Chapter Four

"So…where you guys from?" Bumblebee asked a repair clone.

"From Coruscant. Now please leave me alone. I need to fix this." the clone said.

"Okay…just thought I ask." he said.

"Kid leave them alone. The faster they fix up their ship, the faster they can leave." Ratchet said.

"Don't you think that's the humans say about us?" Bulkhead said.

"Well…um…" Ratchet was speechless.

Then Mace Windu came up and started talking to Prime.

"We're almost ready. We'll be out of your hair in no time."

"Well that's should be…" Prime was cut off.

"SIR, enemy frigate entering planet's atmosphere." a clone said.

"Activate cloaking device." Windu said.

Then in a flash, the cruiser disappeared and so did the clones.

"Whoa…where'd everybody go?" Bumblebee said.

"What does he mean 'Enemy Frigate'?" Prime asked.

"The droids must have followed us here."

"How bad is this?" Bumblebee asked.

"If there's a frigate, there's a fleet not far behind it." Windu said.

"You had to asked." Sari said.


On board the frigate…

"Republic cruiser no longer on radar."

"Hmm…they must have a cloaking device. They shouldn't be far." Dooku said.

"Advanced specimen on surface." the pilot said.

"Show me."

Then a screen popped out and showed the Autobots. All the Autobots.

"Are they the primary species on this planet?" Dooku asked.

"No sir, they are the only machines on the planet. The planet supports organics." the ship master explained.

"Well, this should be…" he stopped. "I sense…something."

"What is it?"

"The force is strong here. Who is all down there?" Dooku asked.

"Just the robots and a young child." the pilot said.

"Zoom in the child." Dooku ordered.

Then the screen zoomed in on Sari.

"Nothing. Try the machines."

Then the screen went from Prime to Ratchet and so on. But when it got to Bumblebee…

"STOP." Dooku shouted.

"Set up a com-link with my master. We may have a problem."


Back on the ground…

"How big is this fleet?" Bumblebee asked again.

"Big enough to take over four planets." Windu said staying out of sight.

"Kid, quit making things worse." Ratchet said.

"How am I making things worse?" Bumblebee asked.

"You're freaking me out." the med-bot said.

"What scared?" Bumblebee teased.

Then ratchet walked over to Bumblebee and hit in the back of the head.

"I said knock it off!"

Then the heard a noise that sounded like two heavy metals hitting each other.

"What the slag was that?!" Ratchet said.

The all looked up and saw the frigate's hull open, revealing a giant cannon.

"Uh-Oh…"Sari said clinging on to Bumblebee.

"GET DOWN, NOW!!" Mace Windu shouted.

Then the frigate's gun shot one round and it hit the 'invisible' Republic cruiser. With that shot, it damaged the ship and forced it to come out of hiding. They were vulnerable.

"Call for reinforcements, we must!" Yoda said in the bridge.


Back on the frigate…

"Sir, cruiser in view. Destroy?" the pilot asked.

"Concentrate all your fire on the engines." Dooku said.

With the order, all cannons gave the cruiser's engines hell. No mercy.

Back on the ground…

"BUMBLEBEE, WATCH OUT!" Prime yelled.

"I'm okay."

Bumblebee was dodging all the missiles that came his way. Except for one.

BOOOOOMMM…

"Bumblebee!!…" Sari said and running to his aid.

"Sari, get out of here." he tried telling her.

"No. I'll make this quick." she said looking at the hole in his leg. Then she took her key from her neck and put it in his slot.

But on the frigate…


"Sir, there' a high concentration of energy on the planet's surface." the shipmaster said.

"How high?" Dooku asked.

"The reading are off the chart."

Then, the bridge doors opened and in came Darth Sidious. Everyone, including Dooku, got on there knees.

"Rise my friend." he said in a clod voice.

"The cruiser is out of commission, my lord. But there seems to be an object giving off high amounts of energy." Dooku explained.

"Don't destroy the cruiser, yet. And I have something in mind for the energy source. I will send Grievous to retrieve it."

"Yes, my lord." Dooku said.

On the ground…

"What going on? The bombs, they've stopped." Sari said still tending Bumblebee's injury.

"Maybe they ran out of ammo." Bumblebee said and started laughing.

"It not funny Bumblebee, someone could've got hurt." Prowl said.

"Oh come on. You need to lighten up a little, or a lot." he said getting up, "besides what the worst that could happen?"

Then a droid drop ship came out and landed five feet in front of Sari.

"That's what could happen." Prowl said.

"Alright, if its not friendly, get rid of it." Prime said.

Then Mace Windu came to his side bearing his purple light saber. "Let me handle this." he said.

Then the drop ship's doors opened and out came General Grievous.

"(cough)…Mace Windu. How pleasant to see you here." he said.

"Enough talk. What did you come for?" he asked.

"If you…(cough)…must know, I'm here for the energy source. So give it up!" Grievous demanded.

"I don't know what your talking about."

"Don't lie Jedi scum, the source came from…" he was cut off when he saw Sari, "This must be the one."

Sari started running, but wasn't fast enough. Grievous caught her by her shirt and pulled her back.

"Hey, leave her alone." Bumblebee shouted and took out his stingers.

"Don't try it fool, or I'll make you regret."

Bumblebee backed off and looked at Grievous with a serious look.

"Give me the…key." Grievous said.

"NO!!" Sari said trying to break free.

"Then I'll just have to take it from you." he and held his fist in the air. Sari closed her eyes and tears came running down her face. But, she fell to the ground, eyes still closed. She opened them and saw Bumblebee fighting with Grievous.

"Bulkhead help him out. Prowl get Sari. Ratchet take Sari's key and get out of here." Prime ordered.

But his orders came too late. They all heard a certain scream coming from the fight. Sari looked in the direction and saw Bumblebee lying on the ground holding on to his arm, but she noticed his hand was missing. Her eyes got wide at the sight it. And saw grievous with light sabers in both hands.

"Enough playing around!" Grievous said and lifted his sabers high into the air. Then they came down with great force, but were stopped by another light saber.

"Mind if I join in." Obi-Wan Kenobi said.

Grievous elbowed him and sent him flying. Little did Grievous know, Bumblebee took out his stinger on the good arm and plunged it into his heart.

"What is he?" Bulkhead said.

Grievous fell to the ground, trying to gasp for air. Then Bumblebee stood up and said…

"I told you to leave her alone."

But when Sari looked at him, she noticed his eyes went from blue to red for a second, then blue again.

Then grievous gave his last breath and died where he laid.

Back on the frigate…

"My lord, Grievous is no longer." Dooku said.

"Relax. His death was a necessary loss." Darth Sidious said, "Soon I will get a more younger and more powerful apprentice."

"But who will lead the Droid Army?" Dooku asked.

"The same one who killed Grievous. The one they call, Bumblebee."