Alright, so this is basically my Transformers Animated AU where Bumblebee and Wasp are twins, but Wasp got to boot camp first and got a bit of popularity, even outside their own 'unit'. Bumblebee was awkward when he showed up, so no one really liked him. Wasp could have stuck up for Bee, but popularity went to his head and, well... we know where it went from there.

Bumblebee lay awake in his berth, despite the fact that it was 2:00 AM, Detroit time. Ever since their last encounter with Wasp—who had become Waspinator—he had had trouble recharging. How could it have gone so far?

"Wasp... forgive Bumblebot."

Just when he'd been forgiven, that... that thing his twin had become took over.

"But Waspinator NEVER forgive!"

Bumblebee covered his face with his servo, trying to hide the coolant pooling in his optics, just in case anyone walked in. If only Wasp hadn't let his popularity get to his head... If only he had stuck by Bumblebee's side. At first, Bumblebee thought Wasp was just teasing him, but...

"You poor, sad, bot. It's not how you were forged. It's who you know."

That was when he knew he was serious. Well, if Wasp was going to act like he didn't know him, fine! Let him be that way! See if Bumblebee cared.

But he did care. He always cared, which was why it hurt so much to see him carted away to prison. He should have confronted Wasp first. He would have known Wasp wasn't the traitor if only he had talked to him first. But he couldn't think straight. The thought that his brother might be a traitor, coupled with the hurt of Wasp's treatment toward him prevented that thought from even crossing his mind.

And when they were trying to track him down... Bumblebee just ran his motor mouth like always, not realizing how much worse he'd make it for Wasp. He didn't realize how fractured his brother's mind was. How low his trust was, especially toward the yellow bot.

"Bumblebot lie! Wasp not listen!"

He clenched his servos. He needed some air.

As quietly as he could, he crept out of the base, managing to not wake anyone. Transforming, he took off, taking empty side streets and whatever back alleys he could fit through. But the city, even at night, was still too loud. Driving to the pier, he looked over at what was left of Dinobot Island. As long as he avoided the Dinobots and returned to the base in the morning, he'd be fine. Now he just had to find a way of getting there.

Wait a minute... the turbo boosters were still in his subspace! And they'd been attached and removed so many times he could do it himself now! Transforming back to robot mode, Bumblebee reached into his subspace and pulled out the turbo boosters. After a moment, they were attached. He wasn't sure they would last him the whole way, but they could get him close enough.

Bending down to a ninety degree angle, he activated the boosters, taking off toward the island and high speed. They burned out right as he got to the beach, causing him to fall on his face and roll a few times. His momentum abruptly stopped when he hit a tree. "Owww..." he muttered, rubbing his helm as he sat up. "I really hope that didn't wake the Dinobots..."

Of course, nothing ever went the way he wanted it to. He took a hesitant step back when the trees in front of him rustled. Could he escape a raging robot dinosaur? Maybe. Could he keep it up all night? Probably not. Could he get back to the mainland? Not until his boosters cooled down.

Needless to say: he was slagged.

He closed his optics, hoping it would be quick. But when nothing happened, he slowly opened them. The creature in front of him wasn't a Dinobot. It was a large, familiar green figure with big purple eyes.

"Wasp? Er, Waspinator?" Bumblebee asked slowly. Hadn't the techno-organic been destroyed in the explosion, along with Blackarachnia?

"Bumblebot," he growled out, studying the yellow bot. He almost seemed to be studying him, probably trying to figure out of he was going to offline him or not.

"Uh, don't take this the wrong way, but, uh... how are you, you know, alive?" Bumblebee asked, truly curious.

"Waspinator went with Spiderbot, but Waspinator pulled Waspinator together."

"Pulled yourself to... did you explode?"

Waspinator nodded. "Waspinator in many pieces, but Waspinator fix."

"Uh, good for you?" Bumblebee said. Deciding to risk asking what else was on his mind, he added, "Why'd you come back here from wherever you were transported to?"

"Waspinator not like jungle," the large bug replied. "Island familiar... but away from bots that want hurt Waspinator."

Bumblebee smiled sadly. It didn't seem like Waspinator was going to offline him. At least, for now. "So, uh... you happy here?" He didn't get a response. "Well, if you're not, I hope that changes." You may have changed a lot, Wasp, but you're still my brother. Glancing at the horizon, he could see the sun slowly begin to rise. "I need to go now. Bye." He waved over his shoulder. He was about to say 'see you again' but the way Waspinator was studying him again, he decided against it.

X

Bumblebee managed to make it back to base just before Prowl got up. Finally, he caught a lucky break! He still couldn't recharge, so he laid on his berth for a few hours before getting up. 8:00 in the morning was still a little early for him, but whatever. As he got his morning energon, he could tell Bulkhead was trying to talk to him, but he kept tuning out, staring out the open door toward Dinobot Island, where he now knew his brother was living. Hopefully, he was safe. Hopefully, that night, he'd be able to recharge, knowing that.

Shaking his head slightly to snap himself out of it, he looked at Bulkhead. "Sorry, what? I kinda zoned out there for a sec."

"Thinkin' about what?" Bulkhead asked.

"Oh, you know, just... stuff."

Yeah, I know this was kinda short and weird, but hopefully the next ones will be longer. I know Waspinator may seem out of character, considering he was very violent in Predacons Rising, but he's had time on his own, and now that he's not consumed by his anger at Blackarachnia, he doesn't really have much of a desire to hurt Bee. If this seemed slow, don't worry, it'll pick up.

See ya on the flipside~ Elisa out~