A Mute Friendship

Decisions

(A/N: OK, so. Since the last chapter was really short, and because of the fact that I'm lying in bed sick with nothing better to do, I have decided to give you another. Thanks for all the reviews/follows/votes! It's inspiring! :D)

Raf watched as Bumblebee threw his arms up in a mixture of annoyance and frustration, beeping loudly.

'I didn't mean to! He just rode right into me!' The yellow and black scout blooped, glaring at Bulkhead.

"We know you didn't mean it, Bumblebee." Optimus Prime responded, the unconscious Tegan in his servos. "But you must watch where you stop."

Ratchet was scanning the youth's still form. "Damage has been done to his head, and there is also something wrong with his right wrist." The medic stated, shutting off his scanner, which he had upgraded to have the ability to scan organics.

"You've been busy, Ratchet." Jack Darby grinned from the kids' rec-room.

The old medic glared at him. "I would not like to repeat what happened next time." He responded.

"So..." Raf looked at Tegan. "Will he be OK?" He asked.

Ratchet glanced at the unconscious youth. Tegan's face was relaxed, but his face was pale and he looked like a dying angel, black bangs glued to his forehead with sweat and blood.

"The native will need to be examined by someone his size." Ratchet answered. "It seems his wrist was fractured in his fall. And the blow to his head may be more serious than we comprehend."

"My mom's already on her way." Jack answered just as a familiar white car pulled in and June Darby exited it, stereoscope around her throat as she hurried over to where the large Prime was placing the unconscious teen on a stretcher.

"What happened?"

Raf watched silently as Jack's mom began to examine Tegan. Interested, he made his way down the staircase and to the side of the hurt boy's stretcher.

"He flipped from his bike." Raf answered, purposefully leaving the part involving Bumblebee out.

June inspected Tegan's head first. "He'll need stitches." She said, moving to make an examination of the wrist. "This is broken."

Looking up at Jack, June motioned for him to come. "We'll need to get him to the hospital." She said, Jack coming down to help her move the stretcher over to the car, where he helped her transfer Tegan into the car.

"Will Tegan be OK?" Raf asked, hurrying after them.

June smiled down at him. "Do not worry, Rafael." She responded. "He's just a little banged about. Just a cast and a few stitches and Tegan will be fine." She explained, making Raf immediately feel relief.

"Mrs. Darby." Ratchet's voice caused them to all turn and look up at him. "Tegan does not yet know of us. Other than a brief, chance meeting with a Vehicon."

Raf waited as there was a pause, picked up by the Prime. "We think it would be best if Tegan was brought back here, without the knowledge that he is coming."

June glanced from one bot to the other, Raf able to read the confusion clearly written across her face. "What are you saying?"

"We believe that someone, or something, has instilled a hatred or hostility in Tegan towards us." The Prime glanced at Raf and Jack. "And the children."

Raf felt the confusion ebb a bit.

"So you want me to bring Tegan back here?" June asked. "Without him knowing where he is being taken?"

Optimus Prime nodded. "We feel it is the wisest course of action."

June frowned. "But if there is a hostility there, why would you bring him to the base and reveal your location? You'd gotta let him go home eventually, and there's no saying that he'll actually ever come back."

Raf looked up at Ratchet. "That's true."

Optimus Prime looked down at them. "I believe that we should try to erase Tegan's hostility of us. Before it grows into something worse, and he decides to take it out on our human companions."

Looking up at June, Raf saw her nod. "I will bring him back, but I will have to contact his grandmother and let her know what happened." The woman checked her watch. "I'm already late." Looking at Raf, she smiled. "You and Jack might as well remain here, Raf. If he has already shown you hostility, then it will only worsen the situation if you boys came along."

Raf nodded. He had wanted to stay with Bee anyways. Jack grinned wickedly. "Does that mean?"

June rolled her eyes. "Yes, you may skip school today, Jack." She pointed a finger at him. "But I want you to get all of the homework done before tomorrow."

"OK, I will." Jack sighed and Raf snickered, causing the bigger boy to glare at him playfully.

June Darby smiled at the two boys and got into the back of the car to make sure Tegan was comfortable.

Something, shining dully, lay on the floor of the car, partly hanging from the unconscious boy's fingers.

Frowning, June picked it up, gently sliding it from the cold fingers and examining it. She gasped. It was a necklace, but the charm was the symbol of the Decepticons.