A Very Mysterious Executioner



The GREAT ARENA! Home to games, contests, and cold. heartless executions! There are three mechs kneeling in the center of the arena with sacks over their heads. Spinister is standing nearby with Singe, who stretches a bit, getting impatient.

"The sooner Rumble is here with that recording equipment, the sooner these worthless empties die and I can get back to my stories." Spinister gives him a look, which prompts a defensive "I may not be on Nebulos, but I still appreciate our soap operas, Decepticon."

A gumby drone appears at the top of the stairs, then turns in a most precise fashion. It holds a tape recorder that's TOTALLY not Soundwave checking up on these -Master types. It's actually a bit more purple than Soundwave anyway. The drone steps down to the landing where Spinister and his goons are. It then turns on its heels to face him.

As soon as its completed, the drone's payload compartment opens up. Springing out of the holster is the King of the Tapes himself, Rumble! The blue cassettecon lands before Spinister with authority. "Hey! Why'd you make me come all the way out here anyways?" He looks over at one of the gumby Seekers sitting right in front of him, "What're you looking at?" Rumble accuses. He then takes the Seeker's enerbit snacks, "Gimme dat!" then gestures to the totally legit tape recorder. "Wait, you said you wanted lisnen stuff, not watchin stuff, right?"

Singe sighs as Rumble makes his grand entrance. "Such buffoonery..." he mutters as Rumble bullies the Seeker. When the Cassetticon makes his inquiery, Singe runs his hands through his (glorious) hair with a sigh. "No, Rumble. We specifically requested you provide, as you say, 'watchin stuff.'" He pauses and shakes off whatever he was going to say next. "Never mind. We've brought along a camera. We would love for you to film and provide your lovely way with words to commentate."

+ooc Singe is about my size? Not that it matters, for mouthing off purposes.

pose eats an enerbit as he barely pays attention. "Huh, wassat?" He throws down his snack, spilling the triangle shaped pieces on the ground. Petrolrats are going to have a good day with this. He gestures towards Singe, "Nobody nohow calls Rumble a Suchbuffoon!" His arms shift into his dangerous piledrivers. %R%R Everyone nearby suddenly all develop the urge to innocently get up and away before the blue one loses his temper. %R%R Fortunately, Spinister's question distracts him, "You want me to film stuff?  Slag, this sucks.  I was hopin to tear up some Bots or somefin." He scowls, then hops up on the landing's ledge. Rumble takes the soundwa..er tape recorder, then shifts its mode...into a video camera. Maybe it really wasn't Soundwave after all. "I got it, I got it. So whats dis for anyway?"

Rumble eats an enerbit as he barely pays attention. "Huh, wassat?" He throws down his snack, spilling the triangle shaped pieces on the ground. Petrolrats are going to have a good day with this. He gestures towards Singe, "Nobody nohow calls Rumble a Suchbuffoon!" His arms shift into his dangerous piledrivers.

Everyone nearby suddenly all develop the urge to innocently get up and away before the blue one loses his temper.

Fortunately, Spinister's question distracts him, "You want me to film stuff? Slag, this sucks. I was hopin to tear up some Bots or somefin." He scowls, then hops up on the landing's ledge. Rumble takes the soundwa..er tape recorder, then shifts its mode...into a video camera. Maybe it really wasn't Soundwave after all. "I got it, I got it. So whats dis for anyway?"

Singe smiles as Spinister walks towards the three figures kneeling in the center of the arena. "Oh I think you'll quite enjoy this, Rumble. y friend Hairsplitter up there..." He gestures to the derelict press box. Hairsplitter is standing up top, watching... "Is going to make the heads of these rebels explode. And then we're going to broadcast it all over the Cybernet."

Spinister pulls the hoods off of each Crystal Sentinel: Rocklord, Bravestarr, and Mask.

+ooc you forgot Jem

pose hops forward closer to the Targetmaster. His visor style face seems opaque for a moment before he cracks a lopsided smile, "It'd be more fun if they was free, but yeah that'd be AC-Cool. Have dem Bots all leakin wiper fluid seein these guys all blown up." He hoists the camera, then glances aside at Singe. His eyes would narrow if they could. "Hold on, lemme fix dis thing." He looks down into the camera...

Rumble hops forward closer to the Targetmaster. His visor style face seems opaque for a moment before he cracks a lopsided smile, "It'd be more fun if they was free, but yeah that'd be AC-Cool. Have dem Bots all leakin wiper fluid seein these guys all blown up." He hoists the camera, then glances aside at Singe. His eyes would narrow if they could. "Hold on, lemme fix dis thing." He looks down into the camera...

+c ; appears on a holovid frequency, only he's upside down as if he's looking into the camera, "Dis thing's working right?" The view flips over showing some of the Crystal Sentinels, prostrate in some sort of arena. The camera pans up to Spinister.

+ooc one sec!

@chan/on +c

@chan/on +cybertron

@chan/on cybertron

+c ; appears on a holovid frequency, only he's upside down as if he's looking into the camera, "Dis thing's working right?" The view flips over showing some of the Crystal Sentinels, prostrate in some sort of arena. The camera pans up to Spinister.

 Rumble appears on a holovid frequency, only he's upside down as if he's looking into the camera, "Dis thing's working right?" The view flips over showing some of the Crystal Sentinels, prostrate in some sort of arena. The camera pans up to Spinister.

+ooc there

+ooc yes

+c ; says aloud, "And dis guy is gonna shoot em from that far?" The camera spins, then shows the press box, where Hairsplitter is being zoomed in on. "Tough shot to shoot em in the head. Heh heh"

 Rumble says aloud, "And dis guy is gonna shoot em from that far?" The camera spins, then shows the press box, where Hairsplitter is being zoomed in on. "Tough shot to shoot em in the head. Heh heh"

+ooc we can do the whole rest of the RP on +c if we wanted to be spammy

+ooc what would make it better is if Spinister didn't expect to do it live

Spinister transformers, and helicopters up to the press box, touching down in robot mode. Hairsplitter transforms into his sniper rifle mode. It's a hell of a distance: a very impressive shot to make. Singe flits over to the three bound mechs, waving to the camera.

"Hello, Cybertron! I'd like you to meet some very special friends of mine: three of my favorite Crystal Sentinels!"

Singe grasps the jaw of the nearest one, who struggles to no avail, and works his mouth like a talking puppet. "Hi I'm Bravestarr, and these are my equally worthless friends Rocklord and Mask!" Singe laughs, continuing his scene. "And why are you here today, Bravestarr?" "Because I betrayed my planet and race, and most of all my glorious Empire!" "Is that all?" "I'm also a coward and a waste of energon!"

+pub its usually for things that are broadcast over the entire planet, or for when big stuff happens that effects the planet

+pub you can talk on it, sure

+ooc We might actually get a battle out of this too

pose snorts a laugh, shaking the camera. His laugh is a bit grating, "Ehheheheheh. Yeah!" He zooms in on Bravestarr, "Yeah, waste of energon! Look, he's got one of them Sweep mustaches." Rumble steps forward and gets real close, then pulls on it, ripping a piece off. He laughs again then steps back. "Okay do this ting already, I'm getting bored." He looks back over the others, "Wait, where's dat fourth one...wassit Jem or somethin?"

Rumble snorts a laugh, shaking the camera. His laugh is a bit grating, "Ehheheheheh. Yeah!" He zooms in on Bravestarr, "Yeah, waste of energon! Look, he's got one of them Sweep mustaches." Rumble steps forward and gets real close, then pulls on it, ripping a piece off. He laughs again then steps back. "Okay do this ting already, I'm getting bored." He looks back over the others, "Wait, where's dat fourth one...wassit Jem or somethin?"

+ooc I'll summarize our stuff on +c

+c 's camera zooms out to helicopter Spinister, "Hello, Cybertron! I'd like you to meet some very special friends of mine: three of my favorite Crystal Sentinels!" The camera spins way too fast, then refocuses, where Singe starts humiliating one of the Sentinels, Bravestarr, by pretending to make him talk "Hi I'm Bravestarr, and these are my equally worthless friends Rocklord and Mask!" Singe laughs, continuing his scene. "And why are you here today, Bravestarr?" "Because I betrayed my planet and race, and most of all my glorious Empire!" "Is that all?" "I'm also a coward and a waste of energon!" Rumble laughs, "Ehheheheheh. Yeah!" The camera goes in fuzzy, but when it refocuses, it looks as if Rumble ripped part of the mustache off of Bravestarr, then the camera eagerly looks back up to the press box where sniper rifle Hairsplitter awaits. "Wait, where's dat fourth one...wassit Jem or somethin?"

 Rumble says, "'s camera zooms out to helicopter Spinister, "Hello, Cybertron! I'd like you to meet some very special friends of mine: three of my favorite Crystal Sentinels!"  The camera spins way too fast, then refocuses, where Singe starts humiliating one of the Sentinels, Bravestarr, by pretending to make him talk "Hi I'm Bravestarr, and these are my equally worthless friends Rocklord and Mask!" Singe laughs, continuing his scene. "And why are you here today, Bravestarr?" "Because I betrayed my planet and race, and most of all my glorious Empire!" "Is that all?" "I'm also a coward and a waste of energon!"  Rumble laughs, "Ehheheheheh. Yeah!" The camera goes in fuzzy, but when it refocuses, it looks as if Rumble ripped part of the mustache off of Bravestarr, then the camera eagerly looks back up to the press box where sniper rifle Hairsplitter awaits.  "Wait, where's dat fourth one...wassit Jem or somethin?""

+pub hope we're not too spammy on there, we're just having fun broadcasting some mean stuff

+pub I'll try to summarize when possible to keep it concise at least

 Shiftlock says, "You MONSTERS!"

Singe frowns. "Where...Where is the fourth one?" Off in the distance, Jem is making a run for it. Singe scowls. "Scrap! This is outrageous! Spinister!" On the press box, Spinister spots the escaping prisoner and squeezes the trigger. There is a puff of orange smoke coming off of the femme rebel's face, and then she crumples to the ground.

+pub Battlecat is next

+ooc I was going to have E1 say something about this, but she can't talk to Rumble!

+ooc you know, I think I'll just pose on +c

 Shiftlock says, "Guys, if you can hear me -- don't let them see you flinch! Meet your end spitting them in the optics! We knew this day would come--!"

+ooc less repetition

+c ; turns the camera to show a pink Femme with big earrings and some sparkling thing about her making a run for it. The camera gets all shaky as Rumble follows the view. The hissing sound of a sniper rifle goes off, orange smoke emits from Jem's faceplate before she falls. The cameracon runs up to the body, "Issat glitter?" He waves his hands around collecting a bit of it. The camera zooms in on his hand, glittering energon dust of some sort. "Dats weird." The camera returns to Spinister, "Hey, I think the Bots ain't likin the show." The view goes to Bravestarr, "Wait...let's not shoot dis one yet." The camera fuzzes out, then it shows Bravestarr with a blindfold. Rumble looks into the camera with a grin, "Can we go after dat Visionary guy too?"

 Rumble turns the camera to show a pink Femme with big earrings and some sparkling thing about her making a run for it. The camera gets all shaky as Rumble follows the view. The hissing sound of a sniper rifle goes off, orange smoke emits from Jem's faceplate before she falls. The cameracon runs up to the body, "Issat glitter?" He waves his hands around collecting a bit of it. The camera zooms in on his hand, glittering energon dust of some sort. "Dats weird." The camera returns to Spinister, "Hey, I think the Bots ain't likin the show." The view goes to Bravestarr, "Wait...let's not shoot dis one yet." The camera fuzzes out, then it shows Bravestarr with a blindfold. Rumble looks into the camera with a grin, "Can we go after dat Visionary guy too?"

page shiftlock=yes Rumble heard you. Also give them heck, since Elita One can't protest

 Shiftlock says, ".... Everyone of those Sentinels you shoot? I'll kill a hundred Decepticons in return."

Singe smiles. "Your friend...She just died a very shameful death. You're about to join her." He steps away, looking up to Spinister. Suddenly, Mask's head explodes in a fireball of sparks and energon, splattering against his remaining comrades. There's a long moment, and Rocklord falls backwards, the back of his neck exploding outward. Smiling, Singe looks up to check in with Spinister through whatever weird connection they have, and nods. "Ravage, Spinister is satisfied with his targetting system tests. The mustached one is yours."

+ooc Ravage is around?

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Great Arena

Despite its grand name, the Great Arena has seen better days. Most of the decrepit walls that once encircled the arena were replaced a few decades ago; the new walls are green and straight, forming a rough rhombus around the Arena in contrast to the rubble of the original walls, which formed a huge oval. There are no provisions for spectators any more, just piles of ancient debris where rows of benches used to be. At the southern apex of the oval, the slightly better-preserved remnants of an elite seating box coincidentally form a rough circle of trilithon-like ruins, strangely reminiscent of Earth's Stonehenge.

Contents:

Spinister

Throttle

Obvious exits:

Upper Level  leads to Elite Box.

Fly  leads to Sky above Great Arena.

North  leads to Crumpled Hills.

South  leads to Liberation Arch.

+ooc oh I see how it is

+ooc I provide awesome blue color commentary and I get called Ravage

+ooc indeed

+c "Hey Spinister. Dis Femme, she says...she says "She'll shoot a hunred Sentinels for every Cepticon you kill....Wait."  Upside down Rumble appears again, "What?"  The camera rights in time to see Rocklord and Mask get bullseyed.  "Holy nuts and bolts, did you see dat? His head was all spluuutt!" Singe calls down to Rumble  "Ravage, Spinister is satisfied with his targetting system tests. The mustached one is yours." %R%R Nothing happens.%R%R Nothing happens.%R%R "Ravage is here?"  Singe gestures at the cameracon,  "Hey! My name is Rumble. Dats it, you're gettin the hammers!" The camera starts cutting out as earthquakes start hitting the arena, and scuffling starts to occur as Rumble goes to beat down Singe for his insolence!

 Rumble says, "Hey Spinister. Dis Femme, she says...she says "She'll shoot a hunred Sentinels for every Cepticon you kill....Wait."  Upside down Rumble appears again, "What?"  The camera rights in time to see Rocklord and Mask get bullseyed.  "Holy nuts and bolts, did you see dat? His head was all spluuutt!" Singe calls down to Rumble  "Ravage, Spinister is satisfied with his targetting system tests. The mustached one is yours." %R%R Nothing happens.%R%R Nothing happens.%R%R "Ravage is here?"  Singe gestures at the cameracon,  "Hey! My name is Rumble. Dats it, you're gettin the hammers!" The camera starts cutting out as earthquakes start hitting the arena, and scuffling starts to occur as Rumble goes to beat down Singe for his insolence!"

+pub okay so formatting doesn't work on +c unless I do that trick, good to know

+ooc I figure Singe doesn't give a damn

 Shiftlock says, "... You're idiots. You're all a bunch of idiots."

Singe's eyes go wide as Rumble charges, an flits into the air, flames pouring out of his eyes in shocked anger. "Not me, you idiot! I was attempting to REWARD you with the life of this final rebel! At least I didn't call you Frenzy!"

 Shiftlock says, "What do you think this is going to do? *Scare* us? You can only push a captive people so far before they lose their fear and turn on you. This city is going to turn on you and swallow you alive."

+ooc I figure we can cut out anytime, but I'll add this off +c

 Shiftlock cuts her feed.

pose fumes, "At least Frenzy's got hammers!" He slams into the ground, "I'll send ya a tumble!" The ground shakes. "Make yer walls crumble!" The ground splits open, causing large jagged pieces of Cybertron's crust to come upward. He strikes at the ground again. "Da Name is Rumble!" He pants in anger and effort, "And ya forget it, I slam yer stupid Nebulame teef next time!"

Rumble fumes, "At least Frenzy's got hammers!" He slams into the ground, "I'll send ya a tumble!" The ground shakes. "Make yer walls crumble!" The ground splits open, causing large jagged pieces of Cybertron's crust to come upward. He strikes at the ground again. "Da Name is Rumble!" He pants in anger and effort, "And ya forget it, I slam yer stupid Nebulame teef next time!"

Singe just sighs, hovering in the air as Bravestarr falls into one of the fissures Rumble has opened but eventually the ear splitting sound of the hammers gets to be too much. "Your name is Rumble! Understood! NOW GIVE IT A REST ALREADY!" He peers into the trench. "Going to have to make sure he doesn't survive down there...