A Small Situation

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Bumblebee's pov

Screaming. Explosions. Gun blasts. Questions. Darkness...

I'm being led down a hallway. It's dark, but not so dark that I can't see. Every now and then my vision blurs and when I'm brought back the image in front of me shakes as if it were a scratched movie disc, trying to play the scene.

Screaming. It's getting louder.

Explosions. They're feeling more and more real by the minute.

Gun blasts. They're narrowly avoiding me.

Questions. I'm being asked too many questions.

Darkness. It's consuming me.

Fear....

My optics snap open and I sit upright quickly. Where am I? The last thing I remember is... the vents. I was in the vents trying to get away from Megatron. I look down at myself. I've grown again. I'm maybe 12 vorns old now. I don't understand why I'm growing this fast. Why aren't I normal? Where's my dad? Why is Uncle Megatron being so mean? Why aren't we on Cybertron? I have so many questions and yet, I can't remember anything beyond the past few days. It scares me.

Suddenly I am snapped out of my thoughts when a red bot with a very shiny finish walks in. I don't recognize him. To be fair though, I don't really recognize anyone but uncle Megatron.

"So, you're awake. How are you feeling?" He asks. I can tell he doesn't care. He doesn't seem too nice either.

"Um, it kinda hurts to move and I feel really sick... is something wrong with me?" I ask. He may not care, but I want to make sure I'm healthy. He just smirks.

"Yeah something's wrong with you, you're an Autobot." He sneers. I just look at him with confusion. I can't be an Autobot, dad said I'm not allowed to fight yet. And technically you're not an Autobot until you can fight as one.

"No I'm not. I may live with them but that doesn't make me one. You can't be one until you can actually represent them." I say and his face makes an expression as if he just realized he said something he shouldn't have.

"Look kid, you're sore because of how fast you're growing and you're sick for other reasons that I'm... not permitted to disclose." He said, carefully choosing his words at the end of his sentence.

"Oh." Is all I can say. I'm not really sure what else to say...

Questions... No answers

I blink a few times and shake my helm. That's weird, my vision went blurry like it did in my dream... the red guy is looking at me funny.

"What?" I ask. He continues to look at me, deciding whether or not he should answer me.

"Well, you kinda zoned out and mumbled the words "questions" and "no answers"... should me and my finish be worried?" He asks. I can tell at the end of his sentence that he's asking if he should be concerned for himself or not. I just shake my helm.

"I'm fine." I say. "Now, when can I leave? I don't really like it here and I'd rather go home." I say. He looks at me and a smile slowly appears on his faceplate.

"Where is your home?" I ask. I think for a moment. Well, the underground training centre is in Tyger Pax so I guess that's where I'd go. But I don't have to say the exact location...

"Just outside of Tyger Pax." I respond and he just stares at me.

"Bumblebee, Tyger Pax was destroyed a long time ago..." he says, confusion and curiosity laced in his voice. Now it's my turn to look confused.

"What? When? And how do you know my designation? I don't know yours! Now I'm all creeped out, this is not okay..." I panic slightly and he just continues to stare in curiosity.

"You really don't remember, do you?" He mumbles but I still hear him.

"Remember what?" I ask. Something tells me I wasn't supposed to hear that... oh well, sucks to be him.

"Uhhhh..." is all he gets out before the door opens. Then, in walks Megatron. He looks a lot scarier than I last remember...

"Hello Bumblebee." He sneers. Okay, I'm officially scared and really want to go home now... "you've grown since our last encounter." He says and I'm not quite sure but I think there's a tone of disgust in his voice when he says that. I start getting anxious. I look around the room for any escape routes but the only way out is right where Megatron is standing and something tells me that going that way is a stupid idea. Then again, I'm only 12 vorns old, how smart can I be?

Next thing I know, I spring to my pedes and before Megatron has any time to think I jump on top of his head and then hop down to the ground behind him. Maybe there's a way out down the hallways... I run as fast as I can, knowing full well Megatron is probably right behind me.

"You can try to outrun me Bug, but you'll never be able to hide from me!" I hear him sneer. I dare to look behind me and see he's closer than I'd hoped. Look ahead of me again but the hallway looks different. It looks... dead.

As I run I can hear Megatron's words bouncing off the walls. It hurts my audios. It's dark again, almost as if I'm in a room with only one window and it's dark outside. There are Energon splatters all up the walls. Why does this feel so familiar? I turn a corner and what I see makes me scream.

It's me. I'm barely online, my optics flickering, trying not to dim. My throat is covered in Energon, a huge gaping hole in the middle. My surroundings are covered in Energon, mine I'm assuming. Megatron is holding me by the throat, an annoyed scowl clear on his faceplate, his servos drenched in Energon. It's gory and horrifying and at the same time, it's not. Because it's not the me I know. This me is older, stronger. Suddenly my optics flicker off and pain shoots through my throat. It hurts. It hurst so much. It's agony.

I look down to find my servos covered in my own Energon. I go to scream again but find this time that the only result is unbearable pain. My vision goes blurry and then all shaky again as I begin to sob. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts... the whole time, only a few words are running through my mind.

Screaming, explosions, gun blasts, questions, darkness, screaming, explosions, gun blasts, questions, darkness, all of them constantly repeating, taunting me. And then,

Fear.

I snap out of the nightmare to find myself unharmed, the only thing leaking from me are a few tears. I look up to find Megatron looking at me. He almost looks scared for a moment before he angrily starts leading me back to the holding cell. And as we walk, and my nightmare play through my helm over and over again, I remember.

I remember everything.

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That was a just a chapter from Bee's perspective and I know he's young in this story but I feel like this is actually what it might be like, only remembering certain things about yourself even though you technically "haven't lived through those experiences yet", lol.

Anyways, it's late where I am and I'm tired so yeah....

Byyyyyyyyeeeee👋🏼