Bumblebee, Decepticon Warlord
Chapter 1: Out of his Head
Megatron was having a good day for the first time since his return to his Decepticons. A cortical psychic patch had allowed him to take control of the Autobot scout he had rendered mute in the Battle of Tyger-Pax, and now he was about to return to his own body. First and foremost, however, he had to subdue the medic and the scout's human pet.
"Bumblebee!" exclaimed Raf. He looked up at the possessed form of his closest friend, hoping somehow Bumblebee could still hear him.
Megatron dashed his hopes with one statement: "Bumblebee can't hear you anymore!"
"As much as I want you to leave Bumblebee's body, I can't let you go back to your own!" exclaimed Raf, jumping on the wire connecting Bumblebee's head to Megatron's. 'Bumblebee' tried to shake him off the wire, accidently shaking it out of his head. He bleeped a curse, walking over to take the wire from the human child, who was now retreating with it. He had grabbed it from the human, ready to plug it back in, when he heard a horrific metal screech. He turned, fearing the worst, to see the Autobot medic toss the severed head of Megatron's own body aside, before slicing into his chest. A shot to the back knocked the medic to the ground, but by then, the damage had been done.
"NOOOOOO!" exclaimed Megatron in rage. Never mind his severed head, his Spark chamber was now torn to shreds beyond any hope of repair! It was fairly obvious his old body was now completely uninhabitable for his Spark. Megatron then sunk to his, err-Bumblebee's knees, in shock and grief. He would spend the rest of his life inhabiting the body of an Autobot! It wasn't even one of the stronger Autobots like Ironhide, or Ultra Magnus, or better still, Optimus Prime! Slag, he would have even taken Bulkhead over this...! He was distracted from his despair by a punch to the head, courtesy of Ratchet. Angered, he rolled onto his back and blasted Ratchet away faster than even he had anticipated. Perhaps this body has its advantages, conceded Megatron. He watched as the Medic grabbed the boy and transformed, zooming away. No matter, he still had more important concerns.
Starscream rose to his feet shakily. He then spotted Optimus Prime, lying on the ground, having been knocked off of the warship after the explosion of Starscream's doomsday device. Starscream snarled in rage, then transformed to his jet mode, speeding high into the air. He then dived down, right towards the Prime. Optimus weakly looked up, clearly in no state to roll out of the way. His eyes widened in fear at the sight of the jet speeding towards him.
"MEGATRON'S GREATEST MISTAKE… WAS EVER ALLOWING YOU TO LIVE, PRIME!" shouted Starscream at his opponent. He readied his missile, when suddenly a Vehicon flyer slammed into him, knocking him away. Optimus squinted; he could have sworn Bumblebee was riding that Vehicon…
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Starscream was knocked onto the warship, before the same Vehicon who slammed into him hovered right in front of him before the Autobot scout, Bumper, Bumble-jumper, whatever his name was, jumped down, using the Vehicon to smack him in the face before tossing it away. "Perish, scout!" exclaimed Starscream, readying his arm-mounted missiles. That's funny, he thought, his Spark signature registers as that of… "Megatron," Starscream gulped, as he lowered his arms.
"Starscream, I'm home!" bleeped Megatron/Bumblebee, glaring at him with an all-too familiar glare, no matter what body Megatron used to give him that glare.
"Megatron, you…are…you're healed! Praise the Allspark! It is a miracle!" proclaimed Starscream, hoping he chose his words wisely.
"It will be a miracle, alright, Starscream, if YOU survive what I have PLANNED FOR YOU!" beeped Megatron, sending fear to Starscream's spark. The Seeker transformed, hoping to fly away, but 'Bumblebee' grabbed his wings and tossed him to the edge of the ship.
Starscream transformed as he landed, groaning in pain, seeing a yellow car speed towards him and transform back into the warlord in a scout's body. "B-But, the Autobots, Optimus! Right THERE, waiting for you!" protested Starscream.
"My greatest mistake? I've made a few, but there is one I do NOT intend to make again!" bleeped Megatron, grabbing Starscream by the head with both hands, dragging him off to whatever fate he had in store for his 'loyal' second in command.
Arcee and Bulkhead helped Optimus to his feet. "I don't get it, why would any Decepticon try to stop Starscream from slagging you?" asked Arcee, skeptically.
"The Decepticon was being commandeered by Bumblebee," said Optimus Prime, stoic as ever.
"Guess Bee's feeling better, then!" exclaimed Bulkhead, jovially.
"Don't count on it," said a voice they all knew. Ratchet walked over, carrying Raf in his arms in an effort to shield him from the cold.
"Ratchet? Rafael? What are you doing here?" asked Optimus Prime, previously believing they had remained at base.
"It turns out that when Bumblebee exited Megatron's mind, the Lord of the Decepticons followed," said Ratchet gravely. The other Autobots gasped in shock.
"Then, how did he get Megatron out?" asked Bulkhead.
"He didn't," said Ratchet. "I left Megatron's body too mutilated to ever return to. All he we can do is hope that Bumblebee can regain control of his body long enough to return to us.
"It seems we have left Megatron weakened, but at the cost of our youngest warrior," said Optimus, mournfully. "We must contact Agent Fowler to return us to base… and report the tragic news."
Knock Out was finishing up repairs on Breakdown after their match with the Autobots. They were surprised when the door opened and Starscream's unconscious form was thrown in front of them. They looked up to see the Autobots' scout, Bumblebee.
"Freeze, Autobot!" shouted Knock Out, as he and his partner readied their weapons.
"Is that any way to address your rightful Lord and Master?" Bleeped what they thought was Bumblebee.
"What is THAT supposed to mean?!" asked Breakdown, readying his hammer to pounding the Autobot scout into a twisted, yellow heap of slag.
Knock Out scanned 'Bumblebee's brainwaves, and found something shocking. "His brainwaves are, well, there, but… they are overshadowed by that of… Lord Megatron!" he reported to his comrade, kneeling before his commander.
"Your sensors are faulty!" insisted Breakdown. He scanned the Autobot's brainwaves himself, and then kneeled. "F-Forgive me, master, I wasn't aware you had possessed an Autobot."
"It was not my intention, and also a very long story. I need your medical opinion, Doctor. Is it at all possible to repair my old body?" bleeped Megatron.
"I'm afraid not. We could salvage your voice box, though. Your beeping is good and all, it just…" Knock Out paused, trying to find the right words, "it just doesn't have that imposing presence that your old voice did."
"I quite agree," bleeped Megatron. "Oh, and Knock Out? See if you can repair Starscream. He may be a traitorous fool, but his failures amuse me."
All the while, Bumblebee was watching in horror, a prisoner in his own mind. I swear, Megatron, he mentally vowed, I will do everything in my power to resist you. I will be free again… I hope…
Author's Note: That's the end of Chapter 1. This story will continue through Transformers: Prime, all the way to Beast Hunters, if I can. I will point out that this story will at times stray from what actually occurred in the series, as this is an AU story. Until the next chapter, hail Bumblebee, Lord of the Decepticons!