Lawbreaker (Transformers WWP)

Lawbreaker
A Transformers Flash Fic
Prompt: Slice of Life
Characters: Bluestreak, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker
Universe: G1
Words: 984

    “I don’t think this is such a good idea…”

    “Don’t be such a wet blanket, Blue.” Bluestreak jolted on his wheels as Sideswipe bumped into his bumper. Sunstreaker grunted across their open comm. link channel but didn’t budge when Sideswipe did the same to him. “Me and Sunny’s done this tons of time.”

    “Don’t call me that.”

    “What does a wet blanket have to do with any of this?” Bluestreak slowly inched forward as the two brothers moved to sit side-by-side. He stopped when he was in line with them. “I don’t even use a blanket.”

    “It’s just a human expression, Blue.” Sideswipe’s engine growled, and Sunstreaker responded with a growl of his own. Bluestreak tried to answer them, but his engine sounded like a tiny mewl in comparison. “Means you’re being a fun-sucker like Prowl.”

    Bluestreak stiffened. “I am not!”

    “Prove it.” Sideswipe’s engine growled again, and Bluestreak put more power behind his mewl. It sounded a little better than before. “On your mark…get set…go!”

    Bluestreak’s wheels squealed as he took off. He pushed himself to keep up with the Twins. His engine rumbled as his speedometer reached speeds it never had before.

    Sideswipe’s red form suddenly swerved towards him, making him yelp and automatically slow down. “What the—Sunstreaker!”

    “You’re the one who wanted a race with no rules.”

    “That doesn’t mean take out my side mirror!”

    From his vantage point in the back, Bluestreak watched Sunstreaker swerve towards his brother again. He was surprised the mech would risk damaging his freshly waxed paintjob, but what did he know? Sunstreaker never minded his paint being scratched if it meant beating some ‘Cons either.

    The two brothers swerved away from each other, Sunstreaker cursing when he almost went off the road. Bluestreak took his chance and shot through the gap between the two. His spark erratically pulsed, and he couldn’t help but release a little giggle when he zoomed into first.

    He angled his rearview mirror and watched both of the Twins drastically slow down behind him. “Oh, come on! Don’t just let me win!”

    “Blue—”

    Another vehicle suddenly appeared on the road behind him, and Bluestreak’s spark stopped before he even heard the siren that usually accompanied the flashing blue and red lights on top of the car. He jerked his wheels to the side and came to a skidding stop on the side of the road. “Sideswipe!”

    “Just stay calm…”

    “What do I do?” Bluestreak’s engine turned over with a tiny whine as he waited for the human to step out of the car behind him. “I’ve never broken the human laws before! Am I going to get towed? Will I get the wheel boot? I don’t want the boot!”

    “Just—”

    “Prowl’s going to kill me!” Bluestreak had to lock his wheels to keep from taking off as the human finally stepped out of the car. “And then Jazz is going to kill me—and then Optimus will give me the Optics of Disappointment. I don’t want the Optics of Disappointment!”

    “Just chill, Blue!” The human was only a few steps away from his driver’s window now. He couldn’t just chill! “Just do as he says, and everything will be fine. Trust me—I’ve handled human cops long enough to know they’re not nearly as uptight as Prowl.”

    Bluestreak didn’t respond as the man came to a stop beside his window. He wanted to keep it closed, as if ignoring the officer would make the entire situation go away. He whimpered when both Sideswipe and Sunstreaker casually drove past them. They weren’t even going to acknowledge they had been the reason for all of this!

    The officer must have lost his patience because he knocked his knuckles against Bluestreak’s tinted window. “I don’t have all day for this. License and registration.”

    Bluestreak’s spark dropped. What did he do? He didn’t have either of those! However, obeying authority was too ingrained now for him to continue to ignore the officer, and he slowly lowered his window. “Umm, sir? I don’t have those.”

    The man balked when he realized the driver’s seat was empty, and he even leaned through the window to check the backseat. Bluestreak had to force himself to stay still until the officer spoke again. “Are you another one of them Autobots?”

    Bluestreak responded without thinking. “Yes.”

    The officer’s stern expression melted away into a smile, and Bluestreak jumped when the man smacked a hand against his roof. “Well, I’ll be. Mind if I take a picture with you? My son loves you guys.”

    “Uh, sure.”

    Bluestreak remained silent as the officer went back to his car to pull out a tiny camera. The picture was taken, and the officer was all smiles when he spoke again. “I’ll only give you a warning this time, but if you make it a habit of racing out here with those other speed demons, I’ll have my captain contact your leader. It’s dangerous to race out here even if the roads don’t see a lot of traffic.”

    Bluestreak automatically agreed and went silent when he noticed Sideswipe driving towards them. Sideswipe slowed to a stop and rolled down his window. “Hey, Jerry! How’s the kid?”

    Jerry smiled and gave Sideswipe a wave. “He’s doing good! Just started school again last week.” His smile fell just as quickly as it had appeared. “What have I told you two about racing out here?”

    “We were just having a having a little fun.”

    “Well, I hope that ‘fun’ was worth another twenty-four hours of community service.”

    “Jerry. C’mon.”

    Bluestreak received another pat on his roof. “Thanks for the picture! It was nice meeting you.”

    Bluestreak waited for the officer to return to his car and drive away. Sideswipe performed a quick U-turn to pull up beside Bluestreak. “See? I told you everything would be okay!”

    “I’m never doing this again.”

    “We’ll see about that.”