Nimbus Tsura
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 1, 2007 21:07:36 GMT -5
Skyblast just scared off two jets, and he's still flying, albeit not as well as usual. He's feeling cocky, but then cocky, is the default state of daring young cockpit jockeys. Moreover, Slingshot has a missile after him, and Skyblast feels indebted to him – once for cutting up hit Optimus Prime and twice for how Slingshot hauled out here to help him.
So the Valkyrie is going to do something dumb. He leaves the relatively safety of widely circling the battle and peals right after Slingshot and after the missile. He flies up next to the missile, wing just barely under it. With a cry of, //I set it...//, he banks hard and tries to smack the missile with his wing, hopefully sending it off course.
Now it is flying away like a banshee time and hoping that the smack will a) connect, b) send it off course, and c) not make it blow up in his face.
Skyblast is totally assuming that Slingshot is insulting Thundercracker, not him, by the way.
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Post by Thundercracker on Oct 1, 2007 23:01:24 GMT -5
//You cocky little slagger// Thundercracker growls. //We'll see just how maneuverable you are when I get through with burning my initials in your wings!// And his incidenary rifle opens fire.
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Post by Slingshot on Oct 2, 2007 22:24:17 GMT -5
//Puh-leaze. You couldn't hit the broadside of a barn if you were inside of it!// Slingshot rolls away from the hail of bullets, his VTOL jets twisting to give him a little bit more of a sideways jink.
Still, a few of them catch on his wingtip mid-roll, igniting in brilliant orange flames.
The stutter of his mortars stops for a moment. But only a moment.
//I'm going to feed you your own arm-guns,// Slingshot snarls, voice ugly with pain and anger.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 3, 2007 11:15:07 GMT -5
The Valkyrie pulls way out of the way, avoiding the inevitable explosion of the missile that he just jostled. He again moves to circle the aerial duel with a wide radius. At seeing Slingshot aflame, Skyblast's flight stutters, if only for a moment. That had to hurt.
Defiant despite his injuries, the sky-painter decrees, //The only thing that will be written in this sky is your defeat, Thundercracker.//
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Post by Thundercracker on Oct 3, 2007 19:02:40 GMT -5
//Seems I hit you fine enough, Aerialbot// Thundercracker taunts. //Want to rethink that little remark?//
To Skyblast he says //I dunno who you are, Autobot, but you're quickly getting on my nerves. I'd suggest clearing out and leaving the REAL fighting to a mech who knows how!//
And that's about the time the missile Skyblast whacked off course veers in his direction. With a yelp he banks and rolls, but not before the blast radius blackens the paint all down his port side.
Great. Just great. Right in front of the stinkin' Autobots too... At least Starscream isn't here to rag on him for shoddy flying -- or Skywarp to laugh his sorry aft off at Thundercracker...
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Post by Slingshot on Oct 4, 2007 13:46:27 GMT -5
If Slingshot were thinking clearly (does he ever?), he might preen at the implied compliment from Thundercracker that he knows how to do real fighting. But dude, his wing is on fire.
On. Fire.
There is no power on or off Earth that can make Slingshot think clearly in circumstances like that.
This probably explains why he's trying to get up close and personal with Thundercracker right now. Despite the exploding missile.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 4, 2007 15:43:12 GMT -5
Skyblasty pulls up in a Pugachev's cobra, blatantly show-boating, and announces, //I am Skyblast, sky-painter, extraordinaire, and if real fighting is what you do, I'll stick with trompe d'oeil, since that sent your buddies packing just fine.//
He then maneuvers in under Thundercracker, a decent distance away and activate his smoke generators, selecting red. He flies rings around Thundercracker, despite the protestation from his slashed and shot systems.
Overall, it looks like he's painting a big, red target around Thundercracker.
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Post by Thundercracker on Oct 4, 2007 17:46:25 GMT -5
//Showoff// Thundercracker grumps at Skyblast. Then //Ha ha, very cute// as the Autobot paints a target around him in the air. //Hope you're still getting a giggle out of this when I gut your friend here and decorate the sky with his internals!//
Slingshot wants up close and personal, eh? He'll GET up close and personal! Thundercracker bides his time, waiting for the Aerialbot to get too close to pull away in time... then flips into robot mode, still hovering thanks to his antigravs, and makes to grab his opponent's wings.
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Post by Slingshot on Oct 6, 2007 21:26:40 GMT -5
As soon as Thundercracker starts to transform, Slingshot darts closer to him and then transforms himself. His arms wrap around the blue Seeker's body. "Hah!"
It's obvious he didn't think this through.
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Grappling Thundercracker done with player's permission.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 7, 2007 0:12:16 GMT -5
The Valkyrie now has to stick to watching the aerial battle. Sure, he loves getting on close for combat in the air, but he can't interfere now without tackling Thundercracker, too. Any ranged shots will be too likely to hit Slingshot, too. It's rather frustrating, but he'll have to make do.
With no small amount of disgust, Skyblast seethes, //You Decepticons are such butchers and bullies! But I think that you're really just scared that Slingshot is going to feed you your tailfins.//
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Post by Thundercracker on Oct 7, 2007 19:50:05 GMT -5
//Aw, shut your yap, sky-painter// Thundercracker snaps at Skyblast. Fraggin' artists anyhow...
He's quite startled when Slingshot flings his arms around him in a tackle, but he recovers quickly. The Aerialbot seems to have forgotten a key difference between his kind and a TRUE flying mech -- namely, antigravs. If he could wriggle free from Slingshot's grasp, maybe he could take out his transformation cog or engines, making him unable to resume jet form or fly. Then they'd see who was truly suited for the air...
He manages to work one arm loose. Then he grabs Slingshot's arm and twists, at the same time digging his fingers into the elbow joint to loosen his grip. Working free, he shoves the Aerialbot away and pushes away, the blast from his antigravs serving to propel Slingshot toward the ground below.
As an afterthought, he pumps a few rounds at the falling Aerialbot, hoping to hit something important before shrieking away.
OOC: Grappling done with player's permission, and unless Skyblast (or Slingshot if he isn't hit and resumes jet form) tries to stop him, TC is zooming out of the thread.
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Post by Slingshot on Oct 10, 2007 15:32:05 GMT -5
The problem with pushing Slingshot away is that Slingshot is still facing towards Thundercracker when he falls. And, well, the jet-engines are on his back. Along with the rest of his jet.
Thundercracker's shots impact against Slingshot's chest and legs, igniting in a brilliant flare of flame and heat.
The Aerialbot screams.
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 10, 2007 15:50:05 GMT -5
The Valkyrie watches the aerial brawl, wings feeling taut and tense with nervousness. C'mon Slingshot, he thinks. When Thunercracker breaks away, the Valkyrie might think about pursuing, fool-hardy as he is, but he's hungry. He might pursue yet, ignoring that hunger, if it was just him, but he cannot ignore the scream that splits the sky.
Putting the flames licking Slingshot's form out of his mind, Skyblast dives like a falcon and then slows as he nears Slingshot, matching his speed. He extends his jet mode talons and attempts to gently grab Slingshot. Best case scenario, he'll be able to lift Slingshot, and they can fly home together. Worst case scenario, he'll miss actually grabbing Slingshot, catch on fire, spin out, crash, and Slingshot will fall to his doom.
The most likely scenario, however, is that Slingshot's a little too heavy for him to carry, but Skyblast has the lift and thrust to bring both of them down to a safe dirt landing, and they can sort it out from there.
Knowing that a jet flashing talons at somebody might be a little scary, Skyblast urges, //Trust me.//
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Post by Slingshot on Oct 10, 2007 19:04:13 GMT -5
If Skydive were here, Slingshot knows he'd be telling him he was an idiot in that fight. And he'd give the F-16 a punch in the face.
Of course, if Skydive were here, Slingshot wouldn't have gotten set on fire.
He's left the flames somewhere in the air above him - metal doesn't fuel fire very well, all things considered, and Slingshot hadn't quite hit terminal velocity when he got shot.
He strangles off his scream; pride overtaking pain, pride more terrible than pain, a lean and hollow pride that could turn deadly in defense of itself.
Talons flash overhead, and he snarls at them, only registering the voice at the last moment. //Skyblast? 'Zat you?//
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Post by Nimbus Tsura on Oct 10, 2007 19:57:59 GMT -5
The fire behind and above them, the Valkyrie tightens his grasp on Slingshot, and his engines scream as he tries to pull them both up or at least slow them. He casts his gaze about, surveying the ground the below. Sounding strained, he answers, //Yeah, s'me. Y'want a dirt landing or a water landing?//
There is an ominous snap noise, and a mangled turbine blade flies out the back end of one of Skyblast's engines. He mutters, //Didn't need that one, anyway.//
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