AAR: Sea Of Rust-Mindwipe Pylons

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===========<* Decepticon GBS - Reports *>======================== Message: 2/7 (8w 4d)              Posted        Author AAR: Sea Of Rust-Mindwipe Pylons  Dec 27 2019   Scrapper --       The 'threat' of planetary memory erasure can be considered dealt with. The barmech Goth tagged lead us to the primary source, a facility built in the depths of the Sea of Rust, via secondary access passage. Sidenote: The Autobots not only found the location but somehow were aware of it being underwater already, when we didn't, and used a submersable craft to get into the complex. Intelligence might want to look into where they're getting information we're not from. Probably some way to turn that against them in the future, but that's not my department.

Despite an initial terse confrontation the Autobots present had enough sense to realize we were after a similar goal this one time, and an interfactional fight didn't break out. Instead both units in general trashed the place, because they wouldn't be able to utilize their rediculous concept without a proper base of support systems, after listening to some horribly boring zealot ranting from a couple of minions before they were put out of their brainwashed misery. By Mimic, no less. Yeah, he was there, and 'helping', though we had suspicions he wasn't entirely on the up and up either, which was why Goth opted to tail him from stealth admits the chaos of everymech else knocking Penance's perverse dreams out from under his ominously voiced but unseen presence. How cliche. Guy is a total tryhard when it comes to being an mastermind. Sidenote #2: Knock Out, the idea to use the retrofitted technology on something other than cogative systems was a success. The 'Electrocutioner' cannon fried out a sizable chunk of the facility's power grid and helped cripple the automated defenses.

Mimic was up to -something-, specifics we don't know, but it doesn't matter because whatever he was going to do was interrupted by Goth slagging the pylon directly with his drone.... And it turns out it was not only a weapon but also a load bearing structure. I'll admit, even I did not think Penance would be so self-absorbed in his confidence no one would stop him to intergrat that design aspect. Fortunately Blast Off was able to shuttle his way through the inward rushing water and get us out of the collapsing complex. Presumably the Autobots ran back to their submersable with tailgates between their ankle joints after their general collateral damage. 'Wreck and Rule' or whatever stupid thing it was the Wreckers were yelling while, well, wrecking.

More importantly! While Blast Off extradited us I noticed several other pylon structures on the seabed. I'm starting to think maybe they intended to use the Sea as a conductive means to spread the memory-wipe field, or something just as preposterous. The point is that some of those pylons are far enough from the facility wreckage they may still be salvagable. Operations is modifying one of our transports to go investigate, and retrieve if possible. Anything that can potentionally give us more of a technological advantage over the Autobots once the usual warfare resumes in the aftermath of this. Penance has probably run off by this point, he was prepared enough that it's likely he had a contingency plan to escape and did so. Likewise on Mimic. Keep a watch out for more shenanigans, but for the time being as long as they don't interfer with Decepticon matters don't worry about them to much. We've got a war to focus on.

-- Scrapper, Operations Executive Officer ---< Comment 1 - Added Dec 27 04:51PM MST >--- Knock Out Commented: I am pleased that one of my bright ideas brought notable success to the mission. There are times I forget which are which.

-- Knock Out ---< Comment 2 - Added Dec 27 04:58PM MST >--- Goth Commented: Minor Clarification: While it doesn't exactly matter at this point, We'ed learned not long ago Mimic or 'Penance' as we found out at the last two bunkers before this undersea excursion, was attempting to remove people's free will, and puppet them around as admittedly well cared for, but still all the same, slaves, similar to how functionalism worked on this planet, by telling them what to do, what to say, how to think and not question, but it was fine because they could switch functions....         What a load of scrap... But that minor correction out of the way, all of what Scrapper said is correct. --Corporal Goth ---< Comment 3 - Added Dec 27 05:07PM MST >--- Knock Out Commented: Including the part about my bright idea, which I thought I should point out again.

But, yes. I am glad it looks like this plan has been ruined. I quite enjoy the ability to admire my own finish and know it's of my choosing, not someone else's.

-- Knock Out

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