1270/Battleground: Rodion 5 - 1

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron enters the Rodian area, checking on the defenses personally. Hes been making a personal appearance at a lot of defenses as or late, for better or worse and he's chosen Rodian tonight. As he looks to the horizon he sees the Autobot forces arriving and gives a smirk. ?Excellent. I knew there was a reason I was here tonight. They have chosen their personal doom!?
    Megatron chuckles, transforming as he approaches the attackers.

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
The Autobots have tried to take Rodion times before. It was inevitable they would try to do so again. The Decepticons had their finest waiting for the time.

They also had Sinnertwin, who falls somewhere in the middle line. Tough, loyal, but not that bright. Which is probably another reason he's here. Whatever the equivilent of 'meat shield' to alien robots is. He's really good for that. Regardless he's prowling around, but quickly drawn out to the front by the sound of tank fire from none other than Megatron himself. The right head meanwhile turns to look towards where he fired, and narrows its eyes. "The medic is here."

The Terrorcon lets out an oil-chilling howl (in stereo) as he tears onto the field, forgoing any sense of self-preservation like usual to charge, and try to seperate the femme from helping her allies.

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      Also here to defend Rodion today is Shadowstar! As soon as Autobots are spotted moving in she goes into sneak mode, keeping out of sight and in the shadows until they get a bit closer. <<"Here they come. Let us 'welcome' them properly.">> she says over the comms as she takes up a spot at the base controls. And perhaps before the Autobots even realize they are being targeted by them, the large laser turrets open fire. After the strike she laughs. "You made a mistake attacking this outpost today, Autobrats!"

**Nightlash has posed:**
What's that old saying? If they're shooting at you...go faster? It's supersonic flight 101, and Nightlash just takes it all in stride as everything goes boom, just laughing hysterically as she comes out of it all unscathed...

But Nightlash, you ask, what about the other Autobots?

Good question! She should probably make sure they're OK at some point. But first things first...

<<HEYYY! So, this looks like defensive fortification design number...uh...whatever it is. Hold on, got it in my reference files... leave it to the Decepticons to never really change their stupid designs. You'd almost think they're just painting it purple or something to show it's theirs after they take it.>>

\*THWOOM\* Whoops, there goes part of her wing or something probably important as Shadowstar lashes out with the base defenses, throwing her off her crazy train of thought. <<Yep.. that's...a thing. Um, right, anyway.....give me a moment to find the right targeting files and such. Um... COVERING FIRE!>>

While sorting through her systems, she dives down to just unleash covering fire in her own way... Namely with a nice big explosive device.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock is running across the field as fast as she can go on her pede boosters. She reaches down on her belt and disengages the locks on her refueling tank.

      She looked up on hearing the loud incoming noise of a /tank/.. Oh lovely, Mega-jerk was here! and he looks to have brought the big guns with him... Seeing his incoming fire, She'd then go into a leaping-roll as she dodges out of the way of Megatron's incoming fire...

      Unfortunately that comes at the cost of being hit by Shadowstar's fire and Sinnertwin's headbutt, making her take havey wounds already... She'd let out a grwol and kick herself off Sinnertwin, and transforms into her mini-bus, targeting that now famous Armor-eating Cannon of hers /right/ at the defenses. "<<Right.. THis is gonna suck team!.. I believe in you though.>>"

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Forward advance! Hammerstrike isn't the quickest mech out there, and thus his advance, even at a jog, isn't remarkable as he lags behind other forces. His optics are set on the defenses, focusing on them, even as shrapnel and enemy fire tear into his large form. This slows him further, but does not stop him. Any minor inconvenience that gets in his way is flattened or swatted aside with his great hammer. But he is otherwise focuses on conserving his energy for when he makes to the enemy base. It's just as well he isn't quick, it gives those ahead of him to clear a path for him so that he can do what he specializes in: demolish.

Since he is focused on his own mission, he's not allowed himself to monitor, and thus not worry, over the fates of his comrades at present. All he is focused on is staggering forward despite more than one smoking hole in his armour.

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron turns his cannon towards Starlock. "You are insolent." He says. "The reward for insolence is a quick death, Autobot." with that he fires side mounted lasers at the medic, focusing his attack.

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      Shadowstar can't help cackling as the base guns hit all three of the lead Autobots! ...and totally tries to ignore that their own valiant leader hit himself. Ignore that anime sweatdrop as she is laughing. While the other two keep focusing on the medic, Shadowstar continues to focus on...everyone! This time though, she punches the most dreaded button on the defense system control panel.

      Drones.

      "I hope you junkheaps like your new little friends!" she calls out as the little flying robots start to swarm the area.

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
Sinnertwin shakes both his heads after the impact. Just because he's got hard horned heads doesn't mean he doesn't feel the blunt of the attack. It's a pause that gives Starlock just long enough to transform and turn her cannon thing on the defenses structures.... And that big guy is already heading towards them while the walls crumble. The Terrorcon may not be the brightest spark but he does recall what that lug did last time. He turns, leaving Starlock to Megatron's fury and runs. Mid-sprint he transforms, throwing himself into a shoulder tackle at the large mech. His robot mode isn't as brutal as beast mode, but if he's going to take that bot down he needs to leverage and actually grappling limbs more.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock is very much hurting, after the barrage of fire, smoke and energon leaking from the wounds, but! Her goal was accomplished, time to let Nightlash and Hammerstrike take center stage! But the second she notices what the drones have done to his systems, ignoring her own wounds, and the shaking in her hands, she goes into a slide and blitzes her way over to Hammerstrike in a blur of Purple and quickly tends to his wounds!

**Nightlash has posed:**
Nightlash drops her bomb, witnesses the boom, and then spirals away as the base does the basey thing and shoots a bunch of annoying stuff at her... <<Owww...that hurt. Um...wait, why is the horizon upside-down?>> She blinks inwardly before giving a grunt. <<Whatever... hold on, when you're done getting all crunched on, Hamham, here's the spot to punch.>>

She looks back at Hammerstrike as Sinnertwin takes a bite out of things...and just mutters. <<You gonna just sit there and let him eat you like that?>> She then glances towards Starlock. <<...you're not looking so good...>>

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Pushing forward, pushing forward, pushing aside the pain. And at the last leg of his journey, Hammerstrike transforms, rolling forward at a steady pace, not about to be deterred just yet.

Or so he thought. That was until the drones swarmed about him, sapping him. The cab rolls to a stop. So close! So close. The claw at the end of the un-extended boom hanging limply, when it ought to be reaching high and tearing out a chunk of wall. And there Hammerstrike remains, unable to move, and certainly laid wide open to Sinnertwin's attack. His cab is slammed into hard, and he teeters dangerously for such a top-heavy alt-mode, threatening to topple over. But the hit seemed to jar him enough that he regained control of his faculties and he quickly pushes steadies himself. Without hesitation, his boom begins to extend high up.

Pause. THere is some hestitation when Starlock approaches and begins to patch him up. "Stay behind me, and to my left. My left. We don't need our medic crushed under rubble." Then he, with more caution than he had intended due to Starlock's presence, attempts to seriously damage the base's structure, tearing into the spot Nightlash had forwarded to him.

**Blurr has posed:**
    Blurr speeds onto the battlefield at Rodion, weaving in and out of enemy forces trying to keep them occupied with his flanking maneuvers. Hmm...he debates where his focus should be. The Decepticons' defenses are not even close to where they need to be, but the 'Bots are taking heavy fire.

    But then Hammerstrike ends up doing a good chunk of damage with Nightlash's assistance. "Good work Hammerstrike, keep up the pressure. I'll keep them busy!" He tries zipping behind the Decepticons on point and ambushing them with an EMP.

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
Shoot, the big guy transforming threw him off a bit, though Sinnertwin still hit him hard enough to feel it too. He steps back... just in time for an EMP blast to go off. "Frag!" Now that stupid speedster too!? Grrrrr... but the demo-machine and the medic are still the biggest threats to the defenses on the field. There's also that annoying other femme flying around. And.. and...

Yeah, Sinnertwin just takes the simplest approach, rather than trying to puzzle through it. That's to transform back to his monsterous alternate mode, and between two heads and one flame cannon, just starts spewing hot flames -everywhere- with little restraint.

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      <<"The medic looks like she can't last much longer!">> Shadowstar radios as she keeps the station defenses firing. <<"If we can bring her down, the rest are sure to quickly follo-">>

      She pauses as an engine she has come to loathe is heard racing toward them. "No...nononono! Why did -he- have to show up?!" she exclaims as she tries to bring the turrets to bear once more. But, Blurr unleashes that EMP and throws everything into chaos! Targeting goes haywire and Shadowstar sinks to a knee as servos all over stop responding properly. "S-since when does he do that, too?!" The stun attacks are bad enough, but EMP blasts as well?! "That won't save you for long, Autobots!" she vows as she fires the cannons again.

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron snarls as the EMP is dropped. "I see the speedster has joined us. Take out the others first." He swivels to aim at Hammerstrike next and then the emp hits. "Recalibrate. That wont stop us for long."

**Nightlash has posed:**
Nightlash is flying...upside-down, or slightly off kilter. Her guidance systems are certainly just a bit off what they should be and...she finally just shrugs. Whelp! If she can't fly straight, she's going to just get herself to really take something down with her.

She draws a bead on what she believes to be...someone important for the Decepticons, who knows! But her brain makes it seem like a good idea to just hit the afterburners and makes the most of it. <<Recalibrating my systems to the ground! WOOOOOOOOOO!>>

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock is quick to get the repairs done, and keeping close to Hammerstrike as he instructs, and radios back Nightlash. "<<Not f-feeling so good ether.>>" She'd chuckle, being missed by Shadowstar is one, but due to the damage to her armor, her fire and Heat-surpesent systems couldn't kick in quick enough to stop the fire from getting under to her more sensitive systems, and she goes down near Hammer, but not without quickly passing command off to Blurr!

      Thankfully This isn't Starlock's Rodio, the rescue teams are out here already to work and get her off the field.

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
The large demolition claw is now charred and extra smoky. But it is still fairing better than the medic, at least! The medic which doesn't seem to b Hammerstrike's primary concern at present. He's commited to his task at hand, but does reverse and turn his treads to put himself in a position to block her from further falling rubble as he continues to try and tear the base down.

**Blurr has posed:**
    Blurr dips and weaves and twists between the Sinnertwin's fire, but between that and the Marauder Turrets, he ends up getting scorched here and there. Still, he's far from being down for the count. << Starlock, fall back! Medevac teams get her back to the trench shields and -fast-. I'm going on the offensive. I think we can still pull this off, if we do this right. >>

    He transforms then, and charges straight at the outer barricades, accelerating enough to get a good sonic boom following him. That ought to shake things up!

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
The flames just keep going and going and by the time Sinnertwin has expending most of whatever fuels his inferno spewing powers, the entire area around him has been scorched pretty good. One Autobot medic down, too more on fire. How he managed to get Blurr on fire despite being disoriented is a mystery. Or maybe it was just because he wasn't really aiming and just spraying it. Whatever.

That took up a lot of energy, so he transforms back to robot mode again and pulls out his launcher. Points it at the big machine trying to take the defense down and opens fire.

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      Shadowstar laughs as Starlock goes down! But she almost falls off the wall as it is hit hard by the other three Autobots. She grips her control tower for support, then growls lightly. "Do you think it will be so easy? If we are defeated we will take down as many of you as we can in the process!" she exclaims as she deploys the drones once more.

      The drones swarm once more, hopefully harrassing the autobots enough to cause some lawsuits!

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron nods "Good." he moves closer. "Autobots, I give you a choice. Surrender and leave this base, or lose your wounded. The choice is yours."

**Nightlash has posed:**
Nightlash hits the ground with a giddy laugh, resetting her altimeter and artificial horizon back to zero as she skids on her belly past Blurr. <<HI BLURR, BYE BLURR!>>

That much done, she hits her engines, only for another drone to smack her right on the face and send her way off kilter... again.

Okay. She really needs to get these systems checked out now. <<I CAN'T SEE STRAIGHT HAMMY SHOOT THE THINGS K'THNX BAI!>>

With that, she just lets her drone send the data package she'd had on standby for herself to the siege engine because...right, she can't see anything.

Something made all the more apparent when she tightbeams it to Blurr instead as she rockets off in...what is clearly not towards the fight itself in a constant barrel roll.

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Hammerstirke is in shambles, and parts of him are still wreathed in flames, yet still upright. Barely. There are loose wires and sparks and oild leaking. There is a pause when Megatron gives the offer to take the wounded and flee. But... such a thing is not Hammerstrike's decision. Not at his rank. With no call to retreat, Hammerstrike throws the last of his energy into trying one more time to bring the base down, knowing full well he might go down with it.

**Blurr has posed:**
    Blurr swerves sharply to avoid the drones Shadowstar just launched, triumphing inwardly in satisfaction at the level of damage he just dealt to the base defenses. There are still some flames licking his frame from Sinnertwin's barrage, but he ignores them.

    He stands up momentarily when Megatron urges them to surrender. "Ha! -You- surrender, you big old bolt bucket." He smirks, having just received that data packet from Nightlash. Once again he transforms and plows at the base!

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      Shadowstar can hardly believe her audio receptors! Did Megatron just...show mercy? At a critical moment?! She is clearly not happy about this, and her frown increases as the heavy one two punch of Hammerstrike and Blurr breaches the defenses. If he were any of their other commanders she would give them an earful of angry disbelief! But, doing so on the battlefield with Megatron seems like a good way to get a faceful of fusion cannon.

      So, smoldering with anger at not only losing but with disagreements about how that situation -should- have been handled, she pulls her twin-barreled plasma rifle and takes aim at Hammerstrike. "Like he said..." she says, her purple optics burning almost as hotly as the heavy shots of plasma that lance out toward him.

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
Megatron offers to let the Autobots live. They don't take it. That would probably be disappointing to anyone else, but Sinnertwin just sees it as more reason to keep fighting. Something something about making the victory costly for them, stuff that goes over his head for the most part. "Throwing your sparks away for this?" He fires another one of his rockets after the dazedly flying Nightlash. "Fine with me!"

**Nightlash has posed:**
Nightlash is...flying that-a-way...so when everyone cheers over the radio, she's not quite sure why. Blinking a bit, she just turns about to try and get her bearings straight before feeling another shot hit her. <<Ow... Guys...I'm not kidding, my systems are really not working all that great right now...>>

And, so, she does what she feels is the proper thing, considering she's getting shot and everything's upsidewaysdownandallthatnonsense...

...and cloaks up, leaving the hazy ball of smoke and debris from Sinnertwin's blast behind.

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Between Hammerstrike tearing chunks from higher places, and Blurr ramming the foundations, the base comes tumbling down. It's a satisfying feeling as the wall gives under Hammerstrike's claw and the creak and rumble of metal bending in unnatural ways resounds. But any fleeting sense of accomplishment is cut short when Shadowstar's temper gets the best of him. Hammerstrike had taken a lot of abuse without complaint, and finally, it was just too much for his frame. After a blast, the high reach excavator's engines go silent, and the boom hangs limp, propped up by what remains of standing of the Rodion defenses.

**Blurr has posed:**
    Aaand the walls come tumbling down! Blurr whoops triumphantly as he blasts away from the falling debris, weaving in and out of the avalanche of broken barrier. But the Decepticons...don't retreat? Ha, well that's fine with him, if they have a death wish.

    "Haven't had enough, Decepti-scrapheaps? Fine, there's -more- where -that- came from!!" Turning again, he fires another EMP into their midst.

**Sinnertwin has posed:**
Rodion is lost. But in the process two Autobots are in critical condition and that flier just ran off somewhere to hide. Sinnertwin could possibly eventually sniff her out, but Megatron calls that good enough and orders a withdrawl. "Hmph. Enjoy picking up the piec--GAH!" There's Blurr with that damn EMP burst again. Sinnertwin shakes a clenched fist in the speedster's general direction. "Don't interrupt departing mockery!"

Alas, the moment is passed now. So he just transforms and bounds off. He's actually not in that bad of shape, just put most of his energy reserves into roasting so much.

**Shadowstar has posed:**
      Time to retreat it seems! But at least they managed to take out that big wrecking bot! Shadowstar transforms to her Tetrajet form...just in time to get blasted by another EMP burst from Blurr. "Gah! Do you want us to leave or not?! Moron!" she exclaims as her jets fire and she takes off into the sky. She -really- wants to stay and blast Blurr some more, but the order to pull back has been given. "You got lucky this time! Lord Megatron took it easy on you! Next time, I am sure he will disintegrate you all!" she exclaims as she rockets away, becoming harder and harder to track as she goes.

**Megatron has posed:**
Megatron Sees absolutely nothing to gain from continuing here. "This base is no longer worth my time." he transforms. "Decepticons, withdraw. There is nothing to be gained continuing with them. We will be back and we will destroy them."

**Springer has posed:**
    Support forces have arrived! Springer leads the pack, flying in low in his techchopper mode. He swoops in and lands, looking around at the carnage and massive damage as medics start carrying the wounded off the field. He watches Blurr speed around the falling debris. Smiling and looking impressed, Springer calls out, "Nice work, Lieutenant!" He draws his sword. "Need any help driving off the stragglers?" Springer scans the field, looking for remaining Decepticon targets.