Bumblebee

I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots and I am starting to think that I was a little too harsh on Bumblebee in my earlier post.

Of course, he is the weakest of the Autobots and his ability to fight Decepticons is severely limited. That goes without saying. He has been, however, a valuable member of the Autobots both when we were on Cybertron and now here on Earth.

His value, I have realized, is as a scout. Teaming up with the Human named Spike, Bumblebee has been eager to learn of Earth's customs. Transforming into his car mode, he is able to slip around unnoticed and observe potential Decepticon targets.

Yes, as a scout, Bumblebee is without equal. I am proud to have this Autobot on my team as a scout, scouting hazards and keeping on the lookout for Decepticons. Yes, Bumblebee is very valuable as a scout indeed.

Bumblebee

I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots and let me tell you, being the leader of this group isn't as easy as it looks. Take Bumblebee, for instance. Bumblebee's a nice guy and all, but it seems like he's always there and always underfoot. Do you remember that old Warner Brothers cartoon where the little dog Chester was always hopping around the bigger dog Spike and trying to be his friend and all?

Bumblebee is kind of like Chester.

So we get the alert from Teletrann I that the Decepticons are attacking a hydroelectric dam in an attempt to steal the energy and I give the command for all the Autobots to transform and roll out. We get there and the first person to jump into action was, you guessed it, Bumblebee. He tried tackling Soundwave, who easily kicked him back at us.

I felt really bad for the poor Autobot and so I ordered him to go protect that kid in the yellow helmet and boots. I thought that Bumblebee might be mad that I was keeping him away from the fighting, but he just smiled, saluted, and said "You got it, Optimus." Now I have Bumblebee and some Earth kid hanging around underfoot all the time.