Bumblebee, You Will Be Okay

The Cons of An Autobot

The Autobots prepared themselves for yet another underground battle with the Decepticons. Each bot drew their weapons. Optimus and WheelJack allowing their battle masks to cover their mouthplates, optics narrowed.

  "Miko, no! Stay here," Jack grunted as he tried to pull on the girl. Miko grunted as she jerked her arm from the teenagers grasp. Her pink space buns bounced as she landed on her butt in the open. Smokescreen looke down at his ped as Miko brushed up against it. Knockout gave an evil smile as he began to move their direction.

Knockout met Smokescreen's optics, "Don't let the Autobots go anywhere, I have something important to attend to." Knockout grinned as he was transforming his hand into a saw.

Starscream and a dozen Vehicons readied themselves for any attack.

Smokescreen was the first to fire as Knockout began to aim for the kids. Knockout grunted as he took a hit to the shoulder plating. "I just waxed!"

"Better wax again then," Smokescreen huffed. Bumblebee scooped the kids up as he held all three close to his chest plates. His other arm held out to fire shots towards any advancing cons.

Knockout was able to throw Smokescreen to the side, who then was busy with two Vehicons. Bumblebee whirred angrily as Knockout locked his attention onto him. "These three human children would please Lord Megatron. Hand them over, Bumblebee." The scout hated the way his name sounded out of the red mechs mouth.

"I wish you would quit talking," Bumblebee beeped.

"And I bet you wish you could talk," sneered Knockout. Bumblebee felt his chestplates tighten. His doorwings lowered as anger consumed him. As he tried to keep the kids safe, Bumblebee shot many blasts towards the red mech. However, he was able to get the best of the young scout. The saw dug into Bumblebee's open side. The sound of screeching beeps echoed throught the small cavern. The yellow mech landed a quick hit to the Decepticons' helm.

"Bee!" Raf called out to his charge.

"I'd tend to your humans, scout. Obviously being a mother hen is what best suits you," Knockout teased. Bumblebee held his side, energon painting his black servos.

"Shut up and come at me," Bumblebee whirred. The two clashed together before he heard Miko scream. A stray Vehicon had her by the leg. Bumblebee shoved Knockout as he ran towards the kids. As he knocked the con away, he caught Miko in his servo. Though, a recovered Knockout was able to dig a saw into his arm. Bumblebee nearly dropped Miko as he felt the searing hot pain radiate through his arm.

Bulkhead came to his aid as Breakdown entered the battle.

WheelJack slashed a katana over Knockout's chassis. Energon suddnely covering his sword. Miko stood in awe while Raf and Jack grew pale at the sight. Bumblebee still hovering over them with his own energon swirling into the dirty floor of the cavern.

"Autobots, relic secured. Ready for our ground bridge!" Optimus managed to call out amongst the chaos.

"Ratchet ready the ground bridge and ready the medical bay," Optimus called over the comm link back to base. A ground bridge appeared next to Smokescreen who finished off a lone Vehicon. The white mech flung himself into the bridge as ordered. Arcee grunted as she landed next to Bumblebee who was leaned up against the rock the kids were told to stay behind.

"Bee, come on," she grunted as she tried to get the young bot up herself. Bulkhead was still fighting with Breakdown which continued to allow debris to fall from the top of the caves.

"Take the kids, Cee. I'll be right behind you," blue optics met blue with a lace of purple optics. Arcee fought an inward battle before she let out a huff and snatched the three humans from the ground.

"We'll be waiting for you," she assured. She held the kids close to her chest plates. WheelJack was still covering all of them. "WheelJack!" Arcee called out and she covered her helm. The katana-wielding Autobot backed towards her position. "Make sure he makes it through that bridge," the femme demanded. WheelJack gave a curt nod. Arcee made her way through the ground bridge.

Bulkhead laughed as he watched the Decepticons retreat to their own bridge. "That's right, run on home to your master!"

WheelJack chuckled lightly as he tucked his katanas away. He turned around to his injured teammate. The younger bot was still aiming his good arm towards the bridge, blasters ready.

"It's over, kid. Let's get you back to the old Hatchet." WheelJack leaned down and took the bot's good arm over his neck cabled to support the yellow bot.

"T-Thanks Jackie," Bumblebee whirred lowly.

"Anytime, kiddo."

Optimus and Bulkhead took the rear as they made their way to the ground bridge and back into their base.