31: The Adventures of Little Riley!
Chapter 31 - Out of his head
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Transformers Prime or the franchise. All characters (except Riley/Raina) belong to Hasbro.
::Hello:: - Bumblebee Talking
"Hello" - Normal Talking
'Hello' - Thoughts
*Hello* - Cybertronian Talking
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Today, Raina has gotten a bit better since she accidentally caught the Plague. For one thing, she wasn't as pale but her eyes still looked dead. She also could speak a bit but other than that, her condition didn't improve anymore.
She decided to wear a pink hoodie with her hair in a messy ponytail today. Bulkhead arrived at her house and she left her poor dog like usual.
On the way to base, Bulkhead noticed how quiet she was. When he asked, she attempted to explain her voice went missing. She then had to explain what that meant since Bulkhead started to freak out. She was lying but no way was she telling them she was carrying that stupid Plague.
Wait, should she be going to base? Ratchet said to get infected you needed to come in contact with the energon. But she didn't have that so would it be blood or any bodily fluids instead? Ok so no coughing, sneezing, bleeding, sweating, or anything else. Just survive the day then don't return till the virus is gone.
Oh yeah, let's not touch anything either. Good thing her hoodie had long sleeves so she could cover her hands.
When she arrived, she sat next to Jack and Raf on a big, round vent opening. Miko made Bulkhead and Bumblebee play Cybertronian sized basketball.
"Come on. Best two out of three." Bulkhead told the scout before throwing the ball to him.
Bee ran past Bulkhead, ready to dunk the ball in the net.
"Bee, you're in the clear!" Raf shouted, as the three kids watched with amazement.
Then Bumblebee slowed down and just stood there with the ball. For a few awkward seconds, everyone stared at Bee, expecting something but nope. Nothing happened.
"Bumblebee, quit hogging the ball." Bulkhead said, clearly stirring Bee out of thoughts he currently had.
Then he whipped around and threw the ball directly at Bulkhead's helm, who managed to duck in time. Miko then slid down the ladder, blowing her whistle.
"Eh, Flagrant Foul!" She called out to Bee.
"Dodge ball by way of Cybertron." Jack corrected from Miko's earlier statement.
"Bee, hoop's over there." Bulkhead said pointing behind the scout.
::I know Bulkhead, I don't know what happened:: Bee replied, slightly shrugging his shoulders.
"Bee? You okay?" Raf asked.
::I'm fine Raf, 3 out of 5 right?:: Bee asked holding his only 3 digits up.
"Yeah. Uh, 3 out of 5." Raf confirmed, giving a small smile at his guardian. Deep down he was worried for him, you could see it in his eyes.
Bee and Bulkhead played 2 more rounds after that. Though Raina never got to see the finish since Optimus wanted to have the chat he promised. Bad timing to since Raina couldn't exactly talk well.
He led her deep within the base's halls, eventually finding one that was more like a dead end. He kneeled down so he could be more at eye level with her. He saw the panic rise up so he immediately tried to calm it down.
"Raina. I just want to start off with this. I hold nothing against you and my perspective of you has not changed." Optimus began.
Raina immediately didn't like the sound of that. She kept her composure, keeping eye contact with Optimus. She nodded her head at his statement, proceeding he go on.
"A few days ago, I found something left in my cabin. When I looked it was a Decepticon sized necklace, I believe you humans call it. Anyhow, 3 years ago, we found out the Decepticon's had a human girl working alongside them. You seem to have fit the description of said girl and seeing as this was left behind, I ask you this. Are you one of them? Are you a Decepticon?"
Even though Raina knew what he was going to ask, the question still hit her like a truck. She looked down, playing with her sleeves. The cats out of the bag, might as well admit the lie. So slowly, she nodded her head. Now she was scared senseless. Optimus freaking Prime knew now. What was he going to do? Should she be worried?
Optimus only hummed to that.
"Are...you...mad...at...me? Do...you...wish...to...get...rid...of...me?" She asked, her voice barley audible but understandable.
"Raina, like I said before, I hold nothing against you. I can tell from when I was ill, the actions Megatron showed were new to you. You know now that everything was a deception, a lie, a coverup so you would work willingly alongside them, correct?" He asked.
Raina thought over the words, realizing they were spot on.
"That's...one...way...of...putting...it. He...lied. After...being...with...you...guys...it all...makes sense...now." She explained, choking up a bit.
"He...showed...me...everything. The cons...they...showed...and...taught...me...everything. I thought...they...were...my friends. But...it...was...all...lies. I don't...know...anymore Optimus. I'm...confused...and...scared." Raina's words were straining more and more, her throat becoming raw. Tears prickling her eyes.
"It's ok to be scared. Someone once told me that." He said, smiling at the girl. She smiled back as she rubbed her throat as if it were going to magically heal.
She didn't trust the cons but some were still her friends. But now she knew she could trust the Autobots, maybe make actual friendships with them. Even with those thoughts, she wasn't ready to tell them everything. Especially the whole thing about having pictures and letters from them.
"I don't see you as a con. I never did. I knew right from when I found this out that they must've tricked you somehow. It pained me to see that but now that you've seen it for yourself, know you are always welcome here." Optimus reassured her.
"Are...you...going to-" she started to clench her fist, her voice finally giving out.
"Tell the others? Not yet. When your ready, you can tell them yourself. I believe it should be you, not me. There's nothing more to discuss, I can see your voice is badly hurting. Rest it for a bit. We can always talk more when your ready." He said, finishing the conversation.
Raina nodded and followed behind Optimus as they went back to join the others. Little did they know, Bumblebee was listening in. Well, more like Bee and Megatron but still him.
Bumblebee felt like it was déjà vu all over again. Eavesdropping by accident on something he shouldn't have heard. At least Cliff wasn't here to catch him then dare/truth him.
(~Time Skip to Next Day~)
Bulkhead offered to bring Raina to base since she was missing school. She had nothing else to do, besides she could infect anybot that's easily...right?
Her condition didn't improve nor get worse. It stayed the same. Slightly pale skin, weakened structure, frail voice, and dead eyes. The mark on her skin also didn't go away and makeup couldn't cover it. So she wore her hoodie again.
After arriving at base, she worked on the previous day's homework. Miko had been giving her the schoolwork she's been missing lately. It was nice of her, and everytime Miko handed her the work, Raina got butterflies in her stomach. She wasn't sure why, recently she's been feeling more and more weird around the girl.
Turns out, Bumblebee didn't come to pick up Raf like usual. So the poor boy phoned up Jack then Ratchet. The medic had to pick him up but by that time, there was no point in Raf going to school. So Raf joined Raina as the two shared information about their own hacking skills, played Uno, and did their schoolwork.
That's when Ratchet had to put Bumblebee into shutdown. Apparently he had been seeing Megatron within his mind. Of course this worried Raf and Raina but Ratchet assured them that after a nice shutdown, Bee would be back to his old self.
Then Fowler called. He asked Optimus rather a strange but hilarious question. The reply being even funnier.
"Prime. You spot any Decepticons wearing hula skirts lately?" Fowler asked obliquely.
"No Special Agent Fowler...Why?" Optimus asked with many emotions in his tone. Concern, worry, confusion, and just...why. Raina and Raf bursted out laughing, trying to shush each other.
"Cause I was hoping you'd have a lead on the cons that busted into the Kauai Naval Observatory. The place looked like it was hit by an army of wrecking balls."
"Why would cons break in to an observatory?" Arcee asked confused.
"Does the Hoit-Nikogosian ring any bells?" Fowler asked.
"The space telescope." Raf piped up, walking to where the group was. Raina didn't move though, she sat on the platform where Bumblebee stood lifeless, and creepily.
"As of last night, missing it's primary lens." Fowler spoke up, finally saying the issue at hand.
"It's difficult to guess Starscream's intent without knowing where the lens has been taken." Optimus told the Agent.
"Good thing the lens has a tracking device." Agent Fowler revealed.
"Why would a lens have a tracking device? Were they expecting it to get stolen? It isn't exactly the size of a pizza." Raina whispered to Raf, walking up to him. The boy only shrugged his shoulders as the team moved to the bigger monitor.
The signal beeped away, showing it was currently at...
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our spark plugs off." Arcee recounted the time from the previous expedition there.
Bulkhead then whistled as the image zoomed in and showed a very strong energon signal.
"That's a ND-7 class. Biggest unminable energon despot there is." Bulkhead remembered somehow.
"Unminable until Starscream melts his way down..." Optimus added.
"With the help of the lens." Arcee finished.
"Melting a glacier that size would cause sea levels to rise and demolish coastal cities." Agent Fowler stated to the group.
Optimus then commanded Arcee and Bulkhead to join him as they were bridged to the Arctic. Leaving a Bee, a medic, and two kids alone at base.
Raf and Raina sat below at Bee's pedes after all that. Though he couldn't hear the kids or know they were even there, they still gave him company. Raf was telling a story about racing against his sister in a video game.
"So, I blow past the finish line. Then my other sister Pilar asked how I got so good at racing games. And I told her I know a guy who knows cars." Raf finished, looking up at the scout.
"Rafael, I'm afraid Bumblebee can't hear you in power-down mode. It's getting late. Why don't I bridge you two home to your families?"
"My parents don't come home till late." Raina spoke up hoarsely.
"And we also promised Bee we would stay. He's family too." Raf added.
"Don't be ridiculous. You're not even the same species." Ratchet stated, practically rolling his optics.
"That's being related. It's not the same thing. I'll show you." Raf said going in his back pocket for his phone.
"Ratchet, you know family is whoever you see as loving and trustworthy." Raina spoke up but coughing at the end.
He ignored her statement as Raf turned his flip phone around so Ratchet could see his family.
"Mm-hmm. It's very nice." Ratchet mumbled in a low tone.
"Very large." Raf emphasized the word 'large'.
"Sometimes I can shout and no one hears me."
"Yes yes yes yes." Ratchet mumbled more, almost like he was trying the brush the topic away.
I mean he did try and bridge the kids out only for him to accidentally start a conversation.
"Really Raf?" Raina was slightly shocked, poor Raf. "I've got the opposite of that. At my home, there's nobody but me and my dog. My parents own the vet in Jasper and basically live there." Raina whispered loudly, trying not to harm her voice.
"Well, for me, Bumblebee always listens and I can understand him. I'm not sure why but I do." Raf said looking up at his guardian. It made Ratchet and Raina smile at how close the two were.
"I'm going to go the human area to watch T.V right now, my brain is hating my guts right now." Raina said.
"And before you say anything, I don't recall Optimus banning T.V. Just video games. Besides, I like watching the news, it's insightful." Raina added.
As she got up and walked away, a wave of sudden heaviness rushed through her body, making her go limp. Luckily Ratchet was beside her and stopped her from falling.
"Thanks Ratch'. My cold is not getting better." She chuckled slightly before having a coughing fit.
"You look more sick than Optimus was when he had the Plague." Ratchet joked. She smiled weakly at him. 'Yeah totally don't have it.' She thought.
"Oh ha ha." Raina said sarcastically as her body felt normal again. She balanced herself out and finally made it to the couch.
After a few mins, Raf was busy showing Bee something while Raina just watched the news. Swearing to Primus she has done this before!
"Rafael, Raina. I'm going to the supply vault to see if I can find parts to repair this. You guys know what that means?" Ratchet spoke up.
"Don't touch anything." Raina and Raf called out in unison.
Ratchet then left into the halls, leaving the two kids alone.
"Wait till you see this new laptop I'm saving up for Bee." Raf said excitedly, pulling the image on his current laptop.
Then Bumblebee started to walk on his own and past the small boy. Raina heard pistons hissing and when she turned around, that's what she saw.
"Bee? Bumblebee wait!" Raf called out, getting up and running after him.
"Bumblebee what are you doing?" Raina asked, getting up from the couch and running to him from the catwalk.
Bee didn't answer to them as he put coordinates in the groundbridge controls and activated it. Then he started to walk through without a second thought.
"Bumblebee!" Both kids shouted as they watched him just leave.
"What did you two do?!" Ratchet asked staring at them.
"N-Nothing! Bumblebee just got up and-" Raf started but Ratchet interrupted.
"He was in power-down. Where does he think he's off to?"
"Should we go after him?" Raina asked as Raf joined her on the catwalk and behind the ground bridge controls.
"I'll just check the coordinates he used. See if it's somewhere we have been before." Ratchet said, walking to the controls.
"These are the coordinates for the site of our previous battle with Megatron's undead." Ratchet realized.
"M-Maybe we should call Optimus." Raf suggested.
"Optimus is busy preventing a polar ice cap from melting. We need to handle this on our own." Ratchet told them.
"This isn't like Bumblebee." Raina mentioned out loud worryingly.
Ratchet and Raf shared the same worries, evident in their face/faceplates. Ratchet re-powered the bridge, preparing to walk through when Bumblebee came back.
"Bumblebee? What have you been doing?" Ratchet asked calmly but got no answer.
Bumblebee was just striding along, a mean streak in his optics. Everyone knew something was wrong at that point. Then Ratchet noticed him holding something so he stopped the scout by grabbing his arm. His servo opened up, revealing...
"Dark energon?" Ratchet asked disbelieved. Then Ratchet got punched directly in the faceplates, sending him back.
Raf and Raina ducked in their spot when he did. When they looked up they saw Bee walking towards them.
"Bee, what are you doing?" Raf asked worryingly.
The Bumblebee grabbed Raf, pushing Raina away. She fell back and watched as Raf was put on the round vent from earlier.
"Bumblebee please! I know you're in there! You have to fight whatever's making you do this!" Raf called out. Bumblebee only ignored him, walking away and towards Raina.
She struggled to get up, her body weakening from the plague. Then Bee whispered to her. But it wasn't beeps or whirs. It sounded like a certain and unmistakable mech she knew.
"You can come with me Raina. I'm sure you'll want to see me rise back up again."
Raina didn't understand at first but had no chance to think as she got grabbed. She wanted to scream out but couldn't. Then Bee ran with her through the groundbridge.
Then they were on the Nemesis. Bee put her down and started to walk somewhere specific. Raina knew she was safe here but should she follow him? Duh Raina!
She watched as Vehicon troops tried to stop the scout, only for them to fall a second later. Bee basically left a trail of dead troops, going to wherever he was planning. But the way Bee fought now...it was like Megatron was there.
"Bumblebee! What are you doing!?" Raina managed to shout before groaning in the pain she just caused. 'Never yelling again' Raina thought as she gripped her throat. But Bumblebee still didn't answer.
Then he entered the room where Megatron was. Lying still and peaceful, oddly. She instantly put two and two together after that.
"Megatron...?" She asked, barley a whisper. That's when Bumblebee finally turned around.
"You're using the dark energon to revive yourself?" Raina asked nervously. Bee nodded his helm before walking over to the Cortical Psychic Patch. He plugged himself in just as Ratchet and Raf arrived.
Raina saw the two and nervously looked between both parties. That's when Ratchet started to charge at Bumblebee.
"Ratchet! Don't hurt Bumblebee!" Raf suddenly called out.
"That's not Bumblebee!" Ratchet shouted out as he attempted to hit the warlord/scout.
Bee/Megatron dodged each swing and uppercutted Ratchet across the room and into the wall. Raina ducked her whole body down when the fight ensued. No way was she getting squished.
"Ratchet!" Raina cried out. She wanted to go after him but Bee grabbed her.
"Megatron stop." Raina whispered but nothing.
Than he was about to throw her too but Raf intervened.
"Bumblebee no! Remember who you are! Remember me!" Raf pleaded.
"I know you always listen to me, not matter what."
Bee's helm shook a bit as his optics kept adjusting around. Then the real Bumblebee looked down at the boy.
::Raf?:: He asked.
"That's right Bee. It's me." Raf said, smiling determinedly.
Then Bee started to hold his helm, whirring in frustration as Megatron was trying to take back control. Then he fell forward and Raina was released from his grip. Raf rushed over to Bee and looked at him with the sweetest eyes. But Megatron had already taken back control and swatted Raf with little effort.
"Raf!" Raina yelled worryingly. She really needed to stop yelling. She might actually lose her voice!
She ran to the boy's side, Megatron ignoring her. She watched as Ratchet was about to unplug Megatron's life support.
"Farewell Megatron." Ratchet growled as he ripped the thing out, sparks flying everywhere.
Bumblebee attacked Ratchet and managed to send him flying (again, Jesus this poor old guy) into the wall near the kids.
"Bumblebee!" Raf called out, standing up.
Bumblebee grabbed the dark energon again and half turned to face the (triple Rs) small group. He looked at the shard with satisfaction as both Raina and Raf looked with uncertainty.
"Bumblebee can't hear you anymore!" Megatron finally spoke up, somehow.
"As much I as want you to leave Bumblebee's body, I can't let you go back to your own!" Raf battled cried, running at the cord.
"Raf no." Raina strained, reaching for the boy but he was already going after it.
Then Raf grabbed on to the cord but it swung to much for him to hold on. Then he flew back and landed on the ground. Raina rushed for his side, picking him up bridal style, away from the conflict.
She placed him down near Ratchet as they all watched Bee stab the dark energon shard in the hole of Megatron's chassis. It got absorbed immediately, his frame shaking vigorously and after a few seconds, Megatron's optics went online, flying open.
Everyone was standing up in shock, backing away from the towering mech. He got off the berth just as Vehicon troops arrived.
"Decepticon's...you're rightful lord and master has returned." He announced loudly to everyone on board the ship.
"Finish these pests." Megatron ordered the Vehicons as he left the room.
"I have my own extermination to perform." He growled to himself.
The troops started to fire at the group (trying to avoid Raina subtlety). Ratchet grabbed both kids and ducked behind a berth as Bumblebee shot back at them.
After taking them down, the group managed to get off the ship. They also heard the end of Starscream's cry. They could only conclude Megatron had gotten to him. As they walked towards the trio of bots, Optimus commed Ratchet for a bridge.
"You are not the only ones." Ratchet shouted out, his voice echoing off the glaciers.
The bots looked up and saw the 4 walking towards them. Raf sat on Bee's shoulder, waving at them as Raina sat on Ratchet's.
Luckily they all got a hold of Agent Fowler who bridged them back (somehow). Once they were all back, Arcee and Bulkhead went to pick up their charges from school and returned moments later with them.
"So Raf, how did you like the snow? You finally got see it." Raina asked the small boy.
"It was amazing." He answered smiling.
Then Ratchet was done doing his checkup on Bumblebee.
"Everything's back to normal." Ratchet stayed relieved.
::Since when have I been normal.:: Bumblebee beeped jokingly.
"Well, normal for Bumblebee." Ratchet joked.
::Raf, I am so sorry for all of that:: Bee started, getting down on one knee to speak to Raf.
"It's okay." Raf told him.
::Were you there during my power-down?:: Bumblebee asked.
"Of course I was."
::You always seem to listen Raf::
"I know."
::Your the greatest friend ever Raf. Thank you.:: Bumblebee buzzed, holding his digit out to Raf.
"What'd he say?" Miko asked quietly, hunching over to look at Raf.
"He said thanks." Raf translated looking up at Bee who gave him his invisible smile back.
Everyone watched the sweet little moment between the two.
(Raf was saying some very random stuff when Bumblebee talked to him so this was hard to write XD)
After a while, everyone went to doing their own thing. Everyone ended up playing truth or dare, except Optimus and Ratchet for obvious reasons. But after that, Bee approached Raina privately.
::Hey Raina? Mind if we talk in private?:: he asked.
She nodded her head, following him to his berthroom. He closed the door behind him and looked unsure about the next thing he was going to say.
::When Megatron was in my head, I could hear everything he was telling me. He was...shocked to see you at base. Do you know why?:: Bee asked.
Raina swallowed hard. She didn't want to go revealing she's a Decepticon to everyone quite yet!
"Uh...nope." She quickly said.
::Rainaaaa::
"Fine. Yes I uh...do know him. I've known him for 3 years." Raina confessed.
Bee looked puzzled but shock to say the least. Then Raina knew exactly how to get Bee an answer with barley any explanation. She undid her ponytail and put her hood up. Then she looked directly at Bee who looked at her for a second. The sudden realization nearly made him offline.
"Before you say anything! Optimus already knows and I'm unsure about being a con alright? If that makes you feel better." Raina whispered loudly.
Bee then picked her up and hugged her, saying sorry for tricking her that day.
::I-I wanted to bring you back to base but you ran off and you're too kind to be one of them!:: Bumblebee was going rapid fire.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Easy there Bee. I...accept your apology. You did what you had to."
::Yeah...by breaking your trust::
"I'm glad you did or we wouldn't be here right?"
::Right. Plus that explains a lot::
The two stared at each other, smiling and laughing. Happy that they had made amends. Raina was seriously thinking of joining the Autobots now. But her friends back in the Nemesis. She couldn't leave them. Specifically Knockout, Breakdown, maybe Soundwave.
::You're on our side though...right?:: Bumblebee asked now nervously.
"Of course. You've opened up my eyes to the truth. Now I want to be there for you guys. I still have friends with the Decepticons so I'm not going to leave...yet." Raina admitted.
Bee was about to say something when Raina suddenly went limp, she even noticed and panicked.
::Are y-you ok?!:: Bumblebee asked frantically.
"This has been happening a lot lately." Raina slurred.
::I'm getting you to Ratchet:: Bee told her, leaving his room and rushing to Ratchet.
He almost looked like a child running to their parent with a broken toy, asking them to fix it.
"What is it Bumblebee?" Ratchet asked in his usual grumpy tone.
::It's Raina. She keeps going limp!:: Bumblebee buzzed nervously.
"She's just sick Bumblebee." Ratchet waved the scout off.
::I know but this doesn't seem normal. Just check her:: Bee pleaded.
Ratchet sighed and took the girl. She was fine now but everytime she went limp, she felt to weak to move after.
When Ratchet scanned her, not expecting what he got back.
"S-She has the Cybonic Plague." Ratchet slowly said our loud.
::WHAT?!:: Bumblebee practically screeched.
"But how. She's human. Yet it's effecting her. Perhaps it can but how she's still alive is quite astonishing." Ratchet observed.
::Don't stand there Ratchet! Give her the cure or something:: Bumblebee was just slightly freaking, gaining everyone's attention.
"Bee, please stop screeching like that. Your gonna give me a helmache." Arcee complained.
::Raina has the PLAGUE:: Bumblebee was waving his arms around like an actual child.
"Plague?" Bulkhead asked confused.
"Cybonic but nothing to worry about. Bee." Ratchet subtly referred to the scout who was currently scared.
Raina was just laughing too the point her throat couldn't project sound so it was silent.
"Beeeee stop worrying. I'm fine. I've lived this long." Raina tried to tell him, still laughing.
::Wait. You could have spread it around:: Bee realized.
"I didn't. Trust me. When I'm sick, I wash my hands constantly and follow all the rules to a no-spread policy." Raina assured him.
"Besides it can only spread through bodily fluids."
"Raina, take this. This is the cure and I don't know how to make a human version of it without further examination but I don't want the risk of spreading." Ratchet explained to her.
It looked like energon but had a different hue and taste. Ratchet poured the liquid in the smallest glass he could find. Raina plugged her nose with her fingers before swallowing the liquid.
"Why did you pinch your nose?" Bulkhead asked.
"If we can't smell something, our tongue can't taste it either. We do that for stuff we don't like." Raf explained.
Raina finished the liquid but kept her nose plugged. She did not want to taste that. Ratchet looked at her like she had two heads.
"What?" Raina asked.
"That had a mixture of energon in it which is toxic and can easily burn a human. Are your insides not...burning?" He asked dumbfounded.
Raina just shook her head, finally unplugging her nose. The taste was shockingly sweet but sour at the same time. It didn't taste bad but not something she would willingly consume ever again.
Now they had to just wait and see if it had worked. Ratchet was rethinking energon and how maybe it only affected some humans. He also wanted to further explore why and how Raina had caught the Plague. It was Cybertronian stuff, it shouldn't have affected her. Then again it didn't affect her like it did Optimus but it did to some degree anyway. Bulkhead and Miko played heavy rock music using Raf's laptop.
Then Raina asked for the laptop. She used Raf's laptop to hack into the main monitor to the base. She set it so no one could easily deactivate her codes and reverse her prank.
"Hiya Barbie"
"Hi Ken!"
"You wanna go for a ride?"
"Sure Ken!"
"Hop in."
The kids snickered as the song started to play, the bots all showing visible confusion. Oh this was gonna be good.
"I'm a Barbie Girl! In the Barbie woorld~ Life in plastic, it's fantastic! You can brush my hair! Undress me everywhereeee~ Imagintation! Life is your creation!"
The kids bursted out into laughter as everyone looked at the confused at the lyrics.
"Ratchet, shut it off please." Arcee pleaded.
"I'm trying! What did you children do!" Ratchet shouted as Raina upped the volume so it blasted through the base.
No matter where you were, you could hear it. It was chaos as every bot yelled at each other over the music, disturbed and confused by the lyrics or point of the song. Even Optimus had a disturbed expression. Certainly an interesting choice of words...
"I'm a blonde bimbo girl in the fantasy world. Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly~
You're my doll, rock'n'roll feel the glamour in pink. Kiss me there, touch me there, Hanky panky~"
"RATCHET!" Arcee yelled.
"I'M TRYING ARCEE! YOU GIVE IT A SHOT SINCE YOUR SO IMPATIENT!" Ratchet retorted angrily.
::TURN IT OFF! MY INNOCENT PROCESSOR AND AUDIO RECEPTORS!:: Bee screeched.
"RAINA YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE MY CHARGE!" Bulkhead screamed.
"I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!" Raina shouted, her voice coming back to normal.
The kids were just dying. This was too good! Optimus just stood in the back, looking more and more disturbed by the words while also not wanting to get in the mess he called a 'team'.
The song kept going for a while longer until it finally ended. Everyone sighed in relief until the beginning tune played again.
"NOOOOOO!" Everyone cried out in anger and despair.
Ratchet tried everything. Bulkhead and Bumblebee held their servos to their audio receptors, Arcee was trying to walk away but no matter where she went, the music still played. Optimus was just internally dying.
Soon the kids started to dance and sing along to the song that repeated the entire evening. When it was time to go home, Raina finally shut it off. She had managed to escape the wrath of Ratchet for now but he swore vengeance for the unnecessary exposure to such a song.
Optimus could certainly say he has heard it all now. Bee is officially traumatized. Bulkhead thinks Raina is a demon in disguise. Ratchet is planning his alibi. Arcee has mental pictures in her processor, which aren't nice in the slightest.
Raina and the other kids were just joking about it. The bots questioned why they would listen to such a song. The kids were definitely going to expose the bots to more of Earth's songs in the future.
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