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Transformers Prime: The Medic's Assistant

Chapter 35: Operation: Bumblebee Part 1

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime

(Autobot Base)

With their leader back, the autobots returned to their usual routine. Days went by and everything was quiet until the team detected an autobot beacon. Optimus, Ratchet, and Bumblebee went to investigate and returned with a relic known as the spark extractor. Bumblebee told everyone what had happened during their mission, even using Raf's remote controlled car for a demonstration as he boasted about how he got the relic from the decepticon leader.

"And then I went loop de loop and snatched the spark extractor right out of Megatron's servo!" he said as he looped the car around in the air.

"Loop de loop, huh," Arcee said.

"Oh boy, I bet Megatron was mad," Stormracer said with a laugh.

Bulkhead laughed as the scout gave Raf his car back. "You have some brass bearings, Bumblebee."

Over at the computer, Ratchet and Optimus were examining the spark extractor.

The medic pointed at the picture of the relic on the screen, revealing what they were looking for. "Here," he said, "the source of the ancient frequency we detected."

"An Iacon homing beacon," the Prime said.

"What's an autobot locater doing on that?" Arcee asked as she and the others walked over to them.

"The Class A decepticon weapons confiscated during the war were sealed within the vaults below Iacon," Optimus said.

"Where you once worked as an archivist?" Bulkhead said.

"Iacon was both a cultural center and a stronghold, which Megatron raided when autobot troops were at their nadir. It stands to reason that in anticipation of Iacon being overrun by enemy forces, these weapons were jettisoned off world to keep them far from decepticon reach."

"Clearly the beacon was added as a safety measure should the weapons ever be found by the undesired party," Ratchet said.

"Good thing," Stormracer said, "if we hadn't detected the beacon, Megatron would have gotten the spark extractor for sure."

Bulkhead chuckled. "Well, thanks to our hotshot stunt driver, its going in our vault."

"Do you think this is the only intel you supplied to Megatron?" Arcee asked Optimus.

"Arcee, you are right to ask, and I am afraid I do not remember," he said, sadly shaking his helm.

"Optimus," Ratchet said, "Megatron clearly took advantage of your amnesia, but for all we know this spark extractor is the extent of it. have you stopped to consider that he might have suggested otherwise merely to plague your thoughts?"

"Perhaps," Optimus said, "however, we must be ready should another relic be unearthed."

Everyone nodded.

(Time skip)

Having picked up a distress beacon, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went out to investigate. While they were out, the kids were on the platform watching a movie.

Jack and Sierra sat close together as they watched the tv. "Heard this movies suppose to have a few jump scares," the boy said.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you," Sierra said teasingly as she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

Miko looked at them and made a face. "Ugh! We get it, you two are finally dating. You don't have to be all kissy kissy about it."

"Bulkhead to base," the green bot's voice said through the comm unit, "we need a bridge."

Soon as they got back, Bumblebee rushed over to the medic. "Ratchet, something's wrong!" he said worryingly, "I can't transform!"

"Bumblebee, calm down," the medic said, "what happened?"

"The beacon was a trap," Bulkhead said, "Bumblebee said he was hit by a stun blast or something."

"When I woke up, I tried transforming and nothing happened," Bumblebee whirled.

"Med bay," Ratchet said, "now."

Everyone gathered around as Ratchet ran a scan on the scout.

"You can fix Bee, can't you?" Raf asked the medic.

"Bumblebee was hit pretty hard," Ratchet said, "the stun blast may have fried his T-cog."

"What's a T-cog?" Sierra asked.

"Is that like a T-bone?" Miko asked.

"Not exactly," Arcee said, "it's the organ that allows us to scan vehicles and transform."

A look of shock spread across Ratchet's face. "By the AllSpark," he said as stopped scanning Bumblebee.

"What is it?" Stormracer asked.

"Bumblebee's T-cog isn't damaged," the medic said, "it's missing."

Everyone soon had the same shocked expression Ratchet did.

"Say what now?!" Stormracer asked.

"But the decepticons transform too," Jack said, "why would they steal that?"

"Megatron may be known to raise zombies, but he's no ghoul," Ratchet said.

"If Megatron wasn't behind this, then who was?" Raf asked.

"The ones who cannibalized Breakdown," Bulkhead said with a frown.

"And tried to gut me," Arcee added.

"MECH," Stormracer said.

"And it would appear their knowledge of cybertronian biotech has grown more sophisticated," Ratchet said.

"But why would they want Bumblebee's part?" Raf asked.

"Doesn't matter," Bumblebee bleeped as he got up, "they got my T-cog and I want it back."

Optimus stopped him. "Bumblebee, please, you are not presently equipped to handle this."

"You don't understand, Optimus," the scout said, "they took a part of me."

"You are mistaken, my friend," the Prime said, "I do know what it's like to lose a vital part of ones self, and as a result, I know the value of putting one's faith in the strength of those around you. We vow to do everything in our power to make you are whole again."

"And if not, Ratchet can make you a new cog thing, right?" Miko asked.

Bumblebee moaned as he sat back down and held his helm.

"What?" Miko asked, "what did I say?"

"Miko, a T-cog is a bio mechanism, not a scrapyard find," Ratchet said, "if it were that easy, don't you think I would have replaced Bumblebee's voice box by now?"

"First my voice box, now my T-cog," Bumblebee whined, "I'm useless!"

"You're not useless, Bee," Raf argued.

Bumblebee only hung his head sadly.

"Alright, alright, I say none of us transform until Bumblebee gets his cog back," Bulkhead said.

"Your sparks in the right place, Bulkhead, but I don't think now is the time to be limiting ourselves," Arcee said.

"Not with Megatron potentially seeking other doomsday devices," Optimus said, "and I fear not while MECH uses Bumblebee's T-cog for their own sinister purpose."

Bumblebee sadly whirled.

"Come on, Bee," Stormracer said as she placed her servo on his shoulder, "it could be worse."

"Easy for you to say," he said, "you still have your wheels."

"Hey, you still have wheels," she said as she pointed at them, "you just... uh..."

"Can't use them?" he asked.

"Only for a short while," she said, "think of this as a, as a break. You know, a chance to rest, relax, takes things slow."

"But I don't wanna go slow!" the scout whined as he flopped onto his back.

Stormracer looked at him before glancing at the others. "I'm not helping, am I?"

"Nope," Bulkhead and Arcee responded.

(The next day)

Taking a break from her work, Stormracer chatted with Sierra while watching Raf and Miko play a video game. Off to the side, Bumblebee walked straight over to Ratchet working at the computer.

"Did they find anything?" Bumblebee asked.

"Optimus and Bulkhead haven't reported in yet," the medic said.

"When will they?" the scout asked.

"Bumblebee!" Ratchet said impatiently, "I will let you know the moment I hear something." He looked back at the screen, only for the yellow autobot to tap on his shoulder.

"Can you ask if they're close?" he asked.

"Oh for Primus sake, will someone keep him occupied so I can get some work done?!" Ratchet exclaimed.

"Hey, Bee," Raf said, waving at him, "how about a video game?"

Bumblebee walked over to see what they were playing. Seeing they were playing a racing game, Bumblebee whined as he looked at the two racing cars on the screen.

"Ooh, bad call," Miko said.

"Sorry," Raf apologized.

"Hey, no big deal," Miko said as she tossed the controller away, "that games lame."

"Why don't we see what's on tv?" Sierra suggested. Grabbing the remote, she turned it to watch mode. However, the first thing that played was a car commercial. All smiles faded as they watched the car speeding down the road on the screen.

"The Urbana 500," the narrator said, "it won't just rock your world. It will transform it."

Sierra turned the tv off as she and everyone just stared at it.

"...Wow," Stormracer said.

"AAAAAAAAH, I can't take it anymore!" Bumblebee whined loudly as he held his helm and walked away.

"Taking the auto out of an autobot is so not a good thing," Miko said.

Raf rushed over to his guardian. "Bee, come on," he said, you're just as amazing without wheels. I mean, speed isn't everything."

"Yeah, Bee," Stormracer said, "speed shouldn't define you, or anyone for that matter."

Bumblebee frowned at her. "Didn't you get your name from speeding away from a rust storm?"

"... Uuuuuh," Stormracer said awkwardly. "Maybe? I mean, yeah, yeah that did happen and yeah that's how I got my name, but it's just a name! It's a dumb name! You know, I was actually thinking of changing it to uh uh... Samantha. Yeah, Samantha! Because, you know, I don't want my name to define me and Samantha sounds soooo much better than Stormracer. I mean, who says cybertronians can't have human names, am I right?! Huh?"

The scout kept frowning at her.

"I'm just going to walk away now," the assistant said before turning around and sadly walking in the other direction.

Just then Arcee came speeding in with Jack. Everyone watched as the two wheeler spun around to a halt.

"Personal best, Arcee!" Jack complimented as he took off his helmet, "you hit 120 easy."

Bumblebee glared at them as he made a whirring sound.

"Uh oh," both the motorcycle and boy said.

Letting out a grumble, Bumblebee walked away in a huff.

Ratchet looked over at him. "Bumblebee, where do you think you're going?!" he asked.

"I'm going for a walk," the scout said.

"You can't just go for a walk!" Ratchet said, "we are robots in disguise. Leaving the base in this form leaves you at risk of being seen and of all of us being discovered. You just have to remain in the silo until-"

"Until what?!" the scout snapped, "until you can fix me?!" Furious, he then stormed off down the hall.

Ratchet vented. "Yes, Bumblebee. Until I can fix you."

Stormracer looked at him. "Don't take it personally. He's just upset."

The medic looked at her before turning around and continuing his work. Stormracer sadly looked at him before looking at the hallway, hoping they would find Bumblebee's T-cog soon.

(Time skip)

Wanting to check up on Bumblebee, Stormracer walked around until she found him in the training room punching a dummy.

"Hey, Bee," she said.

Bumblebee stopped and frowned at her. "What do you want Stormracer? I mean, Samantha."

Venting, she walked over to him. "Bee, I know this is hard for you, but we will get your T-cog back."

"You don't know that," he said, "for all we know, MECH tore it apart."

"I don't think so," Stormracer said, "if they took it, they must need it intact for something."

The yellow bot sadly whirled. "I can't believe this is happening to me. It's bad enough Megatron took my voice."

Stormracer was quiet for a moment, remembering him telling her about Tyger Pax. "I remember when they brought you to the facility. That was where we first met." She then chuckled. "Remember when you were in recovery and I tried cheering you up?"

"You mean when you were acting like a goofball with some of the medical supplies?" he asked. He let out a slight chuckle. "I remember Ratchet walking in and giving you scrap for that."

She laughed. "Yeah, well, it did make you chuckle, so, it was worth it."

The small smile on his face only lasted a second before he sadly looked down.

Stormracer's smile disappeared as well. "Look, if there's anything I can do for you, let me know, okay?"

Bumblebee vented, but still said, "thanks, Storm."

Wanting to get his mind off of his T-cog, the femme smiled. "Hey, I found some new funny videos online," she said, "you wanna watch?"

He gave her a look. "Any cars driving in them?"

"... Maybe one or two," she said sheepishly.

He frowned.

"We can skip over those ones," she said, "come on, I found a whole bunch of old earth comedy skits. They're hilarious! There's one where a human explains about an owl clock. One eye tells hours and the other tells minutes."

Bumblebee gave her a look. "What's so funny about that?"

"Because when its quarter to three you get this." She then crossed her optics at him.

A snort escaped from his mouth.

Stormracer grinned as she uncrossed her optics. "Got ya," she laughed.

Getting rid of his smile, the scout vented. "Maybe I'll watch them later," he said, "right now I just need some time to myself."

Stormracer's grin disappeared. "Yeah, sure. Take all the time you need." She turned around and started walking away.

"Storm?"

Stopping, she turned around and looked at him.

"I can still be useful to the team, right?" he asked, "even without wheels?"

The teal femme smiled. "You bet," she said. She continued walking off as Bumblebee went into thought.

(The next day)

While Bumblebee was pacing around in the hangar, Ratchet and Stormracer were working on the SynthEn formula with Bulkhead over at the computers.

"It's still not stabilizing," Stormracer said to Ratchet as she studied the formula, "I'm going to try option B."

"Let's hope it works," Ratchet said.

Grabbing one of the chemicals off to the side, she proceeded.

"Hey," Bulkhead said as he looked over at them, "shouldn't one of us go pick up the kids? I would, but Optimus put me on watch duty."

"I would but I can't halt the formula right now," Stormracer said. She looked at the medic. "Hey, why don't you pick them up, Ratchet?" she asked.

"Wha- me?!" Ratchet asked with a frown.

"Sure. You just pull up in front of the school, they hop in, you drive away. It's easy."

"I know how it wo-" the medic let out an annoyed vent, "oh, alright."

"Don't worry about picking up Sierra," Stormracer said, "she has cheerleading practice today. I'll pick her up later myself."

"Fine, fine," the medic said. Grumbling to himself, he made his way out of the hangar before transforming and driving off.

A little while after he left, an alert sounded on the computer.

Stormracer looked over. "Is that-" she went to say.

"Another relic?" Bumblebee finished as he popped up behind Bulkhead.

"This could be it," the wrecker said, "I'll alert the others."

"But you and I can handle it," Bumblebee said.

Bulkhead turned to face him. "I know you and I can handle it Bee, but there's no reason to..." he vented, "what are you trying to prove?"

"That I can still be useful to the team without wheels," Bumblebee said, "come on Bulk, we got this!"

Bulkhead vented as he looked up at the ceiling. After a moment, he looked back at his friend. "Alright fine," he said.

"Wait, what?!" Stormracer said as she made her way over to them, "Bulkhead-!"

"I know, I know," Bulkhead said, "but it should be fine. We're just grabbing a relic then coming back."

"You can cover for us, right Storm?" Bumblebee asked.

"But y-" she went to say.

"You said for me to let you know if you could do anything for me," he reminded her, "now I am. Please, Storm! You said so yourself I'm still useful."

Stormracer wanted to argue, but she let out a vent and held her helm, knowing she did tell him and meant it. "Please be careful," she said.

"Don't worry," the scout said, giving her a thumbs up, "like I said. We got this!"

Bumblebee rushed over to the groundbridge as Bulkhead looked at the femme. "Told him you'd do anything, huh?" he asked, giving her a look.

Stormracer groaned. "I felt bad," she said.

"Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on him," Bulkhead said. Soon as the groundbridge was activated, the two mechs disappeared through the portal, leaving the femme all alone. Venting, Stormracer went back to work.

The time went by as Stormracer continued working on the formula. The last ingredient in hand, she carefully tried adding it to the mixture. "Easy... easy," she said, trying to get one drop to fall. Soon as she did, the chemical made the formula rapidly bubble, making her take a step back. It bubbled for a moment before finally going still, making the assistant curiously lean over to get a better look.

BOOM!

Her face now covered in green, Stormracer coughed out green clouds as she looked at what was left of the formula. "Well that didn't work."

Just then Ratchet returned with Raf. Transforming, his optics widened when he saw his assistant.

"What happened?" he asked.

"It was doing good up to the last step. Added one drop and it just-" she coughed again, another green cloud escaping from her mouth, "blew up in my face." Grabbing a rag off the counter, she wiped the substance off her face.

The medic vented. "Meaning we will have to try another approach," he said.

"Hey, where's Bee?" Raf asked.

Ratchet looked around, seeing no one else in the hangar. "And Bulkhead?" he asked.

"Uuuh," Stormracer said as she twisted the rag in her servos, "Bulkhead went out to get a relic, and Bumblebee is, uh, he's around. Somewhere." She nervously chuckled, "I mean, where else would he be?"

Looking at his assistant suspiciously, Ratchet raised his eyebrow at her. "Stormracer?"

"Yes?" she asked innocently.

"Where's Bumblebee?"

"Bumblebee?" she asked, trying to play dumb, "Bumblebee, Bumblebee... Bumblebee?"

"Yes, Bumblebee!" the medic said, getting frustrated.

"Oooh, Bumblebee!" she said, "right, hehe. He's uh...uh..."

"Bulkhead to base, do you copy?!" the green bot's voice said urgently through the commlink unit.

The three rushed over to the computer. "Bulkhead, what is it?" Ratchet asked.

"It's Bumblebee. He's hurt."

Dun dun daaaaah! And that was Operation Bumblebee Part 1! Poor Bee.

Those of you wondering about the skit Stormracer was talking about, its an actual skit from the Carol Burnett Show with Tim Conway playing the really old man working at a clock store. The fact he was improving to make Harvey Korman laugh is hilarious! All those sketches those two did are hilarious lol.

Hey, since we're now in season 2, what was your favorite Stormracer moment in season one? Just curious lol.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and hopefully I will update again soon. Until next time! God bless!