Red File: Evil Mecha-Slugs

Terran Cycle August 8th, 2034
So there's this slug that was found inbetween Iacon and Debris, in the railway system Impactor set up. Apparently it was ALREADY carrying some sort of parasite, nasty little things.. bugs. So Air Raid and Jetfire decide to bring it INTO quarantined bases and lock it up for study. I don't even have to explain how insane that action alone is. Man, I've got to get my act straightened up again. Ever since I got caught sifting through Ultra Magnus' personal files, they busted me down to mid-rank. If I can keep my nose clean, maybe I'll get back up to Intelligence CO and finally be able to put a stop to this madness BEFORE it happens.

Anyways, back to the slug. Well, I had Crosshairs weaponize some mecha-salt just in case this thing turned out to be hostile and infected everyone with a weird slug virus. So I was in the labs with them, and I tripped. Seriously, I didn't mean to. I mean, it's ironic and all. But if I wanted that slug dead, I'd have burned it with the sealed environment controls and been done with it. But, that didn't happen. What did happen is the weaponized salt mixed in with one of Wheeljack's weird doo-dads and it exploded. Torque was locked inside with the slug, the control locks were damaged. Anyways, they all got emotional and kicked me out of the lab. Which is fine, I got to test my weapon against the slug AND get Wheeljack to order its release from captivity within the next few cycles.

After which, the REAL fun begins.

=Reports=

Initial Finding
================================== Autobot =================================== Message: 3/181                    Posted        Author Railway Slug                      Mon Aug 12    Jetfire -- A report from Jetfire's desk indicates that the scientist found the strange creature Air Raid had encountered in the railway between Debris and Iacon to be infected with some form of an organic parasite. According to the logs, he purged the parasite from its systems by creating a DNA-specific enzyme to denature the organism's genetic material.

The live specimen is contained at a research facility in Iacon, as Operations awaits a decision from Command on whether the creature should be released or contained for further study. ==============================================================================

Slug Barf?
================================== Autobot =================================== Message: 3/182                    Posted        Author Re: Railway Slug                  Mon Aug 12    Air Raid -- TEXT ONLY:

Can I wash this barf off me yet!? -Air Raid ==============================================================================

Half The Truth
================================== Autobot =================================== Message: 3/183                    Posted        Author Incident at Iacon Research Facilit Mon Aug 12   Jetfire -- A text report bearing Jetfire's signature.

Last cycle, Wheeljack, Torque, and I were attempting to learn more about the creature Air Raid found in in the Iacon-Debris railway. Wheeljack was on the verge of succeeding in communicating with it, when Red Alert's carelessness and brazen emotional outburst resulted in an explosion. The explosion damaged the circuitry in the door to the containment cell while Torque was inside, trapping her. Also, while the rest of us did suffer damage from the explosion, Wheeljack was the most severely injured. The creature is still functional, although injured as the rest of us were.

I recommend that Red Alert be restricted from further viewing of experimentation of any sort, as it appears to cause him great distress to the point of driving him toward destructive tendencies. Jetfire, out.

End transmission. ==============================================================================

Cordial Response
================================== Autobot =================================== Message: 3/184                    Posted        Author RE: Incident                      Mon Aug 12    Red Alert --
 * TEXT ONLY REPORT*

From the desk of Red Alert, Security Director

Subject: Mecha-Slug Location: Iacon Operatives: Torque, Wheeljack, Jetfire

Report: Security risks tend to distress anyone, let alone the mech who's job it is to prevent them. What Jetfire's report is lacking is the accident itself, it was not intentional. In fact, I was on the verge of coming to an agreement with Wheeljack when the unfortunate happened. Lucky for the slug, heh. However, I recommend that after this much time of study; this passive and loving organism be returned to its natural environment. It is obvious, through Jetfire and my own contaminations, that keeping it around is not conducive to keeping energon systems running properly. As always, be ever vigilant!

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 * END REPORT*

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