Finally the third chapter is up. Thanks to everyone who reviewed this story. Sorry I haven't updated in a while but I've been so busy with Uni it's unreal: Please enjoy and review please

Several jorns later Optimus and the others managed to get Bumblebee back to the base to be treated. When they arrived several of Bumblebee's friends were asking for him they too were worried about him. However, it was too early to tell he was in critical condition.

Ratchet had just come out of the operating room to find Jazz, Ironhide and Optimus waiting outside for the verdict on their comrade. "Well how is he?"

Ratchet sighed. "He's stable for now but it's any mechs game now. The damage to his frame was extensive and brutal." Ratchet recalled all the injuries that he had treated. "He was brutally tortured both physically and mentally by the Decepticons…I'm guessing they tried to get him to talk about the All-sparks location."

"But Bumblebee would never willing give that information." Ironhide was right Bumblebee was one of the most loyal member of the Autobots and too the cause.

"True but I'm guessing that they tried and failed…so they went for his spark." It was taboo to think what they did to Bee's spark. "They tried to spark-jack him but from what I examined they weren't successful…somehow he escaped before they could"

This was shocking news to all within the base. Spark jacking was a low and cruel attempt for an outsider to access all the information that their victim had stored within their systems. It was like in human terms hacking into a mechs very being and violating them.

Ratchet continued his list of injuries. "His communication systems were completely inoperable and from the scans his body was pumped full of foreign substances I'm guessing to subdue him."

"He's been through hell sir…physically I can ensure he's fully functioning but mentally his CPU has been scarred " This was torture for them to hear, their comrade was damaged so much that they feared that they had lost Bumblebee.

"How long till he's awake?" They all hoped that Bee would survive.

"Hard to say…but I will be keeping a round the clock watch on him, I don't want him to wake up and panic…but I have more terrible news" Now they were worried and Jazz was the first to speak.

"What is it Ratchet?"

Ratchet paused a moment and spoke. "His vocal processor has…it has been damaged and I'm afraid that I can't repair it" This was a blow; Bumblebee who could talk for all of Cybertron had been silenced. It would be hard for them but mostly for Bee; to never speak verbally again would be hard to accept.

Optimus felt guilty for what had happened to Bumblebee but he sensed that they were all in need of recharge. "I want everyone to rest for now and Ratchet will keep us all updated on his condition."

"I'll take first watch over him sir" Ironhide wanted to beside his former charge, he felt that he needed to be with him. Optimus could tell that Ironhide had made up his mind and nodded.

"Of course old friend Ratchet?"

The CMO also nodded. "Its fine Red Alert is on the night shift, I'll inform him" Ironhide took a seat next to the berth that Bumblebee had been placed on. Several tubes had been attached to his frame refilling the lost energon and an oxygen mask placed over his face. The others left to recharge unable to get the sight of their friend out of their CPU's.

Several hours later in the early morning Optimus had entered the medical room to relieve Ironhide. When he entered he saw Ironhide sitting in the same spot when they had left, he had Bee's hand in his own. The Autobot leader placed a hand on Ironhide's shoulder plate and this snapped him out of his trance, he was obviously tired.

"I'll watch over him now old friend, you go and rest" Ironhide seemed reluctant to move from his friend's side. But he was too tired to argue and nodded to his leader; he stood up and left for his room.

Optimus took Ironhide's seat and looked his little friend over and it ached his old spark. "Oh Bumblebee, I never should've let you go on that mission…forgive me" Optimus began to sing one of Bumblebee's favourite lullaby from when he was a mechling.

Meanwhile deep within the scout's spark, the scout in question was floating in complete darkness. "So am I offline now…I don't want to die…" Suddenly the lost scout heard a voice and it seemed familiar to him.

"What is that?…is it Optimus?" The Decepticon's had tricked him several times that Optimus had come to save him so he resigned himself not believe anything they said but this time he could sense that it wasn't a trick. No one knew that song except for his comrades, he enjoyed listening to it when he was a mechling.

"Optimus? …Optimus sir is that you?" Bumblebee realised that he was unconscious to the outside world but he wanted to wake up.

"OPTIMUS!!!!!!!"

Back out in the real world Optimus stopped singing when he noticed that Bumblebee's spark monitor was increasing, Bee's spark was racing. Optimus looked at Bee's face and saw that his newly repaired optics were flickering like he was trying to wake up. Optimus placed a hand on Bumblebee's shoulder in an attempt to calm him but it wasn't working.

The flame-designed leader activated his COM. "Ratchet come in?"

The voice that answered sounded like a very tired Ratchet whom had just been awoken from recharge. "Yes S-Sir?"

"Ratchet its Bumblebee…" Not having to say anymore Ratchet ended the link and within moments he entered the Medical Room to see what was happening. When he looked at his yellow friend he too saw his optics flickering and his spark was racing.

"He's panicking and trying to wake up…what happened?"

"I was singing his favourite lullaby and he responded" The leader hoped that he hadn't caused his young friend any stress. "Is he alright?"

Ratchet scanned his friend to determine how to help him. "I'm going to give him some sedative he needs to rest some more before I'll even consider bringing him online"

Ratchet un-spaced one of his medical syringes to give Bee some sedative to calm him down. However, the scout could sense what was about to be done to him and he wasn't going to allow it to happen. Bumblebee struggled against the CMO before he could use the sedative.

"Optimus hold him down!" Optimus held the struggling mech but Bee was determined not to have he sedative. "Sir I cant give it to him if he's like this"

"Bumblebee you must calm down you're safe now" Optimus was hoping to reach the panic stricken scout before he hurt himself.

Suddenly Optimus had an idea and began to sing the lullaby again in an attempt to sooth Bumblebee. After a few moments Bumblebee stopped struggling and his body stopped fighting. Probably from exhaustion.

Ratchet immediately gave Bumblebee the intended sedative to calm him. It took a few cycles to take affect and soon his vitals were once again stable.

"Something must have triggered in his unconscious state"

Optimus nodded as he stopped singing when the sedative had taken effect. "I fear for him, I won't want to lose another comrade due to this war"

Ratchet concurred with Optimus, he didn't want to lose anyone else especially not the last of their kind to be created. Bumblebee was unique he was born during the war and knew nothing of the life or the planet before.

The Leader watched over the young mech as he recharged and he was sad. Like Ratchet had told him, he could be fixed to fully function but he would never be able to speak again…he felt that he had lost Bee.