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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Apr 9, 2009 11:13:19 GMT -5
Skystrike has been lazily languishing in the air, weaving through puffy underbellies of clouds and generally acting more like a lazy anti-grav kite rather than a high-tech alien fighter jet. Which was all fine with her really when she was able to enjoy such a rare sense of serenity. Just a nice day to spend watching the shadows of massive cumulus drift over the landscape with only the comforting sound of the wind to listen to…
And then of course, someone has to ruin it by calling for help. Unceremoniously ripped from her reverie, the seeker grumpily checks her scanners to see if whatever situation was occurring was far enough away to ignore. She realizes a bit too late that there’s a very heavy triple changer about land on her.
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Fleetwind
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Post by Fleetwind on Apr 9, 2009 22:04:32 GMT -5
"Well, it is something that's best learned through observation and practice, rather than simple instru-" the Seeker cuts himself off as Blitzwing bursts from the clouds. Well, he should have expected the Triple-changer to figure out what stunt they pulled fairly quickly.
He's mentally rehearsing innocent sounding explanations when Blitzwing gets stuck mid-transform and starts falling, radioing for help. Fleet's optics widen, and without a word he bends forward at the waist, then flips into a dive, transforming as he falls in order to speed himself after Blitzwing.
//You may get a demonstration,// he radios Misfire.
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Apr 10, 2009 19:09:58 GMT -5
//So it would seem.// Misfire replies tiredly, voice totally in contrast with the speed at which he transforms and dives after Fleetwind.
They have a bit of a problem. Blitzwing is big, and heavy, and plummeting at high speed toward the ground. This is not a situation where a simple snatch and grab catch would be easily managed.
Oh, slag, Skystrike!
"Watch it!" Misfire yells as he increases speed while changing his angle slightly and streaks past Bltzwing. The jet transforms and tumbles, arms outstretched, hoping to catch Skystrike and use momentum to carry both her and himself out of the way of the falling Triple-changer. However, he is still new to such fast in-air transforms; he might just wind up taking Skystrike's place as a possible pancake.
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Blitzwing
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Post by Blitzwing on Apr 12, 2009 3:16:37 GMT -5
Blitzwing could see nothing, hear nothing and do less. He'd been quely hoping that this wouldn't happen on this world, that the it would magically resolve itself.
He could feel what was wrong, but was utterly unable to do anything. Resigning himself to either hitting the ground like a ton of steel bricks or somebody actually managing to stop him slightly and still hitting lie a ton of steel bricks, Blitzwing does nothing but plummet.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Apr 12, 2009 12:56:41 GMT -5
Skystrike grunts in surprise as Misfire slams into her back. The force of it causes her to spin away violently, wing tips whistling through the air before the blue flier recovers from the shock and struggles to stabilize herself.
//What the slag?// Thoroughly bewildered by the sudden turn of events, the berkut watches as Blitzwing plummets by.
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Fleetwind
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Post by Fleetwind on Apr 12, 2009 15:01:26 GMT -5
Fleetwind has a grappling hook. It's not too uncommon among Seekers, after all. Fleetwind continues to dive after Blitzwing, preparing to use said grappling hook, and leaving Misfire and Skystrike to sort themselves out for the moment.
He fires the grappling hook at Blitzwing, and if it catches, he'll transform suddenly, but only if it catches.
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Apr 13, 2009 0:12:21 GMT -5
Oh...ow...that was very, very painful," Misfire thinks, Didn't bleed enough speed....
It takes the interceptor jet a few seconds to recover, and then he's transforming again and speeding after the falling Blitzwing.
//Sorry, Skystrike, terribly sorry but I didn't think you really wanted big, heavy, and gruesome to drag you down to earth with him. My apologies if I ruined your chance at an intimate moment, but I'm a bit busy now!//
Misfire catches up to and paces Blitzwing. If Fleetwind's grapple connects, Misfire will try and cut under the triple-changer, basically acting as a brake. It will hurt, and thank goodness Aimless isn't with him, but it's better than letting Blitzwing fall to a possible death, or jerk Fleetwind about like a yo-yo.
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Blitzwing
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Post by Blitzwing on Apr 15, 2009 0:48:21 GMT -5
Blitzwing feels something strike him and catch fast, he hopes its a grappling hook or something, and not a limpet mine thrown by an angry someone.
However, he plunges ever downward.
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Post by Skystrike/Skylar Stringers on Apr 15, 2009 10:03:21 GMT -5
//… Right then.// Thoroughly bemused and still a bit disoriented, Skystrike doesn’t bother with a witty comeback. When Misfire insists on making a confusing situation more confusing there’s only so much energy Skystrike has spared to be annoyed. The seeker puts that energy into making herself useful instead and dives off after the trio.
She ends up on the opposite side of Blitzwing’s falling form before she transforms and pulls in close, reaching out to try and find a handhold in the current mess of a triple-changer. If she does find one, she'll turn her feet earthwards and put full power to her thrusters and lifters and, hopefully, help slow his descent.
//You can try the other side, Misfire,// the berkut rumbles flatly. This way she doesn’t have to endure any of the red jet’s potential complaints about ingratitude. Plus it’s probably a bit safer of an alternative to what the other flier was planning.
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Fleetwind
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Post by Fleetwind on Apr 15, 2009 17:02:45 GMT -5
As soon as Fleetwind is certain that his grapple has taken hold (and it's pretty easy to tell, since he's now being pulled downward), he demonstrates one of those trickier transformations he had been talking about, swiftly going from jet to robot. His hands grab hold of the line that was attached to his underbelly, and he tumbles out of control in the air for a moment before he manages to right himself. At that point, antigravs and jet boots come on full force, and he does everything he can to slow down Blitzwing's fall. His efforts alone will not be enough to completely eliminate damage, though he would reduce it, but perhaps with the aid of the others...?
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Misfire
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Post by Misfire on Apr 15, 2009 21:23:51 GMT -5
The problem is that while Misfire has anti-gravs, he doesn't think like he has anti-gravs, which is why he did the tumble move to knock Skystrike out of Blitzwing's path.
It's also why his fist inclination was to shove himself under the falling brute and act as a brake, not do the very sensible thing which Skystrike is doing. And so, the Good Little Solider gets a couple tons of half-tank/half-jet smashing into him before Skystrike's suggestion registers.
//Oh for... <muttered cursing>. I am such an idiot. <more cursing> Damage is done now.//
Misfire manages a rather painful and slow transform, hopefully ending with his hand under the falling Triple-changer, thrusters at full power as he tries to help Fleet and Skystrike slow or stop Blitzwing.
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