As Ratchet, Clank, and their new robot friend continued to walk to the garage, the Lombax and his little companion talked about their new friend.
"I wonder if this robot was on the run from someone, or something? After all, that was an escape pod we found him in." Ratchet said.
"I do not know, Ratchet. But I do know he isn't a mere robot. His energy signature is very unique." Clank replied.
Suddenly, the trio heard loud croaking noises from their left. They turned around and saw a large group of horny toads. Ratchet and Clank narrowed their eyes and looked at their friend.
"Horny toads, as numerous as they are unfriendly." Clank explained to the robot.
Clank hopped on Ratchet's back and the Lombax took out his omniwrench. But as he was about to charge into the toads, they were suddenly blasted by several energy shots. Both Ratchet and Clank slowly looked back with wide eyes and gaping mouths to see a smoking cannon in the robot's arm. The robot's cannon then converted back into his hand.
"Damn!" Ratchet said.
"Indeed, the only other yellow robot who could do that much damage is Kit." Said Clank.
They then continued to trek to Ratchet's garage. A hover car parking lot was at their right. As Ratchet and Clank pass by the robot stopped and looked at the hover cars. The Lombax and his small friend realized their big companion was not behind and turned around.
"Hey pal, is something wrong?" Asked Ratchet.
The robot looked throughout the cars and spotted one that caught his eye: a small yellow hover car. A scanner shot out of the robot's eyes onto the yellow car, puzzling Ratchet and Clank. The scanner turned off and what happened next shocked the duo. The robot mechanically shifted his arms, legs and body into a yellow hover car identical to the one it scanned.
"Holy shit!" Said an amazed Ratchet.
"Indeed! We have seen and met many strange and unique robots but none like this." Said Clank.
The car door on the drivers side of the hover car then opened on its own.
"Ratchet, I think he wants us to get in." Said Clank.
"You know what? I'm ok with that." Replied Ratchet.
The Lombax and his friend got into the car and drove away to the garage. After a few minutes, they have arrived. After they parked in the garage and got out of the vehicle, the car transformed back into its robot form. Then the robot suddenly made tuning noises. And talked through the car's radio.
"My -- name -- is -- Bumblebee." Said the robot through different radio stations and frequencies.
"He just used the radio to communicate. Fascinating." Said Clank.
"Cool! Nice to meet you, Bumblebee." Said an excited Ratchet to which Bumblebee nodded.
"Can you tell us why you're here, Bumblebee?" Asked Clank
Bumblebee lowered his head with eyes lowered and answered.
"We are at war -- lost so many good men -- home is gone -- looking for my comrades." Said a saddened Bumblebee.
Ratchet and Clank had a shocked and horrified look on their faces.
"There's a war?" Asked Ratchet.
"You lost your home?" Questioned Clank.
"And your looking for your friends?" Asked the Lombax.
Bumblebee nodded. Suddenly they heard a loud thunder in the sky. The trio quickly ran out of the garage and saw a large metal pod falling to Veldin's rocky surface in the north.
"Friendlies incoming!" Said Bumblebee who then immediately transformed into his car form and Ratchet and Clank quickly got in and they sped towards the crash site.
When they reached the crash site, Ratchet and Clank got out of the car and Bumblebee transformed into his robot mode. The space pod was heavily dented and peppered with blaster marks.
"I am detecting an energy signature, but it's faint." Said Clank.
"Then we better get him out of there, quick. He's probably hurt." Ratchet said.
"Make way -- I got this." Said Bumblebee as he walked past the two heroes towards the pod.
The yellow machine gripped the hatch with both hands and pried it opened with all his might. What Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Clank saw inside shook them: the passenger was a robot the same size as Bumblebee with a yellow torso and lime green limbs. He had dents and cracks all over his metal body. He stumbled out of the pod and was about to fall when Bumblebee caught him.
"Brawn -- what the hell happened to you?!" Asked a concerned Bumblebee.
"Blitz, Blitzwing is coming!" Answered a wheezing Brawn before he lost consciousness.
"Who's Blitzwing?" Asked Ratchet.
Before Bumblebee can answer, the trio were interrupted by the sound of an incoming fighter ship. The ship was purple with a white nose. When it got close to the ground it transformed into a purple and white robot. Bumblebee narrowed his eyes while Ratchet and Clank look scared.
"I assume this is Blitzwing?" Questioned Clank.
"Another Autobot and a couple of pests for me to crush? This is gonna be fun!" Blitzwing said gleefully.
Sorry I'm late ladies and gentlemen.
So Ratchet and Clank get to know more about Bumblebee and why he's on Veldin.
But oh no! They found Brawn but he's in critical condition. Even worse, the Decepticon, Blitzwing has found Bumblebee!
Can Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Clank survive the encounter and help Brawn?
Stay tuned to find out!
This is MergingEmperor7, over and out.
