by Devastron » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:53 pm
- Weapon: Energo-Sword
(OOC: With Aetrius gone for now I will be temporarily NPCing Blaster and Ironhide. Darkride used in this post with the permission of Ember)
Hangar Bay
Blaster ended up across the hangar bay, sliding to a stop next to the door that led further into the base. He almost laughed at Soundwave’s comment. It was like the only line his Decepticon counterpart had, while he had a veritable arsenal of trash talk and insults he could fire back at him.
Unfortunately now wasn’t the best time to use his verbal arsenal. He had been monitoring for signals throughout the whole battle and even through the intense jamming he could still pick up bits and pieces from the other Autobots. It looked like his friends were in a bad way and needed his help, He wasn’t about to let them down. As Blaster dodged the punch from Soundwave he sent out a signal to Eject.
Eject spotted Frenzy trying to flank him, thanks in part to the signal from Blaster. “Gonna try a corner blitz eh? Not gonna work this time Decepticons, especially since the ref isn’t looking so I can get away with some high sticking!” He dashed out from behind his cover and swung his rifle like a club, clocking the startled Frenzy right in the head and sending him stumbling out of his way as he dashed over to Blaster. A cursing and irritated Rumble fired after him.
As Eject joined him Blaster looked at Soundwave and smiled. “As much as I enjoy throwing down with a charismatic cat as you Soundwave, I’m needed elsewhere. So you take it easy and keep tuning into the Voice!” With that the Autobot drew his rifle and fired at a damaged support on the ceiling which sent a variety of debris and parts raining down on them as he and Eject dashed through the corridor deeper into the facility.
Soundwave’s visor flashed as the debris made an effective barricade, cutting him off from direct pursuit of Blaster. It meant they would have to take a longer route around to get to him, but there was no other choice at this point. He jogged towards the other corridor, a simple order of “Follow” given to the other Decepticons with him.
*
Corridors
Blaster and Eject jogged down the corridors, heading towards the greatest concentration of Autobot signals they could detect. Blaster abruptly stopped in front of a sealed door. “Did you hear that Eject?”
The cassette paused and cocked his head. “Sounds like someone is going twelve rounds in there Blaster.”
The Communications expert gestured at the door lock and Eject blasted it with his electric overload rifle, shorting it out and causing the door to slide open. They peered inside just in time to see Darkride deliver a hellacious kick to Sunstreaker’s head, sending the Autobot tumbling to the ground. Blaster didn’t hesitate in opening fire on the Decepticon, quickly joined by Eject. “I suggest you beat it short, dark and gruesome. I’m having a bad day already so I would have no problem rocking and rolling your world!”
Darkride, now outnumbered and outgunned was able to use the table as cover and backed out a second door to make a strategic withdrawal.
“Good riddance,” Blaster muttered as he stowed away his rifle and went over to Sunstreaker, pulling the other Autobot up to his feet and wrapping his right arm around his shoulders to help support him. “Come on Sunny, I think its time we all busted a move out of this place.” He began carrying/dragging the other partially conscious Autobot out of the room and down the corridors towards the other Autobots.
*
Bounce Chamber
Ironhide let out a pained grunt as the EMP blast hit him dead on. It was strong enough to send the tough old warrior down to his knees. “Stupid slaggin’ EMP blast. I hate those darn things.” His vision blurred for a moment and he felt a wave of vertigo wash over him as the power in some of his systems fluctuated. Fortunately this wasn’t the first time he had been hit by such a weapon. He knew his thick armor had saved him from the worst of it and it would just take a moment for some systems to reboot before he became fully functional again.
Rewind saw Ironhide go down and had a sinking feeling. Fortunately he could tell the old Autobot was ok, but Baneblade was still all too functional. He saw Brawn lunging in the air at him and he decided he should play a part in taking down the big Decepticon. He fired his adhesion rifles at Baneblade’s feet, hoping to stick him in that spot so Brawn could really give him a beating up high.
*
The three shots to Hellion’s damaged midsection were the last straw. They bit deep into her systems and she was well on her way to stasis lock by the time she hit the floor.
*
Outside the breach
First Aid continued firing while Jazz managed to scramble out of the base and give him a report. “Not too surprised to hear that about Hot Spot. He always pushes himself too hard. As for our ship, the computer can do the bouncing, but we need to get out of this jamming field first.”
First Aid almost laughed when the seekers abruptly took to the skies, leaving the breach wide open. You could always count on the stupid fliers to always think going into the air would solve all of their problems.
“Autobots! Transform and move in!”
The three remaining Protectobots transformed and charged at the door, shots from Dirge and Thundercracker chewing up the ground behind them. Skywarp had flown up in robot mode to guard the breach, but it also left him a ripe target for the Protectobot’s expanded arsenal. First Aid fired his double barreled decrystallizer cannon, Groove with his two vaporator cannons firing streams of corrosive liquid and Streetwise with his air compressor cannon, each aimed at the seeker’s legs, hoping to knock him out of the air.
Whether any or all of the shots worked or not didn’t matter; it proved enough for the Protectobots to roar through the breach, racing past the Constructicons and into the inner breach and the Bounce Chamber.
Bounce Chamber
The Protectobots drove into the room, screeching to a stop and transforming. First Aid was instantly jogging towards Hot Spot’s fallen form where Axle was tending to him. “I just knew this is what I was going to find when I got here.” He began running his own scans on his team leader while he looked up at Axle. “Your name is Axle right? I try to get to know all of the Bot medic types. Can you brief me on the condition of the wounded here so we can get them some immediate treatment?”
Streetwise remained near the breach, occasionally firing a shot from his photon pistol at the gathered Constructicons. Groove moved to help the wounded with First Aid, combat not being his primary desire. He walked over to Ironhide and slapped an emergency energon patch on him. “You look like you could use a boost their friend.”
*
Ironhide felt the rush of energy into his systems and pulled himself back to his feet. He patted Groove on the back. “Thank you fer the boost there Protectobuddy. It definitely hit the spot.” Now we just need to get everyone else in here so we can make a combined push out of here.”
*
Hangar Bay
Slipstream appeared in the hangar bay just in time to see Soundwave and the others running out of it. She made a dramatic sigh before briskly walking after them.
*
Command Center
Ravage snarled as Prowl effectively blinded him with his lights. That didn’t mean he had to listen to the Autobots words. He was an absolutely loyal Decepticon and wasn’t about to be swayed by anything an Autobot said. He began wriggling, scratching and snapping at the Autobot as best he could while being virtually blind.
*
Mountainside
Megatron smiled evilly as his kick hit home, knocking the Autobot leader back a few steps. His smile only grew as he heard Prime’s words. “The war will cost you much more then that Prime. It will cost you all of your troops, the death of many more worlds to bring Cybertron back to life and then, only when all of that is done, will it cost you your life!”
The Decepticon leader moved to dodge Optimus’s lunge, but he was just a bit too slow. He felt the axe slice into his left shoulder and let out a cry of pain and rage. Megatron countered with a swing from his mace, intending to bring it slamming down on Prime’s extended axe arm.