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Post by Kup-3 on Jan 4, 2009 0:22:49 GMT -5
"Oh, promises, promises," Kup answers in response to Springer's threat to 'manage [him] but good.' "You're all sweet talk, no follow-through!"
The shots from the front leave more holes in Kup's hood, but can otherwise be worked around. It's more effort to dodge the missiles, and even zagging and zigging left and right, Kup isn't able to avoid them all. One sends him skidding, forcing a transformation in order for Kup to keep moving. In robot mode, he summons his musket and fires back at Springer, a laser shot this time, as they're harder to dodge, and then keeps running towards the other spot.
"I'm here, lad!" he shouts, reaching towards the blackfire.
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Jan 4, 2009 14:30:31 GMT -5
Post by Springer on Jan 4, 2009 14:30:31 GMT -5
As his own Rodimus starts work on containing... whatever is going on, Springer's anger lightens slightly.
And then he gets shot, the blast going through one of his rear engines, and clipping his rotors enough to send the triple-changer into a tailspin. Springer tries to pull back, but it's not happening. He quickly transforms to robot mode, and his landing is less than graceful. One's back is not the best bit for landing on, but it'll do when your leg is busted up. Can't quite jump with it now.
Ah well...no time to sit and lick wounds. Just shut down the sensors in that leg for the time being, and transform once more -again, rather painfully- into car-mode, and floors it in Kup's general direction while making a radio broadcast to his allies...
And when he gets close enough, he transforms and lunges for the old-timer.
"Here's your follow-through!"
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Jan 4, 2009 23:33:54 GMT -5
Post by skystrike-3 on Jan 4, 2009 23:33:54 GMT -5
Seekers just weren't made for running. It was an unfortunate fact that Skystrike-3 had quickly discovered upon starting his trek to the crater. Somehow he managed to get here and just in time for the grand finale too, it seemed. The unfamiliar scream over the radio still rang, clear as a death knell through his mind and it didn't help with what he began to see experience next: he could feel the dark fury radiating through the air off of the surreal flame, feel an echo of the same dark emotion roil inside him- thick and heavy and unsettling in its intensity.
But he pushed it aside and, with a reckless courage so typical of his universe's seekers, jumped into the crater. They needed to get people out of there and there was no way in the pit Skystrike was going to do nothing to help. Volcanic dust rose behind him as he half-sprinted, half skidded down the crater walls before spotting a pair of green mechs in the distance. One of them he recognized as Kup, the other was an unfamiliar vehicle.
//Springer, you're the green and yellow car?// He called over the shortwave as he snapped off several shots into the ground in front of Kup in an attempt to thwart the Autobot's advance.
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Jan 5, 2009 21:09:23 GMT -5
Post by Kup-3 on Jan 5, 2009 21:09:23 GMT -5
Kup instinctively steps back as Skystrike's shots land in front of him, only to be tackled from behind by the triple-changer.
"Should have known you'd like it rough," he almost purrs, even as he's being slammed into the ground. He ignores Skystrike for the moment, working to twist himself back into a position of leverage, when suddenly he falls still.
Then, after just a moment, he laughs.
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Jan 5, 2009 21:16:34 GMT -5
Post by Springer on Jan 5, 2009 21:16:34 GMT -5
//Rgggh. Yeah, that's me. Like Xaaron said, though - be careful.//
And again, innuendos that fall on unknowing audios, and the replies that come from it... "Pff, I haven't even started to get rough." Springer draws back his fist, to punch this Kup in the face...and stops.
"...the slag are you laughin' at?"
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Jan 5, 2009 22:28:17 GMT -5
Post by skystrike-3 on Jan 5, 2009 22:28:17 GMT -5
//Understood.// Was the neutral reply as Skystrike finishes stumbling down to the floor of the crater and briskly makes his way towards the two. Kup may be down but he definitely wasn't out and the seeker was going to make sure the old rust bolt was completely incapacitated before doing anything else. After all, Kups were dangerous.
He manages not to make a disgusted noise upon hearing this old-timer's perverse comment, but the sudden submission and unnerving laugh that followed afterward was infinitely more disturbing. Skystrike glances sideways at the receding darkness, wings snapping up sharply.
"Take him out," the seeker says carefully aiming his gun at Kup-3's head- just in case. "Whatever is going to happen next we don't need him running around to 'help'."
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Post by Blitzwing on Jan 6, 2009 2:36:30 GMT -5
Out of the sky like a lightning bolt, Blitzwing charges onto the scene with a collision on aimed at Kup and Springer. He can't tell which Skytrike is here and he's not about to delay his attack to find out, though he suspects its not the one on his side. Blitzwing hasn't seen nearly enough battle, and he plans to rectify this here and now over the broken corpses of his foes, Shockwave and his orders to retreat be damned.
Dropping low to the ground in his MiG form, he makes a beeline for the two, and transforms into robot mode while still in the air, his scimitar drawn and raised over one shoulder ready to strike as he impacts into them, not caring which one he slices. Blitzwing has managed to sideline this thought, but the collision probably isn't going to be very controlled, seeing as how fast he's moving. He's probably going to end up eating a lot of sand when he comes to a stop.
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Post by Springer on Jan 7, 2009 0:27:41 GMT -5
OOC: Switching order w/ Kup with player permission.
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"No, really, the scrap are you laughin' at, old timer?" Springer's fire-induced anger still lingers, and then Skystrike says to take him out. "I'm about to, be patient--"
Then the sound of something catches Springer's audios, and he turns to see Blitzwing heading for them, and the green triple-changer panics, rolling away from Kup quickly, transforming (Oh geez that hurts...) to car mode and tearing away from the area of impact.
He then opens a channel to Skystrike. //Slag on a smeltstick...we may have to cut our losses and get out of here. Unless we can convince Blitzwing to focus on Kup first, and help us do -our- job...//
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Post by Kup-3 on Jan 7, 2009 9:38:56 GMT -5
Kup grins, optics and well-waxed paint job glimmering in the strange dark-flame-eaten light.
"You people really have no idea just what you're dealing with," he tells Springer as he struggles to kick the other off him, especially in light of Skystrike's 'suggestions'. In moments, however, such an attempt is rendered pointness as Springer gets off on his own, and Kup is instead slammed into by Blitzwing, whose blade bites deep into the same arm already injured by Springer's attacks.
"Graaah!" he exclaims, scrambling once more for his musket. "Blasted triple-changing upstarts," he mutters as he spins the musket towards Blitziwng, keeping it on laser setting as he fires.
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Jan 7, 2009 17:41:04 GMT -5
Post by skystrike-3 on Jan 7, 2009 17:41:04 GMT -5
Whatever Skystrike was about to say was promptly lost when he spots a flash of purple and beige out of the corner of his optics. The seeker whips his head around watches in utter bewilderment as Blitzwing makes his grand entrance, uttering a belated "Watch-!"
Of course Springer has the good sense to get the pit out of the way and Skystrike watches as the new arrival promptly slams into Kup, wincing slightly. Boy was he ever glad he wasn't Kup.
//I think Blitzwing is sufficiently occupied doing that.// Skystrike answers simply, keeping a gun aimed at the tangling duo but holding his fire as he began backing off after Springer. Wouldn't do to have either of them left unwatched. //Is there anyone else in the area we need to rescue?//
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Jan 8, 2009 11:18:06 GMT -5
Post by Blitzwing on Jan 8, 2009 11:18:06 GMT -5
Ha! It worked!
Not that Blitzwing ever doubted it would, even in the moments before impact that he imagined himself missing entirely and spreading himself all over the crater. But that's irrelevant now, having at least winged Kup and caused Sringer to scrabble away in what must have been blinding panic! Blitzwing is well on his way to victory in this battle if he can keep this up.
But that's irrelevant now. His impact with Kup has slowed himself down somewhat, but he's still moving far to fast to do anything about it. Not fast enough to cause the aforementioned spreadage, But certainly fast enough that this is going to hurt. Striking the floor on the flat of his back, a shower of pebbles and sparks goes up as the skids his way along, ineffectually trying to slow himself down until he eventually runs into a small boulder that finally brings him to a halt.
The laser bolt fired after him misses him, but that uncontrolled skid and final crash has brought his paint job to its knees and left Blitzwing's back incredibly dented. Bieng somewhat stunned from the impact, he tries and groggily fails to stand up, but the distance he's unintentionally put between himself and his foes will probably halt any other counterattack for at least a few secounds.
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Jan 8, 2009 23:46:39 GMT -5
Post by Springer on Jan 8, 2009 23:46:39 GMT -5
Springer stops to watch Blitzwing crash, then pulls off for the edge of the crater, being slowed by the slope, and the general damages. Poor mech looks like he came right out of a monster truck rally from Hell.
//Let's see if we can sneak away, since they have each other's attention, hopefully. I don't think there's anyone else around here. S'pose it couldn't hurt to ask, though.//
And then Springer hits the broadbands.
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Post by Kup-3 on Jan 9, 2009 8:43:35 GMT -5
Kup has most certainly not forgotten about Springer and Skystrike. However, as it so happens. there's currently a Blitzwing between him and the heroes. He approaches steadily, despite injuries. The playful mockery that had danced over his expression before is now replaced with anger.
Toying with Springer may have been a game, but putting Decepticons in their place is Kup's business.
"You know," he says, tone almost casual, "I once nearly ripped the turret off of my world's equivilent to you." Ah. So he had some reflection of that event, too. "So I take it you're eager to see what body parts I can pull off you?"
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Jan 9, 2009 19:46:34 GMT -5
Post by skystrike-3 on Jan 9, 2009 19:46:34 GMT -5
As grounded fighter jets aren't the best vehicles for climbing up the sides of craters, Skystrike was currently in robot mode and lagging a bit behind Springer. A seeker trying to sneak up a crater wall wasn't the most inconspicuous of sights but this seeker was far too optimistic to let a little thing like that get in the way.
If worse comes to worse it was easy enough to turn around and shoot anyways. At least, in theory.
//If there's no one else to pick up we're heading off to get someone to fix us.// He grumbles at Springer, quite unhappy about not being able to fly.
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Jan 10, 2009 4:34:59 GMT -5
Post by Blitzwing on Jan 10, 2009 4:34:59 GMT -5
Blitzwing manages to get up this time, still slightly unsteadily but with a massive grin on his face. "I remember that. I also remember how that failed to slow me down. Maybe you'll actually achieve something this time." He says hefting his Electron Scimitar and making a show of examining the blade.
Gripping the hilt of the scimitar in two hands, Blitzwing makes a diagonal cut at Kup, hoping to catch him off guard.
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