Transformers Robots in Disguise (RID): Devil Z's Revenge
Written by: Marik7410
Chapter 4
Runaway
Location: Energon mine in Portland, Oregon
It didn't take T-Ai long to activate the space bridge. Elita and Firestar arrived at the mine where T-Ai picked up Decepticon activity. They looked around the mine and found nothing. "It's all clear here," Firestar said.
"There is one Decepticon there," T-Ai said.
"Well I don't sense them," Elita said.
Then a Hanomag front loader came in and pushed the cars like they were nothing. Elita and Firestar honked their horns to warn the driver that there are cars here. There was no response but they heard an evil chuckle. "I believe we found our Decepticon," Firestar said.
"Then let's go to work," Elita said.
They transformed to robot mode and faced their enemy. "Heavymine, transform!" the front loader shouted. The back of the loader split down the middle. The top portion swung out and landed on the ground to form legs. The scoop split down the middle and anchored to the ground. The scoop pushed the loader up off the ground allowing the legs to pick the vehicle up. The vehicle stood upright. The front of the loader opened up revealing arms and hands. The torso collapsed as the head popped up. The scoops reposition themselves onto Heavymines' forearms. The rear tires swiveled down to the calf. The cab opened up as a cannon emerged and propped on Heavymine's right shoulder. Heavymine was fully transformed and he towered over Elita and Firestar.
"Big poppa," Firestar commented.
"They bigger they are, they slower they get," Elita said and fired her gun.
Area: Paradise Isle
Max went back to his house to see if his sister went home. He walked inside the house and went to the backyard. She wasn't there so he checked the bedroom and she wasn't there. He went to the living to call the police. He picked up the phone and dialed 911.
"911, what's your emergency?" the operator said.
"I like to file a missing person report," Max said.
"Hang on; I'm dispatching a unit to your location."
Then Andréa walked through the door. She avoided eye contact and went to her room.
"Never mind, I found her," Max said.
"Ok, have a nice day," the operator said and hung up.
Max went to Andréa' room and saw that she was packing her things. "Where were you?" Max asked.
Andréa didn't respond.
"I was worried sick about you," Max said.
"Don't be," Andréa said.
"What are you doing?" Max asked.
"What does it look like?" Andréa said. "I'm giving you and your partner space."
"What? What makes you think I want you out of the house?"
"Oh, I don't know. If I wasn't your blood, you'll kick me out and let Nikki move in," Andréa reminded. "That's who I am to you, 3 liters of blood."
Max grabbed Andréa's hand to stop her packing. "Stop this," Max said.
"You don't tell me what to do," Andréa said and snatch her hand away and continued packing.
"What is your problem?" Max asked.
"You and everyone else," Andréa said. She was done packing and she head out the door.
"Andréa," Max called but she didn't stop. She was by the front door when Max grabbed her and turned her around. "Look at me when I'm talking to you," Max said sternly.
Andréa had a blank look on her face. "Since you're Nikki's bitch, I don't have to look at you," Andréa said coldly.
Max lost his temper and slapped Andréa. Then Max realized what he just did. "I didn't mean to," he apologized.
"No, I get the message," Andréa smiled and left. Max watched Andréa walked up to a car and got in. He managed to see the driver and it was Jackie. Then Jackie drove off. Nikki walked up behind Max and hugged him. "We all alone in this big house," Nikki hinted.
"Leave me alone," Max said and walked off.
Location: Energon mine
Elita and Firestar were hiding behind a slate of concrete. They shielded themselves from Heavymine heavy fire. "Got any ideas," Firestar asked.
"I wish Optimus was here," Elita replied.
"That's not the answer I wanted," Firestar said.
"Well we can't stay here," Elita said. "We need Valkyrian."
"I'll send the request," Firestar said.
Area: Autobot base
T-Ai received the request and immediately dispatched Arcee. Prowl was working on a device to mask their energy signature with T-Ai's help. Chromia was updating the databank and hacked into satellites to boost communication and scanners. Moonracer was scanning the planet for any clues of finding the Decepticon's hideout. Then Moonracer detected activity outside of New York City. "Hey T-Ai, what's over here," she asked.
"According to the archives, that was the last location Fortress Maximus before the Decepticons destroyed the base," T-Ai replied. "Why?"
"I detected activity there," Moonracer replied.
T-Ai checked Moonracer's finding and confirmed it. "Can you go?" T-Ai asked.
"I'll be careful," Moonracer said. "I'll call for backup if needed." And Moonracer left.
Location: Energon mine
Heavymine was getting bored. "Oh ladies, where are you?" he asked. "I know you're here."
Then he heard an engine revving behind him. He turned around and saw a space bridge. "What the slag is that?" he wondered.
Then he saw a pink Mustang fly out from the portal. The Mustang transformed and Arcee took out her guns and fired. Heavymine was caught off guard and nearly stumbled. Arcee leaped over Heavymine and dealt a kick to the back. Arcee landed on the ground and hurried over to Elita. "Fancy seeing you here," Firestar joked.
"I'll say the same but this is out-of-character for you," Arcee said.
"What do you mean?" Elita wondered.
"You, hiding from the enemy, pretty wimpy," Arcee laughed.
"Why don't you mess with this beast and see what we went through?" Elita fumed.
"Enough, we have to get rid of this brick wall if we want to be alive," Firestar said.
Arcee disappeared and Valkyrian took her place. "Let's do this," Valkyrian said.
Location: Jackie's house
Jackie's family was blessed. Her grandparents established a restaurant when they moved from Argentina. Since then, their restaurant went from local to state wide then nationwide. Jackie's parents took over the corporation and kept it going. Her parents wanted Jackie to take over but she was undecided. They don't live in a mansion but they do live in a high-class home. A two-story 5/4 house in a gated community but this community didn't have a name because it was brand new and the residents haven't made a decision.
A Beemer pulled up on the residence and Andréa stepped out from the car. "Man, I am still amazed every time I come to your house," she said. "You got it made but yet you don't act like it."
"Me act like them stuck-up snobs?" Jackie said. "Yeah right."
"I understand that your rooms are full, right?" Andréa inquired.
"Yeah but you can room with me," Jackie said. "Don't get any ideas."
"I don't roll that way."
"Not that. I mean doing stuff to me that requires a slug to your body."
"Nice," Andréa smiled.
Jackie escorted Andréa inside her house. Jackie's mother was on the couch watching TV. Though she was in her 40s, she still has the body to turn heads. She will make men come crawling with a wink. "I'm home," Jackie called.
"Hey sweetie," her mother said. She looked over the couch and noticed Andréa. "Hey Andréa, you're here for a sleep-over?"
"No mom, she's here to stay for a while," Jackie said.
"Oh that's nice. Please don't set each other on fire like you do years ago. I already have DCF on my ass back then."
"We won't," the girls promised but it wasn't certain if they were going to hurt each other on purpose.
Location: Outside New York City
There was a large indentation where Fortress Maximus fell. The citizens kept the indentation as a reminder of the bravery of the Autobots to protect the planet from the Decepticons. Moonracer was hiding behind a tree monitoring two Decepticons examining the area. She was watching them for quite some time and yet they done nothing but stand there and socialize. "If they were doing this, I would've watched them from the base," she thought to herself.
Then she noticed something quite odd. "Normally Decepticons would be working but these two are doing nothing," she wondered. "It's as if they knew that were being watched."
The Decepticons turned around and waved at her. Then Moonracer felt a presence behind her. She turned around and saw the jet transformer from before. "Slag," she said.
Location: Jackie's house
Area: Jackie's room
Usually someone's bedroom tells a lot about a person's behaviors and habits, not Jackie. In public, she was short tempered woman who keeps everything to herself but her room was filled with pictures. She had boy band posters and movie posters covering her walls. She has a MP3 player sitting on a dock connected to a 2.1 surround sound speakers. Her music list contains R&B and hip-hop music but country music dominated the list.
"Whoa, your private life contradicts your public image," Andréa said.
"Tell and you die," Jackie warned.
"I won't," Andréa promised.
"Beside, why you move out?" Jackie asked.
"My brother sees me as blood and nothing else," Andréa replied.
"He doesn't mean that," Jackie said. "He's your brother. He won't leave alone like that."
"Not if you have a blood-sucking bitch on your neck."
"What is your problem? Let it go."
"I can't," Andréa said.
"Why not?" Jackie asked.
Andréa avoided the question and left. "Where are you going?" Jackie asked.
"For a walk," Andréa replied.
"You don't have to tell me right away," Jackie said. "Whenever you're ready, talk to me, okay?"
"Alright." And Andréa left.
Area: Woods
Andréa had walked to the park and entered the woods. She walked in deep inside the woods to a clearing. "I know you're here," Andréa said.
There were heavy footsteps then a transformer appeared. It was Z. "You never cease to amaze me human," he said.
"The name is Andréa."
"I'm sorry. Where are my manners? Do you have any information for me?" Z asked.
"Besides the ones you saw, they are all alone," Andréa said. "They are expecting a ship and someone named Hotshot is on his way. I'm guessing it'll take days for them to get here."
"Interesting, this move will cost them dearly," Z said.
"Why?" Andréa asked.
"There no current senior officers to take charge," Z replied. "If my home world was attacked, their recklessness will destroy the planet. Let me tell you the truth reason why they are here. They're here to steal your energon, all of it."
"They can't do that."
"They can and will," Z said. "They know that you humans lack the ability to take our kind down. But I can share our weakness to you so whenever they attempt to steal it, you can kill them."
"I don't want them dead."
"I understand but they are stealing your planet's natural resource. You have to protect your assets. Give a warning to heed them off and if they continue, then kill."
"That sounds more reasonable," Andréa said. "What's your weakness?"
"Our sparks," Z said. He opened his spark chamber and showed Andréa his spark. "This is the only thing that keeps us going. Destroy this and we are dead for sure. A surefire way to do that is to disturb the energy flow by using raw, untreated energon. At its unstable form, it's lethal to us."
"I see," Andréa said. "Thanks for the info."
"And thank you for listening," Z said.
"At least I can trust someone that my future is certain," Andréa said.
"I'll let you handle your brother," Z said. "Excuse me, I have errands to run." And he left. Andréa waited for a while before leaving. There was a man standing behind a tree. He was watching the whole thing. "Andréa, what are you up to?" he wondered.
Location: Energon mine
Heavymine resumed his heavy fire as Elita, Firestar and Valkyrian sheltered themselves. "Dang, you weren't kidding," Valkyrian said.
"Not so tough now aren't you?" Elita said.
"I need him to switch to energy mode and I have the advantage," Valkyrian said.
"I got an idea," Firestar said. She poked her head and started teasing him. "Hey bully, your bullets can't penetrate this slab," she teased. "If you're a true decepticon, you'll destroy this slab and everyone behind this. But you're afraid that we, girls, will kick your ass."
Heavymine was indeed insulted. He switched his gun from bullet to energy and fired a large energy pulse. Valkyrian jumped out from behind the slab and crossed her swords. "Whoa, we're about to see the X-canon in person," Firestar said.
"I hope it's destructive like Arcee bragged," Elita said.
The energy pulse struck the sword and the sword absorbed the energy. The sword grew twice its size and glowed. Valkyrian drew in an X in the air. Then she brought her swords together and released the energy, pushing the X. The X was burned on Heavymine's armor as the beam dealt damage.
"Whoa, now that's original," Firestar said.
"Actually, Tai was the one who did this," Valkyrian corrected. "And when she does it, it's over."
"But don't you possess her traits?" Elita wondered.
"True but I don't have her physical being to bring me to full power," Valkyrian said. "If she was here, I wouldn't have been jumped today."
The smoke cleared and Heavymine was still moving. "Damn, he's like a virus you can't get rid of no matter how matter dose of anti-virus you take, it's still there," Firestar complained.
"We have to go for the spark," Elita said.
"Easier said than done," Valkyrian said.
"Why don't you do another X-canon?" Elita asked.
"If he allows me to," Valkyrian replied. "And no, you two won't be able to give me enough energy to break his armor."
"His armor is tough," Firestar said. Then a space bridge opened and Chromia jumped over Heavymine and over to her team. "What's up?" she said.
Elita looked at Chromia then looked at one of Valkyrian's swords. "Chromia, stay in vehicle mode, I have an idea," Elita said. She grabbed one of Valkyrian's swords and got on Chromia's back. "You're no lightweight," Chromia complained.
"Just shut up and give yourself distance," Elita said. Chromia turned and left. "What are they doing?" Firestar wondered.
"You'll see," Valkyrian said.
Chromia gave herself plenty of room and turned back around. She faced Heavymine and revved her engine. "Go!" Elita shouted.
Chromia released her brakes and she peeled towards Heavymine. In a short time, Chromia reached top speed. Heavymine fired his weapons to stop the team in their tracks. "Should we be providing cover fire?" Firestar suggested.
"They'll be just fine," Valkyrian said. And she was right. Their speed provided a shield, deflecting the bullets. Valkyrian's sword glowed as Elita got closer. Elita launched the sword and it was jammed inside Heavymine's spark. Then Elita jumped off Chromia and into the air. In mid-flight, Elita grabbed the sword and pulled it upwards. The upward movement sliced Heavymine's head in half. His spark was extracted and was held on the tip of the sword. Elita landed and slammed the sword on the ground, destroying Heavymine's spark. Valkyrian took out Arcee's guns and aimed it at Heavymine's sparkless body. "I love this job and I especially love this part," she smiled and fired a bullet from each gun. The bullets struck Heavymine and burrowed deep inside. The bullets Valkyrian fired were explosives. A second later, the bullets blew, shredding his body to pieces. Valkyrian glowed as Arcee took control. "She had to destroy the body," Arcee sighed.
"I didn't know you wanted the body," Valkyrian said. "Sheesh, say something next time."
"Why are you here Chromia?" Elita asked.
"Oh, T-Ai hasn't heard from Moonracer in a while," Chromia replied. "She hasn't responded to any calls and she hasn't moved at all. We think something might be wrong and T-Ai suggested that I can't go alone."
"She's right," Arcee agreed. "If something did happened to Moonracer, most likely the perp might be still in the area. Firestar, go assist Chromia and be careful. That area contains highly unstable energon. No matter what you do, you can't treat so watch where you aim."
"Why does the area contain unstable energon?" Chromia asked.
"That was the discharge from Fortress Maximus when he was taken down by the Decepticons," Arcee replied. "Be careful."
"Yes, ma'am," and the team left.
"I don't mean to criticize your decision but don't you think we should go too," Elita wondered.
"No, I have a bad feeling," Arcee said. "And it's telling me to keep an eye on our new allies."
"Max and the others?" Elita said.
"For some reason, I don't trust one of them. The question is who."
Location: Jackie's house
It was nighttime and Andréa was just rolling in from her walk. Jackie was watching TV in the living room when she heard the door close. "Andréa, is that you?" she called.
"Yeah," Andréa replied.
"Max left something for you," Jackie said.
"I don't want it," Andréa quickly said.
"Well Arcee wants you to have it in case any Decepticons attack us," Jackie explained.
"Whatever," Andréa said. "I'm going to bed."
"It's only 9."
Location: Mountains
Z was on the peak of the mountain, broadcasting a message into space. He got a response and opened the link. "What's the update?" a dark voice said.
"I learned that Hotshot is arranging a team to rescue Arcee and the others," Z reported.
"I already know that."
"Anyways, I have a little agent working for me."
"Elaborate?"
"I found a human and I convinced her to working for me. It's only a matter of time before our revenge," Z replied.
"I see."
"With no active senior officers, you are in the clear," Z pointed out.
"That is true."
"What about Optimus Prime?"
"Ah Optimus, there are reports that he is returning to Cybertron. I can han…"
The door hissed opened and Jetfire stepped inside. "Hey Forensic guy, do you…you know what, what is your name?"
"People called me X," the cybertroian replied in a calm voice.
"Well, did you hear anything from Arcee or Elita?" Jetfire asked.
"No," X replied.
"Ok, sorry to bother you," Jetfire apologized and left.
X returned to his sinister side and resumed his conversation with his agent. "Like I said, I can handle him. As of now, he is getting a warm welcome party."
"You're so devious aren't you?"
"It's all part of the plan. You can get rid of Arcee and the other whenever you want to."
"Very well," Z said.
Area: Jackie's room
Jackie had her own bathroom and she was happy to own it. Andréa walked out from the bathroom drying her hair with a towel. Then she noticed Jackie was staring at her. "What," Andréa said.
"Do you always wear a bra to bed?" Jackie asked.
Andréa looked down and checked herself then she looked at Jackie. "Uh yeah. I always go to sleep with it," Andréa replied. "It's either that or topless. You don't like it? I can take it off."
"No thanks," Jackie quickly declined.
"Let me guess, you have a problem with my pants too?"
"Pajama pants? No. Just the top."
Andréa let out a small laugh and crawled into bed. Jackie laid on her bed, listening to her MP3. "Hey Jax," Andréa said. But Jackie didn't hear Andréa. Andréa took her pillow and tossed it at Jackie. The pillow struck Jackie in the head. Jackie got pissed and threw it back. Andréa saw the pillow and caught it. "What is your problem?" Jackie said.
"I was trying to get your attention and I was planning on telling you my reason but I took it back," Andréa said. She lay back down and turned her back to Jackie. Jackie resumed playing her music but at a lower volume.
"He promised me that we'll be together," Andréa said. "And one day he just broke my heart and never forgave him."
"What really happened?" Jackie asked. "I know that the kiss didn't tick you off."
"It wasn't the kiss. It was the trust I had with him, that what tick me off. Two years ago, he presented me with a promise ring. He promised me that we'll be together forever, no matter what. He also promised that we both stay pure until we're married in the future."
"So how did he destroy the promise and every ounce of trust you had?"
"When I first saw him kissing Nikki, I looked passed it because he said that she kissed him and he told her to stop. To show that he really cared, he gave me an anklet that he brought a week ago to give to me as a present."
"And you believed him?" Jackie said.
"Not at first until Nikki came to me and told me up front," Andréa replied. "She told me that I was too much of a girl for him. She said that a man like him deserve a woman like her. That pissed me off."
"And you didn't hit her? I admire that in you because I would've kicked her ass so hard that her great-grandmother would've come back to life."
"Then what happened next was unforgivable. It was on his eighteenth birthday. I saved up enough money to buy the World Series ball from the Internet because he was a huge Red Sox's fan. I encased the ball in a glass box and I went to his house to hand-deliver it. His mother let me in and I skipped to his room. I opened the door and I saw my boyfriend in bed. When I opened the door wider, I saw Nikki with him," Andréa said.
"Wishing him a happy birthday?" Jackie said.
"In her birthday suit lying next to him?"
"He slept with her?" Jackie wondered.
"Yes, he did," Andréa replied. "And he said that it was an accident. He didn't mean to but I didn't listen to him. Then Nikki said something to me that made me wished that I had a gun in my hand."
"What was it?" Jackie asked. She was indeed interested. She was anxious on the answer.
"Your man was good. I can see why you promised him that you'll be together forever. I guess that'll never happen," Andréa replied. She narrowed her eyes as she remembers that day. "I stormed out from the house. I found a saw and cut up his present and dumped it on his yard. I walked down the street, steaming mad. Then Mike caught up to me and tries to explain but I didn't want to hear. All I heard were excuses and promises. I didn't want to hear so I punched him and knocked out two of his teeth. Then I walked away without regret. I never spoke to him ever again."
"From what I'm hearing, you never broke up with him," Jackie analyzed.
"I guess I never did," Andréa said.
"And I know why you hate Nikki? You still love your boyfriend."
"No I don't," Andréa yelled.
"Then why you still have the ring on your finger?" Jackie asked. "You still love him. And every time you think about him, Nikki comes into the picture."
"How are you so sure?" Andréa questioned.
"Ever since that moment, did you ever lay your hand on Nikki?" Jackie interrogated.
"No but I wanted to," Andréa replied.
"Why didn't you do it?"
"Maybe because she might be right," Andréa sighed. She sat up and touched her ring. "Maybe he needs someone who's more mature, more womanly."
"But you are more mature and you grown into a young woman," Jackie said. "How would you know if you never talk to him and ask him what he wants? You need to set a time to clear the air so you can move on."
"Maybe you're right," Andréa smiled. "Thanks for listening."
"No prob."
"Hey Jackie…"
"Yeah."
"Did you know that Rick had a thing for me?" Andréa asked.
"No," Jackie replied.
"Well, ever since middle school, he kept confessing to me in hopes that I'll go out with him," Andréa said. "And I kept saying no."
"So he took out his frustration on you by pulling pranks on you," Jackie assumed.
"No. He said that was his way of saying that he loves me," Andréa corrected.
Jackie was surprised.
"Plus he helped me to calm down after the fight I had with Mike," Andréa continued. "At that moment, I saw that he was really sweet and caring. He even took me to his prom last year."
"Oh now I see why he refuse to take me. He was trying to cheer you up," Jackie said. "And I'm glad that he did because girl you were bringing everyone around you down."
"I had a great time and beside, if he was persistent like he was back then I would've gave him a big thank you gift."
Jackie went stiff and rotated her head to stare at Andréa. "Thank you gift? What kind of 'gift' were you going to give him?" Jackie was building up steam.
Andréa was swaying side-to-side with a smile on her face. "A night to remember. A night around the town. Making his dreams come true. Getting to know me better," Andréa replied.
"As in…" Jackie growled.
"Well. What's the phase I'm looking for?" Andréa said as she twirled her hand in the air. "Since I was vulnerable, me and him uniting as one."
"You wouldn't," Jackie snarled.
"All he had to do is asked and he would've dumped you like hot shit in the toilet the next day because I would've rocked his world," Andréa laughed.
"There is a term for people like you."
"What is it?" Andréa mocked.
"Shank!" Jackie yelled. She armed herself with a pillow and went on the attack.
"Why not call me a whore or tramp?" Andréa teased. Jackie swung her pillow and Andréa dodged it. "Ha, ha, missed me!" Andréa taunted. Then Andréa received a face full of pillow to her left side of her face. Jackie cackled with glee. Andréa grabbed a pillow and fluffed it. "It's on bitch," Andréa said and swung her pillow. Jackie's parents were down the hall in their bedroom, getting intimate, when he heard the pillow fight.
"Should I call DCF?" the father asked.
"Shut up and kiss me lover boy!"