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Breakdown was a lot of things. He was fast, sharp with his words, a thrill chaser. And up until recently, he’s been loyal. Loyal to the Decepticons, maybe even loyal to Bumblebee.
Now he was stuck in The Dome, forced to memorize the same streets, forced to be ‘logical’ because of Shockwave.
he didn’t want to be here. he wanted to be out on the track, racing, burning rubber. He wanted to be free.
It wasn’t long until Bumblebee started showing up, promising to get Breakdown out of here.
Sure, he had hope, but this force field was nearly impenetrable. Soundwave’s soundwaves probably couldn’t even dismantle it.
Shockwave came to Breakdown with a proposal one day. If Bumblebee were to show up, Breakdown would have to gain his trust, get him to lead him to an exit, and then betray Bumblebee and get the cons out of The Dome. He didn’t think he was capable of it, but he sure enough was.
The ‘Cons didn’t end up getting out though.
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Bee couldn’t believe his audials. Breakdown betrayed him. And he fell for it. The entire time after the Hate Plague, Bumblebee kept circling The Dome, hoping to get a chance to see Breakdown, for whatever reason. He wanted to see him, even though Breakdown betrayed him.
Only Primus knows what would have spilled out of his intake if he saw Breakdown when he was infected.
There was one thing playing on repeat in Bumblebees mind. almost constantly. What had happened to the Breakdown who placed his servo on his chassis, only to shove him backwards to sacrifice himself? Where had that Breakdown gone? the one he loved-
slag.
Bumblebee loved Breakdown, yes, but did that go past seeing him as a brother? a best friend?
yes. yes it did.
Bumblebee was in love with Breakdown.
Primus slag it all.