bumblebee's journey (book 1)

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Rainshots pov:

I limped up the tunnel holding my side as energon spewed out. "Come on ray just a little bit further" I grunted to myself and continued to push forward until the light of the surface bathed my frame. "Thank primus" I muttered to myself again and sat down to take a rest. I looked back at the cave and wondered if I should go in after bee. I know he told me to head back to the ship but he could need my help. I was conflicted between doing what he wanted me to do or helping him. I'd look at the cave then the far stretch or jagged rocks that lead back to our ship. "I would go help him he's my friend" I started and got up to head back into the cave. A stabbing pain in my side held me back and made me falter. "ugh your in no shape to fight and bee would never forgive himself if you died to agggggg pull it together Rainshot" I said and held my hem with my servos. I looked back at the cave again and made my decision.

Its better to head back your barley be able to get five steps back in before you tumble down the rest of the way. I looked back to the jagged rocks. "Looks like it rough terrain" I said out loud before transforming and following bees tire marks back. I speed over the ground as fast as I could though that wasn't very fast. I began to tire but I knew I had to keep going. The sun here was hot betting down on my frame. After what seemed like forever the ship finally came into sight with Optimus, Cascade, and ratchet standing just outside it. They were huddled together and looked like they just got back to. I stoped a little way away from them. Cascade turned to me and he s optics widend. "Rainshot your hurt" he said running over to me. He reached me and started looking over me.

"I'll be fine but bee went deeper into the cave to save jazz i-i don't know what happened to them" I said explaining as fast as I could. Cascades optics.widened with pure terror. "we have to go help them" he shouted and looked around frantically. "rainshot come with me" ratchet command to me and I didn't resist. "optimus please bring him back" I said as optimus hurried past me. He gave me.a.quick nod before transforming and racing off. Ratchet hurried me into the ship and started patching me up. "Ratchet will they be ok" I asked hope he would know something. "Im... Unsure" he replied and I should have known that was going to be the answer. "all we can do is part to promise they are but I promise I will do whatever it takes to keep them alive"

Bumblebees pov:

I ran down the cave and into the sound of angry wirrs. 'primus they have jazz' I yelled frantically in my helm. I skidded into a wide open room with a tall ceiling and blue crystals of energon stuck out of the walls, floors, and roof. ::JAZZ:: I yelled out loud. . . . no reply. ::JAZZ:: I yell again and start to sprint farther, deeper, faster into the cave. ::JAZZ:: I yell again and still no reply. Then I hear it a agonizing wail of pain. ::NO:: I shout and push myself faster. I slid across the ground but I didn't care I had to get to jazz. I skidded to a stop to look around me. The wirring was blaring in my audio receptors. I sprinted farther and eventually came into a massive cave. I saw jazz rithing on the floor cover in the horror of scrappets.

::JAZZ:: I yelled again and sprinted down beside him and started pushing the scrappets off him. It wasn't any help they just kept coming back. Soon I was also covered in them. A huge puddle of energon covered the ground and was rapidly spreading. I couldn't tell if it was mine or jazz or both of ours. ::no no:: I said as the pain seard though me. I tried to kill them but there were just to many. I ground in agony and got up to do something stupid. ::hey fraggers over here:: I yelled and all the scrappets turned toward me the big beady optics staring at. ::of frag:: I cursed and start running. I hear there wirring behind me and it's getting closer. I rush back up though the cave hoping all of them followed me. I needed to get them away from jazz I didn't know how long he had been there.

I push myself harder as I feel the scrappets hard metal body's slam against mine. 'this is really stupid of you bee' I scolded of myself and look around me for any way out of my current situation. Then I spotted it a cut off cave I hadn't released in my panic the first time I came down here. I skidded around the corner and got a idea. The cave was full of energon crystals. I pulled off a large piece of my armor and chucked it as far as I could into the cave. The scrappets focus snapped to the piece of armor as it was sent flying. The scrappets jumped off me and flew after it. I felt most of them leave my frame and I took aim. I raised my cannon and fired at the biggest energon Cristal I could see. The explosion started and I jumped away for cover. I curled into a ball to brace for the impact.

The cave exploded with the blue fire. I got up and smashed the remaining scrappets with my ped but I didn't have time to check if they were all gone. I ran back into the cave praying that it wasn't to late. I held my side as the energon spewed from it soaking my servo. I reached the cave in a mad mess with a trail of energon behind me. I saw jazz sitting up against the wall and I rushed over. ::jazz:: I said and his attention snapped to me. His face was sad and dreary with energon loss. I knelt down beside him and gave him a quick check over. There was a giant pool of energon below him and it was speeding, fast. ::jazz we have to hurry we have to get you back to ratchet:: I said and pulled him up placing his arm over me shoulder.

"T-thank y-you" he said in a ragged voice. ::save your breath you need your strength:: I said but instead he stumbled and fell to the ground. Now I knew how much energon he had lost, he was dieing. ::no NO we have to keep going:: I said but he didn't get back up inside he rolled over and looked up at me. ::jazz come on please you have to get up:: I pleaded but he made no move. "It's ok bee you don't need to worry you should keep going get away from these scrappets" he said a smile in his face I knelt down beside him and picked his helm up. ::no no you have to be ok i-ill get you out of here you'll be fine:: I said and I could feel the coolant start to leak from my optics. "Bee let me go" he said and placed his servo on my chassis.

::no no no I need you please just get up:: I said as the coolant streamed down my face. ::please:: I pleaded again trying to pull him up. He gave a grunt and stopped me. "We had a good run didn't we" he said looking at the ceiling. ::no jazz come on you have to be ok you have to please please:: I said trying not to break down. "Remember bee you don't have to be ashamed of what you look or sound like because real friends will never judge you, Promise me that, promise me you won't lose sight of that" he replied and looked at me. ::i-i promise" I replied and his smile widened. "Thank you" he said and his face softened as he slipped in to. . . death. ::JAZZ NO PLEASE no:: I yelled but it was to late he was gone. "oh jazz I'm so sorry"