Complicated Vows: This Is War

Waiting To Die

            The evening was just beginning to fall when Bumblebee pulled into the Autobot base. The femme had come out of stasis a while ago, but she never said anything. The echo of Bee’s engine in the entry hangar brought the other Bots out to see where he’d been all day. Ratchet started the interrogation.

            “Bumblebee!” his voice boomed and echoed. “Where in spark’s sake have you been?! You should not be out driving when you are still so newly rewired! Something could come undone! And what about your…” he didn’t finish his sentence. While he was talking, he had run several quick scans over the Camaro, one of which picked up on the little organic.

            Optimus picked up on the human girl as well.  “Bee… Why would you bring her back her? I’m disappointed in you.” Optimus said while slowly shaking his head. It hurt Bee to hear that from his leader but he quickly explained to everyone via COM link what had happened.

            “You still should not have gone back in the first place.” Ratchet stated. “You may not have returned if Starscream had found you. And you would have been responsible for losing her life as well. But you’re back now I guess. Are all your systems functioning correctly? All the repairs held up well? Good.”

            Bee opened his door for Danielle to get out but she wouldn’t budge. He knew she was afraid of the other Autobots, especially Ironhide. She clung to the seat, unmoving.      

            Bee didn’t want to scare her even more but she had to get out sometime. He transformed, careful to keep track of where her body was, and held her in the palm of his servo once he stood up. She hadn’t realized what had happened until she felt the cold of the metal sink into her skin, replacing the warm comfort of the leather; and then she looked down.

            “What the fuh-!” she yelped and latched onto Bee’s finger. She shut her eyes tightly, not wanting to see the far-away floor.

            With a light chuckle, Bee lifted his servo to optic level, curiously studying the little femme. She could be good with a gun, as much as any male soldier he’d ever seen, but she had turned into a little girl when she lost her cool. In her defense though, she had been through a lot lately. He gently stroked her back with one digit, a feather light touch, trying to reassure her. He received no response other than her tightening her grip.

            Ironhide finally entered the room and, upon seeing the femme, let out a deep growl. “Why would you bring that back to base?” he said gruffly, not really wanting an answer, just wanting to express his disgust with the creature.

            She looked up at him in shock, her eyes widening and mouth hanging slightly open. Her fear of him entertained him.

            “She was in danger when Bumblebee was with her so he fled and brought her with him. You can thank Starscream for our guest.” Optimus said. Turning to the frightened femme, “No need to be afraid of us. We will not try to harm you, it’s against our morals. I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. We came here when our home planet, Cybertron, was destroyed by the Decepticons. They were searching for something called the Allspark, the entity that gave life to all things Cybertronian, from us to our entire planet. It is what I believe you humans call a “deity”. The Allspark was sent to Earth and the Decepticons followed it here. We followed them. We are here to protect the Earth from befalling the same fate as Cybertron. In our fight against the Decepticons, these are my Allies: Ratchet, our medial officer; Ironhide, our weapons specialist; Mirage, our spy; and Bee, who is now your guardian. He will go with you when you leave and keep a look out for the Decepticons for you.”