Chapter one: Bumblebee and his guardian
WOW!
It's about time I get back to this story; it was my first story I wrote here and then some time ago I had started to rewrite it, but didn't finish. Well, I've got rid of the underlined words and poor writing skills that were in the story and then I added a little more substance to it.
It is a story of a young Autobot sparked just two thousand years before the war broke out on Cybertron. We follow through his youth up until his time here on earth at the tender age of seventeen thousand years old (at least for transformers that is). His proud parents are Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots and Elita-one, the femme commander.
I do own the city of Baycon and the names of the sparklings that Ironhide and Chromia had, they are Chance and Shundra. As well as Alana, Dion's girlfriend for now. The rest belongs to Hasbro and I just write for fun so.
Okay, in this chapter I briefly speak about how Cybertron was a couple thousand years before the war broke out and ravaged the planet. Here too I tell how Optimus and Elita met. That's all before the actual story begins; then I cover the birth of Bumblebee through until a few days later when Ariel was released from the med bay to return with Orion to their quarters.
Note: Orion became Optimus Prime upon the death of Sentinel Prime, who was Optimus' father, at least in my story.
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This part describes briefly what Cybertron was before the war and how Optimus and Elita met.
It was during the golden years of Cybertron that life flourished here; for their world was much like earth. They had a variety of arts, entertainment, social events as well as holidays though out the year. They had museums that were filled with history and science exploration and too of course, sporting events. They had high rise metal buildings that were lit up at night and the roads were a smooth metal surface that were sometimes double and triple stacked as they snaked throughout the cities. They were the pathways that leaded to different places and each was color-coded. Although their planet was far from the sun, they did have periods at a time of sunsets and sunrises; they did not however, have weather clouds or rain. It was a time after centuries of rule under the quintasons of celebrations and joy as couples were setting down and having sparklings. There were two leaders and a high council that made up the governing body. Sentinel was in charge of the peaceful civilians known as the Autobots and answered to the high council and then there was Megatron who was Optimus' older brother and he is in control of he troops with the defense division. A faction that later would become known as the Decepticons.
It was also during this time that a young couple from the science division decided to start a family. Orion and Ariel, they have known each other since their days in the youth sector during their last cycles of school and were bonded shortly after finishing their last cycle of school. Orion was shy and quiet when they first met that year in the eleventh cycle at Baycon youth sector. But Ariel, who had a brother name Dion was a savvy, independent but caring femme who often had her younger sister Arcee looking up to her. Those three were the best of friends then as they are now; it was Dion that told Orion to ask his sister out only because he knew how Orion felt about her. Orion had said and I quote,
"From the moment I laid optics on her I knew she was the femme I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
It was seventeen thousand years ago when an Autobot named Bumblebee was sparked and he became one of the finest Scout/spy specialists the Autobots had ever had. Bumblebee is from the planet of Cybertron, some fifty-seven hundred light years away from earth; his parents were a young couple named Orion and Ariel Pax.
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On Cybertron two thousand years before the war began.
Orion was in his office during a financial meeting; one that is held every year over the budget. Although he was there in person, his processor was thinking and worried about Ariel. She was due to have the sparkling two days ago and had not been resting well because of it. As Orion sat there listening to Prowl review the new budget, Ariel was just coming into the med bay to see Ratchet. Ariel came in the door and was suddenly hit with another round of now more intense labor pains than the ones that started about ten minutes prior.
"Ratchet, you better call Orion. I think the sparkling is finally ready to greet this world. Aagghh!" Ariel screamed out as she almost collapsed to the floor.
"I got you, lean on me and I'll call Orion as I help you to the room."
Ratchet said as he caught her just in time, then carefully picked her up and carried her to a private room that was set up for her.
"Ratchet to Orion, if you want out of that boring meeting then I suggest that you get down here to the med bay on the double, Ariel is hollering for you and has finally gone into labor."
Everyone sitting around the conference table back in Orion's office suddenly knew something was terribly wrong because, Orion had this stark almost freaked out look on his face.
Prowl stopped talking and immediately call to Orion, "Sir, what's wrong, are you okay?"
Orion somewhat quickly recovered his posture and answered, "Yes Prowl I am fine for the moment however and I must leave now. I just got word from Ratchet that Ariel is now in the med bay about to have our first sparkling."
He said as he got up and started to leave out when he turned around to speak again, "meeting is dismissed until Friday morning 0800, dismissed."
Those in the room were cheering and wishing him the best as he acknowledged their cheers with a wave and said thank you as he took off in a trout down the hallway.
"Ratchet Orion here and I'm in route," Orion called back to Ratchet on the com-link then ended the signal as he reached the elevator.
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In the med bay
"Where is he Ratchet?" Ariel asked as she was now in a lot of pain trying to deal with the intense labor. Ratchet had given her some pain meds but could not take the pain completely away.
"I've called him, he's on his way just hold on and don't push yet Ariel."
Ratchet said to her as he held her hand.
"Don't tell me; tell the sparkling you spit spawn," she angrily said aloud.
Moments later Ratchet and Ariel heard Orion coming down the hallway as the loud heavy footsteps got closer and then that familiar thump once he reached the main doorway to the med bay. That doorway was always just a few inches shorter than he was and almost every time he would smack his antennas on it. A loud rather annoying growl mixed with some mumbled words were heard as usual as he came in the door while rubbing at his antenna.
"Ariel my love, I'm here." Orion said as he came to her; she was slightly smiling back at him as the medication had finally help ease some of the waves of cramps from her lower frame trying to expand to remove the sparkling.
As Ratchet finished his prepping, Orion sat next to her while holding her hand.
"My love, just a little longer now and we finally will be a mother and father."
Orion whispered to her then stood up and lightly kissed her on her forehead as she grasped his hand as yet another wave of pain began.
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Some two hours later she gave spark to a healthy sparkling mech, Ratchet successfully was able to remove the sparkling and transfer him to his first shell. Orion had upon seeing the blue spear as Ratchet raises him out of Ariel said joyfully,
"It's a mech my sweetspark!" He stood there in awe as Ratchet then turned around and placed the spear in the shell.
"Have you both thought about any names yet?" Ratchet asked as he was running a series of tests. A minute or so later the sparkling onlined; then another few minutes again passed and he opened his optics for the first time.
"Here you go, for the first few hours he will go in and out of recharge, which is normal for a first time sparkling. He within I say thirty minutes will be hungry; I'll leave you two alone and inform the immediate officers."
Ratchet said as he carefully placed the new sparkling in Ariel's arms wrapped in a thermal blanket to stay warm, as Orion look on at his proud little mech.
"Thank you Ratchet for every thing; this has met so much to us." Ariel said sounding tired but relieved and grateful at the same time.
"I know. I've known for several thousands of years now and finally Primus agrees. Ariel you will be here for at least two days so that I can continued to monitor the sparkling and you, I see you two later."
Ratchet said and then quietly left out.
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Ratchet had left to go and inform the rest of the inner circle of officers waiting in the main lobby about the new sparkling.
Ratchet was walking down the hall as he heard them talking and turned the corner and with his wrench still in his hand, got the whole room quiet with three taps to the metal doorframe.
"Now that I have your attention, I wish to inform you that Mr. and Mrs. Orion Pax had just a short time ago given spark to a healthy little mech weighing at a little over seven pounds. She and the sparkling are doing fine and could see visitors tomorrow."
After Ratchet made that announcement, the whole room broke out in cheers and hollering hip-hip hooray!
"Hey!" Prowl stood up and said which quieted them down some. "Lets take this to the rect room and allow Orion and Ariel some time along with the young mech."
Prowl being that he is the second in command, had no arguements as they got up and filed out. The only one left there was Dion of course, he waited as the others filed out.
"I figured you be the first one out the door and in the rect room drinking yours and Orion's portion of the high grade." Ratchet said as he took a seat next to him.
"Well, yes but I would like you to hand this to my little sister for me?" Dion said as he gave the data pad to Ratchet.
"It was from our mother shortly before she died, it has some pictures from when her and our little sister Arcee were young. Arcee never failed to be like a mother hen to me when we were younger and I know she'll make a good one now for sure."
"She told me the other day about her mother and how she wishes she was here now," Ratchet added as he looked on at Dion.
"Yes, me too. Thanks Ratch," Dion replied softly as he got up then and left out to join the others in the rect room.
He would have wanted to go and see his new sparked nephew but he knows after a few days he will. The first twenty-four hours is a time of bonding with both parents and will they are most susceptible to infections if exposed to the outside world.
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Orion sat there right beside Ariel staring over at the little one who was making soft clicks and short soft whistles while Ariel was holding him. Ariel had been trying forever it seems to have a sparkling of their own and even more so now that her best friend Chromia, has two little sparklings.
"He's darling sweetspark, I never thought we were ever going to have a sparkling of our own," Orion said as he reached over and gently rubbed the side of the sparklings face to which he flinched a little and then clicked slowly several times.
"He must be ticklish there because his laughing," Orion say as he kept on softly rubbing his face and gave out a heartily laugh and a few clicks and a long soft whistle.
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"Quit will you or I'll tickle you too!" Ariel said as she swatted Orion's hand away. Orion just laughed some more, "Okay your asking for it," Ariel said back teasing him and started to laugh her self as the sparkling was now wiggling some in her hands.
"Do you think he's hungry yet," Ariel said as he stopped clicking softly and was trying to it seems to wave his little hand?
Orion looked at the clock on the wall and indeed thirty minutes had just elapsed.
He began to look around when Ratchet came back in the room with a warm bottle in his hand.
"Here, this is the first level of formula he will be drinking for the next few months."
Ratchet said as he handed the bottle to Ariel. He took to the bottle instinctively and as Ariel and Orion looked on Ratchet asked them if they had already thought up some names for the sparkling. "Oh, I was thinking now of maybe calling him Bumblebee."
Ariel said answering Ratchet's question and getting an ugghhh! From Orion who was stand by her side.
"Yes, Bumblebee means someone in a hurry, quick about. He surely seems to be that because; he squirms around a lot in my arms. Ariel's motherly instincts were aroused as Bee started crying and clicking fast. Ariel then brought her face close to his and make cooing noises softly as she kissed him on his nose. It was a way that had always calmed her little sister Arcee, when she was as young.
Orion reached over and kissed Bee on the forehead and said, "hello little one."
"Ariel I'll be back in a minute," he then said as he leaned over and kissed her on the lips. "I love you my sweetspark," he whispered as he caressed her face and then turned to leave out. "I love you to my lugnut," Ariel replied which made Orion look back with that lopside smiled on his face as he left out of the room.
A few minutes later Orion came back in the room and had three cups of warm engeron and Ariel's favorite sweet treats, mini bars. A delightfully treat of concentrated energon with a soured favor in it.
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Two days later in the Med bay
With in a few days of giving spark to Bumblebee, Ariel was cleared from Ratchet's care and could now go home. Orion was there most of the time and camped out on the couch in the lobby as Ariel rested as their son began to settled down into his first stages of a routine. Ariel is now able to supply Bee with the nourishment he needs through a small almost nibble like tube located just under her breastplate. All mothers of sparklings with in hours of spark are able to feed them directly from their own engeron reservoirs.
"Here are the data pads I've completed for you both to read. They should help you with simple concerns or just ask Chromia, she should be able to be of big help to you if you need it."
Ratchet said as he handed Orion a stack of about four data pads.
"Thank you Ratchet, how can I truly thank you enough for your help," Ariel said as she brought her little Bee up to rest his head on her shoulders.
"Just promise me that you won't let Orion here spoil him rotten," Ratchet said as he looked over her shoulder at what Orion was now doing.
Orion was standing behind Ariel making weird funny faces at Bee in order to make him laugh.
"Ugh," Orion said as it just sunk in to what Ratchet was said.
"I wasn't that bad as a youngling, just got easily bored!" Orion remarked as he step out from behind Ariel as she was now giggling herself.
"I think he'll grow up to make his father very proud; just won't grow up learning from his bad disgusting habits."
No sooner than those words left her lips, Ratchet was bent over laughing at Orion who just stood there with that look of his face as if to say, who me?"
While Ratchet was not looking, Orion steps over to snatched one of his prize wrenches off of the workbench and chunk it at Ratchet's head.
"OOWWW you fragger! Why I ought to," Ratchet yelped and Ariel snapped back at him,
"Language Ratchet! Or I'll throw the wrench somewhere other than your head."
"No you won't, those are my wrenches," Ratchet snapped back and walked around the berth to go and get his wrench that was on the floor.
Orion suddenly removed the smirk off his face as Ratchet went from being kind to his usual self and was waving the wrench in the air back at Orion.
"Here read these, that should keep you from getting bored and wanting to play with my tools and don't expect a full nights recharge for awhile."
Ratchet said as he handed the data pads off the table near by as he held onto his wrench in his right hand.
Ariel didn't say anything; she was content with nursing Bee again before she left and knew that Ratchet would not throw the wrench back.
"Orion, I think he's falling back into recharge again," Ariel said as she cradled him in her arms.
"Like I have said, he'll recharge most of the time; that is when he is not needing to be fed or have his drain line from his waste tank empty."
Ratchet said as he set the wrench back down on the workbench and handed Orion a bag of formula and some extra stuff for them to take home.
"Well, I hope one of the first codes he learns is to recharge when we do," Orion said as he took the bag in his hands and placed the data pads inside as well.
"Usually they do, they will learn everything from you weather you are aware of it or not."
Ratchet said but Orion now was paying attention to his little one who was softly making noises as he watched him recharging in his mothers arms. Ariel looked up at him though and said, "It's amazing that something so small in just a few months will already need to be moved into his second shell."
"Yes, they will have gone through at least five shells through their sparkling and youngling years. But after that he won't need to change until he finishes school and way before that time comes, he will be chooses he's own shell style and his own color scheme."
Ratchet said from across the room as he was working on something.
"When can we leave?" Orion asked as set down at the table reading.
"Every thing looks good and he's recharging now so, you can leave when your ready."
Ratchet said, then he turned around and faced Orion, " You know you going to have to learn to hold him too Orion, his not made of glass, he won't break."
Ratchet said as he walked back over to the table and sat down with him.
To that Orion just looked at him kind of surprised, " I know, it's just he's so small and.."
"Afraid you'll drop him, no you won't and you didn't with Sunny and Sides and they were double the fun. I had a devil of a time raising them two, total pit sometimes and still do. I don't know where they get their sense of pranks from except maybe either Dion, Bluestreaker, Jazz or you!"
Orion was speechless and Ratchet had a big smirk across his face.
"You two are helpless, all grown mechs do the same things. I Just hope now I can have a better influence on Bumblebee before then." Ariel said but was laughing too. She was happy and all was right in her world. Orion and her now had a mech of their own to raise and see him grow up happy.
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Okay, I leave it there. They went back to their quarters a few minutes later. They had already had a small area in their room set aside for his crib and shelving full of toys, several sparkling data books; two of which were Orion's from his sparkling years that Sentinel had kept and had given them as a gift for the new sparkling. There were data tracks of sparkling sing-a-long songs and a disc that he would use later to learn to read and write his name. All names had poetry behind them and a meaning and his Grandfather, Sentinel had wrote one about Bumblebee. Ratchet, as they was about to leave, shared with them some tips on bathing him and what to look for when he needs his waste tank empty and gave them some disposable waste containers but both knew how to use them. Orion had a meeting the next morning; it was the conclusion of that boring financial meeting.