Things Change

Chapter 8:
Introducing... and Revenge?

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A/N: Now a days I only write when I'm in the mood so chapters might take a while to update.

The city seems to have change since the last time they were here. Some buildings have grown while most seem to be worn down and abandon. But one thing's for sure the tallest building in the whole city was still were it was.

"Sumdac Towers?" said Optimus.

"Yup." replied Chromia. "We moved there about 10 years ago. Not too long after..."

"Chromia." interrupted Barricade. "They learn all about that when the time is right."

"Right. Sorry."

Optimus couldn't help but feel like he's missing something. Whatever it is, it might have to do with Sari's anger towards them. They drove up to the garage and transformed back into their robot mode and continue to follow the two bots on what looks like an elevator.

"We live on the higher levels of the tower." said Chromia. "But I don't think all of us can fit on the elevator. We're going to have to take a few at a time."

"I'll go last. I want to wait for the others anyways." said Barricade.

Chromia nodded before entering the elevator. "So who wants to go first?"

Bulkhead, Ratchet, and Prowl went in with the femme. Then the twins and Jazz. Leaving Optimus and Sentinal alone with Barricade.

Barricade was watching the door to the garage waiting for Sari and the yellow mech to appear. Optimus and Sentinal were watching him with caution. They jumped a bit when he signed and turn to them.

"Sorry I should introduce myself." He held out his hand. "My name is Barricade and the blue femme is Chromia. Don't let her good looks fool ya. She's tougher than she looks."

Optimus could see the mech was being sincere so he took his hand and shook it. "The name is Optimus Prime and this is my friend, Sentinal Prime."

Sentinal elbow him on the shoulder. "Don't tell him that." he whispered.

Barricade seems to laugh a bit. "I know what you're thinking; I'm a decepticon. Well the truth is use to be until I met Bumblebee." He smiled, remembering the good times. "And he already told me your names. Bee and Sari use to talk about you."

"Really?" questioned Sentinal.

"Well mostly you." pointing to Optimus. "But they use to talk about you too. But most of it was kind of negative."

Optimus seem to smile a little. Doesn't seem Bumblebee and Sari had change much. But something in that sentence got his attention. "Use to?"

Barricade seems to frown. "Yup use to. It happened 13 years ago. I'll tell you later." The elevator appears again and they enter in.

Once they got to the floor, they saw the others waiting for them with Chromia.

"So it's true. You bots have return."

Optimus turn his head to a familiar face. "Elita?"

Yup, Elita-1 was there. Optimus and Sentinal optics widen on how she looked from the last time they saw her. She was still a techno-organic but she was more techno than organic, like Sari. She was purple and pink now and she pretty much looked like her old self.

"That's right. Elita-1 here is the Defenders' medic and scientist." explain the blue femme. "And I'm the Defenders' Combact Specialist. The name's Chromia by the way. I landed here on earth 12 years ago."

"Defenders?" questioned Ratchet.

"It's the name of the team." The bots turn to see two humans.

"Robert Epps, William Lennox." said Elita.

"Hey, I see you got some new bots here." said William, indicating the autobots.

"You could say that." replied Barricade.

"Hey, where's Goldbug?" asked Robert.

"He's coming."

"So, you guys just let him wonder off like?"

"Hey, if I can stop him I would. But right now he pretty much does whatever he wants."

"Well, I can see that." he laugh as he turns and leaves with Will. "See ya later."

The bots watch them leave before a new voice came along.

"Hey, what's going on here?" The bots turn around to see who it was.

"You?" said Ratchet.

There standing was Wreck-Gar. "Hey, I remember you guys! Wow, it's great to see you again." he said as he hug Ratchet. He grew a little bit and his mustache and beard were longer making him look older.

"Yeah nice to see you too. Let me go." said Ratchet. Wreck-Gar let go of the old bot as he mumbled to himself 'I'm too old for this sort of slag.'

Prowl was just standing there, minding his own business when all of a sudden something grab him and pull him into a hug.

"Me Grimlock happy to see black motorcycle robot again." said Grimlock as he pulls Prowl into a crushing hug. Snarl and Swoop were right behind him.

"Uhm, Grimlock... it's nice...to see...you...as well. Please...let me go." struggle Prowl. The big Dino-bot let him go and Prowl struggle for breath as he gasped, 'I'm too young for that kind of slag.'

"So, where's Goldbug?" Asked Elita to Barricade.

"He's coming." repeated Barricade.

Soon enough, the elevator beeped and the door opens revealing the yellow bot, Sari, and the cyber pup. Sari glared at them before turn to the yellow bot.

"I'm going to bed."

"Okay." He passes her over to Barricade who gently placed her on the ground and she headed towards her room. "See you in the morning Sari."

"Okay. Good night guys."

"Night." said everybody else, confusing the autobots.

Both Ratchet and Acree notice something about the yellow mech. Acree know what it was right away while Ratchet did some scans. What he got back confuses him.

"Okay now reunion time is over, it's time to get to business." said Sentinal, walking all high and mighty. "Now, we are here on a mission. So, as your higher rank you bots are going to me what I want to know. Is that clear?" He said that last part in Barricade's face.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Sentinal as he was just threw out of a twenty or so story window to land painfully on the ground.

The Autobots just stared in complete and utter shock. The yellow mech just defenestrate (Yes, that's a word) Sentinal like he was a pillow or something. Some Defenders where trying to hold their laughter in while Barricade just smirked. He love it when his mate threw bots out like they're garbage.

"I don't… remember there being a window here." smiled Elita.

The yellow bot came back to them dusting his hands before placing them on his hips. "First things first," Ah oh, he was mad now. "Everybody is treated equally. There are no such thing as higher ups." There was a sound of thunder in the back ground which means rain. "Got it?"

Everybody nodded. They didn't want him upset any more nor did they want to sleep outside in the rain, which Sentinal was doing tonight. As quickly as it came, the anger was gone and replace with a smile.

"Good." He smiled "Now, I'm hungry. I'm going to get some oil." The bots just stared at the crazy mech as he ran off to get his oil.

Barricade just shook his head before signing. "Well you wanted to see him."

"Who?"

"Bumblebee."

The Autobots' optics widen in shock.

"That's Bumblebee!"

"Of course. Who did you thought he was, Primus?" commented Elita before heading towards her room.

Defenestrate - To throw (a person or thing) out of a window

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