Tasha Walker
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Post by Tasha Walker on Feb 27, 2011 16:51:28 GMT -5
"Hail, hail, the gang's all here," Blackarachnica snipes as Elita stalks around the corner, "What's the matter little girl, 'fraid I'll break your boy toys? So hypocritical. It isn't like we didn't try and do that on a regular basis anyway. We just liked to light the bonfire with their emotions, instead of their bodies, back then"
Which is terribly true. Elita has always been a manipulative snob, twisting both Optimus and Sentinel around her little fingers for her own gain. It isn't that far a step to take from "Elita" to Blackarachnia"- being turned into a spider is just Cake Wreck-style icing.
Damnit, Sentinel is abandoning Blackarachnia for Optimus! The two Primes totally have a Bad Bro-mance, and it's really irking the spider lady off.
She doesn't have a sword anymore, but she does have a Plasma Gun, which she draws and fires toward the Autobots. The hallways aren't that large, after all, and everyone is fighting in close quarters.
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Post by Elita-1 on Feb 27, 2011 21:02:43 GMT -5
OOC: the only thing planned that I know of is that Sentinel has to branch off at some point, I think. Blackarachnia and I have had our major confrontation for this segment. So... if Waspy wants to make things go boom, I am for it.
Elita doesn't know it's The Great Sword, since Drift didn't bother to explain anything about when she first broached the subject. Her power gives her base proficiency and use knowledge. She's from a society that uses powers, not weapons, and certainly doesn't revere or respect said weapons beyond how much damage they might do. She just knows it's a big sword that quite probably will kill her if she uses it. And right now? She's okay with that.
Which is also why she jumps to intercept Blackarachnia's blast before it can hit either of her bo- her friends. The force knocks her back into the wall. She's dazed, unsteady, and looks like Riot started making her into a black repaint, but got distracted halfway through, but she manages to use the sword to brace herself back into a standing position.
"No! It wasn't- it isn't like that! They're my friends- I just, I just want...." Her voice cuts out as her body locks up, and she falls back down to her knees.
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Post by Drift on Feb 28, 2011 21:53:36 GMT -5
Drift doesn't remember the Elita asking anything, after asking permission to touch him. And he's learned his lesson:
No females touching him. Ever.
Still she's an Autobot, and when she goes down, he figures he really couldn't ask for a better opening. Not...that he was really asking for an opening. He moves intercept, in case the really strange mech with the gun wants to follow up. Whatever's between those two...looks personal.
As to between the other two mechs, with the chins? They look like a 2-on-1 on the green...he doesn't even want to know. Zombie female bug vegetable for all he knows. Two Autobots should be able to take him down, right? And then do what they need to do--obviously punch each other until they start making out.
"You," Whatever your name is, spiky thing that just shot the Elita. "How 'bout trying someone who knows what they're doing?"
Uh...with the swords. He meant the swords.
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Post by Waspinator on Mar 1, 2011 2:01:53 GMT -5
For a complete lack of any realistic reason for it not to do so, the shield does indeed whiz right at Waspinator. Crikey, look at ‘em go!
Fortunately for the lone flier, it path is blocked by an axe just starting it downswing. The shield impacts the axe just below the rocket and bounces up and flips end over end. The axe, now given an extra helping of thrust, cleaves downward and right through the grapple, both hook and line, leaving a thin score on Waspinator’s chest, right between the bug eyes. The shields awkward flight is stopped by Waspinator rather surprised face, the flat face cracking a mandible but at least it wasn’t an edge.
Looks like Fate hasn’t taken much notice of this technorganic just yet.
Waspinator catches the shield before if falls always completely and only now notices the two extra targets. He quickly makes a choice, taking that explosive from subspace, he attaches it to the shield, sets the timer for fives seconds, and flings the shield right back at the owner.
To Blackarachnia //Fire in the hole! Run!// Yes he knows he going to seriously piss of his maker, he will deal with that bridge after it's been burnt.
Waspinator flies backward as fast as he can, he wants to watch this.
OOC: Shield and Axe antics done with permission.
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Post by Sentinel Prime on Mar 1, 2011 9:40:59 GMT -5
//Sting me? But-// Sentinel Prime glances back over his shoulder, just in time to see Elita-1 taking the shot that was meant for him or Optimus. He twitches. Some people have these inner demons that torment them with how unworthy they are, a little voice inside saying they're a sinner, their younger self whispering about what a failure they are. Elita-1 seems to have the opposite problem, as her outer, older self emotionally tears her to shreds. Sentinel Prime will have to goad Optimus into taking her to a movie night or something to cheer her up, if they all survive, because Optimus still can and have it mean something. Having his own shield, which has undergone an improbable series of ricochets, forcibly flung back him and embed itself in his torso snaps him out of his thoughts. The needle-sharp spines dig into his metal, reminding him of Oil Slick's syringes. Sentinel Prime tears out his unfaithful, treacherous Skyboom Shield and stares it at, optics wide and betrayed. He would bemoan that he didn't get to see Optimus's axe also cuckolding its owner and slicing his own grapple, but... There is a bomb stuck to his shield!Frantically prying at it doesn't dislodge the bomb. Now, Sentinel Prime is a creature of procedure. He has a Skyboom Shield that is designed to absorb and even recycle incoming energy. Sentinel Prime might not want to do it, but he has an obvious method to avoid total squad kill, here. Turning his optics off, shutters squeezed down tightly, he commands, in his best drill sergeant voice, " Everyone down!" There's a flaw in his procedure, something that wouldn't have nailed him if he was a bit more creative and flexible. His Skyboom Shield is broken, thanks to Perceptor. This plan calls for a completely functional force shield. There are holes and gaps in its coverage, even as he dives down to put the stuck bomb against the floor to try to keep the blast contained. The shield's bubble embraces him like a crackling blue orb weaver's web. Sentinel Prime shunts more of his energy in, trying to squeeze the holes shut with his own life, for his own life. Boom.The charge detonates, deafening and burning blinding bright, tongues of force and flame licking out to thick, acrid black smoke. In the centre of the blast, when the fire dies and the haze thins, there's a gaping, cratered hole in the floor to see, but Sentinel Prime's gone. - - - OOC: A few things. I'm not trying to no-sell Waspinator's attack. Sentinel Prime's shield is indeed malfunctioning, so if you want to be hit by the concussion wave or fire from the bomb, just say some force and flame got through one of the holes in the shield's coverage and beat your character up! On the other hand, if you just want to dodge normally, just dodge normally. The other thing is that Sentinel Prime is out of the thread due to falling through the floor. No, he's not dead (missing some body parts, maybe...), and no, he doesn't need anyone to go check on him. He'll be able to limp off to medical on his own. Feel free to freak out about him being a big dumb idiot over the radio, though. Or not.
If this doesn't work for everyone for any reason, let me know, and I'll edit?
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 2, 2011 19:47:33 GMT -5
Some people have deep philosophical debates about the nature of self, what it means to have free will, and crime and punishment, without getting into a melee. Optimus Prime envies those people. He envies them so much.
Optimus, who had been standing stiffly to hold his grapple taut and keep Waspinator from moving, stumbles backward when the line is cut by his own axe. He falls to the ground and is about to spring back up when the self-styled Predesecticon throws Sentinel's shield back at him, plus a little extra.
And then Sentinel has to go and jump on the grenade. "Sentinel, just throw it! Throw it down the corri-"
Boom.
The young Prime's words are lost in a blaze of heat and light. He turns away and curls into a fetal position, trying to protect himself from the blast. His first instinct when he uncurls is to run to the gaping hole in the floor and see if Sentinel is alright. But Elita's hurt too, and Blackarachnia and Waspinator aren't going to just go away.
He rises to his feet and charges at Waspinator, axe raised high. It's probably not the brightest thing he's ever done.
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Tasha Walker
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She's got legs, she knows how to use them. She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
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Post by Tasha Walker on Mar 5, 2011 13:16:09 GMT -5
"Now that won't do at all, Elita-1, dear. You're not allowed to go ruining that body before I can steal it back, understand?" The spider tilts her head and smirks as she's challenged by Drift.
"My, my, aren't you the fancy one. You where she got that big strong sword from? How about letting me try them on for size?" she drawls as she leaps, intending to try and vault over Drift and snag his abilities with a quick touch. She has to admit, having that ability back is very helpful- oh slag.
Blackarachnia recognizes those charges. She used one to get inside the ship after all. She just jumped into the blast, the blast which Sentinel's broken shield couldn't quite contain.
The spider lady goes flying backwards, landing hard well down the way from the group.
She is going to kill Waspinator. Over and over and over again. Sim rooms are handy for that kind of thing.
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Post by Elita-1 on Mar 6, 2011 15:49:04 GMT -5
Elita is mostly protected from the force of the blast. As luck would have it, she collapsed in an area that Sentinel's shield did manage to protect.
She's hurt, though, thanks to Blackarachnia. Very, very hurt. That Plasma Cannon of Scourge's is a nasty weapon, and she's got thin armor. She tries to rise again, but her body won't even respond to her mental commands.
There will be no more melee fighting for her this day.
But hey, Mirage? Mirage has a really awesome sniper rifle loaded with armor-piercing darts. She may not be able to stand, but she can still initiate that download, sight-one handed down the barrel, and fire at the bug thing that bombed them. Of course, her aim is no where near as good as Mirage's, so what happens to that shot is anyone's guess.
//Optimus! Drift! Someone should check on Sentinel Prime!// she radios.
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Post by Drift on Mar 7, 2011 21:15:07 GMT -5
The strange sixth sense (or whatever number system they use here) that gave Deadlock his uncanny luck in combat holds true here--an instant before the explosion, he drops to one knee, curling over his injured chassis.
It's not as helpless a position as one might think--he can swing up, the entire force of his weight rising up into a blow aimed at the...it wants to touch him, so it must be female. And therefore evil.
But the explosion had swept her lighter frame out of his range. Still, the movement isn't a total loss, as it got him up an out of the way as a sudden shot of an armor-piercing dart whips from between his legs aiming at the green mech. Nice shooting, Elita.
Females all around him, with their touching and such. Yeah, Drift's had enough. Need someone to go after Sentinel?
//On it.// He angles toward the gaping hole in the ground, hoping Elita's aim stays...away from his, ahem, sensitive bits.
[ooc out of thread unless one of you wants to score a cheap shot on him? you know you want to~!]
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Post by Waspinator on Mar 8, 2011 12:56:48 GMT -5
Well Waspinator did give the Spider five seconds warning, it should have been enough time to evade, oh well, bridges were made for burning.
Waspinator was kind of disappointed by the explosion; he thought the blast should have been bigger, it looked like Sentinel might have been vaporized though, but he couldn’t quite make it out with the fire truck in the way…the charging fire truck…with the axe.
Bringing an axe to a blaster fight and telegraphing your intent so plainly, no, not the smartest move but considering how few the options were, maybe it was the only move. The hovering bugformer dropped to the ground just as a shot from the ‘spider in waiting’ punched a clean hole through a wing. Those wings were fragile enough, he’d have to careful, and so he adjusted his stance to put the truck clearly between them. Collateral damage just became target number three.
Waspinator’s stance suggested he was either going to sidestep Optimus and knee him in the primals, or step inside the swing of the axe and attempt to throw Optimus over his shoulder using the charging truck’s momentum against him. In the meantime of course he just kept up with the relentless barrage of stinger fire trying to punch through those shattered windows. At this point he would probably have to put effort in to actually miss, and he wasn’t aiming to miss.
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 10, 2011 23:35:02 GMT -5
Optimus's first instinct was to go looking for Sentinel Prime. This was quickly overridden by the fact that there were still Decepticons right here in front of him, and there's precious little he could accomplish by going after the fallen Prime.
So instead he charges at Waspinator. He's never been one to let a trivial little thing like a barrage of enemy fire stop him from doing what needs to be done. Waspinator's shots hit him in the chest, the face, the limbs, pretty much everywhere, actually. Optimus stumbles, but continues running at the technorganic insect, only stopping when a blast to his knee forces him to kneel, physically unable to run anymore.
And then he hurls his axe at Waspinator like a tomahawk. Because he is Optimus Fragging Prime, and that is the sort of thing he does.
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Tasha Walker
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She's got legs, she knows how to use them. She never begs, she knows how to choose them.
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Post by Tasha Walker on Mar 11, 2011 15:10:29 GMT -5
Five seconds is a long time in a battle, sure, but five seconds when you're all ready in motion and planning your moves eight second ahead doesn't help much.
Blackarachnia gets painfully to her feet and surveys the scene. The white mech and Sentinel are gone, Elita-1 is down, and Optimus is being typical Optimus. She and Waspinator could take the Prime and the girl down....
Does she really want that though?
She is saved from the sudden dilemma by an order which cuts across the Decepticon channel. Blackarachnia jumps for the ceiling, transforming as she does so.
//Time to go, buzzboy.//
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Post by Elita-1 on Mar 11, 2011 18:07:05 GMT -5
Goodness, so Drift thinks if someone wants to touch him that someone must be female and evil. What is he going to do when he meets a conscious Mirage?
There goes Optimus Prime, doing what Optimus Primes do. Elita sighs and tries again to get up. Yeah. So not happening.
//Optimus, don't you think a strategic retreat might be better than a charge at this point?// she asks, tone only slightly sarcastic.
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Post by Waspinator on Mar 12, 2011 21:16:30 GMT -5
The enemy’s charge seemed relentless despite the barrage Waspinator continued to pour at the target, and then finally at last the target went down – only to throw the axe right at him…the big axe…flying fast…oh slag.
Waspinator tried to sidestep the spinning sharp pointy thing of doom but he was not fast enough to save himself completely. The head of the axe connected cleanly with his right shoulder and didn’t stop as it lopped of his arm and continued past lodging in the wall at the end of the hallway. It was a good throw it seemed. “Scrap! By the Allspark that hurtz!”
And then the call to retreat was upon them, Waspinator had already passed his own moment of dilemma and he was quite happy to spend an extra ten or seconds to finish of the wounded but they were canon and couldn’t be killed off commander Spider Chick had other ideas. Instead he kneeled down, picked up the fallen limb, gave a final pair of shots from his stingers aimed at Bumblebot’s bossbot’s head and headed back out the way he came. He paused a moment to wrench the axe free of it final resting place, looked it over and grinned. Waspinator turned to face the owner and saluted with the now stolen weapon, then hauled aft out of there.
OOC: Axe looted with permision
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Optimus Prime
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 12, 2011 23:00:13 GMT -5
Waspinator's parting shots connect, but Optimus is already on his knees at that point. He sinks to the floor and everything goes black as his body goes into stasis lock. As everything gets fuzzy, all he can think is that G1 Optimus wouldn't have lost his axe.
OOC: Skippable due to being unconscious.
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