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Transformers: Shattered Earth

A small group of insecticons appeared before the two cons and made low grovelling sounds as they awaited further instructions. Airachnid figured that Target could be coming up with a plan, but she wasn't going to wait around till it was complete- the femme had a plan of her own. She opened a hatch when the other con spoke up.

“What are the chances that you can get this ship back into orbit or out of enemy territory, after you received the insecticons? At least far enough that more decepticon reinforcements could come and support any needed repair efforts.”

Airachnid ran a confirmatory diagnostic check before replying.
"In its current condition, the ship may not be capable
of getting back into orbit, but I reckon it can still get us to safe harbour. However, you'll need to provide the coordinates of the reinforcements you speak of- I haven't yet made contact with any other decepticons on this desolate blue marble."
She then lead the insecticons to the top of the ship before continuing.
"To buy us some time, I'll make sure these insecticons keep the bots busy."

"Insecticons, engage the autobots" she commanded them once they were out in the open, with one finger outstretched and pointing in the bots' direction.
In their trance-like state, the creatures let out their signature high-pitched war cry before transforming into their alt mode. The winged decepticons then rose up high into the sky, ready to rain down blaster fire on the bot squad.

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aand I have a post up.
I couldn't post earlier cause I ran out of mobile balance :/

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Though Airachnid wasn't awfully pleased with having to comply with the decepticon's request, she decided it would be best to do so since the safety of her own ship was involved. Without wasting another word, she scurried to her comms-room on her spider legs. Once there, she accessed a console that showed the positions of the uncloaked signals. The signals appeared closer to the ship than before which slightly alarmed Airachnid.
"As far as I can tell, these seem to be the signals of your group along with the bots nipping on their tailpipes.
Make what you will of the signal count." Airachnid said as she moved away from the console.

Then she ran a check on her ship, before navigating for the tunnels she had visited earlier. The ship had a leak but it wasn't too crucial as the ship needed to travel only a short distance.

"This ship is headed towards an insecticon hive that I discovered some time ago. I plan to use a group of them to distract the bots if a diversion becomes necessary." Airachnid informed Target as she set the ship's course.
"You're free to abandon ship if you have a better plan." she added.

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Once the ship reached the hive, Airachnid broke the insecticons out of stasis, using the link she had with the creatures.

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Charter said
-Edit-
Saw an issue with my post and fixed it, didn't realize Airachnid could shoot lasers from her hands, only thought it was webbing-like stuff. Checked up on youtube for some vids of her and corrected my post accordingly.

Alrightey
I noticed the web mention and was going to bring that up, but looks like I won't have to.

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"Megatron is here?" Airachnid said out loud, the surprise clear in her tone. She swung around and landed on the floor before creeping slowly on her spider legs.
Airachnid approached further, her palms no longer glowing. She expected the fellow decepticon to stop firing once he recognized her decepticon insignia. Though she was confident she could web or tunnel her way out of any sticky situation, she remained in her spider mode in case she had to continue fighting.

"My name is Airachnid and the ship you happen to be breaking into is mine. Identify yourself decepticon; and enlighten me, what is Megatron's current agenda?" said Airachnid.

It was no surprise Megatron intended to ruin Earth; however she would need to know how the dark lord intended to defile the planet they were on. If his plans conflicted with hers, she would need to think of a way to leave the planet or overthrow his reign. The insecticons would be her best asset if it came to that. A squad of insecticons wouldn't be enough to take out Megatron; but Airachnid could wait and strike when the decepticons were at their weakest.

On the other hand, if their objectives aligned, it would be profitable to temporarily rejoin his band of hot-headed lugnuts and glory hogs. However, Airachnid wondered how long her reassignment into the decepticon ranks would last. It wouldn't be the first time Airachnid would have to leave after an episode of infighting.

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As Airachnid made her way to the source of the sound , she heard another one. This one sounded closer than the previous one. The interloper seemed busy at work, Airachnid thought. As she hurried along, she wondered how many had broken into her ship and whether she should have returned with an insecticon or two. Her palms started glowing faintly as she prepared to run into the intruder. By the time she turned around the corner, her palms were a bright pink and ready to fire.

The sound got almost crystal clear , so Airachnid slowed down and began encroaching closer to the source. She could make out an individual's outline; and since it was only one person, Airachnid lunged out of the shadows.

"Freeze." Airachnid commanded but fired at the unfamiliar silhouette anway. Shoot first, ask never was how she dealt with trespassers and the sort. This often annoyed other decepticons during the war on cybertron , especially those who preferred to be more calculating and deliberate.
Airachnid noticed that the trespasser, who looked cybertronian had been trying to break into one of the places were she kept some of her trophies.

With her palms still bright pink and ready to fire again, Airachnid then studied the cybertronian, trying to make out whether it was a bot or a con.

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Airachnid had spent the time exploring Earth's terrain and had plenty of findings to show for it. The ground was somewhat easy for her to drill through and more often than not, the underground passages seemed usable. There were exceptions here and there though. There was also a diverse number of botanical species ,all of which were susceptible to Airachnid's venom and so were many of the materials that were used in the construction of infrastructure of this planet.After noticing the simplicity of her surroundings, she didn't feel the need to set up any traps .

Deeper underground,she felt a familiar sensation close by.Curious, she travelled deeper and found out an insecticon hive .A smile of satisfaction spread across her face. Decepticon soldiers had sent insecticon hives to various planets in faraway galaxies. These cons were to remain in stasis till one of their kind reached the planet.Being closely related to the insecticons, Airachnid could control them, break them out of stasis and use to them to lead an attack if she wished.She decided to leave them in their current state, but planned on bringing them along in her ship.

Knowing that she would need to bring the ship closer, she returned to her ship. Once she was inside her safe domain, her spider legs retracted to their alternate position on her back. She then walked on her main legs; and out of habit , proceeded to check on her trophies first . On her way to the storage room, she heard a noise outside . Was it a human ,or worse ,an autobot interloper? She returned to her spider form and scurried upside down on the ceiling as she made her way towards the source of the noise.

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@misu

maybe, maybe not.
Though Airachnid is going to hunt for a human so best be on your guard

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Angry alarms bathed the decepticon ship in a pulsating flood of red lights. The ship, which was usually silent as a grave, was alive with the sound of blaring sirens as it began its descent towards Earth. Airachnid had set course for the planet, but she hadn’t planned on crash landing there. Though Airachnid was puzzled about the crash, troubleshooting would have to wait till later. She turned away from the specimen she was observing and bunched up her robotic legs like an insect’s abdomen. She then started scurrying on the spider legs which were splayed on her back, to a console. She maneuvered the ship, or at least tried to, as the ship entered Earth’s atmosphere. The alarms became louder and warned to become even louder, till Airachnid shot a web over the alarm switch with a displeased grunt.

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The crash rattled the ship and many tall containers threatened to tip over, but soon it was all over. Airachnid placed a hand on her head as she got up. She looked around for whatever had been damaged. The ship appeared to be more or less intact, and she felt glad that her ship could take a punch. Well, it was decepticon engineering afterall, she thought to herself; and a content expression appeared on her face. However, the expression soon fell as she noticed an energon leak from a port. Before stepping outside, Airachnid took a look at the ship’s scans. The ship had detected several autobot and decepticon signals and these were only the uncloaked ones. She decided that reuniting with her kind could wait.
Exploring the planet that she had landed on and setting up traps for anyone who had noticed her crash required her immediate attention.

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MisuChan said
......Leading the antagonists with a flower face seems hardly scary. xD

You can say that now
but when your fleshie gets tortured before going squish, you will realize the power of flower faces (◡‿◡✿)