A/N: I've seen other writers do similar fics with many different themes/characters, so I thought I'd try my hand at doing one for Sam and Bumblebee. I got the word list here: 1sentenceorder. /1531. html, and this is done with theme set Gamma. Obviously I didn't stick with the one sentence limit, but anyways...

I just want to mention that this is a friendship theme only; I'm not intending it to be anything more than that. Also, in regards to #1, yes, I know that Sam and Mikaela broke up, but I'm not a huge fan of Carly, so Mikaela stays. :)

Sadly, the characters do not belong to me.

EDIT: This story is being translated into Spanish, thanks to blackflowersblossom, who has done a wonderful job translating. The Spanish version can be read here: www. /s/7639722/1/ Momentos_en_el_tiempo

1. Ring

Bumblebee would never forget the expressions on both of the humans' faces when Sam finally presented Mikaela with the long-awaited ring.

2. Hero

Sam didn't feel like a hero. A hero was fearless and strong, not a high school boy who woke at night to face the memories of his "heroism."

3. Memory

Few things frightened Bumblebee more than the day when his charge would only be one of the many memories stored in his processor.

4. Box

It amused Bumblebee to no end to watch his charge scurry around preparing for the thing he called "Christmas," but he never expected the brightly wrapped package that the boy shyly handed him on Christmas morning.

5. Run

Every once in a while Sam would get the sudden urge to flee when an unexpected touch from his guardian startled him out of his thoughts…usually the ones that involved being grabbed by Decepticons.

6. Hurricane

Their first fight swept in with all the fury of a titanic storm and left them both feeling cold and miserable from the argument's stormy rains.

7. Wings

Sam no longer believed that all angels had halos and feathered wings. The yellow Camaro in his driveway was proof of that.

8. Cold

The cold had never bothered Bumblebee until after his encounter with Sector Seven, but he only needed the warmth of Sam's hands to chase the chill away.

9. Red

Sam had always thought that anger was the color red, but after Mission City, fear was the harsh scarlet of Megatron's optics as he reached out to snatch the Allspark.

10. Drink

Miles had never seen Sam freak out as much as he did when Miles spilled his Coke onto the leather interior of Sam's Camaro.

11. Midnight

Any other teenage boy would have to be insane to be huddled in his garage at midnight talking to his car, but for Sam, it was perfectly normal.

12. Temptation

There were times when Sam wanted nothing more than to run away and vanish just to escape from the chaos of his life, but he knew that his escape wouldn't last long, especially when being tracked by a certain yellow Camaro.

13. View

Both Sam and Bumblebee had to wonder how it was that one person could step into your life and completely change the way you see the world.

14. Music

Music never held so much meaning as it did when it rang out from Bumblebee's speakers.

15. Silk

The first time Sam touched Bee's armor, he couldn't help but be amazed at what he felt. He'd expected Bee to feel like any other metal object, but there was something different…something much softer…smoother…that he just couldn't describe.

16. Cover

There were times when Sam would fall asleep in the garage during a late night talk with Bumblebee, and he would always awake to find a warm metal hand curled protectively around him.

17. Promise

Bumblebee knew he could never leave his charge's side – not because it was his duty as a guardian, but because of the silent vow he had made when he asked to stay with Sam.

18. Dream

Sam had always fantasized about having an exciting life, but now that more than he ever wished for had come true, he feared the day when he would have to wake up and realize that it had all been in his head.

19. Candle

There were times when Sam felt that the fear inside him would smother him in darkness, but it only took the presence of his guardian to push back the shadows in his mind.

20. Talent

Sam sometimes wondered if his only ability was being able to run for his life – not that that wasn't useful at times, but he desperately wished he wasn't so helpless.

21. Silence

Sam was an expert at fighting with angry words, but Bee was equally adept at fighting without them.

22. Journey

Neither Sam nor Bee could say that being friends was always easy; there were so many differences that they had to work through, so many lessons that had to be learned. But in the end, everything was worth it.

23. Fire

The saying "trial by fire" held a slightly different meaning for Sam after fighting his way through burning cities.

24. Strength

It was unbelievable that a being with such strength and power could handle him with infinite care and gentleness, never so much as bruising his fragile skin.

25. Mask

Sam would have been lying if he said that the appearance of Bee's battle mask didn't frighten him at times, taking away his cheerful guardian and replacing him with an unhesitating warrior.

26. Ice

Sam could never forget the sight of Sector Seven trying to encase his guardian in ice, nor could he forget the screams that had emitted from the Autobot's broken vocalizer as he'd been taken away.

27. Fall

Dreaming of falling is a normal occurrence for many people, but in Sam's dreams, he always fell from that same building with the Allspark clutched in his arms.

28. Forgotten

There were times when Sam would forget that his car was not just a car. He would spend hours at Mikaela's house or stay late after school to talk to his friends, leaving Bee to wait patiently to drive him home again.

29. Dance

Bumblebee couldn't help but envy Sam and Mikaela as he drove them to the high school dance. It was just one of the many human customs that he could never take part in.

30. Body

It scared Bee to think about how fragile his charge was. One wrong move and Sam's breakable form would become lifeless.

31. Sacred

The bond between friends is often impossible to describe; it's something so precious and intricate that mere words are never good enough to capture the connection between two beings.

32. Farewells

When Bee went to join NEST after Sam graduated, both he and Sam acted as if the separation would be temporary, each ignoring their unspoken fears.

33. World

Earth could never replace Cybertron for Bumblebee, but neither could Cybertron ever replace Earth.

34. Formal

It took a while for Sam to fully relax around his new guardian, despite all they'd been through. How could he laugh and joke with someone so powerful?

35. Fever

Bumblebee stood outside Sam's window for the three nights that the illness controlled Sam's body. No matter how often he was reassured that his charge would recover, he felt better when he could see for himself that the boy was still alive.

36. Laugh

Bumblebee had almost forgotten what laughter sounded like until he first heard Sam's voice ring out in happiness.

37. Lies

Sometimes Sam wondered how often Bee lied to him. Not to hurt him – Bee would never do that – but to keep him safe and happy. How often did he pretend his own hurts, fears, and nightmares didn't exist so he could take care of Sam's?

38. Forever

It was during those quiet moments spent in Sam's garage or at the outlook over Tranquility, the moments when no words were needed, when both boy and bot heard the unspoken whisper "forever."

39. Overwhelmed

The thought that Bumblebee would choose to spend his time guarding him was something that never failed to humble Sam. How could any one human be worth the time of such a majestic being?

40. Whisper

Despite the bond Sam felt he had formed with his guardian, there were times when a small voice in his head suggested that maybe the Autobot stayed with him out of duty and not friendship.

41. Wait

Despite Sam's suggestion that he find something else to do with his time, Bee insisted on driving Sam to school every day, then placed himself in the student parking lot, never once moving until Sam's return.

42. Talk

It never mattered that Bumblebee couldn't speak. Sam and Bee didn't need words to seal their bond – there was something between them that went deeper than speech could have ever portrayed.

43. Search

Bumblebee often wondered what his life would have been like if the Allspark had never landed on Earth, but he knew for sure that he would still be searching for something that he could never name.

44. Hope

There were times when Bumblebee had almost convinced himself that there was no hope left in the universe. His friendship with Sam changed that in an instant.

45. Eclipse

Living on Earth could almost make him forget about the Decepticons sharing the planet, but each 'Con sighting or attack cast a dark shadow on Bumblebee's joy.

46. Gravity

"Does Cybertron have gravity?" was only one of the many questions that Sam asked his guardian when the Autobot was willing to talk about his home.

47. Highway

Some of the best times Sam had with his guardian were when the two were racing down the highway with the wind whipping past them and nothing to stand in their way.

48. Unknown

Neither of them knew what the future held, but exploring it together was what made the uncertainty acceptable.

49. Lock

Sometimes the only way for Bee to make Sam admit that something was bothering him was to lock the boy inside his Camaro form until he finally confessed.

50. Breathe

Bumblebee held his sleeping charge in his hand, fearing that if he took his optics off the boy for one second, the human's frail body would stop working…that somehow Bee's inattention would stop the small chest from rising and falling…that Bee was the only thing standing between Sam and the cold hands of death.

Let me know what you thought! I'm making some of these into one-shots; let me know if there's a particular one you'd like to see expanded.