"Ok" she said "tell me again about these cellphones"
"They are not cellphones" the black mech answers. "They are two DPH or Devices for Portable Holoform. It was very hard to get them."
"What are they for?" Mikaela asks bewildered.
"The purpose of these device is to take an holoform in a region were our integrated projectors cannot arrive." Barricade sounds so proud of his simplified explanation, that Mikaela is almost ashamed of her lack of understanding
"What?" She resolves in asking.
"My holoform is made mainly of light and other electromagnetic fields that create the illusion of a separate being. But it still created and emitted from my body. If I cannot see a spot, I cannot create an holoform there. But when I connect that cellphone-like device, it will projects in its surrounding, seconding my needs. But I need you to take it close to Bee's holoform, so that the two projection will be able to interact and we will be able to communicate without interferences from his guardians."
"And why two devices?" She asks again
"Bumblebee can connect to the second device, so if you have the first one with you, and ladiesman217 got the second, we could go for what internet refers to as 'double date'"
"oh" is all what she manages to say, but a grin is spreading all over her face.
The young blond boy on her side looks nervous and pale.
She knows he is just a projection from her cybertronian friend outside, but she knows that this things can be damn accurate.
The boy, Bee, is wearing an oversized black sweater over a yellow vest and and skinny yellow jeans tucked inside black combat boots. He is definitely cute, if you ask Mikaela.
He is nervously playing with the herm of the sweater, and keeps looking around trying to find Sam with Cade holoform.
The plan was to have Sam with Bee's device and her with Cade's one, but her boyfriend asked her to swap. She suspects he went for the speech 'hurt him and you will die' but she let him go anyway. It amused her anytime this protective side of him!
Cade and Sam arrive, and Bee arms are around the talker man in no time. "I missed you so much!" He murmurs against Cade black t-shirt.
Sam takes her hand and distracts her from the scene in front of them. It last just a moment, then she turns back to them to see Cade's hands caress Bee's cheeks, and the older man kisses the younger one forehead.
"We cannot stay too long" the decepticon says, and as Bee starts to complain, he hushes him with a "you still unwell, you should exert yourself so much."
"I'm fine..." The autobot tries to say, "it's just..." Bee sounds like he's talking around a lump in his throat, and Cade wraps an arm around him trying to sooth him.
"Why they cannot understand that have to choose between you and them is breaking my spark?" His eyes are filled with tears now, and is obvious who he is speaking of.
Mikaela heart breaks hearing how young and in despair he sounds, but is Sam that first speaks to reassure him. "They will come around, Bee. They are reasonable, they just need time... You know? Like my parents that were all against you guys, and now are choosing christmas present for all the gang!"
Bee looks up to his best friend at that, and Mikaela can see hope in his blue eyes.
"Now" Sam continues, "do you guys can eat? Because I'm starving!"
They are having fun. It should be weird, hanging around with the holoform of two aliens, allegedly enemies, actually lovers, but it feels exactly how going out with other human teenager. Even better, as the maturity level at their table is keep higher than usual thanks to Cade and Mikaela. Sam and Bee, on the other hand, are fighting over the last chip.
As Bee portend in hand to grab it, they notice that his fingers are translucent. At the start Mikaela is just puzzled, but when her gaze turn up the decepticon, she realise that the situation could be worst than what she expected.
Cade looks concerns and scared as he grabs Bee's hand in his one of his own, and cups his face with the other. "You should have said something, little one..." The whisper in a soft scolding.
"I'm fine..." The young boy answer weakly, but when he stands Mikaela can see him shiver. Cade rushes to his side and wraps his arm around the lean waist, sustains him.
"Let's got back to the car" Mikaela suggests. But Bee is already shaking his head. " I'm sorry, I don't think I can manage to arrive so far..."
"Toilet" Cade all but commands, and starts leading the group to the closest toilets.
There he just kiss Bee forehead, and whisper "let it go, everything will be fine, I'm parking just on your side.."
Bee looks weaker than before and not completely there. Cade asks Mikaela for the DPH in her pocket, the one connected to Bee. And he switch it off. Bee just disappears, and then Cade switch off his own as well, with a soft "I'll see you at the car park".
Mikaela arrives breathless at the car park, Sam just behind her, in time for hearing Cade start panicking "come on, little one, stay with me... Bee, please!"
"What's going on, Cade?" She asks
"His energy level just drop, and he... He is too weak..." to Mikaela, he sounds really distressed now, and if ever she got any doubt about his feeling for the younger bot, they would evaporate in this same moment.
"So what's happened now? Should I call Ratchet?" Sam asks.
"Sam no, they will never let me out again, please" the yellow bot whisper painfully. "I just need some more time in the sun and I will be fine..."
"It will not be enough, it will be night soon. Please, let me help you there" Cade asks earnestly
"..."
"Bee, please!" Cade insists, and the younger one sighs.
"They will attack you, I don't want you to have to fight them... If Sam drives I can arrive at NEST." Bee words are slurring together, and Sam and Mikaela look at each other trying to come up with a solution.
"Let me tow you half way, please little one!" the decepticon is pleading now, and when all Bee manage to answer is a pained growl, Mikaela just runs to Cade trunk and picks the line from there.
Sam helps her to fasten the younger mech front bumper to the Mustang's back, and then the painful ride to NEST starts.
Mikaela is riding Cade, and she keeps murmuring him that Bee will be fine. Sam is riding Bee, and from the rear mirror Mikaela can see him patting the dashboard.
When finally they get Bee to the medbay, the young mech is unresponsive, and Ratched yells to the humans for fatiguing him so much.
But Bee is safe now, and he will be better soon. Or at least that is what Mikaela keeps saying to herself.
Note:
Sorry fo the delay in the update. I'm not sure if you are reading this story, the lack of feedback is a bit demoralizing...
Hope you are enjoying it anyway!