For a Few Upgrades More - Prologue
Title: For a Few Upgrades More - Prologue
Warnings/content advice: Teens terrorized by six-stringed condor, grand theft auto...by giant robot
Rating: PG
Continuity: Transformers Animated
Characters: Soundwave with Laserbeak, The Bop Crew, mentions of Roxy Sparkles and Cold Slither
Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro et al, not to me
Prompt: tf_speedwriting Prompt #6 June 23 Song: Drowning Pool - Reborn (inspiration also from this Scion Xb commercial, featuring the orange Five Axis DJ-modded xb.)
Tonight, Tigatron Stadium was the place to be! The baddest new band on the Grenadier label was playing in support of their new - already #1 on the charts - album. The label had offered the eponymous single "Cold Slither" as a free download, and local stations had been playing it, as well as giving away tickets as part of a holiday promotion. The band, Cold Slither, had already played several East Coast dates. That's where the Bop Crew had decided they needed to go on the road with the band!
The Crew had a totally tricked-out boxy, little utility vehicle; Raul's employer, a custom body shop, had sponsored the sick DJ booth upgrade! It was a real smash, though there was some local competition from Purple Fungus fans - the opening act's famed member, Roxy Sparkles, and his groupies were into the street racing scene - and another boxy vehicle with barbeque grill mods.
It was hours before the show and a pre-concert tailgate party was underway, despite the cold. DJ Rocksteady was standing on the platform that extended from the back of the vehicle. Sixteen speakers, attached to the interior of the side doors, pumped dance beats. Poplock was dancing with some local girls. Raul, the manager, was handing out promotional material for the Crew and body shop...and handling a few sales transactions. Cold Slither merchandise totally sold itself!
A piercing, metallic cry cut through the music, and something large and dark dove from the sky above, right toward the Crew's car! DJ Rocksteady shouted wordlessly in surprise and jumped from the platform, where he had been spinning, to the asphalt below.
"Man! What is that thing?" Poplock called.
The large, black and red six-stringed robotic condor landed on the roof of the little modded vehicle.
"Not the paint!" Raul shouted, as metal talons scraped the roof.
The bird pecked at the front passenger window, sending rounded pieces of safety glass cascading to the pavement. It flapped its metal wings, shrieked, then took flight again. Something small and blue was tossed to the interior.
Raul ran after the bird, too concerned for what his employer would say about the damage to be afraid. "No one messes with my machine!" The robot condor struck the young man with one dark wing. Raul grunted, arms moving protectively to cover his face and chest.
The Bop Crew's car began to shake. The DJ equipment went into its automated transformation, retracting into the interior; the doors closed. The vehicles lights all turned on and flared, it's alarm sounded. "Aw, man, something's happening!" Rocksteady deduced.
"So not cool-" Poplock groaned. Small pieces of their vehicle began to shift, as if the car were modding itself. The bright orange paint faded then darkened. Large sections of the vehicle moved, spinning and flipping, with a loud sound, like grating metal parts. The six-string condor shrieked from above.
"No way!" Rocksteady yelled, as locals quickly ran for cover behind other vehicles.
"Oh Man! It's transforming!" Raul called, as a giant black robot loomed over him, where his car had been.
The robot's red visor flared brightly. "I am Soundwave."
Warnings/content advice: Teens terrorized by six-stringed condor, grand theft auto...by giant robot
Rating: PG
Continuity: Transformers Animated
Characters: Soundwave with Laserbeak, The Bop Crew, mentions of Roxy Sparkles and Cold Slither
Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro et al, not to me
Prompt: tf_speedwriting Prompt #6 June 23 Song: Drowning Pool - Reborn (inspiration also from this Scion Xb commercial, featuring the orange Five Axis DJ-modded xb.)
Tonight, Tigatron Stadium was the place to be! The baddest new band on the Grenadier label was playing in support of their new - already #1 on the charts - album. The label had offered the eponymous single "Cold Slither" as a free download, and local stations had been playing it, as well as giving away tickets as part of a holiday promotion. The band, Cold Slither, had already played several East Coast dates. That's where the Bop Crew had decided they needed to go on the road with the band!
The Crew had a totally tricked-out boxy, little utility vehicle; Raul's employer, a custom body shop, had sponsored the sick DJ booth upgrade! It was a real smash, though there was some local competition from Purple Fungus fans - the opening act's famed member, Roxy Sparkles, and his groupies were into the street racing scene - and another boxy vehicle with barbeque grill mods.
It was hours before the show and a pre-concert tailgate party was underway, despite the cold. DJ Rocksteady was standing on the platform that extended from the back of the vehicle. Sixteen speakers, attached to the interior of the side doors, pumped dance beats. Poplock was dancing with some local girls. Raul, the manager, was handing out promotional material for the Crew and body shop...and handling a few sales transactions. Cold Slither merchandise totally sold itself!
A piercing, metallic cry cut through the music, and something large and dark dove from the sky above, right toward the Crew's car! DJ Rocksteady shouted wordlessly in surprise and jumped from the platform, where he had been spinning, to the asphalt below.
"Man! What is that thing?" Poplock called.
The large, black and red six-stringed robotic condor landed on the roof of the little modded vehicle.
"Not the paint!" Raul shouted, as metal talons scraped the roof.
The bird pecked at the front passenger window, sending rounded pieces of safety glass cascading to the pavement. It flapped its metal wings, shrieked, then took flight again. Something small and blue was tossed to the interior.
Raul ran after the bird, too concerned for what his employer would say about the damage to be afraid. "No one messes with my machine!" The robot condor struck the young man with one dark wing. Raul grunted, arms moving protectively to cover his face and chest.
The Bop Crew's car began to shake. The DJ equipment went into its automated transformation, retracting into the interior; the doors closed. The vehicles lights all turned on and flared, it's alarm sounded. "Aw, man, something's happening!" Rocksteady deduced.
"So not cool-" Poplock groaned. Small pieces of their vehicle began to shift, as if the car were modding itself. The bright orange paint faded then darkened. Large sections of the vehicle moved, spinning and flipping, with a loud sound, like grating metal parts. The six-string condor shrieked from above.
"No way!" Rocksteady yelled, as locals quickly ran for cover behind other vehicles.
"Oh Man! It's transforming!" Raul called, as a giant black robot loomed over him, where his car had been.
The robot's red visor flared brightly. "I am Soundwave."