Transformers: Eradication

Part 39: The Dread's Ambush

Dragstrip and Brawl are slowly exploring the streets together. It's going by much slower than Dragstrip would like it to be. He would rather do a quick scan of the area and move on. Brawl's stupidity is distracting him. He's taking in the scenery, no matter how depressing or decrepit it is.

(impatient) "Can't you go any faster?"

"I could, but I like seeing everything."

"It's just rubble."

"Yeah but it was something once."

"So who cares?"

"It could have been something nice once."

"Again I don't care."

"Look at that guy. He's dead. He must have had a fun time up until that point."

"You are a strange man."

"Life is strange."

"Look, we need to keep moving."

"Alright, but I'm just saying you should take in the experience. Admire your surroundings."

"Admiring destroyed places are depressing. It's borderlining Dead-end levels of depressing."

"Oh he just needs a hug."

The sound of a mothership is heard approaching them. The two ready themselves for combat, but are surprised when it lands instead of firing at them. Swindle and Dead-end are the ones who emerge from the ship.

Swindle: "Need a lift?"

The ghosts of Fearswoop and Terradive make a rare appearance through the streets.

"Look at this dump. The places I burnt down on Cybertron look nicer than this."

"Your scorched cities always seemed to have some artistic feel to them."

"Finally someone notices."

"I've always noticed."

"Then I hope you noticed the ghost asbestos."

"I don't know if you're pulling my leg or not."

"You don't know anything. It's the real deal."

"Now you're just being stupid."

"Bitch you don't know me!"

"Of all the people to say that to I have more of a right than anyone to say that I know you!"

"Whatever man. I think the action is about to get bigger, so let's be on the lookout."

In another corner of the city Sludge is walking around looking for his friends after he was blasted far away from Central Park. Just for the heck of it he climbs a building to expand his vision. As he climbs a jet flies over and lands on the roof. It's Starscream, and he seems to be on lookout for either Optimus or Megatron. Judging by his frustration he is having no luck Sludge comes up on the opposite side where Starscream doesn't see him.

"Of course they don't appear when you need them to be. At this rate they are both long gone."

"Me Sludge know how you feel."

"That's nice to hear, but that won't help me solve..... wait a minute. Who else is here?"

Starscream turns around with all weapons ready, and to his luck he is facing a Dinobot.

(melancholy) "Oh just my luck, of all the people to face it's a Dinobot."

-waving- "Hi!"

"Um.... helllo?"