The Spark Within: Transformers (Various!XOC!)

Cogless Miners

"I liked this chase! Hey-how about we do it again?" Orion spoke as he backed away from both guards, who looked really angry in the moment.

S-23 quickly looked at D-16 with a knowing look. The taller bot nodded at this before holding onto the cart tightly in his large servos and 'accidentally' pushed the cart harshly towards the two guards in front of them. "Hey, watch where you're going!"

The two guards stopped in their acts as they turned around and looked at the smaller miners before them, with quick reflexes, D-16 had put up an 'innocent' act as he quickly changed his expression from 'annoyed' to 'fearful'.

"What was that no-cog!?" One of the guards sneered at the miner bot. D-16 backed away as S-23 quickly picked up the now dropped mining tools.

D-16 only raised his servos in innocence as he looked up at the guard bot. "Oh-sorry! I meant the no-cog bot with the red plating! Which, speaking of which has disappeared."

From his sentence alone, the two bots then turned around in confusion and surprise as they see the bot they were just chasing had already disappeared from their line of sight, no longer on the ground. "What!?" They then turned back around to face the two cogless miners now being 'busy' picking up the rest of the fallen tools.

"Yeah him? With the faded plating color and rustic helm? Trully a troublemaker." D-16 mocked as he helped S-23 pick up a large drill and lifted it into the cart before patting her shoulder.

The guards didn't like his tone of voice. "Where did he go!?" Both guards exclaimed with annoyance as he then pointed at a random direction.

"That way!" Almost like following a command, both guards then quickly dashed in that direction, transforming in their alt forms. Now that they were far from sight, both S-23 and D-16 continued their way onto the train, carrying the important cargo.

As soon as the train doors shut, the train began running across the track at quick speeds. Inside, many cogless miners were inside, minding their own business as they were mentally preparing themselves for another day of work at the mines. Some were still somewhat in recharge, others were fully awake. As of now, both S-23 and D-16 stood near the end of the train cart, waving and smiling at familiar miner faces, they continued to look around until the taller bot shook the cart a bit. "Coast is clear."

Out came Orion Pax, now climbing out of the cart as he then fell out. "Oof!" He let out as he tried to pick himself, grinning clumsily at both of his friends. "Thanks guys..if you weren't there then-"

"We know." S-23 smiled at him gently as she helped him get off the ground, pulling him up with her smaller servos in his own larger one.

He stumbled a bit before smiling back at her gratefully. "Thanks.." He rubbed the back of his helm before being quickly reminded of something, now turning to face D-16 who had a slim line for his metallic lips as he was just staring at the interaction. "Now D! I may have some faded coloring, but I do not have a rusty helm!" He chuckled.

D-16 shook his own helm as he had awoken from being dazed for a moment, now smirking at his friend. "I only tell the truth." He said with crossed arms before kneeling down and picked up the mining tools that had just fallen thanks to Orion. "Besides, with the number of times you sneak into archives-"

"Oh primus.." S-23 mumbled as she crossed her own arms, watching from the sidelines as D-16 now scolded Orion for his actions whilst picking up scattered tools from the ground.

S-23 shook her helm at this as the two taller miner bots kept bickering over the troubles Orion kept bumping into. Suddenly, she had remembered something, now having a soft smile on her faceplate as she tapped Orion's shoulder. "Hey, you need to give him the thing!"