BreakBee

BreakBee is the slash ship between Breakdown and Bumblebee from the Transformers fandom.

Security Protocols
Bee tells Dot how he'd been racing in order to find what happened to his old friend. Dot tells him he can't race since it's a trap, but Bee knows that if he doesn't show then it'll tip them off. Dot decides that they do need to go, in order to find a way out of the trap.

Once at the raceway, Bee finds his old friend, Breakdown. Breakdown asks if he ever beat 3:36, and Bee says that he'll have to find out this afternoon. The two smile and clasp hands, Breakdown happy that Bee showed up. Bee says it's just like old times, and Breakdown says that he was the one who let Optimus get between them. Bee says that Breakdown could have joined them, but Breakdown says that he's a Stunticon at heart. It just wasn't meant to be. Bee says that Breakdown made that choice, but Breakdown says that they both made a lot of choices during the war. Bee says that there's nothing they can do about the past, and tell him that GHOST is there to set a trap for Cybertronians. Breakdown says it sounds dangerous, but danger is his favorite gear. Bee then pushes him against the wall and calls him a reckless fool. He'd get them both caught and Bee can't bail him out this time, since he has a family to look out for now. Breakdown decides to wager, that if Bee beats him he'll retire for good, but if he wins, then Bee has to give him his Energon suppressor. Bee makes the deal.

At the starting line, Bee tells Breakdown to enjoy his last race, but Breakdown says that he'll easily win the energon suppressor. The race then starts, only for GHOST agents to surround the two. Bee isn't detected, however Breakdown is and starts fighting GHOST. Bee wishes he could have helped Breakdown, when he's forced to blow his cover as civilians become in danger. Bee is about to be captured, when Breakdown comes in and saves him, much to his shock. Breakdown asks why he looks so surprised, and Bee calls him a show off. He says that they need to get out of there, when they're surrounded by GHOST again.

Breakdown asks if Bee wouldn't mind if he blasts a few of them, but Bee becomes angry. He lets out a defeated sigh and tells him to try and not hurt anyone, but Dot is able to give them an opening. They start racing away, Breakdown saying it's just like old times, but he ends up getting shot. Bee tells them that they need to keep moving, but Breakdown is too badly injured. He puts his hand to Bee's chest and tells him to give him a second when he sees GHOST approaching. He says they should have one last race, but Bee says that it's not the time. Breakdown says that whoever wins can be the diversion and pushes Bee away as he races towards GHOST. Bee calls after him, and quickly chases him, but Breakdown throws him out of the stadium so that he can get away.

Fanon
Breakbee started as a result of Earthspark making them friends. Many fans thought that their interactions to be coded as the two being a couple, or at least exes. This caused people to start shipping, especially with how fond the two seemed of each other.

The ship caused a minor shipping war with KOBD fans. As many of the fans are hoping Knock Out will appear in Earthspark and make him and Breakdown a couple explicitly, instead of implied. With other fans shipping Breakdown with Bumblebee after his appearance, it caused some annoyance. Although this seems to be a small minority rather than the majority.

On AO3, Breakbee is the fifth most written ship in the Transformers: Earthspark tag.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Variations

 * KOBeeD refers to the ship between Knock Out, Breakdown and Bee