1107/Battleground: Sonic Canyons 3 - 5

Cast of Characters: | Prowl, Hammerstrike, Hyperdrive, Goth, 135

**Prowl has posed:**
    The Autobot-controlled base in the Sonic Canyons has been under assault by Decepticon forces for several cycles. The sound of explosions seems to echo infinitely throughout the various metallic formations that adorn the region, and the resulting cachophony is even more intense than the usual chaos of battle.

    On this particular occasion, Prowl is directing the defending forces. He is standing at a control terminal, scoping out the enemy, and relays the fact that he has identified the Decepticons Sixshot and Goth as notable enemy units to the rest of the Autobots stationed there. He doesn't make any offensive maneuvers yet, though, instead he bides his time a bit and watches the enemy's movements...

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Hammerstrike had been embroiled in some of the skirmishing and is showing some wear and tear. However, thankfully, this most recent assault had come after he'd had time for a quick rest and top up on rations. At the first sign of hostility by the opposing forces, however, those rations go away and Hammerstrike grabs his hammer, heading out of the base. He pauses a moment, sizing up the base's structural integrity. It will have to hold, but there's an even grimmer expression than normal on the mechs face. He's fairly sure it will need repairs when this is done and over - and he'll gladly volunteer his crude services. However, he's better at dismantling builings than repairing them - but the latter skill is a work in progress.

Hammerstrike gives a shake of his head, gets out his standard issue blaster, and heads into the fray, joining the other forces in laying down some suppression fire.

**Hyperdrive has posed:**
Hyperdrive watches the bots in charge and is waiting to see precisely where he is going to be deployed. This is his first real battle since playing sleepover at the con's place and he's fair vibrating with tension.

**Goth has posed:**
     Ahhh the sonic canyons, how Goth /hates/ this place, every time he's been here, it's ended in some the worst injuries he's ever had! But this time, this time he has his cloaking device and.. Well, one can only hope...

      He's scouting out the defences base a head of Sixshot, flying over head and sending back atrial shots and data packets to his ranking officer. "<<Right then, you know what to do with this information, should note that Prowl, the one known as Hyperdrive and.. Hmm, a much larger bot I do not recognize, are at the helm. Do be prepared for whatever coming assault they'll likely be repairing.>>"

      He'd radio as he banked to take another shot of the defences, keeping a monitor on the field as a whole.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Moving through the canyons is a mech that hasn't been seen for some time. Sixshots optics are focused on the base as he maneuvers across the terrain, at times switching between flying and running.

 Listening go his radio he nods replying with <<Noted, going to try and make a crack at what looks to be the weakest spot.>> Catching sight of the larger mech as he pulls a gun he quickly rolls to avoid the shot. Instead of retaliating he immediately checks the data before heading to the mostly spot, some aiming to strike close and hard.

**Prowl has posed:**
    The walls arond Prowl shake a bit when Sixshot hits the defenses, and Prowl frowns pensively at a readout. << Autobots, focus the sixchanger down. >> he orders, seeing that he's their main source of firepower. Then he follows up on that himself, climbing up to a watchtower and waiting for the mech to get in range before firing a grenade his way.

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
The lack of retaliation causes Hammerstrike to squint. He then watches Sixshot as he advances, and looks along the likely path he is taking. Examining that part of the defenses for a moment and seeing the weakness the six-changer is seeking to exploit, Hammerstrike begins a charge at Sixshot.

Upon hearing Prowl's commands, Hammerstrike slows somewhat, stopping short of the blast radius of Prowl's grenade. He lifts an arm to shield his optics for a moment, and then draws his hammer. No war cry. No banter. Hammerstrike just charges at Sixshot, swinging his hammer as a follow up to Prowl's attack.

**Hyperdrive has posed:**
Hyperdrive sees the con cons coming at the team and the one spying. A smile appears on his face as he plays with a small item in his hand. Now moving into position for the most optimum strike, the small bot launches the item into the sky toward the cons. He sends a heads up to his teammates before attempting to provide some enlightenment to those poor confused cons. Of course he can't help be slightly envious of big hitters like Hammerstrike who are able to hit the point home...literally.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks at his work and nods taking note of the hit, pulling his blasters from subspace he gets ready for another round, "Lets make this quick!" His chance dos not come because of three things. The first being a face full of phospex that forces him back and distracts him enough to get knocked aside by Hammerstrike. % r
 Rolling across the ground he slowly gets up and takes aim before getting assaulted by Hyperdrive. Looking around he tries to regain focus quickly shifting to tank mode before launching a missile at where he believes to be the Autobot cop is located.

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth frowns as he see's them all starting to focus on Sixshot, specially when one of Prowl's grenades goes off, causing him to cringe, even when he hits himself. "<<Status?>>" He'd ask as he flew closer to the base, taking in the weak point they had created. "<<They've yet to spot me, so their focusing fire on you... >>"

      He'd comment with a frown, he'd eventually op to fly high up into the sky as he normally did, before diving downward in a spin, and flying full speed at the base, appearing from a burst of black and red glowing pixels, and bringing forward those oh so familiar acid coated elongated claws of his to wreck a cross the base.

**Prowl has posed:**
    << Excellent work, Autobots. >> Prowl says, watching with satisfaction as Sixshot is focused -hard- and takes some serious damage. That will give the sixchanger something to think about. For now though, he retreats back to the command center, and deploys another unit of assault drones toward the enemy forces. Not to do much in the way of real damage, but to continue keeping them occupied.

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
Hammerstrike takes a few steps back, glancing between the base and Sixshot, hands gripping his hammer tightly. There isn't time for speculation. Hammerstrike looks as though he were about to ready another attack, but instead the sight of Goth suddenly appearing redirects Hammerstrike's attention. From down here he can't reach the bat. But... he can have a surprisingly long reach when he wants to.

Hammerstrike steps back and transforms, a formidable boom with a claw at the end extending higher and higher into the air, swatting at Goth. If not to swat the flier straight out of the sky, at least to try and deter the bat.

**Hyperdrive has posed:**
Hyperdrive isn't really up to being nice fair or friendly with cons currently. He watches the bat flying around and aims a pistol at him after watching Hammerstrike swat the poor mech. Another grin is given to Hammerstrike as he's doing so much damage! Slow and steady does win the race!

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth grunts as he ends up singed by the smoke of the drones, sparks coming from the damage done to one of the energon lined wing plates of his. He'd make a hard bank around to head for Sixshot, unfortunately being throwing a good ways out of the air ait the six changer By Hammerstrike!

      He'd sent rolling towards the sixchanger with large chunks of energon covered armor flying off of him, where Hammerstrike had landed a rather serious wound to the bat, and Hyperdrive only adds insult to injury, by making said injury worse. Goth would let out a painful wheeze before pushing himself up and transforming into his Root-mode of all things! and started tending to some of the damage done.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot holds his ground as the drones swarm along with the fire. The tanks engine rumbles but he does not move yet. He quickly shifts into wolf mode before Goth starts his repairs <<Keep them busy as I recover a bit.>> Optics shift to each of the bots before the beast backs up seeming to fade into the shadows.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl continues to watch the battle from the terminal he was standing at, noting the damage and the retreat as Sixshot disappears off of the sensor arrays. << Heads up, Sixshot's location has been obscured, but I don't think he's done yet. Don't let him get the jump on you. >>

    For the time being then, he focuses on Goth, who has just gotten finished trying to patch the sixchanger up. Again, he lets loose with another incendiary--Goth's favorite, right?

**Hammerstrike has posed:**
For a moment or two, the demolition machine remains still, poised to further defend the base. But as the sixchanger slinks out of sight, there is a pause. And then the boom retracts as Hammerstrike reverts to his primary mode, looking around suspiciously. He gets out his hammer again, clutching it with a wary expression. Finally, his sights rest on Goth whom he had grounded prior. Without further hesitation, Hammerstrike moves in to deliver a crushing blow to the immolated scientist.

**Hyperdrive has posed:**
Hyperdrive looks between the targets when the one goes down. He frowns. Okay that leaves just one target left. He glances around, trying to figure where the other target went. He turns around, "Ummmm so....we wait?"

**Goth has posed:**
     Goth screams out in pain, loudly, as the fire does what it normally does to Goth, even worse so then normal, due to the lack of armor to protect him, and starts melting some of his exposed internals, unfortunately the pain caused has slowed Goth down and.. Well, it's a pretty nasty blow that sends Goth backwards, and lying in a pool of his own fluids, (not just energon) as well as shattered bits of his broken armor and melted frame from the fire. worse yet he's not getting back up.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshots optics narrows as he watches Goth get crushed, making note to retrieve him later. Looking between the remaining defends then the base he debates his options while moving. For the moment he remains out of sight until he makes his decision. Finally making his choice he charges then leapt into the air. The wolf revealing himself as he makes to attempt a direct strike a the remaining defenses.

**Prowl has posed:**
    Prowl waits at the console, tracking the movements of the enemy forces below. As for Sixshot, he figures the sixchanger will either come out eventually, or retreat to Helex.

    Finally, the mech shows himself, going for the defenses again. Some progress has been made, that's for certain, but the outer structure is still holding for the time being. Still, he knows that won't be the case for long, if they let such a powerhouse continue to pump out damage. << Autobots, Sixshot has revealed himself near the west sector--focus him down before he does too much damage. >> Then he fires a missile in the Decepticon's direction himself.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot looks up as he hears the familiar sound of a missile and quickly leaps back into the air. The move comes too late as its already locked, the impact sending him spinning. He once again quickly shifts as he steadies himself. This time into a starfighter. Quickly activating flight jets he turns to strafe the defenses with both barrels of his concussion blasters.

**Prowl has posed:**
    The missile connects, but much to Prowl's chagrin, Sixshot -still- isn't down for the count. And the damage to the base is starting to look pretty serious. Reinforcements will arrive soon, but it might not be soon enough!

    "Slag it..." he mutters, and climbs into the watchtower again, preparing the last grenade for launch. << Hyperdrive, buy us some time. Keep the sixchanger occupied--keep him -off- of the defenses at all costs. >>

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot emits a annoyed vent as once again he is doused in flame. He barrel rolls several times in attempt to remove the flames. Course this fails as he moves higher. Sensors scanning for both the defenses and Prowls location he attempts one final strafe on both before calling for pullout and finding a wayvto retrieve Goth.