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“That’s Bee”
“Yeah, thatpollinating insect”
A chuckle “Don’t you first want to knoho is Bee? That’s as cool as what he does”
Marc groaned and slid down in his seat “I’o ahead Hit me with an explanation of your toy and the brilliance of its creator”
“Okay, I will” Ryan looked as exuberant as a child talking about his first Hot Wheels “Bee is Bumblebee the Autobot”
When Ryan saw Marc’s blank expression, his o dropped “Autobots? The Transformers? The comic books, the TV series, the movies? Hello?”
“Okay, it’s soet it”
“Are you bullshitting o way back—they’re even older than you are What did you do as a kid?”
“You mean before TV was invented?” Marc sounded aht years older than Ryan “I played with GI Joe and drea a Navy SEAL”
Ryan shook his head in utter disbelief “I’ to someone who’s never heard of the Transformers I’m in shock Okay, I’ll sum it up for you The Autobots are a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron Their leader is Optimus Prime, who, as an aside, Buuys; the Decepticons are the bad guys Good versus evil, and all that neat stuff
“Anyway, all the A
utobots can transform themselves into different vehicles Bee can become an awesome yellow Chevy Caest and fastest Autobots He’s sets things done, and he’s a little hile he’s doing his job Is that a perfect prototype for my drone, or what?”
Marc’s shoulders were shaking with laughter “Every ti Where it comes to this stuff, you’re the most creative ten-year-old I’ve ever met”
“A genius ten-year-old,” Ryan amended, not the least bit offended by the description “Bee is going to kick some serious ass e’re close to Miles Parker’s location He can only cover about a five-hundred-foot radius But once he’s in the zone, his speed, flight ability, and video-recording potential are going to find our guy for us Wait till you see Bee in action You’re not going to be able to hide how impressed you are”
“I don’t doubt it” The truth was, Marc was impressed He alas by Ryan’s brilliant ability with robots and gadgets With a twinkle in his eye, he looked down at the grinning bumblebee “Welcome to the team, Bee”