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Optimus stood, shocked to see Blackarachnia standing in front of him, she had a new helmet, but it was the exact same as her old one.
"W-what are you doing here, Blackarachnia?" Optimus stuttered. "I thought you were-"
"-Offline?" Blackarachnia finished, "Not the first time that happened." She crossed her arms.
"Look," Optimus sighed and looked over to the bots, or, techno-organics, beside her. "Are those…?"
Blackarachnia laughed. "Yup, my little techno-organics. They call themselves Maximals. I prefer the name Predacons, though." She sighed. "But they're bright, they'll listen."
Behind Blackarachnia was four techno-organic animals. "It would be informal for me not to introduce you to my pets." She gestured to a large ape creature with red eyes, he had a strong build and a confident face. "This, is Optimus Primal." Optimus tilted his head.
"Naming bots after me?" Blackarachnia didn't respond. She turned to the bot beside Optimus Primal.
"This right here is Cheetor." Cheetor looked like a cocky little bot. He had a blue armour with cheetah print on his arms and chassis. He had a cheetah face on his chest. Cheetor crossed his arms and smirked. Blackarachnia motioned towards a brown bot. "This here is Rattrap. A grumpy old thing." He had buck teeth and a rat's head attached to his chassis. "And finally, Rhinox. You can tell what animal he is." Rhinox was the biggest of them all with a green complexion and rhino skin on his arms and legs.
"Blackarachnia, we don't want to fight you. Why can't you come back with the Autobots?" Optimus said.
"I can't trust the Autobots! I know where I stand with the Decepticons!" Blackarachnia snarled back. Her tone got the Maximals agitated, they growled and hissed.
"Yeah, forgotten." Optimus said blankly. Blackarachnia widened all four of her optics and straightened her back. She was speechless. It was true, the Decepticons never thought to look for her, they probably didn't even mention her after she left.
Forgotten. Blackarachnia turned her head and lowered it. She squeezed her optics shut. Optimus walked up to her slowly, the others waited back, but ready to fight just in case.
"Blackarachnia, I'm sorry for ever leaving you, if you join us, we can change you back to normal. You'll mean something. I'll never leave you again, I promise." He stood a metre away from her and reached out his servo. Blackarachnia looked up slowly and lunged forward for Optimus. She cried as Optimus held her. He wrapped his servos around her. The other Autobots relaxed a sigh of relief.
Blitzwing flew through Detroit. He noticed a body in the middle of the street. A small crater around it indicated it fell from the sky.
"I vonder vat zat iz." Icy said.
"Oo-hoo-hoo!" Random screeched, "Let's take a closer look!" He laughed as he descended to the ground. He transformed and landed with a thud. Blitzwing walked up and Random covered his mouth, close to laughing again. A grey Starscream laid on the ground with a hole in his forehead.
"I vonder vat happed to him." Icy crouched down and took a closer look.
"I don't care!" Blitzwing's head spun to the Hothead persona. "He vaz annoying awvay!"
"We should tell Galvatron about this." Icy stood up and comm-linked his leader.
"Yes Blitzwing?" Galvatron's voice seemed calm, but menacing.
"Lord Galvatron, it seems as though Starscream vas killed. We have hiz body below us." Blitzwing heard Galvatron laugh,
"It's about time. Throw him away for good, we don't want the Autobots reviving him or anything."
"As you vish." Icy said and he shut off his comm-link. He looked around. He felt like something was watching him. "Who's zere?"
"Come out, come out, wherever zou are! HAHAHA!" Random exclaimed and patted his knees like he was calling his pet dog. Icy shrugged.
"Must be our imagination." He said and lifted Starscream's body, but he dropped it, feeling an intense energy source flowing through his circuitry. Blitzwing froze in fear and pain. The surging stopped and Blitzwing's face transformed. It was a new face, a face that no Autobot or Decepticon would like to see.
"Feast your eyes! The great Starscream is back, and better than ever!"
The Autobots and the Maximals entered Blackarachnia's lab with her machines and gadgets. Ratchet walked over to the machine's control panel and pressed buttons. Arcee followed him and stood beside him. Bumblebee looked over to the berth he was strapped to before he became a human. He nudged Sari and pointed to it. Sari stared at him. Bumblebee then pointed to the large machine and then to himself. Sari thought for a moment, studying Bumblebee's face.
"She did this to you?" She whispered. Bumblebee nodded. There was a long silence. The two looked at Optimus, chatting with Blackarachnia. He had a smile on his face, soon there was a smile on Blackarachnia's face as she left and helped Ratchet. "At least it won't happen again." She turned to Bumblebee, but she realized there was no Bumblebee to turn to. He was making his way for Blackarachnia.
Bumblebee poked Blackarachnia on the leg, making her look down. "You," she said, "Hm, you're not offline, bug." Bumblebee shrugged.
"Hey," She bent down. "We'll fix ya. Sorry… about…" Bumblebee smiled and patted her leg. He turned on his heels and walked away, placing his hands behind him. Blackarachnia stood.
"So, um, thanks for leaving me." Sari said. Bumblebee patted her head.
"Hey, kid." Bumblebee and Sari turned to see Ratchet standing before them with an object in his hand that made Bumblebee light up. "Blackarachnia told me what happened to ya, so I made you this for when you get back to normal." He showed Bumblebee a small device.
"What is it, Ratchet?" Sari asked, leaning forward to get a good look.
"It's a voice box for Bumblebee. It's a shame to give it to ya. It was so nice not having you bicker for so long." Bumblebee pouted his lips and crossed his arms. Sari snickered. "But," Ratchet continued, "Bulkhead insisted that I'd use it." He sighed and got up. "Machine's ready, and you're up first."
Bumblebee gulped and walked forward. Sari patted his back, a little disappointed that Bumblebee was going back to his Autobot self. Bumblebee saw optics on him left and right.
"Good luck, little buddy." Bulkhead said as Bumblebee stepped into the machine. The doors closed and tension grew in the room. Ratchet switched on the machine and it glowed brightly. Sari put her hands together anxiously. The doors slowly opened and smoke flowed out. Sari transformed to robot mode to avoid inhaling smoke. The smoke cleared and everyone was startled by a bang coming from the capsule. Bumblebee collapsed to the floor. All bots were relived to see a robot falling out of that machine. Blackarachnia nodded over to Ratchet. Ratchet picked up Bumblebee and brought him to the berth to the side, while everyone but Optimus, Blackarachnia and the Maximals followed.
"Ready?" Optimus asked as he walked to the switch. Blackarachnia nodded and stepped inside the capsule machine. "Don't worry," Optimus laughed, "I'll catch you when you collapse." He turned on the machine.
"Just never let me go." Blackarachnia whispered as the doors shut.
"There. The voice box is all set." Ratchet said as he stretched his back.
"Good as new, eh, doc-bot?" Jazz smiled.
"Should be, let's just hope he has the same voice as before. Or hope that it doesn't work?" Ratchet was elbowed by Arcee. She took Ratchet's vital tools and checked Bumblebee's vitals.
"He should be fine." She smiled. Ratchet put his hands on his waist.
"Can I have my tools back?" Ratchet growled.
"Ah, ah, ah, what's the magic word?" Arcee cooed.
"NOW!" Arcee's face formed a sterner face, but she was still smiling. She looked down to Sari. She shrugged.
"Happened to me, too, sister." She smiled.
"Guys!" Bulkhead interrupted. "He's wakin' up!" It was true. Bumblebee opened his optics. He didn't feel weird anymore, but his throat did hurt a little.
"Welcome back, B.B." Jazz said. Bumblebee groaned and sat up. He managed to smile at the sight of his yellow metal legs. Bulkhead lifted him up and placed him beside the berth. Bumblebee wobbled, but steadied himself. The Autobots walked into the other room were Optimus and Blackarachnia were in. Sari walked beside Bumblebee with a hand on his leg. They all stopped in shock at what they saw. A yellow femme standing next to Optimus, who had his arm around her to keep her balanced. Optimus smiled to see Bumblebee up and well. Bumblebee stepped forward.
"Elita-1, right?" He said.
Yay! Another chapter in! Thanks for reviewing! Elita-1 is back! And so is Bumblebee with his voice! (:
QUESTION: Who should be more focused in the next chapter? What would you like to see in the next chapter with that person/bot?