Narrowing his optics at the attacks aimed in his general direction, Starscream's frame was already moving by the time they were fired. With a quick boost, he allowed himself to be lifted back up into the air, swinging a limb out to spin in midair to dodge the plasma shots being sent his way by a hair. More than likely there would be some distortion in his paintjob from the heat of the rounds, but when fighting a Prime it is better to be efficient and use as little energy as possible so you have as much available as you can than it is to worry about ruined paint. However, his response wasn't done just yet, he still had the missiles to deal with. Pulling the trigger, he unleashed a wave of plasma rounds to make contact with the explosive projectiles. As soon as one of his feet touched the ground again, he boosted towards the remaining missiles and ejected a blade to catch it for a wide swing that sliced off the explosive triggers. Standing up straight, the red Sky Commander stalked forward as the missiles crashed meters behind him with the 'noses' of said missiles exploding far away from him.<br/><br/>His men were hardly being slouches either, as Ramjet barrel rolled around Optimus' spread of plasma rounds, before spinning into an aileron roll and going full speed towards the Prime's feet. At the last second, he transformed and spun a kick towards the Autobot leader's head. Before he could recover, Optimus then had to deal with a barrage of plasma rounds firing upon his position as Thundercracker landed and headed for them.<br/><br/>Before it could seem like things were going to become an escalating battle, something abruptly changed. Without warning, two heat knives stabbed through Prowl's back and just barely missing his Spark Chamber. That's not to say they didn't do a lot of damage however, especially when a foot slammed into his back to push him down onto the dirt. "One down."<br/><br/>All of a sudden, a familiar black and purple Seeker had teleported in between Wheeljack and the general. "Goodbye," Skywarp said with a smirk, before atomizing the general with his plasma repeater. With that done, he spun in place and<span style="font-style: italic">stomped</span>down on Wheeljack's hood with enough force to dent it, stunning the Autobot scientist at the same time. Before said scientist could recover, something was slapped onto the roof of his vehicle mode, and then there was a tell-tale beeping. As the Decepticon jumped back, he produced an explosives trigger. "And now you're dealt with," he said lightheartedly, the implied meaning VERY obvious. Before Prowl could get any ideas, Skywarp pointed his plasma repeater in his direction, a glow in the barrel making it clear that it was already primed and ready to rain plasma down on him at a moment's notice.