User blog:Bzero/Ace: March 7, 2007 – Unexpected visitor

Monday night we had an unexpected visitor in the form of a downed Autobot landing uncomfortably close to our base. Wisp scrambled in case it was a trick, but Blaster confirmed the Autobot was indeed on the up-and-up. While we didn’t have the equipment or skill to handle the more difficult machinery of the robot’s inner workings, we certainly could have helped repair some of the surface damage, and maybe get a peek at some of that restricted technology. Our aerospace mechanics made our guest feel as comfortable as possible until the Autobots came to pick him up, but next time we are in this position I’d like our team to get a closer look at our ally’s equipment – all in the interests of better serving them as partners, of course. The alarm caused by the Autobot’s sudden appearance is even more reason why we need to improve communications between our forces and the Autobots – this “Nighthawk” almost got himself shot out of the sky.

Intelligence about the Cobra kidnap victims is still sketchy, but preliminary reports indicate that each of them is a respected, if not all well-known, technology or weapons dealer or expert. Since each are just the kind of people who would be direct competition with Extensive Enterprises and MARS, reports of Cobra involvement are not unbelievable. Captain Falcon is putting together a team of volunteers to travel to Brasília to investigate the Cobra base of operations there – its proximity to Rio de Janeiro leads to likely involvement with other South American Cobra activities. We’d also like to know what Over Kill’s BATs are involved with there, as well as the state of Luminous’s human hostages. Captain Wisp is arranging transport for an undercover ground team infiltration, and should be ready to take off at a moment’s notice.

-- Colonel Ace, US Air Force