So, this chapter may be a little rough. I started it yesterday and finished it just now. I wanted to get it out quickly since it's been a while since the last update! I hope you all enjoy this chapter as much as usual!

Thank you to: BlackTiger1948, Estela Prime, Wildwolf, MaryamSahibzada, Lolistarkiller, JJ, CrystaPrime and Guest for reviewing! I love and appreciate all of you guys.

Estela Prime: Aww, thank you so much! Bumblebee is a wonderful mech and deserves the world. I love him so much. I'm sorry for making you wait so long, I hope you didn't have a heart attack!

JJ: I'm so sorry, dear. I know how horrible that feeling can be... I hope you made it through your school work and can enjoy the summer! Uncle Grimlock is definitely going to be adorable in the future. I love OP too but Anna is a 'cool'TM Prime, haha. I love her and always try to make her more approachable than Primes usually are. She was a human and still retains most of that, which is why she's such a good Prime.

Everyone is loving the thought of sparklings, huh? Haha! I love it. There will definitely be one or two sparklings in the future, so don't worry!

Anna waited by the finish line to the obstacle course, waiting on the team. Bumblebee, Drift, Denny and Russel were waiting with her as well. Denny was working the crane that would drop some heavy spaceship rides across the course. Russell had a megaphone, calling out encouragements to the team with Bee who didn't need one. Drift was watching silently, evaluating his students' performances.

Anna spotted the team in the distance, Sideswipe and Strongarm tied as they raced to the finish line. Jetstorm and Slipstream were behind them with Grimlock in last, just barreling through obstacles instead of dodging them.

Russell called out to the team, "Let's go, 'bots. Hustle up!"

Bee grinned at Anna, winking at her. "Optics wide out there. Be ready for anything!" He then raised his hand to Denny, nodding at him. Denny saluted Bee before pulling the lever. The three spaceships flew from their spot, right at Sideswipe and Strongarm. The two of them had to drift around them but made it past. Slipstream and Jetstorm ducked under and rolled to avoid them. Grimlock was too sure of himself and his ability to just run through obstacles. He got hit by the spaceship, right by the seam of his midsection.

Anna didn't see Grimlock get hit, too busy with her part. She opened a ground bridge right in front of the finish line, the other end opening back in the obstacle course. She laughed when Sideswipe gunned it, transforming at the last second and jumping over the ground bridge and making it. Strongarm braked before jumping over the ground bridge, transforming right before she got to it. Jetstorm and Slipstream jumped up on the shelves on the sides, using them to get safely across and making it. Grimlock didn't notice until it was too late, falling into the ground bridge.

Sideswipe smirked at Strongarm, "Like the view from back there?" He leaned against a shelf with a 'sexy' pose while he winked at Strongarm.

Strongarm blushed blue before rolling her optics, placing her servos on her hips. "You tell me. I was beating you for half of the course."

Sideswipe smirked at her. "Oh, I did." He then laughed nervously when Denny hit his leg, motioning to the child by them.

Anna high-fived the mini 'bots when they passed her, smiling at them. She then moved forward, waiting on Grimlock with a frown on her face. "He was too distracted to notice my ground bridge? Something's up with him."

Bumblebee stood beside her, taking her servo in his. "I'll ask him when he gets back here, but I'm sure it's nothing. We all have off days."

Anna vented softly, nodding as she leaned against Bee. That was true, she has more than her fair share of bad days. "You're probably right." She cheered up when she saw Grimlock striding up to them. "There you are!"

Bumblebee patted Grim on the arm, looking up at the Dinobot. "You were a little slower than usual, Grimlock. You all right?"

Grimlock grinned at Anna and Bee, nodding his head. "Top notch. I just didn't wanna make the new 'bots feel bad."

Bee nodded at him, patting his arm again. "Good." He then began strolling away, calling back as he did. "We need you at your best. You're our muscle, without you we'd be sunk."

Anna looked at Grimlock, not doing a good job at hiding how worried she was. Grimlock smiled at her, pushing her after Bee. "I'm fine, Anna! Promise."

Anna vented slightly before nodding, jogging after her mate. "Alright, alright." She smiled back at him before she turned a corner, shaking her head fondly.

{X}

Anna saw Bumblebee looking at a data pad by himself, near where they usually recharge. She smirked to herself, silently sneaking around the shelves near him.

"Hey Bee, have you seen Anna?" Sideswipe was talking to Bee as he approached him, the opposite direction as Anna.

Bumblebee shook his helm now, lowering his data pad to pay attention to Sideswipe. "No, I haven't. She's around somewhere, Sideswipe. Can I help you with something?"

Sideswipe smirked when he saw Anna sneaking up behind Bee, silently deciding to help Anna. He nodded, putting on a troubled expression. "Actually, yeah. I've been meaning to ask you about –"

Anna launched herself, tackling her mate to the ground with a battle cry. Bumblebee was so surprised that he was knocked down on the ground, on his back. Anna was laying on top of him, grinning down at him. "Ha!"

Sideswipe was laughing loudly as he walked away, holding his midsection as it ached from his loud laughter. "Hahaha! I'm telling everyone!"

Bumblebee chuckled, leaning up to kiss her. "This is a surprise, but a wonderful one."

Anna smiled, crossing her arms on his chest and laying her helm on them. "Mhmm. I have a pleasant view, so it's quite enjoyable for me as well."

Bee laughed, squeezing her in a hug. "I love you." He then sighed softly, "But we need to get the team together to go over the results of the obstacle course, as well as to discuss patrol duties."

Anna leaned forward, kissing him to shut him up. She grinned when his optics automatically closed, his body melting against hers. She could feel his spark thrumming beneath hers, their sparks reaching out to the other on their own. She could feel his love for her over their bond, though she craved the full experience more and more. "How about the next quiet day we have, let's go on another date."

Bumblebee could feel the nervousness and anxiousness, but those feelings were being drowned out by the love and happiness he felt from his mate. He quickly caught on to what she meant, a huge grin forming on his face. "Of course!"

Russell popped up then, smirking as he stared down at them. "Of course, what?"

Anna quickly got up, laughing nervously. "I agreed that Bee and I need to do an obstacle course run through soon, as we are also part of the team."

Bumblebee nodded quickly, thanking her over their bond for saving their afts so quickly. "You and your father could help man the obstacles for us."

Russel pumped his fist in the air, jumping up in the air as he did. "Yes! That's gonna be a fun one to watch!"

Anna snickered at Bee's embarrassed expression, walking ahead of him to the main area. She kept her mouth shut though when Bee grabbed her ass, narrowing her optics at him since she couldn't say anything. Russell was going on about their abilities by their feet, she couldn't talk about that with him there, which Bee took advantage of.

{X}

Fixit quickly glanced at his screen when an alert popped up. He moved to the console, accessing the map. He called out to the team when he realized what was happening. "I'm picking up a Decepticon signal submerged far offshore."

Sideswipe grimaced, speaking softly to the team. "I have a feeling I'm about to hear the words ground bridge and my, and not Anna."

Fixit either didn't hear Sideswipe or ignored his comment, getting down from the platform. "I've been working on it since your last outing. The ground bridge will function perfectly."

Sideswipe frowned at Fixit, motioning to the mini 'bot. "Will?"

Fixit looked thoughtful before shrugging, "Should."

Sideswipe stared long and with meaning at Anna, trusting her ground bridges but not Fixit's. He has a reputation of his projects messing up half the time.

Anna bounced on her heels, looking up at Bumblebee. She could easily transport them to the ocean floor, she's done it before out of pure curiosity. However, did she want to take away Fixit's first opportunity to test his skills. He spent a lot of time on it and worked hard to get the ground bridge operational again. She could convince Bee that it would be safer and easier to take her ground bridge. On the other hand, if she did, she would hurt Fixit's feelings and make him feel useless again.

Bee looked at her, sensing the trouble brewing in her processor. He guessed as to what it was about, knowing how she would feel about this. They could give Fixit a chance and if anything goes wrong, they have Anna with them. He motioned to Fixit's ground bridge as he spoke, "Well, it is the most direct route to our Decepticon." Bee then faced his team, smirking. "Looks like we've come to a bridge. Let's cross it."

Strongarm, Sideswipe, Grimlock and Drift looked very confused and tired of his crap. Anna was silently laughing because it was funny in Earth humor, everyone's reactions were funnier though.

Bee turned as Grimlock, Sideswipe and Drift walked off, shaking their helms. He called out to them, holding up his servos in a defeated manner. "It's an Earth saying!"

Strongarm spoke up beside him, trying to help the situation. "You might want to stick to the rallying cries, lieutenant." She smiled cheerfully at him, heading after Sideswipe and the others.

Bumblebee gaped at her, "That was a rallying cry!" He followed after her trying to explain himself, "I was trying to-" He paused when Anna kissed the side of his helm. He slumped his shoulders, hanging his helm as he gave up. "Oh…"

Anna laughed softly, shaking her helm at her mate. "It's okay, Bee. I liked it." She kissed his helm again to make him feel better. "Come on, we got a weird 'con to catch again."

Bumblebee smiled brightly at her for the kind words and kisses. He then got serious again, nodding his helm. "Of course. You're right, as usual." He joined the others at the ground bridge, catching up just as Grimlock walked away from Russel.

Fixit looked up at them happily, done typing on the ground bridge's console. "Coordinates set to your underwater destination."

Bumblebee nodded at his team, "Turn on your comms so we can talk below the surface." He then walked through the open ground bridge, looking confident as usual. The rest of the team followed him, Anna staying in the back with Grimlock.

Fixit rolled up closer when nothing happened, having waited for a few seconds after the team disappeared. "The Ground Bridge worked flawlessly, as I predicted."

Denny paused when he heard a loud, rushing and gurgling sound. He looked down at his son, hoping it wasn't what he thought it was. "Russell, is that your stomach, or?"

"Whoa! What is that thing?"

Russell turned to see Hank walking up to them, her bike in her hands. She had her classic helmet on, gaping at the ground bridge. She could clearly see Fixit but wasn't paying attention to him. Her attention was caught by the ground bridge, just as tons of ocean water began pouring out of the ground bridge. The three humans and mini 'bot yelled as they got swept away by the flood.

{X}

The team exited the ground bridge, being deposited on the ocean floor. It was still too dark to see much clearly, so they used their headlights to illuminate the area. That was just before they spotted the 'con. It transformed from a torpedo into its real form, an octopus-like body. It then landed on something, tossing huge rocks off it like they weighed only a few pounds. The more rocks the 'con tossed off, the more they could see what it was.

Bee was just as surprised as everyone else, his optics wide as he spoke. "It's a Cybertronian spaceship." He then contacted Fixit on the group com, wanting to know about the 'con before they attacked it. "Bumblebee to Fixit, come in."

"Go ahead, lieutenant."

"Our Decepticon resembles an Earth octopus, and he's digging out the wreckage of a vintage, four-engine Cybertronian spacecraft."

A few seconds later Fixit responded with what he found on the 'con. "Sounds like Octopunch, sir."

No one could hear it, but Anna scoffed loudly, the sound not carrying from being underwater. She hated how 'cons named themselves after puns, or at least this group. Knock Out, Breakdown, Starscream and Soundwave were okay names even if they were horrible people. But, Octopunch? Really? His parents hated him.

"Octopunch was arrested not just for raiding shipwrecks, but for causing them so he could claim their treasure for his own."

Strongarm spoke up, voicing what Anna noticed earlier. "He's moving some pretty heavy rocks with those tentacles."

"Well, that's not all they're good for. His appendages are sensitive to changes in light, pressure, temperature and energy signature. He probably discovered the vessel after sensing the energon residue in one of the ship's engines."

Drift turned to Bee, speaking to the team as well. "Meaning, the craft may still be operational."

Strongarm narrowed her optics, anxious to get to the 'con to arrest him already. "If it is, Octopunch probably wants to use it to leave Earth."

Bee turned to her, shaking his helm. "Not an option, come on team." He led them out from behind the rock formation they were hiding behind, towards the ship and 'con. The team ran closer to the ship, alerting the 'con to their presence. They could see that he was talking but couldn't understand him underwater. It just sounded like bubbles to Anna.

Sideswipe turned to the others, motioning with his hands. "Did anyone understand him? Sounded like 'glub-glub' to me."

Strongarm nodded at Bee, "I'll handle this, lieutenant." She then strolled forward, looking confident with a big smirk on her face.

Bee sighed, shaking his helm. "Strongarm, don't bother trying to read him his rights, or-"

Strongarm cut him off, smiling at him, "I know he can't hear me underwater, sir, but I'll make our intentions clear."

Anna groaned when Strongarm turned on her sirens and lights, waving her arms at the 'con. "Oh Primus." She was laughing internally at how absurd that was but didn't want to hurt Strongarm's feelings.

Strongarm got frustrated when the 'con ignored her, getting out her Decepticon Hunter. "Okay. Fine. Maybe you'll understand this!" She went to activate it but the 'con threw a boulder at her, the hit sending her flying back through the water.

Sideswipe tried to get his hunter out as well, scoffing when sparks shot out of it instead. "Guess a homemade Decepticon Hunter and water don't mix."

Grimlock ran past Sideswipe, rushing to the 'con. "Lucky me, punch goes with everything." He transformed into his Dino-form, dodging the boulders the 'con threw at him. He hit one away from him, the impact hurting his side and causing him to slow down.

Drift launched the mini-bots at the 'con, the two spinning through the water before swimming closer to the 'con. They began punching and kicking two of the tentacles, Drift rushing up to attack more. "Remember, pupils, seek out and strike the structural weaknesses."

The other four had been swimming up to the 'con but got tentacles wrapped around them, trapping them. Anna was the only one left as he kept two free to stand on. She had to duck down as the 'con threw the rest of the team away. They all landed with force on the ocean floor, grunts of pain echoing over the team com, dirt and sand flying up from the impact.

Anna stood up, having to raise her arms to block two hits the con's tentacles. She narrowed her optics at him, grabbing and pulling on the tentacles. The force she used pulled the 'con forward, in striking distance. She pulled her legs up, kicking so hard that he was sent toppling along the top of the ship's surface. She saw him slithering along to a hatch, obviously in pain and retreating from her hit. She didn't hear anything from her team yet, doubting they were recovered yet. She swam faster when the hatch closed, not wanting to lose the 'con inside the ship. When she dropped down inside the hatch, the room was empty. Though, the console was lit up.

She looked closer at the screen, just as Bee's voice came over their bond.

Anna, where are you? Are you okay?

I'm fine, Bee. I'm inside the ship. What's going on outside? It looks like the 'con activated some defense system.

He did! We're pinned behind some boulders, can you shut them off?

Absolutely, I'll try to hurry, stay safe.

I will, you too, Anna.

Anna opened the program's programming, looking for how to shut it down. It needed a code to drop the defenses, which she had to hack. It took a few moments, but she managed to figure it out, dropping the defenses. She then began heading down the hallway, her gun out and ready. She tried to com the team but didn't get anything in reply, guessing that the ship itself was interfering with their communication systems.

Anna was heading down another hallway when she heard an engine start up, dread filling her tanks. She was alone and separated from her team, the 'con found the control room and was going to try and escape from Earth. He also had full control of the ship then, which wasn't good for them. She came to an intersection, closing her optics so she could listen for the creep. It didn't take too long for her to hear the 'con talking to himself down the hallway to her right. She ran down the hallway only for one of the tunnels to block itself off from her. She had to run through the one to the left, stopping when she came to another crossroads. "Scrap!"

How's the team, Bee? I'm being re-routed while trying to get to Octopunch.

We were as well. Sideswipe, Drift and the mini 'bots are trapped in a hallway, but safe. I haven't heard from Strongarm. Grimlock and I are still making our way through the ship, but we started on the opposite ends from you two.

Anna vented before she ran down another tunnel, this time barely making it through before the wall shut on her. She had to dive through it, rolling along the ground before she could stand up. When she looked around she realized she was finally at the control room, she could hear the 'con talking to himself, the doorway open behind him.

"Engine two, ready to fire." He touched one tentacle to the screen, staring up the second engine. The roar was loud enough to echo through the entire ship, meaning everyone heard it.

Anna snuck into the room while Octopunch was complaining about Earth some more or tried to until his tentacles alerted him to her presence. "Scrap."

Octopunch turned to her, a big frown forming on his face. "You and your team are ruining everything! Not any longer!" He reached out for her, trying to grab her with a tentacle.

Anna dodged, ducking and ran right towards him, "Oh shut up, you cephalopod!" She had to jump over another tentacle before she was within striking distance. She tapped into the All Spark's power, focusing the energy in her fist. She reared back and punching him in the helm so hard that he was sent flying back, right into the control panel.

Octopunch cried out in pain and anger, his optics locking in on her. "Oh, you're going to pay for that!" He grunted before wrapping two tentacles around his wrists, rendering her immobile. He stayed out of kicking distance, so she couldn't hit him.

Anna jerked her arms, trying to get out of his grip. His grip was stronger than he was, due to his physical makeup. "I'm going to kick your aft so hard-" She was cut off by the control panel sparking dangerously behind them, the screen going black. All the screens went black around them, a countdown appearing with glowing red numbers.

"Alert. Self-destruct protocol activated. Countdown commencing."

As soon as the computer's recording stopped the countdown started. Red warning lights flashed throughout the ship, a dull alarm blaring with it. Anna was dropped on the floor as Octopunch fled from the room, crying out in fear. Anna growled before she ran after him, seeing Bumblebee and Grimlock at the other end of the hallway. "Watch out!"

Octopunch froze at the middle point between the three of them, having no where to go. He looked between the two groups, taking his chances with the femme again. He turned to her, striking out at her. "Get out of my way, you glitch!"

Anna grabbed the two tentacles he shot at her with her left hand, grabbing two more with her right when he striked again. She held on as Grimlock reached her, punching the 'con so hard that he knocked him out. Octopunch slumped to the floor, his upper body held up by Anna. "Finally."

Grimlock grimaced as he held his midsection, the punch hurting him more that he'd like to admit. Anna noticed this, quickly slinging Octopunch over her shoulder. "Grimlock, you are hurt!"

Bumblebee nodded, patting Grimlock on the arm. "Yes, but we can talk about that later. The ship is self-destructing!"

Anna nodded quickly, "The control panels are fried, I couldn't stop this if I tried. I can get us out of here, though. We just need to find the others."

Bumblebee shook his helm, "No. You get Grimlock out of here Anna, take Octopunch with you while he's still unconscious. I'll get the team, Fixit can bridge us out."

Anna stared Bee down, glancing at Grimlock and then back at her mate. She gave in when he pushed his confidence and reassurance over their bond. She vented before nodding her head, "Fine. But the moment it gets to five seconds and Fixit hasn't gotten you out, call me!"

Bee kissed her helm to calm her down, smiling at her. "I got this, go!" He then began running back down the hallway, looking for the rest of the team.

Anna turned to Grimlock, letting him place some of his weight on her. "Come on big guy, let's get you out of here."

Grimlock yelped when they dropped through a ground bridge, being deposited by the stasis pods in the Salvage yard. He ignored the muddy ground and junk around them, focusing on Anna shoving the 'con in an empty stasis pod. "Anna… I'm sorry."

Anna turned to him, pressing the button to turn the 'con into a cephalopod-sickle. "What for, Grimlock? I'm the one who caused the self-destruct. I punched him into the console, breaking it."

Grimlock shook his helm, grimacing as he held his midsection again. "No, for lying to you and everyone. I got hurt during the obstacle course run. I tried to hide it because I'm the muscle of the team. I couldn't let you or anyone else down."

Anna gently patted his arm, smiling up at him. "I love you, big guy. You should know us better by now. You're our friend and we care about you. You never have to be afraid of telling us things like this. If I was hurt would you want me to risk my own health just to try and help you?"

Grimlock quickly shook his helm, "No! Of course not! It wouldn't be your fault that you're hurt!"

Anna nodded, motioning towards him. "Exactly, Grimlock. Now come on, let's see Ratchet to fix you up."

Grimlock pouted at Anna, transforming to his normal mode. "Do we have to? Can't you do it?"

Anna laughed softly, pushing him through an awaiting ground bridge, "I could but I don't have the tools I need. Ratchet does."

{X}

Anna smiled when she saw Bumblebee talking to the team, giving another talk to Grimlock about what he did. She could see Sideswipe and Strongarm both comforting the big guy, which is what he needed. She could just hear what Bee said about Optimus.

"Optimus taught me that the team only functions at one hundred percent if all its members are at one hundred percent."

Anna looked down when she saw Russell walking back up to them, looking sheepish and scared. Even Denny and Fixit looked nervous. "How about we go somewhere private?" She didn't want to ruin the moment with the team and the little ones looked nervous.

Denny nodded, looking extremely relieved at that. "That sounds great."

Anna picked up the three of them, carrying them to a quiet corner of the yard. Once she was sure no one could hear, she looked down at them, setting them on the ground. "Does this have to do with why the yard is muddy when it didn't rain today?"

Fixit laughed nervously at that. "Well, when I opened up the first ground bridge, ocean water poured out after you went through. It flooded the yard. We only just cleaned up when I ground bridged the rest of the team through."

Russell still seemed to nervous for it to be about that, which caused Anna to kneel. "What is it, Russell?"

Russell kicked his feet before mumbling his answer, avoiding eye contact. "Hank saw the ground bridge and was caught in the flood with us. She didn't see the rest of you, but she saw Fixit…"

Anna kept her expression schooled but she was very concerned. Humans couldn't know about Cybertronians. If Hank tried to tell anyone or resisted, then her division would have to get involved. "What happened?"

Denny spoke up then, rubbing the back of his neck. He knew that Anna was very high up in the government as a human. She was also A fully instated Prime now, she was the highest authority they had, besides Optimus. They were in deep shit now. "When we managed to get in a boat and start pumping the water out, she started asking questions. We told her she would have to wait to talk to one of the leaders… She agreed after lots of pleading from me and Russell. She's waiting inside the diner right now, sitting in a back room."

Anna stood up straight, venting softly. "Alright. I'll handle this." She looked down at them, giving them a small smile. "You're not in trouble, you couldn't control this. It was an accident, we'll just need to be more careful."

Bee, I need your help with something by the diner. Tell Grimlock to get some rest, Strongarm and Sideswipe to do a patrol together.

Oh?

Anna laughed as she could hear Bee quickly telling the team to basically get out, hurrying to the diner.

We can go to the military base tonight if you want, but that's not what I need right now.

Oh.

Anna rolled her eyes fondly at the disappointment in his voice. She transformed beside the diner, activating her holoform. She had on a black suit, her military and FBI IDs in hand. Bumblebee's holoform appeared beside her as he parked beside her. He was wearing a black shirt, jeans and yellow converse. He was grinning at her until he noticed how serious she was. "Hank saw the ground bridge and Fixit."

Bee tensed up at that, his eyes hardening at the thoughts running through his processor. "How can we explain any of that to her? How can we cover this up?"

Anna held his hands, smiling down at him. "I handle stuff like this, Bee. Trust me. We don't need to cover it up, we just need to make sure that she knows how important this secret is."

Bee frowned up at her, squeezing her hands. He believed her but couldn't help but worry. He knew from how angry Agent Fowler got when they messed up. It was hard to keep things covered up like this. He knew sometimes humans got sent to federal prisons or somewhere secret. He didn't want any of that for Hank. She was a sweet girl and still a child.

Anna squeezed his hand one last time, walking to the room in the back. She could fear Hank pacing the room, mumbling to herself. She gave Bee one last glance before opening the door. She nodded at Hank, standing against one wall so Hank wouldn't feel cornered. "Hello, Hank. We've met before but never really introduced. I'm Agent Esquivel with the FBI. We need to have a talk."