22 Years Ago
It was a beautiful day in Flip City. The mother bots talked while their bot tots played in the park, and the elder bots calmly played chess. It was a typical day in Flip City, but for one bot, today was anything but ordinary. He couldn't contain his excitement as he raced down the track.
"Can't be late. Can't be late." He muttered to himself, picking up speed. Finally, he reached his destination: FCPD headquarters. He rolled in and extended his limbs. His mouth remained open in awe. It was his first day as a rookie Kei'zatsu.
"Excuse me. Can you point me in the direction of the Captain's office? He told me to see him once I got here." The rookie asked a nearby desk worker, who just pointed to a doorway, "Thanks." The rookie headed in the direction given and found the door he was looking for. He knocked and waited. A large red and dark blue bot came out. There was a dark, blue circle under his mouth and several red and blue stripes that end in points on his head, cheeks, arms and legs.
"Are you Pounder? Our new recruit?" He asked.
"Yes, sir." The rookie replied.
"Good. You're just in time. I'm Captain Pierce."
"It's an honour, sir."
"That's what I like to hear. I want to take you to the test track, to see if you're as good as they say you are."
"Yes, sir." Pounder smiled bigger. Captain Pierce snickered at the young bot's enthusiasm as he led him to the track. Pounder looked at the obstacle course used to keep Kei'zatsu well trained. It looked much bigger and more difficult than the one from his school.
"Let's see what ya got." Captain Pierce said, patting Pounder on the back.
"Yes, sir." Pounder said, trying to hide his nervousness. He went to the start and began rolling down the track once Captain Pierce started the timer. It didn't take long for the track to come to life. Hidden walls began shooting out from all directions, except from above. Pounder swerved and jumped, avoiding all the walls. Stun guns were the next to pop up. These were slightly more difficult, since they followed Pounder's movement. He'd have to take them out to get past them. Leaping into the air, Pounder threw two circular shields, which were placed at his forearms, towards the stun guns. They swiftly sliced through the wiring, deactivating the weapons. Then, acting like boomerangs, they flew back towards Pounder, who raised his arms and allowed them to click back into place. Pounder continued down the track, deactivating all others weapons and apprehending the prop villains. He crossed the finish line and Captain Pierce stopped the timer.
"Excellent job. That's the best time I've seen." Captain Pierce told Pounder. Just then, the Captain's commlink beeped.
"Sir, there's trouble down at the corner of Sparkview and Shard." The Kei'zatsu informed them.
"Well," Captain Pierce turned to Pounder, "looks like I get to see you in the field, too."
