Being a Fleshy Ain't so Bad

For the lives of the Autobots, things were going on normally as they could. Every member of the team did their part to keep the Autobot cause alive and even the humans they were surrounded with did the same outside their area of ability.

Everything seemed to go with ease; no Decepticon attacks in ages, energon was in a living supply, and no one had gotten into any scraps. Pretty much everyone thought this was a time to have a break but they still had their guards up. Arcee would take Jack out on drives, Miko and Bulkhead had gone to a monster truck derby and a concert, Raf and Bumblebee would race around the base and play a few video games here and there, and Optimus and Ratchet did their normal thing around the base as well.

Today, with the few Autobots in the base, things seemed too quiet and it was putting everyone on edge but... they didn't know why. "Optimus, do you have the feeling something is wrong or is it just me?" Arcee asked the Prime who nodded as he glanced around the room seeing Ratchet at the computers and Jack and Miko playing a video game on a small tv.

"I have the same feelings Arcee but as to what is causing it I do not know. I think it is best just to keep our guards up extra for now." Optimus spoke and Arcee agreed with him as they walked over to the computers to see what Ratchet was doing.

"Alright Bumblebee. Thank you for calling in before; we'll be seeing you two later then." Ratchet spoke to the computer that was transmitting a signal from Bumblebee. "What's Bee up to Ratchet?" Arcee asked as she stood next to her partner and the colorful haired Asian girl. "Bumblebee is taking Raf to a remote forest to take him racing. He said he should be back before dark." Ratchet answered as he cut the line between him and Bee.

Optimus nodded and couldn't help it when a small smile formed on his face. Bumblebee was a great scout and warrior but he was still very young in Cybertronian terms. Just out of his youngling years and a few mental years older than his young charge, Rafael, but even with the stains of war and having his voice box removed the scout always found someway of doing something fun and being cheery.

"So what do you guys want to do now?" Jack asked as he put his controller down, after the fact he had lost to Miko... again. "Yeah, lets do something fun!" Miko shouted as she jumped up and down on the couch; making Jack shake. Arcee was just about to volunteer to take the two for a drive around the base but when the computers' alarms blasted out it made everyone turn to them in concern.

"What is it Ratchet?" Optimus asked as he waited for the medic to find out what the problem was. "The computers have picked up on a strong energy signal." Ratchet said as he read through what the computers had given him. "It's an relic signal." Ratchet said in surprise and it made everyone present to take a second to process this. "But, I thought you guys found all the relics?" Jack asked as he got up from the couch to look up at the computers. "We all thought that Jack. This one was not in the Iacon records." Optimus said as he also read over the file. "Where does it say it is?" Arcee asked. "Near a location in the Amazon Rainforest. Optimus, if this signal was strong enough to reach our base it is smart to guess that it reached the Decepticon ship." Ratchet said as he turned to the Prime with a worried express.

"Then we need to act fast and go and retrieve the relic before the Decepticons can." Optimus said as he walked over to the ground bridge. "I'll call Bumblebee back to base." Ratchet said but Optimus stopped him when he held his servo up. "We do not have the time. Allow Bumblebee to stay where he is."

Ratchet nodded and walked over to the ground bridge with Arcee following behind him.

"What's with all the noise in here?" Bulkhead asked as he, Wheeljack, and Ultra Magnus finally decided to show up. "A relic has popped up and we all need to hurry before the Decepticons reach it before us." Ratchet answered and it must have surprised the three from their expressions.

"Another one of those toys of yours came up? Well, lets get going and see what it is." Wheeljack said as he joined the others.

"Autobots, Roll Out." Optimus ordered and everyone of them transformed into their alt modes and drove through the bridge. "Wonder what this relic will be; right Miko? Miko... Miko?" Jack looked around and saw, to his irritation, that Miko was already running through the bridge. "Miko! Not again." Jack said as he rushed after her and just as he did, the bridge closed behind him.

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As the Autobots finally came to the other end of the bridge the took in how the weather was raining heavily and how you could hear thunder in the distant. "The relic should be right up ahead." Ratchet said as they began to walk forward.

After a few steps, they soon came to a clearing and before them was a deep crater that was over grown with wildlife but in the middle of it you could see what appeared to be a Cybertronian pod that was glowing a bright blue. "Wonder how that thing finally turned on?" Bulkhead said. "I believe that is our culprit." Ultra Magnus said as he pointed to a fallen tree near the relic. "It must have struck it hard enough to activate it's signal system." Arcee stated as she began to walk forward but was stopped when Optimus held her back and pointed to the other side of the crater.

As the tree were pushed aside, three familiar face came into view with a multitude of vehicons. "Well, it seems as the Autobots got the message as well Lord Megatron." Knock Out said as he placed his servo on his hip and leaned his weight to one leg. "It does seem so Knock Out." Megatron said as he glanced at Optimus with a twisted evil grin. "This is going to be fun." Starscream said as he bared his claw servos before him in an attack position. "Decepticons, Attack!" Megatron roared as the vehicons and his two top followers charged at the small group of Autobots.

"Autobots, at all costs we must retrieve the relic." Optimus shouted as he brought his blasters out and went right for the Decepticons with his team following behind him. As both parties attacked each other, you could barely see at the top of the crater the two small humans running around. One running to get a better view and the other to catch the other human.

"Miko! Stop right now, it's not safe!" Jack shouted past the blasts and fires. Miko didn't listen to the raven haired teen but when she came to a stop next to an opening between the trees, it gave Jack a chance to grab her arm. "Let go Jack. I wanna see this." Miko said as she batted Jack away. "And do you also want to be blasted to bits by a stray shot?!" Jack said as he took a glance at the battle before him and even he had to agree it was really intense.

Half of the vehicons were now offline but a small hand full were still fighting, Arcee was dealing with Knock Out, Ultra Magnus and the two Wreckers were battling it out with Starscream, and Optimus had Megatron all to himself. Each having a time on the upper hand but it seemed as if everyone was evenly matched.

As the two humans continued to watch the battle continue, they saw how a couple shots were miss fired and how they were coming right for... Them! "Move Miko! Move!" Jack shouted as he pulled Miko out of way but all the blast did was hit the crater's wall and the rock underneath Jack and Miko's feet started to crumble and it brought them to the bottom of the crater. At hearing the loud rumble of falling rock, Autobot and Decepticon saw the rocks fall but also the two humans falling with it.

"Jack, Miko?!" Arcee and Bulkhead shouted as they saw their charges now standing atop a pile of rocks covered in a heavy coat of dirt and cuts. "You need to keep a better leash on your human pets Prime." Starscream said as he shot one of his missals at the two humans. "No!" Bulkhead shouted as he swung his wrecking ball at Starscream, resulting in his shot being redirected at the relic.

As everyone watched the missile finally hit the relic they watched as it began to give a loud hum noise and how it started to emit a white light. "Starscream you fool! You activated it!" Megatron shouted as he backed away from the relic just like Optimus was and so was everyone else. As everyone continued to watch the relic continue to hum, they watched as it popped out of its case and an object that looked like a a white cross staff with bright blue crystal in the middle.

Just as everyone was about to turn and run, The cross staff erupted a flood of white light that slowly covered everyone and blinding them. Just as the light was about to cover Jack and Miko, the older boy used himself as a human shield to cover Miko but it did little good as the light soon covered them as well.

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Bumblebee and Raf had spent many hours racing and both had a bast while doing it. But as day soon turned to night, both of them decided that it was best to call base and head back. "Ratchet, I need a bridge to come back to base. Ratchet? Is anyone there?" Bumblebee spoke through the comm. link but no one would answer him.

"Is something wrong Bee?" Raf asked as he looked up from his laptop. "No one will answer my calls back at base. Maybe they all left to do something?" Bee answered his charge before turning off his comm. link. "Do you think you can open a bridge from you laptop Raf?" Raf nodded and proceeded to do what his guardian and friend asked. "Okay Bee, one should be opening right ahead of us in a few seconds." Raf said and true to his word, one did and the two of them drove in and son found themselves in an empty base.

"Wonder where everyone went?" Raf asked as he stepped out of Bumblebee and allowed him to transform. "Don't know. Maybe the computers can tell us." Bumblebee said as he typed on the computers to find the last information it had saved. "Says that they all went through the bridge to a certain location. Maybe I should go check up on them to make sure they're all okay?" Raf nodded in agreement with his guardian as he typed in the area last used by the team. "I'll be quick Raf. Wait here for me." Bumblebee said as he walked through the ground bridge, leaving his young charge in the base.

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As Bumblebee came through the other end, he came to find himself in a deep forest and from the light rain drops falling on him, he could say that it had just rained heavily. Walking forward Bumblebee soon came to a clearing where there was a large crater in front of him. But it wasn't the crater that surprised him, nor the now empty relic pod. But what was making his optics widen was the large group of... humans.

Scattered all around the crater were humans in wet clothing and passed out. Bumblebee had to take a double look to make sure he wasn't seeing things but on three visible humans' back were the Autobot and Decepticon symbol. On a human female was a pink Autobot symbol on the back of her black jacket and on a human male he had a deep blue one oh his red jacket. The one who had the dark purple Decepticon symbol was a large and muscular human male that was laying not too far from the other male who had the Autobot symbol.

"Bee, did you find them?" Raf asked over the comm. link and it surprised Bumblebee to hear his voice. "No, but I did find something strange. I'll need another ground bridge... and maybe an extra servo to help me bring some 'things' back."

Wonder what happened?

Only I know.

This was a request that shohanny wanted me to do and man did it give me problems.

I have a lot of request to fill out and I am starting to wonder if I will ever get them done. Grr-eth!

Yes. I did just say Grr-eth. -_-

Review please.

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