New Apprentice

New Apprentice

"Hey, Daniel, this is Wheeljack." Bluestreak smiled as he introduced the two.

Daniel looked up with big eyes at the inventor. This alien was even stranger looking than Bluestreak. At least Bluestreak had a kind've human face; this one didn't even seem to have a mouth!

"Um, nice to meet you sir," he stammered.

Wheeljack cocked his head in amusement. He couldn't believe that the strangely dressed boy had actually said 'sir' to him!

"So, Bluestreak told me you were pretty good at figuring out machines."

"Um, yes sir."

"Well, follow me; I got this really cool gizmo I'm working on! You see it's supposed too….." his voice faded into the distance, as he led the boy into his workshop.

Bluestreak smiled as he walked off. He couldn't wait until the end of Daniel's shift, and then he and his friend could go cruising again. He'd found some interesting information concerning a new car model that Dodge was coming out with, and he just couldn't wait to tell Daniel about it. Maybe they'd even drive to a dealership and check it out!

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"Now this gizmo here I call the 'Energy conversion processor'. It's supposed to convert all types of current into the direct current we need to make energon out of." Wheeljack proudly motioned to his newest contraption.

Now, Daniel knew a little about electrical currents. He had rewired several livestock trailers for local Englishmen back home. And he had also repaired a couple of his friends' cell phones as well. So he listened and nodded, as Wheeljack proudly opened a few of the gizmo's panels and explained everything in great detail.

As the inventor continued to ramble, Daniel found himself tracking the different wires with his eyes. Following the positive and negative currents from their start to end, he frowned as he spotted a wire that appeared to be crossed.

Tapping the inventor's leg, he waited politely until Wheeljack stopped talking and looked down at him.

"Um, sir, are those supposed to be crossed like that?" he asked.

Wheeljack leaned down, spotting the miswiring that Daniel was pointing at. His blue optics got very large! For if he'd done a demonstration run, the gizmo would've shorted out! Smiling behind his mask at the boy, he realized that the kid just saved him from another embarrassing screw up in front of the other Autobots. And boy; was he tired of the 'blowing up' jokes that the other Mechs were always snickering about!

Scratching his helm, Wheeljack nodded to Daniel. "You're right. Guess I was wiring that harness too quick, and accidentally crossed them."

Daniel beamed with happiness that he'd actually helped his teacher!

Wheeljack tapped his fingers along the gizmo's protective plating. If he'd made one mistake, he figured there were more of them in there. And the space was so tight; he'd have a hard time getting his hands in there. But there was plenty of room for the kid to climb right in!

"Think you could climb in there and double check the wiring?" he asked Daniel.

Daniel grinned and nodded his head, "But I don't have any tools to fix it if I find something, sir."

"Oh, I forgot, got something for you over on that shelf." Wheeljack motioned towards a low shelf in the corner.

Going over to it, Daniel's eyes lit up in shock! There were a couple of brand new tool chests, filled with top-of-the-line human tools. He couldn't believe it! They'd bought them just for him!

"Hope they've got everything you'll need. I sent 'ol Sparkplug and Spike to Lowes with my account number," the inventor told him.

Daniel turned around, his eyes big in disbelief! For back home, he'd always gotten used tools at yard sales. Since the Amish were known for their thriftiness.

"Um, yes sir! I, uh, can't believe you bought all this nice stuff just for me!"

Wheeljack nodded, he liked making someone happy. Especially someone who wasn't afraid to hang out in his workshop! "Ah, it ain't nothing; if you're my apprentice, you've got to have good tools!"

Grabbing his new tool belt, Daniel stuffed the tools he would need to work on wiring into it. With a smile, he climbed into the gizmo and began to double check all the wiring.

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