Admiral-Lilwall changes topic to "-=2001.078=- RP in session" Impossible! Here's the proof Oh my! We'll send you back now **magic stuff** **Freedom reappears in normal space where it once was** um, wow, we're back in Normal space. Sweet. Who wants some booze? * Arashi lies half asleep in the rec area somewhere * Splitwit is in the observation deck * Slipstream is on the bridge, doing absolutely bugger-all. whee. * Patchwork sleeps soundly in his room * Splitwit spins his shrapnel blaster out of sheer boredom BOY that alien dimension was sure a trip... We're receiving a distress beacon from a planet not far away Any idea who sent it? No. Well that's always helpful. * Diablo enters a sim room, loads up his terran city prog, converts to hovercar mode and begins driving Cirrus, plot course and get us there as fast you can Plotted and ready to execute Go engaged. Hm, I may just be overly paranoid... but we might wanna keep on the alert for a trap or something. * Patchwork stumbles out of his room, still groggy For sure. That's your job. Monitor the area Already on it. *moniters stuff* * Sunspot is sitting in the observation deck. * Lifeblood ...um...is...um...at work, I guess. * Drill_Master is in the plaza * Sunspot pulls out a TF-scaled Game Boy Advance she made herself. * Sunspot continues her game of Pokemon Magenta. **time passes** * Slipstream scans the planet * Diablo speeds past a truck and moves down a ramp *blinkblink* Where'd ya get that doohicky? Cirrus, ETA? 5 minutes I made it. Isn't it neat? Anything unusual, Slip? All seems clear. Not picking up anything unusual, Lil. cool It's based on this Earth video game thingie. good * Splitwit pulls a bowling ball, rigged like a disco ball, out of subspace I um, made this last sunday... I've caught 1058 Pokemon so far! Only need 542 more... pokewhats? They're cute little creatures you go around catching. Any sign of the sender? * Sunspot pulls up a picture of something abhorrently cute and shows it to Split. kinda like Cybermon or Technomo? Sure. ...okay not yet... but I -do- have the location. coordinates should be on your monitor now. Alright * Patchwork hangs out in the obseravtion deck, holding his head and mumbling hey Patches [comm] Bridge to Medbay, stand by for possible casualties. * Splitwit waves Poor Patches... Hung over again? whazzat-uh, Hiya Split * Maximum-Magnum is in a the sim room, kickin' it Chun Fat style with both guns blazin. Hoo-hah! Nah! not hung over! Jus' banged my head on the hull when I fell asleep Ouchie. :( Acknowledged. oh, sounds like fun Estimated severity? Slip, lead Restore, Deadlift, and Splitwit down there. See if you can find, and help whoever sent that call * Drill_Master scratches his head On my way. [comm] Undetermined, Lifeblood. Stand by. Too bad I don't have itch receptors No, it sure ain't fun, my friend * Slipstream quickly leaves the bridge and comms the others. * *smiles, having recently taken off his mouth plate t'was bein sarcastic, buddy Standing by. * Splitwit gets the comm and acknowledges [comm] on it! * Restore gets the comm and heads for the shuttle bay * Slipstream arrives at the shuttle bay well, I'd love t'stay and chat, but duty calls and I've gotta jet. Ciao * Splitwit tfs and heads for the shuttle bay * Deadlift heads for the shuttle docks * Restore arrives soon after * Splitwit gets there. now. * Deadlift arrives behind Split [comm to shuttle bay] Slipstream, your team has clearance to launch. [com] Gotchya. * Deadlift picks a shuttle well, what're we all doin here? Alrighty, situation is we've got a distress beacon from the planet, we're going down to investigate I sure as slag ain't walkin * Diablo turns a corner and enters a tunnel * Deadlift gets in the shuttle * Slipstream tfs and waits for the others to board the shuttle oooh, sounds fun * Splitwit gets in the shuttle b'hind Deadlift * Deadlift takes the helm You're piloting? * Restore gets in the shuttle also Primus help me, hehe * Slipstream launches and waits for the shuttle to launch, then leads it towards the planet *Turns to Sunspot* where's everyone going? * Restore takes the ops station of the shuttle * Splitwit sits by the window. Whee! * Deadlift lauches the shuttle * Sunspot shrugs. "No clue. Any way we could find out?" [Comm] Lead the way, Slip * Slipstream heads towards the beacon's coordinates, the shuttle following. Well, search and resuce missions tend to be a real hoot. Especially if they are a trap. oh yeah. *checks ammunition* Not saying it is, but if it is, it will be a whole lot MORE interesting. [comm] This is Patchwork, where's everyone gone to? The Freedom's almost barren... * Slipstream and the shuttle enter the planet's atmosphere and head for the beacon's source. * Deadlift does some barrel rolls with the shuttle Suppose we had better keep tabs on the med-chick, make sure she doesn't get kill'd or nuthin' [com] Keep your scanners peeled for anything, guys *looks out window* Oooh, methaney weather * Drill_Master sips a drink * Maximum-Magnum walks into the bar Greetings, Drill Master * Deadlift uses the shuttles scanners Hey Magnum [Comm] Hello, anyone... this is Patchwork. Y'know, funny painter guy that talks to much... Scamp suggested I was getting a little anti-social told me to relax at the bar for a few and chat * Slipstream warily approaches the beacon site and scans over it once, then lands *chuckles* Naturally I protested, but he made a valid point I've been told I'm anti-social, somthing I suppose I should work on area doesn't appear out of the normal, I wonder what the emergency was? * Deadlift lands the shuttle not too far from Slip *Whoooooosh!* A crew that knows one another is a tight knit one * Slipstream has one of her guns out and continues to scan the area. * Deadlift exits the shuttle armed and ready for anything *optics narrow* I know what you mean. * Splitwit follows Deadlift and arms his shrapnel blasters * Diablo enters the observation deck *to 'Lift* This area's the source of the beacon, but I don't see anything around here... *Turns to Sunspot, talking like William Shatner "We... are... allalone! No.. oneelse... appears... toobehere! * Restore exits as well Hmm. Weird. So, you're a new addition eh? Kooky... well, telltale sign for a trap * Shuttle explodes and the four bots are thrown a short distance Yes, I signed up recently what the slag? fraggit! * Restore crashes harshly to the ground * Deadlift gets up slowly. "Ouch." That was NUTS! I've lost the shuttle's signal... Cause? Unknown, scanning *Nods* Well, I'm gonna go to the bar and snag a drink. You comin? * Deadlift looks back at the shuttle It looked like it came from over that hill *rubs bottom* Wow, that sucked royally Yeah, guess I might as well. I'll say. *tfs and takes to the air* Be right back. * Restore heads to the top of the hill and looks over * Slipstream jets off and flies over the hill I don't get much action around here. Scamp says it's because the crew forgets I'm here. Too bad I don't have bridge access oh slag... Stay close. *yelling* Watch yourself! whoa... not good... * Deadlift goes up to Restore to see what she sees * Splitwit follows Deadlift like a lost puppy * Slipstream swings around and lands next to 'Lift and Restore * A legion or more of Decepticons appears seemingly from no where as they deactivate their dampening fields s'ket! This'll be fun... holy slag! thats a bloody-lot of 'Cons! * Slipstream tfs back to bot mode and whips out her twin blasters * Deadlift looks at the group of cons, and then back at his group. * Restore arms herself * Splitwit flips his missile launchers over his shoulder I know what you mean... let's make it less then, aye? *glares at the 'Cons as if daring them to make a move* * Sunspot wanders down to the bar, playing as she walks. I myself was forgotten at a time. We're waaaay more than outnumbered here... you noticed... *Opens the door and holds it for Sunspot, walking slowly torwards the bar um... *shouts out* Allright, Decepticrubs, what was that for? We need to retreat. NOW. Yup. I'm a fan of that there's probably a few hundred cons there * Deadlift transforms * Slipstream tfs again * Splitwit activats his jetpack and retreats fast-like * Restore follows and comm's the Freedom It was... not pleasnt. They will be headed here to check for survivors, let's not let them find any. * Arashi comes to and picks himself off the floor "How the slag did I end up on the floor in here?" * Deadlift speeds for cover * Slipstream flies over the 'cons and fires down on them to cover the others' retreat [comm] Freedom here, what's going on? * Splitwit flies for cover too [com] Major trap, coupla legions of 'Cons down here! *To 'Lifter* I seem to be following your examble alot here... * Arashi shakes his head then heads for the plaza * Slipstream weaves through return fire from the 'Cons and continues strafing them speaking of which, I've just detected more of them. our team is well and truly surrounded I used to be a very valuable Decepticon. Sometimes I think of going back * Sunspot wanders into the bar and finally looks up from her game. [comm to slip] you know, making them angry is not going to help! But I was left for dead, probably rightfully so funstuff [comm] Slip, hold that position, you're surrounded! I'm sending help, LOTS of it! * somtimes being left for dead can be a good thing, but it depends on the situation [com] Heh, not like there's anywhere to go. [comm] Waitstate to the bridge * Deadlift skids to a halt. * Splitwit stops mid-air and? [comm] Attention all hands, all available duty staff report to the shuttle bays immediatly! I'm not running. * Slipstream continues to play let's-see-how-many-cons-I-can-get-to-shoot-at-me [comm]I repeat, all available duty staff report to the shuttle bays immediatly! *stands* I better help. * Deadlift transforms, and runs back towards the cons * Maximum-Magnum goes to the 'bay hey, wait up! * Deadlift runs to the hill * Tactibots hear the message and move out I'll join you we're surrounded! * Splitwit flies after Deadlift and fires several missiles after them Hey UGLIES!!!!! Works for me Welder, you are in command. Cope. * Roadkill hears the com and quickly heads for the shuttle bay * Maximum-Magnum checks his ammo' as he runs * Lifeblood heads for the shuttle bay with Knock-Off in tow. * Deadlift opens fire Hmm. *turns to Patches* You wanna go get in on the fun? * Splitwit opens up with his shrapnel blasters * Deadlift spots an incoming shuttle from up above [comm] Dark Star, you and Dark Force stop by the cargo bay and get the MAUs. Take them with you * Slipstream narrowly avoids a missile and continues her strafing runs ...that's not one of ours... t'aint? This is getting steadily worse... * Restore fires on one of too many Decepticons * Roadkill arrives at the shuttle bay * Lifeblood arrives at the bay. I'm en route * Sunspot changes course for the shuttle bay, saving her game as she goes. * Splitwit decides to save his shrapnel blasters and fires at the grouped 'Cons with his missiles * Dozens of Deceps fire at the group of LONAC all at once * Shuttle-1 flies over the cons letting loose a heavy blast of firepower * Maximum-Magnum enters the shuttle bay *mutters to herself* stars, times like these I wish I had bombs instead of lasers... * Drill_Master runs in after Magnum * Firestorm and Ghost enter a shuttle as the other Tactibots transform and fly out of the ship * Thrashmane runs into the bay * Roadkill followes Firestorm and Ghost into the shuttle And all I wanted to do today was enjoy a good ener-snack... * Shuttle-1 circles around for another run **lots of my bots go as well** * Thrashmane and Magnum enter the shuttle * Sunspot puts the GBA away as she enters the shuttle bay, lowering her visor and readying her flamethrowers while she's at it. * Deadlift charges the Cons [comm] All shuttles are cleared for launch * Splitwit flies up higher and continues firing his missiles Damn I've missed slagging cons. This'll be fun * Slipstream provides cover fire for Deadlift as he charges Is he crazy?! * Deadlift sends energy blasts through a few cons [com] sometimes crazy works... [Comm to Slip] Enjoying y'self up here? * Restore continues to fire [com to Split] apart from the fact that it's like flying thru an ener-storm, hell yeah. * Shuttle-1 flies right above the charging Deadlift and also provides heavy cover fire * Lifeblood transforms Knock-Off to deactivator cannon mode. * Slipstream notes that the mystery shuttle seems to be on their side * number of shuttles arrives and land on the only ground LONAC has, the center of a huge decepticon army * Splitwit pulls out an incinedary charge and drops it into the crowd of 'Cons "Happy birthday!" * LONAC Bots filter out and open fire on the Decepticons * Dark_Star flies into the shuttle bay with the rest of Dark Force carrying maus * Roadkill quickly rushes out of the shuttle, takes in the situation at a glance and tfs to truck mode * Maximum-Magnum charges out of the shuttle and opens fire with his cloak's missiles * Tactibot fliers land and meet Ghost and Firestorm * Thrashmane fires several flares into the Cons, blinding quite a few for a moment * Deadlift grabs a Con by the throat and pries his head off * Lifeblood watches for casualties. * Sunspot runs out, takes in the situation, and coolly gets up close for some 'Con-melting. Time to get these cons running scared * Maximum-Magnum fires the last of his cloak's 4 missiles and pulls out his pistols * Drill_Master actives a mau * Roadkill drives at a group of 'cons near 'lift and smashes right over the top of them, crushing them underwheel Three Decepticon battlecruisers are closing on our position! What??? *darkly* its clobberin' time... * Maximum-Magnum opens fire you're not wrong there! * Deadlift throws the body at a group of Decepticons * Lifeblood levels his aim at a giant monster-looking 'Con and drops him. * Lifeblood transforms Knock-Off. we won't hold against them all... Tactibots, merge into Hyperion * Deadlift sees Twitch run out of one of the shuttles and towards him We can't leave, most our team is down there Restore, we need to hold some ground for triage. We can't fight like this without casualties - and very soon. * Another ship with 'con markings flies out of hyperspace and joins the other three Hey! [comm] Agreed, but there's that many decepticons that we need all the guns we can get, including us! * Hyperion opens fire on the cons * Twitch transforms to cannon mode and lands on DL's shoulder * Roadkill reverses out of the tangle of 'cons and speeds towards another group, ignoring blasts bouncing off his armor we don't have choice! * Maximum-Magnum kicks a 'con in the chest and blasts his head off Damned cowards... * Slipstream flies cover for RK This is more like it! oh slag, I'm out of missiles * Deadlift fires off some heavy blasts [com] 'Lift! Incoming missilefire!! All right. Direct any injured to the Frei. Knock-Off will maintain nominal medical attention there. * Splitwit heads for cover of the shuttles Great. Cirrus, plot escape course, we'll try and get all the cruisers to follow us, that will at least be of some help to our group down there * Deadlift doesn't see it and gets hit * Lifeblood draws his sidearm and returns to the "front". had it plotted 15 minutes ago. Just give the word * Diamond Fire shoots shrapnel at the cons * Lightning swoops over Deadlift, shooting down a Decep whom was about to ace DL Go! * Hyperion's armour manages to absorb most of the weapons fire directed to him * Deadlift tries to get up but can't Flooring it, sir! Aries, fire at will! * Twitch transforms and tries to get DL to get up * Sunspot ducks a punch from a much larger 'Con, then retaliates by melting his face off. got that right! *opens fire on the cruisers* * Roadkill quickly drives over to Deadlift and tfs, bringing his flamers to bear and flaming any 'con that gets too close * Lifeblood methodically disorients opportune targets. Splitwit, noo! * Shuttle-1 lands just off the battle field and two bots get out. * Restore moves over to DL quick, what's wrong, I might be able to patch fix you * Sunspot gets a little too into it and goes on the offensive. * Hyperion launches all spiderbots in proxy mine mode minus scarab into the Decepticon ranks * Restore fires in all directions Not sure... paralyzed. Hold the line, Sunspot. Beware, spiderbots deployed * Roadkill provides cover for Restore and DL Fragment, down! * The two bots run up to some Decepticons and start fighting * Fragment drops, allowing Splashback to blow the head off another Decep * Sunspot looks back at the sound of her name in a bit of a daze, then snaps back to avoiding attacks. * Slipstream gets winged but manages to recover and continues her rain of death from above Apparent group-merge occuring at thirty-eight degrees. * Robo-bat transforms to bat mode and dives at the Decepticons * Roadkill runs out of fuel in one flamer and brings out his rifle This is ludicrous. We cannot survive this battle. * Hyperion gets blasted in the back and falls * Sunspot runs out of Hyperion's shadow. *sees bat* Who's that? And why are they helping us? * Robo-bat picks one up by the shoulders, flies incredibly high, and drops him Merge! * Patchwork falls from above, emptying round after round into cons, blasting the tops of two of thems heads off, tfing and soaring down * Spiderbots explode amongst the decepticon ranks It matters not, Hitchhike, so long as they are on our side! * Razer stands on top of Ruse's shuttle and fires at various ships * Hyperion seperates * Roadkill runs out of fuel in his other flamer and switches back to monster truck mode Decepticon flight inbound at seventy-one degrees. * Robo-Cobra transforms to cobra form and proceeds to whip his tail around Time to return the favour, decepticons! * Panelbeater activates a MAU, and unleashes a plasma burst on the Decepticons at maximum power, causing 50 or so of them to shatter by its force * Razer flies onto the side of a shuttle and beings tearing I do say, we should evactuate! * Roadkill drives through the 'con ranks and crushes a few more cons Line failing at ten degrees. Shuttles endangered. Yeh ain't kiddin there! * Lightning fires a missile onto the target Lifeblood called, and banks away * Diablo activates lightning claws, grabs Hellfire's axe and charges * Sunspot realizes with a start that her fire's getting low and falls back. * Slipstream goes to support the line where Lifeblood says it's weakening We must protect the shuttles! * Chameleon disappears from sight and opens fire * Lifeblood moves back into a more tactical role. * Robo-bat swoops down and picks up the Cobra * Sunspot puts her hands back out and grabs twin pistols from her thighs. * Roadkill continues to drive through the 'cons, taking heavy damage but managing to get back to the shuttles * Robo-bat goes into a spin, using the cobras tail as a whip * Firestorm tfs to flametank mode and rolls towards the enemy Decepticon flights inbound at eleven degrees and one-hundred-forty degrees. * Slipstream swings around to deal with the incoming 'con flights * Starstorm and Arashi tf also and take to the air * Restore takes nasty damage when one of many Decep missiles strikes LONAC ground * Ignition appears behind the inbound Cons and fires at their exhausts * Patchwork throws himself into the oncoming con flights, spinning madly and firing a salvo of photon torpedoes * Lightning is shot down also, and crashes into Splashback and Network * Razer disengages Line failing at two-hundred-ten degrees. Any available units, assess Hyperion's status. Hyperion, respond if possible. Yeah! You like that!?!?! * Dark_Star transforms to panther mode * Freedom rocks from another blast as the cruisers continue to fire * Sunspot runs to where the help is needed, firing from a distance with her pistols. * Lifeblood heads for Restore. Shields are failing! * Diablo slices some cons in two Shadowpaw, divert all available power to aft shields [comm] What is it? we're not causing them enough damage! * Patchwork yells out as his midsection is hit, but shows no signs of leaving battle and mercilessly destroyes the con who attacked him Keep firing! Diablo, current Tactibot strength? * Slipstream engages the incoming fliers * Ghost-Stalker moves back to the shuttles to take cover and draws her sniper rifle and neural shredder * Roadkill contines to crush 'Cons with his massive wheels, taking more and more damage * Robo-Cobra is set back on the ground Restore, are you mobile? [comm] We're fine. We'll need to let our systems recover before we merge again though * Opal is wrestled to the ground by a Decep, who clearly overpowers her Keep coming, they do! * Robo-Cobra appears over the female bot and rips the Con off her Someone cover me while I put these to use! can't... keep... consci... conscious WRONG. * Robo-Cobra punches the Con and sends him flying Acknowledged, Diablo. * Sunspot, so far spared much damage by her armor, gets hit by a large piece of shrapnel from a nearby explosion and falls unconscious. * Lifeblood lifts Restore and carries her towards the Frei. * Dark_Star falls over I recommend we board the shuttles and make a full retreat! We're taking casualties, giving the decepticons a greater advantage! Slipstream, assess our air superiority status. * Takedown appears next to Cuffs * Firestorm gets mobbed by Decepticon ground forces No kidding! * Format and Fragment are thrown hasrshly to the ground by Decepticon fire and appear rather damaged * Lifeblood hands Restore off to Knock-Off. LONAC! RETREAT! [com] Air superiority pretty much non-existant! We're way outnumbered, but holding our own so far... Acknowledged. [com] get the others outta here pronto, we'll cover! Understood. Request cover for shuttle eva - you read my mind. * Patchwork falls to the ground, his engines igniting and, while tfing, blow off his right leg * Drill_Master picks up Dark Star and runs * Crevas is blown into a few pieces * Slipstream nails a con flier, causing it to go crashing into another group of cons and explode * Ghost-Stalker shoots down the enemy slowly, one by one All units, grab anyone who can't at least crawl and get to the shuttles. * Robo-Cobra see Crevas get hit * Roadkill sees Patch and drives up to him * Diablo's optics flare as he converts to Dragon mode * Robo-Cobra and Bat pick up the remains of Crevas and run for their shuttle hop on, we're getting outta here! * Decepticon leaps onto Roadkill, tackling him * Lifeblood turns and heads towards the line again - just in time to be knocked over by the shockwave of a shuttle detonating under a hail of rockets. Die, scum! * Decepticon rips into Roadkill agh! not t'day, thanks! * Patchwork growls and fires on the con on roadkill, blasting his optics off * Robo-Cobra and Bat enter their shuttle and launch * Roadkill tries to throw the 'con off * Chameleon sneaks up on the mob attacking Firestorm and opens fire at pointblank range * Lifeblood stands. * Decepticon holds fast All operational units, acknowledge. * Panelbeater gets the last of the MAUs into a shuttle and then blasts the Decep from Roadkill * Slipstream continues to provide as much air support as possible, despite the damage she's taken * Shuttle-1 flies over the crowd trying to cover as many LONAC group as possible * Patchwork fires again and again into the Con "Throw him off roadkill! We have a shuttle to catch!" * Diablo savagely mauls his attackers, ignoring that his wings are being destroyed * Splitwit flies around and tries to kill stuff still * Shuttle-1 flies next to Slipstream Last boarding call! everyone on! *Door opens* Get in! * Roadkill is badly hurt but still manages to get himself and Patch back to the shuttles * Splitwit flies in or somthing Acknowledged. Returning to GRRRRRAAAAAA* * Tactibots retreat * Patchwork coughs and hacks "They better be glad we're retreating! Otherwise, we SOO could taken them!! * Maximum-Magnum and Thrash make it to the shuttle * Panelbeater transforms to van mode and races out to Lifeblood * Dark Force huddles in a group *painfully* glad ya think so, patch... * Lifeblood is smashed to the ground by a plasma blast, disabled. * Ghost-Stalker, Cham and Firey enter a shuttle You all right, Roadkill? You ain't stayin here! * Takedown runs past Lifeblood and picks him up * Starstorm is shot down while returning I'll live... * Thrashmane fires several flares back into the 'cons * Lifeblood is in two pieces, apparently. Which is fine. * Slipstream covers for Starstorm * Arashi makes it to a shuttle Holy heck, what was that all about? * Diablo spots Star on the ground and not moving * Tip Over stands at the door of the last shuttle Slagging cons, this ends now! * Roadkill and Patch make it aboard one of the shuttles * Diablo moves over to Starstorm's position * Maximum-Magnum fires out the door of the shuttle, taking down many an evil Decepticon Quickly! we're taking too much fire! * Slipstream flies towards Diablo and Starstorm Thanks for the hand out there, Roadkill * Diablo flames several cons and grabs Starstorm heh, no prob. * Knock-Off works dutifully at minor repair work, cursing furiously. Diab! Get back t' the shuttles quick! I'll cover! I'm going as fast as I can * Cuffs is ready to launch the last shuttle * The fourth, and somewhat smaller, Decepticon frigate fires several missiles towards the Freedom * Diablo impales a con with his tail on the way back we can't wait any longer, we've got too many missiles heading at us! * Diablo enters the closest shuttle This one is hurt BAD. *looks at Crevas* Admiral, the planet is still in scan range, I've detected our shuttles beginning ascent! * Takedown follows in behind Diablo * Maximum-Magnum tfs to tank mode and fires off several powerful blasts into the cons before returning to robot mode Aries, charge the DEM. Cirrus, turn us around! * Patchwork groans and holds up his leg socket "Anyone spare some change for an old war cripple? * Diamond Fire transforms to tank mode and joins Magnum Slagg'n Decep's, I did not sign up to this outfit to fight you! * Shuttle-1 exits the atmosphere and approaches the Freedom * Slipstream covers the shuttles' ascent, getting hit quite a number of times as she does * Lifeblood 's optics flicker and he reactivates. St-status? * Diablo puts Star down, moves to shuttle door and opens fire with his cannons charged to dangerous levels Estimation of damage to crew? *to lifeblood* bad, doctor dude. we'll be in medbay soon though, don't you worry * Lifeblood glances around, searching for his legs for a split second. This isn't fun at all... * Takedown sets the legs down Looking for these? * Freedom turns about and charges the four oncoming decep ships Ready. Fire! * Sunspot starts to wake up a little, muttering to herself. * Roadkill tfs painfully to bot mode and limps to a door, then fires on the cons outside with his rifle * Aries fires the DEM, utterly obliterating one cruiser * Patchwork laughs, coughing up energon and hacking, beating his front panel "Least we got them as good as they got us, right" Pre-pre... * Lifeblood switches off again. * Freedom flies past the others via the path left by the cruiser destroyed [com] Welder, prepare for wounded! * The frigate opens fire on the Freedom, keeping its distance [comm] All shuttles, this is the Freedom, we're on our way, but we've got company, prepare for very fast landing sequences * Sunspot weakly gropes for her hip compartment, makes sure her game is okay, and passes out again. * Backtrack paces nervously on the Freedom "This is tactically unsound!" * Ghost-Stalker puts the neural shredder away before its accidently fired * Maximum-agnum tfs back to bot mode and enters the shuttle * Cruisers and frigate turn to chase after the freedom again * Shuttle-1 sees the gathering LONAC shuttles and flies near them * Slipstream flies with the retreating shuttles, picking off any 'con flier that tries to follow * all shuttles come under fire by another decep cruiser in orbit To hell with this! How many smaller con ships are out there and how long till we get to the Freedom? * Ignition flies at Slip's wing providing support * Patchwork pats his chest, hacking. one of his optics blown and his right leg gone from the hip down. He loses all feeling for humour and leans against the side of the shuttle Cirrus, how long will it take to space fold to the oppostie side of this system? * Several of the missiles launched from the frigate fly in circles in front of the DEM cannon * Roadkill leans against the shuttle wall and slowly slides down it to sit limply at its base * Slipstream acknowledges Igni's support with a quick barrelroll this is utterly hopeless * Maximum-Magnum, relativly unharmed thanks to his thick armor, stands firm in the shuttle, ready for anything We're almost to them, but they have a cruiser after them * Cobra begins repairs on Crevas * Slipstream spots the cruiser * Chameleon powers up his meltas and leaps out of a shuttle, converting to fighter mode [com to Ignition] How 'bout we give that cruiser something else t'think about? Does this shuttle have any weapons? *looks at his tattered and ripped cloak* This cost me a lot... Set DEM to maximum power, it will vaporise anything we fire on You bet! Slicin time! we're almost in range * The three missiles in front of the DEM transform to a crude drone-looking robot form and drop to the hull, but explode harmlessly on the shields Fire when we are, our shuttles can't land if that thing is firing on us * Slipstream and Igni fly full speed for the cruiser firing at the shuttles [comm to freedom] I can take out one of these smaller ships sneaking my way aboard. If I don't get back before you leave I'll catch up * Bat-bot flies behind Slipstream and Ignition [comm] Negative Chameleon, we're space folding to the other side of the system, you'd never make it. * The frigate fires several more of the drone-missiles at the Freedom, this time to the engines Firing! * Slipstream strafes at the cruiser, its weapons too slow to track her properly. * Chameleon enters chameleon mode and heads for a ship * DEM fires on the cruiser after the shuttle and destroys it, giving the shuttles a bumpy ride * Ignition splits into three visual forms [comm] Too bad. I'll meet up somehow, sometime. I've gotta get one down [comm] all shuttles, begin landing, we're getting out of here * Ruse lands his shuttle * the two drone-missiles transform and fly alongside the Freedom's engines * Slipstream gets knocked about a bit by the cruiser's explosion [comm] your funeral Cham. good luck anyway. * Shuttle-1 turns around and heads for the Freedom * Aries shoots down the drone thingies from the frigate and returns fire on it Time to return, Slip! * one of the Drone missiles turns and flies towards Shuttle-1 Throw everything we have at the other cruisers and frigate. Cirrus, when the shuttles are landed, get us the hell out of here! will do soon, Igni! * Ignition flies back to the Freedom * Shuttle-1 enters the open bay doors * Chameleon approaches a ship in cham mode and transforms with meltas ready * The drone tailing the shuttle explodes against the shields * Slipstream continues to harrass any remaining cruisers * Chameleon latches on and makes his entrance * Splitwit , Magnum, and Thrash disembark their shuttles * Cobra-bot exits the shuttle with Crevas in his arms * Chameleon enters and causes trouble inside [com to Freedom] what's our status? * Bat is right behind him * Takedown exits another shuttle carrying Deadlift over his shoulder * the Frigate continues to follow the Freedom, firing drone torpedos to harass the ship [comm] you've got seconds to get on, or you get left behind. we've got two cruisers and frigate closing. * Ignition lands in the bay and helps with injured * Roadkill helps Patches out of the shuttle [com] don't worry 'bout that, just gimme your target coordinates and I'll meet ya there * Chameleon finishes laying charges and throwing a melta at a group of Cons on the ship * Thrashmane surveys the damaged crew "ooouch..." * Aries fires continually on the frigate and cruisers, doing more damage to the frigate due to its weaker stats *Tries not to lean to much on the also-injured Road, holding his busted optic* Cirrus, get us out of here, now! * Cobra-bot sets Crevas down *to Patches and Roadkill* You two need some help? [comm] Go, this ship is going down VERY soon! yeah, that'd be appreciated... * Sunspot manages to stagger off the shuttle, then promptly sits down and starts playing her game some more, despite a massive gash to her chest. * Chameleon makes his way back to his entrance I'd nod, split, but I'm not sure my neck would stay on my body *laugh* * Cirrus gets the Freedom away and is soon out of range from the slower frigate and cruisers * A large chunk of the frigate's fusalage breaks off, exposing the innards of the ship. *chuckles* * Bat does a double take at the odd actions of Sunspot, but decides against commenting * Slipstream targets the damaged frigate, more out of battlelust than any real chance of destroying it * the frigate breaks away from the crusiers and jumps into hyperspace ...damn. *chases another cruiser, then notes one of them explode from inside* * Ship begins to explode as Cham makes his way out, cham mode going offline * Welder starts repairing Restore and Lifeblood first, with the help of Med drones * one of the final drone-torpedos flies at Slip, robot mode, at full speed * Chameleon is thrown about from the explosion Many damaged, there are. * the drone explodes with much fanfare and pretty lights * the explosion envelops Slip for a second * Slipstream barely manages to avoid the blast but gets fried all along one side Wheeee, fun! Good to do that again * Slipstream gets toasty * Cobra-bot notices Takedown for the first time. * Chameleon floats about for a bit as he checks systems status * Slipstream notices Cham nearby and slowly flies over to him * Sunspot freezes for a moment, bites her lip, saves her game, and passes out again on the shuttle bay floor. * Patchwork groans and his optics flicker "Ugh...enough bleeding, I'm gonna take...a...nap..." * Thrashmane notices Sunspot unconcious and a concerned look crosses his face for a momment nap sounds good t'me... * Takedown spots the Cobra Whoa bud! Dont go pulling the ol' take-nap-die on me! *yelling* MEDIC!! * Takedown runs up to him. *to Cham* Need a ride? * Firestorm drops to the ground from exhaustion, causing a minor shake Wasn't expecting to see you here! Makes two of us. * Cobra-bot hears Splitwit yell Heh, Slip! What're you doing still here, all nice and crispy too? * Cobra-bot runs over to the two bots Hey um, slitherboy, um, he uh, needs help *points to Patchwork* So I see, yes. Felt like saying a personal buh-bye to the cruisers. kinda backfired tho. *would wince if she were in bot mode* * Cobra-bot crouches over the bot and begins to work *waves hand weakly* Don't mind me, I'll just curl up in the corner here and rust... Hey, you're a new face, whats your name? Overdose, you? Hehehe. A ride would be great, think one of my engines is down. *quickly* oh yeah he needs help too I'm Splitwit, nice t'meet'cha, Overdose * Diablo watches over Starstorm okie then, grab on to a wing. one that isn't too badly burnt, if that's possible. * Splitwit starts to extend his hand, but decides against it because overdose is working I'd try if it were possible ;) * Chameleon grabs on to one of Slip's wings *loudly, to no-one in piticular* Who's in charge?! You need this. heh, thought that'd be asking too much. ah well. hold on tight anyway, you're about t'be the first passenger o' mine to go thru hyperspace. * Lifeblood and Restore are reactivated and begin to organize the repair efforts. * Overdose puts a vial of some sort of fluid into Patch's system and sets him into stasis. That should keep it from getting worse. Sounds like an adventure to me hell yeah. ;) * Slipstream accelerates and activates her hyperdrive Splitwit you said your name was? Get him to your medical facility. * Slipstream and Cham enter hyperspace in a flash of white light you're the boss! I'll take care of rusty. * Sunspot begins to smoke a little. Unconsciously. * Splitwit tfs to car mode "Y'mind loading him on?" * Overdose puts him on the back of Split * Diablo picks Star up and heads for Medbay yay. I get to be taken care of! *grins and winces* * Splitwit drives off to the medbay with Patches in tow * Slipstream emerges from hyperspace near the Freedom with Cham still holding on tight * Arashi laughs at the sight of Firestorm on the ground "Don't think anyone'll be picking him up" * Overdose does some minor repairs on Roadkill You aren't as bad as it seems. You should be able to walk straight now * Overdose helps RK up walk straight? is such a thing possible? ;) * Roadkill gets up with OD's help and staggers around a bit theatrically * Splitwit arrives at the medbay and transforms, uncerimoniously dumping Patches off his back. Oops. Hey, what should I do with this one? What is wrong with her? * Lifeblood and Restore assess Patchwork's damage and deal with him accordingly. * Slipstream lands in the Freedom's shuttle bay and deposits Cham on the floor Hehe, that was fun. Was thinking for a sec that this wing would fall off though ;) * Maximum-Magnum seems mostly concerned with the condition of his slightly ripped cloak... * Robo-bat nudges Sunspot's body with his foot. "I don't know. Could be dead or something." Dead or something? That's a great analysis! Thanks, I thought so! No kidding. * Robo-bat picks up Sunspot * Sunspot's optics flash, she mutters something about Pichu, and shuts down again. * Overdose approaches the bat Well, she's still online. So I guess she is "something" * Slipstream tfs painfully, blinks a bit, then collapses on the floor I'll set her in a stasis as well. Thanks for the ride back, Slip *faintly from the floor* no prob, anytime... * Overdose injects the stasis fluid * Overdose sees two more bots land How many of you ARE there!? * Roadkill notices Slip and Cham * Takedown approaches the two "You guys alright?" um... in a word? nope. Yeah, kinda figured. * Chameleon slowly stands then falls down again *staggers over* Slip! Y'okay? Ok! * Maximum-Magnum removes his cloak, shoves it into subspace, and flips his shoulder blades back up * Takedown picks up both bots and slings them over his shoulders Damn, forgot that explosion knocked out more than a few systems o.O Off to Medbay for you two! *Grumbles somthing about cheap fabric* * Splitwit waits outside the medbay oh good. naptime. *passes out over TD's shoulder* * Takedown heads for medbay with them * Roadkill staggers after TD towards medbay * Chameleon throws his melta at Firestorm* Hey, wake up big guy! * Thrashmane walks up to Roadkill "Need a lift to medbay?" * Robo-bat and Overdose follow behind with the other injured * Maximum-Magnum twitches slightly as his left lower arm suddenly falls off Heh, I think I'll manage, but thanks anyway Thrash. :) * Lifeblood and Restore and Welder continue to work and work and work. Suppose I could use a little check up... *annoyed* Hey! I am awake... jus't wont be moving anywhere * Maximum-Magnum reattaches his arm So, what brings you and Battalion out here, Overdose? Alrighty then Same thing that brought you apparantly. That distress signal. Kinda glad you guys got there first though. The two of us alone would have been obliterated. Splendid. More casualties. * Battalion and the others arrive at Medbay * Splitwit's optics widen as he sees the number of injured people entering the medbay "Slagg'n heck..." * Roadkill wanders in after TD and Battalion, and grins at Split * Overdose looks at what appears to be the medics Need an extra hand or two? By all means. * Splitwit quickly walks out of Overdose's field of view, making a 'no no' motion with his hands However, what we need most of all right now is - * Lifeblood glances at Splitwit oddly. - is stabilization work. * Overdose gets to work while Takedown and Battalion catch up That's simple Make sure nobody dies while we futilely struggle with their wounds. * Overdose opens a compartment in his leg This works great. It's a stasis lock formula. It should hold the less critical until we can get to them. * Overdose hands Lifeblood a couple of steel vials * Diablo enters medbay holding Starstorm * Lifeblood gestures at Welder. Welder is on triage duty right now. Doctor Restore and I are otherwise occupied. Alright. * Overdose hands the vials to Welder * Splitwit wonders if there's anything he can do * Overdose finishes what he started with Crevas first * Maximum-Magnum stands alone in the deserted shuttle bay, staring out into space * Roadkill notices Slip unconscious nearby and watches her worriedly Did we lose the Decepticons? * Diablo puts Starstorm down somewhere I would have enjoyed knocking a few more heads. * Lifeblood looks up. Could anyone who is not actually injured possibly vacate the medbay? * Maximum-Magnum checks how much ammunition he has remaining in his pistols and is not happy "Don't come back unless your clip is empty..." It's hard enough to work in here as it is. * Splitwit and Thrash quickly exit, stage left * Roadkill watches almost nobody leave. ;) Huh? Oh yeah, sure. Thank you ever so much. * Battalion steps outside the door * Launch (the duck, remember) waddles out from behind a shuttle and quacks at Magnum No, I won't leave. I wasn't around when Nova needed me. I'm staying until Star is better * Takedown follows. "C'mon, lets get a drink." And I ain't goin' till I know Slip's gonna be okay. * Maximum-Magnum picks up Launch and eyes him All right, who - Slipstream. Restore, help me get her on the table. * Lifeblood and Restore prep Slipstream. There ya go. This little guy is all set. * Welder finishes minor repairs on a few of the less-injured * Overdose sets Crevas down *Sighs* Simple little byte... I sometimes wish I could be like you, carefree and blissful... Taken by one simple battle, a missed shot ended my life as I knew it... * Launch cocks his head as Magnum rants * Firestorm gets scared "Huh? Wha? Someone get me outta here!!" *To Firestorm, annoyed* are you damaged? * Lifeblood turns his attention to Patchwork as Restore continues working on Slipstream. * Roadkill watches Restore work on Slip Well I was mobbed by cons down there, and I'm laying here not moving. So in that case, I must be Is everyone accounted for? * Maximum-Magnum sets Launch down and walks over to Firestorm Alright, hold on [comm to medbay] one more injured, I'll bring him Lifeblood, when you get a microcycle - When was the last time either of us had a microcycle?! * Restore is taken aback. * Maximum-Magnum picks up Firestorm and slings him over his shoulder, grunting cause of the added weight [comm] ...ah, acknowledged. [comm] We'll be prepared. Medbay out. erg... lay off the pasta, will you? Ahh quiet you. I may not be able to move but my flamers are still operational * Maximum-Magnum shifts the deadweight and slowly heads for medbay * Lifeblood's optics narrow and he finishes Patchwork's necessary repairs. Would you perfer it if I left you for dead back in the shuttle bay? Its not a very long walk from here, you know. * Overdose works on Sunspot * Lifeblood goes to aid Restore with Slipstream. Welder, prepare a table for the new arrival. I think we're nearly finished here. * Maximum-Magnum eventually arrives at the medbay and plods in Do that, things burn. On special occasions my flamers can get blocked up and explode *to LB* So Slip'll be okay now? She is in no immediate danger. *not happy at all* Forget Firestorm! He's just can't move. Star has been out of it since she was shot down! * Maximum-Magnum dumps Firestorm down on Welder's prepared bed, making sure his damaged side is slammed down hard. ...we missed a major injury? How did we miss a major injury? What kind of Primusforsaken medical facility are we RUNNING?! * Lifeblood slams his fists down on Firestorm's bed. I don't know. I'm only a fighter! * Diablo storms out Lifeblood, cool down. We'll reconfigure the bed Slip was just on and put Star on it. All right? Relax, she's not that badly hurt. You're doing your best. * Slipstream finally wakes up and vacates the bed man, what a headache... * Overdose finishes with Sunspot * Sunspot wakes up. There you go. All finished. Take it easy though. Where...oh. Hi. Do I know you? No. * Maximum-Magnum turns and walks out the door, nearly stepping on Launch * Restore preps Starstorm largely by herself. Heh, I can imagine, Slip. Y'were pretty fried. My name is Overdose. I was your medical provider today. * Thrashmane picks up Launch and sets him on his shoulder * Diablo enters his quarters, grabs the axe and throws it at a wall Oh. *grins* thanks. No problem. *dryly* I noticed. *Slip and RK leave medbay to provide more room* * Sunspot gets up slowly, then gives Overdose a big hug. ... Uh... * Sunspot wanders out of the medbay. "See ya." Insane. Not prepared, not prepared at all... Does she always do that? * Overdose shivers * Overdose hears Deadlift complaining from a nearby table So yeah, here was my thought. You fix me, that way I can MOVE! How does that sound? A good plan, right?!? I'm comin', I'm comin'. * Thrashmane tweaks a few things on Launch's back * Slipstream looks over RK as they leave the medbay, then stops and glares at him. * Twitch sits on Deadlift's chest and continues to chatter at him -You- *pokes RK in the chestplate* haven't been fixed up properly yet. I'm fine! Honest, Slip. The meds are busy enough as it is at the moment. * Welder starts on triage for Firestorm while Restore sets about working on Starstorm alone. * Overdose reconnects a few things, while trying to ignore the robot rat * Diablo takes Scarab out of his arm compartment, puts him down somewhere and leaves for the observation deck Doesn't matter. *grabs RK by the shoulder, spins him around to face medbay, and pokes him in the back* Get back in there, and don't come out till you're taken care of, okie? * Sunspot stands staring blankly down the hallway, unsure of what to do next. No good at all. *surrenders* okay, okay! *limps back into medbay but keeps out of the way of everyone* * Deadlift sits up Much better, thanks! HEY Sunspot! *whacks Sunspot on her shoulder* Y'have fun back there? * Deadlift shakes the hand of Overdose and leaves the Medbay * Overdose spots Roadkill * Sunspot jumps as Thrash startles her. "Eek!" ...no good at... Roadkill. * Lifeblood shakes his head and heads over to Roadkill. * Diablo enters the observation deck and finds a quiet corner to sit in * Lifeblood does a quick assessment of Roadkill's condition. um... ouch? I... erm... heh. Hi. Are you okay? No severe life-threatening damage. Welder can repair you while I do the heavy-duty work on Firestorm. Hardly a scratch! I stayed close to the shuttle so I didn't really get hurt much * Slipstream heads up to the ob deck * Maximum-Magnum decides to head to the Ob deck as well heh, goodo. *heads over to Welder* * Slipstream enters the ob deck and spots Diab. "Want some company?" * Lifeblood trades place with Welder and starts doing major restorative work to Firestorm's drive systems. Well, good, then. I... kinda got banged up a little... Well, I think I am done here. Good luck with the rest. * Diablo looks up. "Yeah, sure. Why not." * Overdose exits the medbay * Maximum-Magnum walks into the deck and stands in the opposite corner from Diab and Slip * Overdose looks up and down the hallways Nifty. *sits down nearby* Well, that was fun t'day. Well, I gotta go do s'more work on the duck, cya 'round. *waves and leavs* * Sunspot waves back. I guess so I'm wondering why we were attacked ... especially by the Decepticons. What interest would they have in us? Guess I'll look around... * Sunspot stares blankly down the hallway some more, again indecisive. Don't waste your time wondering. They were after whoever would come and check it out * Overdose transforms to cobra mode mmm. y'get thru it okay, dragonboy? I did, yes. The others, no Welder, I'm finished here. I need to go sit down. I'll be in the office if you or Lifeblood need me, okay? Gotcha. *nods* A valid point. By the way, you're in a combiner squad, correct? * Sunspot decides to wander up to the observation deck. Yes. Why? Have you ever heard of the 'Maraudercons'? Possibly. I can't recall off the top of my head... If Nova were here he'd know... * Lifeblood finishes off Firestorm. mmmm.... thank you All right, you're good to go. * Sunspot enters the observation deck and waves to everyone there. Thanks * Firestorm slowly gets up and moves out * Maximum-Magnum ignores Sunspot, instead staring out into space Welder, condition of Roadkill. Just about taken care of. * Diablo gets up from his seat yup! feeling pretty much good as new. Acknowledged. * Slipstream waves back at Sunny * Lifeblood looks around the mech-fluid-smeared, smoke-blackened medbay. * Overdose finds the bar by pure luck * Sunspot quietly sits down in a corner and leans against the window. * Overdose spots Battalion and Takedown at a table and joins them * Splitwit waves to Overdose * Lifeblood wanders out of the medbay. * Diablo heads towards the exit Slipstream... * Slipstream watches Diabie leave, then turns back to the window. hmm? did you get a good look at that drone that attacked you? not really. kinda had my attention elsewhere at the time. * Lifeblood wanders onto the observation deck and sits in a corner, facing the view out. It was a class-X Torpedo Drone, semi-AI capabilities. Works like a kamakazi berzerker. Prototype from the 'Cons... I'm wondering why they would bother using them for a starfighter sized transformer... *shrugs* They were pissed off? I hadn't know they were in full Decepticon use. * Sunspot gets her game out, stares at it for a moment, then sighs and puts it away. I doubt they were angry, torpedo drones are quite expensive. The 'cons would only use them against Autobots... It's somewhat strange and getting ambushed by three or four legions of 'Cons, not to mention four cruisers, for no apparent reason, isn't strange? valid point *frowns* Well one thing's for sure, I ain't a 'Bot. at a time, I was. *optic glazes over for a moment* a long time ago... * Diablo enters the rec area, knowing it will be quiet there *shrugs* I can't remember ever being a 'Bot. Can't remember being a 'Con either. I was a 'Bot... But I guess that wouldn't be hard to figure out, huh? you were? does the name 'Fuse' ring bell? Heh, not very, Sunny. :) You're too nice t'have been a 'Con Hmm? No, not that I can recall... Fuse was my only friend back in the 'Bots. * Sunspot nods. I lost track of him after I quit them. I've taken up looking for him from time to time * Slipstream proceeds to tune out Sunny and Max and gazes out the massive window. I stayed with my own team most of the time. * Maximum-Magnum retracts his eyepatch and cleans some soot out of the launching mechanism * Diablo converts to dragon mode and rests on the ground * Roadkill leaves medbay all fixed up and heads for his quarters