Chapter 10: Repdrones
The Tools were on another supply run, heading back to the garage on Dragonflopters. "Ah, I love flying through the air while doing parts runs." Revvit said. "Me too. Just wish Taziri was as good as we are." Ace said. Taziri was flying out of control with her Dragonflopter. "Whoa! Guys?! A little help here?!" She cried. "Just relax, Taziri! Let your Dragonflopter to the work for you!" Revvit called. "Easy for you to say!" Taziri shouted, trying to gain control. But that just caused the Dragonflopter to crash into a tree. "Ow." Taziri mumbled as she slid down the tree.
The Tools landed nearby as Taziri reached the ground. "You okay there, Taziri?" Dil asked. "No, I'm okay. I love it when Dragonflopters slam me into trees." Taziri said sarcastically. "You just gotta learn to let the Dragonflopter do the work." Revvit said. "Hey! I grew up with Shockarachnids. I think I can handle an out-of-control Dragonflopter." Taziri said. Revvit just sighed.
Just then, a shadow flew by Click-Clack. "Huh?! Did- did you guys see that?" He asked. "See what?" Waldo asked. "I think something just flew by me." Click-Clack said. "You're probably just imagining things again, Click-Clack." Waldo said. "Oh, sure. Like I imagined Skrap-It moving in Garby's bricks? Or when we found that Gearwig in D-Structs' lair?" Click-Clack asked. "Okay, okay. What was it you think you saw?" Waldo asked. "I think it was a shadow of some kind." Click-Clack said.
Just then, another shadow flew past Revvit. "You mean like that one?" Revvit asked. Then more shadows started to surround the Tools. "Yep. Just like that." Click-Clack said. "Are those Dragonflopter shadows?" Ace asked. "No. These shadows are of a kind I've never seen before." Revvit said. "Maybe they belong to them!" Xee said, pointing up above them. Several tiny Tool creatures slowly descended around the Tools. They had the head and body of a Rotilian Reptool and 4 drone propellors on their backs. "You are trespassing, Reptools. And we don't take kindly to trespassers." One of these creatures said. "What the heck are you guys?" Waldo asked. "Repdrones." Xee said. The Tools looked at her. "Of course! They're a very rare species of Tool that are capable of flight!" Revvit said.
"Don't change the subject, land Tool!" Another Repdrone shouted. Click-Clack screamed and hid behind Waldo and Dil. "Now as I said, you Tools are trespassing on our land." The first Repdrone, who was the leader, repeated. "Your land?" Ace asked in confusion. "Yes. This whole area around here is our territory." Repdrone 3 said. "Land Tools aren't welcome here!" Repdrone 2 said. "We're sorry! We didn't know about that! I swear!" Click-Clack exclaimed with fear. "Now that I can believe. So, we're gonna let you walk away with a warning this time. For a price." The lead Repdrone said. "Price?! What price?" Waldo asked. "We'll let you walk out of our land with a warning for the even price of…all those parts you have there." The lead Repdrone said.
That was something the Tools did not want to hear. "What?! No! Our friends need these parts for repairs!" Revvit said. "Do I look like I care about what a bunch of helpful Dinotrux need?" The lead Repdrone asked. Revvit was shocked. He never said anything about Ty and the others. "Yes. I know who you are, Revvit. You and your friends are the repair crew to the friendly T-Trux." The lead Repdrone said. "You know us. But we don't even know who you are." Waldo said. "Oh. How rude of me. My name is Copter, leader of this Repdrone tribe." Copter introduced. "And just so you don't forget, I'll write it on your scrapped bodies with my tail!" He activated the propeller on his tail, making it like a sawblade.
Just then, Click-Clack shot of his bits at Copter in the face, disorienting him. The Repdrones got distracted by their leader's pain. "RUN!" Click-Clack yelled. The Tools followed him as they escaped. "Don't just stand there! Get after them!" Copter shouted. The Repdrones took off in the air to chase after the Tools.
As the Tools ran, Waldo looked back, seeing the Repdrones following them. "We sure could use some Dragonflopters right about now!" He exclaimed. "Or at least one of the Trux!" Ace said. "We can worry about what we lack later! Just keep running!" Xee said. "Finally, something I'm actually good at!" Click-Clack said.
The Repdrones continued to chase after them. One of them saw that they were coming towards the edge of their forest. "Chief, their heading right for the forest's edge!" He said. "No matter. It's not like any of their Trux friends are anywhere close to here." Copter said. Just as the Tools and the Repdrones exited the forest, something started spewing at the Repdrones. The Gluphs had come to the rescue. "Gluphosaurs! I hate those glue spewing Trux!" Copter shouted. "Retreat!" The Repdrones had retreated back into the forest.
Later, the Gluphs gave the Tools a lift back to the garage. "You Tools were lucky we came along." Stix said. "How'd you even find us so quickly?" Waldo asked. "Our turf is practically next door to those Repdrones' forest. Though we've never seen them outside the forest. They usually stick to their own lands." Gluph 2 said. "Well, that's good to know." Ace said. "And hopefully those Repdrones will now leave us alone." Click-Clack said. "I'm sorry to burst your bubble, Click-Clack. But those Repdrones now know about us and the Trux. And one thing's for sure, they'll be coming after us soon." Revvit said. "Which is why we need to tell the Trux about this once we get back." Dil said. "Precisely." Revvit said. "And my day just got worse." Click-Clack said with fear and worry.
Meanwhile, Copter had just gathered the rest of his Repdrone tribe for a meeting. "I've called you here because we've finally met the Reptools who work with that T-Trux and his friends. The time has come for the Repdrones to make themselves known to those Trux and take their place for ourselves." Copter said. The Repdrones cheered. "Why?" A voice asked. The Repdrones looked to who asked. A young Repdrone named Spinz. "I mean, the Trux have done so much good in the crater. I mean, they even managed to get rid of D-Structs. Why not meet with them and make peace with them?" Spinz suggested. Copter sighed and shook his head. "Spinz, you just don't understand. Dinotrux are dangerous creatures. They are big, they are loud, and they are very dominant." He said. "But from what I heard, those Trux seem to be very nice." Spinz said. Copter glared at the young Repdrone and stepped up towards her. "You really are so naïve. Your father thought the same about every other Trux in the crater. Until he was ran over by that stampede of Liftasaurs!" He exclaimed. Spinz cringed at the memory of losing her father. "We will not make peace with the Trux. We Repdrones will take what we want, however we want. Regardless of consequences." Copter said, walking away. Spinz looked down. This was something she couldn't be a part of.
Later, the Gluphs successfully brought the Tools back to garage and Revvit told Ty and the others about the Repdrones. "And now they're most likely preparing to come here as we speak." Revvit finished. "Then we better prepare a welcoming committee for them!" Dozer said, dropping his blade. "Easy, Dozer. We don't want to act hostile towards these Repdrones." Ty said. "You don't understand. The Repdrones will not be as peaceful as you, Ty." Revvit said. "Revvit's right. They won't pull their punches." Xee agreed. "Well, we'll have to hope for the best, I guess." Ty said.
Just then, Garby noticed a glint in the sky. "Well, you better start hoping, Ty. Cause we got company!" He alerted. Everyone looked to the sky. "Oh no! It's them!" Click-Clack panicked. Ty drove forth as Copter flew up to them. "Greetings, Trux. I am Copter, chief of the Repdrones." Copter introduced. "Yeah, we've heard of you. What can we do for you?" Ty asked. "You have with you 7 trespassers, 7 little Reptools who trespassed on our land. Turn them and every part you have over to us and there won't be any problems." Copter said. "Look, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we can't give you our friends or any of our parts. But we are prepared to offer an alternative." Ty said. "We don't want any of your alternatives, T-Trux. If you will not give us the Tools or the parts, then you will get war." Copter growled.
The Repdrones charged and started to swarm all over the Trux. Ty managed to grab one in his mouth and tossed it away. Skya snagged another one with her hook and whipped it at 2 others. Spinz watched in horror from afar as the battle progressed. Ton-Ton leapt off a ramp, bashing through several unsuspecting Repdrones. Garby fired his spikes at 3 more Repdrones, led by Copter. "Let's show these Trux what we got, Repdrones!" Copter called. Several Repdrones dived from above and started firing a barrage of screw bits at the Trux. "OUCH! Those really sting!" Dozer exclaimed as he and the others got hit. "No doubt, dude!" Ton-Ton said. Spinz couldn't take the sight of this carnage and started looking around. Then she spotted the Tools hiding behind a few rocks.
The Tools watched from behind the rocks as the Trux and Repdrones fought. "We gotta do something to help Ty and the others!" Revvit said. "But what can we do?" Waldo asked. "We have to build something that can take out those Repdrones while they are airborne!" Revvit said. "You mean like what Break-It used on us?!" Click-Clack asked. "Yes. But more humane for our taste. And we'll use pebbles slightly bigger than the ones Break-It used." Revvit said, etching out his design on one of the rocks. "Sounds like a plan. But with a design like that, building it would take more than just the 7 of us." Waldo said.
"I can help!" Spinz called, getting the Tools' attention as she landed beside them. "You want to help us?!" Click-Clack asked out of fear. "But aren't you with the other Repdrones?" Taziri asked. "I might be a Repdrone, but I believe in the right way of peace." Spinz said. "You think we should trust her, Revvit?" Xee asked. Revvit looked at Spinz, who had a pleading look on her face. "I trust her. She has that certain look in her eyes." Revvit said. "What look?" Waldo asked. "The look that says they want help bring peace to the crater. A look I've seen within a lot of the Trux and Tools we've met throughout our adventures together." Revvit said. The Tools all looked at each other. "Well, if you trust her, then so do I." Xee said. "Me too." Dil said. "I do too." Ace said. "So do I." Taziri said. "I'll give it a shot." Click-Clack said. "Meh, why not." Waldo said. "Thank you. This really means a lot to me." Spinz said. "Alright then, Tools. Let's Tool it up!" Revvit said.
Meanwhile, the Trux were not having any luck with the Repdrones. As so as they knock them down, they just fly back up and continue attacking. "I gotta say, I haven't seen Tools this eager since Knock-It's Scraptools!" Skya said. "I don't know if I can keep this up any longer!" Dozer said, swatting a Repdrone with his tail. "Just keep at it! They'll tire themselves out too! I hope." Ty said. Copter smiled, knowing his plans were coming to a success. "You see, Spinz? This is what it's always been about." He said, turning to where Spinz was, but she wasn't there. "What?! Spinz! Where is she?!" He asked. But then, he started to glare, knowing where Spinz could've gone.
Dil, Ace and Waldo set up a baseline with 2 big bamboo staffs. Xee and Taziri wrapped several vines around the staffs. Revvit and Click-Clack screwed in a small metal plank. Xee and Dil wrapped another vine, making it like a bungee. Spinz supplied the Tools with rocks their size. "SPINZ!" Copter shouted. The Tools turned and saw him coming towards them. "I'll handle him! You Tools knock the others away from the Trux! Hurry!" Spinz said. The Tools prepared the rocks for firing.
Copter and Spinz hovered around circling each other. "I'm surprised at you, Spinz. You feel your need to make peace with the Trux so much, you actually chose to join forces with them!" Copter said. "I wasn't really given much of a choice. Then again, I'm never really given any choices, am I, Copter?" Spinz asked. "Why would I? Everything I do guarantees the safety of our tribe. Think about it. The Trux, all they do is take, take, take." Copter said. "So do we! Every time someone accidently comes into our forest, we just take what's rightfully theirs!" Spinz exclaimed. "You still don't understand, Spinz." Copter said. "Yes, I do! And I've understood for too long now! What you're making us do isn't safety! It's complete thievery! You're no better a leader than D-Structs!" Spinz said. Copter sighed and shook his head. "You're right, Spinz. I guess I have become a lot like D-Structs." He said. Spinz smiled. "And you know what? I LIKE IT!" Copter shouted, charging into Spinz.
Ty roared as more Repdrones circled him, firing their screw bits. "Man, they just keep coming!" Dozer exclaimed. "What do we do now, dude?" Ton-Ton asked. Just then, a rock hit a Repdrone, knocking it to the ground. "What was that?" Dozer asked. "That was the Tools with the save!" Ty said. He was right. The Tools were using their new slingshot to shoot the rocks at the Repdrones, knocking them down one by one. "It's working! Keep on them!" Revvit called. "Oh man! This is not going at all the way the boss planned!" One Repdrone said. "Well, I'm not waiting for a piece of rubble to clobber my cranium. Let's blow this joint!" Another Repdrone said. The Repdrones recovered and started flying away.
Copter and Spinz continued to push against each other, trying to knock the other one down. "It's a shame to kill what could've been such a usable assent!" Copter said. "I'm no one's assent unless it's my choice!" Spinz explained. Copter growled as he continued to push. "And besides, you appear to be out of assents from the looks of things!" Spinz said. Copter was confused. Then he turned around and saw that his Repdrone tribe was flying away. "Hey! Where are you going?! Stay and fight!" He yelled. But the Repdrones didn't listen. "Your tribe's defeated, Copter. It's over." Ty said as he and the others came up to the 2 Repdrones. Copter growled. "You haven't seen the last of me, Trux." He said, flying away.
Afterwards, the Tools were repairing the Trux in their repair bays. "There you go, Ty. All set." Revvit said. "Perfect job as usual, Rev." Ty said. "One thing though. What do we do with her?" Dozer asked, gesturing to Spinz. "Good question. She helped us deal with her own tribe, so she's practically our friend." Ty said. "I know that! But since she helped us fight them, she's an outcast now." Dozer said. "I'm with Dozer. Where's she gonna go?" Skya asked. "Well, I was thinking I'd stay with you guys, join the club." Spinz said. That shocked the Trux and Tools. "You wanna do WHAT?!" Dozer asked. "Just as I said. I wanna join the team." Spinz said. Ty and Revvit looked at each other and nodded. "Welcome to the team." Ty said. "Thanks. Didn't say earlier, but my name's Spinz." Spinz said. "I'm Ty. We're glad to have you, Spinz." Ty said. "This is gonna be the beginning of a wonderful new start for me." Spinz said with a smile.
