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[ Cliff fumbles with the 'Gear a bit before it clicks on. You all get treated to a too-close close up of his frowning face ] Fragging human tech. No wonder Ratchet-- oh, there we go.

[ the camera pulls back to a more reasonable distance. Cliff is still frowning, but he looks more confused than angry ]

I got a lot of questions, because one minute there I am pounding faceplate, and the next I've got some human woman calling herself my maker and kicking me out of her house all at once. I also have this--- [ a pair of horns butt their way onto the screen as Cliff's Tauros gives him a light headbutt. Cliff shoves him away ] I was getting to you!

I have this bull thing- a Tauros, right?- and Ironhide's got an... Onix. Bigaft rock monster. What... do we do with them? What do we do in general?

[ There's a bit of a pause, and his expression softens some. ]

... Also, uh. I'm kinda wondering if any of my friends are here. Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet... Optimus. If you're out there, it's me... Cliffjumper. A familiar face would be nice about now.

Not that the old timer isn't great company, but you know.

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Bulkhead. Big guy. Green armor.

... Who?

... Did you ever actually meet with Optimus and the others?

I was on Prime's team. We were the first to hit Earth... after the All Spark.

If you were, Optimus didn't mention you, and you were long gone by the time I got there.

You... were never on Earth. Arcee said you had died... long before she got to us.

Are we talkin' about the same Arcee, here?

There is only one Arcee I know.

[Then he frowns.] Er. Three... technically.

Now you've lost me. Is it one or three?

...

I have... no idea. Three bodies.

... I'm pretty sure there's only one Arcee, and trust me, one is enough. She can kick your aft from here until next Tuesday all on her own. Three would be a nightmare.

[He just... gives him a long stare.]

... Arcee was captured by the Decepticons. Experimented on her. Split her into three... bodies.

All happened after you were killed.

[Maybe that's why Cliffjumper's so confused.]

And according to you, that was when?

Before you arrived on Earth.

I was on Earth- on patrol. I found an Energon store, got ambushed by 'Cons, lots of things exploded and the next thing I know Starscream's got his hand in my chest.

... What? That is... not what Arcee told us.

... Something's not matching up here.

You're sure you're Ironhide?

Must I recite the entire history of the war to prove it? Of course I am.

... maybe they messed with your processor.

Or maybe they messed with yours.

No. They would not dare.

Hey, they messed with your frame. Why stop there?

I should say the same to you.

This still isn't solvin' our problem.

... Does it really matter? Both Autobots. Both stuck here. Figure it out later.

[ He regards the other for a long, quiet moment, then shrugs ] Good point.

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