Summary: Bumblebee tries to get Blinx's affection, but his plans keep getting messed up.

FAILED ATTEMPTS.

Bumblebee lay on his berth with his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how he was going to get Blinx's affection. Taking the direct approach would be the first thing to try, but he was too scared to do it, so it would have to be done by some zany harebrained schemes.

The yellow bot then bolted straight up as an idea popped into his processor, an idea completely out of place that it had to work.

AABumblebee stood triumphantly as he gazed upon his handiwork, he had made one of those chain reaction traps he had seen in those Scooby-Doo cartoons using junk he had found around the plant, designed for his can't fail plan to get Blinx.

"This is perfect. When Blinx steps on that string, the tire iron will tip up and knock that ball into the winding tube and knock into the bucket at the end, then it'll tip and pour water all over her when she walks over the x on the floor, then I'll rush on the scene with a towel and offer it to her and BAM, instant affection."

Bumblebee imagined the result of the plan in his processor and smiled wildly all the while blushing brightly, he then heard footsteps echo in the hallway and went around the corner to hide. When he heard the splash right on cue, he took a towel from under his hood and walked around the corner in a casual way, ready to put on his act.

His face suddenly paled with fright when he saw that it wasn't Blinx who walked into the trap, but Ratchet, and he was not too happy about being drenched with water unannounced. The medic scowled at the yellow bot as though he was going to strike him hard in the face, Bumblebee giggled nervously and tried to offer him the towel, only to have Ratchet use his magnets to slam the bucket on his head. The pissed off medic then walked away, leaving the mech with his head in the bucket.

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"Ok, that didn't work. Luckily I thought of a plan b." Bumblebee said to himself as he looked over his new trap.

After managing to get the bucket off his head, he set up a new chain reaction trap, this time with a paint can and a motion sensitive explosive.

"When Blinx sees the paint can, she'll become curious and go to pick it up, and when she does, the explosive will go off and splatter her with pain, then I'll appear and give her a wet towel and she'll instantly offer me her affection."

Bumblebee then dove behind some crates to hide as he heard someone coming, he became all red in the face as he again imagined the result of the plan, this couldn't fail.

"Oh, there's my paint can." Someone said.

Bumblebee tensed when he recognized the voice as Bulkhead, and he was looking for the paint can that he had "borrowed". He popped up from behind the crates to stop the green bot, but it was too late, Bulkhead had picked up the can and the explosive went off, splattering blue paint all over him. Bumblebee cringed and quietly snuck away without being noticed.

AA

"Well, as humans say, third time's a charm."

Bumblebee carefully placed the motion sensor grease bomb in the wall's crack, being extremely cautious not to set it off himself. When he was finished installing the explosive, he carefully covered the crack, leaving only a small hole so the sensor could detect movement.

"There, this should work. When Blinx walks by the hole, the bomb will go off and spray grease all over her, then I'll arrive to help her and she'll give me her affection in return."

He then saw a shadow emerging from around the corridor and went to hide at the corner, crouching as he did so. As he waited in anticipation for the moment, he was unaware that someone was approaching him from behind.

"What're you doing, Bumblebee?" It asked.

"Waiting for Blinx to walk over to the hole in the wall." Bumblebee answered, not even turning his head to look at who was talking to him.

"…What hole? Is this some kinda prank you trying to pull on me?"

"No, it's so I can win he…"

Bumblebee's words suddenly caught in his throat when he realized the voice of whoever was talking to him sounded all too familiar, he slowly turned his head and paled severely when he saw that the someone was Blinx. The bot then started to stutter like an idiot and point back and forth rapidly, this was not part of the plan.

"B-Bli-Blinx? W-Wha-What wait what? You're not supposed to be here!"

"What're you talking about?" Blinx questioned.

"B-But if you're here…then…who's?"

A splatter blended with a yell was soon heard, Bumblebee slowly looked around the corner and nearly fainted when he saw Ratchet covered in grease and fuming severely. The raging medic suddenly caught a glimpse of the yellow bot's peeking head and began to charge at him, Bumblebee screamed and ran for his life to escape the wrath of Ratchet, leaving a confused Blinx alone in the corridor.

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The bot struggled with the slipknot as he put the last touches on the next trap that involved a pile of crates held together by a rope net. After finally getting the slipknot right, Bumblebee stood up and looked over his work.

"Now this is guaranteed to work. When Blinx turns the corner, I'll pull on the rope undoing the knot and releasing the crates from the net, I'll then dash out and save her from the falling crates and she'll give me her affection for sure. But this time, I'll make sure she's actually coming."

Bumblebee then looked around the corner where he saw Blinx and the others talking, they then started to walk towards the corner and the bot rushed to his place. When he saw Blinx turn the corner, he pulled on the rope's end, releasing the crates from the net.

"Look out!" Bumblebee screamed as he darted around the corner he was hiding behind.

He then collided with a body and skidded across the floor as the crates crashed to the ground behind him, he then grinned in triumph, this one actually worked. He opened his closed optics and looked down at Blinx, only to discover she wasn't there, only a tan crotch. Bumblebee slowly looked up and paled when he saw Prowl's visor staring down at him with a displeased expression.

"Mind telling me why you just tackled me?" The ninja asked in an annoyed tone.

Bumblebee didn't say a word, he just stared at him with a blank expression. He turned his head towards the rest of the Autobots, as well as Blinx and Sari, who were staring at him in a weird way. The bot slowly stood up and walked away as he gazed down at the floor, still not uttering a word.

He went into his room and collapsed face down on his berth, moaning in crushing defeat. Sari walked in with her arms crossed over her chest and approached the occupied berth.

"Bumblebee? Remember what I said about not trying too hard?"

"Please, Sari, not now." Bumblebee groaned.

"Hm…I guess you weren't paying attention as much as I thought you were."

"I did too…to some parts."

"Look, Bumblebee, this isn't the way to get her attention, it doesn't work like it does in the movies."

"Well what am I suppose to do? Take the direct approach when I'm obviously too scared to do it?"

"Well it's obvious that you don't have to do it right this second, there's no need to rush into it. You have plenty of time to take it slow, it's not like she's gonna be going anywhere."

With that, Sari left the room, leaving Bumblebee to his thoughts.