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Post by Wheelie (ROTF) on Sept 21, 2011 16:46:45 GMT -5
//NO $#!@ SHERLOCK!// Wheelie huddles behind the rock, curling his arms above his head and keeping his legs pressed close to his body. First chance he gets, he'll find a nice hole to hide in, in case Starscream comes down to finish them off himself.
But one optic pokes up above the rock, keeping an eye on the action, and what he sees is not what he all expected. Bluestreak isn't a smoking, bullet riddled scrapheap, and he actually managed to score a hit! And make Starscream crash! Wheelie jumps up and climbs onto the rock, throwing his fists into the air and cheering loudly. //You do man Streak, you da MAN! HEY STARSCREAM! Not so tough now, are you!? HA! Kiss our shiny metal afts, suck our exhausts and choke on the fumes, ya blow hard loser! Yer NUTHIN!//
He is probably going to regret transmitting over the general broadcast frequency.
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Post by Bluestreak on Sept 22, 2011 18:51:30 GMT -5
"Stay down!" Bluestreak warns as the two smaller Bots pop up, ready to fight.
He says nothing more as Starscream crashes, raising a thin curtain of rust-red dust. He doubts that such a dangerous Decepticon is permanently down, but if--no, there he is, rising to his feet. Bluestreak adjusts his sight picture one more time and squeezes the trigger on his ionic discharge rifle. Something a lot like a bolt of lightning--80,000 V worth--streaks downrange toward Starscream. The small dust cloud attentuates the shot slightly, but not much--the Martian air is thin, thin, thin and can't hold much dust up for more than an instant.
Whatever the results, Bluestreak sends a brief radio message back to the Autobots: // Sirs, the other Starscream is here on Mars. We have exchanged shots, and he is temporarily down. //
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Post by Zippo on Sept 24, 2011 21:12:51 GMT -5
//Yeah! What wheelie said// The question is now does Zippo want some glory shots at Starscream too or does he want to play the safety game behind the meat metal shield? Oh gee tough call.
Giant silver safety barrier it is, Starscream aint dead yet. Zippo keeps his head down hoping Big Blue will launch another three dozen quad missiles just to be sure.
Safety Rule 2: Double tap
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Post by Starscream (Movie) on Sept 25, 2011 11:14:50 GMT -5
Starscream is fast, but that's not what saves him from being electrocuted. It's the instincts that come from having been in this line of work for a while. He's already leaping out of the way as Bluestreak is squeezing the trigger. The lightning bolt passes so close to Starscream that he can smell the ozone.
Oh, but the little one has a mouth on him. Starscream ingites his jets, propelling himself through the air in an arc towards Bluestreak. Hopefully if he can close the distance fast enough, the Autobot won't want to use his ridiculous ranged weapons.
//You're aware that's a Decepticon-model scrap drone you have there, Autobot?// he transmits so the Autobots can hear him. //What are you doing with it here? Hatchling-sitting, or just taking out the garbage?//
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Post by Wheelie (ROTF) on Sept 25, 2011 18:34:12 GMT -5
Starscream getting back up and dodging the attack was enough to make Wheelie freeze up from fear. But then the Seeker recognizes him. Big eyes go wide and have their glow intensify, his mouth falling open, and the only parts of him that are making any movement whatsoever are his rattling knees.
//...I'm dead, aren't I.//
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Post by Bluestreak on Sept 27, 2011 19:00:41 GMT -5
Starscream is closing in fast, too fast--Bluestreak almost launches his other missile at him, then checks himself. The other two with him aren't full-size Autobots; an explosion that close might be too much for them. Protecting them is more important than downing Starscream.
"Whoa! Not so close, tall, dark and ugly!" Bluestreak hastily snaps off a shot from the hip with his ionic rifle again, then backpeddles. "You guys can help shoot him now."
// Well, if you enrage him, he might make more mistakes, // Bluestreak replies, surrealistically cheery. // I think you're just entertaining him, though. //
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Post by Zippo on Sept 28, 2011 21:16:12 GMT -5
// Well, we were kind of hoping he would give us some inside knowledge on how to scrap cons // Zippo looked down to wheelie // results speak for themselves. //
Zippo looks up to Bluestreak, down to Wheelie, over to the oncoming Starscream “ahh corroded Quints” he swore “time for plan I dunno, plan F”
The way Zippo saw it, he was likely going to die soon due to air pollution, i.e. a hail of bullets. He would much rather try something that would be cunning if it worked, and a very quick death if it didn’t.
Grabbing a pair of large rocks and subspacing them, the little maximal yelled “EVERYBODY STOP”. Just as he was hailing for a ceasefire, Zippo launched himself into the air between the deadly seeker and the missile toting carbot, one hand spread to each combatant in the universal gesture of Please don’t hit me.
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Post by Starscream (Movie) on Oct 1, 2011 21:05:04 GMT -5
"Afraid to face me mech to mech, Autobot?" Starscream taunts, narrowly dodging the brunt of Bluestreak's shot. The lightning bolt clips his arm, sizzling through the exposed mechanisms and causing him to wince in pain. "Or maybe you just don't care whether or not you have a friendly fire incident. I wouldn't blame you."
The hulking jetformer gives Zippo a weird look for all of half a second before aiming a backhanded swat at the little pest, intending to smack him out of the air.
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Post by Wheelie (ROTF) on Oct 2, 2011 14:06:58 GMT -5
Bluestreak's quick thinking and shooting has Wheelie snap out of his shock. Well, that and his request. Wheelie whirls his head around and stares at the larger Autobot like he's joking. "Yeah, just one problem with that, chief. Do I look like I'm packin'!?"
..Then Zippo does something completely idiotic. //What are you DOIN'!?// If there wasn't a murderous Seeker coming their way, he would pause to facepalm. But there is. So he jumps off the rock and drives as fast as he can, trying to get away, hoping that Bluestreak will be a suitable distraction. One way or another.
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Post by Bluestreak on Oct 2, 2011 18:49:33 GMT -5
"You aren't in the least bit friendly, Decepticon, so when I shoot you, it's not friendly fire. It's unfriendly, I-really-don't-like-you fire. Never met a Con I did not dislike, and I hit what I aim at," Bluestreak banters--
Then Zippo jumps up between them. Bluestreak flinches back for the barest instant--but then Bladey-Horror Starscream tries to swat the brave (or insane or idiotic) little Maximal away. That back-handed swipe shifts Starscream's arm and shoulder joint out of its previous position--perhaps, just perhaps, out of line with his body armor for just the merest instant--and Bluestreak fires his ionic rifle toward that maybe-possible gap. Will he hit or is his timing off, or is Starscream's armor too well-constructed?
"Zippo! Get down! I don't think you really want to be there!" Bluestreak shouts.
"I thought you had something to back up your taunting, Wheelie!" Bluestreak adds. "I wouldn't taunt enemies I couldn't shoot--what if they decided to come over and attack me? Boy, would I be in trouble! Now, BOTH of you take cover!"
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Post by Zippo on Oct 4, 2011 17:55:11 GMT -5
Zippo rockets backward as the backhanded swat barely catches him just under the chin, the maximal is truly shaken but not deterred. It wasn’t a minigun to the face after all. A downward swipe would have been a hot harder for Zippo to dodge and would probably hit him full force.
//He’s stopped shooting, that’s good, give my crazy plan chance a and we may get away without risking damage// Zippo was also weighing the possibility of catching Starscream enough by surprise to bring him down without effective retaliation.
//Just be ready run or gun//
The pest puts all of his attention on the jet in front of him and puts up his best Swindle impression “First may I say I love the altmode, repaint me green with envy. Now, how would you like to control Earth through its economy? No risk all gain”. He pulls out one of the rocks from subspace and display it in front of him one handed to Satarscream, “How’s your geology?”
OOC: How well can Zippo see Starscream’s jet intakes?
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Post by Starscream (Movie) on Oct 5, 2011 19:53:31 GMT -5
Bluestreak's shot strikes home, sending crackling arcs of lightning over Starscream's superstructure. The Decepticon stumbles backwards, clutching at the smoking wound in his chest.
Reflecting on the three Autobots in front of him, he begins to see why they were picked for a long away mission on an uninhabited planet. Clearly the other Autobots wanted some peace and quiet.
"You realize I could fit you in my mouth, right?" he snarls at Zippo, leaping up into the air and transforming, igniting his afterburners and attempting to make an escape into orbit. //It's been fun playing, but I'm bored. We'll finish this another time, Autobot refuse.//
Screamer is running low on fuel. He has to leave now or he won't be able to make it back to Earth. Also, it was looking like an actual fair fight. He hates those.
OOC: Starscream's engines are on his back in robot mode, so not terribly well. Also, he can fly in space, so it's unclear whether he even has normal jet engines. Screamer is trying to escape the thread, but it is possible he could be stopped.
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Post by Wheelie (ROTF) on Oct 7, 2011 5:26:24 GMT -5
Starscream's retreating? Starscream is retreating! Wheelie screeches to a halt, kicking up Martian dust and transforms, throwing his fists up into the air. "OH YEAH! YOU DA MAN BLUE, YOU DA MAN! I can't believe you did it!" Then he sends a glare at Zippo and jabs a finger at his direction, his twisted face contorting into a gnarly snarl. //You, sir, are a moron. The hell you thinkin'!? You coulda gotten us killed!//
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Post by Bluestreak on Oct 7, 2011 16:44:24 GMT -5
Bluestreak turns and puts himself between Starscream and Wheelie, trying to shield the little blue guy from the backwash of Starscream's afterburners. He debates launching his remaining missile at Starscream, but decides to hold it in reserve in case the Decepticon is being sneaky and comes back. After all, it's not like a Decepticon named Starscream ever did anything deceptive....
Bluestreak is a sniper. He doesn't do fair fights, either. Especially not fair fights where there's a bunch of vulnerable allies trying hard to be collateral damage, so he's relieved to see Starscream flee. He won't stop him--cornered enemies fight harder, and Zippo's already taken a hit.
He straightens up and looks over at Zippo. "Are you hurt? I think Starscream's hand is bigger than you are, and it's all sharp and nasty and solid. Lucky he didn't take your head off. You and Wheelie should just get in my passenger compartment and ride back to the shuttle, and I'll radio ahead to let Ratch--I mean, Perceptor have a look at you. Just in case something got bent. That was a very brave thing you did, getting in between Starscream and me, but I really not that wimpy--I could have survived a hit from him. Just because I'm an Autobot and don't like violence doesn't mean I don't know how to fight. I don't like it, but I can do it when I have to."
Bluestreak looks down at the little blue terror. "Wheelie, you're okay, right? You didn't get hit, did you?"
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Post by Zippo on Oct 10, 2011 19:06:48 GMT -5
// Whatever I did, Worked! A single direct hit from that machine gun of his and you or myself could have been offlined, irrelevant if we were hiding or not. Even I would rather face death head on if there is no escape // but there was no use getting annoyed at Wheelie for calling him a moron, Zippo’s fleeting anger flitted away.
// I'm fine, really Bluestreak but thanks, I barely got clipped. Heh, I guess Screamer wasn’t really trying. I did actually have a plan and it would have been totally epic but oh well// Zippo shrugged, transformed back to beast mode and landed back on Martian soil. Truth be told, Zippo was slightly more hurt than he wanted to let on, but beast mode would both hide and fix it better.
// I don’t like that glitching Con turning up, lets get this packed up and back to the Event horizon asap.//
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