Centuries || Transformers (Re-write)

21.

We pulled up to the classified research entrance at KSI the next morning, with Shane somehow sitting in the drivers seat, Cade sitting in the passenger and with me sitting in the back. I wasn't to happy about it to say the least, and neither was Bee, as on the way he would complain that he felt more comfortable with me in the drivers seat. 

"Calm down..." Shane mumbled to himself, removing the ID badge that Cade and Bee created yesterday from the front of his jacket. "You know at a time like this the idea is to keep cool, so why don't you lose the glasses" Cade drawled lowly, obviously still not comfortable with being in such close proximity to his daughters boyfriend. I however stayed silent in the back, fiddling with an earpiece that Hound had given me to contact either him or Optimus if I were to get in trouble. I watched as Shane shakily removed his sunglasses and threw them aside, his breathing now becoming incredibly shaky and nervous. "About a month ago..." Cade began "...In the middle of the night I though I heard noises in my house, was that you?" he quietly asked, his voice now changing to a sinister tone. My eyes widened, what the hell was he doing? "Cade..." I warned, but he didn't listen. "What!? C'mon no way-" Shane responded, only to be interrupted yet again "Don't lie to me kid" Cade growled, turning his gaze to look outside the window. 

"See that guy with the gun out there?".

"There are so many guys with guns".

"Let's get out of the car and tell them that we're about to break in and it's your idea, because I don't care I'm old I've lived long enough" Cade taunted, not really caring about how Shane was freaking out in the seat beside him. "Uh please don't, I don't feel like being killed today" I snapped, slumping back in my seat. And yet again, my voice went unheard by Cade in the front seat. "You have a really bad habit of having these conversations at the wrong time don't you?" Shane countered, still freaking out as he now began to panic. "You want to come clean or you want me to make a mess-" "Can we all just stop for a second?" I suggested, only to mumble some specific choice of language as Cade turned to the guard standing beside his window. "Sir can I talk to your for a second please?" Cade called out, opening Bees door slightly to try and intimidate the boy beside him. And it obviously worked. "It was me it was me it was me..." Shane repeated nervously, which made Cade quickly apologise to the guard before closing Bees door with a loud slam.

"Everything alright there darling? Sound's like something's going on" Hound suddenly said through my earpiece, causing me to jump suddenly. I relaxed immediately and shook my head, even though he couldn't see "Yeah everything's fine, right now I'm just debating on who's more annoying out of Shane and Cade, and who I should kill first" I replied, whispering so the to idiots occupying the front seats wouldn't hear me. Hound chuckled in response "Alright, well let us know if anything goes wrong, we'll come get you as soon as we can" he replied. "Copy that" I responded, before the com link fell silent. A guard walked up to Shane's window and leaned down "Taking in for scanning?" he asked, to which Shane replied with a faint 'yeah' and handed him his ID card. The guard scanned the ID card, and I help my breath, only to let out a sigh of relief when the guard handed it back with a nod of his head "Alright, you're good to go" he announced, before walking away from the window. "I'm literally going to kill you" Cade grumbled as Bee drove inside, whilst I just shook my head in annoyance.

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We were lead into Scanning Bay 3, which Bumblebee then continued to drive int a large open space. My eyes widened and my jaw slackened as my gaze landed on the feature in the centre of the room. There stood a crimson transformer being held up by two cranes either side. Beside it was a car, possibly it's alt-mode which I knew to be a Pagani Huayra. KSI really has overdone themselves. As we entered, a large screen off to the side was playing a video which said;

"We took old alien technology, and made it better in every way. Introducing Stinger. KSI, We make the world".

I couldn't help but roll my eyes in disgust as Bumblebee drove around. "Now that's a badass robot" Shane commented, making my eyes widen again. No Bee was going to be happy about this. "It kinda looks like you Bee" Cade stated, earning a rev of Bumblebees engine in protest as both Cade and I got out, leaving Shane inside the car. "They're trying to build their own versions..." Cade announced, walking up and getting a better look at the Stinger prototype. My gaze fell "And where do you think they're getting the metal from?" I stated grimly, my eyes then flickering up to Cade who wore the same expression I was. "Well, at least they're picking cooler cars than this" Shane mumbled, which only made Bee whirr in protest. The steering wheel suddenly shot out and hit Shane in the nose, making him groan in pain before going back again for a second time "You talk to me like that?!" Bee snapped, pinning Shane to the seat in anger. I shook my head in amusement whilst Cade went up to the passenger window "You see what happens from being a wise-ass?" he taunted, rolling his eyes as Bee finally retracted the steering wheel in annoyance. "Now~get out of here" Bee growled, as Shane opened the door and fell out of the mechs alt-mode. 

The video then continued to play, and I cursed this entire building. It was just trying to make the situation worse;

"Inspired by Bumblebee. But better in every way".

An angry whirr came from Bee as he switched stations, "Son of a...!" he cried, before suddenly reversing and starting to do burnouts on the, what looked like, freshly cleaned floor. "Bee! Stop!" I shouted, trying to calm the bot down, "Stop going psycho!" shouted as well, causing the bot to stop. Suddenly, voices were heard coming down the hallway. One of them was speaking Chinese from what I could tell, and the other voice was very familiar. "My delicate flower, I can't understand you when you're angry..." Joshua Joyce spoke to the Chinese woman, which only seemed to upset her more "Actually I don't, really understand you at all" he finished. "Our entire factory is up and running..." the Chinese woman began, only to be brushed off as Bumblebee revved his engine once more, catching Mr Joyce's attention. "Excuse me one second... Hey!" he called out to us, catching mine, Shane and Cade's attention.

"Hey you two, grease monkeys...". I sighed in relief, I don't think he noticed me. He walked straight up to Cade and Shane, completely ignoring my presence as I stood by Stinger's alt-mode. "What the hell is going on here? What's with this vintage crap? We're not scanning collector car junk" he snapped, turning his gaze back over to the Chinese woman before turning back to Cade. "What do you think it is that we make here? Hm? We make poetry, we're poets! Alright?" Joshua lectured, to which I placed a hand over my mouth to stifle a giggle "You work for me? You get one mistake, understood?" Joshua continued. Cade nodded his head, playing along and said "I'm sorry, it won't happen again-" "It certainly won't, so let's get this pathetic thing out of here. And you too" Joshua snapped once more, before turning back towards the Chinese woman and the group he had entered with. 

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...let's move on" Mr Joyce announced, now leaving the room to only three of us. "Well, that was certainly interesting" I mused, shrugging my shoulders "Yeah no kidding, he didn't even notice you" Shane grumbled, causing a small chuckle to leave my lips. "You watch him, I'll see what I can find" Cade instructed Shane, to which the Irish boy nodded in response. He then turned towards me and gave me a stern look "You be careful, wouldn't want Optimus to get pissed at me for leaving you behind-" "Oh would you shut up!" I shouted, storming out of the room to the faint chuckle of my best friend. 

As I left the room, I couldn't help but hear Shane mutter quietly "Wait...what?".