[The emotional roller coaster never ends, he’s running over to the trees at the edge of the park, looking around for Kickback. While part of him is assured and knows the Insecticon is in fact alive, the part of him that’s been grieving is still hesitant to believe it. The sooner he sees the other

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘: 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝙲𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚢] @littlescout.bsky.social ALICE I'M NOT OFFLINE-LINE!!

Kickback | TFA@kickbacktfa.bsky.social · 15h ago

send out a hasty comm message.]

[Kickback roused from his deep stasis to the sound of his grumbling tanks, and upon opening his optics, he was greeted by a pounding helm-ache. Frag... how long had he been in stasis for?] [When the Insecticon pushed himself to sit from his nest of fabrics and tarps, he noticed how cramped —

[Okay. Not weird at all. He didn’t have issues with Prowl, he thought he was a good mech. But he also didn’t really have many conversations with the Ninja Bot outside of maybe casual interactions online. Nothing to warrant an apology had ever transpired between them? With a sigh he set Dib up with

[Bad Apple arrived to the location looking around. He had not gotten a confirmation from the autobot of the condition of the fallen bot yet. He spotted the mech standing looking down at something.] Prowl, I am here. Where is the injured bot at? [His voice cold and precised. Optics looking around.]

[Prowl didn't think much would come from his small moments of helping the park rangers out. Though now they were coming to him about damaged forests and suspected Decepticon involvement.] [So here he was driving slowly through the woods, internally cataloging all the damage.] -

[“What’s New Pussycat” Queued x 10, “It’s Not Unusual” Queued x 1, “What’s New Pussycat” Queued x 11] [Alice’s Spotify is going to suffer.]

[DM reply:] Goodies received. I have to say, your choices in snacks are very good. I loved the energon jelly— for it's properties I mean! All is now forgiven, Little Lee-Lee.

Lee |TFAsona@leekasta.bsky.social · last wk.

Sending KB a DM: Package delivered! If it gets stolen before you get here, it's not my fault~]

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘: 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝚂𝙸𝙲, 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚘] @bestseekerever.bsky.social So... what's with you and that human?

So. Damn. Hungry!!!

[Kickback continued his nightly scavenging missions with diligence, scouring Detroit and its surrounding towns for building materials to be brought back the Decepticon construction site. Although the Insecticon was looking forward to the completion of the space bridge itself, —

[In the nearby, small plot of forest at the edge of the park in which the Steelhaven resided, Kickback awaited, shrouded by the shadows.] @littlescout.bsky.social

You and with what body, fleshling?

Senal |TFA@bestprime.bsky.social · 2w ago

YOU SHOULD NOT SHOW HIM TO THE DECEPTICONS OR THAT MORON AT ALL. /Dib is not a toy for you to drag to anyone./ I'll send you to the trbunal if you drag Dib around the Decepticons and other enemies of the Autobots again!

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘; 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝙲𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚢] @littlescout.bsky.social A little bird told me you've been working on a holoform, eh? What's the occasion?

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙳𝚒𝚋 𝚝𝚘; 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝚐𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛] @kickbacktfa.bsky.social Kickbaaaab! Hiiiiii! Its Dib! Question! Kickbab has Holo? Holoform. Sire says Kickbab has one.

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘; 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝙲𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚢] What do you mean-mean?

Alice | TFsona@littlescout.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nooooo. He’s just. Currently indisposed. 😔

[It was a good thing Kickback had strong pedes because carrying these heavy steel beams was not for the weak. In a sense, this job of retrieving structural materials for the construction of the space bridge reminded him a lot of the times he was tasked to retrieve building —

[The Insecticon is laughing his aft off somewhere. He finds the video rather endearing as well.]

Dib!! 🪲@diabolicbug.bsky.social · 4w ago

[Being the ever curious, ever observant sparkling that he is he starts recording Alice’s current state. Which is half transformed it seems? No arms or helm visible. Frantically running in blind circles. He’s sure to send it to Caer and Kickback and Sentinel and his Grandparents and Auntie Halk.]

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘: 𝙱𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚕 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝙱𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚖𝚋] Hey uh, I know I haven't been keeping in touch with you much lately. Hope you've been doing alright and that the hive's been well after... ya know-know? What have you been up to?

[Skittering in his alt-mode, Kickback arrived to the secluded contruction site he had been summoned to. The area—which looked to be an old prison of sorts—was bustling with activity of both human and Cybertronian origin.] [When the Insecticon's optics took notice of a particular mech, Kickback —

HAHAHAH

Blitzwing | TFA@icytriplesoldier.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ah. He's collecting trash, underztood.

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙳𝚒𝚋 𝚝𝚘; 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝚐𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛] @kickbacktfa.bsky.social Kickbab! Hi hi hi! You need to say sorry to Blast. Blast say you do a bad.

[Exploit stares at her HUD, having become increasingly angry over the duration of the communication, she could not keep down the burst of rage that erupted from her in the form of her spawns name.] "𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊!" [There's a tremor in the ground as the insecticon queen moves from the nest.]

Kickback | TFA@kickbacktfa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

[𝚄𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎] [𝚃𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗?] [𝚈𝚎𝚜/𝙽𝚘]

[Being attuned to a hivemind had its cons.] 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘬 [The loud sounds of a helm hitting a wall echoed from Kickback's quarters.] "Shut up. SHUT UP."

Kickback | TFA@kickbacktfa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘; 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚒𝚝 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): Q̸̡̻̥̝̯̹̝̈́̏̈͌u̸͙̿͊̆́̀̕͘ẻ̷̩̳̻̤͐̾͂͛̚e̸̱̼̦̠̼̩͘n̵͙̹͖̭̱͌͋̿, 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚛.] stop BUZZING IN MY HELM!!! I'M NOT COMING BACK

[𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖: 𝙺𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘; 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚒𝚝 # 𝚝𝚊𝚐(𝚜): 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗.] @the-exploit.bsky.social Hello.

[The Insecticon was no stranger to the darkness of the winding tunnels of the mines he was currently making his way through. After managing to find his way into the Decepticon base (with a little help) Kickback had been allowed some emergency repairs. His frame looked rough still, but at the —

[Soundwave knew those billboards he’d bought out would one day come in handy. He sent out messages to the humans to change the clown images to the ones provided. The mech made a mental note to create some more later.] -

[The early rays of a morning sun had began to shine through the trees, dappling the cold forest floor in warm light. Through that very same forest, Kickback—in his locust-like form—had been hiking for the entirety of the night, dragging his limping leg along with him.] [The Insecticon was in a —

Why can't I reach my offspring? What did you scum do to my hiveling? WHERE IS KICKBACK.