Transformers: Prime: Smokescreen's Destiny

Chapter 10: Seize the Day

Bumblebee saw Optimus Prime speaking to Arcee and he too remembered the sad day before the Exodus when he had to say goodbye to his surrogate mother, Elita-One, and his surrogate little sister, Altair Comet. He beeped in sadness as he remembered on that day when he hugged his mother and sister, who weren't even related to him before he had to leave and continue fighting the Decepticons with his foster father, Optimus Prime. It was long after Megatron crushed his voice box and Bumblebee lost the ability to talk again because of what the Decepticon warlord did to him.

~Flashback to Bumblebee's sad memories~

"I'll miss you, big brother." Altair Comet said sadly as she hugged Bumblebee. Bee was crying as he held his surrogate sister one last time before she had to go. Altair Comet was only 14 in human years and Bumblebee was 19 in human years when they had to say goodbye to each other. "Come along, dear," Elita-One told her daughter. "I don't want to lose him." Altair Comet said. "You won't. And I promise...that someday...he will be able to speak again." Optimus Prime told his daughter. "I promise." His voice echoed as the memory faded.

~Flashback ends~

Arcee and Optimus Prime noticed Bumblebee standing in the shadows and eavesdropping on them talking about the day Optimus found and adopted Bumblebee when he still had his voice box as a child at the beginning of the Great War. "Bumblebee." Optimus Prime said when he saw his surrogate son. Bumblebee beeped as he tried to apologize for interrupting and eavesdropping before he went into hiding. "Wait. You don't need to hide." Arcee said. Bumblebee looked at the two-wheeler and the last of the Primes with guilt in his cyan optics, but they gave him a comforting group hug after letting him know that he's done nothing wrong and that they're sorry for what Megatron did to him.

"You have nothing to apologize for. We're sorry for what had happened to you. For what Megatron had done to you." Arcee told Bumblebee. "I've made my promise and I will keep that promise when the time comes. You're okay, Bumblebee. You will be alright. Come here." Optimus Prime told Bumblebee in a tone a parent uses to comfort his or her child. Bumblebee beeped as he started to tear up and breakdown a little as his surrogate father continued to comfort him.

The next day, Jack Darby was at high school with his friends, Miko Nakadai and Rafael Esquivel, who were going on with their day while keeping the knowledge of the Autobots, the Decepticons, M.E.C.H and anything that's Cybertronian related. Jack was in the hallway after class when he bumped into Sierra who dropped her schoolbooks. "Oh, sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to..." Jack Darby tried to apologize as he tried to help Sierra pick up her books. "No, that's fine. I..." Sierra replied when she placed her hand on one of her books and Jack accidentally placed his hand onto hers, making them look at each other and blush. Jack let go and he let Sierra pick up her books before anyone would notice the awkward high school sweetheart moment. When Jack Darby and Sierra got up, he looked at her with an embarrassed look on his face before he decided to be on his merry way. "Bye," Jack said. "W-Wait. Don't go." Sierra told the young man. She got Jack's attention as he turned to look at her and he asked, "What do you want with me?" Sierra fixed her hair while holding her books. "Um, I was just wondering...since the school dance is coming up this weekend..." she began. "Would you like to invite me to the school dance tonight?" She asked. Jack Darby was surprised. He forgot that the school dance was this weekend. Hearing his crush ask him to invite her on a school date was unexpected, yet at the same time, it made him feel happy. "What? Really??" Jack asked happily. Sierra nodded. "Yeah." She spoke. "But what if Vince finds out?" Jack Darby asked. Sierra scoffed, "Don't worry about him. He's already asked one of my gal pals out. So...would you be willing to ask me out tonight next week?" She asked. Jack was about to accept it when he heard his phone ringing. He flipped his phone and it had Arcee's phone number and Jack, not wanting any other human at school know of the Autobots knew he had to rush to a private area where he could answer his guardian's call. But before he would leave the hallway, he hid his phone and accepted Sierra's invitation. "Yes!" Jack said to his school crush before he left the hallway and went outside.