Rumble

" Is this about that Frenzy kidnapping thing I heard about? "

" Yikes . . Okay, I can try to help out. I'm not great with this type of stuff though. "

" So . . What can I do? And what type of tracking device exactly? "

" I'm sure I could do that, " he nodded once, lightly, " I'm definitely rusty, but I didn't go through vorns of space bridge repair for nothin. How hard could a little tracking device be? "

" Hm? " Bee glances away from the box to blink at Rumble with dimmed optics, " What's all stupid? "

" Do you have any idea why they took her? "

[*He grumbles quietly, but it sounds like a no]

Bee frowned, but nodded again. " I see . . "

" Maybe try connecting another piece to it? " Bee suggested, shrugging slightly, " Although I'm not sure how well that'd work . . "

" Me? " He asked, surprised, pointing a digit at himself, " I'm fine. Why? "

" Weird? Weird how? I'm not acting weird. "

" We might not have all the pieces needed for it. " Bee tapped his chin in thought, " If my processor was fully online, I'd run a scan or something. See if we're missing anything, or at least identify all the parts we already have. "

" Oh! Right. Uhh. " He looked away, setting down the pieces he had been holding, " I kinda . . Disappeared for a few solar-cycles. Almost a full earth week, I guess. I think I got powered down for a few days. My systems are still rebooting, but should be back to normal soon enough. "

" Yes? It's actually pretty normal among minibots. "

" Hah! You're tellin' me! Luckily, since I'm so amazing, it's only ever happened to me once in my entire spark-cycle! I'm just cool like that. But yeah, it's a safety protocol we're forged with. Annoying as frag, but it's normal for us. "

" Think of it like a system reboot. " Bee started, " We get stressed, our systems start shutting down. To fix this, the processor clicks off for a little while, and in that time, it's cleaning out any bad memory files and fixing things like ventilation or tanks or whatever. Eventually we come back online, and the worst we experience is some lag. Long, involuntary nap. "

" Yeah. Takes a while for everything to come back online. "

" No no, it's fine. " He shook his helm, " I wanna be able to help. Feels like I haven't really done anything good for anybot in a while . . "

" You're gonna break those, " Bee hummed, " I wouldn't do that if I was you. "

What else am I supposed to do??

" Things like this usually have a lock on one or more of the parts, " he said, looking through the box to see if he could find anything of use, " look for a release or something. "

" So . . What exactly do you need me to do? " Bee asked, " I'm sure I could do something. "

" Okay . . " He said slowly, " So just . . Which parts go where and do what? "

" Well firstly, connect this to that wire right there, " He handed Rumble a part from the box, " And secondly, I can probably help with that. I can't really identify every piece right now, but when it looks right, I think I'll know. Probably. Just check with me after you connect things maybe? "

" Frag it we ball. " He shrugged and nodded, " Yep. "

" Stasis. I have a big gap in my memory files from when I was powered down. I don't even know how long I was offline for. "

" Absolutely nothing. Also nothing from, like, the hour before I powered down. "

" 'Force control'? " He parroted questioningly, tilting his helm, " Whaddya mean? "

" . . . Primus fragging dammit you're right. " He vented deeply and held one servo against his forehelm, " That is . . Definitely something that can happen. That probably has happened. No no, that's definitely happened. "

" Hm? Uh, no, not this time thankfully. I just kinda panicked a bit and I guess that was enough for a system shut down. "

" You're doing pretty good, " Bee smiled lightly, " I'm guessing this is your . . First time? Tryna make something like this? "

" Interesting . . Have you done similar things? "

" Watching is a good way to learn. Maybe not the best, but it's a start. "

Bee leaned closer, and gave him a thumbs up after a few nano-kliks, " Looks good. "

" Uhhhh . . Nnnnooo . . . " He drew out the word, " Just . . Keep going until it works? "

" She might be really far away. How long ago was she taken? "

A couple days ago but- In a different stellar system far?????

" A lot of things recently haven't made any sense, " he frowned, " But, hey, the tracker is working now, right? That's something, "

" That's . . Not good . . Maybe you should take this to someone that's more . . . Knowledgeable? In tech like this. "

" Maybe . . Wheeljack? Or Ratchet? Bulkhead? " He suggested, " Would they be able to do anything? "

" I'm sorry I couldn't do more. I really would've, I just . . Can't, I guess. Not right now. "

" That's true. Is there anything else you need from me? "

" Alright . . " Bee said slowly, venting a quiet sigh, " Well, if you need help with anything, you can let me know, y'know. "

" Is this about that Frenzy kidnapping thing I heard about? "

" Yikes . . Okay, I can try to help out. I'm not great with this type of stuff though. "

" So . . What can I do? And what type of tracking device exactly? "

" I'm sure I could do that, " he nodded once, lightly, " I'm definitely rusty, but I didn't go through vorns of space bridge repair for nothin. How hard could a little tracking device be? "

" Hm? " Bee glances away from the box to blink at Rumble with dimmed optics, " What's all stupid? "

" Do you have any idea why they took her? "

[*He grumbles quietly, but it sounds like a no]

Bee frowned, but nodded again. " I see . . "

" Maybe try connecting another piece to it? " Bee suggested, shrugging slightly, " Although I'm not sure how well that'd work . . "

" Me? " He asked, surprised, pointing a digit at himself, " I'm fine. Why? "

" Weird? Weird how? I'm not acting weird. "

" We might not have all the pieces needed for it. " Bee tapped his chin in thought, " If my processor was fully online, I'd run a scan or something. See if we're missing anything, or at least identify all the parts we already have. "

" Oh! Right. Uhh. " He looked away, setting down the pieces he had been holding, " I kinda . . Disappeared for a few solar-cycles. Almost a full earth week, I guess. I think I got powered down for a few days. My systems are still rebooting, but should be back to normal soon enough. "

" Yes? It's actually pretty normal among minibots. "

" Hah! You're tellin' me! Luckily, since I'm so amazing, it's only ever happened to me once in my entire spark-cycle! I'm just cool like that. But yeah, it's a safety protocol we're forged with. Annoying as frag, but it's normal for us. "

" Think of it like a system reboot. " Bee started, " We get stressed, our systems start shutting down. To fix this, the processor clicks off for a little while, and in that time, it's cleaning out any bad memory files and fixing things like ventilation or tanks or whatever. Eventually we come back online, and the worst we experience is some lag. Long, involuntary nap. "

" Yeah. Takes a while for everything to come back online. "

" No no, it's fine. " He shook his helm, " I wanna be able to help. Feels like I haven't really done anything good for anybot in a while . . "

" You're gonna break those, " Bee hummed, " I wouldn't do that if I was you. "

What else am I supposed to do??

" Things like this usually have a lock on one or more of the parts, " he said, looking through the box to see if he could find anything of use, " look for a release or something. "

" So . . What exactly do you need me to do? " Bee asked, " I'm sure I could do something. "

" Okay . . " He said slowly, " So just . . Which parts go where and do what? "

" Well firstly, connect this to that wire right there, " He handed Rumble a part from the box, " And secondly, I can probably help with that. I can't really identify every piece right now, but when it looks right, I think I'll know. Probably. Just check with me after you connect things maybe? "

" Frag it we ball. " He shrugged and nodded, " Yep. "

" Stasis. I have a big gap in my memory files from when I was powered down. I don't even know how long I was offline for. "

" Absolutely nothing. Also nothing from, like, the hour before I powered down. "

" 'Force control'? " He parroted questioningly, tilting his helm, " Whaddya mean? "

" . . . Primus fragging dammit you're right. " He vented deeply and held one servo against his forehelm, " That is . . Definitely something that can happen. That probably has happened. No no, that's definitely happened. "

" Hm? Uh, no, not this time thankfully. I just kinda panicked a bit and I guess that was enough for a system shut down. "

" You're doing pretty good, " Bee smiled lightly, " I'm guessing this is your . . First time? Tryna make something like this? "

" Interesting . . Have you done similar things? "

" Watching is a good way to learn. Maybe not the best, but it's a start. "

Bee leaned closer, and gave him a thumbs up after a few nano-kliks, " Looks good. "

" Uhhhh . . Nnnnooo . . . " He drew out the word, " Just . . Keep going until it works? "

" She might be really far away. How long ago was she taken? "

A couple days ago but- In a different stellar system far?????

" A lot of things recently haven't made any sense, " he frowned, " But, hey, the tracker is working now, right? That's something, "

" That's . . Not good . . Maybe you should take this to someone that's more . . . Knowledgeable? In tech like this. "

" Maybe . . Wheeljack? Or Ratchet? Bulkhead? " He suggested, " Would they be able to do anything? "

" I'm sorry I couldn't do more. I really would've, I just . . Can't, I guess. Not right now. "

" That's true. Is there anything else you need from me? "

" Is this about that Frenzy kidnapping thing I heard about? "

" Yikes . . Okay, I can try to help out. I'm not great with this type of stuff though. "

" So . . What can I do? And what type of tracking device exactly? "

" I'm sure I could do that, " he nodded once, lightly, " I'm definitely rusty, but I didn't go through vorns of space bridge repair for nothin. How hard could a little tracking device be? "

" Hm? " Bee glances away from the box to blink at Rumble with dimmed optics, " What's all stupid? "

" Do you have any idea why they took her? "

[*He grumbles quietly, but it sounds like a no]

Bee frowned, but nodded again. " I see . . "

" Maybe try connecting another piece to it? " Bee suggested, shrugging slightly, " Although I'm not sure how well that'd work . . "

" Me? " He asked, surprised, pointing a digit at himself, " I'm fine. Why? "

" Weird? Weird how? I'm not acting weird. "

" We might not have all the pieces needed for it. " Bee tapped his chin in thought, " If my processor was fully online, I'd run a scan or something. See if we're missing anything, or at least identify all the parts we already have. "

" Oh! Right. Uhh. " He looked away, setting down the pieces he had been holding, " I kinda . . Disappeared for a few solar-cycles. Almost a full earth week, I guess. I think I got powered down for a few days. My systems are still rebooting, but should be back to normal soon enough. "

" Yes? It's actually pretty normal among minibots. "

" Hah! You're tellin' me! Luckily, since I'm so amazing, it's only ever happened to me once in my entire spark-cycle! I'm just cool like that. But yeah, it's a safety protocol we're forged with. Annoying as frag, but it's normal for us. "

" Think of it like a system reboot. " Bee started, " We get stressed, our systems start shutting down. To fix this, the processor clicks off for a little while, and in that time, it's cleaning out any bad memory files and fixing things like ventilation or tanks or whatever. Eventually we come back online, and the worst we experience is some lag. Long, involuntary nap. "

" Yeah. Takes a while for everything to come back online. "

" No no, it's fine. " He shook his helm, " I wanna be able to help. Feels like I haven't really done anything good for anybot in a while . . "

" You're gonna break those, " Bee hummed, " I wouldn't do that if I was you. "

What else am I supposed to do??

" Things like this usually have a lock on one or more of the parts, " he said, looking through the box to see if he could find anything of use, " look for a release or something. "

" So . . What exactly do you need me to do? " Bee asked, " I'm sure I could do something. "

" Okay . . " He said slowly, " So just . . Which parts go where and do what? "

" Well firstly, connect this to that wire right there, " He handed Rumble a part from the box, " And secondly, I can probably help with that. I can't really identify every piece right now, but when it looks right, I think I'll know. Probably. Just check with me after you connect things maybe? "

" Frag it we ball. " He shrugged and nodded, " Yep. "

" Stasis. I have a big gap in my memory files from when I was powered down. I don't even know how long I was offline for. "

" Absolutely nothing. Also nothing from, like, the hour before I powered down. "

" 'Force control'? " He parroted questioningly, tilting his helm, " Whaddya mean? "

" . . . Primus fragging dammit you're right. " He vented deeply and held one servo against his forehelm, " That is . . Definitely something that can happen. That probably has happened. No no, that's definitely happened. "

" Hm? Uh, no, not this time thankfully. I just kinda panicked a bit and I guess that was enough for a system shut down. "

" You're doing pretty good, " Bee smiled lightly, " I'm guessing this is your . . First time? Tryna make something like this? "

" Interesting . . Have you done similar things? "

" Watching is a good way to learn. Maybe not the best, but it's a start. "

Bee leaned closer, and gave him a thumbs up after a few nano-kliks, " Looks good. "

" Uhhhh . . Nnnnooo . . . " He drew out the word, " Just . . Keep going until it works? "

" She might be really far away. How long ago was she taken? "

A couple days ago but- In a different stellar system far?????

" A lot of things recently haven't made any sense, " he frowned, " But, hey, the tracker is working now, right? That's something, "

" That's . . Not good . . Maybe you should take this to someone that's more . . . Knowledgeable? In tech like this. "

" Maybe . . Wheeljack? Or Ratchet? Bulkhead? " He suggested, " Would they be able to do anything? "

" I'm sorry I couldn't do more. I really would've, I just . . Can't, I guess. Not right now. "

" Is this about that Frenzy kidnapping thing I heard about? "

" Yikes . . Okay, I can try to help out. I'm not great with this type of stuff though. "

" So . . What can I do? And what type of tracking device exactly? "

" I'm sure I could do that, " he nodded once, lightly, " I'm definitely rusty, but I didn't go through vorns of space bridge repair for nothin. How hard could a little tracking device be? "

" Hm? " Bee glances away from the box to blink at Rumble with dimmed optics, " What's all stupid? "

" Do you have any idea why they took her? "

[*He grumbles quietly, but it sounds like a no]

Bee frowned, but nodded again. " I see . . "

" Maybe try connecting another piece to it? " Bee suggested, shrugging slightly, " Although I'm not sure how well that'd work . . "

" Me? " He asked, surprised, pointing a digit at himself, " I'm fine. Why? "

" Weird? Weird how? I'm not acting weird. "

" We might not have all the pieces needed for it. " Bee tapped his chin in thought, " If my processor was fully online, I'd run a scan or something. See if we're missing anything, or at least identify all the parts we already have. "

" Oh! Right. Uhh. " He looked away, setting down the pieces he had been holding, " I kinda . . Disappeared for a few solar-cycles. Almost a full earth week, I guess. I think I got powered down for a few days. My systems are still rebooting, but should be back to normal soon enough. "

" Yes? It's actually pretty normal among minibots. "

" Hah! You're tellin' me! Luckily, since I'm so amazing, it's only ever happened to me once in my entire spark-cycle! I'm just cool like that. But yeah, it's a safety protocol we're forged with. Annoying as frag, but it's normal for us. "

" Think of it like a system reboot. " Bee started, " We get stressed, our systems start shutting down. To fix this, the processor clicks off for a little while, and in that time, it's cleaning out any bad memory files and fixing things like ventilation or tanks or whatever. Eventually we come back online, and the worst we experience is some lag. Long, involuntary nap. "

" Yeah. Takes a while for everything to come back online. "

" No no, it's fine. " He shook his helm, " I wanna be able to help. Feels like I haven't really done anything good for anybot in a while . . "

" You're gonna break those, " Bee hummed, " I wouldn't do that if I was you. "

What else am I supposed to do??

" Things like this usually have a lock on one or more of the parts, " he said, looking through the box to see if he could find anything of use, " look for a release or something. "

" So . . What exactly do you need me to do? " Bee asked, " I'm sure I could do something. "

" Okay . . " He said slowly, " So just . . Which parts go where and do what? "

" Well firstly, connect this to that wire right there, " He handed Rumble a part from the box, " And secondly, I can probably help with that. I can't really identify every piece right now, but when it looks right, I think I'll know. Probably. Just check with me after you connect things maybe? "

" Frag it we ball. " He shrugged and nodded, " Yep. "

" Stasis. I have a big gap in my memory files from when I was powered down. I don't even know how long I was offline for. "

" Absolutely nothing. Also nothing from, like, the hour before I powered down. "

" 'Force control'? " He parroted questioningly, tilting his helm, " Whaddya mean? "

" . . . Primus fragging dammit you're right. " He vented deeply and held one servo against his forehelm, " That is . . Definitely something that can happen. That probably has happened. No no, that's definitely happened. "

" Hm? Uh, no, not this time thankfully. I just kinda panicked a bit and I guess that was enough for a system shut down. "

" You're doing pretty good, " Bee smiled lightly, " I'm guessing this is your . . First time? Tryna make something like this? "

" Interesting . . Have you done similar things? "

" Watching is a good way to learn. Maybe not the best, but it's a start. "

Bee leaned closer, and gave him a thumbs up after a few nano-kliks, " Looks good. "

" Uhhhh . . Nnnnooo . . . " He drew out the word, " Just . . Keep going until it works? "

" She might be really far away. How long ago was she taken? "

A couple days ago but- In a different stellar system far?????

" A lot of things recently haven't made any sense, " he frowned, " But, hey, the tracker is working now, right? That's something, "

" That's . . Not good . . Maybe you should take this to someone that's more . . . Knowledgeable? In tech like this. "

" Maybe . . Wheeljack? Or Ratchet? Bulkhead? " He suggested, " Would they be able to do anything? "

" Is this about that Frenzy kidnapping thing I heard about? "

" Yikes . . Okay, I can try to help out. I'm not great with this type of stuff though. "

" So . . What can I do? And what type of tracking device exactly? "

" I'm sure I could do that, " he nodded once, lightly, " I'm definitely rusty, but I didn't go through vorns of space bridge repair for nothin. How hard could a little tracking device be? "

" Hm? " Bee glances away from the box to blink at Rumble with dimmed optics, " What's all stupid? "

" Do you have any idea why they took her? "

[*He grumbles quietly, but it sounds like a no]

Bee frowned, but nodded again. " I see . . "

" Maybe try connecting another piece to it? " Bee suggested, shrugging slightly, " Although I'm not sure how well that'd work . . "

" Me? " He asked, surprised, pointing a digit at himself, " I'm fine. Why? "

" Weird? Weird how? I'm not acting weird. "

" We might not have all the pieces needed for it. " Bee tapped his chin in thought, " If my processor was fully online, I'd run a scan or something. See if we're missing anything, or at least identify all the parts we already have. "

" Oh! Right. Uhh. " He looked away, setting down the pieces he had been holding, " I kinda . . Disappeared for a few solar-cycles. Almost a full earth week, I guess. I think I got powered down for a few days. My systems are still rebooting, but should be back to normal soon enough. "

" Yes? It's actually pretty normal among minibots. "

" Hah! You're tellin' me! Luckily, since I'm so amazing, it's only ever happened to me once in my entire spark-cycle! I'm just cool like that. But yeah, it's a safety protocol we're forged with. Annoying as frag, but it's normal for us. "

" Think of it like a system reboot. " Bee started, " We get stressed, our systems start shutting down. To fix this, the processor clicks off for a little while, and in that time, it's cleaning out any bad memory files and fixing things like ventilation or tanks or whatever. Eventually we come back online, and the worst we experience is some lag. Long, involuntary nap. "

" Yeah. Takes a while for everything to come back online. "

" No no, it's fine. " He shook his helm, " I wanna be able to help. Feels like I haven't really done anything good for anybot in a while . . "

" You're gonna break those, " Bee hummed, " I wouldn't do that if I was you. "

What else am I supposed to do??

" Things like this usually have a lock on one or more of the parts, " he said, looking through the box to see if he could find anything of use, " look for a release or something. "

" So . . What exactly do you need me to do? " Bee asked, " I'm sure I could do something. "

" Okay . . " He said slowly, " So just . . Which parts go where and do what? "