Sorry about the confusion guys, I wanted to have a reunion before this chapter but it just didn't work. This chapter I think will clarify everyone's questions. If not you can say so in a review or PM me. I've been working on (yet) another story as well, so my attention isn't the best.

If there are any issues I'll try to clarify in the next chapter or update this chapter.

Another little clarification just in came some people are confused.

Anna and Bee have been separated for five years.

Anna became an Autobot three years after Bee left.

Bee came to earth two years after Anna became an Autobot.

The Whispering Sage: Sorry! The first two episodes of the show, really one, were just non stop action. I couldn't really squish it in there.

Adby1: Thank you! I love kick ass women. It's a reoccurring theme in all my stories, I think. Anna is one of my favorites though.

Guest: Yes, she will! I was so excited for the reunion. I hope it's up to expectations.

Katmar1994: Thank you! He doesn't actually, haha. He can be a little thick-headed, but for also reasons he states in the chapter.

JJ: You're welcome, thank you for being so excited!

Alice Gone Madd: He's so confused, haha. I loved it.

DixieChicrules123: She defintely chews him out for it. It's also five years! I don't think Ratchet will join them but he's defintely going to be in the story. Anna is still part of Unit E and will continue to check in.

Anna placed the last bit of equipment inside the scrapyard, turning to see Bumblebee talking quietly to Strongarm. She vented softly, letting him finish his conversation. She turned her com link on to the others. The barrage of messages from Miko, Ratchet, and Fowler made her wince. Sorting through the messages, she decided to contact Fowler first, pacing as she waited for him to answer.

"Fowler."

"I'm sorry for not reporting in sooner, sir, but this has been my first chance to check in today."

"Anna! I'm just glad you're alright. I almost sent in the cavalry."

"I'm fine… A Decepticon prison ship crashed to Earth here and the criminals escaped. We've been dealing with a particularly tough one today."

"We?"

Anna paused briefly and looked over to where she had last seen Sideswipe, he was already recharging in his vehicular form. The others were scattered around, also resting. Well, besides Bumblebee. "Yeah." She looked over to see that Bumblebee was walking towards her now. "Bumblebee arrived with two more 'bots in tow. We also managed to befriend one of the 'cons."

"Bumblebee... is actually there."

"Yes, sir. Will you report in to Ratchet and Miko for me? I need to have a long discussion with Bumblebee."

"I'll let them know you're safe… though I doubt I'll be able to say the same for Bumblebee when you're done with him. Report in again soon, kiddo."

"Will do, sir."

Bumblebee stopped beside her, frowning. "We need to talk. You said you're an honorary Prime. You act like I've done something horrible to you even though I'm sure we've never met. You attacked Underbite when he threatened me! Optimus called you dear friend, said you loved me and would follow me. Who are you?"

Anna motioned for him to follow her. "We don't need everyone to hear this conversation." She transformed and drove off into the forest. She waited until she knew the others wouldn't be able to hear them. She transformed and sat on a rock, waiting.

Bumblebee walked up to her, looking down at her. "Can you explain everything now?"

Anna looked up at him, trying to steel herself for the conversation they were going to have to have. Her emotions were fluctuating wildly. She wanted to scream, cry, hurt him, and hug him to death all at the same time. She stood up and walked closer to him. "It's me, Bee, Anna."

Bumblebee stared at her weirdly, ignoring the voice in his processor saying it was possible. "I felt her die two years ago. Not only that, Anna was a human. What kind of sick joke are you playing at?"

Anna frowned as she watched him. "Primus visited me in my dreams again to tell me he was sending me a gift. Miko and I found a protoform in a pod sent from Cybertron. Ratchet performed the operation while Primus helped transfer my spark to this new body. That was two years ago now. That's probably what you felt..."

Bumblebee crossed his arms, not ready to fully believe her story. His spark was already in turmoil. "How do I even know that's true?"

Anna closed her optics, letting coolant tears she had been holding back flow. "Raf and I were the only humans to understand you and you us. You never made me talk, even when I could. You donated your energon to save me when Megatron infected my brother and I with Dark Energon." She opened her optics to look down at him. "You nearly lost your mind because I wasn't getting better like Raf. You held me to calm me down because I couldn't stand to be away from you." Anna clenched her fists. "You asked me to be your sparkmate but I said no because I knew you were going to leave me."

Bumblebee felt his spark breaking at the fact he didn't realize it earlier. His sparkmate was in front of him all day and he never even noticed. She was right there this whole time. "Anna..." his voice softened in amazement as he took a tentative step towards her.

Anna fixed him with such a fiery glare that Bee stepped back again. "What kind of sparkmate doesn't even try to contact their loved one for three years! You knew I was alive then and never even sent a message to me!" She walked up to him and punched him in the shoulder. "I needed you, dammit!" She then pushed him to the ground, glaring down at him. "My heart kept breaking over and over, Bee! I thought you didn't love me anymore, how could you?"

Bee gaped up at her, "Of course I love you!"

Anna sneered. "You love me so much you ignored me for five years. You didn't even plan on coming back to Earth today. Optimus made you!" She turned away from him, tears sliding down her face and thickening her voice as she choked out, "You weren't ever going to come back, were you?"

Bumblebee stood up, walking over to her slowly. "I thought you would be better off without me, Anna. I thought, maybe with time, you would find someone else. Someone human, someone you could have a real life with. Someone you could have children with, someone you could grow old with." He closed his optic, his emotions getting the better of him. "I knew staying away from you would hurt you. I knew you might hate me for it. I can't blame you for that, but I could live with that as long as you would have been okay."

Anna shoved him again, crying even more. "You were right about one thing Bee: I do hate you! You didn't leave me for some noble reason, you left me because you thought you knew what I needed better than I did, and I hate you for that. Most of all I hate you for leaving me alone when I needed you most! I'm glad you could live with it Bee, but did you ever even consider asking me what I could live with?" She fell to her knees, feeling her spark shattering in her chest. "I wouldn't even be here if it weren't for Ratchet. He reminded me that there were still people that loved me, that needed me." She looked up at him. "Raf and Ratchet still needed me, even if you didn't."

Bumblebee fell to his knees in front of her, placing his hands on her shoulders. "Anna, please tell me you didn't try to..." His voice faltered. He couldn't bring himself to think of Anna trying to kill herself, especially because of him.

Anna nodded her helm, looking into his optics. "You don't understand how much you leaving affected me. I tried to hide it, to work past it. I tried to remember that you would try to come back to me." She let her head drop, finding it easier to look at the ground than Bumblebee's optics. "But you never did, Bee... You never came back for me."

Bumblebee hugged her tightly, rubbing her back. "I'm sorry Anna... Nothing I can say will make it any better. Nothing. I caused us both so much pain for a stupid, stupid reason."

Anna laughed sadly as she held onto him more tightly. "You've never been very good with relationships."

Bumblebee managed a very small smile for her, tilting her head up. "I don't deserve it, but will you give us a second chance?"

Anna looked into his beautiful optics, feeling her spark already leaping at the idea. "Bee, you know the answer is yes. I love you, but I don't forgive you. Not yet, at least. It'll take a lot of time, hard work and trust building before I can do that." She then pressed her forehead against his, being careful about her armor scratching him. "But we're sparkmates, Bumblebee. We're not meant to be apart. I'll always love you, even if I'm extremely pissed at you."

Bumblebee looked into her optics, already getting lost in them. "I understand, and I'll spend the rest of my life making this up to you if that's what it takes for you to trust me. There's just one thing I need you to know."

"And what is that?"

"I never stopped loving you, missing you, or thinking about you. When I thought you died, I nearly lost it. I would lay down at night and just replay memories I had of you. When memories weren't enough to keep me going, I thought about ending my life so we could be together again at last. The only thing that kept me from it was the thought that you would never want me to give up like that, not when there was so much work left to be done. Anna I am so sorry for what I did, but please don't think I did any of this because I didn't love you."

Anna gently rubbed the armor around his face, frowning softly. "Don't ever hurt yourself for me. No matter what happens, no matter how angry I am at you, nothing you do could ever hurt me so much as you hurting yourself. I love you, Bee."

Bumblebee nodded, caressing the side of her face. "I love you too. I know I can do this if you're by my side. You know, if you cut back on the shoves and punches, because damn girl you've gotten stronger."

Anna laughed and hugged him tightly. "Deal."

{X}

As soon as Anna was through the groundbridge that night, she was greeted by Ratchet. "Anna!" Ratchet quickly pulled Anna into a hug, huffing down at her. "I was worried about you! You didn't report in all day."

Anna smiled slightly up at him, rubbing his back. "I'm okay, Ratchet... Physically at least." She turned to see Fowler walk outside his office. "Bumblebee and I have been fighting all day... And I had another big fight with him just now."

Fowler sighed softly, shaking his head. "Hopefully when you both get all this frustration out you can focus on loving each other again, just being happy you're both together." He then motioned her over, "After a check-up, report to my office so I can debrief you." He then went back inside his office, getting the paperwork ready for her.

Ratchet motioned her over to a berth, "Come on." He gently pushed her down, running a full scan. "So... What brought Bumblebee back now, after five years?" He looked down at her, looking pissed himself.

Anna vented softly, looking off in the direction of her and Bee's old room. "Optimus did. A vision of him told Bee to come to Earth." She looked up at Ratchet's frozen expression. "He then appeared and helped us subdue the tough Decepticon. He touched me, Ratchet, and I could feel it. He said he didn't know what state he was in but he couldn't stay on Earth for much time at all... He's trusting Bumblebee to lead our new team. He even knew I would be there to help him..."

Ratchet leaned against the berth beside her, trying to stay calm. "He's... He's alive. Oh, thank Primus!" He coughed as he tried not to break down from happiness.

Anna smiled, coolant filling her optics. "I know. I wanted to cry when I saw him."

Ratchet stood up straight, looking over her readings. "You're fine, of course." He smiled jokingly at her. "Not much fazes you, my dear."

Anna smiled, "I know. I caught a T-Rex today."

Ratchet shook his head, handing her an Energon cube. "That somehow doesn't surprise me."

Anna downed the special concoction she made, this strand tasting good compared to the medicinal taste of the Energon they had before. "I'm going to take a couple of blocks over to their new base. They have nothing here besides what remained intact from the Alchemor crash."

Ratchet nodded, "I'll get those ready. You go talk to Fowler. I'll also let Miko know the good news tomorrow."

Anna smiled and transformed by the door, activating her holoform. She had altered the holoform program, making it more substantial than it was. This holoform was physical. It was almost like a human but was made up of energy. It took a lot of advanced Cybertronian science, but she was the expert now it seemed. Her holoform was a perfect replica of her human body, using it to continue her life as Anna. She still had her normal job, she still visited her mom. She still interacted with humans, but she also was an Autobot.

After Anna had adjusted to her new body, her body was discretely disposed of. It was placed in a grave at the local cemetery. They had a tombstone but it was under an alias. They didn't feel right just disposing of her body, but they didn't need to have a funeral. She was alive and well, after all. So only Fowler, Rafael, Ratchet and Miko know where her body was put. Anna would have donated her body to science, if she wasn't already half Cybertronian. That would have raised too many questions, even if her organs were accepted by another person's body.

Anna walked inside Fowler's office, sitting down across from him. She began filling out her paperwork while Fowler got ready. "Do you want me to just explain everything and you write it down? Or do you want to ask me questions?"

Fowler got his notepad out, chuckling. "You can just explain it. I'll write down what we need to know, only. I'm also curious, your day has seemed very exciting."

Anna sighed, shaking her head. "Very draining."

{X}

Anna walked back through the ground-bridge, as her Autobot self, carrying three Energon boxes with her. Each box held multiple Energon cubes, enough to last the team a while. She walked past Fixit, greeting him quietly, and sat the boxes down. "Where's the team at, Fixit?"

Fixit turned around from working on something, "Out doing turst, truth, trust exercises!"

Anna smiled softly down at the mini-con, "Thank you." She followed the pull she felt deep in her spark, the one she used to ignore. She walked into a small clearing to see Grimlock catching Bumblebee who did a trust fall into his arms. However, Grimlock caught Bee in a bridal fashion. Anna laughed softly as she walked into the clearing, letting them see her. "You two seem to trust each other at least." She could tell by the squabbling between Strongarm and Sideswipe that they weren't doing well together.

Bumblebee's facial plates heated up in embarrassment. "Uh... Yeah."

Grimlock grin as he walked over to her, "I'm a model teammate!" He then quickly turned around, "Trust fall!"

Anna easily caught him, holding him up with some extra help from the AllSpark energy. "Nice fall, Grimlock."

Grimlock wagged his tail, grinning down at Bee who looked shocked. "He nearly crushed me when I tried."

Anna smirked at him, setting Grimlock down. "I'm just stronger than you are, Bee." She then fell back, blocking her instincts so she didn't catch herself. She felt strong arms catch her, hoisting her up so she was sitting on one of his arms. She turned back and grinned at the Dinocon. "Thank you, Grimlock. You're very good at this!"

Grimlock grinned. "I trust you. You tried to help me multiple times yesterday!" He then looked at Bee, nodding his head. "And you let me be on probation!"

Anna jumped down and walked over to Bumblebee. "I brought some Energon boxes over for the team to share. I didn't know if any survived the crash."

Bumblebee's shoulders relaxed. "None did actually, thank you. We needed it."

Anna felt her cheeks warm a little and coughed, turning away. "You're welcome." She looked up to see Grimlock motioning for her to fall, grinning to himself. Anna bit at her lip before she gave in. She leaned back until she fell, waiting for impact. Only she was met by familiar warmth.

Bumblebee had quickly caught her, picking her up in a bridal style. He looked down at her, missing the feeling of holding her, but it felt very different now. He wasn't terrified he would hurt her. She had a decent weight to her and it felt good in his arms. He could also really hold her now, something his spark loved. "I'll never let you fall."

Anna's facial plates warmed up even more. "Thank you..."

Bumblebee smiled down at her, ignoring the cute look Grimlock was giving them. He then groaned hearing Strongarm and Sideswipe yelling again. He held onto Anna, walking through to clearing to where the other two are.

"Sideswipe! You're supposed to catch me. That's the whole point of a trust exercise. Aw! Now my comm unit is busted."

"Oh, sorry. Maybe when it was my turn, you shouldn't have let me fall three times in a row!"

"That's because you weren't falling correctly. Hey!"

"Why don't you demonstrate how to fall right, Your Dictatorship?"

The three of them walked (Anna was carried) up to them to find that the other two were smacking at the other like children. Bumblebee vented before yelling at them, "Hey! Hey! Knock it off! These exercises are important."

Grimlock nodded, "Yeah, why can't you guys take anything seriously?"

Anna realized Sideswipe and Strongarm were both grinning suggestively at them. She huffed and quickly got down from Bee's arms. She moved to the other side of Grimlock, crossing her servos. "What he said..."

Bumblebee rubbed the back of his helm, a little sad Anna acted that way but also irritated those two made her get down. "Um, ahem. If we're gonna work together to recapture all the escaped Decepticons, we have to learn to trust each other."

Strongarm looked over at the red 'bot. "I do trust Sideswipe, to mess up." Sideswipe glared at her, smacking at her again which lead to another 'fight'.

Anna sighed as she shook her helm, "Really? I'm the youngest out of all of you and you're acting like sparklings."

Sideswipe and Strongarm turned to her at the same time, "Hey!"

The mini-con's voice then came over everyone's com systems, "Fixit to Bumblebee, Anna, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Grim, Grim, Grim-."

Bumblebee answered to save him from stuttering even more, "Go ahead, Fixit."

"Can you circle back to the Scrapyard? There's something I need to show you."

Bumblebee nodded his helm slightly, "On our way." He looked over towards the 'children' of the group. "Now, let's see if we can all make it back in one piece." He transformed before heading back to the base.

Grimlock grinned as he stood behind the other two, "Don't feel bad. It's not that easy to be a model teammate like Anna and I."

Anna chuckled and patted Sideswipe on the arm. "You got beat on teamwork by a Dinocon, both of you." She transformed and drove back after Bee, Grimlock on her tail. That left Sideswipe and Strongarm to glare at each other before rushing to follow.

{X}

Anna stood beside the rest of the team while Fixit gave his report. "Search instruments have located a cluster of fugitive signals near here, and it appears there might be intact stasis pods as well."

Bumblebee vented, "Some easy captures would be nice."

"Mayday! Mayday!"

Fixit leaned in closer to his screen, "Ooh! We're intercepting an Earth-based radio signal."

Anna's body tensed, ready to spring into action. Only she was part of a team now, not a solo act. Therefore, she stayed beside Bumblebee, shifting her weight form foot to foot.

"This is the Captain of oil tanker Windward off coast of Crown City. We are under attack by what appears to be a shark, but it's bigger than any I've seen, and it looks to be made of metal."

Strongarm frowned, motioning towards the screen. "Decepticon."

"My crew has evacuated to lifeboats. Please send assistance immediately!"

Anna pulled up the GPS on her processor, using her connection to Ratchet's computer to look up Decepticon life signals. She also used the Army's surveillance network to find exactly where the ship is. "I know the coordinates."

Fixit looked up the information given, quickly finding the right record. "The Alchemor's prisoner manifest lists a Sharkticon aboard." He then held up Bee's capture device, "Here's your capture device, sir." He tossed it to him before continuing, "And it will work this time."

Bee caught it easily, looking up at him warily. "Are you sure?"

Fixit chuckled softly, shrugging, "Not really."

Anna raised her eye-ridges at the mini-con. "Okay then." She then turned to Bumblebee, "We need to hurry before someone gets hurt."

Bumblebee could tell how nervous she seemed, not for herself but for the other humans. She had always been like that, it just seemed amplified now that she could actually help. "We will." He turned to Denny. "Denny, do you have a boat that Grimlock, Anna and I could tow to the water?"

Danny nodded, motioning out towards his large expanse of items. "Take your pick." There was a whole stack of boats to choose from, though they mostly looked identical.

Strongarm frowned, "Just you three?"

Bumblebee turned to her, nodding, not noticing Grimlock dancing behind him in joy. "Yes. Grimlock and Anna both have proved to me that they can be trusted in a field situation that requires teamwork."

Anna secretly high-fived Grimlock behind Bee's back. She was glad she was finally able to goof off a little, Grimlock had that effect on her. He was just so cheerful and actually liked her. She hadn't really had fun since Bee left...

Bumblebee turned to the other two, "You two will check out those fugitive signals. Together." Bumblebee turned, seeing Grimlock freeze. He only shook his helm, walking towards the boats.

Anna followed him, looking the boats over. "I think we can all fit in one of these."

Bumblebee nodded softly, "I vaguely remember how to work one."

Anna frowned, "At least you remembered something." She then plucked a boat off the rack, opening a ground bridge. She motioned for Bee to go through. "This saves time. People in danger."

Bumblebee shook his helm. "I'm sorry, Anna..." He then frowned, "I would ask how you do that, but I'm afraid I wouldn't even understand if you told me."

Anna smirked, "Good answer." She waited for Grimlock to run through before following. As soon as she went through it closed behind her. She placed the boat on the water's edge, holding it for Grimlock. "Go ahead and get in, Grimlock."

Grimlock grinned and got in, sitting on the side but towards the back. "I've never been on water before."

Bumblebee got in after him, not because he wanted too but because Anna looked annoyed when he offered for her to go first. "It's pretty cool." He grinned softly at remembering Raf talking about the ocean sometimes. He frowned, knowing he would have to ask Anna how Raf was doing... He wouldn't be so little anymore.

Anna got on, sitting across from Grimlock. She smirked at Bee, noticing he didn't catch their mistake yet. "Since you remember so much about Earth, Bee, you drive."

Grimlock just chuckled watching how sassy she was being with him. "I didn't know you could drive a boat."

Bumblebee started the engine and pushed off from the shallow water. "I spent a lot of time here in the past." He frowned as the front end of the boat went up in the air, "I don't think this is right though."

Anna sighed and gently pushed Grimlock towards the front of the boat. The front gently crashed down, balancing itself out. "You weren't. I'm surprised you didn't remember that part, but you don't seem to remember a lot. I won't hold that against you, much."

Bee frowned at her, giving her his 'puppy dog eyes'. "I'm sorry, Anna."

Anna felt her resolve weakening some more. She vented and looked away, getting ready since they were right at the boat now. Anna saw a ladder and motioned to it. "We can climb up that way."

Bumblebee steered the boat against its side, keeping it steady. "You two head up first."

Anna climbed up the ladder, peeking over the top first. She saw the coast was clear and hopped over the railing. She got her guns out, looking around some more. "Come on up, Grimlock."

Grimlock managed to climb up, looking around curiously. "Huh..."

Bumblebee came up and looked just as confused. "No humans or Sharkticons in sight."

Grimlock huffed, "Too bad. I was hoping to do some punching."

Anna patted his arm, "You'll be able to punch something soon, big guy." She saw Bumblebee walk over to the railing, looking out at the ocean.

"Earth's bodies of water are incredible, Grimlock." He vented softly, more memories of Anna replaying in his processor. Nothing on Earth, no matter how beautiful, could ever compare to his sparkmate. He vented softly again, looking up at the Dinocon. "They're filled with more kinds of life than you can imagine."

Something large hit the boat, causing it to sway. Anna quickly held onto the railing, Bee wrapping an arm around her waist to keep her steady. "Whoah!"

Bee looked over the edge and saw the outline of something resembling a shark. "It's out there."

Grimlock grinned, punching his fists together. "I can't wait to punch some water life."

The three of them stumbled again as the 'con rammed the side of the ship. Grimlock grinned at them, "Excuse me!" He then got ready to jump over the side.

Bee gaped at him, "Grimlock, no!"

Anna tried to grab him but he was already over the side by then, "You can't swim, Grimlock!" She vented as she saw him land on top of the shark. "Dammit, Grim."

Bee called out to him, "This isn't teamwork!" He held out his capture device, hitting it against his palm. "Come on, come on!" He groaned as it wouldn't work. Another ram against the ship caused them to almost fall, Bee's capture device sliding down across the ship.

Anna looked over the railing again, trying to keep a lock on Grimlock. "You idiot..."

Grimlock was holding onto him tightly, looking like he was having fun. "Whoo! Yeah! Hyah! Come on, that's all you got?"

"Release me, surface creature! I do not wish your vile stench to cling to my exterior!"

"Vile sten-" The 'con dove underwater, jumping back up into the air to knock Grimlock off of him. "Aah!"

Anna quickly held onto the railing, opening a ground bridge right under Grimlock. "Come on, come on..." She relaxed as Grimlock fell through the ground-bridge, falling on the shore. "I couldn't focus it back on the ship, but he's safe!"

Bumblebee had gone to grab the capture device but the 'con jumped on board, landing on it and crushing it. "Scrap." The 'con was so tall that he easily towered over them both. Bee groaned as he looked up at the 'con. "Kinda wish I was a bigger 'bot."

Anna quickly ran up beside him, pressing the side of her arm against his. "But sparkmates aren't supposed to fight alone, remember?"

Bumblebee smiled at her brightly, "Right."

The 'con frowned at them. "Autobots, you have forced me to walk on two legs, like some foul land-dweller. How dare you?!" He ran at them both but they both dived out of the way. Anna ducked down while Bee went to the side. She kicked him up and away while Bumblebee kicked him in the side, sending him crashing into some metal on top of the ship.

Bumblebee glared at him, "I didn't realize it was an issue."

The 'con held up a crate of life preserves as they shot at him. Anna got him in the shoulder while Bee shot the box in his hands. "Listen, Decepticon-"

"My name is Hammerstrike: Cybertron's most feared pirate and soon the ruler of all this planet's seas."

Anna vented softly, shaking her head. "No one cares. You and Underbite have the same idea. You're not going to 'rule the seas'." She snorted. "I'd love to see you face a giant squid."

Bumblebee chuckled softly in response. "So, surrender now or my partner and I will beat you down. Then our other partner will arrive and help kick your tail."

Hammerstrike launched two crates at them both, grunting. Anna punched the ones away from their faces while Bee shot the other two. That only made the 'con angrier. "Surrender to the likes of you? I would never be able to show my fins in the Gorgian Depths again!" He then striked at Bumblebee with his long claws, causing Bee to go on the defensive.

Anna rolled out of the way, shooting him in the back of the legs. "If you don't surrender you won't be able to show your face either because you'll have lost so badly to us!"

Bee used the short time frame Anna created while the 'con recovered from her shots. He spun on the railing, using the momentum to crash into the side of the 'con, smacking him to the ground. "I'm sure that would leave a big hole in your social calendar, but we're still bringing you in!"

Hammerstrike growled before he swung his tail at Bee. Bee caught the tail and held on tightly, squeezing. "Release me! You are not fit to touch my tail!"

Anna smirked and used the distraction. She jumped up in the air, punching him in the face on her way down. He was sent crashing to the ground, Energon spilling from his mouth. "You know, large Earth sharks will die instantly when they're out of water. Maybe you should take a hint from them."

Bumblebee looked over as multiple police ships were headed their way, their sirens distracting him. "What?"

Anna quickly pinned the Decepticon to the ground. She reached into her subspace and brought out some Energon cuffs. She cuffed his arms together, and then used a second pair for his legs. "Bee. I'm going to open a ground-bridge to the shore. I need you to hold on to me."

Bee turned to her, in shock at how quickly she subdued the 'con. "Wow, you're amazing." He grinned at the blush he caused. "Got it." He sat on the shark's back, placing his hand on top of Anna's.

Anna's facial plates felt red hot to her from how much the compliment meant to her. "Smooth." She then opened the ground bridge, the three of them falling a little bit onto the ground below. She stood up, looking up as Grimlock picked up the 'con. "Wanna punch him? I'm sorry we took the fight away from you, Grim."

Grim looked at Bee, grinning when he got a nod. "Yes!" He punched the 'con, knocking him unconscious. "Still got to punch something!"

Bee frowned at him, "If Anna wasn't with me I wouldn't have been able to capture him on my own, Grim."

Grimlock looked ashamed. "I'm sorry, I just got excited."

Bumblebee nodded, "It's alright. Everyone makes mistakes, Grimlock. But keep in mind, just because you've taken the first step doesn't mean you've won the race."

Grimlock grinned at him, "Okay! How many steps are there?"

Anna chuckled as she opened another ground bridge, motioning for them to go through, "After you, gentlemen."

Bumblebee winked at her as he walked in after Grimlock. "Thank you, my lady."

Anna laughed as she walked through, the ground-bridge closing behind her. "We just need another stasis pod for this guy."

Grimlock placed the guy down on the ground, sitting next to him. "I'll guard the guy until then!"

Bumblebee and Anna walked up to Fixit. Anna looked around while Bumblebee talked to the mini-con. "Where is everyone?"

Fixit turned around to them, looking surprised they got back so quickly. "Oh, uh, let's see, Denny Clay went for supplies, Cadet Strongarm and Sideswipe are still out on alignment, advisement, assignment. I'm not sure where young Russell is." He leaned forward, grinning at them. "So how did your mission go?"

Bumblebee motioned to Grimlock. "Grimlock almost went swimming. Anna and I were able to take down the 'con and she cuffed him, sending us back here."

Anna smiled up at the mini-con's shocked expression. "I've been in the army for over four and a half years. I even went out on deployment..." She saw Bumblebee's shocked expression and motioned for later. "I know how to handle missions."

Anna spotted a large, old, oil can and picked it up. She compared it to the size of the 'con, "Hey Grimlock? You ever tried tuna?"

Grimlock stood up, "What's tuna?"

Bumblebee chuckled, "Fish in a can."

Grimlock grinned and picked the shark up, holding onto one of the cuffs. He lowered it down into the can while the two other 'bots held it. Just as they sealed the lid on, the 'con woke up. He yelled at them, banging at the can. Grimlock punched the side, making it silent again.

Bumblebee grinned at him, "Feel better?"

Grimlock nodded happily, "A bit."

They looked over to see the others all arriving back, looking okay. Fixit cheered as he rolled over to everyone. "Cadet Strongarm! You're all right."

Bumblebee frowned, "Why wouldn't she be?"

Denny leaned out the window of his truck, "Hey, what'd I miss?"

Sideswipe, Russell and Strongarm looked at each other before she answered. "I was having a little communications difficulty earlier, Lieutenant. Nothing serious."

Bumblebee nodded, making sure she needed to get it fixed. "Okay."

Anna held up her servo. "Ratchet taught me a lot about being a medic, I'm not an expert but I think I could easily help fix your com problem."

Strongarm's shoulders relaxed when she heard that. "Thank you, Anna."

Bumblebee smiled softly before turning to the two again, "Anything to report?"

Strongarm nodded, "We found some open pods, sir, and a Decepticon."

Sideswipe motioned towards them, "Calls himself Steeljaw. He says he wants to live peacefully on this planet with like-minded Decepticons, but he got unpeaceful with us pretty quick."

Grimlock grinned as he was still holding onto the can holding the Sharkticon. "Can't wait to meet him." He turned and began walking off. "I'll go put this one away. And I'll do it gently."

Hammerstrike called out through the can, "The sea! It calls to me!" He was silenced by another of Grimlock's punches.

Strongarm returned to the subject at hand, "If he's lying about going straight, we could be looking at a Decepticon army trying to take this planet."

Bumblebee nodded, looking everyone over. "It's all the more reason to wrap these fugitives up fast. I'll have Fixit prep a report on Steeljaw's background. He's now on the top of our most wanted list." He smirked at the two of them. "Good intel, newbies. Apparently, I can send you into the field together." Bumblebee then walked off, going to check on Grimlock and the 'con.

Anna walked over to Fixit, asking if he had the right tools she needed to fix Strongarm's com. She thanked him softly as he happily handed everything she needed over. Anna found a sturdy enough metal box for Strongarm to sit on, in lieu of a berth. "Strongarm?"

Strongarm walked over to her, sitting down on the box. "Even if you can't fix it, thank you for trying."

Anna smiled as she gently examined the area. "If I can't then I'll bridge us to Ratchet." She found the problem, some bent wires had caused some to disconnect. "This will probably feel very strange." She felt Strongarm nod, nodding herself. She used some tiny tweezers to gently plug everything back in, smoothing out the bent wires. She then cleaned the area, adding a tiny but of lubricant to the area. "Okay. Try contacting me."

Strongarm pressed her servo to her audial, "Strongarm to Anna."

Anna heard Strongarm perfectly, smiling. "Perfect!" She helped her up, grinning when Strongarm hugged her. "It's not much, really."

Strongarm smiled at her, walking with her. "It means a lot to me, thank you."

Anna smiled softly, "You're welcome." She saw Bumblebee watching them happily, feeling her facial plates heating up again. "I always help out my team and family."