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] eltneg.livejournal.com 2011-04-28 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Seravee, intercepting targets." Tieria responds evenly as the GN Bazookas successfully dock with the cannons (http://i.imgur.com/3cNsr.png) mounted on Seravee's shoulders, the chambers echoing metalically.

"Charging high-density condensed particles." The unit at Seravee's back dilates and expels (http://i.imgur.com/Ul0C0.png) a haze of particles like green fire, smothering the communications systems of anyone unfortunate enough to be within range.

"GN Bazooka, releasing condensed particles!" Is Tieria's final warning before his fingers hug the triggers, and the cannons crackle (http://i.imgur.com/s4qSA.png) with tension before discharging (http://i.imgur.com/xVXhX.png) twin columns of raw energy. They streak through the cold expanse of space and cleave a horde of incoming asteroids clear in half. Like a hot knife to butter. The remains are vaporized in an instant, leaving behind only a plume of smoke and debris.

[identity profile] ohm-nom-nom.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
It did cut through and destroy several of the asteroids. It also drew the attention of a swarm of Shrikes. The speedy little buggers darted in, intent on going after the larger machine.
a_mere_human: ([00 Raiser] Slashing Through)

[personal profile] a_mere_human 2011-04-29 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
And this is why Tieria had teammates.

As soon as he had noticed them, Setsuna fired into the oncoming swarm of Shrikes to draw their attention. Once he had it, he switched his weapons back to blade mode and flew into the swarm. He was slicing through the Shrikes left and right, and despite the fact that he was quickly surrounded, he wasn't very worried about the situation.

[identity profile] sniping-meister.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Lockon had hung back, surveying the situation. Dynames's long-range capabilities were not as useful in this situation, not with Allelujah, Tieria, and Setsuna moving so much. He spotted Setsuna and pulled Dynames back even farther.

"Haro," he ordered his copilot. "Re-calibrate the systems for shorter-range sniping. Let's clear the air around Setsuna and Exia."

"Roger! Roger!"

Moments later, both of Dynames's short-range weapons were out and ready. "Setsuna!" he warned before firing rapidly.
a_mere_human: ([00 Raiser] Moving Forward)

[personal profile] a_mere_human 2011-04-29 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Roger!" Setsuna slashed through another of the Shrikes, then forced his way out of the swarm to give Lockon a clearer line of fire.

And people say he doesn't understand teamwork...

"We need to keep pushing forward."

[identity profile] sniping-meister.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Lockon grinned, even if Setsuna couldn't see it.

"How far forward?" he asked, already making adjustments for slightly longer-range shooting.

[identity profile] eltneg.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
"GN Field!"

A lone pair of Shrikes that had remained on course with the heavily armored Gundam are roughly met with a solid sphere of particles. They withdraw, disoriented, only to be carved apart by the unforgiving blade of a beam saber.

Seravee pivots to face its teammate Gundams.

"We'll flank the squadrons. Allelujah!"
shootingblancs: (Snipes)

[personal profile] shootingblancs 2011-04-29 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Another set of shots cut through space, lancing through a duo of Shrikes swooping down on the well-defended Seravee from above. But these weren't Celestial Being's shots.

"Hey, Green--" Michael's voice was slightly overconfident as he addressed the Dynames. "--tell me you can hit targets at a longer range than that. I know a pop star who could probably hit it at this range."
praises: (we might outlive this distance.)

[personal profile] praises 2011-04-30 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Roger!" Allelujah's descent back into the debris and enemies was only cut short by the long-range shots slicing through the Shrikes between Arios and Seravee. A screen pulled on the sensor to his left, pinpointing the unmistakable blue VF in the distance. Michael Blanc. It didn't really surprise him, but Allelujah could almost sigh.

"Really, at a time like this," he said quietly. But he couldn't afford to be distracted by his exasperation. Following through on Tieria's order, Allelujah swooped Arios into a sharp nosedive towards the remaining asteroids in Seravee's wake.

[identity profile] eltneg.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Seravee's sensors locate Michael's location as soon as the shots are fired overhead and helpfully provide a magnified thumbnail of his position.

Tieria's (indignant) voice is the first to come through Michael's intercom.

"Watch your fire, Michael Blanc."

Detaching the GN bazookas from the Gundam's shoulder cannons, Tieria steers Seravee after Arios without so much as a 'thank you' for the VF pilot's sharpshooting.
a_mere_human: ([Helmet] Staying focused)

[personal profile] a_mere_human 2011-04-30 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
...now?

Really?

That guy wanted to start some kind of pissing contest now? In the middle of a battlefield among the corpses of his enemies?

Was he serious?




...actually, now that Setsuna thought about it, that guy probably was serious.

In retrospect, Setsuna probably should've seen this coming. After all, white guy; blonde hair; career soldier; pilots some version of the Flag a variable fighter that he thinks is the greatest machine ever invented (even though it isn't); likely exceptionally skilled when compared to the people he's normally surrounded by, but so enamored with himself that he assumes that same skill gap exists between everyone else ever and him (it doesn't); probably needs his ego fed in order to feel better about some grand screw up in his past that twisted him...

Yeah, Setsuna had seen that all before. And he saw what happened when such a desperate ego got smacked in the face with a brutal dose of reality. He wasn't interested in experiencing any of that again.

"Ignore him," he instructed. "Keep pushing forward until we find what we came here for." They had an objective to complete, after all. Michael can go find someone else to entertain him in the midst of all this carnage.

[identity profile] sniping-meister.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I could have figure that out," Lockon muttered with some amusement. He and Haro finished making adjustments, shifting longer-range weapons into place and slowing Dynames's movement.

To Michael, he simply tossed out: "I hit what needs to be hit."

Scanning the field, he settled on his targeted area and locked on.

"Targeted," he announced. He just needed these damned things to stay still long enough for him to hit.
praises: (arios ◣ your face is now swiss cheese.)

[personal profile] praises 2011-04-30 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Rolling Arios through the debris field, Allelujah peppered vulcan gun fire at the remaining Shrikes, cockpit rattling and illuminating with the impact of their psychic lances and whips. This wouldn't be enough to destroy them, but they were engaged in chasing him rather than turning on Lockon, and that was his intent. And Allelujah was depending on Lockon's quick sniping—in a single rush of GN particles, Arios shifted seamlessly from fighter mode to mobile suit mode, its green optic sensors flaring. He'd be sacrificing speed for firepower now, so he had to make it count.

Rushing the remains of the asteroid field, Allelujah let loose a hail of submachine gun fire. His Gundam nimbly skimmed the asteroid surfaces, beam saber drawn and carving at Firebug legs one after the other.