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Post by Highram on Jul 28, 2011 4:10:43 GMT -5
Remembering how it felt when he was hiding from the war helped Paraphus make up his mind immediatly. Anyone taking down empties was going to have to pay.
"Paraphus will help!" He belowed. Rising to his full height and clenching both fists. His face set in a vicious frown. "Cons gone too far!"
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Post by Bomblast on Jul 28, 2011 4:36:26 GMT -5
Swift also rose to his full height and stood just in front of Paraphus.
"I'm in. If Paraphus here is going, so am I."
Torque also spoke up.
"I joined this war to protect the innocent. If I hadn't, I could well have been one of those Empties. You have my rifle and my blade!"
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Post by Onix Solo on Jul 28, 2011 10:28:29 GMT -5
Quickshot looked back at hie teammates standing tall, dwarfing him in comparison. He looked back up to Optimus with a grin and raised his battle pistol into the air
"I'm in! I can't let these guys get into trouble without me to watch their back! They are all really big targets!"
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Post by Neo Calrissian on Jul 28, 2011 15:41:47 GMT -5
Retroblazer had drawn away from the crowd of Raiders when he had seen the images Optimus had shown them. Usually a calm and collected bot, the utter destruction he had seen devastated him- he had devoted his existence to protecting others, trying to save them from the brutality of the Decepticons. Those pictures simply reminded that he was fighting a losing battle, that in the grand scheme of things, he couldn't even save those closest to him. And yet, he wouldn't give up. As much as he wanted to, he knew as long as there was a chance of him preventing the death of another bot, even at the cost of his own life, he would take those odds. As long as he was able and still standing, he wouldn't let what happened to Peregrine happen again. That he'd promised. He returned to the group to hear his friends shouting out to volunteer for the mission, and stood at the back of the Raiders squad. "I'm coming.", he said; not volunteering or asking for permission, simply stating a fact.
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Post by Jazzman Crothers on Jul 28, 2011 16:53:09 GMT -5
Optimus Prime looked at the Raiders and gave them a reassuring nod. "Very well then. Have your Raiders energized and ready to roll out Maximus. Aqualec will accompany as soon as your ready."
As the room broke out into conversion again, Powerplay turned to Max Convoy and asked. "All right boss, how soon do you want us out there?"
Max looked at his team with a grin. "I want us there as of now!"
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KAON - Souther Polar State; aka the Badlands
After re-energizing and rearming themselves, the Raiders with Aqualec leading the way were in area of Koan where the massacre of Emptys had been the worse.
They were to meet there contact, Maverick, a Aerialbot member of there team who had been stationed with a air defense squad for sometime now. He had been given back to the Raiders once they had chosen the mission to boast there number back up again. Maverick was the wildcard of the bunch. The loose canon that made other groan but his intentions made him a good friend and an excellent brother in arms.
Due to the nature of the mission, Max Convoy brought along extra equipment and weapons for his team. Pulling a medium-sized trailer, inside were extra ammo, grenades, two repair rays and and two X12 Scrapmakers for Retroblazer and Powerplay to use.
As well as Aqualec, Ratchet came along as well to attend to any Empty that survived. Ratchet was accompanied by two Autobots that could transform in to heavy transports. They pulled two large trailers behind them to carry any damaged Emptys they may find.
As they entered an area filled with mounds of scrap, Aqualec touched down. Max commanded the Raiders to stop and transform. Powerplay took his X12 Scrapmaker and took point, following Aqualec in first. Max instructed the others to secure the area. "You know what to do Raiders. Find any survivors and we want prisoners to question."
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Post by Bomblast on Jul 28, 2011 18:13:47 GMT -5
Torque deployed his Null Ray Rifle.
"I'm going to find a nice little sniping spot. Quickshot, care to join me?"
Swift looked around, then up at the sky. He then turned to Valkyrie and Aqualec.
"Anyone joining me in the skies?"
Without waiting for an answer, he transformed into his jet mode and took off.
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Post by Jazzman Crothers on Jul 28, 2011 18:30:35 GMT -5
Max Convoy activated his radio and transmitted an angry message to Swift. [COM]"Dammit Swift! Get down here now!! Your about to announce to everyone that were here!"[COM]
Ratchet looked over at Max Convoy. "And I thought the Wreckers were reckless. Please don't get me killed Maximus."
Max held back a grunt before it became audible.
Aqualec looked over at Ratchet. "Commander Maximus and his Raiders are one of the best. I wanted them over anyone else. Now, lets find Maverick and any survivors, while they still may need us."
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Post by Onix Solo on Jul 28, 2011 18:31:30 GMT -5
Quickshot nodded
"I'll spot for ya."
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Post by Bomblast on Jul 28, 2011 18:43:33 GMT -5
Swift flew in low and transformed, landing near Max Convoy.
"Sorry sir. I just felt we needed to gain air superiority before any Decepticons turn up and steal the skies from us."
He deployed his rifle and took position near Paraphus.
Torque grinned and lean Quickshot towards a couple of large pieces of debris.
"Which one do you want?"
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Post by Speedy on Jul 28, 2011 22:52:03 GMT -5
Valkyrie haded ground duty, but knew it was necessary at least until combat started.
She had her battle-mask down and was constantly searching for energy signatures.
~I wonder if we'll even find anyone...~ she thought to herself.
She was still stuck on whar Grimlock had said, but was able to compartmentalize it, to deal with later.
She did however catch Swift's actions, and it made her laugh a little. ~Rookie.~ she thought... even though she wanted to do the same thing.
She was a little bit of a distance from Max, so she openned a Com, instead of yelling.
+COM+
"Raider Nine here, sir. Mind if I take point for the time being?""
+COM+
She waited for the reply, but kept wary, just in case...
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Post by Onix Solo on Jul 28, 2011 23:25:53 GMT -5
Quickshot pointed to one of the larger pieces of debris that he thought provided the best vantage with the best cover.
"That one looks good my friend, lets make like ghosts and check it out."
He grinned at his fellow marksman, and then faded away as he cloaked. He headed to the debris and started making his way to the top, careful not to disturb anything loose to give away their presence.
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Post by Jazzman Crothers on Jul 28, 2011 23:50:27 GMT -5
[com]"Negative Raider 9. Powerplay has point with Aqualec. Stay with Ratchet, over."
Max Convoy was beginning to wonder what was with his Raiders. Each of them were too eager to jump into danger it seemed. Perhaps it was his fault he thought. He knew he pushed them hard and even harder in a battle, but he also taught them to be careful and not to rush in to things too fast. Or had he? Maybe he had been so hard on them that running into danger was all they knew.
Too many doubts were running through his mind, and if he let it continue someone was going to get killed. He forced himself to focus on the task at hand and would deal with the Raiders later if he had to.
From his vantage point, Quickshot could see Powerplay escorting Aqualec into the area they had to explore. Then he saw someone running towards them. Quickshot recognized that someone as Maverick. Aqualec and Powerplay hadn't seen him yet.
Off in the distance, not too far from where the Raiders were and completely unseen, a rusty, small Decepticon was over looking the land. When Swift had flown upwards for a brief time, it had caught his attention. Through an target scope on an old musket rifle, the small Decepticon was able to watch the Raiders from a distance, completely unseen.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 29, 2011 2:08:05 GMT -5
+COM+ "Copy that." she said, as a brief response. +COM+
She understood why, but she still wanted off the ground, or move further out, or something...
She then back-tracked to Ratchet.
"Doc." she said with a nod. "Good to see you again, under different circumstances." she added, as a bit of a joke.
The last time she saw Ratchet, she was being patched up with a new body. So being in a current non-medic function was a bit refreshing.
She continued scanning around... she thought she got a hit, but it was just the slight energy surge before Quickshot cloaked.
She then got a positive hit, off in the distance... even if it was barely because of the buildings blocking much of her RADAR.
+ silent COM to Max Convoy+ "Commander, incoming Twelve O'clock... I can't get a clear read on the signal, but it looks friendly, Over. she said, trying to clean up the signal. +COM+
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Post by Neo Calrissian on Jul 29, 2011 3:30:05 GMT -5
Retroblazer retrieved his X12 Scrapmaker fro the Max Convoy's trailer. "Not a fan of these things. Still, I suppose it's necessary." Taking a look around, he saw that most of the bots were pairing off and searching in twos. Spotting Paraphus, he approached him and tapped him on the shoulder. "I'm gonna see if I can find any survivors under the rubble. I could do with a spare pair of hands- you mind helping me out?"
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Post by Highram on Jul 29, 2011 4:20:18 GMT -5
Still feeling a little agressive, Paraphus was finding it hard to think properly. He brought out his Plasma Cannon and found its weight a comforting certainty in the uncertainty of the landscape.
He looked over at Swift and then back at Retroblazer. "Okay" He said simply, nodding once.
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