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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-08-13 01:21 am

Lirath - Ground Battle

 After dropping off some of the crew at Balisair, it was time for the crew to set course for Lirath. The situation greeting them wasn't the most promising.

The cracked surface of the moon called Lirath was one of its most unmistakeable features. One of the three moons of the planet Kehoe, it had been terraformed and served as a settlement for a hundreds of different species, some humanoid, some not. Despite occasional class struggles, environmental issues, and speciesism blocking their way, the darker parts of Lirath's past were largely left behind, and an era of peace and tolerance had reigned for quite some time. The only problems they'd had recently were with a terrorist group whose cause for their actions had been a mystery, but they weren't tied to any particular species or social group and had been likened to a cult and had largely gone quiet in recent years.

Now the peace on the moon of Lirath had been shattered by the invasion of the Ohm.

The capital city had been destroyed. Now, all that was left of the peoples of Lirath was evacuating from one of its smaller cities, one known as Smyteval. A desert city, existing in a valley in between a rocky range of canyons and mountains, even though it was in the low ground, the natural channels of rock served as bottlenecks for any Ohm attacking from the ground.

GIA squadrons patrolled in space, locked in explosive warfare, protecting the Bleed-gate that had been activated to see the evacuated ships to the refugee world, and a shield created by massively-powerful shield generators extended around the city and up into the atmosphere, creating a shielded tunnel so ships could escape.

Word had come that there was a vital weapon to be deployed on Lirath, one that needed to be destroyed, hence why the Transmigration 9 had been called in. Given the diverse crew, and the ships that were in its hangar, there was at least someone or something on board that could blow the weapon up if it did show.

There was no sign of it yet. Right now, there was just chaos, streams of evacuees boarding ships, armies of Ohm engaged with GIA soldiers outside the shields, and forcefields that everyone hoped would hold out just a little bit longer.

The crew would be following Leon's orders but finding themselves fighting side-by-side with GIA platoons, full of various species that were currently all getting their asses kicked severely.

[ooc: STAGE 1 is now open! Please do not tage STAGE 2 until it's announced as open as well.]

[ooc: STAGE 2 is now open!]

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Barely getting away from an Assassin's claws, Jr. spun on his heel. "Sure thing!" he called back to Zouichi as loudly as he could. Running over the rubble, Jr. made his way up a slant of the wall belonging to a destroyed building. Narrow and crumbling under his feet as he ran, at least the Ohm would have a hard time following him up it - Jr. himself had to focus to make sure not to slip and fall.

Once high enough to make a jump, he kicked as hard as he could off the edge of it, leaping into the air and landing into the large mechanical hand waiting for him.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: *angsty distance shot*)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
As soon as Jr. hit the surface of the VF's hand, Zouichi brought it close to the fighter's body, wrapping the other arm around to protect Jr. from the wind whipping about as he took off.

The Tank chasing after him missed by meters, slamming its heavily armored body into one of the abandoned buildings nearby as Zouichi bought the Nightmare into a steep vertical climb, the force from its thrusters shattering empty windows and sending glass skittering to the ground. He brought the craft to the roof of the building, hovering slightly above its surface and opening the fighter's hand to allow Jr. a flat platform.

The Shrikes that had been following in the Tank's wake swooped upwards, banking around for an attack pass. A blast of the GERWALK's particle cannon took out several of them, but that still left several more heading straight towards them...

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
When the Shrikes appeared, Jr. was already preparing his attack to counter them. Though rather large they were also fast, but Jr. excelled at hitting fast targets. He focused his energy, a faint, dark glow surrounding his forearms and hands. Slowly materializing at the tips of his guns were two spheres of that dark energy, growing larger and larger.

And when the moment was right, Jr. aimed at the incoming enemies, sending the huge balls of energy flying at them at the speed of a bullet. Two of them hit two of the targets, and the moment the dark energy hit them, they expanded until they combined and formed one, huge sphere around the remainder of them who hadn't been aimed at. A surge, and an explosion, and the number of them fell freely to the ground below.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: fierce)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It looked like they were starting to attract some attention from the other fliers. A few Grenadiers and an additional Shrike swarm diverted course towards them... but their immediate problem right now?

Was the Tank, who apparently was much, much better at jumping than it looked. It launched itself high in the air with sudden speed, forcing Zouichi to bat at it with the GERWALK's unoccupied arm, shaking the frame of the fighter. The Tank flew backwards into another of the buildings, but found its feet quickly to leap at them again.

You know, said Zouichi. I think we might have to relocate in a moment.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Jr. stumbled, one gunned hand flying out to catch himself roughly against a finger of the mecha before he went crashing into it himself. "Woah--!"

Once he had his balance back, he looked around almost desperately. "But..." Weren't they just going to follow them? Retreating to another area might be a good idea, but with the quickly growing number of Ohm in the area, would they even make it that far?

[identity profile] armsraced.livejournal.com 2011-08-13 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a moment passed after that quick exchange before a mech leapt out from a huge pile of rubble that was most likely a pretty tall building once. It hit the Tank from the side, knocking it back down to the ground. Once it was down, five more of the same mechs darted from their cover to assault it, while the one that initially knocked it down turned to the GERWALK.

A gruff voice spoke to them. On the ground, a small group of GIA Assault troopers also appeared from the rubble, staying clear of the Assault Walker as they went after the Grunts and the Assassins that tried to stop their attack on the Tank.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: not sure if srs)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
I'd say we could all use one.

As the swarm of additional airborne Ohm bore down upon them, Zouichi fired the Nightmare's anti-Vajra cannon once more, lighting up the sky in a brilliant burst of energy.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
He let out an emphasized 'phew!' when the GIA members appeared. Whether he trusted them or not, right now he was glad they had the extra hand.

Jr. next idea wouldn't be his greatest moment, however. Being on the outside of the GERWALK gave him some extra shielding, that much was true. But he didn't have a lot of room to move himself, either. Not that on the ground was much different when you had swarms of Grunts and Assassins and other Ohm. So clearly the sky was the next best thing.

When one of the few Bombardiers that managed to swoop out of the way of the Nightmare's cannon got close enough, Jr. jumped on top of it, steering clear of where he watched to see where its acid attacks came from.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: ?)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, jumping on a giant, living bag of acid -- and people said he did some suicidal stunts.

Zouichi lifted off from the roof, firing into the crowd of Bombardiers (though not the one Jr. had mounted, of course), drawing some of their attention and hopefully their acid fire.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
The Bombardier he landed on twisted and jerked to try and knock him off, but Jr.'s grip was firm, and he stayed low on the creature to lessen his chances of losing hold and going flying. But once he was focused enough to free at least one hand, he had a better view of the landscape below, and more of the Ohm that either made way toward their group, or were simply approaching from behind a structure. He could focus his Ether attacks at a distance, so tried to hit as many as he could before they got too close to the ground troops and the Bombardier turned back around toward the Nightmare.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: *angsty distance shot*)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Zouichi rolled the fighter slightly to avoid one of the damaged Bombardiers that came at him. Its erratic flight took it directly into a building just as it lumbered past his left wing.

Maybe you should ride rodeo.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Jr. was about to laugh and answer that-- but he didn't. Once the Ohm aside from the one he had jumped on noticed he was there, they attacked. And they didn't care if they took out the one he rode in the process, something Jr. didn't exactly expect. Two of them worked together to fly alongside the Bombardier the boy held on to, and before he could get within rang because the smart-asses decided to stay low on the sides, they plowed into it.

And even the best grip couldn't hold on against forces that powerful. Jr. went flying off of it.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: tch)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shit!" Zouichi brought his VF down below Jr., keeping a careful eye on his speed and distance even has he extended one of the GERWALK's arms to catch Jr. mid-air.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-14 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
And land gracefully he did not, hitting the mecha as it (thankfully) caught him and hard, rolling over a number of times from the impact.

"That didn't go exactly as planned" he breathed.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: ?)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
You okay? Well, Jr. had better be, because Zouichi didn't really have the luxury of staying still at the moment. Not with the rest of the Bombardier's friends still coming after them.

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
With one heavy breath, he pushed himself up on a hand. "Yeah," he called up, keeping himself steady as the mech continued to move about. "Fine, fine!"

And it was right back to the fighting.
ext_988045: (Default)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Zouichi brought the fighter about, using the beam cannons to fend off a few stray Ohm. Now that they had a little more breathing room, he headed for the ground to drop Jr. off on the surface.

Looks like we've earned a bit of a break. You okay here?

[identity profile] carrieswar.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, should be fine." He managed a grin and a wink, sending Zouichi a quick salute. "Thanks. Nice catch, too!"
ext_988045: (Default)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem. Take care of yourself.

With that, Zouichi brought the fighter into a flashy roll before taking off in search of more targets.