the predacon army

Long time ago

A/N  I will convert cybertronian years to human years. also there personalities might be a little off but its to keep the plot moving so they'll go back to normal shortly. Sorry this took so long I got caught up in other stories.

Optimus pov:

I sat there in my berth room on the berth hanging my helm. it was nearing the end of the day. It had been two days since we lost bumblebee and it had gotten no easier only more painful to think megatron could be doing anything to him right now "Optimus" I heard the voice of arcee at the door way. I quickly shook my helm and put on a serious face. "Come in arcee" I said and picked up a data pad like I was doing something. "what might you require" I asked as she walked over. "If you don't mind me asking how long have you known bumblebee" she questioned a nervous look on her face. I smiled kindly at her and motioned to a spot on the berth beside me. "A long time I've known him since he was only about 9 or 10" I responded thinking of all the fun times we had. "That was before you were a prime and megatron was......." She trailed off. "Yes it was, would you like me to tell you how I met him" I asked and she looked up at me hope sparkling in her optics. "that would be nice" she responded. 

~~~~flash back~~~~

Orions pov:

I walked away from the cafe I had just finished watching one of the great Megatronus battles and left excited. I looked around for a spot to sit but all up the tables were full as it neared the end of the day. I decided I would just stand and eat my energon cube. i was exited to go home and see elita one, my sparkmate. I walked over and leaned against a wall to rest. I lifted the energon to take a bite but it was suddenly torn from my servo as a bot ran past taking it with him. "Hey" I shouted and started running after the bot. I couldn't see much because the bot was moving to fast but from what I could tell they were a mech, small, and yellow. The mech darted around corners and trash bins with great agility. Even at one point I ended up running straight into one instead of around it. Eventually he dated into a alleyway only to be stopped when it was a dead end. "scrap" I heard chin curse before turning to me. He dripped the energon cube and curled into a small ball in front of me his legs pressed up to his chassis.

Now that I could finally get a good look at him he only looked to be 9 or 10. I suddenly felt bad for this bot and wondered if he had a reason for stealing the energon. He was dirty and dented. I thought for a moment about how someone's parents could let there sparkling live like this, then the realization struck me, he probably didn't have parents. I slowly walked over and looked down at the small bot, he was shaking in fear. I reached out and placed me servo on his shoulder. He looked up at me optics wide with fear. But these optics were different they were huge baby blue unlike anything I had ever seen. The spun around and zoomed in and out, they were mesmerizing. "please I'm sorry don't hurt me please" he pleaded and I was shaking from my toughts. I no longer had the intention to hurt him. Something about him was different, special. "don't worry I'm not going to hurt you" I replied and he looked up t me with scared optics.

"B-but I stole your e-energon" he said his voice shaking with fear. "Its alright do you have someone who can buy you some energon" I asked and he shook his helm. "n-no its j-just me" he quiverd. I looked back and picked up the energon behind me. "Here take mine" I said and handed it to him. "r-realy t-thank you s-sir" he said and cautiously took it. "Do you have a home someone I can leave you with do you have parents" I asked. He looked back up at me. "n-no i-i'm all alone" he said and nervously looked around. "well you can come with me if you would like" I said and remember how elita had said she wanted a sparkling. "w-where are w-we going" he nervously asked. "We can go to my home if you don't have one you could live with us for a little while before you go to an orphanage" I said and he shot up to a standing position. "n-no no. . . no orphanage" he said firmly. "Ok ok I won't take you there but lets head back to my home well find out what to do then its getting late" I replied.

"o-ok" he answered and I got up from where I was kneeling. I started off and the bot followed beside me. I looked down at him and he looked up at me. "What's you name" I asked and he looked up at me, probably wondering if he should tell me or not. "M-my name is bumblebee" he said and then quickly looked back down and started eating the energon cube. "Well its nice to meet you bumblebee" I replied back. "Thank you sir" he replied behind a mouth full of energon. "please call me Orion pax" I answered and he nodded. 

~~~~flash back ends~~~~

"That's how I met bumblebee" I finished telling arcee the story. "wow so he was really young when you met him" she added looking out at the door. "So you practically raised him" she continued half to me half to herself. "yes he was like my own sparkling and still is" I replied. "It must hurt so much to lose him then" she said and turned back to me. "Yes arcee, it pains my spark with every waking moment" I added looking away from her. "Optimus may I sit with you" I heard the small voice of raf beneath us. I looked down and so did arcee. "Rafael what are you doing here this late you should be with your care takers" I said and reached down and picked him up by letting him sit on my servo. "I know but I convinced ratchet and my parents to let me stay" he replied. "Very well than what is it that you require" I asked and he looked up at me with big puppy dog eyes. "Will you tell me more about bumblebees past he never talks about it" he asked and I looked at arcee who also seemed to be interested. 

"yes, but before I continue I must tell you that he doesn't like to talk about it because many tragic events happen to him, more than just the loss of his voice box" I added and they both nodded. "He was a kind bot I knew him before I had met Megatron or at the time he was known as megatronus. Bumblebee had been abandoned by his parents and faced unjust treatment in the orphanage he was held at so he ran away that's when I found him. Me and my sparkmate elita took him in and raised him as our own. As he grew the war started and he got stronger and faster it was hard to keep him in one place at a time especially if he didn't want to be there" they let out a amused laugh at my last lines. "The other bots loved having him around base, he always brought lite in some of pur darkest hours" I continue on like this for a long time more and try listened on intently. I finally finished and the looked up at me with awe. "So he knew you before you were optimus" arcee asked. I nodded in return. "yes, that was a long time aho"