True Colors
3rd Person POV
Out in a remote, flat meadow, the Dinobots are actually taking a break from hunting Decepticons and playing some football, Dinobot style.
Grimlock: Ready! Set! Hike!
The play starts and Sludge and Slam crash into each other like linebacker. Swoop is trying to get around Slug so he can get in position. Snarl joins Slam in trying to hold back Sludge, while Slash and Paddles jockey for position. Slash uses her Semblance and speeds around and around her blocker. Paddles looks around trying to find her, but then Grimlock throws the transformers sized football past the line. Then Slash appears and catches the football and manages to get it to the end zone just seconds before Paddles could tackle her.
Ratchet: *blows whistle* Touchdown!
Snarl: Ah, not again!
Slash: Whoo! Who's the big Bot now?!
Slug, Snarl and Slam tackle Slash to the ground, Snarl playfully pinches Slash's cheek and says.
Snarl: A pinch to grow an inch!
Slug then does the same and says.
Slug: And one to grow on.
The camera switches to Grimlock talking into his drone camera in his office.
Grimlock: Even Dinobots need to relax and have fun. So we transformed and rented an open campsite for Slash's birthday.
Grimlock then frowned a little in embarrassment and says.
Grimlock: And yes, we lost deposit.
The camera then switches to Slug as he acts like a tough guy and says.
Slug: Bah! Football ain't a Dinobot sport! Bring on birthday cake!
Team RWBY and JNPR all joined in on the fun as Grimlock helps Jaune bring out the enormous birthday cake for Slash. Ruby is also streaming this with the drone cameras and says.
Ruby: Hey, Dinobot fans. Slash is super grateful for all the birthday wishes.
Slash: Best birthday yet!
Paddles meanwhile, is having a real dilemma in her mind as she says.
Paddles: Birth day? Strange.
Swoop tries to play it off by asking.
Swoop: What? You never had a birthday cake? Party?
Paddles responds with.
Paddles: Paddles not know when Paddles born. Can't remember family. Never had birthday.
The camera cuts to Snarl talking into said camera in the office.
Snarl: Ha! 'Birth day?' Come on, who doesn't have birthday?
Snarl then looks around to make sure no one was listening and gets closer to the camera before whispering.
Snarl: Better question is, why we still keep Paddles around? Grimlock and I both know she a traitor. She taking orders from enemy, Shockwave.
The camera switches back to the open campsite and after some cake, the humans are taking their human kids to the playground while the Dinobots and Ratchet return to their football game.
Ratchet: *blows whistle* Play ball!
Grimlock: Ready! Set! Hi--
Suddenly, the ground shakes and a large tower erupts from the ground and starts charging a yellow light. Slash thought this was part of the celebration.
Slash: Oh! A pretty light show!... Wait, where music?
The yellow light then shines a beam on all the Dinobots and Ratchet. Grimlock noticed the football in his hands grow bigger, the others freak out.
Sludge: Uh, is tree getting bigger?
Ratchet: No, we're getting smaller!
Grimlock then says as they all continue to shrink.
Grimlock: And it not stopping.
Soon the beam does stop shrinking the Dinobots, but now all the Dinobots are no bigger than a blade of grass. Grimlock tosses the football away causing it to hit a dead branch on the ground. The hit was enough to make the branch roll towards the Dinobots.
Slug: Oh scrap.
Grimlock: Run for it!
Ratchet transforms into his vehicle mode and drives for the bushes with the Dinobots not too far behind.
Ratchet: Over here!
The Dinobots follow Ratchet towards a nearby tree, but Grimlock stops running when he hears.
Slash: *grunts* Ahh!
Grimlock looks back and sees Slash with her tail stuck under some debris, and the rolling branch is still stampeding towards her.
Slash: Scrap!
Grimlock: *Roars*
Grimlock leaps in and stops the rolling branch dead in it's tracks. He then lifts up the whole branch, and with a grunt of exertion, throws it away far beyond the horizon.
Grimlock: Grimlock got you.
Grimlock gets Slash free and run back to the others behind the tree as the yellow beam comes around again. The yellow beam hits the tree but doesn't shrink it at all before moving on. Sludge then asks.
Sludge: Why shrink ray no make tree small?
Grimlock: Pretty sure it programed for us.
Ratchet: So, this might be the work of--
Ratchet doesn't get to finish his sentence when the yellow beam turns off and shines a hologram of the Dinobots mortal enemy, Shockwave. The hologram of Shockwave speaks.
Shockwave: A grand deduction.... for a microbe.
Grimlock: *growls* Shockwave.
Shockwave: Greetings, Dinobots.
The camera cuts to Ratchet actually talking into the camera for the first time and says.
Ratchet: Shockwave, a mad scientist with no rules. He was once chief scientist to Megatron during the War for Cyberton. He's the one responsible for creating all the Dinobots, by stealing human children and hybridizing them with Cybertronian CNA. Shockwave once described Grimlock as his greatest creation. Just hope Grimlock can get us out of this before we kick the bucket.
The camera switches back to the shrunken Dinobots and the hologram of Shockwave speaks again.
Shockwave: I heard you all would be playing football today. So I added a hazard of my own. I've prepared this pre-recorded message in case you don't survive to see me in person. But ponder this problem. Premise, how does one humiliate giants?
The Dinobots are unsure where Shockwave is going with this, but Ratchet seems to know.
Ratchet: Let me guess, by turning them into ants and stepping on them? You're almost funny.
Shockwave: You muscle bound monsters have always made me feel small. Now that our roles are reversed, you'll be easy to crush.
Snarl: You ain't succeeded yet, brain-drain.
Shockwave: Be seeing you, shortly.
Paddles simply picked up a rock and threw it at the hologram in a fit of rage, but of course the rock goes right through Shockwave's hologram. The message ends and the hologram disappears, the machine in the middle of the field resumes it's yellow shrink ray.
Grimlock: Take cover!
The Dinobots take cover behind a large rock, Grimlock peeks out and says.
Grimlock: We gotta wreck that tower. *turns to Paddles* Paddles, drive away any critters that might give us trouble.
Paddles nods and uses her Semblance to swim away underground. Grimlock then pulled Snarl away from the others and whispered.
Grimlock: No one else knew we'd be here today.
Snarl: *whispers* So, you think Paddles may have told Shockwave?
Grimlock: Might've tipped him off.
Snarl: *whispers* Grimlock, you and me know she just stringing us along until Shockwave finishes us. Me say we open a can or smash on her tailpipe right now.
The camera cuts to shrunken Grimlock in his office chair talking into the camera.
Grimlock: Yeah, Paddles works for Shockwave. But now she shrunken with all of us. Why? Don't know. And until Grimlock does, me no want Snarl jumping the gun.
The camera cuts back to Grimlock and Snarl arguing quietly.
Grimlock: *whispers* No one attacks Paddles until Grimlock sure she a threat. Understand?
The camera then focuses on Ratchet, Slug and Slam looking at Grimlock and Snarl.
Slug: Look at them. Sharing secrets.
Slam: *questioning grunt*
Ratchet: Hey, what are you two talking about over there?
Grimlock and Snarl look back and both say.
Grimlock/Snarl: Nothing.
The camera cuts to Slug in the office talking into the camera.
Slug: Me no like keeping secrets. But that between us, got it?
The camera switches back to the Dinobots as Paddles returns with several insect heads on her sword blade. She turns to Grimlock and says.
Paddles: Critters gone.
Grimlock: Good. Now we need to move.
Swoop: *confidant* Swoop did a fly over before we got here. Me know every inch of campsite. There a open path on other side of forest.
Grimlock: Let's go.
The shrunken Dinobots try to move as quick as they can, as they pass an open animal trail between bushes though-
Owl: *screeches*
Slug: Incoming!
A Barn Owl swoops out of the sky towards the Dinobots.
Grimlock: Take cover!
Sludge grabs Slash and pulls them both behind a branch. Sludge then says as he slams his fists into his palm.
Sludge: Sludge smash chicken nugget!
Slash elbows Sludge's arm and scolds him
Slash: You can't! They're endangered.
Sludge: What that mean?
Owl: *screeches*
The owl is seen coming back after Slash and Sludge. The two duck as the owl grabs the branch instead of them. Ratchet then runs up to the two and says.
Ratchet: At the moment, so are we.
The owl comes back around and dives for Paddles and Slam. Paddles sees this and pushes Slam out of the way before the owl grabs her and starts to fly off.
Grimlock: Paddles!
Grimlock starts getting a running start, but Slash again tries to remind him.
Slash: Grimlock wait!
Grimlock: Me know!
Grimlock jumps as hard as he can and manages to land on the owl's face and yells.
Grimlock: Let her go, beaky!
Grimlock messed with the owl enough for it to drop Paddles. But Paddles seems to be falling towards a thistle plant with many sharp thorns.
Slash: Catch her!
Everyone grabs a large oak leak and hold it like a trampoline, Snarl however, is not as eager to try and help and simply says.
Snarl: She can survive that. Probably.
Swoop responds with.
Swoop: Get your lazy butt in gear and help!
Ratchet: Yes, she is one of us.
Snarl reluctantly grabs a part of the leaf and mutters to himself.
Snarl: Wish me could be sure of that.
Paddles aims for the leaf, and like a trampoline lands on it but then bounces off the the side and onto solid ground. Grimlock let's go of the owl and lands on the ground in front of the others. He extends a helping hand to Paddles and asks.
Grimlock: Paddles okay?
Paddles takes Grimlock's hand and says gratefully.
Paddles: Thanks to Grimlock.
But there was no time to rest, as Ratchet says and points.
Ratchet: Dinobots, the shrink ray is coming back.
Without another word, the Dinobots run for cover, Grimlock and Snarl hide behind a rock while the others hide behind other debris. Snarl then said to Grimlock.
Snarl: Paddles almost sounded grateful.
Grimlock: Don't know what Shockwave has on her. But there is true Dinobot under that armor.
Snarl and Grimlock join the others as the beam passes, Slug then says.
Slug: Me timed beams firing sequence. We can rush tower and smash it.
Ratchet: Wait. We don't even know if destroying the tower will restore our height.
Slam: *grunts*
Swoop: Got that right, Slam. When Shockwave involved, count on traps.
Grimlock comes up with a plan as the shrink ray passes again and says.
Grimlock: Dinobots stay together. Take it slow and--
He doesn't get to finish his sentence before Slug shouts.
Slug: ATTACK!
Slug rushes the tower, transforms into his robot form and leaps onto the tower and starts punching it. Slug seemed proud of himself as he says.
Slug: I told you I could beat it. Just pop this can open and...
Suddenly, a smaller ray emerges from the side of the tower and aims at Slug. Slug now has a 'uh-oh' expression on his face as he says.
Slug: Me hate it when Grimlock right.
The smaller ray fires a purple ray which seems to disintegrate Slug as he yells in pain.
Grimlock: Slug!
Swoop: *disbelief* Slug gone?
Grimlock saw the purple beam coming right for the rest of them.
Grimlock: Scatter!
The Dinobots scatter as the beam gets closer, Paddles though, slips on a small mud patch and falls to the ground as the purple beam moves toward her.
Swoop: Paddles! Look out!
The beam gets closer and Paddles knows she's not gonna make it, until the beam seems to narrowly miss her on purpose and goes around. Slash saw this and grew confused.
Slash: Beam missed her on purpose?
Swoop picks up Slash as he runs for cover and says.
Swoop: But it make short work of us.
Slash was unimpressed by the joke and says.
Slash: Really? You going with that?
The camera cuts to shrunken Swoop talking into the camera, laughing.
Swoop: What? Short work. That.... That funny.
After a second of awkward silence, the camera switches back to the Dinobots as they all converge in some tall grass. Slash then asks as Snarl passes by.
Slash: How did shrink ray miss Paddles?
Snarl: Wouldn't we all like to know. And me would tell you--
Grimlock comes up behind Snarl and growls menacingly, and causes Snarl to try and play it off by saying.
Snarl: But how would me know?
Swoop then spots a hollowed log and points to it.
Swoop: We should be safe in there for a bit.
The Dinobots get inside and Sludge says sadly.
Sludge: Me miss Slug already.
Slash: Shockwave will pay for what he did to Slug.
Grimlock looked down in slight despair as he laments Slug.
Ratchet: He was always more reckless than the rest of us. But it is still a heavy blow.
Then a smaller voice is heard seemingly in the void.
????: Me right here, you blubbering ape!
Swoop seemed toncatch the small voice and asked Grimlock.
Swoop: Did you hear something?
Grimlock: *listens* Mmm.... No.
Snarl: Almost sounds like--
Snarl is cut off by the appearance of a spider bigger than all the shrunken Dinobots.
Snarl: Trouble!
Ratchet then says to Paddles annoyed.
Ratchet: Seems you missed one of the critters, Paddles.
Grimlock roars before grabbing the fangs of the spider and tossing it away. The spider regains it's footing and actually manages to pin Grimlock under one of it's feet claws. The spider then does the same to the other Dinobots and Ratchet, leaving only Slash standing.
Grimlock: Slash run!
Slash wasn't intimidated by the spider and says to Grimlock.
Slash: Run? From this pint sized Airachnid? No way!
Slash transforms into her Dinobot form and leaps at the spider's face. The spider tried to lash out with it's pedipalp, but both were knocked to the ground. Grimlock recovered, grabbed the spider and threw it out of the hollowed log. The other Dinobots check on Slash as she recovered from her hit.
Slash: Ugh, did me win?
Grimlock: Did good, kid.
Sludge helps Slash to her feet. The group reaches the end of the log, Ratchet then checks his holomap and says.
Ratchet: Okay, tower should be just in front of the log. We need a good approach to tower.
The small voice is heard and says.
????: Go left!
Ratchet asks Grimlock confused.
Ratchet: What did you say?
Grimlock, confused as well, replies.
Grimlock: Wasn't me.
The small voice shouts louder.
????: ME SAID GO LEFT, YOU BLOCKHEADS!
Ratchet stepped closer to Grimlock and looked closely around his head and says.
Ratchet: Okay, Grimlock, your armor is screaming.
Just then an even tinier Slug appears on Grimlock's shoulder cauldron and says.
Slug: *small voice* It me, genius.
Ratchet was surprised and said.
Ratchet: Slug! You're alive?!
Slug steps onto Grimlock's shoulder so the rest could see him and says.
Slug: Course Slug alive. Me hopped back onto Grimlock after me got zapped. Me been trying to get his attention but--
Grimlock then chuckled to himself and said.
Grimlock: Yeah, you're cute.
Slug then realized that Grimlock knew he was alive the entire time.
Slug: *small voice* Hey! You knew me was here whole time?!
The camera cuts to Grimlock talking into the camera and says with a smirk on his face.
Grimlock: Slug act like big shot. Figure it time to show him what it like to be little guy.
The camera switches back to the open meadow as the Dinobots approach an open stretch of shorter grass. Ratchet steps next to Grimlock and says.
Ratchet: Ah, we'll never make it across that clearing without being seen by the tower.
Swoop: Me could fly us across?
Snarl: And get picked off by birds or bat's? No thanks.
Paddles notices something obscured in the long grass and slices the blades of grass away to reveal said object.
Paddles: What that?
The Dinobots approach and Slam grunts while Snarl translates.
Snarl: Must be some kid's lost slingshot.
Ratchet: If I remember, these are used for both hunting and early human warfare, by slinging rocks at targets.
Paddles: And.... maybe throw Dinobots?
Ratchet was actually intrigued by this idea, the other Dinobots were just plain excited. Grimlock orders.
Grimlock: We no have much time. Set up slingshot.
Grimlock picked up the slingshot by the handle and stabbed it into the ground. Slug then says while still on Grimlock's shoulder.
Slug: *smalle voice* Let's give these soldiers some altitude.
The camera switches to shrunken Ratchet in the office talking into the camera.
Ratchet: I keep having to remind myself that the Dinobots are not mindless brutes. Paddles is a clear example of just how smart they can be.
The camera switches back to the Dinobots, as Snarl elects to be slung first, the other Dinobots and Ratchet pull on the rubber sling, and Grimlock held the stick in place with all his strength. Swoop helped aim as Snarl settled into the sling.
Ratchet: *strained* I think we've got it.
Paddles watches and furrows her brow before reluctantly, and purposefully, tripped Sludge. This caused the Dinobots to prematurely let go of the sling and firing Snarl into a tree trunk and everyone else to fall over as the sling falls as well. The Dinobots recover and Swoop asked.
Swoop: What happened? We perfectly on target.
Sludge: Paddles tripped Sludge.
Paddles: *dismissive* Nuh-uh.
Snarl soon rejoined the group and heard the arguing and accusations, and finally got fed up with it.
Snarl: That's it!
Snarl powers up his Semblance and shoots his spike arrows at Paddles. The others step out of the way, as Paddles spins her sword in circles to defend herself. But she couldn't stop Snarl swinging his tail and hitting her with the spikes and knocking Paddles to the ground. Grimlock immediately tried to stop the fighting.
Grimlock: Snarl stop!
Snarl had had enough though and snapped back.
Snarl: Don't stop me, Grimlock! We both knew Paddles working for Shockwave!
Slam: *questioning grunt*
Ratchet: What?!
Grimlock growled as he couldn't keep it a secret anymore.
Grimlock: A while ago, Me Grimlock heard Paddles taking orders from Shockwave.
The other Dinobots were overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions, Slash responds first, being very hurt by Grimlock lying to her.
Slash: When were you going to tell us?!
Ratchet: Yeah! After Shockwave turned us all into a scrap pile?!
Grimlock: Me Grimlock know what me doing.
The camera cuts to a shrunken Swoop in the office chair talking into the camera.
Swoop: Okay? Me get Grimlock wanted us to trust Paddles. Me just hope that doesn't get us killed.
The camera switches back to Slug yelling into Grimlock's ear.
Slug: *small voice* You doofus! You gonna get us croaked!
Grimlock: Pipe down back there. We'll be fine, Slug.
Slug: *small voice* Says you. Me size of a pea!
Just then an portal opens up and Shockwave appears looking down at the Dinobots for once.
Shockwave: Dinobots, doing what you do best. Fighting amongst yourselves. How amusing. How predictable.
Shockwave then fires laser from on top of his cannon arm and hits Grimlock, knocking him to the ground on his back.
Shockwave: Excellent work, Paddles.
Grimlock recovers quickly and looks at Paddles and says.
Grimlock: Thought you one of us. Guess me Grimlock wrong.
Paddles closed her eyes, still wrestling with her emotions as she says.
Paddles: Shockwave promised to help Paddles.
Shockwave arrogantly says.
Shockwave: I did, indeed.
Shockwave then pulls out a device and aims it at Paddles. The device casts a blue beam and restores Paddles to her full size.
Shockwave: *arrogant* Poor, dumb Grimlock. Duped into trusting his own kind. And now I have a promise to make to you Dinobots.
Grimlock moves Ratchet behind him, but Shockwave uses the device in his hand again to collect all the tiny Dinobots inside their own personal bubbles. Slug though is still on Grimlock's shoulder. Paddles only watches as the Dinobots try to break out of their bubbles.
Slug: *small voice* Come on. Fight your way out of here, Grimlock!
Grimlock: *grunts* Working on it!
Grimlock keeps punching the walls of his bubbles. Paddles still visibly wrestles with her emotions and feelings towards the Dinobots. Shockwave then says.
Shockwave: I promise your destruction.
Shockwave took a moment to bask in his triumph and says.
Shockwave: Who knew such a small victory would be so rewarding.
Grimlock kept trying to escape the bubble he was in, but then looks at Paddles and says.
Grimlock: Think about it, Paddles. How long before Shockwave betrays you?
Paddles looks down with her eyes closed in disappointment, Shockwave then says.
Shockwave: Paddles has served me well. Even submitting to my shrink ray to better betray you. I have every intention of treating Paddles fairly, as long as she continues to obey.
Paddles doesn't look at Grimlock as she sadly says.
Paddles: Paddles had family once. Maybe even birthday. Me no remember them, but me feel them in here.
Paddles touches her hand to her chest as she finishes her sentence. She then continues saying.
Paddles: Shockwave promise Paddles remember, if Paddles did as he said.
Shockwave places his hand on Paddles' shoulder and says.
Shockwave: Only I know the secrets of your origin. And I will reveal them when the Dinobots are no more.
Shockwave raises the shrunken Dinobots up past Paddles, Ratchet yells at Paddles.
Ratchet: We trusted you!
Swoop then says as he passes Paddles.
Swoop: Paddles had good thing with us!
Grimlock doesn't say anything, but Slug shouts.
Slug: *small voice* You traitor!
Snarl yells angrily as he passes Paddles.
Snarl: You making big mistake!
Grimlock finally spoke up and says.
Grimlock: No Dinobots. Only Paddles can decide what Paddles wants. Freedom is right of all sentient beings.
Paddles wrestles with her feelings in her head as Shockwave asks.
Shockwave: Well?
Paddles closes her blue eyes for a moment before she grows a determined expression and opens her eyes again. She then places her right hand on Shockwave's left shoulder and says.
Paddles: Me choose.
Satisfied, Shockwave starts by saying.
Shockwave: Good. I never doubted you would see things logic--
Suddenly, Paddles starts squeezing Shockwave's shoulder. The other Dinobots look on confused as Shockwave starts feeling the pain and buckles from the pressure, but Paddles doesn't let go. Instead, Paddles grabs Shockwave by his neck and lifts him off the ground as Shockwave looks at Paddles with actual fear in his eye.
Paddles: Paddles is Dinobot!
Paddles then throws Shockwave crashing hard through several trees. The shrunken Dinobots and Ratchet are still stuck in their floating bubbles. Paddles then transforms into her Dinobot form, and as Shockwave pulls himself out of the fallen trees, she uses her Semblance and disappear into the ground. Shockwave aim his cannon arm and looks around. Suddenly, Paddles erupts out of the ground and swipes her neck into Shockwave's abdomen, sending him flying several feet. Shockwave recovers and fires his cannon arm at Paddles, but she phases into the ground again to avoid it. Shockwave looks around again, until Paddles erupts from the ground again and snatches his handheld device and crushes it in her jaws before disappearing into the ground again. The destruction of Shockwave's device releases the shrunken Dinobots from their bubbles. They all land on the ground and Ratchet says.
Ratchet: She did it. She broke Shockwave's restraint device.
Grimlock activates his faceplate as he slams his fist into his palm and says.
Grimlock: Let's break the rest of him.
The camera quickly switches to Grimlock's office as shrunken Ratchet says with realization in his voice.
Ratchet: Now I get it. Paddles tripped Sludge to trick Shockwave that she was on his side.
The camera switches back to the fight at hand as Shockwave retreats to escape Paddles' onslaught.
Shockwave: Stay back, savage!
Shockwave aimed his cannon arm at Paddles and fired a shot, but--
Grimlock: Paddles! Look out!
Tiny Grimlock manages to tackle Paddles out of the way to avoid the cannon blast. Shockwave then says angrily to Paddles.
Shockwave: I hope it was worth it, Paddles. Throwing everything away for freaks too small to help you.
Grimlock bounces on Paddles, armor before leaping off her head...
Grimlock: Been waiting for this.
..... and punching Shockwave in his head several times before yelling.
Grimlock: Hit him, Dinobots!
Snarl charges up his Semblance and launches his spike arrows at Shockwave's backside, causing him to wince in pain. Slam winds up his tail club and slams it on Shockwave's foot, which actually bent and crushed the metal foot. Slash leaped onto Shockwave's leg and stabs her foot claws into his knee causing him to buckle down to one knee. Swoop transforms into his Dinobot form and launches all his missiles at the back of Shockwave's head, this disoriented him for a brief moment. This allows Grimlock to jump and punch Shockwave in the abdomen hard. Slug took his opportunity to leap onto Shockwave's face and says.
Slug: Here's horn in your eye!
Slug stabs his horns into Shockwave's eye causing him to step backwards and cusping his eye in pain. Grimlock charges at Shockwave again and yells to Sludge and Ratchet.
Grimlock: Sludge! Ratchet! Roll him this way!
Ratchet transforms into his ambulance mode, drives up a rock and launches off it to crash into Shockwave's leg, knocking him off balance. Sludge then grabbed Shockwave's cannon arm and pulled him over his shoulder.
Sludge: Here you go!
Shockwave: No! This is not logical!
Grimlock leaps at Shockwave and yells at the top of his lungs, the camera then slows down and shows tiny Grimlock punching Shockwave hard in the face. The camera switches back to Grimlock's office and shows shrunken Swoop saying into the camera.
Swoop: Go bite-sized Grimlock!
The camera switches back to the battlefield and Paddles grabs Shockwave as he stumbled backwards. He then looked at Paddles and said.
Shockwave: You've lost everything, Paddles. Now you'll never know where you came from.
Paddles tosses Shockwave to the ground and says proudly.
Paddles: This Paddles' home now.
Shockwave then pulls out another handheld device, presses a button and says.
Shockwave: Then perish here.
Shockwave presses a button the device he's holding and the shrinking tower starts blasting the entire campground with a yellow light. This concerns Ratchet and he says.
Ratchet: Shockwave's kicked things into overdrive. He's shrinking the entire campground.
Shockwave confirms this by saying.
Shockwave: Yes, to ensure your descent into oblivion.
Shockwave is quick to teleport out, but not before saying to Paddles.
Shockwave: You could've served me, Paddles. Now you will watch your friends disappear.
Shockwave teleports away and leaves the shrink ray tower on.
Grimlock: We need find way to stop this. Paddles slash tower open!
Paddles does so and makes a X-shaped holed in the tower, Grimlock grabs Ratchet and along with Sludge, Snarl and Slam, leaps inside. Ratchet is quick to analyze the mechanics of the tower.
Grimlock: There got to be some way to un-shrink us?
Ratchet then finds what he's looking for and points to a power port with three different colored wires. The Dinobots hop up to it and Ratchet explains.
Ratchet: The yellow and purple rays shrunk us, but not the blue.
Grimlock: So we switch yellow for blue!
Grimlock tries to pull out the yellow wire, while Snarl, Sludge and Slam pull out the blue one. Slug yells into Grimlock's ear.
Slug: Come on, Grim! Put your back into it!
Grimlock: You more annoying when you tiny!
With much effort, Grimlock does manage to pull out the yellow wire and throw it away. Paddles hops into the tower now and sees Sludge, Snarl and Slam using all their strength to pull out the blue wire. But with Sludge being smaller now, and the towers shaking, he loses his balance and drops the blue wire.
Ratchet: No!
Paddles then yells and leaps up, grabbing the wire and plugging it into the yellow port. This stops the shrinking and casts a blue laser, the whole team hops out and return to normal size and Grimlock roars to the sky to announce their return.
Grimlock: *signature Roar*
Paddles backed away from the others, unsure of what was going to happen next. Grimlock looked at the others and they all spoke an unspoken language with just their gaze. Grimlock then stepped forward and said to Paddles.
Grimlock: You really are one of us, Paddles.
Paddles: Me Paddles still Dinobot?
The others wait silently for Grimlock's decision, a few tense moments later though, and Grimlock gives an answer.
Grimlock: Paddles, is Dinobot.
Paddles grows a smile and asks.
Paddles: You Paddles family too?
Slash steps forward first and says excitedly.
Slash: Sure are, sis!
Sludge then wrapped his arms around everyone and squeezes them in a big hug.
Sludge: Yay! Paddles stay! *cries of joy*
It was at this point that Team RWBY and their younger kids return to the now decimated campsite. Blake and Weiss' jaws drop in shock, Ruby could only smile at how close her favorite Dinobots are, while Yang asks.
Yang: What kind of party did we miss?
Weiss and Yang paid for the damages but everyone still had a good time. Slash decided to share her birthday with Paddles and the whole family, human and Cybertronian, all celebrated together, enjoying the peace.....
..... while they still can. Dinobots out.
(A/N): And Cut! Great take everyone! That's a wrap for this chapter. Take the week and spend time with your families. See you next time.
Hey! All you really wild readers out there! How 'bout that for crazy? And the Dinobots are just getting started. Thankfully, they're growing stronger everyday. So, tell me, who is your favorite Dinobot and why? Leave your thoughts and comments below and I'll see y'all in the next one. PEACE OUT!!!
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