JJ: Thank you! I really love the idea of the couple. I feel like once they got over their problems they would be such a power couple. Especially when Sunstriker joins them. I love Grimlock so much, I hated him being left in the hole too.
Also yeah, it's similar to Soundwave's ability. They're both exceptional at technologoy. I'm sure I'll have them face off someday. ;)
Snake Screamer: I was so excited to write this chapter. I loved it. I do know but thank you! I need to watch the rest of season 2 and three.
Alexandria Prime: I am defintely trying!
Iron Maker2: I'll think about both of your sides when it comes to that episode. For the love triangle I don't really know. We'll see!
Guest: I want to put Hank in more of the chapters! I'll try to do that in the future.
Gry20: Really? Well I'll be sure to remember your idea when the time comes.
Anna barely made it through the ground bridge before she was picked up and spun around. "Whoa!"
Bumblebee grinned up at her, holding her securely in his arms. "What did Ratchet say?"
Anna smiled down at him, "My hand is all better."
Bumblebee lowered her down enough so he could kiss her, feeling elated. "I'm glad."
Anna smiled as she hugged him gently. "Me too. Someone can stop kicking me off missions."
Bumblebee laughed softly as he sat her down, "You were hurt, I wasn't going to send you out."
Anna just rolled her optics, holding his servo in hers. "I know, I know…"
Bumblebee smiled and gently kissed the back of her hand, "How about we go for a midnight drive tonight? Over by the ocean?"
Anna smiled softly down at her mate, "That sounds great… What's the occasion?"
Bumblebee shrugged his shoulders, smiling at her. "I just want to spend more time with you, away from the others… I want to work on our relationship. We're getting closer but…"
Anna gently reached out with her spark, feeling his respond lightly. "But we're not as close as we want to be."
Bumblebee nodded his helm, "Exactly…" He gently placed his hand over her chassis, right where her spark was. "I love you more than anything, Anna, and I want to share that with you… When we're ready."
Anna placed her hand over his spark, getting flashes of the hole once there. "I want to share my spark with you too, Bee… I can't wait." She looked up at him and grinned, "It's a date." Bumblebee was about to lean in to kiss her when Fixit commed them both.
"Decepticon alert! He's on the edge of Crown City."
Bumblebee groaned softly, "Really?" He then smiled softly as Anna laughed at him, running back to the Alchemor.
{X}
Anna was driving along a road, looking for any signs of the 'con. The team had split up to cover more ground, not able to find him right away. Anna had seen signs of a strange symbol in the area, following them. They also coincided with some form of destruction usually.
Anna paused as she approached a large parking lot. She could see a brown 'con lurking around, muttering to himself. He resembled a sort of porcupine with quills on his upper back.
Bee, I found the 'con.
Got it, we're rendezvousing to your location. Be careful.
Anna transformed after making sure there weren't any humans in the immediate vicinity. She crept up behind the 'con, trying to listen in on his conversation.
The 'con turned back to her quickly, crying out. "An oppressor seeks to capture me! Never! Always resist!"
Anna raised an optic before having to dodge as his quills were heading right for her. "Ah!" She dropped down behind a large truck, using it as cover.
Whatever you do, avoid his quills! They look dangerous.
Anna quickly shot at his legs, making him fall over. "You can resist but it won't help, 'con." She got up just in time to see Sideswipe swiping at where the 'con was.
The 'con had rolled out of the way and stood up. He was backing away from them quickly until he felt Grimlock coming. He quickly shot quills at him too, "More oppressors!"
Grimlock grabbed a car and used it as cover for his quills, "Uh oh!"
The 'con began running away from them all, "I will not be crushed under the weight of your oppression!" He jumped over a vehicle that was backing up, not letting it slow him down.
Bumblebee had to jump over the 'con after transforming before transforming back. "Whoa!"
Anna nudged his side a little as she drove beside him, calling out to him. "Show off!"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Anna internally rolled her optics before braking as the 'con changed direction on them. She winced as Sideswipe swung into Strongarm. Bumblebee then swung into Sideswipe, Anna swinging into her mate. "Sorry!"
Grimlock then accidentally swung into them as well, pushing them all four further down the lot. "Oops, my bad."
Bumblebee watched as the 'con transformed, driving away. "Split up!" He then quickly high tailed it after the 'con.
Anna drove through an industrial park, looking around every corner for a sign of the 'con but couldn't find anything.
"Get ready to be oppressed right back into your stasis pod, Decepticon."
Anna backtracked, soon finding the 'con. She also found Strongarm and Sideswipe. She transformed, aiming her gun right on his helm. "Don't move, 'con."
The 'con went to move back but when he turned, Grimlock was there. Grimlock transformed and smirked down at the 'con. The 'con tried to run again but Bumblebee drove up, transforming.
Bee got in his path, frowning at the 'con. "Just come along quietly."
The 'con glared at Bee, "Heroes of the revolution never come along quietly." He let out a cry as he turned around, letting out an array of quills at Bee.
Bee grunted as he had to dive to the ground to avoid the quills. "Ugh."
Strongarm shot at the 'con until one quill knocked her gun out of her servos, "Scrap." Sideswipe ran in front of Strongarm as she recovered her gun, getting out his swords. He then had to backflip to avoid more quills, taking cover behind a container.
Anna watched as the 'con turned his back to Grimlock, feeling her spark clench. "Scrap!" She quickly ran at the 'con. She reached him too late, punching him so hard he was sent sprawling. He had already released his quills though.
Bumblebee ran for him, crying out, "Grimlock!" He tackled him to the ground, getting them both out of the way.
Anna looked down at the unmoving con before rushing to her mate and friend's sides. "Bee, Grim?"
Grimlock and Bee only groaned in response, neither of them moving just yet.
Anna vented as she kneeled by them, rubbing their shoulders. "You're alright, guys." She turned her helm and cursed under her breathe. The 'con was gone, another symbol left behind on a container.
She turned back to see Grimlock up, reaching down to help Bumblebee up. Anna stepped beside her mate, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. "I got you, Bee…" She stood up with him, taking all his weight.
Bumblebee mumbled a soft thank you before trying to open his optics, "Autobots, roll up… and… and roll up…" He groaned before losing consciousness, falling into Anna completely.
Grimlock frowned softly, "That was Bumblebee's worst battle cry yet…"
Anna gasped as she picked him up, holding him in her arms. She looked down at him worriedly, "Bee?" She saw the others staring at her expectantly, groaning softly. "Bee… You know I don't like leading…" She vented before opening a ground bridge, "Everyone, back to base. We'll track down the 'con after Bumblebee is better."
Anna waited until the others were through before following them. She saw Fixit was already rushing towards them. Grimlock had pushed a trailer to them as well, acting as a make shift berth. "What are you doing?"
Fixit looked up at her, frowning. "I'm going to examine Bumblebee."
Anna stepped back from him, holding Bumblebee closer to her. "No, you're not." She frowned at him, "I'm taking him to Ratchet."
Strongarm spoke up, "Ma'am, I know you're worried about the lieutenant but it would be faster for Fixit to at least examine him first."
Anna reluctantly moved to the trailer, laying Bumblebee down gently. She paused at the last second, seeing a quill stuck on his backside. "Oh scrap." She gently laid him on his side, rolling him onto his front. "That's why he passed out…"
Fixit rolled up to the trailer, looking the quill over. He hummed before turning his hand into a laser scalpel, "Laser scalpel." He went to cut away at the quill but Anna got in the way again. "Anna?"
Anna frowned down at him, not fully trusting him. It was irrational as this was part of Fixit's job, but…. This was her mate, her sparkmate. She wanted the best for him and the best was Ratchet. Anna vented before she sat down on the trailer on the opposite side, rubbing Bee's shoulder.
Fixit nodded his helm before he continued working on removing the Quill from Bee's backside.
Russell frowned as he watched Fixit worriedly, "Is Bumblebee gonna be okay?"
Anna looked over at the boy and smiled faintly. "He'll be alright, Russell." She looked back down, watching Fixit carefully. She mumbled lowly so only she and Fixit could hear. "He better or he's going straight to Ratchet and we'll be down a minicon."
Strongarm frowned as she peered down at them, "It's just a scratch, right Fixit?"
Fixit looked up at her, "We need to remove that quill from his posterior. Strongarm, please assist."
Anna glared at the mini-con as he transformed, "You're letting her assist? She's not even medically trained!"
Strongarm laughed nervously, "She's right, Fixit."
Fixit looked up at her curiously, "And you have?"
Anna scoffed as she stood up, "I've trained under Ratchet since before Bumblebee left for Cybertron."
Sideswipe raised an optic ridge, "Wow."
Strongarm looked at Sideswipe, nodding her helm in agreement. Anna seemed to know everything.
Fixit slowly nodded his helm, "Alright, Anna would you please assist?"
Anna gently picked him up, "Of course, Fixit." She vented as she looked down at him, "I'm sorry I've been pushy. I just worry."
Fixit nodded his helm, "It's alright, Anna."
Anna held him securely as he gripped onto the quill. She then quickly pulled straight up, wincing as Bumblebee cried out in pain. She looked down as Fixit transformed again, now holding the Quill in his servos. "Well that worked…"
Fixit nodded, "I know! One inch to the left, and Bumblebee might not have…" He paused as the dark look he received from Anna. "I mean, the operation is a success."
Anna vented as she sat Fixit down, sitting back beside Bee and rubbing his back. "I'm sorry, Bee…"
Fixit placed the Quill on his computer, scanning it. It then brought up the file on their 'con. "Our fugitive is named Quillfire. An anarchist and agent of chaos. He believes there should be no such thing as authority."
Russell tilted his head, "What does your computer say about the quill-thingies?"
"Quillfire's quills contain powerful toxins that affect the nervous systems of those struck. But each target is affected differently, so we can't predict how Bumblebee will respond."
Sideswipe frowned as he looked down at the ground, speaking softly. "Guess all we can do is wait…"
Strongarm frowned as she gently leaned against his side, "He'll be alright, I'm sure of it…" She did her best not to smile as Sideswipe began rubbing her arm.
Anna continued rubbing Bee's back while she looked up at them. "I'm sure the toxins will wear off soon anyways."
Strongarm then jumped up, grinning. "Hey! I just realized While Bumblebee is incapacitated, I'm in charge!"
Grimlock looked up at her in shock, "Did we decide that?" He then looked down at Sideswipe and Anna, "When did we decide that?"
Sideswipe motioned to her, "I'm supposed to take orders from you? Why not Anna?" He then grumbled to himself about Quillfire having the right idea about authority.
Anna turned when she heard Bumblebee groan. "Bee!" She helped him sit up, supporting his weight and letting him lean into her. "How are you feeling?"
Sideswipe leaned down, frowning, "Bumblebee? Strongarm's not in charge, is she?"
Strongarm piped up from her spot, "I'm up to the task, sir! Of course, I'd prefer if you were 100 percent."
Anna vented, "Guys!" She then turned to her mate, waiting on him to say something.
Bumblebee looked up at the sky, "Uh… It's... It's… It's a three-winged, sparkle-armored Shlopticon!" He yelled out, pointing up at the sky.
Everyone looked to where he pointed to in confusion. Grimlock looked around like crazy, "Where?"
Bumblebee then began laughing, loudly. "Made you look!" He continued laughing as he got up, "I made… I made... I made him look!" He then transformed and drove off into the scrapyard.
Anna gaped as she watched Bee leave before transforming and racing after him, "Bee!"
Fixit watched them leave curiously, "Perhaps Quillfire's quill impacted Bumblebee's brain chemistry and affected the lieutenant's maturity level?"
Russell looked up at him, "You think?" He asked sarcastically.
{X}
Anna transformed, looking around for her mate. "Bee? Come on… I'm worried about you." Anna heard something and turned around quickly, catching a flash of yellow. "Bee…" She mumbled, getting a little irritated. "Do I really need to get Ratchet?"
"Not the Hatchet! Wait, no!"
Anna gasped as a bucket of cold liquid fell on top of her. She slowly looked down at herself before yelling out in shock and anger. There was bright pink paint all over her, looking horrible. She turned around to see Bumblebee trying to dismantle the trap he set up. "Bumblebee!"
Bee gaped at her "Ah! Anna, I'm sorry!"
Anna glared at him and began stomping towards him, "You're going to be."
Bumblebee quickly transformed and raced off, screaming his head off. "No!"
Anna vented roughly as she began trudging back towards the Alchemor. "Denny!"
Denny and Russell looked up at her, gaping. "What happened?"
Anna grumbled as she sat down in front of them, crossing her arms. "Bumblebee… He tried to stop the prank but the paint still fell…"
Denny looked at the paint before sighing, "Well this paint will come off easily without ruining your finish."
Russell got the hose and smiled at Anna, "Want some help?"
Anna smiled at him softly, "Please? Then I can go whoop Bee's tail."
Russell and Deny worked on spraying her down, Fixit helping as well when he saw them. They were getting the last off it off her helm when Sideswipe walked up, dropping nuts and bolts as he walked.
Sideswipe saw the puddle of pink paint everywhere and some left on Anna's helm. "Bee?"
Anna looked up at him, "You too?"
Sideswipe chuckled, "Your mate is an evil genius!"
Anna grumbled as she rubbed at her helm to help get rid of the pink color. "If this happened to someone else I would find it hilarious."
Sideswipe nodded his helm quickly, "I understand. I like my finish the way it is." He then struck a 'sexy' pose.
Anna snickered softly, Sideswipe reminding her of a certain vain 'con sometimes. Sideswipe was a nice guy, however. "I'll probably have to borrow that wax I got you after this."
Sideswipe nodded his helm again, walking closer to them. "Not a problem!" They both turned when Strongarm strolled up to them, covered in white foam from helm to foot. Sideswipe was laughing as he helped her knock some of the foam off, "Oh my gosh!"
Strongarm groaned as she shook the rest off of her, "It's fire extinguisher foam. This isn't covered in any manuals I've read." Strongarm then turned to Anna and Fixit, "Just tell me you have a way to fix Lieutenant Bumblebee."
Anna shrugged before thanking Denny as he got the last bit of paint off her helm. She gently sat him down, standing up. "He even pranked me, so he must be seriously affected."
Fixit looked at his computer screen as he explained, "Unfortunately, according to our studies, Bumblebee will remain altered, so long as Quillfire's toxin stays active in his body."
Russell put the Quill down, looking up at Strongarm, "It's kind of like when a human eats a lot of sugar."
Anna vented as she wiped some water off of herself, "The body just has to break down the chemicals, which usually takes a while."
Strongarm groaned, "Bumblebee will be like this till the poison runs its course?"
Russell sighed, "We're all gonna have to babysit."
Anna snorted as she shook herself to dry off more, "That's going to be so much fun," She mumbled sarcastically.
Strongarm looked at Sideswipe, very confused. "Sit on a child? And this will help how?"
Anna laughed softly, "Babysitting isn't a literal term, Strongarm."
Russell nodded, "Babysit means to watch over someone who can't watch over themselves." He then smirked, "Don't worry. I've experienced a few sugar jolts in my day. This'll be easy."
Denny mumbled to himself as he went to change into some dry clothes, "Easy for who?"
Anna jumped as Bumblebee began yelling loudly, "I'm the king of the clothes dryers!" He had stacked them into a giant pile, balancing on the top one precariously. "All hail the kin- Whoa!" Bumblebee then fell off the pile, flailing his arms as he did.
Anna quickly ran over, catching him in her arms. "Oh my god, Bee."
Bee laughed loudly, curling up in her arms from laughing so much. "I was on dryers!"
Anna looked down at his face before laughing as well, "You're such a dork right now." Anna leaned down and kissed his cheek, laughing more.
Bumblebee gaped at her before climbing out of her arms and running away. "Ew, I have cooties!"
Anna gaped at him before laughing again. "Wow. I'm holding that against him next time he wants to kiss."
Sideswipe laughed loudly, doubling over. "I have to say; this new Bumblebee is pretty awesome." He then ran after the lieutenant, laughing some more.
Russell looked at Fixit and the two femmes, wincing. "Uh, "easy" might have been a wee bit optimistic."
{X}
Anna vented as she looked around the scrapyard, "Bee?"
Strongarm tried to be nice, "Lieutenant? Why don't you come out so we can all play together?"
Anna looked up and tried to pull her back but it was too late, "Strongarm!"
Strongarm looked down at her foot, groaning. She had stepped into a tub full of rubber cement, her foot being stuck now. Strongarm tried to shake it free but it didn't help.
Grimlock pointed to her foot, "Something's wrong with your foot."
Strongarm grunted again, trying to shake it off. "Help me get this washtub off!"
Anna stood beside Sideswipe, mumbling to him softly so they wouldn't hear. "They're just going to get stuck together…"
Sideswipe snorted, "This is hilarious…"
The two tried to pull apart but were struggling, badly.
Sideswipe patted his knees, laughing more. "Rubber cement! Classic!"
Finally, Strongarm was freed. She fell on her back from the force of pulling away, groaning. Grimlock had the tub stuck to his right servo, trying to shake it free.
Anna smiled and shook her helm, "Come on, Grimlock. I'll remove that tub for you." She began walking back towards the Alchemor, Grimlock following her.
Grimlock frowned as he tried to shake it free, "I can't even punch anything now."
Anna smiled, patting his side, "It's alright, Grim." She grabbed a metal scraper and began scraping the rubber cement away from his hand. Eventually the tub dropped to the ground, some still stuck to his servo. She wet his hand down, scrubbing at it until it was all removed. "There you go, Grimlock."
Grimlock hugged her tightly, grinning. "Thanks, Anna!"
Anna smiled as she was sat down, "You're welcome."
Strongarm walked up to them, glad to see that Grimlock was freed now. "Grimlock, come with me. We're going to track down Quillfire." She turned to Anna, "Since you're Bee's mate you might have better luck with him. You and Sideswipe 'babysit' the lieutenant."
Grimlock waved before quickly following Strongarm out of the scrap yard, "Good luck!"
Anna vented as she turned to Russell, "Any sign of him?"
Russell and Fixit shook their head/helms. Sideswipe drove up to them, transforming when he was close enough. Russell looked up at him, "Hey, Sideswipe, any luck?"
Sideswipe shook his helm, "No, but young 'Bee is my kind of bot." He paused in front of a mud puddle, stopping before he could walk into it.
They all turned to see Bumblebee driving towards them. He drove through the puddle once, splashing Sideswipe with the mud/paint mixture. He then drove back away from them, splashing Sideswipe a second time. He raced off, laughing his butt off.
Sideswipe flung the mud off of his face, groaning. "We need to get that bot to sit still and be quiet. Now."
Anna got the hose and sprayed Sideswipe down as Fixit strolled up to them. "That will be difficult. Lieutenant Bumblebee currently has the energy and attitude of an Earth child even younger than Russell!"
Russell crossed his arms, thinking. "Okay, so how did my babysitters get me to sit still?"
Sideswipe thanked Anna before shaking the water off the best he could. He then looked down at Russell, tilting his helm. "Duct tape?"
Anna snorted softly, "That's generally frowned upon when taking care of children."
Sideswipe scoffed, "Scrap."
Anna looked down at Russell, raising an eye ridge. "What about a movie?"
Russell snapped his fingers, "Yes!"
{X}
Anna, Sideswipe, Fixit and Russell all sat around the diner. They started a movie, leaving room for Bumblebee to show up.
Russell placed his hands on his hips, calling out. "Boy, this movie is fantastic!"
Sideswipe leaned closer to Russell, talking loudly. "I cannot stop watching it."
Anna leaned back on her servos, smirking. "It's so action packed."
Bumblebee ran up to them, gasping at the scene on the T.V. He then sat down beside Anna, laying back against her as he watched the movie. He has a giant grin on his face as he stared intently at the screen.
Anna grinned as she watched Bee before looking at the other two, raising an optic ridge.
Sideswipe leaned down to Russell, on the other side of Anna, whispering. "It worked."
Russell stuck out his arm in a victorious pose, "Boo-yah. Russell out."
They managed to make it through one movie before Bee got bored. Russell had left to get popcorn, his stomach growling. Sideswipe was emotional from the movie and left to clear his optics of lubricant. The commercial began playing after those two left, meaning Bee lost interest.
Bumblebee got up, sighing. "Boring!"
Anna got up with him, walking beside him, "Well, another movie is going to start after the commercial is over."
Bee whined like a small child, "I don't want to watch another movie!" He paused as Strongarm contacted Fixit.
"Quillfire seems to have reached the carnival grounds, Fixit."
"Roger that."
Bumblebee gaped as he turned to Anna, "The carnival?" He placed his servos together and gave her his best puppy dog expression. "Can we go?"
Anna groaned, trying to resist him. "Bee, That's dangerous. There's a Decepticon there."
Bumblebee hugged her, pouting more. "But you're amazing and can take care of them! Please, Anna?"
Anna groaned before transforming, flashing her lights. "Let's go."
Bumblebee whooped, transforming beside her. "Yes!" He drove beside her as they headed towards the carnival.
{X}
Russell and Sideswipe came back at the same time and groaned, seeing both 'bots gone. "Scrap!"
{X}
"The party must be near, because Bumblebee is here!"
Anna rushed into the clearing just in time to see Bumblebee with Grimlock and Strongarm, "Bee! What did I say about running off?"
"Cadet Strongarm! Sideswipe and Russell report that Bumblebee may have left the Scrapyard, they do not know where Anna is."
"That's confirmed, Fixit. They're both here. And please tell Sideswipe and Russell, 'Nice job.'"
Anna vented as she rubbed the back of her helm, "I was going to watch him… but he broke me down." She motioned to her mate, "He's too cute like this, I can't help it!"
Bumblebee motioned to the other two, "You didn't tell me you were going to the carnival!" He then began strolling towards the carnival. He then paused when he saw all the police cars. "Whoa! You think any of those police cars are Autobots like us? I'll go ask!"
Anna grabbed his arm when he tried to leave. "They're not, Bee. They're humans."
Strongarm frowned at him, "We're 'robots in disguise', Bee… Wait, that's perfect!" She turned to the other two 'bots. "Sit on him if you have to!" She then transformed, driving down to meet the police officers.
Bumblebee gaped, trying to leave again. "Oh, come on, let's go with her!"
Grimlock grunted, pulling him back. He then pushed him on his back, sitting on him.
"Wait, no, Strongarm was just kidding! No, No! It's dark down here."
Anna began laughing so hard she fell to the ground, tears falling to the ground. "Oh my god. I'm never letting him live this down." She clutched at her abdomen, "Babysitting!"
"Anna! Help me!"
Anna snorted as she got up, patting Grim's side. "Alright, Grim. I got him."
Grimlock got up, smiling sheepishly at Bumblebee's annoyed expression. "Sorry, Bee."
Anna held his servo tightly, "I'll take you down there if you promise to stay by my side. I will bridge us to the desert where there's nothing to do if you misbehave."
Bumblebee began to whine until Anna glared at him. "Alright, I promise. Can we go now?"
Anna smiled and nodded, transforming. "Come on. You too, Grim! Those cops are gone." The three of them were walking towards Strongarm when they noticed the herd of elephants that were charging, Strongarm right in their path as she ran away. Bumblebee whooped with joy as he raced to run beside Strongarm. Anna ran beside him, smiling nervously at the cadet. "Hey, Strongarm."
Bumblebee grinned at them, "Are we racing?!"
Strongarm groaned, "We're trying not to get trampled!"
Bee laughed, "Awesome!" He then turned to the two femmes, "Hey, can we race while we're doing that?"
Strongarm huffed, "Sure." She then turned to Anna, "What happened?"
Anna groaned as she ran a bit faster, hearing the elephants catching up. "He gave me a puppy dog look… I'm going to watch him but why not let him have fun while he's like this?"
Strongarm mumbled, "Have fun with trying to babysit him."
Grimlock had finally ran around to meet them, charging past them. "Comin' through!" He knocked the elephants over before slowly walking back to his friends, apologizing to the elephants he may have hurt. "Sorry!"
Bumblebee pumped his arms, "Wicked! Elephants and dinosaurs!"
Strongarm smiled softly at the Dinobot, "Thanks, Grimlock."
Anna vented as she saw some of the elephants missing, "Some of the elephants ran off when Grim scared them."
Strongarm vented, "We better find and secure them before anyone gets hurt."
Bumblebee grinned again, "Oh, cool! I get to hunt for elephants!"
Anna raised her optic ridges before shrugging, "I guess you can help."
Strongarm motioned to him, "It's more like Cowboys and Elephants? You can help us round up the pachyderms and put them back in their pen."
Bumblebee placed his servos together, grinning at Anna and Strongarm, "I love cowboys!"
Anna felt her spark thrum in her chassis at how cute he was being. "Aww."
Strongarm smiled, "I know, Bee."
Bee then jumped in his spot, clapping his hands, "Can I be the cowboy that rides a dinosaur?"
Grimlock moved back quickly, "No."
Strongarm, at the same time, said "Sure!"
Anna turned to Grimlock and smiled sweetly at him, "Please?"
Grimlock groaned before mumbling to himself, "This is going to suck so much…"
Bumblebee ended up on Grimlock's back, calling out as Grimlock helped to round up the elephants. "Giddyap! Whoo! Come on, Dinobot! Hyah! Hyah!"
Anna laughed as she finished fixing the elephant pen, "Whoa, Cowboy!"
Strongarm chuckled softly, "Looking good, you two!"
Anna shut the gate behind the elephants, walking over to the other three. She helped Bumblebee when he jumped down, steadying him. "Have fun?"
Bumblebee nodded enthusiastically, "That was the best!"
Grimlock pouted as he rubbed his side, transforming back. "You weren't the one getting Autobot heels dug into your sides."
Fixit then contacted the team over their com systems. "Tracking Quillfire's signal, Bee Team. He's very close to your position!"
Anna was paying attention to Strongarm until Bumblebee whistled at her. She turned her helm and saw him across the carnival, waving her over. She vented before running over to him, "What is it?"
Bumblebee motioned to the fuse box for the entire carnival, "Will you help me?"
Anna vented softly, "You want to ride the rides?"
Bumblebee nodded his helm quickly, "Yeah! It's a carnival!"
Anna looked around for the 'con before reluctantly turning the power on. "Alright, remember, stay with me."
Bumblebee saw the bumper cars and gasped, "Anna, let's go! Anna! Anna! Anna!"
Anna laughed, letting him drag her over there. "Alright, but don't damage anything."
Bumblebee slipped his feet into a bumper car, sliding around the little rink happily. "Woo-hoo! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Yee-haw!"
Anna laughed at him before wincing as Strongarm was watching her, frowning. "Sorry, Strongarm! You know I can't resist!"
Strongarm motioned for her to stay, sneaking away with Grimlock to go find Quillfire.
Anna vented before she saw Bumblebee climbing out of the rink, "Now what, Bee?"
Bumblebee saw a giant tent and peeked inside, "Ooo. What's this?"
Anna peaked in as well and chuckled, "A trampoline tent. The floor is elastic and lets you jump really high."
Bumblebee grabbed her servo in his, pulling her into the tent. "Ooo!" He bounced with her once before laughing loudly, "This is so cool!"
Anna laughed as she bounced with him, "It is…" He was just so cute like this. He rarely let go anymore and it was nice.
"This will do nicely. Simply remaining free of the oppressor's iron fist is a victory unto itself."
Anna looked down as they fell to see Quillfire walking into the tent. "Scrap…" She let Bumblebee continue to jump as she got out her gun, aiming it at the 'con. She groaned as Bee kept jumping right in the way.
Bumblebee jumped behind him, whooping for joy as he did which made the 'con jump in fright. "Woo-hoo! Yippee ki-yay!"
Quillfire turned again, not managing to spot Anna as she hid from him. "Huh?"
Bumblebee stopped jumping so high, lightly bouncing in place in front of the 'con. "Isn't this the best place ever?" He jumped over the 'con, landing on his chassis before flying back into the air. He flipped before bouncing from one side of the tent to the other. "Woo-hoo!"
Quillfire gaped at the Autobot, "You seek to confuse me. But my resolve is strong!"
Bumblebee dived for the area behind Quillfire, "And you look like you can totally bounce!" His impact made Quillfire fly into the air, the 'con screaming as he flew. Bee then continued to jump in his spot, making Quillfire bounce as he did.
Anna laughed, placing her gun away. "Even as a child, Bee managed to get the 'con on his own? Impressive." She jumped over to the area across from Bee and Quillfire, jumping as well. This made Quillfire fly even higher, making him cry out again. "This is fun!"
Bumblebee grinned at her, "Right!?" He turned to Anna again, "Oh, oh, let's see if we can treadmark the ceiling!"
Anna snickered softly, "Go for it."
Bumblebee jumped really high into the air, which allowed Quillfire to regain his balance. "Fool! You've placed yourself where I can strike you!"
Anna saw him shoot his quills and tackled him, "No!"
Strongarm and Grim both called out for Bee, trying to warn him. "Lieutenant!" "Bee!"
Bee landed again which forced Quillfire up into the air, his own quills embedding in his armor. "Uh oh."
Bee laughed as he watched Quillfire fall like a sack of potatoes. "Anna, got you a present!"
Anna moved over, catching the 'con in her arms. "Aww, thanks babe."
Bumblebee laughed before he continued bouncing, "You're welcome!"
Quillfire groaned, "I don't feel well…" He then passed out in her arms.
Anna tossed the 'con to Grimlock, shaking her helm. "Jeez." She turned to Bumblebee, "Let's go check something else out okay?"
Bumblebee jumped over to her before following her outside the tent. "Okay! What's next?" He gasped as he spotted the funny mirrors, "Oh, major coolness!" He ran over to them, posing in front of them and watching his reflection.
Strongarm watched him, bewildered. "How can he still be so energized?"
Grimlock watched him as well, "If the real Bumblebee were here, I bet he'd know what to do."
Anna laughed softly, patting Grim's side. "Grimlock…"
Strongarm shook her helm, "Grimlock, that is the real Bumblebee, and until the toxin wears off… Ugh, never mind…" She looked up, spotting the giant tower with a clown on it. "Hey, I have an idea."
Anna followed her to the tower, looking up at it. "What is it?"
Strongarm smiled nervously at her, "Tie Bee up?"
Anna raised an optic ridge before venting. "It would keep him out of trouble and us sane…" She shrugged, "Alright, just make sure he can't fall off and hurt himself." She turned as Grimlock came over with Bumblebee riding his back again. "Bee! We found this awesome ride!"
Bumblebee jumped off, racing towards her. "Oh! Awesome!"
Strongarm nodded, motioning up at the tower. "You just have to climb all the way up there."
Bumblebee ooed again before quickly climbing up the tower, "So cool!"
Anna looked around before spotting some heavy chains by one of the trailers. She waited until Bumblebee was up at the top before using a ground bridge to drop down from above.
Bumblebee turned to her, pouting. "Hey, that's cheating!"
Anna laughed softly, "Sorry, dear." She gently pushed him down, pointing out to the carnival. "Look how pretty it looks from up here though."
Bumblebee slowly turned and nodded his helm, "It does look really cool!"
Anna used the distraction to quickly tie him up with the chains, locking it in place behind the tower. "Now, after this the ride will start." She used another ground bridge to land beside her teammates.
"You said this ride was awesome! When does it get awesome?"
Strongarm chuckled as she turned to Anna, "Seems pretty awesome to me."
"Hey, look, I can… You probably can't, but I can see the scrapyard from up here!"
Anna vented softly, opening another ground bridge. "Let's come back in the morning. He'll be alright until then."
{X}
Anna looked up at Bumblebee, chuckling as he began to move around and wake up. "Let's see if the toxins wore off…"
Strongarm mumbled under her breath, "Please, Primus, I hope so."
Bumblebee groaned loudly, his voice deeper than usual from being groggy and how much he screamed the night before. "What's with the restraints? Is this one of Sideswipe's pranks?"
Grimlock grinned at the other two. "Bee's back."
"And ugh… Why does my head feel so heavy?"
Anna smiled softly, "We'll let you know soon." She got him down from the tower, before dropping into the scrapyard. She opened another portal for Grim and Strongarm, waiting on them. She gently kissed Bumblebee's helm as they walked towards the others. "You had quite the day yesterday."
Sideswipe mumbled as he watched him, "We had quite the night, thanks to you."
Bumblebee frowned at them, "What happened? I can't remember anything after trying to save Grimlock."
Anna patted his shoulder, "You managed to capture a Decepticon on your own though."
Strongarm nodded, "It was all you, sir. You nabbed the Decepticon."
Bumblebee frowned, rubbing his helm. "I just wish I could remember what happened."
Grimlock shook his helm quickly. "Nah, you don't, really. But Strongarm did a great job of filling your stabilizers while you were… out."
Anna nodded her helm, "She handled everything very well even under rough circumstances…"
Bumblebee smiled at the cadet, "Well, then I suppose thanks are in order, cadet."
Strongarm grinned as she stood up straighter. "Proud to serve, Sir! But I'm hoping it'll be a while before I need to do it again."
Bumblebee nodded his helm, smiling softly. He then went over to the pods, checking on the one he supposedly captured.
Sideswipe mumbled to Strongarm, "So, you're not gonna tell Bumblebee how I messed up when I was supposed to be watching him?"
Strongarm smiled at him, "That happened when I was Temporary Team Leader. Now I'm just happy to be part of the team again. Besides, what he doesn't know won't hurt him."
Anna snickered as Bumblebee began walking towards her trap. "Come on… Come on."
Bumblebee gasped as he tripped a wire, looking up. "Oh scrap." Two huge buckets of a neon pink paint fell on top of him. "Ugh! Who would choose such an awful color?"
Anna fell to the ground, laughing loudly. "Haha! Yes! Your face, priceless!"
Bumblebee gaped at her before frowning as the whole team began laughing loudly. "What?"
