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My story takes place a few days just after Optimus Prime defeats his evil counterpart, in the episode "Nemesis Prime", and has just been told by Special Agent William Fowler that Silas body was not fond under the rubble.
"So when do you think M.E.C.H will show up again?" Jack asked looking up to Arcee.
"Don't know…. But at least we know they won't try anything for a while" Arcee replied looking down to her partner.
"Just because M.E.C.H has gone into hiding, doesn't mean we should let our guard down" Optimus stated looking at everyone in his calm manner.
The base alarms suddenly went off and Ratchet went to the controls "there's been a break-in at a military base not too far from here" Ratchet stated looking at the monitors.
"M.E.C.H? already?" Bulkhead asked scratching his head.
"No, it's 'cons" Fowler replied over the inter-com "and it looks like a lot of them"
"Ratchet, prepare the Ground Bridge" Optimus said as he walked up to his fellow Autobots.
The ground bridge came to life with its swearing green energy and hypnotizing colours.
"Go kick some can!" Miko shouted to Bulkhead, who smashed his fists together in response.
"Good luck, Bee!" Raf called to Bumblebee who let out a few beeps and honks in response.
"Just don't get killed out their partner" Jack said looking into Arcee's bright blue optics "don't worry, I won't" she replied walking up to the others.
"Autobots!" Optimus called "transform and ROLL OUT!" and with that Optimus, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee all transformed and drove through the ground bridge to do battle with the Decepticons.
Military base
At the military base, there were at least 10 Vehicons, not counting Dreadwing and Knockout.
"Mmmm...when do you think the Autobots will show?" Knockout said looking up to Dreadwing "and do you think Megatron's plan will work?"
Dreadwing looked down at his red-flashy companion with a grunt "it is not our place to question lord Megatron's plans, we are to follow orders and do as he commands" Dreadwing finished looking back out to the military base.
"Oh, yea, right, I forgot, you're the blind soldier type" Knockout replied with a snare.
"NOW YOU LISTEN HEAR, I…." Dreadwing did not get to finish what he was saying because a bright green vortex opened up in front of them and the Autobots came through and transformed into their robot-modes with their blasters at the ready.
Optimus steps forward with his blasters ready "Dreadwing, Knockout, stand down" Optimus said in a firm voice.
"Yea, right, Decepticons attack!" Knockout shouted and all the Vehicons blasted away at the Autobots.
"Autobots, return fire!" Optimus ordered and all the Autobots returned fire.
Bulkhead smashed some Vehicons heads together and slammed them into the ground, then turning round to blast some more Vehicons.
Bumblebee was going toe to toe with Knockout, and Knockout was using his electric staff, jabbing at Bumblebee, but Bumblebee doges, does a roundhouse kick to Knockout, but Knockout doges, and tried to jab Bumblebee again.
Arcee is using her blades to slice two Vehicons to ribbons, in her graceful way, and using her blasters to blast a Vehicon, which was flying towards her, causing it to crash into two more Vehicons.
In addition, Optimus was blasting at Dreadwing with his blasters and Dreadwing was using his giant blaster-cannon to blast Optimus to the scrap-pile.
Then Megatron flew down out of nowhere and blasted at the Autobots.
"Arcee!" Optimus warned Arcee, but it was too late and a blast blew the ground up from under her feet sending her flying and landing on the ground with a bang.
Arcee struggled to her feet, but before she knew what was happening, Knockout attacked her from behind knocking her unconscious with his electric staff and her body fell limp.
Megatron landed and transformed into his evil, Decepticon self and looked down at the femme-bot and smirked evilly at Arcee's motionless form.
"Good work Knockout, now take her to the ship" Megatron ordered Knockout and just at that moment the Decepticon warship (the Nemesis) came into view and a ground bridge appeared behind them and 2 Vehicons dragged her through it and onto the Nemesis.
"Megatron!" Optimus called as he, Bumblebee and Bulkhead got to their feet "release her!" Optimus demanded and they all aimed their blasters at Megatron.
"Sorry Optimus, but I have plan s for her" Megatron replied with an evil smirk and before the Autobots could do anything Megatron had slipped through the ground bridge and it closed behind him.
"Ratchet" Optimus said over his com-link, "we have satiation"
Autobots base
Back at the Autobots base Ratchet was at the monitors listening to Optimus "what's the satiation?" the old medic asked.
Fowler, June Darby (Jack's mother) who both showed up a few minute ago and Miko, Raf and Jack where listening closely.
"Arcee has been taken by Megatron" Optimus replied "Arcee" Jack said under his breath with concern and no one heard him.
"Optimus" Ratchet started "my advice is before any further action is taken, we must come up with a plan , keep watch on their ship while we come up with one" "sound advice old friend" Optimus replied.
"Why don't they just storm in a kick their butts?" Miko asked "because we don't know where their holding Arcee and by the time we do find her it may be too late" Ratchet started looking at his human friends.
"Why don't we lock onto her locater and open a ground bridge straight to her?" Raf asked, "I have already tried to lock onto her but they are scrambling the signal" Ratchet started looking back at his monitors.
While everyone was talking no-one noticed Jack walk down the corridor and around the corner, he pulled out his mobile and made a call.
Military base
Back at the military base, the Nemesis has not moved out of the Autobots view and their still trying to think of a plan .
"I'm sick of waiting, let's just bust in there and get her out!" Bulkhead said slamming his fists together.
"Calm yourself Bulkhead, we must first come up with a plan " Optimus said in his calm voice.
"But…" Bulkhead was about to protest when a ground bridge opened up a few feet away from them.
"Ratchet? Did you send a ground bridge?" Optimus asked through his com-link "no Optimus, I did not" Ratchet replied.
Just then a swarm of small, metal robots came through the ground bridge "Scraplets!" Bulkhead shouted activating his cannons ready to fire, but the Scraplets looked different they were a soft light-blue colour.
"WAIT!" came a voice from the swarm of Scraplets, the Autobots stood there shocked and then the swarm came together and formed a shape, the shape looked like a cybatronion, he was slightly the same height as Bulkhead and had a slim look to him.
Autobots looked at him in amazement "Optimus" Cybertronian swarm of Scraplets said looking up to the leader; his voice was stern but soft with kindness.
"How do you know me?" Optimus asked the Cybertronians warm "that is not important right now" the Cybertronian swarm, stated, "I believe you have a comrade missing?"
"Yes, she was taken to that ship" Optimus pointed out, the Cybertronian swarm walked past him and looked up to the ship "I will retrieve your friend" the Cybertronian swarm said looking back at the group "but you must stay here"
"Yea-right, why should we trust you?" Bulkhead asked the Cybertronian swarm "Optimus" the Cybertronian swarm said looking up to the prime, Optimus looked deep into the Cybertronian swarm, he felt like he could trust him.
"We she'll wait for you, I trust you" Optimus said to the Cybertronian swarm "thank you," the Cybertronian swarm said bowing, and with that, the Cybertronian swarm flew off like a cloud up to the ship.
"Optimus, why did you trust him?" Bulkhead asked looking up at Optimus, Bumblebee also asked why, Optimus looked up to the swarm as it headed to the ship "I saw something within him that was, kindness, faith, trust, what I saw was… a friend" Optimus finally said looking up to the swarm flying up to the ship.
On top of the Nemesis
The swarm landed on the Nemesis in its Cybertronian form, and then severely Vehicons showed up and aimed their blasters at the Cybertronian swarm.
"Stop where you are, or we'll…" the Vehicon stopped what it was saying when he got a proper look at the Cybertronian swarm "Scraplets!" the Vehicon shouted and they all started blasting away at the Cybertronian swarm, but the Scraplets moved out of the way letting the shots pass right through it.
The Cybertronian swarm stretched out its 'arm', grabbed one of the Vehicons, and pulled it up to its face.
The Vehicon looked into the swarm "p-p-please d-don't eat me!" the Vehicon begged, "where is she?" the swarm asked.
The Vehicon was confused "w-w-who?" The Vehicon asked "the female Autobot known as Arcee, where are you holding her? I won't ask again" the Cybertronian swarm said firmly to the Vehicon "s-she's in holding cell A-7, on the second floor" the Vehicon replied.
The Cybertronian swarm dropped the Vehicon and walked down into the Nemesis.
The holding cell on the Nemesis
In the holding cell where Arcee is, she was dangling from the ceiling by chains, she began to open her optics "WA-where am I?" Arcee asked looking around.
She looked around and noticed she was in a cell "cons must have grabbed me" Arcee said outlawed "hay! Quit in there!" a Vehicon that was on guard said through the giant door.
Arcee looked around, looking for a way to bust out "I got to bust out of here" she said outlawed again "I told you to be..." Vehicon stopped for a sec "Hey you! Who are you and… what… no… run! RUN!" Arcee was confused at what she heard.
Just then she heard a noise, a noise of high pitched tearing and cutting, she knew this noise "Scraplets!?" Arcee said with panic and at the moment, the door fell down with a clang.
She looked up and there... in front of her own optics… was a swarm of Scraplets, but before she could say anything, the swarm formed the shape of the Cybertronian and stood in front of her.
Arcee was shocked "you are Arcee" the Cybertronian swarm stated shocking Arcee even more, "I have come to free you" "really? How do I know you're not with the Decepticons?" Arcee asked in sarcastic tone snapping herself out of her shock.
The Cybertronian swarm walked up to her, it then placed its 'hands' on the chains holding her and the Scraplets eat trough the chains, freeing Arcee and falling to the ground, The Cybertronian swarm caught her as she stumbled forward, she looked up to him as he helped her to her feet.
Arcee looked up to him "you're serious" she stated watching him turn to the door "come; I will take you back to your friends" he said walking out the door and down the hall with Arcee by his side.
"What about the cons?" Arcee asked as they walked openly down the halls "don't worry about them, they are scared, because of me and the Scraplets" The Cybertronian swarm answered.
Soon they were both outside and on the upper-deck of the Nemesis; the Cybertronian swarm then suddenly picked Arcee up bridle style and flew down to the other Autobots, while she was in his 'arms'.
Arcee noticed that while being held in his 'arms' she felt… safe, she's never felt safe before, not even when she was near Optimus.
As they landed in-front of the other Autobots the Cybertronian swarm placed her down to the ground where she stood on her own, where Bulkhead and Bumblebee ran up to her and asked if she was alright, she told them she was fine, the 3 then became quite looking up to Optimus as he approach the Cybertronian swarm.
Optimus faced the Cybertronian swarm "thank you, for retrieving our friend" Optimus said with thanks in his eyes. "It wasn't a problem Optimus, I'm just glad I could help" the Cybertronian swarm replied and then a ground bridge opened up a few feet away "I guess that's my ride" the Cybertronian swarm said looking to the portal and back to Optimus.
Just then, two smaller Scraplets came out of the ground bridge and towards the Cybertronian swarm, one was a white, blue and silver, the second one was yellow, light pink and a darker shade of silver.
They flew up to the Cybertronian swarm "daddy, are you coming now?" the white, blue and silver Scraplet asked in a small boy like voice "daddy?" Arcee asked, "yes farther, are you coming?" the yellow, light pink and darker silver Scraplet asked in a young girl like voice.
The Cybertronian swarm looked at the 2 young Scraplets "yes Rust (the white, blue and silver Scraplet) yes Scratch (the yellow, light pink and darker silver Scraplet) I'm coming" the Cybertronian swarm replied looking back at Optimus "sorry Optimus, but I've got to go"
Optimus took one last look at the Cybertronian swarm before him "I understand" Optimus replied, "don't worry, I'm on your side," the Cybertronian swarm said as it walked up to the portal "will we meet again?" Optimus asked just before he went through the portal "Optimus, we've met more times than I can count" and with that the Cybertronian swarm left.
Optimus looked at his fellow Autobots and then activated his com-link "Ratchet, we need a bridge"
Autobots base
Back at the Autobots base, the ground bridge came to life and Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Arcee and Optimus came through into the base.
"Arcee, are you alright?" Jack asked looking at his guarding; Jack had snuck back a few moments ago without anyone noticing him leave "I'm alright, just a few scratches" Arcee said reassuring him "Optimus, what happened out there?" Ratchet asked.
Optimus looked to the old medic "I believe…..we have a new ally for our future battles" Optimus then explained to everyone what happened.
"That's some story prime; I have 1 question, what are… Scraplets?" Fowler asked.
"Scraplets are small, monstrous robots that eat metal, epically living metal!" Miko stated "and the Autobots are made of living metal" Raf also stated "but if that's true, then why didn't they attack you?" June asked.
"Who knows, it makes no sense, you can't change a monsters instinct, it's impossible!" Ratchet said looking deep in-thought.
Jack felt a great pain from inside himself at Ratchets words 'is that what they really think, that no-one can change?' Jack was brought out of his thoughts by Optimus "now old friend, I don't think you are correct, anyone and anything can change, if they so wish it"
'Good old Optimus, I knew if anyone would understand it would be him' Jack thought to himself, the day then came to an end and Miko, Raf, Fowler, June and Jack all went home for the night.