Ensconce Transformers Prime AU (Book 2) (Wattys 2017)

Chapter Fourteen

The next day Sideswipe was out doing what he loved. Speeding. Strongarm was getting frustrated with him as she chased him around the city. Bumblebee sat in the passenger side and gripped the door. He was testing her driving skills and regretting it. Jazz was in the back trying to take notes of how she was doing. This was supposed to be a simple pull over test. Not a car chase.

"Strongarm I don't think-"

"Sir he is breaking the law and I'm going to give him a ticket!" She yelled and managed to drift around a corner. Bumblebee squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head.

"I thought I was a crazy driver." He muttered and looked at her.

After a few minutes they pulled him over and he jumped out of the car as he cheered happily. Strongarm jumped out and smacked him into the car then cuffed him. Bumblebee sighed forcefully and rubbed his face tiredly as he shakily got out. He walked over as the two argued about, actually he wasn't listening. Strongarm got frustrated with him and cuffed him to her. Bumblebee heard the radio go off in the car and he ran over.

"Jazz to Bee." His friend said from the car as he snickered.

"Jazz get me out of this, I'm going to go insane." He muttered and watched the two argue. "I'll be your best friend forever." He said seriously.

"You already are." He responded with a smile. He said something else but wasn't heard over the arguing.

"Would you two be quiet?!" Bumblebee yelled angrily. "If you don't stop arguing, someone is going to think you're married!" He snapped. They stared at him blankly then stopped talking.

"I feel like I'm babysitting four year olds." He growled lowly and sighed forcefully as he rubbed his face.

"Anyways.... so-" He was interrupted by a call from the station. There was a horrible car accident involving a massive prison bus. Two actually.

Bumblebee looked at his friend then jumped into the driver side. Jazz got into the passenger side and yelled at Strongarm to get in. She saw their urgency and jumped into the back. They quickly sped off towards the car accident. Jazz told them they were on their way as Bumblebee blared the sirens.

"Call for back up and make sure we have a perimeter set up. I don't want any pedestrians near this!" Burns said over the radio.

"Understood sir. We'll make sure to keep them back when we get there." Jazz said seriously.

"You boys will be the first ones there. Try to avoid a confrontation with the prisoners." He said. "You'll have back up soon enough, just try to get the situation safe enough for the paramedics." He said.

"You got it." Bumblebee mumbled and narrowed his eyes as he went faster.

"This is awesome." Someone said excitedly. Jazz looked at Bee then back at Strongarm as he furrowed his brow with confusion.

"What the heck?!" The cop yelled as he stared at Sideswipe. Bumblebee glanced at him and his eyes widened in surprise.

"You brought Sideswipe?!" He shouted and the young girl looked at the red head.

"Oh.... the punk..." she muttered and raised their cuffed hands. "Forgot all about him." She said and they glared at each other. Jazz face palmed as Bumblebee groaned.

"Why?" Jazz asked as he stared at the ceiling. "Why me?" He asked no one in particular.

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Bumblebees eyes widened as they arrived at the scene. He quickly got out with Jazz and ran to the wreckage. Strongarm cuffed Sideswipe to the inside of the car.

A prison truck had been rammed into a building by an armored car. They weren't sure how the accident happened, but the prisoners that survived had escaped. The officers yelled at people to get back as they tried to see what happened. Jazz organized some cops together to create a barrier. Bumblebee and Strongarm ran to the cars to try and find survivors.

She froze for a moment when she saw one of the prison guards laying dead in the street. He'd been flung out of the car during the impact. Knockout walked over and put a sheet over the body. He looked at her with a blank expression.

"Don't stare." He muttered and went to another. She furrowed her brow in confusion at his comment.

"Yes... sir." She mumbled and went to find Bumblebee. The young man was crouching by the prison truck as he looked at something. He narrowed his eyes and looked at her as she stood by him.

"This definitely wasn't an accident." He muttered and stood up again.

"Bee!" Jazz yelled as he stood by the cab of the vehicle. He ran over and gasped quietly. A prison guard a little older than him was in the passenger seat pinned to it. He looked at them as he panted quickly and tried not to panic. He had a gash on his head and his legs were pinned down by the twisted metal.

"Strongarm, go get Heatwave over here with Boulder. I'm not exactly sure how to get him out without causing more damage." He said quietly so the man didn't hear. The officer nodded once and took off to get them.

Bumblebee looked at the trapped man and noticed his breathing had quickened. He needed to calm him down so his heart didn't over work his already weak body.

"Hey. I'm Bumblebee and we're going to get you out of here, okay?" He said as he gave him a serious look. He needed to get him to focus on other things.

"I-I-I'm.... F-Fixit...." he rasped weakly as he tried to smile. Blood leaked from his mouth and the cop knew they were running out of time.

"It's nice to meet you Fixit." He said calmly and gently.

Strongarm looked at him then motioned for the others to come when they were in view. She stepped back and let them work. Bumblebee continued to talk to him as Heatwave and Boulder worked on freeing him. After a moment Fixit went quiet and started to close his eyes as his breathing slowed.

"Stay awake." Bumblebee said seriously and looked at the other two. Heatwave nodded once and Boulder stared to pull the twisted metal away. Fixit cried out in pain and squeezed his eyes shut.

"Strongarm! Get Blades over here. We'll have to fly him to the hospital!" Heatwave yelled as they continued to try and free the man. She nodded once and quickly took off.

A few minutes later Fixit was free from the car and they noticed he had multiple head injuries. They got him on a stretcher and Blades took him to the hospital. Bumblebee watched the helicopter leave and narrowed his eyes. He glanced at the firefighter who walked over and stood by him.

"This wasn't an accident Heatwave." He muttered as his glared. "I just know this was planned out." He muttered.

"I was about to say the same thing." He growled as he looked around. "The way everything is laid out... this was someone's plan to free them." He said seriously and looked at him. They heard a crash inside the bus and looked towards it eyes wide.