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Fort Scyk
"As I told you, we are Galvatron -- but at one time, I was once named Megadeath," he told Cyclonus. "But then, so much of who was Megadeath is gone now. You must understand - it was no choice of mine that brought the remnants of my spark to this shell. It was the Matrix that brought us together. All I simply did was allow it."
(OOC: Obviously, there's more to it than that.)
Dyrus suddenly interrupted, having managed to push his body down the corridor and through the door of the chamber, leaving an oily trail behind.
"M-my lord? You - you are awake," Dyrus stammered. "My apologies, my lord. I-"
Megadeath (OOC: are we calling him that now?), rather nonchalantly and quite abruptly, raised the cannon mounted to his arm and fired, engulfing Dyrus' body in a ball of destructive of flame.
"Sigh, do - you - mind?" he said coldly.
With a smirk, he returned his gaze to Cyclonus.
"As for your idle threat. Your are more than welcome to try, Cyclonus - and suffer the consequences," he scoffed. "As you can see, you will find that we are just as powerful as before."
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Barrage's pulse wave exploded at Sorge's gaping wound, causing a chain reaction throughout the large mutant's insides. A foul, black smoke rose from the body, surrounding it, until Sorge's charred body slumped heavily forward, unmoving.
The remaining mutants in the foyer, no longer with direction from Dyrus, starred at Sorge's smoking body. Though they did not flee, they did not attack either.
Paralyzed with fear, they awaited the Decepticons move.
[Original RPG] Collapse: Descend the Shades of Night (Stanix)
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(OOC: Blackjack's been snooping in the RPG staff forum! Get him!
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Cyclonus bristled at what he was told, but, really, he couldn't blame the creature that was inhabiting Galvatron's carcass for what it had done. After all, he was only trying to go on living...even if the methods he'd chosen were completely unacceptable.
You fool...you of all people should know better than to bow to compassion and sentiment!
Cyclonus heard Galvatron's voice (the real Galvatron) but he didn't bend to his deceased master's will.
"I have no doubt of that," Cyclonus told Megadeath. "But, you see, that's not good enough. Because I am much, much more than the Cyclonus that you remember. So I'll make you an offer. Give me the Matrix without a fight and I'll make your death painless. And after this abomination you've become is destroyed, if your brain module is still intact, I'll have it installed in a different body. A newly-built, non-mutant body that is free to leave the Acid Wastes and move among your fellow Decepticons once more." He half-shrugged. "You wouldn't like the alternative."
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Skullcruncher gave Barrage a funny look. "You're jokin', aren'tcha, boy? Of course we kill 'em. That's what we do, isn't it?"
(OOC: Blackjack's been snooping in the RPG staff forum! Get him!
)Cyclonus bristled at what he was told, but, really, he couldn't blame the creature that was inhabiting Galvatron's carcass for what it had done. After all, he was only trying to go on living...even if the methods he'd chosen were completely unacceptable.
You fool...you of all people should know better than to bow to compassion and sentiment!
Cyclonus heard Galvatron's voice (the real Galvatron) but he didn't bend to his deceased master's will.
"I have no doubt of that," Cyclonus told Megadeath. "But, you see, that's not good enough. Because I am much, much more than the Cyclonus that you remember. So I'll make you an offer. Give me the Matrix without a fight and I'll make your death painless. And after this abomination you've become is destroyed, if your brain module is still intact, I'll have it installed in a different body. A newly-built, non-mutant body that is free to leave the Acid Wastes and move among your fellow Decepticons once more." He half-shrugged. "You wouldn't like the alternative."
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Skullcruncher gave Barrage a funny look. "You're jokin', aren'tcha, boy? Of course we kill 'em. That's what we do, isn't it?"
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Roadblock let loose a barrage at the mutants who were, temporarily, frozen with indecision. Two were blown backwards by his rocket, and didn't move again. "Come on guys, have some fun! If they want to sit there and be target practice, all the better."
No Reserves, No Retreats, and No Regrets!!!
Fort Scyk
"A tempting proposal," Megadeath answered Cyclonus.
Placing his arms behind his back, Megadeath paced back and forth as if to consider Cyclonus' offer.
"When Stanix still clung to the faint hope that deliverance would come, I would have considered such an offer," he told the Decepticon. "But such hope has been abandoned, just as Stanix was."
Megadeath suddenly stopped, quickly raised the cannon mounted to his arm and fired a chemically produced bolt at Cyclonus.
"Here is my counterproposal."
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Though some began to flee, many mutants remained in the foyer. Gathering up their courage, they charged at the Decepticons in a last attempt to overwhelm the trespassers en masse.
The forsakeners must pay.
Push them back!
Defend our lord!
"A tempting proposal," Megadeath answered Cyclonus.
Placing his arms behind his back, Megadeath paced back and forth as if to consider Cyclonus' offer.
"When Stanix still clung to the faint hope that deliverance would come, I would have considered such an offer," he told the Decepticon. "But such hope has been abandoned, just as Stanix was."
Megadeath suddenly stopped, quickly raised the cannon mounted to his arm and fired a chemically produced bolt at Cyclonus.
"Here is my counterproposal."
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Though some began to flee, many mutants remained in the foyer. Gathering up their courage, they charged at the Decepticons in a last attempt to overwhelm the trespassers en masse.
The forsakeners must pay.
Push them back!
Defend our lord!
Fort Scyk
Cyclonus had bent his knees in anticipation as soon as Megadeath started to prattle, knowing -- and hoping -- that the creature he faced wouldn't take his offer. He had made it anyway because Megadeath had once worn the Decepticon symbol, had once espoused the same cause that Cyclonus himself was willing to fight and die for. And although that meant nothing to so many -- including the previous owner of Megadeath's body -- it meant everything to Cyclonus.
Well, not quite everything. Crushing Megadeath's laser core with his bare hands was starting to mean a lot, too.
Because of that, because he was prepared, Cyclonus was already vaulting out of the way of the tyrant's attack before the energy blast had left the barrel of his cannon.
"An eloquent rebuttal worthy of the memory of Galvatron," he told Megadeath dryly. "I'm afraid I must respond in kind."
With a gun in each hand, Cyclonus charged. He fired his oxidizing laser at the ground between Megadeath's feet, hoping that the spread of corrosion would slow him down enough that the follow-up attack, a stream of blinding black light shot from Nightstick, would be able to strike Megadeath square and true in the face.
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Skullcruncher held his sword at the ready, waiting for the first of the charging mutants to reach him.
"Oh yeah," he said joyously. "This is what I came for. Bring it on, boys!"
Cyclonus had bent his knees in anticipation as soon as Megadeath started to prattle, knowing -- and hoping -- that the creature he faced wouldn't take his offer. He had made it anyway because Megadeath had once worn the Decepticon symbol, had once espoused the same cause that Cyclonus himself was willing to fight and die for. And although that meant nothing to so many -- including the previous owner of Megadeath's body -- it meant everything to Cyclonus.
Well, not quite everything. Crushing Megadeath's laser core with his bare hands was starting to mean a lot, too.
Because of that, because he was prepared, Cyclonus was already vaulting out of the way of the tyrant's attack before the energy blast had left the barrel of his cannon.
"An eloquent rebuttal worthy of the memory of Galvatron," he told Megadeath dryly. "I'm afraid I must respond in kind."
With a gun in each hand, Cyclonus charged. He fired his oxidizing laser at the ground between Megadeath's feet, hoping that the spread of corrosion would slow him down enough that the follow-up attack, a stream of blinding black light shot from Nightstick, would be able to strike Megadeath square and true in the face.
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Skullcruncher held his sword at the ready, waiting for the first of the charging mutants to reach him.
"Oh yeah," he said joyously. "This is what I came for. Bring it on, boys!"
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"I am Barrage!" the Insecticon shouted, his voice cracking, but loud enough to be heard by the mutants, if they can comprehend his words. "I destroy everything, everything, everything, every thing that is not wearing a Decepticon insignia! Everything! Into rubble, fire, corpses and ashes! Surrender is not an option for you!" The Insecticon's brain being rattled from all the hits he received and the radiation, Barrage's mind had shut down his higher functions, and he's following his base programming. To destroy.
Screaming and ignoring all the pain in his falling-apart body, the Insecticon hefted his remaining sonic cannon, picked up a decapacitated mutant claw from the floor and charged, opening fire and using the claw to bludgeon any mutant that got into melee range.
"I am Barrage!" the Insecticon shouted, his voice cracking, but loud enough to be heard by the mutants, if they can comprehend his words. "I destroy everything, everything, everything, every thing that is not wearing a Decepticon insignia! Everything! Into rubble, fire, corpses and ashes! Surrender is not an option for you!" The Insecticon's brain being rattled from all the hits he received and the radiation, Barrage's mind had shut down his higher functions, and he's following his base programming. To destroy.
Screaming and ignoring all the pain in his falling-apart body, the Insecticon hefted his remaining sonic cannon, picked up a decapacitated mutant claw from the floor and charged, opening fire and using the claw to bludgeon any mutant that got into melee range.
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Fort Scyk
Barrage cut a swath through a wave of mutants, blowing heads and limbs off. However, the mutants seem to be unable to feel pain and kept coming at him. "Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!" Barrage gibbered, as he continued to fight, slashing left and right with his energo-spear and opening fire rapidly with his hip machineguns and sonic pulse cannon.
Barrage never fought something like this before. Autobots, Decepticons, Quintessons, Imperials... they all fall and die easily (or not at all), but these things... even if they 'die', they kept on attacking, or were used as shields and weapons by their comrades.
Barrage did not care about that fact, and kept on his radiation-induced rampage, a stray sonic pulse or two flying towards his fellow Decepticons.
Barrage cut a swath through a wave of mutants, blowing heads and limbs off. However, the mutants seem to be unable to feel pain and kept coming at him. "Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!" Barrage gibbered, as he continued to fight, slashing left and right with his energo-spear and opening fire rapidly with his hip machineguns and sonic pulse cannon.
Barrage never fought something like this before. Autobots, Decepticons, Quintessons, Imperials... they all fall and die easily (or not at all), but these things... even if they 'die', they kept on attacking, or were used as shields and weapons by their comrades.
Barrage did not care about that fact, and kept on his radiation-induced rampage, a stray sonic pulse or two flying towards his fellow Decepticons.
Fort Scyk
Ignoring the the crumbling floor at his feet, Megadeath lunged at Cyclonus.
But, since the Decepticon had counted on this, the follow up "black light" blast made contact as intended, temporarily blinding Megadeath.
Quickly, he transformed and utilized the built-in sensors in Galvatron's cannon mode to locate Cyclonus and fire a chemical-charged bolt at the ground his opponent stood on.
Ignoring the the crumbling floor at his feet, Megadeath lunged at Cyclonus.
But, since the Decepticon had counted on this, the follow up "black light" blast made contact as intended, temporarily blinding Megadeath.
Quickly, he transformed and utilized the built-in sensors in Galvatron's cannon mode to locate Cyclonus and fire a chemical-charged bolt at the ground his opponent stood on.
Fort Scyk
Cyclonus vaulted over the chemically-produced beam that Megadeath had fired at him, narrowly managing to get his legs out of the way. Nevertheless, the other Transformer was stuck in a very immobile weapon mode, which gave Cyclonus the opening he'd been looking for.
"A funny thing happened to me a couple years ago," he said, "while I was fighting the Quintessons. They'd developed this weapon that was supposed to be death on Transformers...corrode their neural networks or something. And they used it on me. But thanks to my heritage, it didn't do what they'd expected it to do. It got into my brain, but instead of dissolving it, it switched on an ability that very few Transformers know they have."
Collecting himself and getting up off the ground, Cyclonus continued. "Cybertron is a planet full of ghosts, Megadeath. No real surprise, after millions of years of war. The Quintessons made it so that I can hear them. I've become a bridge between this world and the next. And while that might sound like a fascinating experience, I can assure you that there are few things more tiresome than being incessantly pestered by ghosts.
"But there's one ghost in particular who I know is just dying to meet you. Of course, normally, they don't pose much of a threat to anyone. But I'm willing to bet that when you plugged yourself into your shiny new body, you never bothered to dig Galvatron's brain module out. And that means," Cyclonus lunged toward the weapon-mode Megadeath trying to get a firm grip on him, "that you're in serious trouble. Because bridges...bridges exist to be crossed."
Cyclonus vaulted over the chemically-produced beam that Megadeath had fired at him, narrowly managing to get his legs out of the way. Nevertheless, the other Transformer was stuck in a very immobile weapon mode, which gave Cyclonus the opening he'd been looking for.
"A funny thing happened to me a couple years ago," he said, "while I was fighting the Quintessons. They'd developed this weapon that was supposed to be death on Transformers...corrode their neural networks or something. And they used it on me. But thanks to my heritage, it didn't do what they'd expected it to do. It got into my brain, but instead of dissolving it, it switched on an ability that very few Transformers know they have."
Collecting himself and getting up off the ground, Cyclonus continued. "Cybertron is a planet full of ghosts, Megadeath. No real surprise, after millions of years of war. The Quintessons made it so that I can hear them. I've become a bridge between this world and the next. And while that might sound like a fascinating experience, I can assure you that there are few things more tiresome than being incessantly pestered by ghosts.
"But there's one ghost in particular who I know is just dying to meet you. Of course, normally, they don't pose much of a threat to anyone. But I'm willing to bet that when you plugged yourself into your shiny new body, you never bothered to dig Galvatron's brain module out. And that means," Cyclonus lunged toward the weapon-mode Megadeath trying to get a firm grip on him, "that you're in serious trouble. Because bridges...bridges exist to be crossed."
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"Hmph, do you attempt to intimidate me? I know of this "ghost" you allude to..." Megadeath began to say, but stopped short when Cyclonus went to grab for him.
With no choice, Megadeath reverted back into mechanoid form and met Cyclonus' lunge with a right hook -- despite seeing his opponent as a dark silhouette.
"Hmph, do you attempt to intimidate me? I know of this "ghost" you allude to..." Megadeath began to say, but stopped short when Cyclonus went to grab for him.
With no choice, Megadeath reverted back into mechanoid form and met Cyclonus' lunge with a right hook -- despite seeing his opponent as a dark silhouette.
Fort Scyk
"You know nothing," Cyclonus told Megadeath. "Nothing but a shadow, a long-faded memory of the real thing."
Instead of trying to avoid Megadeath's punch (because Unicron knew he'd taken more than one punch from these fists without flinching in the past), he let the tyrant slug him. He saw stars, but at this range he really didn't need to see much more than the other Transformer's silhouette to aim. Before Megadeath had a chance to attack again Cyclonus lunged forward...not to attack, but to tackle his foe and wrap him in a bear hug.
"You know nothing," Cyclonus told Megadeath. "Nothing but a shadow, a long-faded memory of the real thing."
Instead of trying to avoid Megadeath's punch (because Unicron knew he'd taken more than one punch from these fists without flinching in the past), he let the tyrant slug him. He saw stars, but at this range he really didn't need to see much more than the other Transformer's silhouette to aim. Before Megadeath had a chance to attack again Cyclonus lunged forward...not to attack, but to tackle his foe and wrap him in a bear hug.
Fort Scyk
Roadblock was discouraged, to say the least. Everytime he killed a mutant, which was plenty at this point, another rose to take it's place, if the same mutant didn't pop up to keep fighting.
"Slagging zombies! Stay dead already!" He yelled, firing a rocket into the middle of a group of four mutants. Two stayed down, but the other two got back up, and charged. "This day just keeps getting better and better..."
"Slagging zombies! Stay dead already!" He yelled, firing a rocket into the middle of a group of four mutants. Two stayed down, but the other two got back up, and charged. "This day just keeps getting better and better..."
No Reserves, No Retreats, and No Regrets!!!
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"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure of that, Cyclonus," Megadeath jeered. "I have been to infraspace, and the Galvatron I saw there was indeed real. I wonder - would he approve of this foolhardy quest of yours? Leading your troops through a toxic and highly contagious wasteland because you allowed sentiment to cloud your judgement? Oh ho ho, yes, he'd be so disappointed in your leadership. Disappointed in..."
He laughed when Cyclonus tackled him down. But, before the Decepticon could successfully tighten his grip around his waist, Megadeath threw his free arm up and swung his elbow at Cyclonus' face.
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Though their numbers were quickly dwindling, the mutants continued to press on.
Spreading out, a small group pounced at Skullcruncher, with the intent of dogpiling onto him, while another five ran at the rampaging Barrage. One charged at Roadblock, swinging a twisted mace, while yet another two crept up behind Flywheels.
(OOC: Where is Venom and Squawktalk at?)
"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure of that, Cyclonus," Megadeath jeered. "I have been to infraspace, and the Galvatron I saw there was indeed real. I wonder - would he approve of this foolhardy quest of yours? Leading your troops through a toxic and highly contagious wasteland because you allowed sentiment to cloud your judgement? Oh ho ho, yes, he'd be so disappointed in your leadership. Disappointed in..."
He laughed when Cyclonus tackled him down. But, before the Decepticon could successfully tighten his grip around his waist, Megadeath threw his free arm up and swung his elbow at Cyclonus' face.
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Though their numbers were quickly dwindling, the mutants continued to press on.
Spreading out, a small group pounced at Skullcruncher, with the intent of dogpiling onto him, while another five ran at the rampaging Barrage. One charged at Roadblock, swinging a twisted mace, while yet another two crept up behind Flywheels.
(OOC: Where is Venom and Squawktalk at?)
Fort Scyk
"Sentiment?" Cyclonus asked Megadeath. "Has your brain module rusted away so much that you can't reason? I had no idea that you existed until I walked through the door. I came for the Matrix, and I intend to have i-agh!"
He trailed off as Megadeath's elbow slammed into his jaw, snapping his neck around and leaving a sizable dent.
He was dazed and couldn't get a grip on the other Decepticon. He didn't have to, though -- the physical contact was enough. Even as Cyclonus pitched backward off of his enemy, a small burst of energy -- almost like a jolt of static electricity -- arced from him into Megadeath.
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From the depths of Infraspace, Galvatron let out a murderous battle cry as he jumped into his own body. No one would hear it, but those sensitive to the supernatural would feel a sudden, inexplicable surge of anger take them over for a few seconds.
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Skullcruncher cut one of the attacking mutants in half and punched through the face of the other, but the rest of the gang overwhelmed the Headmaster and pulled him to the ground.
"Sentiment?" Cyclonus asked Megadeath. "Has your brain module rusted away so much that you can't reason? I had no idea that you existed until I walked through the door. I came for the Matrix, and I intend to have i-agh!"
He trailed off as Megadeath's elbow slammed into his jaw, snapping his neck around and leaving a sizable dent.
He was dazed and couldn't get a grip on the other Decepticon. He didn't have to, though -- the physical contact was enough. Even as Cyclonus pitched backward off of his enemy, a small burst of energy -- almost like a jolt of static electricity -- arced from him into Megadeath.
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From the depths of Infraspace, Galvatron let out a murderous battle cry as he jumped into his own body. No one would hear it, but those sensitive to the supernatural would feel a sudden, inexplicable surge of anger take them over for a few seconds.
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Skullcruncher cut one of the attacking mutants in half and punched through the face of the other, but the rest of the gang overwhelmed the Headmaster and pulled him to the ground.
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Barrage's unstable condition made him not exactly the most ideal Decepticon to help his comrades. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ZOMBIEEEEES!" the Insecticon screamed, opening fire like a madman towards the five mutants lunging at him.
He was unsuccessful in killing/hitting all of them, however, and one sliced off part of his chest, sending him crumpling onto a heap near where Skullcruncher was being dogpiled.
Other mutants soon pounced on Barrage, and the Insecticon had to fend them off with his hastily-activated vibrospear, screaming incomprehensive words.
Barrage's unstable condition made him not exactly the most ideal Decepticon to help his comrades. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ZOMBIEEEEES!" the Insecticon screamed, opening fire like a madman towards the five mutants lunging at him.
He was unsuccessful in killing/hitting all of them, however, and one sliced off part of his chest, sending him crumpling onto a heap near where Skullcruncher was being dogpiled.
Other mutants soon pounced on Barrage, and the Insecticon had to fend them off with his hastily-activated vibrospear, screaming incomprehensive words.
Fort Scyk
Roadblock, distracted at killing other mutants, didn't see the mace-wielding one until it was too late. As it was, he managed to throw an arm up to protect his head, but it shattered the rotating blade on his arm, and crushed in the circuitry on that arm, making it near useless, while also knocking him backwards. To make matters worse, he tripped over another mutant, and fell backwards.
No Reserves, No Retreats, and No Regrets!!!