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Chapter 2

Bumblebee drove though that streets of Detroit not really paying attention to his surroundings. He just wanted to get away from the looks that his teammates were giving him. It was the same every month when mail can and everyone got mail but him.

Every month it was the same and the looks would be the same. Bumblebee just wished that his teammates would leave him alone about the letter situation. It drove him crazy. It was none of his teammates business why he didn't get any letters.

Bumblebee was so lost in his thoughts that he almost didn't hear his comm beep.

"What's up Bossbot?" Bumblebee asked.

"Head back to base. We got an Elite Guard crew coming in and for once it's not Sentinel." Optimus said. Bumblebee could tell that by his commander's voice that he was glad that Sentinel wasn't coming.

The yellow minibot turned around and headed back to base wondering which Elite Guard team was coming. Bumblebee knew a few of them from his time serving energon to them when they were on break. A few of the femmes even friendly flirted with him. Nothing to serious came out of the flirting as the Elite Guard members had a reputation to maintain but they were always nice to him. One even bought him a cube of high grade for him creation day.

By the time Bumblebee made it back to the base The Elite Guard ship was already there. By the size of the ship Bumblebee could tell that it belonged to a Minor and not a Prime.

As Bumblebee transformed and entered the base to see a familiar red mech that made his life the pits in Boot camp.

Ironhide turned around and saw the yellow minibot that he and Wasp had picked on in Boot Camp. The same minibot that had sent Wasp to the stockades. The minibot that had sent a innocent bot to the stockades.

The Elite Guard mech narrowed his optics at Bumblebee. How dare that minibot be so happy when he caused such pain. Ironhide swore that he would make the bumbler's life hell during the entire time he was on the Primus forsaken planet.

Ironhide was about to say something mean to Bumblebee when the red elite Guard saw the look in the minibot's optics. Gone was the happy go lucky minibot and in his place stood a minibot without a care in the world. Ironhide had never seen such a sad look on Bumblebee's face in his life. From what he could remember from Boot Camp the bumbler always had a smile on his face except for the time when mail from their friends and family came. Ironhide could distinctly remember that not once during training did Bumblebee ever get any letters or care packages from anyone. But not once did Bumblebee ever let the fact that he never got any letters make him bitter towards the others. Instead he always left the bunk house to give them time alone to read their letters or open their care packages.

Ironhide was beginning to think that Bumblebee really didn't have a family and had to raise himself or was he abandoned by his creators and played the part of a fool to hide the pain he had. Whatever the reason it got him curious about the life of the yellow minibot who loved life despite what may have happened to him growing up.

"Ironhide could you please bring in the supplies along with the care packages." Rodimus Minor said bring the red colored mech out of his thoughts.

"Sure thing Rodimus." Ironhide replied. He caught a glimpse of the look on Bumblebee's face and once again saw pain and hurt at the mention of care packages. He was the only one to notice it for Bumblebee went back to his normal self.

"Bumblebee and Bulkhead why don't you give Ironhide a servo with the supplies." Optimus said.

"Sure thing Bossbot."

"No problem Optimus."

With saying that Bulkhead and Bumblebee headed out towards the Artemis to get the supplies.

Ironhide knew that would be the perfect time to corner Bumblebee and try to get some answers. He would just have to get the timing right.

The look on Bumblebee's face didn't go unnoticed by a certain Cyberninja who was standing only a few feet away from Bumblebee. Prowl wasn't used to seeing his young teammate with such a sad face. It made him worry. He knew the Bumblebee hadn't been the same since he found out that Wasp was innocent of his crimes.

Prowl could tell that the guilt was consuming his young teammate just as the guilt he had for not being able to protect Master Yoketron. Along with the fact that there had to be a reason why Bumblebee wasn't getting any mail.

The Cyberninja was going to find out why his teammate wasn't getting any mail if it was the last thing he did. Bumblebee deserved to be happy. The first thing that came to mind was to ask Bulkhead what Bumbebee was like when he was in boot camp and if he received any letter or care packages.

Prowl headed into the base to help Ratchet with stocking up his newly delivered medical supplies. The black and gold ninja was unaware that someone else was thinking the same thing about Bumblebee.

It took only a few cycles for Prowl and Ratchet to organized what supplies that had been unloaded. It would be a long wait for the rest of them as Bumblebee and Ironhide were stuck inside on of the rooms thanks to a malfunction in the system.

Ratchet prayed that Bumblebee would come out the mess in one piece as the medic knew that Ironhide was a close friend of Wasp and blamed Bumblebee for what had happened in boot camp all those stellar cycles ago.

Next chapter Prowl finds out something sad that happened in Boot camp and Ironhide corners Bumblebee in the ship.

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