"OC Episode #5"

[Alak]

The words distracted the Predacon lieutenant from the boulder that Rattrap was hiding behind. Smirking, Scorponok knew Frilla's rush was a rash decision on her part. The bee drone sense her trajectory and immediately lunged forward. The reloading process was not complete, but that fourth missile was still armed and ready. Watching the bee tackle the short Maximal in the face, Scorponok fired the second lock on missile directly at Frilla's chest. Her actions had proved advantageous in this scenario as they sealed her demise. At a distance, it was easy to plan and avoid a mega missile due to its bright red appearance and below average velocity. However, she now positioned herself at a range where the missile would lay upon damage even if it were not a direct hit. That was the beauty of splash damage and the mega missile had plenty of it.

That's not all.

The drone's hindering assault would provide the first warhead enough time to make a u-turn. Trapped by the annoying drone, Frilla would face unimaginable firepower both both directions. She was caught in a guillotine.


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Orcariner continued to run straight through the chaos that ensued around him. His optics frantically searched the field to see where this signal could possibly be hiding at. It was still resonating with the same emission strength as before. It was impossible, because someone at his height with his technical prowess would be able to identify anything resembling transwarp technology.

That's Terrorsaur.

The Maximal observed the unconscious pile of twisted metal that was Terrorsaur's body. The flyer appeared to be missing his arms and had severe damage to his chest cavity. Everything else seemed to be fine with him. Looking the other way, Orcariner found a similar body that held more bulk but the warrior was also in bad shape.

That's Inferno.

Another familiar body was not too far away. Orcariner had been there when she had first joined the Maximals and their cause in the Beast Wars. She had once saved his and Rhinox's life against Terrorsaur's assault.

Airazor.

Casualties were mounting quickly but Orcariner could not break away from his particular objective. Everyone had their role to play in the fight. Orcariner's was to find the transwarp technology and safely confiscate it before it was taken by the enemy or worse. Thus far, he was unsuccessful. Everything that was robotic was a body belonging to a Maximal or a Predacon. He was getting closer to the signal but the lack of any visual evidence puzzled the giant even more. There was no emission reduction. There was no portal. There was no device nor ship. Orcariner's mind frantically ran through every possibility but none had any validity.

Was this a trap? he asked himself, Were we supposed to be drawn here simply to fight the Predacons? I don't understand. Why can't I understand? If this were a trap, then who was the one who laid it?

With a sigh of impatience, Orcariner fired up his detection systems and launched a high frequency sonar pulse around him. The range was not as far as it would have been in his beast mode, but he had to try something to help move along the search. The orca could feel a slight vibration from within his dorsal fin as the radar cone within was pushed to its limits. The map on his interface became clearer and soon split into a three dimensional plane. The movements of every Maximal, Predacon, and their missiles and such became tracked in real time. Even so, Orcariner found himself lost.

I still don't see it!

"Maximals," he radioed, "Beacon 2.0 is now online. Hope it helps you out."

Uploading this data into his teammates' user interfaces, they were now able to see the same radar with Orcariner acting as an axis point. Perhaps, it would help Wintersong react quicker to approaching Predacon forces since she would not only be able to know their distance, but also their barometric and altitude readings. What he was really hoping for, however, was that Rhinox would use this perk to assist him in finding this hidden device.


((OOC: Clear Convoy won't be able to receive Orcariner's uploaded radar since it's only provided to registered Maximals. The real Optimus Primal should have it, however. Orcariner wouldn't know if CC doesn't have it, though. He just sends it to the Maximals listed in his registry and then goes about his business.))

[New Moon]

Frilla skidded to a halt as the cyber bee suddenly latched tO her face and hindered her vision. She struggled with the drone knowing this put her in a tight spot. But luckily Orcanier sent the radar data just in time at that point and Frilla stopped struggling long enough to see the war heads coming from both directions. "Uh oh." Now that she could 'see' the frilled lizard waited for the war heads to get close enough before she rolled to the left side hoping the two missiles would go on a collision course instead.

[Optimal Optimus Primal]

(( OOC: Exactly the same thing I've been doing for two weeks, una. Staying up too late and getting up really early for work just doesn't work so well after the first three times. I start to drag.

Yikes. Big ouchies to Inferno and Glowstick. Let's go, Maximals!

When and how were some of them going to wind up in the labyrinth...? The Preds are dropping like flies. ))

Realizing the ant had fired off a couple shots before he went down, the clone didn't have enough time to reload his missiles, or to fire with his wrists cannons, so he ducked as quickly as he could and rolled on the ground to avoid them. He narrowly escaped. However, he was completely unaware of Glowstick's maneuver and he was about to pay for it. Just getting up, the squid with his sword came crashing down right on him, destroying his missile launcher on on his right side and severely damaging the rest of his shoulder and upper right arm. The identical Optimus hollered out in agony, grabbing his injured arm that sparked from fried and sliced wires with some liquid trickling down his side and arm, and fell to his knees. These bots were really, really making his oil boil. There was no way he could carry on now the way he had anticipated when he had arrived.

Turning his head slowly to watch Glowstick, all of the smoke rising from the Predacon's body, and the fluids seeping from his cracked shell and all-around descimated body, his optics narrowed in sheer rage. As the squid slipped into stasis lock, it didn't stop the Vok from targeting him with his unharmed arm and firing one shot at his head with his cannons just to have the final blow, and to make sure the creature was down for good.

Still not enough..

"It is enough for you," the Vok scowled at him.

Frustrated and angry beyond words, he didn't know what to do now. He was in a lot of pain; after all his arm was barely holding on. The Vok supposed he had to do what his original would do and get back on his feet before someone else would come along and finish him for good. Slowly standing up, "Clear Convoy" started walking away from the battle field and toward where he had seen the female falcon fall earlier.

Charging through the forest with Saber-Fang and Icebreak in tow, they came to the opening where the battle was taking place, just in time for Optimus to witness one of his worst fears. Confirmation of who he thought he had seen struck him and knock him out cold. "The alien clone," he said in disbelief as the words escaped his mouth, watching him battle Inferno and Glowstick. "Impossible." Assessing the rest of the area, the leader noticed a lot of gunfire in the forest not far from them. He thought he had a glimpse of Whitegrazer and Steelclaw, but there were too many obstacles in the way to identify the others. Across the open area, some Predacons were down but there were also some just showing up. Spotting some of his other Maximals that were already there, with the exception of Airazor, Primal was about to bark some orders when he suddenly experienced an extreme anguish to his right shoulder. Because he wasn't expecting it and it hurt so much, he couldn't help but holler out and lean on the boulder next to him. This could not have been from his fall. These pains were random and extreme, although nothing showed on the outside. He grabbed his shoulder and looked over at his clone. As he had feared, Primal had accidentally given away their position and the alien had spotted him.

"Clear Convoy" was actually reluctant to battle Optimus this time, simply because he had taken almost all he could take already. But so be it. Taking notice of the yell from the Maximal leader, he changed his direction, one of which might have resulted in Airazor's demise had he found her alone and helpless where she laid, and started walking toward Primal instead. Lifting his good arm, he aimed and fired at the commander.

Glaring at the attack, Optimus stood up straight and unsheathed one of his swords with his left hand, swinging it at the incoming shot and ricocheting it off in another direction. He tried moving his right arm to fire back but the pain was too unbearable. Why?! His back still stung as well, as if he had a gash there. From what? What was going on?!

"Maximals," "Beacon 2.0 is now online. Hope it helps you out."

"Icebreaker, Saber-Fang, we need to find the transwarp device before the Predacons do!" he exclaimed, pointing out the significance of them accomplishing that very mission instead of sticking around him after he received Orcariner's sonar map. His voice came out a little angrier than he intended but it was difficult to cope with the pain and deal with the clone all of them probably dreaded to see again.

The Vok continued walking forward, firing again at Optimus Primal with his cannon.

Using the same maneuver with his sword, Primal blocked it again and the shot zipped off into the sky. As the clone came closer, he examined his injuries and suddenly became very suspicious. His clone's shoulder and his shoulder? ...But it couldn't be. Could it? It was really messed up, though, which would explain what he was feeling. That couldn't stop Optimus. He wasn't physically damaged, right? So he should still have the upper hand. He could only hope...

"Clear Convoy" fired again and stopped walking. Then he seemingly vanished into thin air. As quickly as he could, he left his position, moving himself out of harm's way to figure out his options.

Just as Optimus moved forward and ricocheted another shot, his clone was gone. Okay, that was still a problem. But Icebreaker was capable of seeing him with that weapon he had. Breathing heavily from a combination of agony and panic, he looked over his shoulder toward the penguin (assuming he was still there after Cecaelia came after him). ((OOC: And that's enough for those two right now, me thinks.))

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Everything happened so quickly, Rattrap almost didn't know how to react. Just as his teammates had attacked, his cover was blown to bits, and the second explosion knocked him off of his feet. Knowing he had to get back up and keep moving to avoid getting hit again, the spy jumped to his feet. He knew Shellhead had some tricks up his sleeves, so he quickly took a glance around the trees. If he was him, he'd be scouting around with a bird's eye view, using it to his advantage. Rattrap was quite familiar with Scorponok's cyber bees and was sure he could hear one buzzing around above.

And then Rattrap noticed what Frilla was doing with the missile that was chasing her. Was she crazy?! Maybe she knew what she was doing, though. Maybe she had a plan. He sure hoped so!

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Finally arriving with Wintersong, Rhinox and Orcariner, Tigatron had veered off away from them group after having picked up Airazor's scent nearby. It was fairly strong, as if where ever she was, she had been there for a while. Trotting into the forest, he carefully prowled around in case there were any enemies in the area and followed the scent to find her in her beast mode and on the ground. "Airazor!" he said, trotting up to her. "Are you damaged?" the white tiger frowned. Many of her feathers appeared to be burned and ruffled from battle.

(( OOC: GAH! You guys keep posting before I do and I have to keep editting mine. I don't have time to keep this up tonight, so I'm posting what I have. Rattrap isn't getting to do much, it would seem. And after all the revising I keep doing, I'm at a loss right now what to do with him. Sorry. ))

[una]

((OOC: Yeah! A lot is happening so fast. Yikes! Hey, it's okay. Something will come up eventually =) ))

Whitegrazer immediately hid herself, feeling the shredding of the minigun's lasers pummel her cover. It was holding which she was glad of. She was hitting herself of all the plans that have backfired but she just had to make a new one.

Closing her eyes, she focused on her spark's pulsing as she ignored the chaos of everything around her. Everything was going so fast so she needed to be quick on her feet. As she cleared her mind of doubt and fear, she opened her eyes. Putting her gun back at her side, she turned around from her cover. Taking both sides of the boulder, she lifted it up after a deep breath. It was heavy but all she had to do was use it. Some of the minigun's lasers hit her body and pain seized but she ignored the pain just enough to threw the boulder towards Steelclaw, the boulder was falling towards him.

Of course, she didn't want to smash Steelclaw or Scorponok. The boulder went slightly to the right so it will miss him only by a couple of inches. But that distraction and assumption was all she needed to run like lightning towards the black bear. She stared at him with clear-cut yellow optics as she rushed towards him.

((OOC: She threw the boulder. XDDD ))

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Blackarachnia didn't like the idea of Steelclaw stealing her thunder but she saved her sour look at the kitty cat who was already on the ground, "Where's your smart mouth now, kid?"

She stood above him with her foot crushing on his chest.

[Alak]

((OOC: You want labyrinth????????????? I'll give you labyrinth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*unnatural forces at work here*))



Scorponok visor was blinded by the overwhelmed thermal radiation. The two mega missiles impacted one another with such force that he knew Frilla would be destroyed. Yet, there she stood as the smoke cleared, albeit weakly.

"Wha..."

His jaw literally dropped. She survived his mega missiles? No, she survived two mega missiles! It was an impossible feat that had never been achieved. Even Dinobot, former second-in-command, had been launched miles away from the sheer force of just one warhead.

"You... you... lived? That's impossible! This is... this is madness!" he exclaimed.

The shock of this discovery was so overwhelming that Scorponok took no notice to the massive boulder that whizzed past his face. He was too drawn to this diminutive titan who failed to crumble beneath his wrath. The reload process was complete for the first three warheads that were fired earlier, but even that did not break his concentration (or lack of). This trance did not last long, however. The events that transcended soon after quickly grasped his attention.


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Orcariner continued walking. The gunfire, collision of metal, and constant yelling of battle cries and orders were distracting his now conspiratorial mind. Every data he was accumulating made no sense, so only the fantastical theories that polluted his mind seemed to fit now.

Perhaps it is invisible! We could be searching for a cloaked ship whose master will only take back the victors of this battle!

Ideas far more strange poured through. Looking back at his radar, Orcariner realized that he was actually close to the signal. The giant took a few more steps and now he was directly at the center of the anomaly.

"I'm here," he whispered, "But where is it?"

The orca did a full 360 degree turn, surveying more damages to both sides. There still was no device. Nothing made sense to him. Orcariner was about to radio Optimus to tell him that this battle was a waste of time and energy, but he never got the chance to do so. Everything happened to fast that not even his processor could recognize the events that were unfolding. Wintersong's weight was literally lifted from his shoulders as if gravity was no longer a factor for her. Darkness crawled upon him from below and Orcariner quickly swallowed. He did not realized that the ground below him had actually caved in, sending the massive Maximal plummeting into what seemed to be an abyss. The earth slowly continued to open up, threatening to swallow fallen warriors such as Cheetor as well as active ones who were too near to it. Those who had anticipated that this signal was a trap were correct. It was a pity that they still could do nothing about it.


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Scorponok snapped out of confusion when the planet began to violently shake. He quickly turned his gaze from Frilla and his jaw was now on the brink of falling off. The ground was collapsing behind him and the lieutenant could have sworn seeing the Maximal's tallest soldier disappearing underground.

"We're too close," Scorponok said in futility.

Nevertheless, he transformed into beast mode out of desperation. Before he could even run away, the Predacon followed the same fate as the orca.



((OOC: Pretty much, if your character is part of the Labyrinth Adventure, then you're going below. If you're fighting CC in the ultimate boss battle, then find a way to escape to the hole. I'm not sure where to take it from here and there's the plot hole that there's a gaping hole in the ground. Why can't the flyers just go down and rescue them? I dunno, hopefully someone else can use the power of imagination to help me fix that problem. ))

[Wintersong]

As Wintersong got the radar data she looked between it and the battle field itself, the Predacons seemed to be falling like flies and the Maximals seemed to be suffering casualties fairly quickly. Though what caught her attention was the arrival of Primal with Icebreaker and Saber-fang. Wasn't he in the battle? Her thoughts turned back to watching Orcanier and she turned her head as she heard the orca.

What he said though she wouldn't find out as they suddenly began to fall beneath the ground. Growling in surprise Wintersong had no time to react before she too disappeared into the ground.

From where she stood Snow Trix warned in shock as the ground just seemed to open up. It was a trap! "This was a bad idea." She remarked and stepped back just in case the ground was about to collapse again. Turning her attention briefly away she looked to see if there were any stray Maximals and luckily it seemed Feralnight was one of the fliers just hanging around.

"Time to clip those wings mutt." Snow Trix said and raised her arms, firing her wrist mounted missiles.

[Blazemane]

As Steelclaw pressed his attack on Whitegrazer, he allowed himself a cursory glance at Optimus Primal. What he saw the maximal leader do next was staggering- he assaulted a defenseless opponent.

Then things seemed to happen in slow motion. He turned his head, and saw the boulder flying close to him. He subconsciously decided the rock wasn't on a path that could hit him, and he paid more attention to his opponent, who was now charging at him at full speed.

He saw that she was staring at him, but it wasn't the stare of a concentrating soldier. It was that condescending look she liked to adopt- the one that tried to instill doubt in the midst of battle, that searched as if whoever she deigned look upon had something to hide or to conquer, that told them she would either help them or make them fall- the one that said she was righteous and her enemy was not.

He was suddenly uncertain of whether he hated Whitegrazer or Optimus more. Finding himself filled with rage, his next move seemed to happen without his consent. With blurring speed, his mini-gun was latched securely to his back, and he found himself standing in the path of the flying boulder.

The next moment, in a fit of defiance, he caught the hulking object, refusing to allow his body to be forced backwards. And then he pushed forwards, intending to slam it into the chest of his charging enemy.

Suddenly his PPC was deployed, begging to unleash its ammunition without any sort of reservation. He dropped the boulder off to the side to be rid of its weight. An acid pellet hit him in his left arm, but the pain wouldn't register.

He might have tried- though probably in vain- to destroy Whitegrazer right then and there. But Optimus Primal amazed him once again. He disappeared.

The truth washed over him, and he found his anger dissipating- not an entirely satisfying feeling. He didn't know what to do about the Maximal he had just wanted to scrap.

"The aliens are here. Truce?" he spoke with awkward brevity.

And then there was one final surprise. The ground started giving in.

"Yep, definitely aliens." He was unable to say another word once he started falling completely.

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Cheetor groaned even while he felt Blackarachnia bearing down on him.

Where's your smart mouth now, kid?

"Junkyard scrap," he muttered. Then he shouted, "Give me your foot!" He reached for her ankle and tried to twist it.

But Blackarachnia must have been stronger than he'd thought. She was pushing him further and further into the ground. He only realized when he started sliding more quickly that he wasn't being pushed at all.

He clung stubbornly to her foot.

[Night-Hunter]

Saber looked from the Imposter Optimus to the real Optimus.

"The alien clone," "Impossible."

When this happen?! She thought shocked.

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Sonar heard gun fire, he looked in that direction and his optics widen in shock when he saw Phantom.

So... you've returned. But that will have to wait. He thought with a smirk.

He angeled his wings and went into a free fall toward Optimus, ignoring the Phantom all together. He wanted Primal to suffer.

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"Maximals," "Beacon 2.0 is now online. Hope it helps you out."

Saber had no idea what Beacon 2.0 was, but she didn't ask what that meant, seeing how Optimus was busy with his clone.

"Icebreaker, Saber-Fang, we need to find the transwarp device before the Predacons do!"

She took a few steps back when the thing vanished into thin air.

"Where'd he go, I'll tare him- Optimus watch out!!" She shouted as she spotted Sonar free falling toward the Maximal leader.

She quickly transformed into her beast mode then intercepted him from slamming into her leader, they rolled several feet until they came to a stop with Saber pinning him down, her claws digging into his shoulders.

"You're going to have to try better then that, Saber-Fang." He growled kicking her off him.

Saber snarled then attacked him again, but he jumped into the trees out of her reach. Snarling, she climbed into the trees.

"I'll tare you apart!" She snarled, going after him.

[starshadow]

((umm OOP. It was Starshadow who was going after Icy ))

[NaitoKage]

(Heh, you didn't want to use a Pincher pun so you went with guillotine eh? As for why the Fliers can't rescue them.. because they're covered in rocks!)

Glowstick's head hit the ground from the shot, his left optic shattered open with part of his blue forehead dented in. His body remained on the ground, then was sucked away into the darkness as the land collapsed, becoming crushed under a pile of rocks in a underground cavern, the rocks together piled above forming a new ceiling to the chamber, which seemed fairly unstable. It seemed as if it could at any moment collapse if provoked, crushing ANY of the new occupants.

In the pile of rocks of the chamber, a few glowing tentacles could be seen sticking out from them.

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Icebreaker's optics narrowed under his visor, while Clear convoy disappeared for the others, he was still clear as day to the Penguin. His tactical visor also displayed a overlay of information from Orcariner's Beacon 2.0 revealing Starshadow as coming behind them rather quickly, until Orcariner suddenly disappeared. He pointed his weapon towards Clear convoy as he ran away, then fired off a ice blast towards the creature. His attention was diverted for a moment as he heard Sonar and Saber, but kept his optics focused on Clear convoy. His optics then shifted as he noticed the ground starting to collapse. Slag.. this situation is going up in smoke fast. Saber just ran, Starshadow is behind us, something took Orcariner, the alien is here.. and.... now the ground is giving out. I suggest we move, otherwise the situation is going to be worse. he pulled out a grappling hook loading it into his gun, then started to run firing it into the woods, then activated it, moving above Starshadow at high speed as the wire retracted Hi Catgirl, Bye catgirl!

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Megatron raised his left arm blocking the sword strike, the ground then started to wobble, he adjusted his balance smacking Dinobot away with his T-rex head, then started to run back from the exposed sinkhole First a transwarp signature, now the ground is collasping? What is going on?! he shouted enraged.

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Rhinox followed Orcariner along, still in his beast mode, his eyes then widen as the ground collasped under their group, giving out a loud yell Nooo!! as they collapsed into the darkness.

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Tarantulus watched as Orcariner's group moved into position, about to strike he noticed Starshadow run after Optimus's group, including the alien clone appearing. His eyes moved again as he saw Orcariner's group sinking underground, he started to move back towards the forest more, the tremors feeling weaker on the ground there, he assumed it was safer then the sandy soil and rock ahead.

[starshadow]

Starshadow transformed into robot mode and pulled out her whip, lashing it out to his ankle. Fortunately, it coiled around his ankle. Once that was done, the femme was lifted off the ground, heading to the woods with the penguin.

Cecaelia started to panic from the sudden tremor and transformed into robot mode, running deeper into the woods.

[New Moon]

With an effort Frilla tore the cyber bee from her face and looked towards the shocked Scorponok with a grin, "Guess my new friends have a few tricks Scorpo..." But she trailed off as she saw him suddenly disappear into the ground below and looked as Rhinox disappeared, meeting the same fate as their teammates. But she quickly started backing up as the ground beneath her feet as suddenly becoming unstable. "Rattrap,Whitegrazer get out of here!" She cried before going from view as the ground claimed her as well.

Above Feralnight turned her attention as she heard someone holler and was surprised to find it was Optimus yet he had been elsewhere too. Shaking her head she couldn't believe it! The clone was back! The fuzor couldn't help inwardly wincing when remembering the last time she had fought the Vok Primal yet Feralnight was torn from her thoughts as a few small missiles hit their mark.

Growling at herself for not being more careful Feralnight turned to see Snow Trix deciding to attack finally, well least something was happening. "That all you got fox? I expected more from the Predacons."She called before folding in her wings and made a dive for the fox grabbing the gun at her side and began to fire while dodging any more missiles.

[WorpeX]

((Change of plans for me. Doesn't appear as if i'll be able to have Manterror into a position to go onto the labyrinth adventure, but Airazor is in the perfect place. I'll just switch their spots, putting Manterror on Clear Convoy Team #1 and Airazor in Labyrinth team #1. Dunno what Waspinator, Valkyrie or Tigatron will do... but this is my solution. XD))

"Airazor! Are you damaged?"

A familiar voice caught the falcons attention. It was Tigatron, but how did he find her? Perhaps she hadn't landed as far away from the rest of the Maximals as she originally thought. His question was a rather stupid one though, perhaps he had nothing else to say. The Falcon had its feathers charred in multiples places and there were a few patches where there had been none at all. It was pretty clear that she was damaged.

"Don't I look it?" She responded with a hint of sarcasm. Not long after saying so, the ground erupted underneath her and began to shake. Instinctively, she began to flap her wings, hoping that she would be able to fly away to safety. To no ones surprise, she couldn't fly in her damaged state. 'This day just isn't getting any better, is it...' She thought to herself, as the ground opened up a few feet away, putting her onto a giant slope which led into the unknown. With her wings not working and her falcon legs being useless for running, she was sent spiraling downward into the abyss. "TIGATRON!!" She called until she too vanished into the darkness.

((Waiting on Venatrix for Manterror. : /))

[una]

As Steelclaw pressed his attack on Whitegrazer, he allowed himself a cursory glance at Optimus Primal. What he saw the maximal leader do next was staggering- he assaulted a defenseless opponent.

Then things seemed to happen in slow motion. He turned his head, and saw the boulder flying close to him. He subconsciously decided the rock wasn't on a path that could hit him, and he paid more attention to his opponent, who was now charging at him at full speed.

He saw that she was staring at him, but it wasn't the stare of a concentrating soldier. It was that condescending look she liked to adopt- the one that tried to instill doubt in the midst of battle, that searched as if whoever she deigned look upon had something to hide or to conquer, that told them she would either help them or make them fall- the one that said she was righteous and her enemy was not.

He was suddenly uncertain of whether he hated Whitegrazer or Optimus more. Finding himself filled with rage, his next move seemed to happen without his consent. With blurring speed, his mini-gun was latched securely to his back, and he found himself standing in the path of the flying boulder.

The next moment, in a fit of defiance, he caught the hulking object, refusing to allow his body to be forced backwards. And then he pushed forwards, intending to slam it into the chest of his charging enemy.

Suddenly his PPC was deployed, begging to unleash its ammunition without any sort of reservation. He dropped the boulder off to the side to be rid of its weight. An acid pellet hit him in his left arm, but the pain wouldn't register.

He might have tried- though probably in vain- to destroy Whitegrazer right then and there. But Optimus Primal amazed him once again. He disappeared.

The truth washed over him, and he found his anger dissipating- not an entirely satisfying feeling. He didn't know what to do about the Maximal he had just wanted to scrap.

"The aliens are here. Truce?" he spoke with awkward brevity.

And then there was one final surprise. The ground started giving in.

"Yep, definitely aliens." He was unable to say another word once he started falling completely.

As she was racing towards him, she can see--no, sense the anger within the Predacon. He was looking at her out of rage but she didn't know why he would be. It made her curious as what Steelclaw's motivations were for such an outburst. Did he hate her? It always made her question why people will act outta hate on people they didn't even know. She never did hurt the guy and if there should be hate or anger, it should be from her as he was the one who almost lead her to her death back when she first came online. But she was above petty revenge and rage that she had already forgiven Steelclaw right then and there. She never hated anyone, not even her own enemies.

Was it because of her action or maybe it didn't revolve anything about her. Maybe it was only so simple as the insignia she wore. If it was, she wondered why he hated Maximals so much. Of course, there were several reasons why someone could, regrettably. Over the years, she had seen how many Maximals have held themselves above others, arrogant and did everything they want. What ever happened to their humility? She had seen the darker side of her people and the life she lived many many years ago with the scorns of disgust, betrayal from her own people. The notion was always there to switch the face of her people to the face of the so called enemy. But she never did because she had hoped for change like her master did.

She slowed down her speed as Steelclaw put down the boulder and listened to him as he spoke.

"Yes. We have all been tricked." She replied sadly then she realized that the ground was craving in below Steelclaw's feet. Whitegrazer had reached forward to try to grab him before he fell, trying to save him but she failed. Her look of distress was soon changed into full alert as the hole kept opening, trying to suck her in. She quickly moved out of the way to avoid herself from falling down the deep hole. She saw Frilla being claimed as well. Turning, she looked back to see the huge hole that opened up, swallowing many of her comrades and the enemies. She hoped they all were okay even the enemy. She took a glance at the in pain Optimus Primal and the clone who was also in pain.

Looking at Rattrap, she ran to Optimus and saw the remaining carnage of the battle, "We have to help Optimus and the others."

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"Junkyard scrap," he muttered. Then he shouted, "Give me your foot!" He reached for her ankle and tried to twist it.

But Blackarachnia must have been stronger than he'd thought. She was pushing him further and further into the ground. He only realized when he started sliding more quickly that he wasn't being pushed at all.

He clung stubbornly to her foot.

She growled and pressed harder on his chest.

Blackarachnia was caught in surprise as she fell backward, yelling as she fell into the deep cavern.

((OOC: When I read that, I thought it said Give me your face! XDDDDD GIVE ME YOUR FOOT! XDDD))

[Venatrix]

There where 2 Predacons hunting her. One was one of the newer ones amongst Megatron's team.
The other one, Waspinator, had surprised her by being smarter then she, or any other Maximal, gave him credit for.
He flew up, towards the sun, avoiding her sharp vision, while she was focussed on the other bug.
Even with the short lived help of Optimus Primal, she saw the situation getting worst very quickly.
To avoid getting wings clipped, she needed to take the inniciative in this battle, while not having enough information that could've increased her chances in battle conciderably. The time for observing her current opponents simply wasn't avalible.
Valkyrie needed to stay as sharp as she had ever been.
Optimus Primal did damage the bug that was comming in from below.
But it didn't seem to slow the Predacon down.
She needed to act quickly, because Waspinator was undoubtedly going to fire at her from above.
As Manterror came close enough te strike, Valkyrie folded her wings and dropped a few feet down, before spreading them again.
The Predacons attack missed her head by inches as she moved her head to the left.
She quickly grabbed the arm of her attacker, and bent her back backwards and kicked Manterror in the chest, forcing him between herself and Waspinators attacks.
The Maximal female noticed that she was probily the only one left to defend the airspace.

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Venatrix observed the battle and desided to how well she'd fair against an opponent who's much larger then she was.
The Maximal Orcariner was indeed an imposing figure to behold.
However, like every other opponent she faced, he has a weakness she could exploid.
She first needed to find this weakness.
She stalked the large Maximal till he transformed.
Her chosen opponent wasn't alone.
Another Maximal accopenied him as a gunner.

It was a good thing Sonar made sure to disrupt communications between the Maximals, or her assault would be short lived.
But right before she pounced something happend.
Her ears heared something, and the hairs on her back stood up almost instantly.
Orcariner used his sonar to map his surroundings. This ment he was now aware of her presence. She had to act now before he would react be opening fire.
This would effectively switch her into a defensive mode. And fighting the Maximal powerhouse at a distance, would place her at a serious disadvantage.
So she pounced at the large Maximal.
Venatrix, while already in the air, saw the ground collapse beneath the large Maximal.
The huge blackness, where he was falling, and vannished into, was getting bigger very quickly.
Not having the ability to fly really sucked at this moment.
Instead of dirt, there was only blackness.
And so she to fell for this trap her nose couldn't detect.
Being much smaller then the orca, and with a black panther as her beastmode, made her vannish into the large, diep, and pitch black pit much faster then the Maximal she planned on attacking.

And so, she to, was gone...