<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "Constructicons, report to the coastline

<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "Constructicons, report to the coastline! We have work to do."

<Decepticon> Bonecrusher says, "Yeah yeah.."

NCC Coastline

It is a tribute to the construction of the city that they were successfully able to integrate a Cybertronian landscape into something as un-Cybertronian as a coastline. This, more than any other area in New Crystal City, is unable to keep the Cybertron feel. The shoreline consists of a metal cliff-face that descends deep into the water. The tide causes the water level to rise up slightly, but clearly the designers didn't wish to have the ocean interfere with the city. The coastline of New Crystal City serves as the gateway to the rest of the city. Roadways start and end here and travel up into the sky, supported by strong metal struts. One can gain easy access to the Residential Zone, the Spaceport, or the Central Hub. A single metal dock extends out of the island, designed to facilitate the few Imperial sea-going vessels that are owned.

Contents:

Mixmaster

Bonecrusher

Cuddles <#5859>

Imperial Decepticon Mini-Sub <Mantis>

Imperial Vessel <Despoiler>

Obvious exits:

North <N> leads to NCC Central Hub.

East <E> leads to NCC Residential Plaza.

West <W> leads to NCC Spaceport.

Fly <Up> Ocean <O>

<Decepticon> Reflector says, "Scrapper, do we have any smaller warships currently available for use."

<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "We have this sub that... seemingly appeared out of no-where... I don't know where it came from, but it's at the docks now."

<Decepticon> Reflector says, "space warships, Scrapper."

<Decepticon> Comcast says, "The mantis? An excellent vessel."

<Decepticon> Bonecrusher says, "Maybe... uh.. Maybe a tornado picked it up?"

<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "Oh! Yes, we do. We call them Sixshot, Astrotrain, Blast Off, Cyclonus and the Sweeps."

<Decepticon> Bonecrusher says, "An like.. dropped it down here."

Arachnae arrives from the NCC Central Hub to the north.

Arachnae has arrived.

Arachnae slips quietly into the area.

<Decepticon> Reflector sighs, "We meant something that . . . never mind."

Reflector arrives from the NCC Central Hub to the north.

Reflector has arrived.

Soundwave has arrived.

Compile arrives from the NCC Central Hub to the north.

Compile has arrived.

-- Compile comes walking with Nae to see what you constructs are doing.

The trio fly towards the coastline, looking irritated, Viewfinder murmuring, "we doubt any of those would allow us to tamper with its communication system . . . we need an actual non-sentient ship . . ." Spyglass looks around, "Now, where is that Constructicon?"

Bonecrusher is standing around, looking bored. He could be smashing Cuprahex right now, but nooooo.. Scrapper wants some help with some stupid boat or something that a tordando dropped here. Huh.

Scavenger has arrived.

Mixmaster stands in the coastline, as per the instructions of Scrapper. Stupid Scrapper. He also wonders what Tordando is doing dropping boats. Maybe he's friends of Boncrusher and Bonesrusher.

Scrapper trudges on in from the hub, cracking his lime green knuckles as he goes. The Constructicon stands on the docks with Cuddles on one side in the water, and this sub that appeared out of no-where on the other. Yes, the docks has /two/ mighty warships here. That's two more than Scrapper expected they'd have when he first designed them. Lets hope we don't ever need a third spot, because there simply isn't room. He steps up towards Bonecrusher and peers at him. As if knowing exactly what he's thinking, he blurts out, "A tornado did not do it!"

There are no unread postings on the Global Bulletin Board.

<Decepticon> Recoil says, "Blast Off is a sissy. Perhaps the Sub is a new Autobot weapon! Materialized from Autobot City... or Cybertron!"

<Decepticon> Arachnae says, "For slags sake, its a sub. Check the data records, I'm certain that it's creation is marked someplace in MSE records. Blithering idiots."

<Decepticon> Reflector says, "we should send you inside to investigate."

<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "Alright, alright. Time for me to use some commandyness. Reflector, if you need a spaceship, duct tape yourself to Arachnae. Recoil, find out the mystery surrounding this sub. Arachnae, get the duct tape. And all of you, be on the look out for tornados."

Bonecrusher huhs at Scrapper. "Then how else da you explain it, huh smart guy? Ya thing a wizard did it?"

Bonecrusher has disconnected.

<Decepticon> Arachnae says, "!#%^&@#$@$@#$!!"

Scavenger walks along with his nose in a datapad, looking over schematics or somesuch when his processor should be focusing on little things like where the slag he's walking. "Tornado didn't do what?" he asks absently as he finally looks up at the all-too-familiar yelling that comes with being within a certain radius of Scrapper.

<Decepticon> Mixmaster adds, "And Tordando."

<Decepticon> Compile says, "Scrapper, your an idoit....no I take that back, you make an idoit look intelligent."

<Decepticon> Mixmaster says, "Arachnae.. Uh. Scrapper, back down. Arachnae is due a rest cycle or something. There are

plenty other Sweeps to tap. We could even freight him as a camera to Cybertron."

The trio land near Scrapper, looking at him angrily, "Scrapper . . . we need an actual ship capable of holding a fair number of decepticons that can have its communication and visual systems reconfigured." Viewfinder says to the head Constructicon, "Now, what do we have that applies? Would one of our shuttles be available?" asks Spectro.

<Decepticon> Mixmaster says, "Compile. SHUT UP. SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP."

<Decepticon> Reflector says, "I agree with Compile on this point."

<Decepticon> Compile says, "I say, did I hear a noise?"

<Decepticon> Scavenger says, "I agree with Mixmaster on his."

<Decepticon> Scrapper says, "Suddenly I'm getting flashbacks to when this comgear was command use only. Compile, respect your commanders or else one of them will crush you. Reflector, you'll get your ship as long as you stop whining."

Arachnae stops dead in her tracks as she both gets A: stupid radio banter chattering in her reciever and B: orders to duct tape reflector to herself. C: she's almost out of her usual beverage. Taking a sip from her ever present mug, she fixes a glare at the green form of Scrapper, contemplating many a vivisection plan before she simply shrugs it all off like water from a ducks back. Padding closer to the colelctive crew, she offers, "Greetings Scrapper. Dare I ask what is going on?" all levels of ppolite.

<Decepticon> Mixmaster sighs..

Mixmaster turns his readio off, shaking his head. "Scrapper, Arachnae's overworked as it is. Give the job to another sweep." Huh, why's he being nice to Arachnae all of a sudden?

<Decepticon> Reflector sighs, "Good, and we weren't whining."

<Decepticon> Recoil says, "My investigation will begin immediately! (OOC: and... laggedly)"

Compile looks up at Reflector and blinks "Ok, I think the COnstructs need to switch to unleaded. That priemium stuff is warping there laser cores.

Scrapper scratches his head, then looks at the minisub, and then at Bonecrusher. "Well..." Finally he shrugs, "Maybe it was a wizard AND a tornado." he says, triumphantly defending his smarts. He looks at Scavenger, "Exactly." he replies, nodding as if they were on the same page or something. To Flec, he replies, "You have my authorization to use one of the shuttles on Nebulos, though you'll have the task of bringing her home. Make sure no aliens spot you." He replies to Nae's glare with only a shrug and a joking grin. "Yes, you may." Loudly, he explains to all. "Constructicons, we are on the lookout for mining equipment. Scavenger will be in charge of setting it up in the Nebulos asteroid field, but for now, we're going to raid a Bryant Enterprises factory that produces such things in Los Angeles. The rest of you can tag along if you like so long as you stay out of our way."

Spectro looks down to Compile, "Oh, I believe they're way past unleaded. I do believe they've taken up the dubious practice of smoking energon mixed with various earth grasses."

Soundwave glides downwards, drawn in by the frankly annoying radio traffic, and by the mention of an unidentified submarine. He slows as he nears the ground, settling in near the base of the dock. His optical band flashes as he scans the Mantis.

Arachnae chuckles softly at Scrappers reply to her. Her mood seems mercurial at best. "Actually, Scrapper, if you check MSE databanks, I'm quite certain that you'd find out more about said mystery sub." She winks an optic shaded golden-green, sipping from her mug. "Hmm.. Equipment collections. And here me without even half the cargo space I used to have.. Oh well."

Mixmaster wonders exactly how thrilled Scav's going to be for almost being acknowledged as useful. "Righto.." he says, unusually chirpy. For now.

"Assuming I finish the apps in the next 5 hours 8oP

Scavenger looks positively giddy at the prospect of being not only useful but actually somewhat critical to the plans and long-term goals of his fellow teammates. "Works for me," he chimes in cheerily.

Scrapper waves her hand at Arachnae, "We'll see how long it takes Recoil to figure this out." He says, giving her a wink despite not having optics. The Constructicon activates his anti-gravs and hovers into the air, "Then Constructicons - and all you other troopers who want to tag along and make your idiotic snide comments - to the air!" He really needs to make an example of one of these Cons sometime.

The trio look around, "Er . . .who can give us a ride?"

Scrapper resists the urge to make another duct tape comment.

Arachnae chuckles softly to herself, having a slightly knowing gleam in her optics.

Soundwave glances over at Scrapper as the Constructicon makes his announcement. After a brief glance back at the Mantis, Soundwave steps forward. "I will accompany..." resonates the great communicator.

Arachnae sips from her mug, turning to peer off over the ocean with a half here, half elsewhere expression.

Scavenger looks left, looks right, looks up, and supposing someone's got to be the first one to do the requisite flying that follows a melodramatic order of 'to the air!', he shrugs and launches skywards.

*** TRAVEL SPAM ***

Outskirts of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is anything but. It is a city of people, many, many, many people. Skyscrapers extend to the smog-filled heavens while cars crowd the roads. It is a center of power and wealth, where the arts flourish and the celebrated make their homes. One of the nation's most ethnically diverse cities, communities range from Chinatown and Little Tokyo to the genuine Mexican markets on Olvera Street as well as thriving Korean and Middle Eastern cultures.

Contents:

L.A. Police Station

Autobot Sensor #3396

Mixmaster

Camera <Reflector>

Soundwave

Scavenger

Obvious exits:

Fly <Up> leads to Sky Over Los Angeles.

Out <O> leads to California.

Wraith arrives from the Southwestern States.

Wraith has arrived.

-- Wraith is currently sitting on the hill that overlooks LA as he scans the area for trouble. He is out int he open but since he is not moving, he is using the ghost like ability that he and Sheng have to blend in to the area. This way, he can keep an eye on things, and not be seen.

<Autobot> Rodimus Prime says, "Alright Autobots I'm sure I'm not the only one who just got Teletran's alert about the Decepticons popping up in LA. Lets roll for it."

Snarl soars down into view from the skies above.

Snarl has arrived.

Scrapper flies in, leading the charge. Hah! It's not often that Scrapper gets to do this, so he's making the most of it, doing his best to look all dramatic like. "Soundwave, monitor the Autobot transmissions." As if Big Blue probably wasn't doing it already. Down below is the lovely city of Los Angeles. Scrapper dives downwards through the thick and heavy smog filled sky, heading towards the industrial district, and a certain Bryant Enterprises factory in particular. He for one doesn't notice Wraith.

<Autobot> Sideswipe says, "Time to break some heads, Prime?"

<Autobot> Rodimus Prime says, "You took the words right out of my vocalizer Sideswipe."

Soundwave drops alongside Scrapper. His vocal unit rumbles to live mere seconds after Scrapper stops speaking. "Indeed, Teletran One has already alerted the Autobots to our presence. Their detection system seems to be operating at full capacity."

<Autobot> Wraith says, "I am currently in LA Rocdimus. So far I have not seen any of the Decepticons that have been reported here........Scratch that. I spotted them. Looks like three Constructicons and another I do not know. Blue and looks a lot like Blaster. And it appears they are heading for the industry sector."

<Autobot> Sideswipe says, "The blue one is Soundwave..."

<Autobot> Sideswipe says, "I wonder if he brought any of his little buddies with him."

A camera is flying as a passenger with someone, scanning the view under as they pass, "With all the raids we've done on this place, I almost have enough photographs to duplicate every square inch of Los Angeles."

Tech Winnebago arrives from the Southwestern States.

Tech Winnebago has arrived.

Tech Winnebago drives into the area.

Sky Lynx arrives from the Southwestern States.

Sky Lynx has arrived.

Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S arrives from the Southwestern States.

Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S has arrived.

Gold Cassette <Steeljaw> exits the winnebago.

Gold Cassette <Steeljaw> has arrived.

Tech Winnebago drops Steeljaw.

Tech Winnebago locks his doors up tight as the bolts snap into place.

Scavenger lands next to his fellow Decepticons, looking ready to perform whatever looting and pillaging needs to be looted and pillaged.

Scrapper nods to Soundwave and touches down on the ground. "Thankfully, this isn't a sneaky operation. Nah, we're going to use good ol' fashioned brute force. Like we used to do in the old days when Megatron was around. Right Soundwave?" he asks. Wow, we have all the season one gimmick Cons here. Sound 'personal army' Wave, Flec 'mail-in order goodness' tor, and the Construct 'first Gestalt ever' Icons. That's just plain cool. He grins at Reflector, "Well, hope you're in the mood to take pictures of rubble. Now remember, you two'll have to be the brains of the operation..." He says even as humans begin to scurry around while gasping dramatically at the Decepticons. The eight Cons are just outside of the Byrant Enterprises factory. He looks to Scavenger and the other five Constructicons. "...for obvious reasons."

A camera is set down on a nice perch to take pictures of the battlefield, "Of course, Scrapper . . . but less talking, more smashing. The pictures of rubble aren't going to crate themselves." the camera muses for a bit, "Then again, this being earthquake country, maybe it is . . ."

Soundwave settles down a dozen yards or so away from Scrapper. Brute force indeed. He glances over at the constructicon leader at the mention of brains. "As if that were something new."

Scavenger's optics flash excitedly towards Scrapper, hearing the words 'brute force' and knowing what that means. "Can I say it?" he asks. "Please can I say it?" he continues to badger. "You've gotta let me say it," he all but begs.

Scrapper snorts at Soundwave. "Hope you don't make those snide comments in a few seconds, Soundwave..." he mutters, slightly concerned for Big Blue's safety... I mean... y'know who doesn't think things through when he smashes people. He nods to Scavenger, "Yes yes yes!" he says, just hoping to shut Scav up.

Mixmaster mutters to himself as he backs up the rear of the incoming. He's NOT concerned for Soundwave's wellbeing, but he doesn't want to have to explain how Devastator smooshed Big Blue and Sexy. Then Scavenger whines.. "But Scrapper, it was MY turn...!" Honestly? I doesn't know if it was his turn or not, and cares less, his brothers have great big shiny red buttons that are begging to be pushed sometimes.

Snarl arrives in LA, flying above the other Autobots, as usual, the Dinobot looks ready for a fight (of course Dinobots are always ready for a fight). He is weilding his energo sword in his left hand and is looking down. It's a large city, but such a large group of giant robot is easy to spot. Good thing, Snarl doesn't like to look for his targets for hours. Snarl looks downs at Rodimus, "Me Snarl see Decepticon in front of Autobots, me crush them..." Then he begins to descend towards the Decepticons.

-- Wraith sees this and frowns internally as he powers up and moves off as he is the closest unit here. as he moves, he powers up his forcefield, and wraps one around himself cause he knows he is goign to need it, due to his lightly armored self. This is goignt o be ugly.

Wraith successfully activates a powerful protective forcefield around Alteronian HoverCar <Wraith>, shielding him from the next attack.

Gold Cassette <Steeljaw> feels the wind blowing over his small rectangular mode. Using the small ability to send charged electrons through his metallic tape mode he has magnetized himself - therefore letting him ride along on the Winnebago's hood. His gold coloring helps him to blend in with the Autobot Leaders. For the moment you don't notice him too well, unless you're blatingly staring and searching.

Tech Winnebago much like the others had received the signal that the Decepticons had invaded the local air space. Wasting little time he was on his way with whomever he could find in such short notice. Not that it is a long trip and most of the local populace knows well enough that when that tech winnebago is on the road that something serious is going on and usually get out of his way. As such he more or less has an open road as he barrels along remembering the freedom of a past life as the landscape turns into a blur. His focus quickly returns to the matter at hand however as he radios his companions. "The last update places the Decepticons somewhere near Byrant Enterprises and we don't need Perceptor to tell us that's the most logical target in this area. Keep sharp from what Wraith said we may be looking at a lot of hurt in a dumb green body." Hearing Snarl he grins, or would if he had a face in this mode, and heads towards a ramp leading towards the industrial sector.

Sky Lynx glides through the airspace just above the forests of buildings above Los Angeles, his avian shaped head moving constantly as he probes the area for visual confirmation of the Decepticons, "These Decepticons have come prepared, bringing all of their Constructicon lackies with them this time. They'll need all the help they can get against my fury!"

While one of the members of the second wave of Autobot badasses descends from the sky, one of the original Autobot badasses follows right on the fender of the flaming RV. The familiar form of Sideswipe's alt mode motors along side of good young Rodimus Prime. The Lamborghini Countach accelerates as he hears Snarl's report. The red sportscar emits over its radio: <<Snarl, just make sure you leave something for me. Sideswipe ain't beaten heads in a while>>

A camera settles in for a good view of the soon-to-be pile of rubble, but suddenly focuses its lens to a small, but growing speck in the distance, coming from behind one of the water towers, "Autobots incoming . . . very large ones." it pauses a bit, "We remember those ones. . . Sky Lynx, Snarl . . . probably more on the ground."

Soundwave glances upwards as a combination of proximity alarms and radio transmissions alert him to the incoming Autobots. "Scrapper, time to get one with it. They'll be here any moment." He turns and makes the most of the few seconds he has before the Autobots come into range, raising his plasma rifle and reducing the nearest wall of Bryant Enterprises to rubble. Unarmed workers flee for their lives as Big Blue steps into the factory perimeter, scanning for the equipment they came for.

Hook has arrived.

CPT

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Name Last pose Idle Last non-area attack

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Scrapper 2m 0s ---

Soundwave 4m 4m ---

Reflector 5m 5m ---

Sideswipe 7m 20s ---

Sky Lynx 7m 11s ---

Rodimus Prime 9m 18s ---

Steeljaw 10m 3s ---

Mixmaster 10m 7m ---

Wraith 11m 1m ---

Snarl 12m 8s ---

Scavenger 15m 5m ---

Hook --- 5s ---

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Type 'cpthelp' for help. Code by Pathfinder

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Scavenger hums a pitch. "Hmmmmmmm... Mimimimeee..." He ahems loudly a few times, since it always seems to be Scrapper's turn to give the order, or Mixmaster's, or Hook's. Heck, even Bonecrusher and Long Haul get more than their fair share of turns. The most shunned and abhorred of the Lime Green Menace basks in the glory of the moment until Soundwave's subtle reminder hauls him kicking and screaming back to reality. "Constructicons!" he squeaks, before continuing in a more authoritative tone. "Constructicons! Transform! Phase One!"

Scrapper shouts, "Constructicons, MERGE to form Devastator!"

With a shudder of metal, the Constructicons undergo a stunning transformation and combine into the mighty form of Devastator!

Devastator has arrived.

Devastator>

-- Wraith slows as he sees this and he just blinks as he stops. "What in the name of Alteron..." he says as he slows to a stop at seeing this..this thing. "Slag." and he powers up his weapons as he spots Soundwave and he thinks as he heads for Soundwave and the guns pop-up, as he gets ready to fire them and opens up ont he Decepticon.

Devastator> Alteronian HoverCar <Wraith> misses Soundwave with his Beam Chainguns (Pop-up) attack.

Devastator> A giant green and purple giant appearing is something that's hard to miss... EXTREMELY hard. The red Countach pours on the energon as he nears the buildings of Bryant Enterprises. "Okay, time to deal with the jolly green giant... who isn't jolly." As the car nears a raise in the road, the car goes airborne... and Sideswipe takes full advantage of the situation; transforming in mid-air, the jet pack activates. And Sideswipe ZOOMS!!! into the air. As Sideswipe flies towards the giant gestalt, he simply smiles to himself... its time to prove just how badass he really is.

Devastator> Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S pops up and unfolds into the red Autobot twin, Sideswipe.

Devastator> Snarl watches the Constructicons merging into Devastator and thinks, "Finally some fun for Snarl. Too bad other Dinobots not here." The large robot doesn't waist anything thinking about his options. He grabs his swords with both hands and turns of his anti-grav system. The dinobot falls towards the ground, and Devastator, like a rock. As he arrives near the green behemoth, Snarl tries to shove his sword into Devastator's face to slow down his fall. Then he turns on his anti-gravs and lands on the ground, transforming into his stegosaurus mode.

Devastator> Snarl strikes you with Energo Sword.

Devastator> Snarl falls fowards as his body twist and fold into his powerful dino mode.

Mixmaster has reconnected.

Devastator> Tech Winnebago can't miss the monstrosity that suddenly looms in the distance. Slowing just enough to prevent injury to hiself he suddenly rockets up into air as he transforms. Landing on the down sweep of the ramp he was about to take he reaches back gripping his rifle as the magnetic locks holding it release. "And so it begins." He says quietly to nobody in particular. Shaking his head as he suddenly pictures the inevitable destruction this will cause he forces himself to concentrate on the moment and do whatever he can to prevent what he imagined from coming true. "Lets get to work people!" Anything more he was planning to say is forgotten as his team already begin to take matteres into their own hands giving him time to move to a better position.

Devastator> With a small motion the back section of the vehicle seperates from the front and fades into subspace. Rolling forward a few more yards the remaining section lifts up and transforms on its own into the robotic form of the Autobot Commander.

Outskirts of Los Angeles, California

Contents:

Devastator

Gold Cassette <Steeljaw>

Sideswipe

Sky Lynx

Rodimus Prime

CPT

Stegosaurus <Snarl>

Alteronian HoverCar <Wraith>

Soundwave

A camera

L.A. Police Station

Autobot Sensor #3396

Obvious exits:

Fly <Up> leads to Sky Over Los Angeles.

Out <O> leads to California.

Hollywood <HW> Beverly Hills <BH> LAX <LAX>

Devastator> As the Winnebago form of the Autobot Leader transforms up into his robot mode, so does the golden cassette that's hitching a ride. Lifting up off the trucks hood the cassette reforms around into its robotic form of a golden lion. Landing on all four like a cat always does, Steel relinquishes several long growls and snarls as he strains his neck looking up at the much, Much, MUCH bigger green behemoth afore him in the distance.. he awaits what to do from his commander, if something doesnt catch his attention beforehand.

Devastator> The golden cassette looks as if it leaps up into the air. Within a mere moment it is transforming. The sides unfold around, while a lions head lifts up from hiding. Landing on the ground with growls and snarls is the cyber-lion: Steeljaw.

Devastator> The sight of the rising Decepticon behemoth sends even the mighty egobird into a halt. So much for swooping down, grabbing Scavenger in his mouth and flying away with the Constructicon kicking and screaming like a monster from a cheesy B-grade movie. "Blast! Soundwave is making his way into the Bryant facilities while Devastator is keeping us occupied. Well such ploys can't fool someone as insightful as myself!" The dinobird begins gliding towards the Decepticon gestalt warrior, "Have no fear, Autobots. Deal with Soundwave, I shall bring Devastator down myself!" Oh god, can you guys feel the PULSATING EGO that's emitting from Sky Lynx? Try not to gag. The dinobird opens up his massive maw and shoots out a steady stream of superheated inferno at Devastator.

Devastator> Sky Lynx strikes you with Acetylene Blaster -- 2000 degrees.

Devastator> From Soundwave, Ravage has connected.

Devastator> A small camera seems to explode as three robots suddenly appear where it once was, their limbs disentangeling to form the three bodies.

Devastator> The trio unfold from their camera alt-mode, and, shaking their heads, start flying towards the entrance to the factory, muttering, "Figures we get stuck with the menial work . . . head of the DCI, and they always count on you to carry stuff because you've got six arms . . ." they let Devestator play with his new playmates, and head on into the building.

Devastator> Soundwave glances up as Wraith's energy bolts strike the rubble around him harmlessly. "One wishes to test himself... very well. Reflector, locate and begin to remove the equipment. I will guard the entrance." Soundwave turns and steps through the hole he had made in the factory wall mere moments earlier and scans the ranks of the advancing Autobot for one whose energy signature matches the beams which so nearly hit him. His computer targeting system locks onto Wraith with a steady tone, identifying the robot as the offending party. Soundwave would blink in surprise if he were human. "Straxus but Autobots don't know when they are outmatched." He raises his rifle and squeezes off a few quick bolts of return disruptor fire before hunkering down to make a smaller target of himself.

Devastator> Soundwave misses Alteronian HoverCar <Wraith> with his Disruption Wave attack.

Devastator> Devastator emits an allmighty >ROAR< as the Lime behemoth is functioning once more. "RODIMUS PRIME.. DEVASTATOR REMEMBER SLICING UP OPTIMUS.. FUN TOY!" He eagerly takes a step toward the Autobot's leader, even as Snarl Decends. NOW DEVASTATOR WILL.. RRAAAAAAAH!" And then Snarl lands on him, thrusting his sword into his face. Devastator plucks the Dinobot from his face, holding him in his open Scavenger palm. "STRONG AUTOBOT.. DEVASTATOR REMEMBERS /YOU/ TOO.." He slams his Bonecrusher Fist into him. Hard. "NOW YOU NOTHING /BUT/ MEMORY! HA HA HA!"

Devastator> Grimlock arrives from the Southwestern States.

Devastator> You strike Stegosaurus <Snarl> with NOONE HURTS THE DEVASTATOR!.

Devastator> One of the rare flying Autobots, Sideswipe decides to use his advantage to his advantage as he pulls out his heavy laser pistol. He takes aim at the most obvious target out on the battlefield: one Devastator. The pistol, however, is set to a quick spray of blasts. Normally one would think you'd use a powerful blast against such a huge monster. Sideswipe thinks otherwise. The laser pistol sprays dozens of smaller blasts across the chest of Devastator. Sideswipe is thinking about pin pricking the monster down.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes you with Suppression Fire.

Devastator>

-- Wraith watches as the shots form Soundwave hit him and he guns it as he moves forward and hits a piece of Rubble. As he hits it, he transforms and spins int he air as he flips. His wings snap open as he gets the melee weapon of his and he pulls it off his back and it activates into an Alteronian Beam Scythe. He then brings it down towards Soundwaves face. The slice gose from the upper right side of his face, down to his left cheek.

GAME: Streetwise has disconnected.

Devastator>

The Alteronian HoverCar shakes, as bat like wings snap open and his arms slide out from being flush with his body. He begins to unfold at the waist as the front of the vehicle separates and legs can be seen as. Jade green optics flare to life as the wings snap around him and he transforms into a robot.

Devastator> It seems that Devastator doesn't like the new look Snarl gave him... "Me Snarl think it's going to hurt..." The dinobot can only watches as Devastator's fist swings towards him. The impact hit like an unthemely nuclear blast. The dinobot's armor is shattered, pieces of it are flying everywhere around the opponents. Snarl is sent flying into the air and crash into a large building, leaving a large hole in it. For a moment the building sways and then it falls, burying the dinobots under tons of debries.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime didn't wait around to simply watch the battle begin once he came to a stop near the ramp, after all he's supposed to be leading the charge for team good. Rifle in hand he had already started to make his way to a more open area to allow for more freedom of movement when he heard DevAstator bellow out his name. Waiting for the pain to begin he is spared as Snarl manages to draw the beast away with a last second assault upon the not so jolly green giant. He has little time to offer aid to the dinobot who suddenly disappears from view after he is struck. 'Not a good start' he thinks to himself as he powers up the energy cells in his rifle. Not giving them long to charge he starts to open fire with a few blasts before giving the cells time to charge to a higher power level.

Snarl swings his tail and smack a nice +nom right on your chest

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Photon Eliminator <Low>.

Devastator> Snarl has disconnected.

Devastator> While the Decepticon behemoth is preoccupied with punching Snarl's guts out, Sky Lynx takes the opportunity to swing behind Devastator's back. "Don't worry, Snarl. Your sacrifice won't be in vain, Devastator will feel the sting of my wrath!" The dinobird goes into a hover behind Devastator's back and lines himself up with the Decepticon gestalt's head before kicking in his thrusters to maximum. In a swift fluid motion, the giant dinobird spins a 360, swinging his tail behind him at the Decepticon gestalt.

Devastator> The trio land inside the building, looking around, "Mining equipment . . ." mutters Viewfinder to himself. The trio cringe as some building nearby gets smashed to rubble, and look between each other, "We better hurry this up." says Spectro, and the trio take off like a shot. Coming upon the mining machines, they get into three (one in each), and start the vehicles up, ready to drive them out and away.

Devastator> Soundwave takes the impact of the energy scythe right across the face plate. For an instant sparks obscure his head, but when they clear, the effects of the blade are clear... and virtually nonexistent. A slight scratch along the plate covering Soundwave's mouth is apparent if you are standing close by, but other than that, Wraith's weapon simply wasn't strong enough to break through Soundwave's considerable armor. This particular fight already has a very clear victor. Soundwave pauses for a moment, staring down at Wraith in consideration. He raises one arm over his head, rifle in hand. "Fool..." is his only comment as the weapon comes whistling down, little more than an overengineered club.

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Wraith with Rifle Butt.

Devastator> Now what would that in the near distance be? A bird, a plane... well yes a plane to some sort. More specifically a Sweepcraft. Piercing blue armor sparkles in the afternoon sun. Jetting along the SoCal skyline. Doing a moderate pace, for such a rapidly able moving craft. Pulsing closer and closer, for the inevitable doom of all.

Devastator> "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Devastator laughs loudly, as Snarl goes flying through a building, and gets buried by aforementioned building. Then Sky Lynx nails him with a tail, as Sideswipe pepppers him, as HOT ROD shoots him. "GGGAAAAAHHHH!!!!" the green machine bellows, swing his Bonecrusher and Scavenger arms around. Oooh, he's peeved... "YOU NOT ATTACK THE DEVASTATOR AND LIVE!" He isn't caring who he hits, as long as he causes pain.

Devastator> Devastator unleashes its Failing arms of doom! You will be swatted like a bug Ha! Be Devastated! attack on Soundwave, Wraith and Sideswipe, striking Soundwave and Wraith.

Devastator> Devastator unleashes its Failing arms of doom! You will be swatted like a bug Ha! Be Devastated! attack on Sky Lynx and Rodimus Prime, striking Rodimus Prime and Sky Lynx.

Devastator> As soon as the monster begins to swing its arms, Sideswipe decides he's gonna bail out... he's brave, but he's not THAT stupid. Sideswipe fires off the jetpack at full power flying up and away from the giant monster. He cringes as he sees Rodimus take a hit from the monster robot. Sky Lynx, he's almost a gestalt in himself, so Sideswipe isn't so worried. Still, a warrior has to do what a warrior has to do. Deciding to take a unique approach to the whole giant robot of doom problem, Sideswipe flies down landing on the shoulder of Devastator. Then, the red twin does the unthinkable. He jumps behind the head of the monster and uses his entire body in an attempt to put the green monster in a sleeper hold. "Nighty, Nighty... big boy."

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes you with Watching too much WWE.

Devastator>

-- Wraith is hit by soundwave and then he gets hit by whatever it was that big sucker and he is pushed back and into a wall. He is slow to get up as he hurts and he checks his systems as he looks and thinks as he moves back and into some cover as he thinks on what to do. (OOC: no attack)

Devastator> Grimlock comes saling in from the direction of Autobot City on his a-gravs, his weapons deployed. Apparently the dinobot was alerted to the attack by Teletran or something as he has wasted no time in arriving. Grimlock circles the area once before picking his target, the obvious big green and purple one, yeah the slow talking one. The Dinobot lines himself up for attack but doesn't move in just yet, he's well out of range for the moment.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime fires at random at the lumbering gestalt warrior with skill that would make Strafe green with envy. Get it green with..err right. Now standing out in the open after peppering a gestalt with photonic energy blasts may not be the smarest move ever, but Rodimus has never really been known to play it safe. In fact he's often reckless more than a bit foolhardy. And nothing proves this more more than his next action. A mad charge towards the green engine of destruction. He never makes it however as a massive arm swings down batting him aside like an insignificant insect. The freedom of flight, the pain of landing. Sent reeling Rodimus crashes hard into and through a tree reducing it to splinters. Groaning he staggers to his feet and tries to clear his head of the tiny Springers flying about as helicopters. It doesn't take him too long to recover and thanks to much training and scolding from Kup and Magnus in his youth he still has a firm hold of his rifle. 'This is your life.' Boy is he glad he listened to them about that. Checking the charge he seems less then pleased with the reading, but that doesn't stop him from letting loose with another wave of charged energy.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Photon Eliminator <Medium>.

Devastator> =System Status=

Damage Level: 90%

Devastator> The loud dull THUD that echoes out as Sky Lynx's heavy reinforced tail strikes against the side of Devastator's helmed head easily brings a smile of satisfaction across his avian-shaped face. "Hah, tremble against my might, Decepticon! You're facing superior forces now." The ego bird has manages to secure his five seconds of glory before all hell breaks loose in the form of a beserk Decepticon gestalt bent on ungodly destruction and not giving a damn who he hits. Eventually, even Sky Lynx falls victim to Devastator's rage as one of the gestalt's swings connected with the dinobird's side, throwing him into the ground. "Grah! Blasted Decepticon simpleton! Suffer my rage monster! You will rue the day you crossed Sky Lynx!" Dust cloud covers the fallen dinobird's form, the mundane sound of transforming can be heard underneath and soon a giant Lynx leaps out of the blanket of dust and up at the Decepticon gestalt.

Devastator> Sky Lynx's white bird/shuttle dissapears into a subspace pocket. his remaining components shift into a monsterous feline, who looks as if he could rip a planet to shreds!

Devastator> The trio drive through the large warehouse door in their new snazzy rides, and start driving for all they're worth to escape from the monster mash going on around the facility. Unfortunately for the trio, the top speed of these mining crawlers is not much better than their own . . . so, their escape is proceeding slowly . . . oh-so-slowly.

Devastator> Reflector begins retreating, leaving themself vulnerable to parting shots from Sweepcraft <Scourge>, Devastator, Sideswipe, Grand Lynx, Rodimus Prime, Wraith, Soundwave.

Devastator> Soundwave has just knocked Wraith away from him when a fist roughly the size of Soundwave himself impacts him from behind. With a sickening cruch of metal and fibers, Soundwave is sent flying up into the air where he traces out a sharp parabola before hurtling groundwards again, finally disappearing through the roof of the warehouse which Reflector is just coming out of. His form is hidden for a few moments by the huge cloud of dust and debris which is thrown into the air. The first thing that hints at his presence is the glow of his optical band, burning a brighter red than most have ever seen it. He floats forward and out of the debris field, looking decidedly worse for wear. Power is routed to his audio systems and his voice booms out across the battlefield. "DEVASTATOR... CONTROL YOUR ATTACKS..." In frustration Soundwave simply shunts a bit more power to those audio systems. A second or two goes by, and then a thunderclap with enough force to form a visible shockwave streaks outwards from Soundwave's position, forming a focussed cone of sound and aimed straight at the first Autobot to catch Soundwave's attention. Namely...

Devastator> Soundwave misses Sideswipe with his Thunderclap attack.

Devastator> Devastator wheels around towards the incessant, egomaniacal prattle of a certain Mr. Lynx. Rage monster. Shyeah. "BIRD... CAT... THING..." Nothing really bakes a processor as dim as Devvie's like trying to describe exactly what the slag Sky Lynx is supposed to be in combined mode. "...TALK TO MUCH. DEVASTATOR CRUSH!" That announced, the lime-green lug reaches out a broad, Scavenger-ey hand intent upon slamming the verbose Autobot to the ground.

Devastator> You strike Grand Lynx with I *Squeesh* Your Head!.

Devastator>

-- Wraith loosk as he is left alone and he blinks as he sees Reflector running and he knows he can't stop him. So he turns and looks and takes aim on Devvy's waist and waits as he gets a lock. "Target locked." he states as he opens up ont he DEcepticon. The weapon on his arm extends and locks itno place as the click, click, click happens and then the gattling gun starts to fire on the Decepticon.

Devastator> Wraith strikes you with Dual-Barreled Gattling Gun.

Devastator> Grimlock starts his attack run on Devastator by firing his a-gravs up and speeding down towards him with a quickness. As he nears the lime green Decepticon the Dinobot warrior transforms into his T-Rex mode in an attempt to repeat his attack on Devastator just as he did during the battle in Autobot City all those years ago, this time he hopes for it to be more successful. Golden talons lead the attack as he attempts to rake Devastator from head to toe using gravity as his ally.

Devastator> Grimlock falls on to his hands as he begins to shift and turn, his legs fold up to form his back and his wings wrap around his upperbody to form the chest, finally a tooth filled dinosauroid head emerges from his back as the Dinobot commander quickly takes on the menacing form of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with T-Rex Stomp.

Devastator> Still riding on the giant, Sideswipe manages to avoid the blast of sonic energy from Soundwave as Devastator thrashes around. Sideswipe's head turns to look down at Soundwave. "Oh, I know you didn't try to shoot me in the back..." Sideswipe lets go of the giant monster and allows himself to freefall in the air as he takes aim at Soundwave. Using his jetpack to bring himself into aim, Sideswipe looks like he's planning on landing on Soundwave... and he does, in a manner of speaking. Sideswipe angles his body so the exhaust from his jet pack is aimed at Soundwave... and then he slows his own descent... hoping to cook the master of tapes in the process.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Retro-Jets.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime finally releases the trigger all the while hoping that the others are having an easier time of things. It doesn't take long for him to realize that this is not the case. For mere moments after Sky Lynx lunges at the Decepticon super warrior he is struck again. Now not much gets under the plating of Rodimus like watching one of his friends getting smacked around. More than willing to once again walk on the wild side Rodimus' face suddenly sports one of those mischievous grins of his youth. Pulling an extra power cell from the stock of his rifle he locks it in place and powers it up. but does he fire? Nope, not yet. Instead he breaks into a run at Devastator, Mixmaster to be exact. Lowering his shoulder as he gets to within a few feet he can be heard saying, "I'm going to feel this in the morning."

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Shoulder Block.

Devastator> What is Sky Lynx? Unfortunately no one can be told what Sky Lynx is, they have to see him for themselves. Though one thing is for certain, Sky Lynx is in a lot of pain as his body is crushed into the solid streets underneath by Devastator's hand. Dust fills the air as Sky Lynx makes a new crater in the streets. For the moment there is silence, only the distant sounds of weapons fire and the crackles of falling debris.

Eventually a hoarse voice can be heard underneath, "...You dare wound Sky Lynx!? I'll burn you with my inferno fiery rage!" The dust cloud is suddenly pierced with a stream of bright white superheated plasma, intended for Devastator's crotch. If only Devastator had a genital, but then again, not everyone can be as fortunate as Ravage.

Devastator> Sky Lynx's form begins to shake. A sudden flash of light and the shifting of seemingly hundreds of parts and the awesome dragon-like creature stands before you!

Devastator> Sky Lynx strikes you with Acetylene Blaster -- 3000 degrees.

Devastator> Soundwave had luckily landed by the time Sideswipe launched towards him or the pose would make any sense. Unfortunately, there isn't much time for the great communicator to do much besides duck and cover as the wash of flame passes across his body, cracking and scorching armor and internal components alike. Yes, Soundwave has had better days. As soon as the heat passes however, he is on his feet, and judging by the whine from the launcher on his shoulder not in the best of moods. He doesn't speak, but simply activates the internal trigger and a blur jumps out of the missile launcher on his shoulder, leaving only a puffy white trail of smoke as it arcs in toward his target.

Devastator> Soundwave misses Sideswipe with his Missile Launcher attack.

Devastator> Devastator roars with delight upon being able to smack Sky Lynx into the ground. The roar is truly a frightening thing, and it's clear that Devastator has forgotten the reason for this entire attack. Even though Reflector has already made his escape, Devastator clearly does not wish to go anywhere anytime soon. The Constructicon Supreme lifts Scavenger and Bonecrusher over his head victoriously. "NO-ONE CAN MATCH THE MIGHT OF... THE DEVASTATOR!" He bellows. The lime green superwarrior's twin optics lock loosely upon Wraith and laughs as he's struck by the burst weapon. Laughing at the futility of the effort. The six voiced laugh halts, however, when Grimlock smashes into him, sending the Combiner reeling backwards with a roar. Although unsteady, Devastator barely manages to keep his balance. "ONE DINOBOT DEFEATED... ANOTHER TO FOLLOW!" He roars. Before he can smite Grimlock, however, Mixmaster gets taken out underneath him, and Devastator flails his arms around even as Sky Lynx opens up what we shall now refer to as 'a big can of whoop-ass'. WHAMMO! Devastator falls to the ground with a huge burning hole of 'inferno fiery rage' in his purple Levitation Wing armour plating.

Now on the ground, Devastator is slow to get back up, and he's damaged in many places. "Grnnngh..." He glares at Rodimus, intent on giving /him/ a shoulder block. Staying crouched on all fours, Devastator steadies himself and tries to just run into Rodimus, giving /him/ a shoulder block right back, only this time it's Scavenger style!

Devastator> You strike Rodimus Prime with your ram.

Devastator> You take damage from striking Rodimus Prime.

Devastator> Sky Lynx's white bird/shuttle dissapears into a subspace pocket. his remaining components shift into a monsterous feline, who looks as if he could rip a planet to shreds!

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock moves forward towards Devastator with a jurrasic roar and prepares to shred some metal with his teeth, "Me Grimlock say you talking too much like always Devastator. Grimlock say time for you to stop talking now!" The Dinobot snaps his teeth towards one of the big Con's feet in an attempt to keep him on his hands and knees where all Decepticons belong.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with T-Rex Bite.

Damage Level: 77%

Devastator> As soon as Sideswipe sees the plume suggesting a missile launch, he immediately brings up his heavy laser pistol and sprays the area from which the plume came with lots and lots of laster beams. One of them obviously hits and explodes the missile. Sideswipe, in his typical fashion, walks through the cloud of smoke from the explosion... a very evil grin on his face. "Soundwave, you just don't know when to back off. Tell Galvatron I'm coming after him for hurting Sunstreaker." Sideswipe curls his hand into a fist. "However, since orange arm isn't here... you'll have to DO!!" As he finishes his statement, Sideswipe unleashes a powerful punch towards Soundwave.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Cross Punch.

Devastator>

-- Wraith looks as he sees Devvy and takes aim on the creature's optics as he thinks and fires on the big thing.

Devastator> You evade Wraith's Dual-Barreled Vulcan Gun attack.

Devastator> "Pesky Decepticon combiners, they are always a bloody irritating bunch." The dinobird coughs as he manages to get back onto all four of his feets, albit exerting quite a bit of effort in the process. Much too unstable for flights, Sky Lynx reverts back into his giant Lynx form, several pieces of armor plating cracks and breaks off in the process. "Your brutishness is matched only by your stubbornness! Stand aside, Autobots, I'll bring this combiner menance down myself!" Lynx leaps into the air, the thrusters modules on his ass ignites as he propels himself towards Devastator at frightening speeds.

Devastator> Grand Lynx strikes you with Pounce Slash.

Devastator> =System Status=

Damage Level: 74%

Devastator> Rodimus Prime laughs as the massive gestalt tumbles down and goes boom. His victory however is short lived as Devastator returns the favor with interest. To say that the impact sends him soaring would be an understatement, though he does not travel far. His wild ride is stopped soon after it began by the loving caress of a wall. Crashing through Rodimus Prime ends up sprawled out on the ground leaking energon from a shattered pump somewhere inside his frame. But he's not out of the fight just yet and forces himself to stand. With one hand he wipes away some of the free flowing energon from his mouth while the other retrieves his rifle once again. Checking the power level a smile crosses his face as the reading all indicate the cells are at full charge. "It's time to end this." Forced to use both hands to steady the weapon he takes aim as his thumb flicks the safety off. He then depresses the trigger as a soft hum fills the air. Energy gathers around the barrel of the rifle before exploding forth as a energy lance of pure destructive force.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Photon Eliminator <Don't call me Hot Rod!!>.

Devastator> Soundwave frowns underneath his facemask as the missile explodes in mid-flight. That won't do. It just won't do at all. Regardless, he's faced far tougher opponents than Sideswipe, and in more dire circumstances. Instead of attempting to dodge the punch, Soundwave simply takes it on the chin, hardly shuddering at the impact. Getting hit by Devastator's fist is one thing, getting hit by Sideswipe's is quite another. His optical band flashes as his vocalizer rumbles to life. "You overestimate your own importance Autobot." He reaches forward to grab at Sideswipe's torso. If he manages to catch hold, he'll heft and throw the Autobot over his shoulder and into the ground behind. If not, well he'll just look foolish, but at least he won't be breaking with the tradition of the last couple of rounds.

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Sideswipe with Judo Throw.

Devastator>

-- Wraith loosk as he misses and his system check tells him why. He sighs as he cannot do much and so he slowly fades out of the combat and to help humans get safe.

Devastator> Wraith begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Devastator, Sideswipe, Grand Lynx, Rodimus Prime, Soundwave.

Devastator> Devastator is taking a pounding here. As he brings himself to his feet, The Mixmaster foot gets a healthy bite taken out of it from a certain Dinobot who will not be named.. GRIMLOCK. The jolly green giant flicks his foot away from Grimlock as he brings himself up, just in time for Sky Lynx to charge him. "PATHETIC CREATURE. YOU THINK YOU ARE POWERFUL? YOU ARE /NOTHING./" He retrieves his Purple BFG from Subspace, holding it in his Scavenger hand, and aiming for Grimlock. "DEVASTATOR SHOW YOU /REAL/ POW-URRRRH!" As Sky Lynx strikes him, hurting him /bad/. The Constructicons ultimate form turns to face the egotistical avian/feline, raising his Bonecrusher arm and his Scavenger Arm at the same time, "STOP TALKING!! DEVASTATOR ANNOYED!! DEVASTATOR WILL SHOW CAT-BIRD-SOMETHING REAL POWER INSTEAD!!" The Constructicon Supreme drops both arms down sharply onto Sky Lynx as Rodimus gets in with a painful shot from his rifle. He didn't even call him Hot Rod either, go figure.

Devastator> You strike Grand Lynx with Maybe THIS will shut you up.

Devastator> KA-CHUNK!!! Sideswipe gets thrown to the ground by the tapecon master. Sideswipe frowns as his shoulder crunches in from the landing. "Overestimate? Me... Never." Sideswipe simply kiccups himself to his feet. His blue optics zeroing in on Soundwaves chest. "I just noticed something. You haven't unleashed any of your little brats..." And then, Sideswipe begins to swing his fists into Soundwaves chest. As each punch hits, the other arm is swung back preparing for another unleashed punch. POUND POUND POUND!!! And while he pounds, Sideswipe has to ask, "Anybody in there?"

GAME: Dixie has connected.

Devastator> Sideswipe misses Soundwave with his Piledrivers attack.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime seems to sag as the shot leaves the barrel almost as if he poured some of his own energy into the blast. Looking tired and drained he lowers the rifle and leans against it like a crutch to help support his weight. The power cells currently drained that's about all it's good for at the moment. Staggering forward a bit he leans against a nearby wall letting himself slide down slightly to rest on a chunk of debris. Fishing around in the rubble he collects some towels and other assorted materials of a similar nature and stuffs them into a shattered section of his armor to try and slow the steady leak of fluids. <no attack this round>

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock prepares to dodge Devastator but doesn't need to as Skylynx draws the fire. The dinobot decides to take advantage of the Decepticon's distraction and lines up his tail for the large mech's knee joint trying to fell the creature like a bad habit. "Me Grimlock say you still talking..." With a swing of his body Grimlock throws his weight into the strike, a loud mechano dino samurai roar echoing through the air.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with Tail Swipe Powerstrike.

Devastator> =System Status=

Damage Level: 64%

Devastator> Sky Lynx's form begins to shake. A sudden flash of light and the shifting of seemingly hundreds of parts and the awesome dragon-like creature stands before you!

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] arrives from the Southwestern States.

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] flies swiftly into the area looking for his prey.

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] is flying overhead on a light recon mission and spots the commotion below.

Devastator> Sky Lynx is getting awfully friendly with the pavement tonight, because he just can't seem to stop himself from hugging it thanks to Devastator matchmaking skills. This time though, it doesn't look like the dinobird is getting up. Can it be that the Decepticons have finally popped the ego bird's monstrous ego? <no attack>

Devastator> Soundwave backpedals quickly, and Sideswipe's flurry of fists chops away at thin air, leaving the great communicator untouched. "A few, but their assistance is not required. The situation..." Soundwave's right hand comes up, plasma rifle clutched in his fist, "is in hand." Oh he of dry wit... Soundwave pulls the trigger.

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Sideswipe with Plasma Wave.

Devastator> "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" the Gestalt bellows, staring straight at the giant kitty-cat-bird-dragon thing. "YOU DARE ATTACK DEVASTATOR?!?!?! FOOL, YOU DIE NOW!!" Uh oh, that cannot be good news for the Autobot Lieutenant Commander. The mean green Gestalt lifts Scavanger up on high, and swings down directly at the egobird...thing. OUCH!

Devastator> Sky Lynx evades your Devastator Pounding!!! Ow, he's gonna feel THAT one tomorrow attack.

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] continues circling overhead taking recon footage of combat techniques, firepower capabilities, and other useful info to hunters. He does not, however, join in the fray.

Devastator> The plasma washes over Sideswipe and indeed, the red twin grunts in pain as the plasma hits him squarely in the chest. "I don't think you have the situation well in hand, Soundwave." Sideswipe steps back slightly, clutching his chest. "Because you see, I haven't pulled out all my tricks yet." And with that, another white plume appears... but this one is behind the missile launcher on the shoulder of Sideswipe.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Shoulder mounted Missile Launcher.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock growls as Devastator ignores his attack and wheels around to try and smash his forhead against the spot he's already been working on. The dino seems determined to give Devastator a limp before the larger mech either takes out all the Autobots or gets taken out himself. Without pause the assault on the Decepticon wrecking machine continues!

Devastator> Rodimus Prime seems to have managed to slow the flow of his vital fluids slightly with the bandage of sorts. Part of him wants to remain where he is, but he has a duty to those that follow him. And it is that part that forces him to his feet, forces him to push past the pain and do what he must. Turning the corner to move back towards the scene of mass destruction he casts a glance and curses as the power cells still read as being far to low to power a shot. With little options he locks the rifle in place and starts to hoof it back to the others. Once in range again he lifts both arms before him and lets the trio of pipes he sports on either arm do their magic.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Exhaust Pipe Blasters.

Devastator> =System Status=

Damage Level: 62%

Devastator> Sky Lynx lays motionless on the ground, even as Devastator's hand looms ominously above him. As the Decepticon superwarrior's hand begins to travel downwards towards him, the dinobird suddenly moves to life and slinks away from danger. "Ah ha! Didn't expect that now did you?" The dinobird raises his left paw, unsheathing his talons before swinging it down at the Decepticon gestalt's exposed leg.

Devastator> Sky Lynx strikes you with Talon Strike.

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] still does not interfere as the other Cons involved seem to have the situation well in hand. It continues hovering above the fray gathering data on the Bots below.

Devastator> Soundwave takes the force of the missile's explosion square in the chest and is sent flipping over backwards with the impact. He lands in a face plant several dozen yards further on, and when he finally pushes himself to a kneeling position and then to his feet, it is evident that Big Blue's not going to be a fighting force for much longer. Between the initial assault from Wraith, Devastator's flat out pwning of him in one hit, and now the repeated onslaught from Sideswipe, his frame has been battered, beaten, and just generally had the crap kicked out of it. Regardless, he's still here for a little while longer, and he's going to make it count. He accesses his internal power systems and diverts energon to his audio systems. Seconds later, a second sonic shockwave bursts forth from his frame.

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Sideswipe with Thunderclap.

Devastator> Devastator roars a terrible roar as attacks come from all sides. He looks around at various potential targets, but once again the yammering of that shuttley-birdie-kitty-noisy-thing brings his rage back into focus. "DEVASTATOR CRUSH PUNY AUTOBOT!" he yells, at the risk of sounding cliche as the big purple mitt that usually spends most of the rest of its day as Bonecrusher screams through the air to swat at that ever-so-irksome Sky Lynx...

Devastator> You strike Sky Lynx with Devvie Swat Puny Bird-Cat-Something!.

Devastator> The sonic shockwave catches the weakened Sideswipe this time. The red original Autobot badass throws his hands up over his auditory sensors in an attempt to protect himself... but as usual it doesn't work. "Oh, screw THIS!!!" Sideswipe shouts at the top of his auditory systems abilities. He slams his foot down on the ground one, twice, and then unleashes a kick towards Soundwave's chest that a certain long haired WWE wrestler Leo likes would be proud of.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Sweet Chest Music.

Devastator> The metal shredding teeth of Grimlock lash out again at the knee joint of Devastator, the Dinobot taking full advantage of his enemy's over focusing on Sky Lynx. Grimlock continues his assault, moving around to work at the knee from the side, the back, and the front like a 40 foot tall bipedal beaver.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with T-Rex Bite.

Devastator> =System Status=

Damage Level: 61%

Devastator> Rodimus Prime had hoped that his assault would have drawn the ire of Devastator off of Sky Lynx who seems to be target number one for the evening. But alas fate had other plans as the dino-bird is bludgeoned yet again by the massive purple fists. With time quickly running out to offer any help at all Rodimus uses the olny option available to him. Breaking into a run he manages to cover a good thirty feet before he drops. Has he tripped? Is he falling? Nope fraid not, he's transforming. Hitting the ground amid the squeal of his tires and the smell of burnt rubber he guns his engine for every ounce of power if can give him. Barreling down the roadway he lines himself up and braces for the impact he knows is going to send a shudder through his entire frame.

Devastator> With the typical sounds of transformers shifting modes, Rodimus Prime falls forward as he reverts to his vehicle mode. His trailer-like section reappears and connects to him with practiced ease. In mere moments the Autobot Commander is ready to roll out.

Devastator> Tech Winnebago strikes you with Flaming Winnebago of Love!!.

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Rodimus Prime 3m 43s hit Devastator w/ crush

Grimlock 5m 10s hit Devastator w/ bite

Sideswipe 10m 43s hit Soundwave w/ kick

Devastator 11m --- hit Sky Lynx w/ g_punch

Soundwave 14m 1m hit Sideswipe w/ sonics

Geist 16m 1s ---

Sky Lynx 19m 3m hit Devastator w/ claw

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Devastator> Fragments of cheap armor plating and various mechanical fluids drops to the ground as Sky Lynx is once again subjected to the Construction combiner's tough love. The force of the strike carries is enough to carry even someone as large as Sky Lynx up into the air, "Grah! At this rate, I'll be doing more damage to the surrounding human buildings than these blasted Constructicons." The giant dinobird regains altitude before he can drop into the sea of buildings below him and transforms into his space shuttle mode, "You guys will have to make due without my inspiring presence, Autobuddies. Even Unicron himself won't be brave enough to face Commander Fairborne when she comes to him about the property damage by friendly fire." Turning towards the direction of Autobot City, the space shuttle rockets off.

Devastator> Sky Lynx's glorious form bunches down into his sleek and awesome space shuttle mode. Ready to blast off into Primus knows where.

Devastator> Sky Lynx begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Sweepcraft [Geist].

Devastator> Soundwave once again takes the impact square in the chest, and this time a serious stress line appears in the cover of his tape deck, not quite snapping, but obviously not holding up very well anymore. Regardless, even as Soundwave is sent flying again, he reaches forward and tries to grab hold of Sideswipe's metallic foot. If he manages to latch on, he'll use his sudden backwards velocity to pull the Autobot along with him and hopefully use Sideswipe's chassis to cushion his own landing.

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Sideswipe with Table for Two.

Devastator> The Green Goliath roars in anger as he misses his target, but then two other annoying targets take his optic, Grimlock biting one foot and Rodimus ramming the other. "RODIMUS PRIME.. JOKE!!" He bellows. "DEVASTATOR SHOULD POP YOUR CHEST AND CLAIM MATRIX FOR HIMSELF!!" He raises his Mixmaster foot (High heels are not made for stomping) before dropping it down. An earth Shattering >THOOOOM< rumbles from the ground, as cracks form out from where the Gestalt stomped, shaking up the land all about Rodimus and the Tyrannosaurus. Devastator bellows with laughter as Sky Lynx attempts to explain away his retreat. The constructicon supreme isn't having a bar of it. "YES! RUN! FLEE FROM DEVASTATOR, DEVASTATOR IS THE STRONGEST THERE IS!!"

Devastator> Devastator unleashes its Gestalt-Induced Earthquake attack on Grimlock and Rodimus Prime, striking Grimlock.

Devastator> This time, Sideswipe doesn't end up landing well from the fall... and its not so much the fall as the over extension of actuators. With one foot planted and the other in Soundwave's hands, Sideswipe's joints have to give... just before he goes flying along with Soundwave. The heavily damaged twin rolls himself back up on his feet. "This is ridicilous, Soundwave. You should retreat. Be bright for once." And then Sideswipe tries to brighten things up for Soundwave. With bright burning metal to the FACE!!!

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] is still hovering, collecting data. One Bot down, 3 more to go.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Magnesium Phosphorous Flares.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock is bounced onto his back by the massive quake and sent rolling to the side. With his superior dexterity Grimlock rolls onto his feet and into a crouch, his optics flaring, "Me Grimlock say that good hit...now you try this." he snarls and charges forward, his tail streaking towards the Construction's leg unit.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with Tail Swipe Powerstrike.

Damage Level: 55%

Remaining Armor: 264

Devastator> Tech Winnebago bounced back a good ten feet from the impact with Devastator. A bounce that set his shocks into overdrive as they tried to keep him steady. This thankfully was also enough to allow him to ride out the worst of the shockwave from the ground shaking stomp the gestalt released. Thinking things may be taking a turn for the better this idea ias dashed to ruin as he takes note of Sky Lynx withdrawing from the scene rather than put more structures at risk when he is attacked. Slowly transforming once again Rodimus charges forward yet again and releases a flurry of punches on the closest limb to give Grimlock what help he can before the darkness claims them.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Punch.

Devastator> Soundwave can't seem to get his reaction time quick enough to dodge anything today, and this latest hit finally sends a crack straight across his tape compartment. Regardless, Soundwave's optical band flares brightly and the great communicator just barely manages to remain on his feet. As much as he hates to admit it, Sideswipe is starting to make sense, so if he's going to go out, it'll be with a bang. On his shoulder, the missile launcher winds up for a second round. "Autobots talk too much..."

Devastator> Soundwave strikes Sideswipe with Missile Launcher.

Devastator> Devastator grumbles loudly at the stereo attacks on his less-than-dainty toes. "DEVASTATOR FLATTEN PUNY GRIMLOCK!" he bellows, feeling quite clever at having insulted the Dinobot commander so thoroughly. He's so proud of himself that he almost forgets to raise his foot and stomp on the Tyrannosaurus. Almost. Picking up a big green foot, he quickly slams it down again towards the dinosaur (who might end up just a 'sore' after this).

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock evades your You Grimlock Squooshed attack.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock sidesteps the massive foot that was attempting to smash him flater than the proverbial pancake and continues to move to stay out of the way. No quarter is asked for by the Dinobot and none is given, he does give an insult in return, "Me Grimlock say you Devastator slower than Galvatron's brain. " Grimlock kicks out at Devastator's attacking foot with his claws and moves. Stick and move, stick and move. Just like a boxer. Soon he will bite Devastator's ear off too!

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock strikes you with T-Rex Stomp.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime watches as the far foot of Devastator lurches into the air, but he pays it little mind. He is after all far to close to be at risk at least for the moment. As he continues to pound away he has the nagging suspicion that his fists are doing very little at all to the giant mech. Time to change tactics. Hauling back to throw another punch he slides his hand back into the wrist socket just a bit and thros the punch. This time the three chome pipes are leading the way.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Stabbing Exhaust Pipes.

Devastator>

The sweepcraft before you begins to shudder. The nose splits into legs and the hull seperates and swings back to form the huge armored demon-like wings. Before you stands Geist.

Devastator> The blast hits Sideswipe... blowing away more armor and heavily damaging the red twin again. "Soundwave, just do me a favor and DIE!!!" Sideswipe runs forward, swinging the arms yet again... attempting to finish off the tape commander before he gets finished off...

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes Soundwave with Piledrivers.

Devastator> Soundwave is sent flying backwards, a brand new pair of fist sized dents decorating the front of his torso. For once, an Autobot seems to be making sense. He doesn't die quite, but better to let Devastator deal with the remains of the Autobot forces. He has kept one off the jolly green giant's back for long enough. Time to get with the going. Soundwave's anti-gravs activate and he streaks into the skies.

Devastator> Soundwave begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Geist, Devastator, Sideswipe, Space Shuttle, Rodimus Prime.

Devastator>

Geist begins shifting and contorting. The wings at his back enclose him in an armored shell and his legs clamp together to complete the fear-inspiring form of the Sweepcraft.

Devastator> Devastator's ear is going to be bitten off? His face was already scorched by a dinobot, what more do you want from him? What's more, he has to take an /insult/ from this sluggish thing? This makes Devastator angry. "DEVASTATOR /NOT/ SLOW!" He avoids Grimlock. "DEVASTATOR.. PONDEROUS!!" Yeah, sure. The Dinobot's attack hurt him more, but Rodimus is just getting on his nerves. His weapon aims right for the Autobot leader. "GNAT OF AN AUTOBOT! PUNY WEAPONS DO NOT EVEN HURT DEVASTATOR!! DEVASTATOR MAKE /YOU/ HURT INSTEAD!!" Oh yeah, really ponderous.

Devastator> You strike Rodimus Prime with your You can tell Devastator PONDERED before he made this attack...

Devastator> Sweepcraft [Geist] gets enough info for now so it heads even further skyward and disappears.

Devastator> Sideswipe watches as Soundwave takes off... having had enough of the dangerous red twin. Sideswipe, however, doesn't take much time to celebrate because he knows he needs to help Grimlock and Prime deal with the monster known as Devastator. "Never fear, Grimlock and Roddo. Here comes Sideswipe!!!" Transforming into his sports car mode, Sideswipe acceleratres towards the huge monster... "Time to break the big one down..." Sideswipe internally braces for an impact that he knows he's not ready to take... but has to... for the Autobots. And to be honest, Sideswipe loves doing stupid things for the Autobot cause. Okay, he just likes to do stupid stuff...

Devastator> Folding like a piece of paper in an origami artist's hands, Sideswipe transforms into a Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S.

Devastator> Tyranosaurus Grimlock roars and runs towards Devastator as the Big Green Machine nails Rodimus like a date on prom night. The charging Dinobot stirs up dirt and dust and rubble as he closes with his thunderous running and then he's gone. Disappeared. Vaporized? No he just fell through the weakened ground, the beaten and tortured ground that Devastator was quaking earlier. In any even Grimlock is removed from the conflict at the moment.

Devastator> Grimlock begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Devastator, Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S, Space Shuttle, Rodimus Prime, Soundwave.

Devastator> Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S strikes you with Bending the Rules.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime is knocked free after throwing his last punch as Devastator shifts his position. Now out in the open Rodimus knows he's vulnerable. What he didn't know was how painful a plasma bath could really be. He soon learns all to well what it's like as the Devastator turns his solar energy rifle his way. Blistering heat washes over his frame evaporating any energon that happened to have caked on. The armor itself begins to buckle in some places as the extreme heat breaks down the molecular bonds. No wonder Galvatron lost his marbles soaking in one of these for too long. After what feels like an eternity the pain subsides leaving Rodimus looking none too good. Still the Autobot leader does not fall. He stands defiant as he reaches back for his photon eliminator. Brining it to bear one more he gets one of those naught grins as he checks the readings just before pulling the trigger.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime strikes you with Photon Eliminator <High>.

Devastator> Soundwave soars upward into the sky.

Devastator> Devastator bellows rather unhappily at Rodimus's barrage. He takes a few slow, loud steps forward towards the Autobot leader. "RODIMUS PUNIEST AUTOBOT OF ALL!!!" he insists, those purple slabs he calls fists clenching tightly and lifting into the air in a purely King Kong-ey display of brute strength and savagery before they both come arcing down towards the robot, the myth, the Winnebago.

Devastator> Your attempt to strike Rodimus Prime has been futile.

Devastator> "Okay, Devastator. I tried ripping your head off... and I rammed you... and you don't care." Sideswipe slowly transform as his body is quite fatigued by the damage and just the sheer amount of energy he's been using. Even before he finishes transforming, Sideswipe unleashes a missile towards the back of the giant. "Eat this."

Devastator> Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S pops up and unfolds into the red Autobot twin, Sideswipe.

Devastator> Sideswipe strikes you with Shoulder mounted Missile Launcher for 3 points of damage.

Bonecrusher has connected.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime hops back just out of reach as the purple fists slam into the ground mere inches away from him. The force of the impact with the surface sends him flying back a few feet to land upon his back side. Quickly getting back to his feet he has time to survey the area as Sideswipe starts to add some firepower to the fight. What Rodimus manages to see is enough to make him choke. The once pround industrial area has been reduced to rubble with very few of the buildings still intact. On top of that Rodimus lost track of Reflector who he recalls entering one of the facilities. By now he would be long gone with his ill gotten goods. Shaking his head at his folly he knows that the longer they keep tossing bodies in front of Devastator the fewer of them will be available to deal with the aftermath of the conflict. Hoping that with the Autobot presence removed from the equation that Devastator will soon leave on his own accord Rodimus does what he feels is his only option left. "Autobots, prepare to withdraw. I want everyone to pull back and return to Autobot City." His voice is clear despite his internal struggle and it's not long before he has transformed as he told the others and is heading away from the battle zone.

Devastator> Rodimus Prime begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Space Shuttle.

Devastator> Devastator cranes his head around back and peers down at Sideswipe, as if noticing the little red stain for the first time in a long, long while. The Green Supreme laughs as the missiles strike the back of Long Haul. The missiles actually tear into the armour and send wires and sparks spewing in all direction, but from the hollow, dark six toned laugh of the behemoth, it's clear he's not seriously damaged. Or, just as likely, it is possible that he's so enthralled with the battle right now that he can barely feel pain. He hasn't felt this powerful since he smited all the Dinobots save Snarl during the movie. Solar Energy Rifle still in Scavenger's grip, the Constructicon Supreme slowly whirls about, now facing Sideswipe. "FALL, AUTOBOT! FALL BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE CONSTRUCTICONS! FALL LIKE THE DINOBOT! FALL LIKE SKY LYNX! FALL LIKE CRYSTAL CITY! FALL LIKE OMEGA SUPREME!" he bellows, aiming the huge purple weapon at the badass Autobot brother. The weapon hums in a sickening manner, and then explodes with a powerful blast. As Rodimus flees, Devastator doesn't even notice. No, the monster has a toy all his own to have fun with.

Devastator> Sideswipe evades your Solar Energy Rifle attack.

Devastator> On hearing the order to run, Sideswipe decides that this time its best to run. The twin transforms and bolts....

Devastator> Folding like a piece of paper in an origami artist's hands, Sideswipe transforms into a Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S.

Devastator> Sideswipe begins retreating, leaving himself vulnerable to parting shots from Space Shuttle, Tech Winnebago.

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Message: 2/21 Posted Author

TERROR! Sat Feb 14 Devastator

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Devastator appears on the screen, using an outdoor monitor at New Crystal City. Yeah, you heard me. The mighty Constructicon behemoth is ripped and torn in over a dozen places. Long Haul is a wreck with wires spewing out in all directions, and all four limbs are stained with the mechfluid of the enemy. Each component has suffered considerable damage, but Devastator is still defiantly stubborn and refuses to fall when any sensible robot would. He speaks in a horrifying tone that sounds suspiciously like all six Constructicon shouting together.

"GRIMLOCK. SKY LYNX. RODIMUS PRIME. SIDESWIPE. SNARL. WRAITH. ALL FELL BEFORE THE DEVASTATOR! ALL HAVE BEEN DESTROYED!"

The Constructicon Supreme then turns and stomps off, causing the camera to shake with each step. Later, a notation is added mentioning that Soundwave stood alongside Devastator, and that Reflector was there as well. Though Devastator didn't feel the need to mention it, apparently the battle was to gain space-capable mining equipment. Needless to say, it succeeded.

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Message: 3/13 Posted Author

Devastated Sat Feb 14 Rodimus Prime

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*The screen flares to life showing Rodimus Prime in medbay looking like he just went a few rounds with a gestalt. His expression is one of pain and sorrow his voice lacking the usual upbeat tone*

Autobots today we have felt the bitter sting of defeat. Responding to information received from Teletran 2 a group of us set off to deal with a Decepticon raiding party at Byrant Enterprises. Upon our arrival we were attacked by none other than Devastator himself, and despite the heroic efforts of Grimlock, Sideswipe, Sky Lynx, Snarl, Steeljaw, and Wraith we failed to drive them off.(wow DC was right there are a lot of 'S' named bots) In fact due to the extensive damage being caused to the surrounding area and the grievous injuries to some of those named above I ordered our forces to withdraw from the area. Our being there was the sole factor that Devastator remained and each moment he was there innocents were put at risk.

Now that things have settled I would like an emergency response team to offer what aid we can to restore the area to it's former condition as quickly as possible. Bumblebee, I need the ASO to find out what was taken and give me some ideas as to why.

*Anything else Rodimus may have been planning to say is cut off as a medic steps over and shuts the recorder off moments after saying that Prime is next in line for repairs.*

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