Chapter 3

Puppy dog eyes

Bumblebee silently yawned stretching he stiffened as bumped his arm against something cold, the unfamiliar snores reached his audio receptors, his optics flickered over the massive form of Optimus next to him.

Looking over the edge of the berth he realized he was in Optimus's room in one corner a desk data pads scattered about unfinished reports here and there, he let out a low sad beep realizing just how busy his leader truly was.

He looked up the peaceful look on Optimus's face feeling more than a burden he began climbing down from the berth, only managing to make the other stir.

"Bumblebee?"

Bee froze for a nanoklik as powerful soft blue optics on-lined and flickered down to him.

almost half hanging off the primes berth, only the tips of his pedes reaching the floor no matter how tall he was the he was still small compared to the prime and those around him.

He shook his head looking guilty for waking and worrying the prime, letting out a low click, Optimus however thought nothing of the sort of the adorable scout instead reaching over and pulling him back onto the berth.

"What is the matter little one"

Optimus rumbled as the Bumblebee looked up to his leader unsure how to voice how he felt, deciding to utilize his radio.

its frequency fuzzed out inbetween words out of emotion

~ A zzrttz... m ztt…I..Burdzttt en...~

Frustrated he smacked his chest the garbled message not making it through enough for the prime to understand feeling anguish he covered his face with his servos his body trembling as coolant escaped his optics tears rolling down his faceplate.

All the while Optimus comforted and petted gently between his doorwings which were highly sensitive there, shuddering he just looked up bright baby blue optics filled with tears stared up into Optimus gentle caring ones.

"I understand its hard to communicate but trust me, you are not a burden to me or anyone here"

Bumblebee wondered how Optimus always managed to read him even if he couldn't speak.

Letting out a shuddering vent of air he leaned into the Prime, unaware what time it was, Optimus continued to lulling Bumblebee into recharge stroking his audio receptors.

Bumblebee struggled to stay awake but the beat of the leaders spark seemed to lullaby him into it-

"BUMBLEBEE GET BACK HERE!"

Ratchet raged chasing after said youngling whom slid underneath Optimus whom had been coming the other way and hiding behind his leg ratchet tried grasping at the younglings doorwing but Bee just switched legs until ratchet gave up.

"I was only checking your vocal processor"

Bee let out a angry beep, and waved spurting out buzzes and whirrs only to hold his throat in pain.

"Oh it did not hurt!"

ratchet fumed at Bumblebee as he refused to budge from behind Optimus whom found it quite amusing before picking up Bumblebee by his doorwings.

Optimus looked at the smaller autobot, whom in turn whined and gave Optimus the biggest Puppy dog eyes he could muster.

"Bumblebee"

He winced as the stern voice of the prime had him immediately hang limp in Optimus grip, carrying him back over to the medical berth ratchet in toe.

"Now stay there ratchets just checking, your vocal processor you do want to feel better dont you"

Bumblebee shrugged his wings pinned slightly against his back as ratchet returned fussing about holding still but every time he'd move in deeper a burning would begin in his throat.

"Aha I would recommend not saying anything for a while, seems this is the culprit"

He pulled out a piece of shrapnel however no matter how many times ratchet tried to get the box working it was too damaged to work, it had been shorting out for a while and soon bumblebee wouldn't even be able to, buzz or make any kind of noise.

Ratchet turned away, he had yet to tell the scout this knowing it crush him.

Staring at the blue energon covered shrapnel Bumblebee whistled at ratchet curious as to how long that had been in there.

{Well I'll be damned wonder how long thats been in there}

He looked away knowing ratchet would give him a look of pity he hated pity it made him feel helpless exactly as helpless as he had been in tyger pax.

"Look I advise you to ease up on any sort of communication"

Bumblebee looked concerned by ratchets gentle tone on the matter.

Free to go Bumblebee decided to see what arcee and Jack were watching its only 30 minutes until raf is let out of school, and once that happened Bumblebee was gonna do nothing but drive before he returned to base it wasn't disobey an order its kinda bending the rules he thought.

"Hey Bee done running from the hatchet?"

Bumblebee suddenly remembered ratchets words and nodded Miko hopped up, running over to him he looked down he saw a smirk on the girls face.

"Then join us for monster movie mayhem!"

Bumblebee looked curiously at the tv with a obviously fake giant radio active firebreathing lizard, Jack gestured to a spot on the floor next to him.

Bee shuffled over watching as the tyrant lizard knock the model city buildings over breathing controlled fire on them all, Bee tilted his head why was he destroying buildings what was the point.

Jack looked over at the mesmerized scout, maybe this wasn't such good quality programming for someone like Bee he reached for the remote and was about to switch channels, when an alarm went off.

Arcee jumped into action Bulkhead following Bumblebee doorwings twitched as he followed them over ratchet switching the monitor over to the security feed outside the base.

"3 Unidentified flying objects coming this way"

"Autobots tr-"

Optimus froze as an eager youngling bounced up and down before the four Optimus shook his head

"Bumblebee you will remain here. I'm sure Rafael will understand your being late"

Bumblebee wings drooped and he stopped bouncing didn't Optimus trust him why couldn't he join battles anymore what has gotten into that thick processor of his.

Bee let out an angry whirr, only managing to begin coughing spurts of static filled his coughs, as he struggled to intake his cooling fans clicking in.

"Dont worry buddy we'll be quick"

Bulkhead transformed Arcee in sync as the ground bridge opened up, Optimus following last.

Feeling no trust from his team he turned and ran before ratchet could say a word, he buried his head in his servos as he'd curled up by his door as soon as it closed.

{Dont they trust me to handle things}

Bumblebee's body trembled with anguish as he went through the past days in his processor he was not a sparkling anymore and here they all were treating him as such and even banning him from missions he's done time and time again.

Bumblebees servos turned to fists, anger suddenly filled him, he'd kicked con aft more time than they could count dealt with more cons in his life to care anymore about pain.

Finally calming down, he'd decided he was gonna sneak out and show them he wasn't some little sparkling anymore he'd bring down the attacker from the 2 days before, after all it was that darned Jets fault he was forced to be stuck in this base.

Bumblebee vented kicking his closet in, out of anger, something glittering caught his optic he didn't really keep anything in the closet cause what use was it for.

Upon closer inspection he noticed it was a shiny sliver of something, could it be glass no it was too metallic to be glass.

Bee picked it up holding it between and index and thumb he found it was, a shard.

turning it over he tried to drop it into his palm but it was like the shard was stuck to him shaking his arm as hard as he could he found the shard began glowing a soft white light.

Bee let out an electronic shriek as the white became more intense.

Ratchet had been concerned ever since the scout had run off into his room he hadn't really heard a peep, that is until the power suddenly went out.

"Blast it Bumblebee!?"

He heard his shriek or something like it, come from down the hall, running down the hall he burst into the room gasping at what he saw.

"Bumblebee?"

Find out what happened to Bee and can anyone guess what that shard is and what it did.