Above and Under the Island
Apr. 19th, 2010 07:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The battle raged on above Fandom, fighters and ships whistling through the air-- and through space. The bigger ships had canons that thundered. Most of the time, their aim ran true.
But not always.
One colossal volley broke atmosphere, pierced the sky, and came down hard on Ingvar's shore, scorching trees and sending dolls scattering around like ash. It caused a thunderous noise, an unearthly crash... and the quiet, shrill ring of a mother's siren, pulsing deep underneath the earth, where no one could see.
That was all.
Until Fandom itself started to rumble, the earth trembling and tearing off underneath it. One moment, it was sitting snuggly in its usual bay - the next, it was tearing itself free from it, pulling up into the sky... and up. And even further up.
Well. That was certainly something.
But not always.
One colossal volley broke atmosphere, pierced the sky, and came down hard on Ingvar's shore, scorching trees and sending dolls scattering around like ash. It caused a thunderous noise, an unearthly crash... and the quiet, shrill ring of a mother's siren, pulsing deep underneath the earth, where no one could see.
That was all.
Until Fandom itself started to rumble, the earth trembling and tearing off underneath it. One moment, it was sitting snuggly in its usual bay - the next, it was tearing itself free from it, pulling up into the sky... and up. And even further up.
Well. That was certainly something.
RE: Piloting The Ship
Date: 2016-04-23 02:08 pm (UTC)She noted with some relief that the Fandom people with ships of their own were making pretty good progress against the little ones, but the main ship still remained mostly undamaged.
"Here goes nothing..." she murmured, looking to the pilots.
[OOC: Feel free to skip/mod Mara through the rest if my timezone interferes with battling!]
RE: Piloting The Ship
Date: 2016-04-23 04:46 pm (UTC)"Here we go, initiating attack run," Face said, directing the island towards the main ship. "At least she handles smoothly."
That or the island had some amazing inertial dampeners.
Re: Piloting The Ship
Date: 2016-04-23 07:55 pm (UTC)She saw an opening that let her fire on the big ship, took careful aim, and smiled in relief as the missile crashed into a wing.
"BAM," she said, and then went right back to watching for the next opportunity.
RE: Re: Piloting The Ship
Date: 2016-04-23 09:42 pm (UTC)"Ah! Someone hit one of our starboard thrusters. As much as the island has a starboard side..." Momoko flicked a switch and adjusted power to maintain that smooth flying that Face was so happy about. It cut down speed just a fraction, but that was better than spinning.
She began running through the screens checking other damage and making various adjustments to keep Face able to fly. "Looks like there's an auto-repair function. Can someone keep a weapons-eye on that section? It's going to be vulnerable for a while."