Yay,Update! This is a longer chapter than usual. This chapter would explain a bit about the crew's weapons and Bee and Storm's story. Enjoy ! :D
=Autobot Base=
There's an unusual sight today. About a quarter of the Autobots are lined up in front of a landing ground. The Alpha Strike team led by Prow, Delta Attack squad led by Jazz, Stealth team led by Arcee and the Scouting Legion who's supposed to be led by Bumblebee but ever since he left the Autobots,no bot had been chosen to led it."So...Prowler,what'd ya think the reason Optimus asked us t'be here?". Jazz asked the bot who is standing beside him.
"All Optimus said is that we're supposed to be welcoming some new 'bots".Prowl replied.
Arcee who is standing beside Jazz joined the conversation."Those 'bots must be very important to have this many Autobots welcoming them".
"Yeah,tell me 'bout it".Jazz said. Suddenly,Jazz spotted a star cruiser with Nemesis-like appereance which sent down a chill on his back."Uh,Prowler, are we s'poosed t'be welcoming Autobots or Decepticons?".
"From what Optimus had said,neither. We're welcoming some neutrals whom Optimus made an alliance with".Prowl replied without looking."Supposedly,they are going to help us with Alchemor".He informed still looking in front of him.
"I wonder what he's thinkin'. We're doin' pretty good roundin' up the cons,why'd he think we need help?".Jazz said crossing his arms.
"Better safe than sorry,I suppose".Arcee commented.
After a while,the ship finally landed. From the ship,the first one to come out is a black Seeker femme. She's followed by a large black and yellow bot who has a sparkling with the same color scheme as the bigger 'bot hanging on his shoulder. After him is a Minicon that looks a lot like Fixit even though its not surprising since Fixit Minicons are mass produced but this one looks more advanced. Last one to come out is a large green 'bot. He's slightly taller than the black and yellow 'bot and Just like what Optimus said,they are neutrals since none of them bears any insignia.
A portal opened and Optimus walked out of it. They are now standing in front of each other."Welcome to the Autobots,lets introuduce ourselves. I am Optimus Prime,the leader of the Autobots".
Prowl stepped forward."My name is Prowl,leader of Alpha Strike team".
Next is Jazz."The name's Jazz,I lead the Delta Attack squad".
It's now Arcee who stepped forward."I'm Arcee,leader of the Stealth team".
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you. My name is Nightstorm,I'm the commander of this small crew".Said the seeker.
Fixit moved forward."My name is Fixit,the team's medic and the Imperial star cruiser's Guard".
Next is the green bot."The name's Grimlock".Everyone is shocked to hear it."Now,when are we going to punch the cons?"
"Patience Grim".Said the black and yellow bot crossing his arms.
"S-Sorry".Everyone is even more shocked to see that THE Grimlock actually obeyed someone's orders.
The black and yellow bot sighed."I guess it's me next".Some of the 'bots somehow recognized the voice."My name is Ultimus Prime,I'm this crew's warrior and tactician,and this little guy is Hornet. He is my sparkling".The jaws of the bots except for Optimus hits the ground clean.
"Whoa".Jazz said,optics wide.
"Another Prime?".Prowl asked with his processor starting to give up.
"Oh,and you could just call me with my old name,Bumblebee or Bee for short".A clang can be heard afterwards and the source of the sound?Prowl is now laying on the ground.
"Yup,he's glitched again".Jazz said while Bumblebee and some other bots burst into laughter.
"Oh man,its been some time to see Prowl glitched so bad his processor actually crashed".Bumblebee said while still laughing.
Jazz started to think.'So thats why his voice are awfully familiar'.Jazz smiled,happy that his friend finally come back.
"Well,thats all my crew now lets get to the point".Nightstorm said.
"Yes of ,I need you to led the Scouting legion once more,there's no other 'bot who could do a better job than you are".Optimus said.
"I would be honored Optimus".Bumblebee replied.
"And for the other matters,we will discuss them in today's meeting".
About one hour later...
Most of the Autobots that are present on the base are in complete confusion. First,there are the new bots who doesn't wear any insignia,then theres the sudden meeting of the high ranking bots and also there's Grimlock talking with a sparkling and a minicon at the rec room. This is definitely not a normal day.
Why did Grimlock talking with the two bots whose in the size departement are his complete opposites? Well,in case of personality,the three bots are not so diffrent with Grimlock probably being the most childish of them all. The bots are just watching them in confusion while keeping some distance. Bumblebee joined them after a while. The Autobots didn't recognize him. Even though there are a lot of bots present at their arrival,they introuduce themselves in a fair distance from the crowd so nobody heard them."Hi dad".Hornet said,higging Bumblebee.
"Hiya Hornet,what are you guys doing? It seems like it got quite some attention".Bumblebee said pointing at the bots whose trying to look like they are minding their own business right afterwards."Ok,nevermid that. It's time for the training".
"Yay,awsome".Hornet said,jumping up and down exitedly."Combat training right? Last time it's strategy training".Hornet really likes combat training but in strategy or medical training he goes to recharge after 1 minute.
"Well,I dont see why not. Grimlock needed some more training with his firespawn and Fixit needed more control on his Guard Mode".
"Ya let yo' sparkling do combat trainin'?".Bumblebee turned his head to see Jazz is already beside him.
"Well,he mostly do shooting training not hand-to-hand training so yeah".With that,they went to the shooting range.
Hornet is beyond exited. When they arrived,he went to their collection of weapons."Awsome! There are so many weapons I've never seen before".He keeps looking around the weapons with bright optics.
Jazz turned to Bumblebee to give him a questionable look which Bumblebee noticed."He got it from his carrier".Bee said while Jazz give him even more questionable look."Believe it or not,Nightstorm is a trigger-happy femme".
"Hey dad,I think I'll train with this one".Hornet said,getting the attention of the two bots,or,everyone at the shooting range for that matter. Hornet is pointing at the Energon Sniper that in terms of size is about two times bigger than Hornet himself.
"Go ahead".Bee gave his approval.
Jazz walked closer to him."Uh,Bee?How's he gonna carry that?".He whispered close to Bumblebee's audio receptor. True he's not the only one that curious about it. The bots who are currently present are also curious. Energy Snipers are rarely used because of it's heavy weight and most bots who could lift it are frontline fighters. The problem didn't just end there,this particular weapon uses much more energon and is very hard to use if not staying still.
Bumblebee just smiled."You'll see"is his only respond. With that cue,something shifted around Hornet's left servo (A/N : It looks like Bumblebee's stingers from TF4).
"Wait,is that?".Jazz pointed at Hornet.
"Yup".Bee answered. Hornet hold the weapon and his left servo glowed. To everyone's surprise,with exception of Bumblebee, Grimlock, Fixit, and Jazz who finally figured it out,Hornet lifted it with relative ease and he proceeds to place it on the shooting range.
"So,you gave him your Polarity Gauntlet?".Jazz asked,knowing the answer already.
"Yup,I asked Fixit to modify it and now it became one of his in-built weapon. Fixit also modified his stinger on his right servo to shoot EMP which is why he never use it on shooting range".Bumblebee explained. Some bots who heard this started to do small chatter with the others. Polarity Gauntlet is one of Iacon Relics. It's created by the Decepticons who are desperate to gain the upper hand but even with this weapon,they failed. The ability of this relic is controlling the magnetism of almost any metal the user choose,and that includes Cybertronian themselves.
After Hornet's ready,Fixit also gets ready by switching to his Guard Mode. This mode sacrifice Intelligence for strength,firepower and a small amout of speed. One of it's best property is that Fixit turned into mindless robot,only focused on his objective which usually is given by Nightstorm. It also the Guard Mode's weakness. Since Fixit lost any kind of sentience,he is more vulnerable to attacks.
Grimlock was about to get ready but Bumblebee cut him off."Grim,you're going to train with me somewhere else after Hornet and Fixit is done. Your Fire Spawn is too dangerous here".
"Aw,c'mon Chief. Please?".Grimlock said,he got disappointment written all over his face. Bumblebee just smiled to him and shook his head."Fine".Grimlock said,feeling defeated. There are a few things Grimlock couldn't do,ignoring Bumblebee's orders are one of them. He also couldn't lie to him because everytime he did he always blurt everything out just by hearing Bumblebee said his name with serious expression. With that Grimlock went to the sidelines to see his two best buddies train while Bumblebee walked back to Jazz to continue their chat.
"How'd ya ended up with Nightstorm,Bee?How'd ya fall for 'er?".Jazz asked playfully."I mean,ya had been with so many femmes that I never thought you'd settle for one anytime soon".Jazz continued,elbowing his friend.
"At first I never really pay any attention to her. For a few weeks I only see her as a friend but it all changed when I met her at one of the shooting range on Kaon City".Bumblebee said,smiling,remembering the time he fell in love with Nightstorm.
"Fallin' in love at the shootin' range?Now why's that sounds so familia'".Jazz said. Bee knew that he's refering to Bumblebee's sire,Ironhide. In fact,his story is very close to how Ironhide and Chromia fall for each other. The older bots who knows about it told him that Ironhide went through so many femmes that he himself had lost track before meeting Chromia,also at the shooting range. The bots told him this however were not aware that Bumblebee is Ironhide's sparkling.
"I guess getting my attention caught by a trigger-happy femme is one of the things I got from my sire".The two laughed at that. As funny as it is,it got even funnier since it was true.
"So,how'd it go?"
"When I saw her there,I'm quite surprised since it was rare for femmes to come to shooting ranges..."
Flashback Bumblebee's P.O.V
I had gotten rather curious about her skills,so I blend in with other costumers so she won't recognize me. It's not very hard since I'm a scout and espionage is my speciality. My curiousity and expectation meter got even higher when I saw what kind of weapon she's using. An Energy Sniper. Energy Sniper is almost like Energon Sniper but it shoots hard light instead of energon so it's accuracy is lower and had closer range since it was made to completely overturn Energon Sniper in terms of firepower, speed, and efficiency.
Knowing how hard it is to use,I thought that she was completely new to shooting ranges and doesn't even know how to choose a good weapons. But theres something wrong about that Energy Sniper,it looks like it had been...modified. I just shrug it off. She gets ready at the moving target area and after all preparation are made she start. What I saw has completely turned my world around. She shot 10 rounds of hard light one after another in less than 5 seconds. Her results are even more amazing. She shot 10 bull's eye on 10 diffrent moving targets. I just stood there like an idiot with jaws open,which I'm sure is broken from hitting the floor. Seeing her results sent a huge impact on my spark.'I think I just found my true love'.
End of Flashback
Jazz lauged at Bee's story."Im startin' t'get confused,am I talkin' with 'Bee or 'Hide?". They both laughed.
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