Log Title: Metrofight
Characters: Discord, Gears, Hun-Grrr, Knightfall, Metroplex, Predaking, Swindle, Swordplay, Typhoon, Valour, Zoneout
Location: Northern Manitoba - Canada; Rocky Mountains - Colorado - USA
Date: September 30, 1999
Summary: Decepticons launch an attack on Metroplex.
As logged by Valour - Thursday, September 30, 1999, 1:13 AM
Location: Northern Manitoba - Canada[]
[Decepticon] Virus says, "Request available units for assault on Autobot base."
[Decepticon] Captain Valour says, "Sir. Will the Assault Infantry need Seeker assistance, or shall we remain at Trypticon in defense of a possible counter assault?"
[Decepticon] Virus says, "Reccomended action: air cover tactically ideal."
[Decepticon] Hun-Grrr says, "All available Decepticons report to Colorado to assist in assault of Metroplex."
(Radio) Val transmits, "That include security forces, sir? Or shall we remain to defend the base?" to Hun-Grrr.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'I do not anticipate an Autobot counter strike. Support from the air, as Virus stated, would be appreciated. But, do not disobey any out standing orders.
(Radio) Val transmits, "Understood, sir. I'll have my assault group ready momentarily." to Hun-Grrr. Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'Excellent.'
Valour
Valour prepares his team for combat.
Jeep <Swindle> comes Jeeping into the area, headlights glowing that happy glow that comes being on the jazz again...hey, it's not just for Onslaught anymore...
Modified Green F-15 streaks over the blast doors before banking hard to slow its momentum.
Knightfall exits the base, eyes scanning the area as he takes in the scene before continuing on, somewhat dazed for some reason.
Jeep <Swindle> transforms and attempts to slide past the flyboy convention....
The Jeep rises to become Swindle.
Valour looks over. "Knightfall. The Neocons may be needed. How soon can you assemble them?"
Modified Green F-15 flies just above Knightfall and transforms....
The green VTOL jet folds in on itself and with a flurry of moving parts, erupts into the seeker Zoneout!
Knightfall glances at Zoneout, "They will be assemble as soon as you need them.. unlike other teams.. we do get the job done, Sir."
Swindle ain't here, you guys haven't noticed him, he is not the combaticon you are looking for...until KF said *that*. "*SNORT*"
Valour nods. "Very good. I expect no less."
(Radio) Val transmits, "My team is assembled and ready. The Neocons are prepared to assist, on your order." to Hun-Grrr.
Zoneout lands somewhat behind KF and glances at Swindle for a brief moment.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'Inform them to join us in Colorado as well.'
Swindle continues attempting to creep back in to Tryppy. Maybe they didn't hear that, maybe they didn't notice him, maybe he can get back inside before he's dragged of to get shot at...which is *still* deadlier than smoking, damnit!
Valour looks to Knightfall. "Assemble your team, and meet us in Colorado for a surprise assult on Metroplex."
Valour ignores the Combaticon munitions officer... not his problem. 8)
Valour assembles the combat squad (not his usual recon squad), and prepares to take off.
Zoneout looks at Swindle and grins almost imperceptibly, "Where are you off to Swindle?"
Valour leaps into the air, and expands into a large, impressive fighter jet.
Swindle freezes momentarily, damn, so close. He turns, looking utterly calm. "Armory, need to rearm."
Swindle says "Plus I gotta go to repair bay. Injured."
- Valour
- A deep black F-15 fighter with purple detailing, and a wide assortment of under-wing weapons. Its markings identify it as belonging to the local human military. Its cockpit glass is polarized, making it difficult to see inside. When in flight, its pilot demonstrates that the F-15 is still a mean piece of flight technology.
Zoneout looks Swindle over more carefully, "I see no injuries. Nor does it look as if you need to re-arm."
Black F-15E flies off with his squad.
Swindle says "Look mech, I got whacked across the chest earlier, somethin' sure as hell sounds loose."
Zoneout shrugs, "Do as you wish..."
Swindle says "Oh, thanks, didn't realize I needed your blessing but *gee* I'm sure glad to have it."
Knightfall frowns a little, "Assault?" then glancs at Zoneout, "Zoneout, what is your condition?", ignoring the Combaticon for now.
Zoneout looks at Knightfall and grins, "Perfect condition boss. Haven't had a run in with any Bots lately."
Valour heads South.
Swindle is beginning to feel the first stirrings of pride, never a good sign...
Knightfall sighs at the need for such violence, and transforms as he heads in the direction of Colorda.
Knightfall leaps into the air and contracts his limbs as his chest flips up and his wings flip back, shifting him into his X-29 mode.
Swindle grumbles at his own *stupid* pride that's gonna get him shot as he takes off to follow the flyboys...
Zoneout follows KF's lead and leaps into the air and transforms, zipping along at top speed... Zoneout launches himself into the air, and unfolds and shifts until a green VTOL jet hovers before you.
Modified Green F-15 goes to the South .
Black X-29 goes to the South .
Colorado/New Mexico - USA[]
- Two very different states, Colorado and New Mexico border each other. Beautiful and scenic, Colorado is favored among tourists, and is known for it's high mountainous areas, which provide a vital North American ski industry. New Mexico, naging in the climate shadow of the Rockies, is the start of the North American desert. Warm and somewhat barren, it's known widely for Roswell, where an alien craft supposedly crashed amd was covered up by the Government. It's also the supposed home to Area 51, the legendary secret military base, and as the testing ground during World War 2 for the American atomic weapons.
Black F-15E flies in, with a squad of black F-15s
Hun-Grrr stands beside Razorclaw in his dragon mode. Both heads scanning the horizon for Autobots as he awaits for the arrival of the rest of the Cons.
Metroplex sends a radio transmission.
Black F-15E circles the area with his team.
Hun-Grrr receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Val transmits, "Captain Valour reporting for duty, sir. Neocons in route." to Hun-Grrr.
Hun-Grrr sends a radio transmission.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'Good, for now you and your team will be our primary scouts. Be on the look out for Autobot reinforcements.'
From the shadows, someone slips quietly behind a copse of trees
[Decepticon] Pred Commander Razorclaw says, "Let us advance...yes?"
Autobot City <AC> closes the main gates, making entrance and egress possible only through well-guarded side exits. He remains in City mode, however. The front of a bank building folds down, revealing multiple rows of antimatter missiles. Other weapons emerge from various areas of the city.
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Hun-Grrr looks to Razorclaw, "The Neocons are on their way. Let us begin the advance now." With that he turns and begins rumbling down the towards Metroplex.
Hun-Grrr sends a radio transmission.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'We are beginning our assault, prepare aerial strikes.'
Autobot City <AC> brings more weapons online. The crippled city hums with potential power.
Hun-Grrr goes up into the mountains.
Swindle mutters to himself.
Hun-Grrr receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Val transmits, "The Neocons have arrived, sir. Falling in to provide air support." to Hun-Grrr.
Swordplay suddenly fades into sight without a sound.
Modified Green F-15 comes streaking through the sky, slowing only as it approaches the rest of the seekers.
Gumbibots pour out of the City and take up defensive positions.
Hun-Grrr sends a radio transmission.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Hun-Grrr sends Val a radio transmission, 'Excellent. Blanket the area in cover fire.'
Swindle approaches the rest of the seekers and hovers nearby. "...right, who brought the potato salad?"
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Knightfall receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Val transmits, "Fall in, collect your team, and prepare to bombard Autobot City with cover fire on my mark." to Knightfall.
Discord receives a radio transmission.
Knightfall sends a radio transmission.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Knightfall sends Val a radio transmission, 'AS you command, Sir'
Black F-15E streaks towards the Rockies.
Hun-Grrr stalks through the area towards Metroplex preparing for the battle to come.
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Knightfall sends a radio transmission.
Zoneout receives a radio transmission.
Autobot City <AC> remains ready as the Cons climb or fly up the mountain range.
Rocky Mountains[]
- The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain range in North America, and relatively 'new' as mountains go. A massive ridge of rock pushed up from the earth a scant few million years ago, the Rockies are far less worn down and smooth than their eastern cousins, the Appelatians. Snow-capped and heavily forested, these mountains are immaculate in their spleandor and beauty, though anyone with a true respect for nature would be aware that they can be as dangerous as they are impressive. Even Transformers are dwarfed by these wonders of nature, in size if not in beauty.
Modified Green F-15 slows and falls in behind the X-29
Autobot City <AC> aims its weapons as a squad of jets fly in, making obvious targets.
Discord receives a radio transmission.
Black F-15E opens fire on the City.
>> Valour strikes Metroplex with Laser. <<
Knightfall receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Val transmits, "Fire at will." to Knightfall.
Knightfall sends a radio transmission.
Zoneout receives a radio transmission.
Swindle lands, arming his scattergun and aiming for some nearby gumbies.
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Black X-29 drops in low behind the F-15E and fires a half second behind it.
Discord receives a radio transmission.
One of Metroplex's civilian buildings gets decimated by enemy fire. City defenses lock on the squad of Seekers.
Hun-Grrr rumbles forward, ripping through gumbies on his course with the main part of the city. One head taking chunks out of the hapless robots while the other spews forth his crud missiles.
Autobot City <AC> opens fire on the incoming Seekers.
>> Metroplex strikes Valour with Blaster. <<
Modified Green F-15 comes in just behind the X-29 and looses a pair of missiles at the Autobot Base.
Black F-15E's left wing gets clipped, and he falters, losing altitude.
Chunks of debris from the missile attack scatter on the ground, wounding several gumbie troops.
>> Zoneout strikes Metroplex with Dual-missile. <<
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Black F-15E continues to lose altitude, heading for a mountain at high speeds.
Autobot City <AC> aims its weapons, and fires into the squad of Neocons.
Discord receives a radio transmission.
Predaking tromps in dramatically alongside Hun-Grrr and the others, hulking metallic form towering over the smaller Decepticons.
Discord sends a radio transmission.
Modified Green F-15 has a bit of fun as it flies past Metroplex and weaves between the other seekers.
Black F-15E pulls up, and has to transform to keep from splattering against the moutain side.
The ebony fighterjet folds up into the dashing form of Valour.
Swindle spots one of the few people on the battlefield smaller than him. "..oh yeah, let's rock..."
Autobot City <AC> opens fire, and starts taking out gumbies.
Swordplay slips into the moutains, his feet making little sound upon the rocky ground. He moves gracefully over the ground, then looks down at the city, his optics glowing as he draws his swords.
Gears drives towards the incoming Cons, and transforms, cursing his luck.
Valour's combat squad continues its run against Autobot City.
Swindle levels his scatter gun at Gears. "...c'mere shorty..."
Hun-Grrr continues cutting a swath through the Gumbies, nearing Autobot city.
Gears raises his fists, aiming his air-compressor cannnons at Swindle. "Oh, you want somma me, Con?"
Predaking levels his cannon at the city's walls, and opens fire, spewing massive blasts of energy at Metroplex.
Swindle growls. "Sorry runt, you're nto my type..."
Modified Green F-15 banks hard and strafes the gumbibots with his pulse laser cannon.
Metroplex sends a radio transmission.
From the shadows, someone looks over the assorted Cons and decides to wait a bit longer.
Metroplex receives a radio transmission.
Valour lands on the mountain side, and radios commands to his personal squad, letting Knightfall lead the Neos.
Autobot City <AC> continues targetting air support, but brings several weapons to bear on Predaking.
Swordplay listens carefully to the ranting and posturing. He plays it no heed. He simply sits on his perch of rock, preparing his weapons, and making sure the blades are smooth and ready. For good measure he slips a throwing star into his hand.
Swindle levels his scattergun at Gears and fires.
>> Swindle strikes Gears with Scatter-blaster. <<
Hun-Grrr nearing Metroplex Hun-Grrr unleashes a searing pair of eye beams in an attempt to sear its hull, "Decepticons! Take no prisoners!"
>> Hun-Grrr strikes Metroplex with Laser. <<
Autobot City <AC> continues to take damage from the Decepticon onslaught, its civilian buildings taking a pounding.
>> Zoneout strikes Autobot Security Forces with Pulse-laser. <<
Gears flinches a bit from the blow, but then starts stalking towards Swindle. "That's it," he warns. "I've been savin' up all week..."
Swindle says "F'what? Lifts?"
Gears grumbles, clinching his fists. His short legs take him slowly Swindleward.
Swindle grins, enjoying this. "C'mon *Stumpy* gimme your best shot."
Gears growls, "Stumpy, huh? *I'll* show ya 'stumpy'..."
Predaking raises his foot, the toe-mortars firing at Metroplex's defenses as the King of Predators guffaws, "Diiieeeee, Autobots!"
Swordplay slips slowly down the mountainside. Closer towards the main Decepticon flank, and the Autobot security forces. His optics blaze slowly as he gets in closer to the fray. Lifting his hand he prepares to throw several stars at the Autobot ranks (gumbies). A simple flick of his wrist is all that it takes...
The Autobot Security Forces fall back at Zoneout's attack, and fire up at him and the other Neocons.
>> Autobot Security Forces misses Zoneout with Laser. <<
Modified Green F-15 banks and rolls, easily evading the fire from the measely defenders.
>> Metroplex strikes Zoneout with Laser. <<
Gears continues trumping slowly towards Swindle, as Metroplex starts doing some damage to the squad of Neocons.
Modified Green F-15's wing gets seared by the laser from Metroplex. It emits what sounds like a growl and speeds back towards the impertinent base
Valour radios more orders to his jets.
Modified Green F-15 looses another pair of missiles, this time aimed for one of the laser batteries.
>> Zoneout strikes Metroplex with Dual-missile. <<
Autobot City <AC> loses a laser tower as one of Zoneout's missiles explodes it into flames.
Inside Metroplex, Typhoon brings more of Metro's weapons online.
Zoneout receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Val transmits, "Good shot, Zoneout." to Zoneout.
Valour rises up, and fires on the city with his arm-cannons
>> Valour strikes Metroplex with Arm-cannons. <<
Autobot City <AC> contines firing on the Seekers and Predaking, doing more damage to the jets than the powerful gestalt.
Zoneout sends a radio transmission.
Valour receives a radio transmission.
(Radio) Zoneout sends Val a radio transmission, 'Expect only the best...'
Swordplay slips around the rocks, his arm moving like lightning as he launches a handfull of throwing stars towards the vanguard of Autobot troops bellow.
>> Swordplay strikes Autobot Security Forces with Shuriken. <<
From the shadows, someone looks from Swordplay to PRedaking and decides that the smaller target might be a better idea. He raises his arms and levels them at the Con.
An Autobot falls as a shuriken imbeds itself deeply in a critical juncture in his armor. The others continue to fire on the Seekers and Predaking, not even realizing from where the silent assult came.
Swindle starts picking off a few gumbies.
From the shadows, someone fires off his EMP at Swordplay, coming into view as he does so...
Discord suddenly fades into sight without a sound.
>> Discord strikes Swordplay with EM_pulse. <<
>> Swordplay temporarily loses motor functions from the attack! <<
>> Swindle strikes Autobot Security Forces with Gyro-gun. <<
Discord sends a radio transmission.
A gumby drops, unable to force her legs to support her. Two of her fellows grab her and drag her towards the medics.
Swordplay is struck by the blast, electrical fields sluicing over his body. He loses balance, tumbling forward and smashing hard into a large rock as he does. He struggles, trying to hold onto his swords while stunned, though one tumbles from his back onto the ground.
Valour's combat squad continues to pepper the city with fire.
Gears finally makes it up to Swindle's position. "You're going to pay for that!" He unleases an uppercut at the larger Con.
>> Gears strikes Swindle with Blow. <<
Swindle suddenly finds himself moving back and up suddenly as his jaw explodes in pain. After a brief moment in mid-air, he comes crashing down onto his back. "...ow..."
The Autobots concentrate their fire on the Seekers, letting Metro's Big Guns handle Predaking.
Swindle shakes his head, trying to clear it. "....."
>> Metroplex strikes Predaking with Disruptor-Ray-Cannons. <<
>> Predaking temporarily loses motor functions from the attack! <<
Valour frowns as the Cons lose a gestalt.
He looks around, dismayed to see all but the fastest Neocon have been disabled as well.
Oh, yeah, there's a combaticon getting the slag beat out of him but hey, he's a groundpounder so that's okay. *G*
Modified Green F-15 banks again, surveying the situation. He fires his laser cannon at the ground pounder fighting Swindle.
>> Zoneout strikes Gears with Laser. <<
Valour looks around, frowning, as the enhanced city weaponry slowly wears down the CoC present.
[Decepticon] Captain Valour says, "Decepticons. We have done enough damage. Prepare to withdraw."
[Decepticon] Swindle says, "Ag-knowedged"
[Decepticon] Zoneout says, "Understood"
Gears flinches as the lasers cut into his thick armor. He shakes a fist at Zoneout. "Come down here and try that, ya big green freak!"
Autobot City <AC> continues the relectless fire on the Cons in the area.
[Decepticon] Captain Valour says, "Zoneout. Ensure Knightfall isn't left."
Swindle gets slowly back to his feet, rubbing his jaw with one hand and eyeing the minibot warily. "..."
[Decepticon] Zoneout says, "Of course, sir"
Gears's attention is on the Seekers, making him a prime target for Combaticon revenge.
Modified Green F-15 emits what appears to be a laughter as he banks, headed once again towards the fray.
Swindle hauls back and attempts to deck Gears. "Bye bye runt."
Autobot City <AC> increases the intensity of its fire.
>> Swindle strikes Gears with Punch. <<
[Decepticon] Captain Valour says, "Decepticons. Focus fire on the Communications Tower. When it is destroyed, retreat immediately."
Gears is sucker-punched, and falls back, cursing. "Oh, want some-more, huh?" he challenges the Con munitions officer.
[Decepticon] Zoneout says, "With pleasure...."
Swindle says "bring it on, runt."
The Autobot Security Forces continue to make life hell for the Seekers, when they manage to hit them.
>> Metroplex strikes Valour with GTA-Missile. <<
Valour arghs as he is slammed back into the mountain face by a missile fired from the city, losing one of his arm-cannons, and shredding one of his wings.
Swindle makes a break for it.
Val recovers, blasts the tower, and orders a retreat. The Decepticons head back towards Canada as Autobot City burns.