1267/Battleground: Nova Cronum 5 - 1

Cast of Characters: | Prowl, Starscream, Healthpoint, 135, 139

**Prowl has posed:**
    Nova Cronum is once again in the heat of battle, with the Decepticons pushing hard against the Bot defenses. Prowl is on point with Healthpoint in charge of Operations teams. The strategist is holed up in the one of the watchtowers, keeping tabs on everything.

    The systems immediately pick up on two major sources of firepower out there: Sixshot and Starscream. << Autobots, focus on Starscream and the sixchanger, do not let them near the defenses. >> he calls out on the comms, as he fires an incendiary from a long-range artillery launcher.

**Healthpoint has posed:**
      It has been a while since Healthpoint has been on field duty. By her own request, she did not want to be on the front lines if she couldn't be depended on. But, the war never stops, and soldiers are more and more difficult to come by. So, she realized she couldn't keep hiding within the walls of Iacon and once again joined the war efforts. And once again she finds herself under the command of Prowl.

      She has as usual taking up a position at one of the defense consoles. <<"Yes, sir.">> she responds to Prowl's command, then punches in the commands for everyone's favorite little devils. Defense drones launch from the walls, with the multitude of miscellaneous zappers. "Turn back now! We won't lose!" she calls out to the Decepticons.

**Starscream has posed:**
     The familiar shrieking of air passing over Starscream's wings was quite evident as he sped through the sky above, spinning quickly to evade Prowl's infamous Prophex grenades, and Healthpoint's shots, it wasn't hard to see where Starscream got his name. He'd get himself over the outpost, and quickly transform back into his Root-mode, his heel thrusters activating as he looked down at the battle raging below.

      "Hmph, Nova Cronum, a place with more research facilities then Shockwave could possible build, the fact we lost control of such a place is /quite/ the annoyance, and a folly that should not be repeated." Starscream would muse to himself as he remained in flight there.

      He'd glance back, noting Sixshot having bit hit, now that was /annoying/ He'd pull three small metallic orbs from his subspace, pressing buttons to enlarging them, as he threw them at the offensive below. "<<Sixshot! I've weakened their integrity for you.>>"

      His optics then fell on Healthpoint and laughs. "Bold of you to assume such things are optional, Autobot, nothing would do but your surrender~"

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot ignores the pain from the phosphex as it washes over him, "Heh Prowls here this time. What big guns licking their wounds." Afterburners ignite as he spins to knock the annoying drones away while focusing his sensors on Nova Cronum, <<Right, moving in.>> The sixchanger quickly moves lower as he performs a strafing run along the base.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl keeps his optics fixed on the readouts...not too much damage just yet, but this may be a long shot. The cluster bombs and strafing run knock some debris down, though he manages to avoid most of the damage by bringing up shields. Hmm...he focuses in on Starscream, whom he's noticed has managed to evade both the grenade and the drones...

**Healthpoint has posed:**
      She was hoping that her extra concentration would help, but the drones miss Starscream and she is hit pretty severely by the Cons. But she knows taking cover would only make her shots harder to target. <<"Someone else might want to operate the defenses controls. I can't stand out in the open much longer. My armor's already down to nothing and I'm registering internal damage...">> Healthpoint reports to her allies.

      But, that doesn't mean she isn't going to keep trying. She stays at her control panel and gets the laser turrets firing at the cons.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
Fireflight has been busy.... daydreaming, actually. When the fight starts, the Aerialbot looks up, confused for a moment, then realizes what's going on. He rushes to his station, stumbling a few times as attacks rock the base, then launches himself up into the air, transforming to his jet mode. "<< Ok! Oh! I guess we're under attack, right? I'm airborne, gonna lay out a firefog missile welcome, is that ok? Well, I HOPE it's ok, 'cause there they go! >>" He sees Sixshot striking the base and aims the missiles at him- and oh, there's another jet! He send some his way, too.

**Starscream has posed:**
     Starscream is struck by Healthpoint's barrage of turret fire and sneers, taking a quick at the smoking round in his frame, but after some initial growling, and then being struck by /again/ this time, with a fire based missile in a rather critical area, by an autobot he /missed/ in his initial bombing. He grumbles about how he's going to need to go into the blasted medical bay, and with a spin he's transformed back into his alt-mode and designs to strife around the base once more, taking aim at the autobots below.

      "<<It appears that they were hiding one, I'd keep our target on the defenses, Sixshot.>>" He'd order.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
As the turrets open fire Sixshot quickly barrel rolls out of the way, "Heh, pathetic shots." Taking note of Fireflight he turns to play a little aerial-chicken with the mech. He charges forward for a few moments before quickly diving down before any kind of impact. The purpose becoming clear as he shifts and slams onto the ground in tank form. Turret quickly turning back to the defenses as he opens fire once again, <<Already done.>>

**Healthpoint has posed:**
      Well, no one else took the controls. But, Healthpoint is also still standing. That's an acceptable trade! <<"That is very ok!">> she radios as Fireflight does his thing. <<"Alright, if you can keep them busy, I'll stay at the controls!">> she adds, then powers up the drones again. "Hey, Decepticons! I have some more friends for you!" she calls out before opening those drone doors again.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"<< Got it!, >>" Fireflight radios back to Healthpoint, turning for another strafing run at the Cons, even as he manages to avoid Starscream's missiles. "<< Hey, I thought you were supposed to be the Elite Jetforce or somethin', Starscream! >>" he calls out before launching another volley of missiles of his own- just with fire. Lots of fire. Be glad you're not here, Goth.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Things go from not bad at all to kind of bad. Prowl had lowered the tower shields and was about to fire a missile at Starscream when he unleashed a missile of his own, collapsing the roof onto the strategist. << Hrnnn...Healthpoint, fall back if necessary. We need you on support. Fireflight, keep Starscream busy. >> He jumps onto the gravlift and makes his way to another more secure location then zooms in on Sixshot, who was dishing out some serious damage to the outer barriers.

**Starscream has posed:**
     Starscream yelped as he was struck by the drones, and went spinning! He's then slammed once more by Healthpoint and almost goes crashing into the ground, his alarms as screeching in his audials, this has gone FAR over what he expected! No! No! No! This was not going to do! He pull up and start retreating!

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot ignores the drones as he moves forward despite the sting. Once again fire washes over his body but instead he focuses his sensors as he targets the areas that have been already hit. He ignores any order to retreat as he fires off a few moee rounds at the defenses.

**Healthpoint has posed:**
      As Starscream makes a break for it, Healthpoint can't help letting out a short whoop! "Good work, everyone! Keep it up!" she calls out, then punches in a few commands and brings the big gun online. The largest turret that outpost defenses have slowly turns to target Sixshot. <<"I think we have it now, sir!">> she reports back to Prowl. The Chaos Rift Combustor hums as it powers up. "You probably should have left with your friend. But, it shows more backbone than most of the Decepticons that you stuck around anyway." she says to the siege tank before the weapon fires.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl watches as Starscream retreats. << Good work Fireflight. Now focus on the sixchanger--we take him down and we can drive them all back. >> He steps onto an outer platform and fires a missile at Sixshot, making use of the data he gathered only moments ago on any pre-existing damage to the mech's frame.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"<< Yes, Sir! Thanks. >>" Fireflight responds to Prowl, circling to send more missiles Starscream's way- only to see his aft end hightailing it out of there. "<< Huh? >>" Welp, one down, one to go. "<< Yeah, Healthpoint, Prowl, I think we're winning! Now if this one big guy will just leave we can celebrate, right? I bet we could hold a great party or something and I know his place in Iacon that makes great cand-- oops! >>" He nearly runs into the base while busy daydreaming. "<< Uhhh... we can plan it later, right? >>" Right. Job to do now. "<< On him, Sir! >>" He lands on the base, transforming back to his root mode, and aims his Photon Displacer at the remaining Con. First fire, now light!

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshots sensors turn towards Healthpoints position as he literally tanks the blast before the missile sends him skidding. Treads tear across the ground as Fireflights shots ping off his armor. He doesn't seem to care as Phase Six means one thing, DESTRUCTION! The turret takes aim as he launches a missile.

**Healthpoint has posed:**
      The big gun jams! But, Healthpoint doesn't seem too concerned about that. She is much more concerned about the warnings popping up about the structural integrity! <<"Sir, the walls can't take another hit like that! We have to bring him down now or we will be overrun!">> she radios to the others as she brings the Marauder turrets online again. <<"If you two were holding on to any heavy weapons, now is the time to use them!">> she says as the turrets power up and laserfire starts pelting the the area occupied by Sixshot.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Alerts are screaming at Prowl from inside the tower, and he hears Healthpoint on the comms saying exactly what he already knows. Sixshot isn't looking great, but neither is the base. << I know. Autobots, focus all fire on the sixchanger -now-! Do -not- let up. >>

    He launches another missile at the Decepticon powerhouse.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
Fireflight succeeds in his shot, and the Autobots' combined efforts seem to be working. Fireflight hopes so... though don't count your turbo chicken eggs before they hatch, right? "<< Ok! More firefog missiles coming up! >>" The Aerialbot is just about to launch back into the air when Prowl's shot puts the big six-changer down for good. He stops and gawps a moment. "Wow, great shot!"

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot says nothing as he rolls to a stop, sensors offline. It doesn't take long for a Decepticon shuttle to swoop in and haul the sixchanger off the field.