A/N: Ok, so I struggled a little on this chapter. ODn't ask me why, but I did. I may be able to get out a second chapter later today, but I doubt it. I also get to go to work hella early tomorrow. Yay. Really hate my fragging job most days. There will be at least one chap uploaded over the weekend. Maybe more than that. Depends on if I get stuck. Again lol.
If I owned this, I'd have Screamer on a leash, and Megs would have died the first time. And stayed dead.
4. Surprise!
"Bee. Come on Bee, you need to get up." Midnight glared down at the sleeping form on her lap. She was tired, and she wanted to go home to get some sleep before tonight. The others were set to arrive, and Ratchet would be sure to have a wrench in hand if she didn't get at least a little sleep. She watched as Bee's optics flickered, shuttering before turning into a dull glow. "Bee, the humans are going to be here soon. We need to get out of here."
Bee let a whine escape his vocalizer, sitting up and stretching his limbs a bit before shifting down into his car form. Her drove in circles around Midnight, making her shake her head before folding into a Chevy Malibu. She swerved around Bee toward the exit and laughter escaped her cab as they wove around each other, sometimes missing the other by an inch before they settled down and got back onto the main roads. Bee actually led Midnight to the home that she'd been staying at, making sure she was in the garage before heading off to Sam's.
(Bee)
He figured that Sam was going to be a little weird after last night. Bee had, after all, been 'stolen' and to reappear out of thin air? If am didn't suspect now, he was going to soon. Bee just hoped the kid would be asleep when he got back. And of course, Primus had other plans. Within moments of him rolling into the driveway, Sam ran out of the house and grabbed his mother's, what was the human term? Bicycle? Yes! That was what it was. Venting a sigh, Bee followed the human, ignoring his shouts and driving on the sidewalk right behind the boy. When they reached city limits, he was forced off the sidewalk, and in turn, lost the boy. What he last saw, though, had to hurt. A lot. It was not good for a human to flip their transports like that.
Bee mentally shook his head, setting his scanners on high and driving around in the area he'd lost Sam. It took a few moments, but the ping that he got on his scanners made his Energon lines freeze. Why hadn't he sensed this before! He should have known that a Decepticon was in the city! He floored his accelerator, speeding to where the Decepticon was. He swerved around other drivers, ignoring the honking and screeching of tires. He had to get to Sam. Who knew what the Decepticon was going to do!
Bee swerved into the complex, whirring in anger as Barricade ran towards Sam and the Banes girl. He turned sharply, aft knocking into Barricade's knees and knocking him down. He spun back around toward the teens, passenger door opening and slamming closed behind them both. He mentally winced as his tires spun in place for a second, screaming in defiance before catching some traction and propelling him forward. Barricade folded down to his Police form, and Bee forced his mind to stay off of Prowl, and how ticked he would be. He always had been, and always will be a law enforcement vehicle.
Bee ignored the slapping and screaming going on, and instead paying attention to swerving around, and through, obstacles and trying not to get all of them killed. They spent quite a while being chased around by Barricade, and Bee just couldn't lose him. He noted the darkening sky and sent an S.O.S. to Midnight. He felt her awaken and he sent her a Data Packet, with what was going on. He slid into an alley, shooting off toward a nearby chemical plant, where Midnight was heading now. He managed to pull ahead of Barricade, backing into a darkened section, locked the teens inside, and shut off his systems. He hated cutting himself off from Midnight, but she would understand.
He waited until Barricade rolled by, cursing mentally when he paused. He forced his systems on and shot forward, nearly clipping Barricade's bumper and spotted flashing lights to his left. He swerved toward the lights, opening his door and ignoring the protests of the ejected teens before transforming. Bee didn't have a chance to block the tire spikes, and was knocked into a chemical tank. He caught a flash from Barricade's armor, but didn't really stop to think about it. Midnight rammed into Barricade's legs as he raised his weapon again, making the bot stumble and giving Bee time to grapple with the Decepticon before tossing him on an electrical substation. Midnight hesitated for a moment, idling for a second before catching a glimpse of Sam and Mikaela. She revved her engine, nudging Bee gently before taking off, pulling off a doughnut and racing out of the plant.
Bee got a ping from her as she drove away, and he answered with a questioning whistle. 'Sorry Bee, but I don't want the kids to see me just yet. They know this mode to well, seeing as I did get to go to their 'school'. I'll see you when the others Get here, which should be soon. The Observatory would be a good place to take them to watch the show.'
Bee whirred in confirmation and annoyance, and turned back to the two humans, knowing they were going to have questions.
Midnight sighed, driving carefully through Tranquility, searching for a place that they could safely change and expose themselves to Mikaela and Sam. She felt the others pinging one by one, and she only had minutes before they would be here. She growled in her cab, taking note of a secluded alley and turning off her lights. She easily entered the alley, scanning for humans in the area.
"Well guys, this is the place. The humans are content with avoiding this alley." Midnight chuckled dryly, leaving the alley and parking across the way and shut down most of her systems. She sent the newest arrivals the coordinates for the alley, attaching a note that said she would be parked across the way. She received confirmation pings and settled on her axels to wait. She rocked a bit on her wheels when she saw the others, nearly laughing out loud. Dang they looked good!
She flashed her lights at the others, starting back up when Optimus flashed his new lights back. She rolled over to the group, resisting the urge to bump into one of them with her bumper, just so they didn't look so shiny. She could hear the chuckles over the Comm before being nudged gently by the Solstice beside her. She hummed back, sliding to the back of the pack with ease and ignoring the questioning clicks and whirrs. She hung back, just outside the alley. When the Solstice pause, she rolled forward slightly, then rolled back to where she had been. The engine revved a little, earning another nudge from the silver car before he headed in with the others.
She was shaking on her axels when she heard the familiar clicking and grinding of gears, whimpering a little that she couldn't join them just yet. She didn't want to scare the kids that had come to know her as Lillith. She would undoubtedly do so if she went over there now. For the moment, she listened and relaxed as Optimus' baritone rolled over her Audio's, introducing everyone one by one. She giggled at the antics of the others, activating her holo so that she could smile when Jazz tried to break the tension by goofing off. Then Ratchet had to ruin that. Some comments should not be made, and that was near the top of the list!
Lillith snorted, seat reclining automatically. She ignored the glances that were shot her way by the others, and groaned when Optimus said that there was one more team member to introduce. Her lights flicked on, vehicle moving forward till she paused right behind Optimus' leg. Her door swung open, and she sighed as her Holo climbed out, smirking over the opened door as she waved. "Sammy, I'm ho~ome!"
Sam stood there, his mouth flapping silently. Lillith merely raised a brow, waiting for a moment before he spat something out of his flapping jaw. "WHa-How? Huh?"
Lillith snorted, rolling her eyes as the other bots tried not to chuckle, though Optimus and Jazz were staring at her with slightly narrowed optics. "Way to go Sam. That was intelligent. Do you want to try again?"
Sam glared, flipping Lillith the bird before speaking. "How the hell are you with these guys? You went to school with me! You came to the school just before second semester! How is this possible?"
Lillith moved around her door, leaning on the hood and smirked when Sam jumped as the door closed on its own. "Simple Sammy. I've been here longer than that. Bee and I were sent here to observe, and keep an eye out for anyone that would know anything about what we seek. That, in turn, led us to you. Sam, those things your Grandfather wrote? They're in my native language. Granted, it's a really old version and I don't know it, but I recognized it. Bee and I decided that one of us would have to be with you during the day, the other at night. I was to stay with you during school hours, in this form, because I can talk. Bee, as you've undoubtedly noticed, can't. By the way, nice armor Bee. You get an upgrade on your alt?"
Lillith laughed as Bee preened, nodding enthusiastically, and bouncing on his feet. Her attention was jerked back to the teens when Mikaela growled in annoyance. "If that's so, then why aren't you a robot like them huh? You look like a regular human to me."
Lillith glared at the girl, baring her teeth in a silent snarl before her form flickered out of existence. Optimus stepped to the side when the clicking of gears and shifting of metal came from behind him. Midnight stared down at the two when she'd finished, moving over to Jazz and sitting beside him when he moved over for her. It actually seemed like both Jazz and Midnight were the same height to the teens, which was true. Midnight vented a sigh, her right servo running at her audio's before leaning against Jazz slightly. "Now do you believe me?"
Sam and Mikaela both nodded, their mouths open once more in shock. Optimus grabbed their attention, and Midnight leaned into the ne armed embrace from the bot beside her. She took the Energon snack that Ratchet was holding with a muttered thanks, looking at both he, and Jazz with hope in her optics. Her optics shuttered, a quiet keen escaping her when they both shook their heads, causing Jazz to pull her even closer, sharing worried glances with the others even as Optimus explained to the humans why they were here, and what they were looking for.
A/N: So I struggled with this chap. Baddly. You can likely tell , and I apologize. I'm likely going to go back over this when the story is done and redo it as needed. Please let me know if I need to do anything specific right away. I was going off Transformers Wiki for the Barricade/Bee fight. As you can tell, I'm not good with those. Sorry! I'll do better next time, I swear! Next one's going to be sometime this weekend. I, sadly, am one of the core weekend people for my job. Yay me… -.-' Hope you enjoyed!