Turn 5: LONE LODE STARR!
I take out the last of the tanks.
[4][4][4], [4][4][1]
With a few quickly slices yet another tank goes down before your onslaught. You're starting to wonder what's so tough about melee combat. You could do this all day! However, your next flurry manages to get stuck halfway through the tank's armor. You barely manage to free yourself before it takes a shot at you. (+1 to Melee Weapons, level gained!)
Use my powers of awesomeness to fuse myself to the underbelly of the jet, kill everything that fires at it.
[2] You head over to the massive jet, and try to weld yourself to it. Unfortunately, it just doesn't melt quite enough to fuse, as if it were... a Cybertronian alloy? You then realize that you are looking at a massive Decepticon that has taken the form of a ship large enough to carry you all to your destination. You then head inside, waiting for the trip to begin.
Yell "Eat this!" at one of the remaining tanks while firing at it at the same time. Fire at the other tanks if they are still standing.
Afterwards, catch up with the others at the cargo jet.
[6][6][5] With a single shot you destroy yet another of the tanks, after making a nice one-liner. [3] You fail to make a dent in the last tank, but Barricade waves you over to the plane, and you climb aboard, leaving him to handle the humans himself. (+1 to Blaster Use, level gained)
Before I head to that cargo jet (where'd it even come from, anyway?), I will try to repair Band Kannon. Jolt beat the hell out of him, and he'll be no good to us in battle like this. Then, I will transform back into my vehicle mode and follow Barricade to the cargo plane.
As you think to yourself, Megatron seems to catch you and even decides to grace you with a response. "The jet is called Lodestarr. As it turns out, some of you hunks of scrap can't get around fast enough on your own, so I *ahem* commisioned a new Decepticon to carry our troops to and from battle. A word of warning, though: Never mention the name "Jetfire" in his presence. You won't like the end results."
After you are certain Megatron has finished speaking, you get to work on Band Kannon. [6] You see that while vital, the systems that were damaged are easy to restore. After a few moments your ally is back on his feet, and both of you climb aboard the plane.
(+1 to Repair, level gained)
Use my blades to dispatch tanks, then join my comrades at the massive jet.
[5+1][5][3] You slice the tank to bits with your blades, then take off to the jet. You notice that Barricade has joined you aboard the plane as well. (+1 to Melee Weapons)
Board ship
With all enemies destroyed, you board the ship.
Decepticon Actions:
Drag Shadow on board
Seeing that the others are aboard the ship, Barricade forcibly grabs Shadow and brings him onto the plane behind him. He sits him down at a strangely oversized seat, then gets to his own.
Leave this place
Sensing that Starscream is failing him somehow, and more importantly that the Autobots are on the way in force, Megatron transforms and flies away, in hopes of turning the tides at some other battleground.
Take off
With a slow start, Lodestarr begins to move down the runway he has discovered on the airbase. After nearly a minute of buildup he manages to leave the ground, catapulting you and himself into the air.
Barricade relaxes, and tells you that now is the time to make repairs, as you'll be at the next destination shortly.
Autobot Actions:
Jolt...?
Not long after the last of you have left the scene, a lone figure stalks up to the remains of Jolt. He stoops down, prodding at him as if a curious child. After a few moments the figure sighs and begins to search the remains. When his search proves inconclusive he flips on his radio.
"Optimus, this is Prowl. I've found Jolt. No sir, he's dead. And the cube is gone."
Name: Band Kannon
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: Bandkanon
Skills:
*Blaster Use 2/5 (3 to level)
*Repair 0/5 (1 to level)
Status: Optimal; Armored(-1 to all damage taken)
Name: Codespark
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: UH-1 Iroquois
Skills:
*Hacking 0/5 (1 to level)
*Repair 0/5 (1 to level)
*Vehicle Use 1/5 (1 to level)
*Blaster Use 1/5 (1 to level)
Status: Optimal
Name: Shadow
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: Sports Car
Skills:
*Melee Weapons 1/5 (2 to level)
*Repair 1/5 (2 to level)
*Vehicle Use 1/5 (1 to level)
Status: Optimal
Name: Thundercrash
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: M1132 ESV
Skills:
*Blaster Use 1/5 (2 to level)
*Repair 1/5 (2 to level)
*Vehicle Use 0/5 (1 to level)
Status: Optimal; Armored (-1 to all damage taken)
Name: Hacksaw
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: Hind Copter
Skills:
*Blaster Use 0/5 (1 to level)
*Melee Weapons 1/5 (1 to level)
*Repair 0/5 (1 to level)
*Vehicle Use 0/5 (1 to level)
Status: Optimal
Name: Alexander Omega
Faction: Decepticon
Vehicle: Sports Car
Skills:
*Melee Weapons 0/5 (1 to level)
*Combat Movement 0/5 (1 to level)
*Vehicle Use 1/5 (1 to level)
Status: Damaged
Decepticons:Name: Barricade
Faction: Decepticon[/b]
Vehicle: Police Cruiser[/b]
Skills:
*Vehicle Use 2/5 (3 to level)
*Melee Weapons 2/5 (3 to level)
*Blaster Use 2/5 (2 to level)
Status: Optimal+1