1147/Battleground: Rodion-4-2

Cast of Characters: | Blurr, Ravage, Starlock, 135, 139

**Starlock has posed:**
     Rodion was currently on high alert for what was likely to be a Decepticon attack. Starlock had gotten herself there before the suspected time, but she'd definitely cut it a bit close. She was currently sat up in one of the defense turrets, checking their readouts for any signs of the enemy.

      She'd click on her communlink to Fireflight. "<<Nothing detected yet... maybe if we get lucky they won't show...>>" Aaand she's likely cursed herself by saying that, she'd then reach down and disengage the lock on her axulirtanks hose.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
Fireflight followed Starlock here after his crash landing introduction earlier. The Aerialbot seems fit as a petro-fiddle now, zigzagging through the sky as he searches for enemies. "<< That'd be awesome. Hey, if they don't show maybe I can show you the loop-de-loops I've been practicing! >>" He starts trying to perform one, seeming to forget he's supposed to be watching for Cons.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
"<<Believe I found a weakpoint, moving to make a breach.>>", Sixshot relays by tightbeam as he moves into position while remaining out of sight. He takes note of the aerialbot but focuses on the current objective. Which becomes clear as he suddenly appears pulling out his sword before striking hard.

**Ravage has posed:**
Ravage is...being the usual creep he tends to be and peering through windows while cloaked. It's a legitimate spy strategy!

But, well, that's when he /isn't/ in a place like Rodion scouting out things. Oh... and Sixshot has found something? How...wonderful. The feline thinks a moment, rolling his own weapon systems online before taking a moment or three to scout out the defensive structure itself.

<<This place will, undoubtedly, be heavily armed.... we're most likely going to be severely outgunned. Focusing on critical defensive systems seems to be ideal....>>

So that's what he does.

**Starlock has posed:**
     "<<Fireflight, should probably focus or else-->>" She'd let out a surprised yelp as Sixshot suddenly appears and she not only hears, but feels Sixshot's strike ring out through the base, she'd look down at the controls and knit her ridges, welp, there went THAT plan out the window, time for plan B! She'd leap from the turret and click on her communlink. "<<Scrap that, there's the sixchanger.>>" She's report.

      "<<If you need repairs or a refuel, don't hesitate to say something, what I'm here for.. But first!>>" Starlock would transform in where she was and aim her cannon at Sixshot. "<<Going to make our lives a little easier.>>"

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
Fireflight would have loved to complete that loop-de-loop, but Starlock alerts him to the Cons' approach. "Awww..." He sounds disappointed he isn't going to be able to show off some flight moves. The Cybertronian jet falters midair as his loop os interrupted, causing him to wobble dangerously in the sky as he attempts to return to a sustainable pitch and yaw.

"<< Right, sorry! >>" He radios back to the medic. "<< I've got that six-changer in my sights, gonna go for him, too! And got it, thanks! Feelin' great so far! >>" The jet swoops down, still wobbling dangerously, and aims a Fire Fog missile at the six-changer.

**Blurr has posed:**
    Blurr is also at Rodion along with Fireflight, Starlock, and the rest of the forces on defense. << Ugh, it's that sixchanger again. Focus him down, he's their main source of firepower. >>

    He gets down to the battlefield from the tower he was monitoring from, rushing to attempt a flank while his attention was on Fireflight and Starlock before pulling out his TechVolt and firing a high-voltage burst at Sixshot.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot doesn't even glance at the medic as the shot hits. Taking note of armor damage he quickly moves as the missiles come in but is too late. He lets out a vent as the fire hits. Glancing at Fireflight for a moment he chooses to focus on the base. Pulling a blaster from subspace he takes aim, only to be interrupted as his body convulses from electricity.

**Ravage has posed:**
Ravage just...sighs as everything goes to slag, and quickly. Well, there you go. Overwhelming firepower confirmed... He looks away from Sixshot's convulsions and just...mutters a bit, preparing his own systems to fire off a shot as he counts down...

<<Well then... I think it's safe to say we will not be taking Rodion this cycle. A shame, really... You ought to get your circuits shielded from that sort of...attack.>>

**Starlock has posed:**
     "<<Nice shot Fire!>>" Starlock would call as she got back into her root-mode, after having applied such a nice hole in the sixchangers armor. "<<Already on it, wait why is he-->>" And her question isn't even finished as Ravage also strikes the base, She'd quickly transform back into her root-mode and hop back into the turrets seat, cringing at the notable damage.

      She'd flip on the defense systems and take aim at both Ravage and Sixshot. "<<Got Ravage and Sixshot in my sights.>>" She'd report.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"<< Thanks! >>" Fireflight responds, still wobbling dangerously, but he manages to maintain control and zoom back upwards towards the sky. "<< Oh, hey, Blurr! They told me you'd be around here! And alright, Starlock, lemme add some of my own firepower... uh... >>" He has to think a moment before swooping down towards Ravage. Starlock missed him but maybe he can hit the cat, but first... Fireflight transforms and lands, pulling out his Photon Displacer for a shot. "Here kitty, kitty!"

**Blurr has posed:**
    Blurr watches with satisfaction as electricity arcs over Sixshot's frame. << Perfect. Fireflight, keep Ravage occupied. >>

    He keeps his sights on the sixchanger, fully intending on hitting him as hard as he can while the mech is vulnerable. He transforms and charges straight at him--knowing this will definitely hurt but not as much as it will hurt the Decepticon!

    Hopefully.

**Ravage has posed:**
If Ravage had fingers, proper fingers, Fireflight would get a rather crude gesture at the Autobot flier. Instead, he just delivers a very... 'slag to you' look before getting blasted by the attack sent his way.

Well, that's no way to treat a cat...

Probably less fortunate is the fact that, when the blast clears, there's no more Ravage... hrm.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot ignores the cats transmission as the turrets open fire. Optics narrow as he shakes the feeling off. Moving back he notices the speedster coming in and braces himself. As he's knocked back his gears quickly shift as be turns to tank mode as he flips. Landing hard he ignores Blurr, turret quickly aiming to let loose with all guns.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock hisses at the base damage, this was going to be close, she'd then take aim once more at the attackers, but this time, not going for damage, instead she inputs the commands and lets lose the drones. "<<This isn't looking good you guys.>>" She'd radio nervuselly, were they about to finally lose Rodion after all the times she'd come to defend it?

      "<<We seriously need to get more people with cloak detection.>>" She'd grumble as she notices Ravage missing from the battlefield.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
Fireflight watches as the blast hits. "<< Got it! >>" He answers Blurr, then takes a step as the smoke clears and.... no Ravage. Fireflight's jaw drops. "I vaporized him!" He gasps, bringing his spare hand up to cover his mouth in surprise. He looks at the barrel of his gun, then takes a step forward, searching for any remains. There don't seem to be any? Now he's just confused...

Well, he can't continue targeting Ravage if he vaporized him. Or, you know, if he lives but he can't see him. So the Aerialbot turns and points the weapon on Sixshot instead. "<< Cloak? OH! Do you think that's what happened? I only see Sixshot right now... >>" He fires.

**Blurr has posed:**
    << Ugh, he cloaked. Don't be a glitchead, Fireflight. Stay vigliant...he'll either have to show his ugly mug at some point, or run away like a coward. Personally I hope it's the latter but. >> Blurr doesn't bother finishing the thought, instead focusing on trying to put Sixshot out of the fight. He goes back to the tower and jumps into a turret, aiming the main cannon at the siege tank.

    "Hey scrapheap! Eat plasma!" he taunts as he fires. Maybe if he gets the mech riled up enough, he'll lose focus. Hopefully...because these readouts sure don't look great.

**Ravage has posed:**
Ravage takes a moment to run some internal diagnostics... Right, well, at least things are still functioning. That hurt, but it's certainly not the worst thing he's ever had to deal with.

Leaving Sixshot to...be a tank, the feline circles around to get a proper look at the defenses before priming another missile and taking aim. Right...let's keep sieging the place as best we can.

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot ignores the oncoming damage as it piles on from different sources. The final hit being the main guns explosion which sends him into a skid. Despite the confusion he does his best to try and stay focused as he releases a missile from its chamber.

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock doesn't give fireflight a response as she just... Bawks, at just how /lucky/ she'd gotten with the drones, she'd quick to shake herself from the shock and took aim at Ravage... Their still in this, their still in this!

      "<<Blurr can you stun Ravage?!>>" They we're going to need to be quick if they were going to salvage this before the cat vanished and finished what Sixshot should of.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"<< Oh." >> Fireflight blinks, "<< Right, yeah. Sorry. Still, I just don't see him anywhere. Maybe he did run? >>" He stands there looking around when Sixshot's weapon hits- himself, and the big Decepticon goes down. Still on fire, apparantly. The Aerialbot winces at that. "Ow, that looks like it hurt." He turns to look back at the other Autobots. "Good job, though!"

Oh wait, is Ravage still there? He turns and frowns, then takes aim. Pew pew!

**Blurr has posed:**
    The structural readouts are screaming at Blurr as he watches the plasma artillery send Sixshot skidding backward. "Frag, this isn't good," he mutters, unsure if reinforcements will arrive in time, despite the fact that Sixshot's missile appears to have malfunctioned and exploded in his face. The Decepticons may have done too much damage already!

    The speedster listens to his commlink. << On i--ugh, slag I'm all out of juice. >> he informs them. But he darts off anyway, attempting to rush Ravage from behind and do to him exactly what he did to Sixshot earlier...

**Sixshot (135) has posed:**
Sixshot is completely silent as he goes into stasis lock. Who will retrieve the sixchanger is anyone's guess depending on the battles outcome.

**Ravage has posed:**
WELL THEN....the tank does...something. He's not sure what, exactly. One moment everything is fine, the next...there's just some huge explosion and Sixshot is on his back. Hrm. Right. Well, that's just Prime...

But not really, because then it means all guns turn to him.
     THAT IS NOT HOW YOU TREAT KITTY!

It's one solid blast after another that sees him staggering, mis-stepping, and ultimately falling to his side and hurting...just, really, trying to get his feet under him...

But, hey, what's a little pain for the cause...?

He just grins and shakes his head slowly as he looks towards the Autobots. "Did you honestly think...it would be this easy?" He coughs softly, battle-armor shimmering as he pushes himself up.

**Starlock has posed:**
     and Ravage is out of sight, smelt. She'd thinking, thinking quickly, what could she do, what could she do.. and then the thought pops into her head... What would Siegebreaker do?

      And With that she leaps from the turrets and /watches/ for Ravage, her whole frame a bit rigid.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"Uh..." Fireflight blinks, looking for the cat but he's disappeared again. "Guys, anyone see him? I sure don't..." The Aerialbot watches and waits, for that's about all he can do right now.

**Blurr has posed:**
    "Slag it!" Blurr swerves sharply and transforms, cursing when Ravage manages to slip away before they can mow him down. << Track that fragger down, -now-! We can't let him get away with this. >>

    He zooms in circles around the entire facility, hoping to get lucky and catch the mech before he can get to the vital parts!

**Ravage has posed:**
What /would/ Siegebreaker do? That.... that's actually a pretty interesting approach.

Meanwhile the saboteur limps towards the fissure he'd been working on weakening up, simply dropping a remote charge in place and walking away.

<<Sixshot is down. Securing the position... stand by for an evacuation order and coordinates as soon as I've got this place locked down.>>

He coughs faintly, pulls himself up to an opportune spot to either observe victory or...well, savor the bittersweet and inevitable barrage of cannon fire if all goes to slag. <<Sending a signal so you know where we're at...you can't miss it.>>

Either way, it will be glorious, and to distract from the bomb, he drops his cloak and readies another missile in a 'look over here' effort and, in the calmest voice a battered feline can muster, offers up the only words he'd want to be his potential last.

"For the cause."

**Starlock has posed:**
     Starlock was ready to lunge when she saw Revenge but then.. Well, Blurr appears and Starlock is forced to change plans and instead triggers the evacuation sirens. She's not quick herself get down before the blast sends her tumbling down with the collapsing wall.

      She knew they were going to eventually fail to protect Rodion just... Well, she hoped the patients at Deltaran would get out okay.. She'd scrape herself up off the ground and soon follow after Blurr and the others in evacuating... She had to leave a message for Ratchet.

**Fireflight (139) has posed:**
"Oh..." Now Fireflight's face falls as the base does exactly that, too. "Wait, does this mean we lost?" Oh dear. The Aerialbot erks and backs away, then transforms and heads off after Starlock. "Sorry... I'll cover for ya Starlock, just in case anyone takes any pot shots!" He swoops around after her, managing to more or less stay on course.