1241/Battleground: Zolanium Mountain 4 - 6

Cast of Characters: | Prowl, Megatron, Starlock, Whirl, 135

**Prowl has posed:**
    The Autobots have just managed to get mining and extraction operations going on Varas Extrinsecus, despite the dangerous lightning storm around the valuable mountain. Thanks to Hoist's efforts, the outpost is up and running, and protected by shields from the environmental hazards.

    But Prowl has predicted it's only a matter of time before the Decepticons show up to attempt to take possession of it, since they had been previously unsuccessful in capturing the site. Sure enough, sensor arrays at the mouth of the passage leading into the heart of the mountain have picked up on enemy signatures. Big guns, too. Shields immediately power up to maximum capacity, troops charge to defend the turf, and automated defenses come to life, including a wave of assault drones that deploy from hidden panels.

    At the same time, several lightning bolts crash down toward the ground, threatening anyone who has ventured outside of the shields. Including Prowl, it seems, as he leads his troops against the Decepticons.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock managed to dodged said thunderbolts with her own dexterity, now why is she on the outside? Easy.. She's got a cannon that can be put to use.

      The small medic is not comfortable with what she's about to do, considering /whom/ is on the field, but, once out of the lightings range, she'd trans form and start spreading around the field, and take aim with her canon. "<<Taking aim at Megatron First.>>" She'd report.

**Whirl has posed:**
Whirl was less than successful in dodging the lightning strikes. "SLAG!" he yells as he's hit, then transforms and jumps into the air. <<Following Sarge's lead an' bringing the pain to the Slagmaker his ownself.>>

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron flies into the area, leading the charge. "I thought we showed you Autobots the folly of trying to stop us." he moves out of the way of Starlock's attack, tilting his head. "I guess we'll have to show you again." and then he gets hit by Whirl's attack, turning his gaze on him. "You. We have a score to settle, don't we?" he transforms to his tank mode and sends a blast towards Whirl.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks up at the storm after the lightning strikes as he charges forward. Swatting at the drones as they come close he focuses himself and ignores the pain. Optics sweep for enemy signatures taking note of the defenders before turning his attention on the defenses, "<<Moving in.>>" He is suddenly sent skidding forward by the unexpected attack. The sixchanger doesn't even look back as he recovers himself and moves in to strike.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock strangles her own inner screaming as she /misses/ Megatron, How the hell could she miss?! He was only a few feet in front of her! She'd start panicking and attempt to keep herself out of fire, and takes aim at Sixshot, who is going after the Defenses, not letting the storms wind, mess her up.

**Whirl has posed:**
Whirl beats his rotors harder, trying to maintain his position as the storm gusts buffet him. <<You missed, Megatron! Your aim's as bad as your poetry!>> he yells. <<Worse, even!>>

**Prowl has posed:**
    The lightning strikes a metallic formation, causing part of it to falls down onto Prowl. He curses and checks the shield readouts. Still at 85%, at least, since it seems the Decepticons can't shoot for slag this solar cycle. << Autobots, keeep up the pressure, shields are still holding. >>

    He ducks into cover, and focuses in on Megatron, searching for existing injuries or vulnerabilities in his armor...

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron is buffered by the storm, causing his shots to go wild. The weatahter is almsot its own combatant here. Yet he still taunts his enemy, chuckling at Starlock. "Are you having some problems aiming? Here. Let me help you." he aims his cannon at the medic next!

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot braces himself as he's blown about by the heavy winds before his optics narrow as a familiar cannon shot hits. He looks to the Commander for a mom then turns back to the defenses as he shifts to tank mode. Taking aim he ignores the Autobots as he fires off a missile.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlockis struck not just by the windstorm, but Whirl's fire missles, which actually land in a rather critical spot for her, hissing out in pain, and shouting Whirl's name over the field and communications link! She doesn't report that Whirl had actually done some serious damage to her, and instead zooms out of the fire, it going out as she speeds around, trying to get her Cannon unjammed... She can't bring down Megatron's armor to help Prowl like this.

      Hearing Megatron's taunts, her optics narrow and she whizzes out of the way of Megatron's blast, rolling on the ground as she transforms into her mini-root mode, trembling, glaring at the warlord, before taking a vent through her denta, and draws her dual blades, igniting the blades, and went running at him, and the closer she gets, she again is able to keep herself upright from the storm, and engages her pede boosters to slash at some exposed wiring of Megatrons.

**Whirl has posed:**
Whirl is struggling to maintain his position. BEtween the effects of the storm, enemy fire and a raging sense of rage over the fact he shot one of his own, Whirl's not having the best of days. "Slaggit!" he roars, firing again -- hopefully -- at Megatron.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl remains in cover, allowing it to block the howling wind. He keeps his sights focused on Megatron, even as Starlock goes rushing in. Ugh, why did people have to be reckless at the worst of times? He grunts and fires the missile anyway, relying on his pinpoint accuracy and perfect trajectory calculations to avoid damaging Starlock.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot remains steady as the winds send debri flying his way. Ignoring what he considers pebbles he moves to another position. The siege tanks turret taking aim before firing off several explosive rounds.

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron takes the shot by Prowl, while continuing to get buffered by the winds. He fires on Whirl. "Back to you. Don't worry. I havent forgotten about you either Prowl. You will all die at my hands."

**Starlock has posed:**
     Reckless wasn't exactly what Starlock was thinking at the moment, but she had managed to cut one of Megatron's fuel lines! A win for he'll have to work harder to fire, and will be quickly bleeding energon.

      Unfortunately the wind catches her, and a sharp rock gets embedded in the wound Whirl had accidently caused, and it causes her to hiss out, she'd get to cover and attempt to deal with said wound.

**Whirl has posed:**
Whirl is running on fumes, or close to it. <<Slag I'm almost empty,>> he tightbands to the other Autobots in the area. <<I'm gonna hafta pull back.>> He begisn preparing his retreat, foregoing the opportunity to attack at this time.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl again checks the status of the shields, and finds they are draining, but not quickly enough to cause alarm just yet. At this rate, he figures the defense can hold out. Shields at 75%. He prepares an incendiary, jumping out of the way of another lightning strike before firing it at the Decepticons.

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron is hit HARD by the last attack. The tank rolls for a moment, before skidding to a halt. Have the Autobots taken him down for the day! It sure looks like it..

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot ignores the storm and prepares to fire until warning sirens blare. Quickly turning he transforms and charges to grab the warlords body. Jets igniting as he focuses on escaping from the area as Vehicons or whatever Genericons are about try to cover th cretreat.

**Starlock has posed:**
     "<<Understood sir.>>" Starlock would chirp ready to get out of her spot to help Whirl and.. WEll, Megatron goes down, and Sixshot quickly scoops him up, instead of taking a pot shot, she moves to get back under the forcefield, breathing a sigh of relief. "That was way too close" She'd murmur to herself.

      "<<Right, hows is everyone holding up?>>" Time for her to start repairing people.

**Prowl has posed:**
    << Excellent work, Autobots. The outpost remains in our possession for now. Starlock, see to the injured. >> Prowl begins directing Operations to begin restoring the shields back to full capacity.