(I don't own transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. I am just having fun with the characters)
Melissa had just stepped off the ferry. She had come to Griffin Rock because an old college friend had invited her. Well, that, and Optimus had sent her here to see how the Rescue Bots were doing. She headed into town, unsure why her friend had failed to meet her at the dock. Melissa's friend had assured Melissa that Melissa would be met, but now that had apparently fell through.
Melissa made her way, enjoying looking at all the technology and seeing how affected those who lived on this island. Somethings were great other things made Melissa shake her head. Melissa, too lost in her musings, stepped out onto the street without looking both ways, unaware that a police car was heading her way.
In the car, Chief Burns was talking with Chase and they would have hit Melissa had Chase not detected the pedestrian. Melissa froze in fear, wondering if the car would hit her. She'd been rescued by big robots before, but right now, none of her Transformer friends were around. The car screeched to a halt just before Melissa would have been bit. Melissa let out a sigh of relief.
"Pedestrian, it is wise to always check both ways before crossing the street" came Chase's robotic voice.
"Sorry I was distracted."
Chief Burns exited his vehicle. "Why were you so distracted?"
"I just arrived from the mainland on the ferry and my friend who was supposed to meet me at the dock never came. I was just enjoying the scenery and wondering where she was when I guess I stepped out onto the street."
"Next time be more careful" Chief said.
"I will, sir. Do you happen to know where I can find Jade? She moved here awhile back"
"Sure do, she lives next to Haley, My son's girlfriend. I can take you there"
"Thank you, sir" Melissa said. She suspected something about the car, but said nothing. Chase monitored Melissa as they drove. Something was a little different about this human, as if she knew he was more than just a car, as she adjusted to the ride much like chief. They soon got to Jade's place and dropped Melissa off.
Once Melissa was inside and out of ear shot, chase spoke to chief in his usual tone, "Chief, I suspect that she knows more than she is letting on"
"What gives you that idea?"
"The way she reacted to the ride. It is almost as if she has ridden in bots before."
"Well, we will just see" Chief said as they headed back to the firehouse, unaware that Heatwave had received a comm from Optimus.
Once chief exited Chase, he transformed. Heatwave and the others came out. "Just got a comm from Optimus."
"You did?"
"Yeah, he said he's sending someone here to check on things, but he didn't say who" Heatwave said.
"I hope its Bumblebee" Blades said, wanting to see his hero again.
"I doubt it, Blades, as Bee would stand out" Boulder said.
"Then who?" Dani asked.
"Don't know….we'll have to figure that out" Heatwave said.
"My guess is that if Optimus were going to send someone who blends in, it would be a human" Graham said.
"Great, just what we need….more trouble" Kade said, earning a dirty look from everyone.
But before they could discuss things any further, an alarm went out. "Rescue bots…..Roll to the Rescue" came Heatwave's call and the four soon were back in vehicle mode and heading out for the emergency.
They soon arrived on scene where a malfunctioning yard bot had Jade and her friend pinned in a corner. The sharp cutters were getting close to getting the two friends. The rescue bots jumped into action. Chase grabbed the bot while Heatwave tried to grab the two friends. Boulder helped chase while Blades watched from overhead. Chase and Boulder fought with the machine until it was rendered harmless.
As for the two that Heatwave had grabbed, Jade was fine while Melissa had some injuries though they were minor. "Jade, are you okay?" Haley asked as she had been the one to call the rescue bots.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why does this always happen to me?" Jade answered, it was rhetorical. "By the way, this is my friend from college. She came here to visit from Minnesota."
"Yes, the land of snow, ice, and mosquitos" Melissa replied sarcastically to which Haley and Jade laughed. They both knew Melissa was like that.
"You are injured, are you sure you don't want to be seen?" Dani asked.
"I'll be fine. These are minor" Melissa replied.
"If you insist"
"I do"
Soon, the rescue bots headed off. They were still wondering who Optimus was going to send, unaware that they had just met her. Haley went home and jade and Melissa were left to talk in Jade's house.
"So how's Optimus and the others?" Jade asked.
"Just fine. I guess I can see why Optimus wanted me to check on things. Plus, it gives me a chance to see you, since I don't see you as much since you moved out here."
"You really think those rescue bots are aliens?" Jade asked.
"I am pretty sure they are Autobot aliens, you know, the good guys."
"Right..."
"Gonna be interesting to see what happens when they realize who I am." Melissa said, Jade just smiled.
Back at the firehouse, the bots and their human partners were once again discussing the comm form Optimus.
"Well, there are no new bots on the island" Blades said.
"That must mean Optimus sent a human" Chase said.
"But some of the message didn't come through, so we don't know exactly who to expect" Heatwave said.
"You know, Jade's friend, the other woman we just saved…..she just arrived in town today" Chief said.
"Yeah, but people visit the island all the time, thanks to Mayor Luskey wanting money from tourism" Kade said, not caring for visitors.
"True. We'll Keep a look out." Chief said.
Cody listened to the conversation and decided to do some of his own detective work with his best friends Frankie. Cody commed Frankie and told her what was going on.
"Sure, I'll help you. Are we going to take any of the bots or just be the two of us?"
"I was thinking of going without the bots, we might have better luck finding the person we seek."
"SO where should we start?"
"Let's check in with Jade and Haley"
"Why there?"
"Because Jade just had an old friend come visit."
"Alright sounds good, meet you there."
And so, without further ado, the pair left to see if they could figure out what was going on.