Here's the first chapter of Robots in Disguise Rewritten. This story will also tie in with their upcoming interaction with Slugterra, Storm Hawks, Hot Wheels Battle Force 10, Max Steel, Dragon Booster and Kaijudo.
Chapter 1: Pilot Pt. 1
"Cybertron. My name is Bumblebee. My friend, Arcee and I keep the peace around here. Well, try to, anyway. Ever since our leader and friend, Optimus Prime, disappeared after our last adventure together on Earth, Team Prime went their separate ways to try and devote their lives to help Cybertron. For me and Arcee, we joined the Cybertron Police."
On the Transformers' home world of Cybertron, Bumblebee and Arcee, along with their police cadets, Strongarm and Gears, were answering a distress call. "We have a 2-1-1 in progress." The chief said over the com-link. The 4 Autobots drove through the streets and right off a bridge. They transformed just before they landed. "Get it in gear, cadets. These 2-1-1s can get pretty wild real fast." Bumblebee said as he drew his blaster. "He's right. Be on the lookout for any and all surprises." Arcee said. "Whatever we're doing, I am honored. After all, you both were there, right beside Optimus Prime." Strongarm said as they headed towards the source of the disturbance. "Don't be too honored. I never did much care for stories of the old." Gears said. "I don't know how you can still say that, Gears. They fought alongside the Optimus Prime." Strongarm said. "But?" Bumblebee asked as they stopped at cover. "Well, it's just…after all you and Optimus did for Cybertron, I'm surprised you weren't made something more…prestigious than street cops." Strongarm said. "I have to agree with her. For 2 of Optimus Prime's most trusted troops and friends, being street cops seems a little…beneath you." Gears said. Bumblebee sighed, having heard this before. But Arcee, she thought about how her life was when she was on Earth. She missed being on Earth. More importantly, she missed her best friend and partner, Jack Darby.
Bumblebee and Arcee peeked around the corner and saw another Autobot named Sideswipe in vehicle mode racing circles around the statues of the Primes. "Well, that has to be our disturbance." Bumblebee said. "Looks like our old favorite joyrider is at it again." Arcee said. The 4 Autobots ran onto a bridge the statues were circling. Sideswipe circled around the Optimus statue and stopped at the sight of the 4 on the bridge. He transformed and revealed himself. "Officer Bumblebee and Officer Arcee. Been a few days." He said. "Out joyriding again, Sideswipe?" Bumblebee asked in disappointment. Sideswipe shrugged sheepishly. Just then, he noticed Strongarm beside Bumblebee. "Whoa. Who's the beautiful bot beside you, Bee?" He asked. "B-B-Beautiful?" Strongarm asked, feeling flustered. "Eyes off, punk!" Gears exclaimed, aiming his blaster at Sideswipe.
"Ease off the trigger, Gears. Sideswipe's not that big of a threat." Arcee said. "Oh, you never let me have any fun." Gears groaned. "You'll get your chance. Both of you. But for now, let me just…" Bumblebee tried to say. But then, he saw something in the water. Optimus Prime's face appeared in the water. "Bee? What's wrong?" Arcee asked. She looked at the water and gasped when she saw Optimus' face. "Sir? Ma'am? Is something wrong?" Strongarm asked. "Do…Do you see that?" Bumblebee asked. Strongarm and Gears looked at the water, but saw nothing. "We don't see anything." Gears said. "It's okay, sir. You and Lt. Arcee meditate. We'll talk to the perp." Strongarm said before she and Gears went off towards Sideswipe. Bumblebee and Arcee couldn't believe their optics, seeing the face of their old leader and friend. "Optimus?" Bumblebee asked in shock. "How is this possible?" Arcee asked. Optimus pulled back and pointed towards the Cybertronian History Museum. Above the entrance, there was a diagraph of the Milky Way's Solar System. Earth was glowing green. "Earth?" Bumblebee asked. "What does this mean?" Arcee asked.
Meanwhile, Strongarm and Gears walked right up to Sideswipe. "So, you 2 are cadets working under Bumblebee and Arcee?" Sideswipe asked. "What of it?" Gears asked. "Well, I just never expected to see such a beautiful Autobot to be working beside these 2." Sideswipe said. "Uh, thanks. I…I think." Strongarm said, still feeling flustered. "Her name is Strongarm. She's one of the top cadets in the academy. You will show her proper respect." Gears warned. "It's okay, Gears. It…actually feels…nice to be called…beautiful. Especially from…someone like Sideswipe." Strongarm said. "Hey, it's kinda my thing. Other than all the racing I do. I can tell you're really special, Strongarm." Sideswipe said. "Really? Thank you." Strongarm said. "Ugh! That's ENOUGH!" Gears exclaimed. He punched Sideswipe and sent him flying into the Optimus statue's leg. "Gears, what're you doing?!" Strongarm exclaimed. "Bringing in the perp like we should be doing." Gears said. "You just committed police brutality! That's a serious offence!" Strongarm exclaimed. "Look, just as long as I can put the criminals where they belong, I don't really care about what I do or how I do it." Gears said before he walked over to Sideswipe and cuffed him to himself. "Hey! Are you crazy?!" Sideswipe exclaimed.
Just then, the statue started crumbling. "The Optimus Prime! It's gonna fall!" Strongarm exclaimed. The 3 Autobots ran for cover. But then Strongarm noticed that Bumblebee and Arcee were still in their trance with Optimus. "Lieutenants!" She cried. Bumblebee and Arcee looked up and noticed that the statue was about to fall on top of them.
(Title Intro)
Bumblebee and Arcee quickly ran out of the way before the Optimus statue fell on the bridge, destroying it. "No!" Strongarm cried as she, Gears and Sideswipe ran out onto the bridge. Bumblebee and Arcee pulled themselves out of the rubble and looked down at the statue's head. "Optimus." Bumblebee said. "What are you trying to tell us?" Arcee asked. "Uh, are they talking to the statue's head?" Gears asked. "It's probably brain rust. It's a sad disease." Sideswipe said. "Show some respect, criminal! You're the one who cause the statue to fall!" Gears exclaimed. "Leave him alone, Gears! You're the one who punched him into the statue!" Strongarm exclaimed. "So, fill out a complaint, Strongarm! No one's gonna listen to you. You're just a cadet." Gears said mockingly. "At least she's better looking than you, Gear-head!" Sideswipe exclaimed as he pushed Gears.
As the 3 teen bots continued to argue and bicker, Bumblebee and Arcee turned towards the museum. They had to know what Optimus was trying to tell them about Earth. "Cadet Strongarm and Cadet Gears, take Sideswipe down to the station for processing." Bumblebee ordered. "Seriously?" Sideswipe asked. "And where are you 2 going?" Gears asked. "We're going to check something out at the museum." Arcee said. "Sir, Ma'am, with all do respect, Ride-Along Regulation 201 Section 4 requires that we…" Strongarm tried to say. "We'll meet you there!" Bumblebee called. "Good plan, sir." Strongarm said. "Is it?" Gears asked in annoyance.
Bumblebee and Arcee leapt into the streets, dodging the passing Cybertronians until they reached the museum. They looked up at the Solar System diagram. Earth was still glowing.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Denny Clay, owner of a scrapyard outside the city of Crown City, was operating crane, using the magnet to lift up an old railcar. Just then, as he lifted the railcar, he saw his wife, Katie, and his son, Russell, standing at the entrance. "Katie! Rusty!" He cried in happiness as he leapt out of the crane to greet his family. "It's good to see you too, honey." Katie said as she hugged and kissed her husband. "And it's Russell." Russell said in annoyance as Denny hugged him. "Oh, come on, son, you're not that grown up. Yet." Denny said. "I told him that this trip was gonna be good for him." Katie said. "Your mother's right, kiddo. We're gonna have a blast and a half while your aunt and uncle are in…" Denny said, trying to remember where his wife's sister and brother-in-law were in. "Copenhagen. You know, a real city. Like the one across the river." Russell said as he gazed out towards Crown City. "He really misses our city life." Katie said. Denny scoffed at this. "I never get into Crown City. I…We have everything we need right here." He said. "Except excitement." Russell said. "Oh, Rust-Russell, I still have a lot of the stuff you used to love playing with." Denny said. "Because you won't sell anything." Russell said. "And check this out. It's the 14th St. Diner." Denny said, gesturing to an 80's diner. Katie gasped at this. "I remember that old place! It was my favorite place when I was Russell's age! I remember you took me here on our first date. And you asked me to marry you at that very diner. How'd you get it, honey?" She asked. "They were gonna tear it down, so I had it moved here, piece by piece. Isn't that awesome?" Denny asked. "It's kinda weird. Like living in a scrapyard." Russell said. "Please. Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist." Denny said. "I helped him come up with that." Katie said. Suddenly, everything started shaking. The family held onto each other as it passed. "Was that an earthquake?" Russell asked.
Meanwhile, a familiar human was having coffee at a café in Crown City. As he drank, the earthquake reached the city. He was unphased. Just then, his phone rang from his table. He picked it up and answered it. "Yes, Agent Fowler? Yes, I felt it. I don't think this was an average earthquake. I will investigate at once." He said before hanging up.
Turns out, the source of the earthquake was a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed in the middle of the woods. "May-da-day-da-day-day-da-da-day. M-Ma-Ma-Mayday." A damaged Mini-Con named Fixit said as he recovered from the crash. An Autobot symbol on the ship showed that it was an Autobot ship.
Meanwhile, Bumblebee and Arcee entered the museum. "Welcome to the Cybertron History Museum. Do you need a map?" A clerk at the front desk asked. "No, thank you." Bumblebee said as he and Arcee walked past. They made their way down a hallway until they came to a panel. Bumblebee activated it, and the door opened into another museum wing. The 2 Autobots entered the wing and saw a Space Bridge in a room on the right. "A Space Bridge." Bumblebee said. "No way." Arcee said. They jogged into the room and noticed a panel with coordinates programmed for Earth. "Are those Earth coordinates?" Bumblebee asked. "You think Optimus wants us to return to Earth?" Arcee asked. Bumblebee looked at the Space Bridge and started typing on the panel. "Bumblebee. Arcee." Optimus' voice said. Bumblebee lowered his hand and saw Optimus on the panel. "I knew you both would understand." Optimus said. Bumblebee and Arcee looked behind them and saw nothing before turning back to the panel. "Optimus. Is it really you?" Bumblebee asked. "Sir, where are you?" Arcee asked. "I need you on Earth, my old friends. A new mission. A dire threat." Optimus said. "Us?" Bumblebee asked in surprise. "Really?" Arcee asked in surprise. "Go there and we shall speak again." Optimus said before he disappeared. "Wait! Can't you tell us?" Bumblebee asked. Arcee looked at the Space Bridge. She still couldn't believe what Optimus said. He needed her and Bumblebee back on Earth. She started thinking if she might actually get to see Jack again.
"Lieutenants?" Strongarm's voice spoke. Bumblebee and Arcee turned to see her, Sideswipe and Gears, to their disbelief. "Please, take me to jail. This place is twice as worse." Sideswipe groaned. "Don't tempt me, punk." Gears warned. "Strongarm. Gears. I thought we told you 2 to take Sideswipe to prosecution!" Bumblebee exclaimed. "Hey, I wanted to follow orders, but little Miss By-The-Book here, suggested otherwise." Gears said. "Sir, with all due respect, Ride-Along Regulation 201 Section 4. A ride-along shall accompany a senior officer for an entire shift. No exceptions." Strongarm said, reading through her regulation's manual. Again. "Bookworm." Gears groaned. "Actually, out of curiosity, why are you 2 in the museum?" Sideswipe asked. Bumblebee and Arcee looked at each other, knowing that they'd been caught, and nodded. "Alright. We've been following a trail. A trail you 3 apparently can't see. A trail laid out to us by…Optimus Prime." Bumblebee explained. "From what we gathered so far is that Optimus wants me and Bumblebee to return to Earth to prepare for a new mission. A dire threat." Arcee explained. "The Optimus Prime?" Strongarm asked in shock. "But didn't he pass on after he saved Cybertron?" Sideswipe asked. "That's what I heard." Gears said. "Optimus Prime wants to send us to Earth?! I am so, so in!" Strongarm exclaimed in excitement. "No. You're out. It's a mission for me and Arcee. Alone." Bumblebee said. "Yes. Optimus clearly said that he needed us." Arcee said. Just then, they heard footsteps approaching. Bumblebee and Arcee went to see, and saw 2 security guards approaching. "Guards." Bumblebee whispered. "We need that Space Bridge to get to Earth." Arcee whispered as Strongarm, Sideswipe and Gears walked up. "We'll keep them busy. Please see if there's a way to disable the stasis fields around the Space Bridge." Bumblebee whispered. "Wait. You want us to tamper with museum property?" Gears asked. "Sir, Ma'am, you know that violates Protocol Section 116, Paragraph…" Strongarm started to sat as she reviewed the manual again. "Strongarm? They're gone." Gears said. Strongarm looked up and saw that Bumblebee and Arcee were gone. "You think we should do it?" Gears asked. "They're Bumblebee and Arcee. They must have a good reason, right?" Strongarm said. "Say, punk, you know anything about disabling security systems?" Gears asked. Sideswipe looked between the 2 cadets. "Actually…I do." He said.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Denny and Katie were in the diner making breakfast while Russell watched the news on the TV. "Experts say the tremor downtown Crown City just experienced was from a low-level sonic boom just across the river. Scientists suspect a meteor might have finished burning up while passing through Earth's atmosphere." The newsman said before Denny turned off the TV. "A meteor, eh? You thinking what I'm thinking, honey?" Katie asked. "Exploration time." Denny said. "You mean 'wander through the woods, looking for a sliver of rock that probably isn't there' time?" Russell asked. Denny and Katie couldn't believe how their son was talking to them. Just then, a bell rang outside. "We'll have to go treasure hunting later. That's my 9 AM. He wants to sell a full set of life-size aluminum Billy the Breakfast Beaver figures." Denny said as he finished making Russell's breakfast, bacon and eggs in the form of a smiley face. "Billy the Breakfast Beaver? Oh, I used to love that critter growing up." Katie said. "Wanna help your old man close the deal?" Denny asked. "It could be fun." Katie assured. "Uh, why don't I go see if I can find that meteor?" Russell asked. "Divide and conquer. Great plan." Denny said. As soon as he and Katie left, Russell sighed and turned the bacon smile into a frown.
Meanwhile, at the crash site, Fixit was trying to reopen the ship's communications. "Okay, stay calm, speak clearly." He said as he opened communications. "Mayday. Mayday, Cybertron Control. If you can hear me, this is Maximum Security Prison Ship Alchemor. We have crashed on an unknown planet." He looked around the crash, turning towards a stasis pod. "Many of the containment pods were disengaged, but the one I can see still appears to be intact. So, I am hoping none of the prisoners have-" Just then, the pod opened, revealing to be empty. "Uh, Control? Updating that last report."
Meanwhile, back in the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee greeted the security guards. "Hey. All clear back there." Bumblebee said. "Yeah. Gave a full sweep." Arcee said. "Wait. Aren't you…Bumblebee and Arcee? What, you're both working here now?" One of the guards asked. "Yeah, just started today." Bumblebee said. "Okay. Now detach that one." Sideswipe's voice said. "I hope you know what you're doing." Gears' voice said. "Give him a chance, Gears." Strongarm's voice said. "You guys are the real heroes." Bumblebee said. "Better than even us." Arcee said. "What's going on?" The second guard asked. Bumblebee and Arcee blocked them from trying to pass. But the first one shoved his way through. Bumblebee grabbed him, tripped him and shoved him into his partner. "Intruders doing bad impersonations of Bumblebee and Arcee. Send backup." The guard alerted through his com-link as he and his partner drew their blasters. "Bad impersonations?" Bumblebee asked, feeling insulted. "Seriously? You guys are just as bad as Earth police." Arcee said. As the guards started blasting, Bumblebee and Arcee took cover in the wing. "Optimus? Could we maybe move that next chat up to RIGHT NOW?!" Bumblebee asked an Optimus bust before it was blasted. "I guess not." Arcee said with worry.
"Take it easy. Ours are set on stun." Bumblebee said. He pulled out his blaster and stunned the first guard. As the second guard moved in, Arcee blasted a hanging globe from the ceiling and dropped in on him. "Thanks." Bumblebee said. "No problem." Arcee said. Meanwhile, Sideswipe finished disabling the stasis fields and activated the Space Bridge. "Lt. Bumblebee, Lt. Arcee, Sideswipe did it!" Strongarm called. "Was there ever any doubt?" Sideswipe asked. "Good work, punk. That should knock a couple weeks off." Gears said as Bumblebee and Arcee came back. "Thank you all. Now stand back." Bumblebee said as he typed in the coordinates to Earth. "Strongarm, Gears, tell the guards you tried to stop us. Sideswipe, better find another hobby." Arcee said. "Done." Sideswipe said. Just then, more guards showed up. Sideswipe immediately put his hands up, along with Gears' arm. Bumblebee and Arcee looked at each other, nodded, and headed into the Space Bridge as the guards started blasting.
When Bumblebee and Arcee crossed through, they found themselves back on Earth. They looked at the scenery with big smiles. "Earth." Bumblebee said. "It's been so long." Arcee said. "Earth!" Strongarm's voice cheered. Bumblebee and Arcee turned to see her, Gears and Sideswipe cross through the Space Bridge. "Are you serious right now?" Arcee grumbled. "What are you 3 doing here?!" Bumblebee asked in shock. "Uh, is this a trick question?" Gears asked. "Look, we can't be responsible for all of you while we-" Bumblebee tried to say, but couldn't. "Strongarm, Gears, go back through! The Space Bridge is gonna close any second!" Arcee exclaimed for him. "Ma'am, Ride-Along Regs. We're with you." Strongarm said straightly. "As much as I hate to say it, but I agree. I'd rather remain by your sides." Gears said. Bumblebee and Arcee groaned. "Uncuff Sideswipe." Bumblebee said. "No! Don't uncuff Sideswipe!" Sideswipe protested. "I know Gears and I violated protocol and we will fill out all the paperwork when the heat's off." Strongarm said. "Paperwork?! Oh no! I didn't join the police academy to fill out paperwork, Strongarm!" Gears exclaimed. Just then, Bumblebee blasted the handcuffs off Gears and Sideswipe. "Move it, Sideswipe!" Bumblebee exclaimed. "Back to Cybertron? No way! I wanna check this place out! Catch you guys later!" Sideswipe exclaimed as he ran off. "Sideswipe! The Space Bridge!" Arcee exclaimed. But too late. The Space Bridge already closed. "And we're stranded on Earth with 3 teenagers." Bumblebee sighed. "Kinda takes me back to the last time we were here." Arcee said. "Yeah. Me too." Bumblebee said. "Come on, cadets. Let's get after Sideswipe." Arcee said. "I can't believe I'm really here, sir and ma'am!" Strongarm exclaimed happily. "Neither can we." Bumblebee grumbled as he and Arcee walked away. "They seem mad." Gears said. "I know. But can you believe we're on Earth?!" Strongarm asked happily before following Bumblebee and Arcee. Gears looked around the scenery for a bit. "You know, I think I actually like it out here." Gears said before following Strongarm.
Meanwhile, Russell wandered through the woods, looking for any signs of the 'meteor'. Just then, he saw something. It was a carving on a tree. "Rusty + Mom + Dad were here and had a blast and a half." It read. Russell remembered when they carved that. "Yeah. A long time ago." He said sadly before continuing. Little did he know, he failed to notice a set of unknown tracks.
Meanwhile, the same human from the café was approaching the forest on a motorcycle. He stopped as he noticed some of the trees were damaged and a trail left by something that crashed through there. "Looks like I'm on the right trail. I just hope my theory is correct." He said.
Meanwhile, Fixit, out of annoyance, was trying to fix up whatever was broken with the communications. "Mayday. For the 342nd time, Mayday. This is Fixit, caretaker for the Cybertron max-security prison ship Alchemor, still on doo-doo." He said before he realized what he had said before shaking it off. "Doo-doo?" Strongarm's voice asked. "Did he really just say doo-doo?" Gears' voice asked. Fixit turned to see Bumblebee, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears. "Duty, Sir and Ma'am." Fixit said as he saluted, but also hit his head with his own tool. "It's so good to see Cybertronian grills after all these years! Where's your squadron?" He asked excitedly. "I'm afraid we're it." Bumblebee said. "We didn't know you'd be here." Arcee said. "I'm Lt. Bumblebee. This is my friend and partner, Lt. Arcee. And this is Cadet Strongarm and Cadet Gears." Bumblebee introduced. "I'm Fixit, sir. And this is…was the prison ship Alchemor. Bearing Cybertron's most wanted Decepticons. Now, I recombed the crash site and we're missing most of our stasis cells. Several nearby have ruptured. They're inmates are presumably at large." Fixit explained. "How many is several?" Strongarm asked. "Oh, couple of hundred." Fixit said. "That's a lot of Cons." Arcee said.
Fixit rolled over to the last 2 stasis pods. "In fact, these are the only pods still in tactician-*glitch*-in tachometer-*glitch*-intact." He said, pounding his chest. Just then, the pods started moving. "And their cryostasis mechanism maybe a wee bit damaged too." He said. Just then, something started beeping. "Fixit?" Bumblebee asked. "Right. Tracking system just rebooted, sir." Fixit said as he pulled up a map of the surrounding area. "I can't lock onto the prisoners' locator chips, but I am definitely getting a Cybertronian life signal. Odds are it's a fuditive-*glitch*-fugitive." "More likely, it's probably Sideswipe." Arcee guessed. "Alright, Fixit, stay here and continue repairs. Arcee, Strongarm and Gears, with me." Bumblebee said before he, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears walked off. "You're leaving? But I don't know your favorite colors. And you don't know mine! It's red! Call me!" Fixit called.
Meanwhile, Sideswipe was exploring the forest. "Wow. This Earth is quite an amazing planet." He said. He continued through the forest until he came to a quarry. "Hello!" He called. The call echoed through the quarry walls. He walked down into the quarry and looked around. "Hello!" He called again, getting only the echo. "Hello!" Another voice echoed through the canyon. Sideswipe turned around as Russell came out from behind a rock. They both screamed at the sight of each other. "What are you?!" Russell asked. "What are you?!" Sideswipe asked back. Suddenly, there was a growl. "What is that?!" They asked simultaneously. A big purple Cybertronian called a Chompazoid, roared at them.
"This isn't happening. Nothing happens here. Nothing like this happens anywhere." Russell panicked. "Stay behind me. I'll handle this." Sideswipe assured. "Hey. Crazy meeting someone else from Cybertron way out here." Just then, he noticed that the Chompazoid had a Decepticon insignia on his chassis. "A Decepticon. That's cool. Get ready to roll." He whispered to Russell. "I'm Sideswipe. And you are?" "Underbite. Heard of me?" The Chompazoid, Underbite, asked. Sideswipe shrugged. "You ever been to Nuon City?" Underbite asked. "No." Sideswipe said, trying to shoo Russell away. "That's cause I ate it!" Underbite exclaimed before lunging to attack. But Sideswipe and Russell jumped out of the way and ran towards the forest. Underbite recovered and started to go after them, but then he noticed an abandoned van. "Little more juice never hurt anyone." He said. He picked up the van into his mouth and ate it whole. His whole body then started powering up. "Oh yeah. Beautiful!" He said as he stood up and kissed his biceps before chasing after Sideswipe and Russell into the forest.
Russell ran through the trees while Sideswipe leapt off them. "Are there any clearings on this planet?" Sideswipe asked. "Follow me!" Russell called. They exited the forest and stopped in an open field to rest. "Wait. Now we're out in the open! How is this better?!" Russell exclaimed. "Because now I have room to do this." Sideswipe said. He leapt up and transformed into his vehicle mode. Russell was shocked and impressed by this. But suddenly, Underbite leapt out from the woods and found them. "Yeah, transforming into a car will make a huge difference. Hello! I ATE A WHOLE CITY!" He exclaimed. "Get in!" Sideswipe exclaimed. "To you?" Russell asked. Sideswipe rolled down his window. "Come here!" Underbite exclaimed as he lunged for them. Russell climbed through the window as Sideswipe drove off, dodging the Chompazoid's attack. Sideswipe put a seatbelt around Russell. "Seatbelt?" Russell asked. "You're gonna need it." Sideswipe said. He started to speed up as Underbite chased after them.
Meanwhile, Bumblebee, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears headed their way towards the location of the signal. "I knew that if I worked hard and followed the rules, I might someday receive an assignment on Earth. And I guess Sideswipe caught a lucky break." Strongarm said. "A break he clearly didn't deserve. We should've locked that punk up when we had the chance." Gears said. "First of all, Strongarm, it's not an assignment. It's a mistake." Bumblebee said, making Strongarm gasp in shock. "And second of all, Gears, go easy on Sideswipe. He's an okay kid. He just needs guidance." Arcee said. Gears scoffed at this.
Just then, they heard a horn. They stopped and looked just as Sideswipe appeared and skidded to a stop beside them. "Oh! Hey, guys. I was looking for you. Brought a new friend." Sideswipe said as he revealed Russell to them. "Wonderful! We've been here less than an hour and he's already revealed himself to a human." Bumblebee said sarcastically. "Oh. So, that's a human?" Strongarm asked, softly poking Russell's forehead. "I didn't expect for a human to look so…so…interesting." Gears said. "Listen, guys, love to chat, but we have an angry Decepticon on our tailpipes!" Sideswipe exclaimed, driving off as Underbite caught up to them. Bumblebee, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears stared in surprise at Underbite as he stopped in front of them. "I know what you're thinking. 'Is that tall, dark and handsome really Underbite, devourer of Nuon City?'" Underbite said. Bumblebee, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears just drew their blasters and started blasting Underbite. But Underbite shook off the blasts. "No one recognizes me?!" He exclaimed. Bumblebee, Arcee, Strongarm and Gears ran, transformed and drove for their lives as Underbite chased them. "Sideswipe, what did you say to him?!" Strongarm asked in worry as they caught up with Sideswipe. "Wasn't my fault! I swear!" Sideswipe exclaimed.
As the 5 Autobots reached the Alchemor crash site, Sideswipe let Russell out and transformed with the others. "Hey, you're back!" Fixit exclaimed with joy. But just then, Underbite roared, alarming the group before he charged at them through the trees. Fixit tried to hide behind Russell as Underbite attacked, but Bumblebee dove in and saved them. "Human!" Bumblebee exclaimed. "Russell." Russell said. "Get behind that stasis cell. Fixit, stay with him." Bumblebee ordered as he set them down and headed back into the fight. "What's a stasis cell?" Russell asked. Fixit grabbed Russell and hid behind one of the 2 stasis cells. Just then, the prisoner's head burst out of the top. "I hear fighting! Who's fighting?! I WANNA FIGHT!" The prisoner, named Grimlock, exclaimed. "Back in your cell! Back!" Fixit exclaimed, trying to force Grimlock back into his cell. "Hey! What's happening out there?! Let me out of here!" A female voice exclaimed from the other cell. Russell walked over to the other cell. But before he could touch it, everyone got alerted by Underbite's roar.
Meanwhile, Sideswipe was avoiding Underbite's incoming strikes, leaping towards Strongarm and Gears. "You okay?" Strongarm asked as he landed. "Yeah. You?" Sideswipe asked. "Yeah." Strongarm said as they dodged another one of Underbite's strikes. "Strongarm, Sideswipe, Gears, fan out!" Bumblebee called as he and Arcee charged into the fight. But Underbite managed to knock the 5 Autobots away, grabbed one of the empty pods and tossed it at Fixit and Russell. But they got out of the way as it hit the 2 pods. As Underbite walked over, he noticed one of the wrecked pods. "Ah, my old stasis pod. Should give me a little boost." He said before eating a piece of the pod and powering up again. "FEELING THE BURN!" "Hey. Aren't you Underbite, the Con who ate that city?" Grimlock asked, getting Underbite's attention. "Finally! What gave me away? The muscles?" Underbite asked, flexing his mechanical biceps. "The smell." Grimlock said. Feeling insulted, Underbite grabbed Grimlock's pod and started slamming it against the Alchemor, not noticing that Grimlock was knocked clear out of the pod. "How's that smell, you little…" He started to say, until he finally saw that Grimlock was gone. "Where'd he go?" Just then, he noticed Denny's scrapyard in the distance. He chuckled evilly. "Headin' for hugeness." He transformed into a tank and drove off towards the scrapyard. On the way, he hit the other stasis pod, causing it to open.
When they were in the clear, the Autobots and Russell came out from hiding. "Fixit, I assume that was one of your escaped prisoners?" Bumblebee asked. "Yes, sir." Fixit said. He activated the ship's manifest and opened up Underbite's mugshot and file. "A Chompazoid named Underbite. The more metal a Chompazoid consumes, the more powerful it becomes." He explained. "Then I guess it's not good that he's heading towards a metal graveyard then." Sideswipe said, gesturing to the scrapyard. "If Underbite gets all that into his jaws, we'll never bring him down." Strongarm said. "Wait. Do you mean the scrapyard? My parents are in there!" Russell exclaimed when he realized that Denny and Katie were still in the scrapyard.
To be continued…
Well, how was that for a start? Bumblebee and Arcee get a mission from Optimus Prime to go back to Earth. Joined by their police cadets, Strongarm and Gears, and a kind-hearted bad-bot, Sideswipe, they discover the crashed Cybertronian prison ship known as the Alchemor. Now, one of the many escaped prisoners, Underbite, is out on a metal hungry rampage. Can Bumblebee and Arcee stop Underbite with their new team before he eats the whole city? Leave a review if you want.
Here are some of the various ideas for the series:
Jack x Arcee Shipping
Sideswipe x Strongarm x Windblade Polyamorous Shipping
Raph and Miko return
Hank will learn about the Autobots and join the team
Righty will join the team
An OC female Dinobot will join the team
The Weaponizer Mini-cons join the team
Blastwave becomes a team member on call
The Activator Mini-Cons join the team
Laserbeak joins the team
The Bee Team will become deployers
Smokescreen returns
Knock Out returns
MECH returns