Transformers: Dawn of a New Age

[Chromeharpoon]

@MaxinePrimal

Bullets pelt against the machine’s face, covering it in dents and scratching the paint. One lucky bullet managed to go perfectly through its left eye, shattering the lense.

“ Oh come on! I just fixed that! ”
Nova furiously shouted. With her free hand grabbed on to the tail of the dropship, she tried to drive the bladed end of her sheild into the ship’s engines.

The engine explodes in a great fireball, raining bits of flaming debris down upon the Pulsar and those battling atop her hull. The human ship begins a crazed spiral downward, careening away from the yacht as its pilots do what little they can to guide their craft into a crash landing.

@MaxinePrimal

The micro missile struck his gut dead on. He stumbled a step back and doubled over just a bit.

The predacon’s face sneered into an angry growl.
“Lousy tricks!”
Once there was a break in the fire he balled up his free fist, and threw a full force gauntlet clad punch into the energy shield.

The shield breaks, shattering like glass, and its glowing shards dematerialize. The drone that had created it pulls back, in time for another to erect an identical barrier in front of the troopers. Three of the attackers each launch a rocket at Maximus, aiming for his torso and legs.

Two more of the techie’s drones project additional shielding around the gathered troopers, giving them cover to hide behind as the woman continues her work.

@ProfSrlojohn

The follow up of the shots at his legs served merely to anger him, and he roared in a challenge. His war mask deployed, giving him a much more sinister appearance. He gripped the ground, and slung himself feet-first at the heavy weapons operator, his own extreme strength combined with his power-fists would give him enough speed it would be difficult to see him, let alone shoot him.

Indeed, the heavy gunner hasn’t the reflexes to evade LD-L1’s flying kick. The cultist slams into the armored human, and there is a bright flash of light as the force of the impact instantly breaks through the suit’s energy shields and sends the man skidding across the hull. The two troopers next to him are sent flying, their armor shattering from the blow. It would be most unpleasant to consider what shape their bodies may be in within their suits.

The nanobots race after LD-L1, and the trooper that had flanked the cultist fires another rocket at him before running to join his comrades by one of the Pulsar’s hatches. Ahead of LD-L1, two troopers by the hatch shoot at the cultist with their rifles, aiming for the damaged spot on his side.

@Rukah

The sword’s electrical charge had little effect on Stonefist’s thick, rocklike armor, but it still proved to be an irritation. Grunting angrily at the annoying humans, the gray-armored transformer spun around and lashed out with more hits, this time deliberately trying to crush them or throw them off the ship.

The swordsman fires his suit’s thrusters and slides beneath Stonefist’s arm, evading his fist. He sprints around the rocky bot’s right side, and fires his grappling hook at the cybertronian’s back. If the hook is able to pierce Stonefist’s armor, the swordsman will try to hoist himself onto the robot’s back.

The giant and his three accomplices draw their rifles and shoot at Stonefist, aiming for the bot’s eyes and neck. The other five troopers that had been with the swordsman run for the Pulsar’s hatch, where the rest of the enemy force seems to be gathering.

@MakutaOisli

Kitai uses his wings to boost himself, whirling into the mechs back, digging his claws deep into the armor, while subsequently draining enormous amounts of energy to repair his injuries.

OOC: this is an autohit. I’ll let it slide this time, but please be more mindful of how you word your posts going forward.

IC: Kitai’s claws further shred the armor that had already been half-melted by LD-L1’s laser, and the mech’s limbs freeze up as the hybrid saps power from its batteries. The robot’s cockpit opens, and the pilot inside pushes her controls aside and draws a submachine gun from a compartment beside her. Flicking the weapon’s safety off, she squeezes the trigger and shoots at Kitai’s face.

[MakutaOisli]

@Chromeharpoon

Kitai’s claws further shred the armor that had already been half-melted by LD-L1’s laser, and the mech’s limbs freeze up as the hybrid saps power from its batteries. The robot’s cockpit opens, and the pilot inside pushes her controls aside and draws a submachine gun from a compartment beside her. Flicking the weapon’s safety off, she squeezes the trigger and shoots at Kitai’s face.

OOC: Whoops. Sorry bout that. Got ahead of myself.
IC: The bullets hit Kitai in his jaw, stinging him. He reaches for the pilot, intending to pluck the pilot from the cockpit.

[ProfSrlojohn]

@Chromeharpoon

The nanobots race after LD-L1, and the trooper that had flanked the cultist fires another rocket at him before running to join his comrades by one of the Pulsar ’s hatches. Ahead of LD-L1, two troopers by the hatch shoot at the cultist with their rifles, aiming for the damaged spot on his side.

LD-L1 ignored it all, the bullets simply bounced off his back, and his continued momentum brought him out of the travel-path of the rocket. Instead, he hit the ground running, and refused to slow down, intending to not just catch the gunner and pin him into the ground, but smash his skull in with his fists.

[MaxinePrimal]

@Chromeharpoon

The engine explodes in a great fireball, raining bits of flaming debris down upon the Pulsar and those battling atop her hull. The human ship begins a crazed spiral downward, careening away from the yacht as its pilots do what little they can to guide their craft into a crash landing.

@Chromeharpoon

Two more of the techie’s drones project additional shielding around the gathered troopers, giving them cover to hide behind as the woman continues her work.

Maximus roared in anger. He moved one hand to cover his mid section, but didn’t have time to protect his legs. The micro missile hit his leg and he fell down to one knee.

Nova meanwhile let go of the out of control dropship. She then turned her attention to the small squad on the hull that Maximus was dealing with. Using her airborne height to her advantage, she aimed her sheild at the sheield drones and fired two shells. One at the drone defending the techie, and another at one of the side drones. Though with Gungnir’s damaged eye her aim might not be perfect.

[Rukah]

@Chromeharpoon

The swordsman fires his suit’s thrusters and slides beneath Stonefist’s arm, evading his fist. He sprints around the rocky bot’s right side, and fires his grappling hook at the cybertronian’s back. If the hook is able to pierce Stonefist’s armor, the swordsman will try to hoist himself onto the robot’s back.

The giant and his three accomplices draw their rifles and shoot at Stonefist, aiming for the bot’s eyes and neck. The other five troopers that had been with the swordsman run for the Pulsar ’s hatch, where the rest of the enemy force seems to be gathering.

The swordsman’s harpoon is unable to penetrate Stonefist’s rocky armor, but unfortunately for the gray robot, it still manages to catch. The other four humans’ shots hit him, but have little effect, due to his rocky shell. Stonefist grunts again, as it has been made abundantly clear his usual approach to combat isn’t quite working. He transformed into his alt mode to try and throw the harpoon off, and starts rolling for the warriors near the Pulsar’s hatch.

[DuneToa]

Oreo finds a door to the outside of the hull. With his cannon having finally charged, he aims at the group of humans. But as he prepares to blast them, one of the troopers fires a burst from his machine gun at the Transformer, causing his blast to go wild, hitting the ground in front of them. This causes a massive explosion, and sends metal fragments flying everywhere.

Razor is at the bridge by this point, as Oreo’s alert had awakened her. She goes to find a way to the outside to help him.

[Chromeharpoon]

@MakutaOisli

OOC: Whoops. Sorry bout that. Got ahead of myself.

OOC: all good.

IC:

@MakutaOisli

IC: The bullets hit Kitai in his jaw, stinging him. He reaches for the pilot, intending to pluck the pilot from the cockpit.

Kitai seizes the pilot and pulls her from the mech’s cockpit. Defiantly, she draws a knife and begins to stab at the hybrid’s fingers, hoping to free herself from his grip.

@ProfSrlojohn

LD-L1 ignored it all, the bullets simply bounced off his back, and his continued momentum brought him out of the travel-path of the rocket. Instead, he hit the ground running, and refused to slow down, intending to not just catch the gunner and pin him into the ground, but smash his skull in with his fists.

One of the hard light shields projected by the techie’s drones swings into LD-L1’s path, intercepting cultist before he can splatter the heavy gunner and the other troopers. The shield appears to fracture from the impact, a jagged crack running across its form. Behind the shield, the heavy gunner limps over to his comrades- his suit’s shielding and whatever other shock-absorbing mechanisms it has kept him from being turned to paste within it, but only barely.

@Rukah

The swordsman’s harpoon is unable to penetrate Stonefist’s rocky armor, but unfortunately for the gray robot, it still manages to catch. The other four humans’ shots hit him, but have little effect, due to his rocky shell. Stonefist grunts again, as it has been made abundantly clear his usual approach to combat isn’t quite working. He transformed into his alt mode to try and throw the harpoon off, and starts rolling for the warriors near the Pulsar ’s hatch.

The swordsman retracts the cable as soon as it catches on Stonefist, but the rocky bot quickly transforms and dislodges it. The armored human sails through the air, missing his target, and he has to use his thrusters to recover from this gaffe and land again on the Pulsar’s hull.

While Stonefist barrels toward the rest of the enemy force clustered around the hatch, the giant and his three accomplices follow him. They make no effort to shoot at Stonefist as they run, instead firing their thrusters to rejoin their comrades quickly. The congregation is protected by three hard light shields projected by hovering drones, and the troopers are huddling behind them while they reload their weapons and wait for the techie to complete her hack.

@MaxinePrimal

Nova meanwhile let go of the out of control dropship. She then turned her attention to the small squad on the hull that Maximus was dealing with. Using her airborne height to her advantage, she aimed her sheild at the sheield drones and fired two shells. One at the drone defending the techie, and another at one of the side drones. Though with Gungnir’s damaged eye her aim might not be perfect.

One shell strikes a drone and destroys it. A trooper is caught in the ensuing explosion and killed; the blast shreds her armor and shrapnel pierces the undersuit beneath it. The shot aimed for the techie and her drone, however, misses. It strikes the Pulsar’s hull and explodes in front of another shield, keeping the troopers safe.

Seeing Gungnir menacing his comrades from the air, the swordsman engages his suit’s enhanced thrusters and jumps, firing his grappling hook at the mech’s leg.

(@ProfSrlojohn @MakutaOisli @MaxinePrimal @Rukah @DuneToa)The techie’s data spike chirps, and the hatch begins to slide open. The three remaining enemy drones emit bright flashes of light in erratic patterns in an attempt to blind our heroes, while the heavy gunner launches another nanobot grenade to create a smokescreen around the airlock. The giant, the techie, and five of the troopers jump down into the Pulsar’s interior, while the other five troopers and the heavy gunner form a circle and shoot at our heroes, aiming for eyes, joints, or any wounds that they might have sustained in the battle so far. The heavy gunner targets Kitai in particular, firing a beam from his laser weapon at the hybrid’s torso in an attempt to rescue the mech pilot he’d seized in his grip.

[ProfSrlojohn]

@Chromeharpoon

One of the hard light shields projected by the techie’s drones swings into LD-L1’s path, intercepting cultist before he can splatter the heavy gunner and the other troopers. The shield appears to fracture from the impact, a jagged crack running across its form. Behind the shield, the heavy gunner limps over to his comrades- his suit’s shielding and whatever other shock-absorbing mechanisms it has kept him from being turned to paste within it, but only barely.

Slamming the drone away, he looks around for his targets, his bloodlust slowly receding. As he noticed them beginning to enter the craft, he dashed towards the hatch, paying little heed to the flashing lights and any non-explosive projectiles. He would barrel into the cloud, simply moving forward and not bothering to try and navigate it, as he knew that would be a futile effort. As soon as he reached the other side, if he did so, he would grab for the nearest soldier and attempt to crack their back and toss his body into the feet of his comrades.

[Rukah]

@Chromeharpoon

While Stonefist barrels toward the rest of the enemy force clustered around the hatch, the giant and his three accomplices follow him. They make no effort to shoot at Stonefist as they run, instead firing their thrusters to rejoin their comrades quickly. The congregation is protected by three hard light shields projected by hovering drones, and the troopers are huddling behind them while they reload their weapons and wait for the techie to complete her hack.

@Chromeharpoon

DuneToa)The techie’s data spike chirps, and the hatch begins to slide open. The three remaining enemy drones emit bright flashes of light in erratic patterns in an attempt to blind our heroes, while the heavy gunner launches another nanobot grenade to create a smokescreen around the airlock. The giant, the techie, and five of the troopers jump down into the Pulsar ’s interior, while the other five troopers and the heavy gunner form a circle and shoot at our heroes, aiming for eyes, joints, or any wounds that they might have sustained in the battle so far.

Due to still being in his alternate mode, Stonefist is unaffected by the drones’ light flashes, nor the gunner’s smokescreen. Grunting mentally, he sonar scanned the immediate area. This isn’t looking good, the gray-armored bot thought, better warn Aralysa. With that in mind, he activated an in-built communication device and contacted his friend.
Meanwhile, inside the Pulsar, Aralysa was getting a bit tired of just standing around when she got a message from Stonefist. She turned to the others still in the bridge.
“Stonefist just sent me a message. It seems we’re about to have some company.” At that statement, she activated her energy saber and tried accessing the ship’s systems to see where the breach, and the invaders, were.

[MaxinePrimal]

@Chromeharpoon

Seeing Gungnir menacing his comrades from the air, the swordsman engages his suit’s enhanced thrusters and jumps, firing his grappling hook at the mech’s leg.

Nova was able to notice the grappling hook and moved accordingly. She flew backwards, giving the hook more time to travel through the air, while moving down at the same time. Until she was at a point where the cable moved just past Gungnir’s head. And with both hands she attempted to grab on to the grappling cable.

If successful, she would spin Gungnir in an attempt to throw the Swordsman off the ship.

@Chromeharpoon

while the other five troopers and the heavy gunner form a circle and shoot at our heroes, aiming for eyes, joints, or any wounds that they might have sustained in the battle so far.

Enraged, Maximus transformed into his beast mode and blindly spit several bolts of lighting into the smokescreen.

@Chromeharpoon

The giant, the techie, and five of the troopers jump down into the Pulsar ’s interior,

OOC: Where exactly in the interior are they?

[MakutaOisli]

@Chromeharpoon

Kitai seizes the pilot and pulls her from the mech’s cockpit. Defiantly, she draws a knife and begins to stab at the hybrid’s fingers, hoping to free herself from his grip.

The knife may break as it is clashing against armored metal fingers, but Kitai simply ignores the stabbing. " Who are you? And why are you here?"

[DuneToa]

Razor sees a blast door slide shut at the end of the hall. She wonders if the attackers have breached the Pulsar’s hull. Then she notices the hatch, torn off its hinges by Oreo as he went outside. She climbs up, noticing the others already engaged in deadly combat against troopers of about her size. Oreo is crouched behind a section of coolant pipes, recharging the Overcharger.
“Do you need a hand?”
The Mini-Con plugs a power cord into one of her gauntlets, allowing her to begin charging the cannon quickly. Oreo fires off a burst from his wrist gun at the troopers surrounding Gungnir, then fires the Overcharger at the techie.

[Chromeharpoon]

@MakutaOisli

The knife may break as it is clashing against armored metal fingers, but Kitai simply ignores the stabbing. " Who are you? And why are you here?"

“You have something our employer wants!” the mech pilot shouts above the fray, her voice deepened artificially by a modulator in her helmet.

OOC: don’t forget about this:

@Chromeharpoon

The heavy gunner targets Kitai in particular, firing a beam from his laser weapon at the hybrid’s torso in an attempt to rescue the mech pilot he’d seized in his grip.

IC:

@ProfSrlojohn

He would barrel into the cloud, simply moving forward and not bothering to try and navigate it, as he knew that would be a futile effort. As soon as he reached the other side, if he did so, he would grab for the nearest soldier and attempt to crack their back and toss his body into the feet of his comrades.

@MaxinePrimal

Enraged, Maximus transformed into his beast mode and blindly spit several bolts of lighting into the smokescreen.

The trooper nearest to LD-L1 breaks formation and dashes to the side as the cultist sprints through the cloud. Maximus’s lightning bolts, meanwhile, electrify the nanomachine cloud and short out the remaining drones, as well. Three of the troopers on the outer hull are electrocuted and fall over- whether they are dead or simply unconscious, remains to be seen.

@Rukah

Due to still being in his alternate mode, Stonefist is unaffected by the drones’ light flashes, nor the gunner’s smokescreen. Grunting mentally, he sonar scanned the immediate area. This isn’t looking good, the gray-armored bot thought, better warn Aralysa.

Assuming Stonefist is still barreling toward the hatch, he smashes through the hard light shield in a spectacular flash of light. One of the troopers behind the shield is bowled over and crushed beneath Stonefist; his suit’s plating crumples like a tin can, and it’s safe to say that he’s killed very quickly.

Stonefist’s sonar scan shows that the enemies inside the Pulsar are moving up toward the bow- toward the bridge. The heavy gunner and the surviving trooper on the outer hull jump down into the ship and join them.

@MaxinePrimal

Nova was able to notice the grappling hook and moved accordingly. She flew backwards, giving the hook more time to travel through the air, while moving down at the same time. Until she was at a point where the cable moved just past Gungnir’s head. And with both hands she attempted to grab on to the grappling cable.

If successful, she would spin Gungnir in an attempt to throw the Swordsman off the ship.

Nova successfully grabs the cable and yanks the swordsman off his feet. The mercenary retracts the cable fires his thrusters, rocketing toward Gungnir. As he approaches the mech, he swings the sword at the mech’s neck.

@DuneToa

The Mini-Con plugs a power cord into one of her gauntlets, allowing her to begin charging the cannon quickly. Oreo fires off a burst from his wrist gun at the troopers surrounding Gungnir, then fires the Overcharger at the techie.

The bullets from Oreo’s wrist gun strike the troopers’ suits, causing them to halt their advance. Before they can return fire, the Overcharger’s plasma payload lands in their midst and explodes. The techie is blown apart and killed in the blast, along with two of the troopers, and the rest of the enemy force is thrown against the walls of the corridor. An energy shield over the giant’s armor flairs as it absorbs the impact, and the mercenary launches a micro-rocket at Oreo in retaliation.

@Rukah

Meanwhile, inside the Pulsar , Aralysa was getting a bit tired of just standing around when she got a message from Stonefist. She turned to the others still in the bridge.
“Stonefist just sent me a message. It seems we’re about to have some company.” At that statement, she activated her energy saber and tried accessing the ship’s systems to see where the breach, and the invaders, were.

The invaders are currently in a corridor on Deck Three, though it seems as though Oreo and Razor are currently keeping them in place.

[DuneToa]

@Chromeharpoon

the mercenary launches a micro-rocket at Oreo in retaliation.

Razor fires back with her blaster pistol, while Oreo is hit on his right forearm, damaging his armor. He grabs an energon cartridge for the Overcharger, and throws it at the mercenary, having ripped a hole in the protective seal. He hopes that the powerful element will have some effect on the giant’s shield.

[Rukah]

@Chromeharpoon

Assuming Stonefist is still barreling toward the hatch, he

OOC: Oops forgot about that. But he is.
IC:

@Chromeharpoon

he smashes through the hard light shield in a spectacular flash of light. One of the troopers behind the shield is bowled over and crushed beneath Stonefist; his suit’s plating crumples like a tin can, and it’s safe to say that he’s killed very quickly.

Stonefist’s sonar scan shows that the enemies inside the Pulsar are moving up toward the bow- toward the bridge. The heavy gunner and the surviving trooper on the outer hull jump down into the ship and join them.

Stonefist smiles grimly, if mentally, as he felt one of their annoying attackers get completely crushed under his heavy, rocklike shell. That takes care of one, at the very least, the gray-armored transformer thought. He then did another sonic scan to see where the troopers had entered the ship, to see if he could get the drop on them - literally.

@Chromeharpoon

The invaders are currently in a corridor on Deck Three, though it seems as though Oreo and Razor are currently keeping them in place.

Hmmm. Looks like they’ve managed to infiltrate the ship, Aralysa thought to herself as she surveyed the information. The two bots already at Deck Three, Oreo and Razor, seemed to be putting up quite the stiff resistance, but the Hecatan transformer decided to rush off towards the area anyway. Reinforcements couldn’t hurt. Right?

[ProfSrlojohn]

@Chromeharpoon

The trooper nearest to LD-L1 breaks formation and dashes to the side as the cultist sprints through the cloud. Maximus’s lightning bolts, meanwhile, electrify the nanomachine cloud and short out the remaining drones, as well. Three of the troopers on the outer hull are electrocuted and fall over- whether they are dead or simply unconscious, remains to be seen.

Unfortunately for Ld-L1 the electric shock caught him as well, and he fell to the ground in pain. He simply lay there, his pain too great to even consider moving for right now.

[MaxinePrimal]

@Chromeharpoon

Maximus’s lightning bolts, meanwhile, electrify the nanomachine cloud and short out the remaining drones, as well. Three of the troopers on the outer hull are electrocuted and fall over- whether they are dead or simply unconscious, remains to be seen.

The dragon, still in a rage state, rushed forward. He grabbed one of the questionably conscious troopers in jaws, and threw them off the side of the ship.

@Chromeharpoon

Nova successfully grabs the cable and yanks the swordsman off his feet. The mercenary retracts the cable fires his thrusters, rocketing toward Gungnir. As he approaches the mech, he swings the sword at the mech’s neck.

Nova flipped back and cut her thursters, going into free fall. She took a few moments to lock her main cannons on to the swordsman above her, and fired.

[Chromeharpoon]

@DuneToa

Razor fires back with her blaster pistol, while Oreo is hit on his right forearm, damaging his armor. He grabs an energon cartridge for the Overcharger, and throws it at the mercenary, having ripped a hole in the protective seal. He hopes that the powerful element will have some effect on the giant’s shield.

The second explosion breaks the giant’s shield, knocking him over and killing three more of the troopers.

@Rukah

Stonefist smiles grimly, if mentally, as he felt one of their annoying attackers get completely crushed under his heavy, rocklike shell. That takes care of one, at the very least, the gray-armored transformer thought. He then did another sonic scan to see where the troopers had entered the ship, to see if he could get the drop on them - literally.

The mercenaries had been stopped in their tracks right beneath the hatch by Oreo and Razor. Explosions rumble from within the corridor.

@Rukah

Hmmm. Looks like they’ve managed to infiltrate the ship, Aralysa thought to herself as she surveyed the information. The two bots already at Deck Three, Oreo and Razor, seemed to be putting up quite the stiff resistance, but the Hecatan transformer decided to rush off towards the area anyway. Reinforcements couldn’t hurt. Right?

With Oreo and Razor having stopped the mercenaries cold, and with Stonefist and Aralysa quickly approaching to back them up, the giant and the heavy gunner, along with the remaining troopers, surrender. They lay down their weapons and put their hands up by their helmeted heads.

“Stop!” the giant yells pleadingly, his voice artificially deepened by a modulator in his helmet. “We surrender- just stop!”

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@ProfSrlojohn

Unfortunately for Ld-L1 the electric shock caught him as well, and he fell to the ground in pain. He simply lay there, his pain too great to even consider moving for right now.

@MaxinePrimal

The dragon, still in a rage state, rushed forward. He grabbed one of the questionably conscious troopers in jaws, and threw them off the side of the ship.

The trooper isn’t in much of a position to resist; her limp body tumbles off the ship and down toward the metal plains below.

@MaxinePrimal

Nova flipped back and cut her thursters, going into free fall. She took a few moments to lock her main cannons on to the swordsman above her, and fired.

When Gungnir suddenly falls, the swordsman pulses his thrusters, changing his course and moving him out of the path of the mech’s laser cannons. He clatters onto the hull, tumbling head over heels until his magnetic boots reactivate and anchor him to the metal. As his commander’s orders to surrender is broadcast over his suits comm system, he sheathes his weapon and raises his arms.

[MaxinePrimal]

@Chromeharpoon

“Stop!” the giant yells pleadingly, his voice artificially deepened by a modulator in his helmet. “We surrender- just stop!”

@Rukah

Hmmm. Looks like they’ve managed to infiltrate the ship, Aralysa thought to herself as she surveyed the information. The two bots already at Deck Three, Oreo and Razor, seemed to be putting up quite the stiff resistance, but the Hecatan transformer decided to rush off towards the area anyway. Reinforcements couldn’t hurt. Right?

It was then Niko came running up to the group within Ferrex.

“I’m here! Did I miss anything?”
He quickly noticed the weapons laying on the ground.
“Oh. They gave up. Cool!”
The mikesu said, sounding a bit relieved.

@Chromeharpoon

The trooper isn’t in much of a position to resist; her limp body tumbles off the ship and down toward the metal plains below.

Maximus let out a powerful and dominant roar. Though noticing the other troopers standing down, he transformed to his robot mode and looked around.

@Chromeharpoon

As his commander’s orders to surrender is broadcast over his suits comm system, he sheathes his weapon and raises his arms.

Nova reactivated her thrusters and rocketed back up to the ship. In less than a minute she climbed back to the Pulsar and landed in front of the swordsman.

“Giving up are we?”
She taunted.

[Chromeharpoon]

@MaxinePrimal

Maximus let out a powerful and dominant roar. Though noticing the other troopers standing down, he transformed to his robot mode and looked around.

One of the unconscious-or-dead troopers still lies on the hull, tendrils of smoke rising up from his armor. LD-L1 is also unconscious by the open airlock.

@MaxinePrimal

Nova reactivated her thrusters and rocketed back up to the ship. In less than a minute she climbed back to the Pulsar and landed in front of the swordsman.

“ Giving up are we? ”
She taunted.

“You’ve destroyed our ship, half our force is dead, and you’ve got the rest of us surrounded,” the swordsman says, lowering his arms and shrugging his shoulders. “The Sergeant seems to think we’ve lost this one.”