Chapter 4: Goldbug
Upon hearing a knock, Starscream finished stuffing himself with oil cakes and opened the door with his cheeks still stuffed. Upon seeing Soundwave with a taller and bulkier mech, Starscream ended up dropping some of the pieces of cake down on the ground and quickly wiped his mouth. His wings also drooped nervously.
"Oh uh, Soundwave...who's your friend?" Starscream asked nervously.
"I am Shockwave, the bounty hunter assassin and spy for the rebels. I assume you are Starscream?" Shockwave presumed.
"Yes sir, I am. WAIT DID YOU SAY ASSASSIN?" Starscrema began to freak out.
"Relax Screamer, he's not here to kill you. I'm helping him stop the commanders...and find Bee." Soundwave said that last part while looking at Shockwave.
"Oh...I see." Starscream understood as his wings rose a bit.
Shockwave examined Starscream. Long wings...long sharp claws...high heels? Eh, he would do.
"You should come with us, we need all the support we can get." Shockwave said.
"Sure, sounds good. At least now flying is something I can do." Starscream sighed happily.
Soundwave chuckled before he and Screamer transformed.
"Ooh, nice form Soundwave." Starscream said.
"Thanks, this does look nice!" Soundwave said.
"Come on, we must hurry! We need to get to my secret lab." Shockwave transformed into a tank and sped off.
"Wow, he's pretty fast...for a fat-aft." Starscream whispered.
Meanwhile, Bumblebee was getting repaired by Kenny and Bloodbath while Sonny guarded the door. Bumblebee was forced to get a brand new look...for undercover reasons. With his information in the bounty hunters files, and the fact that they thought he was dead, he needed a disguise. In replacement of his optic, he was given a spy camera which served as both to see and take pictures, but it had to be covered by an eye patch. He was painted gold and black and given a bigger mouthguard and little golden horns on the sides of his head. His tires were bigger and he was given new hands that ended with sharp black claws. When the modifications were complete, they let him look in a mirror.
"Wow, none of them would ever recognize me." Bee said satisfied with his look.
"Glad you like it, but now we need to give you a codename." Kenny said rubbing his chin.
"Ooh, how about...Goldbug!" Bloodbath suggested.
"I like that! It suits you!" Sonny agreed.
Bumblebee nodded, he liked that name.
"Okay, so from now on, I'll be referred to as Goldbug." Goldbug exclaimed.
"Excellent." Kenny patted him on the back.
Goldbug had to admit, these guys weren't that bad. Mabye he really could trust them.
"I just hope Soundwave understands...and my other friends." Goldbug sighed.
Goldbug was sent back to the room from before and he sat on the berth waiting to be given his first mission as part of the rebels. He was now a spy, with his new identity, he could now walk around and get info needed. He was equipped with two arm blasters used only if really necessary. He was so glad to be out of pain and no one was tearing his door wings off. He had to admit, getting away from boring Kaon was pretty cool. He always wanted to get into some action and now he was going to. Back in the deep caverns of Kaon, Shockwave, Soundwave and Starscream arrived at the lab. It was massive like most labs were.
"You actually built all this?" Starscream asked as they walked in.
"Yes, it didn't take long." Shockwave said without looking at them.
Starscream was so amazed he nearly ran into a few tubes containing old bodies. He shuttered at the thought of how these mech's life ended. Soundwave mentally laughed seeing Starscream's wings droop. Shockwave stopped them at a door to a back room.
"I will only be a few minutes...do not touch anything." Shockwave warned, mainly looking at Starscream who had picked up a broken wing.
Starscream gulped and placed it back down. Shockwave shut the door behind him leaving the two seekers alone. Soundwave and Starscream walked around the lab room.
"So Soundwave...still thinking about...you know..." Starscream twirled a talon in the air.
"Yeah, protect...or destroy." Soundwave tapped his own talons together.
Starscream noticed how confused Soundwave was and grabbed his shoulders.
"SOUNDWAVE! You can't destroy this world. I'LL BE TAKEN OUT! Unless...TAKE ME WITH YOU WHEN YOU RULE!" Starscream pleaded and slid down to his knees.
Soundwave watched dumbfounded as Starscream grabbed his legs.
"Ugh, for the last time, I don't want to rule this planet." Soundwave groaned.
"I know but...won't Unicron do something to you if you don't side with him?"
"Possibly."
"Ugh!"
"Screamer, relax...I still have 5 days. And I'll make sure nothing happens to you." Soundwave laughed.
"Good...so...aside from that...you and Bee huh?"
"WHAT!"
"Come on Soundwave, we all figured you two would be together." Starscream smirked.
Soundwave blushed hard hearing that. Damn it they knew?
"DON'T MENTION IT TO SHOCKWAVE!" Soundwave sneered.
"I won't. He doesn't need to know. So...about that mask..."
"UGH! Why does everyone need to see. You don't need to see, you're just gonna freak out and break something in here. Then Shockwave will beat us both up and kill us."
"Soundwave...just show me. I've probably seen worse." Starscream rolled his optics.
"Fine...but you're the last person who gets to see for now." Soundwave said before taking the mask off.
Starscream just stared at first. His head tilted a bit, then he wings dropped quickly.
"Wow Soundwave, what was Primus and Unicron thinking?" Starscream asked.
"Hell if I know." Soundwave shrugged putting it back on.
Finally Shockwave came back out and walked over to a wall covered with hanging weapons. Guns and swords in different sizes were placed on racks.
"While I was going to supply you a few weapons. I believe you two are already armed enough." Shockwave looked back at them.
Well, Soundwave did have claws, tentacles, Lazerbeak, and an extreme source of power. Starscream possessed claws, wrist rockets and missles. Shockwave was very handy with one hand and his large cannon was a very big advantage.
"Well then...I guess we're good to go." Soundwave said. "So...I'm guessing the mission starts now?"
"After I am able to download and decode the rest of these files and maps so we can get fixes on the commander's bios and locate easy routes through our enemies." Shockwave said going to his computer that had a large screen on the wall.
"Hey, let me help with that." Soundwave offered. "I can make do this work a lot faster."
"How?" Shockwave asked watching Soundwave approach the computer.
Soundwave sprouted out his tentacles and plugged them into the computer and he began to type fast. All sorts of Cybertronian data raced across the screen and maps popped up in different places. The files of all the commanders popped on the screen, each one able to be opened. Lazerbeak was so surprised he detached from Soundwave and landed on Starscream's head wanting a good look himself. When he was done, Soundwave retracted his tentacles and looked at the others who were shocked.
"What?" Soundwave asked.
Lazerbeak didn't screech or nothing and instead just connected back to Soundwave's chest.
"Well, I think I've seen everything now." Starscream finally spoke.
"No, that's only just the beginning. You'll be seeing a lot more in the future. Boys, it's time...to save our planet!" Shockwave announced.
Back with Goldbug, he was able to walk freely around Crystal City until Jazz told him to come back. He really did blend in even with the fake eye-patch. He still worried if any bounty hunters were around. His thoughts were correct when he spotted two suspicious mechs leaning against a building. Goldbug walked past them hoping they wouldn't say anything,
"Hey kid!" One of them called out.
"Damn!" Goldbug whispered. "Not now!"
He turned around to see the two hunters walking up to him. He gulped.
"You look familiar." One of them said.
"Yeah, what's your name?" The other asked.
"Oh uh, I'm Bum-er-Goldbug, yeah Goldbug!" Goldbug corrected himself quickly.
"Oh, you look almost like that kid our assassin killed after getting info from him. I believe his name is Bumblebee."
Goldbug gulped at that.
"Oh, I've never heard of him. I think I've seen a lot of people who look the same though." Goldbug lied.
"What happened to your eye?" One of the asked.
"I was messing around with some tools and damaged my optic. But I'm getting it repaired." Goldbug lied.
"Oh, well, we'll see ya."
With that, the hunters left and Goldbug sighed in relief.
"Man, that was close."
Just then, Jazz called him.
"Bumblebee, I got a job for ya!"
"Sure what is it?"
"I need you to scope out the scene around the weapons factory close by. There are some highly advanced weapons ready to be picked up and we are going to steal them tonight. It is heavily guarded so watch out. Use your camera to take a few pictures. I will send back-up."
"Who?"
But Jazz hung up without answering and Goldbug just shrugged. He eventually arrived at the factory. Jazz was right, it was heavily guarded. The guards stood by the entrances seemingly staring into space. Goldbug walked innocently by getting several pictures and uploading them to Jazz who was pleased. Not once did Goldbug get caught. He continued to walk but couldn't help but glance at the guards who were now eyeing him suspiciously.
"Oh, I should leave quickly." Goldbug said picking up his pace. "Where is that back-up?"
Just then, the jeticon, Sonny, arrived and landed in front of him.
"Oh, hey Sonny. Thanks for helping." Goldbug said.
"No problem, now then, I'll hover above the building and watch you get in while I take pictures myself. I tell you, this will be our best heist yet. Surely you've wanted to pull one before." Sonny asked.
"I've had some thoughts."
"Good, now then, if you see a guard, shoot them. Don't think this will be the first murder kid. You'll be killing a lot of people on this planet soon enough."
"Yeah...look forward to it."
Sonny transformed and flew up into the air while Bumblebee continued circling the factory. So far there were no guards. Though he did have to shoot down the security cameras. So far, so good. Sonny landed on the roof looking for any access points. He found a few vents but they were too small. It looked like they would have to just launch a full invasion from the front.
"HEY YOU!"
Sonny looked down to see Goldbug who had accidently knocked into one of the guards. The guard didn't look happy and towered over him.
"You're not supposed to be here." The guard growled.
"I'm sorry, I was just-"
"I don't care what you were doing, you better leave before you get scrapped!" The mech pounded a fist into his hand.
Goldbug then remembered he had his guns. For the first time, he felt brave. He wasn't going to let another big mech get the better of him.
"You don't want to start anything with me." Goldbug sneered.
The guard made sure they were alone before swinging a fist. Goldbug ducked under the fist and punched the guard in the chest. Then he brought out his blasters.
"Don't make me use these!" Goldbug threatened.
"You wouldn't dare." The guard sneered. "What? You two scared to fight me like a mech?"
That hit a nerve and the guard knew it. Goldbug put away the blasters and got in a fighting stance.
"Let's do this!"
Before the guard could lunge, his face was grabbed and turned backwards snapping it, killing him instantly. Sonny had killed him and was standing there shocked.
"Dude, you were going to get killed." Sonny said.
"Nah, I was just going to pull out my blasters again." Goldbug chuckled.
"Come on, let's scram!" Sonny said.
The two left successful and tonight they would begin the heist.
To be continued...