Conflict of Interest

AB- SO I'm back, honestly I thought I was not going to do this story but it has recently came back to me with a vengeance and I decided to start over from scratch to see if it worked better this way. I still don't own SU or TFA but I love both shows very much. Peace and Love to all.

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One mistake put Bumblebee on his path to the stockade, an overheard conversation between a spy trying to infiltrate Autobot ranks gave way to his rash decision to blame Wasp. No matter what Sentinel Prime told him, the cadet knew what he heard. The fact was one of the cadets attempting to go up the ranks in Cybertron Command was a Decepticon spy and had some way to communicate with others on him. Although no evidence was found and Bumblebee would not change his story; it was his deceit that forced his commander to send him away. Sentinel had Bumblebee arrested and taken away, assuming the false accusations were purposeful and deserving of time spent among Cybertron's criminals.

An innocent cadet charged with falsifying reports and attempting to have Wasp sent to stockade earned him a sentence of five stellar cycles. Bumblebee saw many different beings in the prison, both gems and cybertronians from both sides surrounded him but Bee did his best to stay under the radar. The mech spent almost a full stellar cycle in stockade before the opportunity to bust out presented himself. Bumblebee breaking out of the stockade was an act of pure luck. Primus must have been on his side that day, since while a huge riot happened Bumblebee managed to grab a guards badge during the uproar and slip out while they were trying to get a handle on the other prisoners. Alongside him few Decepticons and rogue gems managed to bust out as well so the manhunt started with them giving him more than enough time to get away before anyone noticed he was missing. Freedom felt wonderful after spending so long among the evils of Cybertron. The relief became short lived since it was lonely drifting from planet to planet on his own. Leaving the stockade also meant leaving his home, knowing going back to Cybertron would lead to his arrest and resentencing. Bumblebee held onto the fickle hope that someday there would be a place he could call home, once the Guard gave up the chase and his name ceased to be relevant.

Even though the loneliness ate him up inside, he understood that anyone running with him would face consequences when and if they were caught together. Bumblebee would never risk anyone being dragged down with him so he dealt with being on his own. Running with a fugitive was just about as bad as being a fugitive yourself and if the Guard caught someone with him they would surely be apprehended at his side as his accomplice.

Bumblebee spent so much time ducking through many different civilizations but after some time he knew it would be a good idea to set up camp somewhere remote and desolate, a place with no one around to find him, no risk for anyone else. Deep in his spark Bumblebee could feel a change coming, something drastic was headed toward him there was no preventing it from trapping him and altering his course.

The feeling lead him to a small cratered planet that was far enough away from civilization meaning the fugitive could relax for awhile. Bumblebee had enough energon to last him for about a deca-cycle. After that he would have to locate the elements he used to refine it again.

Setting up camp seemed simple enough, Bumblebee chose a gap in the cratered earth which held a small holes but was packed with a soft but deep layer of dirt. The mech dug out enough to give himself adequate space to recharge.

Time passed uneventfully, until one solar-cycle after Bee crawled out of his hole and a burst of light followed him. A small form barreled out of the hole and rammed into him accidentally. The being fell on their behind, staring up at Bumblebee in shock. She was terrified of him and it took him a second to realize he triggered a gem's birth. She backed away from him, trying to put as much distance between the two of them. "I'm not going to hurt you," He tried to speak soothingly but it only startled her more. She put her hand up in his direction in an attempt to keep him away but Bumblebee reached out and lifted her up to set her on her feet. She froze her body becoming rigid, her form tense and Bumblebee could tell she was in complete shock. The only part of her that moved were her optics scanning the landscape and it became painfully clear to her that she was on her own with a strange alien. Her orange gem glowed but nothing happened so when he placed her on the ground the being retreated into her hole sitting down, pulling her knees close to her gem and hiding her face. "I'm sorry," Bee muttered knowing she couldn't understand him. The bot decided to give her space, since she seemed to be startled. Bumblebee stayed close by just in case the gem came out when she didn't, he went to recharge outside deciding to look in on her when he woke up.

When it became obvious that she was not coming out on her own, Bumblebee decided to step into the cave to get a good look at her. The sight waiting from him inside broke his spark, she sat with her knees covering most of her body in an effort to protect her gem, while she stared blankly in front of her. If someone asked Bumblebee the first words to describe her, he would answer 'small', 'terrified' and 'vulnerable'. The gem didn't move when Bumblebee appeared in front of her so he took a moment to observe her. She had a slender but sculpted build, with a brown complexion that seemed to have an orange tint to it and bright red hair to contrast with her muddy red eyes. Instead of touching her Bumblebee decided to give her the only sentimental object he had in his subspace, a small hunk of an asteroid which seemed to sparkle in the light. The mech placed it in front of her and slowly began to back away from the gem. "I didn't mean to scare you, I'm so sorry," Bee spoke for his own peace on processor more than to her.

Then after the star began to set once more Bumblebee was shocked that the gem stepped slowly out of her hole carrying his rock with her gingerly, looking around to find him. Instead of running the other way, she stepped toward him slowly. "I'm sorry," the gem stammered out in an attempt at cybertronian. He realized she motioned at herself as she spoke, knowing it was not reaching him fully.

"You're sorry?" Bumblebee spoke slowly lowering himself to her level, "My name is Bumblebee." He pointed at himself.

"Bumblebee," she repeated, but her mispronunciation sounded more like 'yellow'. She then pointed at herself repeating the word 'sorry' as if it was her name.

"I think I'm going to call you Sari," Bumblebee muttered. He knew she had a technical name, usually gems went by the type of stone they were or their facet but since the mech didn't have any of that information, giving her a name seemed logical.

"Bumblebee?" This time she got it right and seemed more confident when she uttered the name. He smiled slightly before silence enveloped them again. Sari stepped toward him holding the stone out to him.

"No, keep it. I gave it to you." He put up a servo to stop her, slowly taking the small rock from her and putting it back in her hand. "Yours."

The gem looked at the stone in shock before her gem glowed and it disappeared from her hands. Bumblebee saw that she did not destroy it and knew questioning her about where it went would get him nowhere far, since they couldn't understand one another. The yellow mech knew having her with him permanently wasn't an option, but it would have to do until he could find her a better place to live. "Sari," Bumblebee spoke tentatively. The gem looked up at him with a slight nod. "What do you say we leave here tomorrow? Find a new place to lay low and possibly somewhere you could call home."

She muttered something in her language quietly, it was most likely a question and nodded slowly. Bumblebee sat down with his back pressed against the wall of the cavern to relax before recharge and surprisingly Sari took a seat next to him her eyes focused in front of them as if danger would come at them from all sides at any moment. As Bee let his optics close, he internally doubted the gem would still be there with him when he woke up.

A/N: Just a short set up and first meeting for Sari and BB, hopefully you all enjoyed.