Summary: The Autobots help Blinx fix up an old abandoned factory for her to live in.
RENOVATIONS.
Blinx had spent the last two and a half hours looking through the classified sections, trying to find a new place to live. She had recently announced to the Autobots that now she had fully recovered, she'd be finding her own place to live in.
None of them thought it was a good idea because they were concerned for her safety, but they respected her independence and didn't argue with her choice. After the third hour came by, Blinx scattered the papers on the floor in frustration and slammed her head on the table. Everyone turned their attention to the distressed girl, wondering what her problem was.
"Is there something wrong, Blinx?" Optimus asked.
"You damn right there's something wrong! None of these apartments are right for me." Blinx complained.
"Well, where are you going to live if you don't like them?" Sari asked.
"Well, we know Sumdac Towers is out of the question. If those Drones do return, that's the first place they'll look." Prime said.
"And the biggest piss-off is that none of these apartments are made to house 10 people in one room." Blinx said.
"Why would you want that?" Bulkhead questioned.
"For my brothers and sisters. When they're found, we'll need to all live in a place where we can be safe."
"But where else is there to look? I mean, it's not like there's another building in Detroit that's completely worn down and forgotten." Bumblebee said.
Suddenly something pinged in Sari's head and got an idea.
"I think I've got the perfect place."
She told everyone to come to the place near old Detroit so she could show them. After driving for 10 and a half minutes, they came in the presence of a large factory with a worn down appearance and letters missing from the sign.
"The 6 Walls Box Factory?" Blinx questioned.
"Yep. It's been abandoned for 20 years since the 6 Walls company went bankrupt, no one's even bothered to tear it down. this'll be the perfect safe haven for you." Sari said.
They all walked in through the ship out door to take a look inside, it wasn't too bad as the outside and it looked strongly sturdy. Blinx began to explore the factory's floors and rooms, quite pleased with the way things looked, she decided to make it her home.
"This is perfect. Strong structure, big enough for 20 or more people, set in a place where no one would think to look, and it won't cost me jack squat. All it needs is to be gutted a bit and fixed on the inside and stay looking like crap on the outside. You think you guys can help me with this?"
"We would be glad to help." Optimus said.
Everyone spent most of the night gathering stuff they could use from the dumpsite. The next day, they went to the factory and began working on the renovations. They first worked on taking out the old machines that were broken and useless and putting up new plaster on the walls and sanding them down.
Bulkhead was mixing the plaster and was getting some of it under his armor. Bumblebee tried to use a power washer to clean him off, but misfired and hit Ratchet, causing the angry medic to chase him around with a belt sander. After everyone managed to calm them down, they continued to finish the sanding.
They then began working on welding new support beams into the structure, Bumblebee got burned a couple times due to mishandling the torch and some pipes fell on a couple heads, but didn't cause anything fatal. After 2 days of renovating, it was finally time to furnish the inside.
In the dumpsite, they found a couple cabinets, a stove, a dishwasher, a sink, a table and a couple chairs, and a fridge for a kitchen. A couch and a coffee table for the living quarters. A washer and dryer for clothes. Some old nightstands and a bed frame for a bedroom, Sari bought the mattress at a depot. These items were in good shape, but some needed to be patched up. They even found an old 2006 plasma screen TV that could be fixed as well as an old DVD player.
Blinx had picked her room and asked Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Sari to help her paint it, they gladly accepted. She had picked a dim primrose color, Sari suggested a brighter color, but Blinx said she wanted this color. The painting went smooth at first, until Bumblebee fell off the crate he was standing on to paint the ceiling and the contents of the paint can splattered all over Sari.
She wasn't too happy about it ruining her clothes, so she picked up a can and threw the paint at Bumblebee, however he dodged it and the paint hit Blinx instead. Bumblebee started to laugh as she stood covered in a primrose cocoon, Blinx angrily threw her brush at his face, splattering him with paint.
A paint fight suddenly began as tension between the 4 snapped, primrose splattered everywhere as paint was thrown and everyone was smacking each other with their brushes. The fun suddenly ended when Ratchet came in and started yelling at them for acting immature.
After the painting was finished, Blinx and Sari broke-in the new shower room that was installed the day before and washed the paint off themselves. Bumblebee and Bulkhead had to go outside with the power washer and spray themselves down, afterwards, they had to help the others rig the electrical cables to a power source. As nightfall came, the last of the fixings was installed and the job was done.
"Well done, guys, the place looks great." Blinx said.
"Uh…I don't see anything different, it still looks worn down." Bulkhead said.
"That's because we only fixed up the inside of the building, Bulkhead." Bumblebee told him.
"Oh…right."
"Well, I agree that we did a great job, and Blinx will be happy living here." Optimus said.
"You bet I will." Blinx replied.
Well that was awfully nice of them to help her.