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Post by Demolishor on May 4, 2008 14:43:32 GMT -5
Demolishor, already ticked off by nearly getting his head stepped on, turns and runs when he sees the building start to cave in. He has to blast away some of the rubble falling towards him, dispersing or deflecting it where he can. Still, it's hardly pleasant.
"Okay, now I'm really angry!" he snarls, whirling about to find the nearest Autobot. His arms shift up and swing his missile launchers around as he charges after Hook.
Out of thread.
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Runamuck
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I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
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Post by Runamuck on May 4, 2008 15:12:50 GMT -5
Runamuck barely has time to fire off a quick shot with his friction rifle at the incoming Dinobot before Hellbender starts bringing the roof down. Good thing he's not called a Battlecharger for nothing; he runs, dropping into vehicle mode and speeding out of the way without the slightest loss of momentum and popping his armor out to bounce off a few scraps of lone debris. Then, with a cackling laugh, he charges into the city. There's gotta be easier targets around than that.
Out of thread, off to cause trouble elsewhere.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on May 4, 2008 19:17:39 GMT -5
Rodimus swears inwardly as he arrives on the scene in time to catch one or two already fleeing. Too late to distract them all, it seems. He screeches and swerves to a stop, tires shrieking against metal road, and then sits for a moment in all his red-in-yellow glory in the street right next to collapsing building.
Rodimus wasn't here to witness why it is collapsing. He just knows he ordered it to be brought down, and now it's being brought down. Hmm. Rattrap does good work. Then he waits to see who will be coming out of the building before it comes down, out of the rubble afterwards. Waits, and revs his engine.
Vroooooom... VROOOOOOOOM!!!
See this? This is a Prime. Is he not a tempting target?
But truth is, he's ready to be off again the moment anyone attacks.
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Post by Long Range on May 5, 2008 6:09:19 GMT -5
Reacting to be the building collapsing around him, Long Range goes for the shortest route out and smashes his way through a wall. On the bright side, he has made another exit the other Decepticons can use. On the "Rocks fall, everyone dies" side, he's probably sped up the collapse.
//Keep Grimlock or any other Autobots off me while I transform. I need to start this bombardment yesterday.// He transmits to the other 'cons as he moves to a more open area so he can set down and transform.
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Post by Ironfire-3 on May 5, 2008 14:29:02 GMT -5
The grey tank rumbles long the ramp, steering clear of the rubble. Ironfire doubts it would deal much damage to her, anyway, but she must not be overconfident. Overconfidence leads to failure. Failure would not please her. She's still in a bad mood from her inability to find any real... entertainment amongst these Decepticons. Starting to feel better, now that she's in real combat again.
Ironfire scans for Autobots in ready range, cannons primed and ready. To her fellow Autobots, and these crazy Decepticons: //I could use a bit of support, too, if I'm going to be doing any proper bombardment.// She looks around for a good spot to stop to enter Siege Mode.
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Post by Injector on May 5, 2008 14:35:01 GMT -5
Injector was slow in the tunnels, but that seems to have been good for him. The floodwater envelops him, flowing over his lovely body. Time to demonstrate that his Fuzor form is not just for show.
It could be questioned as to why an aerial 'con was in the ground assault in the first place. Injector would quickly point out that his alternate form is not exactly built with ranged weapons, and is not as fast as the jets. As such, it is much more reasonable for him to emerge at ground level, where he can use his spines and stinger.
With a cry of "beast mode", effective despite him being underwater, Injector transforms. Why yes, the fish portion of his alternate form is enough to allow it function in the depths. Injector swims along with the current, making a fair pace. Hopefully, the water will soon reach the Autobots. He would love to see the looks on their faces as his beauty bursts from the waves.
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Rattrap
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Sarcasm as a Lifestyle
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Post by Rattrap on May 5, 2008 15:54:15 GMT -5
See this? Hopefully not, because this happens to be Rattrap scrambling to set up the hastiest, most ill-thought-out demo of his life. Not to say he can't work under pressure – come on, he's Rattrap after all – but there's pressure and then there's Grimlock starting a fight in the building you're trying to make disappear.
Rattrap transforms almost as soon as Rodimus gives the command to blow the building and he's moving, pulling out supplies, sizing up likely points to hit and bring everything down on itself (and the schmucks inside). Charges, timers, , and the first two are placed… when somebody else decides to ruin his fun and knock it all over for him. The spy curses and pulls back, dancing clear of a few chunks of decorative welding that had been highlighting the roof line as they fall.
"Oh, sure," he grumbles. "Just make my day already. Lousy 'Cons… I oughtta just blow up the thing anyway."
Or run. Running would be good, considering the artillery rolling out of the collapse. Lots of artillery. Do not want. Rattrap's mid-stride when he stops and glances at the charges he still has in hand. Maybe he should re-strategise this retreat. And maybe turns into yes when he gauges that tank's speed. Looks like Ironfire, this one does… but Ironfire wouldn't be caught dead running with 'Cons. Right? Right. Gotta be one of those duplicates or clones or whatever they are, then. Fair game, then, and Rattrap still has plenty of explosives to spare thanks to his ol'-buddy-ol'-pal Earthworm Jim back there. The spy takes off again, this time making a beeline for the big grey tank. One of these days, it's scrap like this that'll get Rattrap killed.
Not today, though. Today, he gets to bolt past his target, slapping an active charge onto one of her rear tread wheels as he goes. He pauses in passing just long enough to grin back at her.
"Izzat yer gun, or are ya just happy ta see me?" he wonders. Then he's gone. Gotta love alleyways.
OOC: Tagging Ironfire-3 with permission. Rattrap is out of thread.
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Shortround
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Breaker of the Fourth Wall
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Post by Shortround on May 5, 2008 18:40:55 GMT -5
Shortround was enjoying being slow in the tunnels. Then the floodwater had to come.
While Shortround can handle underwater environments, he prefers not to. And as such, he kicks immediately to full speed, trying to outrun the water...
And comes speeding out of a tunnel into a debris filled ruin. Fun! Rather than stick around for any very angry Dinobots to crush him down to a smaller size, Shortround speeds off in the rough direction of the Constructicons and Stunticons.
OOC: Out of thread
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Grimlock
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There's no crying in Basebrawl!
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Post by Grimlock on May 5, 2008 18:46:06 GMT -5
OOC: Switching rotation places with Scourge so that a new thread can be set up easier, done with player permission. Scourge posing/placing also done with player permission.
So, Grimlock's glorious charge to attack had been cut short by rolling to dodge Runamuck's gunshot, then finding himself under a big pile of building. That's just wonderful, really.
Shove.
Friggin' Decepticons comin' up in his base, knockin' down buildings, kidnapping their guests an... a bunch of other bad stuff...
Punch!
...wait, before that all came down...did Grimlock see what he think he saw? Better make sure...
A loud roar and a sudden upheaval of a pile of rock resulting in a tumble-slide of chunks of building off of a very angry Dinobot. He jerks his head around, scanning... Constructicons, white car, tank, artillery, Rattrap (Fast for a little guy!), 'nother tank -- Over there, outside of the area of collapse: A black Prime.
Grimlock flashes back momentarily to Rodimus' arrival and warning about this mech. Well. No other 'Bots around other than Rattrap that Grimlock saw, so here goes! Grimlock hefts his sword up, charges for the big black truck, and bellows - "SCOOOOUUUUURGE!!!"
--------- OOC: Out of thread to take on Scourge.
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Post by Sable Conolly on May 5, 2008 19:47:49 GMT -5
Battles are always chaotic. Scourge much prefers a commando strike, where the enemy doesn't know he's there until too late, to an all-out melee. Simply trying to take stock of the situation becomes an ordeal.
There is a big Autobot in grey who looks decently formidable. Dead End will be fine, despite what Dead End says - he has forcefields. Wheelie goes unnoticed. Barricade (and probably Frenzy) have their orders.
//I appreciate the warning, Hellbender,// Scourge notes over Decepticon shortwave, and he does. Just because Scourge can ram through a dozen meters of bedrock doesn't mean Scourge enjoys having buildings dumped on his head. Even if Hook yoinks Scourge for some demolition work, Scourge is still not Bonecrusher.
Why does Hook get to have Stunticons? It's totally unfair! However, Scourge busies himself with getting the heck out of here, literally walking through a wall to escape before the collapse.
Hopefully the rest of the Decepticons are out. This situation has gotten vastly confusing, fast, but Scourge's reflexes are as keen as ever. At the charge of the grey Autobot, Scourge draws the Sword of Fury, sunlight glinting off its blade, steadies his stance, and brings the blade up to block. He keeps Eye-Fire clutched in his hand and down low.
Such a shame that there is no one here who knows that Scourge doesn't use a sniper rifle.
Almost sounding bored, he responds, "So nice to have a welcoming party. You are?"
OOC: Out of thread to tango with Grimlock.
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Dead End
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Yes, we're all doomed. I already knew that.
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Post by Dead End on May 5, 2008 21:16:59 GMT -5
After dodging around an enraged Dinobot--who was fortunately distracted by Scourge-- and hurtling out of a collapsing building, Dead End found himself in an alley alone. Shortly thereafter, Hook's order caught up with him, and Dead End rolled up on the tail-end of the Constructicon/Stunticon party, his radar strobing over the immediate area.
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Definitely out-of-thread now
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Barricade
Minor
Knight of the Spastic Sword
Trust Me
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Post by Barricade on May 5, 2008 21:30:26 GMT -5
Well, now, that doesn't look good. That was a rather large Dinobutt bringing down the house. Literally. Time to get the smelt out of Kaon via a conveniently blasted hole.
Well, well, what's that there, rumbling so challengingly? Not exactly a rusted out piece of Autocrap, but definitely an Autobot, and there's even yellow on that there chassis. Hopefully, it's not the Dark Prime.
If it is? Friendly fire isn't.
Barricade guns his throttle and smokes his tired peeling out towards the revving Rodimus.
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Hellbender
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Mecha-Shai-Hulud
"Seriously."
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Post by Hellbender on May 5, 2008 21:48:29 GMT -5
It's a damn flood! Hellbender hurriedly retracted his cutters and sealed up; he could deal with flooded spaces, but it was a pain in the tail vents. He silently cursed his own stupidity; he should have guessed from the harbringers.
He had to let some of the water past him lest the pressure keep him from moving forward at all, since his own head pretty much plugged the sewer tunnel. Hellbender hoped the torrent past him didn't inconvenience the little guys too much.
He writhed through the tunnels, away from the battle above, fighting his way against the water flow for the first bit, then clear, back in (relatively) dry sewers.
Hellbender's target wasn't that far away. He'd surface soon...
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OOC: Hellbender is out-of-thread
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Post by Rodimus Prime on May 5, 2008 23:36:15 GMT -5
Ironfire? Obviously not his Ironfire. Suddenly, Rodimus curses himself a fool. He really should have made sure to get as many personal frequencies of these other Autobots as possible from Swerve while he was still there.
Too late now, but Rodimus learns from his mistakes. His current activity makes it obvious which Prime he is, but there will be chances later.
Many scramble off, not willing to take the Prime bait, although that cop car's got foundational fortitude. Rodimus shoots off a report even as his tires suddenly scream into motion, his weight adding traction against the metal road... but for all that his tires look like rubber, they're designed to run on Cybertron as much as anywhere else. With a roar and a squeal, Rodimus is off, dodging Barricade's forward lunge, aiming himself for Long Range, intermediate rubble-be-damned.
The oddly agile Winnebago attempts to slam heavily into the massive artillery-former, and if he impacts, it's with enough force to cause denting on even his heavily armored front fender. Still, it does little to slow him down - he's run over the thickly-built Galvatron without doing severe damage to himself, after all.
And then he's off again, hit or mess, roaring down one of the side streets.
Is the little cop car brave enough to give chase?
OOC: Out of thread.
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Post by Long Range on May 6, 2008 6:23:03 GMT -5
Long Range frankly should have expected a speeding Autobot maniac to burst through their lines and bee line right in on him. On the other hand he expected the other Decepticons to realize that artillery stations can't do their job if they've been knocked over. He'll have a talk with them later, after they've helped him up.
The impact of Rodimus Prime striking him from the side is enough to knock him over. Its slow, like a tree very slowly and comically tipping over when someone shouts 'Timber'. Falling over sideways, Long Range swings his one arm out to the side, the momentum of this allowing him to fall on his back. Its a loud, hard fall, those nearby might be able to feel it even.
He can feel a large dent in his side, and it irritates him that he didn't get a chance to see who exactly rammed him. Pulling himself up so his cannons allow him to sit up a bit, he draws his rifle and transmits over both local and broadband frequency.
//Someone has knocked me over, and I can't get up. Someone help me up, and the first person to laugh will get on shell on his position.// He transmits.
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