TFA MS boosters won't save you

TFA Miserable Stories

Part 1
Boosters Won't Save You



Out here in the main part of the city of Detroit, its a sunny day.  People are walking along to their jobs or going to see their friends.  Just minding their own business.  But, A new villain has arisen.  Blackburn is her name, and stealing electronics are her game.  Every attempt by the Autobots and authorities to capture the newest villain, Blackburn have ended in failure.  The thief has speed technology similar to Nanosec, the last speed villain.  She has stolen from numerous electronic stores, stripping them of their stocks for days until there's nothing left.

The Autobots were about to leave for patrol.  Near the exit of their base, Optimus decided to say a few things to his team before assigning who was going with who.

"Keep your optics open when you go out on patrol," Optimus said.  
"Blackburn could strike anywhere at any time."  Bumblebee stuck his servo in the air frantically.  Everyone turned their attention to him.  By the look on his faceplate he was worried about something.  Probably about the fact that they were about to try and capture a human that was more than a match for him despite having his turbo boosters on.  Optimus gave out a sigh as he asked, "what is it Bumblebee?" Bumblebee calmly asked "Exactly how are we going to catch her?" then his franticness came back.  
"The last time I ran into her she nearly scrapped me!"  
"But, all she did was slash two of your tires." Bulkhead pointed out.  Bumblebee gave him a quick glance, then looked back at Prime and continued on with his worried rant.  
"That's not what she was aiming for though! She was aiming for the rest of me, Including my boosters! Those boosters are the only thing I have to get away from her!"
"Which is why if anyone sees her they'll call for backup." Bumblebee grumbled at his defeat knowing he didn't have anything else to argue with.  He slouched his chassis as he headed closer to the exit.

"Bumblebee, your with Bulkhead.  Prowl, your on your own.  Ratchet has to stay here to monitor for any sightings of trouble."
"A.K.A Blackburn." Bumblebee received a bit of a glare from Prowl that was telling him to drop it.  Bumblebee ignored it.

"Ahem." A small voice spoke up.  Everyone looked down to see Sari sitting in her tire seat.  "Your not leaving without me, are you?"
"Sari," Optimus started.  "Its too dangerous with Blackburn out there."
"What? What makes her different from the other losers you guys caught?"
Bumblebee interrupted Optimus before he could speak, gladly taking the opportunity to tell her.
"Blackburn can go super fast like Nanosec could, only she can't keep it up for long.    She's stolen from four stores in one day.  At night its two times worse! When me and Optimus went on patrol one night, she almost sliced 'n diced me!" Bumblebee put his servos on top of his chassis.
"So does every other bad guy."
"Yeah, but this one tries every time I spot her! Which is a lot!"

"Prime!" The medi-bot shouted from his spot on the stone couch.  "You might want to see this."
Ratchet turned the volume up to where everyone could here it.  What was on the news was both shocking and nerve racking.

"The speed villain, Blackburn, is running around Sumdac Tower.  For now, the shield that is unique to the tower is holding her off, but its believed that she might be attempting to wait it out until the shield is drained of power as she has been doing this close to half an hour.  The police have the tower surrounded and are trying to apprehend her.  So far, Blackburn has eluded custody..."

"I thought you said she couldn't do what Nanosec did for a long time."
"Uh, last time I checked she couldn't."  Bumblebee rubbed his processor trying to figure out how she was still going at speeds like that.

Ratchet's optics popped.  "I think I know how she's still going.  But you're not going to like it"
"How?" Optimus asked.
"Remember that Allspark fragment reading we got from Sari's key earlier? The key was pointing in one direction, then it quickly went behind us."
"So, you're saying that Blackburn has an Allspark fragment?"
"Oh, that's just great! Now how are we supposed to keep from ending up in the scrap heap?!"
Everyone was in utter silence as they headed for the door.
"Isn't anybody gonna tell me?!"

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"Just a little more," Spoke Blackburn to herself.
"then those gadgets inside are all mine.  I'll be rich, rich, rich! And its all thanks to that crystal I found." She started holding onto her stomach for some reason.
"Ugh, I don't feel so good."
Blackburn's skates abruptly locked up at the edge of the concrete pathway leading to inside the building, causing her skid across the wet grass and down the hill where the police and SWAT team were waiting.
"Aah! This is no time for these stupid skates to glitch on me!"  The second she made down the hill and onto the road below, the cops yelled their signature "freeze!" Blackburn stood up, merely looking at her surroundings.  Her unusual crimson eyes spooked them...  And she knew it.  A cop yelled for her to raise her hands in the air.
"Alright, ya got me.  Not!" Somehow she knew her skates were working again and  zoomed off to the nearest literal highway that curved around Detroit's skyscrapers.
"Dang it! Now how am I gonna get in?"

Her back arched, arms flowing with the wind, legs and feet going at unbelievable speeds, this where she felt most comfortable.  This is what she loved to do.  Feel the open road.  Being able to go anywhere she wanted.  Unlike at home.  Always restricted.  She had to come straight home from school.  She never got to stay outside and explore any.  Never had a chance to see who the heroes of Detroit were in real life, not just on the TV.  No friends, no mom, and now no dad to be bossed around by.

She had been so engulfed in her thoughts, the sound of sirens had actually startled her a little.  When she looked behind her, the outlines of the vehicles chasing her were pretty familiar by now.  Including one particular Autobot.
"Bumblebee." She said under her breath.  
"So, we meet again.  Heheh, you make this too easy."  She purposely slowed down just enough for them to catch up and yell, "You may be as fast as me with those boosters, but it won't save you!"
She got out her 'energy daggers' as she called them, on her arm panels.  Even with that helmet with the weird point on top, she could tell her arch-rival could see the evil smile underneath as he slightly growled.  This was going to be a battle of speed and wits.  The victor would stay out of jail... Or alive.  But, not before the green one transformed into a robot and slung his wrecking ball straight at her.  Blackburn twirled on the tips of her wheels, dodging to the left of the wrecking ball like it was just a normal sized bowling ball trying to knock her down.  The robot transformed back into a car.  Skating backwards, she beckoned Bumblebee to fight.  The yellow car's boosters lit up as it sped toward her, leaving the other behind just screaming "Bumblebee! Come back!"

To Be Continued...