Not too long of a wait this time! This chapter kind of puts the story into a time frame. It's a little off I know but I think it works. Enjoy!
Starlit's View:
Prowl had been taking to Jazz on his vid screen he had in his room for a while now. He wanted to talk in private so I wasn't allowed near his room, which meant I wasn't allowed to go to my room since it was across the hall. I wondered if he was telling him about everything that was going on or if he was doing something else. I really hoped it wasn't the latter.
"Hey, Star?" I turned looked up at Bee from my position on the couch.
"Yeah?" He had a serious look on his face, which was odd for him.
"Are you ok?" he asked as he took a seat next to me. "I mean… I'm not sure what all happened but, you've seemed…I don't know…distracted?" He wasn't wrong. It had been a few days since he showed up and I was worried that he might attack. If he attacked would it be at the base? Would he pick everyone off one by one?
"Yeah, I'm ok." I sounded unsure, even to myself. "Just…worried." And scared but I left that out. I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up. I hadn't realized I had looked away from him.
"Hey, it'll be ok. We're here." He smiled. "And our base is protected by a signal blocker…thing. So he can't find us!" I gave him a weak smile. That helped relieve some of my anxiety, knowing he couldn't find us here. But then again what if he followed one of us here? "Why don't we do something fun? Get your mind off of things?" he offered.
"Like what?" Prowl had put me on lock down and I couldn't leave the base. He was even more concerned than I was. He grew up with Sideways and knew how insane he was, while I only saw it briefly.
"We…oh wait no…Oh! No that involves leaving too…" Bee though out loud. I suppressed a laugh at how confused he looked. "I got it! We…" I cut him off.
"I have a better idea." I smirked and got up, running towards Prowl's room.
"Hey! Wait up!" Bee said running after me.
I pressed my back up against the wall where Prowl's door was. I couldn't open the door without it making noise though.
"I got this." Bee whispered and tried to lift the door, only to fall on his aft. "Ok, maybe I don't…" I sighed and looked up towards a broken window.
"Up there!" I said jumping up and using my boosters to climb through it.
"What about me?!" Bumblebee said from below.
"Uhh…stay here and stand guard!" I motioned for him to keep it down as I ran towards the tree sticking out of the roof.
Once I got to it, I looked down to see Prowl but he was luckily facing the screen and didn't see me. I jumped to the first branch and snuck over to the trunk to give myself a better cover as I climbed down the tree. It wasn't easy to do. I had to make sure I grabbed the right branches and step on the right ones so they didn't break, but I also had to make sure I didn't make any noise. Considering, I was doing pretty well. I made it to the ground with minimal damage to the tree and hid behind the trunk, my back pressed to the bark.
"I hear ya Prowler. Listen, OP and the rest of us are actually comin' back here real soon. I…can't say why, but it involves a fugitive." I heard Jazz say. In my excitement, I gasp. I quickly covered my mouth and inwardly groaned.
"Starlit, come out all ready. I heard you in the tree." Prowl sighed. I blushed in embarrassment and stepped out.
"Sorry…" I said, scratching the back of my helm nervously.
"Hey Sta'! Wow! Look at you! You're all grown up!" Jazz smiled from the screen.
"Hi Jazz!" I smiled back at him. I always wondered how Jazz was always so chipper.
"Hey kiddo. So, I'm guessing ya heard the news. We shou'd be there by the next moon cycle."
"Great! I can't…" I was cut off by a noise in the background where Jazz was.
"Who you talking to mister Jazz sir?" a voice asked.
"Oh! It's cycle motor and…" Jetfire emerged behind Jazz along with his brother. "Cycle motor femmie?"
"That's Sta'." Jazz laughed at the twins.
"No!" Jetstrom said getting closer. "She much prettier than the last time we saw her!" he beamed.
"And she also cycle motor!" Jetfire beamed as well. "Can't wait to be seeing you!" Both of them waved. I laughed and waved back.
"I can't wait to see you two either!"
"Jazz! What the slag are you doing?! Get back up to the control room!" Sentinel's voice rang out.
"Sorry everyone. Looks like we gotta cut this short. We'll see you soon ok?" Jazz waved as the twins booked it out of there, most likely towards the control room.
"We look forward to it." Prowl smiled softly.
"Love you Prowler." Jazz gave a bright smile before cutting the signal.
"Prowler?" I stifled a laugh. Prowl glared.
"Don't...repeat that to anyone." He sighed and walked towards the door.
"Whatever you say….Prowler." I laughed as he shot me another glare.
As I walked out I was nearly flattened by Bumblebee.
"You left me here!" he was angry. "Why did you do that?!"
"You…couldn't jump up onto the roof." I shrugged, but that wasn't enough for Bee.
"Oh come on! You could have lifted us both up there!" He argued.
"I…" Prowl cut me off.
"Neither of you were supposed to be near here. As far as I can see, you both should be punished for disobeying my request." The ninja bot was smiling.
"What?! It was her idea! Why should I have to be dragged into it?!" Bumblebee whined. I was going to interject when Ratchet walked into the hall way.
"Will you two put a clamp in it?! Starlit! Your due for a check up and ready for your weapon upgrade. Get in here!" I pointed towards the med bay. I nodded and quickly ran over to him. I didn't want to keep the grumpy old bot waiting.
He sat me down on the table again and opened up a panel on my wrist. I watched as a panel on his wrist opened up and a cord plugged itself into a small port on my wrist. I felt a weird tingling sensation in both my arms, right above my wrists and a little into my forearms.
"There, that should do it." He said, unplugging the cord and closing my wrist back up. "Try it out."
I had no idea what he meant, but I lifted my arms and watched in fascination as twin swords, one on each forearm, popped out. They reminded me of Sari's swords she had on her arms. In fact, they were just like hers, only white and blue, much bigger and attached.
"Woh!" I smiled and moved them a bit.
"Be careful now! You are only to use them under super vision seeing as you are not technically old enough. I'm surprised Prime even wanted you to be put on the fast track…" the old medi-bot trailed off.
"These are soooo cool! Thank you Ratchet!" I retracted them before hugging him and running off to show Bee and Prowl.
"You're welcome, kid." I heard him say softly as I ran out the door.
"Bee! Look what I can…" I stopped right before I ran into Bulkhead. "What's going on?" I said, peering around the big green bot.
"Something popped up on the vis screen. We think it might be Wasp." He answered as he turned to me.
"Wasp?" I asked. "Who…"
"He's a fugitive that escaped from prison. He was put there under false pretenses. "Optimus answered my question before I even got the chance to ask.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" Ratchet said as he came into the room.
"Alright, Bumblebee and Starlit, stay here. The rest of us, transform and roll out!" Prime said. "Oh, and Bumblebee, watch the computer monitors ok?"
"Bumblebee, Prime said to watch those monitors." I said, pointing to the screens behind us.
"No, he said watch the monitor. He didn't say which one." I sighed at the yellow bot. He could be so dense.
"Whatever…I'm going to go grab something from my room. I'll be right back." He didn't say anything, just kind of waved his hand in acknowledgement.
I was just down the hall a little ways when the power went out. Oh frag… I didn't like the dark all too much. I heard Bee say something and was going to call out as the emergency lights came on and I heard a second voice. My spark started racing. I pinged Prowl's com link, trying to tell him that something was up as I pressed myself against the wall to listen. The rain was interfering too much though and nothing came through but static. Bee and this bot were talking but I was too far away to make out what was being said.
Move! You have to help him! I tried to get myself to move but fear had me trapped in its claws. I heard Bumblebee cry out. This got me to break the spell and I ran into the other room, right as the power came on.
"Bumblebee!" I activated my swords and ran into the living room. Bee was standing over a green bot about the same size as him.
"Bumblebot has captured Wasp." Bee said as he turned to me. His mask was down and his optic color looked off. "I…didn't hear you come in. Where are the others?" Something was off.
"They're…coming back." I lied, I had no idea when they were coming back.
"Good! Wasp is out for now, but…he could come back online any time…" he paused as if he didn't know my name.
"You ok?" I wasn't putting my swords back just yet.
"Bumble…I mean, I am fine…" again with the pause.
"Starlit." I motioned to myself. "Did Wasp hit you in the head?"
Before he could say anything, the rest of the team showed up. Thank Primus...
"You alright?!" Prowl said, rushing towards me. "Were you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine, but…." I looked at Bumblebee.
"Bumblebot captured Wasp." I glared at him. He was acting so weird but I couldn't tell what was wrong. Wasp choose that moment to wake up. I stepped back a bit.
"It's ok Starlit, we got it. You can put your swords away." Optimus said from near Wasp.
Wasp started to claim that he was really Bumblebee.
"Starlit! You know it's me right?!" The green bot turned to me. I blinked in surprise. His optics were blue...the same blue and Bee's. But...it couldn't be, could it?
"I-I don't know..." I answered and the look of hurt in his optics said I had said the wrong thing.
"Wasp" had gotten away and "Bee" and I were once again stuck together; only this time I wasn't so sure that this was Bee.
"I'm…gonna go meditate. You stay here ok?" I told the strange Bee as I left the room. He said nothing. I walked a little ways down the hall before tip toeing back and hid in the shadows. For a while he didn't do much but fail at a video game. That was very un-Bee like. He got up and walked around but stopped at the computer center.
"If Wasp going to be Bumblebot, Wasp must know what Bumblebot knows." My optics widened at this realization. I formed my swords once more but stayed hidden, watching his every move.
They finally came back a while later with the green bot, who I knew was the real Bumblebee, and Jazz and the rest of his team.
"Guys!" I called out from my hiding place and ran towards them.
"Swords?! What the slag is she doing with weapons?! She's not…" Sentinel started.
"It's cool SP. I got the note from Ultra Magnus to allow OP to give Starlit permission. She's a ninja bot in training, ya dig?" Jazz calmed the angry blue and orange bot down.
"I am to be liking them." Jetfire smiled at me.
"As am I!" Jetstorm agreed.
"Mute it! We're here to find out who the real Wasp is." The arrogant bot yelled. I wanted to tell them I knew, but was silenced when the twins came to me and stood by to watch the video game match. Bulkhead had the idea that who ever won was the real Bee.
While we waited, the fake jumped up, grabbed the real Bee and threatened his life. I felt my spark drop and had this horrible feeling settle itself in my tanks. I had felt this only once before, right before my creator was killed.
Wasp shot the lights out and ran off. Everyone chased after him and out into the rain. Bulkhead pounced on what he thought was Wasp and started beating the slag out of him.
"Ow! Bulkhead…Ow! Stop! It's me! Bumblebee!" the yellow mech cried.
"Oops…sorry little buddy." He said getting off of him and helping Bee up. I was relieved that Bee was ok and ran to him, deactivating my swords again and hugging him. I have no idea what come over me and possessed me to do it.
"H-hey…" he stumbled back a bit but hugged me back. "I'm ok, really." He said softly. I let go, blushing softly after realizing what that must have looked like to everyone else.
"I…just wanted to make sure." I smiled.
Later that night, I was lying in my berth and thinking about what had happened. Why did I run to Bumblebee like that? Why was I so scared of him being captured? I rolled over to my side, continuing to think. Did I like Bumblebee? I felt my face plates heat up at that thought. No way! He's annoying and frustrating and…cute? I gasped as my thoughts went there. I covered my face plates and groaned. How could this happen? He was my friend for spark sake!
Next chapter will not be set in any episode. Please R&R!