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Post by Needlenose on Jul 25, 2010 17:59:08 GMT -5
Needlenose follows the signal he's getting to its source until he locates the building where Swindle is cowering. He circles it once then fires a proton missile at the roof as he swoops by it - a bit awkward, since those are air to air missiles, but he manages to blow a hole in the roof all the same. Then he pulls up, Transforms, and hovers above the remains of the roof, Zigzag in one hand and Sunbeam in the other.
"Swiiiiiindle!" he calls down cheerfully. "You really shouldn't have run!"
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Post by Swindle on Jul 25, 2010 19:33:38 GMT -5
Swindle throws an arm up over his head as the roof explodes, reflexively triggering the remote he's holding, firing several diverse devices at the door. So now there's a hole in the roof and one in the wall where the door used to be. When the dust settles, Swindle looks up and sees Needlenose hovering and looking smug.
That was a perfectly good cocktail the Mayhem just spilled.
"Sorry to make your job difficult for you," the arms dealer calls back, equally cheerfully, hidden weaponry starting to slide out of his frame.
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Post by Dinobot on Jul 25, 2010 19:50:49 GMT -5
//Judging by their conversation, the one called Needlenose is going after Swindle. I think that's the one I'm pursuing,// Dinobot transmits as he runs down the street. He quickly loses track of the Mayhem, however. It's very difficult to keep up with a jet on foot, unless you're Blurr.
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Post by Spy Shot 6/Cameron Otto on Jul 27, 2010 8:48:08 GMT -5
An exploding roof cuts Spy Shot's plans for exploration short. Startled, he immediately jolts into run-and-hide mode, disappearing as fast as he can into the depths of a pile of crates.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Jul 28, 2010 22:24:13 GMT -5
//Okie-for-dokie!// Jetfire starts to shoot off in the direction Needlenose went, when he realizes that his ally on the ground doesn't seem to be keeping up. Quickly looping back, he transforms and dives for Dinobot.
//You is too slow! I will give you the lift.// With that as his only warning, Jetfire swoops down and attempts to grab hold of Dinobot and rocket off after Needlenose.
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Post by Needlenose on Jul 29, 2010 13:23:52 GMT -5
"Oh, I'm not the one you're making this harder on," Needlenose answers smugly as he aims Sunbeam at Swindle and fires, generating a blinding flash. As the flash goes off, the Mayhem leaps down into the hole, using his antigravs to soften the landing as he tries to close the distance between himself and Swindle.
Zigzag may have a notorious accuracy problem, but this starts to mean less and less the closer Needlenose is to his target, after all.
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Post by Swindle on Jul 29, 2010 14:24:56 GMT -5
"Oh sure!" Swindle calls back sarcastically, "I'm sure the torture chamber hurts much less if you haven't tired yourself out run-AAARGH! I'm blind! Again! Is it Eye Day or something?!" he shouts, sending a hail of laser fire at where Needlenose used to be before he blinded the arms dealer.
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Post by Dinobot on Jul 29, 2010 14:28:06 GMT -5
Dinobot holds his arms over his head and braces himself as Jetfire scoops him up. "Undignified, but effective," he says, raising his voice to be heard over the rushing wind. At least it's better than riding Rattrap.
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Post by Spy Shot 6/Cameron Otto on Jul 31, 2010 16:21:59 GMT -5
Self-preservation instincts are quickly overridden by curiosity. Still, Spy Shot isn't about to go barging back out into the open. While he may lack sense in some areas, hiding from obvious danger is not one of them. He eases his way through small gaps between the crates until finally he peeks out of the pile.
Holding still, he settles into place to watch Needlenose and Swindle.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Aug 1, 2010 18:13:53 GMT -5
Undignified? No way! Jetfire grins and shouts back, "Is no more dignified way of getting places than flying!"
Keeping a good grip on his 'passenger', Jetfire shoots off on a short but... energetic flight. Dinobot might want to hold on to his metaphorical hat, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!
Thankfully it's not difficult to pinpoint their destination; it's not every building on Pz-Zazz that just had a holes blown through its walls and roof. Jetfire rapidly decelerates and comes to a hovering stop over the hole in the warehouse ceiling, peering in.
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Post by Needlenose on Aug 1, 2010 21:53:27 GMT -5
Spy Shot wanted to know what it's like to be a Decepticon? He might just be getting his first lesson.
Lesson 1: What happens when you piss off Shockwave.
While Needlenose isn't still in the spot that he was, he's more or less for Swindle and only slightly to the side, meaning that he takes at least some of the laser fire in the shoulder. Needlenose hisses, but keeps charging.
"Swindle, Swindle, Swindle, do you have any idea who you're fighting? What I'm equipped with? I'm fusion powered. You should be thankful I didn't come in that front door, because... just imagine what would have happened if you had breached my core in that little display! This building wouldn't still be standing. This block wouldn't still be standing. In fact, I have my doubts about this city!" Needlenose sounds smug, but since he has no mouth, he isn't smirking. "I mean, I know fighting a Mayhem is pretty suicidal, but that's pretty ridiculous, don't you think?"
Needlenose is not being entirely honest. Oh, yes, things would have gotten pretty bad if his heavily shielded, micro-armored fusion core were to get breached. Assuming, of course, that all of his extensive shut-down safeties had completely failed. So yes, it's possible, but very, very unlikely. After all, Needlenose is prone to complaining about the bad rep that Megadeath gave fusion with his meltdown! He wouldn't want to go the same route!
(Yes, there is a Decepticon named Megadeath where Needlenose comes from.)
Needlenose doesn't actually counter-attack, just yet - he simply tries to get close enough to hold Zigzag up to Swindle's head. The closer Swindle is to looking down the barrel when his vision clears, the better.
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Post by Swindle on Aug 1, 2010 22:53:45 GMT -5
Swindle blinks repeatedly, trying to get his optics back online. "I eat fusion for breakfast!" Swindle retorts as he staggers around blindly. Probably not his best line. The arms dealer is pretty much a sitting duck at this point, though if he feels anything touch him he'll probably blast it.
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Post by Dinobot on Aug 1, 2010 23:19:13 GMT -5
"I was referring to being carried," Dinobot responds. Once they reach the warehouse, he extricates himself from Jetfire's arms and drops to the roof, landing in a crouch. He pads quietly over to the lip of the hole and peers down. "The Decepticons appear to be fighting amongst themselves." //Spy Shot, are you there?// he broadcasts.
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Post by Spy Shot 6/Cameron Otto on Aug 3, 2010 20:29:15 GMT -5
Spy Shot perks up slightly as Dinobot contacts him, but he doesn't take his eyes off Swindle and Needlenose.
//I am here,// he replies.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on Aug 3, 2010 20:46:02 GMT -5
"But is being carried flying." Obviously, if you're flying there shouldn't be anything to complain about. Despite the fact that Jetfire would probably think it rather undignified if he had to be carried instead of flying himself.
He quiets down as they reach the hole, following Dinobot's lead and landing on the opposite side of the hole in the roof.
When Spy Shot answers, he says, //We are here to be making the rescue!//
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