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Post by Spiritimus Prime on Jul 9, 2009 2:24:51 GMT -5
Nephthys nodded at Zypher. "Yes," he replied. "Melee combat is just as important as holding a weapon. Be it sword or gun, depending on which your prefer. The basics also means transforming, if you are cable of such a method." The massive dragon took a few steps backwards and lowered his head until it was levelled with Zypher. He had to go easy on the little one, otherwise he may never get the best out of his first student. He had never taught anyone fighting before, especially a child, but he felt that it was necessary. "Now," he began, "I suppose we should start with something simple. Come at me with every you've got. Use whatever tactics you normally use to defend yourself. I expect something fast and something strong. There's nothing quite like a good fight when it comes to certain opponents."
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Post by Storm Blue Lightning Saix on Jul 9, 2009 13:15:38 GMT -5
"Yes, sir!" it replied, rapidly transforming into dragon mode and standing up on hind legs with wings fanned out in front of it as if they were shields. It took only nanoseconds for the dragon to cook up yellow-blue flames in the back of its throat before hurling them at one of Nephthys's massive wings, knowing from experience that it was weak spot. Not waiting for them to make impact, it skittered down and ducked below his underbelly, claws reached up to grasp at the seams in the wide banded plates lining his stomach.
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Post by cypher on Jul 9, 2009 16:07:44 GMT -5
"hmhmhmhm. my how interesting" The figure continues to watch "what luck to arrive now. now i can see what there all cabale of"
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Post by Davidm17 on Jul 9, 2009 17:25:06 GMT -5
Firebolt stood by and watched Nethy's train with Zypher recording everything to his datapad to study it to learn thier strenghts and weakness's so he would be careful around them in a real battle he say's to himself"such a pity there is no air in space I could have trained with my flamethrowers"He then crossed his arms.
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Post by Spiritimus Prime on Jul 9, 2009 22:49:58 GMT -5
Nephthys was a little amazed by the speed and agility Zypher was pulling off. While he was amazed, he was also a little bit disappointed in some of her tactics. He yelped in surprise as her flames made contact with his precious wings and he jumped back to avoid her claws, which missed him a mere human inch. In a nearly desperate attempt to keep her away from some of his vulnerable parts, he lashed out with his claws and pinned Zypher's tiny body down with his massive foot with his claws just wrapped around her frame like a human cage. Compared to her body and his foot, he almost covered her up entirely. He lowered his head and peered down at Zypher, a smile on his lips that showed his impression. "Not bad for a first attack, little one," he said. "However, you must be careful when attacking someone's weakpoints. The owner will know that you may try to aim for it, so he keeps his vulnerable spots heavily guarded. And when I mean heavily guarded, I mean guarded." He shook his head a little. "Your body is very small compared to mine," he continued. "It's always wise to learn your own strengths and weaknesses. By turning your weaknesses into strengths, you'll be able to pull off a few tactics." Nephthys released his hold on her and lowered his head a little. "Your speed and agility are truly unique in their own way. Use that to your advantage in battle because if you are not fast enough, you'll be pinned down again by your opponent and there won't be a second chance to try again." Tilting his head to one side, the massive dragon regarded Zypher once more as he tried to think of a better way to further explain the basics. It seemed like Zypher did know a thing or too about using breath weapons and other fighting skills. It would also mean that he had to keep his guard up completely. One false move and he may end up getting more than just humiliated. A few more scars to add to his collection would be more interesting than what he had let up. Shrugging his shoulders, he took his stance once again. "Let's go again," he ordered.
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Post by cypher on Jul 10, 2009 8:48:04 GMT -5
Darkshot kept a close watch of the two. he watched Zyphers speed, slightly irratated, it reminded him of bots that moved that fast, they always annoyed him, they were harder to lock onto in battle and tended to jump around a move out of shot, but that didn't mean he couldn't hit them. he also made note of this Prime weakness', if the bot did betray them afterwards he would have an advantage. "how foolish t show your weakness' out in the open" he mumbled to himself [though still impressive
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Post by Storm Blue Lightning Saix on Jul 10, 2009 13:08:41 GMT -5
"Yes, sir." it nodded briskly, rolling back onto its feet and maintaining a defensive posture as instructed. Processors hard at work, the little dragon carefully figured in Nephthys's own guarded weakness and calculated the next best decision.
Then it was on the move again, circling to his flanks while blowing up a dust cloud big enough to shield it from view. Zypher's small size allowed it to avoid being an easy target, but it was also a disadvantage, it realized. To make up for it, Zypher put a good measure of its strength into staying out of reach. Right now, it was merely a small smudge of blue under a haze of dead gray and white.
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Post by Spiritimus Prime on Jul 11, 2009 8:28:08 GMT -5
Nephthys used his wings to shield himself from the incoming dust that Zypher had kicked up in his face, flapping it away with his wing tips, but using his talons to cover up his vision. Unfortunately, he had to close his optics to prevent the dust from getting in. Rendered almost blind, the massive dragon switched to his acute hearing and sense of smell. When he detected the small femme moving behind him and attacking his flanks, he winced in pain and hissed. But when he heard her breathing near his tail, he struck. Without warning, Nephthys lashed out with the blunt end of his tail blade, catching Zypher completely off guard. While he did order her to keep her guard up, he did not order her to keep an optic out for certain parts of his limbs. He watched in satisfaction again as she rolled from afar and was pinned down once again by his talons. "You're getting better," he praised, "but if you face off against opponents that are well trained in their senses and other parts of their limbs, such as the tail, you'd be in an even worse position than you're already in." When his vision cleared and his acute hearing picked up the mumble of Darkshot nearby, he turned his head and removed his paw from Zypher, his attention focused elsewhere. He advanced towards the mech and bared his fangs at him in warning. "You ought to watch who you are dealing with, mech," he growled. "I will not tolerate such dishonour towards me or my student. If I hear such comments again, then your throat will be more than just ripped off. I'll pull your vocal processors and hang it up on my wall where everyone can see how foolish it is to challenge me or make stupid remarks on their behalf." Thrashing his tail in a frustrated manner at being believed to perhaps one day betray the Decepticon cause, he snorted and returned his attention to Zypher, his optics slightly sullen but was quick to cover it up with his calmness on her previous actions. "Keep going," was his silent command. Nephthys was getting tired of everyone believing that he would one day betray the Decepticons, but he was determined to ignore them to the best of his abilities. He did, after all, have Spiritimus' calm attitude towards such methods.
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Post by Storm Blue Lightning Saix on Jul 11, 2009 14:53:30 GMT -5
Lightly rubbing the tip of its dented nose horn, Zypher only spent a few seconds quietly cursing before the dragon shook the dust from its wings and stood back at attention. Now more than wary of the triple header's tail, legs and even wings, the smaller reptile contemplated its options once more, eventually coming up with one that had a probability of working...
Collecting its clawed feet under it's black banded belly, Zypher leaped up and toward the star spangled sky where its thin, but wide wings quickly drew it further and further away from the ground. A short, but sharp roar from its vocalizer offered its teacher to join, wanting to practice aerial combat for the time being.
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Post by Davidm17 on Jul 17, 2009 16:17:07 GMT -5
Exiting a Spacebridge onto the moons surface Ripper scans the area while haxia checks The datapad her father gave her and scaned for a human satellite when she found one she said to Ripper"Go to this location and scan the area for any transformer Autobot or Decepticon and don't forget to transmit the data to me".
Ripper replies"Why must you remain up here in space while I go down to the planet".So if any autobot's detect your transmission's we can fool them by making them think it is the dominent species on this planet I think they are called humans as this datapad said now get moving." both of them transformed and headed for their objectives Haxia when she was close turned into a satellite and combined with the human one and waited for Ripper's transmission's.
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Post by cypher on Jul 20, 2009 8:27:13 GMT -5
Charles dusted of a nearby moonrock and sat down crossing his legs. using a subspace pocket he had aquired from a 'buisness man' he pulled out some sweets and poured himself some tea. while continuing to watch the pair spar.
Darkshot also continued to watch, he was awair of the two that had come and gone but left them to do whatever they wanted
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Post by Davidm17 on Jul 20, 2009 8:39:24 GMT -5
Disconnecting from the satellite Haxia returned to the moon and waited watching the planet for ripper to return
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Post by Spiritimus Prime on Jul 20, 2009 9:40:41 GMT -5
Now that his attention had been refocused, thanks to Zypher's eager calls, Nephthys rumbled quietly inside his chest. Aerial combat, unfortunately, was not what he had intended. While he had a feeling that Zypher may know some flight skills, he couldn't help but feel discreet about where this was going. No, there was no time for games nor aerial assaults but it seemed like it would be a good opportunity to take his mind off of things for a little while, at least until he worked things out with what was truly going on. Spreading his wings, but keeping his optics firmly on Darkshot for a little while longer, a little hesitant about continuing with the sparring session. He was getting a little bit impatient but he was determined to make himself useful for the Decepticon cause but never admit to anyone except through expressions he rarely even used at all. He took off into the depths of space to join up with his student. When he caught up with her, he hovered in front of Zypher, his blood red optics calm and unreadable. He tilted his head to one side in slight curiosity, but he was quick to push aside his thoughts and feelings for now until he decided when it was time to strike at the right moment. "I was hoping we would continue with our training on the ground," he said a little coldly and he nudged her chest a little roughly to make sure that she got his message about her disobediance. "Disobey again, and there will be consequences. Aerial combat will come but not right away. Fighting on the ground is just as important as flying. Remember that." He leaned his head forward, the extra ones on his shoulders keeping back, until his face was nearly inches from Zypher's own. He didn't want to invade her personal space, but he had to get his message across. "We'll do some flight exercises for now," he continued, "but there will be no flight training today. Our main concern today is close-combat training such as the use of hands, teeth, claws, and the tail, in our cases." He pulled his head back away from her. "Now, show me your full speed in your flight mode. Show me how many circles you fly around me without getting tired."
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Post by Storm Blue Lightning Saix on Jul 20, 2009 10:41:23 GMT -5
Zypher was a little bit disappointed, and mad, that Nephthys was being so insistant toward ground training. It spent most of its time on ground so it had no trouble fighting there either. It was arial combat it had trouble with the most. However, the dragon infront of it was obviously not in the best of moods, so it kept the annoyance from its voice and muttered a quiet, "Yes sir."
Once said, Zypher banked in sharply to began its first turn. Unfortunatly, its inexperience with complicated flight showed and it had to make serveral corrections before it could make a single circle around him. However, it got the feel for the manuver by the second turn and it was able complete it without too many mistakes. By the third it was flying at full speed which was greatly aided by the lack of gravity. About twenty full circles were made before it had to fight to remain airborne, even on the moon.
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Post by Spiritimus Prime on Jul 20, 2009 11:38:41 GMT -5
When Nephthys noticed how poor the sparkling's flying skills were, he knew instantly at what they should be working on more often now. Satisfied that he had spotted the main problem in what Zypher would mostly have trouble on in the future, without any practise, he gently gripped her back with his main head's teeth when he had noticed her exhaustion and flew back down to the ground. His grip was tight on her frame, but the teeth never pierced through her armour to even cause any physical harm, nor did his tongue brush against her wings by accident nor on purpose. Much to his surprise, he was being as gentle as a lamb. As soon as he had touched down on the ground, Nephthys lowered his head and opened his mouth and released Zypher as carefully as he could. He lifted his head and tilted his head to one side, listening to her heavy breathing and he walked around her until he was standing in front of the smaller dragon, looking down at her with his blood red optics. Damn him and his soft side getting a little carried away. "I think we have spotted the problem that you need working on the most," he said at last after several minutes of silence. "When you have recpatured your breath, I think we can begin your flight training instead of your basic hand-to-hand combat. I don't think you have any problems in that, although you will need to keep on working on it without much of my help. Remember, the more you train, the more skills you learn for future needs." He sat down on his haunches and watched Zypher curiously. "We can begin as soon as you feel that you are ready." He lowered his head until it was levelled with her audio receptors. "I apologise for not noticing your feelings about your skills. However, it is always best to see what your student is capable of with your own optics. Sometimes proof of actions is more noticable rather than words itself."
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