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Author's Note: (vents angrily in complete rage) Okay, I don't want what the freak is going on but yesterday, from maybe around 4am (or 10am, I didn't check the clock) until 9:30 in the evening I worked on this chapter. One of my best but instead of uploading it with spelling and grammar mistakes I decide to go to bed and do it in the morning. I wake up and what the freak do I discover? My glitching flash drive corrupted my file! And it was just this one! The other files are fine and can be open and edited but not the completed chapter! And it was freaking complete, too! (screams angrily) Twice this has damn well happened and I am so sick of it! (breathes heavily a long moment while glaring at flash drive) You are so getting hammers as soon as I find the damn thing…
Oaky if I thought writing the jettwins' dialogue was back, Blitzwing's is worse! I've heard him speak a few times and I really wanted to call him Arnold! In fact, I shall call him Arnold. And Freak. But he does make me laugh at times.
Oh, that does reminds me, I posted a poll on my bio about who Bumblebee should ultimately end up with. The reason being is I actually have several scenarios going on and well as an ending planned out but all of that might change depending on how gets to be with Bee in the end. It may also affect the remaining chapters as well. The choices are Starscream, Prowl, and Optimus Prime. Now if you don't like any of them there is the "Other" option so if you pick that then please tell me who and why in a review. You can choose up to 2 options so go ahead and vote. I'll be keeping it posted until the story is complete then it'll be taken down with the final results posted at the end.
Now, why don't we see how the groups are dealing with their missing member and how Bee is dealing with his captor's latest torturing methods, then. Shall we?
"Nightmare"
Written by: Beloved Shadow
Inspiration by: JazzTheTiger
With everyone astrosecond that passed, the more anxious the earth team had become. For one Cyber Ninja Prowl, recharge evaded him completely. He tried to catch a few precious cycles but each time he off-lined his optics his processor was plagued by images of the yellow minibot running towards him, calling out for help. Each time he tried reaching out for him, but he was never fast enough or he never reached him in time. Something was always holding him, sometimes it was Sentinel Prime, or something snatched bumblebee from behind, taunting him that he had failed. Crimson optics mocked him as servos grabbed at the speedster, mocking laughter echoing around them. Even in the throes of a terrible defrag he knew it was the dark magenta colored seeker.
"Bumblebee!" Servos grabbed at him, holding him back as he seeker continued to laugh at his despair. The autobot struggled in his grip but he still reached out to him, begging for him to save him.
"Prowl!" He beat the servos holding him tightly, wincing as the claws dug furrows into his armor plating. "Lemme me go, you fragging Decepticreep!"
"Let him go, Starscream!" He ordered but the seeker just laughed, hovering above him.
"You want him so badly, autobot? Then take him." He smirked and with no warning, drove his servo into his back strut and out the middle of his chassis, his glittering spark caught in his clawed servo. The scout's optics went large, a static-filled cry escaping his vocal cords as is bright yellow coloring began to fade to gray. His frame jerked as the fist pulled itself free, optics dimming rapidly. The seeker cackled insanely as he released the off-lined scout, letting him plummet into the darkness.
prowl could only stare, optics wide as he followed the fallen form but even so he struggled to get free, to try and catch his fallen comrade as the seeker continued to cackled insanely, clutching the dying spark in his servo.
He jerked awake, fuel pump racing in his chassis, spark trembling. It took him a nanoklik to realize that he was in his own room. According to his chronometer he had been recharging for at least a mega-cycle but it only few like a servo full of breems. And the terrible nightmare…
"I'm sorry. Bumblebee…" Everybot had asked what he had to apologize for but it had been his fault he hadn't been there as his back-up. He had been on route when they had all received he message about a fragment being found but he had been trapped by an accident off the highway. By the time he had arrived, there had been nothing left but a large pile of rubble. Venting heavily he left his room and headed for the main area.
Jazz frowned as he went over the multiple scans from the jettwins, overlaying the map of the city (Detroit, he kinda liked the designation himself).So far there was nothing showing where the missing speedster could be and he didn't like it. He didn't want to process what the unstable seeker was doing to him either so he tried to focus on the monitors before him. He paused when he heard the too quiet ped falls and didn't have to turn and see who it was.
"Can't recharge, Prowl?"
The black and gold bot didn't seem the least bit surprised as he stepped into the large space. "I couldn't anymore," he answered simply. Pausing for an astrosecond he moved over to their communication center and looked at the screens. "Any sign of him?"
"I wish. Been going over the ground and air, but wherever he is he's hiding somewhere good." This was unlike the seeker; while he had been in their (temporarily) brig, he had been quiet but not cooperative, especially when some of his coding had been taken but Sentinel had thought nothing of it. He had been so certain that the stasis cuffs and being locked in a cell would have kept him in line. "Have you ever known Starscream to be this crafty?"
"I never would have described him as 'crafty' but it would appear that he managed to fool us all," he said bitterly. If he was able escape the Elite Guard, then what else could be capable of? What was he doing to Bumblebee?
"Bumblebee is still online."
"What?"
"You heard him. I don't know him as well as you or the others, but I know he's got the drive and determination for Elite Guard material, regardless what Sentinel thinks." He turned his chair away from the monitor and fixed his old training partner with an unflinching gaze. "I've read his file, I've also seen footage during his time at the boot camp. Kid's fast, mouth tends to run faster than him, but he's always pushing himself harder than the others, and he listens even if it doesn't seem like it. He's trying to prove he can keep up with the other big bots and refuses to be left behind. What I'm saying is, whatever Starscream is doing to him, he's ain't going down quietly."
He had a point; bee was always fighting, always speeding around, always up to something. He had to be alright. "Thank you, Jazz"
"Anytime, Prowl." Watching him leave, no doubt to get some energon, he turned back to the monitors. He frowned when he saw there were several gaps missing from the twins' scans and compared them with that of the previous scans from the others. Those particular areas had been scanned but for some reason the scans were showing up that the areas were blacked out, as though something was blocking their signal. He ran a comparison and could see in other parts of the city as well.
'Defiantly worth checking out,' he thought as he made copies of the areas. Once everyone else awoke from recharge they would want to know and the sooner they started the search, hopefully the sooner they could find the missing scout and the runaway prisoner.
Neither of the Cyber Ninjas realized that a tiny pocket bot had been monitoring them, recording their conversation. One the other side of the spy link the leader of the Decepticons was listening intently. He had been listening to their conversations, monitoring their own progress. While his forces were limited he was not above letting them track down his renegade second-in-command for him. But he wondered, why put so much effort in trying to get one annoying minibot back? It was not as if he possessed great intellect as that green buffoon, or stealth like the failed Cyber Ninja, or the medical prowess of the veteran. But he meant a lot to the team, especially to Optimus Prime.
'Perhaps, he could be of some use to me,' he thought to himself, turning away from his command area. He stepped into the doorway off to the side and up to his throne, sitting down as he waited for his two remaining and loyal Decepticons to appear. He didn't have to wait long as the hurried and heavy ped falls of his most loyal soldier appeared.
"All hail Lord Megatron!" Lugnut shouted for the world to hear as he immediately bowed down.
He could already feel an ache forming in his processor but tried to will it away. "Where is Blitzwing?"
The large soldier was about to speak but a swift kick in his fender caused him to pitch forward as a beige and purple bot walked in, an irritated look on his faceplates.
"Quick blocking the doorway vith joor humongous aft!" Hothead snapped as he made his way inside. Approaching the throne he bowed in a slightly more dignified manner, his faceplates shifting to that of his Icy persona. "Joo summoned us, mein Herr?"
"Indeed I have. I have a mission for the both of you; it would appear that the Autobots are searching for Starscream as well their missing member. I want the both of you to follow them and should they locate that traitorous seeker, eliminate him but bring me the AllSpark fragment as well as the yellow autobot."
"Ze autobot?" His face shifted to reveal the unstable persona known simply as Random. "Ve can smash two bots with one bomb!" he cackled insanely.
"No. I want that autobot functioning. He is apparently of some great value to the autobots and I want to know why. Perhaps, we can use him as a bargaining chip and have them gather the AllSpark fragments for us instead," he smirked.
"A brilliant plan, oh wise Megatron! Oh glorious leader! Oh shiny lord-"
"Shut joor trap before I shut it for joo, Dummkopf!" Hothead snapped angrily as he kicked the larger bot.
"Kick me again and I'll turn you inside out!" he snapped at him once he was able to regain his footing.
"Joo and vhat army, bolts for processor?!" The two of them were so busy arguing, insulting one another, they almost missed the rising hum of their very annoyed leader as his plasma arm cannon powered up.
"Go now, before I turn you both into piles of scrap metal," he threatened coolly.
"Yes, Lord Megatron!" Quickly saluting their lord they quickly ran for the doorway leading out, only for the two of them to get shut as they both tried to leave at the same time.
"Me thinks ve should made bigger doorways!" Icy commented even as he tried pulling himself free before his face spun to reveal Random. "Or maybe we can run faster?" he let out a cackle of laughter as though everything he said was a grand joke.
"Shut your faceplates! I will not allow you to ruin my plan to bring glory to our fearless lead-" Lugnut never had a chance to finish his joyful/angry rant as a low level blast from the plasma cannon struck both of them, blasting them free of the doorway.
"Ve're going ve're going! No need to shoot us twice! But he does have perfect aim!"
Megatron had to remind himself, repeatedly, that it would not due to blast the two glitches into worthless piles of scrap metal, not when they were still needed. But just as he thought the ache in processor was fading he was reminded of two other Cons who were currently yelling at one another about oil of all things; he could do without if not for their superb building skills.
"I am surrounded by slagging glitches," he muttered darkly.
The seeker was, via programming, not a very patient mech. He never admitted that he was, but with each passing klik he could feel more of his patience slipping away. He had been certain that it would take at most a solar cycle or two before the autobrat broke and submitted to him, but he was still refusing. He never realized he had even switched the data cubes so he could relive their latest "sessions", and he was enjoying the moments he thought he was alone.
'If I had known he was such a type of mech, I would have gone after him sooner,' he smirked to himself, ignoring the pained pressure on his cod piece. It would be so easy to take him, to just take what he wanted and be done with it, but he had already invested so much time and effort into this little game, what was a few more breems? He was also determined to be the winner in the end, regardless who he had to hurt in the process.
Bumblebee struggled against his chains but he wasn't sure whether it was to escape, to smash the holovids, or try and force himself to overload. His fans were working on high, desperate to keep his core temperature from rising even more but there was still a heavy coat of condensation along his armor and protoflesh. Gears grinded together and circuits were on the verge of being fried but his optics refused to close as he watched the holovid before him, wishing he was experiencing it once more.
* Due to the explicit nature of this portion of the chapter, I am complying with FF's NC17 ban and have removed this portion. If you are interested in reading the unedited version, please send me a PM. Thank you. *
So deep into their stasis they failed to notice as the AllSpark fragment pulsed with a soft light, the energies of the two bared sparks mingling for several breems more before they withdrew, protective plates and armor sliding close.
Few megacycles later crimson optics slid open, flickering online. The seeker was confused for a moment, unsure where he was or what he had been doing when his processor crashed. Realizing he was not alone he looked down and felt his battle protocols coming online.
'Wait an astrosecond!' His processor was running a bit slow but as it replayed the video feed his battle system shut down. The autobot was still in a deep recharge but he could still feel as he slowly pulled his spike out, making the minibot whine softly, hips twitching. He snapped several images of his captive, covering on various fluids, armor either dented or cracked in some places, scratched in others. The urge to take him was there, to plug his valve with his spike, to fill him with so much coding, make him remember nothing but his designation, to make him his-
He quickly put a halt to those thoughts and reached down and removed the chain from his servos and his neck cables, gently touching the pinkish marks that indicated bruises. He hissed at himself angrily as he quickly drew his servo back. 'What am I doing? He is my prisoner! I shouldn't be acting "kindly" to him!' he argued but his spark gave a painful lurch. Ignoring it he moved off the berth, retracing his spike and allowing the cod piece to slide into place but at the last moment he did the same to the yellow speedster and tucked his spike away, letting his own armor plating and interface panel slid close. He also drew him up into his arms and walked off to his own berth. He was going to clean him up, and once he had recharged enough, have his way with him. Perhaps, he would keep him after all—as his personal berth slave.
Drivers angrily leaned on their horns as they yelled at the drivers in front of them to move, insulting and threats flying through the air. It was rush hour and everyone was anxious to get home but due to ongoing construction traffic was being delayed.
"Geez, you humans sure get mad easily," Bulkhead commented as he drove along one of the access roads, having received a radio confirmation that several exits would be closed due to maintenance work being done and asked drivers to seek alternate routes to their destinations. His human passenger inside said nothing. "Uhh hey look at a Burger Bot! I can just swing over and you can get something to eat-"
"I'm not hungry."
"Oh. O-Okay." H didn't like this quiet Sari, it was so unlike her and it honestly freaked him out. But he knew that she missed their little buddy. He vented as he moved around the row of cars, the traffic lightening up as they headed for the outskirts of the city.
Sari knew he was trying to be helpful but she really didn't have much of an appetite. She also hadn't been sleeping that well and it was starting to show, but when Ultra Magnus has said she wanted her help in finding Bumblebee, she immediately jumped at the chance. She even thanked the big bot for letting her do this and she promised to be on her best behavior. She frowned when the big chinned moron once more insulted her friend and she let him have it.
"Bumblebee is my best friend and I'm not gonna let some giant over-sized chin jerk talk bad about her!" she snapped angrily. "He's a better autobot that you could ever dream of being!"
Sentinel frowned at the tiny organic but didn't dare get any closer least it sprayed its corrosive acid over his shiny armor plating. "That Bumbler doesn't have any friends, but apparently he's desperate if he chose to be friend with some organic on a dirt-covered planet."
"That's it!" She had grabbed her hockey stick and was prepared to beat the living daylights out of the moron when Bulkhead quickly scooped her up. It didn't stop her from insulting him, calling him every name in her book and a few choice words she had heard Ratchet mutter when he had been in a particularly foul mood. Even when Bulkhead walked out she tried throwing her hockey stick at him and screamed when it fell short.
"You better be thankful I can't shoot acid at you! But I know someone who can so watch it, you stupid glitch!" she shouted at the blue prime as the wrecker transformered and drove away.
"I hate him." She muttered as she folded her arms over the lowered window, burying her face in said arms.
"Uh say what not?" But she didn't answer him. Deciding not to push her he continued driving. So far he and the others had been checking every inch of the city, all of Bee's favorite spots but there was still no trace. Though he did get an angry yelling from the human police captain Fanzone when he mistook his car for his little buddy. Pulling off to a side road he decide to just drive past the abandoned processing area when Sari shouted at him to stop. He immediately put the brake on all six wheels, tires shrieking and cars behind him swerving to keep from hitting him, yelling angrily as they drove around him. "What's wrong? Is it a Decepticon?"
The little girl could only stare down at the key which was glowing. "The AllSpark Key…" She hesitantly touched it as it continued to glow. "Please… help me find my friend." It gave a gentle pulse as it floated from her hand and pointed in the direction of the shutdown processing plants. Sari quickly leaned out the window, ignoring Bulkhead's worries about being careful. "We gotta go over there!"
"Huh? B-But why?"
"Just go that way! I think Bumblebee is in one of those buildings!"
Now Bulkhead wasn't the brightest bulb in the team, and he didn't pretend to understand the AllSpark, but if there was a chance of his little buddy being there then they were going to take it. His tired spun in place as he took off, seatbelts wrapping around Sari safely, listening to her directions even as he sent a comm link to Optimus.
With any luck, they were close to finding their favorite little speedster.
High in the air a large bomber place and a fighter jet flew through the air, watching the Autobots running around. Icy had to remind Lugnut not to go bombing that as it would upset their lord, but Random didn't help when he asked how many bombs it would take to blow up Ultra Magnus.
"One bomb! Two bombs! BOOM!" Random cackled madly, the jet nearly losing altitude.
"Stop your laughing before I drop a bomb on you!" Lugnut snapped. Would Lord Megatron truly mind if he happened to "accidentally" drop one on the glitch?
"Three bombs! BOOM BOOM!"
Oh he really wanted to give him something to laugh at but before he could the jet immediately dove down, heading for a group of buildings that clearly had seen better times. Frowning he flew down and transformed at the last second as Blitzwing did the same, both landing atop what appeared to be an old factory. He was about to demand an explanation when he heard the roar of an engine down below.
"Anything yet, Sari?"
"No but we're close. My Key is growing really bright."
"Autobot!" He was about to jump down and smash the green vehicle into the ground when he was grabbed and slammed on his own aft. Growling he turned to his partner, ready to smash him into the ground but stopped when he finally noticed the tiny human and the glowing key. "An AllSpark fragment!"
"Yes, joo Dummkopf. Remember vhat Lord Megatron said?"
"I remember every word from our glorious leader has ever spoken!"
"Zen ve vait for them to find ze traitor and ze liddle autobot. Once we haff him and ze fragment-"
"I will still get to smash the Autobot, won't I? You're not going to steal my fun!" the big oaf interrupted.
Faceplates shifted as Hothead took over. "Just don't smash ze yellow one or I vill shoot joo myself!" the way the two were arguing it was somewhat of a miracle Bulkhead and Sari didn't notice but then again their focus was on locating their yellow armored friend, hoping that he was alright.
~ To be continued. ~
Author's Notes: (falls back in chair) Sweet baby alive! I am done rewriting this damn chapter! Been working on this on and off for two days and I managed to remember most of it, but I'm still pissed that I lost everything the first time. I swear, though, if this happens again, something is going to be introduced to a sledge hammer.
Now, again due to the oh so wonderful ban of explicit material, this chapter has been shortened. Sorry but again, I don't wanna bee booted off. Now if you wanna read the unedited stuff PM me or better yet, check this out on Archive of Our Own where I am known as BelovedShadow2217.
Also. Halfway writing this I realized something. Not only am I kinda going off-script of the series, I'm still trying to follow it along. What else… oh yeah! Like I said, half-way writing it and doing research I discovered/remembered that Starscream has the AllSpark fragment embedded in his head meaning he function just fine, he's immortal, but he doesn't have a spark. I was like "Crap. Now what?" So for the sake of my story the fragment gave him a kinda artificial spark. Why you may ask? Because if he's gonna be the sire of Bumblebee's sparkling he needs a spark. See, I even did a whole page of notes of how the whole pregnancy thing works from beginning to end. I'm so happy with it! :D
Bumblebee: That's kinda creepy…
Is not! I just like being thorough!
Bumblebee: What happened to winging it?
Oh shut up! And winging it is more fun in RPGs thank you very much. :p
Also, I intended a lot more drama to be going on in this chapter but since my lemony goodness took up so much space, I had to stop here and put the rest of the stuff in the next chapter. Which I hope to get started on soon. And yeah, I know I complained about the jettwins way of speaking and not fully grasping Jazz's wording, but Blitz is the worse! I had to go back and read fanfics of him talking just to get it down and I get headaches! And the way Lugnut keeps praising Megatron like he's the next Primus on Earth—ugh! How have they not killed each other yet?
Lugnut/Blitzwing: Hey!
What else what else… oh yes! I know I made Starscream a bit OOC but it just happened! I don't even know if he's developing feelings for Bee or his conscience grew a pair but it happened and may continue to happen. Also, please vote in the poll I posted in my bio, whoever has the most votes will not only be Bee's mate but determines how the story will end. honest!
Okay peeps, I have to work tomorrow so I hope you enjoyed the chapter and please leave me a review :) Thank you love you bye bye!