Transformers: Dark Cybertron

Charlie

In San Francisco, a young lady by the name of Charlie Watson walked around an Autoparts store, searching for some tools and parts. She found some of what she needed and left after paying. She stepped outside and hopped on her bike as she played some music. She rode back to her house in a nice, quiet suburban area. She went to her garage and started working on a project she had going for a while. She was fixing up a car of course. She was 18 and living on her own. Her family kind of just forgot her after her father died but she kept all of that to herself and buried it deep down. She had several jobs to afford her small house and her hobby too. She was aware of the transformers much like everyone but had yet to meet one. Charlie worked and worked on her car but nothing seemed to worked. She got frustrated and stormed out. She marched to the edge of her house and neighborhood as she calmed down. She rubbed her eyes and sighed before noticing something in the distance. She grabbed her tools and flashlight as she slid down to the area. Charlie looked around and saw big footprints and then tire tracks. She gulped and said to herself: "A transformer..." She ran back up to her house to call the TRF about it. She grabbed her phone before she heard the sound of a jet fly really close overhead. She looked outside and saw a large transformer land where she looked before. She told the TRF everything and then ran outside with her stuff. She looked around and ran to the sight as she hid behind a large rock. The Decepticon Blitzkrieg looked around and followed the path. He sniffed the air and glared at the rock. Charlie ducked behind it and tried to stay calm and quiet. The con grabbed the rock and crushed it as he aimed the gun at her, "Pathetic Worm..." he loaded his gun arm and aimed it at Charlie. She backed up and closed her eyes, until the local TRF rolled up and fired at the con, "Decepticon! Stand down!" Blitzkrieg turned to them but then Bumblebee drove out, transformed and kicked Blitzkrieg into the dirt. Bee landed and slid to the TRF. Lt. Mendes smiled, "Holy shit! Bumblebee!" Bee chuckled and saw Charlie, "Mendes! Get the girl to safety! Everyone else! On me!" He activated his sword and ran at the Seeker, stabbing his shoulder. Bee flipped and stabbed the con in the back before Blitzkrieg flew up into the air. A sniper aimed her gun and hit Blitzkrieg's mini-thrusters. Bee nodded and let go of the con and then grabbed his foot and shot out both thrusters. The con fell to the ground and Bee jumped off him and rolled back to the TRF before firing at his chest. The Scout ran and grabbed a missile stabbing it into the con's chest. He got thrown back at Mendes and Charlie. He glared at the con and giggled, "You dare try to kill me!?" Blitzkrieg shouted before Bee aimed at his head, "Oh I didn't try. I'm gonna." He aimed at the missile as Blitzkrieg smirked and quickly tore off the missile from his chest but Bee at the missile and covered Mendes and Charlie with his body when the explosion happened. Bee looked back at the wreck and crater of sorts as the TRF began clean up and investigation. Mendes jogged over to the others as Bee looked back at Charlie, "Hey Miss? You okay?" She looked up at the big bot and nodded, "Ye-Yeah. Wh-Who are you?" He nodded and held his finger up, "Wait here." He walked over to Mendes and talked for a minute before he nodded, "Alright Bee! Enjoy vacation big guy!" Bee giggled and nodded as he walked over to Charlie, "Let's get you home." He transformed into his Camero Mode for her as she nodded and got in nervously. Bee drove for a bit as he spoke, "I'm an Autobot. One of the good guys." Charlie nodded and relaxed a little bit, "Oh. Okay. I should've figured." Bee drove up a hill as he avoided traffic, "Got any questions, human?" She nodded, "Why here? Why did you come here?"
"I wanted a vacation sooo Optimus Prime sent me here." Bee replied totally nonchalantly as Charlie blinked, "THE Optimus Prime? Wait, that's why the TRF didn't shoot you!" Charlie put it all together.
Bee honked twice as if he was agreeing, "Yeah that was apart of it." Charlie rubbed her neck, "Okay but why earth? Why this planet?" she asked before Bee pulled into her neighborhood. Charlie pointed at her house as Bee pulled into her garage. Charlie got out and backed up from the car. Bee sighed and transformed into his robot mode as he knelt down to Charlie, "We had no choice. Our world was dying and yours was rich with energon. Then again, it was four million years ago when we crashed on your world. Now though? We just wanna protect your world from the Decepticons and total warfare amongst yourselves." He looked at her with a light scar over his optic. Charlie walked to him and held her hands up to his head, holding it in her hands and analyzing his face closely. Charlie sighed and shook her head as Bee closed his optics and basically relaxed.
"What's your name?" She asked him. Bumblebee opened his optics and looked at Charlie, "Bumblebee. My name is Bumblebee. Autobot Scout and the smallest Wrecker." Charlie softly smiled at him as Bee pointed at her chest.
"Oh, me, my turn right?" Charlie asked as Bee nodded. She smiled softly, "Charlie. Charlie Watson." Bee sat down on the ground, "And what makes you special? I'm a scout and wrecker. What about you?" Charlie rubbed her arm and hung her head, "I uh... I'm not very special." Bee shook his head and looked at her, "Everyone is unique in their own ways. If you weren't you'd be like the seekers." He chuckled and Charlie giggled.
"Well, I like fixing stuff. I also build things from scratch, I live alone and do my best to, and I like cars." Charlie looked up at Bee who nodded and shrugged, "That sounds very cool." He stood up and walked to her other car as he rubbed his metallic chin while he observed the car, "What's this?" Charlie covered it up and shook her head, "I'm sorry, but it's personal." Bee nodded, "Ah, you sound like Wheeljack when he talks about his projects." Bee walked away from the car and sighed. Charlie's stomach grumbled as Bee turned to her, "You hungry dude?" Bee asked as Charlie nodded, "Yeah but I'm out of food and I don't even have enough money to get some." Bee shook his head and transformed, "Get in, we're gonna get some food." Charlie rose a brow and scoffed, "What? Like you know how to get some?" Bee moved a bit forward and Charlie's smirk faded, "You what?" Bee opened his door for her as she slid over to the driver's seat. He started driving out as Charlie closed her garage door. Bee drove around and played some good ol' classic music. Charlie giggled as she relaxed in the driver seat, "You like our music don't you?" She asked as Bee chuckled, "Yeah, I hang out with Jazz and Blaster a lot and they ALWAYS play classic beats. I can turn it off if y-"
"No! Uh, no, it's okay Bumblebee, please enjoy it." Charlie rubbed her arm as Bee drove on. He arrived at a secret base as he spoke, "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong." The door opened as Bee drove in to the surprise of a minicon, "Ah, B-127. How much American Money do you need?"
"About 100 thousand dollars, transfer the funds to one Charlie Watson's account." Bee ordered. The Minicon nodded but after she typed it into the computer she tilted her head, "I'm afraid the account has insufficient funds for a transfer. Shall I hack into it?" She turned to the Autobot and his human as Bee replied, "Yes. Make it like she got paid." The minicon nodded, "As you wish sir." She typed a few more times and then nodded, "All is paid-off B-127." Bee started his engines and turned to the other door, "Thanks Creds." He drove off as Charlie looked out the window in disbelief before checking her cell phone and started tearing up as she covered her mouth, "No...No way... You gave me all of this money?" Bee pulled up to a nice burger joint and stopped his engines, "Yes, I've seen what poverty can do to your people and mine, I'm just righting a wrong." Charlie nodded at his words and got out to get some food. When she came back, Bee was still waiting for her. She smiled and got in as he started driving, "Where to, Charlie?" Bee asked.
Charlie shrugged and smiled as she ate a fry, "How about, we go to my place and you can tell me all about yourself and the other bots?"
"Sure, this oughta be a fun vacation." Bee replied as he drove back to Charlie's house. He got into her garage as Charlie got out and walked to her lounge area. Bee transformed and sat down, leaning against the wall next to Charlie. He looked around and grabbed a stone that was on the ground. Charlie ate her food as Bee activated his sword, but this caused Charlie to freak out. Bee shook his head as he looked at her, "Nononono, I'm just sharpening it." He showed her as Charlie nodded and relaxed. She took a bite of her burger as she looked at Bumblebee's side, noticing several scratches and dents. "Hey Bee, do those hurt?"
The little transformer shook his head, "No. I take pride in my scars. They remind me of some good times. The three slashes was when I saved a kid from one of the Predacons, the blaster-dent right there is from a fight with several Decepticons on Garrus-9." He chuckled as Charlie walked to him and felt his scars. She took another bite of her burger as she looked up at Bumblebee. The Autobot was just a happy little guy, relaxing, sharpening his sword and enjoying life. He looked down at Charlie and winked, "Trust me, I'm a wrecker. I can take it." Charlie nodded and smiled softly as she sat in Bee's lap, "I trust you, Bee." Bee nodded and rubbed Charlie's head, "Thanks, Charlie."