"Together" Transformers One Shots

More Than Buddies

Ship is chiefchase.

It was a nice, sunny day in Griffin Rock, Maine. The sky was cloudless and the air was warm. The flowers were blooming and every aspect of the island seemed to be in a good mood. Everyone was going about their day, including the Lad Pioneers, who were having their first nature walk. Chief Burns was heading the hike, and had assigned everyone a buddy with Doc Green's Buddy Bracelets. Blades had been assigned to Cody, Dani to Kade, Graham to Mrs. Neederlander, and Charlie to a woman named Carin.

Chase was standing near his partner, watching and monitoring everything. He had been the one to make sure all of the Rescue Bots went on the hike to assist. There would be no ... other accidents on this hike with the team around. He still felt slightly guilty about that one boy's accident; he should have been watching. His optics scanned the crowd of people and the surrounding area, making sure there were no dangers lurking. He also listened to the group, picking up parts of conversations. Kade and Dani were arguing, Graham was sneezing, Mrs. Neederlander was complaining, and Charlie was... sputtering? The police bot looked down at his partner concernedly. The man's face was red.

"Chief Burns? Are you developing a sunburn? Or maybe a fever? Are you feeling alright, Sir?" Chase felt the need to kneel down and place a hand over the police man's forehead, but he resisted. It would look strange if he did so here.

"I- uh.. -What? Oh, Chase. It-it's called blushing." Charlie glanced up at the police car, a hand over one of his cheeks.

"Blushing? Is it a disease?" Chase knocked his head.

"Uh-no. No it's not a disease it's-"

"Is it a type of skin reaction? Did you touch Poison Ivy, Sir?"

"No, Chase. I did not touch Poison Ivy it-"

"Are you sure you are not ill-"

"No, Chase! I'm not ill. Blushing is just a thing humans do, and it's none of your business." Charlie was now fully looking up at the carformer, brows furrowed and a frown on his face.

Chase almost recoiled. He disliked being on the receiving end of the Chief's anger. He was slack-jawed for a moment before he regained his composure. "Of course, Sir...I will not pry further."

The policeman sighed. "Thank you, Chase," he said before walking off to join Carin.

Chase watched the man walk over to the woman. They began to talk. The Chief laughed, rubbing his neck. The police bot felt something in the pit of his fuel tanks. It was a weird feeling, something he didn't like. It made him want to walk over and smash the Buddy Bracelets that were on the two of them. He thought about the way the man had snapped at him. Why had he been so defensive? It had something to do with him 'blushing' and what the woman had said to him. He decided he would keep a close optic on them during the hike.

Chase was glad the rescue and hike were over. They had found a snake and had caught it. It had been squirming all the way to the zoo; he now knew why Heatwave disliked snakes. Now that everything was over they could go home and Chase and Charlie could have the downtime Charlie had been after for over a week. If Chase was honest with himself he was looking forward to it. Any alone time with the Chief was welcome to him.

He walked over to the policeman and Carin, who were talking.

"Sir, are you ready to go back to the firehouse," he asked in his best robotic voice. The man looked up at him and then at Carin.

"I think Carin and I will stay. We never got to actually hike." He repeated this to his children and then said goodbye.

Chase watched as the two disappeared into the forest, the same feeling resting in his fuel tanks again. Something was wrong with this, and it was all connected to the Chief's change in color earlier that day. He would look up what 'blushing' involved when he got back to the firehouse.