Knock Out
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Feb 11, 2012 21:27:19 GMT -5
Post by Knock Out on Feb 11, 2012 21:27:19 GMT -5
When the hide of the aliengator rips, Knock Out sees what he expected to see: A crude mechanic construct. But even during the chaos, he manages to get a better look at the inner workings. What he sees makes it feel like there are vapors rising in his fueltank.
They are crude alright.
But their parts are not those of man made machines.
They are Cybertronian.
"By the Allspark! They're made of our kind! What an incredible waste of perfectly good spare parts!" A corner of Knock Out's lips pull back into a snarl, and it grows when another aliengator comes closer. He quickly stabs it while shooting another with his gun, but they're being surrounded and outmatched. Worse, it looks like he's the only one in any shape to fight them off. Blast Off looks like he can barely stand, the Junkion is using toys and lost a damn hand, the tiny scraplet is gone and useless anyways...
He misses Breakdown terribly.
"Damnit people, less fighting, more swimming for your lives! We're only slowing ourselves down and giving these things a chance to grab us!" He barks as he moves to Blast Off, subspacing his pole arm and grabbing the Combaticon around the waist while flinging his arm around the doctor's neck. "You're heavier then you look, fly boy. Now hold on!" Hopefully he can get away without being eaten. If only he wasn't a doctor and if only Blast Off wasn't their ticket out of here. He probably would have just left him to slow down these damn things.
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Blast Off
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Feb 19, 2012 19:38:39 GMT -5
Post by Blast Off on Feb 19, 2012 19:38:39 GMT -5
Blast Off enjoys being the only ticket out of places. It gives people a vested interest to keep him alive. He doesn't really enjoy being manhandled by Knock Out, but given that it keeps him from being eaten alive by alienligators, he will suffer through the indignity.
With his free arm, he shoots down a gator sneaking up on Knock Out's back. The revelation of their composition is disturbing. He observes, "One of them is trying to get away."
The one that is trying to death roll Frenzy tries to curl on itself and snap at Frenzy.
The one that ate the clock is shook apart, not being a very bright creature.
The others continue to snap and try to bite.
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Screwdriver
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Feb 19, 2012 20:58:32 GMT -5
Post by Screwdriver on Feb 19, 2012 20:58:32 GMT -5
Screwdriver scoops up some pieces left from the aliengator that just shook apart. They're probably not the pieces that actually came from her arm, but it really doesn't matter where the parts are from. She can put herself back together from anything.
She looks after the one fleeing. "And this little piggy went wee, wee, wee, all the way home!" she observes, then turns to go chasing after him. Better than focusing on fighting - there are so many of these things that that's impractical!
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Frenzy
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Feb 21, 2012 12:59:57 GMT -5
Post by Frenzy on Feb 21, 2012 12:59:57 GMT -5
The same instant the aliengator decides to curl up and snap at Frenzy, Frenzy decides he has had enough of this slag. They can take this job, and they can shovel it.
So thinking, Frenzy yanks in his spikes the next time the aliengator comes up-
Momentum flings him up and away! As he soars over the pool of aliengators, he launches sharp-stars down at them. Now he's no longer in danger of ricochets.
He comes down with a splash not far from the 'gator trying to escape. Since Frenzy is about the opposite of hydrodynamic, this... goes about as well as can be expected, really.
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Skywarp
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Feb 21, 2012 22:01:38 GMT -5
Post by Skywarp on Feb 21, 2012 22:01:38 GMT -5
The gator doesn't look terribly pleased that he's being followed, but his shaky movements aren't getting him much further away any faster. Frenzy's splashdown lends one last lukewarm burst of speed to his short, bowed legs and his stubby tail. Unfortunately, he lacks the coordination to climb properly over the edge of the pool and his escape is a slow, flailing, clumsy affair that ultimately fails. He topples back into the water well within reach if Frenzy gets grabby.
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Knock Out
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Feb 25, 2012 15:16:05 GMT -5
Post by Knock Out on Feb 25, 2012 15:16:05 GMT -5
Against all odds, Knock Out manages to get out of the pool before he is (partially) devoured by the hungry robo-gators. And now that he is no longer held back by the water he can start running as fast as he can too, trying to get some distance between him and the vicious animals, though it'd go a lot quicker if Blast Off wasn't so damn heavy!
He's not so focused on their survival that he ignores what's happening around them, though. He turns his head to look at the fleeing gator, and he can't help but wonder...Not that he'll actually move to help it, oh heavens no, he'd rather let the Junkion be stupid enough to do that. "How you feeling, champ?"
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Blast Off
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Post by Blast Off on Mar 2, 2012 7:39:43 GMT -5
Most of the alienligators appear to be too stupid to get out of the pool. Some of them are too dead to to get out of the pool, having been done in by Frenzy's sharp stars or otherwise put down by the Decepticons.
"Like a sack of doorknobs," Blast Off replies dryly.
Around the pool, there are the usual accoutrements of an amusement park. There are many, many tall and winding water slides. There appears to be a 'dancing' fountain not far from here, where the water 'jumps' in intricate patterns. There are roller coasters off in the distance. There is a something like a Ferris wheel going the other way. Finally, there is a tunnel of love to conclude the cardinal directions.
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Frenzy
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Mar 17, 2012 11:52:19 GMT -5
Post by Frenzy on Mar 17, 2012 11:52:19 GMT -5
Skipping Screwdriver due to timeout.
Frenzy latches onto the alienligator's tail and does his best to climb up its body, chittering curse words. As mighty steeds go, he's had better. But beggars can't be choosers.
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Screwdriver
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Mar 17, 2012 16:45:15 GMT -5
Post by Screwdriver on Mar 17, 2012 16:45:15 GMT -5
OOC: Oh, crud, sorry about that!Screwdriver, who had been chasing after the aliengator, anyway, approaches the grand new stead and looks down at it curiously. She declares, "Since then lizards have always had a way of moving their heads helplessly backward and forward, as if saying, 'How can any one be so foolish as to trust Anansi?'" 1 Then looks around. The other aliengators aren't following, just this one, so it's time to... oh, fun! Screwdriver transforms and starts rolling for the roller coaster. 1 Why the Lizard Moves His Head Up and Down
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Skywarp
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Mar 17, 2012 21:52:46 GMT -5
Post by Skywarp on Mar 17, 2012 21:52:46 GMT -5
The aliengator is not happy to have a passenger, and he makes his displeasure known with uncoordinated but violent thrashing. He clearly isn't constructed so that he can bite things off his own back, but he's giving it his best shot, snapping his jaws at Frenzy.
And screaming incoherently.
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Knock Out
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Mar 23, 2012 21:00:12 GMT -5
Post by Knock Out on Mar 23, 2012 21:00:12 GMT -5
Blast Off's interesting allegory gets a bewildered look from the doctor, silently mouthing 'Ooookaaay' before he smiles another bright smile. "Atta boy, champ! Sounds like you'll be juuuust fine then!"
Oh goodie, the gators aren't pursuing them anymore. Relieved, Knock Out carefully sets the shuttle down, so he can properly inspect the damage and make quick repairs where he can. Though he does allow himself to look around, if briefly. Then, he sighs wistfully. "A chance to wrestle space-gators and look at bright, shiny things to gawk at. Breakdown would have loved this."
Then he notices the Junkion running off and Frenzy sticking to one of the gators. The next sigh is the complete opposite of the one a moment prior. Then he hears something.
"...Is that gator screaming?"
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Blast Off
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Apr 1, 2012 20:44:07 GMT -5
Post by Blast Off on Apr 1, 2012 20:44:07 GMT -5
"Is he dead, your Breakdown?" Blast Off asks. Knock Out spoke in the past tense. The question is fair, he feels.
He looks over at the gator and raises his ionic blaster, drawing a bead on one of its eyes. He says loudly and coldly, "Stop thrashing, or I will put a double tap in your head, reptile."
If the creature is anything worthwhile, it will understand Cybertronian. If doesn't understand Cybertronian, who cares?
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Screwdriver
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Apr 13, 2012 21:08:42 GMT -5
Post by Screwdriver on Apr 13, 2012 21:08:42 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping Frenzy due to time out.
Screwdriver, uninterferred with, continues zipping off to the roller coaster!
OOC: Out of thread.
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Frenzy
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Apr 15, 2012 20:13:37 GMT -5
Post by Frenzy on Apr 15, 2012 20:13:37 GMT -5
Whether or not the gator stops thrashing, Frenzy yanks a sharp-star from his chest and starts slicing into the rubbery skin. The fast, frenetic movements belie the attempt at precision - he isn't trying to hurt the gator (much). He's skinning it.
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Skywarp
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Apr 15, 2012 22:28:36 GMT -5
Post by Skywarp on Apr 15, 2012 22:28:36 GMT -5
What will quickly become apparent as Frenzy cuts the skin off the gator, which has gone quite still on Blast Off's recommendation, is that the armature inside is more whole robot than skeleton. By that token, it's a smallish robot, not terribly larger than Frenzy in fact, and he transforms into a jet if the wings and thrusters are any indication. He looks roughed up but functional, and there is no emblem to be seen on him anywhere. His black is more of a grey and his reds and yellows are somewhat subdued – a combination of fear and exhaustion.
"I would rather you didn't shoot me, please," Wind Sheer says in his mild voice. "I need to get back to Skywarp. He's in trouble." He turns a worried stare on the Decepticons. "Will you help me?" He expects they will, at any rate, though he might be optimistic about it. There's a chance being a fellow Decepticon won't count for much with them.
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