Chapter 6
To be human
Bumblebee loved to play games with jack and Miko it was all the more satisfying now that his hands were small enough to be able to play, he smiled as his virtual character beat Jacks character into the ground.
He fist pumped the air, in victory, as Jack stared wide eyed alongside miko
"Dang Bee thats the 5th time you've beaten me and Miko"
Bumblebee gave a impish smirk, to the two Miko suddenly hopped up into his face her finger pushing his chest.
"You're not cheating are you!"
Bee held his hands up in surrender shaking his head furiously, however the confrontation of proving he didn't cheat ended when the return of ratchet had Bumblebee jumping towards the medic vehicle for joy.
"Hey HEY! Easy calm down"
Grumbled ratchet, immediately Raf hopped out calling for Bumblebee.
Bumblebee pranced over practically skipping startling Raf, he bit his lip at the sight of the boy in front of him.
"HI who are you?"
Raf inspected the boy practically circling him in confusion.
Bumblebee shocked that Raf couldn't recognize him, waved his hands at the boy and tapped his chest before picking up his phone.
Hi Raf it's me Bumblebee
Bumblebee waved the phone in the boys face, waiting for some type of reaction but all he got was a blank stare.
"Bee?"
Raf questioned not really believing what he was seeing.
"H-How"
Bee looked down more or less frustrated and unknowing of the how, that is until ratchet walked over.
"We're not really sure how Rafael we're still figuring that out pretty much."
Raf bit his lip, thinking hard here was a human version of his best friend his guardian and he didn't know what to say.
Bumblebee waved his hand in rafs face to get his attention smiling brightly at his friend, he pointed to his chest then the phone.
"Hey don't worry about me I'm pretty much how do humans say rolling with the punches"
If only Raf believed that Bumblebee then furiously tugged on the boys sleeve dragging him over to the couch where Jack and miko ware just putting in some strange robot movie.
{The irony}
Bumblebee began tapping away at his cellphone while Bulkhead and arcee were discussing something about the mysterious jet which they'd found out were drones.
Bee blinked when Raf snuggled somewhat into his side the movie more than background noise to Bumblebee.
Jack and miko seemed to be jeering at him bee returned there jeers with his own feature of faces.
Eventually ending in chuckles due to the fact that Bee was just too cute at it making a sour face.
Bumblebee decided to hush them as the fact his almost more than a friend brother was asleep in his lap.
Hey guys you wanna listen to some music later I recently got this new CD
Jack and Miko nodded at bumblebees question.
Bumblebee jumped as he heard a sudden noise thinking it some kind of monster had simply hid behind the couch all while Jack and Miko stared at him questionably.
Bee held his middle for a second his stomach hurt oddly and the sound seemed to be coming from there.
"It means your hungry dude"
Jack said from his spot over the back of the couch, Bee quite new to hunger wanted whatever it was to stop.
Miko pushed bumblebee back to the couch, keeping him company while Raf slept,
About a breem later Jack returned with something humans called burger and fries, Bee looked tiredly at Jack as he Set down the meal.
Bee sniffed and instantly dug into his burger curiously if anything he ate more happily as the taste hit his tastebuds he now knew the heaven that was human food.
"Whoa slow down Bee you'll choke that way"
Mouth full of burger Bee simply stared like a deer caught in headlights, miko chuckled at him suddenly ratchets swearing grabbed all fours attention.
Swallowing bee was first approach the angry medic also waving at Optimus whom seemed to be doing much better than yesterday.
what's wrong ratch?
said medbot was currently typing furiously at a computer screen, bumblebee not getting the answers he wanted decided to kick the others pede.
"Bumblebee can't you see I'm busy trying to work!"
Arcee decided to pick up the curious Bee and decided to take Jack and him for a drive Bee loved drives.
"Hey Imma take bee and Jack for a drive"
Ratchet turned on Arcee in an instant shouting at the top of his lungs, Bee hid in the femmes palm as he felt like his ears would pop from the decibel ratchet and Arcee were arguing.
"BEE IS NOT TO LEAVE THIS BASE! IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR HIM ESPECIALLY IN THAT FORM!"
Ratchet gestures to bumblebee as he uncovered his ears now that ratchets piece was done but Arcee wasnt.
"HOW'S THAT ANY FAIR TO BEE YOU CAN'T KEEP HIM LOCKED UP IN HERE FOREVER AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL HE AND JACK ARE SAFE CAUSE I'LL BE WITH THEM!"
Exasperated ratchet just gave in, as Bee popped his head back up, Jack miko and Raf came out from there hiding places behind the couch.
"Right Jack come on"
Arcee instantly transformed her engine revving as the boy strapped on a helmet Bee was in front it made him feel letter driving always made him feel better.
"Wait can't have you riding without a helmet." bumblebee
Bumblebee quirked a brow at the bright blue helmet, Jack helped strap it on Arcee impatient revved her engine again.
"Hold your horses Arcee"
Bee wanted to get going and now finally hopping on her couldn't help but let out a silent joyful about even if he couldn't talk he could form words with his phone.
Arcee gunned it Jack clung to bees waist,as Arcee did a wheelie kicking dust up behind them Bee urged her to go faster.
Arcee complied speeding up almost going reaching the end of the road strip, Bumblebee loved how the wind whipped his hair back.
"Alright Bee I gotta slow down human traffic laws"
Bumblebee pouted as they slowed down Jack quite grateful for the much more slower pace.
Arcee decided to take Bumblebee and Jack into town, after all maybe Jack could teach him a thing or two about being human.
"Hey Jack why don't you show Bee around town, I'll be right here"
Smiling Jack tapped Bumblebees shoulder, that startled Bee and made him fall off arcee in the process, Jack ran over the other side in concern.
"BEE ARE YOU OKAY!?"
Bee whimpered in pain blood escaped the scrape on his elbow hed never felt pain like this before it was excruciating.
Jack carefully pulled the scout up as arcee scanned bumblebee for injuries wincing at the nasty scrape.
Jack couldn't believe how fragile human bodies could be, Jack tsked at the sight slowly he guided Bumblebee to a bench.
"Wait here Bee Imma go get something for that don't move."
Bee glared at the still flowing blood now about staining his yellow shirt crimson.
"Bumblebee just stay there Jack should be back"
Arcee voiced from her parking spot close by bumblebee wondered why humans bled and why there pain receptors seemed worse than autovot.
Jack eventually returned with a rag and bandaids and cotton balls cleaning alcohol.
"Alright I'm back Bee give me your arm"
Bumblebee hesitantly handed Jack his arm nervously watching him as every wipe hurt and Jack had to pick out some rocks and dirt.
Confused why the boy paused in his cleaning he didn't see him pour a clear liquid onto the rag.
"Sorry Bee this might sting a little"
Bee tilted his head he just silently told the boy to go ahead, as soon as the rag touched his skin he felt like fire lit across the wound silently screaming and struggling against Jack and his gentle hushes.
"I know Bee but you don't want that to get infected do you"
Bee held back tapping some few choice words, eventually the pain began to numb.
"Now why don't we go get some icecream huh champ"
Bee didn't know what this icecream was but memory served it was made up of dairy and flavored sugars frozen in a freezer a humans treat Raf talked about it a lot sometimes.
"Come on Bee!"
Bumblebee hopped off the bench ignoring the chuckles of Arcee, as he followed Jack.
Bee was awed by the many shopping malls and fast-food places there were neon signs blinked on and off at him, hed never been small enough to observe human culture so close of course in car form hed only driven everywhere.
He never stopped to take the time to truly observe the humans way of life of course what had learned of human culture was only half accurate, from what Raf had said.
"Bee earth to Bee yeah you ya kind of spaced out on me for a moment there"
Bee waved his hands before pulling out his cellphone to tell Jack his feelings about the town so far.
I'm currently trying to process all this your kind is far more evolved than I first thought.
Jack chuckled at the smiling scout before tugging him into a pink building an icecream cone sign jutted out from it, the place was hopping with people.
Jack sighed seemed they'd have a wait in line, Bee was patient however and polite a little girl caught her eye on the blood stains on his shirt which caused the parents of the girl to be concerned.
"Excuse me little boy are you okay"
A man that couldn't be over 50 questioned Bumblebee, he jerked his head to the man in fright, he wasnt used to concern heck he barely could stand Optimuses concern for his well being.
Realizing people in line were staring he was about to type a response before Jack broke in.
"He's okay he just fell off his bike on the way here and I'm buying him icecream to cheer him up"
Bumblebee let out a breath of relief for Jack's quick thinking it seemed to satisfy everyone and they went back to there own business.
Eventually Jack and Bee made it to the order register, Bee stared up at the pictures of Icecream to order, one in particular looked exquisite, it was called chocolate fudge brownie ripple or Monster brownie for short.
"See anything you like Bee"
Smiling he pointed to the monster Brownie, as Jack voiced there order Bee looked around feeling more than nervous he froze it was that same couple again.
Why were they staring at him like that did he do something wrong.
Bumblebee jumped when Jack grasped his shoulder, startled by the reaction and more concerned, steered Bumblebee to a table more near the back of the establishment.
"Bee a are you okay?"
Bee felt like his heart was about to burst from its squishy casing he didn't know why but he felt something was more than off about that family up front.
That family up front there's something strange about them.
Jack took a chance to see what had Bee all wound up, the family looked normal and average a family of 3 a thin faced women black hair nothing strange about her, a girl with brown eyes and a blue dress seemed to be staring in there direction.
The eyes are what was weird however and the man that was supposedly the father confirmed Bumblebee fears he seemed to be staring straight at the back of his friends head his scars on his face seemed to mar the man's face his burly build nothing short of threatening.
"I see"
Jack felt nothing short of fear coming off Bumblebee, was it fear of being vulnerable or fear for Jacks safety he didn't know either by the time they got there icecream the family had seemingly disappeared?
"Arcee to Jack Arcee to jack"
"Here Jack what's up."
Jack let out a breath, before explaining what he and Bumblebee saw.
Bee poked at the melted fudge mudslide having never had anything like this he could only guess it was like energon goodies which ratchet would hide from him due to an incident involving a young sparkling and the goodies and not getting him to calm down or recharge for 6 decacycles.
Scooping up some of the sweet he was expecting anything really, however never had he tasted anything so primusly heavenly.
He began shoveling the sweet in he couldn't get enough the taste was just so amazing how is it humans could make something this delicious and have yet to scratch the surface of true paradise technology.
"I see you like it"
He didn't even answer Jack just shoved another bite in but stopped the glass shook from an unknown force Jack yanking him below the table as the whole building shook and people screamed here and there.
Bee peaked his head to looked out the window to find the cause of the sudden earthquake, he couldn't even warn everyone to get out before he was tossed into the wall the building collapsing from structural damage from a missile explosion fire everywhere every exit was locked he struggled to scan the crowd for Jack was he okay was Jack okay!
He stood up wobbling on his legs as he gasped for breath the smoke all but suffocating and blinding.
He searched the sea of injured for the familiar ebony hair, a hanging beam collapsed on top of him debris and fire all falling on top of him.
He couldn't make a sound his vision was darkening, losing consciousness, he hoped Arcee was coming he hoped Jack was alright.
The last thing he saw was a shadow above him reaching for him.
AN: hey guys I broke my computer charger again it fell and the inside of the plug in broke so it may be months before I can use it which is why I'm currently using cell phone to write chapters so sorry if there's spelling errors and worst yet mistakes from autocorrect