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Post by Nicholas Bee on Dec 20, 2022 4:05:48 GMT
Nick guessed he did believe him on that front.
But at the same time, it had nothing to do with Bumblebee. It just had to do with the world. He always felt like, on some level, that he also wasn't the kid that a lot of people wanted. He was older, he had some issues, clearly a lot of abandonment issues if nothing else. "Bee, I don't think you'd abandon me or give up on me. Don't get me wrong," Nick explained honestly. "I just put a lot of faith in my uncle and now it feels like that was the wrong move... I have to think about what my next move is. It's complicated."
Even if he guessed a part of him was worried that eventually Bee might. After all, he had way more important things going on in the world, at least in his belief.
Nick grinned a little more when Bumblebee did continue going. Damn, halfway through already? This was crazy! How fast was Bumblebee exactly? Then again, he had jumped a train so he guessed that shouldn't surprise him. "Dude, you really are just built for this, y'know that?" He steepled his fingers. "He's so got to be cussing up a storm back there."
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Post by Bumblebee on Dec 24, 2022 21:07:06 GMT
Trust was a fickle thing. You could place all your faith in a person only to learn the hard way that maybe it hadn’t been the best idea in the world. Now maybe Nick’s uncle had his reasons for doing what he was doing, or maybe Nick had even jumped to the wrong conclusion and something had happened to the guy, but that wasn’t for Bumblebee to decide. It didn’t change how the kid felt, and that was the most important thing at that moment. He needed guidance and someone he could rely on, and if Bumblebee had to be that bot then of course he was gonna help him in any way that he could.
The real question was.. how?
“Trust is hard, and I understand you’re hurting. Given your situation it’s not wrong to feel that kinda hurt, but just remember not everyone is going to abandon you. You’ve had a bad string of luck when it comes to your family, but just because they hurt you doesn’t mean others will. Just gotta find the right people, like me. We’ll figure something out, I promise.”
Either way, the both of them were so close to winning this race and Bones didn’t stand a chance of winning unless he cheated. It horribly amused the Autobot scout as he kept up his speed going down the street drawing ever close to the finish line. “Ha, it took you this long to figure that out? Trust me when I say if we were going up again Blurr we wouldn’t have a prayer, but no one on Earth could possibly outspeed me. Now let’s finish this.”
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Dec 26, 2022 7:35:05 GMT
Nick smiled.
Honestly, Bee was good at talking to people about stuff like this. Even if he probably didn’t realize it. But all the same, talking to Bee about it surprisingly made him feel better than he had a few minutes ago. “OK. I believe you,” he replied. “Just don’t go looking for my folks or anything, OK? I already Facebook searched them… They look like they’re doing just fine with three other kids.”
That last part he said a bit bitterly. Even though he didn’t even know the worst of it yet…
Nick had to ask one question though as Bee continued to talk about how good he was. What did a Bot like him do with any prizes anyway? “So if you’re this good and keep winning races. What do you do with the prize money?” He joked as he kept an eye out for Bones. “Is that how you kept in hiding?”
He was about to say more when Bones’ car, having made a shortcut slammed its way into the next lane. What the heck? Nick noticed another road he might have taken but how was he that fast? “Uhhhh how did he catch up like that?” He honestly hoped it was cheating and not what he dreaded the thought of.
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Post by Bumblebee on Jan 20, 2023 0:03:40 GMT
Doing just fine with their three other kids?! Bumblebee most certainly was not fine with that comment, and didn’t see how Nick could be either. Given how he had stated it he was angry, and Bee didn’t blame him in the least. He’d be furious too if it had been him, but he didn’t have any sort of comparison to that in the least. He couldn’t possibly understand the pain and anger that Nick felt, and it wasn’t something Bee was happy about either.
Though thankfully things became more lighthearted as they neared the end of the race getting just a bit ahead of themselves. “Well I certainly don’t need the prize money, so why don’t you take it? You need it a little more than I do, Nick, so save it for what you need to get by for now.”
However before they could continue that early celebration Bones had managed to catch up, but where had he come from? How in the name of Solus Prime did he manage to catch up? Maybe the scout shouldn’t have floated about winning so early on. “Either he’s cheating or there’s a little more to this guy than we first thought.”
Bumblebee’s holoavatar looked out the window, glaring at the other vehicle. “You wouldn’t be cheating Joe would you, Bones?!” A little taunting never hurt.. right?
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Jan 20, 2023 3:32:56 GMT
Nick nodded his head, he was definitely thankful to Bumblebee for that.
He'd been about to reply when things got heated however. But what he wasn't expecting was for Bones to literally ram Bee on his side. Nick screamed, a little shocked, and not enjoying the look that came over his "friend"'s face. He looked a little too nuts... What the hell was that smirk? Narrowing his eyes - he shouted as well. "Bones, what the hell man!? You could've killed me!" He added.
"Sorry Nick, you didn't tell me our guest was Autoscum," Nick's face fell as the holoform that he'd known fizzled out. "I'd have made this a little more fun! Strapped you to my hood, real stakes just for you..."
Nick's eyes widened his eyes as a seatbelt launched from inside the vehicle. Removing his own, he backed up just in time for them to miss a swipe for him in the open window, jumping toward the backseat. "Bee, I swear I didn't know... What the hell? Is it a Stunticon?" He asked, fear pumping in his bloodstream. "Are they all Stunticons!?"
He could see that Bones was attempting to ram Bee again.
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Post by Bumblebee on Jan 23, 2023 2:30:06 GMT
Oh you had to be kidding!
Bumblebee grumbled to himself in annoyance as Bones revealed his true colors. He was very clearly a Decepticon in disguise (the irony) and he wasn't having it. Of course a Decepticon would try to cheat in this race and naturally they had to be a Stunticon of all things on top of that. He grunted as he was sideswiped by Bones, grumbling even louder. How dare he mess with the paint job and his chassis?! When Bones attempt to ram into him again, Bumblebee swerved out of the way while Nick made a beeline for the backseat, apologizing profusely.
"Don't worry about it, Nick. There's no way you could've known. Either way, Bones is going down and we're going to win this. And he owes me for damaging my good looks!"
Firing up his energon boosters, the Autobot scout rocketed forward once more in an attempt to leave Bones in the dust. He knew that the Decepticon would try to catch up and outrun him, but there was no way he was losing this. Not only that, but right here in the middle of Witwicky was the absolute worst place to get into a fight right now. He needed to not only win the race but take the fight outside of the city limits if he wanted to keep his identity hidden from the folks around. He did not need his cover blown right now!
"Nick, I need you to keep an eye on things and tell me where he's coming from!"
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Jan 23, 2023 6:13:00 GMT
Nick breathed deeply as Bumblebee answered that.
At least he felt like the mech did believe him. But he was more focused, at least at the moment. On what Bumblebee was saying. Taking a deep breath however, Nick peered over the back seat of the car. Unable to see Bones, at least at the moment. “He’s not there, maybe he fell back?” He asked shakily.
That answer was a quick one. As a second pair of seatbelts shot through the window. This time finding his legs. “Holy crap!” He shrieked, as he saw Bones go in close and yank him out into his waiting passenger side.
”Fine, you want to play games!? Let’s play! I like to play!” Nick heard all the doors lock. This time, Bones was decidedly less friendly. ”Real stakes. You beat me to the abandoned silo outside town and I won’t crush the kid, real nice and slow.”
He pinged in some co-ordinates to Bee before using his seatbelt to restrain Nick. Flipping his seat down and keeping him nice and tight. “If it wasn’t obvious, douchebag! Our friendship is over.” Nick shouted.
”You picked the wrong side. And I like to play high stakes,” Bones announced with a whistle as he already made a sharp turn - trying to keep Bee on his toes. ”Don’t worry. I’ll give him a chance - I won’t even crush ya for old times sake. I’ll just keep ya as a trophy instead.”
Nick did not like the tone of his chuckle.
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Post by Bumblebee on Jan 27, 2023 2:31:48 GMT
Oh.
Oh Bones did not just do that.
As the Stunticon not only slammed seatbelt through his windows and dragged Nick into his own vehicle, Bumblebee was left enraged. He didn't know what angered him most at this point: the abduction of Nick or the damage to his cosmetics, but one thing he knew was that he was not about to let Bones get away with what he'd just pulled. Given that he was able to keep up even at Bumblebee's fastest was concerning, but the Decepticon was going to be the one left concerned by the end of this if Bee had anything to say about it. "If you think taking a hostage is going to help you win this race, you had better think again Decepticon! I'm gonna be the one that wins, and all you're gonna be left with is the dirt!"
Turning his wheels enough to get a bit of momentum, the scout quickly swung back in order to slam straight into Bones with the side of his bumper using as much force as he could. Yeah it would cause more damage, but if it helped to stall the Decepticon's engine then that'd help tremendously. There wasn't much he could do to rescue Nick at this moment, so he just had to focus on either knocking Bones out of the race or just plain winning. Then again, when did any Stunticon play fair? He'd likely have something else up his sleeve as a back-up to his back-up.
Although.. if he could just get close enough he could try popping the tires, however that posed a risk too should Bones swerve into something hard. It risked injury to Nick as well! Dammit just what the slag was he supposed to do as he continued to scream down the street.
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Jan 30, 2023 3:44:08 GMT
Nick was meanwhile terrified.
He tried to keep his cool, but now Bones' recklessness seemed a lot less cool, and a lot more terrifying. What was going to happen to him? On one hand, he was slightly nervous Bee wouldn't be able to follow him without breaking his cover. And he had a feeling Bones was counting on that. But on the other hand? He didn't have to wonder long as he felt Bumblebee ram him and heard his voice. Bee had followed him? Even at the risk of blowing his cover? Stretching himself to look, he felt the seatbelts tighten in a "hold still" sort of threat.
Bones struggled to maintain control after the damage from the ram.
"Well. Well. Well. Looks like I touched a nerve there, didn't I? I always heard you were fond of human pets, but honestly, you sure picked a pathetic one!" Ouch. That one actually stung a little. Bones tried to shake Bumblebee, frustration evident as he growled. "Frag it, usually the threats work! Why couldn't you pick an easy Bot like Cosmos?"
As they turned off of the highway however, things got a little nastier.
Bones hit something, and the flip came quickly. Nick screamed that time, thankful that they had been on the dirt road near the outskirts by that point. But that didn't make the flip onto Bones' hood hurt any less. They landed with a loud thud, and the tight seatbelts kept him from getting too hurt, but as his head bounced, he could feel blood trickle down his face slightly. He was dazed, but only for a good minute or two before Bones was releasing the seatbelts and transforming. Making sure to wrap his claws around Nick's waist. Damn, he wasn't giving up, was he.
"Give up! You wrecked yourself!" Nick groaned. "Bee won fair and square!"
Bones gritted his teeth, now a tall, and dark mech with four red slits for optics. He tightened his grip on Nick who cried out in pain. "Shut up! I'll just beat him on foot." Nick could feel metal against the back of his head. "Now shut up or I'll pull this trigger. I don't wanna hurt you. But I'm really tired of that mouth of yours."
Moving onto his wheels now, Bones began to roll along without breaking a sweat. Though he was now leaking, and looking worse off than he was by far.
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 26, 2023 2:50:38 GMT
Bee immediately came to a halt the moment Bones started to flip as worry filled his spark for Nick. Humans were not exactly the most durable creatures, and he could only hope that Nick was alright after such an accident. He chased after them somewhat glad to see that Nick was for the most part unharmed as Bones transformed, but that fading worry only grew into anger as the human child screamed. It seemed that damned Stunticon wasn't about to give up on this race, and he was still going to try and win at any cost even if he had to threaten a single human life in the process.
The coward.
Bumblebee needed to weigh his options carefully. He could try to simply win the race, but that still left Nick in danger. He could also assault Bones, but that too brought it's own set of risks. He had to think and quickly because time of of the essence, and he was running out of it frankly. Grumbling to himself, he knew he had to settle for the riskier option if he wanted the best chance of getting Nick away from the Decepticon. Putting the pedal to the metal, the Autobot scout quickly gained speed and rushed after the rolling Bones. He continued his pace until he drew near enough that he could attack without much worry. Dashing forward, Bumblebee transformed and in the process threw a hard punch at Bones.
"You're going to regret doing that, Decepticon!"
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Feb 27, 2023 6:08:39 GMT
Nick didn’t see the punch coming.
Bones didn’t either, the towering Decepticon let go of Nick in the pure shock. Allowing him to drop to the ground and roll a little. He groaned a bit, pain evident but thankfully he didn’t have any broken bones as he saw the Decepticon get back on his wheels, pissed. Nick used what strength he could to sprint past him and get behind Bumblebee. Huffing and puffing, but definitely better off than he might have been.
”No fair! That punch came outta nowhere!” Bones whined like a defeated child. Wiping some of the Energon from his lips as he spoke. ”You’re really starting to cheese me off Autoscum. You make a fool out of me, I’m not just comin’ for the kid anymore when I’m done with you. I’ll go looking for anyone else you may care about too… Maybe then you’ll learn some proper manners, eh?”
At this point, he had slid out a blade from his wrist. Nick gulped slightly, while he had always wanted to see a fight. Being up close and personal like this? Was way less scary in his dreams. “Bro, I don’t know if you got the memo. But people that have to hide behind kids as shields are the bottom of the food chain,” he mocked him. “You’re just looking for an ass whoopin’ now.”
Bones gritted his denta. ”Now I see why yer uncle threw you away like your fragging creators. You’re a little fragging twerp.”
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Post by Bumblebee on Mar 4, 2023 18:17:32 GMT
Bones could be mad all he wanted to be, but nothing made Bumblebee angrier than the Stunticon threatening Nick; his friend. He could already feel those protective urges kicking in now, but then again he always was one to defend his friends and family at the drop of a hat. No one messed with those the Autobot scout cared about and got away with it.
But at the same time.. was this really the right time to be putting up a fight? Out in the open like this, GHOST could easily catch onto the battle and that was the last thing he needed. He couldn't afford to have GHOST find out he was still alive right now, and he had too many responsibilities to jeopardize that. The Terrans and the Maltos needed him, and Nick needed a friend right now. Maybe there was a way he could talk Bones out of all this, but he didn't think it was incredibly likely. It also meant that he was going to have to divuldge a little of that information he'd been trying to keep secret this whole time, but was there really a better time than now? He was a Stunticon after all, and so was that bot.
Still.. it meant Nick was going to know just another one of his little secrets. Ironic given their previous discussion just moments before.
"You don't know that, Bones. You don't know that Nick's uncle abandoned him so you don't get to use that against him." Bee put his servos up, making himself appear slightly less threatening. "Listen. I only attacked because you attacked me. You hurt Nick, and no one messes with my friends.. but I'm willing to let you walk away from all this if you can answer one question. Where.. is Breakdown? I've been searching for him for some time now, and I'm a bit surprised he's not here right now. Where can I find him?"
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Mar 4, 2023 19:08:56 GMT
Nick felt a small smirk at Bee’s comeback.
It didn’t make the comment hurt less, but it felt good that Bee had his back about it at least. Regardless, he kept close to Bumblebee, making sure not to even think to leave his general area. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest, though the question Bee asked next surprised him… Breakdown? Like the famous Stunticon? Why was Bee looking for him?
Bones looked easily confused.
Again wiping some Energon from his lip. Bones was ready to fight back, but at the same time he was in pain. And he could already tell that Bee was going to kick his aft, so what the pit was the point? Snarling slightly as he narrowed his optics in Nick’s direction, he turned back to Bee after a few moments.
”I haven’t seen Breakdown around these parts in a hot minute. Word is he’s gone awol, or at least for the moment,” He replied, it was the truth. Though he spoke it with some obvious annoyance. ”I can’t imagine why you’d go looking for more trouble. But I look forward to hearing he knocked your aft down for me when you do find him.”
Nick crossed his arms with a wince of pain as he looked over at Bones. The mech straightened for a second, and then turned around with a middle finger directed at them both. ”Last I heard, he was traveling the US,” he added. ”So long, suckers.”
As he watched the Stunticon take off, Nick couldn’t help but turn to Bee confused. “Are we really gonna let that asshole just take off?” He asked. “Though I mean, I think we win by default anyway.”
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Post by Bumblebee on Mar 18, 2023 17:46:13 GMT
Damn it..
Once again he was left without a clue on Breakdown's location. Bee knew that races were the easiest way to track the guy down, but there was a part of him that had hoped he would have shown up here as well. Keeping true to his word he was willing to let Bones go without a continued fight, but that didn't mean he wasn't disheartened in the least. Bumblebee sighed, watching the Stunticon go with a solemn expression. If he didn't know where Breakdown was, then it was likely the other Stunticons would be a dead end as well.
It didn't even register that Nick was talking to him for a moment while he was lost in his thoughts, but he was able to tune in just enough to realize what he'd been talking about. Bee didn't turn to Nick as he spoke, instead standing perfectly still while staring out in the direction in which Bones had fled. "Yeah.. There's no point in sticking around here." Part of him did feel a little bad that Nick may or may not get that prize money at all, but there were bigger things on Bee's mind at the moment. He transformed, sitting idly for a moment before opening his passenger door.
"Come on. We should be getting back."
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Post by Nicholas Bee on Mar 23, 2023 3:37:08 GMT
Nick noted the way Bumblebee reacted to Bones' answer.
What was the matter? And why was he looking for Breakdown? After all, Nick knew who the Stunticon was, he was a pretty famous member of the group. But he had no idea that Bumblebee seemed to have any relationship with a Decepticon... At all. On one hand as he limped slightly to Bumblebee's alt mode, he thought about letting it go... It wasn't his business to pry into Bumblebee's personal or social life.
But on the other hand, Bee was there for him. Shouldn't he do the same?
"Hey... About what happened back there," He finally spoke up. "What was that about? Why are you looking for Breakdown? Aren't Stunticons like... The bad guys? Case in point, tonight? I wouldn’t think you’d have anything to do with one of the guys who makes up Menasor.”
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