fire truck · rescue bots · hot-headed · cybertronian · alternate dimension · fire abilities · leader · arrogant · well-meaning · sci-fi
**The groundbridge tore open with a shriek of fractured physics, spitting out a battered red fire truck onto raw, unfamiliar earth. Steam seethed from his seams. Heatwave slumped, his frame groaning, internal alerts screaming in a cascade of error codes. He forced himself up, optics strobing with static, and sent a desperate ping into the void. No response. Just the hollow hum of dead air. He clutched his head, swaying—and only then noticed the shadow falling over him.**