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Octane had heard about Trypticons disappearance.

He usually liked to stay out of trouble, because trouble usually meant a very angry Galvatron. But, this time, he didn't think Galvatron would be that angry if he knew Octane found Trypticon and helped him out. He was sure Galvatron would still be angry, but not in the getting shot way, more like in the getting punched way. Octane didn't tell him or anyone else where he was going, or what he was doing. Octane flew low, close to the surface of the water, almost touching it, his wings casting a shadow along the waves. He felt free, safe. But the sea wasn't exactly the safest place, especially when an autobot or Galvatron could show up out of nowhere and start shooting. Although that seemed a little unreasonable, seeing as even if they were looking for Trypticon they probably would take a different path then the one Octane was taking. He was heading to Dinobot island, he had searched the area underwater where Trypticon was last seen extensively and had seen giant footsteps leading towards the open sea and assumed if Trypticon was heading anywhere it was Dinobot island. He was flying in from the west, as he had followed the beachline a distance before heading across the sea so he wouldn't end up running into some autobot or decepticon.

Octane sped up a bit. He couldn't see the island, but he knew where it was. Starscream had told Octane about the island before he died at the hands of Galvatron. Starscream had gone there with Megatron, and did some crystal energy taking thing like they usually did. Starscream had pointed the island out on the map, and Octane was planning to visit eventually.. he'd always wanted to see living dinosaurs. He didn't know whether or not anyone knew where Trypticon was since Galvatron hadn't mentioned him since Trypticon was defeated by Metroplex, neither had Galvatrons minions- not the decepticons, but the two purple guys, and the other purple guys who all looked the same. He knew their names, but he didn't like them enough to call them it. He felt as if he was getting close, he had calculated the distance it would take beforehand to get there and this felt about right. He lifted from his position above the water, ascending quickly upwards, and stopped once he was about a hundred feet in the air. Then he saw it, a speck in the distance that must be dinobot island, seeing as nothing else was around the island according to the map. He sped up, going as fast as a passenger plane could manage. The island quickly became bigger. Honestly, he assumed the island would be smaller. As the features of the island became more clear, he saw a volcano and many trees, which was all he could really describe. He descended as the island grew ever closer, he could make out the sand on the beach and he slowed his pace and readied his landing gear, trying to find a clear stretch of land on the sand he could land in. He swerved, following the coast until the sand became wider and longer, he tilted himself so he was facing the ground, and made a quick descent to the sand, tilting upwards once he got closer to the ground. His wheels made harsh contact with the sand as it was not exactly the best runway. He bumpily rolled across the sand, before halting himself and changing to his robot mode. He shook what sand he could out of his system but he could feel that there was still sand in his system in places not easily shaken out of. He grumbled, and turned his head towards the land next to him. In front of him stood a row of trees, sitting among the wild grass. He pushed his way into the forest.

It wasn't much different than any other forest, except maybe different trees. Before he arrived, he was assuming it would look at least a bit more different, but earth pretty much looked the same everywhere- sand, trees, snow, water. It all looked the same but some colors were different and some trees had different leaves. He walked further into the forest, taking in his surroundings. It wasn't often he was on his own, even if he was doing something minor he'd usually have another con with him. He continued into the forest, listening to the strange sounds of the creatures in the forest, much different from any other forest he'd been in. As he headed deeper, he was hoping he'd reach the expanse Starscream had mentioned was on the island soon, and it was where he'd most likely find Trypticon, as it might be the only place big enough for him to stand in. Octane was starting to get tired of walking even though he hadn't been walking for very long, five minutes at most. Maybe he should just turn into tank mode and blast everything out of his path... But the dinobots could be here, or he could accidently agitate a big dino, and that was the last thing he wanted to deal with right now. He trudged on, growing more annoyed at his predicament by the second, he didn't even know why he wanted to find Trypticon at this point, was it to gain something? Or just for the sake of it? Already agitated by all the walking, he decided to put it off his mind until he found Trypticon- if he found Trypticon, that is. He came across a area full of very tall grass, and he pushed his way past it while wondering why he hadn't encountered anything so far. Maybe it was because he was a big, scary metal creature to them. He thought back to Galvatron, and what might be waiting for him if he couldn't explain what he was doing properly. Getting shot? Exiled? He guessed the latter, but couldn't help thinking it might be worse... He knew Galvatron was willing to kill his subordinates if they stepped too far out of line. Was what he was doing overstepping that boundary? He shook his head, I shouldn't think like this, I should focus on the mission. He hadn't been paying much attention to his surrounds, but it seemed the forest was leading uphill.

He had been walking for what felt like hours- when he heard a loud banging like noise. it would stop periodically, for about... 10 seconds, but then it would happen again, and he could feel the ground shaking. He stopped in place, realizing it would've knocked him off his feet if it was a bit stronger. He must be near! He was right, Trypticon was here, and he intended to get Trypticon off the island. He picked up his pace from a walk to a sprint, ignoring the fact he almost fell over every 10 seconds. He could see an opening in the trees, light seeped out and from what he could see, a plain was just beyond the trees. He broke out of the tree line and didn't have time to take in the expanse of the plain when something much more important was towering over the island. He could see Trypticon, just as he'd looked the last time he saw him, moving towards the plain from the other side of the island, the part that held a group of three volcanos. He had to get Trypticons attention somehow! Maybe he could wait for Trypticon to make his way here, or maybe... He could fly up there? But he wasn't so sure how much Trypticon would appreciate the equivalent to a fly buzzing around his head. As he pondered, the ground shook more violently. He shook his head, and saw that Trypticon had covered quite the distance in that time, and he wasn't too far from the plains. Without thinking much, Octane ran towards Trypticon, going as fast as his legs would take him. The shaking was growing even more violent, and Octane wasn't sure how much longer he could run without toppling face first into the ground. Nonetheless, he was almost to Trypticon. Glancing up he could see that the bottom of Trypticons jaw and a bit of his head were visible, he looked back down and kept running. Then, the ground shook so violently that Octane was practically launched into the air. He fell facefirst into the ground.

He struggled to get back up between the violent shakes, but managed to rise to his feet. Then he saw it. A giant, dark metal foot with purple here and there. If he didn't move, Octane was sure to be crushed. Trypticon started to slowly lift his leg to take another step. "TRYPTICON! STOP!" Was the best Octane could muster at the moment, too petrified by the idea of getting crushed to do much else. To his surprise, Trypticon stopped, moved his head down, not seeming to see Octane. "WHAT SAY THAT?" Trypticons voice boomed from above, he couldn't tell whether Trypticon meant it to be intimidating or not, but it most certainly was. "m-ME!" Octane shouted as loudly as he could, backing away from Trypticons leg in an attempt to make himself more visible. Trypticons expression seemed to harden, but Octane couldn't really tell from this distance. Trypticon stared down at him for a moment,  and Octane wasn't sure if he was contemplating whether or not to crush him or what to say next, probably both. Trypticon tilted his head. "WHY LITTLE PURPLE HERE?" Octane shuddered, "I WANT TO HELP YOU. HELP YOU GET BETTER!" Octane shouted. Trypticon was silent for a longer moment then last time. "WHAT MEAN?" Trypticon leaned forward slightly. Octane couldn't think of anything to say. "UH, YOU FOUGHT METROPLEX AND YOUR PROBABLY INJURED, I WANT TO GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO GET BETTER!" shit, I hope I didn't make him angry. Trypticon leaned in closer, lowering his head to the ground, although it was quite a distance from Octane so he had to run up to it. Trypticon tilted his head to look at Octane. "SHOW TRYPTICON." Octane was somewhat surprised, I mean, sure, he had no idea what Typticon was like, but he wasn't really expecting... Him to listen to Octane, or at least want his help. "Of course!" Octane stood there for a minute, trying to decide whether to turn into a tank or a plane. "GET ON" Trypticon said, Octane hadn't realized just how long he'd been standing there. Trypticon lowered his head to the ground, and Octane walked closer and grabbed hold, easily climbing onto the titans head. He positioned himself in the middle of the head. "Okay, lets go. Head towards that line of trees, I know a good place to help you." Trypticon lifted his head, And Octane gasped. Sure, he'd been high in the sky so many times, but this was different, the view from up there was amazing. He smiled. He didn't even know how to describe riding a gigantic dinosaur, but it sure was great.