'Thoughts'
'Bumblebee'
"Talking"
"Communications link"
"~Broadcast~"
I run outside after a long day of school. "Finally! One more day until the weekend!" I cry as the fresh air hits my face. I look around and find my ride waiting in the parking lot.
"Hey Cals!" Came a voice from the right of me. I look over and find Vince walking my way. 'Oh great.'
"How have you been?" He asks as he gets near.
I force a smile. "Good."
"I haven't seen you around lately, maybe me and you could hang out later... You know, and call it a date." Vince says.
I sigh. "How many times do I have to tell you! I'm not interested." I turn around and walk over to my ride. I open the door and climb in. The door closes behind me and the seatbelt buckles itself. The vehicle pulls out of the parking lot and we're on our way to the base.
"You looked troubled, Lee, is it because of that boy." Came a voice from the dash. A smile spreads across my face. Ratchet has given me his own nickname, but he only uses it when it's just the two of us. Around the others he calls me Calypso or Cal, but I don't mind.
"Yeah... His name is Vince. Almost everyday he asks me out and I always say no! Why would I want to go out with I guy I don't even like... And besides, he's always being mean to Jack." 'And because he isn't you.' I thought afterwards.
Ratchet doesn't answer. After a while Ratchet asks me how my day went and we just continues on from there. Talking about random topics until we reached the base.
Once we arrive, I notice Miko, Eva and Raf are already here. Miko runs over as I jump out of Ratchet, allowing him to transform. "OH MY GOD! DID YOU HEAR!" Miko yells as she runs over with Eva right behind her. I blink and look up at Ratchet. He just shrugs his shoulders and walks away.
"Jack beat Vince in a race! Everyone's talking about it!" Eva exclaims. Miko then goes on about how Jack's soo awesome. I roll my eyes and walk over with Eva and we watch Bulkhead and Wheeljack play lobbing.
About 30 minutes later Jack and Arcee finally arrive. Miko runs over. "Dude!" Miko makes engine sounds. "And the winner is..." Miko says, waiting for Jack so finish her sentence.
"Miko... W-Who told you!" Jack asks.
"Your kidding... It's all over school!" Eva exclaims.
"You beat the pants off that blow-hard bully, Vince." Raf says.
"You guys have to keep this on the DL. Especially from Optimus." Jack says. Miko, Eva and Raf nod. The rest of the day goes by fast and no one finds out about the race.
Me and Raf are playing a racing game in the base after school on Friday. Raf is beating me, but not by much. "I'm going to get you Raf!" I say as I surge froward.
"Not if I do this!" Raf says as he blocks me.
"Damn!" I say as I swerve. I quickly gain control and start gaining on him.
"Raf?" Jack asks as he walks over. Raf glances over. Suddenly Raf's car spins out of control and rams into mine. Ending the game for us. I glare at my brother.
"Huh... Is there any way I can borrow Bumblebee for an hour?" Jack asks.
'I am not something that con be borrowed!' Bee snaps at Jack. Jack rubs the back of his neck, not understanding what Bee said.
Raf hesitates. "Jack... You know racings against the rules... What if Optimus found out?"
'Why rules? Why must there be rules!' Bee cries. I snicker.
"But Raf!" Miko says, braking into the conversation. "Jack's gotta get the girl!" Raf simply stares at Miko. "And beat the bully...!"
"Well..." Raf says. I look over to him shocked he would consider agreeing with this.
"Come on Raf. Just this once?" Jack asks.
"Oh alright." Raf says.
"Yes!" Miko says throwing her fists into the air along with Eva.
"Thanks Raf." Jack says. Jack turns to Bee. "Let's go Bee, we don't want to be late." Bee agrees with a beep.
I quickly stand up. "Not without me you aren't!" I say as I walk over to Jack.
Jack turns to me. "No Cal, Your staying."
I glare at him. "I'm coming wether you like it or not." I say as I cross my arms.
"Come on Cal! I don't want you to get caught up in this. Besides, Ratchet would have my skin if anything happened to you." I roll my eyes. Ratchet's been very protective ever since the museum disaster.
"Jack, I'm coming. And besides, I'm perfectly find. All it is is a race." Jack hesitates. "Besides, the longer we stand here, the better chance we have of being late." Jack sighs and I know I've won.
Bee transforms and Jack and I jump in. Jack on the drivers side with me in the passengers. Bee hightails it out of there and we arrive at the race just in time.
Vince stares at Bee in shock as Jack rolls down the drivers window. "Bike's in the shop." Jack says. Explaining why is Arcee is missing. Jack looks forward and gets a dreamy look on his face. I look, see Serra and I roll my eyes.
"5! 4! 3! 2! 1!" The man says over the speaker and Bee takes off after 1. Vince is in front of us at first but Bee easily passes him.
'Decepticon!' Bee says. I quickly look around.
"What did you say Bee?" Jack asks as me and Jack look behind us. I notice the same red car from at the museum.
'I'm going to contact base and call for backup.' Bee says. I nod.
"Wait I know that car." Jack says as he stares in the rear view mirror.
I turn to him. "You do?"
"Yeah, after the museum incident I wanted to know who he was." Jack explains. I nod. "His name is Knockout. He's the Decepticon medic."
"Yummy..." I say sarcastically as Bee takes over the driving.
Jack looks at me before shaking his head. "You are so weird."
Suddenly Knockout starts shooting at us. Bee swerves, missing the shots. Bee drives off the track and onto the highway, trying to lure Knockout away from the race.
"Can you loose him Bee?" Jack asks.
'I don't think so... Knockout is pretty fast.' Bee says with a bunch of beeps and blips.
"What did you say?" Jack asks.
'I said, I don't think so!' Bee beeps again, irritation ringing through his beeps.
"I hope that mean's yes..." Jack says.
"Bee said he doesn't think he can." I say to Jack, translating what Bee says.
"And why is that?"
"Because, Knockout is a race car type so he can go as fast as Bee." I explain. Jack nods. I look behind us and notice Knockout spinning out of control.
"Slick." Jack says. Bee turns towards the race track and hides under a bridge. A few moments later we hear Knockout above us. We sit still until we hear him drive away. I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding.
"I think we lost him guys." Jack says after a few moments of silence, Suddenly car lights appear from around the corner. It's Vince. He gets out of his car and starts walking over to us. "Oh! You got to be kidding me!" Jack exclaims.
"Darby!" I hear him yell.
"Vince!" Jack says. "You have to get out of here. You win... Okay. Congratulations. Now go!"
Instead of leaving Vince slams his hands on Bee's hood. "No. Now start her back up, loser. We're finishing this race. Don't want to take it to the finish line. Fine." I get out of Bee and walk over, hoping to settle him down. "Then we have something to settle. Right here, right now!"
"Vince..." I say in a warning voice. Suddenly a giant hand appears behind Vince. The hand hesitates for a moment before knocking Vince out of the way and grabs me. I watch as Vince flies into the wall and then I'm face to face with Knockout.
Knockout throws me into the air and I hear transforming from below. One minute I'm in the air. The next minute I'm in the passenger seat in Knockout's alt mode. The seat belt wraps around be, successfully bounding me to the seat. "Let me go!" I say while struggling.
Knockout accelerates away and I look behind us to see Jack just arriving on the highway. I turn forward and glare out the window.
After a few moments Knockout starts talking. "Breakdown, you'll never guess what I'm packing. Bumblebee's human friend. And when the Autobot's try and stage a rescue..."
"It has a..." Breakdown snickers. "A 'breakdown'." I stare at the dash and blink. Suddenly I start laughing.
"What's so funny, human?" Knockout asks.
"First off, that was a good joke." I say, Knockout chuckles. "Second off, I'm not Bumblebee's human friend... Well I am his friend, but he's not my guardian."
"Well... Who is your guardian?" Knockout asks.
"Ratchet."
Knockout suddenly swerves and comes to a stop. "Ratchet! As in the Autobot's medic?" I nod. It's quiet for a moment before Knockout takes off again.
I look out the window and just happen to notice the Autobot's pass by. I turn around the best I can. 'Arcee and Jack, Bulkhead, Bee... Oh...' I look down when I notice Ratchet isn't there. Knockout swerves around a corner, blasts through the fence and parks on the other side of the area. A few moments Bee and Bulkhead come around the corner. They transform and Walk into the area with their blasters out.
Knockout turns on his lights and blinds Bee and Bulk for a moment. Suddenly Breakdown blasts through a random wall and starts shooting at them. Bee and Bulkhead deal with Breakdown as Knockout seems to be waiting for something.
"Where's the two wheeler..." Knockout mumbles. Suddenly Arcee lands on Knockout's hood. "Hey! Watch the paint!" Knockout yells as he drives off with Arcee on top of him. I snicker at him. We pass by Jack and then I hear Arcee being thrown off.
"Ah... Breakdown. Incase you're looking for me... Things got messy... So I hit the road. One scrape is enough for today." Knockout says to Breakdown over the link.
"Your a vain Con... You know that?" I say.
"I'm not just an automobile, I'm and automobile enthusiast." I stare at the dash before snickering. I hear a horn honking and look through the window. Sure enough Optimus is right beside us... Honking his horn... Loudly. He suddenly rams into Knockout causing him to swerve out of control and suddenly his front wheels are dangling off the side of the cliff.
Suddenly, Knockout is lifted off the ground by his bumper. The driver door is suddenly wrenched open and a hand encloses around me, carrying me out of the Con. The hand uncurls and I find myself staring into the eyes of Ratchet. I start to blush because of how close his face is to mine. I hear transforming and look over to find Knockout standing there.
"Do you know how hard that is to replace!" Knockout exclaims, rubbing his arm. He suddenly makes a face and starts running away. I feel something cold run through me and I glare up at Ratchet. He chuckles at my reaction.
"CAL!" I hear Jack yell from somewhere below me. I peer over Ratchet's head to find Jack staring at me. "You alright?" He asks.
"Just peachy!" I shout back. Jack chuckles before climbing onto Arcee. A few feet away the ground bridge opens up. Optimus walks in with Ratchet and the others behind him.
Once we arrive in the base Arcee, Bee and Bulkhead transform. Optimus turns to us. "Now... I believe and explanation is in order." I look up at Ratchet to find him looking down at me with the same face Optimus is wearing.
"Well..." Miko starts. "It all started yesterday."
I groan. 'This is going to take a while...'
Another Chapter... Done! Yay!
Alright! I'm skipping the next episode because it is centred around Arcee and Jack's relationship.
Finally! Sick Mind! Time for Caly to have a accident involving the cybertronic plague... (-.-)
Oh and for people who are confused. Lee is Ratchet's nickname for Caly... Caly(CaLEE)
I explained it but I just wanted to clear it up!
I don't own anything! Plez R&R!