Chapter 3: Razor
Deep within the forest, a young Mechtool named Razor was using a chainsaw attachment to saw off a branch to expose a bit of woodland ore. "Ah, woodland ore. My favorite." He said as he started eating. Suddenly, he was blown off the tree by a fire stream. "Ow! What gives?!" He exclaimed. But then, he gasped to see that it was Torch, Pedwick, Knock-It and a pack of Scraptools and Slamtools. "Hello, Razor. How've you been?" Torch asked. "Torch! Well, what do you know. It's been a while." Razor said, feeling nervous. "We have a proposition for you." Pedwick said. "Join us and the Bad Trux or you will be scrapped." Knock-It threatened. "Oh yeah. See, the thing is, I have a thing and it might cut into my schedule. Gotta go!" Razor said, taking off. "After him!" Torch exclaimed. The Bad Tools chased after Razor.
Meanwhile, the Dinotrux were preparing to build a new parts storehouse. "Alright. Once we get this new storehouse set up, we can safely store parts for emergencies." Revvit said as he etched out the design. "As long as they're organized, Revvit." Waldo said. "I know, Waldo. You wouldn't stop bugging me about having the parts organized." Revvit said. "You know he never stops bugging us about organizing parts period." Ace said as she screwed in a few bolts. "You know, Waldo, you should learn to relax and focus your mind on something other than organizing." Revvit said. "Revvit, do you even know me anymore? Organizing stuff is how I relax." Waldo said. "I'm with Revvit on this one, Waldo. You need to find something other than organizing to relax." Ty said as he helped Tailwind lower the roof. "HELP!" A voice called. "Like how a call for help can help me relax." Ty said. Skya raised her neck and spotted the trouble. "There's a chase just outside the flats. The Bad Tools are chasing someone." She said. "Trux to the rescue!" Ton-Ton cheered, tossing aside his building supplies as he and the other Trux drove off.
At that moment, Razor found himself cornered. "Nowhere to run now, Mechtool." Knock-It gloated. "Don't come any closer! I'm warning you! I'll saw you!" Razor exclaimed, activating his chainsaw. "You don't scare us, Razor old friend. You're coming with us." Torch said. Suddenly, several Scraptools and Slamtools were sent flying. "The Trux!" Pedwick exclaimed. The Trux glared down at them. "Fight?" Knock-It asked. "Hmm, fly." Torch said. The Bad Tools scampered off. "Oh, thank you! I thought I was a goner." Razor said. "Not a problem, little guy." Ty said. Just then, Dil and Taziri gasped in excitement at the sight of Razor. "Razor? Is that you?" Dil asked. "Dil? Taziri? It's been forever!" Razor said. "You 2 know this Tool?" Dozer asked. "Know him? We grew up with him. Razor's one of our best friends from back home." Dil said. "We haven't seen him since we all set out on our own." Taziri said. "I've heard that you 2 joined up with the legendary Ty and his team of Trux. I just never thought I'd never meet you in person." Razor said. "Dude, why were those bad Tools after you?" Ton-Ton asked. "They wanted me to join them. But I got nervous and ran off." Razor said. "From the way they were chasing you, they didn't like that." Skya said. "Which means they'll be back." Ty said.
Meanwhile, as Torch, Pedwick, Knock-It and their Tools returned to the lair, D-Stroy was not happy. "You left the Mechtool with Ty and his friends?!" He exclaimed angrily. "It was Torch's call. He chose flight over fight." Pedwick said. "Oh, you did, did you?" D-Stroy asked, glaring at Torch. "It wasn't like I wanted to retreat. But even I didn't have enough fire power for all the Trux." Torch said. D-Stroy put this unfortunate information to thought. "No doubt that the Trux have already taken the Mechtool back to their garage by now." Splitter said. "Which means that an attack would be futile." Kramptrux said. "Which is why…we shall wait until the Mechtool is alone." D-Stroy said. "Alone?" Pedwick asked. "Yes. Once the Mechtool is alone, we will strike and capture him." D-Stroy said.
Meanwhile, the Trux were continuing where they left off with the storehouse. "Wow. I've heard of how well you guys work together to build solutions to everything." Razor said. "You heard right, Razor. We're building this storehouse so we can stock up on emergency parts." Revvit said. "Hmm." Ty murmured, noticing something off about the design. "Something wrong, Ty?" Revvit asked. "Well, I think there's something off about the support braces. Their length appears to be too thin." Ty said. Revvit looked closer at the design and saw what Ty was talking about. "You are right, Ty. These support braces are too thin. We will need branches to strengthen them." Revvit said. "I could get them for you guys." Razor said. "Thanks, Razor, but we need an exact length of branches." Revvit said. "Well, if you can tell me the lengths, I can use my chainsaw to cut them up." Razor said. "Let's give him a chance, Rev. It'd be fun to have another saw in the group." Shredda said. "Alright, Razor. Here's the length I need." Revvit said, etching the precise lengths.
Meanwhile, in the forest, Razor found the branches Ty needed and started using his chainsaw attachment to cut them up into the precise lengths that Revvit wanted. "There we go. It feels good to be building. Well, time to get these branches back to the Trux." He said. But as he was about to grab the branches, a big shadow loomed over him. He turned around and screamed just as something grabbed him.
Meanwhile, the Trux had just finished building the foundation for the storehouse. "That's it. The foundation's all set." Dozer said. "Whew! It felt good to lighten that load." Garby said, gassing off and making the Trux groan. Just then, Revvit started spinning his bits, humming to himself. "Something up, Rev?" Ty asked. "Razor should've been back by now. We can't continue building until he brings back the branches for the support braces." Revvit said with worry. "Alright, Trux, let's take 5 and go see what trouble Razor's gotten into now." Ty said. As they arrived in the forest, they looked for Razor, but only found the branches he was cutting. "Here's the branches. And their freshly cut." Revvit said. "Now where's the Tool who freshly cut them?" Ty asked. "Hey, who's tread marks are these?" Dozer asked, spotting some tread marks on the ground. "Those are Goldtrux's tread marks." Garby said with worry. "And Blayde's too." Waldo said. "That means D-Stroy." Skya said. "These tread marks are fresh. If we follow them, they should lead us straight towards our kidnapped Tool." Ty said.
Meanwhile, Blayde and Goldtrux brought Razor right to D-Stroy's lair. One of the Buzzsawbras trapped Razor in its coils. "Let me go!" Razor exclaimed. "I'm afraid I cannot allow that, little Tool." D-Stroy said as he drove up to the trapped Tool. "You belong to us now. And if you know what's good for you, you'll do well to accept that you will never be leaving our little group. Ever." He said. "And what makes you think I want to be part of a bunch of brainless bullies?" Razor asked insultingly. "Oh, you did not just call me brainless." Blayde said, preparing to attack Razor. But then, D-Stroy stopped her by grabbing her blade with his tail. "Oh, do get some air and cool off, Blayde." He said, throwing her out of the lair. "The rest of you too. Get out there and keep an eye out for Ty and his Trux. They're most likely to have followed you." He ordered. The Bad Trux and Tools headed outside to keep an eye out for Ty's group. "Now then, let's go over our negotiations." He said. "I have nothing to negotiate with you, bully." Razor said. "Oh, but you do, Mechtool. And I always get what I want." D-Stroy said.
Meanwhile, outside, Ty's group followed the tread marks to D-Stroy's lair, but kept themselves hidden from the Bad Trux and Bad Tools. "Too many patrols. It won't be easy to sneak around them." Skya said. "Then we must find a way to distract them." Revvit said. "Uh, dude, how are we going to distract them if we're not supposed to get caught?" Ton-Ton asked. "Oh, I've got a few ideas." Tailwind said before he took off into the sky. As the Bad Trux and Bad Tools continued their patrol, boulders started dropping down at them. "Incoming!" Splitter exclaimed. Tailwind was soaring overhead, dropping boulders on the enemy. "Lousy Pteracopter! After him!" Blayde exclaimed. Tailwind led the Bad Trux and Bad Tools away from the lair entrance. "Good going, Tailwind. Let's go." Ty said before he and the others drove over to the entrance.
Meanwhile, D-Stroy continuously tried to intimidate Razor into joining his army. "I grow tired of your insolence, Mechtool. You will join me or you will be smashed." D-Stroy threatened. "Sorry, D-Stroy. But I'll never join you. Not now. Not ever." Razor said. "And what makes you so brave enough to refuse me?" D-Stroy asked. "They do." Razor said. Suddenly, Ty roared, getting D-Stroy's attention before he slammed his wrecking ball in his face. "We'll be taking our Mechtool back, D-Stroy." He said as the others drove in. "Guys!" Razor cheered. But the Buzzsawbra squeezed him tighter, hissing its buzzsaw. "Coils off our friend, Buzzy!" Taziri exclaimed, tasing the Buzzsawbra and freeing Razor. "Thanks, Taziri." Razor said. "No! That's mine!" D-Stroy exclaimed as he recovered. He swatted each of the Trux with his tail. "Hey! Leave them alone you bully!" Razor exclaimed. "Why should I? If I haven't made it clear enough, Mechtool, you belong to me!" D-Stroy exclaimed. Razor looked at Shredda as she recovered. "You're wrong. I belong to my friends." He said before running over to Shredda and climbed onto her head. He clamped onto her and activated his chainsaw, supercharging her. "Whoa! Now that's what I'm talking about!" Shredda exclaimed excitedly. "Give me that Mechtool!" D-Stroy exclaimed. "You want him? You got him!" Shredda exclaimed. She ducked down as D-Stroy swung his tail, allowing Razor to saw at his right tread. "Let's get out of here!" Ty called. The Trux and Tools drove out of the lair. D-Story tried to follow, but his right tread was damaged from Razor's chainsaw. "Ugh! No! Come back! That Mechtool belongs to me!" He exclaimed before roaring in anger.
Later, after returning to the garage, the Trux and Tools finished up building the storehouse. "There. The emergency storehouse is all finished." Revvit said. "And we couldn't have done it without our new friend." Ty said. "So, you feel like hanging around with our crazy team? Or are you gonna keep on heading out on your own for a while?" Dil asked. "Actually, given with what I just went through today, I think I just might stick around for a time. Besides, I made quite the good friend in this Sawmetradon." Razor said. "You were quite the friend yourself." Shredda said. "And as long as those bullies are trying to force Mechtools like me into joining them, I'll do what I can to help." Razor said. "Glad to have you on board, Razor." Revvit said. Just then, Tailwind flew up and landed near the group. "Hey, guys. What'd I miss?" He asked. "Oh, not much, Tailwind. But we got a new Tool on the team." Ty said. "That would be me." Razor said. "Glad to have you on board." Tailwind said. "Tailwind, how'd you get rid of the Bad Trux and Bad Tools?" Ty asked.
Meanwhile, the Bad Trux and the Bad Tools were stuck in a foggy section of the Dark Forest. "Great! We're lost!" Splitter exclaimed. "Can't any of you see through this fog?!" Split exclaimed. "What do you think, you two-faced Dumper!" Blayde exclaimed. "I can't even see any of his 2 faces!" Knock-It exclaimed. The Bad Trux and Bad Tools continued exclaiming and arguing with each other, obviously not going to find a way out of the fog.