Blitzwing
Rookie
Rage of the Machine
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Post by Blitzwing on Jan 21, 2009 11:13:26 GMT -5
The sheer speed with which Synapse charges Blitzwing momentarily catches him off guard, as does the constant zig zagging which makes it impossible to properly draw a bead on him. Not that any of this matters, As Starscream calls Blitzwing away to go break things.
Turning away from the minibot, Blitzwing charges for the triage center. Even if the twerp catches up, theres not a whole lot he's going to be able to do to stop Blitzwing short of crashing into him.
Reaching the triage center, Blitzwing sees that there aren't actually any opposing fliers for him to "clear" out of the sky, so he instead makes to draw fire from those on the ground. Targeting the Wreckage that is firing on Starscream, Blitzwing strafes him with laser blasts, not really caring for accuracy as long as he draws fire away from Starscream.
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Post by Ramulus on Jan 21, 2009 16:22:06 GMT -5
Ramulus ducks to cover from Starscream's null rays, feeling no inclination to move to the others and enlarge the group target. He, for now, remains unhindered to return fire to Starscream.
That just so happens to suit the Maximal just fine...
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Hellbender
Major
Mecha-Shai-Hulud
"Seriously."
Posts: 892
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Post by Hellbender on Jan 21, 2009 20:00:49 GMT -5
The ground... vibrates. Vibrations grow to a violent shaking, then the ground bursts open, spewing forth whirling metal grinders, followed by the worm-head they're attached to. A blue-black worm-head faintly marked by a huge purple Decepticon sigil.
Hellbender's forebody rises from the earth; shutters slide back, revealing two glowing red optics as the mining worm looks things over.
Blitzwing and Starscream in the air, Wreckage on the ground firing at... Starscream? Some 'bot he didn't recognize at all, GRIMLOCK, and... the plant creature.
// Y'all Decepticons at my location, identify yourselves, // Hellbender growls on the D-band. // 'Cause one of you here purely ain't the right kind o' Con. //
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Grimlock
Major
There's no crying in Basebrawl!
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 21, 2009 21:40:12 GMT -5
Grimlock is indeed angered by the null ray blasts, and takes the data spikes from Botanica, and waits for Starscream to pass by at a decent enough angle before hurling them, along with a rock or two.
Grimlock is running out of things to throw. And energy. Using his fist-lasers, or the flame breath much more would not be a good idea. Though, there is still his stunner-laser. That should have enough charge in it for a few good shots.
"Me Grimlock say Starscream just big chicken-bot! Too scared to fight me Grimlock face to face, 'cause him know me Grimlock clip his wings and beat him with them!" Grimlock taunts back, drawing out the aforementioned gun, and firing a few blasts to compliment his rock-throwing, though his movements are slowed a bit by the null-rays. Stupid Starscream...
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Starscream
Major
"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
strangely enough, male.
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Post by Starscream on Jan 24, 2009 7:16:37 GMT -5
With suppression fire from Wreckage and Ramulus in the mix, Enough of the data spikes hit Starscream to turn his strafing attacks into an immediate and wobbly descent. Throw in a stray laser blast and boulder, and Starscream isn't flying for much longer. The F-15 wavers and crashes into the ground, transforming quickly back into robot mode. He doesn't waste any moment as he distances himself from the Dinobot.
"This from the 'mighty' Grimlock, who needs help from a bunch of other weaklings, and has to use someone else's weapons!" Starscream follows up with both arm rifles firing laser blasts at Grimlock's face. "Or when you are away from your reality and away from people who you have a reputation to uphold, you show yourself for what you truly are: a pathetic bully who knows that he is a weak little coward. Come and fight me like a Dinobot should!"
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Shanodin
Major
The Chamberlain, Her Chivalrous Immensity, Lady Botanica. The Unyielding Vanquisher of Weed Killer
This is NOT her field of dreams
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Post by Shanodin on Jan 25, 2009 23:16:13 GMT -5
Botanica continues to crouch under the table, trying to figure out if she can transform or not.
Occassionaly, she tosses out data spikes for Grimlock to scoop up at his lesuire and toss at Starscream. She's a deadly plant that tosses things at people.
Doop doop doop, de-doop-de-doop, dedo dedo....
Skippable
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Wreckage-3
Cadet
Numbness is Better Than Pain
Posts: 50
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Post by Wreckage-3 on Jan 27, 2009 2:58:09 GMT -5
Holding his position to shield Grimlock and Botanica means Wreckage takes the full force of Blitzwing's laser fire. The pain throws off his targeting and he nearly buckles. Nearly. He has a mission and he cannot let himself fail.
He digs in his spurs, clenches his jaw, and keeps firing while Blitzwing barrages him. His armour won't hold out forever, but if it lasts long enough, that's all that matters.
All the resolve in the world cannot save him when that wave of light rolls over. By the time it passes, Wreckage has disappeared.
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Blitzwing
Rookie
Rage of the Machine
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Post by Blitzwing on Jan 27, 2009 14:37:29 GMT -5
Thats it. Between the Blue wave thingy and his target vanishing, Blitzwing has had enough of this. Turning around yet again, he blazes off into the distance, away from this crazy nonsense.
_____________________ OOC: Out of thread.
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Post by Ramulus on Jan 27, 2009 19:40:23 GMT -5
..... what the slaggin'?!
Totally intrigued, Ramulus stares at the now vacant spot, imprints in the sand betraying where Wreckage-3 had once stood.
Blue wave, bots disappearing to other dimensions.... This almosts reminds him of home.
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Hellbender
Major
Mecha-Shai-Hulud
"Seriously."
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Post by Hellbender on Jan 27, 2009 21:22:50 GMT -5
Hellbender transforms, his armor splitting and sliding back to form wing-like shrouds. The heavy laser gun on his shoulder whines softly as it charges up--
The Counter-Wreckage suddenly vanishes in a ring of light that sweeps over Hellbender without noticeable effect, and Blitzwing also vanishes, though in a more mundane fashion.
"The slag?" Hellbender stares after Blitzwing, momentarily puzzled by his hasty retreat--then his mouth turns down in a scowl. The stupid slagger is running away when no retreat has been called.
// Blitzwing you coward, get your aft back here! Screamer steal your bearings or whut? He's tackling Grimlock and you're running! // Hellbender snaps angrily on the D-Band.
Hellbender braces one foot forward and aims his laser at the plant-Bot. After his previous run-in with her1, he's not taking chances with her (or getting close to her), no matter how small and weak she looks.
Relays click, and his heavy laser fires.
--- 1 Hellbender doesn't yet realize that this isn't the same Botanica
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Grimlock
Major
There's no crying in Basebrawl!
Posts: 637
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 27, 2009 21:40:02 GMT -5
Grimlock growls at Starscream's accusations, and thus loses focus, and takes the shots to the face, blowing his faceplate off and cracking his visor. Grimlock staggers back, enough to see Hellbender firing in his direction. He crouches down to shield Botanica, and catches that heavy laser shot to the leg, all but severing it at the impact point.
The Dinobot cries out, he's in major pain all over, half-naked, and if he moves much, going to be missing a limb from the thigh down. Fun times, that.
"...me Grimlock say we need to go" he says, reaching under the table and grabbing Botanica up in his arms, then lifting off into the air. Can't quite leave a distraction on the ground, not enough energy. About a hundred feet into the air, the few bits keeping his leg on finally give it up, and the remnants of that limb go tumbling to the ground.
"Gotta...find safe place..." he mumbles, awkwardly flying off toward the crater.
--------- OOC: Out of thread, unless stopped. Posing of Botanica done with player permission.
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Synapse
Minor
Do not touch...please
Posts: 380
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Post by Synapse on Jan 28, 2009 0:23:20 GMT -5
A blue wave flashes and bots are disappearing all over the area.
Synapse spirals, his nodes doing the same in their faraway positions, trying to see if anyone else has vanished as well. It's during this search that he sees Blitzwing's retreat. The con left his missiles behind. An odd noise escapes Synapse as he notices the missiles gaining on him. They're too close.
Grimlock lifts into the air with Botanica in tow.
The scout swings away from the Dinobot's direction. It's time to get rid of these pursuers and go back with the group.
OOC: Synapse is out of thread and will be heading to the crater shortly
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Starscream
Major
"Sometimes I can almost feel it!"
strangely enough, male.
Posts: 945
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Post by Starscream on Jan 28, 2009 16:23:19 GMT -5
Starscream cackles to himself as Grimlock takes off. All that talk about Starscream being a coward, and look at him. Starscream cackles wildly as he taunts him on open frequencies, before turning to who is left on the battlefield. Hmm, must be one of those Maximal creatures.
Starscream places his hands on his hips, waiting for Ramulus to flee like the rest of the Autobots. "Well?!"
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Post by Ramulus on Jan 28, 2009 18:47:45 GMT -5
One look around the battlefield and he's rewarded a lone Maximal status. What else is new.
"Well?!" He hears Starscream somewhere from the left, and whips his head in that direction. Is he waiting for him to ......really? Ramulus is sooooo tempted to violently raze that arrogance right off. But Starscream is not alone. He has a huge mining worm. And given the fact that so many bots already reported damage, people wouldn't be overtly happy if Ramulus added himself.
He nonetheless smirks deviously at the flyboy, "Well sure, if being fully repaired on our first date makes you feel more comfortable..."
Not leaving without a hind kick, eh? Oh! There he goes...
----- Out of thread.
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Hellbender
Major
Mecha-Shai-Hulud
"Seriously."
Posts: 892
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Post by Hellbender on Jan 28, 2009 19:33:57 GMT -5
//You saw what happened to those fake Decepticons. How do you know another wave won't come along and do the same to us? Or just parts of us?//
Hellbender glares furiously after Blitzwing. You think this is scary? Could you face Unicron, yah cyber-weasel?
He clenches one fist as Grimlock flees with Botanica and Ramulus declines Starscream's challenge. He couldn't face Unicron, and the shame of it still haunts Hellbender. Cowardice could not be tolerated; it was contagious, and spread through the ranks like a virus. Still, he's not Blitzwing's commander. Jumping chain-of-command is a big no-no; it's not his place to publicly or officially rebuke the triple-changer. That's Sky-byte or Starscream's job.
Privately is another matter. Hellbender contents himself with replying, // Blitzwing, Ah'll be talkin' to you later. //
Just him and Starscream, now.
"Well, Ah reckon them Autobots have had enough of us," Hellbender remarks to the Decepticon leader. "Congratulations on whuppin' Grimlock 'til he ran, sir."
He looks around a bit more and adds, "we seem to be shy a few Decepticons. Ah reckon your section leaders will count noses and get us sorted out soon enough, though."
What's that noise? A distant thunder, drawing rapidly nearer, catches in the most sensitive audials around. He turns to face the incoming sound--
Almost too late he realizes his mistake. It's not on the ground or coming over the horizon--it's coming down from above.
"SIR! INCOMING!"
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