Transformers OneShots

Dark Matters

Heatwave was cruising down the road near the forest. The Burns family had received an unusual call about some strange crystals found near a campsite, so Heatwave and Kade were sent to figure things out, as Bolder and Graham were helping Doc Greene out at sea.

"What do you think we're gonna find?" Kade asked, with one hand on the wheel, and his other leaning on Heatwave's seats.

"Aren't you the one who has spent his whole life on this island? Shouldn't you know anything about 'weird crystals'?" Heatwave replied with a cocky remark.

"Well excuse me for not knowing every detail about this floating rock. Hey, how about I look up 'weird crystals' when we get home! I'm sure I'll find just what I'm looking for." Kade shot back.

Heatwave rolled his eyes but smirked at his partner.

As they approached the camp site Heatwave began to get a bad feeling. He couldn't figure it out, but he just felt that something was off.

Once Heatwave had pulled up to the trail Kade hopped out of his cab, and pulled out his phone.

"No humans around so you should be good." Kade said as he looked around the area, then down at his phone. He has a map app opened, which leads right to the spot that the call was made.

"This should take us right to these crystal things." Kade stated, looking at his partner as he transformed.

Kade led the way as the two of them started to walk down the trail, with Heatwave needing to brush branches out of his every so often.

That feeling of uneasiness kept growing.

"Do you have a strange feeling about this?" Heatwave asked, looking down at Kade.

He looked up from his phone. "Uhh no..? Wait, don't tell me the all mighty Heatwave is afraid of some rocks!" Kade laughed, "Besides we have faced so many crazy situations, this is a good break from crazy bulls, and lawnmowers throwing us, well mainly you, around."

Heatwave growled a little at Kades remark, but untimely agreed with him. They had been through some crazy rescues, so what could possibly happen investigating some weird rocks?

Once they had reached the spot they looked around.

The feeling had gotten much stronger, and made Heatwave a bit woozy, but he easily shook it off.

He was looking around some trees when he heard Kade calling him. "Hey! I think I found what they were talking about!"

When Heatwave spotted Kade, he was standing near the entrance to a small cave. Heatwave walked over to him, and Kade turned his attention back to something he couldn't see.

As he got closer, the feeling began to get to him a bit, and he paused for a moment before he approached his partner.

He got to see what Kade had been looking at, and it appeared to be some dark purple crystals about the size of his partner's leg. The crystals seemed like they were radiating.

"Looks like some amethyst to me… was this really worth calling in?" Kade said looking up at Heatwave.

Heatwave was leaning over him, with one hand on the cave's entrance, but his eyes were shut.

"Hey! Are you asleep or something?!" Kade shouted

Heatwave was startled by Kade's yelling, but quickly snapped back to reality. "I don't know.. I've just been really off this whole time.." Heatwave replied, adjusting his optics.

"Yea yea, you can get your beauty sleep back at the firehouse. Now could I get your opinion on these rocks." Kade said, waving his hand, then pointing to the purple crystals.

"I said that they looked like amethysts, so I don't get why it was called in.." Kade repeated, sure that Heatwave had heard him this time.

"Alright. But does amethyst glow, because these crystals look like they are radiating." Heatwave pointed out.

Kade looked back at the crystals, and stepped back a bit. "Your right… could this be radioactive?"

"Last time I checked I'm not a green bulldozer, so how on earth would I know?" Heatwave said.

He began to feel uneasy yet again, and placed his hand on the side of the cave, to brace himself. He had a feeling he knew this stuff from somewhere, but it had been Vorns. (hundreds of years)

Kade gave him a look, before looking back at the weird substance. "Maybe we should take it back to the firehouse… it's probably caused by some weird experimental crap. I can dig it up then-"

Kade got cut off by Heatwave, who stood up. "Don't think it a good idea for you to touch that. We didn't even bring anything for you to dig with.. Just let me do it."

Kade put his hands up before putting them down, and getting out of the way.

Heatwave bent down on one knee, and dug his fingers under the rock near the crystal, before pulling it out of the ground.

He stood up straight, and walked out of the cave with the glowing purple substance in hand.

Heatwave almost eminently felt dizzy, as his vision blurred. He fumbled his footsteps, and leaned on a tree to stop himself from falling over.

"Wow, easy there cowboy. Is everything alright?" Kade asked, having just witnessed that whole scenario.

Heatwave let out a slight grunt, before pulling himself put right, still holding onto the tree for support. "Honestly.. I feel like scrap. Let's just get this thing back to the firehouse." Heatwave shook his head, and started to walk down the trail they had taken to get there.

Kade followed, speed walking to get in front of his partner. He felt a bit worried, but new that they would be home soon, so it would all be sorted out then.

As they walked down the path Heatwave's vision became more distorted by the minute. His arms and legs began to feel numb until they gave out on him.

Heatwave feal forward, dropped the crystals to the side, and nearly crushing his partner, but landing on his arms to stop himself.

Kade hand pulled himself into a ball, with his hands over his head, but when he realized that Heatwave hadn't flattened him he was about to start yelling when he noticed that Heatwave looked completely drained.

Heatwave sat himself up, before re-positioning himself, and laying against a tree.

Kade stood up, before approaching his partner. "Alright, I'm calling my dad and Chase, no way you're gonna be able to get back on your own."

Kade stepped away, and commed his dad.

Heatwave wasn't able to respond, all he could do was sit there, and wait for the nausea to calm down. He slowly opened his eyes, and looked over at the dark purple crystals a few feet away from him.

He let out a slight grunt before leaning his head back against the tree. He had remembered the substance. He had been carrying dark energon.