Rescuing the cityformers

Transformers 2005 - Saturday, November 22, 2003, 12:21 PM -

Clakta

Up close, Clakta is a very active planet. The vegetation here is minimal, although whether that's natural, or whether it's slowly been killed off by Insectoid expansion and pollution is tough to determine. Massive cities constructed straight out of hard granite look like they've been hollowed out of the ground rather than constructed. But that'd be impossible, right? Clakta's spaceport is a busy place, with ships landing and taking off constantly. The sky is dark and cloudy, which obscures what would otherwise be the beautiful Trifid nebula. The darkness is almost depressing. Regardless, this planet possesses just about any facility one can imagine.

Contents: Snarl Headstrong Comcast Fusion Cannon  Trypticon Metroplex Rodimus Prime Decepticon Shuttle  Autobot Shuttle  Fusion Cannon  has left. Comcast has left. Headstrong has left. Galvatron has arrived. Comcast has arrived. Headstrong has arrived. Scattershot disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Scattershot has arrived. Ultra Magnus disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Ultra Magnus has arrived. Ultra Magnus enters the area. Shockwave disembarks from the Decepticon Shuttle . Shockwave has arrived. Kup disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Kup has arrived. Bumblebee disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Bumblebee has arrived.

Within the Decepticon Shuttle , Hun-Grrr has connected.

Hun-Grrr disembarks from the Decepticon Shuttle . Hun-Grrr has arrived. Soundwave has arrived. Compile disembarks from the Decepticon Shuttle . Compile has arrived. Within the Autobot Shuttle , Streetwise has reconnected. Streetwise disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Streetwise has arrived.

Metroplex's fist comes down hard, shattering the roof of the skyscrapper. The top ten floors are demolished in the blow, and even the advanced technology cannot withstand the blow. Metroplex takes a thundering step back and watches coldly as the rocky Insectoid building collapses in on itself, tumbling to the ground. The Autobot last line of defense is in the middle of one of the biggest military structures on this colony world. Perhaps the only one. While the rest of the planet may be relatively sparcely populated, this military base, consisting of approximately 20 or so Insectoid buildings 'grown' out of the ground. The Cityformer nods. He has done his duty well, and shall continue to do his duty of destroying his enemies.

Elita One has arrived.

Trypticon lashes out at the surround area with blinding lasers, softening up the structures as he plows through them. He turns his optic spire on a large bridge structure and lurches toward it, crushing everything in his path to rubble, until he latches his claws onto the bridge, shaking at it violently - causing stone supports to crack and break and snapping giagantic cables intricatly woven into the supports.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Headstrong receives a radio transmission. Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Headstrong receives a radio transmission from Galvatron.

Within the Autobot Shuttle , Twin Twist has connected.

Snarl jumps outside of the Golden Age, heavily landing on the ground near the other Autobots. The dinobot clenches his fist, causing his energo sword to appear from a subspace. He looks up at the two cityformers who're rampanging through the military base and remains silent for a moment. Then he gives a quick look at the Decepticons who are not to far from the Autobots. Snarl seems to be confused, should he tries to stop Metroplex? But Metroplex is an Autobot. Should he tries to stop Trypticon? But Rodimus said he must not attack them...

Twin Twist disembarks from the Autobot Shuttle . Twin Twist has arrived.

Slag steps off the shuttle sword in hand leading the other dinobots and...Damn animation error Grimlock and Sludge were not really there. The angry dinobot looks at his surroundings...In the darkness and humidity the energo-sword emits a thin vapor as the sword glows dimly. "Me Slag no like this idea but me Slag go along anyway. Come on Snarl wake up and look alive there are Decepticons near and the cityformers." Slag walks away from the shuttle and wonders how they will stop the cities from doing what they want because honestly...That's not an easy task.

Scourge has arrived.

Soundwave transmits a message via radio.

Galvatron receives a radio transmission. Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Soundwave receives a radio transmission.

Rodimus steps down from the ramp of the shuttle to see the carnage before him. "Primus...." His optics grow wider for a moment in response to the sheer devastation the cityformers have caused. Did he know this was possible? Of course, but still. Nothing prepares one for the horrors of war, even when you've seen it a billion times before. "Alright Autobots, we've got to end this here and now. We've been looking for Metroplex...and there he is. One way or another he's not leaving this planet unless he's under our control. Lets get to it!." The matrix bearer draws his rifle and begins to slowly stride toward the massive war machines. "This ends tonight" he mutters to himself before calling out. "Metroplex! You're destroying innocent lives, cease your attack at once!"

Soundwave transmits a message via radio to Galvatron. Galvatron receives a radio transmission.

Ultra Magnus charges down the shuttles ramp rifle in hand after they make a final approach and land. How they had missed this on the initial scans he's not sure but that no longer matters. All that matters now is stopping the two rampaging cities from destroying a planet. Pushing past a group of fleeing insectoids he staggers as the very ground beneath him buckles slightly from the force the immense citiformers are unleashing. Grabbing a hold of a wall to keep his feet Ultra Magnus waits until the steady rumbling stops before making a break for an area that looks like it might provide some relative cover. Dropping to a position where he can better observe the carnage he gets a basic lay out of the battle field their about to enter. "Well so much for doing this the easy way." Hearing Rodimus he just hopes he had the sense to get some cover before calling their attention to himself.

Scattershot leaps off the shuttle behind the Dinobots and sidesteps his way around them to get a better look at the towering Metroplex, setting Autobot Diplomacy back a million years. "Mother..." he curses under his breath and draws his rifle. For what use is anyone's guess since Metroplex vs. Scattershot would end poorly for one of them. "We gotta find a way to stop 'im, boys. Ain't gonna lie to ya, no idea how, but... we gotta find it."

Streetwise disembarks the shuttle staying in the back of the group and letting the "big boys" take the lead. He keeps a watch on the rear flank for a con ambush.

Bumblebee hops off the shuttle, looking slightly sick as he surveys the the surroundings. Frowning as he does some quick calculations in his head, Bumblebee comes to the conclusion that there aren't many decent routes to try and sneak in close enough to try and examine what, exactly, is turning Metroplex into this remorseless living weapon. And there's Rodimus calling him out, which generaly is a bad move, espionage-wise. "Ready for duty, Rodimus."

Following along, behind everyone, Elita One steps in. Unfortunately, her sight is pretty much covered by the other towering Autobots, though it matters little, since she already had a good idea of how the scenery was looking like. The femme commander draws her laser pistol out, slowly but surely striding over to everyone's side so she can get a clearer view. She stares around her for a moment and just frowns a bit, "... Well, that's what I call some mass-destruction." She agreed pretty much with Scattershot, but unfortunately, it was always easier said then done.

Compile has left. Compile slides into Soundwave's tape compartment.

Green Cassette Tape <Compile> flies out of Soundwave's tape compartment. Green Cassette Tape <Compile> has arrived. Daniel has arrived.

Aboard the Golden Age, Twin Twist stands alone. His face and chest is streaked in heavy-weight motor oil, looking like some kind of Transformer war-paint. A yellow-tinted H.U.D. is over his optics, a variety of transparent graphics flickering across the inside. Twin Twist indulges in a final check, a tradition common to every last Autobot who ever took up arms in service of a cause. He examines his chrome rifle, appraising its construction. His fingertips graze over the clip, running up to the shell discharge port. Twin Twist gives his weapon a rap-tap-tappity-tap, the sound so pleasing to his audials that he gives an appreciative nod. Reaching into the storage bin, the Jumpstarter picks up a Transformer-sized bandolier and tosses it over his shoulder. Resting his weapon against his other shoulder, Twin Twist turns and moves down the aft section of the cabin to disembark from the shuttle. As he does that, he talks aloud, his words being picked up by an open comm channel to (of all people) Scourge. "Awlright, ramblah. Time ta clock in."

Headstrong is the first predacon to disembacrk from the shuttle, he comes out armed with his rifle in one hand and his sword in the other, for all the good they will do him. He looks around and lets out an exasperated sigh "Wonderfull, how am I supposed to stop these guys and the autobots at the same time, might as well get to work." Headstrong begins the long trek to face the Cities, though he has no idea how to stop them until Razorclaw decideds it's time for action, and merges the boys into predaking, On the up side, maybe if he stays behind the autobots the cities will crush them first. Soundwave steps off the shuttle slowly, reaching down to grab hold of a rifle which slides out of a thigh compartment. This is going to be a long hard slog. Cities do not go down easily. He moves to one side of the ramp as the other Decepticons file out and reaches for the eject button on his shoulder. "Compile eject... operation urban combat," he resonates. A high pitched whine emenates from his torso as his internal capacitors finish charging. --     Compile ejects and transforms as he lands and he smiles "Alright, who wants some?" he says outloud as he looks around and spots the cities. "This should be fun..." and he waits near Soundwave for the Order to attack and to let loose the dogs of war.

Leaving the Trumph, Comcast enters the foreign world. The giant mechs causing such wanton destruction.. why would these quintessons want this? He doesn't care. All he needs to know is that Trypticon is needed back. And whatever he can do to get him, he will.

Galvatron steps off his shuttle, cannon fully charged. It glows purple already as he grins, "Brilliantly executed. Only /I/ could have done better. If it were under my command, I'd be pleased." he smirks and looks over his shoulder, "Remember the plan. And the catchphrase." with that, he streaks into the air, off the shuttle and towards Trypticon. "TRYPTICON! Beautiful work! Worthy of a DECEPTICON. However it is NOT from Decepticon command. Have you lost your mind, warrior? To DARE take commands from anyone but a Decetpicon? You are the mightiest. Who DARES give you orders other than the Empire?! Fight this control. You are beyond such treachery." he points towards the bots, "Look, your sworn enemies..." then Metroplex, "Even your gravest. And you fight alongside of them. What madness has infected you?! FIGHT IT! Rejoin your comrades. We will crush Metroplex, and anyone else in your way together!"

Scourge leans against the Golden Age with his arms folded over his chest, a knowing smirk on his lips completing the picture of arrogant hunter. Hey, don't hate him because he's quick to the chase, baby. Puzzled furrows dig into his brow when the crackle of his communicator reaches his receptors. "What do /you/ want?" He rasps in reply, craning his neck to keep the approaching party of Decepticons in view.

Shockwave disembarks the Triumph, his cold, emotionless gaze casting itself here and there, slowly scanning and taking in details, planning, calculating. Shockwave's left arm, the one lacking a hand, is at his side, but glows dimly as he is holding energy at the ready. "It will be only a matter of hours before our prey leaves this planet desolate and in utter ruin. If you plan on needlessly saving the lives of the undeserved, haste is required." That said his gaze locks onto Prime, apparently the target of his information. He then regards Galvatron, the Military Advisor updating the Commander "This will be easily accomplished. Statisticly it is more likely one of the dino units will cause our failure than our own units."

Hun-Grrr heads down the ramp and out of the Con shuttle following along like a good big warrior. Mid-way down he stops and looks around back into the ship. "Terrorcons!" he calls to his underlings. "Your commander is summoning you. Where are you all?" Growling out incoherently he strides back up to the bay door and peers inside over to that dark, shadowy corner his legion emerged from and disappeared back into. "Slaggin' creatures.. If you don't come out now I'm coming in and draggin' all of you out. We're here to get Trypticon back. All of us are needed.." He waits a few nanoclicks then bounds through the archway into the shuttles hold. Once inside he transforms into his monster mode letting out a tremendous roar that shakes the shuttles hull and reverbrates outside. The large Terror disappears from sight deeper inside the ship. Moments later you hear loud roaring and what sounds like animals screaming. *Squawk, chirp* are heard probably from a bird type creature. Then you hear another, "Me Blot will Skoosh you all!" and a raucous insues that sounds like a rumble in the jungle. Moments later Hun-Grrr re-emerges from the Triumph and plods back down the ramp.. his underlings no where around. "Me Terors go bak to sleep. Us Hun-Gurrr iz strohng enuf to handel Tripticohn without utter Terors."

Hun-Grrr begins his transformation back into his creature mode. Growls, snarls, and other beastial noises start to erupt from his mouth. He lowers himself to the ground as his head is covered up by a large spiked tail. His two arms rotate around to become large hind legs, while two shorter stuby legs emerge from behind his back. Once he is settled onto those newly formed legs, the two robot's legs raise up into the air and extend out. The feet then amasingly seem to split in two, but you notice they are now the two large mouths by which the creature rips apart the food it eats. Before you now is a large, terrorfying two-headed monster.

Metroplex raises both of his horrifyingly huge fists over his head and peers down at the approaching Autobots and Decepticons. "The enemy is approaching." He slowly makes his radio reports to the Maximus Domine and requests additional information about what course of action he should take. Metroplex realizes that the opposition is heavy, but he knows full well that his capabilities are considerable. He shall not fail those that are counting on him. "I shall not fail, Rodimus Prime. My duty is to protect the Empire, and nothing can deter me from completing my objective!" His booming voice echos throughout the military structure. On the word 'objective', he finally brings down his two fists, smashing into a large, reddish dome-structure that housed an Insectoid hangar. Thankfully, a dozen of the organic fighters had already deployed, and buzz around the behemoth. Metroplex ignores their weaponsfire, however. Against a normal Cybertronian, it wouldn't be shabby. Against Metroplex? Tsk.

"Engaging primary defense mode." Metroplex shudders and seems to fall down into himself. Panels flip open and massive amounts of metal change from one state to another in one of the slowest transformation sequences since Unicron graced our presence. His spreading out along the ground crushes another low level building, but the damage done to Metroplex is minimal. Huge wheels form underneath the Cityformer, who is now in Battle-Station mode.

Weapons split out from about a hundred different ports, training themselves on the approaching Cybertronians.

Metroplex says, "Warning! Transformation to Battle Station in progress. Stand Clear!" while its massive bulk transforms into a large battle station.

Trypticon pulls hard on the support within his claws and tears free massive bundle of support cables still partially wrapped in stone fragments. The bridge crumbles at his handywork as he tugs the cables free, creating a mile long whip of sorts. His optic spire flares an angry yellow as Galvatron addresses him, "First THEM! Then YOU! Then METROPLEX!" With that he lashes the massive bundle of cables in front of him tearing through stone, metal, bodies, anything within it's path!

Bumblebee blinks at Metroplex's speech...Empire. Empire. Empire that controled giant robots. "Sweet Primus...it's not possible...guys, I think the Quintessons have taken control of the cityformers!"

Streetwise watches the scene unfold in front of him with a mix of horror and pity. He says loudly to Rodimus "What are your orders Rodimus." and awaits the reply that is sure to follow.

The Autobot Leader steps forward again, though he turns his head to face Ultra Magnus. "Sounds like there's going to be no reasoning with them....." His voice now raises in tone so everyone, Autobot and Decepticon alike, can hear him. "If we're gonna have any chance of winning this, we've got to go for the main generators on both cities. Concentrate all your fire there and we /may/ be able to bring them down."

Scattershot glances sidelong at Elita and offers a pseudo-sympathetic shrug. "Well, somebody's gotta make some kinda move against him to get him to stop, might as well be me. Battle mode!" He steps back and transforms into Battlecruiser mode, not to be confused with Battlestation mode, and takes off into the skies. Coincidentally, he approaches Metroplex from an equidistant angle as Galvatron towards Trypticon. The Technobot Commander takes note of Galvatron's position but has to focus on Metroplex so as not to get knocked silly by such trivial things as Computron-sized fists and non-existant hips.

Scattershot takes to the air and becomes a Battlecruiser, D-7 style.

Ultra Magnus watches as yet another building falls before the might of Metroplex before he begins his transformation into an even more destructive battle station. With a nod to Rodimus after the Autobot leader makes his plan clear UM vaults over the remains of the wall he was concealed behind only moments before. A few short paces later and he's sliding down a hill of gravel and debri keeping his balance through strength of will alone. Reaching the bottom he starts making his way into one of what remains of one of the insectoid cities outer buildings.

Twin Twist steps out of the Golden Age, his head immediately turned to Scourge's direction. "Yew ain't stoopid. Yew know what ah want. A good he-ro needs a good steed..." He says, while clicking his bandolier into place. ".. an' since yer the next best thing, ah think yew know wot needs ta go on right 'bout now."

Slag gives Snarl a puzzled look as for once in life the dinobot has no clue how to start this thing. If only Grimlock was here... Metroplex transforms causing the dinobot to utter a small curse "There goes plan A." Upon hearing Rodimus's 'plan' the angryer dino looks at his brother tightening the grip on his sword...then looks at Trypticon and finally nods. "Me Slag say time for first idea on second guy."

The dinobot gives a quick look at his brother Slag and briefly nods at him. He doesn't need to talk, they know what they have to do. Before taking off, he give a last look at the Decepticons, just to make sure they're not about to shoot him in the back. "Me Snarl say time for Dinobots to handle thing."

Elita One just stares as Metroplex has his fun with one of the building... Just to think that he could do what he did to that just as easily to any one of them. Elita One just smirks a bit and says, "They say there never will be an easy one..." She nods slightly to Rodimus, before she begins to make an approach toward the cityformer. At this distance, doubtful any attacks will do anything... And not to say that she might get some cover from the debris there.

Kup has connected.

Headstrong thinks back to the last time he had to deal with Tripticon, and then it hits him. He sends off a quick messege. "Everyone be ready for sharkies, the cities are probably crawling with them, and there may be a Qunit nearby see if we can't flush him out." Headstrong still advances behind the autobots, not wanting to get to far from the shuddle before Razorclaw decides to activate, and not perticulerly wanting to get anihlated by the cities. Headstrong slowly moves forward keeping an eye and an ear open for anything that may give away a new enimies. Headstrong transmits a message via radio.

Galvatron receives a radio transmission.

Compile loosk as he takes to the air and hovers thinkng at how this is going to get real ugly real quick. "Lord Galvatron, do ya want me to try to get into Tryp and see if I can shut him off so we can handle da bots?" he asks him sa she thinsk and knows tha the could probably get in and bring the city down. "Or I could try to shut down Metro..." and he looks at Metro transforms and he blinks "Besides, who knows what I can get from the Autobots while they are toying with there own city." he says under his breath to Lord Galvatron as he waits for the orders from the mighty lord of the decepticons.

Sharkticons. Comcast hasn't had the 'pleasure' of meeting one of them personally, but he understands they're the number one lackies of the Quints. He kicks his bootjets, muttering silently the insanity of this plight they're attempting. He launches into the air, Transforming. If any of these Sharkticons are about the place, he'd have a better chance seeing them up there than on the ground. Comcast's arms move towards his back as his chest and wings shift themselves until he once again resembles an F-15 fighter jet.

Galvatron growls at the response of Trypticon, turning to his fellow Decepticons, "He /has/ gone mad. I want full firepower concentrated on his main generator, /NOW/!" he flies away from Trypticon and back behind several less important Decepticons, so they can take the brunt of any attack headed his way. He transforms down into cannon mode. "Everyone. Target area g7-D" the main generators for the beasts extremities. That which lets him move. "Target, and prepare for FULL FIREPOWER. After that, I'll "speak" with Rodimus about that to do next." By speak with Rodimus, he of course means, give the signal to the cons for their ultimate plan. But not yet. Not just yet. First...the city former. The cannon adjugsts it's aim forwards. If this place had lightning, it would strike now. A short burst of energy streaks from it, followed by a thundercrap of a massive blast. The aim? Trypticons head unit. His optics. His ability to see. He ordered everyone else to fire at the nerve center, he will fire at something else. The maw of his cannon glows, a large whine raising from it's opening. He has both optics perfectly targetted, giving Trypticon one last chance. He acts totally outside his normal demanding tone,

Galvatron places his barrel on his head and transforms into cannon mode. Oh no, someone's gonna get it.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> says, "Trypticon, this is your last chance. I plead you, brother. JOIN US. Join us now. We will pay back those that dared try to control you. RETURN TO ME. And victory is yours. I don't want to do this!""

Scourge at first regards the Jumpstarter with a /look/. You know, that slack-jawed, wide-eyed expression reserved for indecent proposals -- and this proposal is certainly just that. "Get away from me, Autobot, before I ignore this stay of execution and drop you on that stack of bolts you call a neck link. You and your oddly constructed, horribly painted fr--" Scourge stops, pushing himself off of the shuttle to stare down Twin Twist fully as an idea hits him -- that silly paint scheme, that loud mouth. Everything that makes a good target. "On second though, you may be on to something."

Shockwave rises slowly at first, as his thrusters kick in, crossing his arms he settles his optic on Trypticon. "Galvatron has made an order, logically you must comply, your safety is in the balance, Cityformer." Shockwave finally comes to a floating halt about 50 feet in the air, waiting to see what the large target has in mibd, already planning, devising a way to defeat it.

With that cool Transformation sound, the green cassette tape grows, and takes the form of Compile, Decepticon Field Medic. All watch as the biggest loser in the galaxy takes out the second biggest loser in the galaxy. Sorry Magnus.

Compile pulls out a medical scanner and runs a check on Rodimus Prime.

Trypticon pauses a long moment, glaring down at the line of Decepticons before him. His optic spire flares brightly as his primary weapons systems kick into full gear. He says with a hint of remorse in his voice, "You must do what must be done, Commander." His jaws open wide and a ball of energy rises in intensity, then launches forward toward the Decepticon leader.

Trypticon strikes Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> with Jaw Cannon.

Snarl is now flying in the air, heading towards Metroplex. He takes few seconds to carefully look at the battlestation. He doesn't have the firepower to pass through Metroplex's armor so he has to have intelligently. He's looking for Metroplex's sensors. If he can't see, he can't fight, basic tactic. The dinobot smiles as he finally find what he's looking for. He dives towards the battlestation, nearly crashing into it and he swings his large energo sword towards the nearest sensor.

Snarl strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Energo Sword.

Slag takes off after Snarl and flies towards Metroplex "Me Slag say good idea Snarl. Make him blind." The dinobot heads for one of the sensor package near the command portion of Metroplex's base mode and slashes at it with his sword. Maybe taking out sensors will blind him or create blind spots for people to attack from.

You strike Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Energo-Sword.

Reflector has arrived.

Streetwise hears Rodimus's order and transforms to car mode and tears off at full speed toward the giant rolling battle station known as Metroplex, all the while charging the plasma burst on his cannon ready to fire at the specified target on Metroplex once he is in range. Streets looses the plasma burst at the city former and prays for a good result. Streetwise folds down as legs, arms and his head merge smoothly in to a sleek police car.

Twin Twist eyes Scourge. "Who you callin' oddly construkted!? At least ah don't have a retarded metal bear--" His insult is cut off by the Sweep Commander's sudden sense of compliance. "Well dat's bettah. Transfoam so's we can get ramblin'."

Police Car <Streetwise> strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Photon Blast.

Ultra Magnus had almost made his way through the building he was trying to bypass when everything suddenly lights up. Then comes the impact followed by that searing pain. As the energy wave hits him he finds himself falling as the very surface he was standing on is vaporized. Thrown back by the sudden heat left in the wake of the blast he lands with a thud and slides along the dirt until he comes to a stop next to Rodimus who looks about as good as he does. "Well that could have gone better." Bracing himself he gets back to his feet and cleans off some of the dirt before turning back towards Metroplex. "So much for doing this the easy way." Waiting for the two Dinobots to make their attack run UM lets loose a return volley of his own as the missiles afixed to his shoulders suddenly launch free streaking towards the battle station. Ultra Magnus strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Phoenix Missiles.

Battlecruiser weaves between falling/thrown debris and Metroplex's decision to start taking a more pro-active role by lancing out at everyone in range. He's entirely unaware that his assault struck Rodimus and Magnus, but acutely privy to the fact that he just barely missed being sliced in half by one of them himself. "Aw, it's on. It's on and ROCKIN'," he declares and powers up the Nosecone/Penis foreward of the bridge. Yellow energy circles the tip of the nosecone as the electrons wait to be charged by the energon down the shaft. Technobot, love thyself. Energon hits Electron and produces a bright, wide beam aimed at Metroplex's generator.

Battlecruiser strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Electron Pulse Cannon.

Hopping into the air, Bumblebee shifts into a compact Volkswagon.

Elita One finally gets closer to Metroplex... A close enough distance to actually fire at him. Of course, she doubted her puny weapons could damage Metroplex much, but there was always weak points... And as Rodimus said, the main generators on the cityformers might just be the place to fire on. The femme commander raises her laser pistol up and arches a brow, trying to figure out where to fire so she can hit the generators... Ah! There it is... Or at least she thinks. Too bad she didn't take a cityformer anatomy class. Nonethless, Elita One opens fire with her laser pistol.

Rodimus is thrown back by the combination of the artillery barrage and the flying debris from the nearby buildings that are shattered by the assault. He climbs to his feet slowly, checking himself for damage and noting the numerous pockmarks that layer his chest and upper arms. "Great. Someone tell Overload to stock up on more yellow paint...." His optics narrow as he kneels to pick up his fallen rifle. Raising it and taking careful aim, Rodimus fires off a volley of shots toward the battlestation's main power generator. "I never said this would be a cakewalk folks. But we're not letting them leave this planet unless they snap out of this frame of mind."

Elita One strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Cold Laser.

Rodimus Prime strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Photon Rifle <Low Power>.

Bumblebee frowns, seeing the firepower of the monstrous battlestation...coming to a conclusion. He could at least try and get in close, mabye to the spy-thing, or at least get a bitter target. Better than sitting here and worring to death, at least. "Boss, I'm going in. Bumblebee, TRANSFORM!" And, the Little Bug That Might shot off like a rocket towards the Battle Station o'Death.

Blackmail has arrived.

F-15 Jet <Comcast> dives in hard on Trypticon's arms. He opens fire with his lasers, and then diving sharply under them and banking up. The Red Seeker is TOTALLY over his head here. But if he can get the simple-minded Trypticon to lunge at him with his hands as he flies up, he will leave his underbelly exposed for a clear shot from his Decepticon kind.

Scourge twists and casts his gaze up at the Twin Towers, passing off his battle-seasoned instructions to the Autobot as he does so. "Use this to your advantage, Twin Twist," Wow, he actually remembers the Jumpstarter's name, something he should hold dear -- it's a revelation that an impression was made as some point. "I will carry you within attack range. Use low level warning shots away from them to draw attention and just maybe we can breach their defenses and get within optimal reach to begin an assault on their vital systems. Power cores, fusion batteries, anything that looks like it feeds their systems -- destroy." Scourge wastes no time in transforming, idling in vertical hover before Twin Twist, massive quantities of firepower raining down around him. "Do it." Scourge takes to the air, his extremities withdrawing into his body, wings folding over them to become a Sweepcraft.

Twin Twist leaps atop Scourge, forming Powerlinx Twin Twist! Or maybe not...

Reflector transmits a message via radio.

Twin Twist receives a radio transmission.

Headstrong moves into a better fireing position, one thats half hidden behind a small still standing structure. He's already dispenced all the information he's already got. Then it comes, a giant blast of energy aimed right for galvatron. Headstrong knows that can't be good so he goes ahead with the orders given to him, taking aim at the spot galvatro pointed out with his rifle. "Why do I always end up doing the grunt work, can't we get some grunts up here or something." Doublechecking his shot Headstrong unleashes a spread-volly of plasma, the more shots the better his chance's of hitting the target.

Headstrong strikes Trypticon with Exploding plasma sphere.

F-15 Jet <Comcast> strikes Trypticon with laser.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> growls loudly as the wave of energy washes over him, melting armor in several places. But quite simply, it just pisses him off. It hurts, alot. But not enough to put this unicronian master in the medbay. He snarls in pure rage, trying to keep himself under control that his sanity remains. "Fine, have it your way beast. DECEPTICONS!

Headstrong transmits a message via radio.

Compile receives a radio transmission.

Two-Headed Monster is slowly trudging along the ground staring at the Insectoids as they run abck and forth past him trying to put out the many fires that have risen from the city-formers destructive stampede. He hears Galv's command to fire and of where to aim at Trypt. The Terror leader has second thoughts.. afterall the BIG dino-city is a fellow creature that has earned Hun-Grrr's respect. That thought though is diminished as he watches his Commander get enveloped in a blinding ball of energy from Trypt's cannon. "Trypticon.. Us Hun-Gurrr say you stop now, or us blow you into bits!" Or rather maybe blow tiny bits off of him.. Either way, both the monsters maws open wide and unleash each a missile aimed up into the air at the designated spot on the large purple Dino-city.

Two-Headed Monster strikes Trypticon with Masticated Missile.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> growls loudly as the wave of energy washes over him, melting armor in several places. But quite simply, it just pisses him off. It hurts, alot. But not enough to put this unicronian master in the medbay. He snarls in pure rage, trying to keep himself under control that his sanity remains. "Fine, have it your way beast. DECEPTICONS! Target the main power core, as ordered. FULL POWER. FULL ASSAULTS. Your strongest attacks. I'll take care of the pathetic fools vision." the cannon stops glowing and suddenly discharges with a little fizzle. Only a small little blast comes out. Short stream of purple. Galvatron having problems? It happens to us all Galv. Viagrabot works wonders. But wait! That's not it. Suddenly there is a loud thunderclap, and a stream of purple energy streaks at the head of Trypticon, right at his optics. "Taste the price of defying your builder and master! Taste it! How does it feel, Trypticon? To be BLIND?! No one shoots me. NO ONE! NYARG!"

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> strikes Trypticon with Cannon <Maximum Firepower> AKA Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.

Compile hears the order and smiels as he flies for Tryp and thinks as to how to go about his business. He smiles as he looks to ... "Reflector, I just got an idea." he says as he smirks. "Transform and get ready for some fun." he says to hima s he flies near the camera and grins as he ndos to Headstrong's radio message. "Hey Felc, can you find any signals that are coming from the Cities? If so, we need to find the source of it." and he pulls up the layout of Trypticon and looks for the best route into him and to get to his brain. He then sees Galvy's shot and smiles more as he moves to fly towards Tryps back and flying close loosk for an access port intot he city. "Cna you hack a city?" he asks Reflector?

Shockwave finally decides on the only logical strategy he can be sure will work to its full potential. massive damage in a short time. Overwhelming the cityformer is thier only shot. Shockwave transforms, the energy he has been holding now swiftly multiplying. From the guns barrel comes crackling purple energy. The violent sparks and crackles seeming to try to escape. "First, you defy Galvatron, now you attack him." Shockwave announces. The buildup begins to come to a climax as Shockwave emits "Now, logically you will suffer." Suddenly the energy erupts at Trypticon, a maelstrom of destruction.

Blackmail appears from the shadows of a nearby building, had she been here all thw while or had she only just arrived, who knows. Her ruby optics are the first thing to be seen, followed by her imposing silouhette(sp?), she looks up, unimpressed by the Mechagodzilla wannabe as she glances over to her commander, lord Galvatron, impassively watching a moment before drawing her sword, she does a double take between it and Trypticon and shakes her head muttering "Yeah, right and I'm the second coming of Primus." Stepping back she spins the sword in the air in front of her several times before hurling it towards the great city beast. "Take.... this!!!" she doesn't really think it's going to do much, but hey...

Shockwave leaps into the air, twisting while parts lock together, in the end a large gun floats above where Shockwave once was.

Giant Gun strikes Trypticon with Quantum Shockwave.

Reflector watches on as Herbie the Love Bug tears off towards its destination, and turn their gaze on to Trypticon. They begin approaching the big city-bot warily, well in the rear of the ranks of Decepticons, readying their weapons and trying to examine the thing for any entry points. He waits for someone ahead of him, with a bigger gun, to shoot open a section of the big bot. He transforms into the camera mode and hops into Comcast's hand, "I think I know what you're thinking . . . and we believe so."

Blackmail strikes Trypticon with Energon Blade.

F-15 Jet <Comcast> thinks Reflector meant Comcast's Cockpit..

Compile hears the order and smiels as he flies for Tryp and thinks as to how to go about his business. He smiles as he looks to ... "Reflector, I just got an idea." he says as he smirks and flies over to Comcast. He grins as he ndos to Headstrong's radio message. "Hey Felc, can you find any signals that are coming from the Cities? If so, we need to find the source of it." and he pulls up the layout of Trypticon and looks for the best route into him and to get to his brain. He then sees Galvy's shot and smiles more as he moves to fly towards Tryps back and flying close loosk for an access port intot he city. "Can you hack a city?" he asks Reflector as he lands as his arms transform as he begins to pound away. "First we crack the shell....." he says as he piledrives the back of Tryp near an access port to get access to the inside of him.

Compile strikes Trypticon with Supersonic Pile-Drivers.

The three robots making up reflector suddenly gravitate toward a comon center, folding together to create a camera.

Chink. Chink. Two slices are made into Metroplex. Being essentially unable to defend himself in this mode, two of his sensors are removed from Slag and Snarl's hacking and slashing. There's plenty more where that came from. But the Dinobots' strategy is a good one, and Metroplex has no choice but to respond to the situation they're causing. Streetwise's plasma burst... well, Metroplex doesn't even feel it. Missiles from Ultra Magnus strike against the front section of the battlestation, but aside from a small wound being torn open, little is done. It's around now that his generator comes under fire from Scattershot, Lita, and Rodimus. The massively thick armour withstands the attack. Hey, it's an important part of him. Bumblebee? Metroplex doesn't even notice him. He's just a small little VW Bug who's harmless, right?

Ah, right. Back to that response to the Dinobots, yes? The weaponsfire continues to rain out, trying to stop the Dinobots from destroying his sensors. Others are still being shot at, and the Insectoid defense fighters are no longer a problem. Oh, and he also asks Trypticon if he needs any help from his bestest buddy ever. Neeheehee.

Metroplex strikes you with Artillery Blast for 14 points of damage. Metroplex unleashes its Artillery Blast attack on Snarl and Slag, striking Snarl and Slag.

Meanwhile, a turret way in the back of the mobile battlestation transforms, and Scamper begins heading towards an access port into the cityformer.

Trypticon roars angrily as his optic spire absorbs the blast, energy streams in all directions, sparks streaming down the massive transformers's head. He shakes his head, pure rage rising within him as he struggles to deal with the now faulty optic. It blinks a few times and suddenly a cracking sound can be heard as crystalin shards break away from it. He roars, "TRYPTICON DESTROY!" He rerouts energy to his optic spire as more blasts rip into his armor plating. The yellow optic stabilizes in intensity, although far dimmer than before. Trypticon leaps up into the air and slams down into the ground, sending a monsterous tremor through the city streets.

Trypticon strikes you with Large Tail Swipe for 14 points of damage.

Trypticon unleashes his Large Tail Swipe attack on Metroplex, Snarl, Kup, Rodimus Prime, Compile, Ultra Magnus, Ultra Magnus, Headstrong, Galvatron, Slag and Bumblebee, striking Ultra Magnus, Snarl, Bumblebee, Galvatron, Metroplex, Slag and Headstrong.

Snarl is struck by Metroplex heavy artillery and some pieces of his armor fly around him as he falls on his back. He shakes for a moment but doesn't even bother to get back on his feet, instead, he transforms into his stegosaurus mode and roars. "Me Snarl angry, ME SNARL CRUSH!" The dinobot is going berserk, swinging his tail around, smashing sensors, biting and clawing them too. Snarl falls fowards as his body twist and fold into his powerful dino mode. Snarl unleashes his Psycho Dino attack attack on Metroplex, striking Metroplex.

Battlecruiser takes his shot on Metroplex's generator, whose location on the city is apparently common knowledge among Autobots and, by deduction, probably Decepticons as well. This realization smacks him like a ton of bricks. "That was stupid..." he says aloud, realizing any Decepticon could have watched where his electron pulse beam was aimed and saved it for future reference. He peels off his attack route and returns towards the Golden Age. A moment later, he lowers himself and transforms into Battlestation mode. It takes a few seconds for his weapons to charge in his new favorite mode. (No attack this round per triple-changing Gestalt rules)

Scattershot folds down into Battlestation mode. Ruh-roh.

Is that the clinical fury of Fear Factory somewhere in the background? Scourge thunders towards Trypticon with Twin Twist riding atop him, viewing this as not a compromise of his dignity but a neccessary evil in getting this situation resolved. Improvise and conquer, boys and girls. Carrying his Jumpstarter hitcher through volleys of anti-aircraft fire and swarming missiles is no mean feat, but one he accomplishes with grace and more than a few near-catastrophic close calls. "Begin phase one targeting, Autobot," he broadcasts, his laser batteries opening fire in random bursts. He knows full well that they're not going to do anything of consequence to the raging behemoth, but it should birth opportunity from confusion. (Out of turn? Nope. Teamwork, folks. Teamwork.)

Slag is satisfied with his hacking and slashing but fails to see one of the gun turrets turn towards him and pepper his aft with an artillery barrage. The attack sends Slag flying forward and sliding along Metro's surface. Upon getting up Slag is once again battered away by Trypticon's tail slash "GRRRRRRRR Me Slag say you making me...Angry...You would not like me when I am angry." The dinobot gets back up and transforms into his dino mode....eyes burning with anger he whispers in a rasp voice "Burn..." The triceratops starts using his flame breath to bake one of metro's access port. Someone might be able to break it if the heat makes it brittle. The fists retract and the legs execute a 180 degree spin backwards which result in Slag falling on all fours in Triceratop mode. You strike Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Searing Flame <High>.

Police Car <Streetwise> watches the first shot hit its mark and readies another trying to stay out of range of Metroplex's weapons.

Bumblebee is hit by the tremor. Hard. Desperate, Bumblebee takes advantage of the hit-revving up and pouring on the energon to give himself a boost off of a convient slope. Inertia and raw insanity make Bumblebee a flying missle, headed straight towards one of Metro's windows

Ultra Magnus watches the response from the cities, a grim look crossing his face as they once again open fire on those gathered. Thinking to make up for past errors he moves away from Rodimus rather than present a single target again. Maybe one of them will make it through this in one piece. "We need to find a way to shut Metroplex down Rodimus, we're hardly even scratching his paint. At this rate there won't be anyone left standing to...." His comment is cut off as the surface again gives way. But unlike the earlier shaking caused by the random movements of the twin citiformers this was a concentrated effort to demolish everything in the path of Trypticon. As the ground opens beneath Ultra Magnus he tumbles down into what must be a basement of sorts landing hard as more ruble falls down on top of him. Pushing enough debri off him to climb from the pile he searchs for his rifle before trying to find a way back to the surface and the battle at hand.

Police Car <Streetwise> strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Photon Blast.

Rodimus Prime frowns just a bit to himself as the assault on the cities begins. He doesn't like this, not one bit, but there's no other option currently but to hit them with everything. "I can't believe i'm saying this Autobots, but Galvatron is right. Hit them with everything you've got!" Rodimus powers up his rifle for another volley, still targeting the heavily armored section of Metroplex's generator. Just then Trypticon hits the ground creating a shockwave of epic proportion. Rodimus is again thrown back, but falls into a dive-roll and comes up largely unscathed by the attack. He shifts his attention to Trypticon instead of firing on Metroplex, firing his rifle toward the dinocity's right ankle joint. Rodimus Prime strikes Trypticon with Photon Rifle <High Power>.

Galvatron recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

With the tremor that shakens everything in the streets, a few debris that were barely still hanging still on some buildings begin to fall apart... Going down to the ground and not being necessarily a good thing for those who were roaming within them for cover. Elita One was one of those but... Fortunately, seeing how those things were falling from above, to prevent herself from any damage or to get smacked down by one of those, she fires up at them as they fall down on her. Thanks to her reflexes, that prevented her from getting burried under building debris. (no attacks)

Atop Scourge, Twin Twist literally rises to the occasion. He finds he must be nimble, ducking his head down and often times jerking to the side to avoid stray shots from either side. "Awlright, ya overgrown soap dish. No worries, no worries..." Twin Twist raises his weapon, pointing it straight and true. His left hand goes beneath the pommel of the blaster, supporting his grip. He aims ahead, the targeting recticle shown on his HUD locking itself just above Trypticon's optical spire. Narrowing his own optics, Twin Twist squeezes the trigger and fires. *CHOOMCHOOMCHOOM* Shots ring out and a volley of explosive rounds sail over the giant dinosaur's head.

The fusion cannon reconfigures up into Galvatron.

Two-Headed Monster is just far enough away from the melee action of the battle that the large tail sweeping around at both Bots and Cons misses him by double his length. The twin mwas rise and le out another roar of rage. "Us Hun-Hurr show yu to uze tail like that. No yu uze it uhgenst us!" The ground shakes some more, but the Terror keeps his balance - standing on four sturdy, stuby legs has its advantages. So still he plods along. When he's a little closer he opens his mouths yet again, but this time a hint of what too come is already dripping from them in a greenish-black ooze. The liquid substance surges out from the mouths arching through the air towards Trypt's foot.. maybe he'll loose his balance and fall to the ground. If so.. watch out below.

Two-Headed Monster strikes Trypticon with Corrosive Bad Breath.

Headstrong is pleased that his shot managed to hit Trypticon but not sure that he did any damage. A few moments later galvatron has at him and tripticon is in the air and then back on the ground. The ground shakes, and the building that Headstrong was hideing behind colapses on him. The predacon is caught completly off gaurd and trapped under the rubble. He pushes a few blocks aside and is soon free, but the damage is done, and all kinds of dents across his body some far worse then others. The predacon goes about the task of rooting out his weapons so he will be ready when the enevidable order to charge Tripticon comes.

Blackmail runs at Trypticon, having miraculously avoided getting struck by that leap attack. She runs ducking and weaving fire as she reaches her imbedded weapon in Trypticon's knee, she leaps up and grabs it, flipping acrobatically up and over, pulling the blade out as she uses it to sling shot herself higher, landing on a part of him before leaping up and higher, the Black heavily modified Seeker reaches his shoulder and raises her blaster, shooting at big, purple and ugly's eye that Galvatron started work on. She seemed to be enjoying her work a little too much today, her permanently damaged optic twitching excitedly as the old female Decepticon got stuck into her work, a manic grin on her face.

Compile blinks as Tryp jumps upp and lands. HE grabs hold and vibrates as the shockwave hits him. "Wwwwhhheeeennnn dddiiiddd Cityffffoooorrrmerrrrs jump?" he says a she thinks and a spike froms from his wrist and he jams them into the hatch on the back of Trypticon that is dented and he begins to cut it out as best as he can. who knows, maybe David can take out the Giant. "Hey Comcast, I need a helping hand here." he says to him over his radio as he works on the hatch. He looks and blinks as he sees Twin Twist riding Scourge. "Lucky Bot, Scourge never let me ride him." he says as he goes back to work. Compile strikes Trypticon with Tape Elbow/Knee Spike.

Blackmail strikes Trypticon with Pulse pistol.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Galvatron receives a radio transmission. Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf. Twin Twist transmits a message via radio to Reflector. Reflector receives a radio transmission.

F-15 Jet <Comcast> banks around near Trypticon's head and Transforms. He quickly catches Reflector in his hand, before priming up his sonics. "Reflector.. shut down your audios for a second." he says quickly. Twin spires of sound burst out from the speakers on either side of his chest aiming square for where he expects Trypticon's audio input is. If Metroplex is going to be blinded, Trypticon can be deafened.

The sounds of gears whirring and a jet engine dying down can be heard, as Comcast shifts his form into his natural state.

Comcast strikes Trypticon with Sonic Shreikers.

With a click and a whir, Bumblebee bursts into his robot mode.

A camera turns down his audio inputs. . . they're just normal ones in this form, but as the camera can read lips, it's not a big loss. It continues to be in Comcast's cockpit, just waiting.

Trypticon recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Galvatron snarls as he transforms into robot mode, "That's right. Traitor. Keep listening to your QUINTESSON masters." he chuckles, screaming around the battlefield, "That's right! The quintesson's are DEFINATELY responsible! Airwolf, a long time loyal servant, has reported this to me personally! She is not to be questioned! We know who did this Autobot and Decepticons alike. MAKE THEM PAY!" He aims his cannon high, to strike the chest sections of Trypticon, and the uper towers of Metroplex. "And decepticons, prepare to unleash our ultimate defense against these fools!" His cannon discharges, in a long stream. His aim is kept high, to avoid hitting anyone that may be friend/foe other than the cities. The feared STREAMING cannon, almost as cool as Galv's streaming radio. "Die, fools. No one betrays me. NO ONE!"

Galvatron unleashes its Cannon <Streaming> attack on Trypticon and Metroplex, striking Trypticon and Metroplex.

Bumblebee strikes Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex> with Minifists!.

Galvatron recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Giant Gun continues to float in the air, having unleashed his most powerful energy configuration, internally he assesses its effectiveness, not in hte least impressed with his results he powers up for another, but finds he lacks the ability to focus such power so soon, thusly only a small burst flys from the barrel, just a lowly laser. Giant Gun strikes Trypticon with Light Pulse.

Mobile Battle Station <Metroplex>'s sensors are being destroyed left right and centre. Damn those Dinobots. The behemoth continues to fire upon the Dinobots, but to a lesser degree. Snarl and Hulk are doing a fine job, and slowly but surely, the battlestation is becoming more and more blind. Metroplex has another solution to the problem. Slowly but surely, Metroplex's front section splits apart as he shifts upwards, now towering over his enemies even more than he did before. As he slowly transforms, one of his towers shatters from Galvatron's blast. Scamper has to leap through an access port to get inside. Bumblebee, meanwhile, manages to break through a window just in the nick of time. Have fun inside a robot mode Metroplex! Suddenly, radio traffic increases. "Warning! Decepticon Agent has breached frequency! Warning! Autobot agent has breached outer hull." Pause. "Identification recognized. Searching database. Identification confirmed: Airwolf. Reconnaissance. Decepticon. Helicopter alternate mode. Assigned to Crystal City rebuilding project on Cybertron." Streetwise, see previous pose. Nothin' goin' down there with the plasma shots.

The Dinobots now have only two sensors to worry about: The blazing optics that rest on Metroplex's head. "Your attack shall fail!" he roars, going out of his way to step on, and crush, another three buildings. With one massive stride, he's in behind the Decepticons' lines. "A fellow Quintesson agent shall not fall while I have anything to say about it!" Oh, geez, he's talking to Galvatron. Metroplex raises his foot. Metroplex lowers his foot.

Galvatron sends a long-range radio transmission.

You hear servos power up and see Metroplex transform into a robot.

Metroplex strikes Galvatron with Massive Crush.

Trypticon's head skaes from the volloy of explosions across his face. He roars in anger, but alas rage has no power to heal his increasing wounds. His optic spire flashes out even as he protests, "I HAVE NO MASTER!!" He claws at the air blindly,feelings something LARGE beside him, "YOU!" He swings his giant tail at Metroplex, "DIE!"

Trypticon strikes Metroplex with Bite me, beotch.

<Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Rodahmus, ah'm goin' in. Pray fo' me."

Trypticon hit him with his tail, really

<Autobot> Rodimus Prime says, "Be careful in there Twin Twist. Metroplex /does/ have internal defenses, and its likely they're still operational" <Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Not Metroplex, Rodahmus." <Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Tryptikawn." <Autobot> Rodimus Prime meant Trypticon, really :) <Autobot> Twin Twist hey-oooo. <Autobot> Bumblebee Bumblebee says, "Bumblebee reporting...if in pain...I'm Metroplex. Going for the communications center, and if that fails the power core. Approve?"

Stegosaurus <Snarl> is forced to jump from the battlestation as Metroplex transforms back into his robot mode. That was the plan, only two optics left. It's not time for the sharpshooters to do their job because Snarl has no chance in hell to hit Metroplex's optics. The dinobot his about to fire his tail laser at the Cityformer when Trypticon strikes Metroplex. Snarl stops wondering what is happening.

Ultra Magnus finally makes his way back to the surface after wandering through abandoned tunnels of the interconnected basements. With no further risk of a building falling on him he takes a moment to run a check on his systems, and does not seem pleased with the result. "Guess that fall did more than I thought." It is then that the ground again shakes, only this time it's Galvatron who takes the full brunt of the impact. Moments later Trypticon turns of Metroplex, an odd turn of events to be sure. Not sure what to make of these latest events Ultra Magnus just starts to hoof it back to the battle lines, the broken ground a bit to much for him to deal with as a truck.

"NOW! FOR ALL OF YOUR WORTH, AUTOBOT, DO IT NOW!" Scourge knows an opening when he sees it, and a blinded dinosaur leaves one hell of a signal. The Sweepcraft dips, minding the tail closing the gap between the target and Metroplex, narrowly avoiding being slammed into a fine, cyan paste. Pulling up near the shoulder linkage, Scourge spins himself around, leaving Twin Twist plenty of room to disembark and get this party going. "Get us inside!"

Bumblebee actualy did it! He managed to break through a window in the behemoth...only to have Metro transform on him. Desperate, Bumblebee shifts to robot form, gravving the nearist solid thing. After it stabalizes, he reports to Roddy, and begins running towards Metro's receviers, hopeing against hope he can make it without being blow to tiny, cute, yellow pieces. (No attack.)

By Now, Scattershot's weapons have all fully charged, and he's had enough of the yakkity-yak between Metroplex, Trypticon, the Autobots... in a grand display of firepower, all 28 guns mounted across his body come to bear on both CityFormers. The main nosecone and the machine ggun turrets aim for Trypticon while all the "mid-carders" take their shots at Metroplex. He's not concerned with hitting generators anymore, just trying to draw attention away from anyone who might be doing naughty, stealthy things. Unfortunately, since he's relatively close to the Golden Age, this is yet another none too brilliant tactic. Metroplex + Golden Age = :(

Police Car <Streetwise> comes to a halt as he finds what seems to be a good bit of cover from which to use his Photon Pistol. He stops transforms to robot mode and opens fire on the same location he has been aiming at.

Scattershot unleashes his Too Many Cannons To Count attack on Metroplex and Trypticon, striking Trypticon and Metroplex.

Streetwise flips up as legs, arms and a head appear he lands on his feet with is laser in his hand as he scans the area for trouble.

Triceratops <Slag> backs away as Metroplex transforms the dino frowns and carries on his fire attack against Metroplex. Hoping to weaken the armor and allow more shots to get in. "Keep going Snarl. We got him right where we want him. Have at him!" The triceratops takes another deep breath and vomits forth another jet of flame. A tad less instense though.

Streetwise strikes Metroplex with Photon Pistol (pain).

You strike Metroplex with Searing Flame <Low>.

Alright, now Rodimus is really mad. Not only are the cities destroying countless buildings and innocent lives, they are efficiently crushing one of the best hopes for victory in this battle. Galvatron. <ugh, did I say that?> As much as it pains him to say so he calls out. "Concentrate all firepower on grid 9 section 21 alpha of Metroplex's frame!" Its the only thing he can come up with, the main relay from Metro's generator to his weapons systems isn't as heavily armored as the generator itself, a harsh barrage might just damage it enough to give them a chance. He raises his rifle and powers it up to full, firing a white-hot beam of Photons right for the cityformer. Rodimus Prime strikes Metroplex with Photon Eliminator Beam.

Elita One just blinks as she stares at the whole battle unfolding itself. She just had the time to return her optics on the cityformer just to see Metroplex delivering a rather nasty blow at Galvatron and then... Tripticon countering right back at Metroplex. It just freezes the femme commander on her spot for a moment... However, she frowns, shaking it off for the time being as the main priority of this whole thing was comes back to her... Get those two down. Raising her laser pistol up, Elita One fires up back, full power at him... Following Rodimus' coordinate of fire, of course.

Elita One strikes Metroplex with Femme Cannon.

Galvatron recieves a long-range radio transmission.

Trypticon powers down suddely, his arms drop, his head slouches - all life inexplicably ceases within him. He stands like a monsterous metal statue, devoid of ever being anything more, save the rising smoke from his battered armor.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Trypticon receives a radio transmission. Galvatron sends a long-range radio transmission to Airwolf.

"Yeah.." Twin Twist replies, lowering his smoking weapon. He indulges in a sigh, bringing calm to jumping circuit-linkages. His arm raises, bringing his blaster over his head and allowing the mag-locks on his back take hold of it. "Awlright, mechs. Time ta roll fo' it.." Twin Twist's knees flex, crouching him down atop Scourge's hull. His fingertips touch the Sweep's armored surface and he sighs once more. "...." The Jumpstarter rises up and leaps off his Sweepcraft ride. He is tilted backward, his spinal assembly arching. His arms held out and legs apart, Twin Twist moonsaults. Mid-card this.

Falling toward Trypticon, Twin Twist shuts off his optics. In the darkness, the wind rushing past his frame, he finds solace. Time slows down, moving in a crawl. What seems like a lightyear, a moment passes by. Twin Twist's lips open and he declares, "..AWLRIGHT, TRYPTIKAWN. AH GOT A LOTTA LUV FOR YA.." His legs flip onto his chest, exposing his twin chromed drills of justice. The tank turns, re-orienting itself so that its weapons point directly for Trypticon's armored flesh. "..an' AH'M A RUFF, RUFF LOVAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The tank collides, drills first, into the beast's flesh..

Twin Twist flips his legs onto his chest and becomes a drill tank!

Drill Tank strikes Trypticon with Get Twisted!.

Compile smiles as he opens the hatcha nd looks as he sends a message over the radio to Reflector and over the Con broadband. "I'm going into Tryp, I got a hatch open." and he drops into the hatch as he sees the tail head right for Metroplex. "And in prefect time too." he addsas he gets his bearings and heads for the brain of Trypticon, to get him to stop attackignt he COns and to rock the bots world. "Come on Trypticon, its me. DOn't attack us, hit the bots and wipe them out. you know you wanna. If you do that, I'll fix your eyes." he says to the cityformer as he makes his way for the brain. Compile transmits a message via radio to Reflector.

Reflector receives a radio transmission.

Sweepcraft unfolds to reveal the dreaded Sweep Commander, Scourge.

A camera continues to move along with Compile, into the belly of the beast. Once they enter the interior, the three bots separate from their camera form, and begin to run towards the brain access hatch.

A small camera seems to explode as three robots suddenly appear where it once was, their limbs disentangeling to form the three bodies.

Headstrong transmits a message via radio to Streetwise.

Streetwise receives a radio transmission from Headstrong.

Galvatron smirks as he is crushed. Oh god, does it hurt. His joints break open and he leaks energon everywhere, but he is still in good shape. He barely manages to rise. He looks to Metroplex, "So then. You would eliminate a dead foe like Metroplex? Well, you may be under control of the Quintessons. But something of your feeble remains. You can't let your friend die. Can you? All decepticons. CONCENTRATE FIREPOWER ON RODIMUS PRIME! How fair of you Rodimus, to be the symbol that returns our cities to us. Decepticons. Target: Rodimus Prime. OPEN FIRE!" He let's loose a medium blast from his cannon at his mortal enemy, "All of you in range, do it! Well, Metroplex? Still want to wipe out your opponent? Or fight off the control? HMM?!"

Comcast throws the small camera down into Trypticon. He then gets his orders. Prime it is. He takes off again, heading towards Rodimus, sending a few disruptors his way to let him know he's coming..

Streetwise transmits a message via radio.

Headstrong receives a radio transmission.

Comcast strikes Rodimus Prime with Disruptor Rifle.

Galvatron strikes Rodimus Prime with Cannon <Medium Firepower>.

Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

The trio get thrown into the big city by Comcast, tranforming into themselves once they've entered it. They look around, getting their bearings, and begin to head towards the main control station and brain hatch.

Headstrong finds his weapons just in time to see Trypticon attacking metroplex. "good now that he's back on our side we can worrie about the other city." Thats when the order comes down from on top. Headstrong moves to a more direct position in front of metroplex and taking a hint form scourge and Twintwist. Headstrong transforms into a rhino and charges metroplex, calling to all willing to listen as he runs past. "follow me were going in!" Headstrong poors on the speed and poweres up his horn, then at the last second he vires off coures and heads for rodimus. "not sure this is the best Idea, so I'll get it over with fast." Headstrong lowers to the ground as he forms into his rhino mode.

Giant Gun hears Galvatron give /THE/ command. The massive airborn gun swings mid-air to orient on the Autobot Leader. Still underpowered Shockwave can only manage a small blast, though larger than the measley laser he hit trypt with.

Rhino <Headstrong> misses Rodimus Prime with his Acidic Horn Slash attack.

Giant Gun strikes Rodimus Prime with Gamma Ray Pulse.

Let's see how well Metro fights off his control with one of his dearest friends taking a beating

Headstrong transmits a message via radio. Streetwise receives a radio transmission. Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Two-Headed Monster has neared the few 'Cons still on the ground. He's about to launch another assualt against the big purple dino when his audio receptors are blasted as Galv's new order comes through to him. Only so eager as to attack a Bot instead ofa fellow Con the Terror is happpy to comply. His maws open wide and let out a missile again flying towards his new target. Two-Headed Monster strikes Rodimus Prime with Masticated Missile.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio.

Metroplex receives a radio transmission from Galvatron.

Galvatron sends a long-range radio transmission to Airwolf.

Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission.

Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

The small purple car on Trypticon's chest suddenly fies off and Transforms in mid air. THe Decepticon know as Full Tilt hangs there a moment, glancing at the hole Twin Twist has unceremoniously dig into Trypticons head. He extends his arm cannons and darts through the air toward the opening, "Figures, I gotta save your big aft again!"

Trypticon went already - enjoy the genious of Full tilt, the rumble wannabe

It is an accomplishment to be proud of. Metroplex, the mightest of all Cybertronians, is starting to feel the pain. The behemoth rocks under the fire from the Autobots. Scattershot's strafing, Slag's fire breath, and Streetwise's gun does little, but Elita One and Rodimus prove why they're in charge, as two massive shots strike him in the leg, ripping a gaping hole. Mech fluid pours out by the gallon, as apparently a major fuel-line has been breached. Metroplex staggers and stumbles, knocking over the last remaining Insectoid facility :-( He hears Galvatron, but the answer the Decepticon Commander gets may not be to his liking.

Everyone is questioning whether Metroplex has the willpower to defy the Quintesson control. Whether his previous loyalties can be returned. Alas, it is this loyalty that serves as his downfall in this case. Where the word 'Autobot' appeared in his programming now reads 'Quintesson'. His loyalty is absolute. It always has been, and always will be. Alas, it's to Astracius now. He replies to Galvatron in the same way he replied to Airwolf. "My loyalty is to Astracius, Exterminatius, and to the Quintesson Empire. Orders received, Maximus Domine. Instigating Punishment Protocols!" He brings his MASER cannons upwards, aiming at Trypticon. "Enaging."

Metroplex strikes Trypticon with MASER Shoulder Cannons.

Trypticon recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Battlestation unloads his stock on the pair of CityFormers, doing the expected minimal damage. Alas, sometimes it's the thought that counts. However, Galvatron's current thought counts a little too much. Scattershot reorients himself to face the Decepticon forces, scattered as they may be. At first he trains his main cannon on Galvatron, but the Decepticon leader fades from his line of sight. "Dammit, stay still!", he shouts angrily and deploys his radar screen to aid in selecting a new target. Like the Terminatrix in T3, as soon as the radar returns data, one person stands out among all the others as the Primary Target. Falling under his own form of mind control, Scattershot powers the main cannon with everything he's got and fires at Hun-Grrr.

Trypticon's inert form rocks to the sde, armor melts and peels away, exposing bare circuitry. Smoke rises, yet the ginat Dinosaur does not ove.

Battlestation is able to hit Hun-Grrr with his Electron Pulse Cannon

Triceratops <Slag> turns towards the Decepticons looking mighty angry but not surprised. It was to be expected, it is the order of things it is natural. "Me Slag knew you could not be trusted...Me Slag was waiting for this moment. Dinobots stomp! Melt them down!" Slag calculates the position of the Decepticons and oh boy this will take alot of out of him but hey they deserve it. The angry dinobot lets forth the mother of all flame blast...A giant cone of searing flame at the Decepticons. Slag tils his head making sure everyone gets some.

Slag unleashes his Hellfire Blast! attack on Comcast, Headstrong, Shockwave and Hun-Grrr, striking Hun-Grrr, Comcast and Headstrong.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> roars as the Decepticons open fire on Rodimus Prime. He helplessly watches the Autobot leader getting blasted. Then the stegosaurus turns his attention towards the Decepticons. He knew it, he knew they were going to betray them but now it's payback time, the Dinobot is in Decepticons wrecking mode. The dinobot charges right towards the Decepticons group swinging his tail at full force towards the Terrorcon commander.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> just misses Hun-Grrr with a Tail Crusher attack.

Bumblebee bursts into a likely looking room. Scowling, guessing that all hell is about to break loose, Bumblebee starts fireing randomly at whatever wire or important looking circut he can find-with the intent of cutting off the Citybot's ability to recieve orders or, failing that, his power source itself. "For PRIIIIIIIIIME!"

Streetwise watches as Headstrong turns on Rod instead of going on with the assault on Metro. He shouts " You no good con eat my pistol you have liked it before you will like it again." and with that he looses a couple of rounds at the rhino

Bumblebee strikes Metroplex with Minibots have miniweapons and minidamage....

Streetwise strikes Rhino <Headstrong> with Photon Pistol (pain).

Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

The trio begin their treck through Metro, climbing up towards its center and the head, "Programming was altered . . ." intones Viewfinder when they hear Metroplex' cries outside, "The code terminals . . ." continues Spectro, while Spyglass takes out his datapad, altering a little search progrem to both find keywords and replace them.

Yay for being a big orange and red target. Rodimus basically opened himself up to this barrage even though he knew they'd doublecross him. Missiles explode, energy weapons impact with his armor and debris flies up from all around as he is leveled by the assault. His rifle, which looks to have been damaged in the fall now lays on the rocks next to his left hand. "Eh well.....I knew this would be an interesting day....." He shakes his head a bit, a strange manner of clearing sensor static but hey, whatever works. He stands slowly and picks up his damaged rifle, phasing it into subspace as he quickly looks about at all the nearby targets when he identifies....Comcast. Oh boy....Now just a tad of that old Hot Rod personality shines through as he remembers how Comcast insulted him repeatedly during the hostage exchange. "Payback time...." He murmurs to himself, leaping high into the air and clasping his hands together. "Autobots, we can't drag this out with the Decepticons, take them down fast so we can concentrate on the cities!" His clenched fists slam downward toward Comcast's head. "Hey there....remember me?" He smirks.

Scourge disappears into the ragged hole behind Full Tilt, pausing to give Twin Twist a full-on, arms-out shrug before dropping down inside. He cuts into a full sprint down the window conduits behind the Trypticon component, sliding to a skidding halt upon seeing Compile and Reflector trying to turn entry to the brainbox control room into an artform. He looks back at his Jumpstarter companion, giving him a solemn, firm nod. -*CLICK-KLACK*- His blaster is whipped out and pointing at Compile -- or rather at the control panel just next to the cassette. "MOVE!" *BLAM BLAM BLAM*

Drill Tank lands inside Trypticon's brain cavity with a loud clang. In no time, he transforms and rises to his feet as a robot. Scourge's shrug is met with a shrug of his own, mostly because he couldn't figure out why Scourge shrugged in the first place. Shrug. Drawing his weapon, Twin Twist makes tracks after the Sweep Commander, following him straight to the nerve-center of the Decepticon behemoth. Echoing Scourge's nod, the Jumpstarter bursts into the room with his weapon bared. "MOVE!" He declares, in unison with Scourge. Twin Twist pulls on the trigger and opens fire on Trypticon's controls. *CHOOMCHOOMCHOOM* *clinkclinkclink*

Poor Comcast'll have to deal with Full-Tilt, now...

Drill Tank transforms into Twin Twist by flipping his legs off his chest!

Ultra Magnus was still making his way back to the main battle when the horror unfolds before him. without a warning the Decepticons as a whole turn on Rodimus and unleash their assault. Then Metroplex shows his loyalties and it's not to the Autobots. Gripping his rifle he picks up the pace as he broadcasts a message on an open channel. "Autobots redirect fire. The Decepticons have engaged Rodimus, take them down and take them down down. Twin Twist get yer backside out of there now! Bumblebee, shut Metroplex down. I don't care if you have to blow his laser core into so much scrap. If he's siding with the Quints over us, we're taking him down too!" Running towards Rodimus he calls out, "Rodimus hold on!" As he runs he fires off random shots at any Decepticon he manages to catch sight of on his mad dash to the side of his friend and commander.

Rodimus Prime strikes Comcast with Excedrine Headache #9372.

Rather, poor COMPILE will have to deal with Full-Tilt now.

Metroplex recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Turn the tide, it appears. Elita One's gaze turns about as she hears fire coming behind him somewhere. The femme commander redirects her attention elsewhere, only to spot all of those Decepticons firing right off at Rodimus. It always went that way... Can't trust Decepticons, and it was never a good sign when there were any close. Heaving a sigh, Elita One glances over to the cityformers and frowns a bit... Figuring there was hardly anything else left to do at this point... They were too armored to be damaged from the inside real good. With that, the femme commander changes target and heads over for the Decepticons.

Compile continues on as Tryp shuts down and he smiels to himself as he heads right for the main control room and after a while, he makes it there and finds "Hey Reflector." he says to him as he begins to work on getting Trypticon back to the good guys side...The Decepticons. He blinks as Scourge and Twin Twist fires and nods "Thanks." and he turns to flector, "Hey Flec, work in here, I'll work ont he brain." he says to him as he goes to the brain hatch and opens it. He then looks at the wiring ad frowns as he begins to unhook wires and reattach new ones that will refire the processing centers and get him to attack the bots only. "Come on buddy, wake up and work for us again." he states as he connects wires from himself to the brian to try to figure out where the problem is and fix it.

He sighs to himself "Well, looks like it is time for a trip." he says to them as he connects some wires to Tryps brain and then to himself, as his optic flicker as he goes into the Matrix of Trypticon's mind and to find the Agent that is causing the problems. He is attached when the hit from Metroplex slams home and this causes Compile to feel the pain and he works hard to get systems rerouted and to bring up weapons to attack Metroplex. If nothing else, he can do damage to the bot City. (OOC: up to the player of Tryp if I am able to do this -- Oh, No attack this turn.) As the battle rages and several shots pound on headstrong, he yells out. "Ah slag it, this plan isn't getting us anywhere, Streets were back to plan A." Headstrong keeps up his speed since he missed and turns from rodimus heading for Metroplexes foot, already going full speed it is only a matter of time before he connects and even if the bots don't trust him anymore maybe when they miss it will do metro some damage.

Rhino <Headstrong> strikes Metroplex with Impaling Horn of Doom.

Headstrong transmits a message via radio. Shockwave receives a radio transmission.

The trio nod to Compile, going to their work, "Programming was altered . . ." intones Viewfinder when they hear Metroplex' cries outside, "The code terminals . . ." continues Spectro, while Spyglass takes out his datapad, altering a little search progrem to both find keywords and replace them. After a bit, they hook up the datapad to the main CPU, and begin searching for the words 'Quintesson' in a 'good' context, and elminating those. Replacing them, mostly, with the word 'decepticons'. Especially in things that pertain with loyalty. Though, of course, the trio do consider changing the loyalty from 'deception' to 'Reflector', but abandon the idea at the thought of the extreme pain they'd suffer at Galvatron's cannon.

Full Tilt decends into the gaping hole just as the blast strikes Trypticon. He pokes his head out of the hole and points at Metroplex, "YOU SUCK!" then he decends into Trypticon, not so much looking for the interlopers, but for something a bit more sinister. He follows the corridors, keeping his small frame to the shadows so as not to be noticed. Sliding silently down a thin metal hallway, he finds the secret comparment he was looking for. He pulls the manual release and slips into the small chamber, flipping a few switches, suddenly the giant dinosaur's insides are flooded with light as Full Tilt eyes screens that power up in front of him. He throws a few more switches as he catches sight of the intruders on one of this screens, "Y'all need to leave." He pushes a button, and alarms sound, Trypticon's vopice echoes throughout his body so loudly that it can be heard outside: "Internal defenses activated, Purging alien infestation."

Galvatron growls. The doublecross isn't working. It just plain...dammit...nothing is working. He has to do something that just plain disgusts him with every fiber of his being. "RODIMUS! The neck linkage. Metroplex has brain connectivity circuits in his neck linkgage, much as Trypticons are inside where my troops and your jumpstarter now are. Have Magnus hurl you into the air towards it. I'll blast an opening in it. Transform and ram it harder than you've rammed anything before. It's out only chance. Trypticon is already done. Listen to me or not, Rodimus. This is OUR only chance. If you want to see either of our cities in our control again, you had best listen to me fool." He transforms into cannon mode, taking aim on the neck joint of Metroplex, at the area he mentioned to Rodimus. "Get ready Rodimus...I'm firing your cover shot..." the cannon glows and discharges a mighty powerful blast towards the servos, "NOW! Magnus! Throw him, Rodimus transform and do what you do best. Ram things. DO IT!"

Galvatron recieves a long-range radio transmission from Airwolf.

Galvatron sends a long-range radio transmission to Airwolf.

Galvatron places his barrel on his head and transforms into cannon mode. Oh no, someone's gonna get it.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> strikes Metroplex with Cannon <High Firepower>.

Giant Gun would chuckle at the Dinobot were he not Shockwave. To think, trying to stretch his flame so highinto the air as to burn Shockwave. He lets it pass, bigger problems and such. Shockwave, ever the tag along, is no less in this instance. Swiveling now to face Metroplex he begins to charge up, galvatrons suggestion of a hole, and Headstorngs radio message giving him no reason to calculate, or doubt. Whether ir gives more depth and width to the hole or not, Shockwave unleashes a blast.

Giant Gun strikes Metroplex with Quantum Pulse

Blackmail regains her balance upon Trypticon's shoulder, from here she leaps off, base-jumping down to the ground as only the bestest Decepticon female ever can. ;) She lands on one knee in front of Elita One before raising her head to looks at her with a hunter's glare, her Energon sword deactivated in-between her lips, she pulls it out and ignites the blade, rising to her feet in a 360 degree pirouette and bringing the sword sparking along the ground in a whirlwind shower of sparks as she raises her weapon high above her head, ready to bring it crashing down upon her before pausing, grinning and kicking at her gut.

Blackmail misses Elita One with her kick attack.

Inside Trypticon, small cannons swing into place. Red targetting dots flash across the interlopers, Full Tilt's voice booms over the sound system, "I know what you're doing, you have to go. I'll take you out if I have to. Do NOT mess with me!"

Scourge raises his head as the klaxons sound their piercing alert, complete with mechanized voice declaring internal defenses. Irritated, he reaches up at the nearest speaker placement and digs in, wrenching it free with a slow, drawling 'Internal DEF...EEEEE...NSES... *KRRRRT*' "Consider yourself messed with."

Comcast's paint starts to peel at the singe of Slag's flame, and his structure groans under the pressure of Rodimus' crush. "They obviously give away Matrixes in boxes of energon goodies for you to get it, he says as his sonic speakers hum to life again, striking the Autobot commander point blank as he's being crushed. "Straxus!" he curses, wishing he could get some more licks in. "Another time. Rod. Imus." he says.

Comcast misses Rodimus Prime with his Sonic Shreikers attack.

Headstrong transmits a message via radio.

Streetwise receives a radio transmission.

Comcast strikes Rodimus Prime with Sonic Shreikers.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio.

Rodimus Prime receives a radio transmission from Galvatron.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio.

Ultra Magnus receives a radio transmission.

is now being ignored by the Autobots and Decepticons. They're all either smiting Trypticon, or taking out each other in a hail of firepower (except Headstrong and Galvatron. Cough cough). With the Maximus Domine busy, Metroplex must make a decision himself. Galvatron's massive blast strikes him square on the neck, ripping apart an impressive hole. But Metroplex endures. Shockwave's blast rips the hole even larger. But Metroplex endures. "Shifting objective away from Trypticon. Targetting all enemy forces. Targetting. Targetting." The many weapons on Metroplex swivel around to track the Autobots and Decepticons, preparing to unleash a holy hell to annihilate anything even remotely close to him. "Target lock achieved!" Metroplex initiates the firing sequence- -and abruptly the upper right portion of his torso explodes from the inside out, disintigrating it. As he falls forward, the massive minibot sized Autobot insignia is ripped off from the force of the explosion and shatters upon hitting the ground in what is perhaps a symbolic incident. Metroplex does not endure. His optics dim slightly, and he twitches.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Rodimus Prime receives a radio transmission. Galvatron transmits a message via radio. Ultra Magnus receives a radio transmission.

Metroplex unleashes its Bumblebee attack on Metroplex, Metroplex, Metroplex, Metroplex, Metroplex and Metroplex, striking Metroplex.

Metroplex strikes Metroplex with Bumblebee.

<Autobot> Bumblebee Bumblebee says, "Consider Metroplex...disabled, Ultra Magnus. I'm going to try and see if I can fix his tainted programing, unless you all have other orderes."

Twin Twist tilts his head to the side, hearing Full-Tilt's demands. To this, he has only one response.. which is, to arch his brow at the speaker. Yet, something catches his optical sensors. Spotting a set of cannons aimed for Scourge, he gives cause for alarm. ".. behind yew!" He shouts, using his hand to push Scourge out of the way. Twin Twist immediately takes aim and fires, unloading several explosive rounds at the internal defense. *CHOOMCHOOMCHOOM* *BOOM* Two cannons down, Full-Tilt to go. ".. wanna go skin us an annoyin' lil' purple car?" He asks Scourge.

Full Tilt shakes his head, "Shouldn't 'a done t'at." He flips up a security trigger and pulls the trigger, low intesity lasers streak at the 4 Transformers inside the massive Dinosaur.

Compile is right next to Tryps brain and is being fired at.. COmpile sees this and unhooks and moves fromt he brain. "Why that little car." he says as he looks and fires at the lasers. "Lets find him and rip out his fuel pump." he says to them as he hopfully got info on what is going on while he was connected.

Metroplex is still moving, by the way. Just not... very... well.

Elita One rushes over toward where the Decepticons and Autobots things have been heating up a bit. Although, her pace is halted by Blackmail, who just lands right off in front of her, just a couple of feet away. Elita One staggers backward a bit, putting herself into a boxing~like stance. She arches a brow and just stares at the Decepticon... Obviously, she didn't come just to say hi... Elita One doesn't move as Blackmail assaults her... She simply waits for the good moment to evade. The femme commander didn't get caught by the feint, and as the kick comes, she swiftly sidesteps away from it. Taking just a step closer to her, to her side now, Elita One goes for a simple jab at her.

Elita One strikes Blackmail with Pink Fist.

Streetwise watches Metro fall on his face and takes off for the gaping hole in his neck and enters the city former to make sure he is deactivated and that no cons try to reprogram him the "wrong" way.

Bumblebee climbing like hell, Bumblebee races up the corradors of Metroplex...finally coming apon his Laser core. He knows his orders...Bumblebee raises his blaster, enying the human ability to sweat. It seemed like it'd be such a...release in moral quandries like this. He...wait. Wait. That's it! Raising his pistol up, Bumblebee fires several quick shots into the core-sorry buddy, this is going to SUCK..but, it won't kill you. I hope.

Two-Headed Monster vanishes out of reality. Two-Headed Monster has left.

Streetwise transmits a message via radio.

Rodimus Prime receives a radio transmission.

Bumblebee strikes Metroplex with Minibots have miniweapons and minidamage....

Battlestation tag-teams from afar with the Dinobots to kick the crap out of Hun-Grrr. With him apparently out of the picture to one extent or another, the Technobot Commander searches the battlefield for another target. Of course, there are two cities that make ample bull's eyes, but one just collapsed with a great ruckus (that shakes Scattershot to his very CORE, MAH GAWD!) and the other has not yet hocked up and spit out the... unlikely... pair of Twin Twist and Scourge so he can only assume they're doing their duty. Galvatron's commandments to Rodimus and Ultra Magnus following his double-crossing really rubs Scattershot the wrong way. He switches artillery to his sonic shells and regains a lock on the Overlord. Meanwhile, he imagines a scene where Galvatron sits behind the counter of a bookstore with a text in his hand titled, "Galvatron's Attempt To Cover Up His Double Cross". Scattershot says out loud, "Yeah... not buying it." *crack-crack-crack-crack-crack*

Battlestation misses Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> with his Sonic Cannons attack.

While Rodimus isn't really all that happy that Galvatron just tried to use him as some form of sacrifice to force the inherant programming of the cityformers to resurface, the insane goon does have a point. so, as soon as Metro hits the ground Rodimus transforms. First he checks to see if Magnus is going with the suggestion as well, but either way he heads right for Metroplex. "After I'm airborne Magnus, you hit him as well. We've got to bring him down now!" Rodimus accelerates to full speed, and whether Magnus aids him or he uses the terrain, he launches himself at Metroplex to try and take him out.

Rodimus kneels down, quickly folding up into his trademark winnebago.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> curses as his tail misses the two-headed dragon. Since Scattershot seems to want to handle the terrorcon, the dinobot turns his attention towards another target. He looks up in the sky, since most of the Decepticons are flying, far aways from his reach... There is a large flying gun up there who fired at Rodimus and Snarl thinks it's time for it to feel the heat of the battle! The stegosaurus raises his tail above his head, taking a good aim at Shockwave and firing one of his spike-missile at him.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> misses Giant Gun with his Tail missile attack.

Triceratops <Slag> runs away to avoid the falling Autobot City then turns back towards Trypticon and looks for an annoying spot to shoot at. The dinobot find a scorched hole made by an earlier blast from Galvatron. The tips of the Triceratop's horns begin to glow an eerie yellow then proceed to shoot forth blasts at the Decepticon city. "Me Slag say you Snarl keep going. Will help you when done with this one."

You strike Trypticon with Tri-Horn Blaster.

Hybrid_Winnebago <Rodimus> strikes Metroplex with Winnebago Smackdown.

Scourge slams against the wall as Twin Twist, of all beings, saves him from a certain hurting. Torn between rending the Jumpstarter's arm off at the shoulder for daring touch him and thanking him. In a split second, he chooses neither. Whirling around the survey the renewed defenses, a calculation and full sensor scan is run -- the results do not please him in the slightest. "We cannot," he informs Twin Twist, turning to look for an appropriate exit. "The conduit system leading to Full-Tilt's location is heavily defended, as is Trypticon's control room. And judging by the radio traffic I've managed to pick up, things are falling apart outside, as well."

Ultra Magnus smiles as he takes notce that Rodimus is far from out of it as he plants a Decepticon into the ground though he refuses to give up. Then Galvatrons voice fills the air and UM can't help but laugh. "Your crazier than I thought you were Galvatron. After turning on us you think...." He trails off as an explosion errupts in the background from Metroplex throwing him down to the ground. Getting back on the open channel hes responds, "Excellent work Bumblebee see what you can do to restore his logic circuits." Then he notices Rodimus moving his way, at a rather fast clip. "Rodimus are you crazy!? Your trusting him? Oh for the love of Cybertron." Still laying flat UM transforms lowering both the ramp and upper level of his carrier to launch Rodimus at the target.

With the typical sounds of transformers shifting modes, Ultra Magnus sheds his armor and falls forward as he reverts to his semi-truck mode. His armor shifts into his trailer and connects to him with practiced ease. In mere moments the Autobot City Commander is ready to roll out.

"Don't tell me yer gettin' soft, Skurj.." Twin Twist remarks with a drawl. He tilts his weapon up, exposing the clip lodged beneath it. His thumb drifts up the handle, pressing an unseen button. With a click, that spent clip is shot straight out and lands lifelessly on the interior of Trypticon's brainbox-room. Twin Twist yanks another clip from his bandolier and promptly reloads his weapon with it. "Ah'll do it if ah hafta, Skurj. Yo' choice."

Rhino <Headstrong> transforms, pulling just his sword since, his rifle wouldn't be of much help in close quarters. A quick jumping flight later Headstrong decends into Metroplex right after streetwise. "I got yer back protecto, now show me where to shut this guy off, so we can go back to hateing eachother again." Headstrong waits impatiently for Streetwise to start running so he can follow.

Headstrong rears back and transforms into his robotic form.

The trio curse as they notice the cannons beginning to track them, "Curses!" intones Viewfinder, their programming not working, "The encryption on this thing is insane . . ." continues Spyglass, as they look about, "And there's no time . . ." Viewfinder frowns, and looks at the CPU in front of them, "Compile .. . download what you can . . . the sensor logs seem to have a lower security rating . . ." Spectro begins to dowload those, starting to run to the hole as soon as he finishes, "We will have to exit and come back later."@emit The trio curse as they notice the cannons beginning to track them, "Curses!" intones Viewfinder, their programming not working, "The encryption on this thing is insane . . ." continues Spyglass, as they look about, "And there's no time . . ." Viewfinder frowns, and looks at the CPU in front of them, "Compile .. . download what you can . . . the sensor logs seem to have a lower security rating . . ." Spectro begins to dowload those, starting to run to the hole as soon as he finishes, "We will have to exit and come back later."

<Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Ah'm still up. Ah'm gonna wade 'tru Tryptikawn's guts, find Full-Tilt, an' blast him inta tomorrow. Twin Twist, out."

Blackmail staggers as her gut kick misses, she braces herself for the inevitable attack and is sent flat on her afterburners by the butch-chick's punch ;P She smacks the side of her head to bring her vison back into focus, not having the best of luck with it either it appears as she gets to her feet and looks at Metroplex crashing, feeling a touch of pride that the Decepticon City is taking longer to bring down and that it didn't take a yellow Volkswagen to do it. She looks to Elita and chuckles "Look's like you're big guy went down like a Traxian Wh-" she stops her profanity mid-word for some reason and looks at Elita One "ohh wow!! where did you get that paint job, you just *have* to tell me, it looks soooo good on you." She squeals like a rabid Human School-girl, oh yes, Blackmail has a really good attention span and grasp of reality, made evident by speaking to the Female commander of the Enemy as if she was an old friend, oh boy. (no attack)

Giant Gun's radar bleeps as it detects a high speed object heading Shockwave's way. Locking on to the object he calculates the trajectory and compensates by engaging his thrusters and shifting 30 degrees, the missile barely scrapping by. "Your current course of action is not logical, Dinobot. You will not win, you know this. But yet you carry on." shockwave transforms, levels his arm at Snarl, and fires.

The large gun backflips, twists, and separates, becoming the imposing form of Shockwave.

Reflector has disconnected.

Shockwave strikes Stegosaurus <Snarl> with Photon Charge.

Soundwave has arrived.

Scourge lowers his head, mulling over things. Could the Autobot be right? Have two decades of wanton murder and villainy begun to erode his sounds skills? Outside, the battle rages, people rising and falling, screams, shouts, everything trickling into his receptors. At his sides, his hands begin to flex and ball up, shaking as his destiny is contemplated, the urge to end this once and for all coursing through his system. He owes thanks to Twin Twist, though he will never voice this, his motivation filtering back with renewed vigor. With a snarling roar, he braces the barrel of his rifle at the wall, growling, "If the direct route fails, we simply make our own." *BOOM!* Fluids pour from the fresh wound within Trypticon, emptying them out a nice pathway to Full-Tilt's defense room. "Compile, make sure the blast did not permanently damage Trypticon's network. Twin Twist and I have the matter of a slimy gamma slug to tend to."

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> growls as he transforms back up into robot mode. "Oh he did not..." he looks up in the sky at Scattershot, "Accursed fool! You /dared/ to fire at me after I helped your weakling leader? FINE! You want to play it that way. Come on down here. Face me alone. If you dare. Or are you afraid Scattershot. Mmm, are you? Sitting there in a nice little base mode. So safe. Let's see if it's safe, shall we?!" He soars through the air, right at Scattershot, rage blinding him from the rest of the situation around him. His hand is replaced by an energon axe as he takes a swing at Scattershots main weapon, "How do you right without that, Autobot? Transform and show me. Here I was trying to be nice. Well, that's over now!"

The fusion cannon reconfigures up into Galvatron.

Compile nods and begins to check over everything to make sure nothing is damaged and reports back. "all is a ok boss." he sya sot him as he continues ot look. "I think." he adds. (OOC No attack)

Galvatron misses Battlestation with his Galva-Axe attack.

Comcast banks away from Rodimus. Note to self: SPD, FRP and END upgrades before I get anywhere near that punk. He hurtles towards Metroplex as fast as his Bootjets can take him. He tears that minibot-sized Autobot symbol away from Metro's chest and puts it quickly and suddenly into subspace (Scrapper will be pleased.) There's little he can do externally except be a target. Inside, he can get mapping of Metroplex's internal structure, as well as possibly shut down the big lug. "BumbleBee. Let me know where to go to shut something down in here!" He calls out. And, if you happen to show me where all the critical sections are of the city.. that'd be nice too. <NO ATTACK>

Metroplex moves his left arm around, and starts to slowly rise to his knees. Before he can reorient himself, however, Rodimus does his Motormaster impression and rams into his face. Metroplex staggers and falls down on his face. AGAIN. "My loyalty is to Maximus Domine Astracius, Octurus Judicus Exterminatius, and to the Q--- Q--- Quintesson Empire..." Metroplex summons up the last of his strength. All that he has fought with ever since his creation in two thousand and six (or whatever it was). All that he did for the Autobots, and now the Quintessons, come to a head as he wills himself to fight on for the good of the Quintesson Empire. Truly, with such determination, nothing can stand in his way. He starts to rise back up to his feet.

Bumblebee curses as his plan fails. Metroplex...his FRIEND...is gone. The monster of a robot still functions, putting his comrads...his friends at risk. Hand shacking, he raises the laser pistol to a vital point. "Primus forgive me...but, I...I can't fail another Prime, buddy. I'm sorry." swollowing, Bumblebee screams, fireing into the core.

Full Tilt spins around with an "oh shit" look in his optics. He fires his arm cannons toward Scourge and watches in horror as the ping off the Decepticon's armor. He lowers his arm and backs up against the console behind him - trapped ..

Bumblebee strikes Bumblebee with Minibots have miniweapons and minidamage....

Bumblebee strikes Metroplex with Minibots have miniweapons and minidamage....

Metroplex falls to the ground unconscious.

And then Metroplex he falls back down, defeated. Falls right back down towards Rodimus Prime. WHUMP!

Bumblebee whinces, as the fallback from the damaged core scars his armor...he just got new decals, too. Yeah, that's what happened. Yes.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> barely feels the energy hitting his armor. He roars and transforms back into his robot mode, looking up at Shockwave. "Me Snarl think you overconfident. Me Snarl will stomp you, just stop moving so fast." The dinobot slowly takes off, flying towards the big purple Decepticon as fast as he can. Arriving near Shockwave, he throws a nasty back hand towards him. "You attack Autobots, Me Snarl hurt you."

The Stegosaurus unfolds and the towering robot form of Snarl arises.

Snarl misses Shockwave with his Nasty back hand attack.

As you shoot your cities to the ground, a little Seeker screams.

Rodimus....well.....He is rightfully crushed beneath the massive form of Metroplex. Damn. Even the best laid plans screw up now and again, and this one is no exception. Sure, he damaged Metroplex a little bit, however in the end, Rodimus too...is unconscious and badly mangled by the force of Metroplex's fallen form.

"..." Elita One just stares at Blackmail for a moment... What the Decepticon said was a totally unexpected course of events. In fact, the femme commander would have expected everything but that. She still remained ready, optics focused on her, though she did glance over at Metroplex for a slight moment, not really wanting to let her eyes off from Blackmail for too long. Perhaps she punched her too hard and she lost her senses? Elita One ponders... Surely, that must have been the reason, but she didn't know her punches were packing like that. "... Then I highly suggest you leave before it'll become a necessy for you to get another paint job.." Elita One then pauses and thinks for a moment... If she could make her go away without any much fighting, that was good... And just to make sure she got everything she might want and that she'll actually listen to her, she adds, "... Oh, if you ask Scrapper, I am sure he'll be more than happy to give you one like mine."

Car Carrier <Ultra Magnus> waits for Rodimus to impact with Metroplex before once again transforming. Watching as the massive citiformer starts to topple his first thought is of those trapped inside and of Rodimus who he lost sight of once the dust cloud rose around the impact crater. Waiting just long enough to let the ground stop shaking he rushes towards the fallen city to look for anyone trapped, be the bot or con.

With a small motion the back trailer seperates from the front rig and begins transforming. Rolling forward a few more yards the rig lifts up and transforms on its own as the trailer section wraps around it protectively.

Battlestation likewise with Elita stares at Galvatron with his radar. "You... missed me. I can't move, and you MISSED ME. Can somebody tell me what kind of word we live in..." he begins as he transforms into robot mode, coming up to meet Galvatron optic to optic, "When a mech dressed up as a supposed "overlord" of the known Universe CANNOT STRIKE AN IMMOBILE OBJECT?!" He draws his electrified Morning Star, flickers it to life and and takes a swing over his head at Galvatron's chest. "This Overlord needs an enema!"

Scattershot pulls his head out of his ass and transforms into robot mode. Scattershot strikes Galvatron with Energized Techno Morning Star!.

Twin Twist offers Compile a little wave of his hand, "Latah, geek." Tucking his rifle's hind beneath his shoulder and securing its barrel with his left hand, he follows into the hole made by Scourge. Through severed wiring and guts, he does slog through Trypticon's insides until coming across the control room manned by Full-Tilt. The purple minicar makes a grave mistake: firing on Scourge. From behind the Sweep, Twin Twist is smug. "Damn. Yew musta taken idiot lessons from yer boy Tryptikawn..." Shouldering his weapon, the Jumpstarter swaggers around Scourge and right up to Full-Tilt. His arms held wide, it seems like he wants to embrace the smaller robot. "'ey, it's okay. Yew thought yew had a shot an' dat's wot counts, right? Aww, it's okay. C'mon ovah an' give Unkle Twin Twist a big ol' hug.."

".. ya asshole!"

Twin Twist brings his arms together, his fingers flexing to flip Full-Tilt off not once but twice. He lifts his leg, planting his foot straight into the robot's gut. Reaching down, Twin Twist lifts Full-Tilt up by the trunk, turns, and presents that dumbass's head for Scourge's benefit. "SKURJ!"

Oh.. and did we happen to mention that Full Tilt now faces the very console that he was using to manipulate Trypticon's internal defenses? Oh my my my... Enter Dudley Theme

Triceratops <Slag> takes a good look around the battlefield...Scattershot battling crazy brain...Rodimus possibly squished but Magnus seems to deal with that now...Snarl fighting blinky...and sucking at it. The triceratops takes his time to analyze and plot his next action.

Streetwise gets bounced around as metro stands and falls once .. twice .. finally. He then takes a defensive position intending to keep cons out as long as he can.

Scourge shakes his head the cowering Full-Tilt, positioning himself on the other side of the console. "I think it's time to shut down these internal, defenses. You should have the honor of doing so, Full-Tilt." When Twin Twist comes up over the console with the flailing minibot in his hands, Scourge instinctively twists to the side and leaps into the air, legs flung out behind him. His arms curl around the victim's head in a reverse lock and he and his Autobot 'partner' come crashing down at precisely the same moment, driving Full-Tilt through the console with a fanfare of crunching metal and sparking wires. Congratulations, Tilt -- you've just become a victim of the 3-D.

Somewhere, in some distant dimension, the ghost of Ironhide has a freaking coronary. "MAH PRAHMUS, THA BRUTALITY! SLOBBERKNOCKER! SLOBBERKNOCKER! BUY MAH BARBECUE SAUCE!" How dead robots sell barbecue sauce is unknown, but it's pretty damn spooky, let me tell you.

<Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Considah Full-Tilt handled. Wot's goin' on outside?" <Autobot> Scattershot says, "Unmatched asskicking." <Autobot> Streetwise says, "Metro is down and cons are turning on us" <Autobot> Bumblebee Bumblebee says, "Metroplex is deactivated. Again. Did the truce decent into a brawl yet?" <Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Wot? They're turnin' on yew..?" <Autobot> Scattershot says, "We're engaged in an all out war! Watch your backs in there!" <Autobot> Twin Twist says, "So dat means.. aw slag."

Soundwave flies toward the battle from wherever he's been for the last few hours. By the scorch marks on his torso, it apparently wasn't very friendly. He activates his radio enroute.

Blackmail watches Metroplex get up, only to fall down like the bizatch he his on top of Flatimus Prime, she grins and looks to Elita one again "Gee, your city just squashed your undefeatable leader, talk about bad luck." She then turns to her and smiles happily "Or I could just rip the paint right off you." She suggests in a tone that seems friendly, but the words were obviously not, the femme's head cants to one side as she thrusts the blade of her weapon towards the Autobot's gut in a relaxed and passive manner.

Blackmail misses Elita One with her Energon Blade attack.

Headstrong is also knocked around as metroplex falls, and frankly he's had enough of this and doesn't really want to bother with this any more. He points his sword at Streetwise. "You stay here or I'll blast you to bits, and frankly I don't want to deal with that now." That said Headstrong leaps out of the hole in metroplex and flys up into the air to look over the battle, and see exactly what is going on.

Shockwave watches the approaching Dinobot from start point to finish, his sensors and gyros working in perfect synch, Shockwave raises his right arm to block Snarls swing, while his left cannon arm swings across his body, then backswings. Basicly Shockwave backhands Snarl with his cannon.

Shockwave strikes Snarl with Cannon Backhand..

Galvatron growls as the mace slaps him right across the face. THE FACE! Only he is allowed to kill things in the face. Only he! How dare?! Galvatron goes sprawling backwards, sliding several feet before releasing a resounding, "Ugh, nyarg." from his lips. Energon leaks as he slightly rises into a half sitting stance. He wipes it from his damaged face, swallowing some of it before giving a giant grin. "Excellent, Scattershot. Most Excellent." he rises fully, "Tenacity, my second favorite folly of my enemies. I love it. It brings me joy. My most favorite, of course, being arrogance." he starts to rush Scattershot, "Which you also possess in abundance. I suppose that makes this not only mildly challenging, but greatly amusing! I do hope you enjoy grappling, techno bot. i have one JUST for you." he reaches the technobot, and tries his heart out to grasp him and spin him in a 360, bringing him down on his knee for a horrendous backbreaker. His own version of a WWE move he's been using since his player took over...I mean since he can remember. MAH GAWD! The Galvanizer! The galvanizer! Will technitude get him out of it for a mean Scattershot counter?! Only time will tell!

Galvatron misses Scattershot with his The Galvanizer attack.

And Comcast thought being lifted UP in a city bot was bad enough. He barely gains his equilibrium from Metroplex raising, when all of a sudden, the big guy comes crashing down. "EEYAAAAAH!" He gets up and begins wandering around. It sounds as though the time for fighting is over. He'd better ask as he continues to make mental recordings of the interior of Metroplex...

Comcast transmits a message via radio.

Galvatron receives a radio transmission.

"Well, that settles that." Scourge looks over the fallen form of Full-Tilt, satisfied with their tandem work. And that brings him to the matter at hand -- the usefulness of this partnership has come to a close. Even as he decides this, the radio confirmation that the time has arrived reaches his relay. "It's a pity you chose the side of the Autobots, Twin Twist," he begins, his back to the Autobot. Surely he cannot expect his well-timed turnabout, not with the rush of victory coursing through the air. "We could have made a terrific team." Scourge extends his hand, ready to do his dirty deed...

Metroplex is currently laying face-first in the dirt, laying on top of about five different Insectoid buildings, and Rodimus Prime. He isn't moving, and there's no light coming from his optics. His head is slumped slightly to the side, and there are massive holes where Elita and Rodimus attacked his foot, rips where the Dinobots tore off some of his sensor relays, and a huge hole where Shockwave, Galvatron and Headstrong blew open his neck. And, naturally, part of his torso is gone, where the minibot sabotaged him. He is, without a doubt, not going to get back up without help. Plus, Comcast is wandering around inside of him. That probably is not good.

Snarl grunts has his opponent backhand him with his cannon hand and he begins to be very frustrated that Shockwave keeps dodging his attack even though the Decepticon didn't really hurt him so far.. The dinobot tries to grabs Shockwave's hand and to punch him with his free fist. Snarl strikes Shockwave with Dino punch.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio.

Comcast receives a radio transmission.

Bumblebee slowly gets up from the fall of the massive 'bot. Oh Primus...a wave of depression overtakes the little bot, as he falls to his knees. Slowly, but surely, Bumblebee rises-hate for the Quentessons, Decepticons, and this PRIMUS DAMNED WAR filling his slight being. He needed...something...oh. Right. Grinning a little, he busts out, looking for a certin f-18. "Comcast! I'm calling you out! Come on!"

The femme commander just narrows her optics at Blackmail, though she says little as to the part concerning Rodimus and Metroplex. Mere observations perhaps, though now, she was more worried by the Decepticons then Metroplex... He was grounded for good it seemed, and despite she could still hear him moving here and now... It really felt like he was running out of juice. "Why, of course... If you can," Elita One says as she dodges the trusting, by sidestepping once more. With a swift turn about, Elita One attemps to kick Blackmail. Might as weel continue fight it that way if she wants to have a catfight.

Elita One strikes Blackmail with heel smash.

Streetwise watches Headstrong take off and says " ya get outa here you Stinking Rhino con." then he turns his attention to the radio and tries to locate Bumblebee.

Streetwise transmits a message via radio.

Bumblebee receives a radio transmission.

Galvatron transmits a message via radio.

Bumblebee receives a radio transmission.

Triceratops <Slag> starts walking towards the fallen form of Metroplex. The dinobot passes by Elita and Blackmail slapping each other like femmes. Slag decides to lend a little help as he walks by and sends his tail swinging at Blackmail's legs. "Me Slag say Goooo Elita and all that."

Scattershot sees the giant purple monster coming from a mile away, but does nothing to evade him. A veteran of surivving battles where he is clearly overmatched, he waits for Galvatron to get within melee distance and is about to duck, but sees Galvatron reach out for him in an odd manner. He lets himself be spun around and picked up, but as his legs leave the ground he heaves back with them, making his momentum too great for Galvatron to keep ahold of. When the he inevitably spins around to face the Technobot, Scattershot has his fist inches from Galvatron's face. Oh, by the way... it's the fist with the double-barrel plasma cannons built in to it. "You talk too much. It's a problem." *Fwoop*

Ultra Magnus not one to be outdone by a Decepticons decides he can't deal with looking for Rodimus under the inert carcass of Metroplex. Instead he starts to make his way into the interior to check on Bumblebee. Meeting up with Streetwise near an openning in the citibots armor he stops to assess the situation.

You strike Blackmail with Tail smash!.

Scattershot misses Galvatron with his Double Arm Cannons! attack.

Bumblebee transmits a message via radio.

Streetwise receives a radio transmission from Bumblebee.

Streetwise succeeds in locating Bumblebee and begins to help him with locating Comcast.

"We're engaged in an all out war! Watch your backs in there!" Scattershot's voice shouts inside Twin Twist's head. In response, the Jumpstarter's optics widen. The battle is over, but the war has just begun. The Decepticons have turned on the Autobots and are now slaughtering them indiscriminately. Thus, what occurs on the outside, must obviously occur on the inside, right?

"....." Twin Twist is silent, opting to sit on the floor for a moment. Giving his head a shake, he gets himself back up to his feet and offers Scourge a pleasant smile. "Yeah, Skurj. A reel shame..." Twin Twist says, swinging his hand toward the Sweep's offered claw. But ho, what's this? Just mere microns away from shaking the Decepticon's hand, the Autobot stops. He raises his right hand to the side of his head, bending it at the wrist as if he heard something. "Wot? 'Ey, Skurj, wot's mah chronometer say?" Twin Twist looks over, "prodding" Scourge with an arch of his optic ridges. "Wot?"

"Oh.. ah know wot mah watch sez.." Twin Twist says, lowering his hand from his audio sensor. "It sez, "TIME'S UP, DUHCEPTIKREEP!" As with Full-Tilt, this raucous Autobot flips off his one-time teammate. He even goes so far as to deliver a kick to Scourge's midsection to double him over. Twin Twist turns around, looping his arm around the Sweep's head and promptly dropping down to spike that sumbitch's bearded face off his shoulder! Yet, he doesn't stop with Scourge on the ground. Twin Twist immediately pops back to his feet. With one Decepticon down and two more inside Trypticon's head, this Autobot knows he had better roll for it. Producing his rifle, he tucks its hind under his shoulder and immediately makes a break for it.

Run, Twin Twist, run!

Streetwise transmits a message via radio to Bumblebee.

Bumblebee receives a radio transmission from Streetwise.

<Autobot> Twin Twist says, "Ah dropped Skurj an' ah'm makin' a break fo' it! Ah hope y'all got thuh Golden Age's engine purrin', 'cuz ah'm lookin' ta get thuh hell outta Dodge!"

<Autobot> Slag says, "Dodge ? Me Slag thought we were on Clata or was it Clakta or...Well me Slag don't think we in dodge...wherever that is."

Bumblebee transmits a message via radio.

Bumblebee receives a radio transmission.

Bumblebee transmits a message via radio.

Streetwise receives a radio transmission.

Blackmail feels the stronger femme's bot in her mid-section and doubles over, groaning in agony she doesn't stand a chance against the tail against her legs, causing her to go flat on her back, seriously hurting now, she decides the floor was a good place to be right now and just lays there hurting, this wasn't her day. (no attack)

"You're calling me out?" Comcast says as he see's something.. important. A computer terminal of some description. "Fine. let me make a trail to make it easy for you." He retracts his dagger from subspace, impaling it into the middle of the console. He then makes his way further down the corridor, dragging his knife along the side of the wall as he goes.

Shockwave's head crumples slightly on one side from the punch, his 'face' now lop-sided. Shockwave ponders a split second, He punched me, what did I calculate wrong....? No matter. Shockwave attempts to bear hug Snarl, and if successful will engage his thrusters and drive him into the ground below, nothing like a 50 foot suplex to get the juices flowing "You will now suffer for your errors." he intones

Headstrong watches Slag and elita try and doubleteam Blackmail, and that doesn't seem very fair, so the Predacon decides to intervine. Fliping upside down and cutting his anti-grav's Headstrong plumits for Slag. "You should know better then to try and stop a cat fight." Headstrong pulls his sword in front of him slashing at the last second before impact with the beast.

You evade Headstrong's Cross warp slash attack.

Shockwave strikes Snarl with Ground Driver.

Oh, how he cannot wait for Twin Twist to shake his hand, all of the vile maneuvers he can think of springing to mind to follow-up to doomed gesture. But something odd happens -- Twin Twist turns the tables and brings deceit to his doorstep, confounding Scourge with his actions. "Your... what?" He realizes what's going on too late, distracted by the double bird and doubling over from the pump kick to his abdomen. Before he knows it, he's vertical, coming down chin first onto the Jumpstarts shoulder, springing back up from the impact into a full backward flip. Scourges comes down flat on his back, where he remains, optics straight up on the lights within Trypticon's defense grid nucleus. It seems Twin Twist has turned the tables and managed to get away with it!

... or not. As soon as the Autobot turns fleet-footed to get away from his adversary, Scourge simply -- sits up. Bending at the waist, he jerks up, those tempestous crimson optics aimed in the direction of the fleeing. He pulls the rest of himself up and begins stalking the Jumpstarter, tracing his path through Trypticon's winding body with a slow and steady gait, untill he comes out the hole previously opened by Twist, right on the city's shoulder, vengeance the only thing on his mind. Oh, and there the prey is! Scourge reaches out, laying a clawed hand on the Autobot's shoulder firmly.

Galvatron dodges to the side, evading the blast from Scattershot with ease. He smirks, "Always the same. Blast this, Decepticreep. Blah blah blah. I want to share with you, Autobot. A revelation I've had." he grabs Scattershot hardcore, trying to pull him to him. He sticks his cannon into his gut. He was going to use "fire" as the attack. But since Scattershot had to go, he might as well provide his good buddy an OOC excuse to not continuing to fight. "You see Autobots, are a disease." the cannon glows brightly as Galvatron gets right in Scattershots face, "And we..." he laughs, moving right to his audials, "Are the cure." FWOOMP. The cannon discharges. If Scattershot evades, he truly is the man, and Brent will kiss the ground he walks on

Galvatron misses Scattershot with his Cannon <High Firepower> attack.

Scattershot just falls over laughing, and was drug out drinking, so that's all we can assume he did.

Soundwave has moved into position high above the battle and watches as Shockwave and a dinobot go spiraling into the ground below. He glances around, considering the risk, and then apparently decides. His rifle slides into his hand and then pulls up to draw a bead on Snarl's back just before the two crash into the ground again. He pulls the trigger...

Soundwave strikes Snarl with Plasma Wave.

There's the light at the end of the tunnel. Approaching the edge, Twin Twist has yet to encounter another Decepticon along the way. He is home free, right?

Wrong. Scourge's clawed hand catches Twin Twist on the shoulder, and the Sweep's strength is enough to keep him from leaving. Try as he might, by attempting to jerk free from the Decepticon, he cannot. "Aw f--.." Twin Twist mutters, realizing the only way out is by trying to shoot off Scourge. Yet that requires turning around.. and when Twin Twist does turn around in order to aim his weapon at the Sweep, does he realize how much of a mistake that was...

Snarl heavily crash into the ground with the large purple Decepticon. The Dinobot is hurt... badly. To free himself, he transforms into his dinomode and roars in pain and anger. "Me Snarl tired of you me Snarl CRUSH" Snarl moves to get more room and then his swing his tail towards Shockwave. At the same time he's struck by Soundwave's plasma but his armor soak most of the damage.

Snarl falls fowards as his body twist and fold into his powerful dino mode.

Stegosaurus <Snarl> strikes Shockwave with Tail Crusher.

Slag might have gotten hit with the Predacon's sword had he not yelled at him before swinging. The dino hurries forward and transforms into Robot mode in order to deal with his attacker in a more appropriate manner. Slag closes the distance gap, slaps away Headstrong's arm and wraps his own arm across the predacon's chest (this is starting to sound kinky) then proceeds to try and lift the predacon up and slam him down in to a nice rock bottom. (To keep with the current theme.)

The thick metal plating opens up on each side while the legs unfold, the dinobot's face becomes visible. All black with red optics burning with anger that could twist steel. The triceratops completes it's transformation into the walking furnace of anger known as Slag.

You strike Headstrong with Rock Bottom!.

Elita One just stares at Blackmail for a moment. GLadly, she did follow the femme commander's advice and fled before she'd take a beating from Elita. That was a wise decision. Elita One just waits for a moment for Blackmail to leave, making sure she won't get any sort of backstabbing surprise and then, resumes making her way over to the battlefield, where most of the action was going on.

Bumblebee twitches, hearing the twisted scratching of the knife...newfound loathing filling his being. That was it-of course a deceptacon would desceatre a bo...make a wounded bot worse. OF COURSE! The tiny bot roared with fury, pulling his pistol out and charging into the depths of the husk of Metroplex.

Put the kids to bed, people -- tragedy is about to befall the Autobots. Scourge meets the Jumpstarter's stare optic for optic when he turns to face his doom. He gives Twin Twist little time to register that fact, though, his right hand up in the air and tensing up. WHAM. It darts forward and finds the neck, curling around the joinings tightly. Scourge remains staring at the helpless Autobot, ice freezing his smirk. "I can see into the void of your mind, Twin Twist." That voice, like barbed wire being dragged through glass shards and just as apt to slice to the bone. "Hiding behind the confusion and bravado in your optics, I see only death. You should have made sure I was finished back there."

His free arm chops under Twin Twist's elbow, forcing it atop the limb squeezing the life from him and then around to the Jumpstarter's back, holding him for support. Up he lifts the Autobot, taking a few steps forward to dangle him over the edge of Trypticon's shoulder -- the view is as breathtaking as it is vertigo-inducing. "My eternal thanks in aiding us in the recovery of Trypticon. Which equates to about 5 more seconds for you." Higher he pulls Twin Twist up, holding him aloft over his own shoulder, eking out as much pleasure as he can from the struggle. And then it ends with a thrust downwards, his hand releasing the Autobot on the way down -- chokeslammed straight to hell, indeed.

Streetwise charges toward the core of Metroplex hoping to find either of the cons that have managed to get into Metroplex.

Ultra Magnus having watched Streetwise head off to help Bumblebee; turns to start sifting through rubble to try and find Rodimus. with luck he's not totally under Metroplex, but if he is it sure will keep UM busy.

Compile nods and will.

Headstrong is all set to take out the Dinobot, and then he has to go and ruin it by compleatly manhandling Headstrong. The predacon bounces away, battered and brused, and a quick flip later is back on his feet. Headstrong charges forward bellowing at the to of his lungs, "The belt is mine!" As Headstrong closes the gap he sticks out a arm, to snare the Dinobot and chuck him to the ground where he belongs.

Soundwave continues to rotate several hundred feet up in the sky. His plasma rifle needs a moment to recharge, but on his shoulder a missile launcher whines to life as his targeting computer searches for an enemy signature. Moments later it finds one as a red crosshair superimposes itself over the image of Slag in Soundwave's vision. He nods approvingly and then activates the launch command.

Compile walks out of Tryp, not being able to really do anythign for the time and is lusting fo ra good fight. He loosk around and sees a Bot and takes aim on the poor sucker from his vantage point on Tryps' back. "Hey ugly." he yells to Streetwise as he fires on him and hope to get his attention.

Soundwave strikes you with Missile Launcher for 12 points of damage.

Compile strikes Streetwise with Tape Mini Rockets.

You evade Headstrong's Clothes line attack.

"Nggk!" Twin Twist snarls, Scourge choking the life out of him. Reflexively he grasps the offending hand by the wrist, squeezing it in a vain effort to be released. He endures the Sweep's typical garbage about death and all that shit, which likely is more worse than what's in store ahead. Lifted up, he literally dangles due to his height discrepency. His legs flailing beneath him, he knows that the end is near.. yet he chooses to defy it! "Ah'll get yew, S--" Twin Twist is released and is left to the not-so-tender mercies of Clakta's gravity. Thus, he falls. Goodbye, super robot lifeform Twin Twist.

"SKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURGE-!" Twin Twist shouts, his arms flailing, as if he could simply will himself to grasp something. The hero plummets, his optics locked ahead to the Sweep that seems to grow smaller for every second that he falls. It's an incredulous look -- of shock and, yes, fear.

Shockwave's chest catches the crushing tail dead on. Shockwave is thrown back, landing on his aft. now, his logic tells him it is only natural to be mad, maybe a bit humiliated, but not Shockwave. Stiffly, fluidly the walking dictionary stands. "This will not last much longer, Autobot. My hospitality is wearing thin." Shockwave levels his cannon arm, firing a short pulse from it.

Comcast snickers as he hears the small little bot get angry. He's damaged, but the Red Seeker might even stand a chance here, mano-a-mano. He comes to a fork in the corridor, and lets the carving start to go around one side, leading the trail in that direction. He then silently moves into the opposite corner, his Disruptors quietly humming to life. <NO ATTACK>

Galvatron growls in absolute rage. How could he miss? How could Scattershot be so manly? He must be TEH ONE. He must! Scattershot is Neo, in robot form, with more intelligence and better acting skills. That is the only explanation. He had to fall over at just the right time. Someone has to pay. "How...did...he...do...that?!" Galvatron is stunned. Completely and utterly. Completely. How does it happen. How? He misses so much. It's just not right. "Someone is at fault for this! Who?! Which of you messed with my alginment? Which of you made me miss?! Someone did it. I know it. I am the most powerful robot. Who is to blame?" he looks all across, looking for a target. Then he sees it. The approaching Kup. He transforms.

A dark chuckle emits from Galvatron as most of his remaining energon is put into this idea. The cannon starts to load up. Ejacul...I mean charging nearly complete. He can't blow his cannon prematurely. That would just be rude. They never like that. The cannon continues growing in charge. And then Galvatron laughs. "Who to blame? That's easy. I blame Kup really." FWOOMP! The cannon discharges. At the same time that day glo orange death with a purple "spatter" screams towards the approaching Kup, the thunder above turns into rain. Rain falls on the Clakta battlefield. What could it all mean?

Galvatron places his barrel on his head and transforms into cannon mode. Oh no, someone's gonna get it.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> strikes Kup with Cannon <Maximum Firepower> AKA Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.

Kup falls to the ground unconscious.

Shockwave strikes Stegosaurus <Snarl> with Gamma Ray Pulse.

Bumblebee charges down the hallway-his normally cautious nature thrown aside as he seeks SOME assugement for his guilt. He dashes along the pathway, and sees that the knife stops at an intersection. Grinning, Bumblebee leaps to the right, blasting his laser pistol at...nothing. "Whu? But he should...oh shi-"

Stegosaurus <Snarl> grunts under Shockwave's onslaught, his armor partially melt under the intense heat. The huge stegosaurus is not really pissed off. "YOU...ARE...GOING TO....DIE" The dinobot charges towards the Decepticon, he's now totally berserk and he tries to crush Shockwave under his weight.

Snarl unleashes his Psycho Dino attack attack on Shockwave, striking Shockwave.

Slag gets hit in the back by Soundwave's missile which incidently cause the dinobot's knees to buckle and Headstrong's clothesline to miss! The dinobot is a burning furnace of anger at this point. He pulls out his sword "Me Slag deal with you later Predacon. I am getting myself a piece of blue boy." Slag takes flight towards Soundwave sword in hand and slashes at the Decepticon. "Me Slag teach you a few things about fighting."

You strike Soundwave with Energo-Sword.

Even though it's gonna to crumble down (gonna crumble down). I'll keep building till you come around (till you crumble down). Even though it's gonna fall apart. Break my heart (break my heart). I'll keep building till I die...

Twin Twist's life flashes before his optics. There are joys and heart-aches. From hearing of Optimus Prime's death and learning of Hot Rod's ascension to Rodimus Prime. To kicking back in Monacus with Topspin, Sideswipe, and Sunstreaker. The numerous admonishings from the leadership and the eventual praises. "Do us proud," Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus's words are the last to echo through Twin Twist's mind. He remembers his promotion to Squad Leader.. and then he hits the ground next to Kup. Clakta's surface becomes nothing more than an imprint of Twin Twist's body, his weight compacting dirt and rubble alike. The Autobot gives a cough, twitches his fingers, and goes ... offline.

Streetwise has his attention gotten as he is blasted by rockets. He looks around and sees Compile grinning and he yells "I'm gona knock that grin off of your face Compile." He then takes off at the tape con a fist drawn back. He arrives and uses momentum and strength to slam Compile square in the face.

Streetwise manages to hit Compile with Punch.

Compile looks and is sucker punched as his jaw does that cool anime thing of stretching out and he falls back into the hatch. "Blast it." he yells as he sends a punch for Streetwise, and then changes as the blades extend out of his arms and he tries to stab him. "Sorry, but I think you missed my point." he says as he jumps up and sends thenm home into his shoulders.

Compile misses Streetwise with his Tape Elbow/Knee Spike attack.

Headstrong isn't ready to give up on the Dinobot just yet, and it is clear that Soundwave is going to need his help anyway. "Oh no you don't your fights down here with me." Headstrong flys after Slag Unsholdering his rifle Headstrong now has the opertunity to take a shot at the Dinobot. Some quick aiming to avoid soundwave who is currently blocked by Slags body, and Headstrong unleashes a single shot for the Dinobots back, waiting to see if that gets his attention, Headstrong pulls his sword to get the benifit of it's warp if Slag does decide to come after him.

You evade Headstrong's Exploding plasma sphere attack.

Soundwave jerks and tries to reverse his flight as the dinobot swoops up from below, but to no avail. The energy blade streaks across his front, opening a large gash which sparks and starts to slowly leak mech-fluids. "Headstrong... fight better..." he yells out as he puts both hands together and swings them downwards toward the dinobot's head, hoping to knock him back toward the Predacon.

Soundwave strikes you with Hammer Down for 8 points of damage.

Comcast snickers as the foolish Autobot is aware of his surroundings only too late. Comcast reveals himself from his corner and launches a disruptor shot clean into Bumblebee's back. He has the ideal size for the confined corridor, however, so the tide may yet turn..

Comcast strikes Bumblebee with Disruptor Rifle.

Scourge bears witness to the entire descent of his foe, then simply turns away. No more thought is even spared for the critically injured Autobot, his focus now on getting Trypticon off of this wasteland of a planet and back to Earth. Disappearing back into the entry wound, the tracker casually makes his way into the network control center of the beast and peruses the systems. "Hmhahaha. Let's see..." His hand curls around a lever, cranking it back with a click, which results in a host of lights going across the meters.

"Power sequencers initiated. Proceeding to bring systems online under manual override. Please enter access code."

Scourge, taps away at the keypad, then thumbs a switch, which keeps the brainbox activity nil, while activating the manual control systems. "I cannot wait to get off of this wretched world."

Shockwave is caught again in the berserker rage. Shockwave tumbles head over heels, landing in a heap on the ground. Shockwave stands again, wordlessly, he begins stalking toward the Dino, his right hand fexing, open and shut repatedly. Shockwave cocks back and takes a swing, despite cold logic, despite emotionless pondering, Shockwave, while not angry, is set in causing emotional damage to the opponent, a punch, yes a simple punch is what he unleashes, as if to say 'this is all i care to visit upon you, for now.'

Shockwave strikes Stegosaurus <Snarl> with Punch.

Bumblebee hisses, tripping forward a little from the blast-from behind...thank Primus it didn't cut to hard. Still, Bumblebee mimed falling to his knees. "Ah..no...Primus...my..sensors...going down...optics...weak..." He clutches at his chest plate, shaking weakly...

Shockwave's fist hit Snarl right on his head. The Stegosauraus shakes his head and slowly trasnforms back into his robot mode. Energon and oil are dripping from his many wounds but the Dinobot, even though he've known better days, still has a spark of rage in his optics. Slowly he raises his fists into the air and tries to smash Shockwave's skull.

The Stegosaurus unfolds and the towering robot form of Snarl arises.

Snarl strikes Shockwave with Double handed axe.

Slag dodges without knowing Headstrong's plasma sphere only be to knocked on the head by Soundwave's hammer blow. Ahhh bless the powers of flight on dinobots. Slag reels back and charges back at Soundwave hands clenched ad strikes with a very similar hammer blow "Me Slag told Headstrong to stay put. Me Slag busy with Soundwave."

You strike Soundwave with Hammer blow.

Streetwise smiles as he whacks the con tape square in the jaw. He is then able to do a spin move that avoids the on coming stab as he spins on the opposite side that Compile goes after so that the little con can hit is air. This then positions Streets in perfect position to do a roundhouse on Compile. As he sends his foot toward the tapes face he simply states "You missed Compile." and with that completes the spinning roundhouse kick.

Streetwise manages to hit Compile with Kick.

Soundwave is sent flipping downwards and just barely manages to arrest his fall before slamming into the ground below. Instead he loops around and come streaking back up, but a good 40 feet farther away. There is a brief pause as his optics and other running lights grow dim while power is diverted to his weapons systems. Then a momentary growing whine is the only warning before an auditory shockwave bursts forward from his speaker system, visible in its intensity as it rushes toward the dinobot.

Soundwave strikes you with Thunderclap for 4 points of damage.

Compile is kicked and frown as he goes back. "You autowreck." he says a she comes up and goes toe-to...er knee with Streetwise as he grabs the hatch and makes this all hardcore and brings the hatch down on Streetwises head, over and over again.

Headstrong shouts back to both Soundwave and Slag, "I'll do as I see fit, and that means your going down dino." Headstrong flys upward. As he reaches Slags back he spins around on his anitgraves allowing the momentum to carry him up and into a spiraled kick to at least get some attention off of soundwave, buy him some time to pull one of his plans out and save the both of them from any further beating.

Compile strikes Streetwise with Hatch smash.

Headstrong strikes you with Reverse stomp for 5 points of damage.

Kup kicks his adversary to the ground, the random Decepticon's optics punched out and his throat cavity crushed, and one arm has been torn away completely from the shoulder. Kup is coated in energon and oil, the fluids so fresh they're still steaming and he looks pissed. Kup commences a beat-down on the already beaten warrior using the Decepticon's own severed arm. "You double-crossin' commie bastards! This is what happens, chump! This is what happens when you clog a stranger's tailpipe!" Disgusted with the situation and with himself for the outburst, Kup hurtles the limb down to the quivering warrior and picks up pistol discarded by someone in the fracas and begins to move deeper into the battlefield. It's around this time that another Decepticon swoops down to attack him. "Punk," Kup grates, slamming the butt of his rifle into the Decepticon's head and grasping him, flinging him aside, "Get outta my way." As he sweeps the Decepticon frame aside, he is greeted with the vision in purple and orange not too far away, the cannon seething with energy. "Oh crap, I take it back! Get yer ass back here!" He says, flinging the Decepticon back in front of him just as the blast hits.

The Decepticon is incinerated, and luckily, takes the brunt of the blast and saves Kup's life. Unfortunately, the blast is still enough to render even the mighty Kup unconscious. Charred, smouldering, Kup clatters to the ground alongside Twin Twist, the ancient Autobot's hand mysteriously landing in the Jumpstarter's completing the ambigiously homoerotic image. Twin Twist is gay in an ambigiously way!?!

Shockwave takes the axe swing in stride, or rather as best he can considering that was the last straw as far as his chest armor is concerned. Smoke and sparks fly from his upper torso. looking down unto this Shockwave assesses the damage, and decides that he can withstand a while longer. Shockwave's optic seems to blaze like the sun, once aain without comment he thrusts his boot at Snarl, swift and precise, much like the machine he is.

Shockwave strikes Snarl with Kick.

Fusion Cannon <Galvatron> chuckles as he watches Kup's downfall. "Decepticons. Finish your battles quickly. You have 10 minutes. And then we leave this accursed rock." He's running low on energon, and therefore soars into Trypticon to aid Scourge in bringing everything back online. He enters the room near Scourge, emitting a dark laugh, "Victory is ours, Scourge. You took care of Twin Twist. With my help, Metroplex took care of Prime. I liquidated Kup. A cause for celebration. AFTER we get off this pathetic rock. What else do we need to get Trypticon online?" he asks, not taking on his normally commanding tone. He is amongst only his most trusted advisor now. No need to show his ultimate power constantly. "Tell me, and we will do it. Victory for my empire, always."

The fusion cannon reconfigures up into Galvatron.

Galvatron begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Scourge, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Comcast isn't sure about what Bumblebee is doing here, whether he's playing up or if he's really just a wimp. The Red Seeker kicks his opponent to be sure, and starts to make his way outside. He backs up, making sure Bumblebee doesn't play any tricks...

Comcast strikes Bumblebee with Kick.

Scourge plays the controls like a fiddle, claws rattling against keys in double time. The confirmation message lights up the primary screen, giving the Decepticon complete and total control over the juggernaut known as Trypticon. He cannot help but smile at this notion, loping his fingers into the pilot's yoke. "It is already completed, Galvatron. All that remains is to wait for the power cycle to completely fill his ion engines and we can take off from this lump of dirt masquerading as a planet."

Outside, the beast lurches forward on Scourge's command, its massive feet raising up to take a step with a shower of dirt and rock cascading off. Poor Speedbump, Autobot warrior, lies in the beasts path, thankfully unconscious so as to not see the shadow looming over his prone form. WHAM. A single step is all it takes to snuff out another star in the galaxy of life. "According to the diagnostics, it will take weeks to fully repair the damage suffered by Trypticon. His defense batteries are all but blown out, flux generators are leaking and his hull has been compromised in no less than 850 different vectors. Thankfully, his ion warp drives still function." BANG, that's the sound made by Shockwave's foot on Snarl's chest plate, forcing him to step back. Snarl is now too damaged and too tired to threaten the Decepticon... But by sheer willpower, he comes back to Shockwave and launches a kick of his own.

Snarl misses Shockwave with his Dinobot STOMPS attack.

Slag winces as he is hit by Soundwave's sonic attack "Arggggg" then is kicked in the back by Headstrong which sends the dino hovering a bit further. Slag pulls out his electron-blaster and fires back at Soundwave. "Me Slag say you keep this up Predacon and they will be picking the pieces with a magnet."

Soundwave evades your Eletron-Blaster <High> attack.

Bumblebee grunts, that didn't go as well as expected..still, he takes the kick, rolling into the hallway-giving him more cover room, and the advantage of his laser being right up close to Comcast. Close enough, Bumblebee though, fireing wildly at the larger Transformer.

Headstrong transmits a message via radio.

Soundwave receives a radio transmission.

Bumblebee misses Comcast with its Minibots have miniweapons and minidamage... attack.

Soundwave transmits a message via radio.

Headstrong receives a radio transmission.

Headstrong transmits a message via radio.

Soundwave receives a radio transmission.

Kup would be freaking the fuck out right now as Trypticon totally just came to life again! But, he's unconscious, so that sucks.

Streetwise smiles as the kick connects with its target however Streets is gloating a bit too much as Compile grabs a hatch and smacks him in the head. He says "Ouch that smarts. I think you are making me mad little one." and with that Streets punches Compile again

Streetwise misses Compile with his Punch attack.

Headstrong nods at Slag, "I think your right for once Dino, we can finish this later, have fun finding a ride home." Headstrong spins in mid air simply taking off leaving Slag and Soundwave to do whatever. A short flight later Headstrong is attached to Trypticon and finding his way inside for the long flight home.

Headstrong begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Soundwave, Scourge, Twin Twist, Streetwise, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, Scattershot, Comcast, Galvatron, Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Compile dodges the punch as he moves and smiles "My turn you Autobrat." he say sas he jumps int the air and does a nice spin kick, all anime like.

Compile misses Streetwise with his Tape Super Kick attack.

Soundwave receives and responds to several radio messages in quick succession. Then he turns and mirrors Headstrong, minus the witty commentary. A few seconds and a flash of cobalt blue later and the tape commander is streaking toward the entrance wound to Trypticon.

Soundwave begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Scourge, Twin Twist, Streetwise, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, Scattershot, Comcast, Headstrong, Galvatron, Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Soundwave transmits a message via radio.

Compile receives a radio transmission.

Shockwave rises from the ground as Snarl attacks, Snarl missing. "Your time has expired Snarl, Galvatron commands we depart, so I leave you with advice, do not engage an opponent superior to you, and vastly more intelligent." Shockwave transforms, the purple glow amassing through the tube attached from chamber to barrel, then the barrel itself lights in a blossom of energy and heat. Shockwave unleashes hell, literally.

Shockwave leaps into the air, twisting while parts lock together, in the end a large gun floats above where Shockwave once was. Giant Gun strikes Snarl with Shoxcannon.

Compile is actually on Tryps back as we speak and he gets the message to retreat and so does the best thing, jumping intot he air and doing a sweet kick, which doe snot land and he jump sinto the hatcha nd closes it from inside. "See you later autobrat." is heard as Compile gets into Tryp. :)

Comcast laughs as the minibot misses him with his attack. He swats the small minibot down with the back of his hand before making his way through the corridors, and out, back to the ship.

Comcast misses Bumblebee with his Seeker Pimp Slap attack.

Compile begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Soundwave, Scourge, Twin Twist, Streetwise, Giant Gun, Ultra Magnus, Scattershot, Comcast, Headstrong, Galvatron, Slag, Snarl, Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Snarl is blasted right in the middle of his chestplate which his melted and shattered. The Dinobot sways and drops on one knee, shoving his fists into the ground. "Arrrgggg..." He's shaking, he's still functionnal but doesn't seem to be able to fight anymore.

Bumblebee narrowly dodges the swat, and, scowling, hops hack to his feet, swinging one last punch at the retreating form of Comcast, shouting something neither of their mothers would approve. "I'll see you again, /Comcast/, and things will be much different when I do!"

Slag watches as the two Decepticons he was fighting flee the scene he looks around to see if anyone is left on the battlefield...Then he sees Snarl getting some major love from Shockwave. "GGGRRRRRRR" The dinobot flies down towards the ground and transforms into dino mode and blasts forth a jet of flame at the floating gun. Hoping the heat will send him on his way.

Bumblebee strikes Comcast with Childlike Fists of Fury!.

The fists retract and the legs execute a 180 degree spin backwards which result in Slag falling on all fours in Triceratop mode.

You strike Giant Gun with Searing Flame <High>.

Streetwise suddenly realizes that he is on the back of trypticon which is now moving so he quickly jumps in the air and lands with a crunching thud right next to Bumblebee taking some minor damage but his is still much better of than others.

Giant Gun turns, after confirming his success and his thursters * boom* as he high tails it for the Shuttle. mid-flight he is struck by seering flames, ignoring them, though they burn for some time, he departs.

Shockwave begins retreating, leaving itself vulnerable to parting shots from Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Bumblebee strikes Streetwise with Childlike Fists of Fury!.

Galvatron is a bit woozy from lack of energon. Several cannonings do that. He stumbles around a bit, but finally finds a suitable seat. He sits down, pretending that he isn't anywhere near out of energon, though one who knows him as well as Scourge will no doubt notice. But none other will. He nods at Scourge, "We must whip the rest of these fools into shape, Scourge. They fought well. But it could have gone far better. Far better. We must remedy that. If Comcast and Recoil cannot, then surely you and Cyclonus can."

Giant Gun has left. Giant Gun boards the Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>.

"Please." Comcast says as derisively to Bumblebee as he makes his way throught he corridors, to the damaged entryway. Scrapper will be happy to learn of his latest acquisition. He eventually finds the exit, and transforms, in case Trypticon takes off while he's in his slower form.

Comcast's arms move towards his back as his chest and wings shift themselves until he once again resembles an F-15 fighter jet.

Comcast begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Soundwave, Scourge, Twin Twist, Streetwise, Ultra Magnus, Scattershot, Headstrong, Galvatron, Decepticon Shuttle <Triumph>, Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

Streetwise gets up and says " I would assume that there is a manual control for Metroplex as well. Let's get the big fella up and moving."

Bumblebee nods. "Works for me. I can pilot if you can get him...him moving.

Snarl has left. Snarl boards the Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>.

You board the Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>. Autobot Shuttle <Golden Age>

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