Cybertron's Outcasts; The Crash Landing

Chapter Eighteen- Versus The Decepticons Part Two

Their blades clashed as they rushed forward at each other.

Though Raptore's blade was smaller than Scorpio's, it would do fine against the seeker, who's own blade, he noticed, was dull.

As Raptore clashed with Scorpio, he maneuvered him away from the exit to the security room. Raptore seemed to remember Raistlin saying that these decepticons were slippery, if he had let him leave the room, he would never catch him again.

The two spun and sparred, never actually hitting each other in any sense.

"What are you hoping to achieve here, dinobot?" Scorpio questioned as he pushed Raptore into one of the camera monitors, "Your little blade isn't getting anywhere!"

When Raptore's back hit the monitor, it shattered, glass spraying onto the desk and on the floor. He looked back at the monitor array, seeing the old knight on the screen fighting with the clown that he saw earlier.

Raptore didn't take the time to worry about Raistlin's well being. He'd been alive for so much longer than Raptore had been, and has been fighting these decepticons for that same time span.

Raptore pushed himself off the desk and tackled Scorpio to the ground just as he was about to leave.

"Why am I here?" Raptore repeated, "Why are you here? This doesn't seem like a decepticon-ish planet."

Scorpio flipped over, grabbing Raptore's arm and pinning him to the ground.

"Why are you here, dinobot?" Scorpio questioned, "I thought your kind went extinct hundred of years ago?"

Raptore rolled his optics, a common myth, more of a common insult to dinobot kind. He reminded him to never insult a dinobot.

Raptore kicked his heel up, striking Scorpio in the back, right between his wings. The seeker shouted and bent forward slightly, causing him to release Raptore's arms. The dinobot in turn grabbed the seeker's wrists, standing back up and throwing him into the desk.

Scorpio cried out as he was thrown against the monitors, destroying several monitors as his form hit them. Scorpio landed on the desk and rolled onto the floor. He groaned as he pushed himself back up.

"Why am I here?" Raptore repeated again, "Because I'm stuck here, and have only one way to get back to where I'm supposed to be, wanna know what that is?"

Scorpio huffed as he stood back up, regaining his balance and picking up the sword from where he had dropped it on the floor earlier.

"What is your solution, dinobot?" Scorpio asked, wiping energon away from his intake as he took a battle stance once more.

"Beating you and helping the knight." Raptore said, poising his dagger in the air.

"Well you'll be disappointed." Scorpio said, taking a step forward, "I am not easily beaten."

"You're overly too confident, I don't think I like you."

With their weapons poised in the air, the two lunged at each other once more, locking again in an endless sparring match.

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The colorful hammer almost met Raistlin's helm this time.

Pera Jinx always threw several hits at a time, both hammers slinging through the air, causing her to bend whenever she attacked.

It was easy to dodge her attacks, but when they hit, they hurt.

Pera Jinx laughed whenever she raised her arm above her head, making Raistlin flinch. He knew that kind of laughter. It wasn't happy or amused, it was mad. It was plain crazy, out of the processor mad.