Sensibility Spawns Lots Of Good Outcomes Book 1

Chapter 122: Darkness Rising Part 1 of 1

(Flash Forward: Uniend Cluster 831.1012.514.1014.25.07.02.23.32 Zeta-Alpha-Kappa, Friday, June 26th, 2010, third person POV...)

Gallowstalker appears in the command center, stretching her metallic joints.

She looks at the clock, and her newly regained internal chronometer told her that it was now nine forty-five in the morning.

Gallowstalker then sees Ratchet working at the control console, and she says, "Good morning, Ratchet."

Ratchet replies before asking, "Good morning to you too, Gallows. Did you recharge well?"

Gallowstalker answers, "Yes, I sure did, and I'm glad I did. Aside from the obvious fact that I needed the time to recharge my batteries, today's the day that the Decepticons fully return to acquire enough Energon to prove to Megatron upon his return in approximately five more days in the evening hours of the next day after the fifth day that they weren't being lazy, and Megatron's packing a big Dark Energon crystal he brought from the Andromeda Galaxy."

Ratchet's optics widened in shock and horror before he went over to the monitors to pinpoint the location of the Nemesis.

Ratchet mutters before saying, "Where are you...? Aha! Here is the coordinates of the Nemesis!"

As she looks on the screen in shock, Gallowstalker asks, "How'd you do that? The Nemesis has a high-tech molecular masking field that prevents Autobots from detecting it."

Ratchet answers, "Onyx, Optimus, Nightimus and Solus were able to upgrade the scanners of our bases to penetrate any form of Decepticon cloaking technology, high-tech or low, and with the benefit of even Soundwave being 100% oblivious to this."

Gallowstalker nods in understanding.

Suddenly, Gallowstalker feels Ratchet scanning her frame, and Ratchet says, "According to my scans, you are as healthy as can be expected from a perfect techno-organic."

Gallowstalker replies, "Well, even I have a policy about being on a strict nutritional diet and exercise regimen."

Ratchet then says, "Anyways, with the Nemesis able to be detected by our equipment, we can easily use this to our advantage if we need to launch rescue missions or resource denial missions."

Gallowstalker replies, "I can certainly see the appeal in that."

Just then, Tailgate comes in and says, "Good morning, Gallows. Good morning, Ratchet."

Gallowstalker replies, "Good morning, Tailgate."

Ratchet replies as well before asking, "Good morning, Tailgate. Where are the rest of the troops?"

Tailgate answers, "They went to get their Energon rations from the Energon providing machines. And last I saw, Optimus was with the other Primes, his creations, his siblings, and his mother refilling our Energon Storage Vaults and the power core rooms."