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Post by tearoness on Feb 12, 2011 21:33:14 GMT -5
Stingray had been online not that long maybe 6 months at most. when she came back online everything changed adn everything seemed to happen at lighting speed. She never had a chance to get caught up on old news and what happened when she was off line. Thoug she was quickly brought up to date when she was asked to the maximal council but it didn't fill that little hole that needed to be filled.
The one thing that killed her was when she was told that Ratchet her long time companion has moved on without her, that totally broke her spark. Stingray couldn't udnerstand why anyone would move on in life if there was just the slightest chance that a loved one or companion might come bck even though the companion might have taken a little longer to reach the other.
Things have slowed down and Stingray had more time to think aout Ratchet and it was making her depressed. She wondered if he just went on in life like he was before he met her or if he found another companion to fill that void where she was at one point. Primus she missed Ratched in the worst way and wanted so much to be with him but she knew it would not be so.
She has moved on in life but not she would have liked and adjusting has been more of a pain than anything else, and the new surroundings have taken a toll on her as well. Just recently Elita had come up to her and told her about Ratchet who had been out on a space mission while she was on line but didn't say anything for good reason and she understood why Elita did that and was thankful for that while she was adjusting and that Ratchet and a few others were coming back to Cybertron.
When she heard that Stingray had set her mind that she was going to give Ratchet the worst case of slag and telling Ratchet off for just leaving her behind like he did. Maybe doing this would make her feel better and she could finally let go and actually move in life.
Elita had told her about what Optimus had done to her, Stingray couldn't believe her audios at what her friend told her about Opitmus. She always thought that Elita and Optimus would be together for all time, guess that she was proven wrong about that.
Stingray made her way to the docking area to wait for the ship with Ratchet and the others from the space mission to return. ONly time will tell if Ratchet moved on before he met her or if he found another companion.
Meanwhile on the first shuttle that was heading back to Cybertron, Catilla finally had a chance to snuggle with Ratchet for the first time in a very long time it felt good to be close to him, "I'm glad we are heading back to Cybertron maybe we might have some time together with each other that would nice."
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 17, 2011 19:31:57 GMT -5
Ratchet smiled as he leaned back against her. He had just finished check ups on his patients. 'Just a bunch of kids having fun, eh?' He replied with a soft smile as the ship's auto pilot brought it into dock. 'I could use a break from repairs.'
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Post by tearoness on Feb 19, 2011 20:55:56 GMT -5
Catilla closed her eyes as she enjoyed being next to Ratchet after he had settled down for a little while, "maybe we could request sometime off after we are repaired, us kids having fun that would be a real treat maybe a nice day out at the park?"
Catilla moan as she heard the shuttle start the docking proedure, "just as I get comfortable have to move again won't be to long where we won't be doing much."
Stingray saw the shuttle docking she waited until the shuttle finished docking and the door opens.
About 10 minutes later the shuttle was finally docked and locked in place the door opens and the passagners that were not injured badly slowly filed out of the shuttle signal file.
Catilla stood up and stretched as she smiled at Ratchet, "I know you have a few members that need your help with getting off the shuttle I'll wait for you outside," Catilla winked at him and she walked twoards the exit and she filed out and waited for Ratchet near the shuttle with the remaining members on the ship.
Stingray moved closer to the shuttle's docking area. She knew all to well that Ratchet would be one the last lot to leave the shuttle before he got off off making sure everyone was okay and off.
Elita had told her that Ratchet's alternate mode had changed to a beaver, Stingray rand through her data banks to make sure she knew what a beaver looked like it has been way too long since the last time she actually seen a beave. And that was when she was on Earth during the great war.
Stingray continued to watch the bot single file off shuttle there shouldn't be many more bot before Ratchet would be stepping off the shuttle himself.
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 26, 2011 7:05:47 GMT -5
Ratchet chuckles for a few moments as he gets up and starts wheeling some of the injured out as best he can with his current size. It was good to have some downtime from the war he almost got dragged into again, even as he exits into view.
Meanwhile, a certain large combaticon sits off to the side watching the unloading of the ship. He had considered joining the crew at one point.... but there was no way any of part of his team or family would have allowed it. Merkava sighed to himself in desperation before drinking his energon smoothie. It was getting harder to deal with them all.
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Post by tearoness on Feb 26, 2011 20:50:29 GMT -5
Catilla waited just off the loading dock for Ratchet. Most of hte injured had made their way off the shuttle and were greet by medics and intern medics and were taken to near by med clinics to be patched up before moving to other clinics to be fully repaired.
She was Ratchet wheel the last two injured bots off the shuttle and smiled she waited a moment before she walked over to him, "looks like everyone has been taken to clinics for repairs. We need to head to one of the clinics ourselves for repairs or do we?" she asked with a smile and she hugged Ratchet.
Stingray had now moved into a position where she could see and hear to a point she saw another femme walk up to Ratchet hearing the femme say everyone on the shuttle had been taken care of and that they should be heading out for repairs also.
Stingray looked the femme over carefully and the femme was merely a kid and she couldn't believe Ratchet would be seeing someone that was much younger than he was. How could Ratchet do something like that?
She knew that Ratchet really didn't like the younger bots because of them being inmature, and that he liked the older members such as Jazz, Wheeljack.
This felt wrong and it wasn't right and Sting could feel the anger building up inside her. She had been thinking about what she was going to say to Ratchet, she knew what she was going to say to him. And the sad part is what she was going to stay will break her spark even more she really didn't want to let go of Ratchet but now she knew she had to let it and move on in life. This what Ratchet chose to it is right to do so.
Even though they had a very long friendship with him and Ratchet helping her through some of the worst times during the great war finding her brother only to lose him for good.
He had helped her in ways that she had thought they would be together for a very longtime. And now he is seeing someone much much younger than he or she was that felt totally wrong.
Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly letting it out this was going to be the last time she would ever speak to Ratchet she was going to tell him off and she was going to move on in life without Ratchet and she hoped that was she was going to say would at least make him rethink what he was doing.
Walking up to Ratchet and only looking at him, "no time long see stranger, remember who I am? I hope you wouldn't forget someone who was very, very close friend. As Optimus Prime would say Autobots never leave their kind behind and look what your doing leaving an Autobot behind. Only to be seeing a kid? Have you lost your circuits?"
Stingray paused for a moment to gather her thoughts, "well I can clearly see where I rank and that is pretty sad, that you would see someone who is way too young to be seeing she is just a kid. All I'm going to say is that you are a slagging arse, slagging sob and the most imcopmented bot I've ever set my optics on. I'm saying good-bye forever Ratchet it is time for me to move on in life. Take your little kiddie girl friend and I truely hope your past will haunt you for the rest of your life. You know we could have had a family by now, good-bye forever Ratchet."
Her right hand balled into a fist and with lighting motion Stingray swings her right hand as hard as she could and nails Ratchet in the jaw and in the mid-section.
She starts to walk away as Stingray wipes a few tears from her optics, for once in her life she kind of felt better now that she got that off her chest plate.
Catilla watched in horror seeing Ratchet go down after other femme who had hurt her lover and close friend, she really didn't understand that Ratchet had a very deep relationship with the other femme for a very long time.
"How could you hurt Ratchet he has done nothing wrong to you, you slagging sob! you will pay for that!" Catilla said as she swung her hand at Stingray.
Stingray turned around, "Ratchet broke my spark and I had every right to hurt him thanks to you arsehole for taking the one thing in my life that truely mattered the most to me. Hope you get all you want from him!"
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 27, 2011 0:17:35 GMT -5
Ratchet bounced away with a resounding thud, just staring as the two argued. He had no idea Stingray was alive... in fact his memories of her were quite distant due to the unique way he was brought back. That didn't mean he was going to take this abuse with no retort. "I am not the same ratchet you remember Stingray. I did look, but as far as I had heard... you had moved on with Elita. I've stood with prime and my fellow autobots, if you've bothered to talk to him. We were brought back.... off. As children. Not by our own hand. If this is what you must do to heal, then fine. But I have been around for quite a long time. It was no secret that our kind were being mysteriously ressurected. if I am guilty of straying away, then you're just as guilty for not looking. Though I know you, if we had reconciled... you would have been miserable because you would have to have changed yourself into a child. Unlike you... Catilla enjoys life beyond the war." He walked over his patient silently, not willing to give her the satisfaction of watching her reaction.
Merkava looked over for a moment as he started to walk over, concerned about the sudden outburst and child smacking. It wasn't like an autobot to do such things after all...
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Post by tearoness on Feb 27, 2011 18:36:37 GMT -5
Stingray moved to the side and away from the swing from the incoming swing of Catilla she wasn't going to do anything to kid the kid didn't matter at this point Ratchet did make his choice.
She sees Ratchet get up and moved towards he was upset but she couldn't blame him and he said that he wasn't the same Ratchet that she had remembered him as and that I have moved on in life with Elita-1, he stood by Prime and his fellow autobots that was true and he went on the words stung Stingray hard and it hurt to much to remember.
"We both knew how close we were at one time. I would have waited to see if you were coming back to a point. Adjusting to this new life has been harder than you think Ratchet, just seeing you with someone else hurts. You made your choice I respect that and I hope you will enjoy it. It is time for me to let go of the past." Stingray said as a tear fell from her optic.
Catilla couldn't believe that she couldn't have missed hitting the femme she was fast that was for sure.
Hearing what Ratchet said to the other femme and then the femme spoke again saying a few things that she didn't really understand and she was going to ask Ratchet about the femme and if he knew her also. She saw the other femme was very sad and saw a tear fall.
Looking at Ratchet, "do you know who she is? sounds like she was close to to at one time have I made a mistake?" she asked.
Stingray wiped the tear away from her opitc Slag it Sting why are you showing so much emotion like this Ratchet truely didn't know I was back on line if did I had moved on and he made the choice to move on. Drop and move on you're acting like a kid yourself.
Quickly gathering her thoughts looking at Ratchet and his friend there was alittle smile, "Ratchet May life you happiness go and get repaired it looks like both of you need some repairs good-bye old friend."
Stingray couldn't bear it any more she closed her optics and lowered her head in shame. This was it time to let the past go and now to go on with life as they say, life will never be the same without someone you truely want to be with.
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 28, 2011 23:18:37 GMT -5
"A long time ago... back when I thought there would be no end to the war." Ratchet responds softly to Catilla, before turning back over to Stingray. "You as well Stingray... " He adds, a bit sad about this being his last memory of her. However.... there were people who needed his attention at the moment.
As Stingray walks away, a bit of a shadow falls over her for a moment as Merkava walks in front of her, offering his other energon smoothie with one hand. "It looks like you could use it more then me." He responds softly despite his large and obvious warrior size and frame. "Need a friendly ear to listen? I've been told I'm good at it."
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Post by tearoness on Mar 6, 2011 21:37:53 GMT -5
Catilla listened to Ratchet say once upon a time his words trailed off for a moment. Hearing the femme bot say to Ratchet tto have a happy life though her voice sounded sad.
She sees Ratchet turn towards the femme bot she thought was Stingray there was a sad expression on his face as he says to Stingray to have a happy life as well. Although Ratchet's voice sounded kind of sad also. And it looked like this might be the last memory of seeing Stingray.
Looking up to Ratchet she lightly tugged his arm to pull him out of the little void he was in saying, "Ratchet you know this Stingray? It sounds like you were close to her at one time." Catilla said softly.
Stingray stops for a moment raising her head up hearing Ratchet say to her to have a happy life, She dnew deep down that her life will never be truely happy again. Opening her right hand seeing the gift that she had made for Ratchet long ago. Taking out a small chip she wrote on it where she could be found if Ratchet ever choice to visit her.
Stingray yelled over to him, "Ratchet Sorry about the slug, here this is for you, never had a chance to give it to you before going off line. Always remember me, you will always have a place in my spark," she said taking a few steps towards Ratchet smiling alittle once she was close enough then she slides the gift to Ratchet she didn't want to get any closer to him. "Ratchet take good care of her," Stingray winked at him.
The gift was a handmade hallow titaium heart shape charm on the inside there was a holograph picture of Ratchet and Stingray.
Stingray then turned around and there is a bit of shadow and she bumped into a huge figure stepping back hearing a soft voice for such a huge figure saying that she could use the energon smoothie more than him as he handed the smoothie to her.
Stingray at first wasn't sure if she should take it then decided it would be best to and not hurt the mech's feelings, and there is a little blush, "oh I'm sorry there didn't meant to bump into you sir wasn't looking or thinking," she said softly though sadness could be heard in her voice.
Hearing the mech say that if she needed a friendly ear to lean on and that he was good at listening. She thought for a long moment then sighed deeply and a tear slides down her face, "an old friend I thought would wait for their friend to come back to them before moving on," Stingray said softly as she takes a sip of the smoothie.
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 9, 2011 23:06:06 GMT -5
Merkava takes a moment to look over at the kid again, taking this all in. He had a feeling eventually those enhancers would cause someone heartbreak. "I'm sorry to hear that..." He responds as he puts a large but surprisingly gentle hand on her shoulder comfortingly, even as he starts to walk alongside her. "And it's alright. I came walking over after all... if anything, I should be the one apologizing. I offered to listen and I'm doing all the talking." He responded, blushing a bit in turn.
Ratchet meanwhile took the present, pulling it up and looking at it for a moment. There was a tinge of pain for a moment before he closed it and pocketed it, nodding in Stingray's direction. Looking over to Catilla, he manages to just nod a bit. "A long time ago Catilla... before your time in the war."
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Post by tearoness on Mar 13, 2011 19:04:51 GMT -5
Stingray heard the mech say that he was sorry to hear about her and Ratchet. She didn't flinch when the mech gently put his hand on her shoulder she dind't have the spark to bat the hand away.
As they walked away from the docking area, Stingray looked over her shoulder one last time she saw Ratchet nod to her she nodded back, "good-bye old friend, may you enjoy life as you know how," She muttered quietly and turned her head back.
She heard the mech say it's okay, she looked up to the towering mech and seeing him blush as well, and he said he was sorry for talking when he offered an audio to listen. Then she saw the Decepticon Logo, stopping in her tracks and stepping back she wanted to pull out her weapon but the mech didn't show any sign of wanting to fight. It was just her reaction to the Decepticons she hated the Decepticons with a passion for what they did to her home world never liked them never will they could never be trusted now or never. At least that was her own opnion.
But for some reason this Con seemed different from the others he seemed to care for what reason she wasn't sure, she still wasn't convinced, even though that most of all the factions if not all the factions are getting alone for how long who knows. Guess it wouldn't hurt to try to make friends.
"Sorry about that my reaction to Decepticons never like them never will for what they did to my home world. You seem different from the other Decepticons. Name is Stingray and this is Sneaks my little friend," Stingray opens a small door on her left forearm taking out a small CD disk.
The disk transforms into a small mongoose give himself a good shake and climbs up to Stingray's right shoulder which was his look out post. Sneaks archs his back and hisses at the mech.
"Sneaks enough I know he is a bad guy the faciton are getting alone and this mech seems different from the others we know about why I'm not sure say hello Sneaks,"
Sneaks snorted then he squeaked once then twice say hi to the mech in front of them.
Catilla raised an eye brow when Ratchet said it was a long time ago and it was before her time in the war. she didn't want to ask anymore questions about Stingray but one question couldn't hurt and she would look up the rest of the information on Stingray later. "I don't want to upset you or open an old wound I'm just curious what was Stingray like?" She asked quietly.
And she saw Ratchet put the gift away that Stingray had given to him it was very pretty. "I was very nice of her to give that you she was thinking about you and it looks like she put alot of work into the gift." She winked at Ratchet and then smiled.
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 14, 2011 23:54:11 GMT -5
Merkava can't help but chuckle for a moment. "If it makes you feel better, I don't get along with them too well myself... I think Starscream was running low on energon when he had me engineered by my father. A pleasure to meet you Miss Stingray." He replies with a smile, before looking down to Sneaks. "And you as well Sneaks, you'd be surprised how used I am to that... It's not like my family is even a nice set of cons. I'm Merkava... medic and jack of trades of the Neo Combaticons, second generation."
Ratchet pauses for a moment to think on that. "She was... passionate about defeating the cons. It was how we met, she spent so much time fighting the cons.... she ended up in the med bay more then most. It was just a matter of time before we grew close... I'd forgetten what things used to be like.... like they are now. I'd all but given up on peace without destruction." He explains as he wheels another out. "How could I? the war had been going on for so long... you're lucky in a way Catilla. You came online near the end of the war, respectively..."
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Post by tearoness on Mar 18, 2011 13:51:37 GMT -5
Catllia nodded to Ratchet she didn't think that she could endure much more of the war when she had come on line but for Ratchet who has been online for so long she could try to understand but she didn't want to. "I don't know how you managed to get through the great war that's beyond me. That would explain why I couldn't punch Stingray when she hit you she is fast and is very good in combat I would like to see her in action with the cons sometime or even in some practice." She sighed deeply, "let's get repaired so we can get some down time in I'm whipped," Catilla said with a smile.
Stingray new the original Combaticons and they were nasty warriors and hard to take down. Hearing Starscream shaking her head she hated that whimp in so may ways she couldn't even begin where. Looking up Merkava "Starscream couldn't even save him from a slagging bucket and he had someone else create you Oh Primus. Don't get me wrong the Original Combaticons were one of the nastiest warriors around they were hard to take down I know that for a fact fought them so many times I think after battling them I spent more time in medbay than anything else. you are a mech and a jack of all trades sounds like someone I use to know," She winked at him, "a pleasure meeting you Merkava," Stingray said with a smile and extended her hand to Merkava.
Sneaks decided to move down Stingray's arm and he very lightly jumps on Merkava's left shoulder and he nuzzles Merkava's left cheek and he squeaks happily.
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Post by smokedtoast on Mar 29, 2011 21:41:09 GMT -5
Ratchet smiles and nods in response. "Let's do that right away." He responds, following her.
**************** Merkava blinks for a moment as he takes her hand and shakes, noticing the quick way she spoke. "You wouldn't happen to be related to Blurr, would you Miss Stingray?" He asked in an amused tone before blinking as the ferret deployer made it's way up his arm. He can't help but blush and laugh lightly as Sneaks nuzzles against his cheek, it's obvious he's not used to this kind of attention. "And hello to you little ferret..." He reaches up with his free hand to rub against his cheek with one finger, surprisingly gentle. "Do you have anything else to do today Miss Stingray?"
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Post by tearoness on Apr 11, 2011 22:27:59 GMT -5
Shaking Merkava's hand and smiling, seeing him blink and noticed the way she had spoken asking her if she was related to Blurr. Stingray had to laugh at that she knew Blurr and was friends with him but not related to him. She was always quick to speak nothing like Bluer."No I'm not related to Blurr only friends with him, its the way I've always have spoken learned that form my late brother bless his spark. There is no need for you to call me Miss Stingray, Stingray or Sting is fine with me." Seeing Merkava blink again and Sneaks was nuzzling his cheek and squeaking happily.
This is the first time Sting has seen her pet companion react this way in a long time she knows that Sneaks hates the cons as much as she did but Sneaks must sense soemthing is different with this con. She can even sense that this con is way different than the others could she trust him? It was hard now a days or any day to trust anyone. Let alone a Decepticon.
But she decided to give it a try and make friends with Merkava she didn't have anything to loose and who knows what will happen in the future. After all it was pretty peaceful all the factions seemed to be getting along, but how long would this peace last and the war breaks out would she have to befriend Merkava? because she was an Autobot and he was Con? Time would tell.
Sting saw Merkava reach up as he laughs and lightly pets Sneaks as Sneaks as saying hi to Merkava also sees him blush slightly must not be used to have someone give him attention Merkava says hi to Sneaks. "His name is Sneaks. I'm surprised that Sneaks has taken a liking to you, with you being a Con he don't like the Con's anymore than I do lol." She said with an amused voice."Come on Sneaks get back over here where you belong and give Merkava a little room."
Sneaks quickly scampers down Merkava's arm and back onto Stingray's right shoulder. Hearing Merkava ask her if she had anything else today. Sting had to think for a moment not that she had anything planned at the moment. "Actually I don't have anything else planned for today, have something in mind?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
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