Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Temporary Repairs.

Amus quickly got the excited mules to stop and back up again, so that he could unhook them from the logging chains.

Lightly, Daniel jumped on Bluestreak's back and whistled. "Boy, you're a right mess back here!" metal was peeled away, linkages torn in half, hydraulics punctured, and fresh energon was seeping over the mess.

Bluestreak tried to turn, but found he couldn't move from chest down. All the hydraulics and linkage that controlled his lower half, was shot. "Do you see the leak?" he asked the boy.

Daniel reached in his chassis, fumbled around a bit. Following fuel lines along with his gloved hands. Then he found the ruptured line. "Think so. Hey, Amus, Do we still have that gross of duct tape we bought for dad's present?"

Amus nodded. "I'll go fetch a roll." then he looked at Bluestreak. "You're lucky! Daniel's always been good at keepin' the balers and welders runnin', he's real good at patching machinery!" with that, he trotted down to the sled and brought back a roll of duct tape.

"Now this ain't going to be the best, but it should patch you up temporarily." Daniel said, as he used half a roll to seal up the line.

"You can get up now." He told Bluestreak as he jumped off his back.

Again, the Autobot tried, but he was too damaged. "I can't, linkage and hydraulics are all busted!"

The boys looked at each other. "Ice Sled could handle his weight." Amus offered. "Be easier than dragging himself with his arms."

"Think you can make it to the sled?" Daniel asked him.

Bluestreak nodded, and began dragging himself towards the contraption they called an 'Ice Sled'; while Amus brought the team to it and began to rehitch them. The team shifting nervously as he pulled himself onto the large flat sled. "Easy, easy mules." Amus said, calming them.

White Out

As the team pulled them through the mountains, Daniel climbed up on his back again, looking at all his exposed circuitry with interest. Drilling Bluestreak with questions about what did what and how it was all connected and controlled.

They topped the next mountain pass, and Amus pulled out his cell phone. It had started beeping the second they hit the area with tower signal. Reading the text messages, he groaned. "Daniel, big storm's coming in! We don't have time to make it to town."

Daniel thought for a moment. White out conditions in these mountains was not something to mess with! "John Leman's old hay barn is close. Should be half-empty this time of year. Don't think he'd mind if we took cover in it!"

Amus tossed Daniel his phone. "Your friends will have to wait 'till the blizzard passes; but we could go ahead and call 'em so they know where you are." he offered.

Bluestreak told him the number, and as Amus guided the team to the large barn, Daniel informed Blaster at Metroplex of what had happened.