by Cryhavok » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:34 pm
- Motto: ""It is all about pain.""
- Weapon: Fusion-Powered Anti-Gravity Gun
Decepticon Battlecruiser Thanatos
Hundreds of vorns had passed since Shockwave had been onboard of a Decepticon battlecruiser for the last time. Apparently, much had not changed. The Thanatos was an ancient ship by terms of most races. While slightly smaller build than the Nemesis, Thanatos was nevertheless a force to be reckoned with. Reliable and powerful, able to lay siege on a planet like Earth with ease and if necessary, burn all the life from the planet. Shockwave certainly knew this, for he had designed the ship and put it through a number of aggressive trials before it had been officially enlisted to the fleet, after all Thanatos had been the first of its class. Had Megatron commenced more ships of Thanatos' class to be built since Shockwave's own disappearance - the military operations commander did not know. What he did know was the complete layout of the ship, which allowed him to navigate into the bridge with ease.
Recovering from the effects of an orbital bounce faster than most Transformers, Shockwave had not stayed to wait for the others and was thus the first to arrive to the command bridge. Sitting down on the command throne, Shockwave interfaced directly with the ship and began to run full system diagnosis while accessing all the databanks of the ship simultaneously. Being one with a weapon of power such as the Thanatos was always tempting. The thought of eliminating Megatron through a precision strike against the command bunker of Mt. Saint Helens was compelling to say the least but considering his current position, he needed to prove himself again in the optics of the other Decepticons before he could challenge Megatron. Otherwise they would more likely just turn against him rather than follow him.
While perfectly able to pilot this ship alone through sub-routines he had installed to the ship ages past, Shockwave opted to wait for the other Decepticons to arrive and take their positions. It was better to let them to live in the belief that a ship like Thanatos required a minimum crew of 3 to operate.
"Take your positions." Shockwave commanded as the various Decepticons began entering the bridge. "Prepare the transwarp drives and keep the ship cloaked. Target: Cybertron."