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Shockwave was walking through the woods.

Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Wasp, and Ironhide were sitting around a campfire at the Autoboot camp with Sentinel Minor.

Shockwave was watching them, serial killer breathing via venting.

"-And so, legend has it that this particular woods is haunted by a cryptid with antlers and ONE optic. Wandering the woods for little bots to terminate, it would stalk its victims before finally ambushing them. Ooooh~" Sentinel Minor told while holding a flashlight to his faceplate, casting an eerie shadow.

Shockwave transformed into Longarm, walking up behind Sentinel causing him to jumpscare everyone

All the other bots jumped up and shouted in fear.

Bumblebee shouted, "Ahhh!"

Bulkhead shouted, "Ahhh!"

Wasp shouted, "Ahhh!"

Ironhide shouted, "Ahhh!"

Longarm acted scared and shouted, "Ahhh!! Oh. Sorry, I was lost. Can I stay here until tomorrow?"

Sentinel Minor grumbled, "Fine, you can stay until tomorrow. But I'm not a sitter for stray turbopups."

"Thank you!" Longarm went over to Bumblebee and asked, "May I sit here?"

Bumblebee responded, "Oh, sure."

Longarm sat next to him and blushed softly. Bumblebee introduced himself, "I'm Bumblebee. What's your name?"

Bumblebee responded, "Nice to meet you, Longarm. Want some energon goodies?"

Longarm smiled and said, "Thank you."

Bumblebee handed some energon goodies to Longarm. Longarm began eating them happily. Bumblebee ate some energon goodies too.

Longarm began looking at the other campers. Bulkhead waved at Longarm, Wasp scooted away from him, and Ironhide was too busy eating his energon goodies to notice him. 

Bumblebee whispered responded, "Well Wasp and Ironhide are kinda jerks to me, but I'm sure they'll be nicer once we get to know each other."

Later that night while everyone else is recharging...

Longarm transformed back into Shockwave and opened the door to Wasp's cabin.

Wasp is recharging curled up next to a Bumblebee plushie. Shockwave was carrying him out. He was surprisingly light. Shockwave took him to the Nemesis. Wasp began stirring awake.

**Fade to black...**

Shockwave transformed to Longarm.

Longarm came into Bumblebee's cabin and said, "I'm... I'm scared, Bumblebee."

Bumblebee asked, "Why? What's wrong?"

Longarm answered, "t's dark and I heard screaming."

Bumblebee responded, "It was probably just a bird. Do you want to sit with me?"

Longarm sat with him and shook. Bumblebee rubbed his back.

Longarm stopped shaking and blushed

Bumblebee asked, "Better?"

Longarm smiled and answered, "Yes..."

Bumblebee responded, "I'm glad. Want me to walk you to your cabin or want to stay in my cabin?"

Longarm said, "I want to stay with you."

Bumblebee scooted over on the berth.

Longarm began cuddling him. Bumblebee nuzzled into Longarm and closed his optics.

**The next day...**

Bumblebee woke up in his berth and opened his optics.

Longarm was gone. Bumblebee headed out of his cabin and looked around.

Longarm was shaking and pointing. He muttered, "Wasp... "

Bumblebee went over to where Longarm was pointing. There's Wasp, mutilated

Bumblebee's faceplate turned grey as his energon ran cold.

Bumblebee remarked, "Longarm...I-I don't feel so good."

Longarm asked, "What could have done that!?"

Bumblebee exclaimed, "T-The One Optic Cryptid!"

Longarm exclaimed, "We need to tell someone!"

Bumblebee: responded, "You go tell Sentinel Minor. I'll stay here."

Longarm rushed to Sentinel Minor.

Bumblebee doubled over in front of a bush and remarked, "I think I'm going to be sick..."

Longarm said, "Sentinel, Wasp is dead!" Sentinel Minor shouted, "What?!"

Longarm pointed to the body.

"I'm going to contact Ultra Magnus," Sentinel Minor responded and went to another room to make a comm call.

Sentinel Minor's chassis collapsed to the floor.

Ultra Magnus' voice over the comm call said, "Hello? Hello? Sentinel Minor, this is no time for your pranks!"

Ultra Magnus hung up.

Longarm cleaned himself off.

Meanwhile Bumblebee was still looking over Wasp's mutilated chassis.

Longarm shouted, "BUMBLEBEE, THERE'S SOMETHING!!... OH PRIMUS, AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Shockwave stepped out of the cabin.

Bumblebee let out a high-pitched, audial-splitting shriek.

"BUMBLEBEE~" Shockwave sang.

Bumblebee transformed into his Volkswagen Beetle alt mode and began driving away.

"Bumblebee, don't run away..." Shockwave said.

Bumblebee exclaimed, "I'm not running, I'm driving!"

Shockwave killed Ironhide and shouted, "You hurt BUMBLEBEE."

Ironhide's chassis collapsed. Shockwave began following Bumblebee. Bumblebee drove into the woods.

"Bumblebee," Shockwave said while following and said, "I won't hurt you."

Bumblebee shouted, "You killed everyone! Wasp, Sentinel, Longarm!"

Shockwave remarked, "Bulkhead is still alive." Bumblebee exclaimed, "He's next after me, isn't he?!"

Shockwave said, "You aren't next." Bumblebee shouted, "Then why are you chasing me?!"

Shockwave respponded, "You are mine."

Bumblebee shouted, "What?!"

Bumblebee transformed into his robot mode.

Shockwave kidnnaped him, began kissing him.

Bumblebee asked, "What are you doing? *Why* are you doing this?"

Shockwave responded, "Because I love you." Bumblebee exclaimed, "But I never even met you!"

"You have," Shockwave responded and transformed.

Bumblebee exclaimed, "Longarm?!"

Longarm nervously responded, "I understand if you hate me."

"I thought you died! You're alive!" Bumblebee exclaimed as he held onto Longarm.

Longarm hugged him. Bumblebee hugged Longarm.