Lift exits his quarters and heads for the shuttle bay
* Waitstate looks at his unconcious injured compatriots
* Dead-Lift passes by the med-bay
<Waitstate> damn... I wish I hadn't woken up now...
<Stardrive> Damn... I could have gotten there faster... I could have made it though the storm...
* Shadowstrike sighs
<Lightning> that storm would have done worse to you than it did the shuttle 
* Dead-Lift arrives at the shuttle bay and begins to sort cargo for inventory
<Stardrive> The shuttle doesn't have the shield tech I do... mine was updated...
<Waitstate> [to self] I shouldnt have let them go...
* Stardrive sighs.
<Stardrive> I guess we couldn't have collected them anyway, but still... 
<Shadowstrike> It's no use blaming yourself Stardrive...
<Waitstate> Restore, call me if there is any change. I'm doing no good here
<Lightning> rrr, they were of little importance! They had only minor abilities to offer us, such uselessness is better gone than kept
<Stardrive> Blame it on the rain...
* Stardrive sighs
* Ruse wanders down towards medbay
* Waitstate exits medbay
* Stardrive looks at Lightning.
<Stardrive> You don't even know who died.
<Shadowstrike> LIGHTNING. Stow it.
* Ruse bumps into Waitstate moments later
* Stardrive 's look changes slightly...
<Stardrive> You miss them already, don't you?
<Ruse> Wait, how are they?
* Dead-Lift enters one of the shuttles, and tosses a music disk in the player
<Waitstate> dead
<Lightning> Hah! They were of such small concernt to me that i never even glanced at them
<Stardrive> Uh-huh...
<Waitstate> not everyone... three so far. More are likely
* Dead-Lift listens to some techo-music while working
<Shadowstrike> Lightning, if you have nothing decent to say, just don't say anything.
<Lightning> Sentiment, bleh.
<Shadowstrike> [to Stardrive] I'll be in my quarters if I'm needed.
* Shadowstrike leaves the bridge.
<Ruse> I see
* Waitstate continues walking, without visible emotion, then stops
* Stardrive leans back in the command chair and stares at the ceiling.
* Waitstate backs against a wall and starts slowly banging his head against the wall, a look of anguish visible on his face, though only to a close observer
* Junky LaFord assists Restore 
* Waitstate composes himself
<Waitstate> um, you might want to contact Dark Star if you can. Scamp is, uh, in a bad way. Not dead though. Not yet...
* Dead-Lift notes the lack of shuttles remaining in the bay...
<Dead-Lift> I'll have to add that to the shopping list.
* Shadowstrike walks slowly to her quarters
<Restore> get the backgrid online. drone 2, assist drones 3 and 1 in stabilising Scamp's laser core
<Ruse> I don't know if I could get in contact with Dark Star, no one has the first clue as to where he is right now
* Junky endevors to reassemble the bodies...
<Waitstate> well, if anyone knew, I thought maybe you would. He'd probably want to know
<Ruse> I'll do the best I can
<Restore> No! *hits drone* Reroute primary couplink through the emergency power cell, that should give us more time
<Ruse> I can't make any guarantees at this point
<Dead-Lift> Hey, what's this...?
<Waitstate> I know you'll do your best.
* Dead-Lift opens a metal crate to reveal assorted parts
* Dead-Lift decides that the parts may be useful in the medbay
<Restore> Junky, take over from drone 4, I need it to help with--  
<Computer> Alert, cells offline, spark crashing
* Dead-Lift transforms, picks up the crate and drives off for the medical bay
* Shadowstrike arrives at her quarters and sits down, without bothering to activate the lights.
* Restore instantly hooks various medical things into Meteor and activates them
* Dead-Lift arrives in the Med-bay and transforms
<Dead-Lift> Hey Restore I- 
<Restore> Junky, if you've got a spare conductor chip i need it!
* Dead-Lift notices the urgency going on
* Junky tosses Restore a handful of conductor chips
* Restore plugs one into Meteor and connects to the various gizmos
<Dead-Lift> Anything I can do to help!?
<Restore> *without looking* unless you're about to die, get out!
<Restore> computer, start program!
* Dead-Lift sets the crate down. "You might be able to use some of this stuff."
* Dead-Lift exits the room
<Computer> commencing emergency procedure.
<Computer> Failed response, spark terminating.
* Restore puts her fist through the machinery "SLAG"
* Restore moves to the other bots
* Shadowstrike queues some Mahler on her sound system... dark music fits the mood.
* Waitstate wanders into one of the still-unused conference rooms and sits down in one of the big chairs
* Waitstate pulls it over to the head of the table and pulls the plastic cover off the top
* Waitstate jacks into the terminal on the table, negotiates a connection to the hypernet, and begins wandering aimlessly across the cyberscape
* Dead-Lift starts driving donuts in the hallways
* Dead-Lift then speeds off towards the bar
* Stardrive continues to stare at the ceiling.
* Dead-Lift enters the bar, and sits down at a table.
* Dead-Lift pulls out a bunch of spare parts out of his storage panel and begins to build
* Stardrive opens a one way channel to medbay... pickup only.
* Stardrive looks at the situation on a mini-screen
* Dead-Lift gets up, pours himself a drink and returns to his tinkering
* Restore gets Scamp stablised
<Restore> [comm] Restore to Waitstate
* Waitstate shakes himself awake and establishes a comm link
<Waitstate> [comm] *weary* um, yes Restore?
<Restore> [comm] Scamp, along with Cirrus and Artifice, will make it. 
<Restore> [comm] But Meteor is gone.
* Mindshadow remains cloaked, hanging from the ceiling in medbay, watching the ongoing operations...
<Waitstate> thank you Restore. I'll inform Admiral Lilwall myself
<Restore> [comm] It'll take a few days to get the others reconstructed. I'll let you know.
<Waitstate> thanks
<Shadowstrike> [comm to Wait] any news?
* Waitstate pulls himself the rest of the way out of the set and jacks out
<Waitstate> [comm] Yes... Artifice, Scamp, and Cirrus are going to make it. the rest...
<Shadowstrike> [comm] the rest...? I'm sorry, Wait...
* Stardrive sighs
* Dead-Lift pushes his partially completed project across the table and it comes back to him
<Waitstate> [comm] I don't know how Lil will take Meteor's death. He was like family...
<Shadowstrike> [comm] You're going to tell him, I assume? I'll come with you, if you want...
* Dead-Lift grins. "I'm getting good at this."
* Dead-Lift looks around and decides to finish this in private
<Waitstate> [comm] No, Ive known him for a long time. I should go alone
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Probably best, yes. If you need someone to talk with, I'll be around.
<Waitstate> [comm] thanks. I really appreciate it
<Shadowstrike> [comm] it's no problem. I've had, unfortunately, experience with this...
<Waitstate> [comm] *sigh*
<Shadowstrike> [comm] I know. Believe me, I know.
<Waitstate> [comm] I'll let you know how it turns out
<Waitstate> computer, locate Admiral Lilwall
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Right. If you need me, call. Strike out.
<computer> Admiral Lilwall is located in his quarters
* Dead-Lift enters his quarters and goes to his artillary chest
* Waitstate goes to a nearby lift
<Waitstate> Deck 1
* Waitstate exits onto deck 1
* Ruse wanders about the ship aimlessly
* Waitstate presses the chime on Lil's door
* Waitstate waits
* Waitstate presses the chime again
<Waitstate> computer, open a comm channel into Lil's quarters
<computer> Comm open
<Waitstate> [comm] Lil, are you in?
* Stardrive wanders around the bridge looking at the readings at each console.
<Waitstate> [comm] Lil, I'm coming in
* Waitstate sighs
* Waitstate taps the door opener keypad
* Door opens
* Waitstate walks inside
<Waitstate> Lil?
* Admiral_Lilwall lies on the ground, offline
<Waitstate> oh damn!
<Waitstate> Computer, medical emergency in Admiral Lilwall's quarters!
<Restore> [comm] Waitstate? What's happened?
<Waitstate> Lil is laying here. I think he may be dead! D:
<Restore> [comm] bring him down!
* Waitstate looks at Lil's prone form helplessly
<Waitstate> [comm] I don't think I can
* Waitstate is about half Lil's size
<Restore> I'm on my way up
<Waitstate> Waitstate to anyone on this deck. I need some help in Lil's quarters!
* Shadowstrike hears the call and rushes to Lil's quarters
<Shadowstrike> What the...?!?!
* Stardrive arrives from the bridge since he wasn't doing anything anyway, throws Lil on his shoulders and heads to the lift
* Dead-Lift sticks his head out the door of his quarters and looks around
* Stardrive races into Medbay with Lil over his shoulder
* Shadowstrike looks at Wait... "What the hell happened?"
* Dead-Lift watches Stardrive run by
<Waitstate> I dont know! D:
* Stardrive puts him on a vacant table.
* Restore enters...from another room in medbay, that is...
* Restore scans
<Dead-Lift> [Comm] Lifter to Waitstate, you there?
<Waitstate> [comm] yeah...
<Restore> Cerebral shock, it threw him offline. He's not dead, don't panic, this will only take a few minutes to fix
<Dead-Lift> [Comm] Stardrive just took off past my room with Lilwall over his shoulder. ...why?
<Stardrive> Meteor... 
<Restore> my guess as well. didn't Lil mention he shared some sort of connection with Meteor?
* Waitstate just sort of stands in shock
<Shadowstrike> [comm] DL, Lil's collapsed...
* Waitstate holds his head
<Waitstate> this is all happening too fast...
<Stardrive> I don't know... 
<Stardrive> But considering Meteor was made from Lil... it makes sense.
<Restore> there, all done.
* Admiral_Lilwall sits up
<Admiral_Lilwall> WTF was that?
* Shadowstrike takes Wait by the arm
<Shadowstrike> Let's get down to medbay
<Waitstate> ...ok...
* Waitstate follows limply
<Dead-Lift> [comm] Let me know if I'm needed. *chirping can be heard in the background* Lifter out.
<Restore> Your brain overloaded
<Admiral_Lilwall> Why?
* Shadowstrike leads Wait to the lift
<Restore> erm...*points to meteor*
* Dead-Lift returns to his room and picks up the source of the chirping
<Shadowstrike> medbay
<Dead-Lift> There there, I wasn't that far away
* Admiral_Lilwall says nothing
<Stardrive> That's the way to break it to him gently, Restore...
<Admiral_Lilwall> Am I fit to go?
<Shadowstrike> *lift arrives*
<Restore> well, yeah...but aren't you--
* Shadowstrike exits the lift
<Admiral_Lilwall> Stardrive, where is Waitstate?
* Shadowstrike walks to medbay and enters
<Stardrive> Uh...
<Stardrive> Right there.
* Waitstate is behind her
* Admiral_Lilwall sees Waitstate and drags him into the privacy of the hallway outside
* Waitstate stumbles as he's dragged
<Restore> He's back to normal.
<Waitstate> Lil! You aren't dead, thank Primus!
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'm leaving. 
* Dead-Lift sticks the cpu into the chirping body, and makes some final adjustments.
<Waitstate> what?
<Admiral-Lilwall> To Earth, there's some Autobots I need to see.
<Admiral-Lilwall> Don't know when I'll be bcak
<Waitstate> slow down
<Waitstate> -what do you mean you're leaving?!-
<Admiral-Lilwall> I mean I'm leaving! Meteor is dead, and you know about the connection we had, and what it meant. 
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'm going to make sure no other connections end until I've said things I need to.
<Waitstate> but... you can't leave!
* Dead-Lift picks up his invention and places it on his shoulder as it squeeks at him
* Admiral-Lilwall grabs Wait by the neck and holds him against the wall
<Admiral-Lilwall> DON'T make me choose what I think is more important
* Admiral-Lilwall releases him
* Dead-Lift exits his quarters and heads for the med-bay to check on Lilwall
<Waitstate> right...
<Waitstate> right
<Admiral-Lilwall> You know why I'm leaving. 
<Waitstate> yes, I do
<Admiral-Lilwall> Good. 
<Admiral-Lilwall> I'll contact you when I can. 
<Admiral-Lilwall> Somehow.
<Waitstate> just don't assume your only connections remain in the past
* Admiral-Lilwall heads for the launch bay
* Shadowstrike walks out of the medbay
* Stardrive exits into the hallway
* Dead-Lift approaches the med-bay as Lilwall walks out
* Waitstate sees the approaching crowd
* Shadowstrike turns to Wait
<Shadowstrike> What's happened? Where's Lil?
* Dead-Lift goes to the doorway of the med-bay. Where his shoulder cannon used to sit, there is a giant robotic rat.
<Waitstate> gone...
* Restore joins them
<Restore> what the slag? Is he ok?
* Dead-Lift joins the group
<Waitstate> No. No he isn't
<Shadowstrike> Gone?
<Waitstate> yep
<Shadowstrike> Gone where?
* Admiral-Lilwall arrives on the launch deck
<Dead-Lift> Someone just entered the lauch bay
<Waitstate> He said Earth
<Dead-Lift> Well, that answers that.
<Shadowstrike> But...
<Admiral-Lilwall> Computer, open bay doors, authorisation X12 Alpha 
* the rat bats at the side of Dead-Lift's head
<Dead-Lift> Stop that!
* Dead-Lift pats the beast on the head
<Restore> whats with the new guy?
<Waitstate> computer, cancel overri... no, nevermind. Let him go
* Dead-Lift motions to the rat. "him?"
<Restore> I don't wanna know right now, the others still need attention.  *reenters medbay*
* Admiral-Lilwall turns and looks around at the launch bay
<Waitstate> [comm] good journey my friend
* Admiral-Lilwall transforms and flies out into space at maximum speed
<Admiral-Lilwall> [com] always.
* Shadowstrike waits for an explanation from Wait
* Waitstate just looks at Strike
<Shadowstrike> Why did he...?
* Waitstate shakes his head no
* Waitstate walks away
* Shadowstrike pauses for a minute, then follows.
* Waitstate finds himself at the sim room
* Stardrive is left standing in the hallway.
<Dead-Lift> What exactly is going on?
* Dead-Lift looks at Stardrive with an inquisitive look
* Shadowstrike leans against the doorway.
* Waitstate loads program Maximus3 and enters
* Stardrive walks to where Shadow is leaning
* the rat jumps off DL's shoulder and scurries off down the hall
<Dead-Lift> Get back here!
* Dead-Lift chases off after the rat
* Shadowstrike looks at Stardrive blankly.
* Twitch shoots past Stardrive and Shadowstrike with DL right behind him
<Dead-Lift> Get back here you pest!
<Stardrive> Just what we needed... 
* Dark-Diablo teleports onto the Freedom
<Stardrive> Like the spiderbots weren't bad enough.
* Dead-Lift comes to a halt
<Dead-Lift> Ok, that's it.
* Shadowstrike looks at the thing.
* Dark-Diablo finds himself in engineering
* Dead-Lift opens a panel on his arm and pushes a button causing the rat to transform back into cannon mode and come to a sliding halt.
<Dark-Diablo> ahh, excellent just where I wanted to be
* Dead-Lift picks it up and sets the cannon back on his shoulder. "Still has a few bugs in it."
* Shadowstrike looks at DL
* Dark-Diablo fires his cannons all over the place and cuts power throughout the ship
<Lightning> What the slag
<Shadowstrike> WHAT THE HELL?!
<Stardrive> Now what?
<Dead-Lift> Ok, now it's dark. This is new...
* Dark-Diablo walks out of engineering, with only the flames on his shoulders and legs visible
<Shadowstrike> Flip your lights on, DL
<Snake-Eyes> oh great, please tell me this ship has a backup system or these molds will never dry in time
* Dead-Lift hits his lights
<Shadowstrike> Stardrive, think you can get back up to the bridge?
* Waitstate watches as the holo images vanish
<Waitstate> DAMNIT!!!!
* Shadowstrike calls into medbay for Junky.
* Trilana activates backup lights and other systems
* Waitstate busts the door open with his beamsabre and a kick to the weakened area
* Restore runs out of medbay and into the group
* Dead-Lift shuts his lights off
* Shadowstrike dodges the door
* Dark-Diablo shoots the lights as he walks past them
<Restore> What's going on???
<Waitstate> *growls* Flashlights
<Junky> Who put the lights out in Georgia?
<Lightning> weapons fire detected, contact security!
* Waitstate 's wrist emittors activate in headlight mode
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Lightning, where??
<Restore> we have to get main power back online as soon as possible! Aritifice and the others lives depend on it
<Dark-Diablo> Hahaha, I know you're all here somewhere
<Lightning> [conm] leaving main engineering
<Shadowstrike> Junky, you and DL come with me. We're going to engineering...
<Dead-Lift> Alright!
* Dead-Lift follows SS
* Waitstate hears Restore's exclamations from across the deck
* Junky follows Strike to engineering
* Dark-Diablo continues walking along, firing at the lights
<Waitstate> NO WAY IN HELL!
<Shadowstrike> Junky, stay behind us...
<Lightning> It's heading towards lift 4 on main engineering deck
* Waitstate TFs to car mode and drives down the corridors at top speed
<Shadowstrike> We have to head this off at the pass, DL.
<Shadowstrike> Junky, get into engineering and get the systems back up, ASAP.
* Dark-Diablo comes to a halt
* Waitstate TFs back to robot mode, running
<Dead-Lift> Let's get it. Whatever "it" is
* Shadowstrike pulls out her sword..."Let's rock."
* Shadowstrike leads the way down the corridor.
* Waitstate stops outside of Medbay
<Dead-Lift> Actually, I'd rather roll
* Dead-Lift transforms
* Waitstate pops off a panel
* Dark-Diablo pulls out his blade and watches it charge up with red energy
* Waitstate re-arranges a few componants, then jacks in to a port
* Dead-Lift spots the red glow down the hallway
<Shadowstrike> *quietly* here it comes... get ready.
<Dead-Lift> *whispering* what is that?
<Waitstate> computer, EMERGENCY POWER. Reroute now
* Dead-Lift transforms back to bot mode
* Dark-Diablo turns around and charges at the group
<Shadowstrike> Diablo!
* Dead-Lift takes a shot at the charging form
* Medbay systems come back online 
<Shadowstrike> What in Cybertron do you think you're DOING?
<Dark-Diablo> No, but I'm worse than he is
<Dead-Lift> Break him first, ask questions later, Shadow!
* Dark-Diablo slashes away at the group
* Shadowstrike parries with her sword
* Dead-Lift dodges the sabre
* Stardrive enters the bridge.
* Waitstate uses the manual door release and enters the medbay
<Shadowstrike> watch it
<Restore> We've got an intruder on board, he slagged engineering
<Shadowstrike> [comm, shortband to DL] I'll distract him, you get behind him and nail him
* Dead-Lift nods
<Restore> Strike and the others went after him
<Waitstate> that explains things
* Dark-Diablo transforms and speeds off down a corridor
Shadowstrike> [comm] Wait, we've another Diablo problem
<Dead-Lift> Slag! There he goes!
<Shadowstrike> Oh, come on Diablo, is that the best you can do?
<Shadowstrike> Damnit
<Waitstate> [comm] don't tell me that. I think I'm already passed my snapping point
* Shadowstrike runs after him
<Dead-Lift> Catch up to him and keep him occupied! I'll try to catch up!
<Dark-Diablo> I'm not Diablo, I'm a Dark Diablo
<Restore> Diablo?! That's impossible, he's in quarters, my check system says he's in there with his autobot friends
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Lock this level down!
* Stardrive taps into a few scanners...
* Dead-Lift runs after them
<Shadowstrike> [comm] I mean it! Lock this level down - he's berserker.
* Lightning tries to activate internal security devices
* Cuffs opens a segment of floor between decks and drop down, then seals it up again
<Stardrive> [comm to the others]  Uh... I hate to tell you this, but I checked... Diablo's in his quarters... who the heck are you chasing?
* Shadowstrike takes out her blasters and fires at D-Diablo's tires
<Waitstate> [comm] Wait to bridge. Status on Diablo?
* Dark-Diablo stops and transforms to robot mode
<Waitstate> [comm] Or whoever he is?
<Dead-Lift> *mumbling to himself* "I wasn't built for this speed slag....
<Shadowstrike> [comm to Stardrive, EXTREMELY IRRITATED] Diablo is right in front of me...
<Dark-Diablo> Give it up, you wont be able to stop me
<Shadowstrike> Just hold it right there.
* Cuffs jumps out from behind D-Diablo and places a mode lock on him
* Waitstate checks to see if emergency environmental systems are online
<Stardrive> [comm to Shadow]  He's also in his quarters... there's two of him...
<Dark-Diablo> Bwahahaha
<Shadowstrike> [comm] I'm old, SD, but not senile yet. :P
<Stardrive> [comm to Shadow]  And the ont is his quarters has a normal paint job
* Cuffs activates the mode lock, forcing D-Diablo into car form and coming to a complete stop
* Dead-Lift catches up
<Stardrive> [comm]  What does that say about me?  
* Dead-Lift takes to vehicle mode, then moves his forks under D-Diablo and picks him up off the ground.
<Dead-Lift> You go NOWHERE.
<Cuffs> If this is not Diablo, then I suggest we get Diablo here to explain this
<Stardrives_Head> If he can.
<Cuffs> and do not worry Dead Lift, I've stopped his engine anyway.
* Dead-Lift drops D-Diablo abruptly. "That's good. I've moved enough garbage for today anyway."
* Junky fiddles around in engineering and activates the secondary reactor
* Waitstate looks about as emergency systems come online
<Dark-Diablo> *angrily* You'll be the garbage soon
<Shadowstrike> Stow it, whoever you are.
* Restore stays focused on the injured bots
<Cuffs> Shall I have Diablo come to us?
<Shadowstrike> Yes, Cuffs
<Cuffs> [com] Cuffs to Diablo, please come to main engineering level. vector 55a
<Diablo> [comm] I'll be there soon
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Post haste, diablo.
* Diablo leaves his quarters and heads for main engineering level, vector 55a
* Diablo arrives
<Diablo> You called
<Cuffs> Do you recognise this bot?
* Stardrive arrives
* Cuffs makes D-D transform to robot mode and stand idle
<Diablo> I sure do, he's with Dominion
* Waitstate looks to Restore. "How are the patients?"
<Dark-Diablo> *angrily* When I get out of here your head will be impaled onto the spikes on my shoulders
<Shadowstrike> Dominion?
<Shadowstrike> I SAID STOW IT, YOU!
<Stardrive> The dominion?  He's a shape-shifter?
<Diablo> No, an ex Decepticon, the one who took me away from that planet
<Restore> they'll do fine, but I think you should be elsewheres...
* Cuffs disables d-d's speech for a little while
<Diablo> I thought they both died when the asteroid exploded, but I was wrong
<Stardrive> Apparently.
<Dead-Lift> Obviously.
<Waitstate> Restore, I really don't think I can deal with whatever it is that's happened.
<Diablo> Any way, he is the result of Dominion trying to reprogram me and a machine failure
<Restore> well, then take whatever is left of today off. 
<Shadowstrike> And he's staying locked up, then.
<Waitstate> oh yeah. I leave the room and something ELSE will explode. Just you watch.
* Junky restores normal lighting and life support
<Restore> you want to be relieved of command then? I can put Strike in charge you know
<Waitstate> THAT'll help things, I'm sure :p
<Shadowstrike> [comm to Junky] Good work.
<Restore> what should I do with the bodies........ :\
<Dead-Lift> Let's just jettison this punk into the nearest star. He seems to like it hot...
<Diablo> I'm hoping that he came here alone
<Shadowstrike> Cuffs... make sure our friend stays nice and cozy in his cell.
* Cuffs has D-D drive himself to the brig
<Shadowstrike> And make a sweep of engineering, just in case. I think he was the only guest.
<Cuffs> Yes, sir. 
* Cuffs leaves with the captive
<Diablo> I doubt anyone else came aboard
<Waitstate> Store them. We can't afford to dump the bodies. Remove their personality cores though. We'll give them a proper ceremony. 
<Stardrive> I scanned everything when I was on the bridge.  He's all I found.
<Dead-Lift> We can't be too sure of that. He got on board unnoticed.
<Waitstate> Gosh, that sounds so heartless, doesn't it?
<Shadowstrike> And you *indicates diablo*... I want a full report on that... thing... within 12 hours.
<Diablo> Sure
<Shadowstrike> Stardrive, it won't hurt.
<Stardrive> Nope.
<Stardrive> But don't get your hopes up for more :)
<Restore> yeah...are you sure you don't want them recycled/disintigrated?
<Shadowstrike> Hopes? I'm too old for this...
* Diablo heads back to his quarters
<Waitstate> no
* Dark-Diablo gets teleported away by a ship a fair distance away
<Stardrive> I whish you'd stop saying that...  you're makeing me feel old...
<Cuffs> what...
* Shadowstrike nods at SD and DL... "as you were..." and heads up to medbay
<Stardrive> The hell...
<Cuffs> [com] secuirty alert, the prisoner has vanished
<Shadowstrike> [comm] WHAT? How?
* Dead-Lift watches Twitch transform back to rat mode
<Shadowstrike> [comm to Lightning] Scan the ship, that thing escaped!
<Dead-Lift> You heard her.
<Dominion> [Comm to Diablo] We'll be back, I can assure you of that
<Lightning> a ship has appeared on scanners, quite some distance away, I can't get a good scan
<Lightning> it's leaving
* The ship cloaks and leaves the system
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Raise our shields and track it!
<Diablo> Damn him, why can't he stay dead
<Lightning> rrr, it's gone! there's no trace of it's path, it's like it vaporised
* Diablo leaves a dent in the nearest wall
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Damnit...
<Waitstate> perhaps I have it backwards... perhaps we should store the personality cores and bury the bodies...
<Shadowstrike> [comm] all right, keep a sharp watch then.
<Restore> personality cores are one thing, but without the same sparks, they're completely different bots.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] They shouldn't have been THAT close without being detected.
<Dead-Lift> Certainly not a comfort.
<Lightning> they were barely in scanner range
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Step up alert level.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] I don't like this at all
<Stardrive> [comm] Cloaking device.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] are all systems back on line? Might not be a bad idea to keep the defensive shields up from normal levels.
<Stardrive> [comm] Junky's working on it.  Main power has yet to be restored.
* Diablo gets into his quarters and starts smashing things
<Shadowstrike> [comm] All right. For now, just keep the scanners pealed.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] When main power goes back online, keep the shields up, just in case.
<Dead-Lift> I need a drink.
<Waitstate> I'm not sure what to do
<Stardrive> [comm] I intended to.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] all right then.
<Restore> leave it for now. we'll sort it out later.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] Anything else for the moment?
<Lightning> [comm] everything else seems to be in working order.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] SD, DL?
<Dead-Lift> [comm] Yes?
<Shadowstrike> [comm] nevermind.
<Shadowstrike> [comm] 'Strike, out.
<Stardrive> [comm] Nothing in particular, no.
<Dead-Lift> [comm] affirmitive.
* Diablo storms out of his quarters and wanders the corridors
* Dead-Lift returns to his quarters.
* Junky restores main power
<Junky> [comm] It's alive!  IT'S ALIVE!
* Shadowstrike returns to medbay
<Shadowstrike> Restore? Everything back in order up here?
<Waitstate> Everything's finished but the funerals...
<Stardrive> [General Comm] Main power has been restored.
<Diablo> [Comm to bridge] Is the Sim Room functional?
* Shadowstrike nods slowly.
<Restore> all systems functional
<Lightning> [comm to diab] all systems are working
* Stardrive returns to the bridge
<Diablo> Good
* Diablo heads to the Sim Room
<Stardrive> Except the door is missing.
* Shadowstrike sighs
* Junky finishes up in Engineering and goes to replace the door to the sim room
* Diablo pushes Junky out of the way "Fix the door later"
<Shadowstrike> I either need a strong drink or a recharge, before I fall over.
<Junky>  I stayed in LONAC for a week one night... 
<Waitstate> go recharge. I think that'll be more help
* Junky wanders off
* Diablo downloads a program into the Sim Computer
* Shadowstrike chuckles.
<Shadowstrike> I'd rather have a really strong drink.
<Diablo> *to sim computer* execute program
<Waitstate> so would I. But somehow I don't think it'd improve my state of mind
* A holographic wire frame image of Dominion and Dark Diablo is displayed in the centre of the room
* Shadowstrike sighs again.
<Diablo> Show all vital and foreign systems present
* Vital and Foriegn systems are added to the wireframes
<Shadowstrike> I'm off.
* Shadowstrike walks out of medbay and takes the lift up to deck2
<Stardrive> Lightning, you're in charge
* Stardrive leaves the brige
* Shadowstrike enters her quarters, locks the door, and shuts off her comm.
<Waitstate> Keep me informed Restore
* Lightning moves to the command chair
* Restore nods
* Waitstate leaves
<Diablo> Hmmm
* Trilana returns to her quarters
* Stardrive returns to his quarters.
* Diablo looks over the various systems being displayed
* Waitstate goes to his quarters as well
<Diablo> *to sim computer* Focus on Dark Diablo wire frame
<Diablo> *to sim computer* also display wire frame of myself, showing all vital and foriegn systems
* Diablo looks at the systems that are different between them
<Diablo> *to sim computer* display weapons systems and analyse
<Diablo> Interesting
* Diablo deploys Spiderbot, then leaves the sim room
Session Close: Sun Nov 14 06:06:54 1999