The summer had since we last saw our heroes and Optimus Prime had come to see them.
"Rescue Force Sigma 17, you have learned much since my last routine inspection. I am impressed with what I see," Optimus said.
"I hope so. Heatwave waxed his chassis like nine times for this," Kade muttered to T.J.
'You sure it's not a side effect?' T.J. mouthed back.
Kade shrugged his shoulders.
"But I also wish to see how well you do with your partners," Optimus said looking at the two.
"Yeah," the two meekly said.
"Okay, team, let's show Optimus Prime what we've got," Chief Burns said.
The team entered the firehouse.
"You can watch with me. I got the best seat in the firehouse," Cody said.
"Thank you, Cody," Optimus said.
They ran into Chroma when they entered the bunker.
"Optimus Prime, sir," Chroma saluted him.
"At ease, sold—" he noticed her belly, "er…"
"Yes, I'm gestating and due in six months."
"Is Heatwave in anyway—"
"Yeah, I'm going to stop you right there. We don't bring it up," Firestar said.
"I apologize."
Xxx
"Ready, Boulder. Just follow this pattern of impacts and angles and everything should work," Graham showed Boulder instructions on a tablet.
"On it, Graham. Let's get artistic," Boulder smashed and rearranged rocks into the Rescue Bot insignia.
Xxx
"They've been working on that all week," Chroma said.
"Nobel," Cody said.
Optimus was impressed.
"Yawn. Being a first responder is all about speed. Watch this," Kade said.
Xxx
Kade, Heatwave, Chief and Chase were racing down the mountain.
"Remember, Chase, hug the turns," Chief said.
"I will embrace them heartily," Chase said.
Chief and Chase passed Kade and Heatwave.
"Hang on, Kade. This way's faster," Heatwave gestured to the ocean.
"Yeah, but there's no road that way," Kade nervously said.
Heatwave drove faster to the cliff edge.
"Heatwave? Heatwave!" Kade shouted.
Heatwave broke through the guard rail.
"There's no road!" Kade screamed.
Heatwave turned into his boat form after landing in the water. He sped to a rock sticking out of the water and launched himself onto the bridge in front of Chase.
"What took you so long?" Heatwave taunted Chase.
"Do you have a permit to operate a water vehicle in the air?" Chase taunted back.
"Eyes on the skies, guys. Blades is gonna loop the griffin," Dani said.
"Yeah, I'm gonna – wait, what?" Blades asked.
"Seriously? I'm not even close to replacing him," First Aid said.
Blades and Dani did the maneuver.
"Hey, Dani, that wasn't so bad," Blades said.
Then Dani noticed something.
A pterodactyl.
It shrieked and lunged at them.
"Okay, that's bad," Blades said.
Blades and Dani fled from it.
"Dani, it's gaining on us," Blades said.
"Not for long. We just need to fly faster and higher," Dani said.
The flying reptile bit at them
"AHH! Normally, I'd say no way. But today I'll make an exception," Blades said as he and Dani took cloud cover.
The pterodactyl lost them.
"Dad, I think we just got chased by a pterodactyl," Dani said.
Xxx
"Pterodactyl! Guess it doesn't know it's extinct. Cody, do you have a visual?" Chief asked.
Xxx
"It's landing on Mount Griffin," Cody said.
"Call Jackie and Doc greene," Chief said. "Chase and I';; close the mountain trails and meet the team at the firehouse."
"Yep, now here's the chaos," Chroma said.
"Is this the second time we've dealt with extinct reptile?" First Aid asked.
"Yes, as I recall you were sedated at the time," Optimus said.
Xxx
The team and Jackie were in the bunker having a video chat.
"A pterodactyl! How exciting! I've wanted to see one since I was a Compsognathus," Doc said.
"A what?" First Aid asked.
"A dinosaur the size of a turkey," Chroma explained. "Probably had feathers."
"I appreciate you taking a closer look," Doc," Chief said.
"Wait, why am I here?" Jackie asked.
"Back up," Chroma said.
"I'm telling you, that pterodactyl is the same one that attacked me before," Blades said after Doc hung up.
"Yeah, except I ATE it!" Jackie said. "Miko's got pictures to back me up."
"I'm telling Ally what's going on here," T.J. began texting.
"Maybe it's his brother," Blades said. "I never forget something that tries to eat me."
"Yeah, it's got different patterning," Jackie said.
"Maybe it flew up here somehow after the main tunnels collapsed," Dani said.
"Much as happened in my absence," Optimus said.
Chase opened his mouth, but Chroma stopped him.
"I've been keeping track of what we learned since I'm on maternity leave, sir," she handed Optimus a datapad.
"Didn't the Protectobots tell you what happened?" Jackie asked.
"Only what happened with them," Optimus said. "Although, Inferno did mention an explosion."
"A chain of explosions caused deep sinkholes beneath Griffin Rock," Graham showed Optimus the pictures on his tablet. "It's possible it reached as far down as the prehistoric caverns." Graham accidently showed a picture of baby Kade.
"Aww! Oh, wait, that's me! Graham!" Kade shouted.
"Blackmail dibs!" Jackie went dragon a bit.
"Oops! Sorry, wrong album," Graham then got a map up.
"Jackie, why don't you look for the pterodactyl?" Optimus said.
"And don't eat it this time!" K-9 said.
Xxx
Cody tried to bugle, but he just made K-9 howl and Jackie made a squawk far off.
"Scratch bugling off the list," Cody said.
"Is there a sick moose out here?" Heatwave asked as he and First Aid walked up to the human.
"That was me. I'm just trying to choose my Lad Pioneer Merit Project. It has to be fun AND educational."
"That's easy. Self-defense. It's fun, and I'll educate you."
They walked over to some empty big barrels.
"Try not to damage them. Jackie wants them for her movie making club," First Aid said.
"Here, pretend this is an oncoming Morbot. Arms out and…" Heatwave grunted as he demonstrated the move. "There, now you try. Trust me, this'll even impress the Adult Pioneers."
Cody tried and struggled.
Heatwave tapped it over.
"I think he needs something more his size," First Aid said.
Cody sighed. "Back to the book."
"Cody, did you know what Jackie did for her project?" Firestar asked.
"A one person play about Jack the Ripper. But I don't think the advisors will like another true crime project."
"Well, how about something your family has done?" Firestar gave a chuckle. "We taught Heatwave fire safety for his Junior Rescue Team."
"Heatwave, you were in a scout's team?"
"It was a long time ago," Heatwave said.
"Let's head back inside," First Aid said. "Do some research."
Xxx
Optimus and Chief were in the command center.
"I'd offer you a chair, but…" Chief trailed.
"Thank you, Chief. I can observe any emergencies quite well from here," Optimus said.
The emergency line went off.
Chief answered. "911 dispatch. Doc, is that you?"
Xxx
"Unfortunately, yes. I can report that the pterodactyl is real. And apparently, she finds me attractive," Doc said as the reptile chased him in his hang glider.
Xxx
"Doc, when I said observe that thing, I meant with a telescope!" Chief said.
"You say 'potato', I say 'Solanum tuberosum'," Doc said.
"I'm sending air support. And a cage. Be careful."
Xxx
Jackie was talking with classmate Trey about how that pterodactyl should look like when her phone rang.
"Animal control, dragon unit. What do you need?" Jackie asked.
"Jackie, Doctor Greene is being chased by an extinct flying reptile. We acquire your assistance," Optimus said.
"Heh. Still can't say 'pterodactyl', can ya?"
"And you can't spell it. Just help him."
"I am," Jackie went t1 and flew off.
Xxx
The pterodactyl cooed at Doc.
"Oh, ho. That's very kind of you to say, but I'm afraid I'm not your type. Or species," Doc said as the reptile followed him.
"Yippy kai ay, unclefucka!" Jackie yelled as she used her agsaber to muzzle the reptile and rode it like a bull rider.
"Watch out below, guys. We're gonna try to catch that bird," Dani said as she and Blades arrived at the emergency.
"Let me help!" Jackie grunted as she steered the reptile into the cage, closed the door, and locked it.
"That was awesome!" Blades said.
Xxx
The pterodactyl was making noise on top of the firehouse.
Blades tried to close its beak shut when it bit him. "Ow, ow, ow! Beak! Ow!"
"Let me do this," Jackie used her transmutate abilities to communicate with the reptile. "Easy, girl." She gave the reptile some meat.
Doc put a bracelet on its ankle. "There! Now that my tracking device is in place, we can release the pterodactyl."
"See? You'll be back to your baby in no time."
"Release it?" First Aid asked.
"We just caught it," Blades said.
"She's a mommy with a young hatchling," Jackie said.
"How do you know that?" Firestar asked.
"Her hair's blue. That happens when she tyalks to animals," Heatwave explained.
"And if we track the pterodactyl back to her nest, and we'll figure out how she got here," Cody said.
Jackie then opened the cage without warning.
"I got it!" Inferno shot at the reptile as it flew off.
"Inferno, stop! We're tracking it!" Heatwave yelled as they ran to the edge of the roof.
"I thought we were killing it."
"No, honey. Now, go inside and put your shot gun away," Firestar said.
Inferno grumbled as he followed his mate's orders.
Graham looked at the reptile with his binoculars. "She's leaving the island. The open subterranean rift must not be on Griffin Rock."
"That thing flies, not swims. How did it get up from the ocean?" Kade asked.
"Wow, you're dumb," K-9 said.
"The ocean's not the only thing out there. What about Wayward Island?" Dani asked.
"What about Hawaii?" Blades asked.
Everyone looked at him.
"What? I mean, if we're all guessing, let's try there?" Blades asked.
"Yeah, to be honest, I'm sick of snow and black ice," First Aid said.
"I would be happy to search for the deep earth passage, Chief," Doc said. "A chance to study a pterodactyl in the wild is one is 65 million."
"I don't know, Doc. It seems dangerous," Chief said.
"I'll bring Trex. What more logical bodyguard than a dinosaur?"
"I can literally think of 20," First Aid said.
"Well, I'm going home. I think I got something," Jackie said.
Xxx
Kade entered the bunker. "Heatwave? Dude, Doc's waiting for us at the docks with Trex."
"Heatwave's got a hormone problem. In his room crying like a sparkling," Inferno said.
"Hey!" Chase defended his friend and leader.
"Oh, he did that before when he hit puberty."
"Again, hey!"
"He means we know how to handle Heatwave," Firestar said. "Heatwave will be ready in a few minutes."
Heatwave then walked in. "No. I'm ready now."
"You sure?" Kade asked.
"I cried all my tears out and won't cry again for, like, 12 hours!"
"Okay then, but if you get sobby on the mission, I'm totally chill with it."
Heatwave grumbled as he and Kade left.
Xxx
Heatwave, Kade, Doc, and Brains drove to Wayward Island while towing Trex in a raft.
"We're nearing the pterodactyl," Doc said. "Can you dock on the shore ahead?"
Heatwave docked and Doc got out with help from Trex.
"Back soon. No need to worry. Unless you hear yelling. In which case, you are not only free to worry, but to come assist us," Doc rode Trex to the location.
"Why do we trust him?" Brains asked.
"I dunno," Kade said. "Should we have brought Jackie?"
"Dunno."
"So, Heatwave… how are you doing?"
"Yeah, man, you've been crying for months."
Heatwave sighed. "Look, what I say here… you can't say to anyone else. A-after my last surgery… my hormones were changing too fast and I… almost slit my wrists. Luckily, I talked to Razor and she said it was normal for… mechs in my position to feel like that and she helped me through it. She gave me medicine so I couldn't dream. E-except… I-I want my kids! I want my kids… I lost the first to an unfortunate circumstance and I killed my second! I-I'm horrible!"
"Dude, you're not horrible. You did what you thought was best," Kade said.
"And Jackie's aunt is breeding baby goats this year. You can visit their place any time and let kids climb all over you! That's better than sticky human kids. Except, more piss and shit," Brains said.
"Not helping."
"Great… now I'm going to be a crazy pet person hoarder!" Heatwave said.
"No, Heatwave. The whole team's got your back."
"Yeah, you even forgave First Aid for poisoning you and making you lose your first," Brains said.
"What the fuck?!"
"I second that! He did what?!" Heatwave exclaimed.
"You don't know about First Aid going coo coo? I thought Blades told you," Brains said.
"Okay, when we get home, I'm killing First Aid."
"No, no, no, no, no! d-don't do that! That-that's really bad!" Kade said.
"Can Doc be in trouble now?" Brains asked.
"Kade, Heatwave! Help!" Doc said.
"This planet has a god!"
"Ugh!" Heatwave transformed and ran to Doc's location and saw him being cornered by a carnivorous T. rex-like dinosaur.
He spayed the dino saur with water to keep it from eating Doc.
"Run for the shore, Doc! Hurry!" he said.
Doc got the eff out of dodge.
"Back off scaly! I've dealt with your kind before! Oof!" Heatwave got rammed by a triceratops.
"Ooh!" Brains and Kade grunted.
"Okay, I'm buckling you in!" Kade put Brains in a seatbelt after the minibot slammed into his head.
"Okay, that's a new one," Heatwave said.
A stegosaurus then slammed him with her tail, knocking him down.
The dinosaurs began to beat him up.
"Can't you—ah!—do something—whoa!—Heatwave?!" Kade asked.
"Like fragging retreat?!" Brains asked.
"Nuh-nuh-no! Nuh-nuh-no!" Heatwave started to go into the fetal position.
"What's going on?!" Kade asked.
"Oh, man! He's freaking out!" Brains slid out of the seatbelt and went for Heatwave's dashboard. "Tell him to retreat!"
"What?!"
"Ow!" Heatwave jolted as he got shocked from inside his cab.
"Drive!"
Heatwave transformed and sped back to the shore where Doc was, got him in, drove into the water and transformed into a boat, and sped off again because the dinosaurs were still chasing them.
"Poor Trex. I'm sorry we had to leave him behind," Doc said.
"We'll be back," Heatwave said. "I have a score to settle with those dinosaurs. And then First Aid…"
xxx
"Can't we at least have dimmed lights?" Firestar asked.
"No, that will ruin the theatrics," Chase said.
"Trust me, there's no argu—whoa!" Chroma tripped over something.
"Chroma, are y—oh!" Chase then tripped over Chroma.
Cody turned on the lights. "What's going on?"
"Chase and I were doing a game show based on police stuff to help you with your Lad Pioneer project," Blades said. "Wheelie's supposed to be here with the money."
"Here I am," Wheelie rode in on a goat. "Turns out driving a goat's pretty hard."
"You got the money?"
"I do!" Wheelie held up the envelope.
"Did the stupid game show fail?" First Aid asked.
"Yes, c-can you see if the sparkling's okay?" Chase asked.
"Sure," First Aid scanned Chroma. "Everything's good."
"Oh, thank Primus!"
"So, is the thing off?" Wheelie asked.
"Yeah, this was a bad idea," Chroma said.
"Now what am I gonna do?"
"Just give Cody the money. He'd hardly get any right."
"And the winner of the craziest family goes to…"
"Thanks, Wheelie," Cody said.
"Cody…" Optimus started.
"Just do what Jackie and Heatwave did," Firestar said.
"Firestar, I don't believe—"
"I'm telling him to do a project on his interests."
"Oh, well, great minds think alike."
"Um, Optimus, Inferno just bet his shotgun to First Aid that nothing crazy happens today and Chroma says Chase's laugh's gonna scare the sparkling," Blades said.
"It will not!" Chase said.
"Inferno, why are you betting your firearm?" Optimus asked.
"Because it can't get crazier than an extinct flying reptile," Inferno said.
"And there's a killer clown epidemic on the mainland," First Aid said.
"Okay, they're not coming here," Chroma said.
"Everyone to the garage. Doc's back with a dinosaur of a tale," Chief said.
Xxx
"… and then they attacked us—herbivores and carnivores working together,"
Doc said.
"Yeah, and I got the dents to prove it," Heatwave said.
"But, where did they all come from?" Dani asked.
"From that souterrain passage Doc found," Graham said. "They could've been living underground for millions of years."
"Then WHY don't they LOOK DIFFERENT?!" T.J. asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. We've been walking on top of dinosaurs our whole lives?" Kade asked.
"There are more things under this world, Kade, more than humans know," Optimus said.
"And I'd like to keep it that way. Look at this," Chief turned on the TV to a news report on Mayor Luskey planning on making the pterodactyl a tourist attraction.
Cody's phone rang. He put it on speaker phone. "Jackie, did you see the news, too?"
"Yep. I think people are gonna—ah-CHOO!—get eaten. Ha! Survival of the smartest!" Jackie said.
"If the mayor knew about Wayward…"
"Jurassic Parked!"
"We have to protect those dinos, get them back underground," Chief said.
"W-w-w-wait. You're telling us to go to an island filled with dinosaurs? No thanks, I've seen that movie," Blades said.
"Yeah, I'm with Blades on this one," First Aid said.
"Optimus, I would be honored if you would lead our mission," Heatwave said.
"Thank you, Heatwave, but I will stay with Cody and observe your full-scale mission," Optimus said.
"I'll be right over!" Jackie said.
"No, Jackie, if you're sick—"
"Cody, I have soup!"
Heatwave sighed. "We won't let you down, sir. Rescue Bots, roll to the rescue!"
Xxx
The bots were on their way to Wayward and Cody, Optimus, Jackie, and Chroma were in the command center.
"Jackie, why do you want to view this mission while you're ill?" Optimus asked.
"You didn't hear what First Aid did? Heatwave found out!" Jackie said.
"What did First Aid do?" Chroma asked.
"I'll tell you in Cybertronain: (he aborted Heatwave's first sparkling.)"
"What?!" Optimus and Chroma exclaimed.
"This is gonna get crazier than a telenovela!" Jackie said.
"How did Heatwave find out about this?" Optimus asked.
"Brains said that he told Heatwave by mistake and that I should DEFINATLY not go."
"That is a wise decision."
"Wait, what happened?" Cody asked.
Xxx
The team arrived on Wayward and Graham set up a drone camera.
"There. I boosted this hover camera's feed, so the others can watch us at home," Graham said.
"Good thinking, Graham. Everyone into your bots. We don't want any more surprises," Chief said.
"Um, First Aid doesn't have—"
"T.J., I'm with Dani, you, Kade," Raychel said.
Xxx
They arrived at the dinos' location.
"Look, there's Trex," Blades pointed at the dino robot trapped under a rocky avalanche.
"Trex is good boy," the robot sadly said as the bots went to free him.
The carnivorous dinosaur roared at them.
First Aid activated his EM field. "Stay behind me, guys," he said as the other dinosaurs ganged up on them.
"Why are they mad? We didn't do anything," Boulder said.
"I wouldn't be surprised if they're still mad from last time," Heatwave said.
"Yeah, I don't think they see you as a threat," Brains said.
"It was one mental breakdown!"
"Clear out those boulders, team. It's time for these dinos to go home," Chief said.
"I think I have an idea to stop them!" Heatwave threw First Aid at them.
"Heatwave!" everyone scolded.
"Not mature!" Firestar said.
"My backside's stuck between it's horns!" First Aid yelled from the triceratops.
They heard Jackie fall down laughing.
"Being upside down is not helping," Wheelie said.
"Inferno, you handle the dinosaur, I'll help First Aid," Firestar.
"Why am I stuck with the tail end?!" Inferno said.
"Shouldn't be too hard, considering your ex."
The bots then had to deal with temperamental dinosaurs, resulting in Blades getting hurt.
"Fall back and regroup!" Heatwave ordered.
"That's strange. I wonder why they aren't chasing us?" Boulder asked as they drove away.
They then landed in a tar pit.
"I believe you have your answer, Boulder," Chase said.
Firestar, Inferno, and First Aid caught up to them.
"First Aid, can you use your EM's to free them?" Firestar asked.
"I can, but I won't," First Aid crossed his arms. "Heatwave knew the plan and he sabotaged it."
"Well, maybe YOU did something I didn't like!" Heatwave said.
"You know what? You can just free yourselves without me," First Aid left to the beach.
"What happened between you two?" Inferno asked.
"Heatwave doesn't want to talk about it," Kade said.
"Where did this tar come from?" Raychel asked.
"Probably another underground rift," Graham said.
"I don't care where it came from! How do we get out of it!" Kade asked.
"I'll add more water," Inferno hosed the tire while Firestar went to check on First Aid.
"I don't think that's how it works," Heatwave said.
"You got a better idea?"
"Ugh. No."
"I hope the others are watching," Chief said.
Xxx
"Oh, no! they're stuck in that tar pit!" Cody said as they watched the feed.
"Too bad I'm sick," Jackie said. "I would so help."
"They're sinking fast!" Chroma said. "This won't end well for either species!"
"Then my time for observing is over," Optimus went to leave.
"Wait, Optimus, please. I have to go with you. They're my family," Cody said.
"I understand how important they are to you, Cody. You may come with me."
"First, we're going to have to find a boat."
"Cody, Cybertronians can practically turn their cabs into pressurized submarines, you know that, right? You can just drive," Jackie said.
Xxx
Optimus and Cody arrived at Wayward.
"Optimus! Are you here to help?" Firestar asked.
"Yes. And I would appreciate it if you could take First Aid to Razor. We need to ask him a few questions," Optimus said.
"You heard him, First Aid. Let's go," she and First Aid drove into the ocean.
"Dad, we're here. Are you guys okay?" Cody commed.
"Been batter, son. Glad you're here to help but be careful. Those dinosaurs mean business," Chief said.
"As do we, Chief Burns," Optimus transformed. "I'm tracking your comm signal now."
He and Cody drove to where the dinosaurs were.
The dinosaurs circled them.
"Why won't they let us through?" Cody asked.
"It looks like they're protecting something," Jackie said. "I'd try to negotiate, but…"
"These creatures view anything not a dinosaur a threat," Optimus said.
"Too bad Trex can't help us," Cody said.
Optimus looked at Trex. "Perhaps he can." He got Cody out of his cab and put him in a tree. "Stay here, Cody Burns."
Xxx
"Is he doing what I think he's doing?" Chroma asked.
"He fucking is," Jackie said.
Xxx
Optimus jumped over the dinosaurs, climbed the rock pile he Trex was trapped under, scanned to robot, and transformed into a Cybertronian rex.
"Whoa! What did you just do?" Cody asked as Optimus walked back to him.
"Something stupid!" Jackie said. "I'm surprised he didn't go rogue."
"I scanned Trex to obtain a new form," Optimus said.
"You look way cooler than Trex," Cody said.
"Scanning a being that is part biological and part mechanical can produce unexpected results. So, Jackie has every right to question my decision."
"Let's see what the other dinosaurs think," Cody jumped on Optimus' back and they approached the other dinosaurs.
The carnivore roared at Optimus and Optimus roared back louder.
The carnivore showed him rescpect.
"Definitely cool," Cody said.
Xxx
Kade was struggling to climb out of Heatwave's window.
"Dude, I told you to work out with me," T.J. said.
Kade repeated what T.J. said mockingly. "Heatwave, can you open your window more?"
"Not unless you wanna go swimming in tar. I told you not to eat that entire pizza," Heatwave said.
"How is he not dead?" Inferno asked.
"I ask myself that question every day."
Then they heard the dinosaurs roar.
"What… was that?" Kade asked.
"I think it's the dinosaurs," T.J. said.
"Close the window! Close the window!" Kade got back in Heatwave.
"Don't worry, guys. It's just us," Cody waved as he and Optimus exited the trees.
"Is that Optimus?" Dani asked.
"Optimus, I think you made a mistake," Inferno said.
"Why didn't anybody tell me Optimus was a triple-changer?!" Blades excitedly asked.
"It was a matter of time!"
Optimus helped them out of the tar.
"Ugh. Optimus, I apologize. I failed you in this mission," Heatwave said.
"This mission is not yet finished. Let us accomplish it together," Optimus said.
They walked back to where the dinosaurs were.
The dinosaurs were defensive until they saw Optimus.
"Those overgrown lizards don't stand a chance," Heatwave went to beat them up.
"Wait! Optimus, can you ask the dinosaurs what's wrong?" Jackie asked.
"We shall see," Optimus walked to them and began communicating with them.
"Remember, the first Doolittle movie."
Optimus walked to the mountain slide.
"Baby dinosaurs!" Cody shouted.
"Kade, you owe me $50," T.J. said.
"Everyone, I advise you to cover your audio receptors," Optimus said before he let out a whirring roar that got rid of the rock.
The dinosaurs thanked him and went beck into the hole to nurture their young.
"Aww! Dino babies are so cute!" Blades said.
"They bite too, you know?" Dani asked.
"We better seal up that crack to keep them safe underground again," Graham said.
"And off the mayor's 'tourist attraction' list," Boulder said.
As they sealed the crack, Heatwave walked up to Optimus.
"Woy to go, Opti—"
Optimus immediately reacted to Heatwave's back pat with aggression.
Heatwave freaked and curled up on the ground.
Optimus quickly snapped himself out of it. "Ugh. I am… {sigh} sorry, Heatwave."
"Bot form, now, Optimus! You almost pulled a Jackie!" Chroma said.
Optimus transformed back into bot mode after letting Cody down.
"Heatwave, why don't you head back to the firehouse? We'll finish up here," Inferno said.
Xxx
Optimus and Heatwave arrived on the Broadside. They were going to talk with First Aid.
Well, Optimus was. Heatwave wasn't really able to. He just had an appointment with Razor.
"Heatwave, Optimus," Razor greeted. "I did another psych evaluation on First Aid."
"Did you find out he was a complete psychopath?" Heatwave asked.
"No. First Aid has disassociated identity disorder. Multiple personalities."
"What?! No. no, he's faking it."
"May I speak with him?" Optimus asked.
"Well, you're gonna have to wait until Red Alert's gone," Razor said.
"Didn't he di?" Heatwave asked.
"I'm talking about First Aid's alter. He's responsible for poisoning you."
"Let me talk with him. Please," Optimus said.
"You can try."
"Heatwave, you talk with Razor. Perhaps you'll find more about his condition."
"Fine," Heatwave grumbled.
Xxx
Heatwave sat down in Razor's office.
"What do we do?" he asked.
"Well, we can't medicate him. We just have to learn to live with it. It might go away, it might not. All I can tell you is Red Alert came into being probably around the time he poisoned you," Razor said.
"C-can we not bring it up?" when do you think we bring him back?"
"I recommend a few days… for you."