Story: Hobbies

Mood Music:  "Dangerous" - Cascada

Characters:  Knockout, Dr. Nayar (Tali)

...I don't even know, Ruki.  I don't even know.  There wasn't even high grade involved.  But it was late.  And...  ...eeup.

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Knockout's engine purred idly as he rested on his tires outside the Primus forsaken barn.  The sun was warm across his hood, and no one was snarking at him.  But the real treat?  He'd pestered their main human into waxing his plating.  Fleshy digits aside, the feeling of the cloth rubbing in a good layer of wax that made his plating gleam like the edge of a blade was simply glorious.  He didn't care who knew it.  Frag them.  This was fabulous.

Revving a bit just to make her jump at the sudden noise, Knockout was thoroughly enjoying himself.  He didn't even mind when she smacked his hood in reproach.  

"Easy, darling, or you'll just have to buff it again," he said with an obvious, devious grin to his voice.  

"You're just lucky I like you so much.  I don't see anyone else willing to put up with you."

"They just don't know how to handle me."

Tali huffed indignantly, but she was smiling and her hands never faltered.  It figured.  Regardless if her patients were even lower ranking life forms than humans, only a surgeon could so expertly shine him up like this.  She almost - almost - put Breakdown to shame, and it wasn't even fair to his deceased sparkmate when her hands were so much smaller than his.  

Abruptly, Knockout's good mood sidled off, and the rumble of his engine dropped.  For a moment.  Then he was back to his sassy self.  She didn't comment, but he had the annoying impression she somehow knew anyway.  Tali was like that.  It could make her so frustrating at times.  Until he remembered she was easily bullied into this.  

Story: Hanging Tree

Mood Music:  "The Hanging Tree (Mash Up)"

Characters:  Orion Pax, Megatronus

War looms on the horizon as diplomacy stutters.

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The Iaconian assassin hadn't anticipated just how much time the clerk spent with the gladiator.  It was ridiculous, except, he supposed, to prevent events like the very one he was trying to bring about.  It would have been nearly impossible to target the gladiator.  A mech of his standing and from his background was naturally suspicious - a poison wouldn't work.  Neither could he attempt to ambush the much larger mech; that had already been tried to disastrous results.  No, the easiest option for stopping this supposed revolution was to target the clerk named Orion Pax.  

It was Orion who tempered the master gladiator - a surprising feat when most were caught up in the rush and energy of Megatronus.  Yet, somehow, amazingly, this little nobody could stand within that wave and not be washed away.  He brought knowledge of Iacon to the surprisingly already well-versed brute.  He offered a sounding board.  He offered company.  For that alone, he was wanted.  How could a mech with alpha heritage deign to fall so low as to offer himself to a once upon a time slave?

If he was killed, surely Megatronus would lose that edge that could change the weak hearts of the public.  No one could relate to this fierce creature from Kaon in the decent places of the world.  He wouldn't gain ground there.  Not without Orion.

Maybe the gladiator was aware of this.  He certainly kept a frustratingly close optic on the smaller mech.  Already the assassin's superiors had berated him for the amount of time it was taking to off one little nobody.  They didn't understand.  They didn't know Megatronus, and they didn't know the gladiator's must trusted ally Soundwave.  That mech was always watching...  Always aware.  Always-

A clawed hand punched through the wall he was hiding next to.  With a startled yelp, the assassin rolled away, bringing the guns in his forearms to bear as the master gladiator himself  tore apart the wall to allow his admittedly impressive bulk through.  Before the assassin could fire off his weapons, the massive servo was around his throat.  Knowing what awaited him and hoping to catch the gladiator off guard, the assassin sent a code to trigger the bomb hidden next to his spark chamber.  

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"Megatronus?" Orion asked as his friend entered their small apartment.  The silver armor was coated with black streaks and the distinctive stain of coagulated energon.  "What happened?  Are you alright?"

A low chuckle greeted his worry.  "I am fine.  Calm yourself, Orion."

After looking the gladiator over, Orion nodded and smiled, his plating settling from its worried clamp against his protoform to something more at ease.  "I know you can take a lot of punishment, but I still worry."

"I know you do."  He set a servo on Orion's shoulder, gently squeezing it.  "It's one of the things I find endearing about you."  The servo slid from Orion's shoulder to beneath his chin, a single blade-like finger raising it so that their gazes met.  The heat from the massive frame warmed Orion, and when the gladiator bent down to kiss him, the clerk rose up eagerly to meet it.

Roleplay: (Bots, Cons, Humans Day 9) Three Way

*doom bird after flying for an hour perches on a telephone poll and decides to sit and listen to radio chatter if any
Tflame sores waay over head searching from the sky *

Quake:  *Makes large loops in the sky as he watches for any signs of Autobots.*

Stops and feirce keep an eye out from on the ground every now and then stopping for HS to get up on a snipper spot to look*

HS:: status report

Quake:  ::No signs so far.::

Doom bird:: nothing commander

Tflame:: nothing yet sir

Twinblade:  *Chitters.*  ::This is boring.::

Tflame:: dose the baby need attention?

HS:: non of that on the radio check back in a half an hour ::

Twinblade: *Growls.*  ::I'll slice you in half.::

Quake:  *Audible sigh of disgust.*

Doom bird:: silence! Im getting something

Twinblade: ::Autobots?::

Doom bird: sounded like it but they are keeping chatter breif I can't get a lock on Thier com signals
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HS:: everyone stay off coms let's see if we get a lock

Doom bird: *continues to listen

Padfoot: staring at he garish mech and foxtrot. With stormrunner out in front she drives by fox almost tripping him up*

Pad:: watch your trot fox::

Fox *growls audibly

Brushblaze:  ::Maintain radio silence!::

Doom bird:: (to cons duh) got them (making up corrodinents) the are west an hour and a half out 32:12: 15

Quake:  ::Shall we intercept?::

HS:: no. Tract them then when they reach the mine we cut off Thier exit

Twinblade:  ::Can't wait that long!::

HS:: do not engage I repeat do NOT engage til my order!

Twinblade:  *Twitters angrily.*

Tflame:: Roger that commander getting up high and heading towards then I'll stay out of sight::

Sakura* is now eating Doritos inside her mech un aware they are being tracted

Fox: keeps pace with Sakuras mech*

Stormrunner:  *Has an odd feeling he can't shake, but ignores it, still flying low with his shadow covering the mechs below him.*

Twinblade:  *As the Autobots draw closer, his twitching picks up, antennae bobbing rapidly.  His clawed forearms click together against his chest.  The dual spark within him swirls impatiently.  As soon as the Autobots come into sight, he transforms.  Guns coming online, he fires rapidly into their midst.*

Tflame:: commander we have a problem

Padfoot almost takes a hit :: deceptions!

Stormrunner:  *Barrel rolls to the side.*  ::Autobots, attack!::

Brushblaze:  *Revs her engine, speeding ahead, but Knockout outpaces her in his faster alt.*

Tflame:: twinblade has engaged what are your orders

HS:: slagging bug! Surround them! Don't let them escape!

Knockout:  *Transforms before reaching Twinblade, ducking underneath a blow.   Growling, he transforms his right hand into his saw and swings the spinning blade at the Insecticon.*

Foxtakes to the air onl to get almost blasted by tflame weapon* :: not to state the obvious but it's a trap!

Quake:  ::Orders acknowledged.:: *Swoops down, firing on the Autobot party.*

Remix:  ::I'm detecting six energon signatures.  We should be able to take them!::

Stormrunner:  *Angles up to tangle with Quake.*  ::Destroy them!::

Quake: *Speeds off from Stormrunner.  On an open comm frequency.*  :Come and get me, Autobot!:

Fox:: trying to out fly tflame and stay in fox form to grab her but she's too fast and ends up toasting his bird feet for the effort

Twinblade:  *Dodges to the side, transforms, and slices at Knockout with his arm blades and a pleased chitter.*

Knockout:  *As he deflects with a forearm.*  You scratched my paint!

Twinblade:  *Snickers.*  Horrible paint job.  Garish.

Padfoot: trust to pounce on twinblade only to get shot at by doombird

Padfoot: dam mini flyer I'll crunch your wings off!

Knockout:  *Snarls, the saw transforming back into his hand.*  Big.  Mistake.  *Removes his shock stick from its place at his back and swings it at Twinblade who shrieks when the crackling tip makes contact with him.*

Stormrunner:  *Catches up to Quake when the Con loops back to fire at him.  Digs his talons in deep between two plates on Quake's back and tears into him with his beak.*

Quake: *Hisses and transforms, punching at Stormrunner.  The hit connects and gets the larger bot off of him.*

Sakura: gah you guys are fighting too close ! *Final gets doom bird in range and fires but he's too fast

A shot fires from out of the corner and clips padfoot as she jumps for doom bird

Foxtrot:: watch out for sniper fire hardatops in play

Padfoot:: now u warn me! *Gets up and starts trying to tact the shot

Fox so trust to get a lock but keeps getting pecked bytflame

Another shot rings out and fox is hit in the shoulder causing him to drop

Sakura: foxtrot! Oh that's it no one hurts my kitsune! *Starts firing away from battle into the surrounding area hopping to hit him or at least flush him oht

Fiece in hyhena mode pounces into the battle*

Fox: och... *Sees feirce about to crunch him but Sakura destracts him with fire * come on ugly come play with .e

Fox:Aki no he's a tank!

Feirce turns into tank mode* I'll gladly play with u fleshie

Sakura: game on ugly *hands on controls tightly

Knockout: *Manages to subdue Twinblade with another strong pulse of electricity from the shock stick and immediately moves on to the next Con.  Intercepts Fierce, leaping on top of the tank and jabbing the stick down.*

Stormrunner: *Swings a wing around into Quake's midriff then kicks with his back talons, scoring a deep hit to the jet.*

Sakura: alright doc u hold him I'll *snipper fire hits Sakuras mech * I'll find the god damn sniper!

Quake:  *Transforms back with a groan and peels away to gain ground.*

Stormrunner:  *Takes off after him with a screech.*

Fierce: yowls and transforms to knock ko off*

Knockout:  *Tumbles away.*  My paint!  *Hauls himself upright, using the stick to help.*  You fraggin' Cons!

Sakura: where are u sniper u put a hole in my nice new mech

Padfoot tries to pounce on fierce again only to get hit on her side by snipper fire *

Sakura: sees the shot this time* got u *speeds her mech twords stops* :: found the snipper on the hill

Stormrunner:  ::Take him out!  No prisoners.::

Fox:: padfoot took a bad shot she's down . I m trying to get to her but mini birds are in my aft

Brushblaze:  *In her root mode.  Fires at Doombird while Remix takes Talonflame.*

Fierce goes for the already wounded and downed padfoot

Fox having gotten backup from brush and remix is able to get away from the mini birds :: knock out let's take out this bruit
*referring to fierce

Knockout: *Swings his staff around and slaps into his other hand so he's now gripping it with both.*  I agree.

Fox leaps up and attacks going for feirce gun arm

Sakura rushes hs as he lines up for a shot at fox tunnel vissioned dose not see her at first but when he hears the engine he's able to roll out of the way of the charging mech*

Sakura: found you ! Coward fight like a real mech now

Stormrunner:  *Catches up to Quake again when the Con comes around for a strafing run.  This time, Storm rips off a wing and sends him crashing.*

Quake:  Augh!  *Transforms as he rolls across the ground, reaching a hand up to delicately touch the sparking sensors after he stops.  Glares up at Stormrunner.*  Fraggin' 'Bot!

Feirxe gets a price of his arm plate ripped by foxtrot* and even tflame takes a hit

HS: servays the situation as he looks at the mech in front of him* slag ::fall back and retreat doom bird u know what to do

Stormrunner:  *Zooming down towards Hardstop.*

Doom bird fly's across the field almost taking shots as he lays down a smokescreen

Quake:  *Trying to get to his feet.*  ::Acknowledged.::

Tflame: *already flew off after getting grazed

Brushblaze:  *Flaps her hand in front of her face, narrowing her optics to try and see through the smoke screen.*  ::They're getting away!::

Fox:*coughs from the smoke

Sakura trys to fire at HS before smoke gets there but it's to late and stops fire when she no longer can see

Twinblade:  *Drags himself upright after the last of the shocks wears off.  Skitters away, mumbling to himself all the while.*

Fierce: *scampers away in the smoke

Knockout:  *Whacks Fierce.*  What.  About.  My.  Finish!

Feirce: get off I don't care about your finish *flings him away transforming again

Fierce: * keeps attempting to get away

Knockout:  *Transforms after him, speeding over with a squeal of tires.*

Fierce:trys to stay in the thickest parts of the smokescreen and slowly retreating away he fires a warning shot into the fog reminding the bots he's a tank

Foxtrot: *goes over and tends to padfoot to attempting to stabilize her bleeding* :: knock out padfoot is hurt bad. I can't keep her stabilized forever

Sakura ::lost my target commander
Stupid coward sniper

Knockout:  *Growls and skids to a stop, heading back toward Padfoot.*

Fox*is bleeding himself but is ignoring it*

Stormrunner:  ::Everyone rendevous with Padfoot.  We need to take stock.::

Sakura:: rogger

Lance:: commander reports have it that snipers team has retreated buckbeaks team is week should we go in?

Cassandra: ::Roger.  You have permission to engage.::

Lance:: let's light em up boys!
*leads the charge in his lion*

Remix:  Commander, we have incoming!

Fox: what now

Stormrunner:  *Snarls.*  Stay here.  Protect yourselves.  *Leaps into the air with a mighty screech as he flows through the air to the approaching humans.*

Sakura : * stands Infront of the injured bot on the ground* :: amo is low commander whoever it is I hope they are friendly

Fox: doubt it

Brushblaze:  Knockout, status on Padfoot.

Knockout:  *Grimaces.*  It's bad.  I'll do my best.  *Continues to work.*

Brushblaze:  We don't have long.  *Taps her lower lip in thought.*  ...can you work in my trunk?

Knockout:  *Briefly glances up.*  Can you hold both of us?

Lance: *sees storm* ::(open com) buckbeaks. U and your fantasy novel rejects are coming with us dead or alive

Stormrunner:  *Doesn't dignify that with a response.  Instead swoops low then breaks with his wings as his hind talons come

Lance:: (to humans) open fire !
*fires on the incoming mech

Foxtrot: what do u have in mind brush?

Brushblaze:  I'll have to, won't I?  We need to get out of her.  Alright, the rest of you - defense.  I'll need it.  *Folds down into her truck form.*

Knockout:  *Frowns a bit, still working on clamping energon lines to keep Padfoot from bleeding out.*  I have mixed feelings on this.  *Carefully lifts her up and puts her in the truck bed then climbs in after her, sitting on top of Brush's cab and leaning down to continue working on Padfoot.*  No sudden swerves, or I'll be on the road.

Brushblaze:  *Strained.*  Noted.  Autobots, roll out!  *Tires squeal but she manages to take off.*

Knockout:  *Steadies himself by bracing his pedes against the sides of her truck bed.  Mutters to himself as he continues to work on Padfoot.*

Foxtrot takes to air but due to injury can't transform just fly's normally

Sakura hits the glass on her mech and follows

Stormrunner: *Collides heavily with Lance's mech, wings spread wide and peppered by fire.*

Lance: whooah the birdie wants to tangle * retracts the claws of his lion and claws and bites at storm*

Stormrunner:  *Kicks at him, taking a glance around at the other humans.  Some are turning to help Lance and others are going after his Autobots.*

Lance: no no keep your focus on me big boy hmm ::open com that the best u got ugly

Stormrunner:  Idiot, human. What do I care what you think?  *Shoves him away then goes tearing after the humans going for his Bots.*

Lance: damn! ::Bird broke off watch yourselves

*gives chase in his lion

Brushblaze:  *Going as fast as she can with the additional weight of two mechs.  Her engine whines with the strain.*

Knockout:  *Mutters inaudibly under his breath, occasionally cursing.*

Fox trot:: humans closing in

Sakura: oh fkn great Its Lance's squad

Fox:: keep going *stops to face them

Knockout: *Finishes clamping off the last leaking energon line and roughly getting the major dings out of her armor.*  We'll finish fixing you up when we get back to base.  *Knocks on Brushblaze's cab before swinging himself over the side, transforming, and streaking off next to her.*

Stormrunner:  *Does a strafing run along the front line of the humans, knocking as many over as possible.*

Sakura:: what are u doing kitsune?!

Fox:: storm can't hold them off all by himself go keep them safe *looks back at her before flying off obviously switched to valor*

Stormrunner:  *When he sees Foxtrot.*  I gave you a direct command!

Foxtrot:: no disrespect sir but u can't hold them all off by yourself

Sakura *follows along the others *

Stormrunner:  That's not for you to decide.  Now go!  *Snarls as a particularly well placed shot goes through his thigh.*

Foxtrot:: *keeps flying and knocks down the mech shooting*:: your orders were to protect ourselves. I'm protecting. You can't be foolish they will break loose or kill u trying better to even the odds so everyone gets home safe and the autobots need Thier leader I'm not loosing another one:: *swoops by knocking another down

Lance: continues trys to fire at storm getting chatter on radio of "Naruto" joining fight (fox demon lol)

Lance::: where's the others dose anyone have sight on them..

Human:  ::No sir.  We have lost visual.::

Lance:: damn it!! Status report how many are down

Stormrunner:  *Growls.*  We'll discuss this later.  *Lunges at Lance now that there is someone else to keep the leading edge away from pursing the bots.*

Fox: continues swooping at random mechs*

Lance: tangles with stormrunner*

Random dude:: 12 mechs disabled no casualties but we can't keep this up sir

Lance: *keeps trying to hold off storm * :: dam commander request promission to draw back. Buckbeaks and Naruto blocking us from fleeing bots and disabling mechs to fast

Cassandra:  ::Fall back.  We've learned what we need to.  ...and stop using those ridiculous nicknames.::

Lance:: Roger that everyone back off and out when able

Fox* gets snacked away by a mech as they try to retreat
:: they are falling back Commander

Stormrunner:  *Lets them go, very weak and needing energon.*  ::Leave them.::

Fox*nods and fly's up and away from humans
* back at have flux paces uncontrollably* we should of heard from them by now
Base**

Stormrunner:  With me, Fox.  We still need what we came here for.  *Watches to make sure the humans leave then heads for the mine.*4:39 PM

Fox:: Roger *fly's along side him

Fox * is watching all round as they fly making sure there are no more surprises

Story: Romantic Interlude

Mood Music:  "Hold My Heart" - Lindsey Stirling

Characters:  Stormrunner, Brushblaze

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Brushblaze purred as her back hit the wall of the recharge bay.  Everyone else was currently topside, and it had seemed a perfect time to entice her closest friend.  Stormrunner had been stretched thinner than usual with their severely depleted energon stores.  He made sure to keep everyone else properly fueled and often went without when no one was watching.  In fact, Brushblaze was pretty sure the only other person who knew was Knockout.  Surely, as a medic, he couldn't miss the strained sounds of Stormrunner's engines.

He'd clearly been needing this.  Roughly pushing aside her chest plates, Stormrunner plugged into the port located next to her closed spark chamber.  He didn't accept a reciprocal cable from her.  The merge would be entirely one-sided, and that thought thrilled Brushblaze.  He really needed this.

As the first burst of energy crackled into her systems, she groaned and let her optics go offline.  He hauled up one of her legs to hook around his hip, bringing them closer together, until she could feel the heat of his spark, even through their closed chambers.  Stormrunner growled something in beast language, but despite it being her native tongue, she couldn't understand it.  Everything was fuzzy and wonderful as he continued to pour frustrated energy through their connection.  

Her talons locked onto his broad shoulders where his wings would unfurl when he transformed into his alt mode.  In root, it made him bulky in a way she found utterly enticing.  Strong.  Clever.  He could win this war, even though they had lost their Prime.  He'd tangled with Megatron himself a few times and had lived to tell the tale.  Well, she had on his behalf.  Stormrunner, much like Optimus, never boasted.  It was another thing she found attractive about him.

Hissing, Stormrunner wrapped an arm around her waist, hauling her still closer to his frame.  His other servo landed on the wall beside her head, talons digging in and leaving deep furrows in the packed dirt.  The energy exchange was picking up in intensity.  Data packets were now streaming across the hardline connection.  She unraveled them and found his frustration, determination, a certain degree of helplessness that left her reeling in shock, and a ruthless vengeance.  Normally, she'd soothe him with her own data packets, but right now, Brushblaze let herself submit and receive all he had to give.  

Roleplay: (Autobots Day 9) Preparations

Sakura dressed in body armor hops into her mech who was last night painted pinks and blues with an atubot symbol sprayed onto its back* laddies and gental bots I give u d.va named after my tots fave video character. We are ready to slag some cons! I'm saying that word right?

Fox: *chuckles* this is an energon run hopefully we don't have to deal with the cons

Brushblaze:  Sure, but this isn't a game.

Stormrunner:  Stay on point or stay home.

Padfoot: stay focused kid or it will be "game over" for all of us

Sakura: mutters in Japanese that they are being total buzzkills

Stormrunner: *Shoots her a look before climbing out of their underground base and into the barn.*

Fox: best to mind him Aki . Walks along side her *

Sakura: I know I know *follows

Knockout:  Hmm.  *Follows Stormrunner.*

Brushblaze: *Waiting for everyone else to leave first.*

Flux: good luck out there

Stormrunner: *Nods to Dr. Nayar as she waves them off.*

Knockout: Later, Tali.  *Grins rogueishly before transforming down into his car form.  Revs his enjoy show-offishly before zooming off after Storm.*

Dr. Nayar: *Sighs and rolls her eyes.*

Brushblaze:  *Transforms down into her vehicular mode too, waiting for a moment for the others.*

Padfoot transforms and heads out*

Dr. Nayar: *Pats her hood.* Come back home.

Fox stays in fox form following on foot along side Sakuras mech.

Brushblaze:  We'll do our best.

Remix:  But no promises.

Dr. Nayar:  I know.  But still.

Brushblaze:  *Rumbles soothingly then heads off.*

Sakura* inside her mech drinking mountain dew from a straw cup and has on her radio that is switched on/off depending on communications coming in*

Stormrunner:  *Takes to the air, flying low over them.  Over his comms.*  ::Keep your speed moderate.  We can't afford to use up too much energon before we get there.::

Fox: :: roger. That's why I'm sticking to the ground I'll fly when / if I need to I burn to much in jet mode::

Brushblaze:  ::Roger.::

Knockout:  ::Whatever you say, Herr Commandante.::

Padfoot:: Roger that alpha

Brushblaze:  ::Watch it, Knockout.::

Sakura:: I think this IS my top speed...

Pad:: your using fuel u don't count

Stormrunner:  ::Second closest energon mine is a three hour drive.  Keep communication to a minimum.::

Sakura: *to herself* man 3 hours . Wonder if this thing has an autopilot

story: shattered

Above the war fox soard trying to avoid the conflict below and provide feedback to those down below. A shot rang out and he was hit in his engine he was forced to transform and use his wings to glide down into whatever safe landing he could. He tummbles on the landing at first it appeared as if no one was around him just dust. But when the dust cleared he can see a large fem sabor cat. He knew the cat well. There was a time they were allies maybe even sort of friends but the cons had not saved his life as he once thought. They STOLE it. He hated swift in particular as the one who handed him to shockwave to begin with and now she stood before him. "Your mine" she said with a growl. She had hated him for his betrayal, and what a prize he would be to bring to her Lord and Master. The 2 began with claws and teeth. She ripped a good chunk into his other engine just to make sure he couldn't just jet out of there. She tried going for his wings next even without his jets he could still fly. He countered her turning and swiping at her. He couldn't let her ground him he had to take flight and get in the air. He tried to fly and with a pounce she had him pinned. He could hear Megatron at that moment shout that Optimus was dead. He can hear his voices fighting for control his mind was racing trying to keep him in the fight as swift stared down at her pray struggling  "You hear that it's finished your mine!" The words melded with Optimus is dead your finished... Rang over and over his eyes flashed  red just for a moment. His voice slightly altered but somehow still himself "you ...Are finished" he freed his left arm and fired his wrist weapon a spike launcher right into her neck. The world became silent as she slumped off hin. It took a moment to realize it was a fatal shot. "I ...No I couldn't off this was your fault" his red eyed voice responded" no that was all you I was there as a witness but YOU pulled the trigger. You and I are no longer that separate." "Shut up" fox was shaking he was starting to get closed in apon he took to the air shots fired but missed. His mind still echoed you can't run from it. You are a murderer now"

Roleplay: (Autobots Day 8) 0 to 50

Stormrunner:  *Has the Bots gathered around him in the main chamber of their underground base.*  Knockout has informed me that our energon is running low again.  We'll need to hit another mine.

Padfoot: I'm ready alpha what's the plan

Flux : *cough*suckup*cough*

Knockout: *Low chuckle.*

Fox: *can't help but smile to that as well*

Stormrunner:  *Metal feathers flare ominously.*  They're catching on.  We'll need to reconsider our past strategies.

Fox: OK so what we have tried looking in non con territories and so far found nothing

Brushblaze:  Everywhere is con territory.

Knockout: *Looking down at his claws, flexing them against his palm.* You don't have to remind me.  Megatron takes a particular interest in traitors.

Fox:* shutters* didn't hafta remind me of that either

Sakura: to bad we can't just syntheticly make the stuff

Knockout:  Ratchet tried.

Stormrunner:  The fact of the matter is - we need real energon.  And we need it soon.  We won't have the energy for a sustained fight, so likely we'll need to target a smaller, less defended mine.  It'll mean less energon, but at least it'll be a start.

Fox: we should scout one out make sure there isn't an ambush waiting

Padfoot: mush for brains you think everything con related is a trap

Stormrunner:  There will be an ambush if they catch us scouting.

Knockout:  *To Padfoot.*  It usually is.

Padfoot: whatever the plan alpha let's leave the mush brain home. He's usuless anyways

Fox: *growls*

Stormrunner: *Shoots a glare at Padfoot, frowning deeply.*  That's unnecessary.

Padfoot: sorry alpha *bows her head

Knockout: *Smirks at Padfoot.*

Fox: just grins to himself*

Sakura: well I'm in my mech is fully operational thanks to ko San I want to help

Fox: whatever the plan I'm in.

Flux: I'm staying thanks I don't DO battle I'll happily patch u all up when u get BK though

Stormrunner:  *Looks at Knockout.*  And yourself?

Knockout:  ... *Sighs and shrugs.*  Autobots are all for the team aren't they?

Stormrunner:  You could stay as well if you so chose.

Brushblaze:  You do have other skills.

Knockout:  *With more firmness to his voice.*  And what if you need in the field repairs to get back home?

Stormrunner:  Very well.

Fox: can do basics you know ko ratchet thought me. He figured as a scouter I should know these things since I may be first to find someone

Knockout:  *Huffs loudly through his vents.*  Why is everyone so set on my not coming?

Fox: I was a former con too ko I know how uncomfortable it can be.

Sakura: wait I didn't know that

Knockout:  *Seriously getting peeved.*  Has the past century slipped out of your processors?  I've fought Cons.  I'll do so again.

Brushblaze:  Easy, Doctor.  We'll have you.  I think everyone is mostly just surprised by the...sudden enthusiasm.

Padfoot: I know I am. participation goes from 0-50 too huh

Roleplay: (Decepticons Day 1) Don't Gamble

In the edge of con territory lays an energon mine. Human slaves work away almost endlessly. Hard stop has his base of operations there he stars at a map and has serval arrears circled where bots were spotted

Feirce: stops?

HS: we need to find more energon I want to cut off Thier supply completely draw them to us.

Feirce: returns to the crew in the mine* hunting party your alpha has a command! Get your fragging hides front and center!

Twinblade:  *Looks up from where he's gambling with Quake.  Chitters in annoyance.*

Tflame* lifts her head was happily napping

Doombird jumps from the yell having more sensitive hearing * must he yell...

Quake: *Throws down the cards.*  I would have won.

Twinblade: Lies!  We didn't finish.

Quake:  *Stands and rolls his broad shoulders.*  Whatever, bug.

Tflame and DB gather in front of fierce*

DB: bird twins reporting for duty

Quake: What's up?  *To Stop.*

Twinblade:  *Collecting the cards on the table.*

Stops: I have a plan to flush out those pesky bots and bring them in once and for all

Quake:  *Huffs, unimpressed.*

*brings out the map* anyone want to take a guess where we have been spotting then as of late

Doombird: attacking us *Says matter o factly

Twinblade: *From over by the table.*  Energon mines.  *Mutters under his breath.*  Idiots.

Stop: thank you twinblade. Means they are running low on supplies so let's keep it that way. I want to find whatever energon out there and take it! I want to starve them into despiration

Quake:  I think we get enough dramatics from Screamer.

Stops: the more desperate he gets the more mistakes he will make, if he makes the right one or wrong one in his case then we got him
We could put an end to this once and for all and never have to worry about any bot raids ever again

Twinblade:  What good is that?  These fleshlings are no sport.

Stop: Lord Megatron wants us to drag what's left of the autobots into custody is that not our job? This isn't about sport.

Twinblade: *Flutters his wings, antennae bobbing.  Mutters.*  It's a little bit about sport.

Quake: *Uncrosses his arms.*  Very well, then let's get to it.  Standing around is boring.

Stops: get moving then we will start our search hear * circles an empty space that kinda sits outside the last known attack
We will fan out from there
Keep in contact do not engage the atubots We are looking for energon *looks at twinblade* nothing esle

Quake:  *Sighs.*  Tedious, but very well.

Twinblade:  *Chitters, transforming into his mantis alt mode.*

Birds take flight in thier bird forms*

Feirce walks with stops to entrance of mine before transforming himself

Quake:  *Waits until he's outside the mine before transforming into his jet form, roaring off and leaving everyone else behind.*

Story: The End No One Saw

Mood Music:  "Leaving Earth" - ME3 soundtrack

Characters:  Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ratchet, Stormrunner, Brushblaze

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He wasn't sure how it had happened.

One moment they had been locked in the eternal duel, exchanging blows with swords or cannons, and the next...  Everything went silent.  Optimus had slid wetly off his sword, crumpling to the energon stained earth.  His optics caught in an expression of shock, regret, and relief.  Energon bubbling in a messy froth at his mouth.  He watched the light of the Prime's dying spark flicker twice then go dark through the hole in his chassis.  Just like that - Optimus was dead.  The once upon a time Orion Pax.  Once student.  Once friend.  Once lover.  They'd been on this path ever since the Matrix of Leadership had been bestowed upon Orion Pax, transforming him into the last Prime.  

He could see the hated object now.  Its glint dull in the darkened chest as it rested just above the destroyed spark chamber.  Megatron staggered back a step, warring within himself.  Optimus hadn't been buried under stone this time to rise again, as even he himself had once been trapped beneath the earth.  The kill had been messy.  Electricity still sparked from the gaping wound in Optimus's chassis.  It was truly over.  He had seen the spark die himself, and light years away from Cybertron, not even their dead god could bring the last Prime back to life.  The war was over.  He had won.

Someone screamed, and the noise of the ongoing battle abruptly consumed his audio sensors again.  Megatron glanced to the side right as Ratchet collided with his massive, silver frame.  The medic was shrieking obscenities as he pounded into the warlord's heavy chest plating with everything he had to give, and shockingly, Ratchet actually managed to dent the thick armor with his fists alone.  Megatron sneered but didn't laugh.  He lashed out, knocking the enraged Autobot back to tumble over himself in a heap of white and red plating.  

"What have you done?!"  Ratchet growled.  His optics - though blue - seemed to hold that venomous green glint of synthetic energon.  The medic was rising, arms transforming into his own pair of blades that were laughably small when compared with the warlord's single one. 

"I have won the war," Megatron replied, something welling within him that tasted like the stinging power of dark energon.  His very spark swirled with it, and the purple gleam tinted his optics and bio-lighting.  "I have won the war!" he repeated triumphantly.

Ratchet lunged, swinging with both blades at once.  This time, the warlord did release a cruel chuckle as he parried the blows.  Victory was sweet through his veins as shock - and yes, perhaps a little regret - crumbled away.  He knocked the medic aside again and stomped on his chest, pinning Ratchet in place beneath his foot.  

"Decepticons!" Megatron roared, sweeping his arms out and up as if to the applause of the crowd in the Kaon gladiatorial arena.  "Optimus Prime is dead!  Finish the Autobots!  We take no prisoners!"

Energon slicked his flanks, and his chest heaved with the effort of drawing in air to cool his overclocked engine.  His soldiers hollered and shouted back to him, renewing their efforts to subdue the remaining Autobots.  Bright purple optics dropped down to the medic scrambling at his foot, attempting to push him off.  He smirked, and Ratchet hissed like a wild thing, baring his dentae.

Starscream suddenly shrieked nearby, and Megatron looked over to find the seeker knocked aside as a massive griffin tore across the ground straight for him.  Kicking Ratchet away, the warlord swung his cannon arm around and fired off three shots.  The beast - an Autobot commander by the name of Stormrunner - leapt into the air with a powerful stroke of his wings.  Almost lazily, Megatron tracked the movement and shot off another round from his plasma cannon.  The energy struck the rising Autobot square in the chest and sent him tumbling through the air to crash into the ground.  

The seeker, emboldened perhaps by Megatron's direct hit, lunged forward and swiped at the fallen Stormrunner with his armor piercing claws.  He cackled wildly, and Megatron knew the aftermath of the battle would be intoxicating when he had Starscream pinned beneath his larger bulk.  For now, however, he strode forward to Ratchet who was regaining his feet with shaky determination.  Energon spilled from between his lips and dripped along his side to stain the ground beneath him.  

Ratchet said nothing, and he didn't need to.  His optics were lethal - or they would have been to anyone not the warlord himself.  Megatron laughed at the display from the much smaller mech.  

"What did he mean to you, Autobot?" he crooned coldly, baring his own sharpened dentae.  "Tell me."

"Optimus meant everything to me," Ratchet panted, bringing his still bladed arms up.  "He was a better mech than you could ever hope to be."

"And yet, he still lays there.  Dead by my hand.  The Autobots are finished."

"We'll never be as long as you exist!"  the medic rushed Megatron, but it was a pointless endeavor.  He was just a medic, meant to stay at home while the real mechs did the work.  Megatron had spent nearly his entire function slaying others.  

The warlord's blow bluntly tore the Autobot's right arm from his chassis, yet Ratchet was so enraged - as if he again were on the synthetic energon - that he hardly seemed to notice.  "I'll destroy you!" he screamed, swinging with his remaining left arm.  

"I very much doubt that."

Before he could kill the medic, Stormrunner was suddenly there.  His talons grasped Ratchet and yanked him away so that Megatron's sword slid through empty air.  

"Then maybe you'll believe me when I say it."

The warlord's blade shot back into his arm, and he grappled with the beast.  Talons skittered across his pitted armor, screeching fine lines into the silver.  A beak snapped at his face, but Megatron gripped the griffin's throat and pushed it away before contact could be made.  The beak snapped again.  Stormrunner's wings fanned out and beat the air around them, sending sand flying in miniature tornadoes.  His tail was a writhing snake.

With a growl and grunt, Megatron lifted Stormrunner off his hind paws and threw the creature away from him.  His cannon hummed threateningly as he activated it.  He took aim.  The battle around him slowed again, narrowing into focus on the griffin.  The shot tore off the beast's left wing, and he howled in rage and pain.  The next shot took the right wing.  He centered over Stormrunner's spark.

A femme knocked his arm to the side, and the plasma blast veered off too far to the side to make a hit.  

"Run!" she screamed to both Stormrunner and Ratchet.  "You fools!  Run!"

She was taking her own advice, fleeing from the warlord as Megatron spun to face the pathetic wrench who had ruined his kill shot.  Surprisingly, the griffin obeyed, even dragging Ratchet along with him.  The medic was kicking and screaming, demanding to be let go.  

A ground bridge opened nearby - who was left at their base? - and the trio, along with a handful of remaining Autobots, tumbled into it.  

"Cowards!" Starscream screeched, a hand over his flank where energon was pouring from a deep series of cuts from Stormrunner's talons.  

The Decepticons around them were cheering, kicking the bodies of fallen Autobots as they rushed to see the great Optimus Prime dead and bleeding out.  Megatron roughly hauled Starscream in against his side as the seeker snarled an ignored "Careful, you brute!"

He laughed.

Roleplay: (Autobots Day 1) Fixin' Chick'ns

Knockout:  *Leaning against the interior of the barn with his arms crossed.  Drawls.*  Why must you do that in here?

Flux: Is off to the side trying not to look at hte scean*

Owen:  *Just to spite Knockout, roughly rips out the entrails of the bird he's working on fixing with a wet squelch.*  Because it's hot outside, and Dr. Nayar doesn't want it in her home.

Knockout:  *Shivers and winces at the sound.*  That's disgusting.

Flux: agreed....

Owen:  *Low, dark chuckle under his breath.*  No one said you had to stay up here.

Knockout:  *Overly dramatic sigh.*  I don't want to ruin my illustrious finish by being trapped down there in the dark, dank pit of a place we unfortunately call home.

flux: glitch head was in dog mode i didnt want to play fetch

Knockout:  *Nods.*  And that.

Owen:  Then don't complain to me.

*Sakura downstairs totally playing feetch with fox as she works on her mech

Knockout:  *Looks over at the horse stalls.*  Those need mucking.  It reeks in here.

Owen:  Then go outside.

Brushblaze:  *Drives into the barn in her alt mode.  Transforms once she reaches the shade of the barn.  She glances at Owen, curls a lip, then regards Knockout and Flux.*  What are you doing topside?

Flux:  what we cant get out of the bacement once and awhile

Knockout:  *Straightens from the wall then offers her a saucy bow, one arm sweeping out in front of him.*  What my chatty apprentice really means to say is that we were eagerly awaiting your return for news.

Owen:  *Scoffs, setting the bird aside and reaching for another to begin plucking it.*

Knockout:  *Shoots Owen a glare.*

*padfoot comes in righjtbehind in alt mode* you boys are gonna get us caught at LEAST be in car mode or something

Brushblaze:  Or better yet - make yourselves useful.  We're still expanding the base.

Padfoot: that would be a swtich

Knockout:  *Frowns, folding his arms back across his chest.*  Medic.

flux: dont look at me im not even a combatant let alone a builder

Brushblaze:  Everyone pulls double duty.  You both know that.

padfoot: stormrunner wont be happy if he catches u 2 slacking

Knockout:  *Wry grin.*  He's not worse than Lord Megatron.

padfootL no reasoing with them brush im padding inside

Brushblaze:  *Tail tip curls and uncurls like an annoyed cat.*  Downstairs.  Now.

flux: im comming im comming

Knockout:  *Considers pushing her buttons, but then mentally throws up his hands.*  Of course, Mein Kommandant.  *Bows again then turns to climb down into the base.*

padfoot: *laughs and hums the bad boys theme*

Brushblaze:  Idiots...

Knockout:  *Calls up from the ladder.*  I heard that!

Brushblaze:  You were meant to!

Owen:  *Laughs, leaning against the table.*

Organizations: TBE

Name: Take Back Earth

Acronym:  TBE

Also Known As:  The Resistance, The Human Initiative

Leader:  Cassandra Woods

Mission Statement:  To bring Earth back under the rightful control of humans and to remove the presence of all extraterrestrials.

Date Created:  2100

Status:  Underground and active

Known Members:

• Lance Striffe

Character: Lance striffe

Full Name:  Lance Striffe 

Nick Name:  Lance 

Gender:  Male  

Birthday:  Aug 10th 2090

Nationality:  American

Religion:  undecided

Languages Spoken:  English

Career: mech driver

Height: 6"
Figure:  athletic 

Hair Color:  brown

Hair Style:  short 

Eye Color: brown 

Skin Color:  see photo

Tattoos:  none 

Piercings:  None

Scars/Distinguishing Marks:  has a scar on his chest claims was from battle (but realy just an old scar frm falling off his bike as  kid)

Clothing: when not in body armor he dresses swag like hes going out on the town 

Description:  cocky, show off, competitive 

Backstory:  not to be outdone by japan the americans came up with thier own mech creations . less suit more full on mech animals that are driven by people who can endore phsycal punishment as well as good decision making skills . Lance was the est in his class and was ale to drive a state of the are flying model. a kind of mix of a mountain lion and a spinx 

Character: Quake

Name:  Quake

Type:  Mech

Alt mode:  Bomber

Size:  Mass negative

Colors:  Black, red

Pronoun:  He

Spark Characteristics:  Single

Occupation:  

Specialization:  

Language(s):  Common, Decepticon

Alliance:  Decepticon

Weapons:  

Backstory: 

Character: Sakura Akimoto

Full Name:  Sakura Akimoto

Nick Name:  Aki 

Gender:  Female

Birthday:  July 20th, 2087

Nationality:  Japanese 

Religion:  undecided

Languages Spoken:  English, Japanese 

Career: mech driver

Height:  5"2 
Figure:  athletic 

Hair Color:  naturally brunette but dyes her hair random colors depending on her mood. 

Hair Style:  short/straight 

Eye Color:  green

Skin Color:  see photo

Tattoos:  full sleve on right arm of varius video game females including femshep and overwatch D.Va

Piercings:  None

Scars/Distinguishing Marks:  aside from the tattoo has a birth mark that kinda looks like a butterfly on left shoulder

Clothing: usualy dressed in a ody suit to drive her mech. her normal street cloths are sweat shirt/pants or whatever loose cloths she finds 

Description:  Kind, competitive, hates woman stereotyping.  

Backstory: formly a professional gamer the japanses have come up with mech suits that can be driven by humans however it was found only gamers had the hand eye corridantion to handle said controls but it also required phiscal streaghth so each person had to be tested for both. Aki saw the call for gammers and read the conditions carefully. what gammer wouldnt want to drive a gaint mech? She trained hard and passed with flying colors she now is part of the human resistance as a  mech driver. 

kind of mechs: (yes i know im being a steely pants) http://destructiconz.deviantart.com/art/Mech-Suits-1-564937923 she drives the one in center. 

Character: Owen Hunt

Full Name:  Owen Harris Hunt

Nick Name:  Sam, Samwise, the Hobbit

Gender:  Man

Birthday:  April 11, 2,079

Nationality:  American

Religion:  Atheist

Languages Spoken:  English, Spanish

Career:  RVT for Dr. Nayar

Height:  6'
Figure:  Average, leaning toward athletic

Hair Color:  Blonde

Hair Style:  Messy

Eye Color:  Green

Skin Color:  Warm ivory

Tattoos:  None

Piercings:  None

Scars/Distinguishing Marks:  Bite mark on right wrist/forearm, scratches on left hand

Clothing:  Scrub top and jeans

Description:  A loyal friend, Owen is teased for looking and acting like Samwise Gamgee from the Lord of the Rings.  However, he doesn't enjoy gardening beyond his tomatoes.

Backstory:

Character: Dr. Talika Nayar

Full Name:  Dr. Talika Nayar
Nick Name:  Dr. Nayar or Nayar (co-workers), Tali (parents), Den Mother (Bots)
Gender:  Woman
Birthday:  November 14, 2,075 (42)
Nationality:  Indian
Religion:  Hindu
Native Language:  English
Languages Spoken:  English, Hindi
Career:  Mixed animal veterinarian

Height:  5'4"
Figure:  Slender
Hair Color:  Obsidian
Hair Style:  Ponytail
Eye Color:  Mahogany
Skin Color:  Copper
Tattoos:  None
Piercings:  Two earrings on each ear
Scars/Distinguishing Marks:  Scar across her left inner knee from a horse kick
Clothing:  Scrub top, jeans, boots; silver necklace with a horse in mid-gallop

Description:  A gentle, determined woman who constantly smells of horses and dogs and always looks ready to work.  Her hands are worn and strong.

Backstory:  

Character: Padfoot

Name: Padfoot

Image: optional

Type: wolf beast 

Alt mode: quad bike

Size: Influenced to some extent by alt mode, but can subspace mass to either add to or subtract from untransformed (root) size
Mass positive - subspace mass when going into alt mode (a.k.a larger in root)
Mass negative - subspace mass when going into root mode (a.k.a larger in alt)
Mass neutral - same mass or mostly same mass in alt and root

Colors: 

Pronoun: she

Spark Characteristics: 
Single - most common
Sibling - sparks that share a common carrier ("female"), coder ("male"), or both
Twin - a spark that split into twin sparks; may or may not be housed in separate bodies, more unstable mentally if not
Triple - a spark that splits into triplets; may or may not be housed in separate bodies, more unstable mentally if not
Trine - type of bond between three sparks
Gestalt - type of bond between multiple sparks; combiner teams or symbiotes
Bondmate - type of bond between lovers who are now "married"

Occupation: brawler

Specialization: Where are their strengths (i.e. science, spy, sabotage, fighter, communications, healer, etc.)

Language(s): Alpha, common (mech), beast, insect, decepticon (common and insect blend), autobot (common, beast, alpha blend) 

Alliance:  Autobot

Weapons:  claws /teeth/ small lazor gun that she can use in her bike form 

Backstory:  

Character: Twinblade

Name:  Twinblade

Type:  Insect

Alt mode:  Mantis

Size:  Mass neutral

Colors:  Black, lime green

Pronoun:  He

Spark Characteristics:  Twin (same body)

Occupation:  Part of Hardstop's Earth hunting party

Specialization:  Melee combat, cyber ninja

Language(s):  Common, insect, Decepticon

Alliance:  Decepticon

Weapons:  (root) two swords on back, two pistols in forearms (alt) claws, mandibles

Backstory: 

Character: Flux

Name: flux

Image: optional

Type: alpha 


Alt mode: mcclareen sports car 


Size: Influenced to some extent by alt mode, but can subspace mass to either add to or subtract from untransformed (root) size
Mass positive - subspace mass when going into alt mode (a.k.a larger in root)
Mass negative - subspace mass when going into root mode (a.k.a larger in alt)
Mass neutral - same mass or mostly same mass in alt and root

Colors: 

Pronoun: he 

Spark Characteristics: Single 


Occupation: Knockouts assistant

Specialization: medical assistant 
Language(s): Alpha, common (mech),  autobot (common, beast, alpha blend) 

Alliance: N Autobot

Weapons:   long  sward (though hes poor at using it) 

Backstory:  was originally Neutral  but as war got worse the normal citazins found themselves being caught in the middle wanting to be or not. Fox found him in the rubble of what was his home baddly bleeding out the autobot stabilized him long enough to be worked on by medics. when megitron took rieghn and gave no choise to the masses but to pic a side , he chose to be an autobot to try to repay them for saving his life. is close to fox and despite callign fox a glitchhead is one of the few friends fox has.  

Character: Talonflame

Name: Talonflame

Image: optional

Type:beast/mech (minicon) 


Alt mode: orange breasted patty mccgann falcon 

Size: Mass neutral 

Colors: see photo 

Pronoun: she

Spark Characteristics: Twin (doombird sibling)

Occupation: spy 

Specialization:able to spot anything from high up in the air

Language(s): Alpha, common (mech), beast, insect, decepticon (common and insect blend), autobot (common, beast, alpha blend) 

Alliance: Decepticon 

Weapons:  flamethrower (both forms)  talons 

Backstory: 

Character: Doombird

Name: Doombird

Image: 

Type:  Beast mech /minicon 


Alt mode: Turkey vulture

Size: Mass neutral 

Colors: see photo 

Pronoun:he

Spark Characteristics: Twin (sibling: talonflame)

Occupation: spy

Specialization: listenting an either enhancing or dampening signals 

Language(s): Alpha, common (mech), beast, insect, decepticon (common and insect blend), autobot (common, beast, alpha blend) 

Alliance: Decepticon 

Weapons: smokescrean pipes (vulture form, small daggers that are feathers in vulture form on his wings (non vulvture mode) claws and beak 

Backstory: