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Post by Lynn Deanna Payne on May 20, 2009 15:40:25 GMT -5
Bambi points out stubbornly, "You Duskwing not talk right either! You Duskwing have accent. Me Bambi have accent, too, but it not same accent."
Okay, so talking like a cartoon cavewoman is probably not a legitimate accent, but Bambi is stretching things here already, and it's better than saying, Me Bambi's speech cortex not work right.
"Me Bambi not from any Cybertron! Me Bambi built on Earth. Know nothing about backwards Autobots."
She ran into a few but was mostly just confused by the whole matter and wandered off on her own.
Bambi looks left and right, wondering if she can get into a position where she isn't surrounded by Decepticons.
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Post by Duskwing on May 20, 2009 17:41:56 GMT -5
Duskwing bristles and points that indignant light gray finger at Bambi again. "I do so talk right! I know what pro--pro-- Ah slag, what's the word? Pronouns! That's the word. I know what pronouns is! And voibs. I can talk in foist person, see?"
"Earth? I been there. I flew with Megatron!" Duskwing says proudly, preening slightly. "Was you built by Megatron or Shockwave? 'Cause I think dey both built guys on Earth. 'Course, that's only true if youse from my universe. Gotta ask Hook 'bout his 'verse, and den dere's Shockwave from his own special place, see, he's not the same Shockwave as the one that built guys back home, and den there's...." Duskwing stops talking to think for a second, and continues, "Sky-Byte, and his guys are just weird enough maybe you're from his Earth, like my psycho roommate, 'cause he's a giant shark what turns into a robot, and you're a whatsit that turns into a robot--I mean Sky-Byte is a giant shark, not my roommate, he's a big black Optimus Prime, see, and then there's Demmy-- hey, he's the one what told me about Mini-cons! Are you a Mini-con instead of a Micromaster?"
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Post by Mistwind on May 22, 2009 17:08:32 GMT -5
Almost hardly hearable between the two, Mistwind stands watching both, pressing his index digits against each other, "am I the only one who talks right...?" Well, how to feel excluded 101. "ah..." Wait a click.... optics focus on the dinobot from the edge of his vision, Mistwind's puzzling fancy having laid interesting connections.
Hmmm... "...Bambi? Are you all alone out here? ...Er! Not that Mistwind thinks you need protection from anyone but yourself!! (cue nervous waving of his hands to enforce his hurried explanation) But... but! Did you have something to do with all this watery muck?" Now cue pointing around and at the muckus-covered bot herself.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on May 22, 2009 18:48:23 GMT -5
Jetfire sweeps across the flood plain in a rather less flamboyant manner than those who had known him before he came to Gillanan III would expect. He has come to the conclusion that patrol is, in fact, quite boring, especially without Jetstorm around to help keep him entertained.
Performing a half-hearted loop high in the air, he mumbles to himself: "Watch this."
In his head he tries to fill in his twin's dialogue: 'You are calling that a loop? I am seeing balls of dirt on ground make better loops! I will show you lo-'
Oh, never mind. It is not the same. Sighing, Jetfire returns to his straight, boring patrol and- what is this? Caught up in his thoughts, the jet-bot had almost rocketed by the trio of Transformers below him without noticing them. Banking, he turns back around and sweeps over them at a slightly lower height, getting a better look.
Three figures, one big, two small, not readily identifiable by him, and the big one definitely had what seemed to be Decepticon sigils on his wings.
While his first instinct is to just go and attack the Decepticons, he was ordered to patrol and not start fights. So he hangs back for the moment and begins to circle the trio from what seems like a safe height, making a call for further orders on the Autobot broadband.
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Post by Lynn Deanna Payne on May 22, 2009 20:23:12 GMT -5
"Not Mini-Con!" Bambi insists. She said she was a Micromaster, so she might as well stick with that lie. "Me Bambi not know what Mini-Con is, anyway. What is?"
Curiosity. It'll kill her some day. To Mistwind, she insists, "Me Bambi no alone. Had big truck but misplaced him. That surprisingly easy to do. Me Bambi no control weather, so muck not me fault."
She can hear something coming, smell the jet exhaust, that mix of NOx and sulphur compounds and... Another jet? Oh, bother. Maybe she could just make a run for it, get to that town she thought was downstream, and hide out in a building.
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Post by Duskwing on May 22, 2009 20:38:55 GMT -5
"Well, Demmy said Mini-cons were little guys from his world that youse gotta plug in like an arm-gun, and dey give you a power boost. You don't look like nothin' I can plug in, so youse ain't no Mini-con, I guess," Duskwing shakes his head, then freezes. His head snaps around, and he stares up to the east with a deepening frown.
"Who dat jet? I don't recog--rec--uh, know him! We gotta a new jet?" he says.
"Big truck?" He says absently, still watching the brightly-colored jet suspiciously. "Sounds like my psycho roommate. I oughta ask." (And Duskwing makes a few hails on the Decepticon Broadband).
He glances down again. "Misty, we might gotta go quick, if dat ain't one of our boys. I ain't gonna fight sittin' in the mud--'specially not another jet. You an' da lizard-bot get ready to jump. I t'ink you'll both fit inside."
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Post by Blitzwing on May 24, 2009 8:24:22 GMT -5
The roar of jet engines announces Blitzwing's arrival, no atempt made to mask his presence from what ever Autobots may be near. He's mildly annoyed at basically playing fuel nurse for Duskwing, but the prospect of having an Autobot to grind into the dirt lifts his spirits considerably.
//I'll be touching down soon Duskwing, assuming the 'bot doesn't try and stop me, whats your plan? Quick dust off or stay and wreck him?// Blitzwing asks.
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Post by Mistwind on May 24, 2009 11:07:52 GMT -5
Mistwind just looks up at the sound, following the orange/white jet as it circles them. "You're ability to misplace a truck is awesome" he notes to the bambiraptor, optics still locked on the jet, or, more accurately, the AUTOBOT sigil on the sides of the wings. No, definitely not amusing. With a bit of bad luck their playing around could end him with a major tailburn before the day is through.
Well, at least he felt usefull for a reasonable time. The little bot steps back to Duskwing as requested.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on May 24, 2009 20:38:49 GMT -5
Jetfire continues circling overhead, despite having been spotted by the Decepticons below. He has received no specific orders otherwise and he is loathe to just fly off and leave a band of Decepticons alone to make trouble.
Then he hears the sound of jet engines approaching and swings around to fly in their direction. There! A tan and purple jet. His automatic assumption is that it is another Decepticon, given the rarity of flying Autobots in his own reality. For once, his automatic assumption is correct, confirmed by the 'Con sigils he can see on the jet's wings as he sweeps by overhead.
Four Decepticons. One Jetfire. Springer on the way, who suggested he find out what they are up to. No other orders. Unsure of how else to proceed, Jetfire is left to ask himself: What would Sentinel Prime do?
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Post by Lynn Deanna Payne on May 24, 2009 20:47:35 GMT -5
Don't go to the second location. Never go to the second location. It's not a nice place.
"Me Bambi heavier than me look, though you no ask me weight!" Bambi snaps, and she leaps off the rock outcropping, transforming to her dinosaur mode and landing a fair distance away. She then takes off running. Didn't she see some buildings in the distance? If she can get there in the confusion, she can hide and wait until this all blows over.
Too many jets in the sky; too many Decepticons on the ground. Time she was not here! Her top speed is only about 45 MPH, though.
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Post by Duskwing on May 24, 2009 22:22:12 GMT -5
Duskwing snatches up Mistwind and stuffs him in his cockpit where he rode before, then reaches down to grab Bambi--
Who has taken off running.
"Uh, wha--?" Duskwing stares after her, puzzled for a moment. He yells, "HEY! Motormaster and Sky-byte says to bring you back to base! You can't run all the way dere, the 'Bots will get you!"
His gaze snaps back towards the sky. Blitzwing is incoming-- and that Autobot jet is still loitering. Duskwing smirks. "Misty, think we gonna have that Autobot campfire yet!"
He looks back at the fleeing dinosaur. Chase her, or launch after the Autobot jet? "Aw, slaggit! Figure he--waitaminit, Moto called him a femme. He's a dame? Dat' don't make sense. We ain't got dames, dat's humans. An' what she mean about weight?"
Duskwing peers at Mistwind, snugly ensconced in his cockpit. "Oh, yeah. She wouldn't fit in dere after all. An' if she's heavy, and I ain't got enough fuel... yeah, okay. Don't wanna fly overloaded into a fight. She musta figured that. Think that's it?"
Duskwing shrugs and transforms to jet form, rising on his lifters to challenge Jetfire. // Hey Blitzer! Figure we get dis guy in one pass, I got enough fuel for dat. Mostly. //
--- Permission obtained for the snatching and stuffing in cockpits of Mistwind
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Post by Springer on May 25, 2009 1:50:46 GMT -5
In the distance, one might hear the roar of thrusters, and the whup-whup-whup of chopper blades.
//Looks like I got here just in time, Jetfire! They opened fire yet?//
Hey, that looks like... Huh. Blitzwing. It is. Much as he'd want to get even for the the cluster-frag at the crater a while back, Blitzwing isn't alone. There's a Seeker down there, and apparently two more, from Jetfire's report. One is...running away from them? Looks like a small Dinobot. A small, muddy Dinobot, but looks similar enough. Something to ask about over the radio...
Back to the point! Time to steer the Good Ship A.D.D. back into Ritalin Bay...
Jetfire and Springer are seemingly even-numbered at the moment. (As Springer missed the stuffing-away of Mistwind.
//Don't engage unless they open fire first, and if they do, we look for an opening to get out.//
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Post by Blitzwing on May 25, 2009 4:16:13 GMT -5
Blitzwing ignores Jetfire for now and transforms mid air, just over Duskwings position. He hauls out his rifle but doesn't start firing yet, he;ll wait for Duskwing to refuel and then they'll comprehensivly smash the Autobot jet, and maybe even beable to grab the little dinosaur thing.
Things are then quite handily derailed by the arrival of Springer, or at least Blitzwing thinks its Springer.
//Change of plans Duskwing. You go grab the thing while I hold them off, then I'll land and you jump into my cockpit before we blast off. I'd rather not get bogged down in a huge brawl and get Hook angry again.//
Without waiting for Duskwing to confirm, Blitzwing fires off a few shots from his Gyro Blaster at Jetfire, hoping to cause the Autobot to crash he loses his sense of balance.
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Post by Mistwind on May 25, 2009 19:02:06 GMT -5
"Sure, of course that's it!" Mistwind mumbles back to Duskwing, currently in the process of finding a way to actually be 'king of snugness' in a place that's going to turn 90 degrees in the wrong direction very, very soon. Ah! there goes the world!
Somewhere tangled against that flashy controlboard, Blitzwing's new strategy comes through to the smallish Con, and Mistwind barely manages to respond midtwist to Duskwing, "Go!?" Really, anything better than playing sitting duck, please... don't they have a dinobot something to catch?
Of which the sense and reasoning hath sunk to his up-in-the-air feet.
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Post by Jetfire (Ani) on May 25, 2009 20:11:59 GMT -5
//Good to be seeing you, Springer. No firing yet-//
Hold that thought. Jetfire dips and spirals as the newly arrived Decepticon fires off some shots at him, avoiding the blasts. Transforming to robot mode in mid-dodge, he calls down to his attacker, "Ha! Maybe I should be standing st- Ah!"
Remember Jetfire. Dodge all the blasts first, then taunt.
The shot barely grazes his leg, but suddenly the young Autobot feels like someone ripped out his gyroscope and shoved it back in backwards. And upside down. Confused and alarmed, he instinctively attempts to call out to his brother, before recalling the futility of it. No time to feel bad about it, however, as it suddenly becomes apparent that the ground is approaching very, very quickly. He manages to curl up right before he hits, attempting an off-balance roll. It reduces the pain of impact. Slightly.
With a groan, Jetfire drags himself up onto his hands and knees, the disorientation beginning to fade. Glaring at Blitzwing, he yells, "That was nasty trick, Decepticon! Eat flamethrower!" With that, he brings his forearms together and shoots a large stream of flame in his general direction.
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