A/N

Okay so I'm really nervous about uploading this since it's my first fanfic in years. I started this one in 2013 but only decided to upload it once I had written enough chapters in advance. When I started writing this fanfic I was watching TFP season 1 though due to college and lack of time I lost track of the series. I'm currently working my way through the rest of the episodes so I'm still not sure how this fanfic is going to end. It depends on how the series ends. Please note I'm in my final year of college now so my college work comes first.

I hope you enjoy this some feedback would be nice.

Jack Darby was sitting at his desk in his room, his left elbow on the top of his desk and his fist pressed against his temple. In his other hand he tapped the ballpoint pen he was holding nervously against the desk's surface. His deep blue eyes scanned through the math textbook in front of him and he pulled his brows into a frown. Algebra had never been one of his best subjects. In contrast his friend Rafael, who was 4 years younger than him, was a math genius.

Suddenly Jack jumped as there was a knock on his bedroom door. He spun around on his chair to see his mother, June, standing in the doorway. She was wearing a sleek black dress with heels, her make-up on and her dark hair neatly in a bun.

"Mom?" Jack said.
"I'm going out on a date tonight, I just wanted to say don't stay up too late. You have school in the morning young man."

"Since when do you date, mum? You haven't been on a date since dad left."

"Exactly," she replied. "That's why I'm going on one now. You're older now and you'll soon be going to college. I thought it would be the right time to meet someone new."

"Oh," Jack was surprised, he wasn't sure what to think of it. "Okay...but just who are you meeting?"

"That is none of your business." June Darby smiled secretly. "When I feel the time is right for you to meet him then I'll introduce you."

Jack wasn't entirely comfortable with his mother going off somewhere with a strange man he didn't even know, he felt rather protective towards her even though she was embarrassing at times.

"Dinner is in the fridge you just need to microwave it. I have to go now." his mother waved at him and turned to leave.

"Mom, wait." Jack stood up from his chair and went over to her. "Call me if anything is wrong." he said placing his arms around her.

"I'll be fine, Jack." she reassured him and held him at arm's length. "Just make sure you go to bed on time, okay?" With a comforting smile she gently stroked his cheek and then left.

Jack went back to his homework and finished the last few equations then went over to his bed and slumped down onto it. He gazed at the ceiling and let out a huge sigh.

From outside he suddenly heard a familiar beep of a motorcycle horn. It was Arcee. He smiled as he got up to looked outside the window. Arcee was his best friend; she was strong, graceful, fast, courageous and, in his eyes, very beautiful. He saw the outline of a motorcycle in the poorly lit street. It was 8 pm and already dark outside, winter was approaching. Jack ran to grab his coat and motorcycle helmet. Before he went out the front door he checked his appearance in the hallway mirror. He ran his fingers through his jet black hair.

"Looking good." He said to himself and went out the front door.

The moonlight caught the frame of the motorcycle and gave it a silvery glow.

"So, you wanna go for a ride?" said a voice which came not from a person but from the motorcycle itself.

"Thought you'd never ask." Jack smiled. He went over to the vehicle and ran his fingers along the smooth leather seat before climbing on. Even though Jack looked like an ordinary boy who went to an ordinary school and had an ordinary job at a fast-food checkout, he had a huge secret. Arcee wasn't a human, she was a motorcycle ... well actually she wasn't even a motorcycle. She was an alien from outer space from a planet called Cybertron. She was as it were a sentient machine that could transform into a motorcycle. Although Arcee was more than a machine, she had feelings, thoughts, she could get hurt and needed to rest. You could say she was like you and I except her body was made of semi-organic metal. It was probably hard to believe but she wasn't the only of her kind to inhabit the earth. There were others like her: Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead. They were known as the Autobots. Then there were the Decepticons, evil Cybertronians who wanted power and to take over the Earth. The only ones who stood in their way were the Autobots and their allies.

Arcee, with Jack on her back, revved her engine and sped along the straight road. They were going faster than they should've been going and from a distance all you could see was a dark blue blur. Jack enjoyed the feeling of riding Arcee; the wind whistled past his helmet, he felt free, he felt as if he was flying, and his heart raced every time he rode her.

They sped through town now, turning corners sharply and weaving in and out of traffic. Jack didn't know where they were going as Arcee was leading the way. All she had told him was that it was a surprise. Soon the town of Jasper, Nevada was behind them and they were riding through a long stretch of road which ran through the Great Basin Desert. Arcee suddenly veered off road and was heading towards a rocky outcrop high above the desert. In no time at all she was at its base and then began the ascend up its steep and narrow path that lead to the top. The path zigzagged all the way to the top of the outcrop and after a few minutes they were up nearly 100 ft from where they were before.

"We're here," Arcee said and Jack dismounted. Behind him he heard whirring and whizzing sounds. A few moments later a 15 ft robotic creature was standing next to him. Her skin, if you could call it that, was made of a dark metal alloy. On top of her skin she wore what looked like blue armour which resembled a helmet, a breastplate, an undergarment, bracers and boots all made of metal. Pink accents were on her wrists, elbows, knees and framed her silver coloured face. In the dark her vivid blue eyes shone beautifully.

Arcee smiled at Jack.

"Why did you bring me here?" Jack asked looking up at her.

Arcee didn't say anything, instead she walked towards the edge of the outcrop and sat down. Jack followed and waited for her to reply.

"It reminds me of home," Arcee answered yet she seemed miles away in her thoughts as she looked out into the distance. Jack stepped a little closer to the edge and could see all the city lights shining brightly in the darkness. You could make out each building and see cars rushing around through busy streets even though it was evening. He'd been to Cybertron, her home planet, or at least what was left of it. After millennia of war it had been destroyed but Jack could only imagine what it might have looked like when it was at its full glory.

"I often come here on my own to get away from everything," Arcee continued. "It's just so peaceful here."

Jack nodded in agreement but didn't speak. For a while the pair just stared out into the distance enjoying the tranquil evening. Next to him Arcee lay down and sighed. It was rather peculiar since she didn't need to breathe yet she could sigh. Jack wondered if she had perhaps learnt the habit from him.

"Arcee?"

"There," she said pointing at the sky. He looked up, straining his neck to see where she was pointing to.

"What is it?" he asked.

"That star there is the one at the centre of my solar system." Jack went over to Arcee and lay down beside her to try to position himself at a similar angle to her so he could get a better view. He didn't often gaze at the stars but in the evening sky they looked quite fascinating. The milky way spread across the sky like a long winding river flows through the land. A plethora of stars dotted about the night sky reminded him of spring flowers in a meadow.

"Maybe we could go there again some day." said Jack. Arcee rolled onto her side and looked at him.

"You're kidding right?" she raised an eyebrow.

"No, not really. I'd like to see your home planet again someday."

"That's sweet, Jack, but I'd rather you stayed here on Earth where I know you will be safe."

"You know you're starting to sound like my mother." Jack remarked with a tone of sarcasm. He turned his back on Arcee and kicked at a small chunk of rock sending it a yard or two in front of him. He was nearly eighteen and was rather fed up that his mother would still treat him like a child, he didn't expect it from his best friend.

"Wait, Jack." Arcee leaned towards him and placed her hand firmly on his shoulder. "I just don't want anything to happen to you."

Jack sighed and turned towards her: "I know..." They had been partners, working together, for the last few years and Jack remembered how she had been towards him at first. She didn't want to get to know him at first and he didn't really want to get to know her, yet something clicked between them. Arcee convinced Jack to help her and her allies. He'd been there when Arachnid had brought up painful memories of her past and how her former partner Tailgate had been murdered in front of her. Not long before she met Jack another partner, who she was rather close with, was killed by decepticons. Cliffjumper's death had hit her the hardest. For a long time she had avoided forming a bond with anyone until of course Jack came along.

Arcee ran a finger gently across Jack's cheek and gave him a meek smile. She was a strong and fierce warrior yet even she had her weaknesses.

"You know Raf said there would be a meteor shower this evening." Jack changed the subject. "How about we watch it together?"

"Sure," Arcee sat up and gestured for him to come and sit next to her. They sat in silence side by side staring up at the night's sky just waiting for the meteor shower to start. Jack shivered, it was chillier that he thought it would be up here. Arcee seemed to have noticed this. She placed her arm around him and pulled him closer towards her. Jack blushed and leant into her. His heart skipped a beat. Up above in the atmosphere an array of meteors burned up and created brilliant streaks across the night sky.

"Arcee, there's something I've always wondered." Jack broke the silence between them. Arcee looked down at him expectantly. "I've seen Bumblebee get upset, I've seen you get angry and I've heard Ratchet laugh so I .. I was wondering if Autobots can feel... well... love."

"Love?"

"Yeah you know when you feel really close to someone. Like they are the most important person in the whole world and you think about them all the time" he tried explaining.

"Jack," Arcee began. "I came to life in a world torn by war, it's all I've ever known. We are capable of emotion but I doubt the kind you describe."

"Oh...," the young human said. He felt slightly rejected, he liked Arcee a lot. Probably a lot more than he should do. When he wasn't with her he couldn't stop thinking of her even though he knew in the back of his mind it didn't make sense.

"But we can feel friendship." Arcee said reassuringly and smiled at him pulling him closer to her. It was a somewhat awkward kind of hug. Come to think of it, it was probably one of the first times Arcee had shown Jack a little affection and he liked it.