AN: Hi guys. I'm glad I manage to write next chapter. I just really want this Stunticon case done faster. I try my best to continue my other stories too when I can. Enjoy!
Let's Roll Out!
"In the time of panic, stay cool and improvise"
Strength was walking to Elena's trailer to talk with her. Since in Faixan they were making TV series of Team Prime and Elena, Peace and Sweet were there now. Strength wanted to come along, but no she said someone has to help Fixit. He doesn't do much but experiment how the team could combine to Ultra Bee. Well, according to Peace it was possible during the great war, so maybe some bots know how to do it. Like those Stunticons. Yeah, like they would tell how. Maybe Optimus could.
Soon he arrived at Elena's trailer and knocked the door. No response. He tried again. Still nothing. He knocked the third time in which the door opened. He opened a bit to see if she was inside. She wasn't. Not even in the shower because the door was open and it was close to the bed. Curiosity got to him and he stepped inside. Elena sure got a nice one. Denny probably got it, because the engine was bust. Well, it didn't have a kitchen area, but otherwise it good for own room and study. Well, they too had good ones too, but they had to share two of each trailer and he is the only boy of Stars.
Then Strength noticed some papers on the table. He went to look close when he could notice writing in then
"I know, things are not going well to you and you can't reply to these 'letters' like we call them here on Earth, but… well, you know how it is."
Strength was now more curious now. Who is Elena writing for? There was no name in the beginning. Whoever it was for, sounds like he or she is in Cybertron and some reason can't reply. Maybe the name is at the end of the letter.
"But don't get me wrong. Seems like all the cons keep coming here. Either trying to dominate it or come pick something they want. The good news is they are nothing compared what Megatronus tried to do. But, things don't feel the same without you. As much I hate to admit, you put up a challenge to us. And by that, I mean getting into our base, not that you threat innocent lives. I'm still mad about that. But then again you did it because you know how much it affects us. You learn quickly. But I still hope you wouldn't do that.
I don't know how things are now in Cybertron, but I would consider second chance if you promise to behave. What I also want to say that..."
Right then the was loud scream that it even surprised Strength. That sounded like his sisters yelling all at the same time. After calming down he realized something. The scream made him thorn the letter into the half.
"Oh scrap..." he said out loud. Elena is going kill him.
Strength came out from the trailer and headed to the command center. As much, he wishes to complain about the yell, there could be a very good reason for that. And it did when he arrived and found Bee team standing to some heavily technological machinery, which Fixit had made, while Denny and Russell helped girls to lay down somewhere.
"I'm sorry, sir, but these circuits are fried. I-I can't switch you all back to your regular bodies." Fixit said worriedly.
"Find. A. Way." Drift said. Wait, did his voice came out from Sideswipe.
"Woo-hoo!" Grimlock shout. Wait, he there and doing nothing. then where... "I've got wheels!" Came out Drift in his vehicle form.
"WHAAAA?!" Strength said out loud, while came closer. "What happened here?"
"We're confused as you are," Russell said.
"And your sisters passed out by that," Denny explained.
"I heard that." Strength said. "Fixit?"
"I energized your cells that had been exposed to radiation, as an explosion would have. Therefore, the switch effect should be temporary. Just as it's been temporary every time you've changed into the Ultra Bee Team Combiner." Fixit explained to Bumblebee who was now in Grimlocks body.
"So, let me get this straight." Strength said. "Your experiment made them switch their bodies? So Drift is in Sideswipe's body, Grimlock in Drift's,... Bumblebee in Grimlock's and... I take Strongarm is in Bumblebee's body then and Sideswipe in Strongarm's."
"No kidding. What made you think that?" Sideswipe asked inside Strongarm's body.
"Because it's obvious." Strength said. "And please don't speak front of me, that is way weird."
"This is gonna take some getting used to. I suppose it's more annoying than anything. As long as we don't have to deal with any crises." Bumblebee said.
"Bee, you need to come see this!" Denny shouts since he left to take girls to rest.
"Oh, fantastic."
The team came to dine where the TV was on.
"And here come the racers to the starting line for this year's Crown City Grand Prix.
There's Crasher Casey, winner of the "Ruler of the Roads" title the last four years running.
Can she set a new record and make it five?"
While the camera was showing other contestants, they all spot three familiar vehicles.
"Stunticons!" Grimlock said in Drift's body.
"I thought they looked like the cons you've been telling us about," Denny said.
"Now there's a fourth one," Strongarm said in Bee's body.
"Why would they want to race humans?" Drift asked in Sideswipes body.
"They're up to something. We need to get over there, fast." Bee said in Grimlock's body.
"We get to race! With our wheels!" Grimlock yells in Drift.
"I'm so not getting used to that" Strength said.
"We're going like this?" Sideswipe asked in Strongarm's body before sirens went on and he tried to shut them. "I-I can barely control these things! How am I gonna keep the humans in the race from noticing I'm a little different?"
"Not to mention, the event is televised to millions of more humans." Drift reminds in Sideswipe's body.
"We'll do the best we can. The big crowd will be at the start and finish line. Out on the course, attendance should be pretty sparse. Fixit, can you do something about the TV broadcast?" Bee asked.
"Yes! Probably." Fixit said.
"I'm gonna have to sit this one out here, team. Grim's body isn't suited to this kind of mission.
Strongarm, you get Uh…"
"Over here, sir!" Strongarm reported in Bee's body.
"Right, this is gonna take some getting used to."
"I don't" Strength admits.
"Strongarm, you're gonna be in charge in the field."
"Yes!"
"No!"
"If Fixit can make sure the television broadcast isn't transmitted, you will not be able to see us." Drift reminds.
"True. And if you're always updating me so I can advise you, you could be distracted at a crucial moment."
"And not to mention my sisters are all passed out and Elena, Peace, and Sweet are out." Strength reminded.
"We can call them to come..."
"NO! No no no no no." Strength said confusing everyone. "We got five Stars passed out here, you want to repeat the same scene again with them? Look I'll use my earth powers to keep track on you."
"Well, that's one way," Bee said. "There'll be lives at stake, Strongarm. I'm counting on you."
"Understood, understood! I've played this scenario out in my mind so many times! This will be easy. Okay, Autobots. Here's my first order: Let's rev up, and roll out!" Strongarm said which made others groan "I know, sir, but I couldn't resist."
"Please, tell you did that, just because you have Bumblebee's body." Strength said.
"Think we should contact others" Russell quietly to his dad.
While Strongarm and others went to handle Stunticons, Bumblebee stayed with Fixit who already managed to hack to broadcast and was now trying to fix the machine to get them back to their real bodies, while Strength kept update on the situation. Turns out it's much useful since Russell and Denny can't watch the race, they can ask Strength.
"What's the situation?" Russell asked.
"For the fifth time, Russell. "Crasher" Casey leads." Strength said. "Seriously, she is so way ahead, that she could actually win this, again."
"Well, how about the others?" Denny asked.
"Well, they got close to them… wait I try now hear what they say..."
"Can you do that?" Russell asked.
"Voice vibrates also on Earth, so yes...Oh, they're so bum."
"What?" Denny asked.
"They think if they win the race, they will literally become Ruler of the Roads." Strength said.
"Really?" Russell asked.
"Well, that reveals what they are after," Denny asked.
"Yeah. They want to take over this planet by taking over their roads." Strength said.
"That's what I thought" heard a familiar voice which scared Strength. Elena stood there near them.
"Elena… how….when…."
"I went for shopping," she said. "Well, it took some time because everyone is looking the race. And for your question, I got here when you said how dump stunticons are."
"Riiight." Strength said.
"Are you aware what's going on?" Denny asked.
"Fixit tried to combine bots to Ultra Bee, but he managed to switch their minds from their bodies, then you discovered that Stunticons are in the race and we know now why and now all you can do is follow others by Strength's earth power," Elena said.
"Star connection?" Russell asked.
"Yes"
"Strength, what's the status?" Bumblebee asked in the Grimlock's body.
"That I did not see coming," Elena said.
"Third lap and so far no casualties." Strength reported.
Bumblebee sigh before kept walking circles again.
"Everything okay?" Elena asked.
"Sorry, it's driving me crazy that I can't be out there with my team," Bumblebee said in Grimlock's body.
"This should cheer you up! I've fixed the equipment, and as soon as the Autobots return, I believe I can switch you back to your actual bodies!" Fixit said.
"That's great! Let me see" Bumblebee said while tried to get closer, but in Grimlock's body he accidentally hit the control panel and made Fixit fall. "Oh, like you won't have accidents if you had a tail for the first time."
"Guys, final lap!" Strength informed out loud.
"How are others?" Denny asked.
"Grimlock doesn't know un-deploy Jetstorm and Slipstream, Sideswipe and Drift are after one of the cons and Strongarm is ahead of two cons, who… Oh no..."
"What?"
"They are after lead car. Strongarm won't make it against two of them."
"Maybe there's one way..." Elena said. "Strength, activate your full power."
"What? How can I..."
"Just do it!"
Strength was sure how he can help, but one thing for he needs to calm down and see what he can do, once using fully his powers. Wow, that was just like in fortune cookie.
He activated his watch along with keychain, and he got his StarBeast outfit. He was wearing dark green pants, green tunic and metal bracelets and brown chest armor. His hair turned bit green and he got horn of the ox.
This time, he didn't just such saw what going on in the race. He actually, managed to create a double of the cliff near the road. The two stunticons were close to the leading car. His double started to run on the cliff to stay along with them.
"Want me to take this one, Drag Strip?"
"Wildbreak, old pal, away you go!"
In this, Wildbreak unleashes a literal wave of an energized road to take over the car.
"Oh no, you don't..." Strength said through his double and raised his hand to affect the earth on road. Instead of making a car to fall, it went under it like the car was surfing. Luckily, it felt like a small hill to drive and it went down just enough to give some space between it and stunticons.
"Gee, uh, sorry about that, Drag Strip."
"One of these days, Wildbreak. Pow! Right in the grille. Now let's step on it. The race is almost over."
Strength heard that and moved back where Strongarm was stuck as Bumblebee. Luckily, when getting there, Grimlock as Drift came to help her.
"Grim, You followed orders, and came to back me up."
"Well, yeah, I just had to finish putting my Mini-Cons back on," Grimlock said showing that Jetstorm and Slipstream were actually hanging on him.
"Sweet Solus Prime, that's adorable," Strongarm said.
"May we end the uncomplimentary compliments and return to our mission?" Slipstream asked.
"You're right, guys. There's a human in danger. Let's ride!" Strongarm said before they noticed Strength coming.
"Hey, how did you got here?" Grimlock asked.
"Talk later. We need to hurry. They're close to the finish line." Strength said and jump into Strongarm while transformed into a vehicle.
"Eww. Is that dirt on you?"
"No time. Let's move." Strength said while they kept heading. "Strongarm, call Sideswipe and Drift they are closest to the finish line."
"Hey, I'm..."
"Star priority, cadet. Do it!" Strength said before Strongarm connects to Sideswipe and Drift. "Guys, are you done with other con?."
"He just literally "falls out" from the race" Sideswipe jokes.
"There are three more left and they are close to the leading car. Try to get there if you can." Strength said.
"We're heading there as we speak" Drift said.
"Can you tell if they manage to stop them?" Strongarm asked.
"Doing it." Strength said while his eyes glowed with green. "They unleash a pair of guided missiles… wait, Sideswipe and Drift got there and lock missiles on to them. They swerve around at the three Stunticons and… oh..."
"What happened?" Grimlock asked.
"Let's just say they get to taste their own medicine," Strength said.
"We go take that other con, while Sideswipe and Drift handle others," Strongarm said.
"Then I'm out." Strength said before his double rumbled into earth piece on the seat, making Strongarm groan on dislike.
Back in Scrapyard, everyone was at the command center. Including Stars. Girls had managed to wake up and luckily, didn't faint again when others came back. Strength, however, was feeling tired. Turns out using a double and watch overtook lot of energy. He should practice that if he intends to use that in future missions.
"Slashmark disappeared after going over the side of the highway," Strongarm reported.
"And by the time we drove back to the other Stunticons, they'd used the explosion's smoke to escape." Drift explained.
"The most important thing is, no humans were hurt, That's a win." Bumblebee said.
"Sir, as honored as I was to experience being in your structural housing," Strongarm said. " I'm in no hurry to do it again."
"Oh?"
"Apparently, leadership is a lot more than giving orders. I really underestimated the challenges you face."
"I think we all have a better understanding of our teammates, Strongarm." Bumblebee said.
Meanwhile, Fixit was setting the machine to reverse the effect.
"You said the Combiner effect should wear off on its own, Fixit," Sideswipe said.
"It should. But it might be a week, or a month, or a year... until you return to normal." Fixit said.
"A year?"
"Oh please no..." all the Stars said.
"Well, I've repaired my equipment and I believe I can reverse the effect now. But if you'd like to wait...?"
"No-no-no, I'm ready, but We're just gonna go back to our own bodies? Nothing bad is gonna happen? I'm not gonna be stuck with Strongarm's - non-existent sense of humor?"
"Watch it," Strongarm said glaring at Sideswipe in her body.
"That is the plan. And if it's successful, I believe I'll have learned something about the Ultra Bee Combiner effect." Fixit said.
"If it is not successful?" Drift asked.
"Then you'll make me a fortune at the recycling center, heh, heh," Fixit said. everyone just looked at him. "Oh, o-of course, I'm only kidding. And this is a very serious, terrible time for kidding. Ahem, all right, every Bot hold still."
Fixit once again fires up the equipment to swap everyone back. The Autobots are all zapped just when control panel fries up a front of Fixit. Soon everyone starts to recover and check the situation.
"Whew! Thank the Primes." Bumblebee said back in his own body.
"Oh, it's so good to have me back," Sideswipe said after kissing his arms.
Meanwhile, Ash, Slipstream, and Jetstorm went to Drift.
"Teacher?"
"Is that you?"
"Does the answer not appear obvious before your optics?" Drift said his usual way.
"It's him." all three said.
The Stars went to their bots.
"Next time, try your experiments on some junked Earth vehicles first, okay, Fixit?" Sideswipe said while he went to Fixit, but mini-con didn't answer. "Fixit?"
"Come on, Fixit, talk to us," Bumblebee said while everyone came close to see what was going on.
"Lieutenant, I-is that you?There seems to be some fault with my optics. I-I can't flee-Tree-See you!" heard Fixit's voice, but that came from… "Wait Did we all combine into a super Ultra Bee Team Combiner?"
"No, buddy. I think you zotzed yourself into your control panel." Grimlock said.
"Don't worry, Fixit, I've watched you repair this thing. We'll go into town for a few new fuses, then we can get you back where you belong." Denny said.
"Ah, that's a relief," Fixit said. "D-did I tell you about the time my systems proctor relocated his consciousness into an Energon processor?" he started, while everyone started quietly leave the area. "Heh, heh, he would not stop complaining! "It's too quiet. I'm lonely." And do you know how long he was in there? Take a guess, go on, guess... Uh, anyone? Huh, boy, you're all really putting some thought into your guesses."
In time, while Denny went pick fuses to get Fixit back to his body, Strength was preparing to go to sleep. While walking to the trailer which he shares with one of his sisters, he kept thinking about that letter he found on Elena's trailer. Not that he wanted to bother others, but those few words kept ringing in his mind.
"And by that, I mean getting into our base, not that you threat innocent lives. I'm still mad about that. But then again you did it because you know how much it affects us. You learn quickly. But I still hope you wouldn't do that. I don't know how things are now in Cybertron, but I would consider second chance if you promise to behave."
This doesn't sound like a letter to Optimus Prime or any other Autobot. It also sounds like this bot has fought with them. A Decepticon? Is she writing to a Decepticon? Oh please no… Don't be some be some jerk. Wait, no. Elena would be that stupid. Or could she? Well, he can't ask her. And neither from his sisters, they could know who it would and then they will ask Elena and then he will be busted. Well, Peace and Sweet don't know either, but Sweet will squeal if she finds out and he will be busted too. So, that leaves Peace. Maybe he should try talking to her when he can.
After figuring that out, he has arrived at the trailer and went to bed.
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AN: Who do you think who the letter is for?
