Tonight I wanna Cry

Chapter 11: Guilty

Optimus sighed and stood up from behind his desk. He had been thinking for the last few human minutes. Optimus walked to Bumblebee's room and knocked on it. "Bumblebee ?" he said.

"He's not there." Said Prowl as he walked to Optimus.

"Is he in the main room then ?" asked Optimus, hoping the answer would be yes.

"No, he ran pissed off outside and drove away with that Chevy Beat he borrows from Professor Sumdec. " said Prowl.

"Oh no…" mumbled Optimus and started to run to the main room. "Ratchet ! You're in command, while I'm gone !"

"Where ya going ?!" yelled Ratchet as Optimus transformed and started to drive away.

"I'm going to look for Bumblebee !!" yelled Optimus as he speeded off.

Ratchet watch Optimus go, before looking at Bulkhead. "Look for the kid ? What has the frag done now ?"

Bulkhead held his should up. "All I know is that Bumblebee stormed like a pissed off Decepticon outta here."

Ratchet looked at Bulkhead before looking back to the entrance of the plant. 'Prime, what have you done ?' thought Ratchet worried.

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Optimus drove to the places where Bumblebee always would hang around. When Optimus didn't find his youngest teammate, he called his best friend, Sari.

"Hello ?"

"Sari ? It's me, Prime." Said Optimus.

"Prime ! How are you ? Why are you calling ?" asked Sari happy.

"Sari, do you know where Bumblebee is ?" asked Optimus, ignoring her questions.

"'Bee ? I'd thought he was with you guys." Said Sari.

"No, he drove away when me and him had a argument."

Sari sighed. 'Not this again.' She thought.

"Look Sari, if he calls or you see him, call me, okay ?"

"Okay…But only if you promise you won't be angry with him."

"I promise." Said Optimus.

"Okay, then. I'll call you as soon I hear from him."

"Good." Said Prime before laying off. Just as he was done, Ratchet called.

"Prime ! There has been a explosion on one of the highways !" said Ratchet. "Me and the others are going to it, to help the people."

"Okay, which one is it ?" asked Optimus, knowing that he had to stop looking for Bumblebee and help the others.

"Route 52." Answered Ratchet. "I'll see you there kid."

'52 ?! That's the highway Bumblebee always takes !' thought Optimus as he fired up his sirens and drove to the highway.

In matter of time, Prime was on the highway. The terror what he sees before him was huge. Cars where burning out, people screaming and bleeding like primus knows. While driving between the burning cars, Optimus put the fire out with his foam. The further he went the worse it was.

Suddenly in a distance, Prime saw a familiar car. A green chevy Beat. When Optimus looked closely, he saw someone familiar in it. Bumblebee.

"Bumblebee !" he yelled as he transformed and ran to the car. Optimus kneeled down and looked at the boy who sat in the car. "Bumblebee ! Are you alright ?!"

When Optimus didn't get any answer, he knew he had to do something. Optimus tried to break the car open, but wasn't sure of it. When he heard some familiar sirens, Optimus turn around. "RATCHET !!!!" he yelled.

Ratchet immediately drove to Optimus and transformed. "Bumblebee…"he said when he saw the kid.

Ratchet pulled out his magnetic and pulled Bumblebee carefully out of the car. Optimus was shocked when he saw Bumblebee. He was cover in blood and his left leg looked strange.

Ratchet scanned Bumblebee, when it was complete, Ratchet looked worried. "He's in static lock ! He needs to get to a hospital right now !"

"Then let's bring him there !" said Optimus. "You bring him there, while me and the rest help the others."

Ratchet nodded and transformed in his alt mode. Optimus laid, Bumblebee carefully into Ratchet. "Take care of him." Optimus said worried.

"I will." Said Ratchet before he drove off with loud sirens.

Optimus watched Ratchet go, before he helped the injured people.

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A few hours later,

Optimus and the others were at hospital. Optimus was ice bearing while waiting for some new of the Sumdecs. Sari and her dad came to the hospital as soon they heard the news.

"What is taking them so long ?!" mumbled Optimus frustrated.

"Easy, Prime." Said Ratchet as he watched the red and blue mech. "The humans are doing the best they can."

Optimus sighed and started to ice bear again. At that moment a crying Sari and a sad looking Isaac Sumdec came out of the hospital.

Optimus's spark was almost jumping out of his chassis. 'No….'thought Optimus.

Isaac looked up at the worried looking Autobots, while holding his daughter closely. "Bumblebee just got out of surgery. They had to reset his leg and threat the fire burns he had from the accident. He has almost everywhere over his body second and third degree burn wounds. His left leg was broken and he has a head injury. While he was in surgery, he reacted on the medication he was given. By that…." Said Isaac. He couldn't get over his heart to say it. Sari started to cry some more when her dad was to that part. "He…He….His heart stopped. They almost lost him, but they brought them back. But because of it, he's now in a coma."

Sari cried as Isaac grabbed her and hugged, whispering some words to her.

Optimus stepped back as he stare into space. His teammate, his charge, his youngling, almost died. And the last words he said where words he didn't mean….Why had this to happen ? Why now ? Now that everything was getting better ?

Optimus shook his head while thinking. His youngest teammate and charge was laying in a human hospital, in a freaking static lock !

"Is there any chance we could see him ?" asked Optimus worried.

"I am afraid not." Said Isaac. "He's laying intensive care and will be staying there until he get out of the coma."

Optimus looked worried and later on, he talked with the doctors who helped Bumblebee.

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10 human hours has past. It was after midnight, when Optimus still sat behind his desk. Bulkhead and Prowl peeked into the office.

"We need to do something." Sighed Bulkhead. "He's been sitting there since he heard the news about Bumblebee."

"I know, but we're not instate to talked to him." Said Prowl.

Bulkhead and Prowl looked at Ratchet who just walked by. "He's still sitting there isn't he ?" sighed Ratchet as he saw the young once.

"Yeah he is." Said Bulkhead.

Ratchet sighed again. "Alright, I'll talk to him." He said. "But you two need to get out of here ! Or I won't talk to him at all !"

Prowl and Bulkhead nodded and walked away.

When Ratchet was sure of it, he walked into the office. "Prime…" he said. "I'm sorry what happened to the kid, but sitting here like that won't help."

"My last words…"mumbled Optimus. "I didn't mean them, Ratchet….He has to know."

"He knows, Prime. You and him where angry at each other, so you've said things you didn't mean." Said Ratchet. "He's a youngling, Prime. A teenager as the humans put it. Their unstable and are trying to find a spot in the world. When they are angry, they say things where we adults say things too we don't mean. The kid doesn't mean his words either and he knows that you didn't mean it. Being a human, makes ity more difficult for him to find that spot…."

Optimus as he recalled what Bumblebee had yelled at him as Ratchet talked along.

Optimus looked up at Ratchet for the first time that Ratchet was in the room. "Ratchet, I needto ask you something."

Ratchet looked at Optimus, before nodding. "Shoot it."

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A new chapter ! Woot !! And a Cliffy. XD This is the last time, I'm updating so quickly. Tomorrow it's back to school and work on my end project. (not that I didn't work for it under the vacation…) God, I'm already looking forwards a new vacation…. Anyway, the chapter is inspired on the music, Guilty and funeral song by The Rasmus , Evanescance with Lithium and on pictures of Final Destination 2.