Chapter 7: Triple Team
Note: This chapter will mention Fearstorm who is a very large vehicon from a TFP UK Titan Magazine comic. He is the largest vehicon ever and in this story he is the true all-time leader of every single vehicon on Cybertron.
Brawl, Barricade and Shockwave were in the med bay watching over Soundwave who was just getting his final few repairs. Soundwave was feeling much better but very tired. They weren't expecting Kenny and Bloodbath to come running in tripping and falling over one another. Shockwave, Soundwave, Barricade and Brawl looked at each other confused.
"What's gotten into you two?" Barrricade asked.
"BRAWL! KENNY MET YOUR BROTHERS ONCE!" Bloodbath shouted.
Brawl's visor brightened in shock.
"YOU DID? HOW?" Brawl asked excited.
"They saved me from Whirl and chased him off. Then they taught me how to fight. I was kinda sad to see them go." Kenny sighed.
"I miss those guys! I haven't seen them in years!" Brawl said beginning to tear up behind the visor.
"Don't worry Brawl, they can't stay away forever. I mean...how long where you here?" Kenny asked.
"Nearly...my whole life!" Brawl said quietly. "I mean, they visited, we had some laughs. But I wish I could see them more."
"You could try sending a message." Shockwave suggested.
"Yeah, they'll have to answer to that!" Kenny agreed.
"Mabye...but...I'm worried if they're even alive! All these jets roaming around. They could've been ambushed!" Brawl said concerned.
"I doubt it, those guys were strong and very close together. Heck, they'd whoop every jet on this planet...whoops..." Bloodbath said remembering Sonny.
"You know that reminds me...where the hell is Sonny?" Steve wondered.
Sonny had been busy hanging around other miners. He was just leaving them again when he heard some jets talking nearbye. They were gathered against a fence. Sonny couldn't make out what they were saying. But he knew he was not to go near them. After all, to all the jets, he was considered a traitor. Sonny wished he had some paint so he could stay hidden. Mabye he should ask Kenny for some. He hid in the shadows and tried to find a way past them. He could just fly away but the sound of him transforming would give him away. While he was hiding, Blueshot, Trapper and Jetstream were making a plan.
"Okay guys, I say we end this once and for all! We are going to find Kenny, and defeat Whirl!" Jetstream said.
"Yeah...I want to pound him!" Blueshot said.
"Are you sure Kenny may not want to defeat him...or someone else?" Trapper asked.
"Oh yeah...right!" Blueshot groaned.
"Let's do this!" Jetstream said.
The three then had an "All Hands In" moment. First Jetstream, then Trapper and finally Blueshot. But then, a fourth hand fell in. The three turn to see a limping Trips with them.
"Trips...you're still hurt! Are you sure?" Trapper asked him.
"Trapper, I'm going to take those fuckers down!" Trips growled.
"YEAH!" They all yelled.
Back with Sonny, he worried for his life. Mabye if he walked quickly past them they wouldn't pay him no mind. But as he prepared to walk, he didn't notice a stray energon cube on the ground and kicked it alarming the other jets.
"Hey, is that one of ours?" One of them asked.
"I don't know...he looks like us! But he may also be clumsy." Another snickered making the other ones laugh.
Sonny felt ashamed and embarrased and tried to walk past them. But he was stopped by a hand.
"Wait a minute...IT'S SONNY!" A vehicon snarled.
Sonny found himself surrounded by 8 vehicons. He looked around seeing there was no escape.
"Uh...is there a problem?" Sonny asked nervously.
"Yeah traitor! There is! You should've know one of us would of found you at some point!" One vehicon walked up to him.
"Found me? I've been living around you guys for years. And I'm not a traitor!" Sonny sneered at the vehicon.
"Any jet who's one of us and talks to non-jets is considered a traitor. And you are ONE of them!" The jet responded.
"What's the big deal? So I'm friends with Kenny, I talk to miners or non-miners and I'm not aggressive, so what?" Sonny snarled.
"Well since you know where Kenny is...TELL US!"
"NO! I'LL NEVER GIVE HIM UP! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!"
"OH YES WE CAN!"
"FRAG OFF!"
Sonny, enraged, punches the jet in the face knocking him to the ground. But Sonny is soon attacked by the rest of the group who start to beat Sonny violently. Suddenly just as their attack began, it abruptly ended when they heard the sounds of wheels and thrusters. Suddenly, Trips, Trapper, Blueshot and Jetstream came rushing at the group at full speed. Blueshot fired his cannon blasting 3 of them away. Jetstream and Trips bravely fist-fought a few more and Trapper charged the remaining ones with his electric force field. Sonny looked around as he watched these new vehicons battle the jets. He was amazed.
"Oh my Primus this is amazing! Where did they come from?" Sonny wondered.
Trips was still a little weak so he got hit a few more times. Sonny could see he needed help so he rushed in fully betraying his own kind. He punched and clawed as many as he could that were attacking Trips.
"Need help?" Sonny asked Trips when he finally got to him.
"Yes, thank you!" Trips said.
After a few more minutes, the jets retreated. But one was held captive.
"NOW TELL US WHERE WHIRL IS!" Trapper demanded pinning the jet against a building.
"GET SCRAPPED!" The jet snarled.
Trapper shocked the jet in the chest with his claws.
"TELL US! OR WE'LL KILL YOU!" Trapper roared.
"Why should I? Kenny will fall in the end. He won't win!" The jet struggled in Trapper's grip.
Trapper was about to punch the jet when Blueshot grabbed his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'm sure this guy wouldn't mind meeting Kenny for himself and seeing his wrath!" Blueshot snickered.
The jet's visor seem to grow in horror.
"NO! NO! OKAY I'll tell you where he is!" The jet whimpered.
Meanwhile, Brawl was making a call to his oldest brother Onslaught. Brawl talked to him more than the others as he looked up to him. He was the youngest of the five but the most strongest. When he called Onslaught on his comm. link, he gulped.
"Brawl?"
"Hi Onslaught, how's it going?"
"It's been pretty good! We've been having a good time!"
"I bet, things have been quite hectic around here!"
"Let me guess, jet vehicons?"
"How'd you know?"
"We ran into some of those scrap-heaps."
"Whoa, did you scrap them?"
"Every single one of them!"
"Ha-ha, hey Onslaught...I've been thinking a lot lately and...I think I'm ready to come back to you guys."
"Really? Are you sure? You've been with those guys for years! They're like your other family!"
"I know but...I miss you guys!"
"Well, it would be nice to have you around. How about we swing over tomorrow?"
"That would be great!"
"Alright then...I got to go, it's getting late!"
"Indeed...alright, I'll see ya!"
Brawl ended the call smiling inside. He believed he made the right choice. Meanwhile, Kenny and Bloodbath were walking down the hallway getting ready for bed.
"You think Brawl will be okay?" Bloodbath asked.
"I hope so, poor guy looked so down!" Kenny said sadly. "Hey Bloodbath...you think Whirl will be stopped?
"Yes he will. I promise you that! That guy is nothing but a psycho! After everything he's done to you, I want him to die slowly and suffer!" Bloodbath clenched a fist. "By the way, it's really none of my business but...Kenny, how many times have you been abused up until last year?"
Kenny froze making Bloodbath stop as well. He hoped he didn't hurt Kenny's feelings.
"Honestly, I've kept track of it and well...I've been beaten up about 523 times, up until I moved here." Kenny turned to him.
Bloodbath tilted his head in disbelief.
"That many?" Bloodbath asked.
"Yep! Of course not all were full on beatdowns. In fact most of them were just punches to the face or claws to the chest." Kenny said not fazed by the question.
"Oh...I'm sorry Kenny, I just had that question rolling around in my processor. I don't know why."
"Don't worry Bloodbath, it's just a question!"
"Oh...okay!"
As they continue down the hallways, they notice Soundwave and Shockwave looking through some data on computers. Kenny and Bloodbath curiously walk in.
"Uh hi Commander Soundwave, Commander Shockwave, is everything alright?" Bloodbath asked.
"Yes...but we stumbled upon an interesting detail. Have you heard the stories of...Fearstorm?" Shockwave asked the brothers.
"Fearstorm? Yeah...but those guys are myths!" Kenny scoffed.
"No not at all. He is in fact real...take a look!" Shockwave points to his screen.
On the screen, a picture of Fearstorm was on it. He was huge, about the height of 4 vehicons standing on each other's shoulders. Fearstorm was the leader of all Vehicons, jets, cars, miners, tanks, helicopters, trucks and possibly many more. Only few have seen him and few live to tell the tale.
"Whoa...that's amazing! If only we knew where he was!" Kenny said.
"I don't ever think we'd find him! But mabye he'd find us?"
"Why?"
"Don't know...but...mabye he knows something about all this!" Bloodbath shrugged.
"Mabye!" Kenny nodded.
Just then, security footage caught Sonny with a few others. Soundwave comm. linked Sonny.
"Who are they?" Soundwave asked.
"Trust me, these guys can help stop Whirl's crazy plan!" Sonny said.
"Come in...but expect your friends to be...examined." Soundwave sneered.
Trapper, Trips, Blueshot and Jetstream were excited to be in Soundwave's HQ. They gasped at the amazing weapons and other technology placed all over the walls and storage rooms.
"This is amazing! Sonny you're lucky you get to come here!" Trapper said.
"I know right! Come on, Soundwave should be up ahead." Sonny escorted them to the main control room.
As they reached the room, there was Soundwave, Shockwave and a few other vehicons waiting. The new arrivals were in disbelief at the mechs inside.
"Commander Soundwave, Commander Shockwave...please meet my friends Jetstream, Trips, Trapper and Blueshot." Sonny introduced.
"Uh...hi!" Trips said.
"S'up!" Blueshot said.
"Hey!" Jetstream said.
"Whoa, this is possibly one of the best things ever! Finally glad to meet you guys! And if you're here...then that means..."
As if on cue, Kenny and Bloodbath enter the room. Trapper's visor brighten like never before. Trips, Blueshot and Jetstream just gasped.
"Well I'll be damned!" Blueshot said.
"You've got to be kidding me?" Trips said.
"It is...true!" Jetstream said.
"Hey...haven't I seen you before?" Kenny pointed to Trapper.
"IT'S KENNY! IT'S REALLY HIM! WHAT DID I TELL YA?" Trapper yelled at Blueshot.
Kenny and Bloodbath look at each other.
"Uh...you guys okay?" Bloodbath asked.
"Sonny, why did you bring these three here?" Soundwave asked.
"Because sir, they've been helping out with stopping Whirl's plans. They even saved me when I was ambushed by the other jets for being a traitor." Sonny explained.
"That's explains the dents!" Bloodbath said.
"Sonny, I was so worried about you!" Kenny said.
"I'm okay! But Trip's here needs more medical attention. Jetstream led an attack on the jets over at uh...hate to say it Kenny but...your old house." Sonny winced.
"My old house? What happened?" Kenny asked curious.
"Uh...it kinda got destroyed during the battle. But in the explosion, any traces of your info was erased thus backfiring on Whirl. Sorry Kenny sir please don't hurt me!" Trapper admitted.
"Eh it's okay! I didn't care about that old thing anyway!" Kenny laughed.
"Oh...phew!" Trapper wiped his helm.
"Actually, Whirl confronted Kenny earlier but was chased off. Primus knows he's even madder!" Bloodbath explained.
"Well, now that we know his location, we could strike now!" Blueshot suggested.
"No time, Trips needs help!" Jetstream said. "Can you help him?"
"Certainly, in the meantime, you all are welcome to stay here for the night." Soundwave offered.
"Thank you!" Trapper said excitedly. Kenny chuckled.
"Looks like someone wants to talk to me more!" Kenny said walking up to Trapper.
"Do you mind?" Trapper asked.
"Not at all, come on Bloodbath let's give this guy a tour!" Kenny suggested.
"Okay!" Bloodbath said.
Blueshot carried Trips to the med bay while Jetstream and Sonny talked to the Waves.
"So...every story is true?" Jetstream asked.
"Indeed, right down to Kenny chasing off Bumblebee's gang!" Soundwave nodded.
"Then my mission is over...for now...until we defeat Whirl's plans. Tomorrow I plan on telling my brother all about it!" Jetstream said wanting to smile.
"We should get some sleep!" Sonny suggested.
"I agree!" Shockwave nodded.
While their new allies were given new berthrooms, Brawl and Barricade were taking a walk outside. Barricade could tell Brawl was still sad even after the call.
"Brawl, they said they'll be here tomorrow." Barricade assured the tank.
"I know but...I'm leaving this team! I mean I loved being around my whole life but...I feel I should be with my brothers." Brawl said.
"Brawl, you can do whatever you want. We can't stop you! You do what you feel is right...okay?" Barricade said.
"Okay...thank you Barricade!" Brawl said.
"No problem dude! Hey about a race?" Barricade nudged him.
"Aw Barricade, come on you know I can't beat you." Brawl said.
"I'll go easy on ya!" Barricade transformed and revved his engine.
"Fine, just this once!" Brawl transformed.
"Ready...GO!"
Both of them took off. Barricade proved he was really fast as he raced down the street nearly in a blurr. Brawl was pretty fast but was having a hard time catching up. Barricade eventually turned down a corner and could barely be seen by Brawl.
"BARRICADE! SLOW DOWN!" Brawl whined.
But as Brawl turned the corner, he is suddenly blasted in the side by a gun. Brawl transforms and skids down the road. The gun was actually an electrical prod that was powerful enough to put Brawl nearly into stasis. As it turned out, Whirl and two jets were there standing over him. Brawl's vision was starting to fade out. But Brawl tried to look at the one-opticed mech looking at him.
"W-w-whirl..." Brawl growled weakily.
"He-he, hello Brawl. I see your brothers aren't here to save you now!" Whirl laughed. "Jets, take him back to the HQ. We shall deal with him there..."
To be continued...
DANG IT! Still didn't put Onslaught, Vortex, Blast Off and Swindle in physically. But I have a good reason. It wasn't the right time yet! And remember that Fearstorm is not an OC, he from one of the TFP UK comics. So...what will happen to Brawl? Find out soon as this story enters it's final two chapters and they should be long!