Sideburn and I had just exited the Global Space Bridge and were heading
toward what looked to be an underground parking lot. I felt like I was
going to be sick... I really REALLY couldn't go to autobot HQ like Sideburn
wanted me to. I know he just wanted to show off his new friend and brag
about how he saved me when the car I stole, uh borrowed, crashed.... HE
DOESN'T EVEN NOW I STOLE THE CAR!!!! And his older brother is a COP!!!!!!
"Sideburn please stop, let me off here and you can go back to autobot head
quarters... I'll take a cab or a shuttle bus to the country but I can't go
with you!" I pleaded as we came closer to the entrance. Thank GOD he
stopped.
"What do you mean you can't come to HQ?" He asked as I opened the door and stepped out of the car. I didn't want to tell him it was because I was scared of his brother Prowl, after all a cop is a cop right?
"Ask Prowl, he'll be able to answerer that for you," I shouted back to him as I walked off. I confess I didn't want to leave him, he was the first friend I made in a long, long, LONG, long time.... but I can't risk his brother throwing the book at me, lets face it, over the years I've gotten into a LOT of trouble.
"Hey I don't even have your name!"
"For you Sideburn," I turned around to face the blue sports car, "The names Katsuragi Byakuren." I turned around and started to walk of again. I felt kinda bad about leaving but as I said before I'm not gonna risk my ass just to say hello to some giant Rock'm Sock'm Robots; besides once I drop off the jem to Mr Osiris and I can have an early retirement
I turned a corner and started to head towards the train station. It was about 45 minuets away but I had no money for a cab and I figured I could just play the homeless bum routine until I got enough money for a ticket. I'm not going to say I was finally on the right track because I'ld just end up jinxing it and possible end up running into those animal things again or worse.......
meanwhile...........
Sideburn cheerfully greeted his brothers and Optimus. To his surprise the Onishi's were there as well. "Hey Koji, hey Doctor why are you here so early?"
"It seems their house guest decided to leave in the middle of the night, without a trace Sideburn," X-Brawn informed his youngest brother. "But we don't know what kind state she's in or even if she's fully healed. Heck we don't even know here name!"
"Oh no problem after she snuck out of the Onishi's she decided to take me for a joyride and one thing led to another and well......"
"That must of freaked her out!" Koji said laughing to himself about how she must of looked when she found out the car was really an autobot.
"Actually she took it better then I thought she would, except she mentioned something about never driving a car again." They all laughed except of course Dr Onishi and Prowl.
"Did you happen to get her name Sideburn?" Prowl asked.
"Yea she said her name was Byakuren Katsuragi.... I wanted to bring her here to meet everyone but she freaked out when I mentioned you were a cop." Sideburn said to Prowl
"Maybe she's had some run ins with the law and figured Prowl might try to take her in," Dr Onishi hypothesized. "Why don't you look up her name Tai."
"OK Doctor," the holographic girl floated up to her computer and started to look up all sources of information for Katsuragi Byakuren. "WOW!" even Tai was taken by surprise by the information she found.
"What is it Tai?" asked Sideburn.
"Apparently your friend Byakuren is in A LOT of trouble... yes here we are....." She started to read a police profile of the girl. "Katsuragi Byakuren aka Billie the Kid? wanted in..... OVER 100 countries!!!!!!"
"I didn't know there was that many countries......" Koji said in shock
"On what accounts?" said Prowl who was also in disbelief.
"Let see there's charges of grand theft auto in the tripple digits.. shes robbed some national banks, jewelry stores, museums... a lot of classy places. She probably is hired to do these things, you know like contract working."
"Wait maybe it's someone else," Sideburn was in disbelief. But that soon changed when Tai brought up a resent picture of "Billie the kid" She wasn't tall for an 18 year old, about 5'4; her hair was a light Auburn and held up by bobby pins in the back; Her gray, depressed eyes were hidden under long dark lashes; she was wearing the same tan capries and army style tank top as when Sideburn met her. He was speechless, there is no way that was the same human he was with just a few minutes ago.
"Hey Prowl," Koji finally spoke up, "do you think that the predicons were telling the truth and that she was the human who stole the jem before they did?"
"It would make sense, Sideburn did she mention where she was going to you?"
"She mentioned something about the Osiris manor in the country"
"Oh no," moaned Dr Onishi. "Not Dr Osiris, he's got to be one of the most malevolent men I've ever had to work with."
"You know of this man Dr Onishi?"
"Only too well and if he's back in the black market again..... your friend might as well be as good as dead Sideburn."
"WE HAVE TO HELP HER OPTIMUS!" Sideburn said boldly
"I agree with Sideburn," Prowl second his little brother, "however, once we rescue her we WILL have to bring her to the proper authorities. And in some of the countries she's gotten in trouble still use capital punishment. So when they find out we have her, who know's how they'll react."
'Not if I get to her first,' Sideburn thought to himself.
Okay that was fun, now back to me! I finally got to the train station and these poor suckers actually believed the old 'I was mugged on my way to the station and now I don't have the money to visit my sick great-grandma who doesn't have much time to live' routine..... so, so sad. But it got me a ticket and I wasn't complainin'.
I looked around at the people getting off the train; off to school, work or whatever.... and their nice fancy clothes and nice clean cut hair.... never had to suffer. I made myself feel better and picked a few pockets so I could get something to eat, I was starving!
It was a good thing I did this since the snack stand was right across from the train engine.... Now you're asking why is that good? Well I don't know much about trains but I DO know that they aren't supposed to talk, and this one was, "Midnight Express here, what's up Tai?"
Midnight Express? ohhhh that's an original name! Why can't these robots have normal names like Bob... or Rosco.... or Mark Anthony?
"I'm sending you some information on a girl named Byakuren Katsuragi," a high pitched preppy girl voice said from inside 'Midnight'..... did that sound as weird as I think it did? meh. HEY SHE SAID MY NAME!, "She's a wanted criminal and seems to have gotten in a mess with the Predicons. We need to take her to autobot headquarters."
How did they know about me meeting those Predicons? How did they know I was a criminal? How did they know I was coming here? Stupid Sideburn and his autobot friends, now I got to find a new way to get to Mr Osiris. I sold my ticket to some sucker (After I got some food) and bolted out of there like a hungry kid chasing an ice-cream truck..... you wouldn't believe how fast they can be.
I walked along the side of the street heading north, once I got out of the city I went to the free-way which slowly turned into a two lane straight road and walked along the ditch. Every time a car went by I made sure there was a person driving before I stuck my thumb out...... I'm getting smarter! Unfortunately no one wanted to give me a ride..... jerks.....
It had to be noon because the sun was over-head and hotter then ever so I found a tree near the road and rested in its shade. If I took the train I would have been at the manor hours ago..... of course I would have had the cops with me.... and the autobots.... my life keeps getting better and better I wonder what will happen next? Note to whoever is reading this story I'M BEING SARCASTIC, MY LIFE IS NOT GOING GOOD AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT! But it's too late and now something will come to make this walk even more unbearable then it is in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.....
"You're that Billie the Kid girl Optimus has us on the look-out for aren't you?" HUSTON, WE HAVE LIFE OFF! WOOPDIE DOO! I turned around to see a big blue transport truck.
"What's it to you if I am?" I was not going down with a fight and I wanted to sound as tough as I could against a big robot who could squash me like an ant. I even put my hands on my hips for that extra effect. Ohhhhhhhh
"Nothin' I just want to know why a human like you is so important, I mean your not related to the Onishi's and you don't look like your a scientist." Is he mocking me?
"I'll take that as a compliment, thank you very much!" I don't really like this guy. "What's my business is mine not the autobots and even IF it was I wouldn't tell you!" So stick that in your exhaust pipe and smoke it! I added in my head..... I hope he's not telepathic.
"For a person who's small even for human standards you've got quite the attitude," The truck snapped at me.
"Whatever," I didn't want to get in a fight, so I did the most un-Billie- like thing ever.... "I'm leavin'"
"To that Osiris manor?" How did he know about that..... Sideburn doesn't leave anything out does he? "We got look-out there waiting for you."
"Well then I'll have to be quiet won't I," I was walking away no problem until he started to drive beside me.
"How 'bout I drive beside you and tell everyone where you are?"
"Then I'll go walk in the forest where you can't drive!" I left the roadside and ran into a brush, but not too far so that I could see the road. I hear that truck talkin' to that preppy girl on his radio....
"TAI, this is Ultra Magnus, I've spotted the human she's heading north towards sector 4A on foot."
"Well don't let her get away, theres been decepticon sightings in that area."
"Great, my day just gets better and better," That 'Ultra Magnus' said so quietly I could barely hear, it looks like I've got more in common then I thought.
I stepped out the the brush and met him again, "Listen, they want YOU to follow ME so that I don't get in trouble with the Dece-what-cha-ma-call'ems so how 'bout you take me as far as half a mile from the Manor and you can say you lost me, and when I get my pay cheque I'll pay you back!" I tried to negotiate with him.
"What makes you think I need your money?"
"I wasn't thinking of money," I said in a rather rude mocking voice, "I was thinking along the lines of 'if you ever needed a tune up or if you wanted a paint job, I would pay for it or something."
"Well I don't need you generous offer, besides what makes you think I would bring you to Optimus? I can't stand the guy." This was different. As I stood there with my very simple brain trying to understand Ultra Magnuses...eses mutiny, his door opened. "Hop in Billie, I'll take you till you're a half mile away, no more no less got it?"
Oh thank you so much Ultra Magnus, you are so amazing and generous and I am not worthy of you kindness! That's what I wanted to say or at least along those lines.... UNFORTUNATELY it came out, "That's BILLIE THE KID thank you very much" muh you win some you loose some, beside I think this guy actually liked my attitude....... awwww someone likes me; well I can't really say that I mean Sideburn did like me too.... he just needs a make- over. That flame streak and engine-coming-out-of-the-hood-thing was sooo 1999!
"What do you mean you can't come to HQ?" He asked as I opened the door and stepped out of the car. I didn't want to tell him it was because I was scared of his brother Prowl, after all a cop is a cop right?
"Ask Prowl, he'll be able to answerer that for you," I shouted back to him as I walked off. I confess I didn't want to leave him, he was the first friend I made in a long, long, LONG, long time.... but I can't risk his brother throwing the book at me, lets face it, over the years I've gotten into a LOT of trouble.
"Hey I don't even have your name!"
"For you Sideburn," I turned around to face the blue sports car, "The names Katsuragi Byakuren." I turned around and started to walk of again. I felt kinda bad about leaving but as I said before I'm not gonna risk my ass just to say hello to some giant Rock'm Sock'm Robots; besides once I drop off the jem to Mr Osiris and I can have an early retirement
I turned a corner and started to head towards the train station. It was about 45 minuets away but I had no money for a cab and I figured I could just play the homeless bum routine until I got enough money for a ticket. I'm not going to say I was finally on the right track because I'ld just end up jinxing it and possible end up running into those animal things again or worse.......
meanwhile...........
Sideburn cheerfully greeted his brothers and Optimus. To his surprise the Onishi's were there as well. "Hey Koji, hey Doctor why are you here so early?"
"It seems their house guest decided to leave in the middle of the night, without a trace Sideburn," X-Brawn informed his youngest brother. "But we don't know what kind state she's in or even if she's fully healed. Heck we don't even know here name!"
"Oh no problem after she snuck out of the Onishi's she decided to take me for a joyride and one thing led to another and well......"
"That must of freaked her out!" Koji said laughing to himself about how she must of looked when she found out the car was really an autobot.
"Actually she took it better then I thought she would, except she mentioned something about never driving a car again." They all laughed except of course Dr Onishi and Prowl.
"Did you happen to get her name Sideburn?" Prowl asked.
"Yea she said her name was Byakuren Katsuragi.... I wanted to bring her here to meet everyone but she freaked out when I mentioned you were a cop." Sideburn said to Prowl
"Maybe she's had some run ins with the law and figured Prowl might try to take her in," Dr Onishi hypothesized. "Why don't you look up her name Tai."
"OK Doctor," the holographic girl floated up to her computer and started to look up all sources of information for Katsuragi Byakuren. "WOW!" even Tai was taken by surprise by the information she found.
"What is it Tai?" asked Sideburn.
"Apparently your friend Byakuren is in A LOT of trouble... yes here we are....." She started to read a police profile of the girl. "Katsuragi Byakuren aka Billie the Kid? wanted in..... OVER 100 countries!!!!!!"
"I didn't know there was that many countries......" Koji said in shock
"On what accounts?" said Prowl who was also in disbelief.
"Let see there's charges of grand theft auto in the tripple digits.. shes robbed some national banks, jewelry stores, museums... a lot of classy places. She probably is hired to do these things, you know like contract working."
"Wait maybe it's someone else," Sideburn was in disbelief. But that soon changed when Tai brought up a resent picture of "Billie the kid" She wasn't tall for an 18 year old, about 5'4; her hair was a light Auburn and held up by bobby pins in the back; Her gray, depressed eyes were hidden under long dark lashes; she was wearing the same tan capries and army style tank top as when Sideburn met her. He was speechless, there is no way that was the same human he was with just a few minutes ago.
"Hey Prowl," Koji finally spoke up, "do you think that the predicons were telling the truth and that she was the human who stole the jem before they did?"
"It would make sense, Sideburn did she mention where she was going to you?"
"She mentioned something about the Osiris manor in the country"
"Oh no," moaned Dr Onishi. "Not Dr Osiris, he's got to be one of the most malevolent men I've ever had to work with."
"You know of this man Dr Onishi?"
"Only too well and if he's back in the black market again..... your friend might as well be as good as dead Sideburn."
"WE HAVE TO HELP HER OPTIMUS!" Sideburn said boldly
"I agree with Sideburn," Prowl second his little brother, "however, once we rescue her we WILL have to bring her to the proper authorities. And in some of the countries she's gotten in trouble still use capital punishment. So when they find out we have her, who know's how they'll react."
'Not if I get to her first,' Sideburn thought to himself.
Okay that was fun, now back to me! I finally got to the train station and these poor suckers actually believed the old 'I was mugged on my way to the station and now I don't have the money to visit my sick great-grandma who doesn't have much time to live' routine..... so, so sad. But it got me a ticket and I wasn't complainin'.
I looked around at the people getting off the train; off to school, work or whatever.... and their nice fancy clothes and nice clean cut hair.... never had to suffer. I made myself feel better and picked a few pockets so I could get something to eat, I was starving!
It was a good thing I did this since the snack stand was right across from the train engine.... Now you're asking why is that good? Well I don't know much about trains but I DO know that they aren't supposed to talk, and this one was, "Midnight Express here, what's up Tai?"
Midnight Express? ohhhh that's an original name! Why can't these robots have normal names like Bob... or Rosco.... or Mark Anthony?
"I'm sending you some information on a girl named Byakuren Katsuragi," a high pitched preppy girl voice said from inside 'Midnight'..... did that sound as weird as I think it did? meh. HEY SHE SAID MY NAME!, "She's a wanted criminal and seems to have gotten in a mess with the Predicons. We need to take her to autobot headquarters."
How did they know about me meeting those Predicons? How did they know I was a criminal? How did they know I was coming here? Stupid Sideburn and his autobot friends, now I got to find a new way to get to Mr Osiris. I sold my ticket to some sucker (After I got some food) and bolted out of there like a hungry kid chasing an ice-cream truck..... you wouldn't believe how fast they can be.
I walked along the side of the street heading north, once I got out of the city I went to the free-way which slowly turned into a two lane straight road and walked along the ditch. Every time a car went by I made sure there was a person driving before I stuck my thumb out...... I'm getting smarter! Unfortunately no one wanted to give me a ride..... jerks.....
It had to be noon because the sun was over-head and hotter then ever so I found a tree near the road and rested in its shade. If I took the train I would have been at the manor hours ago..... of course I would have had the cops with me.... and the autobots.... my life keeps getting better and better I wonder what will happen next? Note to whoever is reading this story I'M BEING SARCASTIC, MY LIFE IS NOT GOING GOOD AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT! But it's too late and now something will come to make this walk even more unbearable then it is in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.....
"You're that Billie the Kid girl Optimus has us on the look-out for aren't you?" HUSTON, WE HAVE LIFE OFF! WOOPDIE DOO! I turned around to see a big blue transport truck.
"What's it to you if I am?" I was not going down with a fight and I wanted to sound as tough as I could against a big robot who could squash me like an ant. I even put my hands on my hips for that extra effect. Ohhhhhhhh
"Nothin' I just want to know why a human like you is so important, I mean your not related to the Onishi's and you don't look like your a scientist." Is he mocking me?
"I'll take that as a compliment, thank you very much!" I don't really like this guy. "What's my business is mine not the autobots and even IF it was I wouldn't tell you!" So stick that in your exhaust pipe and smoke it! I added in my head..... I hope he's not telepathic.
"For a person who's small even for human standards you've got quite the attitude," The truck snapped at me.
"Whatever," I didn't want to get in a fight, so I did the most un-Billie- like thing ever.... "I'm leavin'"
"To that Osiris manor?" How did he know about that..... Sideburn doesn't leave anything out does he? "We got look-out there waiting for you."
"Well then I'll have to be quiet won't I," I was walking away no problem until he started to drive beside me.
"How 'bout I drive beside you and tell everyone where you are?"
"Then I'll go walk in the forest where you can't drive!" I left the roadside and ran into a brush, but not too far so that I could see the road. I hear that truck talkin' to that preppy girl on his radio....
"TAI, this is Ultra Magnus, I've spotted the human she's heading north towards sector 4A on foot."
"Well don't let her get away, theres been decepticon sightings in that area."
"Great, my day just gets better and better," That 'Ultra Magnus' said so quietly I could barely hear, it looks like I've got more in common then I thought.
I stepped out the the brush and met him again, "Listen, they want YOU to follow ME so that I don't get in trouble with the Dece-what-cha-ma-call'ems so how 'bout you take me as far as half a mile from the Manor and you can say you lost me, and when I get my pay cheque I'll pay you back!" I tried to negotiate with him.
"What makes you think I need your money?"
"I wasn't thinking of money," I said in a rather rude mocking voice, "I was thinking along the lines of 'if you ever needed a tune up or if you wanted a paint job, I would pay for it or something."
"Well I don't need you generous offer, besides what makes you think I would bring you to Optimus? I can't stand the guy." This was different. As I stood there with my very simple brain trying to understand Ultra Magnuses...eses mutiny, his door opened. "Hop in Billie, I'll take you till you're a half mile away, no more no less got it?"
Oh thank you so much Ultra Magnus, you are so amazing and generous and I am not worthy of you kindness! That's what I wanted to say or at least along those lines.... UNFORTUNATELY it came out, "That's BILLIE THE KID thank you very much" muh you win some you loose some, beside I think this guy actually liked my attitude....... awwww someone likes me; well I can't really say that I mean Sideburn did like me too.... he just needs a make- over. That flame streak and engine-coming-out-of-the-hood-thing was sooo 1999!