CHAPTER 1 A New Player

Alpha: "You alright Thunder?"

Thunder: "Y-Yeah, I'm f-fine..." He goes to walk but ends up falling.

Alpha: "Thunder?!"

Beta: "Yo Thunder, what's wrong?"

Alpha: "You need to tell us."

Thunder: "I-I d-don't...kn-know..."

Alpha: He helps Thunder up.

Beta leaves to get Zeta and soon returns.

Alpha: "Zeta, can you run a complete scan on him?"

Zeta: He nods. "Hold still Thunder." He scans him. "I'll look this over with Emma, but for now it would be best if you rest Thunder."

Thunder: "B-But what a-about th-the g-game...?"

Beta: "Thunder, you can't play right now, you need to rest."

Mia: "Beta is right."

Thunder: "Huh?"

Mia: She was walking towards them. "Go now you'll get worse, don't and you'll get better Thunder."

Thunder: "I-I can't...stay..."

Luke: "Thunder...please stay and get better."

Alpha: "Come on, we'll get you into the repair bay."

Jay: "So now we're short a player unless Zeta can play."

Beta: "He can't, he and your mother are looking over Thunder's scan."

Luke: "So we play with four players."

At the game, they end up losing without Thunder. As they are walking out, a hooded girl with five human-sized robots behind her enter.

Luke: He stops her. "Hey, don't underestimate him."

Rachel: "Okay."

Zayn: "Ha, ha, ha, this is going to be easy!"

Rachel: "Zeo! Ocean! Midnight! Starlight! Harmony! Transformation! Athlon form!"

The five robots become as tall as Athlons.

Rachel: "Let's play."

The Reff blows the whistle.

Rachel: "Zeo! Plasma spike!"

Zeo: "Plasma spike!" Her hands start to glow. She spikes the ball and hits one of Zayn's robots out.

Zayn: "Electric throw!"

Ocean: "Huh?!" She tries to catch it but ends up out with Harmony.

Rachel: "Zeo, Midnight, Starlight, move to tactic number five."

Starlight: "Got it!"

They surround the other team.

Midnight: She has the ball in her hands. "Tactic number five engaged."

As the three robots pass the ball to one another, it is charged up.

Rachel: "Zeo! Dragon unleashed!"

Zeo: The ball is energized. "Dragon unleashed!" She throws and hits two robots out.

Rachel: "Midnight! Flightmare strike!"

Midnight: "Flightmare strike!" Her arms and hands start to glow and she hits one out.

Rachel: "Starlight! Tail stinger!"

Starlight: "Tail stinger!" Her legs start to glow and she hits the last one out.

Rachel's team had won the game. back at Jay's house.

Zeta: "Hmm...It looks like Thunder has wounds he wasn't telling us about."

Emma: "Not only that either."

Zeta: "What?"

Emma: "Come look at this. I don't know what it is but it can't be good."

Zeta: "It looks like a virus."

Emma: "I'll keep an eye on this."

Zeta: "Okay. I'm going to check on Thunder."

As Zeta enters the repair bay...

Zeta: "Huh?" He sees Thunder gone. "Oh no!"

As Jay and Luke's team were making their way back from the game.

Rocket: "Don't worry, Thunder will be fine."

Luke: "I hope so."

Hyde: "I don't know, Thunder could barely stand."

Rocket: "What are you saying?!"

Hyde: "I'm saying he's not telling us something."

Alpha: "Could he be hiding an injury?"

Beta: "Yeah! Yeah! When we were helping him to the repair bay, he seemed to be limping and had some scratches on him."

Mia: "So he's hurt, but what could do that to him?"

Jay: "No clue."

Suddenly, a car speeds past them and was out of control.

Luke: "Thunder?"

Zeta: He contacts them. "Guys! We got a big problem! Thunder is missing!"

Beta: "So that was Thunder! We have to stop him!"

Alpha: "But how?! How can we stop him without hurting him?!"

Zeta: "Thunder won't stop on his own."

Jay: "Why not?"

Zeta: "He has a virus."

Luke: "A virus? How?!"

Zeta: "We still don't know."

Hyde: "Let's just get Thunder back home and try to help him."

Beta: "I got him!" He had caught THunder by his drafting fin.

Thunder: He transforms and escapes Beta.

Rocket: He corners him. "Come on Thunder." He grabs Thunder. "Got him!"

Alpha: He helps Rocket hold Thunder still.

Mia: "Make sure you don't let go."

Thunder: He grunts and groans as he tries to get free.

Luke: He looks into Thunder's eyes. "Thunder..."

Thunder: He starts to calm down. "A-Alpha...?...R-Rocket...?..." His eyes start to dim.

Hyde: "Thunder?"

Thunder: "W-Where...am...I...?"

Beta: "No need to worry now, we're heading home."

They take Thunder home.

Luke: "What is the virus doing to Thunder?"

Emma: "The virus is causing him to go out of control and he is..." Zeta stops and signals her to look at Thunder. "Alright."

Emma asks everyone to leave but Mia stays to help. When Mia, Emma, and Zeta are the only ones in the room, they speak to Thunder.

Mia: "There is more than a virus causing Thunder problems. Right?"

Emma: "Yes, he also has a number of injuries too."

Mia: "Why didn't you want her to tell the others Thunder?"

Thunder: "D-Didn't...w-want them to...w-worry." He tries to sit up and groans in pain.

Zeta: He stops him. "Do not push yourself so hard."

Dollie: She enters the room. "Hey."

Emma: "Dollie!" She hugs her.

Tobot D: "I'm here too!"

Zeta: "Did you call them?"

Emma: "Yes, we need their help."

Thunder: He sits on the side of the scanning table. He feels weak and tired.

Zeta: "Thunder!"

Tobot D: " Are you okay?!"

Mia: "Thunder?!"

Thunder: He goes Beserk. He powers up and throws an energy wheel.

Dollie: "I got an idea." She fires an arrow at Thunder.

Thunder: He groans in pain and returns to normal. He breathes heavily. "I-I'm...s-sorry..." He tries to stand up and is too weak and falls.

Tobot D: He catches him. "Whoa!"

Thunder: He groans.

Tobot D: He scans Thunder and shows the information to the others.

Zeta: "Let's get him on the repair table."

Tobot D: "Right."

Zeta and Tobot D lay Thunder down.

Emma: "It seems the only way to be sure Thunder doesn't go out of control again is to power him down...completely."

Zeta explains what is happening to Luke, Hyde, and Rocket. He then brings them inside.

Luke: "Thunder..." He grabs his finger.

Hyde: "Don't worry he'll be alright."

Rocket: "We'll see you when you're better Thunder, right?"

Hyde: Nods yes.

Thunder: "Th-Thanks..." He starts to power down.

Luke: "Get well soon...Thunder."

Thunder: He powers down completely.

Once he is fully powered down, they try to repair his injuries. However, the larger ones like his leg and upper body need time to heal.

Emma: "Okay. Now we just have to make an antivirus."

Suddenly, her laptop goes red.

Tobot D: "What's wrong?"

Emma: "The virus is getting closer to the mind core."

Mia: "What will happen if it reaches the core?"

Emma: "Probably something really bad."

They upload the antivirus to Thunder and power him back up. In another room.

Hyde: "Don't worry Luke, Thunder is fine."

Thunder: "He's right."

Luke: "Huh?...Thunder!"

Thunder: He kneels down.

Luke: "I'm glad you're okay!" He hugs him.

Thunder: His arm starts to hurt. "Ow!"

Luke: "Thunder?!"

Zeta: "Take it slowly Thunder."

Thunder: "I'm fine, I'm fine."

Zeta: "You are still weak, you need time to regain your strength to full power again."

Rocket: "How about we play a round of dodgeball?"

Thunder: "I'll be out there in a minute."

Rocket: "Okay."

Once everyone leaves the room, Thunder contacts someone.

Derrick: "Good work Thunder, now bring me what I want."

Thunder: His eyes turn red. "As you wish."

Derrick: He laughs.