The Perfect Spark

Chapter 1 - Kade's Rescuer

A huge wildfire up in the mountains felt like a slow Tuesday for the Burns family and their Rescue Bots, but they treated it with just as much focus and concentration as any other hazard.

Given that it was a fire, Kade and Heatwave were on the frontlines for stopping it, but the others played their part to help; Charlie and Chase evacuated any campers or mountains climbers to safety, Graham and Boulder cleared a path for the evacuation, and Dani and Blades fetched water from nearby lakes and river with their claw to put out smaller fires.

But while the others were busy, Kade and Heatwave were trying their best to fight the fire, all while trying to avoid getting burned. It didn't help that they were fighting the fire while the sun was going down. And although the fires were bright, their hypnotic light and movement made it difficult to focus on their surroundings.

"Kade, Heatwave, you need to get out of there! You're about to be trapped in a ring!" Cody shouted warningly on the comm-link.

"Got it, Cody!" Kade called back to his brother before Heatwave transformed into his fire truck counterpart, and drove out of the fire ring after his partner jumped inside.

"Blades, I've used up my reserved water! You and Dani are going to have to keep dousing what you can while I get refilled!" Heatwave instructed his helicopter teammate over the radio.

"Will do!" Blades and Dani stated in sync while flying back over to a lake to get more water.

Heatwave drove back to the fire station as fast as he could to refill on water, and the fire was still big and bright by the time he and Kade returned to the forest it was consuming.

"You ready?" Kade asked snidely.

"Are you?" Heatwave retorted with a smirk, and the two quickly went back to putting out the bigger fires.

"Hey, guys? The radar's picking up a large pass, and it's headed right for you!" Cody quickly informed.

"I don't see anything," Heatwave argued.

"What's it look like, Cody?" Kade asked his younger brother.

"I-I don't know. It's moving too fast, and the forest is too thick to…wait a minute…it looks like…like a…"

"Like what?!" Kade tried to concentrate on Cody's voice, but static from the radio prevented him from hearing everything.

And while the eldest of the Burns siblings was focusing on his comm-link, he failed to notice the large branch overhead that threatened to fall down on top of him. Heatwave quickly noticed that the branch was breaking, but he was too late. Just when the fire truck called out to his partner, the branch finally snapped and landed right on top of Kade. Luckily, the branch was not on fire, but it hit him hard enough on the head to knock him out.

"Kade!" Heatwave exclaimed in fear as he sprinted over to his partner, but a large object suddenly burst out of the flames and lunged at him. The momentum in the object caused them both to tumble down the side of the mountain, and they didn't stop until they landed in a lake.

The leader of the Rescue Bots was not only furious at the fact that he let his guard down, but also at whoever dared to attack and stop him from saving Kade. But when Heatwave stood in the shallow water and shook the dizziness from his head, he couldn't find his attacker anywhere.

"Where are you?! Show yourself, Coward!" Heatwave roared angrily, but only received silence.

"Heatwave, what happened?!" Cody quickly asked once the comm-link signal was fixed.

"I think our little camera-shy friend just attacked me, and Kade's been injured," Heatwave worriedly explained.

"I've already called an ambulance to come pick him up, and take him to the hospital. You should probably to the firehouse to recharge."

"No. I'm not going anywhere until those fires are out."

"Most of the fire is already gone, and the others can handle the rest."

"But-."

"Go home and rest, Heatwave. That's an order," Charlie demanded firmly on the comm-link.

The said fire truck growled before begrudgingly leaving, wishing that he didn't always have to take orders from weak and pathetic fleshies. But Heatwave knew that if he didn't listen to the humans as much as he should, Optimus Prime would sure have a thing or two to say to him. And the last thing anyone, be they Cybertron or human, wanted to do was piss off Optimus Prime.

But just as he transformed back into a fire truck and left, a red and white blur raced through the forest and up towards the fire, all while a blaring siren sounded. Heatwave figured that that must be the ambulance Cody contacted, and finally admitted to himself that Kade would be safe.

Meanwhile, Chase traveled up the mountain to take his partner to his injured son as fast as he could, but quickly noticed the sound of another siren in the air.

"I didn't turn your siren on," Charlie pointed out in confusion.

"It's not me," Chase informed after finally arriving into the clearing that Kade and Heatwave were last fighting the fires. Heatwave was gone, and Kade was still in a motionless heap on the ground. But he wasn't alone.

The source of the new siren was discovered when they spotted an ambulance near Kade, and the vehicle's back doors opened for a pair of robotic arms to load him onto a gurney. Once Kade was inside and the doors were shut, the ambulance's siren was activated again as it rushed down the mountain to get to the nearest hospital.

"Who was that?" Chase pondered aloud.

"That doesn't matter. I'm going to make sure my son is ok," Charlie spoke firmly before switching on his comm-link, "I'm going to make sure Kade's ok! Everyone else, stay and clean up this mess!"

"Will do, Dad!" Dani and Graham called on the radio in sync, as Chase sped after the ambulance to catch up.


Once they reached the hospital, the doctor said that Kade only suffered a minor head injury and would recover quickly. Chase had to wait out in a parking garage, as Charlie went into the hospital to check on Kade.

Eventually, the doctor convinced Charlie to leave since visiting hours were over, and that he would be able to go home in the morning. Once he left the main building, Charlie roamed the parking garage to find his partner.

"There you are! Thanks for getting me to the hospital so quickly, Chase. I was really worried," Charlie sighed in relief when he found Chase, who transformed out of his police cruiser disguise.

"Of course, Sir. Your family is always important, but I was also interested in Kade's rescuer," Chase slowly admitted.

"You mean, the ambulance?"

"Yes. I didn't see any driver, and although the vehicle's appearance was brief, I could swear I saw the Rescue Bot insignia on its fender."

"Well, maybe Optimus had sent out a new agent to help?"

"Perhaps. I just wanted to be sure. Do you know where they keep the ambulances? Maybe I could find the one that took Kade, and find out for myself."

"Sorry, but they keep the ambulances in a separate garage, so that random citizens can't steal them."

"Ah. Yes, I suppose that makes sense."

"That it does, but that's not where I kick up my treads when I'm off duty," a soft and southern-accented voice echoed throughout the garage, and the owner of the voice quickly made itself known.

Both Chase and Charlie were shocked by what they saw. Walking out from behind a pillar was a pure while female Autobot, and a large red cross glimmered on her torso; their theory of her being a Rescue Bot was confirmed when they saw the Rescue Bot mark on her chest. But Chase found it difficult to avert his gaze from the Femme when she came into view, especially when she came striding up to them.

"And you're right. I was sent by Optimus ta help you folks when he realized ya'll didn't have enough Autobots trained in the medical field," the new Autobot explained.

"In that case, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Charlie Burns, and this is my partner, Chase," Charlie politely greeted.

The female alien smiled, "Name's Patch."

"Well, Patch, how would you like to come meet the rest of my family? I'm sure they'd love to meet you."

"Thank you, Mr. Burns. That's mighty kind of ya."

Charlie glanced up at Chase and waited for him to transform, but he remained still and silent while his eyes were still glued to Patch's form.

"Uh, Chase? You ok?" Charlie piped up while snapping his fingers, seemingly bringing Chase out of his trance.

"M-My apologies. I seemed to have 'spaced out,' as you humans call it," Chase apologized sheepishly, unbeknownst to him that his reaction made Patch's smirk knowingly.

But she remained quiet for now, as she and Chase transformed into their respective vehicles. Once Charlie was onboard Chase, the two Transformers raced off into the night.


Everyone else had already put out the forest fire and returned to the firehouse by the time Charlie and Chase came back with their new guest. And when Patch switched to her Autobot form, everyone immediately came down to the first floor in great curiosity.

"Ooh, who's this?" Cody eventually spoke for everyone.

"Guys, I want you to meet Patch. She's an ambulance Rescue Bot who was sent by Optimus to offer more help for medical emergencies," Charlie explained loudly, and everyone ogled at the new Rescue Bot.

"Yup. I've been trained in both human and Cybertronian medical fields, so I dare ya ta try and stump me with your biology," Patch proudly informed.

"I think it's great to have another girl on the team, so we're glad to have you. I'm Dani, and these are my brothers, Graham and Cody," Dani explained while ruffling her said brothers' hair.

"Hi, there! I'm Blades," the said helicopter Rescue Bot happily introduced himself.

Boulder quickly jumped in with a wave of his hand, "Boulder."

"It's nice ta meet ya'll, but isn't there a fourth one?" Patch questioned.

"Heatwave exhausted himself when fighting the fire, so he's recharging right now," Cody informed.

"Speaking of which, I think it's time we all turned in for the night," Charlie spoke up before looking up at Patch, "We're thankful that you came to Kade's rescue , so make yourself comfortable and stay as long as you like."

Patch smiled and nodded in gratitude, and the rest of the Burnses left the bunker to head to bed. But while the other Rescue Bots retreated to their stasis pods to recharge, a certain blue Autobot kept looking back at Patch in curiosity.

Chase wasn't sure why, but Patch had gained his attention in ways no human or Cybertronian ever had before. He scanned his mainframes for information that he learned from human cultures and Cody's lessons, and he eventually came across a diagnosis similar to what he was feeling: Admiration.

Although it made his spark fizz and heat up in a way he wasn't familiar with, Chase couldn't help but smile at the thought of becoming friends—and maybe something more—with Patch as he entered his stasis pod.


So, I literally just started watching Transformers Rescue Bots, and I've gotten so hooked to the point of writing a bunch of cheesy stories. But my main problem is that I can only watch it on Netflix, and there's only one season available. So, I'm sorry if it seems that my Rescue Bots knowledge is pretty bad because I can't access the other season. I hope you'll enjoy anyway!

Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!