Blitzwing
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Post by Blitzwing on Aug 6, 2009 8:49:50 GMT -5
Blitzwing transforms into his large jet mode, and allows the Stunticons to climb in. Sure, he'll be taking a greater risk by being a bigger target, but if worse comes to worst he can just dump them and go. Taking off, Blitzwing looks toward the raging battle with interest as he wages it rage. He set the battle to stalemate, but otherwise set it to random. The two ships might end up ramming each other for all he knows.
As he watches the battle, he notices a point of light emanating from the Autobot ship grow larger and larger and is confused for a few seconds. Its only when he realizes it getting closer far faster than a Transformer can travel that he realizes what it is.
//Get out of the hanger, phased plasma charge incoming!// Blitzwing broadcasts as he activates his afterburners and spirals away from the hanger. Hopefully his passengers won't suddenly get space sick from the sudden acceleration.
Whether or not his warning came fast enough, or the others react quick enough is now about to be seen.
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Starscream
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"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
strangely enough, male.
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Post by Starscream on Aug 10, 2009 15:42:47 GMT -5
Starscream had already transformed the moment the door had opened enough to accommodate an F-15. He's well out of the way by the time the blast is in range. If everyone else is following his instructions, they'll be fine too.
Of course, that means that everyone has to follow his instructions now...
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Wildrider
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Post by Wildrider on Aug 10, 2009 15:47:52 GMT -5
Wildrider is totally uncaring of Dead End's pessimism now. They've got a fight to fight!
He shrugs at Starscream and his 'turn on your forcefield' line--they're always on. But he does intensify it all the same. He boards Blitzwing, only by 'boarding' we mean 'climbing onto a wing and holding on for dear life'.
It will take a lot more than a barrel roll from some jet to incite nausea from a Stunticon. Wildrider is more interested in how he can improve upon this aerial feat, most likely by adding more spirals.
Sure, they're all about to get slagged, but Wildrider cannot help but grin at the moment.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Aug 10, 2009 23:15:39 GMT -5
Since Skystrike was following Starscream she'd cleared the hanger before the plasma blast as well. What Stacream orders, Starscream gets for now. There were just certain circumstances where petty shows of defiance were generally not needed, really.
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Dead End
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Post by Dead End on Aug 11, 2009 18:49:34 GMT -5
Of course Dead End's forcefield is on; he's going into battle! Wildrider seems to have translated 'board Blitzwing' as 'cling to one wing and show off'. How very... Wildrider. Next time they fight the Autobots for real, if some space disaster doesn't kill them all first, he'll have to introduce Wildrider to Swerve. They'll all have a grand old time, then!
Dead End holds on tightly to whatever handholds Blitzwing has internally; they're going to get bounced before they land, and probably as they land. His concussion canon and back-up laser pistol are both ready to deploy; he'll come out of the hatch shooting something.
Concussion canon might not work well in a vacuum, but it does really funny things inside a sealed, pressurized container--like a spaceship.
"Ready to bail on your word, Blitzwing."
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Duskwing
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"What the slag happened?"
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Post by Duskwing on Aug 11, 2009 18:56:42 GMT -5
Duskwing has Mistwind latched to his back in jetpack mode; he isn't dawdling. He shoots out of the hangar in F-15 Space Eagle1 mode and heads toward the enemy ship, corkscrewing and jinking randomly as he approaches.
Only some of the random jinking is intentional; Duskwing hasn't flown in space in a while, and his reflexes are tuned for atmospheric flight--all bass-ackwards. It's all jets out here; the airfoils, they do nothing!
"Slaggit! Stupid blue jet, can't remember how to fly in this crap," Duskwing mutters on his internal speakers. "Can't use flaps, gotta use the directionals--hey, you can do directional, right, Mist?"
"WHOA!" Duskwing manages to break left just as a plasma bolt narrowly misses him on the right. He fires off a desultory spray of laser beams--he's still out of killing range of any targets on the enemy ship's hull.
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Mistwind
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Post by Mistwind on Aug 12, 2009 14:21:03 GMT -5
Mistwind would totally stargaze now, revelling in the experience that is outer space. Even if it's simulated. Except that they're being fired upon. Makes it a tad difficult now doesn't it?
"Ah!" Biting back a yelp only to have it sound like some weird cough as Duskwing evades a proximity blast, Mistwind scrambles to adhere to request, "Y-yes! Yes I can!"
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Blitzwing
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Post by Blitzwing on Aug 24, 2009 1:16:14 GMT -5
The Plasma charge streaks in to the hanger, fortunately after everyone important has left. Those who weren't quite nimble enough to either duck into a door way leading out of the hanger or quickly take off are caught in the blast, which shakes the whole ship as the blast fills the hanger with seething, uncontrollable energy.
//Everyone make it?// Blitzwing radios, as he understandably doesn't have time to turn back and check. Suddenly, Blitzwing gets cut off from making any other inquiries as an Autobot flier makes a pass over him from his left, scoring his wing with laser bolts as Blitzwing tries to turn and dive away from the assault.
Closing up on the rest of the group are another two fliers as well as an Autobot gun boat, big enough to be dangerous to the entire group if they don't evade or get rid of it quickly, which is handily demonstrates by atomizing a Seeker that strayed too close to it with its large, almost over sized dorsal cannon.
As the gun boat trains its cannon on the group and opens up with some of its smaller, faster firing guns the two Autobot fliers streak towards the strike team, hoping to break them up for the gun boat to pick off one by one.
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Mistwind
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Post by Mistwind on Sept 16, 2009 10:39:57 GMT -5
//Ah, Y-Yes Sir! Duskwing and I are still operational, Blitzwing Sir!// For now.....
'I don't even want to be here!!' Mistwind curses silently as he watches the gunboat's destructive powers. He could just let go.... would that save him? Maybe against the simulation room, it would! It's desertion but who cares!? Right?
Instead, the latches begin to dig into Duskwing's armor plating even tighter, almost as if trying to grind the jetpack into the raptor.
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Duskwing
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Post by Duskwing on Sept 16, 2009 20:36:12 GMT -5
"Whoa, that's bad!" Duskwing threw himself into a sick, twisting spiral, avoiding the gunboats fire. "Hey, Aerialbums!" The dark blue jet hared off at an angle, taking advantage of the extra speed and maneuverability provided by Mistwind.
He suddenly pivoted, applying thrust at a sharp angle that sent him slewing across the Autobot flier's path--then spun on his axis and raked the simulated enemy with both guns and a missile for good measure.
Duskwing laughed as the enemy flier broke off, trailing a plume of leaking fuel vapor--
Then cussed abruptly as the other flier put a flurry of shots across his tail.
--- Getting back in line after Mistwind
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Starscream
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"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
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Post by Starscream on Sept 20, 2009 5:18:42 GMT -5
//Jets, take out that gunship!! Stunticons, deal with those Autobots!// Starscream yells, banking towards the ship and unleashing a pair of cluster bombs. Of course, he's reacted too late and Duskwing has already taken initiative.
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Wildrider
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Post by Wildrider on Sept 20, 2009 5:23:28 GMT -5
//On it!//
Wildrider lets go of Blitzwing to fly after the remaining Autobot. He fires a few shots as he closes the distance, hopefully doing his part to both wound him and keep him from focussing on Duskwing.
//I hope you programmed these guys to explode real good-like, Blitzwing!!//
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Dead End
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Post by Dead End on Oct 13, 2009 18:53:39 GMT -5
Dead End isn't doing much except hanging onto Blitzwing's interior while the triple-changer apparently tumbled end-for-end. "Bother. Wildrider had the right idea--better to get incinerated fighting in the open than vaporized as a passive passenger."
"Blitzwing, pop a hatch will you? I need to shoot someone."
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Oct 14, 2009 17:30:30 GMT -5
//Will do.// Skystrike banks with Starscream- before abruptly splitting off to avoid the gunfire that manages to nick off the tip of a wing before she could fully get out of the way. The seeker grunts most unhappily and returns fire at the simulated gunship.
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Duskwing
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"What the slag happened?"
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Post by Duskwing on Oct 21, 2009 17:34:00 GMT -5
Duskwing twists, cursing--his pursuer breaks off, trying to avoid Wildfire's barrage. Now, what's he supposed to do, according to The Book?
//Jets, take out that gunship!! Stunticons, deal with those Autobots!//
Obey orders! Yeah, that's it. Duskwing takes advantage of no one actually shooting at him and turns toward the gunship, tossing out a brace of missiles. The big gun turns, lining up on him....
Just about when Duskwing figures they've got a lock on him, he hits the jetpack controls and boosts hard, throwing their aim off--then jinks hard and whips past the gun turret at high speed, transforming as he does so. Both guns thunder silently in the vacuum of space, blasting at the gun mechanism...
---- Totally confused about who is up, but skipping AWOL Blitzwing and posting Duskwing to jump-start this thread
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