What's up, everyone? Glad to hear that everyone is okay! Sorry that it took me and my best friend a little longer to get this next chapter done. To be fair, we had a lot of things going on in our separate lives. However, I hope this is worth the wait! That being said, on with the story! More info will be at the bottom. Oh, little warning for reviewers, readers and authors under the age of 16-18. Some words and language may be offense. Also, Transformers Prime doesn't belong to me nor B-128. The only things that belongs to us are our OCS and this AU story.
Transformers Blue - The Jasper Chronicles
Chapter 13: SlashJacket
Co-written by B-128
Autobot Base - Wednesday, 6:40 a.m
Arcee was doing some combat training with Bulkhead. The two-wheeler asked if he could join in one of her training matches she used to do with Cliffjumper, which the wrecker agreed since he had nothing better to do. However, he started to realize that she was punching much harder than usual.
"Hey, Arcee, chill for a second." A panicked Bulkhead said, blocking her kicks and punches.
"What's the matter, Bulk? Getting tired already?" Arcee said jokingly, before landing a roundhouse kick on his leg.
"ACK!" The green wrecker tried not to fall down after that attack, but then he got kicked in the face next. Bulkhead groaned as he tried to get up... "By Primus, even Cliffjumper could keep up with this... N-No offense, Arcee."
She gave him an unamused look, it may have been a month since Cliff' kicked the bucket, but it still bothered her enough for her to punch him square in the jaw.
However, she controlled herself and picked him up, showing no hard feelings. "It's okay, Bulk. At least you didn't mention him in the wrong way." She said sternly.
"What are you guys doing? Reenacting Street Fighter?" Blue just arrived in the room, curious at their current exchange.
"Doing some combat training, well... Tried." Bulkhead said, shaking his right leg that Arcee landed a roundhouse kick on. "How you've been doing, Blue?"
"Eh, it could be worse," he then replied.
The two-wheeler then closed her eyes, remembering how the blue wasp was nearly killed last night by that... Beast…
...
Flashback
Blue got slammed into a wall, being held by the neck, Slashmark holding him and spitting out a panel "This time, I'm not letting you get away" she had her Buster out ready to put two between his eyes.
That was when the Ground-Bridge appeared and rolling out came Prime, Bumblebee and Arcee. They then saved Bulkhead and Blue Jacket from the Decepticons' wrath, however, it almost paid a grave cost.
End of Flashback
...
Blue then broke the tension by, of all things, making a joke out of it "Gotta say, though, last night was the closest I've ever been to experiencing Mortal Kombat in real life"
While Bulk felt bad hearing this, since he was there and kind of didn't protect BJ back there, Arcee was upset. "Seriously?! You're joking about what happened last night?!"
"What? I might as well lighten up the mood"
"Bluejacket, you were almost killed back there... Bulk still blames himself for that! We've already lost Cliffjumper, we can't lose another! I can't lose yo-! I-I mean, Bumblebee can't lose his brother!" Arcee said, correcting herself before she said something stupid.
His mood dropped hearing this, and the abrupt correction "Wow, tell me how you really feel, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you're crushing on me"
"What?! Ew! No!" Arcee said, trying not to blush, "I get that you had a crush on me and Flora back then, but this is war! Even if I had a crush on someone, I can't let that interfere with what's important!" She then calmed down, "A-Anyway, if we need to take the kids to school." She then walked away from Bulkhead and Blue Jacket.
"Umm, d-did I go too far?" He asked Bulkhead.
"Nah, we know you were just joking, BJ. Don't worry, Arcee will go back to her happy self... Soon. Anyway, sorry about what happened last night."
"No no, it's okay, I probably should have stayed back at base" he replied with a bit of an oh, ok tone, looking at the doorway.
The green wrecker then patted him on the back gently. "Don't worry, you'll be driving soon. Now, let's go. We gotta take the kids to school."
An idea then popped into Blue's mind, since he can't drive there, he could accompany them with his holo-matter avatar "Can I go with the holoform?"
"Ummm, Yeah. Arcee said you could yesterday. I'm still surprised you used it before." He chuckled.
Meanwhile, aboard the Nemesis…
The two vehicons were walking around the hallway. "I almost feel bad for that little bot" Steve said quietly.
"Yeah, last night had a lot of brutal moments" Stella added, with a concerned tone "First Brandon gets his energon sucked out of him, then Slashmark goes crazy as a golden corvicon on an autobot, another reason not to get on her bad side"
"Yeah... May you rest in the Allspark, Brandon," He said before talking to Stella again, "Speaking of Slashmark, I haven't seen her since last night."
"Hey, you're right. Last time I saw her, she brought an unconscious Starscream and got Knockout to wake him up. I wonder where she went"
"I don't know... Speaking of Starscream, I don't want to say anything, but he deserved it for what he did to Brandon."
"Yeah, what a tailpipe"
"You two might want to be quiet. After all, Starscream will let you see Brandon soon enough." Knockout said, scaring the heck out of the two vehicons.
"Cheese it!" The two of them then ran off to Primus knows where on the ship.
Knockout only chuckled. There was no way he was going to report those two. After all, they are his friends. Speaking of friends, he hasn't seen Slashmark either. "Hmmm, where did that kid go off too?"
Jasper high school - 6:53 a.m.
The Autobots had already taken the kids to School. Leo, Miko, Raf and Jack started hanging out a little bit at the school entrance before their classes began. While they were there, they were also talking to someone who joined their group. "Nice to see your hologram again, Blue... Or should I say, Blake Jones?" Leo said with a smile.
"Why, thank you, Leo, nice to hold a conversation in public outside of the car" Blake scratched his head with a smile and closed eyes.
"Dude, when did he get a holoform like that? Better yet, when did he use it?" Miko asks in amazement.
"Well, after Jack and I left the Autobot base, and you guys needed our help again, I was telling my uncle Dennis about the blue car that was lended to me by Blake. That's when he made an appearance and boom!"
"Blake" crossed his arms and leaned back against the wall "Yup, just as easy as that"
"Uncle Dennis was actually happy, because he told me that 15 year-olds aren't supposed to be driving unless they have a learner's license. Which is why I can't wait to be 16 for the next three months." Leo added.
"Amazing..." Raf said in awe.
"Awesome." Jack was impressed.
"W-Wait! Just one more question," Miko said before asking the most important question, "If you've been in this school before, how come we didn't notice you back then?!"
"Remember the boy with blue hair and a blue jumpsuit?" Blake asked them.
"I think I've seen him at school before." Jack said.
"Oh, you mean, the janitor?" Miko asked.
"He wasn't the janitor, Miko." Raf reminded her before looking back at Blake, "But yeah, I remember the boy with blue hair. What about him, though? I haven't seen him in awhile.
"That was me."
"WHAT?!" The three of them were shocked to hear that. "When did you-?"
"Welp, the first time I came here, the teachers wanted to talk to him, or rather, me. They told me that I might have to change how I look due to their dress code.," He told them, "They didn't mind the jumpsuit, but they told to fix my hair and stuff because it wasn't supposed to be blue"
Then, in came the sound of an engine slowing down, as a strange truck parked near them once Blake finished his story.
"Hey! Look at that!" Miko said, pointing at the strange truck that was parked near them.
Blake had a shiver run down his spine, recognizing the pickup/jeep Frankenstein of a rally car.
"Uh oh..." Blake was terrified right now. He knew who it was. "U-Um, guys, I think we better-" However, before he could even warn them or say anything else, the truck door opened.
Then, out came a girl, and she was big, like, a slimmer, shorter version of the incredible hulk, guessing by the state of the Jean vest she was wearing.
"Holy Primus..." Blake was stunned to see this amazing woman, which Leo noticed.
"Umm, Blake, you okay?" The confused boy asked.
Jack then looked at her, then back at Blake, and then repeated "Uh oh, I think somebody's experiencing love at first sight"
Blake then snapped out of it, "N-No, I-I'm just surprised b-because I thought Miko was the only cool person around here." He said, trying to change the subject. However, he offended Miko by accident.
"Hey! I heard that!" She said to him.
"Heh, well aren't you a good talker" He then turned to look at the source of the voice, seeing the girl from the truck right in front of him "Maybe try to think what you're about to say before it comes out your mouth"
Blake gulped since the girl was right in front of him, "U-Ummm, H-Hello." He said, stuttering.
"Ah, don't worry, little guy, I ain't hurting ya" she patted his shoulder, leaving his face blue like coolant "Oh. Maybe you should get a doctor to check that. Anyways, see ya" and just as she finished, she entered the school building.
"Wow... First Sierra, next Nora, then Melissa and now the new girl?" Raf asked, seeing that the school is going to get some popular girls soon.
Blake's face turned back to beige, coming to the realization that Cupid may have hit his target "You know, maybe Jack had the right idea"
Leo then patted his back, "Blue, I mean, Blake, there's nothing wrong with liking a girl at first sight. Just, don't do anything stupid, that's all."
"What, like when you went for Miko at the museum?" Jack asked sarcastically, with a seriously? face.
"That was one time!" Leo insisted, before looking around, seeing that Miko already went inside the school, much to his relief. He then decided to get Jack back. "Says the dude who embarrassed himself in front of Sierra while saying how amazing Arcee was in her vehicle form when you first met her."
"Yeah, reeeal smooth, knucklehead," Blake added.
Before Jack could say anything else, Raf then said something to make the boys be quiet. "GUYS! Come on! Our classes are starting!" He said at the front door before entering the school building.
After Raf went in, now that he couldn't hear him, Blake said "Crap, I think we should get going"
"Y-Yeah!" Jack said.
"Let's go!" Leo said.
The three boys then got inside of the school building.
As they were going in, the truck gave off an ominous sensation, almost as if it was watching them.
...
Math Class - 7:00 a.m.
Raf, Miko, Leo, Jack and Blake entered the class and went to their seats.
Miko stared at Blake and asked "Didn't you have night school or something?"
To which he responded "I skipped yesterday, what did you expect?"
That was when more students showed up. The first one was Vince, Jack's rival and, for SOME reason, one of Leo's friends. "Sup, Leo?" He said with a smile before looking at Jack. "Hey Darby."
Jack and Leo shared an annoyed tone of voice "Hi Vince"
Once Vince sat down, Jack looked at Leo, "How are you friends with this guy?"
To which Leo responded with just a shrug.
Next, it was Andy, Leo's rival and one of the many, MANY, reasons why his life is a living nightmare. "Sup, people?"
"Hey, Andrew, over here!" Said some kid in a back corner of the classroom.
Yeah, people actually call him Andrew because that's his real name. Andy was just his nickname. "Coming, bro!" He then walked towards the back corner of the classroom.
"I hate that guy..." Leo muttered in anger.
Blake looked over to him and said "Just 'cause the guy made fun of you once and is dating your ex, it doesn't mean he's a bad person"
"My ex cheated on me with that guy..." Leo reminded him before calming down, "But I guess you're right..."
Lastly, the teacher came in, accompanied by the girl from earlier "Good morning class, I hope you've all been doing well. Today, we have a new student accompanying us, miss Sally Murdock, I hope we can all get along, and stay out of trouble for once, please take a seat"
"Thanks Mr. Macnamara" she walked over to an empty seat "Hi everyone" she then sat down.
"Hello Sally Murdock!" Everyone said with a smile.
Leo then realized that the last seat was next to Blake, but he just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Hello again" Sally was sitting right next to him, making him feel small by comparison, and blushing redder than a tomato.
"H-Hey... A-Again." He said, blushing and stuttering again.
Vince saw the two of them, and decided to make Blake's day even worse "Hey look, school owl's got a crush on a brick wall" to which both him and half of the students started laughing at for 4 seconds straight.
Before Leo could say anything to defend Blake, something unexpected happened because he saw Sally glaring at Vince and everyone else.
She then said to Vince "At least he's not making fun of someone smaller, coward" with a stern tone.
Vince didn't like what this new girl said, but before he could say something, the teacher glared at him. "I must agree with miss sally on that one, mister vince," He said, before looking at everyone "As for all of you, there's no shame liking someone as a friend." He then calmed himself down. "Now, then, let's call roll." He grabbed his list and started calling each of the students' names, making sure that all of them were here.
Vince then angrily muttered to her "...This isn't over, Murdock, not by a long shot..."
...
Everyone finished their math tests and handed their tests to the teacher, who started grading them. He then handed each and everyone of them their tests back on their seats.
"E-? Dang it, I should have studied," Miko said while looking at the paper.
"At least you weren't the only one below a D this time" added Jack, showing his test with an F
"Welp, at least it's close to a B" Leo said, showing his test with a C.
"You don't say" Blake then showed that his paper had an F-.
"Yikes..." Leo said before looking at the new girl. "Umm, M-Miss Sally? What did you get?"
"Eh, D+, not my best note, but not the worst either" she said while writing down some notes.
"Cool." He said before looking around... "Welp, at least Nora isn't here..." That was when the door opened, which revealed his ex-girlfriend. "I said too much..." He muttered.
"Miss Diaz, you are late" said Mr. Macnamara as he signaled her to get to her seat.
"Sorry, sir," She said in an annoyed tone before getting to her seat.
"Sheesh, who's that grump?" Sally asked, pointing at Nora.
"That's Nora... My... cheating, bitter ex-girlfriend".
"What crawled up her ass and died?"
Raf shrugged.
Nora then walked up next to her and said annoyed "Ugh, like, I didn't know the school was as also a freak show" and then proceeded to take a seat
"Great, I haven't known her for more than a minute and I already hate her"
Jack then added "Welcome to the club"
The teacher then gave her the test. Since the bell didn't ring yet, she still had enough time to finish it. However, because she didn't study, it'll be really hard for her.
...
Gym Class - 10 through 11:30 a.m
The teacher seemed excited, he was practically shaking in his wheelchair "Alright, everyone, today, we're gonna be playing dodgeball, we'll have 8 teams of 4 people, first place gets exempted from the test, that should be good enough motivation for you"
Everyone was excited to hear that. The First Final Exams were coming up soon, and nobody wanted to do that. Of course, the teachers in schools excused the new student, so Sally didn't have to worry about that.
"Also, you'll be allowed free punch refills at the Halloween party in three weeks"
Everyone became even more excited once they heard that sentence. The coach then picked Leo and Andrew as the team captains.
"Time for the coin toss," Leo said, unhappy to see Andrew's face.
"May the best man win," Andrew said, with a smile on his face.
"We'll see about that…"
The other team captains came around as well. That was when Andrew won the coin toss.
"Alright, team captains, choose your first teammate" The coach said.
Andrew was thinking for a moment, and picked Melissa as his first teammate.
Melissa smiled, "Yes!" She then walked up to him.
Sally was up, she was an easy target with how hard to miss she was, so, she decided to go with function over form "Raf"
"Huh? Really?" Raf was shocked, "I honestly didn't expect you to pick me" He then smiled and walked up to her.
It was Vince's turn, who just wanted to screw Jack over "Darby"
"What the-? Me?" Jack then went next to him with his arms crossed.
The last was Leo's turn. "Hmmmm, I pick... Blake Jones."
"Thanks for the confidence, Leo." He said and went next to him.
...
Everyone has picked their teammates; 8 teams of four people. Most of the teams were getting ready. The first two up were Sally's team against Vince's team.
"Alright, fire head, I hope you're ready to taste rubber" Sally exclaimed, ready to grab the ball the second the whistle blew.
Vince only smirked, "We'll see about that, brick wall."
The whistle blew, everyone running to the center of the court ready to throw the balls.
The two teams tried to knock each other with the dodge balls. After a few minutes, only Jack, Vince, Sally and Raf were the last ones standing.
Vince gave a throw pointed at Raf "Think fast!"
Raf got spooked and yelled a bit, with no idea what to do, and simply held the ball he had in front of him, hoping it would deflect back at Vince, instead, it bounced it at an odd angle, and bounced around the entire room.
"Oh Shoot..." Jack said, hoping that the ball wouldn't hit him and secretly hoped it hit Vince instead.
Unfortunately, it bounced in precisely the right angle to hit HIM in the pelvis (ouch).
"ACK!" Jack was hit, even Vince actually felt bad.
"S-Sorry, Darby. You okay?" Vince asked in actual concern.
"Don't worry... I'm fine..." Jack responded holding the inside of his hips, before falling over completely still on his side "...ouch..."
That was when Vince tried to help pick him up, but then he got hit next by Sally who threw a ball at him.
"Ow, geez, the back of my head!"
"Sorry, Vince! Sorry Jack!" Raf said, hoping the two of them are okay, not caring that he and Sally won.
...
After a few teams clashed each other, the next was Leo's team against Andrew's team.
That was when the whistle blew, and everyone from both teams grabbed the dodgeballs.
Blake ran to the back, with seemingly no plan, seemingly. "Here comes the Jones special!" He then started spinning in place and threw the ball, hitting two people.
"Good one, Blake!" Leo cheered him up before seeing his teammates, Sierra and the girl with glasses, get hit. Now, it was Leo and Blake vs. Andrew and Melissa.
Andrew ran to the left, throwing the ball at Leo, aiming for the arm.
Leo tried to catch it, but of course, he didn't. "Ow! Not my arm!" He said, "N-Nice throw, Andrew."
Andrew then smiled and said "Thanks"
Leo then started to realize that Blake was right... Maybe Andrew wasn't a bad guy after all. That was when Blake got Melissa and Andrew next.
Blake then raised his arms in excitement "WOO HOO, semi-finals, baby!"
Leo then gave him a look, "Don't get cocky, bro. We still have to face the other team...And I think you might have a hard time if we face-off against Sally."
Immediately after hearing this, Blake put the most cartoonish poker face he'd ever made and his cheeks went from light beige to hot pink "...Oh... we're boned"
"You mean... we're doomed?" Leo asked, as he didn't know why Blake said something like that.
To which Blake replied "Either way, we're screwed"
...
Semi-Finals
Miko hit Nora by ricocheting the ball off the ground.
"God, damn it!" Nora cursed at her.
"Bummer" Miko mocked her.
After Nora's team was out, Miko's team was up against Leo's team.
Melissa was cheering for them, not knowing who to favor, so she just left it ambiguous "Woo hoo, go get 'em, tiger!"
Leo had a little blush on his face. Despite Melissa annoying him, she really does care for him like a friend.
"Okay, let's do this!" Blake said.
"Hey, Yeager, think fast!" Leo tossed the ball at the guy in the corner, landing a hit.
"Nice hit, Leo!" Blake said, "Take this!" He tossed the ball at Miko, hoping that he'll land a hit.
Luckily for him, while he didn't hit her, he nailed the kid next to her "Yes!" Unfortunately, the ball reflected onto him "oh, son of a-" the ball then hit his face before he could finish the sentence "OW!"
Now, it was only Leo against Miko. "Welp, I guessed it would come to this." Leo said.
"You're going down, Leo!" Miko said, already throwing the ball at him. Luckily, he dodged it.
He then picked up a ball and tossed it right at her.
She tried to catch it, but she failed because it hit her hands and she tried to catch it, but it fell to the ground, making her out of the game.
...
The Finals
Most of the students were now complaining that they lost. However, some of them were happy that they could watch the rest.
"Hey, ummm, Vince, I know that we don't like each other, but I just-want to say, umm, T-thanks." Jack said.
However, Vince's response was the usual affair "Don't get mushy, Darby, anyone feels bad for a hit below the belt"
"True" Jack agreed before muttering something under his breath, "and he's back..."
Meanwhile, everyone on the court was feeling nervous: Sally because she didn't want to overshoot and break someone's bones, Raf because he didn't want a repeat of what happened to Jack, Leo and the other team members because it was the finals, and Blake because Sally was there.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Leo assured his team, "As long as we stay calm and work together, we'll win."
"Okay, so, we flank them or do we go straight in?" Connor asked.
"B-Both" Blake said, stuttering.
With Sally's team, Raf was talking to keep everyone calm. "W-We got this, r-right?" Raf said.
Sierra was trying to lighten the mood as well "Sure, just, stay focused and we'll be fine"
That was when the coach blew the whistle, and Blake went to grab the first ball.
"AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAII! ALL righty then!" When he got the ball, he threw it as hard as he could, hoping to hit someone.
However, he didn't hit anyone. That was when Leo looked at him, "Blake, what the heck, dude?"
That was when the ball bounced on the wall, rebounded, and hit Sally right in the face, and stayed there for 5 seconds.
Following which someone in the crowd yelled "You're dead, Jones!"
Blake gulped, as he really hoped that he hit someone else besides Sally. "Uh oh."
He then grabbed a ball, tossed it into the air, letting it fall on his head, and ran off as fast as he could, leaving the gymnasium.
"Blake! Come back, you coward!" Connor said before he got hit by Raf. "OW!"
Leo looked at the closing doors, and then looked back at his other teammate "Well, guess it's just you and me, Spike"
Spike gave him a thumbs-up before he got hit by Sierra. "OOF!"
"Never mind, i guess it's just me" he picked up the ball and threw it back at Sierra, hitting her in the arm.
Sierra grunted a bit in pain and left the team, heading where the crowd was. Raf then tried to hit Leo by throwing a ball at him, but Leo successfully caught it, getting Raf out. Leo couldn't believe that he was the only one standing.
"I-I won?" He was shocked, before getting happy, "I won! My team won!"
"Yeah, but I think Blake lost his marbles" Spike said
Then, Sally got up, said "I'll get him" sounding worried, everyone stayed quiet, she walked up to the door, and left the room.
...
Back with Blake
He was panicking in the chemistry lab, balled up under a table "Oh scrap, oh scrap, OH scrap, I'm gonna die, first Slashmark, now the new girl at school, why did I have to go be a Leroy Jenkins?"
It was bad enough that he almost got killed by his former friend/crush, now he was about to get beat up by the new girl. "I hope she doesn't find me..." That was when he heard the door of the chemistry lab open.
Sally walked in, looking around "Hello? Blake? You in here? ¿Hola?" and he got three times more nervous when he heard her.
"Just stay quiet, and she won't find you, Blake." He told himself quietly. That was when he got hurt when he bumped his head with a chair by accident. "Ow!"
"Huh?" She heard the sound of him hitting his head on the chair, and got closer to investigate "Oh, there you are" meanwhile, Blake's face was white as snow on a sunny day in Antarctica.
"H-Hello" He said, afraid to look at her right now.
"Hey, are you alright?" She then tried to liven up the tension with a positively corny comment "That was quite the dash you made back there"
He felt a little better when she said that, "It was, huh? Heh, heh." He then smiled and stood up from his hiding spot. "Sorry about the ball hitting your back."
"Eh, it's ok, I've been calmer with worse hits" she then replied, coming as a bit of a surprise what she said next "I once got hit by a running bus and dislocated my shoulder"
"W-What?! H-How did you survive?! Are you okay?" He had many questions while showing lots of concern.
"Buddy, this body ain't just for show" she commented while giving herself a hit on the stomach.
He chuckled a bit, "Heh, I can see that." He then smiled a bit. "You're very cool."
She then gave him a closed eye smile "Thanks" thinking over for a whole 2 seconds, they agreed on going back with the others "I think we should go back, before someone thinks I killed you or something"
"Y-Yeah. L-Let's go." He agreed.
Back in the gym, everyone was worried for Blake. "Is Blake okay?" Leo asked Andrew, deciding to take Blake's advice and talk to him.
"I hope so, he really seemed scared out of his mind"
"Hey, umm, Andrew, sorry that I gave you a hard time.." He said.
"Oh, it's fine, man. You're cool. To be honest, I thought you were the bad guy because she said that you cheated on her." Andrew said, "That's why I went along with her and "made fun of ya".
Before Leo could say anything, Blake and Sally walked in "Hey guys" and everyone stared at him in disbelief "What's wrong? You look like you saw a ghost or something"
"We thought that you were going to die." Spike exclaimed.
"Everyone sees the big brute first" Sally replied.
Everyone then laughed, happy that Blake was okay and that everything was a big misunderstanding.
...
Lunch Time - 12:00 p.m
Sally and Blake were sharing a table, exchanging anecdotes "...his car was so rusty, everyone thought it was made out of rock!"
"Wow! Seriously?" Blake asked in shock while laughing a bit.
"Yeah, and he even had painted a weird robot face on the side with the words "suck my popsicle" next to it" Sally continued, containing a giggle "Man, the child molesters in this town just aren't being subtle anymore"
"That was one of the best stories I heard all day!" Blake said, trying his best not to laugh so hard. He was really having a great time talking to Sally.
"Ok, now you have a go at it"
"Huh?" Blake was confused at first, until he realized that he had to tell one of his stories. He was a bit nervous and thought about it until he found the right one.
"So?"
"Okay, so you're not going to believe this..." Blake starts his story and tells her how three teenagers snuck into the Arcade last year.
"Wow, and I thought the vandalizing on the movie theater was immature" she rolled her eyes after hearing the whole thing "Even the food thief at the local Freddy's was more thoughtful of how he did it"
"Yeah, those three teenagers used to be students in this school, but they got expelled for their bullying... Theirs were way worse than Vince... And that's saying something."
"Pfft, Vince is an amateur, I've seen worse from a car"
"Heh, true."
At another table, Leo and Andrew were talking to each other.
"So Nora told you that I was cheating on her?!" Leo was quite upset once his former unwilling-rival told him that.
"Yeah, pretty much"
"God, this is one of the reasons why I don't like that girl..." He said, before getting sad, "Anyway, I-I'm sorry Andrew for giving you a hard time."
"Nah, don't worry, it's ok, I'm not one to hold a grudge. I'm gonna try and help her straighten out her life if I can"
Leo smiled, happy that his new friend has forgiven him. He was even more happy to learn from Andrew that he and Nora broke up once Leo told him the truth. But, there was something that was bothering him though.
"One question... If you're actually this nice, and I believe you are now, why you made fun of me, besides Nora's lie?"
"Oh, well, Nora told me to play along with her "plan" and I still regret that. I'm glad we became friends now, though."
"Me too, bro."
That was when Jack, Miko and Raf were talking at the other table.
"For real, for a moment I thought he was toast" Miko mentioned how everyone thought Blake was gonna get beaten up, or worse, killed "Then again, he has survived worse, right?"
"Yeah. Also, to be fair, the school doesn't want to see corpses around here." Jack reminded her.
"Welp, happy to see that they're getting along, and that Leo and Andrew patched things up." Raf said with a smile.
"I have a feeling everything's gonna be alright" Jack said, until suddenly
"MURDOCK!"
"I spoke too soon..."
Everyone turned around and saw Vince walking up to the table Sally and Blake are.
"What do you want, Vinny?" Blake asked, annoyed.
"Zip it, blueberry" he turned to Sally, pointing at her "You think you can get away with making fun of me, just for being the new kid?"
Sally, not really impressed, decided to throw a minor but effective response "To be fair, you don't need anyone to make fun of you, you're enough of a clown as is"
"OHHHHHHH! ROASTED!" Everyone, except for Blake, said, loud enough for Vince to hear. He was already upset as it is, then became even more upset when he saw Leo laughing.
He turned around to look back at the pair "You, me, the dessert, after class"
"Wait, what?!" Blake was about to say more until Sally interrupted him.
"Challenge accepted, prepare your wheels" she was confident she could beat him, evidenced by her tone of voice.
Vince then left. Everyone gave the new girl a thumbs-up while Blake had a nervous look on his face. "U-Umm, Sally, are you sure you want to do this? I mean, it is your first day at school." He said, trying to convince her not to do this stunt. However, he was unsuccessful.
"Dude! That girl needs to show Vince whose BOSS!" Miko cheered.
"Racer's code, can't turn down on a dessert dash" Sally added, cracking her knuckles
Everyone at the cafeteria continued to cheer her on, while Blake felt that things will only get worse...
After School - 3:00 p.m.
Everyone finished their last class and headed to the dessert, wanting to see the match between Sally and Vince.
"You think you can beat me with a tonka truck?"
"Oh, trust me, this baby is faster than your bare bones Hot Wheels"
The so-called hotshot only glared at her. He was going to show her who's on top and who's down below. Speaking of which, everyone was taking bets on who would win.
"Sally, you got this!" Blake cheered her on.
They each got in their car, and fired up their engines, a loud clashing and low pitch howl emitting from their respective vehicles.
Vince then pointed at the yellow sign, not too far, but far away from where they were. "Whoever gets past the yellow sign, wins! Ready... Go!" He said right before taking an unfair head-start.
"HEY!" she stomped the gas pedal and left behind a dust cloud, trying to get to him.
Everyone was watching the race so far. "Well, that was "fair". Jack said, annoyed of what Vince just said.
Vince smirked, glad that he took an opportunity and got a head-start. However, he saw that she was catching up to her. "What's the matter!? Can't keep up!?"
However, unknown to him, Sally had an ace up her sleeve. She then caught up to him, without him knowing it. That was when Vince saw her next to him, "What the-?! H-How did you?!" He was so shocked that she caught up somehow.
"Surprise!" She then sped right past him and left a big dust cloud behind.
"Ah, come on!" Vince complained, couldn't believe that she outsmarted him. That was when she passed the yellow sign, winning the race.
"Yeeeeehaw!" After going past the sign, she started doing donuts on the side of the road, with the truck looking like it was... bouncing? The dust was too high up to tell.
Back with everyone that was watching the race, they saw a lot of dust. "What happened?" Blake asked, "Did one of them win?"
"Well, they can't both loose" Miko answered ambiguously, not knowing who won.
"He was just asking, Miko..." Leo reminded her.
That was when everyone saw Vince, driving away in anger. "What happened to him?" Spike asked.
Sally then came along smiling "I'll tell you what happened, i kicked his butt!" while she said that last part, she punched the air 3 times.
Everyone started cheering and chanting "Sally! Sally! Sally! Sally!"
"You know what... I'm starting to like the new classmate." Jack said with a smile.
"Yeah, super cool," Blake said, putting his hand up. He then high fived his friends, until he saw Sally coming out of the trunk. He once again had a blush on his face. That was when Leo smirked.
"You know, if you want to talk to her before she decides to go, now's your chance." Leo said.
She closed the door and looked at the two of them "sorry, you were saying something?"
"Oh ummm," Blake blushed, trying to find the right words. "It was so cool how you stood up against Vince and beat him in the race."
"Thanks" she too was blushing a bit, but shrugged it off "Hey, you think maybe we could, i dunno, hang out sometime?"
"Y-Yeah, sure, c-cool, cool." He smiled a bit. "I would like that."
Sally just smiled, happy to have made some new friends "Welp, gotta go, see you around" she then turned around and got on the truck, and drove off.
Blake smiled as well, happy to have made a new friend, and hopefully, a love interest. That was when Leo patted his back. "Proud of ya, bro." Leo said.
...
Later that night, somewhere near the highway, Sally was leaning back on the truck, looking at the stars "El cielo se ve aún más hermoso desde aquí abajo" suddenly, she received a call.
"(Hey, Kid? Where are ya? Everyone was looking for ya)" someone said, sounding like a grown-up.
"(Girl, don't tell me you got lost on the way back)" someone else got talking, kinda sounding like a girl.
She then responded "Relax, guys, just brushed up on my knowledge, I'll be there in a few minutes"
"(Alright, just telling you to hurry before "poppa" has a 'hissy-fit')" The grown-up added.
"Roger that," she then disappeared into a bunch of lines like a glitching monitor, with the truck driving off on its own.
Autobot Base - 9:00 p.m.
Blake then tells Optimus, Bumblebee, Arcee, and Bulkhead about his day at school after the Autobots took the kids home, "Sally is so amazing! She stood up against Vince, and she and I already started talking to each other!"
Optimus then followed in his typical stoic and calm demeanor "While building bonds is important, Blue Jacket, you mustn't forget that the more humans we interact with, the more lives we endanger"
The "Blake" hologram then disappears into a bunch of lines, dissolving into nothing, while Blue Jacket nodded. "Y-Yes sir, Optimus. I won't forget that. Besides, I've been very careful and nobody hasn't found out about us."
"Just don't use cybertronian terms in public"
BJ looked at the medic, annoyed. "Don't worry, I haven't, Doc..." He then got excited a bit, remembering how he felt a little bit better while his hologram-self went to school. "By the way, Ratchet, am I good to drive tomorrow?"
"As long as you don't push yourself too hard, otherwise you might reopen a scar" Ratchet gave him a serious look, to drive the point home.
"Alright, alright, take it easy, Doc!" BJ said.
Bumblebee then put his hand on his shoulder "Dude, he's just trying to look out for you, that beating you took almost got you killed"
He then looked down, remembering how Slashmark almost turned him apart after their reunion. "True... Sometimes, I-I just wish I was stronger... Like Bulkhead and Cliffjumper, you know?" He told him.
Optimus stepped in "Strength isn't measured by power alone, but through determination and confidence as well, you hold a greater potential than you think, all of us do"
The blue autobot nodded towards the prime. That was when the two-wheeler then walked up towards him and hugged him, which made him have a shocked look on his face. He then gently hugged her back, while blushing a little bit.
"A-Arcee? What's the special occasion?" He asked, shocked by her behavior right now.
Arcee then replied "Don't ruin the moment" following which, Bee and Bulk' joined in on the hug
" * MEEP * "
"Oof!"
"Ack!... I-It already is." BJ added, struggling to get out of the bear hug.
The other two watched, with Optimus smiling and Ratchet quietly chuckled a bit. As for Arcee, who was still in the bear hug, she had to admit to herself, a part of her did like Blue Jacket more than just a friend. However, she chose not to because she didn't want to risk losing his life. For now, she's happy that he's her friend, and that Team Prime would always have each other's backs.
And that was Chapter 13! I want to give a huge thanks to B-128 for his help! He's a great guy! Well, ya didn't expect this to be a whole school episode, huh? Welp, remember how I mention that B-128 had a surprise and I shouldn't be spoiling it? Well, this is the surprise! Blue Jacket, or rather, Blake Jones decides to go to school in his hologram avatar since he can't transform until Thursday. However, now that he's better, he'll be back in action just in time for Speed Metal. Anyway, it seems that he has a crush on a human~. The new student of the school, Sally Murdock.
While you're reading, check out any transformer references you see!
Blake Jones is the hologram/holo-avatar of Blue Jacket. The first one has a blue jumpsuit with blue hair. The second one has normal clothes. The first one was made by SPDMagentaRanger from Deviantart and the second one was made by B-128 from Deviantart.
Also, we hope that everyone likes the new story title and the cover! As I mention in the update previously here before I took it out, even though it was talking about Bumblebee's Twin, it did looked similar to one of my idol's story titles. So, we changed it! B-128 also made this cool Season 1 cover for this story!
Hope y'all like the school episode! Oh, also, don't forget to check out the other chapters. They've been updated and improved. B-128 showed that I made lots of mistakes with this story and helped me fixed it.
Huge thanks to B-128 for the Help, both him and SPDMagentaRanger for the holographic avatars, both them, Melspyrose and Autobot0294 for inspiring me, and Girl Anime Club for her supporting suggestions and ideas. I will say, I love these guys!
Read, review, comment and God Bless us All!
