Chapter 6: Kenny Snaps
Note: This chapter may be very long!
By the time they reached Trips' house. Blueshot was waiting impatiently. When he saw the out-cold body of Trips he gasped.
"WHAT THE FRAG! TRAPPER WHAT HAPPENED? AND WHO'S THAT?" Blueshot demanded answers but Trapper ignored him.
Jetstream knew there was going to be trouble. He decided that mabye it was best not to get involved. Trapper placed Trips on his bed and decided to wait until Trips wakes up to repair him. As he walks back into the living room, Blueshot blocks his path.
"I'M TALKING TO YOU!" Blueshot growled squinting his visor.
"WE GOT INTO SOME FIGHTS! BIG WHOOP! NOT LIKE IT'S THE FIRST TIME!" Trapper snapped.
"AND YOU JUST LET HIM GET HIS AFT BEAT?"
"NO! I WAS BUSY FIGHTING OTHER MECHS WHILE TRIPS WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE!"
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THREE DOING OUT THERE? AND WHAT IS A JET DOING IN THIS HOUSE?"
"JETSTREAM IS MY FRIEND! HE HELPED US OUT AND SAVED TRIPS!"
Jetstream just watched from the nearbye as the two argued and yelled. Jetstream was glad the three owned this entire apartment complex instead of someone else living here. He wanted to cut in.
"Um, excuse me-"
"SHUT UP JET!"
"DON'T TALK TO HIM LIKE THAT!"
"AND YOU SHUT UP!"
"MAKE ME!"
"Guys stop!" Jetstream cut in again.
Blueshot lost it and kicked Jetstream into a wall. That made Trapper explode into rage and he threw himself at Blueshot starting a huge fight in the hallway between the truck and tank. Jetstream watched in horror as the big mechs tussled around, punching, kicking and clawing each other. Now Jetstream was stronger than he looked but he thought he would end up crushed under their weight. But he had to stop them before they killed each other or Trips wakes up. Right now, Blueshot was on top of Trapper beating him with his shields and Trapper was sending electrical charges from his claws to Blueshot's head. Jetstream charged into the scuffle and actually knocked Blueshot off of Trapper making the tank slide down the hallway. He had to raise his voice.
"THAT'S ENOUGH YOU TWO! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" Jetstream yelled angrily making the two stand still.
"Whoa Jetstream...that's a...strong voice." Trapper said.
"You bet it is...now then...BLUESHOT! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!" Jetstream demanded pointing to the floor in front of him.
Blueshot, now embarrased, walked over without a word.
"If you would just let me and Trapper explain what happened, mabye we could get somewhere!" Jetstream snarled.
"I'm sorry Trapper, I was just worried for Trips' safety. I shouldn't have fought with you. You okay?"
"I'm okay and I'm sorry as well. It was just a misunderstanding."
Both vehicons mentaly smiled at each other and Jetstream nodded but chuckled upon seeing their dents and scratches.
"Okay then, now that you two are friends again...we'll explain what happened."
While that was going on, Kenny, Bloodbath, Brawl and Barricade were at the bar having a few drinks and talking. It was slow that night, about 3 or 4 other mechs and the bartender was there. Brawl and Barricade sat at a table and Kenny and Bloodbath sat right at the bar.
"Chilly night huh?" Bloodbath shrugged.
"Tell me about it! Most of these nights have been really cold. Aw well, we can't control weather!" Kenny said taking a sip of energon.
"Where's Sonny?"
"Couldn't make it. I hope no jets have been picking on him."
"Yeah, we could just scare them off. You know, I thought we were in the clear."
"Yep, guess everyone's following me. I mean...it's kinda annoying!"
"Looks like Primus doesn't think you need a break!"
"Looks like it!"
There was an empty seat on Kenny's right. This was soon to be occupied by someone Kenny thought he'd never see again. It was Whirl who innocently walked into the bar not being noticed much by anybody. He looked around until he noticed Kenny sitting at the bar. Kenny had just finished his energon when Whirl sat down right next to him not ordering anything. The bartender at the time had gone to the back room to do something. Whirl at first pretended not to notice Kenny and began looking around, examining his pincers and tapping the table. Finally he began examining Kenny and he had to admit, Kenny did look rather...buff. But he knew it was Kenny after hearing his name being said by one of the mechs at a table.
"Hey, if it isn't my old pal Kenny...the runt of the vehicons!" Whirl playfully nudged Kenny who looked at him.
Kenny actually did a triple-take upon seeing Whirl who had his optic squinted and was slowly snapping his claws. Kenny's visor brightened in shock.
"Oh...it's you Whirl. I thought you were in jail!" Kenny said nervously.
"Oh I got out early for my...good behavior!" Whirl purred. "Apparently the enforcers knew me well enough to let me hang out with them. I got to eat with them, beat up criminals with them and some of the enforcers even challenged me to fights for fun!"
"I see...guess you had fun." Kenny said mentally rolling his optics.
Whirl then rubbed a claw down Kenny's side.
"Ooh, when did you get so buff?" Whirl asked.
"About a year ago! Why does it matter to you?" Kenny asked before Bloodbath cut in.
"Kenny who's this guy?"
"Someone I'd rather stay away from!" Kenny sneered towards Whirl.
"Sure, sure! Who wouldn't want to stay near me. My time in jail has taught me something spectacular."
"W-what's that?"
"Just that fighting and torture is very entertaining. I can't tell you how many fights I've been in outside and in jail. It's so much fun because I rarely get hit. I just beat them all and kill them in secret." Whirl chuckled creeping out the brothers.
"I see, so you are the same Whirl I've always known huh?" Kenny asked.
"Well I'd hate to get rid of being who I am. I'm surprised you don't like a good fight!" Whirl purred. "You never did..."
"Why would I? I don't like it at all really. Earlier I beat up my leader by accident!" Kenny sighed surprising Whirl.
"Ooh, very interesting. So tell me Kenny, what is a drone like you doing around here and in a gang? I must know your...secrets!" Whirl wrapped an arm around Kenny's shoulders making Kenny feel very uncomfortable.
"Basically since I've been in Kaon I've gotton tired of my life of torture. I met Bloodbath who turned out to be my brother. He upgraded me to a miner and we traveled here to this gang and I've been living here since then." Kenny explained.
"Nice, sounds like you had a very good life!" Whirl said confusing Kenny.
"Look Whirl, I don't know why you're here or why you're bothering me, but think you could leave me alone?" Kenny pleaded.
"I could...but now that I know where you are, I probably won't. Depends on my mood. But why would I leave you alone? You were so much fun to play with when he were just sparklings." Whirl laughed.
"Play...or torture to death?" Kenny growled getting ready to lose his temper.
"You're silly buddy. Very silly, yet brave. I like that! But it won't save you in the end." Whirl warned.
"What are you talking about?" Kenny said clenching his fists.
"Did you really think the rest of your life would be easy? No! I've finally found you Kenny! I've been working with the jet vehicons this whole time! And I'm going to find out just what makes you and your brother so powerful. I can just imagine my joy of ripping you to pieces and humiliating you in front of all of them. Then, all of your powers will be MINE!" Whirl said raising his voice.
Then in a flash, Kenny loses it. He punches Whirl out of his seat and into a wall alarming everyone in the bar.
"YOU WON'T DO A DAMN THING TO ME!" Kenny snarled.
Bloodbath jumped out of his seat to hold Kenny back. Brawl and Barricade joined them. Whirl was laughing as he stood back up.
"Oh Kenny, you really have changed. You know how much I love a good challenge. It's like the best thing ever! Wanna hit me again?" Whirl asked.
Kenny ripped from Bloodbath's grip and punched Whirl again making his head nearly face completely backwards. But Whirl still laughed.
"Ooh, how'd that feel Kenny. Made you just feel so enraged huh?" Whirl said snapping his claws.
"I'LL SMASH YOU INTO LITTLE PIECES!" Kenny roared lunging at Whirl.
Bloodbath bolted towards Kenny who begins to beat on Whirl who grips Kenny's neck with his claws trying to choke him. Bloodbath was forced to put Kenny into a head-lock. Brawl and Barricade picked up Whirl and shoved him towards the doors.
"GET MOVING!" Brawl snarled.
"WE BETTER NOT SEE YOU AROUND HERE AGAIN!" Barricade warned.
"Oh you'll see me again! Next time, I'll be expecting Kenny to fight better! He's such a loser like he always was." Whirl chuckled watching the two mechs tower over him.
Barricade was only a foot taller than Whirl while Brawl was two feet. Whirl just stared at them for a moment before looking towards Kenny still placed in a headlock by Bloodbath. Both enemies lock optic and double-band visor on each other. But Whirl's view is blocked by Barricade's fist crashing into his optic followed by Brawl's fist also to the face. Whirl tumbles to the ground outside but still continues to laugh.
"He-he, I can tell this is going to be very fun!" Whirl said before transfoming and flying away.
Finally Bloodbath released Kenny who stumbled forwards. Kenny was so angry he slammed a fist on the counter.
"Kenny, who was that guy?" Bloodbath asked.
"I'll...explain later..." Kenny growled.
Barricade and Brawl looked at each other concerned.
"Did you know who he was?" Barricade asked him.
"Not really...but I think my brothers do." Brawl admitted sighing.
"Really?"
"Yeah...I thought my brothers killed him." Brawl said thinking.
Back at the HQ, Barricade told Soundwave and Shockwave what had happened, much to their surprise. Bloodbath followed Kenny to his room and sat on the bed while Kenny went to pull up a police file on him. The file had a picture of Whirl staring at the screen emotionlessly. But Kenny could sense the evil in his optic.
"Yep, the same Whirl. Sentenced to jail for a year for fighting, got out early, involved and gang-related street brawls, murdered several mechs for fun. He's considered extremenly dangerous, mentally and physically psychotic. Yep, all that fits Whirl." Kenny explained scrolling down the page. "Glitch!"
"Kenny, how did you meet someone like him?" Bloodbath asked.
"Well, we met when we were just sparklings. Well, more like confronted me." Kenny began the story.
A five year old Kenny is racing home while being chased by two future miners. Kenny was a pretty fast runner but hoped the door was unlocked.
"GET BACK HERE RUNT!" One of the miners snarled.
Kenny raced up to his house and tried to open the door but instead it was locked. Kenny banged hoping one of his parents were home. But they weren't. Kenny turned around to see the miners right in front of him.
"Why is it always me?" Kenny asked.
"You are the only non-miner vehicon on this street aren't you?" The other miner teased.
"Yes...but-"
Kenny is cut off by a shove into the door and he falls to the ground while being towered over by the mechs. Without warning they proceed to kick and stomp him. Kenny begs for mercy but none is given. Kenny knew he had no courage to fight back so he let them beat him. If he showed no emotion mabye they'd stop. He stayed quiet.
"HEY! WHY AREN'T YOU CRYING?" One of them growled kicking Kenny in the face.
"What's the point? After getting beaten up all the time I get used to it after a while." Kenny said trying to pick himself up.
"STAY DOWN!" The mech warned.
"NO!" Kenny yelled finding more energy to get up and sprint away.
"GET HIM!"
Kenny raced down the street towards a house that looks old, broken and abandoned not realizing this was actually Whirl's house. Kenny runs to the back and jumps through a broken window and hides. The two miners lose him.
"Where did he go?"
"I don't see him!"
"He got lucky this time!"
"We'll find him!"
Kenny waits for them to leave as he hides behind an old couch. He breathes heavily as he is relieved to have escaped them. He looks around afterwards. He had seen this house before but didn't think it was inhabitable. But it looked like it was. He saw a bunch of new energon cubes stacked together in a corner. He was thirsty...and he needed some now. But why were they there? Was it a trap? Kenny made sure the coast was clear and ran for them. He grabbed one cube and eagerly drunk it. The cube was pretty heavy and he ended up splashing some of it on his face make him stagger back. When he did he smashed into a display case of weapons and they all dropped to the ground with a loud bang. He winced and finished the energon quickly.
"WHAT DID YOU DO?" Came a voice.
Kenny turned around to some stairs to see a young 6 year old Whirl coming down them. Despite the lack of facial features, Whirl look pissed. Kenny whimpered as Whirl got closer to him and snatched the cube away from him and putting it down.
"What are you doing in my house?" Whirl sneered bending his optic to look angry.
"I was hiding from some miners! They were going to beat me up...again!" Kenny explained.
"Wait a nano-klick, I've seen you before. You're Kenny, that unlucky vehicon who gets picked on a lot. Hahahaha, that's funny! I love seeing pain and watching energon go flying. But just because you get your little aft beat doesn't mean you go hiding in people's house. Especially mine!" Whirl poked Kenny in the chest.
"I'm sorry, I'll just leave!" Kenny nodded backing away.
But Whirl grabbed him by the neck only squeezing a bit.
"Oh no you don't. Apparently you haven't realized that I don't take too kindly to ANYONE who trespasses into my house or messes with my stuff. Those weapons could've been worth a lot of money, but now they are dented and have less value thanks to you!" Whirl growled menacingly right in Kenny's face.
"Oh, I didn't know!" Kenny whimpered.
"Of course you wouldn't know. You picked the wrong mech to mess with. Don't you realize I can kill you right now for this? But I'm not, after all I have other plans." Whirl hissed.
"Other plans?"
"Yes, you see I am clearly psychotic, that I'll admit. But I like it, it fits me perfectly. And love to fight, I like to pick fights with people and it's even better if I get paid to do it. It's fun, all the pain, energon, cries and sometimes even slaughter. I love it. I don't let anyone mess with me...but you? I would've never expected you to do something like this. And now...you're going to pay the price." Whirl explained tightneing his grip on Kenny's neck.
"No wait...please don't! I just wanna go home!" Kenny said.
"Too bad, you mess with me, I dismantle you! But...since I play fair, I'll let you hit me first right here!" Whirl taps the left side of his head for Kenny to hit.
"But..."
"No buts...hit me...or I kill you! And don't give me one of those little wimpy punches."
Kenny hesistated but did what he was told and punch Whirl hard. Whirl actually laughed.
"Ooh, a hard hitter! Impressive! But not as impressive as THIS!" Whirl bends Kenny down and knees him in the face.
Kenny tried to regain focus and when he does, Whirl is waiting.
"Come on Kenny, I'm not letting you go without a fight! And you better fight back!" Whirl warned.
Kenny had no fighting experience as he didn't know how to fight at the time. But Kenny guessed his claws would have to do. He ran at Whirl who chuckled. One slash after another and Kenny was missing. Whirl dodged all of his attacks while whacking Kenny in the face. Kenny was easily losing as he is beaten viciously by Whirl to the point he tried to crawl to the door but Whirl pulled him back making Kenny sink his claws into the floor. Whirl picked him up and shoved him away from the door. Kenny angrily started swinging wildly at Whirl and was able to get in a few punches and swipes before Whirl threw him hard into wall. Kenny slid to the floor and couldn't get back up.
"Hmph, you ain't so tough! Like you ever was or will be!" Whirl scoffed.
Whirl got on the ground and moved his head right beside Kenny's. He whispered evily into Kenny's audios.
"Don't think this is the end Kenny. You'll see me again...that's a promise. You made an enemy today Ken. I'm going to have so much fun beating you up every chance I get. You're nothing, you don't deserve to be online. But you know what, I respect your ability to withstand pretty much any kind of beating. But if I see you in my house again, I will kill you!" Whirl said as he got up seeing Kenny go into stasis.
Whirl, not wanting to just let Kenny lie there, decided to actually carry him home and place him on his bed. Whirl's very tiny respect for Kenny was enough to make him believe that Kenny didn't deserve to just lie outside out-cold.
"He-he, see you soon...buddy!" Whirl sneered sarcastically.
Kenny finishes telling Bloodbath the story who is shocked.
"Wow, how long were you out?"
"About an hour!"
"I'm sorry about that Kenny! I wish I was there!"
"It's okay."
"So what happened afterwards with him."
"Well, nearly once or twice a week he'd find me wherever I'm at and usually tries to pick a fight with me. My house, his house, an alley or behind a building. Sometimes I escape him, sometimes I don't. Of course he had other people to pick on. One time he was involved in a large brawl consisting of him and about 5 others. I didn't see him for awhile after that, I'm guessing he was in the hospital. As the years went by I saw less and less of him. He had stopped messing with me when I was 13. That's when I heard he was sent to jail for being involved in another huge street brawl. I'm guessing he wasn't worried about me after he got out early. But now...here we are!" Kenny sighed.
Both Kenny and Bloodbath were now 20 earth years old while Whirl was 21 earth years old. Whirl hadn't been gone that long. Kenny had started working at the factory when he was 17 earth years and stayed there for just 2 years.
"Did anything crazy happen the last time he messed with you?"
"Actually Whirl was scared off by these four mechs named Onslaught, Vortex, Swindle and Blast Off. They helped teach me how to fight better I was glad they were around for awhile. They were like my only true friends at the time. I mean I had a few but I didn't hang out with them a lot." Kenny explained.
"WAIT...name those guys again..." Bloodbath asked.
"Onslaught, Vortex, Swindle and Blast Off."
"DUDE THOSE ARE BRAWL'S BROTHERS!"
"WHAT?"
"DUDE WE GOT TO TELL HIM YOU MET THEM!"
"LET'S GO!"
Kenny and Bloodbath bolt out of the room to find Brawl.
To be continued...
Okay so the other Combaticons didn't show up physically. And this chapter was long as HECK! I had to split this part in two because this was too long. But I'll make up for it next time!