In the middle of a rock-infested badlands, Megatron soared above the ground in his vehicle mode and transformed in the middle of a Decepticon mining operation, searching for something very important. Unknown to Megatron and the Vehicons, Optimus, Hot Rod, and Ratchet were spying on them from behind a large rock.
"Megatron?" Hot Rod asked, sounding a bit surprised.
"It seems you detected the ancient Autobot frequency precisely because it was unearthed." Optimus deduced.
"Well, our backup shouldn't be far behind." Ratchet said.
"Without knowing what the Decepticons have exhumed, I do not think I am willing to wait." Optimus replied as he brought out his blaster and walked out of his cover.
"Right behind you, Optimus." Hot Rod said as he ready his blaster as he and Ratchet walked after Optimus.
Two Vehicons were seen drilling a hole in the middle of the crater before they reached what they were after, reaching down to grab it.
"Show me." Megatron called out from the top of the crater before the Vehicons showed him some kind of Cybertronian capsule. "Bring it to me, with utmost care."
One of the Vehicons approached Megatron it's the capsule in hand and the Decepticon leader opened the top lid to see what was inside.
"Megatron!" Optimus called out as he rushed to his old foe and aimed his blasts at him, making his presence known with Hot Rod and Ratchet in tow. "I cannot allow you to pilfer Autobot relics."
"Not only are you misinformed, Optimus, but I will strongly advise you to lower your weapons." Megatron replied before taking out the item from the capsule, which was revealed to be an unusual Cybertronian disk. "Unless you're in the mood for mutually assured destruction."
"It can't be." Ratchet said with a shocked expression.
"The Spark Extractor." Optimus added, recognizing the relic that Megatron was holding as some Vehicons surrounded them.
"Oh, why did it have to be that thing?" Hot Rod complained while looking a bit worried.
"Rather unassuming, yet capable of extracting every Spark within its radius. And to think that you led me straight to it, Optimus. Or should I say Orion Pax did?" Megatron asked before noticing Optimus' restored Autobot emblem on his shoulder. "You really should have left your Decepticon shield intact, for you have no idea how useful your code-breaking skills proved to be, during our all too brief time together. Soundwave, send the Ground Bridge."
A Ground Bridge then appeared not too far from Megatron's position, which was obviously meant to bring him back to the Nemesis.
"Engage them!" Megatron ordered.
All of the Vehicons began charging at Optimus, Hot Rod and Ratchet while firing their blasters at them, while Megatron made his way towards the Ground Bridge with the Spark Extractor in hand. Optimus activated his battle mask and began firing his blasters at the Vehicons, while Ratchet battled them with his duel blades while Hot Rod began to blast fire from his pipes at the vehicons. Three Vehicons from the crater watched the battle before they turned around and suddenly saw Bumblebee driving off a nearby mountain in his vehicle mode. The yellow Autobot drove his way around the Vehicons and drove his way up the crater while avoiding his enemies' blaster shots, speeding past Optimus and Ratchet.
"Bumblebee, secure the package!" Optimus ordered.
"Just go Bee! We got this!" Hot Rod said, blasting flames at the Vehicons.
"Got it, Optimus!" Bumblebee replied, driving under a Vehicon and heading straight for Megatron.
As Megatron entered the Ground Bridge, Bumblebee followed him straight into it and saw the Decepticon leader in front of him. Bumblebee drove to the right side and transformed before grabbing the Spark Extractor in midair, taking it out of Megatron's hand and landing in front of him.
"What?!" Megatron asked in shock before bringing out his blade.
Bumblebee quickly transformed back into vehicle mode and managed to drive under Megatron, avoiding a stab from his blade in the process. Megatron yelled out angrily as he chased Bumblebee back to where he walked into the Ground Bridge as the yellow Autobot made it out. Megatron jumped out of the Ground Bridge and prepared to fire his arm cannon at the Autobots, only to see they had escaped with a bunch of deactivated Vehicons laying on the ground before the Lord Decepticon growled in frustration.
Back at the Autobot Base, Ratchet, Optimus, Bumblebee and Hot Rod regroup while at the base while their human allies, Arcee, Bulkhead, and Jazz as Bumblebee used a toy car to picture what he did, "And then, I did this awesome loop-da-loop behind him and grabbed the relic right out of hand before he even knew it!" Bumblebee stated, showing off some cool moves.
"Loop-da-loop, Huh?" Arcee asked.
"You should've seen the look on Old Buckethead's face!" Bumblebee beeped as he handed Raf the car, "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!" He quipped with a dance.
"Really wish I could've seen that." Jazz said with an impressed smile.
"You have some brass bearings, Bumblebee." Bulkhead complimented with a laugh.
"Score one more for the Autobots!" Hot Rod declared.
Meanwhile, Elita, Ratchet and Optimus were looking over the Spark extractor, "Optimus, Elita, look," Ratchet said, showing a scan of the weapon, displaying an Autobot sigil. "The Source of the ancient frequency we detected." He said.
"An Iacon homing beacon," Elita said, a hand on her hip.
"What's an Autobot locator doing on that?" Acree asked as the other Autobots huddled close.
"The class-A Decepticon weapons confiscated during the war were sealed within the vaults below Iacon." Optimus answered.
"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." Optimus explained.
"Clearly, the beacon was added as a safety measure, should the weapons ever be found by the undesired party." Ratchet theorized.
"Well, thanks to our best scout stunt driver, this one's going in our vault." Jazz said while patting Bumblebee on the back.
"Do you think this is the only intel you supplied to Megatron?" Arcee asked in concern.
"Arcee, you are right to, and I'm afraid I…I do not remember," Optimus said, closing his eyes in regret.
"Optimus," Elita said as the Prime turned to her, giving him a sympathetic look, "Megatron clearly took advantage of your amnesia, but for all we know the Spark Extractor was the only thing you managed to decrypt. He probably only insinuated there was more to upset you," She said before smiling, "Nevermind wondering about what ifs, for now, let's focus on making sure the Cons don't get any other potential weapons."
Optimus smiled at her return. The human kids looked at the two curiously, "Never thought I'd see Optimus smile like that." Miko commented.
"Kid, if you've been around Optimus as any of us have, you would be surprised that Elita can bring Optimus's spirit up." Jazz said with a smirk.
"What do you expect from a Prime future Conjux Endura?" Hot Rod joked.
"A Conjet end-what?" Jack asked confusedly.
"Uh, Hot Rod, Jazz, I don't think you should say stuff to children." Bulkhead said with a sheepish look.
"Why? What does Conjux Endura mean?" Raf asked with a brow.
Arcee rubbed the back of her helmet, "It's sort of like the Cybertronian word for husband or wife." She explained.
This brought the three kids to realize as their eyes widened. "W-Wait, you mean that Optimus and Elita are…" Raf started out.
"Engaged?" Jack finished in complete shock. "That explains a lot."
"Ew! Gross! Lovey-dovey!" Miko gagged with her tongue stuck out before Jack elbowed her, which made her grunt as she gave a defensive shrug. "What?"
On the Nemesis, Megatron furiously slammed his fist onto the main terminal.
"The Spark Extractor was in my grasp! I should have removed more than that scout's voice box when I had the chance!" Megatron stated angrily.
He then turned around to face Soundwave, who approached the Decepticon leader and displayed two more signal locations on his screen face.
"Indeed, Soundwave. We possess two more sets of coordinates which Orion decrypted before departing our ranks." Megatron said. "Let us see what other long-lost treasures we might be reunited with." He smirked.
The sky was dark in a certain part of the desert, as Bumblebee was seen driving down the road. Just then, his radio scanner began to pick up a nearby signal.
"Crosshairs, Moonracer, I'm reading an unknown signal near my location," Bumblebee informed the Autobot lieutenant, who had joined him on patrol duty.
"Yeah, we just picked up the same signal." Moonracer. replied on the com-link. "Could be another homing beacon."
"How's about we rendezvous at the coordinates and check it out, kid?" Crosshairs suggested.
"Sure." Bumblebee said, driving towards the signal's location.
He drove off the road and transformed into robot form when he got close enough. Bumblebee walked towards the signal and looked around before he then noticed what the source of it was, quickly rushing towards it for an inspection. It wasn't a Relic capsule, but a strange mechanical device that was emitting a weird beeping noise. Bumblebee heard another noise and turned to his right side before he suddenly got blasted by a powerful electric shot, falling back and shutting down. The attackers were shown to be Silas and his M.E.C.H troopers, who approached the fallen Bumblebee.
"Silas, another one's heading towards our position." an M.E.C.H surgeon told his leader. "Estimated arrival, two minutes."
"Work briskly." Silas ordered.
The surgeon grabbed a container case from one of the M.E.C.H troopers and approached Bumblebee, kneeling down to the side of his chest. He then took out a laser cutter from the Cade and began using it to slice through Bumblebee's metal body, while Silas watched with his arms folded. But unknown to Silas and his troops, Starscream was flying behind them in the sky and transformed before landing on a nearby mountain. The former air commander walked to the side and observed M.E.C.H doing their surgical work on Bumblebee.
"It would appear the signal was a trap. Better Bumblebee than me." Starscream said with a smirk.
As the M.E.C.H surgeon kept working, Silas kept looking out with a pair of binoculars before he saw Moonracer and Crosshairs driving towards their position. "The backup is ahead of schedule." Silas informed.
"As luck would have it…so am I." The M.E.C.H surgeon replied, holding up a metallic object that was yellow and a bit circular.
"Move out." Silas ordered, approaching a nearby helicopter and getting into it.
The helicopter began to power up it's rotor blades as the other M.E.C.H troopers got into it, while Starscream decided to leave as he had a little idea. Bumblebee woke up and he saw the helicopter fly away, while Moonracer and Crosshairs finally arrived and transformed before the former rushed up to Bumblebee.
"Bee! Are you okay?" Moonracer asked in concern while helping Bumblebee up.
"I, I think so," Bumblebee beeped dizzedly while shaking his head.
"Did those Cons get the jump on ya?" Crosshairs questioned while looking around.
"I-I couldn't tell." Bumblebee said while rubbing his head.
"Well, only one way to find out. Let's rock and roll out!" Crosshairs said as he then transformed and drove ahead and Moonracer followed.
Bumblebee followed his teammate and was about to transform as well…only for his robotic body parts to stop for some reason. Bumblebee tried transforming again, but it just wouldn't work.
Moonracer noticed Bumblebee standing behind them, "Uh, Cross? Bee's not moving," She told the Green Autobot.
"What?" Crosshairs questioned as he went into bot form as Moonracer did the same as they walked up to Bumblebee. "Ey, we rolling or not, bugger?!" He asked in annoyance.
"I, I can't transform." Bumblebee told him, confused as to why his transformation wasn't working.
"Wait, what?" Moonracer asked in concern.
"Whaddya mean you can't transform?" Crosshairs questioned as Bumblebee looked at them in worry.
Moonracer then went to her comlink, "Metroplex, we have a problem. Send us a Ground Bridge," She reported.
A bit later, the Autobots regrouped in Metroplex as they are in the medical area as Ratchet and Fixit did scans on Bumblebee. "You guys can fix Bee, can't you?" Raf asked two medic bots.
"Bumblebee was hit pretty hard. The stun blast may have fried his T-Cog." Ratchet assumed.
"Is that like a T-Bone?" Miko questioned in wonder.
"Not exactly." Windblade said to her. "The T stands for Transformation Cog. It's the organ that allows us to scan vehicles and transform. Every Cybertronian has a T-Cog."
"Just a quick scan and T-Cog operation, and he'll be right as Plain, Stain," Fixit glitched before hitting himself, "Rain," He said as he continued his scan before he reached the part where Bumblebee's T-Cog was located and his eyes widened in shock, "Oh my." He gasped.
"What is it?" Hot Rod asked as Ratchet got the same results.
"By the Allspark. Bumblebee's T-Cog isn't damaged." Ratchet started.
"It's missing!" Fixit stated, which made the Autobots look around in shock.
"But the Decepticons transform too." Jack pointed out. "Why would they steal that?"
"Megatron might be willing to raise the dead but even he isn't that evil," Elita stated, knowing Megatron capable of many crimes but not something like this.
"But if Megatron wasn't behind this, then who was?" Raf wondered as the original members of Team Prime knew who it was.
"The heartless ones who cannibalized Breakdown." Bulkhead deduced.
"And used June to try to gut me." Arcee piped in.
"M.E.C.H." Ratchet growled.
"You mean those humans you told us about that?" Prowl asked as he and the other Bots were shocked by that.
"Decepticons in human skin. Willing to endanger their own kind in pursuit of their goals," Optimus explained seriously.
"And it seems their knowledge of Cybertronian Biology has grown sophisticated," Ratchet noted, seeing that M.E.C.H had to have learned a few things if they knew to take Bumblebee's T-Cog.
"But why would they need Bumblebee's Part?" Raf asked in confusion.
"As Windblade said, the Transformation Cog is what lets us scan and transform," Ironhide reminded him, "They must need it to make their own transforming Robots."
"I say we look for them and take back my T-Cog before they get the chance." Bumblebee said firmly as he got up and prepared to leave, only for Optimus to stop him.
"Bumblebee, please. You are not presently equipped to handle this." Optimus told him.
"But, Optimus, they literally ripped a part of me away." Bumblebee told him. "You don't know how that feels!"
"You're mistaken, my friend. I do know what it's like to lose a vital part of one's 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 whole again." Optimus told him sincerely.
"And if not, Ratchet or Fixit can just make you a new cog thing. Right?" Miko asked optimistically.
"Oh, Prima Pistons!" Bumblebee stated miserably before sitting back down on the medical table and putting his hands on his head.
"What I say?" Miko asked in confusion.
"Uh, Miko, I'm afraid making a T-Cog from scratch is nearly im-im-im-im-" Fixit glitched before hitting himself. "Impossible. It is a bio-mechanism, not a scrapyard find."
"Fixit is correct." Ratchet said in agreement. "If it were that easy, don't you think I would've replaced Bumblebee's voice box by now?" He questioned while gesturing to Bumblebee to prove his point.
"No Voice Box and now no T-Cog? I'm useless!" Bumblebee said in despair while Windblade held his shoulder.
"You're not useless, Bee." Raf said as Bumblebee looked at him before he looked down in sadness.
"I wish I could believe that, Raf." Bumblebee said sadly as he curled himself.
"Alright, I vote no bot transforms until Bee gets his Cog back," Whirl suggested.
"You're Spark's in the right place, Whirl, but I don't think now is the time to be limiting ourselves." Arcee said to him.
"Not with Megatron potentially seeking other doomsday devices. And, I fear, not while M.E.C.H uses Bumblebee's T-Cog for their own sinister purpose." Optimus said grimly.
Inside a warehouse at an unknown location, a M.E.C.H trooper typed in some buttons on a terminal in front of him and turned to see a mechanical claw inserting Bumblebee's T-Cog inside a man-made robot that was the same size as a Cybertronian. Silas walked forward to begin their little project.
"Commence beta test." Silas ordered.
The M.E.C.H trooper typed at the terminal and the robot began to move it's hand, while it's chest and eyes glowed blue.
"Installation complete. Commencing scan." The M.E.C.H trooper informed before he made the robot scan a helicopter that was inside the warehouse, making it's schematics appear on the terminal. "Scan successful. Commencing transformation."
The robot began to make some mechanical noises, but it wasn't showing any signs of transformation. The M.E.C.H trooper typed in some commands on the terminal to try and make the transforming process work, but nothing was happening as Silas shot an impatient glare at his troop. The robot then completely shut down without transforming at all, until Silas heard a devious laugh coming from behind. He quickly turned around to see Starscream standing outside the entrance and the former air commander opened the door before he walked inside.
"You are the ones who turned poor Breakdown into a pitiful science experiment?" Starscream questioned, moving the helicopter's rotor blades out of his way. "Didn't learn much from the experience, did you."
However, Starscream saw a bunch of red lasers aimed at him while some M.E.C.H troops surrounded him with their rifles in hand.
"Enough to know where the soft spots are, Decepticon." Silas replied.
"Oh, please. I am no longer affiliated with that entity." Starscream muttered. "Besides, if I were to avenge the big lug, you would be screaming for mercy by now."
"Why are you here?" Silas asked.
"To propose an alliance. You see, we have much more in common than you might think. And I am not merely referring to our battle scars." Starscream said while showing the scar Arcee left on his cheek.
"What could I possibly gain from such an arrangement?" Silas questioned, unconvinced.
"Insider knowledge." Starscream answered, smirking sinisterly.
After a few moments of silence, Silas gestured to his troops to stand down, which they all did so.
"Wise choice." Starscream said before he began advancing forward. "Now, a T-Cog isn't technology, it is biology. Which means it will reject any power source, other than Energon."
"Go on." Silas said, slightly curious.
"Energon is the fuel, the ammunition, and the lifeblood of all Cybertronians. Whatever their affiliation." Starscream explained as he stood in front of the robot. "You and I both want it, and currently I lack the means of locating it. But once I supply with the…"
He used his finger claw to scratch himself and placed a stain of Energon into the robot's core, making it power up again.
"Particulars of its chemical makeup, we can utilize your considerable resources to devise the means of detecting new deposits. For us to share." Starscream said.
"If the supply meets M.E.C.H's rather significant demand." Silas proclaimed.
"Ah, intending to build an army, are you?" Starscream asked with a smirk as Silas just gave him a look. "I am no stranger to ambition."
Back at the Autobot base, Bumblebee walked up to Ratchet as the Autobot medic was working at the main console.
"Hey, Ratchet, any news about M.E.C.H?" Bumblebee asked.
"Optimus, and the others haven't reported in yet." Ratchet replied.
"So, when are they going to find it?" Bumblebee questioned.
"Bumblebee, I will let you know the moment I hear something." Ratchet said, starting to get a little irritated.
"Anything yet?" Bumblebee asked as he began tapping on Ratchet's shoulder.
"For Primus sake." Ratchet muttered with a sigh. "Will someone keep him occupied so I can get some work done?!"
"Hey, Bee, how about a video game?" Raf suggested as Bee went up to the platform.
"Sure." Bee said and saw Raf and Miko playing a racing game, which didn't make Bumblebee feel a bit better. "Oh, a racing game," He sighed as his mood went sour again.
"Uh, bad call." Miko admitted, noticing this along with Raf.
"Sorry." Raf apologized.
"Hey, no big deal." Miko said as she turn off the game. "That's game's lame." She said as she tossed the controller and pick up the remote. "What do you say we watch some TV?"
"Okay." Bumblebee said with a nod.
After switching the game off, Gus used the remote to switch the television on and it unfortunately showed a commercial for Bumblebee's vehicle mode.
"The new Urbana 500. It won't just rock your world, it will transform it." A voice said on the TV.
There was a moment of stunned silence in the entire base as Miko and Raf had very nervous expressions on their faces, until…
"OH PRIMUS WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?!" Bumblebee screamed in despair while clenching his head and turning away.
"Taking the 'auto' out of an Autobot is so not a good thing." Miko commented with a frown in sympathy for Bumblebee.
"Bee, come on." Raf said as he stood up. "You're just as amazing without wheels. I mean, speed isn't everything." He said as Bumblebee felt a bit better, knowing that is true.
But then, they heard revving sounds and saw Arcee and Chromia revving in as they skidded to a stop as Jack was on Acree. "It's a tie! And personal best. You two hit 120 easy." Jack commented, which made Bumblebee look at them before he gave a frustrated expression.
"Uh, oh." Jack, Acree, and Chromia mutter as they see that Bee's not in the mood.
"Uh, sorry, Bee?" Chromia spoke up with a sheepish tone.
"Speed isn't everything." Bumblebee grumbled as he stomped towards the Ground Bridge.
"Bumblebee, where do you think you're going?" Ratchet questioned.
"I'm going for a walk." Bumblebee answered.
"You can't just go for a walk. We are robots in disguise. Leaving the base in this form puts you at risk of being seen, and of us being discovered." Ratchet reminded before redirecting him back to where he came from. "You'll just have to remain in the base until-"
"Until you can fix me! I get it! Just like you did when I lost my voice box, forever!" Bumblebee yelled in anger before he stormed away, while the others looked on in worridness.
"Yes, Bumblebee. Until I can fix you." Ratchet whispered, starting to feel a little guilt inside.
Acree and Chromia then transformed as Chromia gave a sigh. "Okay, I know we want Bumblebee to keep his hopes up, but what's gonna happen if we can't find M.E.C.H's Base?" She questioned.
"We're still searching. And knowing M.E.C.H, they tend to show up at unexpected times." Acree said.
"Yes, and in the meantime, everything we're doing is just reminding Bumblebee of his inability to transform." Chromia said with a frown. "Isn't there anything in the base for Bumblebee can do?"'
"Maybe he can take a break on Metroplex? Catch up with Windblade and others?" Raf suggested.
Arcee, Chromia and Ratchet looked at each other, "Well, Windblade certainly has an ability to connect with sparks," Ratchet admitted.
"She is the City Speaker, remember?" Chromia reminded him.
"Sounds right." Acree said as they turned to the sulking Bumblebee. "Let's hope she can make Bumblebee less of a sulker."
The next day after school, Raf was waiting at the school stairs, feeling sad for Bumblebee before horns honked off as he looked up and saw a silver/gray customized hardtop Pontiac Solstice GXP.
Raf stood up as he went up to the car. "In you go, kid." Jazz's voice spoke up as Raf buckled up as he took off. "Where are your friends?"
"Jacks at work and Mikos in detention, again." Raf explained casually. "You know, I was expecting Bulkhead or Acree to pick me up. But you're a surprise Jazz."
"Hey, anything for a friend of Bee. Besides, they and the others are still searching for M.E.C.H while Windblade is on watch duty while keeping Bee company." Jazz said to him as Raf leaned back. "Wanna ride with some tunes?"
"No thank you." Raf said to him.
On the Metroplex, Bumblebee was walking with Windblade, "I'm glad you're here, Windblade. I missed the times we hang out together," Bumblebee said, a little more happy.
"Same here, Bee." Windblade said with a smile. "It kinda reminds me of the time we used to hang out at Macadams back on Cybertron. Before and during the war."
"Yeah, I wonder how Mac's doing?" Bumblebee wondered.
"If I had to guess, either scattered in the stars or probably still on Cybertron with his own emergency stash of energon." Windblade joked as the two shared a laugh. "Honestly, where did he even get that stuff after Cybertron went dark?"
"Hey, remember how some thought he was actually a Prime?" Bumblebee asked before giving what sounded like a laugh, "Yeah right, Mac a Prime."
"You said it. I mean, no offense to Mac, but he's not that close to a Prime." Windblade said as they entered the bridge. "I mean, sure, the title would be earned, but there's just no way."
"Sometimes I still wonder about all that crazy stuff he said, living in a Silo, fighting Terracons," Bumblebee listed out.
"Wasn't that all those things that happened recently on your adventures on Earth?" Windblade asked with a brow.
"Yeah, but somehow, he knew. Which is a bit scary." Bumblebee said with a creeped out look. "Probably should've asked where I could find my missing T-Cog." He sighed.
Windblade gave a sympathetic frown as she placed a hand on Bumblebee's shoulder. "Don't worry, Bee. We'll get your cog back. Don't lose hope." She said as Bumblebee nodded before the monitor beeped, which made Windblade turn and inspected it. "Is that what I think it is?" He asked hopefully.
"Looks more like another Iacon Homing Beacon," Windblade nodded. "I'll alert the others."
"I'm sure the two of us can handle it." Bumblebee said to her.
"I know we can handle it, Bee." Windblade said as she turned to him. "But there's no reason to…" She then sighed. "What are you trying to prove?"
"That I'm more than just my wheels." Bumblebee told her.
Windblade saw the determination in his eyes and sighed, "I can't believe I'm doing this," She told herself.
On the road in Jasper, Jazz continued to drive around with Raf, who was quiet for a bit before he spoke up. "Jazz, what happened to Bumblebee's voice box?" He asked, which made Jazz silent for a moment before he spoke.
"It was, damaged in battle." Jazz said in a solemn tone.
"How?" Raf asked.
"Take a guess." Jazz said as he sighed. "It wasn't pretty, that's all I can say. It happened at Tiger Pax during the war. Bee got snatched by some Cons and was brought to the Big M himself for interrogation."
"Interrogation for what?" Raf asked.
"Bee was one of Optimus's most trusted bots, Megatron figured he had stuff worth getting his claws on." Jazz said as he stood silent. "But Bee wouldn't give a scrap of it, and he paid a heck of a price for his bearings. Megatron ripped his voice box right out of him and left him for scrap, but Windblade and I found him and evacuated him to a triage facility. Where our trusty medic, Ratchet, was able to patch him up, for the most part. Lot of us thought he wouldn't make it, Windblade didn't leave his side for a second," He recalled solemnly.
"So, we owed Ratchet for saving Bumblebee's life." Raf said in surprise and awed.
"Sure do. But Ratchet sometimes still thinks he could've done better for Bee." Jazz said. "Even when we just came to Earth, we can tell Ratchet still felt guilty for not fixing Bee's box. Just by mentioning it can make either of them feel bad."
"I can't imagine what Bee's going through right now," Raf said in concern.
"Don't worry, we'll find M.E.C.H and Bee's Cog," Jazz assured him as Raf looked down in thought.
A bit later in a forest, a Ground Bridge opened up as Windblade jumped out and looked around. "All clear." Windblade said as she gestured her hand forward as Bumblebee came out. "I still don't know how you talk me into this. You're still the stubborn bot I remember." She said as she stepped forward as she took out a scanner.
"Hey, it's just a Relic snatch and grab, probably won't even involve a chase," Bumblebee told her.
"Yeah, I know, Bee. Not every mission ends in a high speed pursuit." Windblade said to him. "But without you-"
"Can we please just drop it already?" Bumblebee asked with an irritated look.
"Okay, sorry. I'll drop it." Windblade said with her hands up. "But if Optimus and Elita find out, this was not my idea."
"Sure, sure, whatever." Bumblebee said, waving his hand off.
Windblade looked at her scanner and saw the signal from earlier. "Signal's coming from over there." She said, looking at a cave in front of them. "And moving fast."
Then suddenly, Knockout in vehicle form jumped out. "Catch me if you can!" He called out as he revved away.
"I'll get him." Windblade said as she was about to take flight, but then they heard stomping sounds as they turned and saw Breakdown charging at them with his hammer out. "Oh you gotta be scrapping me!" She complained.
"Don't worry, I'll get Knock Out!" Bumblebee told her before running after the Decepticon Medic.
"Bee! Wait!" Windblade called before she was knocked back by Breakdown's hammer.
Knockout continued to drive down the road as Bumblebee ran after him with just his metallic legs, but the Decepticon doctor's driving speed proved to be superior as he got further away and saw Bumblebee wasn't transforming.
"Sporting of you." Knockout muttered.
When he came to a halt, Bumblebee attempted to bring out his blasters and shoot Knock Out, but they wouldn't shift out of his arms.
"Scrap! My weapons don't work, either?!" Bumblebee was gripped in shock.
"You're not gonna even try and shoot out my tires?!" Knockout questioned in disbelief, coming to a screeching halt. "Bumblebee, where's your famous horsepower, Huh?! Show me some speed!"
This agitated Bumblebee as he then rushed towards Knockout and attempted to grab him, only for the Decepticon doctor to immediately drive away. Bumblebee noticed an outdated truck next to an abandoned gas station and he grabbed it before setting it onto the road, riding it down the road. Bumblebee carefully steered his ride on the road as Knockout saw this on his side mirror.
"What is with the rent-a-car?!" Knockout asked humorously.
Bumblebee kept chasing Knockout, but then one of the back tires ended up falling off and his ride screeched along the road.
"I'd stick around and do some doughnuts around you, but I have a delivery to make." Knockout said as the relic was shown to be in his back seat.
When the Decepticon doctor made a left turn Bumblebee's eyes widened in nervousness as he saw that he was driving towards a cliff edge. Before he could do anything, he and his ride bashed through the railings and over the edge.
"SCRAAAAAAAP!" Bumblebee yelled, falling down to the bottom as everything went black.
Yes, in Prime Meccadem, AKA Alchemist Prime Exists, will he appear in a future episode? Who knows.
Stay Tuned for Part 2, coming up real soon.