When Optimus Prime left Bumblebee got his chance.
"Um..everyone..." He studdered. Everyone gathered around him, including Spike,Sparkplug and Chip. They were unsure what this would be about, and were not sure why he waited until Optimus Prime left. They thought if it was turely important Optimus Prime would be there.
"What is it Bumblebee?" Wheeljack asked. He was worried because of Bumblebee's nervous tone.
"Optimus Prime's been acting weird latley.." Bumblebee said uneasily.
All the Autobots, Chip,Sparkplug and Spike gave him a confused glare. While they were thinking, Ironhide realized what he meant. He stepped forward and they stared at Ironhide.
"Do you mean, like when he told you not to fight?" Ironhide asked as he stood infront of Bumblebee. Bumblebee nodded slowly and solemly.
"Oh...that.." Skyfire mumbled. Chip and Sparkplug who were not there were puzzled by what the Autobots meant.
"Wha-what do you mean?" Chip asked. Spike decided he would explain to him.
"Well, Optimus Prime was acting...strange during the fight against the Decepticons. He asked Bumblebee to sit the fight out." Spike explained to his friend and his father. They gave him a wierd glance that seemed to say,"Wait...,what?".
"And he keeps checking on me at night to see if I'm alright." Bumblebee sighed.
All the Autobots (and humans) were dumbfounded. They didn't know anything that would cause Optimus Prime to act like that. He never acted that way before, they wonder, why now? Someone could agrue that there's a first time for anything, but this seemed unlikely to happen..even once.
"Maybe somone should talk to him." Suggested Chip.
"I tried that already." Bumblebee sighed.
"Well, maybe I can try...I mean it could work if someone else asks." Spike suggested.
"I don't know if it would work, but we could try." Ratchet said. Everyone agreed that Spike could go and try to reason with Optimus Prime.