A/N: Hi guys, welcome to my first Transformers story since 2017! I'm sorry that it's not canon, it's an AU, this is set after all the movies. I hope you guys enjoy it! Thanks, guys

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Road Trip

 

August 2023

 

"Sam, do you have everything?"

 

"Yes, mom. I do, Bumblebee's all packed up," he said, putting on his Jordan's he grabbed his Pokémon jacket and put it in his backpack along with his laptop.

 

It's been a month since the Decepticons attacked Los Angeles, so Sam decided to take a well-deserved break with his girlfriend, Mikaela Banes. They were going back to school in two weeks, and they had an eventful summer, helping the Autobots set up their base on Earth with the United States Military. Sam took out his phone and saw a text notification in black, and it was on the bottom of his lock screen.

 

Mikaela

 

Hey, I'm at your house. I'm with Bee in the Garage.

 

Sam took his charger with his battery pack along with his AirPods, he went downstairs to see his mother—Judy Witwicky, who was cooking food for herself and her husband—Ron Witwicky. The boy went to the kitchen.

 

"Mom, I'm going with Mikaela and Bee now. I'll see you guys in a week."

 

Judy walked over to him and hugged her son.

 

"Be careful Sam."

 

"Mom, the Deceptions aren't going to attack us during our trip. it'll be fine," he said. Judy hugged him again.

 

"I worry."

 

"Mom, I know that you're worried but remember, I have Bumblebee with me, and I have the Autobots on my contacts," he said as he let go of his mother.

 

"Alright, Sam. I trust you. but if anything goes wrong on this trip. make sure to call the Autobots if anything goes wrong with those bad people." she said,

 

"Mom, we will be fine."

 

"I hope so, Sam," Judy said as she hugged and kissed her son. Sam walked off to grab his backpack then he walked outside. Mikaela was waiting for him outside the garage, Bumblebee was waiting for Sam patiently also. Then, Sam appeared.

 

"It's about time," Bee spoke through his radio. Sam glared at his best friend and opened his trunk.

 

"Dude, I was talking to my mom, can I do that?"

 

"It's fine, Sam," Mikaela said.

 

"Thank you, at least she knows it." Silence came from Bee. Sam sighed and went into his friend and guardian.

 

"Look Bee, sorry I yelled okay? I guess I want to get out of the house and go."

 

"Where are we going?" Bee asked through the radio.

 

"San Francisco, it will be a—" he said, taking out his iPhone 13 and looking at Google for directions "—six-hour drive."

 

"Six hours?"

 

Sam nodded to his girlfriend.

 

"You have a charger in here right?"

 

"Yeah," he said, pulling a white cable with a tiny charger at the end.

 

"Okay, I want to put on my music."

 

"Bee, are you okay with that?"

 

"Yes!" he cheered from the radio.

 

"Awesome, let me see. Give me your phone."

 

"Bee has CarPlay?"

 

"I don't know we'll see," he said as he went to settings and general, he went to CarPlay and it said MY CAMARO.

 

"He does, that's weird."

 

"Well, he is an advanced robot, Sam," Mikaela said.

 

"So true," he said, as he tapped it and it was connected. Mikaela went to her Apple Music and put it on shuffle. The first song was called Late Night Talking by Harry Styles.

 

Sam turned up his radio and they drove out of the garage and onto the road.

 

Mikaela, Sam, and Bumblebee were driving through Los Angeles as they listened to the song on her phone in silence.

 

Things haven't been quite the same

 

There's a haze on the horizon, babe

 

It's only been a couple of days

 

And I miss you, mm, yeah

 

When nothin' goes to plan

 

You stub your toe or break your camera

 

I'll do everythin' I can

 

To help you through

 

If you're feelin' down

 

I just wanna make you happier, baby

 

Wish I was around

 

I just wanna make you happier, baby

 

We've been doin' all this late night talkin'

 

'Bout anythin' you want until the mornin'

 

Now you're in my life

 

I can't get you off my mind

 

I've never been a fan of change

 

But I'd follow you to any place

 

If it's Hollywood or Bishopsgate

 

I'm coming too

 

If you're feelin' down

 

I just wanna make you happier, baby

 

Wish I was around

 

I just wanna make you happier, baby

 

We've been doin' all this late night talkin'

 

'Bout anythin' you want until the mornin'

 

Now you're in my life

 

I can't get you off my mind

 

Can't get you off my mind

 

Can't get you off my mind (can't get you off my mind)

 

I won't even try (I won't even try)

 

To get you off my mind (get you off my mind)

 

We've been doin' all this late night talkin'

 

'Bout anythin' you want until the mornin'

 

Now you're in my life

 

I can't get you off my mind

 

Can't get you off my mind (all this late night talkin')

 

Can't get you off my mind (all this late night talkin')

 

I won't even try (all this late night talkin')

 

Can't get you off my

 

All this late night talkin'

 

Sam and Mikaela sat in silence as the music kept going. the next song was Time For That by Kevin Gates

 

"I love this song!" Sam said.

 

"Same, the first time I heard it was on KIIS."

 

"That station is good," he said. Sam stopped at a gas station and grabbed his black PlayStation water bottle, and went inside to refill it. Mikaela kept on listening to her music on her phone, then someone texted her. she scoffed and saw that it was from Trent, her Ex. she ignored it and decided to go on her Discord.

 

She looked out the window and saw Sam walk out with his water bottle and a plastic bag.

 

"Okay, I got some candy, chips, and water," he said, Mikaela grabbed it and looked through the selection.

 

"Oh, you bought Reese's."

 

"Yeah I did," he said as Bee drove off.

 

"Sam?" Mikaela asked, looking at him.

 

"Hm?" he said, with Bumblebee's seat reclined back. "Yeah, what's up?"

 

Mikaela looked at him. "I'm glad we're going on this trip.... to get away from it all... no worries, no Decepticons... Just us. the three of us."

 

Sam smiled and held his girlfriend's hand. "Remember that you almost died?"

 

Sam looked at her and nodded. "I remember that... that was scary in Egypt man.... I don't want to go through that again." Sam said, squeezing her hand.

 

"I remember it took me months to get better."

 

"What did you want to do after you were done with college?"

 

"I went to work at a boring job in Washington. that wasn't good enough, after that... I left DC with Bee and moved back to LA. then.. we met again. then by some freaking miracle sent by Arceus himself, I saw you at a LAKERS game, well after the game, then the rest is history..." Mikaela smiled at that.

 

"Yeah.... Then we got back together too."

 

"Hold on, didn't you have another partner before me?"

 

"Yeah, her name was Carly."

 

"I'm Carly, and I'm Sam, and this is iCarly!" Bee said through his radio, projecting the voices for iCarly.

 

"Oh, ha ha, real funny Bee," Sam said, crossing his arms.

 

"Thank you. you're too kind."

 

Mikaela laughed. "You have to admit, it does give me iCarly energy when you and her names are together."

 

"It does." Sam laughed at that.

 

Out of nowhere, a police car rolled up.

 

"Uh, Sam," Mikaela said.

 

Sam looked over and saw the car inching closer to them, the vehicle was about to ram into Bumblebee. "Oh crap, this isn't good!" he said as the car rammed them so hard the Bee flipped over but he transformed just in time, catching Sam and Mikaela." Both humans ran to hide as he and Barricade fought.

 

"Bruh! Are you joking right now?!" Sam asked.

 

"This is insane! we don't have time for this!"

 

Sam looked over his shoulder.

 

"Don't you ever get tired of me?!"

 

Barricade said nothing but kicked him.

 

"God!"

 

"Call the Autobots!"

 

"I don't think we need to, Bee can take care of himself."

 

Mikaela nodded, she trusted Sam, Bee was a good fighter, a very good fighter.

 

Barricade transformed and fled. "Wimp," Sam muttered as Bee transformed back into his alt mode. Both of them went back inside of him and he drove off.

 

"Why does he just.. run?" Mikaela asked.

 

"Beats me.... Thankfully, he's not going to bother us anymore." Sam went on his Discord to see what was going on in the server he was modding with a friend.

 

"I know... he's weird."

 

"And that mini bot of his—Frenzy." he shuddered. "God he's creepy as hell."

 

"He is." Mikaela said as Bee drove toward San Francisco.

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You like a light switch

 

When you're movin' your body around and around

 

Now, I don't wanna fight this (no)

 

"Here we are, San Francisco," Sam said as he drove to find parking at a hotel. Mikaela looked out the window as she saw Golden Gate Bridge.

 

You know how to just make me want

 

You like a light switch

 

"It's nice here. we should go to Hollywood next time, Sam." he looked at her and held her hand.

 

"We should, it'll be nice to go to a LAKERS game again," Mikaela said.

 

When you're movin' your body around and around

 

You got me in a tight grip (yeah)

 

You know how to just make me want you, baby

 

"You have arrived at your destination." Bee's GPS said.

 

"What a trip, huh?" Sam said, taking the key out of Bumblebee's ignition.

 

Mikaela stepped out of Sam's guardian. "Yeah, it was one hell of a trip, it was fun too."

 

"It was, except for that detour."

 

"Dude came out of nowhere."

 

Sam nods as he grabs his and Mikela's bags—surprisingly, they didn't get destroyed when Bumblebee transformed to fight Barricade.

 

"At least our bags didn't get annihilated," Sam said, swinging his backpack over his shoulder. Mikela grabbed hers and then slung it on her shoulder, Sam grabbed her suitcase and set it beside Bee. She grabbed the handle and wheeled it to the entrance of the hotel where they were staying. Bee was parked next to an all-black Mercedes Benz. Sam and Mikaela walked into the hotel and walked up to the front desk.

 

"Hello."

 

"Hi, we have a reservation, under Samuel Witwicky." The man in the white uniform typed into the computer. "Yes, Samuel Witwicky, you will be in room 374. enjoy your stay with us at Fairmount."

 

Sam and Mikaela went to their room, they each had their key card so they could enjoy the activities. They walked down a few minutes later with their bathing suits on and went to the pool. Sam jumped in, and Mikaela sat out as she watched her boyfriend swim in the cool water. Then she saw a blonde-haired boy that looked about their age.

 

"Hey, Mikaela."

 

"Bee?" she asked in disbelief.

 

The Autobots had holoforms that they could use to blend in well with the people around them. Mikaela knew that Bee did this on occasion. like going into restaurants, walking on Santa Monica Pier, or being able to go inside his home. "Hey, Kaela."

 

"Don't call me that," she said—Cringing at that.

 

"Noted, so what's up?"

 

"Nothing, just sitting. why won't you go into the water with Sam?" she asked the blonde-haired Autobot.

 

"Okay," he said as he did. Sam saw him swim up to him. "Bee, what are you doing here?"

 

"I was getting antsy in the parking lot." Sam nodded—Weirdly enough, Bumblebee can talk, but only in this form.

 

"I still think it's still a little weird though. I still have to get used to it. I've only seen you in your holoform twice, bro."

 

"Okay." Bee said, swimming laps.

 

Sam, Mikaela and Now Bumblebee had fun for the rest of the trip. and no Deception can take that from them. Sam smiles at his best friend and Guardian. he was glad to have Bee by his side through all of these years.