AN: Hi guys, I managed to make another chapter in time. Enjoy
Let's Roll Out!
Elena just came from the late shower. So far that is one the things she ever did after she lost her powers. Since she can't use her element powers, she had trained more in her physical strength just in case like she had back in old times. Which could mean she even has to use more her robot form too, since as human she is weak compared to bots. She was just going back to her trailer when she heard others, and by others I mean Grimlock telling what happened.
"So Thanks to my lighting fast sidling walk through the woods I made it there just when the van started to go over," tell Grimlock. "I reached out. Closer...closer..."
Elena usually didn't mind hear how things went in the field, but she couldn't help to notice Strongarm looking...bothered. Then she saw her going to Bumblebee.
"What can I do to you, Strongarm?" asked Bumblebee.
"You can take this, sir," said Strongarm and gave her Decepticon hunter to him. This shocked Elena, but who was mostly shocked was AquaStar. Strongarm showed the rule book. "regulation number 92 section 35 'An officer who fails to put safety of the public first shall be placed on administrative leave'."
"I'm not accepting this." said Bumblebee.
"I made an inexcusable mistake. And I can't make sure that I won't make another..." said Strongarm before by accident blast to Denny's gnomes. "I'm a loose cannon, Sir. You can't let me out there!" she yelled and this time pushed her Decepticon hunter to Bumblebee before left.
Elena notices that AquaStar followed Strongarm, so she decided to go as well to see what will happen. Just only few step before getting there she could hear AquaStar.
"Strongarm, you can't do this," said AquaStar. "You know, we have outnumbered already since others are out in mission. If you go out how the team will handle infield?"
"You wouldn't understand this, Aqua," said Strongarm. "We don't have time for mistakes. You Stars know all better. You even know when and where to do something."
"Idiot!" yelled AquaStar. "You think we're perfect on everything! You're wrong!" she yelled before she left her.
Elena sighs for what she saw. She knew AquaStar didn't mean to yell to Strongarm. This is hard for both of them. They need time or in this situation a wise advice.
While Strongarm went through what she did wrong, Denny notice that what she was going through.
"She isn't forgiving herself." said Elena who was standing bit ahead of Denny so he didn't freak much when he heard her.
"You sound like you know that stuff." said Denny.
"When I got part of this 'alien robot' team in first place. I made mistakes too. I felt I was trouble to them."
"Did you caused civil in danger?" asked Denny.
"No, I accidentally spill things on the floor or on them, broke our medic's tools..well.. not usually then Bulkhead did. All were small things," said Elena before she started to looks sad. "But one time I caused one's death and I still haven't recovered it fully."
"Was it serious?" asked Denny.
"The one who died back then was Star..." said Elena.
"WAY serious then," said Denny. "You think you can cheer up on her?"
"I might," said Elena. "But I think I should first talk with AquaStar. She yelled to Strongarm before I got up there."
"Okay, then," said Denny. "I go suggest Bumblebee if he got something."
"Good."
Elena went look for AquaStar, until she finds her in the diner, drinking milk chocolate. Well, it was obvious. Since there was a kid living here there's no need for alcohol here, plus Denny isn't a type of drinking.
Elena walked close to AquaStar.
"Rough night, huh?" said Elena. "First you miss the fugitive, you have to save lives and then you fight with your partner."
"I know she is right. But no one didn't get hurt and we didn't get complaints about it. And yet she makes a big number of it." said AquaStar. "It's not the end of the world that she caused that accident."
"I know, you mean well for her," said Elena. "But she needs to see herself that we all make mistakes."
"But we're Stars." said AquaStar "We're supposed to be aware of things so we won't make mistakes."
"Well, you didn't saw the car either or warn about it. There is one," said Elena. "Mistakes is part of human life. With them, we learn things. and make us as we are."
AquaStar looked on Elena. She never thought about it that way. But then again Elena was once human fully and who knows how many mistakes she made then and after that.
Soon they heard the alarm going on and after few minutes it went off.
"Either Fixit tried security or someone pushed the wrong button by accident." said Elena.
"Who would so stupid to..." said AquaStar before both looked on each other. It didn't need to think twice that it had something to do with Strongarm.
"Scrap!" said AquaStar. They went to check.
But right when they come to command center Bumblebee and Grimlock had left.
"What happened?" asked Elena.
"We're a bit of occupied here," said Fixit. "We got more fire in Crown city state park."
"Don't tell me you let YoungStar and GaiaStar to go there without gears." said Elena.
"I gave them fire extinguishers before they left with Bee and Grimlock." said Denny.
"And Strongarm?" asked AquaStar. Denny and Fixit point the corner where Strongarm parked herself.
"She is still gloomy?" asked Elena.
"Yeah," said Denny. Elena sigh before started to walk to her.
"What you're going to do?" asked AquaStar.
"Simply put confess," said Elena. All three remained confused while Elena walked to Strongarm.
"Strongarm, may come in?" asked Elena. Strongarm didn't respond. "I will get inside either you let me in or not," she said. In this Strongarm opened her door to her and closed it until she had taken a seat.
"You know, this isn't helping the team at all." said Elena.
"I'm really not in the mood to talk." said Strongarm.
"If you keep holding it to yourself, you only make others worried sick and they will suffer more."
"Like you would know..." said Strongarm.
"More than you know," said Elena. "You could say I'm the only Star who has ever made a unexcused...no, Unforgivable mistake."
"What?" This shocked Strongarm. Elena is Star. Star Supreme to be exact. She couldn't do any mistake, unless… "What you mean?"
"Because of me, one Star died..." started Elena. This was shocking news. "You don't know this because it's one of the things we decided to not spoke of. Because everyone knew, it only makes me cry and blame myself."
"Wha-What happened?"
"It happened here on Earth. I had joined with Autobots back then. In team Prime there was everyone. Dad, Bee, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Arcee, Cilffjumper and two Stars; Peace and Sweet. Father had spot energon mine in a place called Alaska and others went help to collect energon. PeaceStar went with them. Then SweetStar got curious on where it was and I told it had snow. She got so excited and wanted to go too. I should have told her that we could go some other time, but instead, we followed others. Others didn't mind it that we were there. PeaceStar even allowed us to go look further to see if there is something. I guess we should have gone another direction because we find old war mine left for the enemies. We tried to leave quietly so mine wouldn't explode, but one of slip and one ice fall from the ceiling to the mine. The explosion caused all the ice falling on us. We did manage to get to others and bots managed to handle the falling ice. But in one moment I slip and then one Ice was going to fall on me. But then PeaceStar came to pull me away from there. First I thought it was over but then…."
Tears started to appear in Elena's eyes. The moment through her mind like flashback how another ice falls cutting PeaceStar from the middle.
"SISTER!"
"Elena..."
"I...I..."
"It wasn't your fault. She knew what she was doing..."
The tears started to come out more that they started to fall from her face on Strongarm.
"I lived with that guilt for so long and it still haunts me just by mention it," said Elena through her tears. "If you can't forgive yourself, what chance I have to forgive? You managed to save those humans, but I caused Star's death."
"Elena..." Strongarm was shocked to hear this. She never expected something like that happened in past, especially to Star.
Right, then they got a call from Bumblebee.
"Fixit, we located six human birdwatchers trapped by the blaze" informed Bumblebee. Hearing this Elena get out of Strongarm and went to Fixit and Denny.
"They got in the middle of the fire?" asked Elena.
"Caused by Crazybolt and his mini-con Slicedice." said AquaStar.
"That ex-speed racer? That's another reason I hate racing. They don't care for others when it comes to speed."
"Fixit, I need a rescue crew to here asap."
"You're at the furthest point at any emergency personnel." informed Fixit.
"Are YoungStar and GaiaStar there too?" asked Elena, while Strongarm came closer to the command center.
"They are clearing the area so Fire won't hurt humans, but I don't think it will hold flames forever. Plus, as in human form they also could get hurt. We need help."
"We could send tanker planes to drop water." suggest Denny.
"But that would take time." said Fixit.
"time is exactly what we don't have."
Elena gasps and fall down.
"Sister?" said AquaStar and went look on Elena. She could actually see fear in her eyes. They could hear suggestions Grimlock tried to invent to save humans but it looks impossible. Until Bumblebee and Grimlock decided to clear the area from trees to give them the time to fill tankers.
While Denny and Fixit tried to do so, Elena was remained down wishing and praying that others will make it. Seeing Elena like this worried AquaStar and Strongarm. they have seen her giving advice staying strong to face any danger, but now she looked so worried.
"Fixit, Denny, What is the situation on the tankers?" asked Bumblebee.
"About half hour out." informed Denny.
"Our firebreak won't last that long."
"No..."
"Put Strongarm on the line."
"Strongarm here, lieutenant, But would rather talk to someone to..."
"I trust you with this message for Optimus Prime, cadet." This got Elena's attention. It was like she either she knew something or she feared the worst to happen. "'Sir, soon the fire will be hot enough to melt our armor. So, maybe this is our last time we speak I need to apologise'."
"What? Why are you apologising, sir?" asked Strongarm.
"Strongarm..?" said AquaStar.
"Strongarm, I pursuit a Decepticon through this blaze without searching for the civilians first. That's a huge oversight and inexcusable lapses of leadership."
"That is not true, sir," said Strongarm. "Everyone make mistakes. Even Elena does. But what is important how you respond to them."
"Go on, Bumblebee...make her see..." said Elena showing bit of smile.
"Thank you, Strongarm," said Bumblebee. "But if it's so easy for you to forgive me, why won't you forgive yourself." In this Strongarm realized what she had said. What Elena tried to say. "Cadet, these humans, and Stars won't make it unless you grab much water as you can, take AquaStar and troughs the trail to lead them out."
"You did say..." said Elena while getting up. "Everyone make mistakes. We all do," she said and rest her hand AquaStar. "So, how you're going to respond?"
Finally seeing what must be done, Strongarm transformed and asked Fixit and Denny all the water they had, away to the mountain and little customization to get humans save.
"Elena, Aqua, I need you to come along." said Strongarm.
"Um… I know why you need Aqua, but have forgotten that I can't use my powers."
"But you do want to save your Stars." said Strongarm.
"I see your point."
They came quickly as they could to the Crown city state park. With tanks full of water they weren't quite fast. Elena was inside Strongarm and air masks and tank if they needed while AquaStar was with the tanks to open them in time. Once they got near Bumblebee and Grimlock, AquaStar started to let out some of the water out. Once they got to them, Bumblebee and Grimlock picked the water tanks to tame the fire from there.
"The humans are in the small shelter up ahead."informed Bumblebee."you take them to safety we keep out of sight."
"I go do my part then." said AquaStar and get up.
"AquaStar, what are you doing?" asked Elena.
"You're human now as well. you could get hurt."
"You two once said; we all make mistakes," said AquaStar smiling while she started to glow in the blue light. "It's time for me to do mine," she said before activated her watch to transform. However, this time, she had a new outfit. A gold blue armor with pearls and golden trident, while her hair looked like a wavy ocean.
"Go." she said before took up to the sky.
In this Strongarm left with Elena to get humans to safety. Once they get there. Elena gets out of Strongarm and went to YoungStar and GaiaStar. Their clothes were covered by ashes and they were coughing because of smoke. Once using all smoke liquid from their fire extinguishers, the birdwatchers had picked them to safety.
"Girls!" yelled Elena and hugged them. "Are you alright?"
"We're fine, sis." said YoungStar.
"But I think we won't become fire-mans in future." joked GaiaStar. Elena sighs for relief that they were okay.
"Civilians, this is Crown city's "fire and rescue". Anyone who wants get out of this mountain climb aboard." informed Strongarm. In this, the humans get to the trailer while Elena gets YoungStar and GaiaStar to back seat with air masks on before getting inside as well.
Strongarm start to drive to get everyone safe. Once getting others away from forest Young look out from the window and saw figure above the forest where the fire kept going.
"Is that...?" she asked.
"Aqua, yes," said Elena smiling and look outside. By how it looked AquaStar started to create rain above the fire. the water started to come down hard like monsoon to shut down the fire for good. Soon they arrived near the emergency rescues. The humans went down and start to walk there, but one of came to say thank you before they left.
Later in scrap-yard, they everyone looked for broadcast, where was told that fire has got contained, although they still don't know what caused it. It also told that emergency resources were glad that rain came to handle the fire too, even if they wonder how it was possible since weather report didn't tell anything rain storm to come and which remain mystery miracle.
"At least that's a mistake I proud of." said AquaStar.
"I'm proud of it too." said Elena.
"Are you ready to return to active duty for full-time, cadet?" asked Bumblebee. "After all, Crazybolt and Slicedize are still in large."
"Ready, willing and able, sir," said Strongarm before Bumblebee gave her Decepticon hunter back. "It feels good to get back in action with all of you," she said and got her blade out which point close to Denny's gnomes.
"LOOK OUT THE GNOMES!" others yelled.
"Please, I'm professional," said Strongarm and took her sword away before anything happened. In this, they all laugh.
AN: Chapter, done. see ya in next Chapter
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