TRANSFORMERS: Bumblebee's Boy

AND SO IT BEGINS

CHAPTER 9

And So It Begins

Trevor was glad to have Bumblebee, because the tension in the room could have been cut with a butter knife. For the most part, the men other than Bannacheck and Prior were beyond suspicious. But given Bannacheck was the big boss, there was no sign of anyone disobeying orders. Just in case however, Bumblebee did not let Trevor down from his shoulder, having decided it wasn't a safe move. Trevor had to admit, the action reminded him oddly of a father protecting his child. But he tried to push any thought of that to the back of his head. Even if Bumblebee intended it that way, he would be gone from Earth soon if all went well, nothing like that was happening.

Even if a part of him had to admit, it wasn't the worst idea in the world. In fact, a part of him liked the idea of living under the care of Bumblebee once it was all over. It was better than going into foster care, and living with people he knew nothing about. He chewed his lip, of course, he didn't know Bumblebee that well either he guessed, he'd only known the mech for two days. Even if it already felt like a lifetime with how close they were getting. "Hey," Trevor turned as Bumblebee grabbed his attention. "Energon cube for your thoughts?"

Bumblebee didn't believe him, not even for a second. If there was one thing Trevor seemed to have, it was a tell when something was on his mind. But given they were approaching their destination in the Hoover Dam, he decided to put it out of his processor for now. "I'm sure you're wondering how we already knew you existed," Bannacheck began, staring up at the scout. "Well it's all thanks to Mr. Witwicky's father, actually," He motioned to Sam for emphasis. "Back in Archibald Witwicky's journey to the Artic Circle, the first of which..." He began. "Stands before us now."

Bumblebee nearly stopped in his tracks, his optics wide. It was IMPOSSIBLE, after all this time, could he still be alive? He looked over the frozen body of Megatron quietly, and took a few steps back. "Sir, you were worried about the wrong mech here," Bumblebee shook his head, pointing up at his frozen foe. "Do you have any idea who this is?"

"We call him NBE-01."

"His name is Megatron," Bumblebee replied, causing Trevor to tense up. "A warlord who started the very war which has hit your planet. He has killed countless of my kind, and caused those of us that are good, the Autobots, to fight back," He explained, turning to Bannacheck. "You said he was only one of the things Witwicky found?" The man nodded. "If the other item is the Allspark, then we're in more trouble than we thought."

Trevor looked at Bumblebee, fear in his eyes. Bumblebee was right, after all, Megatron had gone after the Allspark. "What is an Allspark?"

Trevor looked over, it was not any of the agents who spoke. But rather, it was one of the military men, who seemed to be the leader. He'd heard the others call him "Lennox", and thus spoke up. "Well, uh, Lennox, right?" Trevor asked, the man nodded. "According to Bee, it's this giant cube that gives life to them. Or at least helps them to when it comes to their young." He explained. "It's apparently the only thing that can bring life to their world again too."

"But that's not all it does," Bumblebee explained. "The reason it would give life to our planet is because it's a machine of its own. "More specifically, our "god", Primus. If it makes contact with non-sentient machines, it makes them one of us." He explained. "Since bonding, true procreating was difficult during the war. This is how we brought life to the frames of our sparklings."

"So, what? The cube creates infants?"

"Yes, and no," Bumblebee explains. "That is how it worked with Cybertronian technology, or with the built body of a Cybertronian youth."

Bannacheck gave a look that seemed somewhere between guilt, and uncertainty. Clearly, it was there, Trevor could tell that much from the way he looked. "The cube doesn't create babies," Bumblebee looked at him. "You're right, it's here. And we've tested it, and trust me, the results weren't pretty," He explained. "Unless your "sparklings" are supposed to have built in weapons and try to attack anything in sight."