"I just want to back, back to 1999." Bee sang with his headphones on. "I just wanna go back, sing 'Hit Me Baby, One More Time'" Bee kept singing, without noticing Sideswipe coming up from behind him. "What are you doing, brother?" Asked Sideswipe as he pulled the headphones of Bee's audio receptors. "OOOWWWW!" Yelled Bee as the headphones got pulled off his audio receptors and gave feedback. "Oh…ahem… It's… officially been 20 years since…. 1999." Bee awkwardly explained about what he was singing/listening about to his brother. "1999? What are you listening to?" Sideswipe asked as he put the headphones on his audio receptors. "I just want to go back, back to 1999." The headphones played the song into Sideswipe's audio receptors. "Hey, that's a good song!" Sideswipe smiled. "Hey bros, I heard a scream. Is everything okay?" Sunny asked. "Yeah, everything is fine. It's just the loud feedback the headphones gave me." Replied Bee. "So, what was 1999 like?" Sideswipe asked taking the headphones off. "I didn't know much, but Optimus does." Bee replied.
Suggested music to the end of this chapter: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
In the evening, when Optimus was looking up at Cybertron, the three brothers came to their father. "Hey, dad." Said Bee. "Hey sons." Said Optimus looking back at his three sons. "So, what's up tonight?" Optimus asked. "We were wondering, whether if you can tell us about 1999." Sideswipe replied. "1999?" Optimus asked, very surprised. Optimus looked up into the sky and saw the first snowflake of Crown City's winter. "Cool, it's starting to snow." Russell, very excitedly, said. Optimus looked at the little snowflake on the ground and had a little flashback.
In the flashback the ground was covered with snow and ice
"Okay, so. It's been 20 years since 1999, and I can still remember the first wind I've ever felt when the Autobots first arrived and landed in the arctic. The first wind, the first snowflake, Earth as we called it was a new Cybertron. And it was, it really was." Said Optimus.
Flashback:
"I don't see what all the fuss is about, everything around here is white." Optimus said. "It doesn't look any different then Cybertron." Optimus added. "Optimus, please, it's better than Cybertron. This planet is alive." Elita-One said as Optimus walked away. "A Prime is far too difficult to impress, Ratchet." Elita-One said as she helps Ratchet get out of the ship. "So, this is the planet that is full of life." Ratchet said. "Bumblebee, where is that sparkling?" Optimus asked. "He is in the ship, he's fine." Elita replied.
Flashback ends
"Bee was only 80 or Russell's age back then." Optimus said. "He was so curious about everything and he keep tripping over ice." Optimus added. "Awe….so cute." Sideswipe said as Bee blushed. "So, how old does a Cybertronian need to be when he or she is an adult?" Denny asked. "118." Optimus replied. "So, old is Bee now?" Russell asked. "I'm 100." Bee replied. "Close, 18 years to go mate." Denny said with a thumbs up. "So, Earth was a new Cybertron to everyone else, including you Bee, but is was another planet for war to me." Optimus continues his story of 1999.
Flashback:
"Everything is so new here." Bee beeped. "I know." Elita-One said. "Ratchet." Bee beeped as he noticed Ratchet wondering nearby. "Wanna play?" Bee beeped/Asked Ratchet. "Not now Bee, I'm very busy." Ratchet replied. "Ratchet, the indigenous life forms of this planet have given us a base." Optimus said. "Very well." Ratchet said. "Prowl, Jazz. Can you help me with the tech we need to bring into the new base?" Ratchet asked the two Elite-Guard members. "Sure thing, Doc." Jazz replied. "Please don't call me doc." Ratchet said. "Hot Rod, can you help me with examining the new base?" Optimus asked Hot Rod. Hot Rod nodded and followed the Prime to the base. "Ironhide, a little help here." Elita-One told Ironhide. "Coming over." Ironhide said as he walked through a little crowd of Autobot technology. "Just help me bring the Energon supplies into the new base." Elita-One explained. "Optimus, I'm am sure that this base will not be as safe as the last one we had." Hot-Rod said to Optimus. "I am sure it will only be temporary." Optimus said as they examined to base.
Flashback ends
"The base in the arctic was damp, but it was warm enough for us to survive." Optimus said. "After everything have been moved into place. Our original life on Cybertron, before the war started, began." Optimus added.
Flashback:
"Ratchet, let's play." Bee beeped. "Not now." Ratchet said pushing Bee aside. "If you wanna play, you can come to me." Optimus said. Bee turned around to see Optimus waiting for him. "You, seriously. Out of all the Autobots, you." Elita-One gasped. "A Prime can do anything."Optimus said very annoyed. "Oh, just telling you that Bee is very unpredictable about what he want to do." Elita-One told Optimus. "Can we go outside?" Bee beeped/asked Optimus. "Outside?" Optimus said as he walked towards a door that led to the roof of the base. When they got outside, Optimus closed Bee's optics and, they stood at the very edge of the roof. Optimus opened Bee's optics and giving the young sparkling a surprise. "It's…beautiful!" Bee beeped/exclaimed. "It's called twilight." Optimus told Bee. "A beautiful twilight." Bee beeped with a smile. As the sun went down slowly, Bee turned to face Optimus and cuddled into Optimus's chest.
Flashback ends.
"That's the last time the sun shone across the base." Optimus said. "What do you mean, the last time." Sunny asked his adoptive father. "The last time, before it was blown up." Optimus replied. "Blown up! How did you survive?" Russell asked. "Maybe he left, before it was blown up." Grimlock guessed. "He is a Prime and he's tough." Said Strongarm. "Nobody can survive a full on explosion." Fixit said. "Then how did you survive?" Strongarm asked. "How did Bee survive?" Asked Denny. "Just listen." Sideswipe said. "After wards, me and Bee went inside." Optimus continues.
Flashback:
"So good." Bee beeped as he and Optimus walked into his room. "Is this enough room?" Bee beeped/asked. "Enough room for what?" Optimus asked. "I…I want you to paint my room walls into a twilight view." Bee beeped. "Oh… I haven't painted for a long time." Optimus said very nervously. "I know you can do it." Bee beeped/encouraged Optimus. "Okay." Optimus said. Optimus left the room and returned with buckets of purple, violet, ruby pink, orange paint and paint brushes of different size. Optimus grabbed the largest brush and dipped it into the purple paint and started painting Bee's room. After Optimus is done with the purple, he grabs another brush and dipped it into the violet paint and started painting a layer over the purple paint. "I believe that you are sweating, Prime." Bee beeped as Optimus smiled and started with the ruby pink layer. "I can't imagine this Prime sweating in front of his team." Bee beeped. "Don't distract me." Optimus said. "Sorry." Bee beeped as Optimus started with the orange layer.
Flashback ends
"My spark was pounding the entire time." Optimus said. "So afraid that I will make a wrong move." Optimus added. "If the base is still there right now, my room will still look like a real twilight." Bee said. "Can we continue?" Sunny asked. "Sure." Optimus replied. "After I'm done…" Optimus continued.
Flashback:
"Like this room?" Optimus asked Bee. "It's perfect." Bee beeped/Replied as looked around his new painted room. "Good." Optimus said. Bee ran up to him and hugged him hard. Then, all of a sudden, there was a huge booming sound.
To be continued…
Inspiration: Titanic by James Cameron
Song: 1999 by Charlie XCX