What Happens
Chapter 3: Talking to Bumblebee
"We captured Starscream's clones almost a year ago," Bumblebee said. "I was…busy at the time and so I didn't hear about it until a few weeks after that. I told Sentinel that it was not a good idea to hold Starscream's clones prisoner. I told him that Starscream would come for them but no! He just had to hold onto those clones. He had to prove himself better than the Decepticons!" Bumblebee snorted.
"But why does Starscream care about them so much?" Prowl asked curiously.
"Yeah he didn't care that much about them," Ratchet grunted.
"Don't believe everything about the Decepticons that you heard," Bumblebee's voice was suddenly cold, harsh, angry even. "They are not the villains that everyone's made them out to be just as the Autobots are not the heroes that you think. Just because you were taught things in the simulation chamber doesn't make them true."
"Okay, okay," Bulkhead held up his green servos in defense. "You don't have to take our cranial units off."
"I'm sorry," Bumblebee apologized. "But you must understand that I have been living in the real world and dealing with reality while the four of you lived in a fake world. One where Sentinel Prime was the one in charge of choosing your reality."
"But if that's the case then why wasn't he Magnus?" Optimus asked.
Bumblebee's mouth plates twitched in a smile and he said, "Because, in the event that the four of you were ever awoken, we wanted you to have at least a basic understanding of everything."
"So if we were woken up we would be somewhat familiar with it," Prowl said in realization.
"Exactly," Bumblebee nodded then his voice became business-like once again. "But right now we need to focus more on finding Sentinel and Ultra Magnus."
"Where would the Decepticons have taken them?" Ratchet grunted.
"Their headquarters," Bumblebee replied.
"Is that the same place we went to last time?" Prowl wanted to know.
"Nope," Bumblebee said. "That was just their temporary base. Their headquarters are in Kaon."
"Big surprise there," Prowl muttered.
"But after Megatron's death they came here to Cybertron to make a peace treaty with Ultra Magnus. But that afthead Sentinel captured the clones before Starscream could approach Ultra Magnus. Their temporary headquarters are in Iacon," Bumblebee finished.
"How do you know all of that?" Bulkhead exclaimed.
"I used to work for them," Bumblebee said. "I was their go-to bot when something needed to be fixed."
"But why would Sentinel try to prevent the Decepticons from signing a peace treaty?" a confused Optimus asked.
"He doesn't want peace," Bumblebee said finally as he stood and looked out the window. "He wants power and lots of it. If the Deception clones kill Ultra Magnus then he'll be become the head of the Elite Guard and can declare war on them."
"We won't' let that happen," Optimus declared, standing up.
Bumblebee managed a wan smile. "There's not much that you can do but you are certainly more than welcome to try."
"Where are the clones?" Prowl asked, getting straight to business.
"I'll take you," Bumblebee said. "You'll need my clearance to see them anyway."
The black and yellow minibot walked out of the room with Bulkhead and Prowl behind him.
"Somethin' don't feel right, Prime," Ratchet grunted.
"I agree," Optimus said. "We'll help Bumblebee but we will keep an eye out for anything suspicious."
A/N: Sorry it's so short and so late. I've been sick all weekend and this is the first opportunity I've had to write anything. Please review and let me know what you think!