TRANSFORMERS: Bumblebee's Boy

BRAVERY

A/N: As promised, this chapter is semi-Autobot focused. :D Hope you enjoy the insight here! As it will veer from the talk they had in the actual movie. In fact this will stray a lot form how things go in the movie after the last two chapters followed it a little more. Just a heads up.

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CHAPTER 8

Bravery

Optimus Prime felt quite a bit of anger fueling within his spark. How could this happen? How could the government take Bumblebee? How could they take the children? They were questions that riddled him, especially as he thought over what they would do to them all. Sam, most likely might be fine, but Bumblebee and Trevor were in a great deal of danger moreso. Bumblebee might be being experimented on at this very second, a thought which disgusted him. And Trevor, as an orphan, was now to be a ward of the state, if his web search results were accurate. They could do a lot of things with Trevor: including holding him until he talked. And while they could do the same with Sam, at the very least the boy had the power to sue them if they held him very long.

And yet, he felt himself worrying for all three of them. Even if there was nothing they could do for them at the moment, it was clear they had to work fast. "Well this is a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into," Ironhide grunted, crossing his arms as he seated himself beside Optimus. "Who knows what they're doing to Bumblebee, or those kids right now."

Optimus stood to his feet, and looked out upon the landscape before him. They were in Nevada, somewhere called Red Rock, and far from the trails the humans seemed to enjoy. If they had heard the agents they had hacked the phones of correctly, they should have been heading in the right direction. "That's what I am worried about, Ironhide," He finally admitted, his optics meeting his weapons specialist's. "They are all in danger, and yet, we cannot help him as the humans outnumber us." He explained. "What's more, the Ridley's boys custody now falls onto a group they call "social services". A part of the government." He went on to explain. "If we take him back, it may only further anger them."

"And if they are government," Ironhide shuddered. "Primus, I hope they aren't as corrupt as the Cybertronian senate was." He then added, rather plainly. "The boy is a brave youngling though. Something tells me he can handle the situation." He offered, though Optimus didn't look so sure. "Besides, Trevor and Samuel are both human. It's Bumblebee we really need to worry about saving."

Optimus nodded, but looked over at Ironhide calmly. "This is true, but the boys helped us," Optimus explained. "And the thought they may suffer, in the case of one, further for their helping us infuriates me." He said, his voice dangerously low and filled with anger. "These humans may be a young species. But in them, I see their capacity for change. I feel hope that someday they will come to grow as a species." He then turned to him. "You see the barbaric actions of the agents. But were we so much different?" He then added. "Have we not shown cruelty in some ways?"

"Only the Decepticons," Ratchet, who stood nearby, interjected. "But I concur with Optimus. The humans are young, but I too see hope in their young." He added, his optics gazing between Ironhide and his leader. "If we rescue Bumblebee, I believe we should rescue the others as well. But our first priority, before we launch any rescue mission, should be retrieving the cube." He then added. "Maybe then the adult humans will see it was all we wanted, and that we mean them no harm."

Jazz, who had remained mostly silent, messed with his visor a bit. Usually, it was a sign he was deep in thought, and today was no different. After a long moment, the saboteur lept from his perch on top of a rock and crossed his arms. "Well, ah for one am not leaving Bee out there," Jazz commented. "The little guy is ah friend, and the adoptive creation of ah Prime," Optimus stared at Jazz in surprise. "This shouldn't be up for discussion."