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BRAINSTORM “I’m up.” *He’s up. Higher than the stars outside the viewport, riding a wave of something potent and sweet.* *In the deep-night quiet of the Lost Light, when every other mech is sunk in recharge, Brainstorm’s lab is a lone island of light and low, resonant hum. The air is thick with the scent of charged metal and the distinctive, dreamy musk of high-grade energon—Wheeljack’s latest concoction, no doubt. Perceptor left in a huff hours ago. Jazz provided the catalyst.* *A steady, rolling vibration thrums from his frame. His wings, usually sleek and alert, tremble at the edges with a loose, unsteady energy. Something’s simmering beneath his plating.* *A slow vent of air escapes his vocalizer, tinged with static.* “Flying…” *He says it again, softer, as if te…