Sentinel #1 draws its sword back, gripping it in both hands before thrusting it forward, aiming to run the thrall through the midsection.
The blade pierces Sentinel #2’s armor, emitting an electric crackle as the drone staggers away, turning around to face Zepar.
Sentinel #4 is first pelted by rounds from the Devastator’s miniguns, before a blast from the plasma cannon finishes it off, blowing everything above the waist into smoldering slag.
Twenty-four Sentinels remained.
Sentinel #5 bats the axe aside, before chopping at SideStep’s neck.
“Motherboard came on the comms an hour ago,” Halfrunner says. “Said this is where the next piece of the Omega Lock is.”
Split summons the plates and sends them at another sentinel, aiming to do the same thing. [quote=“Chromeharpoon, post:7311, topic:49995”]
Sentinel #5 bats the axe aside, before chopping at SideStep’s neck.
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SideStep yelps and ducks, before reaching for his cane. He quickly spun it and projected a hologram of the Sentinel.
The thrall goes in for the kill, aiming to rip number 1 to shreds.
Zepar tries to block the attack with his arm cannon and knee strike number 2 in its midsection.
Garand looks at Halfrunner, a quizzical look in his optics, “What do you know about Zepar?” He asks, “I trust he has been playing nice with the others on this ship?”
Split sends the plates flying at the Sentinel again.[quote=“Chromeharpoon, post:7316, topic:49995”]
Sentinel #5 locks blades with the hologram, holding in place for a moment before breaking off to prepare another attack.
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King-Quan’s alt-mode was fast enough to arrive there earlier than the other crew. However, not even that would spare him from arriving well into the night. As the Warrior transformed mid-air and landed in front of the Fortress. “Interesting.” He said as he would have landed in a ground pound landing. Before he rose up back on his feet, maintaining a stoic position.
Scorchlock would have followed inside, together with King-Quan who was a bit far from the Wrecker. The two not eyeing each other as they were preoccupied with what was happening.
Sentinel #1 grapples with the thrall, dropping its sword as Zepar’s minion rips chunks out of its adversary’s armor.
This attack succeed; Sentinel #2 staggers backward, dragging its sword across the dirt.
Sentinel #6 is struck by the plates and impaled into the earth.
Sentinel #5 sidesteps to try and evade the hologram’s lunge, briefly turning its attention to SideStep.
Outside the fortress, ■■■■■■■■■■■■ had begun to direct the placement of defenses around the ancient structure. Bludgeon and the New Decepticon Order would no doubt be arriving at any time now.
Sentinel #1 is heavily damaged as well, limping away to give its repair mechanisms ample time to kick in.
Sentinel #2 is cut down. First an arm, then a head, and then a sparking torso hits the ground, followed by the legs of the automaton going limp and falling over.
Twenty-three Sentinels remained.
“From what I’ve seen,” Halfrunner says, nodding his head. “I’m in here most of the time; he’s out and about.”
SideStep fired the Devastator at it. [quote=“Chromeharpoon, post:7320, topic:49995”]
Sentinel #5 sidesteps to try and evade the hologram’s lunge, briefly turning its attention to SideStep.
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SideStep steps back and reaches for his pistol, firing several shots at Sentinel #5.
The hologram turns around and swings its sword at the Sentinel as well.
Zepar growls and faces 10 and 11, keeping himself between them and his friends.
Epsilon jumps in fright and quickly turns towards the source of the voice in his turret mode, “Who the heck are you?!” He asked. It would be clear to the entity that Epsilon meant no harm, he was just startled and wouldn’t shoot if they were friendly.
Garand looks at Halfrunner and finishes his drink, leaving a generous 45% tip for the barkeep and a 15 shanix tip for the Junkion DJ. “Thank you for the Energon.” He said. “Mind catching me up on what’s happened in this ship’s journey?” He asked politely.
“Joy.” Split dryly said.
He summoned the blades back to him, forming two shields, one on each arm.
He reached back and grabbed his shotgun, now dual-wielding the Devastator and his shotgun. (assuming the devastator isn’t too big for that).
He aims his each gun at the sentinels approaching from the left and right, and fires. [quote=“Chromeharpoon, post:7325, topic:49995”]
The hologram’s sword severs Sentinel #5’s right arm at the shoulder, relieving the drone of its weapon. SideStep’s shots strike it in the chest.
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The holographic Sentinel picks up the second sword, swinging both diagonally at #5.
11’s pace quickens, and the drone charges at Zepar, thrusting its sword forward.
Sentinel #7 is destroyed by the Devastator, leaving twenty-one of the drones remaining in the arena. The shotgun blast knocks 8 onto its back, while 9 slashes at Split’s legs.
Sentinel #5 is decapitated; its body sags to its knees and falls over. Twenty sentinels now remained.
The two would be met by the same cloaked figure that many of our other heroes had met during their exploration of this planet. Calmly, he raises his hands.
“Please, I mean you no harm,” he says. “My intentions are quite the opposite, in fact.”
Halfrunner obliges, and begins to fill Garand in:
“It’s been one setback after another, I’m afraid. As if Bludgeon’s death cult wasn’t gonna be trouble enough, our transwarp drive’s misbheavin’s delayed our voyage even more. We’ve been flying for more’n a month now, and we’re just reachin’ the Omega Lock. Or, another piece of it, anyway, as we’ve recently found out…”