Chapter 18: Grease Bee Swarm
The Dinotrux were enjoying a nice ore breakfast. "You know, I have a feeling that today's gonna be interesting." Ty said. "Why do you say that, Ty?" Skya asked. "I don't know. I just have a feeling about today." Ty said. "Dude, you have a feeling about every day." Ton-Ton said. "I know. And it always turns out to be true, right?" Ty asked. Just then, Dozer shouted from a distance. "Guess we're about to find out." Skya said.
Dozer had just gotten stuck in something yellow. "What the heck did I just drive in?!" He asked angrily. "Dozer, what happened?" Ty asked as the Trux drove up. "I drove in something greasy and sticky!" Dozer exclaimed. Revvit leapt down and inspected the grease. "It is Grease Bee grease." He deduced. "Grease Bees? But they don't live out this far in the crater." Ty said. "And from the look of it, it's everywhere. From the Flats to the forest." Skya said. "Yes. Which actually leads up to my question. Where did this grease come from?" Revvit asked. "Hey, Trux!" A familiar voice called. The Trux turned and saw the Liftasaurs drive up to them. "What's up, guys?" Ty asked. "There's Grease Bees swarming in our turf." Jaffa said. "You lifters got Grease Bees too? So do we." A Stegarbosaur said as he drove up with his friends. "Same with us." A Dozerotops said. "Alright, alright. Calm down, everyone. Let's see this Grease Bee problem." Ty said.
The Trux drove over to the Liftasaurs' land first. And there were Grease Bees all over the place, dropping grease everywhere. "Jaffa was right. There's a lot of Grease Bees here." Ty said. Then the Trux paid a visit to the Flat Irons, the Woodlands, the Acid Baths and the edge of the Endless Desert. Grease Bees were swarming all over the crater. "The entire crater is swarming with Grease Bees!" Dozer exclaimed. "But how? There aren't much flowers in the crater for them to pollinate." Revvit said. "So, what could've brought these Grease Bees into the entire crater?" Ty asked. Little did they know, Trembor watched with a chuckle.
Later, Trembor returned to the Bad Trux lair and reported back to Blayde, who was in the shadows undergoing repairs. "Is it done?" She asked. "Yes. With those Grease Bees set up all over the crater, nobody will ever stay in it ever again." Trembor said. "Good. Keep an eye on the Trux. They're probably looking for clues on this by now. Make sure they never find anything." Blayde said. "It'll be done." Trembor said.
Meanwhile, back at the garage, the Trux were trying to figure out the Grease Bee situation. "It just doesn't make sense." Waldo said. "Where exactly did all these Grease Bees get here to the crater?" Ty asked. "Yeah. I thought Grease Bees stick close to where they set up their hives." Dozer said. "Wait. That's it. We have to find their nests." Ty realized. "Good thinking, Ty." Revvit said.
The Trux returned to the Liftasaurs' valley to see if they could find the Grease Bees' hive. "And you're sure that those greasers set up a hive around here?" Jaffa asked. "It's the only explanation." Ty said. "And if we find one here, there might be others in the crater." Revvit said. Trembor, having followed the Trux, watched them search from top to bottom. "No. It's too soon. But I'll slow them down." He whispered, eyeing a pile of grease nearby.
"Alright. Let's start looking around. That hive's gotta be around here somewhere." Ty said. Just then, grease was being sprayed all over the Trux. "Hey! Stop it! Who's doing that?!" Dozer asked angrily. Trembor chuckled as he spun his drill in the grease, splattering it on the Trux. "It's Trembor!" Skya exclaimed. "So nice to see you again, Trux! How do you like your nice warm grease bath?" Trembor asked mockingly. "Oh, wait 'til I get my blade on you, Trembor!" Dozer exclaimed. "Then come and get me, losers!" Trembor dared as he ceased his grease attack and drove off. "Don't let him get away!" Ty called. "But, Ty! The hive!" Revvit protested as the other Trux drove after him. "We'll worry about that later, Revvit. We gotta drive Trembor back to Blayde and the others." Ty said. "Hmm. After careful consideration, if Trembor keeps interfering, we'll never find it." Revvit said. "Glad you finally agree." Ty said. "The other Tools and I will stay and look for the hive." Revvit said. "Good luck, Rev." Ty said before following his team.
Trembor was almost far ahead. But Ton-Ton was quickly catching up to him. "Well, well, well. The ramper wants to play." He chuckled, coming up with a plan as he eyed an incoming Grease Bee swarm. "You can't shake me, Drill-dude!" Ton-Ton exclaimed. "Don't bet on it, Dump boy!" Trembor exclaimed, veering to the side. Ton-Ton screamed as he drove into the swarm, making the Grease Bees angry. "Ouch! Quit it! That hurts!" He exclaimed as the Grease Bees started stinging him. "That was a sneaky thing to do to our friend, Trembor!" Dozer exclaimed. "I know! That was the idea, Horn-head!" Trembor exclaimed. "Skya, you take him on the right! I'll take the left!" Dozer exclaimed. "Good call, Dozer!" Skya exclaimed. Both Trux peeled off on both sides to try and outflank Trembor. But he was expecting this. He eyed a grease puddle coming up. "NOW!" Dozer shouted. He and Skya prepared to bash into Trembor. But Trembor put on the brakes. Dozer and Skya tried to stop, but they slid into the grease puddle, causing them to crash into each other. Trembor chuckled as he passed them. "Skya, you alright?" Dozer asked with a groan. "I've been better. You?" Skya asked. "I've had worse." Dozer said.
Meanwhile, Revvit kept looking for the hive with the Liftasaurs helping him. He already sent the others to search the rest of the crater for any other hives. "Revvit, just thought I'd ask. When and if we find this Grease Bee hive, what are you gonna do with it?" Jaffa asked. "We're gonna carry it and any other hive we find across the bridge and cast it away from the crater. And hopefully, the Grease Bees will take them and set them up in their much more proper and delicate environment." Revvit explained. "Good plan. But one problem. We searched every inch of our territory. How exactly are we gonna find the hive?" Jaffa asked. Just then, a lone Grease Bee buzzed past them. "We let the Grease Bee lead us right to it." Revvit said. He and Jaffa followed the Grease Bee right up to the end of the line. The Grease Bee flew up, revealing to Revvit and Jaffa a very pleasant sight. "Well, I'll be." Revvit said.
Meanwhile, Shredda drove ahead, readying her blades to slice and dice the tricky Drillosaur. "Ah, the girl Sawmetradon. Lucky me." Trembor said. "You won't be so lucky when I slice off that drill!" Shredda exclaimed. "Come on and try." Trembor dared. Shredda sped up and prepared to slash with her saws. But suddenly, Trembor spun around and struck Shredda's treads with his drill, making her trip and crash. "Well, that takes care of that. Now for the T-Trux." Trembor said. "You rang?!" Ty exclaimed, surprising the rogue Drillosaur with a slam from his tail. "Oh, now that's more like it!" Trembor exclaimed, firing up his drill and charging towards Ty. But then Ty dodged the drill, grabbed Trembor's back in his mouth and tossed him, sending him crashing into a rock wall. "Is that all you got?" Trembor asked tauntingly. "What? Not enough for you?" Ty asked as the rest of the Trux rejoined him. "It won't matter. Soon every Trux and Tool in this crater will be gone because of these Grease Bees. And you guys will be all alone." Trembor said.
"There never alone, Trembor!" Revvit's voice called. Everyone looked up to see him and the other Tools in the air with Dragonflopters, except Spinz. "Rev! Please tell me…" Ty started. "The others are already getting all the hives right to the bridge as we speak." Revvit finished. "What?! How is that possible?!" Trembor exclaimed in shock. "Oh, that's simple, Trembor. We all work together to solve problems." Ty said. "Whether we build or fight bad Trux like you." Dozer said. "We always come together as a team." Ton-Ton said. "And use our different skills to win." Shredda said. "And from the look of it, we're about to win again." Skya said, seeing all their Trux friends carrying the hives towards the bridge. All of the Grease Bees sensed their homes being moved and flew right after them. "NO! I will not allow this to happen!" Trembor shouted, driving after the Trux. "Stop him! Don't let him get the hives!" Try exclaimed as he and the others chased him.
"Are the Grease Bees still following?" Jaffa asked. "Yep. They're still following." A Cranosaur said. "That's good. We just have to keep ahead until we reach the bridge. Then we can ditch the hives to them." Jaffa said. "Uh-oh! Trembor's coming right for us!" Wreck-a exclaimed. "Give me those hives! You are not gonna ruin my plan!" Trembor demanded. "His plan?! Trembor planted those hives?!" Dozer asked after hearing what Trembor said. "But how could he get them so high?" Skya asked. "He must've had help from someone who's able to fly." Ty said. "But the Pteracopters wouldn't ever help the Bad Trux!" Shredda exclaimed. "I wasn't referring to the Pteracopters." Ty said. "Then it probably was…" Revvit started to say. "Copter! I should've known he'd side with the enemy soon enough!" Spinz exclaimed.
Some of the Trux peeled off from the group to hold back Trembor while the ones holding the hives continued to the bridge. "Get out of my way!" Trembor exclaimed, bashing through an Ankylodump and a Stegarbosaur. "Leave them alone!" Ty exclaimed, bashing Trembor aside. "Oh, you want to play some more, do you?! Then let's play!" Trembor exclaimed, striking Ty's treads with his drill. "It's dozing time!" Dozer exclaimed, dozing Trembor away from Ty. Trembor quickly recovered just as the Trux surrounded him. "No! I've come to far for Blayde!" Trembor exclaimed as he saw he was trapped and that the Trux with the hives made it to the bridge. "I will not allow this plan to fail!" He fired up his drill and started digging. "Stop him! Don't let him get away!" Ty exclaimed. The Trux charged for Trembor, but he already escaped into the ground. "He's going for the hives!" Ton-Ton exclaimed. "Quickly! Toss the hives and raise the bridge!" Ty called. The Trux quickly tossed the hives over to the other side. The Grease Bees followed the hives and inspected them for damage. The Trux than quickly raised the bridge just as Trembor resurfaced. "NO!" Trembor exclaimed as the bridge locked into place.
"It's over, Trembor." Ty said. Trembor just growled as he turned towards the Trux. "You've ruined everything! You ruin everything! I'm gonna drill you!" He exclaimed, firing up his drill and driving towards Ty. But then Ty gave a mighty swing of his tail and struck Trembor's drill, breaking it off. "My…My drill! You broke off my drill!" Trembor exclaimed. "Now it's over." Ty said as the Trux converged on Trembor. Trembor growled before he drove off in defeat.
Later, the Trux all looked around at the grease covering most of the crater. "Man, it's gonna take a while to clean up all this grease." Skya said. "Yeah. Those Grease Bees sure like to make a mess as much as they like stinging Trux." Dozer said. "Well then, we better get started then." Ty said. "Yes. We will gather buckets of water and start washing away the grease." Revvit said. "Buckets?! You heard Dozer. It'll take us almost forever to clean up all this grease!" Waldo complained. "That's why it's important to start cleaning right away, Waldo." Revvit said. "Mmm-hmm." Waldo said. "Come on. Let's get those barrels." Ty said. "Great. I've always wanted to try dozing grease." Dozer said. "Anything you haven't wanted to try dozing?" Skya asked. "I'll let you know if I think of something." Dozer said. The others laughed at that.
