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Post by nyugvo6 on Apr 21, 2016 18:22:59 GMT -5
Skyfall flies around dodging shells, unable to aim properly *Topheavy, I could use some support now!* *Topheavy, don't tell me they got you!*
Strong her partner might be, but nowhere fast. They make a good combo with Skyfall's agility and Topheavy's strength. She takes aim and takes down a gunner targeting Sky. *You know why they call me Topheavy? I always come out on top.*
*You're also stacked, just saying. I owe you one* Says Skyfall, catching a moment of breath. It's a short lived break, slowing down to chat was a mistake. She gets hit by a rocket from behind, destroying her suit. She can freely transform now, which she's more than happy to do right away. *At last I'm freeeeee!... falling?* her wing got hit as well.
Topheavy watching the explosion knew she must act fast. A fall from that height might wreck Sky badly. Switching to top gear she barely manages to catch her. Her stunt drags them out to the open, with nowhere to go. Surrounded. Stealth paint and their enhancers are the only thing keeping them covered now.
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Post by smokedtoast on Apr 21, 2016 22:53:10 GMT -5
Stingray's climb leads all the way up to what looks like... an excavated chamber. It's the only way to describe the room, cables clipped and redirected and a large unusual cavity like shape to the room. Something used to be in here and it had since been removed through force and surgical butchery. She can hear movement from an indention in the wall across the room. It appears to be some kind of vent entrance quick welded in spots to hold under pressure. However, the work is shoddy enough she may be able to help jar it open with the right strike... the room seems to shake ever so slightly as she enters it, dust falling from the crevices above. But the modifications to the room seem to hold. If this was a Metrotitan as she expected... someone put a lot of effort into making sure they could control it... ****************************** Tailwind and Vix's examinations of the bulkhead suggest it was sealed but in a shoddily fashion. They can get finger holds underneath the panel in question and it moves with their jostling. They just might be able to get it off with enough pressure, though unusually part of the back wall of the vent seems to shift and move backwards. It's enough to give them more room in the vent but only just so and it comes with the straining sound of gears that have not been used in decacycles. The movement seems to strain something in the building before it stops. It might remind either them of the old battle cities of the great war, depending on their own experiences. Another reason to want to get back to home base in one piece. There may be more to stake with this mission then just the delivery of a council member or two... ***************************** An unseen sniper frowned to himself as he crouched near one of the adjancent buildings to the Autobot Council Building. It had been a long time since Smokescreen had stepped foot in this area, even counting his period of urban disorder under Prydefire's lead. At least that was true for the autobot half of his spark... the part that had been once known as Smokejumper, sometimes confused for Smokescreen reveled in memories of raiding this area with bombs. ~We should let the pretender fall. They do our name damage.~ ~No, stay on the mission. Magnus asked us to run interference and besides, you want your legacy to die so easily?~ ~You try to trick me.~ ~We are the same person dumbaft, so -you're- tricking yourself. And you're going to leave the chance to gloat in an autobot's face?~ ~You make a good point. Allow me.~ His eyes shifted to a red tint as he took hold of his electrodisruptor rifle. Enough of the AUtotroopers had moved in on the downed Aerialbots that he had a clear shot on one of the cannon's power distribution relays. He takes a small moment to open a comm channel to Topheavy and Skyfall. =Opening a distraction for you aerialbots. Hit them when they're distracted by the bang.= He responded before opening fire on the relay and releasing the full charge of the buildings internals on the weapon, causing it to explode and rain shrapnel on the other weapons in the facility. Damage started to build up as a result of the explosion and while the other cannons did not follow suit in explosion, they did start to jam from the shrapnel and lose power. The Autotroopers advancing on the two turned back to look in dismay, raising their weapons towards the sky as they scanned for the sniper. It's a small advantage but Topheavy is still wearing her own suit which is no small wonder in it's own. Time for a little smashing?
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Post by tearoness on May 13, 2016 11:23:37 GMT -5
As Stingray climbed out of the tunnel into a dusty old chamber that looked like a butcher had a hay day with rewiring everything and the chamber was bigger than normal. Taking a closer look it looked like something had been in her but it had been hastly removed and forced butcher for surgery.
Hearing something moving from a dent int he wall on the other side of the chamber, Stingray carefully and quietly moved to the other side of the chamber the chamber itself moved very slightly with each move she made and the dust fell from the small crevices above her, she looked close tot he chamber and the changes tot he chamber and it seem to hold.
Stingray got this gut felling that she might be very well inside Metroplex and whoever did all these modifactions really wanted to keep the big fella under it's control for what reason.
She needed to do something to help the big fella but what? Lifting her left arm up and opening the door, "Sneaks come," Stingray ordered he pet compainion.
Sneaks jumps out of his hiding spot in front of his master chattering quietly.
Stingray had to smile at the little fella was very loyal to her, looking down at Sneaks quietly speaking to him, "Sneaks take a good look at the vent cover see if the cover can be taken off without force.
Sneaks squeaks quietly and quickly moves over to the vent cover he carefully exams it seeing the welds were make quickly, but it would hold under pressure from something. He heard something on the other side of the vent Sneaks moves closer to the vent he looks through the slits in the vent cover into the room to who the people are or person or something is, Sneaks records what was going on in the room before he returns to Stingray.
Waiting for Sneaks to come back to her, Sting saw that Sneaks saw something and was recording it, she took out the map that she had with her looking the map over again seeing where she would move next. She also knew she had tell tell Merkava and if she could tell Elita what she found without giving herself away. "Metroplex if you can hear me fight don't let whoever is doing this to you don't let it control you you are a great warrior and friend to the Autobot's." Stingray muttered.
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Post by striker on May 17, 2016 23:17:19 GMT -5
Two shared a short argument using military sign, and chrinolinquistics, trying to keep their noise to a minimum or less.
They could squeeze past this shoddily sealed vent if they exhaled and thought thin thoughts, or they could take a turn, going down another arm of the ventilation system... but that would take time and take them away from their target.
So... thin thoughts it was, with Vixen going first, and Tailwind bring up the tail. (a joke she did not appreciate the fox making. a pinch to Vixen's aft was her retaliation)
-CLANG- went Vixen's head against the roof of the vent, shooting her team mate a glare
Tailwinds rebuttal was a stuck out tongue.
Rolling her optics Vixen continued down the vent, passed the jimmy'd-open section.
Though neither would say it, they would swear that it made the same creaking sound that was heard when Magnus would occasionally/rarely smile.
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Post by smokedtoast on Jun 5, 2016 22:28:22 GMT -5
Sneaks examination of the vent before himself showed the other two's efforts to wrench open the other end of the vent. Other then that, it seems to be a simple albeit a bit of a squeeze as the two make their way down the tunnel. They probably even see the cyber-weasal(I think?) drone make it's way back to its owner even as Stingray speaks out to the air with the vague echo of her voice coming from the room beyond. It looks like the two parties about to meet?
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Post by tearoness on Jun 16, 2016 11:47:52 GMT -5
Sneaks was about to head back to Stingray when movement caught his optics taking a closer look and saw the two bots were not Autobot's but the other faction who worked their way through the vent and down the tunnel that looked like the same tunnel that Stingrays was in but on the other end maybe heading towards Stingray.
Opening his interface to Stingray he sent the images of the two bots to Stingray who were not Autobot but the other side he quietly hissed into the interface to Stingray giving hr a warning of unwanted guests.
Stingray opened her interface to Sneaks hearing the warning which she more or less ingored for the moment. Seeing the two bots of the other faction this must the break out party that Merkava sent to get get her out of the council building. She quietly told Sneaks to come back to her and it was okay to two bots were here to help her bust out of the council building so she could meet up with Merkava.
Sneaks quickly returns to Stingray and stands beside her waiting for his next orders.
Stingray scanned the tunnel that they were in picking up the two bots heat signtures and found the quickest way to reach them telling Snkeaks very quietly, "Sneaks go ahead of me use you interface lead me to the them I'm right behind ya little fella."
Sneaks nodded to Stingray as he very quietly headed off tot he two bot who were here to help them bust out of here.
Stingray quickly turned herself to the right in the tunnel and very quietly headed off in the direction of Sneaks.
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Post by striker on Aug 19, 2016 9:20:25 GMT -5
*translated from Military Sign Communication
"We're lost" Tailwind sighed, wings twitching in agitation
"We are not lost" Vix grunted, a hand waving in front of her face, "and get your wings out of my muzzle!"
"Why are you in robot mode anyway? A fox would be much smaller for air vent crawling" Tailwind stuck out her tongue
"Thumbs" was Vix's simple reply, her fingers somehow conveying a dry bemused monotone "And middle fingers"
Tailwind snorted, rolling her optics "subtle."
They crawled down the vent 'passage' for a few more meters, keeping most of their muttering to themselves, sculpted chassis squeezing against each other as they found this particular 'tunnel' to be a bit on the tight side.
"You need to cut down on the Energon Goodie Cakes" Vix muttered, trying to make her way past her partner to get a heads up on where in this maze they were.
"Oh you can fuck right off fur-face." Tailwind gave an indignant gasp, glaring at her partner. Though she did, quietly, poke and squeeze at her own belly, wondering if Vixen was right. She snorted again, "At least I didn't get us lost"
"WE ARE NOT LOST" Vix gave a venomous hiss, returning the glare.
This... this was how Sneaks found his partner's saviors. Griping and bitching at each other, trying to scrabble and crawl around in the vents they were just a tad too big for, together anyway-- if they were solo they'd likely have no problem.
"We so ar-- uhoh?" Tailwind tapped at Vix to get her attention, seeing the reflective shine of technorganic optics in the dark
"What?" Vix grunted, "What could possible be... oh. Um. Shit." she blinked, staring at Sneaks, "... Hi lil buddy... what're you doin' up here?"
"..." Tailwind hung her head, "Really?"
Truly the most professional of professionals. They all might actually get out of this alive, too!
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Post by tearoness on Sept 27, 2016 11:03:46 GMT -5
As Sneaks worked his way down the vent heading towards the two bots that were to bust Stingray out of the council building he stops a few meters away from the bots hearing one of the bot in front of the other say hello little buddy and asking what he was up here. Seeing the bot lower it's head like it realized what it just said, Sneaks more or less snorted quietly relaying back to Stingray he found the bots.
Stingray quietly kept up with Sneaks the best she could seeing that Sneaks found the two bots and saw the other bot lower it's head, Stingray held back a laugh she caught up with Sneaks and stopped next to her pet companion.
Looking over to the two bots she spoke quietly, "Must be the extraction team that Merkava sent?" I'm assuming you know I'm Stingray the little fella next to me is Sneaks. What are your names?" Stingray asked
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Post by striker on Nov 5, 2016 22:26:13 GMT -5
"Vixen, and this is my partner Tailwind" The fox-former nodded, whispering softly
"Now that we found you, we're getting out of here while everyone is still..."
"... distracted" the fox-former grinned.
The dragonfly nodded, stifling a giggle, "Distracted works."
Pausing, the vixen named Vixen looked around, "... now if we can just get turned around..."
"I saw that look" Tailwind snorted, "I am not fat!"
"Did I say that?"
"You were thinking it!" was the accusation.
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Post by tearoness on Jan 12, 2017 14:01:21 GMT -5
Hearing the two bots tell her their names were Vixen and Tailwind also telling her that they getting her out of the council building while everyone else was more or less distracted.
Seeing the dragonfly holding back a laugh. Seeing Vixen look around and hearing Vixen say only if they could just get turned around. Stingray saw Vixen look at Tailwind hearing Tailwind say to Vixen, “I saw that look, and I’m not fat!” Tailwind snorted.
Hearing the two bot more or less exchange words with each other Stingray had to more or less hold back a laugh herself. Looking at the Vixen and Tailwind, “If we keep going down this vent we should reach the back of the building unless you want to go back the way you came in either way let’s blow this joint I’m really tired of being left in the dark about what is going on. I hope that my friend will be okay and I will be able to see her again after this fiasco is over with. Let’s get out of here shall we?” Stingray asked.
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Post by smokedtoast on Feb 12, 2017 23:49:07 GMT -5
An explosion comes from outside the building as the room the united rescue team and rescue target shakes a little bit. It almost seems to be a verbant yes to Stingray's question, though the mysterious essence helping stingray navigate the building seems to have grown quiet. Outside Smokescreen is keeping on the move, drawing fire with his own blantant movements and returning fire as the other distractions make their escape. "Come on...Come on..." He mutters to himself and the voice in his head as he waits for the others to leave.
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Post by striker on Mar 20, 2017 15:35:34 GMT -5
"That's the plan" Vix nodded, shuffling down the vent-way, wiggling her bottom as she did.
With a heavy push to the aft, Tailwind shoved her partner further into the vent, "c'mon move that furry aft."
"You're one to talk with that big aft of yours!" Vix muttered
"I'm an insect! we can't help it!" she wiggled herself along, "Come on Sting, you too little buddy." she said, "We're gonna get out of here PDQ"
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Post by tearoness on Apr 5, 2017 15:31:34 GMT -5
Hearing the explosion from outside Stingray heard Vixen say that was the plan as she tried to move down the vent.
Seeing Tailwind give a huge heavy shove to Vixen's back side also saying to move the furry butt.
Hearing Vixen's counter remark, Stingray had to hold back a laugh also hearing Vixen tell her to follow the as they were going to get her out of the council building.
Stingray looked to Sneaks, "take the lead Sneaks show us what is in front of us, Vixen, Tailwind hope you don't mind Sneaks taking the lead he will let us know. If there are any obstacles that might be ahead of us." Stingray said to the two bots.
Sneaks squeaks twice as he quickly scampers ahead of Vixen and Tailwind he opens his interface with Stingray as he scouts ahead.
Stingray had noticed that whoever had been helping her get through the venting system has been silent for sometime, muttering very lowly as moved behind the other two bots, "if it is really you Metroplex please don't be shy guide the group out of here."
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Post by smokedtoast on Aug 13, 2017 21:47:29 GMT -5
As if in reaction to Stingray's muttering, sections of the walls starts to shift slightly... nothing too major, but at least some of of the power relay sections of the walls have shifted inwards along the path she's described. It seems the building has heard her question and can give them this small boon to help their escape. Though it is not quite the lit path she had seen earlier, it does leave beacons to fall through the inner workings of the building...
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Post by striker on Aug 17, 2017 13:52:06 GMT -5
Vixen and Tailwind both moved out of the way, as much as the vents would allow, to let Sneaks by and lead the way.
Crawling down the path the two covert saviors paused as the walls and things started to shift, even subtly... seeing a panel move out the way right before your own optics... well, that'd make anyone stop, right?
"Um. W-what the Pit?" Vixen muttered, tail curling around her leg in her rising fear
"Holy Primus... did I... am I getting optic interference? Did I just see that?" Tailwing gasped, wings twitching and buzzing quietly
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