Maritime Interdiction

Central Mithril Sea - Takara Storm - Mithril Sea

Violent. Powerful. Unending. Even the winds on the storms perimeter threaten to drag those close by to their deaths. Further into the storm, the impossibly massive and unclassifiable black funnel cloud that is Takara turns and churns in defiance of logic and reason.

Violent rains mixed with minerals and metals pulled from the oceans depths produce what can only be called shrapnel rain, broken up by fierce lightning slashing at the ocean surface. The more philosophical and religious on Cybertron consider the storm the eternal embodiment of Unicron...Takara consumes everything that dares cross it. To challenge the storm is to court death itself.

The heavily stocked Behemoth, a looming red menace on the Mithril Sea's horizon, coasts west towards Stanix, guns at the ready. Its deck is lined with Decepticon troops, and high above are squadrons of Seekers guarding the carrier.

Not too far behind are two Autobot carriers, one a teal blue - the Sea Krait, and the other gunmetal gray with red trimming, Broadside himself. Naturally he's not pleased to be here, but he keeps the grumbling to himself as Autobot troops aboard both carriers bustle and plan for the assault. Above them are formations of Autobot fliers that have taken point, and in the distance is the grim Takara Storm. They're dangerously close, but perhaps the Decepticons wanted this! It's freakin' windy, and occasional violent gusts send the fliers straining and twisting to remain level.

Blast Off is not quite sure how he got here, but it might have something to do with having recently won the latest King of Seekers Tournament. Only recently repaired and under orders to try to refrain from the heat of battle for awhile, a quiet supply run seemed like a good choice to keep on top of things while avoiding over-exerting himself. He stands up high on a mast somewhere, issuing commands when absolutely needed, but otherwise more than happy to let the troops take care of themselves. The ship-cons at least know something about running a seaship- and he's perfectly happy to let them do their jobs while he keeps a sharp optic out for any trouble. Ah, some nice, quiet time... just what the doctor ordered, right? *If only he knew....*

Giant Bat  circles above the Behemoth, albeit reluctantly, he'd much rather be up to mad science than this ... babysitting! Vorath taps away at calculations upon a datapad as Mindwipe swoops down and perches on a cargo container.

It had been literal ages since Cybertron had any water on the surface. Most of it's inhabitants have forgotten there was even such a thing at one time. Why do you think no one can remember something as simple as 'hydrogen dioxide' was the cure for Scraplets?

But others remember. Others remember lurking the depths, mingling with the mechanimal sealife, terrorizing the Autobots foolish enough to get close to the water. Actually get in the water? As good as scrapmetal.

Do such terrible nightmares now lurk beneath the Mithril Seas, in the shadow of the looming thing that is the Behemoth...

Overbite transforms into a strange robotic shark with limbs. o/~Du-dun... du-dun.. du-dun du-dun du-dun... o/~

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark  sets his defense level to Guarded.

Ah, what a beautiful day for sailing! ..Well, not really, actually. Not with these strong winds rolling off the nearby storm, which keeps Scorn grounded on the deck of the Behemoth while they travel. "If only we had clear weather today, I might have been able to get some sunning time in." The mantis grouses a little while leaning against the railing of the ship's stern. "Hn, I just hope we get there soon."

Cybertronian Battleship  is being thrown left and right by the wild and relentless storm while cruising around here in the waters of the Mithril Sea. It's a humbling experience, and makes his job of acting as escort for Broadside and the Sea Krait all the more difficult.

Fortress Maximus announces over tight beam communication, << I know the storm is bad, especially so for those of you who are airborne, but stay focused. Fly too high and we risk tipping ourselves off to the Decepticons too early, and don't even think about flying too low either! Keep it steady, we're almost to our target now. >>

Fortress Maximus then fights his way across the waters and takes position near the front of the small convoy of ships, acting as vanguard of the pack. It's a pity that he himself can't take to the skies, it's only a matter of time before the Decepticons detect them, but with his large bulk he'd be giving away their position waaaaay before they'd even get into position for a proper attack.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "I know the storm is bad, especially so for those of you who are airborne, but stay focused. Fly too high and we risk tipping ourselves off to the Decepticons too early, but don't even think about flying too low either! Keep it steady, we're almost to our target now."

Bell UH-1V Iroquois  is not thrilled to be out in this wind. Wind is sort of his enemy. However, he has his orders. Not too high, not too low. The spray is getting pretty intense, too, and worries him. Blades just agrees for now, <> Yes, this is a day where Blades wishes he was a Sea King.

Misfire has arrived.

Halo has arrived.

Solstice stands braced on the deck of the Sea Krait, fore and starboard with door wings vibrating with the rise in winds. Intently staring into the distance with glacier blue optics for any sight of the targets, she has gun maglocked to a hip, free hand shielding optics and the other hand occupied with a length of deck cabling, wrapped about her wrist and gripped tightly at one end, the other knotted around a mooring post. Swimming is not her thing. Peds are spread for better purchase and as the wind's rise adds whipped up mist from the sea she reaches up and pulls a set of brass-ish goggles down over her optics. <> She chirps, getting gun in hand.

< Autobot > Solstice says, "Visibility ain't great at deck level, we got any spotters?"

Triggerhappy has arrived.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "We're almost to the target now. I'll take this time to go over our objectives one more time.  This is a quick hit and run strike on the Decepticon Aircraft Carrier, Behemoth.  We can't allow it to resupply Stanix, it'll gravely threaten our forces around the entire region.  The Decepticons' reinforcements will be able to reach here quicker than ours can if things goes horribly wrong.  The longer we stay in this sector, the higher the odds of us getting overrun by hostile forces.  Be quick and decisive... but also try to avoid needless killing.  We're doing this to prevent deaths that may be caused by revitalized Decepticon forces."

"Well isn't this...lovely." Halo frowns as the rain torrets overhead. In the distance, the Takara howls at the oncoming Autobot fleet. "Horrifying," she says to herself, before Solstice's voice on the com snaps her out of her daydream. She taps her foot on Broadside. "Keep me out of the drink, Wrecker, and I'll build you an axe that would make Unicron blush."

Combat: Solstice sets her defense level to Guarded.

Triggerhappy transforms into a blue and white Cybertronian aircraft.

Combat: Halo sets her defense level to Guarded.

The robot Misfire seems to rise slightly in the air as his legs fold upon themselves and two large wings begin to appear the robot continues to fold into a compact plane. There is now a non-terran plan with two meancing spires.

As Fortress Maximus briefs the Autobots, Broadside grimly presses on beside the Sea Krait. It's not particularly quiet with the howling with and lapping waves. <> he announces. <> Pause. <> he adds, then grunts in response to Halo. "Heh, I'll do what I can little lady."

A salty sailor-con, possibly some kind of tugboat, pats Scorn on the shoulder. "Wait'll we conquer the Mercury Isles! Sun for everyone! Two suns even!"

"A'IGHT," Broadside abruptly booms. "Hit 'em with everythin' ya' got!" The unmanned turrets that line his deck swivel to fire on the Behemoth from afar with a sharp volley of laserfire towards the stern.

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier  sets his defense level to Fearless.

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier  strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier  with his Laser attack!

Triggerhappy is among the seekers and other Decepticons with flight forms who are in the air above the Behemoth, which is headed straight for a storm. The winds are getting more and more difficult to contend with, and he keeps getting blown off course. "Bleh, fightin' a storm is boring!" the Targetmaster complains. "Don't the Autobots want some of this--"

BOOM.

Broadside's turrets open fire, striking the carrier's hull. Triggerhappy grins, having gotten his wish. "Haha! I must be on Primus' good side this cycle. If there is a Primus." He turns to one of his wingmates, who happens to be Misfire. "Do you think there's a Primus?" he asks as fires upon the offending ship, Broadside.

Giant Bat  tears a cut across his right hand, then walks around, using the flow of blood to mark a mystic symbol upon the deck of the ship. Kneeling, he channels energy into it and recites the sacred texts: "Sifur, monman, dion!" There is a large bang, a lot of smoke and ... No, that's about it.

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter  sets his defense level to Aggressive.

Combat: The next attack against you will automatically hit.

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter 's Photon-Pulse Guns attack on USS Nimitz Carrier  goes wild!

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> strikes Twin-Nosed Jet <Misfire> with his Photon-Pulse Guns attack! [Pulled -2]

Blast Off is suddenly made quite aware that his nice quiet seaside excursion isn't so nice and quiet after all. He radios to the other Cons <<WE are under attack! Decepticons, strike back!>> and jumps from the mast, immediately transforming into his shuttle mode to fly out into the wind for a better look. <<Decepticons- take out their ships- those pathetic Autofools can't fly like we can.... we sink their ship, we sink THEM! Of course, you are welcome to take out individuals too...>> And he goes in for an area attack on the ship and any Bots he sees!

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Incoming! Heads up!"

With a disdainful shrug, Blast Off transforms into a space shuttle.

< Autobot > Halo says, "Am I quite daft, or are they shooting at each other?"

< Autobot > Solstice says, "We did pack floaties, right?"

< Autobot > Blades says, "Halo, the Matrix blessed us and made our enemies incompetent."

< Autobot > Broadside says, "Heh!"

< Autobot > Hubcap says, "It wouldn't be the first time."

Unable to see much, Misfire wobbles in the sky as he forms the forward wing near Triggerhappy. Aimless is attached as the gun and emits, "Uh, Misfire we aren't Seekers...how did we get this job anyways?" Misfire emits back, "Suicide Squad...YEEEEOOOWCH!" Misfire lets out a yelp of pain as Triggerhappy shoots him right in the rear thruster, "Uh, Trigs, my main 'Mech, cheek your fire! I know I am reddish, but I am not an Auto-Scum!"

Misfire then comes around to strafe at the nearest Autobot ship. "Okay, Aimless, we can do this...it is a big boat! We can totally hit it..." Aimless then starts spitting out laser fire, PEW PEW PEW!!!

Combat: Twin-Nosed Jet <Misfire> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his E6...Hit or miss? attack!

The shots being fired above the waves do not escape the attention of the creature swimming below them. A glint of something moving from beneath the Behemoth's shadows is briefly visible, but then it's gone as whoever it is engages his underwater engine and takes off, lost from view.

Until a few moments later when the water starts to split, flowing around a dorsal fin rising from the Mithril Sea with considerable speed. One could almost mistake it for some cybertronian wildlife -- Unless they notice the DECEPTICON SIGILS stamped on each side of it.

If seeing that part from the waves below isn't enough to alarm the Autobots foolish enough to set sail this night, maybe the rest of the aquatic predator that rising beneath it will. Tearing through the water like a torpedo Overbite rises just far enough for the hungry glow in his eyes to be visible, and a few strafing shots at the carrier itself fired before he dives back beneath the surface of the water once more.

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> misses Solstice with his Full-Auto Area attack! [Pulled -1]

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Halo with his Full-Auto Area attack! [Pulled -1]

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Full-Auto Area attack! [Pulled -1]

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with his Full-Auto Area attack! [Pulled -1]

Scorn gives the mech patting her shoulder a hard look at first. Did he just touch her? But the mention of the Mercury Isles seems to lighten her mood and bring a sharp smirk to the surface. "Now that I'd enjoy. One of these days I should build a summer house there.. Hm, anyway I--Ergh!" She's cut off when the Behemoth is struck, a hand grabbing the railing hard to steady herself. "Gah, we can never go anywhere without those damnable Autobots following us!" She hisses, glaring out at the incoming fleet.

With a glare to the tugboat mech, Scorn shoves him out of the way to dash off. "Go man your station, sailor!" When running past Mindwipe she just scoffs at him, "Quit your rediculous rituals and get out there." Wit hthat said she leaps to spring off the guardrail and into the air, shifting to her altmode and flying out to sea where she sets sights on a particular helicopter. "Well well, if it isn't my favorite Protectobot!" She cackles when coming up on Blades, building up a glob of sticky acid spit and firing it at his sensors.

Scorn crouches before shifting into her scythe-armed mantis mode.

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Set Sail And Conquer (Full-Auto) Area attack!

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Set Sail And Conquer (Full-Auto) Area attack!

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> misses Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with her Molten Plasma Spit attack!

Halo dives for cover as Blast Off comes shrieking overhead, lighting up Broadside's deck. She makes a disapproving face at her arm and side, scorched by the strafe attack. "Why do I even bother scheduling paint sessions to begin with?" In one smooth motion, she stands up in a firing position, cryorifle materializing in her hands. "Still, one good shot deserves another..."

Combat: Halo strikes Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with her Scoped Cryo Rifle attack!

"I thought that First Aid was the premium Protectobot?" Blades teases, when Scorn comes spitting at him. Now, they have a convoy to ambush, so Blades's attention is somewhat split between Scorn and the Behemoth. Also, he has to resort to using guns, because trying to attack the Behemoth with a knife would be stupid, albeit fun.

Blades totally misses Mindwipe bleeding himself, though, shame.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> sets his defense level to Aggressive.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

The Decepticons sure retaliated fast in response to Broadside's opening volley! Decepticon fliers soon rockets in overhead, showering the Autobots below with weapons fire! Even Fortress Maximus is not spared, as volatile ion beams penetrates his hull plating, causing his electrical circuitry to frazzle and crackle like blue fireworks. It must be the work of that dastardly bugger, Blast Off!

Fortress Maximus turns sharply starboard, exposing his port side at the incoming Decepticon forces and broadsides (pun not intended) them with a shower of bullets and laser beam batteries.

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> sets his defense level to Aggressive.

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> misses Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

< Autobot > Broadside says, "Nnrgh, th' frag, shots came from the water!"

"Ye-eaah, that's gonna make 'em take notice", calls Solstice watching as the initial volley goes off and strikes. She braces, bringing pistol up and sighting across the rough waters at the other vessel, a thumb flicks the setting relay. Getting shifted back as the ship itself takes several hits, "Ye-aaah, they know we're here now!" Her ship takes another hit and as the deck heaves, she lets loose of the cable, skidding backwards just as strikes come charging down where she had been, gripping pistol with both hands and firing off a set of small shots at the behemoth before being halted by a cross-rail.

Combat: Solstice strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with her Tiny Lasers (Laser) attack!

The Sea Krait gets dealt a solid hit near the bow, but carrier armor is nothing to scoff at! The Autobot captain at the helm presses forward, doubling its speed while motioning for Solstice to assist with the cannons and turrets.

Broadside earns a bit more attention, enduring laserfire from Blast Off and that... what was that! Where'd it go? ...Time to shoot everything.

The Behemoth shudders as shots light up its hull, but it shows no signs of stopping. It's getting closer to that storm...

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Phalanx Turrets Area attack!

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> misses Twin-Nosed Jet <Misfire> with his Phalanx Turrets Area attack!

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> strikes Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> with his Phalanx Turrets Area attack!

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> misses Giant Bat <Mindwipe> with his Phalanx Turrets Area attack!

Damn that agile Blades. Scorn hisses in annoyance when her shot misses, only to get struck back in return which has her wincing a bit. "Hn, First Aid is nice, but I much prefer someone who appreciates a good stabbing." And speaking of stabbing, Blades is going to have to watch out as Scorn flies in fast. Weaving through laserfire that fills the air, she charges the helicopter and tries to swoop beneath to get a few good slashes at his undercarriage.

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> sets her defense level to Aggressive.

Triggerhappy was talking to Misfire while he was shooting, so he accidentally aimed his photon guns at him. "Whoops! Sorry Misfire!" But he knows the other Targetmaster isn't the type to hold grudges over such paltry things, unlike SOME COMBATICONS he knows. Ahem.

Anyway, he has just now noticed that there are a bunch of fun guns down on the Behemoth's deck, and he'd be slagged if he didn't take this opportunity to try them all! "Oooh, Misfire! Look at all those guns down on the deck! They look fun!" He descends and transforms, grabbing a random turret and firing upon the Autobot ships. As he's heading downward, the Krait's shots lance through the air and nick him in the tail, but he gets back on course.

Have guns, have LOTS of fun.

Triggerhappy reverts to his root form.

Space Shuttle <Blast Off> is hit as he comes barreling over one of the Autobot ships. Like Halo, he is also less than pleased about the mess just made to his paint job. His targeting systems lock onto the Autobot just as scanners warn him of Fort Max's weapons coming online and aiming for him. He rolls off to the side, evading the attack, then circles back around to come at Halo again. "Oh, have I messed up your paint job? It's quite a bother, isn't it? But it's your own fault for coming out here and interrupting the nice, quiet seaside trip I was enjoying. I'm afraid the only way to make up for your rudeness now... would be to die!" He goes in for another attack on Halo before focusing on other targets..

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> sets his defense level to Guarded.

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Halo with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Halo's Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Solstice with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Solstice's Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Warhead Cannonade Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> strikes Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with her Gutted attack! [Pulled -1]

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Halo with his The Latest Paint Color that's all the Rage today: SCORCHED BLACK (Laser) attack!

Coming back around, Misfire emits, "Maybe I am a water warrior!" Aimless then emits, "Misfire, you idiot, you can't but help and hit something that big!" Misfire emits, "Well, still we hit what we were aiming for, practice is paying off." Misfire then corkscrews through the laser fire and flak cannons at him. "Oh yeah, Trigs! Those are some big guns! They look all fun and like they won't talk back to you!" Aimless sighs, "I heard that!" Misfire then comes around and begins a strafing run at Broadside! Time to settle the debate once and for all! Misfire and Aimless then lets rip more laser fire at Broadside!

Combat: Twin-Nosed Jet <Misfire> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Hitting the Broadside of Broadside! (Laser) attack!

Combat: The next attack against you will automatically hit.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Ooof, it feels like they let a mad mech onto that carrier's weapons control!"

The deep dive after his attack gives Overbite ample time to turn around, and by the looks of it avoid detection as the Autobots focus on the visible Decepticons assaulting from the air. Perfect. His superiorly aquadynamic form turns with little loss of speed and tears back towards the surface for another pass. 70 mph (whatever that is in knots) is nothing to laugh at.

The speed is more than enough to make the water practically erupt as Overbite breaks the surface. This time the robotic shark twists and unfolds once airborne into his robot mode, the light of the firefight glinting off his own large rifle as he brings it to bear.

"Foolish Autobots, your bravado shall only lead you to rusting at the bottom of this very sea!"

He pulls the trigger afterwards, turning the deconstructing fury of his Jawbreaker cannon on the Sea Krait's hull.

< Autobot > Broadside says, "Gah!"

The robotic shark stands up into fearsome Seacon commando.

Combat: Overbite sets his defense level to Neutral.

< Autobot > Blades says, "They probably did."

Giant Bat <Mindwipe> tucks in his wings, then drops and rolls as shells narrowly miss him. As does a wide-spectrum annoyance by Triggerhappy. Ignoring the attack, he swoops up, and then down, trying to land on Broadside in a cool pose.

Combat: Overbite strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his DEATH FROM BELOW attack! [Pulled -2]

Giant Bat <Mindwipe> transforms into his Mindwipe mode.

< Autobot > Broadside says, "Oi, cover th' Krait!"

< Autobot > Solstice says, "Some dude in th' wheelhouse is waving' at me t' do wha- homg! Fire is raining' down from above here on th' Krait, we're takin fire."

Combat: Mindwipe strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Mystic Strength attack!

< Autobot > Broadside says, "THERE'S A BAT ON ME!"

The problem with naval combat is that you don't always see something shooting at you before it's too late. So, when Halo is knocked across Broadside's deck, she doesn't even know that the source of the attack was Triggerhappy. Sitting up, she realizes that Broadside is already in a bit of a state, and she goes to work...

"Let's see if we can at least replace some of these slagged gears and bolts, shall we?"

Combat: Halo quickly patches up some of USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>'s minor injuries.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Focus on the carrier, I'll head on over to cover the Sea Krait."

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> is about knocked out of the air by Triggerhappy gunning like the madman that he is, and then Scorn cuts some big holes in him. The Protectobot is in rough shape! Also, the weather is getting worse. Nonetheless, he tries to keep the mission central in his mind. Blades launches off a rocket at the Behemoth, struggling to stay aloft.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> sets his defense level to Protected.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Armor-Piercing Smart Rocket attack!

< Autobot > Solstice says, "I'm on th' Krait an' gonna see what this deck gun over here can do. Lemme see, I got ouch, hurts a lot and call mom..."

Avalanche arrives from the South Mithril Sea to the south.

Avalanche has arrived.

Solstice had been slid into a deck cross-fence, her teeny pistol shots staking outwards to do.. well probably not much to the Behemoth. Snapping her head to stare at the mech in the wheelhouse she scowls just before the deck starts to tango without her. Sliding port wards, she finds herself sharing heavy incoming fire along with her ride. "Homg.... Sonofa-" Armoring pocked, smoking she spins into a turret and grabs the business stick, "Lemme see, ouch, hurts a lot an' call mom. What does this one do..." Opening fire with the turret, yeah, she might just be going 'WHO-Hooo!" in the midst of this weather and weapons fire storm.

Combat: Solstice misses Triggerhappy with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s What's this button do? Area attack!

Combat: Solstice strikes Twin-Nosed Jet <Misfire> with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s What's this button do? Area attack!

Combat: Solstice strikes Overbite with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s What's this button do? Area attack!

Combat: Solstice strikes Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s What's this button do? Area attack!

Combat: Solstice strikes Mindwipe with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s What's this button do? Area attack!

< Autobot > Solstice says, "WHO-HOooo!"

< Autobot > Broadside says, "YEAH!"

Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> is struck by multiple warheads, the force of the explosions rips apart armour platings and threatens to overturn him into the waters!

<< Start putting some repair work on the Sea Krait after you're done with Broadside! >>

Fortress Maxmius travels after the Sea Krait. As soon as the Autobot carrier comes into view, the mortar launchers mounted fore of Fortress Maximus raises up to the ready, with one launcher aiming its twin barrels straight at the water near the Sea Krait while the other launcher swirvels towards the direction of the Behemoth. Soon a volley from of mortars is launched from the barrels, causing violent ripples around the battleship!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Triggerhappy with his Laser-Guided Mortars Area attack! [Pulled -5]

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Laser-Guided Mortars Area attack! [Pulled -5]

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Overbite with his Laser-Guided Mortars Area attack! [Pulled -5]

The Sea Krait suffers more damage this time. It rocks as shots rip open some armor and cause the ship to veer somewhat. Autobots aboard scramble to man stations and reload cannons. "FIRE AT WILL," yells the captain.

Broadside hisses as scalding plasma does a number on him. Good ol' Halo keeps him from complaining too much. "Everyone aboard, brace yourselves," the rumbles, "Gonna' make t' ram it!" The gray carrier pitches forth at top speed, bow aimed to T-bone the Behemoth.

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Ram attack!

Several blasts from both the Krait's artillery and Maximus' cannons impact with the Seacon's armor, marring it's magenta and seafoam colors in ugly scorch marks. But it deters Overkill not, for he is as persistant in lethality as his creature mode is infamous for. With the Krait compromised and enemies abounding, it was time to make some waves.

In addition to his previous attack his water leaving launch propelled him high enough into the air, where he transforms once more.

This time into a rather large cannon, right in the path of a certain shuttle-con....

Overbite transforms into... a big cannon? As if he wasn't scary enough already!

Triggerhappy is just having WAY too much fun with these guns. The warheads explode out of the barrel, blasting the Autobot ships in multiple places. "YAAAHOOOO!" He shouts, quite enjoying himself, even though he is getting shot up pretty fast. However, he doesn't let this shake him. "Next!"

And he runs off to find another turret to see what -that- one does, and points it in a random direction, which happens to be at the big fat Wrecker.

Combat: Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite> sets his defense level to Aggressive.

Combat: Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite> takes extra time to steady himself. [Pass]

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Artillery Barrage Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Halo with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Artillery Barrage Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Mindwipe with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Artillery Barrage Area attack!

Blast Off shifts into his battle-ready robot mode.

"We totally hit...OH PRIMUS! HOW BIG IS THAT SHELL!" Misfire exclaims as Aimless reverts to his human form and tries to run up Misfire chassis! "Uh, nice knowing you, Misfire!" The shell blasts through Misfire's wing leaving a HUGE gapping hole, leaving Misfire unable to maintain flight in his alternative mode.

Aimless slips off of Misfire during the explosion, Misfire reverts to his robot mode and falls after Aimless. Misfire kicks in his leg thrusters and catches up to Aimless. The pair the wrestle until they hit the water.

After a moment, the pair resurface, Aimless well in hand as Misfire's gun. Launching up in the air, Misfire and Aimless begin firing at all of the Autobot ships!

The Non-Terran Plane quickly begins to unfold. The rear engines slide down and form two bulky legs. The arms unfold from underneath the plan's body. The front spires on the cockpit slide up the back and sit above his head. Where there was once a plane there is now Misfire.

Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> slices open Blade's underside good, the femme laughing wickedly as she passes to the other side and runs an energon slickened blade through her mandibles for a taste. "Blades, I'm hurt that you'd focus more on that ship than me. What, I don't pose enough of a threat to you?" She jeers, then looks off towards the other Autobots, zeroing in on one Wrecker in particular as a low, nasty chuckle rises in her throat. "..Perhaps I'll prove more to someone else."

Lining up Broadside in her sights, Scorn builds up another shot of acid spit and snaps her head forward to lob it at the bridge.

Combat: Misfire misses Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with his Three for three? Area attack!

Combat: Misfire strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Three for three? Area attack!

Combat: Misfire misses Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Three for three? Area attack!

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with her Molten Plasma Spit attack!

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> (Scorn) used "Molten Plasma Spit": A Level 2 RANGED attack.

Combat: That attack has temporarily affected USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>'s Accuracy. (Blinded)

Lights swirl around Mindwipe's arm as he channels ... dark energy from ... dark science. Whatever. He straightens, and transforms, bringing his hypnotic stare upon ...

Blast Off hits Halo, who doesn't even have the courtesy to reply when she's being shot by him. **HOW RUDE!** And then Scorn's comment on the Con channel brings to his attention that that really is BLADES over there. WHAT? That pest was supposed to be dead!?! He doesn't have a lot of time to think about it, though, as Solstice nails him and send him careening in the strong winds. But just as he contemplates his next move, he receives a radio message. Transforming, the Combaticon grabs Overbite as the other Con transforms into his cannon mode and swings the living weapon around- to aim at the Sea Krait, then Broadside. With a sniper's skill, he braces against the strong winds and launches a blast at the two ships- and Solstice who is standing there atop one-and just hit him, so now he attempts to return the favor!

Combat: Blast Off sets his defense level to Neutral.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "All hands aboard the Sea Krait, brace for impact!"

Combat: Blast Off strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite>'s Teamwork! Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Blast Off strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite>'s Teamwork! Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Blast Off strikes Solstice with Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite>'s Teamwork! Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Solstice's Agility. (Crippled)

The combined effort of Blast Off's impeccable aim and Overbite's cannon power results in stirring up the waters of the Mithril Sea into a rather large wave, sending it slamming towards the two ships and the unfortunate Solstice maining the Krait's weaponry.

Mindwipe says, "Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>'s Agility. (Crippled)"

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> shouts back at Scorn, "Some of us got a job to do and can't stop to tango with every dame we meet!" Ugh, fighting Scorn would be so much more pleasant than just... shooting rockets at the Behemoth. But they are here to sink a ship, not to get their jollies off!

Launchign another rocket, Blades decides, I was never meant to be a pirate."

Mindwipe transforms into his Giant Bat <Mindwipe> mode.

Combat: Giant Bat <Mindwipe> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Sub-Optic Radiation attack!

Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> attempts to lock his weapons onto Blast Off and Overbite, but the waves caused by the duo's combined efforts causes him to get rocked about violently and effectively interfering his ability to aim! In fact, it's threatening Fortress Maximus ability to stay upright and afloat! These are truly dangerous waters! The battleship bobbles up and down, left and right, it's enough to make Galen sick and dizzy on the bridge of the ship.

Galen grabs on to the corner of his seat with his left hand to keep himself from getting thrown about, while holding his right hand to his mouth to keep himself from throwing up! "Ugh... never knew how much of a pain the Seacons can be!"

Through a sheer stroke of luck, Fortress Maximus is able to keep himself from sinking and begins reorienting himself towards the direction of the wave so he isn't threatened with the chance of being toppled over anymore, << The situation seems dire, Autobots. Every day this war tests us, but we can't break. We mustn't break! If that Decepticon carrier makes it over to Stanix with all the supplies, our mechs on the ground will end up facing odds far worst than what we're encountering here now. Make every action and shot count, mechs! >>

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> shouts back at Scorn, "Some of us got a job to do and can't stop to tango with every dame we meet!" Ugh, fighting Scorn would be so much more pleasant than just... shooting rockets at the Behemoth. But they are here to sink a ship, not to get their jollies off!

Launching another rocket, Blades decides, "I was never meant to be a pirate."

Halo pays for staying out in the open rather severely. Another blast of gunfire sends Halo flying, and she crawls to find some cover and put herself back together. Spitting an unhealthy amount of energon in a horrifyingly embarrassing moment that no one will ever, ever see, she begins pulling pieces out of her junk kit, crudely reassembling her arm from the elbow down. It was probably removed by Blast Off, who shot her earlier. She scowls. "No time to paint, of course...Well, I suppose stainless steal and cyan will just have to get along for now. She moves on to the massive punctures in her chasis. "Lasercore intact. I have that much to be thankful for, at least..." She knocks on the wall she's leaning against. "Broadside, we seem to be drawing a rather large amount of fire."

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Armor-Piercing Smart Rocket attack!

Combat: Halo quickly patches up some of her minor injuries.

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> inspires Halo, Solstice, Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades>, USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>, and Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with moving and majestic words!

Combat: You feel more courageous!

Solstice can feel the ship beneath her peds vibrate and shake as it takes the brunt of assaults from a myriad of directions, some of which she can't see from her perspective on the turret. Still, it's staying afloat and until it turns to run or sinks, she's riding this ride. Goggles get wiped with the back of a hand as she jerks lever A, listening to the rounds cycle out and back in for another load out. Buttons B, C and E are depressed and her per stamps on another lever, "Come on y' big ol' witch, lets get t' know each other a bit better-Hssssss"

Her plan to man the guns and send off another hello to the con carrier is abruptly (and rudely) interrupted as she and her turret find themselves under fire. She dives out of it, the non-friendly fire searing up her left flank and shoulder, blowing a headlight, cracking the canopy over her chest and shading her soot, chrome and orange. Tuck, roll and scramble to her feet, signaling <<Krait's takin' a pounding' over here, anyone know if it's gonna hold up or should I start thrown' missiles at th' Cons manually?">> as she jams her arm into the smoking turret and shoves on the firing pin, <<Fire in 'th hole!>> **Click-Pwhoomph**

Combat: Solstice strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Fire in the hole! attack!

< Autobot > Solstice says, "Krait's takin' a pounding' over here, anyone know if it's gonna hold up or should I start thrown' missiles at th' Cons manually?"

The Behemoth's armor squeals and groans as Broadside's bow tears into its side, pushing both gigantic vessels closer to the howling vortex. Perhaps not a good idea. "Seems to happen a lot," he mumbles to Halo. The winds start to pull the carriers in, and the force is enough to make them sway and tip. "Crap-crap-crap, everyone hang on to something!" Scorn's molten spit melts a good portion of the bridge and a few turrets!

Blast Off makes things a lot worse with Overbite's help. A massive wave crashes down on his deck and threatens to capsize him completely. "ARRRGH!"

Welp, despite the Sea Krait taking some serious damage, Max is sure to keep the crew fighting!

Broadside goes eerily silent in the thick of things - something is tugging at his consciousness... He can't seem to think straight. He can't seem to think at all! His mechanisms work on their own, and with an abrupt and sudden shift, he /twists/ with a tremendous shift of weight, completely onto his side. DOWN HE GOES! Mechs on his deck better find a way off!

Elita One has arrived.

< Autobot > Hubcap says, "You could always, y'know, retreat?"

Combat: Takara Storm misses Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Solstice with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm misses Giant Bat <Mindwipe> with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm misses Blast Off with its Crack of Thunder Area attack!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> runs a diagnostic check on Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>

Overbite's somewhat awkwardly placed in this mode optics glow with predatory delight as the resulting wave disrupts the Autobot forces farther. Especially when Broadside is rolls over from the waves rocking him after Mindwipe's disorienting projections. "Yeeess.. Rust at the bottom of the sea like the Titanic!" Opting to let Blast Off use his cannon mode was definately a sound choice. "The tales of your skills are not exaggerated, Blast Off!", the Seacon practically chortles. "Certainly deserving of your recently won tournament." With that he pulls himself from Blast Off's grasp, dropping free to transform once more into his robotic shark mode, undaunted by Maximus trying to bolster his forces' morale, or the loud rumbling coming from the storm itself.

But it's not into the water that he drops this time. Instead he drops towards the Krait itself, aiming for that weaponry placement. "GRRRRRRAH!" Steel-shredding foreclaws and armor crushing jaws lash out in an attempt to tear turret and the femme manning it apart.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "I'll extend my shields over to the Sea Krait, but I'll have to divert all of my weapons' energy to accomplish that. The Mithril Sea is much too treacherous, it's keeping the entirety of my secondary power reserves just to stay afloat and upright under this storm."

The robotic shark stands up into fearsome Seacon commando.

Overbite transforms into a strange robotic shark with limbs. o/~Du-dun... du-dun.. du-dun du-dun du-dun... o/~

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> sets his defense level to Fearless.

Blast Off finishes a *magnificent* attack on both ships and Solstice, if he does say so himself...(and he does)... and releases Overbite. "Yes, indeed. Thank you. Our combined skills certainly made a lasting impression on those fools." He then turns his attention to a certain Protectobot. Blast Off comes hovering up towards Blades, now aiming his ionic blaster at the 'Bot who is attacking the Con ship. "Why, Blades! Long time no see! Feeling better now, are we?" He ducks in down towards the Bot, so a slightly lowered, icy voice can still be heard. "...Such a shame. I like to *finish* what I start. And it simply wouldn't do to let YOU be the first to ruin my record, would it?"

He fires off a shot at Blades just as Broadside goes down for the count, and uses his agility to dodge Broadside's final assault. He radios to the other Cons <<YES! One ship down... keep it up Decepticons!>> Especially after being targeting himself on a previous, it is satisfying that technique succeeded here- to the Bot's chagrin this time! Then the Combaticon starts heading back up again, trying to put distance between Blades and himself in case the Bot attempts to retaliate.

Watching as Broadship seems to turn over after he shoots him. "WOW! We totally knocked him over Aimless." Misfire starts to look around as Mindwipe is doing his Mumbo Jumbo, "I think Mindwipe is getting the Necrobot here. Is that a..." Aimless emits, "You don't think he hypnotized broadside?" "No." "So, you think it is the Necrobot thing?""Yes."

BOOOOM! STORM! THUNDER AND LIGHTENING!

Misfire and Aimless both scream...loudly, it isn't the scream of warriors. The pair then fire off a random Ion Particle Blast, vaguely heading towards the Autobot Ship, Sea Krait!

Combat: Misfire strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Ion Particle Blaster attack!

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> strikes Solstice with his Don't Go In The Water attack! [Pulled -2]

Combat: Blast Off sets his defense level to Guarded.

Combat: Blast Off strikes Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with his Finishing what I started attack! [Pulled -2]

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Broadside is... sinking?!"

< Autobot > Blades says, "Uh. I can't tow Broadside. Like, I could fish out... Solstice, if she ended up in the drink, but... no."

"A shame, really. Anyway, I'd love to stay and cut you to ribbons, dear, but I've got a boat to catch!" Scorn waves a scythe playfully at Blades and divebombs towards Broadside. But she doesn't attack him, instead landing on his deck, scuttling about to find the cowering medic she'd spotted from above. But.. Where'd she go? Scorn looks rather confused until a disturbance in the air has her antennas twitching? "Eh? Arghh!" The encroaching storm lets loose some of its power, a nasty crack of thunder sending a shockwave through the femme while a strong gust of wind slams her spindly frame into the wall of the bridge.

"Hrn.. we shouldn't have sailed so close to that storm.." She grumbles, wincing and pulling herself to her feet. But wait.. why is everything moving sideways? Oh no, Broadside is capsizing! With wide optics, Scorn optics to just stab her blades into Broadside's hull to keep herself from taking a swim, stabbing and pulling her way upwards to clamber onto his side. "Next time, make sure I'm not on him!" She hisses at Mindwipe and huffs before starting to gnaw through his hull to grab a quick snack.

Combat: The next attack against you will automatically hit.

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with her Nomnom attack!

Triggerhappy cheers when Broadside starts to tip over and sink below the water. "One down, two to go!" he calls out, and runs off to find yet another turret to try out!

"Oooh, look at this one!" Now who wants some next, huh?" He points the turret in another direction that is vaguely toward Fortress Maximus. No, he doesn't really know how to pick fights. Well even if he did, he wouldn't.

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth>'s Broadside Plasma Cannons attack!

< Autobot > Blades says, "Can we... hitch him to the Sea Krait? Is that a thing?"

< Autobot > Galen says, "I'll bring out Cerebros and see if I can fire off a tow line over to Broadside and hitch him onto the Sea Krait. Can I count on you to get the other mechs out of the sea, Blades?"

< Autobot > Blades says, "Yeah, I can fish folks out once the scene is clear. Though... we could also just ask Broadside to transform?"

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> is, for once, not thwarted by his eternal nemesis, the wind. He is, however, thwarted by his temporary nemesis, Blast Off! Since Blurr isn't here, Blast Off is obviously going to pick on the next Autobot with a Bl-name. He shouts back, "Your record of what? A season ticket to the opera every blasted year?" But he gets shot, and he loses some of the power routed to his guns.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Armor-Piercing Smart Rocket attack!

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Has anyone been able to get him to respond?"

< Autobot > Blades says, "Just get someone inside him and force him to transform - but get out fast, becaue he gets small quick when he's transforming."

< Autobot > Solstice says, "!!"

Solstice gets the turret to fire but then it starts making pathetic, equipment is not well noises. Hefting herself halfway in, she jerks on another lever, "Not now, let's not stop working yet y' blasted thin-"*slam* thunder crack and she rears up, smacking helm on the rim of the footwell. *crack* the ship jerks with the wave and she face plants into the footwell <<!!>> cracking a panel of her goggles, one leg kicked out, the other firmly planted in the ladder-step.

A bit boggled at her own dimwittery, she jerks backwards, door-wings splaying, heel jets pulsing once to get herself extracted and turns. Only to see teeth, jaws and uncountable paint-destroying sharp bits jawing down on her. Momentum still in place she tries to slide under the turret but instead her back takes the brunt of it. "Ye-OUCH, sunofacarborator!" skid-hiss, turning to stare at the "Boy, y' shure are uhg-leee." Glacial blue optics glowing through the cracks in the goggles, "I don't 'member invitin' y' here." Wristflick and a handle flips into place, clicking to extend into a stave about as tall as she is, "Get offa muh ship." With a spin, she takes a swing at the shark-thing.

Combat: Solstice strikes Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> with her Get off of my ship attack!

< Autobot > Sanguine says, "No that's terrible advice you'll be crushed, it could kill both of you!"

< Autobot > Solstice says, "I got a uglee problem, no can do, Blades."

Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> positions himself beside the Sea Krait and begins to pump all of his power into his energy shield. As this process occurs, weapon emplacements all over Fortress Maximus begins to shut down. Mortar launchers lowers back down into place, laser batteries droops down, and even machine gun batteries deadens to silence. It's almost as if this action alone is causing Fortress Maximus' to use up his primary power? Soon the field expands outwards, far and large enough to envelop the Sea Krait.

< Autobot > Blades says, "Sanguine, if you want to be the red and white helicopter fishing people out of the sea in the middle of a firefight in the middle of a storm, be my guest!"

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> creates a forcefield shielding Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> from damage.

< Autobot > Solstice says, "I think I can get myself outta here but th crew's another problem."

< Autobot > Sanguine says, "I have nothing but respect for the warrior class, I only commented from a perspective of medical knowledge, knowing the average transformation speed for a Cybertronian of Broadside's size."

< Autobot > Blades says, "...no, actually, I could use the help."

Broadside remains on his side, sinking fast as Scorn tears into him to drain his energon. She's HORRIBLE. The Behemoth and now the Sea Krait are drawn deeper into the vortex, where the whipping wind is enough to scatter the seekers that try to fly after them. Wicked shards of metal drawn up from the ocean floor swirl and fly at dangerously high speeds into anything and everything! There is a distinct and unnerving whistling that accompanies this.

The Krait's crew are tasked with dealing with Overbite whilst trying to steer /out/ of the eye of the storm. Thoooough it looks like Solstice is doing a decent job of handling the Seacon herself.

< Autobot > Solstice says, "Y' aint about to ditch, are ya?"

Combat: Takara Storm misses Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm misses Triggerhappy with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Solstice with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm misses Blast Off with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Giant Bat <Mindwipe> with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm misses Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> with its Hail of Shrapnel Area attack!


 * WHACK* the stave smacks Overbite upside the head something fierce. He's a durable little bugger, but not all that nimble out of the water, so the blow does cause him to stagger back a few awkward steps. He shakes his head, then turns his glowing eyes to her again, their depths filled with predatory gaze. He raises himself up, shakes off the blow, and moves as if to stalk towards her again

But then stops, senses attuned to fighting on and under the sea feeling the otherwise subtle changes around them from the churning waves and howling winds.

"On second thought, I shall let the sea's hunger finish this." With that ominous remark he turns and leaps off the deck of the ship, diving back into the waters below.

Just in time to avoid the hail of metal and flotsom that's flung across the ship instead. Guess that's what he was talking about. Clearly he'd rather take his chances with the water than the metal storm.

Blast Off replies, "My record for laying waste to you after you were foolish enough to try and take me on. I left you for *dead*, Blades. Let your body fall to the ground to be scavenged by nobodies. ...Apparently that was a mistake. One I shall need to rectify!!!" He keeps egging Blades on, trying to divert the Protectobot's attacks from the Behemoth and onto himself. He's more likely to dodge them, after all. But he hasn't lost his focus, either, and instead of firing on Blades again he transforms and goes for the Sea Krait with a bombardment assault.

Combat: Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> takes extra time to steady himself. [Pass]

With a disdainful shrug, Blast Off transforms into a space shuttle.

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Sink this before my troops' morale gets sunk attack! [Pulled -3]

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus>'s forcefield absorbs Space Shuttle <Blast Off>'s attack.

Looking over the attack, Misfire stares at the battle unfolding around him, he now seems to focus on his comm link as he starts to grin like a fool. Misfire starts drifting towards the storm, "HEY! ROMEO! Snap out of it! There is still a battle! You can get all dooey eye with Scorn Later!" Misfire snaps out of it as he looks around, "Uh, right..." Misfire then flies back towards the battle just in time to see Blast Off's blast hit the forcefield. Misfire then pauses, "Wait, do we attack forcefields, or wait them out, or..." Misfire opens his hand as Aimless transforms into his human form which Misfire clutches at his chest. Aimless sighs and pulls out a Decepticon Field Manual, and Aimless flips the pages while Misfire holds him.

"Huh, shoot Trailbreaker in the knee..." Misfire looks around, "Where is Trailbreaker?"

Combat: Misfire takes extra time to steady himself. [Pass]

Psh, horrible? The only horrible thing is these gross barnacles on Broadside's hull. Not the most delicious things, in Scorn's opinion. Learn to wash better, Broadside! Anyway, once she's had her fill she lifts her head up out of the gaping hole she just made, insectoid face coated with fresh energon which is.. rather unnerving.

But what's more unnerving is the storm that's now upon them, a hailstorm of sharp metal raining down upon the battlefield. The deadly shards slice up Scorn good, catching her off guard and making her shriek as she loses her grip and tumbles off into the sea. Swimming and insects don't mix very well, the mantis flailing helplessly in the waves until she shifts and clutches pathetically to a bit of flotsam. It's humiliating, yes, but it doesn't stop her from attacking. With a grunt she takes one of her pistols from subspace and switches it to the highest setting before aiming the nuisance of a Headmaster shielding the Sea Krait.

For some reason, Triggerhappy doesn't get hit by any flying debris, even though he isn't exactly trying to avoid any of it. Probably just blind luck there. Anyway, he's having way too much fun with these guns!

The turret he's holding right now he's holding has a series of buttons on it aside from the standard triggers. "Ooo, what's this one do?" He starts pushing all the buttons, hoping something fantastic will happen, because guns are his most favorite things in the world, and he has to see -everything- these are capable of doing!

Combat: Robotic Praying Mantis <Scorn> sets her defense level to Fearless.

Standing up straight, Scorn shifts back into sexy robot mode.

Combat: Scorn strikes Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with her Plasma Burst Pistols attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Solstice goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy misses Giant Bat <Mindwipe> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy misses himself with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Giant Bat <Mindwipe> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy misses Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy misses Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Space Shuttle <Blast Off> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Giant Bat <Mindwipe> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Misfire goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Triggerhappy goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Scorn goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Misfire with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy strikes Scorn with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy's Full-Auto attack on Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> goes wild!

Combat: Triggerhappy misses Robotic Monster Shark <Overbite> with his Full-Auto Area attack!

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> shouts back at Blast Off, "Aaaah-h, I know what's what. You didn't have the core to kill me! And that's the thing about us Autobots... you leave us to die in a ditch, and we get *rescued*. How many times your fellow Decepticons rescued you, Blast Off, eh?"

This storm is absolutely rubbish, Blades thinks. He would rather be flying inside a sewer!

But he keeps at the Behemoth, desperate...

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Get ready to broadside that carrier, Sea Krait! I'll be dropping shields in a few seconds from now and it'll get dicey, but use that chance to disable the target!"

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Armor-Piercing Smart Rocket attack! [Pulled -2]

Overbite mutters to himself, "... of... that IDIOT..."

Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> begins to trug forward ahead of the Sea Krait, his aggressive maneuevering is a bold sign of challenge towards the hostile in the area. Eventually the distance between him and the Sea Krait grows so great that the shield transfer is disengaged and battleship's shield generators goes offline! All of the sudden power floods right back into Fortress Maximus' weapons, which all raises up to life again! Strangely enough though, despite jolting back to life, the weapons do not fire. The answer to why comes in the form of the dull hum, eminating from the photon cannon mounted on the battleship's tower, which steadily increases in volume as its capacitor charges up power!


 * WHIIRRRRRR***


 * PEW***

It's an extremely rare display of power by Fortress Maximus, as a brilliant beam of yellow light is fired from his fusion powered photon cannon and straight towards the Decepticon aircraft carrier!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> sets his defense level to Fearless.

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus>'s forcefield protecting Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> vanishes.

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> with his Fusion-Powered Photon Cannon attack!

Combat: Decepticon Aircraft Carrier <Behemoth> falls to the ground, unconscious.

Solstice ends up post-smack with stave resting against the back of her arm, one end at the ground, the other resting in the hollowed out part of her shoulder where a headlight was, side facing the shark. Other hand comes up to shove goggles up over her head, allowing the icy optics to glare back at Overbite as door wings roll the windows down and pivot, twitching in the wind.

Then the shark dives overboard. "Oh.. slag." Optics widen as the wind whips up an eddy of shrapnel and pieces of Tubby the turret (Oh how I will miss you, Tubs!) and the mini-whirlwind slams the orate femmebot, sending her spinning into a fence then a turret and then, teeteringly close to going overboard, metal bits shredding the doors, leather-like interior, removing buttons, popping the glass out and leaving them as shells before spinning into already damaged flank and back. Oozing from the thousand little deaths, she staggers, wiping her face with hand, streaking it. "Ouch." Gone the happy, now the serious, "This.. is rapidly approaching the point of negative returns, sir." Glance out towards the target, a look up to the hellacious sky then kicks upwards, anti-gravs kicking her up into the storm as a message crosses the comms. Stave locking to the back of forearm and shrinking, she reaches over her right shoulder and manually cocks her rocket launcher into place. Getting buffeted to and fro, arms wide and door wings snapping about for stability, she dives for another turret on the Krait, landing half atop, half in and jerking the steering crank, "Lock 'n load, 'bots. You heard th' boss mech, lets bring th' rain!" Slamming her fist into any online controls in her turret, she fires. "Fire in the hole!"

< Autobot > Solstice says, "This.. is rapidly approaching the point of negative returns, sir."

Combat: Solstice strikes Misfire with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Bring the rain Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Misfire's Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Solstice strikes Triggerhappy with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Bring the rain Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Triggerhappy's Agility. (Crippled)

Combat: Solstice misses Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Bring the rain Area attack!

Combat: Solstice strikes Scorn with Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Bring the rain Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily impaired Scorn's Agility. (Crippled)

Broadside has since reflexively transformed, albeit slowly, not that it matters! He's well below the waves by now, barely conscious. Fort Max's epic photon cannon is the end of the Behemoth! Its hull erupts in flames and secondary explosions, spilling freighter containers into the ocean. Not so great for the 'cons. But the Autobots aren't in the best spot either. The eye of the storm continues to tear into them, and great blinding strikes of blue lightning lash out towards the ocean and everything around it.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "I agree, we've made our best shot. Start turning the Sea Krait around, we're retreating.  We'll scoop up Broadside on the way out."

Combat: Takara Storm misses Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> with its Lightning Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Scorn with its Lightning Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily affected Scorn's Accuracy. (Blinded)

Combat: Scorn falls to the ground, unconscious.

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Triggerhappy with its Lightning Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily affected Triggerhappy's Accuracy. (Blinded)

Combat: Takara Storm misses Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> with its Lightning Area attack!

Combat: Takara Storm strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with its Lightning Area attack!

Combat: That attack has temporarily affected Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait>'s Accuracy. (Blinded)

Space Shuttle <Blast Off> hits the Sea Krait's forcefield, but it manages to hold, unfortunately. Then Triggerhappy lives up to his name and manges to shoot almost everyone... except him, thankfully. The shuttle swoops out of the way just in time, then circles back for another verbal jab. "That's the thing, Blades... I'm not so pathetically *weak* that I *need* my fellow Decepticons to rescue me.... I can take care of myself! You Protectobots can't seem to go anywhere without escorts and other backup. You're just pale imitations of *true* war mechs, like the Combaticons..."

He would go on, but Fortress Maximus suddenly launches a huge attack on the Behemoth- and the ship falls into the ocean in an explosion of fire and smoke. Well, maybe it does, or maybe the winds snuff out the fire and smoke, I dunno. Anyway, the Combaticon is riled up now (at least for him). "No!" He breaks off from Blades and hurtles towards the two remaining ships, just avoiding another attack from Solstice as he does so- and somehow making progress against the storm as it buffets his sides. The forcefield of the Sea Krait is gone now, and Blast Off intends to finish his job, just like he was telling Blades earlier. He launches another huge bombardment at the ship, trying to sink it.

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Killing Blow! attack! [Pulled -2]

Apparently Triggerhappy sucks so much that he manages to shoot AT THE WATER. Which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the fact that said shots hit the water some by random unluckiness right where Overbite was swimming his way back towards the Behemoth. What an idiot. Overbite almost misses having Skalor or Nautilator here.

ALMOST.

However after hearing the radio he diverts course a bit and the oddly colored, potmarked shark-mech surfaces near Scorn. For a moment he eyes where Broadside sank hungerly, but a soldier's sensibilty manages to stifle down the bloodlust long enough for him to transform. Wraps an arm around the unconcious femme and as his anti-gravs have no problem with taking off from the water, hoists her out with no trouble and slings her over his shoulder.

With his free hand he pulls out his larger cannon as he's ascending, takes aim towards the Sea Krait and fires another metal melting blast at it.

The robotic shark stands up into fearsome Seacon commando.

Combat: Overbite sets his defense level to Neutral.

Combat: Overbite strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Jawbreaker Cannon attack!

Misfire and Aimless prepare to put the Decepticon Field Manual when Misfire gets shot in the back by Triggerhappy's button pressing, dropping Aimless and the Manual. "NOOOO!!!! THE MANUAL!" Misfire screams as the pair hits the water. Misfire then gets hit in the chest from Solstice sending him crashing into the water. Misfire bobs in the water next to Aimless who stares at him, "Really, the Manual?" Misfire shrugs, "I know you can swim!" Misfire then sees that his Manual is caught on some debris! "SCORE!" Misfire then swims over and grabs the Manual. "I don't know what I would do with out you!" Aimless then leaps into his gun mode and spews out laser fire at Misfire...and maybe the Sea Krait behind us. "YOU CARE ABOUT THAT MANUAL MORE THAN ME MISFIRE!!!" Misfire lets out a eeep as his own gun shoots him, he does manage to put the Manual back into subspace!

Combat: Misfire misses himself with his Jealous Much! Area attack! [Pulled -3]

Combat: Misfire misses Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Jealous Much! Area attack! [Pulled -3]

A wild display of gunfire thanks to Triggerhappy ends up striking Scorn as well, which only helps to fuel her rage. "Damnit, Triggerhappy, I'll have your head!" She roars at the ship, but her words fade when Fortress Maximus lights up the area with his photon cannon and subsequently destroys the Behemoth. But she doesn't have time to be furious as the storm worsens and the Sea Krait takes aim. "Slag.. Slag! Aghh!" She stiffens, trying to swim away, but the massive cannon shell fires and obliterates the area just as the lightning strikes.

The bit of flotsom she clung to is no more. And Scorn? Well.. what's left of her is floating a good way off, most of her armor cracked, charred, or clean blown off along with a missing leg. Yeah, she's not moving anytime soon. Thankfully Overbite swoops in to grab her, the femme a leaking mess that now hangs off his shoulder like a fresh catch.

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Anyone got an optic on where Broadside is?"

Triggerhappy finally gets hit again. And when it rains, it pours. He gets hit by Solstice's turret from the Krait. It knocks him back, and before he can recover himself, he gets struck by lightning. Wooo, what a buzz! But that was nothing compared to what Franklin Cross did to him a while back.

Oh, and then, the Behemoth explodes, sending Triggerhappy careening toward the sea. Thankfully though, he activates his antigravs in midair and catches himself before transforming to fly toward the Krait and continue firing. Can the Decepticons do unto others as others have done unto them?

Triggerhappy transforms into a blue and white Cybertronian aircraft.

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Compressed-Air Cannon attack!

Combat: Triggerhappy uses up a charge on his Hand Pump booster pack!

< Autobot > Blades says, "Okay... who do I need to fish out of the drink first?"

< Autobot > Solstice says, "Are we fish in' or firing' cause they're still shooting' at us."

< Autobot > Fortress Maximus says, "Fish Broadside out and get out of here."

< Autobot > Blades says, "Ugh, kill Blast Off, and they'll go away."

< Autobot > Solstice says, "I'm gonna stick with th' Krait. It's not feelin' all that steady."

< Autobot > Blades says, "Okay. I will kill Blast Off, then."

Solstice leg overs and slides into the turret, bracing herself inside the compartment as the ship continues to shudder. There's a moment of visible weariness that creases her face, dimming optics as she leans her head against the targeting reticule for just a moment, really, before she starts pushing at the buttons, checking munitions levels and changing the load-out. "Y' heard th' mech, lets get this show on th' road." Someone else is, hopefully, driving the ship. Head isn't really resting on the edge of the targeting reticule, she's just.. staring through it at a different angle.

Combat: Solstice takes extra time to steady herself. [Pass]

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> has people in the sea to rescue, in a storm. Howevere, there are still Decepticons shooting at them, so it is not a really good tiem to rescue them. And why are the Deceptions still shooting? because they are jerks. Now, Blast Off has to be in charge because Scorn is down and Triggerhappy and Misfire are wildly incompetent Overbite... who cares about Overbite? And where did Mindwipe go? In any case, Blades get up to something kind of foolish - namely, transforming and firing at everyone while he's in the air.

The ocean is coming up fast.

Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> transforms into his Blades mode.

Combat: Blades sets his defense level to Fearless.

Combat: Blades strikes Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> with his Photon Pistol Area attack!

Combat: Blades strikes Misfire with his Photon Pistol Area attack!

Combat: Blades strikes Overbite with his Photon Pistol Area attack!

Combat: Blades misses Space Shuttle <Blast Off> with his Photon Pistol Area attack!

< Autobot > Blades says, "Slag it!"

Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> watches the multiple explosions emanating from the Decepticon ship off in the distance through his sensors. It's clear, even though he has no face to express his emotions in this mode, from his silence alone that a heavy weight hangs over him. Another life ended, even if it's a Decepticon one, it's still a life. Killing some to save many. It's not a concept that he wants to embrace.

Galen watches the viewscreen and comments quietly, "We kinda over did it..."

<< Yes... we did. >>

Galen snaps out of his slump and begins manning the sensor terminal in front of him, "Well there's still a battle going on, and a retreat that needs to happen. I'll start pinging the waters below and try to locate Broadside."

Soon a tow cable is shot out under the water towards Broadside, but will it reach its mark?!

Combat: Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus> strikes USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> with his Fishing the Chubby (Grab) attack!

The Sea Krait ain't doin' so hot. The captain heeds Max and turns the heavily damaged vessel around. Sloooowly. It continues to get shot at! Hopefully someone calls Blades off.

Max and Galen manage to hook Broadside by one of his giant propellers. He's tugged through a cloud of his own energon, followed by a small pack of electro-sharks.

Combat: Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> begins retreating, leaving itself vulnerable to parting shots from Blades, USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside>, Solstice, Space Shuttle <Blast Off>, Giant Bat <Mindwipe>, Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy>, and Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus>

Combat: USS Nimitz Carrier <Broadside> begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Solstice, Space Shuttle <Blast Off>, Giant Bat <Mindwipe>, Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy>, and Cybertronian Battleship <Fortress Maximus>

Buzzsaw has arrived.

Space Shuttle <Blast Off> dodges Blades' attack, but he's got no time to worry about Protectobots, or ancient grudges. TIME TO SINK THAT SHIP! The Combaticon shuttle, determined to strike a final blow and NOT allow the Bots to get away with such impudence, comes screaming through the storm and winds, to fire another volley at the Sea Krait. It's NOW OR NEVER!!! "You shall pay for your impudence!!!!"

Overbite intended to just load Scorn into Blast Off, but as he's getting to the Combaticon a shot from Blades hits one of his leg anti-gravs. What was suppose to be just dropping her off ends up leaning against him for a moment to catch himself. "Don't bother with me, finish the hunt. Kill the prey!" He then swings himself under and transforms, mag-locking his cannon form to Blast Off's underside. And then turns to pop off a quick shot at Blades to distract the Protectobot so Blast Off can do his job.

Triggerhappy is quite battered by now, smoke trailing from his sparking engines. Slag it, not enough firepower for another shot. Well...then that leaves just one last thing that's worth anything against a ship of that size. He puts a bit more distance between himself and the ship, then charges forward, meaning to slam his own body right into the Krait's hull.

Overbite transforms into... a big cannon? As if he wasn't scary enough already!

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> sets his defense level to Fearless.

Combat: Space Shuttle <Blast Off> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Killing Blow-Part 2!!! I hope!!! attack! [Pulled -5]

Combat: Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> strikes Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> with his Ram attack! [Pulled -2]

Combat: Wavemaker Cannon <Overbite> strikes Blades with his Cover fire attack! [Pulled -3]

Taking a moment, to steady himself...Misfire looks at Aimless. "Awww, Aimless, don't be that way...You know you are like my favorite, Gun-Person thing...now come here..." Misfire beckons Aimless forward, Aimless reverts to his humanoid form. "Say it." Misfire looks at him, "But there are others here..." "Say it!" "FINE! I LOVE YOU!" Aimless then runs to Misfire, who in turn grabs his partner and forces him into gun mode and then in the confusion, fires a shot back towards the Autobot ship! Misfire laughs, "Psych!" Aimless emits, "I HATE YOU!!" while the bickering continues...the lone Ion Blast heads off towards the ship....

Combat: Misfire's One Last Shot! attack on Autobot Aircraft Carrier <Sea Krait> goes wild!

Combat: Misfire misses Cybertronian Turbo-Thrust Jet Fighter <Triggerhappy> with his One Last Shot! attack! [Pulled -2]

Blades, while falling, is shot by Overbite, which he manifestly deserves. However, it looks like the Krait is going to baaarely make it out, so... Blades transforms to go fishing for overboard Autobots with his hook and line... which will probably get Blades shot at or knocked over by the storm, but oh well.

Blades transforms into his Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> mode.

Combat: Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> sets his defense level to Protected.

The Global Pose Tracker marks that Bell UH-1V Iroquois <Blades> has 'skipped' his action for this round.

< Autobot > Blades says, "Okay. Finally getting to that fishing..."