A Helping Claw
Chapter 1: Start Searching
Finally...it was time...time for a fresh new start. Bumblebee, now 6 years old, knew that morning he was going to try and ask his brother about being in his little youngling gang. Barricade, 7 years old, was his older brother who constantly hung around outside with his friends Brawl, Sideways, Blackout and Grindor. Barricade didn't like the fact that his friends hated Bumblebee for being a happy-go-lucky kid who was small, a bright color and happy all day long. They wanted tough, mean, feared and big mechs like themselves. Whenever Barricade wasn't around, the other mechlings took their chance to pick on Bee hoping to scare him away but nothing would work. This morning however, things were going to be different...he hoped. Bumblebee hopped out of bed and downstairs to see Barricade on the couch watching TV.
"Barricade, you think mabye you can talk to your friends about letting me join now?" Bee pleaded. "I mean you are the leader after all!"
"Bumblebee, they pick on you all the time, why would you want to hang around them when they are just going to do that?" Barricade asked.
"Because I know I'm tough and brave and can handle whatever they throw at me. For Primus sakes Barry I'm your brother!" Bee whined sitting next to his brother.
"I know, but the others don't care!" Barricade said.
Barricade loved Bumblebee to death but he knew it was too dangerous for Bumblebee to be around the other four. And while he would love to have Bumblebee join...he just couldn't. The two younglings sat on the couch in silence for awhile.
"Hey Bee, how come you and that flyer Breakaway haven't formed a gang?" Barricade asked.
"Well, there would only be two of us. Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe and Knock Out already have enough people. I know the Dinobots or Insecticons wouldn't want us anywhere near them." Bee thought.
"Hmm, look, I'll try one last time to ask them...but I'm not promising anything!" Barricade gave in.
"Good, just let me know later!" Bee said leaving the house upset.
Barricade heavily vented and started flipping through channels. It was very easy to find a gang to enter in Kaon. Mainly the younglings found it easy. Normally the mechs and femmes were divided based on type of cybertronian. Breakaway may have been a seeker, but he's known Bumblebee for awhile now and he too had no gang to get in. He and Bee were very much alike in several ways like being young and always in a happy mood. The two hung around an old house nobody lived in anymore. Bumblebee luckily didn't live that far away from it. Breakaway was already there getting ready to comm. link Bee when he saw him running over.
"Bumblebee, I was just about to call you!" Breakaway said.
"Sorry if I'm late! I was talking to my brother about his gang again." Bee sighed.
"Dude, I don't think you have a chance...besides...if you did get in...what about me?" Breakaway asked with his icy blue optics getting bigger.
Bumblebee had to admit that Breakaway could make the cutest faces even with a muzzle covering his mouth.
"Breakaway, you'll always be my best friend alright? No way anything like a gang could keep us apart." Bee nudged his friend.
"Thanks Bee, so...what's the plan?" Breakaway asked eagerly.
"Hmm, we need to do something that's impressive." Bee thought.
"But who are we trying to impress?" Breakaway asked.
"Well, nobody really! But something we haven't done before." Bee said rubbing his chin.
Breakaway suddenly got an idea and he snapped his claws.
"I got it, why don't we surprise a few mechs from on top of buildings!" He suggested flittering his big wings.
"Not bad, let's do it!" Bee giggled.
Downtown, Bumblebee and Breakaway hid on the roof of a building spying on the people down below. Breakaway extended his sniper rifle and pointed it down at the sidewalk. He waited until someone got near. Breakaway fired and the shot made the mech jump back and fall on his aft. Bee and Breakaway giggled like mad.
"He so had it coming!" Breakaway laughed.
"I know, hey watch this!" Bee said.
He grabbed a brick and tossed at another mech who narrowly dodged it. As the mech looked up, Bee and Breakaway had scurried from view. Away from the ledge they were holding each other tightly laughing and rolling around.
"Oh man, that was awesome!" Bee said.
"I know, did you see his face?"
"Yeah, he looked like he was seeing a ghost."
"Ah, well that was fun and all, how about a flight?"
"Sure why not!"
Breakaway grabbed Bumblebee from behind and flew off not needing to transform. They flew all around Kaon admiring the sunny day and cheerful mechs walking around. They spent the rest of the day flying, shooting, wrestling and having a great time. When night hit, they decided to walk their way back to their own houses.
"Man, it's been a long day. I'm ready for recharge!" Bee yawned.
"Yeah me too, have you heard from Barricade?" Breakaway asked.
"No...I wonder why!" Bee said.
Breakaway never liked Barricade's gang and just wanted to pummel all of them for how they treated Bee. However he was a friend of Barricade and would protect Bumblebee when his brother wasn't around. As they rounded a corner, they heard a low growl from an alley.
"What was that?" Bumblebee whimerped as his doorwings lowered down.
Breakaway's wings lowered a bit but refused to show fear. He listened.
"I don't know Bee, but I think it's best that we stay away from whatever it is. Could be deadly!" Breakaway warned.
As they passed the alley, a pair of yellow eyes glowed in the darkness looking at the duo pass by. Once they reached Bumblebee's house, there was unfortunately Barricade's group talking in front of the door. Bee groaned.
"Oh here we go!" Bee vented.
"Want me to back you up?" Breakaway sneered clenching his claws into fists.
"Oh look, it's the little bug and his camouflaged bird!" Brawl teased with Sideways, Blackout and Grindor laughing.
"What did you just call me?" Breakaway snarled.
"Brawl!" Barricade groaned face-palming.
Bumblebee felt embarrased and Barricade could tell.
"It's the truth Barricade." Brawl scoffed.
"I'm guessing they still wouldn't allow to me enter huh?" Bumblebee sighed to his brother.
"No...I told you!" Barricade sighed.
"Ha-ha, and he never will. Just give up Bumblebee!" Blackout laughed.
"What a loser!" Grindor said.
"Tough luck bug!" Sideways said.
"DUMMY!" Brawl teased shoving Bee.
Breakaway angrily shoved Brawl into Sideways.
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" Breakaway snarled.
"HEY! DON'T SHOVE ME RUNT!" Brawl sneered.
"DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!" Breakaway yelled.
Before Brawl could respond, he was suddenly sucker-punched by Bumblebee who had to be held back by Barricade. The other three were shocked at what just happened while Brawl was speechless. Barricade brought Bumblebee inside the house with Breakaway in tow.
"Bumblebee calm down!" Barricade said.
"No, he's such an asshole!" Bee snarled.
"Yes he is sometimes, but fighting won't solve anything." Barricade said. "See, this is why it's too dangerous to be in this gang!"
"Why are you friends with people who hurt me?" Bee cried running to his room.
Barricade sighed and turned to Breakaway who looked hurt as well.
"Yeah Barricade, your so called "friends" pick on him all the time. Yet, you don't seem to stop them every time. You're the leader...FIX IT!" Breakaway snarled going to comfort Bumblebee.
Barricade looked down at the floor, he felt helpless. He wanted to scold Brawl but the others had decided to split for the night seemingly still in shock over Bumblebee's action. Upstairs, Breakaway comforted Bumblebee as they sat on his bed.
"You gonna be okay? That was a nice hit!" Breakaway said.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. They're just a bunch of jerks. Mabye Barricade was right, I wouldn't last too long with them!" Bee said.
"We should just go out and find other people." Breakaway said.
"Yeah...I think you're right. It could be easy!" Bee shrugged.
"You're not mad at your brother are you?"
"A bit, I don't understand why he's still friends with those idiots." Bee sighed.
"I don't know...aren't those like his only friends?"
"Yeah...mabye that's why!" Bee realized. "Barricade never had many friends."
"And they seem to like him for who he is. We need to find people who like us for who we are." Breakaway said.
"Yeah...tomorrow we will start looking...but also...I would like to find out who that growling belonged to!"
"Probably one of those Predacons."
"Mabye..."
To be continued...
This chapter turned out okay but not fully how I was expecting it. But trust me this story should get better as it goes! And don't worry, Bumblebee won't stay mad with Barricade too long.
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