Chapter 15- Sparks
"The All-spark is here...So is Megatron and he's rapidly defrosting".
Bumblebee heard those words and looked down at Sam, and Sam was surprised to see the worried look in Bee's optics. Mikaela had also noticed the sudden tension in Bee, and as she was still sat on his shoulder, she gently stroked his cheek, "Whats up big guy?". Bumblebee chirped softly, before Mikaela heard the quiet click of his radio, "Long story, I'll tell you soon beautiful". Unbeknown to Sam and Mikaela it had been Megatron that had damaged Bee's vocaliser, and although Megatron had been on the Earth for just over seventy years, to Bumblebee it felt like only yesterday that the Decepticon leader had been shaking him by his throat, crushing his vocaliser, 'Its not like he can hurt you while hes frozen, and hopefully by the time he's defrosted as Sam put it, we'll have the cube and I'm hoping we will have found the others", Bee thought to himself worriedly. However Bee's troubled thoughts were silenced as he felt the soft pressure of Mikaelas fingers gently tap the side of his head, and as heard her whisper, "I'll hold you to that", Bee found himself smiling and he voiced a reassuring chirp at both Sam and Mikaela, before climbing down from the slab as quickly as he could, though he was unable to hold back a few soft chirps of pain as he straightened up. Sam glared at the agents in front of him as he heard Bee's pained chirps, and without turning he knew Mikaela was doing the same. Sam then smiled to himself as he saw the rest of the group glaring at them too, and when he heard the satisfied chuckle from above his head, Sam knew Mikaela had seen them too.
A sudden flickering of the lights reminded every one of the chaos that was unravelling in the chamber where Megatron was being held, and Sam shared a panicked glance with Bumblebee, whose wide blue optics was what was scaring Sam the most, as he didn't like to think why it was his guardian seemed so afraid. Bee held his hand up to his shoulder and Mikaela reluctantly climbed onto his hand, not wanting to leave the warmth and security of Bee's shoulder; and when he saw the reluctant look in his girls eyes, Bee chirped at her softly as she rested her head against his fingers. Gently placing Mikaela by Sam's side, Bee's spark jumped happily as yet again her soft lips kissed the tip of his finger, and he almost purred in response, causing more than one embarrassed giggle from the others. Mikaela and Bumblebee just raised their eyebrows at them all, which caused Sam to laugh out loud at their matching expressions, before Bee raced into the room where the cube was being held. Sam, Lennox, Epps, Keller and Banachek followed Bumblebee instantly, but Simmons remained behind for a second, staring at Mikaela. Her blue eyes suddenly cooled as she gazed back at Simmons, "What?". Simmons seemed to struggle for words as he continued to look at Mikaela, quietly replying "Sorry" before he quickly turned to follow the others. Mikaela gazed at his retreating back, before she turned to Maggie with a stunned look on her face, "Did I just imagine that, or did I really hear sorry?".
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Meanwhile the other Autobots had stopped once again as Optimus had picked up on a large Decepticon presence. As he quickly transformed to his bi-pedal mode, Optimus quickly and efficiently scanned the nearby area. However as the others heard their leaders sharp intake of breath, they too transformed and shared a concerned look between them, before Ironhide approached Optimus, "Optimus, whats wrong?".
"Is it Bumblebee, has something happened to him?". As he heard Jazz's worried voice, Optimus shook himself out the daze he was in and stared back at Jazz; "Do not fear Jazz, Bumblebee is fine. It appears he has been reunited with Sam and Mikaela also". Jazz grinned widely as he heard Bee was okay; being the two smallest 'bots, they'd formed a tight bond of friendship and Jazz had been truly concerned when Bee had been captured, which had only increased when Bee's girl had been taken too as Jazz just knew in his spark that had anything happened to the femme, Bumblebee's spark wouldn't have been able to handle it. Jazz was nudged from his thoughts from Ironhides loud exclamation, and he turned to see the weapons specialist with cannons out and ready to fire. Jazz leant over and whispered to Ratchet, "What did I miss?".
"Optimus has just told 'Hide that the location of the All-Spark is where Bumblebee and the sparklings are being held".
"So whats the problem, I thought 'Hide would be pleased". Ratchet looked back at Jazz, "He was until Optimus then told him it's where Megatron is being held too". Jazz's optics widened, "Okay and Ironhide is still here. What did Optimus do, nail him to the floor?". Ironhide glared over at the small silver Autobot, "Very funny Shorty. Wanna try my already tested patience anymore?". Jazz shook his head, "Chill dude, I'm just as worried about Bee as you are".
"As we all are. However we cannot just go in all guns blazing, we do not know what the situation is within the area where they are all being held. I'm sure Bumblebee will keep the sparklings safe, and hopefully he will be able to get the cube before Megatron does". Ironhides optics darkened again as he looked at Optimus, "You had better be sure about that Optimus. I will not allow that pile of scrap to harm my youngling again".
Optimus shared a concerned look with Ironhide, which Ironhide returned fiercely before transforming quickly back into his Topkick alt-mode. Jazz and Ratchet shared a look with Optimus, who just shrugged his giant shoulders wearily, "Ironhide will settle once we know Bumblebee is safe, and I have every confidence Bumblebee will be fine, but to keep them that way we need to get to them as quickly as possible, especially with the Decepticons readying for battle. They obviously know Megatron is here as well, so we must hurry". As if to reinforce that, Ironhide blasted his horn impatiently so with one last shared glance, the others transformed down and sped off towards Bumblebee, the cube and Megatron too.
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Bumblebee gazed up at the All-Spark with a sense of wonder, but it was tempered with a sense of fear. The last time he had seen the all important cube it had been floating off into deep space to try to save its secrets from the Decepticons, but here it was alongside the one individual who could, and would wreak havoc with it. Bumblebee shook his head as he thought of the implications this could have had, and still could have; 'The earthlings have no idea how lucky they have been', thought Bee to himself, and as he glanced down at Mikaela and Sam, Bee knew he would give everything in his spark to protect the two of them, and the planet that was their home, from the fate that had befallen his own beloved Cybertron.
Chirping softly in Cybertronian, Bumblebee approached the cube with his palms outstretched, feeling the power of the All-Spark reach out to him as he did so. From somewhere behind him, he heard one of the earthlings he hadn't recognised worriedly comment about what Bee was doing. 'Saving your ass, thanks for asking', thought Bee disgruntledly. However he allowed himself a small smile as he heard Sam defending him, and felt Mikaela's hand rest on his leg before hearing her whisper, "We have faith in you big guy". Taking a deep breath, Bee allowed some of their confidence to settle his spark before actually taking hold of the cube. Closing his palms around it, Bumblebee felt the cubes energy flow through his body, easing all the aches and pains as it did so. Mikaela and Sam watched in amazement as the cube began to shrink down, section by section; sparks of energy flowing over Bumblebee and the cube, as Bee moved his hands over the surface of it, "Oh my God". As he heard Mikaela's soft exclamation, Sam turned to look at his best friend, and smiled as he saw not only the surprise but the pride in her eyes as she gazed at the yellow 'bot who was now holding the cube in his hands, with a thoughtful look in his blue optics. Sam then gazed at the rest of the group and his own chest swelled with pride as he saw their expressions of astonishment at what Bee was doing, and he couldn't help looking over at Simmons who looked particularly awed, "He's not doing bad for just a Camaro is he?". Simmons looked back at Sam, his expression unreadable, before he flicked his gaze up at Bumblebee who was holding the cube and looking at them impatiently.
"Message from Starfleet... Lets get to it". Everyone looked up at Bumblebee in surprise when they heard his radio. Mikaela gazed at the group, "Its how he communicates, his real voice got damaged in battle before he arrived here". Bee looked at her and chirped softly, he had loved her protective side right from the word go and when she was using it in his defence it made his spark sing. Lennox looked up at Bee with an impressed look and Bee instantly recognised the look of another soldier, 'Ironhide will like this earthling', Bee thought briefly to himself as he listened to Lennox outline a plan to get the cube to safety in a nearby city.
Sam and Mikaela both listened to Lennox's plans to head to Mission City with the cube to keep it safe and they shared a concerned look before looking up at Bumblebee. "Are you sure this will work Bee?", Sam asked in a worried voice. Bee knelt down to look at the boy who he had sworn to protect and found he couldn't lie to Sam anymore than he could Ironhide or Optimus, 'I am unsure Sam. We must try though... and the others are nearby'. Of that Bumblebee was certain as his spark could feel the others nearby, and with Megatron still a threat he wanted to get to them as soon as possible. Sam looked into Bee's wide and honest optics and felt his own nerves settle. As he heard Lennox call his name, Sam quickly ran forward to Bee and hugged him as best he could, "You know you're the best guardian anyone could wish for right". Bee lightly rested a hand on Sam's back and chirped a quiet reply, 'You're the best too Sam'.
"Sam we need you over here for a second" Sam hesitated, before he heard Lennox shout "Sam, now", in a firm tone of voice. Sam pulled back from Bee, punching him lightly on the shoulder in a friendly gesture, and quickly headed over to where Lennox was standing with Epps and the rest of the soldiers; leaving Bee and Mikaela alone for a moment, as Keller and Simmons had taken Maggie and Glen off with them to try to find some form of radio communications. Mikaela gazed up at Bumblebee, and Bee instinctively held out his hand which Mikaela quickly jumped onto. Bee brought her up level to his face, and Mikaela gently stroked the side of Bee's face, "You okay big guy?". Bee nodded and rested his forehead against the top of Mikaelas head, sighing softly as he inhaled the smell that was his Mikaela, feeling it calming his still worried spark as he did so, "I'm always fine when I'm with you beautiful". Mikaela looked up into Bee's optics with a soft smile, "Best I stay with you then, I've seen the trouble you get into when we're apart". Bee chirped softly, and stroked Mikaelas hair with a gentle finger as he heard the faint wobble in her voice, and she heard the radio softly playing. As she recognised the lyrics from a song called 'Wherever You Will Go', her eyes shone brightly as she smiled up at her 'bot, who meant the world to her, and she finally whispered the words that had been floating round in her head since she'd almost lost him, "Love you Bee", before placing a soft, if slightly nervous, kiss on his lips. As she pulled back, Mikaela chuckled as she felt the sudden warmth coming from Bee but what warmed her heart even more was the wide smile that was on his metal lips, which Bee then rested on the top of her head with a quiet "Love you too beautiful", and in that moment Bumblebee knew he'd found his sparkmate, and he would keep her safe to the very last flicker of his spark if he had to.
From across the room, Sam had watched Bee and Mikaelas exchange with a smile. Though as he walked towards them to fill them in on the plans that had been made, Sam couldn't help the feeling of unease that crept through his veins. Sam knew that keeping the cube safe was going to put them all in danger, and he didn't want either of his best friends to suffer anymore hurt, not after all they'd gone through already, especially now they'd both realised how happy they were together. As they both turned to look at him as he reached them, Sam kept his thoughts to himself and just smiled happily at Bee and Mikaela, "Look at you two". Bee just chirped contentedly, and Mikaela smiled at Sam, "Hey Sam. Whats the plan then?".
"We're heading out with the cube to Mission City. It's far enough away to hopefully be able to hide it, or give us a head start with getting away at least". Bee looked down at Sam and chirped, and Sam nodded, "If you could". Bee quickly transformed back to his alt-mode, and revved his engine excitedly. Sam placed the cube in the back, and looked at Mikaela before they climbed in, "You okay with all of this?". Mikaela looked at Sam, her hand resting on Bee's scratched paintwork, "I'm good Sam. I know it's gonna be hard, but I'm ready for whatever they throw at us, as long as my big guy is here". Bee chirped in agreement as Mikaela hopped in, and Sam felt some his uneasiness fade as he climbed into Bumblebee, who raced out of the hanger as soon as Sam closed his door, followed by the soldiers, unaware that they were being watched from above.
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A/N: Yay got this chapter done finally! The training for my new job has kept me very busy, or bored depending on the courses :) Hope you all like this chappie; because its taken me a while to do, to me it feels quite bitty, as I wanted to get a bit of Bee's back story in there too, but I'm more or less happy with it so read, enjoy and review please xx oh and to my guest reviewer, ty for the reviews and I think you'll be pleased with the fate I have in store for a certain silver Pontiac ;) xx