Everything is finally right and there are no more threats in the crater but that can change. And it will, when Trux face one really unwelcome surprise.
It's been a few weeks since D-Brothers were forced to leave the crater and everything already looked like D-Structs and D-Stroy never were there. Bridge and slide rebuilt, garage, ore station and Trux wash upgraded thanks to new methods crew learned while they were renegades. Nobody seemed to remember or care about two T-Trux brothers, or at least it looked that way. Trux celebrated at the garage cause they finally finished repairing all caused damage. Everyone in the crater was happy. All the trouble with D-Brothers ended up making Trux closer, making community bigger and stronger.
"This is awesome dudes!" Ton-Ton shouted excitedly.
"Repairing entire crater?" Xee tried to guess what's Dump talking about.
"Bashing D-Structs and D-Stroy," Dozer stated with a proud smile.
Ace smiled: "Celebrating all of that?"
"Yes!" Ton-Ton answered. Everyone looked at him very confused, Skya was the first to catch on: "I think he agreed with all three," she explained to the others.
"Totally!" Ton-Ton confirmed before he spotted Revvit: "Hey, sup Rev-dude? Why aren't you all excited and" he made a short pause cause he wasn't sure how to say the word out "and um celebraty?" Ton-Ton finished with one of his made-up words.
Xee noticed Revvit was concerned, and anything that can bother that Tool is something worth worrying about: "Is something wrong Revvit?" Revvit decided to share his dilemma with the others: "I cannot seem to find Ty anywhere."
"Come on, you're worrying 'bout nothing. What could possibly hurt a big T-Trux like Ty?" Waldo stated confidently.
"Nothing can" Click-Clack confirmed as confident as that Tool could sound: "but if something can don't tell me what it is" he continued, this time with his well known cowardly whisper, after he pulled his head in as he'd always do whenever something would scare him, "I don't wanna know!" He finished the sentence with sound more familiar with screaming in terror than talking. It also appeared he somehow managed to pull his head even deeper inside his body, his bits were shaking crazy, again.
"Click-Clack, calm down." Ace tried to comfort Tool a little, "you have to stop finding something to be afraid of all the time".
"Especially when there's nothing to be afraid of". Xee agreed with Ace.
Click-Clack pulled his head out, he looked little piqued, it seemed all his fear suddenly vanished, most of it at least:
"How many times I have to say that there is always something to be afraid of". Others looked at him, shocked, they knew Click-Clack wasn't a coward and this was one of the rare cases when he'd prove he truly is brave, it seemed he was the only one who couldn't realize that.
Skya tried to remember because she just realized she hasn't seen the T-Trux recently too: "I haven't seen him since we finished tightening Shockarachnid wire on a new bridge". Skya regretted these words second later, she noticed Revvit looked even more concerned now. She stretched her neck as much as she could in order to hopefully locate Ty, "Wherever he is, I can't see him". This only made things worse. So Xee decided to try to calm not just Revvit anymore cause everyone began to worry now: "That doesn't necessarily mean anything, it's dark which means even Skya's eyeshot is very limited," unfortunately, this explanation didn't work as well as she hoped it will.
"Maybe I will have better luck outside the Flatirons". Revvit left, he really hoped he's right.
He couldn't find Ty anywhere and that really started spinning his bits. Tool tried to calm himself down a bit: "Did something happen to him? No way, he can handle himself." Revvit really wanted to believe in this, but he simply couldn't calm down until he sees big red T-Trux and makes sure he's alright. Then he remembered, place Ty'd always visit when he needed time to think, their first build, the bridge they built to save Dozer when they got together in the crater. It took him few minutes to reach the tar pit but soon he could finally see Trux he's been looking for.
"Huh" Revvit heard Ty gasped.
"I thought I'd find you here". Revvit nodded. Ty felt guilty, he noticed Tool worried for him no matter how well Revvit was hiding that. But he had a good reason and he'll make sure Rev knows it.
"Didn't want to make you look for me Rev. I'm sorry if you worried." By the look on Ty's face, Revvit knew he was truly sorry but an apology wasn't needed. He forgave him the second he found him, he knew T-Trux would have a good reason to do something like that. Of course, he had the right to go wherever he wanted but that didn't mean Revvit will worry less, especially when Tool didn't know where did his friend disappear to.
"What are you doing here anyway?" Revvit already knew the answer but he couldn't help but wonder what's revving Ty's engine.
"I was," Ty turned around, started looking to the tar pit: "just thinking about something."
"Our very first build?" Revvit guessed even if he was sure it was something else, he could tell.
"Well, that is what I'd like to think about." Ty's voice sounded kinda sad.
"So much happened since. But this is where everything started". Revvit couldn't understand what else could Ty be thinking about while standing here, or he thought he couldn't.
"That's what it was," Ty noticed confused look on Rev's face, "now it's just another ruin, one of many things D-Structs destroyed". T-Trux' voice sounded angry but sad at the same time and Revvit felt the same. That was true, this was one of the builds D-Structs destroyed, but unlike others, this one wasn't rebuild. It simply didn't have a practical use, nobody thought repairing it was necessary. But this tar pit bridge had some other meaning, to Ty, to his friends.
"After we saved Dozer it was useless, but, it meant," Ty confirmed, his voice sounded hipped and mirthless.
Tool had no idea what to say, and let's not forget this is Revvit we're talking about here, he always had a great way with words, except for right now.
"We can always rebuild the bridge…" Revvit said just to interrupt the silence, he waited until he was sure Ty doesn't intend to say anything on that, so he continued: "Then what were you thinking about?"
Ty stayed quiet, he didn't want to answer Revvit's question, he knew Tool will know what's happening in his head whether he tells him or not. He could say that was a bad side of their mind molds but it actually wasn't. It was a lot easier for Ty to let his friend guess a bit this time, it was easier if he simply didn't need to explain anything. Ty was still looking in half drained tar pit and leftovers of their bridge. During their conversation Ty didn't turn for a second, it seemed he wanted to avoid eye or any other contact with Revvit. There was a part of him which didn't want to share his thoughts with the Tool, which hoped Revvit wouldn't guess what bothers him. But that was the smallest, tiniest part of his mind. He knew if Rev finds out he can only make things better, give him complicated and long advice Ty always loved to hear. That Tool always knew how to help, or, how to help him at least. His best friend will say something that'll make everything better, as he always did, as he always does. Revvit suddenly jumped on his tread feet and quickly climbed on his head, he was looking directly into Ty's eyes. Ty was taken aback by Revvit's sudden move. After a few seconds he stopped looking at Tool's eyes and looked down to the tar pit, again. But those few seconds of eye contact were enough for Revvit to figure out what's going on in Ty's head.
Then Revvit finally interrupted that already pretty awkward silence: "Why were you thinking about him? D-Structs is not someone you should worry about Ty, at least he's not anymore."
"I know that Rev. But he was part of the crater. I guess it's different without him, good different, but different." Ty was waiting for Revvit's reaction.
"It is," he made a skeptical short pause, "different. But Ty, I do not understand what made you think about him?" Revvit asked, noticeably confused.
"Remember when we fought against Dreadtrux together." Ty saw Revvit nodded on that so he continued: "Something about him was different then. I could feel it. Like that wasn't the same Trux I'd say." Ty stopped talking so he can read the look on Revvit's face, Tool didn't want to interrupt him and was ready to hear everything Ty has to say before he gives him his opinion.
Ty continued: "It made me think, he might not be so bad after all, but...", "...if he wasn't we'd notice that eventually." Revvit finished Ty's sentence.
"I know Rev but there is something else too." Revvit gave him his full attention, he was interested in what T-Trux has to say. If there was the tiniest chance D-Structs isn't as bad as they know he is, he knew Ty would be ready to give it a shot, and Revvit would accept too, but only if he's assured Ty's correct about this.
"During our last battle, D-Brothers had an 'interesting' conversation". Ty explained.
*Flashback*
D-Stroy: This is your fault brother!
D-Structs: My fault!?
D-Stroy: You've always been weak.
And then a little while later:
D-Structs: Stay where you are! Or you will never see your bug again.
Ty: Dozer, no!
D-Stroy: Out of my way.
D-Structs: No! Not him. He's all yours. Smart as you are brother, you've forgotten one important thing; I don't share!
*End of flashback*
"I remember, but does that not prove how bad both are?" Revvit asked.
"That is what I thought. But what if we've been looking at this the wrong way. All this time, we blamed only D-Structs. We never considered his brother and D-Stroy's effect on him. That's all I say." Ty finished.
Revvit noticed certain sense in what Ty just said and realized that can be true: "Well, that might be possible. But we do not have any proof for any of that, even if it is true. Although I am curious what made you think about this Ty. Maybe that can give us some clues?" Revvit sensed Ty had a reason to think about this, to question something so evident like D-Structs' behavior. And to be honest this began to sound really interesting to Revvit too. There certainly was a part of him that hoped Ty has something intriguing to tell him, something crazy as well. But in the end, their friendship started as one unusual T-Trux's crazy idea and look at them now. Maybe crazy actually isn't a bad thing after all. Ty knew Revvit would hear him out, no matter what he has to say. He was glad Revvit wasn't quick to reject talking about this, Tool wanted to give it a shot and Ty truly appreciated that. He hoped his smart Tool friend might have answers and explanations Ty'd never think of.
"It's weird," Ty started but stopped immediately, he was kind of unsure. He looked at Revvit who nodded and indicated him to continue. "I had a dream last night. It was about them. D-Structs was on our side, fighting against D-Stroy and the Dreadtrux. He even risked his life to save me from Dreadtrux, the way he did last time". Short flashback of their first fight against Dreadtrux popped into Ty's head, the moment when D-Structs used his claw to move that terrifying Trux away from Ty before the beast could flatten both him and the ore station.
Ty gave Revvit quick look and decided to add this: "I know it doesn't make sense. We should probably get back to the others," Ty wanted to end this conversation. They both wanted to continue talking about this unexpected topic as much as they wanted to stop. But perhaps it was too much, too soon, they just managed to finally free the crater from brothers D. And, without any clues any reasonable and real excuse to think about something this crazy. Maybe the best thing to do was leaving this chat for some other time. Revvit slowly climbed back on Ty's head again because during their conversation he got off. But then something weird happened, Ty raised his head, he seemed to have focused his full attention on something. Revvit was just about to ask his friend what is the problem when Ty beat him to it:
"Rev..." Ty wanted to look again, make sure his eyes don't play tricks on him before he continued: "...you see what I see?" he asked.
Revvit started carefully looking in direction Ty did, trying to figure out what's T-Trux referring to. It didn't took him long to realize what did Ty see that bothered him that much. It took him few seconds to process what he just saw. Then he finally managed to say:
"...D-Stroy..."
