Transformers: Shortstop Revealed

Part One

Dustin sat in his chair at his job doing payroll. He's been working there since he was a senior in high school. It was now 2007 and he began working there in 2000. Seven long years. The South Green was still under construction. The dorms have been rebuilt but a few other buildings were still being built. Earlier that year Trypticon destroyed the South Green and Scorpinok had destroyed the uptown area. That also has been rebuilt. He didn't mind working there at the dining hall. His two friends Liz and Katie worked there too. Someone else worked there too. Her name was Sarah Riley. She has worked there for a couple of years and has known Dustin for just as long. They've got along really well and were good friends. Dustin thought more of her but couldn't tell her. One obvious reason was because it would put her in danger and another reason was that he was scared. He didn't know what she would think. He couldn't even tell her about him being an Autobot Headmaster because she was against the Transformer war. He didn't even tell Liz and Katie about his secret life. They didn't even know about him hanging out with the Autobots before he became an Autobot. He had saved Sarah from Trypticon earlier that year. She was injured; he saved her and took her to Autobot City. He never did reveal who he was. He leaned back in his chair. He was bored with doing payroll. He could see Sarah through a window. He thought she was the most beautiful person in the world. He got up and walked out of the office. He decided to do his rounds and sure everybody was doing their jobs. He walked though the kitchen and into the dining room. Only a couple of students had come in to eat at that time. Most of the workers were at their stations. Some were talking to their friends but then saw Dustin and headed back to their stations. He saw Liz and Katie sitting down at a table and decided to join them. He sat down next to Katie and diagonally from Liz. The three began to talk.

"We hardly get to see you anymore." Liz said.

"Yeah, you're like a ghost to us." Katie said.

"I've been busy."

"With what?" Liz said with a tone of disbelief.

"I'm serious. I've just been busy."

"Whatever." Liz said. "So have you made any moves with Sarah at all?"

Dustin shook his head.

"Why not?"

"Well, you never know 'til you try and she won't stay single forever."

Dustin nodded slowly, dreading the thought that Sarah might fall for someone else but he also knew that she'd be in danger if they were to date. Then his watch communicator beeped. He knew it was Optimus Prime.

"What was that?" Katie asked.

"What was what?"

"That sound."

"What sound?"

"There was a sound."

"Can you describe this sound?"

"Ok, whatever."

"I'll be back in a sec." Dustin said as he got up and walked off.

Liz and Katie just looked at him with confused faces. Dustin found a corner to stand in. He answered the call from the Autobot commander.

"What's up, Prime?"

"I need you to report to Autobot City."

"I'm on my way."

Dustin shut off his communicator. Before he left he had to find his manager Rodney. He found him talking to another employee.

"Hey Rodney, I need to get going."

"Who made you in charge?" Rodney said.

Dustin cocked his back in surprise.

"What? Nobody, I'm..."

"Thank you very much. Can I be in charge for once?"

Now Dustin knew he was kidding. Dustin lifted his hand to his chest to show Rodney his communicator and he tapped it with his index finger.

"Oh, right. Go ahead."

Dustin left the building. Rodney was the only person that Dustin had told about him being an Autobot. He got in his car and drove off. He came to an intersection and turned left and ended up behind a school bus. They were stopped at a stop light and Dustin was wondering why Prime had called him to Autobot City. He looked up at the back windows of the bus. A couple of girls were looking at him, smiling and laughing. They waved to him. Dustin slightly grinned. He raised four fingers from his hand that he had at the top of the steering wheel. The girls weren't any older than fourteen or fifteen. Just then two cars flew by. One white car with black tint and a black car with red tint. He knew exactly who they were. They were the two Decepticon clones known as Runamuck and Runabout. The two clones recognized him and stopped. They transformed and then Dustin transformed into Shortstop. The school bus passengers all went to one side to watch the transformers do battle. Shortstop fired his arm lasers at the two clones. One photon burst hit Runamuck. Runabout jumped into the air and fired at the Autobot. Shortstop dodged the blast, then threw his boomerang and knocked him out of the air. The two Decepticons transformed and sped off. Shortstop transformed.

"What was that all about?" Dustin wondered.

He grabbed his CB and contacted Autobot City.

"This is Shortstop, I'm in hot pursuit of Decepticons Runabout and Runamuck. Request assistance."

He continued pursuit of the Decepticons. Shortstop transformed and pounced on the two clones. They both transformed and attempted to fight. Shortstop grabbed both of them by their throats and lifted them up into the air. The two struggled. He tightened his grip then threw them into the nearby Hocking River. The two clones were washed away. Then Skyfire showed up.

"You need assistance?"

Shortstop looked to the ground on either sides of him then looked up at Skyfire with a perplexed face. Skyfire knew he was late in helping but he decided he would help in another way.

"Oh well. Hey, hop in and I'll give you a lift to headquarters."

"Alright."

Shortstop boarded Skyfire and headed for Autobot City.