A Different Kind Of Spark Chapter 5: Named, a transformers/beast wars fanfic

CHAPTER FIVE

Named

Meg: Yay! It has a name!

Arcee: It's a miracle!

Emma: It's wonderful!

Elita 1: It's great!

Sunstreaker: It sucks. It lacks depth, and characterization, and…

Bianca: Destroy! Destroy! *Attacks*

Sunstreaker: Running time! *Runs*

Optimus Prime: Those two…are going to destroy this entire fan fic…

Meg: NEVAH!!!! I CALL DA SHOTS AROUND HERE, MR. PRIME, AND DON'T YOU EVAH FORGET THAT!!!!!! *Evil laughter, lightning in black-skied background*

Bumblebee: She scares me.

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Needless to say, when I arrived home it was pretty late. As we pulled into the street, I realised about five different things.

"Bianca, turn your headlights on!" I hissed. I sat up. "Oh, where's my seatbelt!? Here it is…no, high beams off, Bianca! Now, let me take the wheel!"

"Emma, I can drive," Bianca said in a calm, measured tone.

"Yeah, but Nenona don't know that." I replied.

"She's waiting for you in the front yard." Bianca informed me as I placed both hands on the wheel.

"Yeah, I know." I replied, I could see her too.

I (Bianca) pulled into the driveway and I'd barely gotten the keys out when Nenona threw open the door and yanked me out, hugging me hard. "Emma, what happe…" She drew back suddenly as she realised that my head was all bandaged up. "Heaven's name, Emma child, what happened to you!?" She cried, her voice rising like mine does. It's weird how we're not related.

My head felt light. "Can…can we talk about this inside?" I asked her, and she put her arm around me as she led me inside.

"Of course child," She said. "Tell me all about it."

I knew that I couldn't.

I didn't sleep very well that night. I kept on having dreams about cars transforming into robots, and a huge black Decepticon who kept on trying to capture me, only someone or something was protecting me, and getting mortally wounded in the process.

"STOP, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!!!!" I shouted in the dream, and then I woke up.

I was lying in my bed, and I felt like I hadn't slept a wink. I looked out the window. The sun was just starting to rise. Knowing I would have no hope of getting back to sleep now, I threw back the covers and sat up. I opened up the Venetian blinds.

"Oh spare me…" I mumbled, as the bright light dazzled me. I snapped the blinds shut, and got off of the bed. "Shower…breakfast…TV…I think Pokemon's on…then school…aurgh, school…" There was no way I wasn't going though. Last night, I had told Nenona I had tripped over outside of the chemist near the shops, and had been patched up by one of the pharmacists. She and Jerome had believed it. There was no need for them to know what had really happened and, besides, would they even believe me?

Umm, yeah, if Bianca transformed or something…

I had to settle for having a bath though, since I couldn't get my head wet (which meant that I couldn't wash my hair – not a good thing when it's this long) and then I came downstairs in just my underwear and a towel, to find a note on the kitchen table.

"We had to leave early today, sweetie," I read aloud. "There's pancake mix in the fridge, and apple juice as well. Lots of love, Nenona and Jerome…" I smiled as I fixed my towel. So, I was completely alone this morning, was I? It was a really warm day, and I couldn't be bothered going upstairs yet to get dressed, so I just stayed as is. I fixed myself some breakfast, humming radio songs all the time and, by the time I'd finished eating the pancakes and drinking the apple juice, I was singing.

"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
Let's have some fun, this beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

I wanna kiss you
But if i do then i might miss you, babe
It's complicated and stupid
Got my ass squeezed by sexy cupid
Guess he wants to play, wants to play
I love game, I love game

Hold me and love me
Just want touch you for a minute
Baby three seconds is in it for my heart to quit it

Let's have some fun, this beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
Don't think too much, just bust that thick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

Let's play a love game, play a love game
Do you want love, or you want fame
Or you win the game
Through the love game
Let's play a love game, play a love game
Do you want love, or you want fame
Or you win the game
Through the love game

I'm on a mission and it involves some heavy touching, yeah
You've indicated your interest, i'm educated in sex, yes
And now i want it bad, want it bad
I love game, i love game

Hold me and love me
Just want touch you for a minute
Baby three seconds is in it for my heart to quit it

Let's have some fun, this beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
Don't think too much, just bust that thick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

I can see you staring there from across the block
With a smile on your mouth and your hand on your c (huh!)
The story of us, it always starts the same
A boy and a girl and a (huh!) and a game

Now, just so that you know, I don't actually like that song – but it's got a really infectious tune, and soon I was dancing…in my underwear. (I can dance, I just don't do it that often). My head was feeling better after a shower and breakfast, and so it didn't mind that I was singing one of Lady GaGa's latest hits, and dancing like I was on So You Think You Can Dance?.
And, as I said, I was completely alone that morning…or was I?
Just as I was getting to the part I really don't like – but I like singing it - Let's have some fun, this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick…I heard voices, and suddenly one said: "Door was open so we let ourselves…in…" The male voice trailed off, and I turned slowly to see Bianca, Sunstreaker and two unfamiliar guys STARING at me. Well, Bianca wasn't actually staring, but I caught the amused look on her face, and knew I was doomed.
"How much did you see?" I wanted to know, staring at each of them in turn. The one who looked like Sunstreaker definitely had to be Sideswipe. The black-haired one all dressed in a yellow jacket was Bumblebee.

Sunstreaker looked like he was about to respond, but Bianca jabbed him in the ribs – hard. To me, she said: "Go and get dressed, Emma."

I did, quickly, because I was curious as to why they were all here. I dived into my school uniform, brushed my hair as best I could, and then hurried downstairs again. I stood in the entrance to the living room, because Bumblebee, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were watching Pokemon.

"What is that thing?" Sideswipe asked, pointing to the screen.

"Combee, Combee!" The thing on the screen said.

"Ha!" Sunstreaker laughed. "Look, it's kinda named after you, Bumblebee!"

I stood back a moment and looked at them all.

And then I REALLY LOOKED.

All three of them, the most attractive guys I had ever seen, and with their dark hair, WERE WEARING THE BOYS UNIFORM FOR MY SCHOOL!! I mean it! Grey pants, white shirts…what, had they never heard of ties before? They were each supposed to be wearing one…

Sideswipe wore a red cap like his brother's, except his faced to the side. And Bumblebee, of course, wore his yellow jacket.

I looked over at Bianca, and nearly died. She was wearing the exact same uniform as me, except that her socks were white and only ankle-length.

"Umm, guys?" I said so softly it wouldn't have registered on the decibal scales, but they all heard me. They all turned to look at me. "Why are you dressed like that?"

"Because we're coming to school with you, Em!" Bumblbee said to me, springing up and crossing the room to join me.

So, I had a nickname now?

"Why?" I asked flatly, although I wasn't annoyed, just dead curious to know as to why the Autobots would risk their cover being blown!

Bianca gave the boys a meaningful look. I didn't know what it meant. "Because they're bored," She said clearly. "And also becaue they'd like to learn some more about earth's customs. We forged some birth certificates and such."

I gasped. "That's dishonest!" Then I grinned. "I like it! Just make sure you don't tell anyone who you really are." I added, and the three robot boys looked angelic.

"Don't worry," Bianca smiled. "We've already been through this."

I wondered what that meant.

I was sitting in the yellow Camaro, the shiny new one. Bumblebee had insisted that I ride with him, and I had been too stunned to agree. The Camaro was gorgeous. It was yellow, and had a black racing stripe, and it was new. I have this thing for cars…well, I suppose you could call them car-robot-human things.

When I saw what Bee transformed into, my throat closed up, and my stomach started tingling. "Him, him, him!!" I exclaimed, pointing, when Bianca asked who I wanted to ride with.

Oh, okay, so I insisted. But Bee's at fault too. He could've said no.

As it was, I enjoyed the ride to school so much that it almost pained me having to tell them all to pull over so that we could walk the rest of the way in there.

When Bee had transformed back into a human, he was surprised when I threw my arms around him. "You are the coolest Autobot I know!" I exclaimed.

"What!?" Bianca, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe all cried in unison.

"I meant male Autobot!" I assured Bianca, hurrying over to her to fix up her necktie ribbon, which was crooked.

This time, it was only the twins who complained, but Bianca sorted it out for me, by grabbing both of them by the ears and saying: "She chose Bumblebee, now deal with it, you two!" From the sounds of things, my Bia was a bit older then the twins.

"Ow! Bianca!" One of them exclaimed.

"That's Miss. Bianca to you, shorty!"

Okay, so she was, even if he was taller then she was.

Bee and I followed behind them, at a slower pace.

"So, Bee," I said, and his eyes lit up. It was the first time I had used his new nickname, and I new that he liked it. "You guys are going to have different names when you're in school, aren't you?"

He paused, and then said: "Oh! Right, Bianca said that we should! She said you would agree to these names: BB, Sai and Sonny."

"She's right," I said admiringly. "I do agree to these names…but I think I'll still just call you Bee." I said, reaching for his hand.

He took mine. "Okay…Em!" He gave my hand a squeeze.

I grinned, and then I began singing:

",Who is it?,

Who'll get the sting,

Who'll get the stripes, Black and yellow,

A dangerous creature,

Chattering wings, Flashing antennae,

Who is it?

It buzzes fine, The bee,

Buzzes fine, stings deep.

I play a frightened little game

I eject myself at scary speed

In front of cars and I go yeaah!

She is it,

She's got the sting,

She's dangerous,

She stings,

He gets stung,

He is out,

She gets the honey,

She is it.

She flies great, The bee,

Flies great, stings deep.

The cars freeze from fright,

When they see my beautiful body and tongue

Then I speed away

No one catches me.

I'm the fastest bee in town.

Oh, hot bee, Queen of heaven,

With glossy trunk,

Buzz to me, I want to be stung, I want to be out,

Here is the honey, You're it.

It stings deep - the bee Stings deep!

Oh, the bee! It stings deep kills fast!"

The Bee walking next to me listened until I finished the song, and then he said: "You know some weird songs, Em. Not that it didn't sound good!" He assured me, and I grinned. "What?" He asked me.

"There's an actual bee on your shoulder," I said, pointing.

He looked at the yellow and black flying insect, and froze. "After that song you just sung…I don't want this thing on me, get it off get it off get it off get it off!!"

I started laughing then, I couldn't help it. Despite being just about to walk into the school with four strangers, and a bandage wrapped around my head, I was suddenly feeling very happy, as if I could face anything the day threw at me, Decepticons included.

I shooed the bee away from my Bee, and we walked towards where Bianca, Sonny and Sai were standing.

Bumblebee's P.O.V

When Em started laughing…wow…the sound filled me with pure joy, I can only try to describe it…despite having a stinging creature on my shoulder, I felt warm inside. I wasn't sure what it was though…I had to try and figure it out…

***

Meg: Ooh, this could be…disastrous!

Emma: *Looking at the twins* I sense a prank coming on…

Ratchet: I wasn't even in this chapter – and I'm glad! *Glares at twins*

Meg: I WANTED to put you in the chapter, but couldn't. *Pouts*

Ratchet: *Cringes* Aurgh…don't DO that, kid. *Rolls optics – somehow*

Meg: *Has tears*

Ratchet: Aurgh…don't cry kid, please… *Thinking why he didn't bail out in the last chapter*

Meg: *VERY tearful*

Bianca: ANYWAY…whilst those two lovebirds sort it out…joking, joking…Emma, why don't you tell us the names of the two songs you sung in this chapter?

Emma: Okay! *Excited* Well, there was Love Game, by Lady GaGa, and then The Bee, by The Sugar Cubes! Also, as a side-note, Meg knows that Combee doesn't say it's name, but this was a mutated one! O.O

Sideswipe: Also, does this mean that you and Sunstreaker have made up!?

Emma: Oh, that reminds me! *Looks at Bianca*

Bianca: Destroy! Destroy! *Attacks*

Sunstreaker: Oh, slag! *Runs* Thanks a lot, Sideswipe!

Ratchet: *Throws giant spanner at Sunstreaker*

*Spanner makes contact with Sunstreaker's head*

*Sunstreaker falls to the ground – doesn't move*

Bianca: Ratchet!? What have you done!

Ratchet: Us all a favour!

*Everyone crowds around Sunstreaker*

Bianca: Ratchet…I think that…you killed him…

Ratchet: *Looks thrilled*

Emma: *Looks mortified*

Bumblebee: Somebody should say a few words about him…

Sideswipe: I'll do it…okay, here goes…my bro was second only to me…he was fun, he was loud, and he was… *Can't go on*

Bumblebee: Poor Sunny!!

Meg: Is…is it over yet?

Sunstreaker: I'm dying!

Everyone: He's okay. *Leaves*

Sunstreaker: *All alone* Ah…R&R, okay?