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Post by Rampage/Xavier Goodkind on Nov 6, 2011 2:31:15 GMT -5
"How else was I going to get you to stay put, hmm?" Rampage says, gun casually hanging at his side. He doesn't approach further, merely standing to block the most obvious exit. He eyes Phobia's weapon with amusement. "Now is that any way to greet a frien- hm?"
Rampage's head snaps around, having caught sight of Silverbolt out of the corner of his eye. Optics narrowing threateningly, he snarls, "You!"
He generally dislikes Silverbolt and would like to see the Fuzor suffer terribly - but then, there are very few he wouldn't enjoy making suffer terribly - and anger surges hot at the sight of him. More than that, he finds that he doesn't want that one anywhere near Phobia, and he raises his Gatling cannon to fire a warning barrage to make his wishes clear. "Begone Maximal!"
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Post by Phobia/Pierce Fobster on Nov 7, 2011 1:37:53 GMT -5
Phobia has no intention of staying put long enough to find out what Rampage wants to do with him. There was the entrance to the kitchen over there and likely an exit out back to the garbage collection.
He sees a glimpse of Silverbolt through the shattered glass- oh, Rampage knows that Maximal, it seems- and then quickly takes the moment of distraction to make a run for it as quietly as possible.
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Post by Kup on Nov 9, 2011 17:51:11 GMT -5
There's no way Kup would yell at Silverbolt for endangering himself to protect civilians. He's a lot more likely to yell if Silverbolt hadn't.
He finally makes his way to the center of the disturbance, to spy Rampage standing outside the shattered glass of a restaurant, firing at Silverbolt, who is attempting to get some civilians to safety. He immediately recognizes Rampage from the desert and transforms, charging towards the crab, aiming to make a grab for the smaller Predacon.
"You again!" he roars angrily. "I'mina yank off one of your legs for every human you've hurt, and then when I run out, I'm rippin' off other pieces!"
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Post by Silverbolt on Nov 12, 2011 19:19:00 GMT -5
Silverbolt dives in quickly, grabbing two humans by their collars in one of his talons, two more in the other, and one more in his mouth as Rampage begins firing at him. Silverbolt rises into the air, away from Rampage's fire as he glides towards the ambulances gathered there.
"Uul, ghit jlur yust dzzrts, Privgob! I usshr hugh that!"* Silverbolt growls back to Rampage as he gently sets the human he had been carrying into his mouth onto a stretcher. As soon as those five bystanders are safe, he dives back into the fray gather a few more.
*"You'll get you're just desserts, Predacon. I assure you that!"
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Post by Rampage/Xavier Goodkind on Nov 15, 2011 1:46:39 GMT -5
Oh wonderful, just what he needs, the old Autobot from the desert! And this time with no slow field in sight. Snarling, Rampage raises his Gatling cannon to try and fire off a missile before Kup reaches him.
"I don't have time for you, Autobot!" he shouts. However, it doesn't seem like he has a choice in the matter. His attention shifts, even as he pulls the trigger, distracted by Phobia's retreat. Anger surges as he realizes he must cut his chase short, even with his target so close. Better that the Decepticon flee, then. After all, it wouldn't do to have anyone harm his playmate but Rampage.
While the robots are busy tussling, police cars surround the area, barricading the battle zone. Several cops aim their weapons at the Transformers from a distance but do not engage. A policewoman with a bullhorn calls for everyone to hold their fire, then mutters bitterly, "Goddamn giant robots, what'll it be next week. Call in the special defense forces."
By which she means 'metahumans'.
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Post by Phobia/Pierce Fobster on Nov 15, 2011 12:03:47 GMT -5
Oh. It was was Kup. Oh dear. He should have gotten away faster.
Phobia freezes halfway out the back door in his bike form, black rider already in place. It would probably be too much to hope for the old Autobot to kill Rampage for him.
… No, no. He shouldn’t be thinking like that; Rampage was a far more valuable asset to the cause than little old Phobia. All the same skills without any of the handicaps. The crab was just... reckless. And stupidly young.
And if he called for back up, Phobia would be the only one in the area. Did he really prefer a vengeful murderer over a stalker?
The bike takes a moment to lament at the state of his miserable life before slipping out past the garbage trolleys. Silverbolt was still distracted at least, and he could feel a ring of tense human presences around them, which was unnerving to say the least.
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Post by Kup on Nov 17, 2011 19:39:16 GMT -5
Kup really isn't in a position to notice Phobia (or Phobia's departure), but Rampage firing a missile is hard to miss. As for missing, Kup doesn't even bother to dodge that missile, which hurts, even with his tough hide - it rips off part of his chest plate, sending shattered glass and metal across the ground and knocking him back off his feet. However, any shot that misses him has the chance of hitting a human, and Kup has a much better chance of surviving. He pushes himself back to his feet with a grunt, pulling his acid laser musket from subspace.
"Guess you'll just have to make time, punk," he growls, firing a glob of acid towards the crab.
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Post by Arcee (TFP) on Nov 23, 2011 21:40:23 GMT -5
Someone called for Special Defense forces? A motorcycle weaves its way through the police barrier, carrying a man in a bomber jacket. He drives in an arc between Rampage and the officers, skidding to a stop once he feels he's in far enough. Two 'bots are teaming up on another. The man's not sure what to do for a moment - he just knows giant robots are causing trouble. Maybe if he helps them dispatch their target, that'll make cooperation easier. The man hauls out a rather improbable looking gun, and fires a quick volley of small, disc-like projectiles at Rampage.
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Post by Silverbolt on Nov 24, 2011 18:47:55 GMT -5
Silverbolt continued to carry as many injured humans as he could when Kup began to engage Rampage. He decides not to assist Kup just yet as there were still injured humans to attend to and attacking Rampage now could possibly cause the crustacean to attack the injured...and Primus knows he would love doing that.
And now a human joins the fray, seeming to assist them for now. Silverbolt carries another group of humans to the medical vehicles stationed outside the battlefield. Silverbolt circled above the battlefield quickly, surveying the area for any more injured. Spotting none, he made mental note to swoop down and pick up any ones he had missed if he spotted any, but for now...
"Silverbolt: Maximize!" he howled, transforming as his wings got a lock in on the sinister shellfish and shot two missiles at his carapace.
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Post by Rampage/Xavier Goodkind on Nov 26, 2011 21:56:14 GMT -5
Rampage is too irritated to even laugh at Kup's pain as his missile hits its mark. Even if he had been laughing, it would have been cut short as the acid shot hits his shoulder and splashes across his crab legs. With a sizzle of dissolving metal, pain shoots through him and he howls in anger. Stumbling back, he raises his cannon to fire again when he's hit by a volley of projectiles from... a human?!
"Loathsome monkey, I'll have your internals for tha-augh!" The surprise of being attacked by a human is sufficiently distracting that he doesn't notice Silverbolt's missiles until they impact, sending him falling back into the damaged restaurant, but not before he can squeeze off a missile in the interfering human's direction. Even if it doesn't pulp the foolish organic, that should at least distract the Autobot and Maximal.
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Post by Phobia/Pierce Fobster on Nov 28, 2011 11:43:57 GMT -5
Rampage getting triple teamed makes Phobia feel a flicker of vague schadenfreude. It was a rather nice feeling which is a pity because he has to quickly set it aside and... back Rampage up.
The bike twitches at the thought. Maybe he could let Rampage be exploded a bit more and then help. Really get the lesson hammered in about trying to start fights in enemy territory! And also, maybe, partially because it was sort of a petty personal revenge. Just a bit.
… The bike sighs and transforms in his hiding place, pulling his gun out of subspace. He kicks on his lifters and rises above the trees, and fires at Silverbolt, hoping to attract the Maximal’s attention.
//I’ll try and draw Silverbolt away. You should retreat.// If Rampage is too stubborn to retreat, Phobia is going to leave him to the mercy of their enemies. THAT level of stupidity didn’t deserve saving.
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Post by Kup on Nov 30, 2011 22:16:14 GMT -5
Kup's optics open wide as Rampage fire at the human. He attempts to throw himself in the path of the missile, though as slow as he is, he might not make it. "Watch it, kid!" he says to the person on the motorcycle, not really caring if he's a kid or not. "I'll take care of this crab."
OOC: I'll let Arcee's player decide whether or not the missile gets past Kup, and so post whether or not Kup gets hit in my next one.
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Post by Arcee (TFP) on Dec 1, 2011 21:14:14 GMT -5
Once that missile headed his way, Dante revs his bike, pulling away, but watching Kup take that hit, as well the behavior of both Silverbolt and Rampage definitely show who the good guys are in this conflict. After he's clear of the missile's blast, the bike stops, and he vaults off, turning a dial on his belt. "Ecto-Phase, activate!" His body is quickly encased in armor. "Appreciate the concern, big 'bot, but a little help never hurt, right?"
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Post by Silverbolt on Dec 6, 2011 20:43:26 GMT -5
Silverbolt smiles to himself as he nails a hit on Rampage. He prepares his wings to fire off another round...until a few shots graze his shoulder, causing a bit of metal plating to fly off. Silverbolt turns around and notices Phobia hovering above the trees.
Kup and the human seem to be able to handle Rampage for now...which leaves the bike-con to Silverbolt. "To show such camaraderie after Rampage has attempted to slag you..." Silverbolt began, raising an eyebrow as he sent his feather missiles towards Phobia. "Is commendable, I suppose?"
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Post by Rampage/Xavier Goodkind on Dec 7, 2011 15:49:44 GMT -5
Rampage shoves himself back to his feet among the shattered remnants of chairs and tables, hissing at the sting from his melted components. He glares out of the shop at Kup and- wait, did that human just grow armor? This is all just terribly annoying and not fun at all, especially since now that the area has largely been cleared of panicking bystanders, the oppressive weight of a city full of emotions is starting to beat down on him again.
And Phobia has to go and engage Silverbolt. //Why are you even still here?!// he snarls. //Stay away from that Maximal!// He's worried that... what? What does he have to worry about? Phobia is a full-sized Decepticon - if a rather skinny one - and Silverbolt is just a lowly Maximal, not a threat like Kup. Does he think Phobia is just going to explode for no reason because Silverbolt is around? And what would it matter if he did? Phobia is just another of his playthings to torment. It's not like he likes him or anything.
He just insists on hunting him down everywhere and gets angry when he doesn't get to be near him.
No, this altercation is not fun at all. He climbs out of the restaurant in preparation of retreating, firing a volley of missiles in the direction of Kup and the human while he's at it.
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