Dani Burns

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Dani Burns is a human from the Rescue Bots portion of the Aligned continuity family.

I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right...

Danielle "Dani" Burns is the daredevil of the Burns family. A skilled pilot of just about anything that flies, Dani is willing to fly into any danger zone to extract those in need of rescue, and do it with a smile on her face. She and her brother Kade are constantly ribbing each other, in an ongoing one-upmanship competition. While they may get on each other's nerves frequently, when the going gets rough, both are ready to put it aside and work together in perfect sync.

Her zeal for risk-taking and high-flying is a big source of stress for her Cybertronian partner Blades, a timid and acrophobic being by nature. But the two have a growing bond of respect and friendship, their very different personalities tempering the other's impulses: Dani pushes Blades to get over his worries in order to help others in danger, while Blades teaches Dani to be less impulsive and more careful in her operations.

Fiction

Rescue Bots cartoon

Voice actor: Lacey Chabert (English), Parvesh Cheena (English, "Switcheroo"){{#if: Giuliana Jakobeit (German, Season 1 and 2), Marieke Oeffinger (German, Season 3), Ilona Molnár (Hungarian), Beata Jankowska-Tzimas (Polish), Andrea Orozco (Latin-American Spanish), Rocío Pereiras (Castilian Spanish), Marissa Lenti (English, Sky Forest Rescue/Dino Island), Taro Tikkanen (Finnish), Katia Sorrentino (Italian), Géraldine Frippiat (French), Tatiane Keplmair (Brazilian Portuguese), Andressa Andreatto (Brazilian Portuguese, "Time After Time" and "Today and Forever" only)|, Giuliana Jakobeit (German, Season 1 and 2), Marieke Oeffinger (German, Season 3), Ilona Molnár (Hungarian), Beata Jankowska-Tzimas (Polish), Andrea Orozco (Latin-American Spanish), Rocío Pereiras (Castilian Spanish), Marissa Lenti (English, Sky Forest Rescue/Dino Island), Taro Tikkanen (Finnish), Katia Sorrentino (Italian), Géraldine Frippiat (French), Tatiane Keplmair (Brazilian Portuguese), Andressa Andreatto (Brazilian Portuguese, "Time After Time" and "Today and Forever" only)}}

When they were younger, Dani and Graham used to tell Kade stories about gremlins in retaliation for his bossiness. Blame the Gremlins

Dani attended the dedication of the new rescue robots with her brothers; however, when they were called to the natural history museum to deal with a fire, she found her new helicopter was reluctant to fly very high or fast and thus arrived late. That night, they were further startled when their vehicles went off on their own to chase a robotic Tyrannosaurus rex. Dani used her helicopter to drop a metal cell on the dinosaur. It was only later that their father revealed that the four robots were aliens. Family of Heroes

Why won't these ghosts leave Pacman alone?

Dani and Blades continued having problems working together. Cody interrupted Dani's rock climbing to try and assist, and eventually lured her, Kade, and Graham to the bunker under the fire station in an attempt to get them to bond with their partners, but Dani's enthusiasm about flying just made Blades uncomfortable. When they subsequently had to deal with an active volcano, Dani had to cajole Blades into flying out of the ash cloud. When she later spotted that the lava was flowing into the tunnels leading to the bunker where Cody was, she managed to spur Blades into action so they could pick up a nearby water tower and dump it on the lava. Under Pressure

After feeling left out of a rescue, Dani went to Doc Greene and borrowed a scoop claw, which she attached to Blades. The pair were soon bogarting all the rescues with Blades's new attachment, and Kade and Graham registered their complaints with her. She took Blades out on patrol, but when the Autobot was forced down after being struck by lightning, she and Cody were in danger of being baked by a forest fire. After a rescue by the rest of the team, Dani and Blades opted to put the claw in storage until it was really needed. Hotshots During the preparations for the Lobster and Technology Festival, Dani and Blades were called on to retrieve a runaway lobster parade balloon. They took part in the technology parade the next day, and when the festival was attacked by flobsters, the pair took part in the roundup operation so the flobsters could be neutralized. Flobsters on Parade

Gee. A stick. Thanks.

As the town panicked as a result of Huxley Prescott announcing an alien invasion, Dani and Blades tried to help the citizens, and had to tow the overloaded Griffin Rock ferry to safety. The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock After a lion escaped from Griffin Rock Zoo, Dani and Blades chased it around with a cage until they eventually caught it. Walk on the Wild Side Dani and her partner attempted to help Mr. Harrison, but were forced to ask for help from the others. After Cody tried to soup up his go-kart Rolling Thunder with nanites, the pair were in time to save him from an out-of-control Scrapmaster. Cody on Patrol Dani and Blades later came to the rescue of Mr. Harrison again when the bank was in danger of falling into a sinkhole. Four Bots and a Baby

During a snowstorm created by an out-of-control weather machine, Dani flew Blades upside-down to clear the roof of City Hall of snow before it collapsed. They also helped motorists on a snowed-in bridge. Christmas in July Dani and Blades had to rescue the mayor's ship, the Floating Xanadu, when it almost ran onto rocks. She gave an excuse to get out of the family's annual fishing trip, but she, Kade and Graham later changed their minds and arrived on the pier to discover they'd missed out on the giant mechanical shark. Deep Trouble

Dani, Blades and Cody went to rescue Frankie when it appeared she was in danger from a robot dinosaur, but it turned out the dinosaur was Trex, the Greene's butler and guard dog. When Trex later went rogue, Dani and Blades had to fly Greene back to the lab to debug the beast. Return of the Dino Bot Dani was prevented from dropping Cody off at school by a call out. The arrival of Doctor Morocco and his MorBot resulted in the entire team being stood down, after they failed to compete against the newcomer. The Other Doctor Cody got Dani to take him up in Blades so he could spy on Doctor Morocco, though they were attacked by the MorBot and pursued back to the station. Dani volunteered to take the blame for the venture. When the Rescue Bots were called to a fire at the lab, Dani was contacted by Cody, and instructed the boy in landing Morocco's airship. Cody and Frankie had found evidence condemning Morocco, resulting in the team being reinstated. The Reign of Morocco

Dani and Blades were prevented from rescuing Hayley by Kade, who wanted to do it himself so he could win Hayley over and get a date. When the team attended a break-in at the Hall of Inspiration and three of the Bots were shrunk, Dani mistook Blades for a fly and swatted him away. They continued on without the three missing bots, and when there was a problem at the dam, Dani and Graham observed it from base, and Dani spotted that Hayley's minivan was still blocking one of the overflow pipes. After the three Bots were returned to normal size, Dani had to clean the sewerage off Blades. Small Blessings During a nautical rescue, Dani and Blades were pulled underwater, but still managed to rescue Captain Wild. Information uncovered by Cody led the team to venture into the sea where they helped Professor Baranova seal the vent causing the Griffin Rock Triangle. The Griffin Rock Triangle

Oh hi! Didn't hear you come in.

While Chief Burns was out checking security at Griffin Crest, Dani got a confusing call from Chase and had to drag Kade and Graham to the crest to rescue the other three Rescue Bots. Rules and Regulations When a storm hit Griffin Rock, Dani helped secure the town and met a young pilot named Taylor while she and Blades stopped a plane at the airport. She searched for Cody on the Darby Ava after her brother was swept out to sea. The Lost Bell Dani accompanied the team on a mission to Wayward Island to investigate a meteorite and acted as a spotter from the air, though after they encountered Bumblebee, she struggled to keep Blades on-mission. After Heatwave, Boulder and Chase were stricken by a strange virus, the team returned to the island to get a sample of the meteorite and destroy the rest of it. They succeeded, and Dani took pictures of the Rescue Bots and their new friend together. Bumblebee to the Rescue

During a call out concerning a rampaging blob of Squilsh, Dani and Blades tracked the blob from the air. They were able to provide an airlift when the rest of the team cornered the Squilsh at the Griffin Rock Community Pool. You've Been Squilshed When the townspeople started rapidly disappearing, she and Blades saved Frankie from being likewise zapped by the tracer bugs, before leading the bugs on a flight through the wind farm. Though they reached the fire station safely, Dani was later teleported to an underground cavern by the bugs, and had to be rescued with the rest of the townsfolk. Countdown

When Griffin Rock has what appeared to be an infestation of ghosts, Dani had to deal not only with the ghosts, but a jumpy robot partner. Fortunately for them both, the ghosts turned out to be holograms. The Haunting of Griffin Rock Dani made a cake for Chief Burns's birthday. When the Chief and Chase went missing, she took part in the search which eventually led to the old lead mine, and accompanied Boulder, Blades and Graham inside to search. After the missing pair were rescued, they had the Chief's birthday dinner and everyone pretended to like the cake. Little White Lies

That's not a seatbelt, that's just a sticker on Blades' cockpit.

When Frankie started filming the Bots during a rescue, Chief Burns got Dani to take her home so that the Bots could work without having to pretend to be robots. Dani and the rest of the team later tracked down the cause of the quakes—a subwoofer in underground storage. Shake Up After Cody got a repulsor badge and dubbed himself "Rescue Boy", Dani and the rest of the team had to put up with him taking part in emergencies. Eventually the badge overloaded and they had to rescue him from an energy bubble. Rescue Boy

Dani and Blades attended the testing of a time machine, and her partner was transported back to 1939 with the other Bots. It's a Bot Time In an alternate reality created when history was changed, Dani and her brothers were mechanics, and Dani was terrified of flying. The three siblings constructed the Mobile Headquarters to combat the ruling Doctor Morocco's MorBots, though in the end they didn't use it until they needed to get a group of time traveling Rescue Bots back to their time machine. Bot to the Future

They're obviously blushing because someone made a cringe-inducing joke about being "tied up at the moment".

Dani got the chance to help in another rescue of Taylor, though when he and Kade ended up lost somewhere in dense forest, she instead ended up having to use Blades to retrieve the Mobile HQ from the top of Mount Griffin after a teleporter malfunction. She was reunited with Taylor after they tracked the missing pair down, and Kade suggested Taylor ask her out. Road Trip Dani and the rest of the team had to save the town's citizens when the plants in Frankie's Sky Forest grew out of control. Sky Forest The team had to had to deal with Cody being aged to an adult as well as a rocket that had become tangled in power lines. One for the Ages

After the discovery of an iceberg, Dani and Cody flew out in Blades, only to discover it was actually a frozen ship carrying a dangerous Sub-Zero Expander. Dani subsequently took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. Dani and the other human members of the team were also saved when their sinking boat was unexpectedly saved by Morocco. Tip of the Iceberg Dani was confused and frustrated when Blades refused to cooperate when they were trying to save a downed skier from Mount Griffin during a snow storm. She later arrived with the rest of her family and the Bots to try to help Blades and Cody, who were trapped in a virtual reality game. A Virtual Disaster Following a night's patrolling, Dani found herself and Blades having to put out a fire after the rest of the team became mesmerized by cellphones. When they confronted the others, Dani and Blades were hypnotized as well, and helped in the mining of Blossom Vale until they were released from the spell. Spellbound

Insert "flying by the seat of your pants" joke here.

The rescue team was caught up in Huxley Prescott's reality show until they discovered that Huxley was creating disasters himself to spice things up. Prescott's Bots Dani once again had to rescue Taylor after his plane developed an electrical fault mid-flight. The team later had to face a horde of gremlins, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's Nightmare Imaging Device. Blame the Gremlins When it transpired that the "Magic Meat" that Mayor Luskey had been selling was Fo-Foo, an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. Feed the Beast

Dani was having a picnic with Taylor which was interrupted by the arrival of Uncle Woodrow. The rescue team was joined by Optimus Prime come to investigate an energon deposit, and ended up having to mount a rescue mission to a deep cavern to rescue Woodrow and Cody. What Lies Below When the expedition ended with the team being trapped underground, Dani found herself in a cavern with Kade, Graham, Blades, and Boulder. After the team discovered a hidden chamber that later proved to be a lost ecosystem, Dani and Blades went airborne in order to scout around. Their efforts to evade a pterodactyl instead led to them being attacked by a large sea creature. The pair escaped, but Blades was injured in the process. Dani later made her way to the surface along with the others after the team reunited. What Rises Above

"...And you'll see why 1984 won't be like '1984'."

The team was present for the launch of a new space elevator, the Asgard piloted by Graham and Doc Greene. Following an asteroid impact on the elevator, Dani and the team had to deal with debris falling onto the town. They were reunited with the astronauts after the Rescue Bots brought the pair back from space. Space Bots Following an encounter with a mechanical bull, the team tried to send it to the Island of Misfit Tech and ended up tussling with a prototype Scrapmaster. The Island of Misfit Tech

When the town's new computer Vigil took over and forced everyone to stay indoors, the rescue team had to break into the laboratory via the tunnel system and take it down. The Vigilant Town As part of the rescue team, Dani went on the Lad Pioneer hike and ended up being buddied with Kade. After their Buddy Bracelets became permanently locked, Dani was forced to ride along with Kade and Heatwave as they rounded up escaped snakes, and spent the whole time bickering with her brother. Buddy System A plague of metal objects being pulled into the air turned out to merely be the work of a super-magnet, though it resulted in the team making a trip to Wayward Island to check it out. In Search of the Griffin's Nest

When a crime spree carried out by Evan and Myles resulted in the Tech Wrecker knocking out the town's tech, Dani and the rest of her family had to take a low-tech approach to rescuing people and capturing the pair. Bots and Robbers The team was also temporarily joined by a dog which Cody dubbed Noble after they saved it from the ocean. Rescue Dog Dani and Blades helped Doc Greene test his Tornadon't, and later found themselves overwhelmed when they had to protect the town from Doctor Morocco's weather machine. Changes On Midwinter Morning, Dani and the rest of the team were called on to take the mantle of the Rider of Midwinter, delivering loaves of bread to the townsfolk. The Riders of Midwinter

Get there quick by street but not the freeway...

When lightning struck the Power Planter, causing it to run wild, the team had their work cut out cleaning up after it, but they were eventually able to lure it into a trap. Movers and Shakers During the Chief's absence from the island, the team instead found itself under Woodrow's leadership, resulting in some rather unorthodox rescues. Chief Woodrow Helping Blades prepare for a visit from Bumblebee, Dani gave Cody her pilot license renewal to mail in. Unfortunately he forgot, and when Dani was unable to fly Blades, she ended up partnering with Bumblebee during the search for a relic. Their bonding made Blades jealous, but while rescuing people affected by the relic's liquefying powers, Dani almost drowned in quicksand and was rescued by Bumblebee, resulting in Blades being thankful Bumblebee was there. Odd Bot Out The rescue team was assigned to complete the rail tunnel to the mainland. After completing that, they wre roped into being on the inaugural journey of the Griffin Rock Express, but ended up having to try to halt the train after it malfunctioned. They were plucked from the crashing train by the Rescue Bots and Frankie. The Griffin Rock Express

Say 'ello to ma little friend.

After a game of Rescue Ball, the team rescued Mayor Luskey from a predicament on a bridge, only to find the mayor was suffering from amnesia. When the Rescue Bots later started acting oddly, the Burns family discovered that they had somehow been replaced by fakes. The family started searching for their friends and when there was an explosion at the docks, they found the Bots, who had been hoodwinked by Doctor Morocco into thinking the Burns family were criminals. Double Villainy After the amnesiac Rescue Bots instinctively saved the Burnses from a wave, the Burnses persuaded them to return to the fire house, where the Bots were soon convinced they were all on the same side. As the chain reaction set off by the explosion threatened to sink the island, Dani contacted the life guard to send rescue boats. The team borrowed some tech from the Greenes, and were able to save Griffin Rock by reinforcing the tunnel system with foam. They also arrested Doctor Morocco, who had wiped the Bots' memories, and the damage was able to be reversed. Rise of the Heroes

Dani and Blade encountered an unexpected pterodactyl on Mount Griffin and ended up having to capture it. When this led to the discovery of dinosaurs on Wayward Island, the team went there, only to end up in a tar pit until they were rescued by Optimus Prime. Land Before Prime When Optimus's new dinosaur mode caused him to turn feral and he was abducted by big game hunter Quint Quarry, Dani used her Internet skills to find his island hideout. The team launched a rescue mission, during which Dani was unimpressed by the number of times Blades got netted by Quarry, but they were ultimately successful in rescuing Optimus. Big Game

Squeeee!!!

Dani was unimpressed when four clones of Kade were accidentally created by Doc Greene's Imaging Device, though after all five Kades worked as a team to save the rest of the family from a gas leak, she admitted she'd miss them. Too Many Kades Especially excited by the ten-yearly visit of the S.S. Phantom Voyager as she had a keen interest in the story, Dani jumped at the chance to do a fly over the ship in Blades, however the team ended up on board when it vanished as a result. After encountering long-lost Captain Ambrose, the team found themselves ten years in the future until they worked out a way to reverse the time machine in the ship's hold. Returned to the present, the team returned to the fire house where Dani's research uncovered that Ambrose had successfully returned to 1915 and married Lillian. Also she regaled everyone with her championship-quality burping. Phantom of the Sea

Following a flooding disaster, Chase and Boulder left for a space mission, resulting in Dani having to time share Blades with the rest of the team. Unfinished Business When Vigil returned to the town by hitchhiking on a piece of technology, the supercomputer put much of the town, including Dani, temporarily to sleep. No Place Like Dome Dani and the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants, which Doctor Morocco left behind as a diversion while he escaped. Bugs in the System A trip up in the space elevator resulted in Dani and Blades switching bodies. Dani not only got an insight into what life was like for Blades, but had to deal with Blades overeating while in her body. They were later swapped back. Switcheroo

After Kade accidentally ingested some scrubmites, Dani and the rest of the team were miniaturized and went into Kade's body in the Bots' ship the Sigma to round them up. Bot-Tastic Voyage When Quarry kidnapped Baranova in order to get hold of five dinobots, Dani and the rest of the family tracked him back to his island and arrested him. Quarry's Quarry Visiting Wayward Island in search of Energon, the team instead found a frozen caveman who turned out to be alive. Though they attempted to help him acclimate to modern life, ultimately they had to return him to the island. Did You See What I Thaw?

After giant monsters from a movie were brought into the real world by a new projector, the team had to round them up so that Doc Greene could return them to the movie. The Attack of Humungado The Burns family went to be photographed for Emergency Response Illustrated off-island. On their way back, the boat was caught in kelp, forcing Dani to don her wetsuit to try and clear it. Her work was temporarily delayed when jellyfish clustered around the boat, however they finally returned to the island where they had to help foil Evan and Myles's latest plan to use souvenir Rescue Bots to rob the townsfolk. All Bots Great and Small

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. Time After Time

Dani was given the honor of lighting the ceremonial flame for Founders' Day, however when it came out that a Burns family ancestor was a pirate, the mayor took the torch back and suspended the team after accidentally causing a fire. Vowing to clear the Burns name, Dani joined Woodrow and Cody in exploring a cave in an attempt to find the treasure. Clues led them to a nearby island where they unearthed a pirate ship with the treasure still inside, and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate the team. Pirates Ahoy

When High Tide's introduction led to a cool reception, Dani inadvertently helped defuse the situation by announcing that the smoke alarm meant dinner was ready, thereby giving Optimus Prime and High Tide a chance to speak in private. She would later call Blades in to help her rescue Milo, causing Blades to get in trouble with High Tide for being late to drill. Dani and Blades would later work to keep Drilling Platform number 6 upright long enough for the others to rescue Doc Greene and Frankie. Turning the Tide Dani and Blades responded to an emergency that turned out to be Jules Verne time traveling to present day. The Last of Morocco

She and the other Burnses greeted Blurr and Salvage to the fire house, and watched Blurr race Heatwave. The New Recruits It soon became clear when Blurr botched a rescue Dani took part in that the new Bot wasn't fitting in with the team. Rescue Bots Academy After Blurr stole the Sigma and a solar flare took out the town's power, Dani had to give Blades some coaxing to get him into the air, and the pair saved a stricken plane by guiding it to safety. A New Hero

Dani and the rest of the team had to hunt down Servo after the dog went on an apparent rampage, but later helped Servo save the mayor. Four-Legged Hero When Boulder found some endangered woodpeckers, the rescue team had to go into rescue mode when all the sightseers managed to set fire to Blossom Vale. Endangered Species

When Chase had to work as the dispatcher due to an injury, he sent the rest of the team on several false alarms, however he successfully helped them arrest some thieves. More than Meets the Eye When Doc Greene's Tone-O-Tuner caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Dani took part in a video call to educate new recruits and, though reluctant, ended up singing a duet with Blades. I Have Heard the Robots Singing

As Chief had to decide what to put in a new time capsule that was to be buried, Dani nominated her toy elephant; however, when an old time capsule was opened, the entire island was teleported to the Arctic and the team had to work to raise the forcefield dome. Now and Then Dani and Blades made an attempt to fly for help, only to find conditions were too poor for flying. After coming up with a plan to float the island back to Maine, the team had their work cut out keeping everyone safe and the island in the air. They eventually made it back. Today and Forever

Three years on, Dani was testing a prototype jet when the plane crashed, though she was able to bail out in time and took part in the subsequent damage control. She and Blades went out searching when the mayor was reported missing, and she ended up being abducted by the Velgrox along with most of the rest of the townsfolk. New Normal After the Rescue Bots revealed their secret to the townsfolk, she had to put up with Blades organizing his own fan club. Bridge Building

Dani rode in Blades during a foot race which resulted in a near-disaster. A later hunt for the missing CeCe Greene resulted in the team encountering a new Rescue Bot, Quickshadow. Arrivals Dani took part in a mission set up by Quickshadow to transport Phodolite through town, however when part of the load spilled, the rescue team had to rely on Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one herself. Plus One Following an incident at the town pool, the team relaxed at the Fun Zone until it turned out the Morocco virus had invaded the virtual reality game there. After the virus spread to other computer systems in town, Dani disinfected the bank's computers. Back to Virtual Reality

The team had to deal with a number of unrelated disasters around town which eventually turned out to be a scheme by Madeline Pynch to drive everyone out so she could redevelop the island into a resort. Vanishing Returns When Evan and Myles tried to steal Quickshadow and discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, the Rescue Team came up with a plan to discredit their footage by staging a movie of their own. Ghost in the Machine After the Rescue Bots were abducted by Lord Chumley, Dani used her pull as a test pilot to borrow an aircraft so the rest of the team could roll to their rescue. Enemy of My Enemy

The team helped Chase get elected as mayor, only to find that the Rescue Bot was so strict in his rule that he ended up endangering the island. Mayor May Not After being woken early-morning by Boulder celebrating All Spark Day, the team had to deal with a marine rescue, and then CeCe Greene enlarged to giant size by the Minimizer. They later all celebrated All Spark Day with the help of the rest of town. All Spark Day When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Blades and Dani operated a traffic report for Huxley. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. Part-Time Heroes

Dani attended the opening of the mainland Rescue Bot Training Center, but had to leave early for her test pilot duty. She later learned that the test flights were going to be passing over the new base, but the base's cloaking system was malfunctioning. The More Things Change... She did her best to delay the test flight, and the rest of the team had repaired the cloaking device by the time the flight passed over it. The More Things Stay the Same

On discovering that Blurr was party crashing motor races, Dani opted to keep it a secret from the rest of the team and confront the errant bot herself, only to be talked into taking part in a race with him. When that resulted in the pair damaging a stand, they were exposed to the rest of the team. Dani rejoined Blades in monitoring the third race of the series, however when some new tech resulted in the cars losing control, she and Blurr reunited to stop them. Hot Rod Bot Dani accompanied Chief, Heatwave and Blades to Africa to find Woodrow, and ended up helping to save a family of gorillas from an erupting volcano. King Burns

Dani entered the bake off portion of the Pizza Pi Party, only to have her dough accidentally combined with Doc Greene's super-yeast, resulting in a giant mound of dough which threatened to cover the town. The rescue team managed to turn it into a giant pizza, however as it was Dani's recipe, it turned out inedible (unless your name is Kade Burns). Pizza Pi Party A training session on the mainland was cut short following a reuniting with Bumblebee, when it turned out Blurr and Salvage were not handling things well on Griffin Rock. The human half of the team ended up being stuck on the island when the training center went into lockdown thanks to an invasion by an energon eater. Uninvited Guest

When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered Chickadee's operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. Camp Cody Dani found herself being called in to rescue Taylor despite their recently strained relationship. After they temporarily got lost in the woods, including a brief period during which Blades thought Taylor had been turned into a frog, Taylor asked her out on another date. Once Upon a Time When the Mini-Con Bounce escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped Sideswipe recapture him. The Need for Speed

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, Boulder realized that the Pynch-Cells she was creating with it were unstable, and the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Dani formed most of "Plan B", bringing her jet in to Pynch's compound under the guise of an emergency landing, so that Kade and Chase could procure the Energon and load it onto the jet for a quick getaway. Cody's 11 Dani's test flight in an experimental helicopter came to an end when she had to land it upside down due to a technical failure. Her next test flight was about a solar-sail spaceship, Echinoderm One; however, when the ship was hit by debris and its sail shredded, she found herself on a collision course with the Moon. The rest of her team came to the rescue, with Blades managing to bring the ship out of danger, and Dani ultimately decided not to become a full-time test pilot. To Infinity... And Back

When Cody was trying to work out which line of rescue work to take up, Dani and Blades hinted he should become an EMT and took him on a patrol, during which they rescued a hiker. Family Business A visit to the island by Maven Danger almost had Dani appearing in his next movie as an extra, until it turned out the entire visit was a ruse by Danger's agent, Skip Scobble, so he could steal a rare book. A Brush with Danger

Following the revelation that an entire other town in China knew about the Rescue Bots, Optimus Prime reassigned everyone to look after the Scrubber Initiative, with Dani joining Blades as he led a team consisting of Quickshadow and High Tide in Faxian, China. They were unable to prevent the Morocco virus from stealing tech from the laboratory there. Upgrades After Morocco took over the training center, Dani and Blades used a rocket booster to get back to the US so they could lend a hand. Afterwards, Optimus assigned Blades and Dani to Faxian on a more permanent basis. Transformations

Toys

Rescue Bots

And it only took four waves.

• Blades the Flight-Bot & Dani Burns (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

Part of the fourth wave of Rescue Bots figure 2-packs, this figure two-pack includes a small soft-plastic figure of Dani Burns. Sadly, she has no articulation whatsoever, a "feature" all of the human figures at that point in the line had. She does at least have open hands, allowing her to use 5mm post accessories, albeit in not the most natural posing. Luckily, the later Mini-Cons' tool modes are designed to work with this awkward arm positioning too.

She came with a non-transformable version of Blades the Flight-Bot in his jet-mode body.

• Blades the Flight-Bot & Dani Burns (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

Dani was released the next year without changes in another Figure 2-Pack with Blades, only this time, Blades was an unchanged re-release of the copter-body figure that originally came with Dr. Morocco.

Notes

• A running gag in the cartoon (see "Little White Lies", "What Lies Below", "The Riders of Midwinter", and "Phantom of the Sea") is that Dani is supposedly a poor cook, with her ability to do so called into question — or even mocked — by bots and siblings alike; based on how Huxley Prescott reacts in "Riders", she cannot even make a proper cup of hot cocoa. That she uses the smoke alarm as a kitchen timer and uses olives as ingredients in her cookies don't help matters. That being said, "Hot Rod Bot" does have her use going to a cooking class as an alibi, suggesting she may have finally come to recognize her own lack of skill.