Iacon - The Autobot Capital

[Sapphirewave]

Iacon: Echcon Tower

Empire looked at Starfire and shook his head before turning to Towreck. “Then it’s a deal. At some point I will send one of my employees to your shop to make the first delivery of new weapons. I hope this is a deal that can help us both, and make this planet a better place. I’m sure that you can find your way out.”

Empire then looked at Starfire with a stern face. “I know business. I can see what will make money and what the people want. There are currently rumors of civil unrest, so it is only natural that the sale of weapons will go up. I am simply putting a foot into the market among countless others, and that is it. Yes, I am interested in helping myself, but in a way aren’t we all? I see that the best way to help myself is by helping others, so as long as we both are better off does it really matter? Also like it or not, in a way, you now work for me since I am your boss’s boss.”

[Muezick]

It raged her subtly that Towreck was taking the deal, but she didn't understand business dealings, she only knew how to recognize when massive sums of money were moving between people, she couldn't talk the talk or walk the walk. She watches the two converse, and deal and when things are final, she subtly clenches her fists. She feels like it's a mistake, but she's already said her peace.

Then Empire has to go and open his mouth at her. Mistake.

"You sound just like my slag heap brother. Listening to your lying mouth, makes me want to rip out your audiomatrix. I don't work for you, I work for him. You try and screw him and I'll kill you. It's that simple."

She didn't sound like she was playing around either. She didn't have anything but debt invested in Towreck, but that isn't what it's about, It's principle, and yes she will kill for her beliefs. What she doesn't understand is that Empire really is the one in control here, money runs things, and they are in his court, playing by his rules, even though she doesn't even realize it. She's just a pawn. There are bigger and badder bots out there that lack Starfire's hatred of liars, that would just as easily squash her into pieces if empire asked.

To bad Starfire's to dense to realize that right now.

[Towreck]

Towreck listened to the two conversed. He just sighed and clasped a hand on Starfire. "Come on Starfire, we got things to do." He said, as he began to walk outside of the building. Towreck stayed quiet untill he made it out to the streets, then turned torwards the direction of the Shop. He knew Starfire was going to ask him why he accepted the offer, and was ready to answer most of the questions she had to ask.

Before he began to walk, however, he thought about Starfire's last words to Empire. Try and screw him, and I kill you. He couldn't help but smile, for he knew at that moment, he had made the right choice in his weapon shop. Because if Empire did try and screw him over, he will wish it was the last mistake he ever made.

[Muezick]

Damn right she was going to ask him. She manages to keep her mouth shut until they are well away from the building. She was trying to let her rage subside, but it seemed keeping it bottled up only allowed it to fester. She walks with a cool, calm collected demeanor, but below the surface, she's a furnace.

"Are you crazy? You had a real nice thing going, now that slitherbot's got his fingers all in it. Next time you turn around he'll be trying to kick you out of your own shop because he doesn't like how you run things..."

She was fumeing mad, and it isn't even really any of her business. She only cares because of principle. Truely.

[Towreck]

"Business is Business Starfire. The greatest robots in the world didn't get there without making sacrifices. If he tries anything, I'm prepared. I'm a weapons specialist, there are certain things I can do with weapons. He tries anything, ill grab my prints, my weapons that i've had in the store, pack up and move. He can have the place if he wants, but hes gonna learn something." He stopped in the street and looked at Starfire. "You mess with a Weapons Specialist, you have a 99.99% Chance of getting killed, or seriously injured. That 00.01 Percent, is you living through it. Ive been running my shop here in this city for almost 10 megacycles now, he will be smart to not try anything funny." He added.

"Besides..." He smirked. "With you around, that makes his chances of pulling something and getting away 20% less possible." He added.

[Muezick]

Streets of Iacon

She never was any good with math, despite having microprocessors for a brain. She carries on with him, listening to him, when he stops, she stops, and nods. She likes Towreck, he seems straight forward and honest, and for those traits to exist in a merchant, makes Starfire feel like she picked correctly. She remembered Towreck's shop from before she was imprisoned.

"And I'm happy to Serve."

She said gladly, with a military style bow and nod to him. She is a soldier at her heart, though the military will probably never take her back, she's perfectly happy as a mercenary too. After she pays her debt to Towreck, he might even start paying her for her services. After they have walked for a little while, she decides to bring up another curious topic.

"So what of Decepticons and Autobots?"

It seemed to her that a smart business player would play both sides, but Starfire isn't sure she can do that.

[Towreck]

Streets of Iacon

"What of them?" He asked, walking again. "If your asking about which side will I choose if a war breaks out, I'm not sure. Decepticons and Autobots both want the worthless caste system out of the loop, but their Morales, are totally different." He said. He watched as a group of Autobot Enforcers made their way across the intersection. "If push comes to shove...I might go with the Autobots. They seem to want peace with everyone, and I can't argue. The High Council never wanted this war, but after Orion Pax and Megatron exploited the flaws of the Prime's caste system, and Chose Orion Pax to help with the leading of the Enforcers, causing Megatron to go his seperate way and create the Decepticons...it became inevitable." He said, stopping outside his shop, and flipping the sign to open.

"I think, we all are just waiting to see what happens next." Towreck said, unlocking the door to the shop.

[Muezick]

She's glad her shorter friend is more in the know than she is, as she listened to his words, she took them to heart. As she followed him inside, she spoke plainly.

"Well I don't know the deceptions, but I do know the primes, and if the Autobots fight for the primes, then I will not be fighting for them. It was their ignorance that allowed my slag heap brother to throw me in jail. Even after countless appeals and good behavior, they ignored me. Left me to rot in that place, a perfectly innocent bot."

She snarls a little, her voice is layered thick with hatred. The only thing she hates more than the Primes and their twisted justice is her other fluid and metal, Star Scream.

[Laser]

Kol hoped Rexacon wasn't annoyed at the fact that he'd potentially wasted his time. He just needed more knowledge. He'd think on it later, right now, he needed to purchase the upgrades.

IACON

The building of the High Council rose high into the sky. It was marvelous. He'd have to get in there, some how, if he was to learn the goals of the authorities. He might try to find the Autobot Headquarters as well.

Towreck's shop

Kol dipped and landed in front of Towreck's shop, but stopped to look at his reflection in the window. He hadn't seen himself for a while now, but it was coming back to him.

He was tall, muscular and strong. He was handsomely made, with thick arms and legs, and smooth, quality armor. A solid red eye in the center of his head, though it was protected by a tinted face mask, obscured from view, so that it looked like he was wearing a helmet. He sighed. Although he had this, he was still scorned by Cybertronians. He walked into the store, and up to the counter, behind a fembot who...for a second...he thought was Lord Starscream.

[Towreck]

~Iacon: Towreck's shop~

Towreck nodded. "Well, they don't really fight 'for' the primes, but if that's your decision to make, I accept it." He said, going into his backroom, and grabbing his personal weapons, An energon cannon, a Neutron Assault Rifle, and a Energy Sword. He put them in thier respective places and walked back out.

Bunker walked inside after seeing the shop open, and saw Towreck with his weapons in the holsters. "Woah, something must have happened while I was gone. I haven't seen you with your guns on you in a long time." He stated. He watched as the compartment on Towreck's right arm opened, allowing him to put his Energon Cannon in it. Towreck began to hook it up.

"Well, it would seem change is coming to this business my friend, for I have 'partnered' I guess you could say, with some big time guy named Empire. It seems all he cares about is power, but he will be supplying some 'different' weapons to this shop for me to sell and stuff." He explained.

Bunker leaned on the counter and nodded. "Ah, well I think I might head over to Kaon, see whats going on. He said. He went into the backroom and grabbed his weapons. They were clean as usual, and didn't have dust on them like Towreck's weapons. "Well, wish you luck with this guy." He said, nodding to Towreck

Towreck nodded. "Thanks, and don't try to get shot while your in Kaon either, Decepticon or not, the enforcers will probably take a shot at you if they can." He said, finishing attaching the cannon to his arm.

Bunker laughed, and came out the back room and walked out the door, before passing a drone. He looked at him funny, then walked out, transformed and took off for Kaon.

Towreck saw the drone inside the store, and had to wonder why he was here. He shrugged the question off however, business was business. "Hello, what can I for you?" He asked in his usual greeting tone.