*"How can you do this to me? I'm your own daughter?" The fair battle mage yelled as she was strapped down to a table.
"No you are not. We never wanted a daughter, we want a son. You are going to become what we always saw you as; A hideous ugly beast." The Duke said as he and his wife left the room without looking back at their daughter. Then the wizards of Kaonol began to work their magic and changed the once beautiful yellow mage into a spider monster.
After she woke up, she was in the forest. Her parents had put a bounty on her head saying that she killed their 'beloved daughter'.*
The poor spider creature woke up in a cold sweat. She hadn't dreamed those memories in millennias. Her parents betrayed her and asked aid from all four kingdoms, Technoa Organa, Kaonol, Iaconia, and the Eastern Isles, to have knights come hunt her down and kill her. Iaconia has sent the most knights because their daughter was friends with both of King Ultra Magnus' sons, and one of his knights.
At first she would run away but once she was cornered she had to kill or seriously injure the knights even though she would try and talk to them, but they would never listen. She began to travel around trying to find someone that would listen to her, or a spell book that could turn her back into normal. She then remembered her friends at Iaconia. She always went to them for help and they never turned her down before, maybe she could still get their help.
She made her way to Iaconia, she was actually having mixed emotion, she was really excited to see her friends again, but then again she was terrified of them seeing her like this. She decided she would have to try and kidnap one of them and talk to them with restraints. She decided she would talk to Rodimus, he seemed more of the opened minded than either Sentinel and Optimus. She waited until nightfall to make her way to the palace. Once she got to the palace wall she found her usual way to sneak in past the guards. She would come to seek comfort from her friends whenever was abused, yelled at, or scared of her parents.
The princes and the knight would always give her a sense of peace and safety. She made her way to Rodimus' room avoiding all the guards, and then entered his room. She knew he was a heavy sleeper especially after he got emotional. She had heard that the princes and the knight took the news of her death hard. Optimus and Sentinel wanted to hunt down the monster themselves but Ultra Magnus for bid them to go. He didn't want his beloved son to get killed by that monster.
Black Arachnia tied Rodimus up and put him on her back so he would be easier to carry. She then escaped out the window after making sure the cost was clear from guards below but she didn't know that Optimus was on his balcony which happens to be a little higher than Rodimus'. He saw a strange creature leave Rodimus' room with Rodimus' tied to its back. "Hold it right there monster!" Optimus yelled as he jumped down off his balcony and used his ax's extendible pole to make sure he landed on the ground safely. Black Arachnia froze in fear. The mech she had fallen in love with just called her a monster.
She turned around to look at him. "Optimus?" She asked even though she knew his voice well.
"Release my brother now! How do you know my name? Are you the spider monster that killed Elita One?!" He asked in a loud demanding tone, which brought out Ultra Magnus, Sentinel and the rest of the guard. Black Arachnia was beginning to panic.
"Please listen to me, I mean no harm! I am Elita One. My parents hired some wizards from Kaonol, to change me into this and then had knights come hunt me down to kill me." She yelled in a panic tone. She didn't want to harm her friends.
"If you are truly Elita One then prove it!" Optimus demanded.
"There is no way that ugly thing can be Elita One!" Sentinel said in disgust.
Black Arachnia turned to Sentinel and glared at him. "Remember the time we sent Sentinel to find the great chickenbot, but there was none and we had him chancing chickenbots all day? Or when we told him to kiss a horsebot or a ratbot and they would turn into the most beautiful princesses in the world and he could marry them and he was kissing every horsebot and ratbot for about 6 vorns?" Black Arachnia asked Optimus.
Optimus and Sentinel stared at each other then back to her. "Elita One?" They asked in shock, but Optimus was the only one brave enough to move closer because she was trying to get Rodimus off her back, but was having issues.
"Be careful Optimus, it could be a trap." Ultra Magnus said
"Father, I believe she is telling the truth. Only Elita, Rodimus, I and Sentinel knew about those." Optimus said. As he helped her get Rodimus off of her back. She sighed with relief when Optimus believed her.
"Elita One…." Optimus began to say, but Black Arachnia interrupted him.
"I go by the name Black Arachnia now, at least until I am able to find a spell to change me back to normal." She said while looking away.
"Black Arachnia, we will help you and punish your parents for what they have done to you." Optimus said while holding her close to him after she laid down. She felt so safe in his arms.
"I still don't believe that's her! We should kill her before she kidnaps both princes!" Sentinel yelled as he got out his lance.
"No Sentinel, stand down!" Optimus ordered.
Finally Rodimus began to wake up and Ultra Magnus went to him and got rid of the webs that were slightly binding him. They were placed on him like a blanket rather than them being really tight like one would expect them to be when someone is being kidnapped. "Daddy?" Rodimus asked sleepily.
"I'm right here Rodimus." Ultra Magnus said.
"So what kind of spell did you cast on the princes?" Sentinel asked with lance and shield drawn.
"Sentinel you still haven't grown a processor have you. Rodimus is always a heavy sleeper especially if he has been crying himself to sleep which he obviously has because of my supposed death. And you know that me and Optimus have always had a crush on each other." Black Arachnia said but then quickly covered her mouth and blushed.
"Really now?" Optimus asked with a loving smile. He then pulled her chin so she could look him straight in the eye. "You will always be Elita to me no matter what you look on the outside." Optimus added.
"Optimus." Elita said in shock. She couldn't believe that he would still love her now just like he always has. Optimus then surprised her by kissing her. She was stunned at first but then gave him and both of them closed their eyes.
When they opened their eyes Optimus was holding the real Elita One. He smiled down at her. "Elita you are back to normal." He said. She looked down at herself and then smiled up at him.
"Optimus h-how did we?" She asked in shock. Ultra Magnus smiled and laughed a little, which caused all the kids and guards to look at him.
"Young ones have you learned nothing from the stories I have read to you? True love can break any spell, and that means you two are true spark mates. Which I am more than happy to have you two be wedded, and I will take care of your parental units, Elita One. They will be dealt with properly." Ultra Magnus said with a smile. Elita then began to turn orange because she was blushing so bad.
Optimus smiled at Elita, and then he turned and kissed her again. His dream was finally coming true. He has always loved it when Elita was around, and she was so nice to Rodimus even when he was away. "She is finally going to become part of our family?" Rodimus asked with a smile.
"Yes Rodimus she is." Ultra Magnus said with a smile. Sentinel walked off. He wanted to find a way to tear Elita and Optimus apart. He was supposed to be with Optimus. The princes were his and his alone. He wanted them all to himself. He never really cared for Elita and always thought she was lying to them and he was going to prove it or have her taken care of. *Yeah that's it, I will hire someone from Kaonol to kill the new princess, but I better try and find something to exchange for the job…maybe one night with one of the princes… NO! They are mine. Um…. Maybe some upgrades or some jewels or money.* He thought to himself with an evil smile. *Once Elita is assassinated I will swoop in in and comfort the princes and make them both mine.* Sentinel thought to himself. He then headed to the stables and began to saddle up a horsebot.
He then road his horse all the way to Kaonol. Then to the place where bounty hunters hang out at. He dismounted his horse and tied it to a post. He then went inside, where everyone turned to look at him as he entered. "I'm looking for the best bounty hunter in the lot." Sentinel said/ordered.
"Depends on what you want him for?" One bounty hunter said.
"Assassinating a soon to be royal." Sentinel said. Everyone then began to back down, like hell they were going to try and kill any kind of royal.
"Sounds like fun." Said a mech with a white face that had black strips on it, but the rest of him was green and black. "What do I get if I successed?" He asked.
"You will get anything you want except for the princes they are mine." Sentinel said. The bounty hunter smiled and got up from where he was seated.
"Why don't we talk about this in a more private place?" He asked.
"What's your name bounty hunter?" Sentinel asked.
"The name is Lockdown." The bounty hunter said as he led the way to a more private place. "Now who am I offlining?" Lockdown asked.
"The fiancé of Optimus Prime goes by the name Elita One." Sentinel said
"She's already dead. There is a pretty good bounty on the head of the spider creature that killed her." Lockdown said
"She was changed into the spider creature by her parents and now is planning on marrying Optimus Prime, which I cannot allow. Both of those princes are to be mine and mine alone." Sentinel said
"So you want me to kill her so you can swoop in and steal there poor grieving sparks? And here I thought the ones from Kaonol is ruthless." Lockdown said.
"Why do you care? And what do you want in return?" Sentinel asked.
"You know one of the princes friends from The Eastern Isle?" Lockdown asked with a smile.
"Which one there is Jazz and Prowl?" Sentinel asked.
"Prowl, mainly but if you get me both, then you will never see me again, and I will keep my mouth shut until I die and turn into rust." Lockdown said with a smile.
"Deal, but you will get them both after the job is done. We can lure them to Iaconia, for the funeral, and then you can kidnap them from there, I will make sure you have what you need." Sentinel said. Lockdown laughed and then shook hands with Sentinel.
"When would you like her dead by?" Lockdown asked.
"Before they are bonded, I believe they will be holding the ceremony in several vorns." Sentinel said.
"Alright so the sooner the better, consider it done." Lockdown said, before he headed back into the bar. "You might want to head back before they notice you gone." Lockdown added then went back to finish his drink.
Sentinel went back to his horse and road back to Iaconia. Thankfully no one realized he was gone.