Day of the 'Jack

[tillallareone]

[With everything that's been happening and the continuously escalating threats, the Autobots are moving about as best as they could to assist. However while most Autobots are out of Sakihama, a few have moved over to Alhambra for the day... the reason?]



Okay! Energon Pump is installed, and the recalibration for the power feed should be alright...

[Wheeljack has decided to.... experiment. Specifically in the testing of adapting Energon for usage in Earth Based Machines to amplify their combat capability. Admittedly only a small amount was used for the test but it was regarded as enough. A trio of modified mooks (Genoace, Bushnell and a Destroid Tomahawk stand proudly for usage - admittedly with far more cabling across their bodies than they should normally have.]

... Ratchet, is all that really necessary?



Yes. Yes it is Wheeljack. We all know how your experiments go, better safe than sorry - especially since we have humans getting involved.

[Ratchet is standing close by with an emergency team on standby, looking nonplussed. Wheeljack looked rather sheepish despite a lack of visible facial expression.]



You never know though, this might be the next big breakthrough!

[Wheeljack sounded pretty pumped for the test runs.]

I even got Rewind over here to record everything for posterity.



[The Cassette-bot waved at Ratchet and let out a burst of odd, distinctly mechanical noise... was that their language? Either way, Ratchet sighs.]



Lets just get this over with. Pilot, you may go when ready.

Comments

[tiger_ken]

...Maybe I should have heeded that advice about asking Raquel for help...

[Ken's certainly been one afflicted by a lack of performance in his machine, but just listening to Ratchet...]

How do his experiments normally go?

[tillallareone]

Lets just say I've taken to keeping a lot of spare parts in his size and leave it at that.



Alright Ken! Are you ready? Now... According to my calculations, just that trickle of energon pumping through the Mobile Suit should give you an estimated performance boost by about Two Hundred and Fifty Percent!

Lets start it off-



Slowly.

[Ratchet fixes Wheeljack with a glare, making the inventorbot raise his hands in a warding gesture.]

Lets avoid going too fast alright? If Wheeljack's estimates are right, moving too much right off the mark may throw you off completely.

[tiger_ken]

This energon stuff sounds pretty powerful then... then again, has to be, if it keeps guys your size fuelled for any good length of time.

[Ken closes up the cockpit, and begins booting things up. Alright, easy first step...

WHAM

And that's the far wall.]

[tillallareone]

... Huh.

[Wheeljack actually looked surprised at that and looks at Rewind.]

Did you get all that?

[A nod was given.]

That looked closer to a three hundred percent boost than two-fifty. I guess I underestimated just how much energy was being regulated into the suit.



[This of course earned an exasperated sigh from Ratchet.]

Ken, are you alright in there? Do you need any assistance?

[streamedastar]

[Just...watching this from a safe distance, he's not the pilot a robot kind of guy what with his dumb magic, but hell this is interesting to see]

So what is Energon supposed to be again, exactly?

[tillallareone]

Fuel, lifeblood, ammunition. Take your pick. Its energy that's been concentrated into a distinctly potent form.

[streamedastar]

And you're gonna...hyper charge a Genoace with it.

[tillallareone]

Not the best of ideas honestly, but Wheeljack insisted that it could be helpful in the long run.

[streamedastar]

Genoaces getting a tune up wouldn't hurt but...

[tiger_ken]

I'm alive...

[He almost sounds as if he'd rather not be.]

And the suit... seems to be holding up. Now to step back...

[It takes five. But hey, didn't crash!]

[cloningblues]

When I talked to Optimus about it, he said he doesn't know what Energon can do to a machine not built specifically to handle it.

[The Destroid's pilot is having second thoughts.]

...Are you sure this is safe?

[star_of_sad]

Maybe we should do this outside...

[Setsuko is not test piloting anything. Virgola is carrying a mobile suit-sized chemical fire extinguisher.

Just in case.]

[way_of_vengeance]

...Maybe I should come back later?

[tillallareone]

Oh this is REALLY promising! If we can manage to stabilize the energy output and make the bursts of movement more manageable, we could be looking at some really good results!



Or a fast way to get injured.



Oh yee of little faith Ratchet. Okay Ken, I want you to move to the area we designated for the firing range. Do you think you've got the hang of movement?

[tiger_ken]

Just... a moment...

[The genoace moves around in brief, increasingly short bursts, before its carefully hobbled along.]

If I can't get used to this... then I'll be in trouble.

[tillallareone]

Positive! There's safety equipment ready and there's a plan for any possible errors that may happen!



Just so you know I've ensured the medical crews have ulcer medicine on hand just in case.

[tillallareone]

I'm sure nothing will get damaged in the test! It'll be fine.



[Ratchet looks at Setsuko pointedly.]

Please tell me you have spares.

[tillallareone]

That might be prudent. The lower chance of collateral damage the better.



Don't listen to Ratchet, he's just being pessemistic.

[way_of_vengeance]

Actually, I wanted some help with a mechanical issue, but if now's a bad time...

[tillallareone]

Okay, the feed to the beam spray gun is working so lets test it out. Those things don't have much punch but if a little energon can make that Genoace move like that, we may be onto something here!

[tillallareone]

This will go exactly how you think it will.

1/2

[tiger_ken]

[Ken raises the gun arm, points towards a target, and-

SCHWEEN

BOOOOOOM!

The shot not only annihilates multiple targets at once through sheer width, it also annihilates the gun itself. And with it, the genoace's arm.]

2/2

[tiger_ken]

...Starting to get an idea of what Ratchet meant...

[star_of_sad]

Yes. But please don't worry about it, it's only a non-compatible unstable power source. Wheeljack is right, what could go wrong?

Ha ha.

[cloningblues]

Thanks, but ulcers are my least worry here...

Where do we start? Maneuvers? Target practice?