TRANSFORMERS: Bumblebee's Boy

A NEW LIFE

CHAPTER 11

A New Life

Bumblebee stood before the man, Keller, and the other government officials nervously. This group, had of course included the man from the Child Welfare Department. Upon his arrival, Bumblebee had looked for Trevor, yet found him nowhere. No doubt, the official had left him wherever he was, alone. It made him flare up a little bit with anger, but he also understand not wanting to likely get his hopes up. "So, I'm just making sure I've got this right," The before mentioned CWD official, Carlton Rhodes, spoke up. "This giant robot wants to adopt a human being?" Keller nodded his head, crossing his arms. "And we're actually thinking of giving them what they want!?"

Optimus took a step forward, and looked at Keller. "Defense Secretary Keller, if I may?" Optimus questioned as the man motioned for him to "go ahead". "I understand your concerns about this matter. Trevor Ridley is, after all, of an entirely different species," He began, keeping his optics on the officials. "But he has also sacrificed much for us. It is only because of us that he even needs to be adopted." He went on to explain. "We want to thank our young human friend in some way that is meaningful. And there is no greater way we can thank him than by making him a part of our family."

"Your family?" One official spoke up, stepping forward. "Are you telling me you are all a family?"

Optimus shook his head, putting his hand on Bumblebee's shoulder. "No, but Bumblebee and I are," Optimus explained, rubbing his adopted creations shoulder. "I raised Bumblebee since he was the human equivalent of ten years old. And while he is young, and still has much to learn. I can say without a doubt that he has come to care for the boy as if he were his own," He explained, his voice low. "I would accept responsibility for both of them. Both to watch over my creation as he enters parenthood, as well as to help him in raising Trevor."

Keller looked over at Rhodes silently, as the man tried to take all of this in. "Carlton, the boy is fifteen," Keller began, causing him to look over. "He's already been mostly raised by his parents. They're not asking to change dirty diapers, and feed someone from a bottle." Rhodes frowned a that, seeing what the man was saying. "They're asking to take legal responsibility for him so he doesn't grow up an orphan," The man was silent at that. "And if this military alliance goes through, then they will have human help."

"And what do we do until that alliance is formed?" Rhodes asked, raising his voice. "We can't just hand him over to a group of displaced alien refugees. He'd need somewhere to stay where we could keep an eye on him," He pointed at Bumblebee. "On them both. Since he'll be going through the adoption process in this time, which let me warn you now," He turned to the mechs. "Is a very long, and rigorous process."

For the very first time, the only human who was not an official spoke up. Bumblebee recognized Lennox almost instantly, but his confusion left him instantly. After all, he'd already been informed he'd been offered the head position in this possible new military alliance. "I can help with that," Lennox stated, his eyes locking with Rhodes. "My wife and I are registered foster parents. We've had kids ten to eighteen in our house before." He explained. "If you need someone connected to all of this to hold him until the big guy has legal custody of him. I'm sure my wife would agree."

"You're submitting to this insanity?" Rhodes asked, raising an eyebrow.

Lennox looked up at Bumblebee, then at the man calmly. "I saw the way Bumblebee treated Trevor. Both on the battlefield, and before it," He explained, shifting a little bit. "He already was acting like a dad to him. I mean sure, they're different then us in looks. But I don't think from what I've seen they're that much different in other ways," He added. "I say give him a chance to prove that he has what it takes."