cityship: (Meanwhile...)
cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-04-26 12:22 am

Space Invaders!

After everyone and all of their ships were properly loaded the Quarter had launched successfully. The journey from Stacy to the Trojan Asteroid field trailing NiSaris took several hours, but they managed to approach the field with the people of the nearby world being none the wiser.

The problem was that the NiSarians weren't the only ones watching the skies.

As the Quarter approached and entered the asteroid field, all was quiet. But it was only going to be a matter of moments before that would change.


((ooc: See this post for instructions, but otherwise, have at it, and have fun.))

[identity profile] cow-abunga.livejournal.com 2011-04-27 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Roger that." Cowabunga answered, three shots from his rifle slicing through the three bogeys in quick succession.
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[personal profile] praises 2011-04-27 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
He knew Setsuna couldn't have really wanted to do this—it was like slaughtering wild animals with no comprehension of their sentience. But it was attack out of defense or it was be killed.

Allelujah banked Arios into a hard turn towards Cowabunga's sniper perch. Narrowly avoiding a psychic lance and clipping the Shrike with Arios' wing fins, he sent his Gundam speeding overhead with the nose joints popping and bisecting into a pincer. The frame slammed into a Shrike approaching the ZAKU from behind, driving it away by full force. If they could just defend their snipers and weed out the swarms from a distance, they could push the wave back.
Edited 2011-04-27 21:10 (UTC)

[identity profile] j-y-d.livejournal.com 2011-04-27 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
He's pretty sure the Ohm aren't going to form up enough to justify another wave, and the big gun isn't precise enough to risk firing into dogfighting, but that doesn't mean he can't do his job, checking systems, making sure reloading is progressing, just in case, and tracing the field.

Much as he can be a cocky bastard off the field, he's been in too many do-or-everyone-dies fights not to be a professional on it.

"The barrage split them. Rogues, incoming on your eight. Macross Quarter, check those bugs circling about... not approaching yet, but they will if they see an opening. If we have fighters free, or stealthers - we might have a chance to lure and flank. Up to tactical and flight leaders."

He picks up what missile locks he can as opportunities open up, relaying the coordinates to fighters to assist with targeting and make sure no one gets snuck up on.

If he can't shoot them down himself, he can be eyes and sensors for some of the others.
shootingblancs: (Serious time is now)

[personal profile] shootingblancs 2011-04-28 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll take care of them," Michael responded from his perch on the Quarter's flight deck - adjusting his orientation so that he was facing the Shrikes swarming around the Quarter's side. There was nothing in the way, which meant they were prime territory for a sniper.

"Skull-1, opening fire." He looked down the cockpit sight, placing one directly in the crosshairs, and then squeezed the trigger, sending a hyperkinetic projectile screaming through space at over 10 kilometers a second. And another, and another.

[identity profile] ohm-nom-nom.livejournal.com 2011-04-28 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
The first few shots hit their mark, but the streaking lights of the projectiles also gave away his position. While a couple of Shrikes allowed themselves to make good targets, a pair came at the Quarter from above, and another trio from below, and fired on the section of the ship Michael was in.

[identity profile] redheadcarrier.livejournal.com 2011-04-28 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
An X-Wing slashed through the void and turned in on the pair coming from above. Red bolts of energy flashed from the craft's cannons as the X-Wing settled in behind the two, stitching weapons fire over them.
shootingblancs: (Displeased)

[personal profile] shootingblancs 2011-04-29 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I think they see me," Michael said to himself - comm not engaged - as he saw the group split up. And then several came diving in at his position, opening fire. "--crap!"

He immediately disengaged the magnetic locks, shifting to GERWALK mode to skim along the flight deck of the Quarter out of the line of fire... and then spun around, shifting back to Battroid. The missile pods on his suit's shoulder slid open and were about to fire when an X-Wing burned through space, disrupting their fire and consigning one to space dust as the other tried frantically to dodge.

Please tell him that wasn't who he thought it was.

[identity profile] redheadcarrier.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
"You're welcome, Lead!"

Sorry, Michael. It was. Asuka triggered another burst and stiched blaster fire over the second Shrike and watched it explode. She zipped through the rapidly expanding cloud of gas and dust, doing a quick victory roll.
shootingblancs: (Michel does not approve of this)

[personal profile] shootingblancs 2011-05-01 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
He kept the irritation mostly out of his voice as he re-engaged the magnetic locks. "...thanks, Rogue Three."

Mostly.