TATSC! Episode 5~ overtime.

Episode 5~ overtime.

A/N This is a request done for a friend who wanted to see everyone's favorite oil guzzling idiots, the Constructicons. And yes, I did use many homages to the G1 episode starring the main problem of this episode. Please enjoy and reveiw.

Disclaimer: Hasbro owns Transformers.

Astro Train walked the abandoned streets of old Detroit. The triple changer silently stalked in and out of the shadows looking for a lead to the Autobots. He had been on Earth for three days. The humans would have called it July 8th. The night he landed, he intercepted a public organic transmission concerning two Autobots causing commotion in his current sector; but aside from impressions in the pavement and buildings, and a ripped up metal pole, he found nothing. Frustrated, Astro Train returned to his ship. Inside, he realized he had a holo message. He hit a button and saw lugnut on his display screen.

"Astro Train," The oversized con began. "Lord Megatron grows impatient with your progress."

An Icy voice could be heard in the background. "Vho are you on the vone with?"

Lugnut ignored the voice and continued. "If you value your spark, you will quicken your pace."Lugnut was about to continue when a hand shoved him out of the way. The screen was then filled with crazy Blitzwing.

"Hey Trainny! Long time no see! Enjoying Earth? Or do you find it to much like your face? AHAHA!"

Astro Train ground his dental plate at the sight of his physco Brother. He was once sane, now he was a half, or in this case third wit. The message ended with Lugnut shoving Blitzwing out of the frame and reminding the purple and black mech to hurry.

Astro Train thought long and hard before he came to the most lodgical solution; he'd let the Autobots come to him.

Meanwhile, Scrapper and Mixmaster were across town working on an idea drawn up by Dirtboss.

"Move it ya mooks." The short forklift barked. "I want to see this thing up and running by yesterday!"

"Hey, were going as fast as we can boss." Mix said.

"Yeah," Scrapper added in. "Hey, boss, remind me again what this thing does." Scrapper uttered carrying a few I-beams.

The forklit facepalmed before he began."Alright, this is an oil synthesizer. By electrifying the plasma we stole in this, it should give us the best oil in the city."

Mix and Scrapper both said the same thing, "Oh yeah". Twenty minutes later, the machine was done. Dirtboss stepped forward.

"Alright, fire it up." The construction bots obeyed without hesitation. A ball of blue light hit the plasma and it started to go multicolored. It finally settled on yellow. As the machine increased the dosage, it overloaded and exploded. The mechs thought that was it until a little yellow spitball came flying out, bouncing up and down a million miles an hour, and much to their surprise, was speaking.

"Kremzeek, Kremzeek!"It hovered, saying that for a few moments before it bounced down the street.

"What the frag was that?" Mix asked ridging an optic.

"Don't know," Scrapper commented. "but it didn't look good."

Meanwhile, Jazz was out on patrol sitting at a stop light. His radio was on high. Sari had gave him a few stations to try. He really liked the hip hop, and was currently listening to hard rock. He had gotten so much into the music that he started bouncing up and down like a low rider. 'Man, these Organics sure know how to have fun.' he thought to himself. He was so distracted that he didn't feel a little electric pinch as the thing called Kremzeek jumped onto his back fender. Nor did he feel it hold on to him until he got back to base. As Jazz rolled into his room and transformed, he heard a soft voice behind him.

"Kremzeek." it said.

Jazz whirled around to find a little yellow thing on his night stand.

"Well hey little guy, haven't seen you before." He reached out a servo. "Where'd you come fro-" Jazz was cut short as the creature lunged. To his shock, the creature went right through his servo and into him. Jazz felt a sharp pain as something fried his motor relays. He fell to the floor, unable to yell or move.

Alexa was entering the base, she had her ipod with her and a DVD collection of really bad Kung Fu movies she was going to share with Jazz. She found Optimus and Arcee inside talking about her bonding date with Ratchet.

"Hey Prime, hey Arcee, nice to see you today, is Jazz in?"

Prime and Arcee smiled. "He's in his room Alexa, I think he's expecting you." Optimus replied.

Alexa smiled and walked to his room. She banged on the door.

"Jazz, it's me. I brought my ipod and some movies." No answer. "Jazz? Are you in there?" Her voice reflected her concern. She then noticed the button to open his door on her right. She deftly pressed the button and found to her horror, a sprawled out white mech on the floor. She rushed forward and shook his shoulder. "JAZZ! JAZZ! CAN YOU HEAR ME? JAZZ!" She stopped shaking his shoulder when she realized he was still online. He was trying to say something, but she couldn't quite make it out. "Hang on Jazz." She uttered to him "RATCHET! RATCHET! COME QUICK!" She screamed so loud Jazz's audio receptor shrieked in protest. Her loud yell was rewarded with the sound of pounding landing pads as Ratchet busrt into the room. He immediately saw Jazz and knelt down to him. He turned on his telescoping optic and began to look over the ninjabot for external damage.

"What happened?" He questioned Alexa; his optics revealing the slightest glimmer of concern.

"I don't know. He wasn't responding. I opened his door and found him like this." As Alexa was saying this, Jazz's mumbling got more noticeable as he willed himself to speak.

"Jazz, what is it?" Alexa asked as Ratchet moved to check his internals.

"L-look out." He stammered.

Before Alexa could question him, she found out what he was talking about. As Ratchet opened his internal hatch, a little yellow thing came flying up and stood on the edge of the white mech's chest cavity.

"Kremzeek!" It yelled.

By now the other Autobots were gathered around the door. They all recoiled in surprise at the sight of the thing.

"What in- ARGGGH!" Was Rachet's last words on the subject as the thing flew through him. Ratchet slumped to the floor, his optics full of shock. Whatever this thing was, it could damage machines. He just wished he knew it a nanoclick ago.

The creature headed straight for the door where the Autobots were. The Autobots sidestepped the thing as it entered the hall and went to the rec-room.

"What's that?" Bee asked. The thing continued towards the rec-room.

"I don't know." Prime said. "but, Ratchet and Jazz need help."

Sari stepped forward and laid her hand on Ratchet and began her diagnostic. "His relays are totaled. Jazz's are probably the same."

"Can you fix them?" Arcee questioned. Her optics filled with unhappiness at the sight of her love.

Sari nodded. "Yeah, It'll take awhile, but yeah. I'll start on doc-bot first." Sari ran to get some tools from the medbay.

Prime spoke up."We need to catch that thing before it does damage to the city."

"Yeah," Bee began, "but how do we stop it from damaging us?"

"I don't know Bumblebee, but the safety of the civilians come first. Autobots, Alexa, catch that thing!"

The still functioning bots and Alexa charged to the rec-room just in time to see Kremzeek fry the T.V.

"AH SLAG! The plasma!" Bee groaned. Optimus rolled his optics.

The thing burst from the T.V. The Autobots dispersed a little.

"What can we do? We can't touch it." Bulkhead said.

"You can't," Alexa said slowly, "but maybe I can." She dove at the thing and clamped her hands around it. The creature squirmed and shouted at being held against it's will.

"Nice try you little bugger, but you're not getting away from-" Alexa was cut short as an electric voltage shot through her and blew her five feet back; forcing her to let go of the thing that shocked her.

"Alexa, are you okay?" Optimus asked. He was surprised that the little yellow thing could do what it did to the intern.

Alexa sat up, her hair was frizzed. Bulkhead offered an open servo so Alexa could pull herself up.

"Just fine Prime. Geez though, little, powers, says it's probable name over and over, if you ask me, it's the Pokemon from hell."

Alexa got to her feet and looked around. It was gone. "Where'd it go?"

Prime surveyed the area when he caught something out of the corner of his optic. Kremzeek was lunging straight for him! Prime whirled to face it and activated his fire extinguisher. Kremzeek got a full blast. It fell to the floor spluttering it's name before it jumped out an open window.

"Wonderful, just what I didn't want to happen." Prime commented dryly.

"Wait a second Optimus." The intern said as she went to the wall, "I have an idea." Alex returned a second later with the stationary fire extinguisher that was kept in the base after Bee had lit a table on fire with a blow torch. "Is this the same stuff that's in your arm?"

Prime looked at the container. "Yes, what does it matter though?"

"Well, if it didn't like the stuff you hit it with, maybe we can use the fire extinguishers to 'herd' it where we want it."

Prime smiled. "Good plan Alexa. But, that still leaves what to do with it when we find it."

Arcee raised her servo. "Umm...Optimus, sir?

"Yes Arcee?" Prime said.

"Well, I was just thinking, maybe we could use the space bridge at Sumdac tower. We could force it to some random quadrant." The femme said slightly timid about sharing such an unconventional idea.

Prime looked thoughtful and then turned to their space bridge expert. "Bulkhead, what do you think?"

"Hmm...well, it could work as long as the electric field is not strong enough to disrupt the space bridge's electric pulse."

That settled it. Alexa quickly retrofitted devices to the other bots minus Prime that allowed them to carry out the plan. Alexa then left to warm up the Space Bridge. She had contacted prof. Sumdac who was now standing by.

The Autobots set out scanning the city for any electric anomalies; they soon found it. The Autobots were drawn to the baseball stadium which happened to be hosting an appliance show. The sounds of panicked organics filled the air as sparks erupted from one piece of equipment or another. Kremzeek was having a field day.

The moment the little energy being showed his face, the autobots sprang into action. Arcee struck first and blew it off the table; the others joined in and they soon were guiding the thing down the street. Things were fine until the Sumdac tower parking lot. That's when Bumblebee ran out of fire retardant. The creature seemed to sense this and went after Bee.

"Ah! Oh no you don't!" With that, Bee opened up his energy stinger's full wrath.

"Bumblbee!" Prime began, "what are you doing?"

"Sorry boss bot, I'm out." Was all Bee could say. Kremzeek was still taking what the yellow bot was dishing out when Prime received a comm.

"Prime! This is Alexa. I'm watching out a window. Tell Bee to stop! I did an energy scan, the thing can utilize energy to make it expand! What Bumblebee's doing is a bad idea! Repeat, BAD IDEA!"

Prime's optics widened. He spun around to call off the yellow speedster, but it was to late. Kremzeek grew right before their optics into a thirty foot monster. It's high pitched voice was now a thundering boom.

"Kremzeek, Kremzeek!" It bellowed. It the proceed to march into old Detroit. Prime shot Bee an 'I'll speak to you about this later' glare and thought fast. He opened up his comm so Alexa could hear. "Autobots! Drive it to the lake, we'll use the water's conductivity to drain it. Alexa, contact capt. Fanzone and order evac on the beaches and all swimming recreation. Meet us at the beach when finished with a glass container. Transform and roll for it!" The Autobots sped off towards the creature while Alexa started to explain this to a grumpy Fanzone via telephone.

Optomus spotted the creature at an abandoned power grid in the ancient areas of the once motor city. "We need to get it's attention" Prime thought aloud.

Bee then cut in front of prime "I have an idea!" He rushed towards the monster leaving his teammates in the dust.

"Bumblebee! Come back!" Prime called after him, but Bee wouldn't listen. Bee transformed one of his arms to robot mode and charged his stinger, making a warm static-like ball of energy.

"Hey, energy hog! Want some of this? Well, come and get it!"

This really got Kremzeek's attention. The monster lumbered after Bumblebee who was slowly leading it to the lake. The others followed, keeping a fair amount of distance as not to tipoff the thing. When they reached the shore, Bee drove to a peir, making sure the thing was still following. It was. Bee transformed and came dangerously close to the electric menace. He hadn't counted on being this close. He panicked and ran to the end of the wharf, Kremzeek right behind him. Optimus saw this unfolding and opened up his comm to Bumblebee, "Bumblebee, get clear of the wharf, we'll take out the thing by taking out the structure."

Bee didn't have to be told twice for once. He reverted back to car mode and sped off the side of the pier. As soon as his back wheels hit the beach, Optimus gave the orders.

Arcee whipped out her swords, Bulhead took out his wrecking ball, and Optimus grabbed his energon axe. Within seconds, all the pillars were splinters. The thing crashed into the water almost in slow motion. A sizzling sound followed by a giant, yellow tinted water column erupted as the extra energy dissipated came forth from the lake.

Optimus then ordered the others to spread out and scan the beach for the creature as it probably washed up on shore. Bulkhead found it about two hundred yards from where the explosin occured. It was perfect timing, as Alexa showed up thirty seconds later with the requested glass jar.

"I saw the explosion a mile away. Did it work?"

Prime nodded. "The glass jar?"

Alexa took it out and figured out what it was intended for. Quickly, she scooped up the little energy ball that was still alive, but barely. By the time they reached Sumdac tower's roof, it was back to normal. Bulkhead warmed up the space bridge, and found a planet that was unihabited by any sentient life, but had many electrical storms. Very carefully, Optimus pushed the container through and the portal closed. That was that. All that was left was to clean up the damage. Sari had phoned and said Ratchet was okay now and repairing Jazz. So, they decided to go straight to clean up. Optimus broke every one up into teams with the exception of himself. He wound up alone in old Detroit. as he was working he failed to notice the cloaked spark him. Optimus felt a sharp pain in the back of his helm, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

Astro Train had found what he was looking for. Now the leader of the autoscrap heaps was at his feet, prone and vulnerable. He commed Megatron to inform him of his success.

"Lord Megatron, I have located the auto fool Optimus Prime. I'm ready to dispose of him now." Astro Train raised his mace for the killing blow when Megatron returned conversation.

"No Astro Train! Leave him, I have something planned that is worse than death. Return to your ship and leave the planet immediately."

"B-but Lord Megatron I-"

"NOW!"

Astro Train winced at the war lords rage. He cast a hateful stare at Optimus and took off.

Optimus rebooted himself just in time to see Astro Train fly away. He had heard of the con due to his role in the prison break and shuddered at the thought of him. He checked his internal clock. He had been out for almost a cycle. Why had Astro Train retreated? He didn't know. Optimus transformed and roled for the base, looking in every shadow for a surprise attack that never came.

A/N: I'm sorry these take so long to do. I don't have a working internet equipped computer, so I had to write this on a cell phone. Oh well, please enjoy and reveiw. Next episode: Alexa visits Cybertron and all the autobots almost have a spark attack.