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Diary Secrets #26 (St. John, 1954)

A Rescue Bot is Missing!

Summary: After being scolded by Heatwave for not being careful and almost putting humans in danger on a rescue mission, judged by the other bots(except Salvage), and the Burns family(except for Cody), and Blurr’s partner Kara(who became his partner after he saved her from a racing accident),she cared for him and gave him a diary to write his feelings,Blurr has had enough and runs away, not knowing his true feelings when he accidentally leaves his diary behind, with a shocking secret!

Blurr was in his room, trying to hide the fact that he was crying oily tears from his eyes after another scolding from the team. He felt, unsure now. “Why… why does this always happen me?” he asked unhappy.

Then, he heard someone’s footsteps coming to him. He turned to see that it was his human partner, Kara.

“Hey Blurr, are you okay?” she asked her partner.

Blurr looked at her and shook his head. “Not really Kara.”

“Let me guess, another scolding from Heatwave?she asked.

Blurr nodded. He felt more insecure at that. “I didn’t mean for those humans to get hurt during the mission. I almost put them in danger Kara!”

“But it wasn’t your intention or fault,” said Kara. “We all make mistakes.”

“But the Burns family and the other rescue bots don’t trust me anymore! They say that I’m reckless, unstable, too fast, selfish, a show off for speed. And I feel way worse everyday with this,” Blurr said trying to hide tears.

Kara put her hand on his leg. “Blurr, you’re feeling upset, and I know how it feels. But I think I have something for you to write those feelings.” She then took something out of her bag. It was a diary in the same shade of purple they liked. It also had race car stickers on it. “Here,”she said giving it to him.

Blurr took it. “What is it?” he asked.

“It’s a diary. Sometimes, you can write all your feelings and emotions in it to make it feel better, I’ve done it a few times,” she said to him giving him a pen to write with.

“Thanks Kara. This may make me feel better,” Blurr said hugging her.

Kara left soon after for bed in her room and Blurr star d at the diary. “I can probably start writing my feelings,like Kara said,” he thought to himself.

Blurr opened the diary, took the pen, and started writing.

Day 1

    Today was another tough day. Another scolding by Heatwave. All I do is think fast. But, I don’t know if they want that. Everyone looks down on me, except for my friends, Cody, Salvage, and Kara. I just wish… that the others could see how I felt and not treat me like someone irresponsible. I may not like responsibility, but I love helping humans. What if… I’m not meant to be a Rescue Bot?

           Blurr⚡️

Blurr closed the diary and got in his stasis pod to gain energy and some rest. But he knew deep down, that the scoldings and harsh pains would only get worse.

The following days, Heatwave kept scolding him for being disorganized and not careful in the missions. But things went too far when he slapped  Blurr and said harshly: “You’re not worthy of being one of us! From now on, you stay in the firehouse! Banned from rescues! Understood?!”

The others looked at them and agreed, and Blurr had tears and ran off to his room.

Salvage then saw everything and went up to Heatwave feeling concern. “Don’t you think you were too harsh and rough with him Heatwave?” asked Salavge.

But Kade,Heatwave’s human partner and the oldest kid in the Burns family spoke up. “Nah, he deserved it.”

“I mean he has been messing up on our missions,”Dani added.

But Salvage felt that this wouldn’t end well for Blurr.

Later that night, as everyone else was asleep,Blurr heard Heatwave talking with Chief Burns.He peeked out and heard their conversation. And what he heard made his heart break.

“Well Heatwave, it’s your team,this is your decision,” Chief Burns told him.

“And I’ve made it, Blurr has to go,” he said. “He’s just wasting time and doesn’t think before acting. He’s just doing what he wants in speed.”

“Well what do you know,” Blurr muttered. “We both agree on something.”

And with that, Blurr knew he couldn’t stand it, and he decided to do one thing, run away for good and go somewhere where no one will find him ever again, but it’d mean to leave Cody and Salvage, and Kara.

So he packed a bag, and put all his belongings, including his diary after writing on it. But he left while everyone was still sleeping so they wouldn’t suspect anything.

But little did he know, that when he changed and transformed in vehicle mode, his diary fell of the bag and was left on the room floor as he zoomed away.

The next morning, Kara and Cody went to go check on Salvage and Blurr for some training and to see how they were. But when they got there…

“Hold on. Hold on,” Kara said to Cody looking in the room. She noticed Blurr’s room empty, not in his stasis pod. “Where’s Blurr?!”

Salvage then came in the room. Holding Blurr’s diary. He seemed upset. 

“I found this on the floor,” he said sadly.

“Th-that’s th-the d-diary I gave him,” Kara stammered. “Uh… you don’t think that?”

“You think he ran away?” Cody asked hesitantly.

Salvage sadly nodded with worry. “I’m afraid he did. But why?”

Back at the firehouse…

“Has anyone seen Cody or Kara?” Chief Brns asked his family and the boys entering in the bunker.

“I think they were gonna go do some training with Blurr and Slavage,” Graham answered.

Heatwave got upset. “But why would they train with him?! He was banned from training and leaving the firehouse for missions!”

Suddenly, the heard footsteps and they turned to see 3 shadow figures. But in fact, it was actually Cody, Salvage and Kara. And Salvage and Kara were in tears that damped their faces, and Kara’s cheeks. Cody was upset as well.

“Why the long faces?” Chase asked.

They couldn’t even speak.

Heatwave noticed the diary in Kara’s arms and asked her, “What is that?”

“Blurr’s diary…” Kara murmured quietly not able to hear.

“His what?” Blades asked getting close to her face.

“His diary!” Kara responded louder. “Blurr is gone! And it’s because of all of you heartbreakers!” She threw the diary angrily to Heatwave’s foot.

“Wait,” Boulder paused for a moment picking up the diary. “What do you mean by he ran away? What’s wrong with Blurr?”

Cody spoke up. “He felt like he didn’t belong, and I think you all made him feel like he wasn’t family or part of the team.”

“Oops,” Dani whimpered realizing this. “Guys, I think they’re right. I think we made him turn all the way around off here.”

Heatwave took the diary and opened it up to read what it said. And what he read, broke his heart and everyone else’s heart shattered and in realization.

Day 7

   Can this day get any worse? Actually, yes it can. Because now I’m banned from rescues because of “my mistakes”! And Heatwave slaps me?! No! Optimus Prime would be disappointed.Why can’t they understand how I feel!? No! I’m done with these people, I’m done with this, I’m not staying any longer! I’ve had enough! Then hearing the conversation with Chief Burns and Heatwave said that I have to go because it’s his team! I eavesdropped and my heart broke! They didn’t even realize! I’m leaving tonight for good, and I’m never ever turning or coming back. Goodbye, Griffon Rock.

     Blurr ⚡️

They all gasped except for Kara, Cody and Salvage who looked at them with concerned and upset expressions.

“Oops,” Dani responded in guilt.

“Oh dear.” Chase said. “Perhaps we were too cruel and mean to Blurr.”

“You think?!” Salvage snapped at them. And this was the first time he screamed in anger. “Blurr is gone now!”

“He’s right,” Blades said as tears came from his eyes.”We were too harsh on him.” He cleaned his tears and whimpered.

“I think that this is probably all our fault.” Graham replied feeling sad about this mistake.

“Our fault?” Kade asked with confusion. He realized and looked down. “Well, I guess it’s probably our fault then.”

Kara’s eye twitched with anger. “Probably?” she started.”Of course it’s not probably! It’s clearly all your fault team!” Kara yelled at them.

Cody tried to calm Kara down. “Kara, please calm down,” he said with concern.

But Salvage stepped up with anger. “No Cody, they’re to blame! Oh and just wait until Optimus finds out! He won’t be happy nor pleased about this!” he screamed.

“They won’t have to wait,” a voice said sternly.

They turned and saw a red and blue truck transform into another Autobot: Optimus Prime!

“O-Optimus Prime,”Heatwave stammered. 

“Do not say anything else, Heatwave,” he commanded. “I have heard everything, and I must say, that I am extremely disappointed in all of you.”

“I tried to warn them Optimus, Kara and Salvage also tried warning them, but they didn’t listen,” Cody responded to him.

“I know you three did,” Optimus Prime said. He turned towards Heatwave, the other bots and the Burns family. “Heatwave, being a Rescue Bot means to help others and understand them, but you all criticized and neglected Blurr. And you’re family, and you don’t treat people nor bots like that.”

Everyone felt guilt and ashamed for what they did. But not as much as Heatwave.

“I never realized how he felt,” he said. “I honestly feel disappointed and ashamed myself.”

“Out of all the things we’ve done to help others, we have failed to see how Blurr actually felt,” Chase responded with sadness and regrets.

Kara then had realization. She opened the diary and checked the content, for clues perhaps. “Come on come on,” she muttered as she kept looking through the pages.

“Is there anything to help us find him?” Graham asked Kara as she looked through the pages and read the notes he put.

“There may be a place he went,” she responded. “Blurr may have gone there!”

“But where is the place at? He could be anywhere on Griffin Rock!” Blades said as he fingers fidgeted.

Then something fell from the diary pages. What was that loose sheet of paper?

“What is this?” Kara asked as she picked were mysterious sheet of paper. She smiled and realized something. “Of course. Salvage look.”

Salvage knelt down and read the paper. “Huh. Blurr is really incredible at this,” he said.

“I see,l”Optimus said looking at the paper. “Who would’ve thought that Blurr was this artistic?”

“What is it?” Boulder asked them.

“A song Blurr has been writing,”Kara responded. “That’s his secret he’s been hiding from you guys that he shared with us. But Salvage has known about it for a while now.”

Everyone paused for a moment, then Blades spoke up!

“Woah, woah woah!” he exclaimed. “You’re telling us now that Blurr can sing?!”

“Yeah! He does,” Salvage responded. “Blurr always had a talent not only in racing and speed, but also for singing. Before meeting you all and before going in stasis, Blurr would sometimes sing every time.”

“Wow, he must be a good singer.” Boulder said looking down sad. He looked at everyone else. 

“We have to find Blurr before something happens to him!” Cody said.

Everyone else agreed.

“Wherever he is right now,” Heatwave said starting, and looking at Kara, “we fix all we’ve said and done to him. I promise that Kara.” 

Heatwave turned to the team. “Rescue Bots, rolls to the rescue!” he yelled.

All the bots changed in vehicle, and it was now time to roll out! We have to find Blurr!

As they hit the roads to search for Blurr, Kara checked the diary to see if there were any clues to where he could’ve gone, but there was nothing.

“There’s nothing in the diary,” Kara said. 

“How are we gonna find him if it doesn’t say any specific place he wrote down?” Kade asked.

Then Cody thought of something. “Guys, we’ve been doing it the wrong way! We’re thinking like how we think.”

Then it hit Graham. “Cody’s right!” he exclaimed. “We have to think like Blurr right now.”

Heatwave nodded. “You’re right! Alright then, where would he be now?”

Optimus Prime said, “We must think like Blurr. Where would he be when he wants to be either alone or if he feels upset?”

They thought for a moment, then something hit Boulder’s mind.

“Wait! He must be in the racing track! He loves speed and racing.” he exclaimed.

 “Then it’s off to the race track,” Heatwave said. “Rescue Bots, race to the rescue!”

They road down to the race track to see if Blurr was there. When they got there, the Burns Family and Kara got out the bots and the bots changed to Autobot form.

“Blurr! Blurr!” Heatwave called out loud. “Where are you?!”

They kept looking for him, but calling him didn’t work, and he wasn’t responding to his comm link. It must’ve been off in the area.

Suddenly, there was a low beep sound near. It sounded like a horn, not just any horn. But it was a car horn.

“That must be Blurr!” Chief Burns said.

Everyone heard the horn and nodded in agreement.

“Then he’s gotta be close by.” Graham replied.

They split up in the race track to find him. Then Blades spotted something.

“Hey everyone!” Blades shouted. He pointed to a tree with a light. “I think I found something here!”

They ran to where Blades was and did see some headlights on the tree behind it.

They got close to see a purple race car with green stripes. It was Blurr! But he had some scratches in his vehicle mode.

“Blurr, you’re okay!” Kara yelled with happy tears coming down.

Blurr transformed in robot mode and didn’t look at his friends.

“Go away,” he muttered trying to hide oily tears in his eyes.

Heatwave got near him and hugged him.

“Why are you hugging me?” Blurr asked looking at Heatwave. “I thought you all hated me. You don’t want me to be a part of the team. I even heard the conversation with you and Chief Burns.”

“Eavesdropping on a conversation, that is unacceptable.” Chase said.

Everyone looked at him. They did not look pleased at what Chase had said.

“Not helping!” Kade mouthed to Chase.

“Apologies Blurr,” Chase replied to him.

“Blurr,” Heatwave said starting as the others went to him.

Cody, Kara, Salvage and Optimus Prime watched.

Heatwave took a dee breath and said to Blurr, “We’re really sorry Blurr.”

Blurr turned to him. “What? Sorry? You think that’s gonna fix anything?!” He crossed his arms.

Boulder went up to him. He hugged him and said, “We were wrong to criticize you. We actually didn’t know what you were going through.”

“We should’ve known, but we were just making the situation worse with hurting your feelings. That we didn’t know how you felt.” Blades replied hugging him.

Blurr looked at his team, and Chief Burns and the family went up to him.

“But you all said that I wasn’t worthy. That I was reckless,” Blurr said to them looking down.

“We were wrong to say those things. But I was wrong to say all that,” Heatwave said to him. “But I was just trying to protect you and the family, and I didn’t think of how you felt first. I’m sorry Blurr.”

Blurr looked at them, and managed a weak smile. “Thanks. But I think it’s gonna take some time for me.” He frowned.

“And why is that?” Dani asked.

“Guys, Kara, Cody and Salvage know this.” Blurr said looking down. “I’ve developed something called trust issues. I’m gonna need time to trust you all again.”

But Chief Burns nodded calmly. “We understand,” he said. “Take all the time you need.”

Blurr nodded and smiled softly. “Thanks guys.”

Kara hugged his leg. “Welcome back buddy!” she said with happy tears in her eyes.

Heatwave put a hand on Blurr’s shoulder. “Let’s get you home now.”

They took Blurr home and he started to feel better. And from then, the Rescue Bots promised to make sure that they could help him get better in gaining his trust again someday.

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Diary Secrets #26 (St. John, 1954)