"Well, I'm glad you're okay. That drone sure did a number on you." Jake said in relief. "These drones, Speed Stars, are smarter than most other drones." Barry explained as he diagnosed the damage done to the Zoomer. "Did you say 'Speed Star'? Like those Hot Wheels kinda cars with Transformers sculpted onto them?" Jake wondered. Barry then turns to Holt with a notepad and pen. "Captain, I'll be needing these items." Barry said as he wrote in the notepad.
He tars the page from it and hands it to Holt. Holt inspects the list and looks back at Barry. "Seven Subway sandwiches. Surprise me?" he quoted. "I need to fill up the Headmaster's tank somehow." Barry answered. "He used a biofuel reactor as a power source. It accepts foodstuffs as fuel." Amy explained.
"That's… interesting. Very well, I shall have these items brought here very soon." Holt said before he walked away. "Where's the Headmaster?" Barry asked Jake. "It's in the back of the car. I'm not sure if you noticed, but your arm fell of when I tried to carry you to the car before you shut down." Jake said as he pointed to the squad car. They walk to the car and Barry opens the door, finding that the bandages on the arm have unravelled. "Hmm… I'll need to repairs or replace the inner Voyadroid." Barry observed as he reached for the Headmaster's waist.
He grabs a ring-shaped device on the Headmaster's waist and removes it, causing the armour on the Headmaster and the severed arm to retract into a belt-shaped device around the waist of another inactive android body. "What's that?" Jake asked as he pointed to the device in Barry's hand. "This is a Master Brace, a device that can turn the wearer into a Headmaster." Barry explained. "I thought Master Braces were like bracelets." Jake commented. "That was a prototype in my universe. To activate the current version, it must be inserted into a Master Belt." Barry explained as he removed the belt from the android.
"Jake, I need you to get that android I put in the body bag from upstairs." Barry requested. "I'll try not to make it look suspicious." Jake said sarcastically. As Jake left the scene, Adrian zigzags around the cars in the lot as he followed Jake. Barry then turns to Amy. "Wear this." Barry instructed as he handed her the Master Brace and the Master Belt.
Jake arrives upstairs in the elevator and makes his way to the evidence room before being stopped by Boyle. "Hey, Jake, how's Captain Ninety-Nine? Will he be okay? I made a get well soon card for him." Boyle pestered Jake as he showed him a get well soon card with Superman on the cover. Jake opens it and finds "PLEASE DON'T DIE – CHARLES BOYLE" written inside. "I wanted you to be the second person to sign!" Boyle said enthusiastically. "You're… very up front about this." Jake commented.
He takes a pen from Boyle and writes "what Boyle wrote – Jake" inside. He closes the card and hands it to Boyle. "Thanks Jake. We can't let that homicidal racer knock up the town." Boyle said. "Boyle… you do know what 'knock up' means, right?" Jake said with a disappointed tone. "Can I say 'pound the city'?" Boyle proposed.
"Boyle, why don't you ask someone else to sign?" Jake suggested to avoid Boyle. "Oh yeah, I was going to ask Gina next. Thanks, Jake." Boyle replied before Jake continued to the evidence room. He opens the door to the evidence room and finds Adrian leaning against a table. "Hey… Adrian Pimento… Detective Adrian Pimento… what brings you here?" Jake asked nervously. "I know Captain Ninety-Nine's a robot… or should I say Barry?!" Adrian accused threateningly.
"Him, a robot? Tch, no way! Barry? That's a dumb name!" Jake scoffed nervously. "I heard everything. His name is Barry, he has a base in the sewers, he's a real Transformer, and he can disguise himself as a human with holograms." Adrian listed. "Fine, you got me! So what that he's a robot? He's here to help." Jake replied. "Ha! I knew it! You gotta let me in on this!" Adrian said enthusiastically. "So… you spied on him, why…?" Jake asked.
"It's natural for a detective to sniff out mysteries. Also I'm bored and I wanted to do something. Where can I start?" Adrian asked. "You know what's in the body bag that was brought in a few days ago, right?" Jake asked. "Another robot. Cap was brought inside the body bag and put another robot of its kind inside to avoid suspicion. I don't know how he brought it in, though." Adrian deduced. "Yeah, Barry needs that for spare parts." Jake added. "So, how are we supposed to lug this to the parking garage?" Adrian wondered.
"Wait, I have an idea." Jake said with a smile on his face. Later at the bullpen, the officers and detectives watch as Adrian drags the body bag into an elevator. "Hey, whatcha doin?" Boyle asked Adrian. "None of your business!" Adrian answered. He closes the elevator and descends.
Jake emerges from the hallway, whistling suspicions away. "Man, that Pimento. That's like, what, the fourth body bag he's dragged out of here?" Jake said awkwardly. "Fifth." Rosa corrected. "Fifth? Well then, that's weird and concerning. I'm gonna go downstairs to check on Captain Ninety-Nine." Jake said. "Hey, can you give him the get well soon card?" Boyle requested as he handed Jake the card.
"Sure thing, buddy." Jake agreed. He opens the elevator and descends to the parking level. He meets up with Adrian who waited next to the elevator with the body bag. "I can't believe your casual weirdness actually came in handy." Jake commented as he walked towards the restricted lot with Adrian. "You don't want to know what I do with them." Adrian added.
They get to the restricted lot and a laser narrowly grazes Jake by his sideburns.
To be continued...