Chapter 10: Bumble Prime

The next day, Optimus, back in his body, invited Mirage to stay as a trainee. Shockwave was going to train him. Barricade was out making sure Ironhide wasn't going to cause anymore trouble. Surprisingly Ironhide hadn't been heard from since the alley fight. Bumblebee was busy talking to the seekers later at break.

"So, any clues as to where the relic is?" Bee asked.

"No, not yet unfortunately." Starscream said.

"Man, I just wish we were close!" Soundwave said.

"I know, and hopefully we get it before Airachnid!" Shockwave said.

"How's training Mirage?" Soundwave asked.

"I think he will make a fine agent some day. It must take time though. He still has a lot to learn!" Shockwave explained.

Starscream turns back to Bee and nearly drops his energon due to what he is seeing.

"Uh...Bee? Have you always had a gold glow around your body?" Starscream asked concerned.

"Huh? No!" Bee said then looked at himself. The others nearly drop their energon too.

"Bumblebee you okay?" Soundwave asked.

"I'm fine!" Bee said. He was, in fact, glowing.

"You need to get checked out." Starscream said.

"Mabye I finally do, first it was my nitrous tanks refilling, now my whole body!" Bee said.

At the med bay, Knock Out examined the glow.

"Hmm, that's really strange. Can you stop it?" Knock Out asked.

Bee struggles to concentrate but it doesn't go away. Knock Out scratched his head. Bee notices a relic scanner in the corner of the room in a box.

"Try that!" Bee said pointing to it.

"What? The relic scanner? Bumblebee you don't have the relic on you!" Knock Out said.

"Optimus told me the "Yellow Prime" relic glows gold. And I'm glowing gold." Bee said. "It's worth a shot!"

"Fine!" Knock Out gave in grabbing the scanner.

He started to hover it above Bee. When he read the scans he literally jumped back hitting a wall. He had the most ultimate horror face on. He comm-linked everyone in the room in a mono-tone voice. Once everybody came in, after having a hard time fitting in the small room, Knock Out spoke.

"Optimus...remember when...you said...a relic can't take the form of a cybertronian?" Knock Out asked.

"Yes!" Optimus said.

"You were fragging wrong! BUMBLEBEE IS THE RELIC!" Knock Out screamed alarming everyone.

"WHAT!" Everyone including Bee yelled.

"Scans show Bumblebee is, in fact, not a cybertronian, but a living relic! He is the Yellow Prime. THE RELIC HAS BEEN WITH LIVING WITH US FOR NEARLY A MONTH NOW THIS WHOLE TIME!" Knock Out yelled out.

There was a long slience. Optimus and Megatron both had the same horror face. Starscream's wings drooped. Lazerbeak fell onto the ground from a surprised Soundwave. Shockwave's antenna's twitched. The rest were just amazed.

"I'M THE RELIC? THIS CAN'T BE!" Bee said covering his face.

"Bumblebee that's an honor!" Optimus finally broke the horror faces on everyone. "Primus allowed you to be a living relic!"

"So, why did he start glowing now?" Soundwave asked picking Lazerbeak off the floor.

"Bumblebee what did you do different today?" Barricade asked.

"Well, I woke up too early cause I couldn't sleep!" Bee said.

"Mabye he glows when he's tired." Starscream said.

"Bumblebee you do realize this makes you the most powerful mech on the planet right?" Shockwave asked.

"I am! Sweet!" Bee said excited. "That means I can finally get revenge on Megatron for that prank yesterday.

In a blurr, Megatron is gone down the hallway.

"If it's okay "Yellow Prime", I would like to run a few more scans." Knock Out suggested.

"Sure!" Bee said as the berth lowered some more.

Later on, Mirage was rolling around enjoying the bright sun. He thought nothing could ruin this day...he was dead wrong. As he raced off an off-ramp of the highway he was confronted by the two drones. At first he mistook them for Steve and Kenny.

"Steve? Kenny? What are you two doing out here?" Mirage asked while transforming.

"We are not Steve or Kenny, while we remember those two punks and that insecticon, we are drones who work for Airachnid." One of them said.

Mirage realized he was in trouble now. He had heard about everything that Airachnid has caused to get Bee beaten up and Clawswipe missing. Mirage backed up but the drones moved forward.

"Where are you going?" The drones asked growling.

"Where do you think? Away from you guys!" Mirage said.

"Wait a minute...YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE THREE WIMPS WENT DON'T YOU?" One of them snarled.

"NO I DON'T!" Mirage lied.

"I bet he knows where the relic is!" The other drone said nudging his partner. "WHERE IS IT?"

"I'M NOT TELLING YOU!" Mirage snapped putting up his fists.

"Alright then, we have ways of making you talk!" One them said and charged Mirage.

Thanks to more of his training he was able to hold his own for awhile as he landed a few punches to the drone. He even unleashed his claws and slashed the drone's chest. That's when the other drone joined in. He came up and landed a fist to Mirage's face. The clawed-chest drone followed-up by tackling Mirage down and pinning him.

"YOU BETTER TELL US! WE ARE FRAGGING TIRED OF ASKING!" The drone yelled. "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RELIC?"

"I WILL NEVER TELL! DO WHAT YOU WANT TO ME! I'LL NEVER MENTION ITS LOCATION! GO AHEAD! BEAT ME UP! SEE IF I CARE! YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE RELIC!" Mirage snapped surprising the drones.

The drone that had him pinned balled a fist ready to ram it into Mirage's face when the other drone stopped him.

"Why are you always stopping me?" The balled fist drone snapped.

"He's not worth it! Airachnid will take care of him!" The drone said. "Put your fist down!"

The angry drone hesitated. Mirage kept his angry look.

"GET UP!" The drone snapped pulling Mirage up. "Airachnid is going to have plans for you!"

Mirage tried to break free but didn't have time as the calm drone pulled out a remote transporter. Mirage and the drones disappear. Back at base, Knock Out had just got done researching Bumblebee. Optimus and Megatron were still amazed that the relic had been with them for a whole month. Bumblebee still couldn't get over the fact that he was a relic. A living relic. Meanwhile, Shockwave was wondering what was taking Mirage so long! He was getting worried. He decided to comm-link him...but there was no response. He ran from his room all the way to Optimus' office shoving through Dreadwing and Sideways.

"Optimus, Mirage hasn't contacted back at all. I'm worried, is there any way you can get his location?" Shockwave asked.

"Sure!" Optimus said.

On the big screen on the wall, a red dot went around the map of Iacon to find Mirage, however, the dot moved out of Iacon and into Kaon and blinked at Mirage's location. He was located at Airachnid's HQ. Everyone screamed.

"AIRACHNID HAS MIRAGE!" Optimus yelled.

"WHAT! NO! NO! NO!" Shockwave said angrily.

Shockwave was so angry his antenna's twitched violently and he clenched his fists tightly. His red optic bent back into an angry optic. Optimus, Megatron, Dreadwing and Sidways back away from the mech. Shockwave then shouted so loud he made cracks in every wall of the building.

"AIRACHNID YOU MOTHER-FRAGGING GLITCH!" Shockwave yells as everyone cover their audios. Bumblebee, Knock Out, Steve, Kenny, Clawswipe, Barricade, Starscream and Soundwave rush into the main control room.

"What happened?" Clawswipe asked.

"AIRACHNID HAS MY BROTHER!" Shockwave snarled.

"NO WAY!" Bee said. "THAT LITTLE GLITCH!"

Just then, Shockwave recieves a distress signal from his brother. Shockwave cuts up his comm-link volume.

"MIRAGE? MIRAGE WHAT HAPPENED?" Shockwave asked.

"I...have been captured by Airachnid! I need you're help...oh scrap...I'm fragged now...she's coming!" Mirage's voice is replaced by Airachnid's.

"Aw poor old Shockwave! You lonely without your brother? If you want him back...alive...bring Bumblebee and the relic and I may spare him." Airachnid says.

"YOU BETTER NOT PUT A CLAW ON HIM!" Shockwave warns. "PRIMUS HELP ME IF YOU DO I'M GONNA-"

"DO WHAT? KILL ME? TOUGH LUCK CYCLOPICON!" Airachnid insults Shockwave.

"OOH, YOU JUST WAIT TILL I GET MY CLAWS ON YOU!" Shockwave threatened.

"BRING IT ON!" Airachnid said. "Just remember what I said, bring Bumblebee and the relic! Oh...and bring those three brats too!"

Steve, Kenny and Clawswipe growl! Clawswipe growled the loudest.

"WE'LL BE THERE! YOU'LL SEE!" Shockwave yells and hangs up the comm-link.

Shockwave turns to everybody.

"Well, let's go!" Shockwave snarls. Bee raises a hand.

"Hold on Shockwave, I got a surprise." Bee said.

Bumblebee opens his spark chamber and his spark shoots out a gold power beam that covers himself. He begins to change in appearance. Everyone watches as Bumblebee shuts his optics once and when he opens them his left eye had turned red while his right eye stayed blue. His yellow paint job turns to gold and black. He clenches his fists and when he reopens them, his fingers had turned into long sharp claws. Little horns shoot out from the top of his head. His arms and legs become more muscular and his chest and feet grow a bit. As the transformation is done, everyone admires the new Bumblebee. He laughs.

"Oh this is going to be interesting!" Bee said as a twinkle affect appears at the sharp ends of his new claws.

"Wow, Bumblebee! You look good! But we were wondering if we can also call you...Bumble Prime?" Optimus suggested. Bee smirks.

"That would totaly work!" Bee agreed.

To be continued...

Wow! Two chapters in one day! Well, there may be one more chapter left or two...I'm still thinking. Oh and please don't judge me about the new appearance of Bumblebee. Please don't. That idea has been in my mind for a while now. I thought it would be interesting to put in.