Nothing But Defiance(Open)

[firelaunch]

((January 20th-2:30 am,Roof of the Nemesis))

It was too early to be wandering around, to even consider being awake so early in the evening. Stars were still winking in the cold winter night, the sky clear of clouds and allowing a beautiful view of the endless sky. Firelaunch was doing just that, watching the sky and minding his own business, also wanting to be outside from being cooped up so long in the ship. It was still fairly early but the 'half breed' didn't really seem to give a care, not like he would be the only one to ever do this nor the last.

There was too much on his processor to even sleep properly, he had spent most of the time tossing and turning, staring the wall or the ceiling then finally got up. After wandering the ship for some time he came to the roof to star gaze, letting his thoughts wonder and to reflect on why he was there. Being a decepticon had never been his choice alone, but he had always tried to remain away from the factions at a younger age till he decided to become a double agent and yet it resulted in this. Now he was one of something he had tried to avoid.

Firelaunch gave an irritated sigh, running a hand over his face, his face mask retracted for the time being. He still was trying to figure a way out of the Decepticons, and much of this he showed merely defiance towards the higher ups, especially towards Megatron who he disliked most of all. Instead of listening to a direct order Firelaunch did his own thing or ignored the orders completely. It was his way of showing the hate he had towards this faction, his femme creator's faction. None the less he made a vow to himself he wouldn't allow the war to affect him like it had done to his creators, claiming their lives in one fowl swoop which tore his spark in two pieces.

There was nothing but a void there, the loss of creation bonds towards them and it made him clench his fists in anger. Not only did he feel resentment towards the factions, but their leaders to had caused this war to break out in the first place and that would likely never go away. As far as Firelaunch was concerned Optimus Prime was no better then Megatron, even if the Autobot Leader denied it.

"This war is a complete joke anyhow. Primus only knows when it will end." Firelaunch said aloud to himself and looked back to the sky, sitting on a crate that had been lying around.Several were stacked or scattered about but Firelaunch didn't mind the messy place and just tried to find some peace on this primus forsaken ship, a ship he despised as much as he did the Decepticons.

[Twister & Blackfire]

Twister was flying towards the Nemesis for the first -- no wait, second time -- time since landing on Earth two days ago. She had explored a little between the West Coast and the Nemesis' current location. Well she'd seen the Nemesis before with Windshear's help, and had reported in to Megatron accordingly. So technically, she was out for another flight. AGAIN. She couldn't help it, she loved exploring new places, and Earth was certainly filling her needs. It seemed like for a moment she had forgotten to report in, but she certainly had just two days prior.

As Twister approached the Nemesis landing bay, Twister saw a red Decepticon on the roof, appearing to be brooding, or something. He was certainly not a flier, so she presumed he must be up there to think. They were probably male, as there were few femmes - if there were any, she hadn't seen them yet.

Curious, she decided to "pull pitch" and investigate. She had thoughts of her own to focus on. Her pitch attitude increased sharply and she flew up to a few feet above the top of the Nemesis before skittering forward a bit. Once she found a good flat surface, she transformed with a light thump a fair distance away from Firelaunch. Coincidentally enough, the two Cybertronians each had their own brooding thoughts to reckon with, but it was nice that maybe she could have someone to vent to. "I hope I'm not disrupting you." Twister said. If they did any serious talk, she would use private communications since she was sure Soundwave was around...somewhere. Of course there was a chance they might not say much at all, but who knew - Twister just wanted to explore and get to know those that she'd be working with-- ....If she stayed at all.

((I know we're gonna both be a bit slow but that's okay , schoolin is important to both of us these days. I just figured this was a good opportunity for Twister to meet someone with the same feelings as her about the War, the Decepticons, etc etc. Plus they met on SD which I thought went well.))

[firelaunch]

The sound of rotors beating nearby didn't seem to bother Firelaunch, quite frankly he had gotten use to the sounds of the Earth's aerial vehicles and paid them no mind. Yet as the sound continued he realized it wasn't going away but getting closer, which from this point it captured his attention and the bulky red mech turned his gaze towards the sound and found the helicopter transforming, landing with a thud a little distance away. "Not really." He replied to her.

Whoever this bot was he could tell it was one of the few femmes on the Nemesis, there were very few from what he had discovered but never found out all their names. He really hadn't cared to find names, merely find out information about plans or whatever their moves might be for the future. "Just an early morning brooding to tell you the truth, but your more then welcome to sit." He said, keeping his tone even and gesturing towards one of the crates near him since there were no other seats.

((Yea these two got along pretty well and I don't mind the slowness.I've been pretty slow on other sites so.))

[Twister & Blackfire]

"I'd like that, really." Twister heaved an electronic sigh and sat down a fair distance away. "Things aren't like what they used to be, you know? I'm only here because I wanted to get away...find something new to do. Find some answers I've been looking for..." her red optics gaze up at the sky longing, pained memories of her ex sparkmate flashing through her mind...she should have never gotten close to him, the pain still hurt her...

[firelaunch]

"I'm only up here trying to figure out what to do with my miserable function while trying to find a way to leave this primus forsaken ship."Firelaunch sighed, his mismatched optics watch the night sky a neutral look in them before flashing slightly with annoyance,"Really don't get why any of us are here when one of these days we'll only be used as cannon fodder, nothing more then expendable pawns for Megatron."He said in slightly irritated tone and turned his gaze to the ground once more knowing he might be trekking in dangerous territory when speaking badly against the Decepticon leader.

[Twister & Blackfire]

Twister shook her head, agreeing with him completely. "Heh, I may not know you that well but you found someone on the same page, almost exactly. I..." she hesitated telling some of her recent problems to a stranger. "I keep having these weird flashes of random memories/visions or something at random times, things I don't remember. It worries me. And then I question my own purpose for being here because this war is never ending...does it matter? So, I understand how you feel, completely."

[firelaunch]

Firelaunch glanced at Twister as he listened and tilted his head,"Flash backs huh? Could be something you've forgotten but didn't realize it, just some surpressed memories of something perhaps." He said as he could only shrug, not knowing quite what these brief visions or memories were for Twister. "But it's nice to meet someone who actually understands this war is for nothing, or actually has a real processor that works."He said and held out a hand,"By the way I'm Firelaunch."He added knowing he had forgotten to introduce himself.

[Twister & Blackfire]

Twister returned the handshake with a firm grip and shook it, the grip a confident one - very confident for most femmes. "Twister." she replied with a smile. "I don't know what memories I could be suppressing, there's one in particular I WISH I could suppress, but haven't been able to to this day." she shrugged and sat down on the ship a reasonable distance away from Firelaunch, and looked out at the horizon. "What are you gonna do? I haven't made up my mind yet." she queried, rotors twitching slightly as she settled. "Honestly I was thinking about ditching this place."

[firelaunch]

Firelaunch nodded in acknowledgement of her name but tilted his head, wondering what possible memory she would want to surpress, with the was she emphasized on wish. Though it wasn't his business so he didn't both to ask unless she wanted to talk about it, but it would come out a bit rude to pry into someone's past. "I'd love more then anything to ditch this place but every where I go I've been tailed so not to interfere with more of the Decepticons, like I use to."He said with a sigh.

"Truth be told I use to work as a lone double agent, going between both sides just to see what each were up to. I am considering doing that behind Megatron's back."He told her as he looked towards the stars once and more and crossed his arms slightly.

[Twister & Blackfire]

"I see. I've always been a warrior, and have been pretty driven to stick to my purpose...but now I feel like I'm lacking it. How does the double agent thing work out for you? Do either of the factions know about it? Surely it'd be nice to have someone that you can trust and vice versa." the rotorcraft replied. "In a day or two, I'll probably no longer be hanging around the Nemesis. I'm just suddenly starting to feel weary, and been feeling like a lost cause of late like you. I need to find my purpose again, and ensure I'm fighting for what I think is right. I don't know what is right, as of now. And knowing what is true can help us organize our lives." Twister had recently read a quote about 'knowing what is true' somewhere, and she found she liked it. It was one of those little things that prompted her inner transformation.

[firelaunch]

"The decepticons discovered that I was working both sides, after that I wound up forced to join them and have been monitored."Firelaunch answered as he kept his gaze on the sky,"As for trusting anyone that's been rare to me since I grew up mostly learning to have to watch who I trusted." He said clenching his fists, wondering if he had been raised by his creators if things would have been much more different then they were now. Firelaunch, since he was just a sparkling, had had trouble trusting others and was weary by nature now,"Perhaps it is best to have someone watching your back but I've always preferred going it alone."

[Twister & Blackfire]

"I can understand why. I do prefer being alone...generally, anyway." Twister replied, optic ridges furrowing a little as she glanced back to the red mech. "What are you going to do about it? I've pretty much made up my mind. I'm tired of not feeling right about everything I do...it's the worst feeling ever." Twister shifted a little awkwardly in her seat, feeling paranoid. She didn't want to be spied on, she wanted to feel safe in sharing the information she wanted to be shared. "I'd rather die than keep going down this path."

[firelaunch]

Firelaunch nodded in agreement, feeling the same as Twister did in doing things they disliked, that felt so wrong to be doing from the beginning."Next time we touch down I plan to leave this dump behind me, even if it's risking my hide it's better to be doing something you love then someone forcing you to do things."Firelaunch said as he looked towards Twister, but she seemed to be awkward slightly or felt a little paranoid, of course it might not have helped for it to still be pitch black outside and allowing anyone to hide and listen in on them. It wasn't something that settled well with the bulky red mech either.

But the roof normally was the quietest place to clear your thoughts when there wasn't a meeting going on and he sighed softly,"But you really outta leave while you have that chance Twister. Being a flight transformer you could leave now if you wanted to and I really hope you find your place, even if I hardly know you."He said encouragingly hoping the best for the helicopter femme.

[Twister & Blackfire]

"Thanks, same goes for you. I'd offer to carry you off, but most mechs are a little heavy for me. Granted I'm capable of external loads, I just can't push it as much as some of the bigger fliers do." Twister shrugged. "Still, it's an offer nonetheless, you're on the small-ish side. And you're not much bigger than me really." she added, hoping that offer would cheer him up. "I'm not saying I don't want to make the decision on my own or anything, it's just an offer."

Twister just hoped Firelaunch didn't think she pitied him for not being able to fly, that was never a good impression in her mind.

[firelaunch]

Glancing at Twister Firelaunch took a moment to consider the offer, wondering if he should take it up or wait. The last thing he wanted to do was weigh her down and likely cause both of them to crash and become harmed, or even get her in trouble, more then she might get when she defected. Of course what was the chance the Nemesis would land any time soon again that he would be able to escape? So his options were to remain and wait who knew how long before they landed or hitch a ride with Twister.

After a minute or so Firelaunch decided to give the ride a try,"If your sure you can hold my weight then I'm willing to try going with you off this hunk of junk. When we get close to the ground I should be able to drop off easily without much worry."He told her with a nod, seeing really no other quicker option then to go with Twister. From there he could go his own way and finally leave this place behind.