AUTHORS NOTE:

First up a massive thank you to all of you who've made me believe that I can actually do this and according to you guys, do it well! Writing 'Bee My Honey' was a blast so here we go with the next installment of Bumblebee and Mikaela's story, hope you're all ready for the ride :) Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER:

The credit for all the characters still goes to Hasbro and the Bayverse... only thing that's mine is all the new ideas... And still not got my own Bee as yet *more sighs*.

CHAPTER 1 - Away & Home.

Through the dark and winding alleyways of a downtown area of Shanghai that had closed down production for the day, two small Chevrolet's were making their way through the dimly lit areas, which would have surely roused suspicion had there been anybody around to see them. The area was deserted which meant that there was no one around to hear the loud voice that echoed from the front vehicle of the two, "Any bad aft 'Con out there better be ready for some serious aft whupping". Skids chuckled as he heard the confidence in his twins voice, and added his own comments on the subject, "Hell yeah, we're so gonna whup some metal aft". However their confident chatter was interrupted by Ironhide's gruff tones as they resonated over the twins comm-links, "The pair of you need to find them first, so quit with the jabbering and concentrate at the task in hand, which is locating the Decepticons that are in the area somewhere, then those of us that know what we are doing can administer this so-called aft-whupping". Skids revved his small but deceptively powerful engine in annoyance as Ironhide shut down the comm-link, as did his twin, "Jeez, the big dude gets grumpier by da minute bro". Mudflap bounced on his chassis, the automotive equivalent of nodding, "With you there brother, though da big guy has a point, we do kinda need to find the 'Cons first"

"Yeah guess so, bet I can find 'em first though loser". With that Skids and Mudflap raced off, their minds fixed back on the task; however they were so fixed on the task that they failed to notice the cold red eyes watching them from the shadows, which narrowed evilly as the Autobots vanished from their sight.

In the night air above another of the complexes, several helicopters pounded through the air. One of the helicopters contained Will Lennox, who was preparing to brief his team about the nights mission. Robert Epps sat by the choppers doors, his dark eyes fixed on the ground as was the gun in his hands, watching more of the troops belonging to NEST get into their positions. He also heard the roar of powerful engines causing a momentary flicker of alarm before a smile crossed his face as he recognised Sideswipe and Sunstreaker racing through the corridors of metal containers, the searchlights of the helicopters reflecting off their gleaming paint as they joined in the search.

Will heard the chuckle in Epps' voice as he muttered "Damn showoffs" under his breath, and Will felt a small smile cross his face as he watched the Autobots on the ground below him. However he soon felt the smile slip as he looked back at the expressions on the faces gazing back at him, they ranged from weary experience to nervous excitement. He looked first to those soldiers that had been with him since that fateful day in the Qatari desert, sharing a wry smile with them before he glanced at the newer members of the team, "Okay men. This time the cover story is a toxic chemical spill. Airspace has been locked down, and the surrounding areas have been evacuated for search and rescue purposes so we are clear to go. That makes a total of six possible sightings in the last few months, and only the second confirmed sighting, so let's try and keep this out of the public eye so keep it tight. Some of you here know what these things are capable of, so be careful, and for those of you that are new to the world of Decepticons, just imagine Ironhide on a really, really bad day and then some".

A short while later, the afore-mentioned Topkick rolled to a halt by the warehouses along with Ratchet and Jazz and several smaller military vehicles. Will and Epps climbed out of Ironhide's cab and walked round to the other side, a frown crossing Will's features as he looked at the scanner he held in his hand. Lightly tapping the bumper, Will knew they needed back up and quickly, "Alright Ironhide, we got echoes, and lots of them".

Ironhide quickly transformed into his bi-pedal mode, firing up both his cannons as he did so, and when he looked round he saw that Ratchet and Jazz were alao armed and ready, their optics refecting the same sense of concern that Ironhide felt as he inhaled the cold night air. He looked down at Will with optics that glowed seriously, "He is here. I smell him". Will looked up at the black 'bot in front of him, and nodded as he saw the concern in the optics of the Autobot he'd come to consider as family, "Okay 'Hide, we'll take your lead on this one. Soldiers, let's go kick us some Decepticon ass".

Ironhide gazed down at Will, his optics softening slightly as he watched him directing the team of soldiers towards the deserted buildings, "Will, we will patrol the perimeters, we can cover more ground and it will also allow us to catch up with the others that are already searching. However if you need help, just call. We are here as are the all the twins, and I know the femmes are ready if needed". Will met Ironhide's optics once again and they both saw the concern for each other shining clearly. Will patted Ironhide's leg, and nodded in reply, "Sure thing 'Hide. Good hunting". Ironhide watched as Will jogged over to the rest of his comrades, unable to pinpoint just why he felt so uneasy.

"Ironhide the humans will be fine, you along with the rest of us, have trained them well". Ironhide turned to look at Ratchet, "I know Ratch, but something ain't right, and its making my spark feel decidedly uneasy. I don't like it at all".

"With you there 'Hide. Somethings not right and its down to more than just usual 'Con activity". Ironhide looked back at Jazz, and nodded agreement, "Exactly. Though we do not have time to stand around and discuss it, we need to find out what the others have discovered if anything. Then hopefully we can blast us some 'Cons, that'll settle my spark nicely". As Ironhide walked into the darkness, Jazz glanced at Ratchet with amused optics, "Love how his answer to everything is shoot first, talk later". Ratchet smiled at Jazz, his own optics sharing the silver Autobots amusement, "He wouldn't be Ironhide if he didn't try to solve everything by shooting at it, though i am more than glad that Bumblebee is not here, Ironhide seems concerned enough as it is. He does not do well when his youngling is threatened". Jazz gazed up at Ratchet, his optics softening as he looked at Ironhide in the distance, "That's understandable, he has seen Bumblebee go through more than enough already. At least Bee is safe back with Sam and Mikaela, which in turn keeps 'Hide happy which means we all get to stay happy too". Ratchet chuckled at the smaller bots words, but said no more as they joined Ironhide in patrolling the borders of the warehouses, their senses concentrated on trying to find the Decepticons they knew were somewhere in the complex.

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However back in Tranquility, Bumblebee felt anything but safe when he saw the furious look in both Mikaela and Judy's eyes as they stared at the mud that was coating his exterior, and which was also splattered over Sam. He chirped at Sam worriedly, who somehow managed to shuffle even closer to the mud covered Camaro, before whispering to Bee, "Okay so maybe reenacting our favourite stunts from last nights Monster Jam wasn't the best idea we've ever had". Bee chirped in agreement, "Reading you loud and clear", and despite the worry in Bee's voice, Sam could also hear the quiet laughter coming from the Camaro's radio, and he knew that Bee had enjoyed every moment.

"What on Earth have the pair of you been doing? You are both absolutely filthy". Sam looked back at his mother with pleading eyes, "We were just having some guy time before I head off to college, cos you know it's not long til I go now". Judy fought back a smile not only at Sam's pleading tones, but also at the way she saw Bumblebee sink lower to the ground in his own attempt at pleading. As she heard the plaintive chirp that came from the very sorry looking Camaro, Judy turned away so that the two of them were unable to see her smiles. However Mikaela was not quite as ready to give into the pleading looks as Judy was, as she continued to glare at the pair of them, "That's not a problem but did you have to involve all the mud?". At this point Mikaela glanced at Bee, before glaring pointedly at Sam, "Especially as Bee rivals Mojo for hating having a bath", and as she glanced back at Bee, she couldn't help but notice the way he had suddenly stilled.

Bumblebee didn't have an aversion to water as such, it was just a substance he'd never had to worry about on Cybertron, but since he'd landed here on Earth he'd come to realise that he really didn't like it all that much, especially rain as the coldness of it always reminded him of the cooling sprays that had been used on him when he'd been captured by Sector Seven, and when Sam had last tried to get him to go through a car wash, "Well the least said about that the better", thought Bee to himself with a frown. However he was jolted out of his thoughts by the feel of Mikaela's hand resting on his roof, and he chirped at her softly, "Sorry beautiful, me and Sam just wanted to spend some time together". Mikaela smiled at the Camaro, and at Sam who was being dragged towards the house by a still grumbling Judy, before she rested against a slightly cleaner area of Bee's bodywork, "As I said I'm fine with that, as I know you're going to miss him when he's gone, I know I am, but was the mud racing seriously the best idea? Especially as it looks like I've been stuck with the clean up". Bee chirped softly and nudged Mikaela gently, "I promise to behave". Mikaela raised an eyebrow, but chuckled to herself as she went to get the stuff she needed to clean her bot up.

"What happened to I'll behave?. Do you know how odd this looks that I'm having to chase you just to give you a wash? If you would just hold still this would go much quicker". Bee couldn't help the irritated chirp that escaped from his vocaliser, and Mikaela made an equally irritated sound as she pushed back the wet tendrils of hair from her face as somehow she was nearly as wet as the car she was trying to clean, "I'm sorry Bee, I know you don't like it, but that amount of mud is gonna do your paint no good if its left, and although you looked good when you had the retro look, I far prefer your paintwork the way it is now, so quit whinging and hold still while I rinse the soap off". Bumblebee stilled, which should have indicated that he was up to something, however Mikaela was focused on the job in hand and was unaware that Bee had activated his holoform until the hose was pulled from her grip. Mikaela sighed and turned to glare at the grinning holoform in front of her, "That's cheating Bee and you know it, now give me the hose". Bee's blue eyes sparkled mischievously as he held the hose, "I don't think so, why would I give it back when you know I don't like it".

"Because at the moment your alt-mode is still covered in soap bubbles and I'm thinking you're gonna look pretty dumb if you transform and end up with bubble hair". Bee looked at Mikaela as she began to chuckle at the image in her head, and he found himself smiling along as he looked into her laughing blue eyes, before an idea popped into his head that Sunny and Sides would have been proud of. Keeping the hose behind him, Bee moved round so he was in front of a still smiling Mikaela, bending down to kiss her lightly on the lips, before he nailed her with a spray of cold water.

Bee was unable to contain his laughter as heard her outraged squeal, and his laughter only intensified as he realised she now looked as wet as he felt. However as he saw her shiver with cold, Bee swallowed back his laughter and dropped the hose to give Mikaela a hug to ease her shivers. However as he dropped the hose, Mikaela grabbed it with reflexes that the Autobots would have been proud of, and returned the favour; soaking Bee who spluttered as the cold water hit him, his hologram flickering out at the same time, causing Mikaela's laughter to stop abruptly as she belatedly wondered if maybe the water wasn't such a good idea, "Bee are you okay?. Look I'm sorry, I just thought it'd be funny". Mikaela realised she sounded very close to pleading but she couldn't help it, especially as the Camaro in front of her remained completely unresponsive to her anxious tones. Mikaela moved closer to Bee and gently stroked his hood, "Bee please?".

However seconds later the sound of laughter pealed out of Bumblebees radio as he shook himself of all the residual bubbles and water, covering Mikaela in the process, who was fighting back her own laughter despite the dirty water that now dripped from her, "Okay so now you're taking tips from Mojo?". Bee activated his holoform once again, as it hadn't been at all affected by the water other than he still didn't like the water, and he crossed over to Mikaela. As he looked down at her, Mikaela smiled as she noticed the droplets of water still clinging to his blonde hair, "Though I have to admit it was a very, very good plan". Bee chuckled softly as he rested his cheek on the top of her head, "You don't spend time with Sunny and Sides and not learn a few tricks on how to fake things, definitely a skill you needed when you'd helped to prank 'Hide". Mikaela heard the amusement in Bee's voice and when she pulled back, she saw his eyes dancing happily and she shook her head softly, "Pretty sure that weren't one of your better ideas either. Bet 'Hide always found out though, didn't he?". Bee nodded ruefully, "Yup, and if he didn't, you can bet your spark that Chromia would".

"Serves you right. Glad you didn't get away with it all the time, even if you got away with it this time".

"You still love me though". Mikaela looked back at Bumblebee, and smiled up at him, resting a hand on his cheek, "That's never going to be in doubt trust me. There has to be some reason I've spent all afternoon arguing with a car that doesn't want a bath so all the neighbours now probably think I'm crazy". Bee felt his spark flare as he saw the love in Mikaela's eyes, a soft smile on his face as he covered his hand with his own, before he began to chuckle softly. Mikaela looked at him questioningly, and Bee towards the house, "Somehow I'm sure with living next door to Judy, the neighbours are well used to crazy". Mikaela looked at Bee with raised eyebrows before chuckling ruefully, Have to say you have a point there big guy. Anyway we're all done here so shall we head in and see if Judy has finished tormenting Sam". With that, they headed into the house leaving the now gleaming Camaro on the driveway, looking for all the world like any other car in the neighborhood.

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"Hey ladies, if you're anywhere nearby the second target has been sighted and is heading in your direction. Same orders to Skids and Mudflap if you're listening. We kinda need all the help we can get right now". As he heard Elita's reassuring tones, along with Chromia and Arcee's enthusiasm, Will breathed a small sigh of relief though he wasn't completely convinced by the confidence in the voices of the Chevy twins, and as he glanced up at Ironhide, Will saw that he too was less than convinced in the twins abilities. However the time for reflection was short as Will quickly realised that even with all the firepower that both the NEST forces and the Autobots were firing towards the Decepticon that had been identified as Demolisher, they were losing badly. Ratchet was out of the battle as he was tending to those soldiers that had been wounded, his holoform running in and out of the fighting at regular intervals. Jazz and Ironhide were doing their best alongside the humans and the others were in pursuit of Sideways, leaving their forces stretched thin against a Decepticon that seemed intent on causing as much destruction as it could. As Demolisher took out another of the helicopters as he rolled relentlessly towards the edges of the warehousing complex, Will shared a concerned glance with Ironhide, his heart sinking as he saw the worry in the large 'bots optics, "'Hide we're getting screwed here, what else can we do?. If that thing gets out we are in a whole world of trouble". Ironhide briefly raised his eyes to the sky before looking back down at Will, "I suggest we call for reinforcements".

Meanwhile in another area of the complex, Sideways had managed to shake the two smaller Autobots that had been following him by crashing through a deserted warehouse, however he had been unable to shake the very determined trio of sisters, whose alt-modes of motorcycles gave them the edge on maneuverability over the larger form of Sideways' Audi alt-mode. Snarling to himself, he sped up as he raced along the harbor wall, determined to lose the femmes. However in his determination he had missed the two concealed Corvettes that were lying in wait for him. "Oh look he's running away, how cute". Sunstreaker grinned at Sideswipe, "Best we go catch up with him then". Sideswipe sent a quick message over his comm-link to Arcee, informing her that he and Sunny were on the 'Cons tail, who replied gratefully that they were welcome to him. As the twins caught up to the fleeing Decepticon, Sideways did his best to dodge the fire the twins were aiming at him, but whichever way he went they remained with him, and whilst he was dodging fire from Sideswipe, Sunstreaker loosed a series of small but deadly blades than sunk deep into Sideways' bodywork. The Decepticon felt the damage the blades were doing to his circuitry, and was unable to dodge the grinning form of Sideswipe as the Autobot plunged his blade into the hood, before slicing the still moving 'Con in half. As Sideways was instantly off-lined in a hail of glowing bolts and a shower of sparks, the twins rolled to a stop and grinned at each other, sharing a triumphant high-five as they did so, "Damn we're good". However as they heard the sounds of the continuing battle with Demolisher, they shared a concerned glance before quickly transforming down to their alt-modes, before racing off to see if they could be of any use.

"Ground to air support, we need the big boy delivered and dropped, and we need it now". Will heard the undertones of fear in the urgency of Epps's shouted message over the airwaves, and he watched the massive Decepticon wreak havoc on the highways of Shanghai, Will felt exactly the same. They had long since given up trying to keep the Decepticon from leaving the warehousing complex and were now trying to limit the destruction he caused. However as he watched the massed forces of the Autobots doing their best to protect as many of the humans as they could, generally by making themselves the target for Demolisher's firepower, Will couldn't help the sense of pride he felt in his non-human troops. Looking up as he heard the low hum of the C-17's powerful engines, Will felt a rush of hope as he watched the transporter unload its precious cargo, and he was more than certain that the Autobots all felt the same too, given that they seemed to harry the Decepticon just a little more forcefully than they had been.

Optimus quickly assumed his alt-mode as he hit the ground and sped up to catch up with the rest of the Autobots and Demolisher, listening to Ironhide's report of the situation so far over his comm-link. Optimus felt a disturbance in his spark as he listened to 'Hides worried tones but dismissed it as he reached the battle scene, needing every ounce of his concentration to take down the giant. Leaping at Demolisher, the 'Con plowed through one of the cities overpasses in an attempt to lose the determined Autobot leader. However even through all the debris, Optimus had managed to land on the laughing Decepticon, and he growled in a low voice. "Time to pull over". Demolisher growled a response of his own but he was unable to stand up to the onslaught of Optimus, and from Ironhide who had managed to keep following closely behind and slowly he began to lose speed.

Finally collapsing, Demolisher tumbled from the overpass, causing the ground to shake as he landed hard on the concrete below, twisting several of his joints beyond recognition. Aware of the NEST troops carefully approaching, Optimus and Ironhide made their way through the dust to the fallen Decepticon, ready to finish this once and for all. Ironhide scowled at the twisted metal and the still defiant red optics, "Punkass Decepticon". Optimus also looked down at Demolisher, his voice cold as he asked "Any last words".

"This is not your planet to rule, The Fallen shall rise again". At the Decepticon's faltering but still clear words, Optimus felt the same disturbance in his spark as he had earlier and before he could ask any more questions, the red glow of Demolisher's optics faded as he off-lined. Ironhide looked at Optimus with troubled optics, "What does it mean, the fallen shall rise again". Optimus shook his head wearily as he heard Epps commenting "That didn't sound good", to no-one in particular; before he turned to look at Ironhide, "I am unsure old friend, but it may mean more than we realise. Until then we will keep a closer guard on the All-Spark, and hope that it is nothing more than the ramblings of a Decepticon who wishes to cause trouble". Ironhide looked back at Optimus and saw the uncertainty in his leaders optics but chose to keep it to himself, as he looked around the trashed city, "Oh yeah, he wanted to cause trouble alright".

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A/N: Well here we go again, part two! Sorry its took me some time to get this up but took me a bit of time to find my muse, she was having a short break! Not a horrendously original title I'll grant you but wanted to keep it similar to the film's title. Anyway the start of the film is a complete nightmare to write if you follow it religiously so I've messed around with it so it makes more sense to me, and hopefully to you guys too. It's also covered most of my gripes about this whole scene... like where do all the "Bots disappear off to all of a sudden, why does Demolisher have orange eyes, and most importantly why would Optimus off-line the one Decepticon who could give him the answers to his little 'last words' teaser?! Rah! This is the problem with this installment of the three films is that it has so many plotholes it frustrates the hell out of me. Rant over! Plus I have already given the Chevy twins their Chevy alt-modes as I hate the ice-cream van idea with a passion, also I am gonna be far kinder to them than the Bayverse was. Hope you like the shameless fluff I popped in the middle there as needed to fill the chapter out somehow and whats better than a bit of fluff :) Anyway hope you all like, reviews are welcome as always xx