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Chapter One

Bumblebee

I opened my eyes, looking up at familiar faces that seemed so much further away then they usually were. I groaned and sat up, rubbing my head. Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead and Ratchet stood over me in a circle, almost like they were protecting me. I reminded my ego that I was much smaller and weaker than they were used to me being. Then I was used to me being. My rational thought for the day done, I decided to experiment with my new body. I moved my arms and legs so I was in a crouch, then stood up. I staggered, then regained my balance. Humans were much more unstable than Cybertronians. I looked around, balanced on my tiptoes, and launched myself off the operating table. I did a backflip and landed in a defensive position before jumping up and swinging my arms. I took a deep breath. Now for the most dangerous task.

"Everything seems to be working. Great job not killing me, Ratchet." I said. I looked up and grinned at my Autobot friends who visibly relaxed.

"Glad to have you back, old friend." Optimus said, ever the serious bot he was.

"Back? I was barely gone! And I knew you guys would miss me." I grinned bigger.

"Miss your annoying voice? Never." Arcee teased.

"Arcee." Optimus warned.

"Hey, it's okay boss-bot." I said. "We all know she can't resist me."

"You wish!" Arcee laughed.

"Nice to hear you speaking again, little buddy." Bulkhead smiled, patting my head with his fingertip. I brushed him off.

"Yeah, again with the 'little' buddy thing – although I guess in this case…" I trailed off at the sight of two humans at the edge of our group.

"Bee?" Sam asked, walking forward cautiously. He looked out of place and awkward around my Autobot friends, and seemed even more on edge about talking to me. I guess it was because Bumblebee to him had always been a yellow Camaro that turned into a robot and spoke through the radio. Still, it hurt to see him acting like we were strangers.

"Yeah, it's me." I said, coming towards him. He stopped a couple feet away, looking my new body up and down. I felt vulnerable and unprotected against his judgmental gaze. For the first time since I met Sam, I was afraid of him – of what he thought of me. I crossed my arms over my chest and set my face in what I hoped was a neutral expression.

"So this is what we're going to be looking at for the next couple days?" Lennox asked, trying to lighten the mood. "Not as bad as it could be, I guess." I smiled at him.

"You know you're jealous." I teased, striking a weird pose. Lennox smirked.

"Let's just hope it can keep up. We don't need a rookie around here, and no one's going to cut you any breaks." He said.

"He didn't." Arcee gasped in a stage-whisper.

"He did." Bulkhead stage-whispered back.

"Good. Then I'll be sure not to cut any breaks for you guys either." I said smoothly. "Don't forget I'm a trained Cybertronian Warrior, and I can beat your sorry behind anytime, anywhere. In any body."

"That sounds like a challenge." Lennox observed.

"More than sounds like it." I grinned wolfishly. I am very competitive.

"All right, let's break it up before you two fleshlings damage any of my equipment." Ratchet growled, shooing us out. Optimus nodded as we escaped out the door.

"Lennox, why don't you show Bumblebee where he will be staying for the next couple days while Ratchet conducts his experiments?" He suggested. Lennox nodded.

"Sounds like a good idea." He agreed.

"Wait, experiments? What experiments?" Sam asked, suddenly curious as to what was going on. I turned around to walk backwards as Lennox lead us down a hall.

"Ratchet is going to do a whole bunch of experiments on me to make sure the body is working correctly and that the process is safe for others to use." I told him. "I not only get to be a human for a week, but a guinea pig too." Sam laughed and I felt better. Lennox stopped in the doorway of a room that I think was carved out of stone just for this occasion – on short notice. The walls were rough and the bed was some sort of air mattress. There was an old metal locker with hangers in it and a bare bulb that lit the ceiling.

"This will be your room." He said. "The bathroom's right down there go only into the one that has the stick MAN on it."

"What if I want to connect with my feminine side?" I asked. Lennox glared and I held up my hands. "Okay, wrong time for a joke, I get it."

"Anything you need you just ask me or one of the other humans that you know. Don't go asking for favors from other people because some of them aren't as used to the whole 'alien robots' thing yet." He continued.

"Um, they work for a secret branch of the military specializing in alien robots." Sam pointed out.

"Ironic, right?" I asked. "Sometimes I wonder how humans got this far."

"You're one of us now, Bee. Deal with it." He said, his joking tone overshadowed by a bitter edge. I tilted my head, but he turned away. "Lennox, I need a ride home. Carly's going to be freaking out if I don't make our dinner date tonight." At the mention of Carly, my grin disappeared. I did not like Carly. She was bad news, and I didn't know how Sam hadn't figured that out yet.

"Sure, I'll get Arcee to give you a ride." He said. Catching Sam's look of dismay, he quickly amended, "Or… Optimus or Bulkhead."

"Bulkhead." I said. "He's better at the whole 'talking to humans' thing." Sam glared at me and I flinched backwards. "What?" I asked. Sam just sighed.

"Nothing, Bee. See you tomorrow…" He turned and jogged back the way we had come.

"What was that about?" I asked Lennox. He just shrugged.

"How should I know? I'm not one of those people who can interpret everything kids are thinking." He apologized. I grinned.

"you better learn fast, daddy." I teased. He smirked.

"Get some rest, kid."

I laid down on the mattress, huddled under a black jacket I had smuggled from one of the soldiers when his back was turned. It was cold, and the wind whistled outside the base. My human body was exhausted, but my Autobot mind didn't want to recharge or…sleep…yet. I sat up and rubbed my eyes, pulling out the cell phone Ratchet had given me to use until I was back in my Autobot form and had a com link again. I scrolled through the contacts pre-programmed by the good doctor. They were all Autobot com links and human emergency numbers of the soldiers in the base we trusted the most. One number stuck out to me the most. It wasn't an Autobot number or a soldier's number. Sam.

I decided to experiment with the human custom called texting.

3rd person

"Lord Black Arachnia."

The femme looked up from her tablet. "Commander Blitzwing, report." She ordered. Blitzwing held out his own tablet.

"Ze troopz have detected an unshielded communication from an unknown source to the target." He told her. Black Arachnia took it, reading it quickly.

Hey Sam. It's Bumblebee.

Bee? Since when do you have a phone?

Since I don't have a com link and Ratchet wanted me to be able to call for backup.

They're still letting you go on missions in your human form?

Yeah, why?

They never let me go on missions.

Optimus doesn't want you to get hurt. Neither does anyone else, but I know you can take care of yourself.

Really? Thanks, Bee. :D and isn't Optimus worried about you getting hurt?

No. I mean probably, but he's gotten used to it by now. I'm the youngest, after all. He's had to.

But you're a human now.

Yeah and so are you. But who killed Megatron the first time, anyway? You did. Humans can do stuff too.

I'm kind of surprised to hear you say that. You sounded like you didn't like humans very much today.

Seriously? Do you really think I would volunteer to become one if I didn't like them?

Huh. You got a point there. I feel stupid. -_-"

Haha. Was that what was bothering you today?

What do you mean?

Nothing. Never mind.

O-kay. Listen, Bee it's midnight and I'm tired. See you tomorrow, okay?

Yeah, sooner than you think. Lennox said I should experience human culture while I'm doing this so I'm coming to your house.

With Carly there and everything?

Yeah. I'm counting on you to be there so I can use you as a shield if she gets all weird and anti-alien on me.

Cut her some slack. And anyway, she and I will both be working.

I'll come with you then.

My boss won't like that.

I'll stalk you then.

Bee…

I'm serious, you know.

You are strange.

Hypocrite.

Goodnight, you freaky alien.

Goodnight you freaky alien.

That's not even fair. You're on my planet AND you're one of us.

XD

Black Arachnia smiled. "Playing right into our hands." She murmured. "The boy's guardian is helpless in a human form. We will be able to seize them both easily."

"But Lord Black Arachnia, what will we do with the Autobot in the human form?" Blitzwing asked. "We have no need for him." Black Arachnia stretched out a claw-like hand.

"We will use him for experiments, as the Autobots themselves are most definitely planning to do. But ours will not be for the greater good and will hurt a great deal more." She hissed, clenching her fist. She looked up and reached out, running a hand along Blitzwing's jaw. "You will help me with that, won't you?" Blitzwing saluted.

"It would be my pleasure. Shall I retrieve them for you myself?" He asked.

"No. Alert our agent and have her pick them up. She won't cause as much of a disturbance and alert the Autobot forces." The new Decepticon leader commanded. Blitzwing bowed slightly and walked out. Black Arachnia turned back to her tablet. "As soon as I have the information I need, I will be cured. And they will all pay for what they did to me." She tapped her fingers on the desk, a picture of a yellow Autobot appearing in front of her closed optics. "Soon, my little Bumblebee. Soon you will be reunited with your old friends."

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