Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Jun 9, 2009 14:17:35 GMT -5
Misfire very pointedly ignores everyone positioned behind him and their smart remarks. He even manages to keep a blank face when Cannonball makes his own jabs. The jet is used to this, after all.
Then Starscream proves that he really is an enormous jackaft. But he's still the commander, and Misfire will do as he's told. Misfire can't help but quirk a smile though. The addition of the energon cube really does make things more interesting.
He takes a few more shots, which miss horribly, then looks over his shoulder at Starscream. "Sir? If you want me to speed this up, I can resort to rapid fire. However, you might want to back up a bit more if I do. Things might get a bit...explosive."
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Dead End
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Post by Dead End on Jun 9, 2009 18:27:47 GMT -5
Dead End is definitely keeping his forcefields up! This can only go downhill in a "falling off a thousand-foot cliff" sort of way. Misfire's random shots, a cube of volatile energon, and if Cannonball gets tired of being a target and shoots back and accidentally hits the fuel bunker door behind them with too powerful a shot....
Or perhaps it'll just go up in sympathetic detonation when Cannonball's cube gets hit. Surely Starscream positioned himself far enough away? Ah, but did the Air Commander allow for the high-grade fuel no doubt in Cannonball's own tanks, which would go up as well?
They were all doomed.
Dead End's engine rumbles as it turns over and he runs the rpms up and back down--he just might have to make a break for it. More likely, the resulting cataclysmic fireball will melt his tires to the ground, pinning him in place to be burned to a crisp. No point it overrevving his engine; it won't help.
Starscream once again proves that the Decepticons really, really need a Megatron around, if only to focus Starscream's malice on someone besides random troops. That's Dead End's opinion and he's sticking to it, thank you very much.
...Dying improved Starscream's personality so very much.
---- OOC: Dead End will continue thinking similar gloomy thoughts unless something notable happens. Skippable for now.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Jun 10, 2009 2:36:15 GMT -5
Cannonball watches Starscream approach. He does not like this, no sir.
Energon.
Energon.
Oh, Starscream, you scoundrel.
Cannonball takes the cube, and once again, Misfire lives up to his name. Cannonball looks at the cube. Hmm. The cubes remain for a while after the fuel is gone, and technically the cube is the cover, it's just that it has volatile contents. If he can down the cube and let Misfire hit it, he's home free. At least, he'd like to think so. Starscream wouldn't make it that easy.
Either way, he takes a drink from the cube, sighing a bit after he pulls it down, holding it up with a grin to Starscream. "Blimey - dinner and a show, Starscream? I didnae think ye 'ad such 'ospitality in ye. I may even 'ave tae rethink me opinion of ye. If ye treat all yer transgressors like this, I shoulda quit 'oldin' back a long time ago."
Another quick drink, and he takes a relaxed stance, looking positively amused by it all.
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Starscream
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"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
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Post by Starscream on Jun 10, 2009 19:24:25 GMT -5
Eye-Fire's player informs me that he is skippable, so skipping him I is.
Hmm, interesting interpretation of the rules, Cannonball. And while Starscream can certainly appreciate his thinking outside of the square, he also needs to enforce the spirit of the decree. "Nice try, pirate." He snaps as Cannonball helps himself to the cube's contents.
As Cannonball holds the cube so close to his head, Starscream fires on it.
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Jun 10, 2009 21:56:50 GMT -5
Oh, now Cannonball is just asking for it.
And Starscream delivers.
Misfire hastily backs up, because he doubts Starscream will miss.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Jun 11, 2009 1:21:32 GMT -5
Right as Cannonball draws the cube from his mouth, the thing explodes, knocking the pirate on his skidplate.
Some of his facial and chest plating is warped, and a good amount of his head is scorched black from the heat. Reachingup with his hand, he scrapes the majority of the soot from his optic band, and stands up. He gives Starscream a confused look, spluttering. "You...ye booze-wastin' spawnuvaglitch!" he snaps, popping one shin open, springing up his claw-arm, whipping his gun arm around so it attaches, then charges with a blast of his lifters, grabbing Starscream with the claw by the throat, using his weight to topple the Seeker over and standing over him.
Cannonball was initially more mad about the Energon being wasted. He's still mad about that. The fact that it just exploded in his face adds to it a bit. "Arright, I've 'ad about enough of this stupid farce, Starscream!" he snaps down at the Seeker. "Ye can talk all ye want about me, but there's ne'er been a mech wot disgraces the Dread Pirate Cannonball an' goes t' recharge 'appy! Or in one piece, in a lot of situations!"
Cannonball has, for the moment forgotten just how out-numbered he is.
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Eye-fire
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Post by Eye-fire on Jun 11, 2009 5:39:29 GMT -5
A loud click fills the silence after Cannonballs angry tirade. If he were to look up, he'd see a very long rifle pointed directly at his neck.
"You will stand back from Lord Starscream or I will take your useless head off at the neck. And trust me, at this range I will not miss." Eye-Fire says, voice calm and unemotional.
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Dead End
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Post by Dead End on Jun 11, 2009 6:54:21 GMT -5
"Eye-fire, Eye-fire, do you really want to get involved in this?" Dead End says in a regretful tone as he transforms. "Will Air Commander Starscream really thank you for publicly implying he can't handle one space pirate?"
His concussion rifle is out and held lazily in one hand, muzzle up and not pointing directly at anyone. His stance is obviously sloppy and careless, because it is pointing very closely towards Eye-fire.
"Surely our glorious leader doesn't need hidden snipers to establish his strength and leadership! No, I truly believe you ought to stand down, Eye-fire, lest we rank-and-file Decepticons get the terribly mistaken notion that Lord Starscream 'can't lead ants to a picnic' without help." The voice is Dead End's, but the words... belong to someone else, someone who Dead End heard giving orders many, many times.
Someone who created the Stunticons and was betrayed by Starscream.
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Starscream
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"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
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Post by Starscream on Jun 11, 2009 20:43:10 GMT -5
Starscream is pinned down. However, the matter is escalating. "Eye-Fire, listen to Dead End. Dead End, shut up."
He cannot help but laugh at Cannonball's bluster. "You mean to say you expect the latter is going to happen in this case? Please, stop flattering yourself."
Starscream swings both his arms. His right arm swings by, using his forearm to knock Cannonball's claw-weilding-arm free from his throat. This should hopefully leave Cannonball open for a swift punch to the face. "Perhaps I have been dealing with this the wrong way. Enough ironic punishments, it's time to speak to you on a level you can understand." Even if that level is one that Starscream believes is far below him.
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Jun 12, 2009 8:31:34 GMT -5
Misfire reaches out to try and place a calming hand on Eye-Fire's shoulder. "Do as Lord Starscream says. It is his challenge to answer. Such is our way, Eye-Fire."
Not that Misfire would have had a problem had Starscream's way of answering that challenged been for Eye-Fire to put a round through Cannonball's CPU. But the Commander seems to prefer a more hands own approach at this time. Misfire respects that.
The interceptor cuts his optics toward Dead End, frowning. He had not liked the Stunticon's tone, oh no, nor the insult slipping into those carefully chosen words. Whatever opinions of Starscream the Stunticon has, voicing them in such a situation is highly improper.
Megatron's bastard Dead End may be, but Megatron is not here. They have Starscream and Shockwave, and Misfire greatly prefers the egotistical Seeker to the creepy gunformer. At least Starscream doesn't seem ashamed of being a Decepticon.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Jun 13, 2009 19:46:28 GMT -5
And now Cannonball recalls that he's outnumbered. Thankfully, Starscream calls the whole lot off.
Not-so-thankfully, Starscream knocks his grip loose, and gets in a good punch on the pirate, causing him to stumble back.
Cannonball chuckles, putting his claw away. "Hehe... Well, blow me down, you know 'ow to fight mech-t'-mech." However, the barb Starscream stings badly, and Cannonball glares. "Flatter myself? Bah, I kin guarantee I've been along longer'n you, have conquered and pillaged more than ye kin dream of ever doin', an' I've delt with more'n my share o' blowhards like you, Starscream!" Cannonball's speech is delivered with a high amount of bravado and gusto, and it's not entirely inaccurate. Cannonball, the legend has indeed accomplished a great many things.
With this Cannonball raises his gun-arm at Starscream. "So yes, I intend to back up me words - I'll send ye to bed unhappy, in an eternal slumber! For I am the great dread pirate Cannonball! I am a living legend, from long back when Cybertron first formed! I am immortal!" he bellows, firing off several shots at Starscream.
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Eye-fire
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Post by Eye-fire on Jun 15, 2009 16:44:05 GMT -5
Eye-Fire lowers his barrel and transforms into his Robot mode, thought pulling away from Misfire a bit so as not to get his hand caught in Eye-Fire's transform sequence.
... And then Cannonball fires at Starscream. Its all Eye-Fire can do not to his firepower into the pirates face, but he's been instructed to step aside.
Ghost, of course, would smirk if he had a face. He wants to see how this fight goes. It'd certainly be amusing if Starscream lost, remote as that possibility may be.
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Dead End
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Post by Dead End on Jun 15, 2009 18:13:17 GMT -5
Dead End politely happens to point his rifle muzzle somewhere else, like the ground, but says nothing more. Was Starscream expecting a "Yes sir!"? He shouldn't have told Dead End to shut up, then.
Oh look, Starscream is going all Motormaster on Cannonball. That's not quite what Dead End expected--
The violet glow behind his visor flickers for a moment. Cannonball said what? How delightfully ironic.
"Shall we two immortals battle until Judgment Day?" Dead End murmurs.
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Starscream
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Post by Starscream on Jun 16, 2009 14:57:45 GMT -5
Actually, Starscream was expecting Dead End to say something. If he was somehow expecting to 'punish' Starscream by not saying anything, he clearly knows very little about Starscream.
Gotta love anti-gravs, it helps with those quick stand-ups from a prone position. It also helps you evade those errant laser blasts. Much like it does right now. Starscream raises himself to the air as Cannonball changes his weapon again, buying him the time to duck and weave the shots.
"Cannonball." Starscream says, closing the distance. "I will tolerate this brawl as it's the only means of punishment you can understand. But this is no longer the controlled circumstances that I had arranged the firing. And that is the last time you will fire an energy weapon this close to our energon storage."
Starscream balls his hands in a fist as he shuts off his anti-gravs swinging down at Cannonball's head with the combine force of his own strength and gravity. "I hope I am clear on this."
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Jun 17, 2009 10:19:33 GMT -5
Misfire steps back a bit further, so as not to get caught in the furball unfolding before his optics. Inwardly he sighs. As much as such things are part and parcel of being a Decepticon solider, he finds them so very tiresome. Nothing gets done when everyone is infighting,
When Cannonball starts firing though, Misfire's optics narrow and he glances sharply at the energon storage. Not good. At least Starscream seems to have things in hand at the moment. People can say what they will of the ambitious Seeker, but there are reasons why he was Megatron's second.
Misfire is waiting. Is Starscream needs assistance, it will be give, but otherwise, he'll not interfere.
OOC: Skippable
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