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Post by Rodimus Prime-3 on May 10, 2008 1:01:26 GMT -5
Rodimus Prime's expression twists into one of rage as he's ignored or, worse yet, verbally dismissed. Before Slag even finishes his sentence, the Prime thrusts both hands towards him, and even while that blast of darkness leaves his fingers, directed towards the Dinobot, he scream, "You do not dismiss me!" The transformation from the arrogant calm he had displayed before to this fury is instantaneous.
And then it's over, and he's back to smug. "You won't make that mistake again," he sneers. Then his optics scan the gathering, looking for reaction, for fear, for shock - checking to make sure he's not being dismissed once more.
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Post by Eye-fire on May 10, 2008 5:19:07 GMT -5
Eye-Fire sees the boogly projectile thrown at him, but is unable to dodge it as the Rule of Cool kicks in for Ironfire. Later he'd probably blame the Evil Prime for distracting him, or maybe even Scorponok for allowing himself to be thrown.
Scorponok slam into Eye-Fire, scrambling his targeting systems and over taxing his anti-gravs, causing him to fall out of the sky.
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Post by Blackout on May 10, 2008 6:52:57 GMT -5
Blackout's default state is repressed anger. In combat, that jumps to "kill everything that isn't on my side". There just isn't much room left for the dark Prime's influence. That, and having a mad Dinobot sticking a sword into your chest is pretty distracting.
He can feel that unholy presence in the back of his mind, though. Like tendrils of evil, hot as hell, dark as the devil. It's not pleasant.
Too committed to the rotor swing, Blackout has no chance to avoid the punch, stumbling back a step with a grunt as sliding components grind against the sword blade. However, his legs are built for absorbing shocks; he's not falling yet.
Just as he prepares to charge, the Prime's furious outburst reaches him. Without thinking about it, the big chopper leaps backwards, springing with his heavy legs to crush through the roof of a nearby warehouse and clear of that burst of darkness. One hand comes up, preparing to wrench the sword out, as he watches in morbid fascination to see Slag's fate.
Scorponok chitters in alarm as he flies through the air, claws whirling and flailing in panic as he crashes into Eye-Fire. The boogly bot squirms in alarm, all claws and bladed tail, not even noticing whatever damage he may be doing to the sniper.
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Post by Ironfire on May 10, 2008 8:53:31 GMT -5
It worked! But, Ironfire's elation is short lived. For she watches as the Dark Prime blasts Slag; watches as the Dinobot falls. Oh, he's not being dismissed. Not by Ironfire.
"Frakfrakslagslagdamnfrakslagspameggsslagsmeltspam...." A incoherent line of swears flows from her mouth.
//Ohslag ohfrak oh... The frakking Other Rodimus just frakking took down Slag. // A rather panicked message to Autobot broadband, then Ironfire's doing her best to get away before the Dark Prime sees her.
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Post by Slag on May 10, 2008 9:41:23 GMT -5
Slag was taken completely by surprise by Rodimus' attack. However, what surprised Slag more was how much it hurt, tearing through his armor like a knife through butter.
He let off one last mighty roar, before his vocaliser was also destroyed, and what was left of the Autobot Flamethrower collapsed to the ground in a heap of ashes and debris.
OOC: Out of topic due to being in pieces
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Post by Mirage-3 on May 10, 2008 13:25:50 GMT -5
Mirage had been lining up a shot at Slag when Rodimus decided to serve up blackened Dinobot. Mirage's rifle shifts to cover the Prime with his gaze. He has a perfect line of sight, and his finger slowly depresses on the trigger.
It stops though, a mere tap away from letting the round fly. Mirage could shoot, he might even kill, and such a thrill it would be. But will it be as big a thrill as dragging that admission of need and want from the Prime on a regular basis?
A smirk, and the rifle drops. No. No it would not.
A radio taunt later, and Mirage is gone.
OOC: Once again, in and out
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Post by Rodimus Prime-3 on May 10, 2008 15:15:15 GMT -5
Rodimus straightens up after the blast, calmed now that he's destroyed the source of his anger. He scans those present. Most are quiet in shock. Ironfire is quietly swearing in shock. Eye-fire is... falling from the sky with an armful of flailing boogly.
Hnh.
He smiles unpleasantly, clenches his right fist, and says, "Two," a word repeated over the general frequency. Then he leaps easily off the roof, landing some way past the smoking remains of the Dinobot, and without another word, begins to walk away.
OOC: Out of thread unless shot at.
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Post by Eye-fire on May 10, 2008 16:25:23 GMT -5
Pain wracks Eye-Fire as claws, spines and other sharp things are falied in his face. A spike punctures his one leg as Scoponok throws his Stinger into Eye-Fire's chest, tearing into his systems as he makes the hole bigger by continuing to flail.
And then Scorponok latches onto his gun arm at the shoulder, blades cutting through armor. Terror grips Eye-Fire as he feels vital fuel lines being cut, but before he is able to react Scorponok finishes slicing through his arm. A small explosion occurs as the fuel lines powering his arm blaster are severed and the escaping energon is ignited by a spark.
Finally striking the ground hard, Eye-Fire goes blind a something inside his scope breaks. In pain, afraid and blind, Eye-Fire dares not go offline to escape the pain, should his systems stop pumping energon away from his severed arm. Already various other liquids as well as energon seep out of his mangled shoulder.
//Wounded... arm severed-KSSHHHHHH-Losing energon...help// Is all that Eye-Fire is able to transmit before another burst of static cuts him off properly. Powering down to preserve what energy he has left, Eye-Fire wanders into and out of consciousness. He can only hope someone heard him before he shuts down permanently.
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Post by Blackout on May 10, 2008 20:16:38 GMT -5
Blackout watches the dark Prime moving on. For a brief moment, he considers attacking. That Dinobot was his opponent. But the suicidal impulse passes as he looks upon Slag's ashen remains.
He turns, laying his baleful gaze over Ironfire. The tank is in shock. Easy prey, but if she had any brains left, she'd be calling in reinforcements. Scorponok is panicking and Eye-Fire is in no shape to move, let alone fight. Scourge's voice over the radio seals it.
With a loud snarl, Blackout pulls Slag's sword from his chest and throws it to the ground. Then he charges up his torso cannon, firing a blast into the power station through the spot the dark Prime already dented into the roof with a satisfying explosion, before stomping over to Eye-Fire. As he walks, he scoops up a length of heavy cable from the debris.
Scorponok chitters worriedly, skittering around Eye-Fire. His claws aren't suited to even basic emergency repairs for anything as delicate as fuel lines. Instead, he begins carefully nudging Eye-Fire's limbs straight, to make him easier to bind for transport.
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Post by Ironfire on May 10, 2008 22:07:14 GMT -5
Little does Blackout know that reinforcements have already called her. She pays no mind to Blackout, though this might be a fine time to fire.
The explosion catches a little attention, and another swear. Then, she's running over to Slag. Well, what's left of Slag. //Kup, Ironfire here. The other Rodimus is, slagging thankfully, gone. The other helicopter seems busy with another 'con I took down. Slag... Slag looks frakking terrible. I can walk but... He definitely needs the help. Assuming he's even alive.// Her voice cracks across broadband. Notably absent is her usual music.
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Post by Eye-fire on May 11, 2008 14:45:20 GMT -5
Blinded (again) Eye-Fire may be, but thankfully his hearing systems are tougher than either the lens or relatively fragile circuitry that makes up his eye. The chittering of Scoponok is actually slightly comforting. It means that an Autobot isn't hovering over him and about to end his existence.
He then hears Blackout stomping towards him, and feels a flood of relief wash over him. He knows that nobody will be able to repair him back to a functional status, but he won't have to fear for his life anymore.
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OOC: Skippable
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Post by Blackout on May 12, 2008 16:26:29 GMT -5
With Scorponok's assistance, Blackout ties Eye-Fire's legs together with the cable, using Slag's sword as a splint to lock them straight. Another length of discarded wiring has the sniper's arm bound across his chest. Blackout transforms, grunting as damaged components slide and shift. Scorponok then transforms into bipedal mode, carefully bending Blackout's warped rotors straight enough to fly. A quick attachment of a bound sniper to an external cargo hook, and Scorponok drops back into boogly mode, recombining with Blackout's fuselage. The big Pave Low then takes off, lifting into the air and moving for the nearest tech.
OOC: Out of thread. Binding and carrying of Eye-Fire with player permission.
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Post by Kup on May 12, 2008 17:10:10 GMT -5
The sound of the Pave Low is not yet faded when a green grey kup truck finally rolls onto the scene. It transforms without slowing, and Kup is then running towards Slag's body and towards Ironfire.
What he sees, however, does bring him up short. He stares, optics opened wide, at the charred remains of Slag, who now fits his name in the worst possible way. He's seen comrades look worse... but rarely.
"By the beard of Alpha Trion," he swears, voice hushed.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on May 12, 2008 17:49:47 GMT -5
Not too much later, Rodimus Prime drives up leading the front, semi-portion of a firetruck. Where the rest of the firetruck should be, there is, instead, a dinosaur.
This is probably a trade-up.1
Rodimus transforms and, without pause, runs the rest of distance towards Slag, throwing himself into a knee-skid for the last few feet. He reaches down, intent on ripping open a smelted panel to check and see if Slag's even alive, then stops, optics wide.
In preparation for his encounter with his alternate, Rodimus has actively engaged a sense he usually left passive due to the... situation with his Matrix. He gasps as he senses Slag's lifeforce - weak, but steady.
But... isn't Slag from one of the realities without Primus?
Rodimus draws his hand away, as it is now unnecessary to pull away Slag's charred armor. He turns and looks up at the others. "He's still alive," he tells them, then radios the same use.
1 This joke stolen quite shamelessly from Optimus Prime's player.
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Post by Ironfire on May 12, 2008 18:00:41 GMT -5
Ironfire stands by Slag's body, guarding as best she can in her current state. Still, her wounds are nothing compared to the firey Dinobot's. She turns as Kup arrives, her expression pained, from her own injuries and in empathy for the fallen. Not The Fallen, though. She doesn't know about him.
"Slag, he... I'd heard the other Rodimus was strong, but... it was..." She cuts off, unable to continue. Just then Rodimus shows up. Ironfire watches as he approaches the Dinobot. The news brings a faint smile to her face.
"A...alive? That's... that's wonderful, sir..." Relief fills her face. Then, no longer worried for Slag's life, she regains her composure, mostly. "I think I can walk, not sure about drive."
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