A watery secret

A forced return

3rd person: Team Bee had just finished catching another loose con when they suddenly heard a big thump and then muffled cursing

" what was that!? "asked Sideswipe looking around, sword drawn

"Maybe it's another loose Decepticon sir," stated Strongarm, fingering her crossbow "I didn't think so cadet," said Bumblebee

" Maybe we should go check it out?" asked Grimlock, the others nodded in agreement sighing Bumblebee said

" alright but be quiet, we don't want to spook it, whatever it is" After they all said ok they crept toward the sound, and what they saw made them gasp in astonishment, there before them lay a rather large red and blue bot with a metal fish tail muttering 

" of course when I need the tide to be low it's high but, if I need it to be high isn't" Bumblebee stood there frozen in shock because the cybertronian looked just like Optimus when jumped off the cliff.

" Optimus?" he said whispered and the mysterious bot must have heard him because he whipped his head to look at them, his eyes widened in shock, he started to struggle harder against the sand when suddenly 

" Will you stop struggling so much? It's already hard to push you already and you thrashing like a freshly decapitated fish isn't helping," Then they noticed two minicons trying to push the bot farther into the water.

" If you seriously didn't notice the Cybertronians over there, which I don't think you did" he pointed in their direction 

" I'm trying not to get us caught Waverider" snapping out shock Strongarm yelled 

" freeze Decepticon" at this he stopped struggling, stared at her, and then started to laugh, 

" you think I'm a Decepticon? oh, this is rich, you guys hear that? they think I'm a con." The two minicons looked at each other and they too started to laugh 

" He couldn't be evil even if he try, he has too big of a spark," said the light blue and white minicon trying to speak while laughing 

" accept during training" replayed the dark blue and golden one in between fits of giggles. Once they calmed down enough talk the bot asked

" are your optics offline?" He inquired, with a little helm tilt

" no," Strongarm growled

" Are you sure," he asked as he pointed to his shoulder where a faded but noticeable Autobot symbol was. Finally being able to move  again, Bumblebee hesitantly started walking forward 

" Optimus?" he said again. Looking over at him 

" Optimus Prime is dead, scout, you and the other Autobots killed him, remember? and my name is Aquafang," he said in a clipped, freezing tone, Bumblebee felt a shiver run down his spinal strut

" sir are you sure that this thing-" Strongarm starts

" merformer" the bot, apparently Optimus Prime, interrupts

" merformer is Optimus prime," asks Strongarm uncertainly 

" Did no one hear the words that literally just came out of my mouth!? I said my name is Aquafang" Aquafang threw up his arms, and face planted in the sand, but Bumblebee nodded again, more confident than ever

" Are we just going to stare at him or are we going to bring him back with us?" asked Sideswipe confused 

" sir we can't just bring a random bot back to the scrap yard," said Strongarm 

" Yes don't bring me to the scrap yard!" Bumblebee shakes his helm

"I lost you once I won't lose you again!" exclaimed Bumblebee as he came forward to pick him up 

"NO, I won't lose my freedom again!" Optimus growled, snapping his fanged jaws at the looming hands 

"you will go if you value the life of your minicons" wiping his head around only to find that Drift's swords at his minicons throat tubing

" Deadlock, nice to see you again, and the Autobots are as cruel as ever I see, very well, I'll go with you just as long as you don't harm them," he hissed, Drift stiffened

" it would be unwise to say things like that while your minicon's lives bepernd in my servos" but released they non the less. Once the swords were removed the minicons ran into Optimus's safe, open arms 

" we're really sorry boss bot, if we didn't let the land walker get the jump on us, we wouldn't have to leave the sea and our home". 

" It's not your fault my little ones, it's falls on these land walkers who are willing to in danger minicon lives," Aquafang said gently as he nuzzles their helms, then glowering he looks up and says 

" I have to be fully on land in order to shift" 

" Grimlock can you move him to land," said Bumblebee 

" sure thing Bee" answered Grimlock. Once Optimus was on land he started to shift after he was done he shakily got to his feet and stumbled trying to say up 

" Fixit we need a ground bridge and we're bringing back a surprise with us."