Sparkling of Cybertron

... of the Autobot - Human relations

After a delicious meal (Hungarian pancakes with beef and tomato sauce) Sam and his father drove to the local car seller. Samuel was very excited and kept smiling yet he remained silent. It was Mr Witwicky who broke the silence:

- you are not going to tell me what is your dream model Sammy?

- ummm I didn't think actually - replied Sam - I just concentrated on dreaming about one.

- hahahah I see - laughed Ron - how about a ford then? They have good engines.

- you really thought about a ford for me - whispered Samuel in shock

- yes why not? - replied Mr Witwicky

- omg dad you are awesome!! - exclaimed the boy.

Mr Witwicky just smiled and felt another vave of pride...

- we arrived - said the father pointing out the sign Barney's Car Sell out. While the father and his son were getting out of the car a certain camaro approached the car sell out from the other side and forced through the narrow gate...

- my plan is easy yet somehow complex as I have to persuade them to buy me in order to get closer to the boy - thought Bumblebee to himself - and I am lucky that I managed to get that far... When he got to the place he found an empty space close to the office and waited impatiently for the customers.

- hi Barney how are you going? - Mr Witwicky greeted the manager - a good natured stocky man in his mid-fifties.

- oh hello Ron it never had been better - answered Barney with a jovial smile

- good afternoon Mr Barney - said Sam

- hallo there boy - replied the car manager

- you are so big now looks like our children are getting older hah - he added to Mr Witwicky and winked at them.

- looks like you are right - replied Ron with a grin while Sam rolled his eyes and laughed heartily.

- what can I help both of you? - asked Barney - wait is it... TIME? - he added quickly when he realised that both of Witwicky's were standing in his office.

- yes it's time - answered Mr Witwicky and patted Samuel proudly on the back

- a best ford for my son please - he added softly.

The smile on Barney's face faded a little when he heard that and replied:

- I am afraid that the Ford will be problematic right now but please look at the current novelties they are worth checking. Samuel's heart sank but the father said

- sure let's see Sam are you interested?

- of course dad - sounded the eager reply.

They left the office and entered a sunlit car park full of vehicles in different sizes, colours and prices... Mr Barney took them immediately to a white old fashioned BMW for $4500 and started to enumerate its advantages. Mr Witwicky was a little sceptical but Sam got really excited about that car...

At the same time someone's spark nearly exploded with fear:

- I have to do something quickly - thought Bumblebee desperately. He was lucky enough that he was standing in the vicinity because when the boy started to inspect the BMW Bumblebee flashed his headlights in despair... And was more than happy that it worked because Sam looked at his direction. When Samuel took a look at the direction from which he saw a flash of strangely familiar bluish light he noticed a handsome yellow chevrolet camaro with two black stripes on the chassis... It was definitely more cool than the white BMW as it radiated some strange magnetic power yet friendly and soothing.

Sam looked at his dad and found that he was in deep conversation with Mr Barney so he proceeded towards the camaro by himself. When he took a look inside he noticed a magnificent cockpit with slender steering wheel with a mysterious emblem on the honking horn... Sam went around the car noticing all its magnificence... It was just spotless. At the same time Bumblebee was scanning the boy thoroughly but didn't find any trace of the All - Spark. Instead of that he found out the levels of excitement and basic life functions which were ok...

- its a pity that my scanners aren't as professional as Ratchet's ones - thought Bumblebee with relief.

- dad how about this one? - asked the boy.

Both men turned around and saw yellow camaro.

- pretty good - replied Mr Witwicky - how much is for that one?

- I literally don't know how this car got here - said Barney with a confused face

- I am one hundred percent sure that it is not my car.

- dad please - whispered Samuel pleadingly

- but you heard that it's not in the register - replied Ron with serious face

- but Wait maybe Zac forgot to tag it I will phone him - sounded Barney's voice.

Both men and machine sighed with relief. Mr Barney called his apprentice and after a while came back to his customers.

- Zac claims that he tagged all the vehicles on his shift but he gave me a clue that it can be that car we are waiting for since last Friday - said Mr Barney happily - he wasn't sure about the brand of the car but the colour matches.

- yay that is great! - exclaimed Samuel

- so how much is for this chevvy? - asked Ron and winked at Barney

- well - he started and scratched the back of his head - we know each other for a decent period of time so $2500 will be fair enough

- ok I'm in do you have a terminal for credit cards? - asked Mr Witwicky

- yes at the office - sounded the reply

- ok son get into your car and I will finalise the transaction with Mr Barney at his Biuro - said Ron

- yes! - shouted Sam.

Both of the men went to the office leaving Samuel with the car of his dreams... His car. At first the boy was too shy to touch it but then he slowly reached his hand and brushed the front chassis with his fingertips he felt a stange current itching his skin... For Bumblebee it was the first interaction with a human being so he had to focus all his strength not to vibrate... But Suddenly the cooling systems kicked on without any warning

- oh frag - thought Bumblebee when he saw that Sam jumped in fear.

- what the hell! - whispered the boy and eyed the vehicle suspiciously. As nothing happened again Sam slowly opened the door and jumped into on the driver's seat. Then he closed the door and grabbed the steering wheel...

- yes finally I've got a car - whispered the boy and caressed it

- so you don't want to start the engine boy - asked Mr Witwicky through the glass.

Sam opened the window and smiled sheepishly

- no I just thought about a name for him that's all

- I see - replied his dad - ok son I will drive home in my volvo and you just follow my lead ok? - he added with a grin

- yeah sure - replied Sam.

Then he saw his father going to his vehicle and driving from the car park... It was time...

- ok let's go Bee - whispered the boy and started the engine...

Bumblebee was so shocked that the human boy called him by his name that he revived his engine a little bit stronger than he intended and the boy's reaction was really strong:

- wow!! That's just awesome! - exclaimed Samuel and drove to the main road like a professional.