Rev
Cadet
Faster than a fast thing
Posts: 110
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Sturm
Feb 5, 2011 16:37:13 GMT -5
Post by Rev on Feb 5, 2011 16:37:13 GMT -5
She was the good guy, that meant she was supposed to win didn’t it? But that’s not what was happening now was it. All of a sudden she wanted to go home, back to fighting Unicron, back to being whole…
With Rev sailing through the air in a dive for Starscream’s legs, there was no way she could twist out of the way of the screaming saw and no way would someone of Starscream’s experience miss. The spinning blade was on target as it passed cleanly through both of Rev’s legs just above the knee, severing them in a brief shower of sparks. Her dive carried her past the jet as she crashed on the ground though she didn’t even register the impact. Systems shock overtook her consciousness and filled her display with angry red symbols oh her impending stasis lock.
There was a tiny smile of satisfaction though as the Omega facsimile shot a nice hole right through the jet “Cheaters never prosper…” she whispered as the encroaching blackness took her.
OOC: Skipable
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Sturm
Feb 5, 2011 19:51:10 GMT -5
Post by Farlane/Faye Fairlane on Feb 5, 2011 19:51:10 GMT -5
Farlane skids in, a shower of sparks trailing in his wake from the mid-drive transformation he’d pulled. He digs his heels into the floor with an unholy shriek of metal on metal and skids to a stop, lifting his gun up to... THAT was Starscream?
“Big Starscream!” he exclaims under his breath, aiming his gun at Starscream's torso and firing. “Really, really big Starscream!” Ladies and gentlemen, this is Farlane as your Captain Obvious today. Please stay seated during landings and take offs and wear your goddamn seat belts.
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Scrapper
Rookie
HELL YEAH! DOIN' STUFF!
Posts: 138
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Sturm
Feb 6, 2011 0:07:37 GMT -5
Post by Scrapper on Feb 6, 2011 0:07:37 GMT -5
Scrapper looks up in surprise as he saw the illusionary Omega Supreme blast Starscream with a big 'ol blast of pain. "Woo!" Scrapper cheers as Slider fired his own shots and Farlane popped in to do some damage as well.
Scrapper was ready to bash the Con's cranium in himself, until he saw Rev fall into stasis lock after getting sliced up by Starscream's oversized pizza cutter. "That don' look to good..." Scrapper mumbled, walking over to Rev, his drill still raised in case Starscream was still kickin' and began radioing the broadband.
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Sturm
Feb 6, 2011 14:00:00 GMT -5
Post by Clipper on Feb 6, 2011 14:00:00 GMT -5
Clipper is small, smaller than most aboard the Event Horizon besides a couple of the Maximals and Spy Shot. Even Holi is bigger than she is, but not by much.
Speaking of Holi, he's going to kill her when he finds out that she's doing this...
Emirate Xaaron is in trouble, and she's not about to stand idly by and just watch it happen, even if she is small - gosh that Starscream is huge - and not heavily armed. But she is fast. Fast enough to throw herself in between Xaaron and Screwdriver when the Junkion tosses that disk at Xaaron.
"You leave him alone!" she shouts, firing her laser pistol right at Screwdriver's face, even as that thrown disk connects on her other arm and seems to cling to her wrist.
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Sturm
Feb 6, 2011 20:37:57 GMT -5
Post by Emirate Xaaron on Feb 6, 2011 20:37:57 GMT -5
Emirate Xaaron gives the hard light simulation room computers access to the rest of the ship in order to buy the Autobots some time, and they... well, his attention is too divided to figure out what Slider's problem is (he's reloading), Rev has gone down hard, and Scrapper is doing nothing.
At least Farlane seems to understand the concept of 'hammer Starscream while he's distracted'.
Then, out of nowhere, Clipper takes the shot that Emirate Xaaron didn't even see coming, the one that was meant for him, the bind around her wrist like Coyote's little snipping tie that takes the hands off little girls who can't keep secrets. Wispy faint shreds of deja vu cling to him for a moment. He starts transforming, though, and it hurts, it hurts as bad as it ever hurts, given his damages, and he prays Starscream's still too distracted to dodge. Recalling all of Perceptor's lessons on aim, he fires.
The Omega Supreme simulation does update in real time, taking the damages that Starscream's counterattack would have logically inflicted. It even frowns and grunts. It still looks like it is suffering from .jpeg compression, though. It swivels its ruined face around at Starscream and tries to shoot him with the blurrily rendered head cannon.
OOC: Permission granted by Starscream to turn into a tank and shoot at him, plus have the fake Omega Supreme menace Starscream some more.
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Blurr
Minor
There Before You Know It, Gone Before You Blink
Posts: 304
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Sturm
Feb 7, 2011 13:50:06 GMT -5
Post by Blurr on Feb 7, 2011 13:50:06 GMT -5
Pursuant both to his word on broadband and to Emirate Xaaron's orders, Blurr returns to the bridge. Looking around – that isn't really Omega Supreme, right? – as he rockets through the door doesn't really show him where whoever he came to haul out is. There's just too much wreckage, too much chaos and a large Omega Supreme blotting out much of his view.
And then there's Starscream.
"How many angles d'you think we can hammer him from?" Haywire wonders with a grin in his voice. Blurr smirks down at his own weapon and chuckles.
"Let's find out!" And he's off again, moving around the bridge at what amounts to a lazy jog for him, while Haywire is all too happy to cut loose at his full firing rate. With a target as big and obvious as Starscream, he can worry a little less about his accuracy.
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Screwdriver
Rookie
The Lady Protector, Her Splendid Primacy, Grand Duchess Screwdriver. The Devout Silencer of Common Sense and Logic
"And *I'll* live happily ever after..."
Posts: 225
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Sturm
Feb 7, 2011 17:47:48 GMT -5
Post by Screwdriver on Feb 7, 2011 17:47:48 GMT -5
Screwdriver's optics widen in surprise as Clipper gets in the way, and Clipper's blast lands true right between her optics... and no doubt, at first, seems far more effective than Clipper anticipated, for her head is knocked clean off and falls to the ground behind her!
Junkion joints tend to be abnormally weak, after all.
However, Screwdriver simply crosses her arms in annoyance, then, peering up from between her own legs to guide her aim, throws a second disc at Clipper's other wrist. Hit or miss, she activates the cross-control as she scoops up her head with her other hand, singing, "She's got strings, as you can see! There are no strings on me!"
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Sturm
Feb 7, 2011 21:42:50 GMT -5
Post by Starscream (Movie) on Feb 7, 2011 21:42:50 GMT -5
It's become apparent now, both through talking to Lugnut and the evidence of his own optics, that the Omega Supreme standing behind Starscream isn't real, and the deadly wound he dealt Starscream isn't real.
Farlane shoots him while he's distracted, however, hitting him in the torso, and that is real, as well as deeply embarrassing. Emirate Xaaron hits him in the leg, and that too is real. Blurr hits him, and hits him, and hits him, and it's all too real and infuriating, and Starscream can only flail wildly and spin the barrels of his gun in rage until they overheat as the Autobot literally runs rings around him, whittling down his armor. One last shot from Blurr and Screamer's had all he can take, stumbling to his knees.
His HUD is telling him to retreat, but he ignores it as he transforms shakily and jets out the hole in the Event Horizon, his wing clipping through holo-Omega when he goes. It's like cutting through water almost. The projection's shoulder shatters as he hits it, the pieces spiraling away and disappearing, revealing Omega's innards as a glowing green wire-frame.
He's gone, but he's not retreating. He's actually advancing. He's just taking the long way around. Screwdriver is alone on the bridge with the Autobots. But she's a big girl she can take care of herself.
OOC: Out of thread. Feel free to make parting pot-shots.
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Slider
Cadet
Unlicensed Redshirt
Posts: 95
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Sturm
Feb 8, 2011 9:13:50 GMT -5
Post by Slider on Feb 8, 2011 9:13:50 GMT -5
Slider finished reloading and took aim once more, but, true to his prediction, Starscream had already winged away before he could draw a bead on his target again. Instead the spotter took note of the threat that had been in the back of his to-do list compared with the threat of the Air Commander. Screwdriver was still up and active, despite lacking a head.
Slider didn't know much about Junkions, but he did know that if you shot an enemy enough, eventually they would go down. Without any of the flair of his companions he began emptying his new clip at her.
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Sturm
Feb 8, 2011 13:57:26 GMT -5
Post by Farlane/Faye Fairlane on Feb 8, 2011 13:57:26 GMT -5
Farlane takes a few pot shots, thank you very much. He’s not terribly successful though.
The car lowers his gun and glances around. The sound of gunfire hasn’t stopped. That was a tad worrying. He spots Slider emptying his bullets at what appeared to be a Junkion. Xaaron was nearby, not looking too hot, and a girl he didn’t really know also firing away. There was Rev knocked out cold on the floor and Scrapper looking over her. And there was Blurr zipping about.
The immediate concern was getting rid of the Junkion, but it looks like the others had that down. He wasn’t a medic, so he was also pretty useless there. Instead, he checks the way he’d come in for any more potential enemies and does the same for any other entrances, closing and locking down ones that weren’t going to be used for ferrying the injured away. There was still that big hole in the hull, but he’s not sure how to go about securing that.
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Scrapper
Rookie
HELL YEAH! DOIN' STUFF!
Posts: 138
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Sturm
Feb 8, 2011 20:33:53 GMT -5
Post by Scrapper on Feb 8, 2011 20:33:53 GMT -5
Scrapper turns around as Starscream flies off. Having no long range weapons or nearby rocks to throw, he is unable to manage more than a, "Yeah, an' never come back!" Looking over, it seemed that there was another problem to deal with. The nutty one. She seemed easily distracted enough, so Scrapper charged in her direction, drill arm ready.
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Sturm
Feb 11, 2011 11:58:34 GMT -5
Post by Emirate Xaaron on Feb 11, 2011 11:58:34 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping Clipper due to time out.
Since Starscream is gone, Emirate Xaaron calls out, "Simulation Command Override B-1, end simulation." The broken fake Omega Supreme vanishes, and elsewhere, Botanica may notice a more normal power draw.
He briefly considers calling up a Candyland simulation to try to trick Screwdriver into falling out, but a trick is really only good once. Junkions aren't dumb, just weird. Emirate Xaaron takes a moment to look at what's going on. On one side, Slider is shooting at Screwdriver. He supposes that will distract the Junkion momentarily. On the other, Scrapper looks ready to pound Screwdriver. Very well.
He radios to the assembled Autobots, //Go for the joints. Try to dismember him and throw the pieces out the breach, or he'll put himself back together. He's a Junkion.// Emirate Xaaron still hasn't grasped that Screwdriver is a pretty, pretty princess woman.
That said, taking a third angle as far from both Scrapper's charge and Slider's fire as he can manage, Emirate Xaaron tries to chase after Screwdriver's severed head and grab it away from her. If he can get it, he'll try to fling it out the breach. He adds, //Clipper, be careful. I don't know what kind of weapon he's got on you.//
This is like some macabre game of basketball. When did throwing heads around become a valid tactic, anyway? He wants to blame Impactor - Impactor, who isn't reporting in. If Springer killed Impactor again, Emirate Xaaron might be throwing Springer's head around shortly, too!
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Feb 12, 2011 7:05:38 GMT -5
Post by Clipper on Feb 12, 2011 7:05:38 GMT -5
Clipper has been in fights before. She's even fought for her life before. She's just never been in such a large furball before, with so many things happening at once for her to get distracted by. There's Blurr running circles around Starscream, and a very weird looking Omega Supreme, and Starscream himself, who is huge and scary...
But most especially, there's Screwdriver, whose head just fell off, but is still upright and headless and moving and headless and functional and headless and... and throwing another weapon at Clipper, who, so very conveniently tries to ward it off with her free hand. The expected pain doesn't come, though.
// She, // Clipper corrects Xaaron absently--
Her arms start moving, completely without her prompting or permission. "What... what's going on?"
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Blurr
Minor
There Before You Know It, Gone Before You Blink
Posts: 304
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Sturm
Feb 16, 2011 10:01:45 GMT -5
Post by Blurr on Feb 16, 2011 10:01:45 GMT -5
With Starscream driven off, Blurr pauses, but only briefly. Starscreams are usually more stubborn – ah, but in his experience, they're also self-preserving enough to flee when outmatched. But no, things aren't over yet, not here and not anywhere else.
He can't let himself think about Rodimus right now. Kup's taking care of their friend; that has to be enough. Blurr has responsibilities here; the Junkion is somehow still a threat and… what is going on with Clipper there? Scrapper – so bizarre! – and Slider are both focusing on the Junkion and while Blurr is more than quick enough to avoid getting caught in the crossfire, he delays for a moment there to check on the Micromaster instead.
"Everything all right?" he asks.
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Screwdriver
Rookie
The Lady Protector, Her Splendid Primacy, Grand Duchess Screwdriver. The Devout Silencer of Common Sense and Logic
"And *I'll* live happily ever after..."
Posts: 225
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Sturm
Feb 16, 2011 19:01:24 GMT -5
Post by Screwdriver on Feb 16, 2011 19:01:24 GMT -5
And the Prince has fled in the face of the ghosts? Well, ghosts are frightening, and no Prince worth his salt succeeds at their first try at something, anyway. It's always the third attempt that works out.
Unfortunately, with the Prince gone, suddenly everyone is concerned with the Toymaker! Shots blast into her body and arms, causing her to stumble backwards. She squawks indignantly as Emirate Xaaron grabs her head. //Hey! You're only allowed to throw your own head!//1 she protests as the head goes sailing off into space. With a jerk of the cross-control in her hand, she attempts to force Clipper between herself and the others in order to give herself a moment's reprieve from being fired at, operating the Micromaster like a marionette, and then she goes running out the Event Horizon and leaps into space, activating her "fairy wings" to chase after her head.
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OOC: Out of thread. Please note that her crickets are still wandering about the Event Horizon. Players are free to include them as pests and minor annoyances in future threads, until they all get cleaned up.
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