When Bulkhead called for him to, Bumblebee had plucked Miko from the ground and ran.
It’d been a standard operation into an energon mine, either to take it or to just leave with as much of the precious fuel as they could manage -- but of course, these operations never actually play out quite so standardly. Their honorary Wrecker had lost her armor to a wayward shot, and it only took one more for her body to crumple. The roar Bulkhead had released in response is not something that Bumblebee will forget anytime soon -- if ever.
Miko is strong, so strong, but the human body just can’t keep up with her spark.
It pains him to leave his friend behind, but far more apparent is the belief that Bulkhead will be fine on his own. Someone needs to get Miko back to the base and Bumblebee knows he’s the one to get that done, his speed far greater than the others. Using his alt-mode would risk jostling her too much, and so he holds her to his chest, servos firm but gentle as he sprints for the forming groundbridge; hearing a shot glance the ground to the side of him, now behind him as he continues sprinting, Bumblebee curls around her even more.
She’s shivering. For a moment, he can feel the tiny sensation of her palm clawing blindly at his plate. Bumblebee shifts one of his arms to clasp her hand, holding the tiny thing tightly in his servo -- then squeezing as much as he dares as they disappear through the swirling green.