Disclaimer: Transformers Rescue Bots was published and owned by Hasbro Entertainment and this work is in no way meant to profiteer off of the existing brand. A work of fiction based off of the musing of a very small time artist whom is bored and enjoys writing about fictional Robots from Outer Space.
*Update 2/10-16; Revised the First chapter, added details.
CHAPTER 1- MEET THE MEDIC (IN TRAINING)
"MEDICIINE HEALS DOUBTS AS WELL AS DISEASE." –KARL MARX.
The island of Griffon Rock was buzzing with activity on the rather sunny and warm fall morning. There wasn't a speck of white fluff known as clouds to be seen in the sky. Nothing but the intense beauty of the radiant sun mixed in with the intense and seemingly infinite blue of the sky that makes up the atmosphere around the planet all humans live on, Earth.
On this beautiful and seemingly flawless day, the Burns family could be found out and about with their rescue partner transforming robots. Chief Charlie Burns had Chase, a rescue bot disguised as a state of the art police cruiser. Kade had Heatwave, the leader of the rescue bots whom was disguised as a resourceful fire engine. Dani and Blades were an amazing air rescue duo, whom despite the fact Blades absolutely hated his helicopter form, enjoyed saving the day time and again. Graham, along with Boulder, helped to keep Griffon Rock safe with their knowledge of construction and engineering.
Blades and Dani's relationship was that of absolute best friends, they were able to share and enjoy each other's company without having to have any boundaries. They loved each other as much as a person could, and it made their rescue efforts better than most. Knowing how each other works best creates an environment of pure trust.
The Chief and Chase had a similar relationship, but it got a little bumpy sometimes when they had a disagreement about how the law should be executed. Most of the time the Chief wanted to execute a type of mercy, but Chase sometimes felt a more hard core punishment was necessary for the crime committed. The Chief would have to explain that people make mistakes, and sometimes a harder punishment will not allow them to learn the lesson they are trying to execute through the force of the law.
Graham and Boulder worked well together, until Graham allowed his insecurities to get in the way of their relationship. Boulder would never have an ill thought of Graham as a person, but he doesn't know that. He always feels like he is not smart enough to be around the robotic aliens from outer space, they are much more advanced than the humans. He thought that maybe the bots might see them as lesser beings because they are not as advanced in their technology or their understanding of space travel is very minuscule.
Heatwave and Kade was an entire bag of cats on their own, and sometimes it causes a lot of tension between the whole family. The two of them are too similar for their own good, so they are constantly butting heads together trying to prove the other wrong. They cared deeply inside, but refused to show it on the outside.
Protecting an entire island of people was not an easy thing to accomplish, even with the help of the Rescue Bot squad sigma 17; the situations just never seem to end. Between a building catching flame and a certain cat getting stuck in a high places constantly;, weather it was an emergency situation that had many people relying on them to dissolve, or it was just a simple task a certain family member helped with because they possessed the skills to do so. Either way it appeared the entire family had some kind of activity that prevented them from doing something that called for their attention.
"Alright team, I think it's time we call it a day. We've been out all morning and I could use some Breakfast." Chief Burns said over the intercom system that connected everyone to the same line.
The bots had their own internal communications system; it comes with being a Cybertronian, at least a Cybertronian who was able to acquire the correct system updates. They could communicate amongst themselves without having to speak out loud and potentially give away a strategic positioning. It was also a nice thing to have when one just wanted to have a private conversation in a room full of people.
"Ditto." Dani said while steering Blades in the direction of the Firehouse. She technically did not have to fly him at all, but in the end it gives the both of them comfort when she is in complete control over Blades' alternative mode.
She pulled out her phone out of habit to take a quick glance at the time, noticing she had a few unread messages and a few unanswered phone calls. The name that popped up on the screen made her feel a small clench in her chest. She did not have a lot of time to think about it, as she was currently flying, but knowing they were trying so hard to contact her hurt a little.
"Yeah, I could use a break too..." Graham said while allowing Boulder to drive them back to the firehouse. He pulled out his phone as well to look up if he had any homework that needed to be completed, and noticed a rather hefty amount of missed calls from a certain someone he hasn't talked to in quiet a long time. It made him feel a little guilty, seeing how many times they tried to get a hold of him.
"Hey… Does anyone else have a lot of missed calls from Jess?" Graham asked while scrolling through the messages that just read 'pick up your phone!' and 'are you all ignoring me on purpose?'
"She has called me too… I hope everything is ok…" Dani replied while glancing at the phone that lay under her thigh on the seat, the screen black from not being in active use.
"She's fine, you know how Jess is. She worries about us when we don't call her like every two hours." Kade said resting his hand on Heatwave's steering wheel. He didn't even bother to turn his phone on this morning, but he had a feeling she probably called him too.
Every time someone did not pick up the phone it was a fest of spam phone calls and messages until someone answered her. Kade knew Jess to well to worry about what she thought, she should know that they were busy trying to protect an entire island of people. She just needs to chill out sometimes, and Kade would gladly tell her that to her face.
He can't help but feel a little bit guilty about her blowing up everyone's phones, but she was exactly how he said she was. It has been a few days since anyone has messaged her and she all of the sudden thinks something terrible has happened to them or something.
"True, but it's still not fair to make her worry about us all the time." Graham said getting ready to send her a text "You know how stressed she gets sometimes."
Graham was always the one to send her a message no matter what, because he knows how bad the others are with responding to things like that. They aren't as attached to their phones as he was, so it was just earlier for him to answer her whenever she attempts to make contact with them.
Cody was the same way, it was easier to contact him and listen to what he has to say about the going ons around the island than it was to try and contact Dani or Kade. They just never felt a connection to their mobile device like Cody and Graham do, it's not a bad thing, and it just makes it harder to get ahold of them when you need to.
"Excuse me!" Blades exclaimed as he huffed a little bit "Who is this Jess person you all are talking about?" Blades hated being left out of the conversation; it was probably the one thing that could up rile him up faster than if he was the butt of a joke and everyone wouldn't just drop it.
"Oh! Right. You guys never met Jess." Graham said as they all managed to pull up to the firehouse at the same time "She is our cousin, Dad's Sister's daughter."
He typed up a quick apology and asked her what it was she needed from them, but when he missed when he attempted to hit the send button. He just simply locked the phone after that and slipped it back into his pocket as they pulled into the large garage.
"She lives on the mainland in a different state; she is going to school to be a Paramedic." Dani explained as everyone began to unload from their vehicles in the garage. "She only has a few classes left before she is done." She simply jumped off the lift before it was fully descended and beamed at the family around her.
The bots began to change into their bipedal modes, and the family began to conjugate in the center of the room. It was the equivalent of getting comfortable when someone enters their home. Only instead of sheading outer layers of cloths, The Burns family stood together to make sure everyone was ok and the bots changed from their cramped vehicle modes to their robot modes.
"This is really like her, how long has it been since someone talked to her? An hour?" Kade said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"The last time I talked to her was a week ago, when she told me it was her school's Fall Break." Graham said about to pull his phone out again to see if she sent a reply. He didn't get that far before he felt an elbow ram into his side. He was about to scold Kade until he noticed someone standing between the door to the house and the garage.
The robots went stiff as they saw an unfamiliar presents, and proceeded to remain cautious but also, robotic. They hated having to act like machines in their own home, but it couldn't be helped when a stranger decided to pop in for an unannounced visit. Chase made a note to scold the family later for leaving the door unlocked; it was a very unsafe practice... Even if they did live on an island full of arguably nice people, it was still a terrible thing to do.
"This is a fine Burns family welcome." Jess said while laughing a little at their shocked faces. She knew her somewhat unannounced arrival would shock them, but she didn't expect them to be speechless with their mouths hanging open like fish. If they would have answered their phones a few hours ago, than it wouldn't be so unannounced!
"Jess! You're here!" Graham was the first to break the silence as he just stared at his smiling and happy faced cousin. She was still just as she was when he last saw her about a year ago, nothing really changed about her outward appearance. Still wearing that grey university jacket with a pair of blue jeans and running shoes, the sweater was a little ratty, but that was due to excess ware and tear.
She just beamed a little brighter, if that was possible, and ran up to the Chief while throwing herself into his arms without much warning. "Uncle Charlie! It's been too long." She said excitedly as she wrapped her small arms around his abdomen. Her arms couldn't reach all the way around him as she laughed a little at his surprise from her actions.
The Chief just laughed after he recovered from his initial shock, and embraced the smaller woman while patting her on the back with affection. "It's good to see you too, Jess." He missed Jess' energy for sure, and the las time he saw her it was very briefly on the main land last year for a small award ceremony they flew out to watch.
Once she let go of the Chief, she began to hug everyone else in the room with just as much enthusiasm. Sure, she saw them all last year, but it has been far too long since she has been on the island. In fact she hasn't been back since she and her Mother moved away to California to be closer to her Father's work, since she graduated from High School. That was about five years ago, when she and Kade turned 18 years old, when he started his Fire Fighting training and she went through EMT training.
Once all the hugs and the initial shock of the situation was pushed away, the surprised expression on the Burns' family faces were replaced with warm smiles and the sound of laughter filled the room. It was in that moment did Jess look around and notice the giant robots standing in a row behind the family.
She read in the news online somewhere that Griffon Rock was experimenting with robotic rescue forces, and she figured her family would be involved somehow, but this to her was beyond words. She tilted her head a little as she walked past Kade to get a closer look at this advanced technology her family has found themselves using.
"Amazing, this technology is so… Interesting." She said while walking up to Heatwave a little closer. She slowly reached out to touch the frame of one of his legs "These are incredible…"
She tilted her head a little and thought that she felt the robot shudder under her light touch, but decided it must have been her imagination. It has been a long trip from her college to Griffon Rock, and decided that she needed some sleep. She did note that the metal felt a little, warm maybe? It could be chalked up to the fact it has been outside all morning.
Jet lags was a powerful force, and when you have to take a flight from California to Maine, take a train to the dock station, and then another boat to the actual island itself can take a lot out of a person. Good thing she was used to pushing past most of her fatigue when it rises up, otherwise EMT training would have been impossible. Sometimes you have to be the master of your own fatigue, and to push through it until you can fall asleep when it is most appropriate.
"Jess, why don't we all head into the house and grab a bite to eat, help you get settled from the long trip here." The Chief suggested as he placed his hand on her shoulder to pull her attention away from the bots.
He was pretty sure that Jess did not know too much about the bots, her knowledge was just about the same as everyone else in the world. They were just advanced machines used to help in rescue missions and every day patrolling usage. Jess was probably tired, and he did not want to over fill her with the knowledge of aliens from another planet.
She was much shorter than the chief was, and only a little bit taller than Cody. It was an odd sight to see as most of the Burns family was taller than most people. It was one of the things that caught Heatwave's attention about her; it seems she was a little genetically different than the other Burns' family members in the room. Is it because she is only a cousin and shares a different genetic type?
Heatwave had heard about how humans had the potential to have very different genetics, and can actually have a lot of traits that differentiated them from their fellow family members. He wondered if she looked more like one parent than the other, because she did not look like a thing like Dani, which is the only femme of this family he had to compare her to.
"Good idea, Uncle Charlie." She said as she began to back track to the door to the home slowly, followed by the rest of the family. They were all carrying light conversations with each other when the door was shut tight behind them. The Chief made sure to grab her bags on the way out as he laughed to himself remembering how bad the girl was at packing a suitcase, he wouldn't be surprised if she brought her whole room with her.
Once she was gone the bots visibly let loose as Blades began to stretch a little dramatically. Chase was fidgeting a little as Boulder turned to observe everyone's reactions. He noticed Heatwave was still rigid and holding himself still while starring at the door the family just went through. It was a curious sight, as Heatwave was normally the first to address having to act like a machine in the firehouse.
Boulder also knew though, that he does this when he is deep in thought, when his processor traps his conscious mind in what almost seems like a loop. It worried Boulder sometimes, as a loop is an early sign of a bad glitch, and he has seen many good bots fall victim to processor glitching.
"Well, now we know who Jess is." Blades said casually as he noticed Heatwave's strange behavior as well. He wanted to break this weird tense air lingering in the room somehow.
He knows, too, how bad Heatwave can be sometimes, especially in the privacy of their under under the fire house. He is always so lost in his own processor, it gets kind of scares him a little bit. Blades loved Heatwave like a mean older brother, it would kill him to see anything bad happen to him.
"Heatwave, are you well?" Chase asked as he saw his leader's unmoving form. He has never seen Heatwave act like this before.
Chase was a little more distant than the other bots were, as he was never one to share emotions he feels in his spark sometimes. Of course, if it is a serious situation he will open up, but he rarely ever got like that. It doesn't mean he doesn't care, he is just more concerned about the integrity of his leaders actions more than his seemingly problematic loops. He knows that just because a bot suffers from processor loop, it doesn't mean they are unfit to be a leader.
"What? Uh, I'm fine." Heatwave said while waving off the rest of his team. He turned around and walked to the platform that lowered into the bunker below.
"Ok… So what do you guys make of this Jess character? I, for one, think its rude to appear unannounced." Blades said in a small huff, he didn't like people acting rude all that much. He also wanted to keep everyone in conversation to hopefully pull Heatwave from his loop.
"I think she looked nice, maybe we can be friends with her like we are with the rest of the family." Boulder said with sincerity as he watched Heatwave walk towards the platform they were all standing on. He caught on to Blades act rather quickly and decided to help pitch in.
"Maybe, or maybe it is best to keep our identities a secret around her. We do not know how she will react." Chase added. Not catching on at all, in fact it was weird to him they even talked about this at all. He trusted the Burns enough to know this girl's temperament, and it was their decision to reveal their identity.
"What do you think, Heatwave?" Blades asked turning to look at their leader. Chase didn't get it, as usual he is as closed off as ever.
"Nothing! I don't think anything of her, and neither should you guys." Heatwave grumbled as he busied himself with the control panel to lower the platform. It was stuck again, and he had to walk back and forth between the platform and panel to fix it.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the Berth this morning." Blades mumbled as he decided to drop the subject all together. It wasn't worth making Heatwave upset over something so small, as he has been on the receiving end of their leader's anger before. Besides, him trying to fix the controls seemed like a better way to pull him out than simply talking.
Inside the house the family got settled at the table with breakfast in front of them made by the Chief, if was simple of just pancakes and some sausage links. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was enough for them to fill up their empty stomachs from a very early morning patrol. It was mornings like this that made them happy they do their jo s though, knowing that you could lose everything but you still keep your family no matter what. At least, that is how the Chief saw it.
"And then we had to deal with Flying Lobsters! Flying Lobsters!" Dani said as she began laughing while cutting up the food that was on her plate. She sill never in her life get over the flobsters incident…
"Oh my, it seems Griffon Rock hasn't changed one bit since I was gone." Jess laughed and she took another bite of the pancakes on her plate. She had less food than everyone else, but it was because she really didn't feel all that hungry, especially after her long trip over here.
She felt like she missed so much of her family growing up when her Mother decided to move to California. Though she has made a life and name for herself over there, but here is where her heart truly lies. All the adventures and fun she missed with her family while away made her a little sad, but it was great to hear everyone's crazy stories.
She loved California too, it was where her Mother and Father were, but this is where she spent the majority of her life. From infancy to adolescents, basically all of her young life. It hurt when she had to leave after she graduated high school, but in the end it helped expand her horizon as well, experience a surrounding out of her element. She passed this challenge with flying colors, and now she felt like she needed to get back to her roots.
"So, what is with those cool robots in the garage?" She asked casually without trying to sound too interested in the bots. It was the "daughter of a mechanic" syndrome returning to her head as she continued to think about the machines that were located just in the other room of the house.
"The Bots are super advanced Rescue Vehicles meant to help with emergency situations." Chief said a little nonchalantly as he could. He didn't want her to make a big deal out of the robots, especially if she was only going to be staying here for a few days.
"That's amazing, Uncle! They can transform into Vehicles and help perform Rescue operations? Just like the news stories I've read." Jess stated while taking another small bite of the food offered to her. She knows how her Uncle is; he doesn't like it when food is wasted. "I would love to see them in action first hand."
"I don't want to put you in danger, Jess, but maybe once Cody gets out of school we can go pick him up in the Police Cruiser." Chief said as he was satisfied that she decided to eat a little more of the food given to her. She was just so picky, even more so than Cody was, which was saying something because it was a challenge to get him to eat anything green.
She ate like a bird, in small amounts and only at certain times of the day. Her Mother did not seem to mind, but the Chief was bothered by this. She was always there to take care of them, but she never wanted to be taken care of, even when she was a child.
"Thank you, Uncle!" She said as she gave a happy sigh and ate a little more of the food in front of her "Someone pass me the Maple Syrup, please."
The rest of the day went on as such, the family sharing stories amongst themselves about what bas been going on since the other has been away. She loved hearing about all the wacky things the family runs into during rescue missions.
Living on an island full of experimental tech will do that, and it was one of the reasons her Mother wanted to move away. Between the malfunctioning garbage robots and street lights that made everyday life nearly impossible to live, and the odd occurrence that happened due to some weird experiment or strange series of coincidences that got out of hand.
Her Mother, just a simple librarian and novel writer wanted nothing to do with the island after she grew up, but her father, the mechanic convinced her to stay for a little while longer. Her father was on an exchange student studying abroad on the island from Japan, and he always explains how it was love at first sight between him and her Mother.
Once she was born though, they decided to stay until their daughter was done with school, as her Father knew what it was like to always have to move between schools because his parents always moved around for work. Jess and her family stayed on the Island until she finished High School, and they left almost immediately after to move to the sunshine state, California.
Jess wanted to leave at first, after what happened to her between someone she once called a friend, but she knew she would miss her family there. She made a life for herself in California though, able to go to school and help her Father sometimes in his garage shop fixing people's cars.
She loved cars and robots, ever since she was little, but never perused the career because she felt she did not have the capacity for mathematical know how. She was better at taking care or people than she was taking care of cars, and she will never regret the life choice she made to study medicine over mechanics.
Occasionally she will indulge in the robotics magazine, or read up on the latest advancement in some kind of thing that was pushing humanity forward. These machines, the rescue bots, which her family had in their possession, certainly did intrigue her. They were the real advancement in technology, the real leap forward.
Though, she thought maybe they were a little to advanced, something that humanity could never achieve.
"This car is amazing, Uncle Charlie!" Jess laughed as she leaned forward a little to look out the windshield.
She was enjoying the car ride in the police cruiser with her Uncle, as it was a very comfortable vehicle. It was like a futuristic police car with all the knobs and dials on the dashboard, and the actual bots face plastered in the center of the screen was an interesting addition.
It seemed like a useless feature to her, to see the face of the vehicle you were in, but it probably serves a purpose she doesn't know about. She was not the one who designed them, and she would not have enough imagination to think up of something as amazing and unique as this. She will leave the creativity to the people in this city, on the island of Griffon Rock.
The city hasn't changed a single bit since she was here, the streets were still bustling with activity and the people still were as carefree as ever. The buildings still stood tall and proud against the blue sky that refuses to stay gone for long behind dull grey clouds on the island. Storms always seemed to come and go rather quickly, it sometimes felt like the island was its own pocket or weather.
It was very different out in California. She lived up north in the mountains where it was always so cold and over casted, she missed sunny days and warm weather the island had to offer. It felt so amazing to be home again, in a place she knew very well. The weather always seemed to have a big impact on her mood, and she will always treasure these sunny days, it was such a blessing to live on an amazing world.
"Glad you like it, Jess." Chief said as he pulled to a stop in front of the school and waited for the school day to officially end for the students inside.
During the short Car ride the Chief gave Jess a brief description of the Rescue bots. There was the Helicopter bot, Blades, whom was used by Dani for aerial missions. A Fire rescue bot, Heatwave, used by Kade used for bigger rescues like fires and medical emergencies. A Bulldozer bot, Boulder, used by Graham to help the buildings on the island stay in top shape against any kind of natural disasters that could cause them to tumble and fall.
Finally the Police rescue bot, Chase, used by the Chief to stop everyday crimes and patrol the small city to help prevent any crimes that could occur. Once Jess got over this fatigue she was feeling, she was definitely going to ask for more information on these robots. Her curiosity was soaring through the roof after she heard that they had code names and were matched t their partner for strategic purposes.
Jess opened the door and got out of the car and inhaled the fresh sea air of the island. She remembered going to this school when she was younger, and the feelings of nostalgia gave her so much comfort. Most of the memories here were good, mixed with the occasional blunders that a normal teenager and child would face. It was still a nice sentiment to be back in a place she knew so well.
She hoped that little Cody would be as happy to see her as she was him. The last time she saw him in person was when he was still little and just starting grade school. They would always text and talk back and forth on the phone, and he was always excited to talk to her then, so seeing her in person should be no different. The Chief also exited the vehicle to stand next to Jess, as he smiled when she took a deep breath
She always did like being close to the ocean, and she knew his sister moved them up into the mountains, far away from the sea. It was a little funny to Charlie, as it made him feel like it defeated the purpose of moving to California. Isn't it supposed to be about the sunshine and beaches, but his sister was always a little bit backwards, it always gave him a big smile thinking about his baby sister.
As the bell rang Jess stood patiently by the car with the Chief and watched children of all ages flood out of the school, excited to finally be let free to do what they wanted before they had to do the homework assigned to them. It took a few minutes before Cody emerged from the building, and Jess noticed that he had a young girl walking next to him. Jess didn't recognize her, but assumed she was Cody's friend with the way they were talking and laughing with each other.
It was heartwarming to know h found someone outside of the family to connect with, as that was always her problem.
She never really trusted anyone.
"Noble!" Cody shouted as he ran up to Jess once he finally looked her way, she saw the girl next to him laugh as he basically launched himself at her. He embraced Jess in a tight hug as she began to laugh and squeezed him back with just as much enthusiasm.
"Hey, Cody! It's good to see you again." Jess said as she let the child go from her grip, watching him look up at her with those doe eyes of his with a warm smile on his face.
Cody was that kind of person; he could brighten a room just by walking into it and showing his smile to everyone there. He was just so very friendly, and it was kind of a rare trait in the Burns family lineage. Not to say the Burns families were mean or un socialized, they just tended to keep relationships within themselves until someone was proven worthy to be let into the tight knit group.
It was a little funny considering how much they loved to help people. Irony is a weird device that likes to rear it's head at the strangest of times.
"Jess! I didn't know you were going to come by!" he exclaimed "How long are you staying? Are you done with school since you are here? Where is Aunt Cassie? Did-" He began to flood her with questions, it made her smile as she had only just talked to him last week over the phone.
Still the same old Cody, no matter how old he got. Always to excited, and never had time to stop and pause to take a break from al the crazy things he seemed to get himself into on an almost weekly basis. It was a cute trait, and Jess felt honored to be in the same family as someone as capable as Cody was.
"Alright, Cody, Give Jess a minute to breathe huh?" Chief laughed as he watched his son getting a little too excited. He swore he watched Cody jump up and down in front of Jess who was just laughing at his childish behavior. It certainly put a smile on the Chief's face, which always happened when Cody was in the room.
"Yeah Cody, don't scare her off before I get a chance to meet her." His friend said while walking up to Jess "I'm Francine Greene, Cody's best friend. You can call me Frankie though." She held her hand out for Jess to shake.
Now she had a face to put to the name, Cody talked quite a bit about her, and all the fun adventures they have had with each other. She held herself very well, and there was an air of sophistication and grace about this young girl. Jess could see her potential, and was happy she was able to become his friend.
"Frankie, I'm Jessica Burns. Everyone just calls me Jess." She said while giving Frankie's hand a firm shake.
Jess knows what it is like to be slightly isolated by peers, and she was glad Cody did not have to experience it. Though, some of that isolation was due to Kade when they were going to school together, but it's all water under the preverbal bridge now.
Jess was about to ask Frankie and Cody how their school day before a small beeping could be heard, it was the Chief's com that was attached to the collar of his shirt. He pressed the button and answered with a swift "Griffon Rock Emergency." There was a long pause before he responded again with a "We'll be right there." He turned and looked to Jess as he spoke.
"There is an accident on Old Canyon Road. A 4 Car pile up. Cody, walk your cousin home." Chief said in a serious tone as he turned and got into his vehicle as quickly as he could. He zoomed out of the school's parking lot and into the streets to get to the emergency as soon as he could.
"Oh dear, that sounds terrible." Jess said as she watched Chief speed away with the sirens blasting loudly.
Car accidents were the number one cause of casualties in the world they lived in, as it was closely followed by heart disease as another deadly killer. Jess always hated hearing about bad situations that had occurred through people's lives, but it was a reality she faces every day. It was a part of becoming a Paramedic, dealing with accident scenes such as car accidents and pile ups.
"C'mon, let's get to the command center in case he might need our help." Cody said grabbing his cousin's hand and running off "Later, Frankie!" He yelled as he ran away.
Frankie waved bye to the duo as she watched them run off to the fire house, she had a feeling she was going to like Jess. She seemed to be a very friendly sort of person, someone you could talk to about anything. Cody told her about his cousin a few times, about how she was training to be a Paramedic and wanted to maybe become a doctor one day. To do that kind of job you would have to be a patient person, and someone with a very strong will.
It was definitely not a job Frankie could see herself doing. She was not patient enough to deal with people like that.
Once Cody successfully dragged Jess through the town, they reached the command center in the Burns' family home. Jess forgot that this place existed, and she also forgot how big the fire house really was. Her family just lived in a small two bedroom home on the other side of the island, and she never really went anywhere in the home besides Kade's room and the dining room.
Cody booted up the console and looked for the accident on the cameras that the Chief talked about, it did not take very long to locate. "Found it!" he exclaimed as Jess was leaning over his shoulder too look. The technology here really was amazing, more so than she even remembered being when she used to live here.
"That is so terrible..." Jess said as she looked at the scene in front of her.
There were car parts strewn across the pavement as the Chief pulled up and exited the police cruiser, it transformed after he did so. What was left of four cars could be seen as the Chief began to look for survivors and assess the situation. Chase just simply began to set up road blocks so other vehicles would not be able to pass the road.
Jess could see in one of the cars on the screen a man was unconscious, in his vehicle with his face slammed up against the steering wheel. A classic case of the airbags not deploying due to the faulty wiring of the car, what was worse was his position in the accident.
He was located out of the Chief's view, and he would be impossible to see if not for Cody's camera angels on the screen. It was dangerous to leave him there unchecked, as he could have suffered from a bad concussion, or worse. He could already be dead, but Jess did not let that stop her from wanting to take action
It also looked like the metal on the car he was in was bent in many different ways, preventing it from being opened in a conventional way. They would have to break out a very heavy drill in order to pry that door off, and it looked like they might not have time to be able to do that. "Where are Dani and her robot?" Jess asked Cody as he began to search the cameras.
Maybe using the Helicopter's force they could simply pry the door open without further injuring the man. It wasn't very sound, as using too much force she could pull the car sideways and make it topple over, causing more damage to the man inside. It was possible, and Dani was a good piolet, but it would take a lot of concentration on her part to perform this maneuver.
"She is busy with a sea rescue, a cruise ship is sinking and she is towing a dingy with the passengers to safety." Cody said as he switched the main camera feed to focus on Dani's rescue.
"Well, at least she doesn't need help. What about Graham and his bot?" She asked.
The Bulldozer looked like a very powerful machine, and with the right trajectory could easily pull that door off with little damage done to the person inside. They would need to use his cable though, and that was a very thick wire cord that could cause more harm than good. Again, the threat of tipping the car was great, and the cable could bend the metal on the door even more, making it even more of a challenge to get it open.
"Graham is at a construction site downtown helping the workers pick up the piece of an unfinished building that toppled over." Cody said as he switched cameras again to look at what was happening with Graham.
"Well, that is just as important as this…" Jess said "Kade?" she asked while looking down to her youngest cousin.
She had no idea how a fire rescue bot would be good in this situation. Maybe if he could work with the police bot they could get the man out of the car to take him to the hospital quickly. She was out of ideas besides using them to just pry the doors open and off.
It was risky though, as they could collapse the whole car around the man and really seal his fate. It looked to be her only option however, as each moment ticked by was another moment he could be losing himself to the injuries he has sustained in this terrible accident.
She would just call the Chief to tell him, but in reality there was nothing he could do without some back up. It was just him and his robot on the scene right now, and there were more people that needed tending to whom seemed to be worse off than the man on appearance.
"He is out on a date with Hayley… I doubt he will answer his com." Cody said, remembering that Kade hates being interrupted during his time off, especially if it's with his girlfriend Hayley.
"Where is his bot?" Jess asked while standing up straight and turning around to start walking out the door.
"Downstairs, Kade isn't allowed to take him on dates anymore." Cody said as he swiveled in his chair to look at his cousin.
"Your dad needs help Cody. I'm going over there with the bot." Jess said as she ran to the elevator to descend to the family's underground bunker. Chief said that is where the bots are stored when they aren't in use.
"I'll come with you, in case you need help with the bot." Cody said as he followed after her to the bunker.
"Good idea. It might not listen to me..." She said as the doors to the elevator opened.
The light was slightly blinding, and she had to blink rapidly to get used to it. She noticed the robot standing there with its back facing her, she wasted no time in addressing it, as time was not something they could waste in these precious moments during a rescue.
"Robot, we have an emergency that Chief needs help with. Can you transform for me so that I may assist him?" Jess asked as she approached the robot.
She hoped by speaking in a clear tone and stating her desires directly that maybe the robots programing's will allow her to operate the machine. They didn't appear to be user locked, but with advanced technology you never really know until you try.
"Affirmative." It said as it transformed into a fire truck right before her eyes.
"Stunning…" She mumbled as she got into the truck.
Cody followed behind her and got into the passengers seat. "Alright, we need to get to the Old Canyon Road, ASAP." She said as they buckled their seatbelts. She wanted to so badly admire the amazing technology in front of her, but there would be time to do that later.
"On it." The robot said as it started up by itself.
"Uhh…" Jess said as she retracted her hands from the wheel.
"They are really advanced robots…" Cody said as he laughed nervously while scratching the back of his head.
"I see…" Jess said as she began to drive to the site where Chief was with the sirens blasting and her foot on the gas pedal.
It was a very short drive from the station to the crash site with the speed Jess put through the truck. With the sirens blasting and going way above the speed limit the time was cut in half, and it had both Cody and Heatwave nervous. They thought Kade was a reckless driver, but Jess really took the cake with her speed. She did not stop or slow down for anyone, and was very loose with the way she steered the truck.
She did not normally drive like this, and there was a reason she was not the designated driver of the ambulances she had been on in her training. She is a very good driver, but something like that just tends to leave your mind when you are dedicated to an emergency response.
She was more focused on how to deal with the situation when she got there, what needed to be done first and how fast the situation needed to be cleared. If it was a freeway accident, similar to this one, they needed to clear the roads quickly and allow other drivers to pass by without them risking being added to the accident.
Once she and Cody pulled up to the scene, Jess wasted no time in exiting the vehicle and surveying the area. As soon as they were safely outside of the truck, and Jess knew what needed to be done, she ran towards the chaos in order to help anyone she could.
Though, No matter how many emergencies she responds too, they never get any easier. "Robot, will you transform and help me get that door open, please?"
She saw she was running out of options as she approached the car that was hidden behind all the other. It was worse than it looked on the cameras, as the door was now not the only problem. His car was buried underneath a few other turned cars. They had to clear the debris before they could pull him to safety.
"Wait!" She said as Heatwave was about to reach forward to pull the debris away "We need to do this slowly, and collapsing of the cars around and this guy is a goner." She said seriously as she began to point at where she wanted him to pull from.
Heatwave said nothing as he tried to keep up the robot act for her benefit. He did what he was told and transformed to try and help the man out of the car. Jess ran over once Heatwave carefully removed the car parts and big debris and was able to pry the car door open, it took him a few tries to do it. He might have been a giant robot, but the metal was so bent out of shape it took him a while to figure out how to get it off without hurting anyone.
He watched as she approached the man at the wheel and slowly check to see if he was still alive, feeling all around to make sure he had a pulse and was actually breathing and she unbuckle his seatbelt once she confirmed his condition as alive. Once she assessed he could be moved without further harming him, she placed his arm over her shoulder and pulled him to a safer distance away from the cars that looked like they were not doing so well.
Heatwave was slightly impressed, as she was a small looking femme, as the man was much larger than her. She was able to pull him out of the situation with ease, and did not look like she even broke a sweat, and it only made him more curious about her.
The Chief came over and helped Jess pull the man to a further distance while instructing the other survivors to stay put and wait for help to arrive. Most everyone came out of the situation unscathed besides a few nasty scratches and bruises. It was the man from the car that was concerning her more, as his injuries were more prominent.
He had a broken wrist and was still unconscious with a possible concussion, and as Jess checked his pulse and made a note of his vital signs she breathed a sigh of relief. They were normal for someone who just went through a traumatic event, which was a good sign. He would be ok if he could get to a hospital quickly and be examined by a physician.
She used her phone to call for a few tow trucks to come to the scene, as well as a few ambulances to bring the people to a hospital to be looked over. Chief instructed the bots to separate the vehicles so they could easily be towed away to the impound lot to clear the area as fast as possible.
The two bots made quick work of the cars as the tow trucks and ambulance arrived on scene at the same time. Once she helped the Paramedics load everyone onto the vehicles, they drove away with sirens blasting, heading to the local hospital for them to be looked at. The tow trucks also made quick work of the cars, and in a short two and a half hours one couldn't even tell there was an accident on the road at all.
"Good job, Jess. I forget that you are a Paramedic and are trained to deal with these kinds of situations." Chief Burns praised "I'm surprised Kade's robot listened to you, he can be a bit temperamental." He laughed while placing a hand on his niece's shoulder.
She thought she heard the robot behind her give a low growl of disapproval, but she wrote it off as her being tired. She never did get that nap she wanted to take, and the adrenaline from the situation was wearing off fast. It looked like the sky was beginning to darken with the twilight hours approaching fast; it was her favorite time of day. Or was it her favorite time of night?
What time was it anyway?
In California, even as far north as she was, she never really got to see the stars like she could here on this island. To mush light pollution from the nearby cities that never slept. She only ever got to see the stars and moon so clearly when she was here on her favorite island. She took a moment to look up and smile at said stars begin to peak above her, she really did miss this place when she was gone.
"Thanks, Uncle Charlie." Jess yawned. "Can we go back to the firehouse? I'm about ready to fall sleep on the pavement." She laughed.
So much for trying to stay awake and spend more time with the family, as it looks like her tired body was finally catching up with her wide awake mind. She is going to sleep very well when she lays down that night, both out of fatigue of the day and the feeling of security with her family around her again.
"Do you want me to take you back? Don't want you falling asleep at the wheel…" He said while pointing to his police cruiser.
"It's alright; I can drive this guy back." She replied while patting Heatwave's leg "Besides, who else can take it back? Cody?" She laughed as she asked the bot to transform again for her.
She has found her new favorite vehicle on the island, and she had no idea that he was a sentient being.
I don't expect much from this story to be honest with everyone, it was just something I was inspired to work on after watching Rescue Bots. I'm working on the next chapter now, but I am suffering from writer's block and can't think of anything at the moment. I feel like this story is a little stereotypical as well, and I will try to skirt past some of the 'Wow that is original' stuff and try to get down to the more nitty gritty of things.
This wont be a big update story either, and between work and school I hardly have any time to do anything. This is just something I did on the bus to pass the time, but we will see where it goes. This chapter is a little rough, and I really dislike it, and I am hoping the next few will be better. Anyway, Reviews are always welcome, and critiques are always a plus, and thank you for reading.