"B...Bee...To...Ironide... "
Ironhide yanked himself out of stasis, alarmed by how dazed Bee. "What's up Bee?"
Bee's voice was actually quivering.
Bee- "Ironhide... I have a baby in me... "
The sound of Ironhide falling off his stasis bed echoed through the base.
Ironhide- "What?"
Bee- "I have a baby in me."
The sound of Ironhide pounding on Optimus Prime's office door was louder then the sound of him falling off his stasis bed.
Optimus- "Bee? What's going on?"
Bee, still sounding totally shell shocked- "I have... A baby...In me..."
Optimus and Ironhide exchanged confused looks.
Ironhide- "How tha slag did you get a baby in you?"
Bee- "This...Woman... Its raining and... She was holding something... So... I opened my door... And...She put the thing she was holding on my passenger seat..."
Optimus- "Bee, is the woman still there?"
Bee, now stuttering worse then Frenzy. - "She... Said a fancy car like me... Must belong to someone with alot of money...She told me to keep it safe... She walked away... And... I have a baby in me... "
Ironhide- "Alright, cool yer circuits kid. Turn on tha heat and sit tight, we're comin."
Optimus and Ironhide pounding on Ratchet's Medbay door offically woke everyone up.
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A search and rescue truck, a semi truck and a GMC Topkick were speeding through the rain. They had been going the speed limit, until Bee had stopped responding to all attempts at contact. Now, they were definatly speeding. Sam, had he not known he was riding in a giant robot and not a regular car, would have been in fear for his life as they swerved around traffic and ran red lights until they finally skidded to a halt beside Bee's still form. His windows were fogged from the heater and the rain. When Sam opened the door, he found a scene that could only be described as utterly shocking. One, was Bee's hologram, a man in his early twenties, with a mop of brown hair, big blue eyes, a lopsided grin and freckles. But that wasnt the suprising thing. The suprising thing was that the hologram, was holding the baby in his arms, those blue eyes fixed on the babies face with a look of almost childlike glee, utterly transfixed. Bee? He said hesitantly, when the hologram didnt move. To everyone's relief, the radio switched on... Sam shared a look he knew the three autobots must be sharing at the choice of song.
Baby mine, dont you cry.
Baby mine, dry your eyes.
Rest your head close to my heart,
Never to part, baby of mine.
Little one, when you play
Pay no heed what they say.
Let your eyes sparkle and shine,
Never a tear, baby of mine.
If they knew all about you,
Theyd end up loving you, too.
All those same people who scold you,
What theyd give just for the right to hold you.
From your head down to your toes,
Youre not much, goodness knows.
But youre so precious to me,
Sweet as can be, baby of mine.
Bee chirped, then slowly drove forward, shutting his door with a very soft but very blunt clunk headed for the base, not saying a word as the three autobots slowly tailed him.
Sam- "Optimus... Whats wrong with him?"
Optimus- "The look."
Sam- "The what?"
Ironhide- "Its about slaggin time that kid got a taste of his own medicine."
Optimus, chuckling " The problem will come when we have to give the human back."
Ironhide- "I disassembled the last person who tried ta take my that lil sparkling from me. You know with your orders about not taking human life Optimus, we might have ta let him keep the thing"
Ratchet- "After all the trouble you had raising Bumblebee Ironhide, are you certian you want to advocate this?
Sam- "Wait... Ironhide raised Bee?"
Optimus- "He had help, but yes."
Sam became lost in thought, having somehow not realized that the ancient autobots he had grown to know so well had once not been so ancient.
Ironhide- "Been a long time since we had a sparkling. Might be fun."
Ratchet- "Ironhide... This is not a Sparkling! It is a human and we are not. How would we care for it?"
Ironhide- "Bee survived bein raised on a military base surrounded by soldiers and war. Not ta mention, he had ta put up with me and tha twins. He turned out just fine. I say if the kid wants to raise a Sparkling, we should let him try it."
Optimus- "Are you sure your not too old for this, Ironhide?"
Ironhide- "Your only as old as ya feel Optimus. You know that."
Ratchet sighed... This was going to be a long night.