Robotic Connections

Chapter 3

Bumblebee lounged on the couch waiting for the full team call out. Why am I even going along with this? He decided it was best to play one of the games on the tv. He grabbed the remote and let himself go on autopilot. After a while he realized it had been hours and Sari's plan had not yet been set into motion. Did something go wrong? Part of him was relived that the crazy plan didn't work. 

Then with a pang realized something could have happened to her. Like, what if before she had the chance to make any bots she accidentally tripped and broke her neck? Humans were annoyingly soft that way. He decided to call just to make sure. She didn't pick up. Panic surged like a wave through his servos.

Something had to have gone wrong. He decided to go check out the spot Sari was supposed to make the new bots. 

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Prowl took Sari to Optimus and explained what Sari had meant to do. Obviously avoiding why she wanted the base empty. "I'm not sure why, I just suspected. She acted like there was something up."

"Hey! Prowl Why're you doing this! I was doing this for you!"

"What's she talking about Prowl?"

"I- don't know."

"LIAR!"  Her face was full of hurt and anger. She started to leak. Or was it called crying?

Optimus looked skeptical.

"What aren't you telling me Prowl?"

"She admitted to her plan!" It was a desperate grab to not have to elaborate. Optimus could tell.

"Prowl. What aren't you telling me? I'm not asking. That's an order." His optics were narrowed.

Prowl hadn't thought this would happen. That was unlike me. He was silent for too long.

"Sari, you seem to know a lot about this. You tell me."

She thought about it.

That was bad.

She glanced my direction.

She was mad at me. She would do it.

But then she looked away.

"No. That's not for me to share. Not Prowls Either. "

Wow. The guilt intensified. But Sari didn't need to plan something so dramatic. But- I should've stopped it before it went so far.

"Nothing happened. I learned my lesson, and I wont do anything. Can we go now?" She gave Prowl an expectant look and he understood.

Before Optimus could say anything, Prowl grabbed Sari, transformed, and sped off.

Now they were driving back to the base. Sari was fuming. She wouldn't say anything. Then suddenly she exploded at him.

"Jeez Prowl! What was that! You almost got us both scrapped!"

"Sari, I'm sorry. I just didn't want to put people in danger so Bumblebee and I could go on a date. I know I should've told you before things got out of hand, but you're really stubborn so I doubt you would've listened anyway." 

"All valid points. But why'd ya have to take me to Optimus? How did you expect things to go? Good thing I was there to save you from an explanation."

"Why didn't you turn me in? You looked like you wanted to."