Chapter 3: Bumblebee to the Rescue! A new Mission! (Part 3 of 6)

"-Actions speak louder than words-"

-Bumblebee

"Come on guys, let's go..." said Bumblebee

"WEISS! I'M COMING!" shouted a young high pitched voice.

Stinger Squad quickly turned around and saw a red blur heading in their direction. ShootingStar sidestepped out of the way, "What the hell!"

Evac quickly put his body on the ground belly down and ducked the blur of red "Take bout' speed!"

Cliffjumper quickly jumped over the blur, "The scrap is that!?"

Bumblebee jumped and somersaulted over the red blur, as he did he caught a glimpse of who the blur was, and time slowed down. His eyes widened, he saw the face of a young girl no older than him with...

A red multi-weapon scythe in hand?! What crazy world had they been brought to?!

"What in the name of Primus!?"

Time resumed and Bumblebee fell to the ground with a skid, he whipped his body around with one fist in the ground. His head shot up, and he eyed the red blur that had just passed them. Bumblebee quickly got up and sprinted in the direction of the red blur, he shouted back to his squad, "Come on guys! We gotta move!"

The other three members of SS snapped out of their funk and hastily followed suit of their commanding officer...

Bumblebee was running as fast as he could through the unknown forest, his arms were held back in a 'V' as he ran. He was focused on one thing in front of him, a girl in a red cloak that was running as fast as she could. He, along with Cliffjumper and the other members of Stinger Squad in toll, running equally as fast if I might add, were trying to catch up to the girl in red.

Needless to say, they were having a hell of a time keeping up... Cliffjumper was huffing and panting, puffs of air exiting the boys mouth.

"Shit! -huff- Whoever this -pant- girl is, SHE'S FAST!" he shouted dryly.

Bumblebee looked at his twin brother, "Tell me something I don't know! Now stay focused Cliff, same goes for you guys too!", he quickly looked back ahead and attempted to engage in a conversation with the girl.

"HEY! YOU IN THE RED, SLOW DOWN!"

The girls shoulders jumped up a bit, a small gasp escaped her mouth. The crimson-capped girl looked over her shoulder and saw the four Autobots following her. She grunted, looked back forward, and put more distance between herself and the four Autobots... In a burst of red rose petals.

All of the Autobots eyes widened comically, all four were thinking the same thing and shouted in unison...

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?"

All four came to a skidding halt. Cliffjumper rubbed his eyes, making sure what he saw was 'Only in his head'. Evac was still wide eyed, his mind was completely blank; no matter how hard he tried he couldn't think of a logical explanation. ShootingStar on the other hand... Well, let's just say that day was the day when he chose ever Cybertronian swear word in existence. He complained that what they saw couldn't have been true, rather that this hooded person was a mere illusion. Sadly, he knew to well that this hooded person was on a whole other level, and he didn't quite know how to deal with it...

Bumblebee quickly got out of his stupefied daze. He shook his head furiously and looked ahead, his face showed no emotion and his eyes were stuck on one place... The path that the girl took...

He kept thinking the same thing over and over, again and again. His mind was like a broken record...

'That girl... There's something... something familiar about her... but what...?'

That's when his face showed emotion... He let his lips move into fox-like grin, a small chuckle escaped his throat. At first glance you'd think Bumblebees lost his bolts; that he was going insane. He felt a hint of excitement and joy in his heart...

He knew that he had to find this girl and fast... Something was compelling him to go after this strange person, and he was going to do just that.

Bumblebee looked over his shoulder, his fox-grin still graced his face. Bumblebee let out a small whistle and clapped his metal hands, the other three members of the Autobot Special Ops squadron turned their focus to their leader. Both ShootingStar and Cliffjumper were curious as to why Bumblebee needed their attention. Evac took notice of his friends expression, he knew that grin all to well...

"What's up, Bee?" asked Cliffjumper.

"I need you three to hang back, scout out the area for anything useful." Bumblebee ordered his troops.

"Eh!?" Cliffjumper said with wide eyes, "Hang back for what reason!? WHAT ABOUT THE GIANT BIRD WITH THE GIRL!"

ShootingStar brought his hand up into a fist and quickly smacked the back of Cliffjumpers head. Said red brute rubbed the back of his head in pain.

"Ow!"

"Knock it off..."

Evac knew what his leader was doing. He knew why Bumblebee told them to stay back, it was all to clear to the young Autobot Sniper... "Your going after that person in the cloak... Aren't you?"

Bumblebee looked at Evac and his fox-grin turned into a joyful smile, he winked and held out a thumbs up. A small chuckle escaped his throat. "Yep, I'm gunna find that girl and get some answers. As for the girl in white and that bird, I'll find them too."

Evac nodded, a smile was on his face. "Alright, good luck Big B."

Without saying a single word, Bumblebee nodded and took off on the trail the girl went. The chase had begun...

Evac turned back to ShootingStar and Cliffjumper with a smile. "Well, you heard the boss. Let's get going!"

"HELP!"

Weiss was in a state of panic. Her first day at Beacon Academy was supposed to start off without a hitch, it was supposed to be absolutely perfect... How wrong she was to think such a foolish idea.

The first bad thing that happened to the Heiress? That red caped girl that nearly blew her up the day before became her partner. She's going to be living with her for the next few years and it was going to be a nightmare. Then a strange purple portal tore open in the sky and four lights came out. She was curious as to what the lights were, but her curiosity quickly changed into anger. After the strange portal closed a hoard of Beo-Wolves attacked both her and the annoying pest that was her partner. Things went from bad to worse soon after.

Ruby, who was somehow able to convince the young Heiress to go through with this plan, got on the back of a giant Nevermore and became its captive! Ruby said that 'If they could get some high altitude then they would see the temple'. Obviously it didn't work. And to make things worse she had to rely on her so called 'partner' to save her...

'When I get out of this, no scratch that... IF I get out of this, Ruby won't see the light of day...'

"Hold on Weiss!"

Weiss heard the all to familiar high pitch tone that was her partners voice. She looked down and, indeed, she saw the bane of her existence... Ruby was doing her best at keeping up with giant Nevermore, using her semblance as an extra boost in case she fell behind. Weiss curled her lip into a frown, her ice blue eyes filled with a great annoyance after getting a glimpse of her partner.

"Just hurry up and get me down already!" shouted the Heiress.

Ruby nodded, she reached behind her cape and pulled out a gun-metal grey and red device. She smirked as the metal box started changing. The gears in her weapon turned, shifting different parts into place forming an all-to familiar scyth. Gone was the metal red box, now in her hands was her beloved weapon, Crescent Rose. Ruby reached for her belt and pulled out a red and black magazine loaded with long-range impact dust bullets. It was a small magazine, but there was enough to get the job done. She quickly inserted the Magazine and locked the first round into place.

Ruby skidded to a halt, her black boots digging into the ground from her sudden stop. Ruby quickly swung Crescent Rose around and slammed the tip into the ground behind her. Next she pulled the trigger, releasing one of the bullets from the chamber. The shot had enough power and force to send one flying, and in Rubys case it did.

Ruby was sent flying in the air, her beloved scyth held by both of her hands in a ready attack position.

"Duck Weiss!" warned the girl in red.

Weiss did just that, she put her arms up over her head. She silently prayed that Ruby wouldn't screw up. The girl in red nodded in compliance and twirled the scyth around. Her grip on the weapon tightened as she neared the Nevermores leg; she heaved both arms forward. A small hint of silver slashed through the air, followed by a pained roar from the Nevermore.

Ruby did it... She cleaved the Nevermores leg clean off.

A joyous smile crawled onto Rubys face.

'Yes! I did it!'

At that moment time seemed to slow, the departed appendage that held Weiss released its grip and slowly drifted away from the Nevermore and Ruby. Weiss moved her head up, her ice-blue orbs shrunk in fear. That's when Ruby realized that her plan had one missing factor. Her smile quickly turned into a look of worry...

There was no one below to catch Weiss...

Time seemed to catch up to the surrounding area, specifically the two teenagers. Weiss was now free falling through the air, inching ever closer to the ground after each second passed. She let out a terrified scream that would send ones heart out of control in fear.

Ruby had to act fast! She didn't have time to come up with a plan... so acting on impulse, she pulled her beloved scyth-guns trigger and sent herself towards the ground. She fired off another round and gained more speed. Ruby did so in a repeated fashion until she was close enough to Weiss...

Ruby stretched her arm out as far as she could.

"WEISS!" shouted the young huntress.

Weiss heard her name and looked, she saw Ruby with her arm stretched out.

"GRAB MY HAND!"

Weiss didn't have to think twice about the action. She quickly righted her position and stretched her arm out, hoping her hand would interlock with Rubys and they would both be safe.

"Almost..."

Suddenly, without the two young girls noticing, a figure burst out from the shades of the Emerald forest with his arms held back and his legs bent. The figure hit the ground, spun on his heels, and burst into a sprint. His yellow sneakers hitting the ground with a loud 'thud' every step he took. He looked up and saw Ruby and Weiss falling, his metal-blue orbs narrowed in on the two. With a swift cat-like motion the boy turned his body around and lept into the air with all his might.

Weiss was just a mere few inches away from the Silver-Eyed Huntress' grasp. Her finger tips came into contact with Rubys palm, but sadly she couldn't feel her hand being locked with her partners... This was it, the Heiress was about to meet her doom. Weiss closed her eyes shut and waited for her end to come...

But it didn't...

She wondered why she wasn't dead, why she wasn't ascending into the great beyond. Curious, she dared fate and opened one of her eyes. She was surprised to see that she was still air-borne, she was even more so when she felt something was holding her... Maybe Ruby managed to get a hold of her and they were both reaching the ground safely. Deciding to tempt fate once more she opened both of her eyes and looked up at her rescuer... and what she saw made her blush...

It was a young and handsome boy, maybe a year younger than she was, with pale-tan skin and metal blue eyes that would make one faint. She saw that the young man was wearing some type of yellow metal helmet, a few locks of yellow hair hung in front of his face. A small smile graced the boys face, and Weiss couldn't help but stare. For some reason it sent a feeling of warmth and comfort through her.

The young Schnee Heiress was shaken from her thoughts after both she and the young boy made impact with the surface. The boy skidded across the dirt ground to a halt, his sneakers screeching like tires from a sudden brake...

The boy still smiled, he looked down at Weiss.

"You ok?"

Weiss couldn't help but blush, the boys voice was so calming and sweet. She shook her head ever so slightly, a small 'Mmhm' left her mouth. The mysterious boy smiled at the Heiress' reply.

"Glad to hear it."

The boy gentle set Weiss down on the ground, not wanting to do any harm to the young lady. His head quickly shot back up to the sky, remembering the young girls partner. The boy looked back at Weiss, the smile still ever so present on his face.

"I'll be back in a flash."

The boy looked back to Ruby and ran to her aid. Weiss was amazed by the boys speed, could it have been his semblance? No, it was something else. If it was a semblance, then it wasn't one she recognized... and Weiss couldn't sense any Aura coming from the boy... no... She felt something, but it didn't seem right. There was a small amount of energy coming from the boy. It was neither Aura or a Semblance trait... it seemed almost alien...

The young Heiress shook her thoughts out of her mind and returned her attention to the boy. She saw the mysterious savior run up a tree and latch onto one of the branches, using it like a gymnastics bar. The young lad quickly shot himself into the air, grabbed Ruby, and safely returned to the ground. Wasting no time, the strange boy quickly brought Ruby back over to where Weiss was.

/-0000000-/

"Thanks for the save." said Ruby smiling. Weiss nodded in agreement with her partners statement. She was glad that this strange person came along when he did, if he hadn't then the young Schnee wouldn't be standing where she was at the moment.

"Yes, thank you for your aid." Weiss replied

The boy shrugged at the response, a small smile graced his face. He placed both of his metal hands on the back of his head and let out a relaxed sigh.

"It was no problem." said the boy. He released his relaxed pose and extended his right arm in a friendly gesture. Ruby and Weiss recognized the action the young boy took and returned it with with a formal greeting.

"Ruby Rose." the young Huntress did a mock bow while holding her cape back, "Huntress-in Training."

Weiss looked at the boys metal hand with curious blue eyes. She was a little hesitant at first, but shrugged off any doubt. Weiss grabbed Bumblebees hand firmly and shook.

"Weiss Schnee, 2nd eldest daughter of Jacques Schnee and Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company." she released her grip and smiled, "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance... um...?"

"Bumblebee." the boy said cutting Weiss off, "The name's Bumblebee."

And I'm BACK! Sorry about the long wait guys, I was busy with school and work. You know how it is... But I'll do my best to get the next few chapters up sooner.

Next Time: Bumblebee knocks some sense into Weiss and Ruby and Bumblebees first encounter with the Creatures of Grimm, will our young Autobot and two Huntresses-in-Training survive the attack? FIND OUT NEXT TIME!

Ja-Ne!