Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26892768-20190723131114/@comment-26892768-20190725024717

(Accepted)

Meanwhile, also on the streets of Detroit...

A bright yellow hatchback drives through traffic, headed for the docks. The driver seems to be a redheaded, blue-eyed teenage girl in an off-white and orange dress.

To a casual observer, this seems normal, but if you were privy to the conversation going on inside the car, you'd be surprised.

"You know, there's a lot of things we could be doing this weekend..." The voice speaking is male, sounds a bit robotic, and no one in the car is talking - it's just the girl driving. So, where's the voice coming from? Simple.

It is the car.

Or, rather, it's the robot with the ability to turn into a car.

"You know, play video games, see what's on TV...heck, if you want to go to the mall or something, I'm totally cool with hanging out in the parking lot for a few minutes!" The voice offers, with a hint of desperation tinting his voice. "Just...can we do anything else - anything else - besides go to Dinobot Island!?"

The girl sighs. "Look, Bumblebee - I'd be perfectly fine doing any of those things, but I feel like doing something different, you know? Think about it - the only two times I've been there have been when I was kidnapped and when I was trying to get some help to fight Soundwave that one time, and the only two times you've been there have been when you were helping that time with Blackarachnia and Meltdown, and when Wasp became Waspinator, right? And there's just a vast swath of untouched nature there, waiting to be explored! And I know a bit about camping this time, so...aren't you the least bit curious?"

"Maybe, but - correct me if I'm wrong, Sari - aren't some humans curious about what it feels like to be on fire?" Bumblebee fires back.

Sari sighs. "Come on, where's your sense of adventure?"

"Nowhere near Dinobot Island, I can tell you that much." Bumblebee remarks. "Really though, I don't think the Dinobots like me that much, and I'd rather not get on their bad side, you know? So how about we..."

Bumblebee trails off as he and Sari notice Grimlock's rampage through the streets.

"...ever hear the phrase 'be careful what you wish for?'" Sari asks.

"Can you save the irony for later, please?" Bumblebee then partially transforms to form an arm and put on a police siren before going off to the side of traffic and pursuing Grimlock.

And as Kujo and others are pulled back, someone watches from above. A spirit born from where there was once nothing but a hollow shell looks on, seeming a bit confused and concerned as she notices another get pulled down - someone she knows. Someone to whom she owes her very existence.

She turns her head up higher, and although no words are spoken, somehow she knows the answer to her question a moment later. Something important. Something terribly dangerous - so much so that they need to break the laws of nature and give them a second chance at life.

She's then offered a choice. They should be perfectly fine carrying out the task without her, should she decide to stay in paradise, but should she care to go with them, nothing is stopping her.

She looks back. She thinks of the faces she saw - one who she gave her life to save, and one who could be said to have given her life...

The choice for her is obvious.

Without another thought, she dives after them.