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"Optimus, I'm receiving a transmission, from Elita-One," Ratchet announced. "Send her a message and give her coordinates to meet at. I'll go tell Ultra Magnus and Arcee."
"Cool, new bot!" Miko exclaimed. "Miko, Elita-One isn't going to be the party type, she's a commander similar to Magnus," Bulkhead explained.
"Aww," Miko pouted.
"Arcee, I have some news," Optimus said to Arcee through the doors to her quarters.
"Come in," Arcee replied, opening her door.
"Arcee, Elita-One is coming."
"Oh," Arcee said sadly. She loved Optimus and they both knew it. But Optimus had loved Elita first, and Elita and Arcee had been rivals for a long time.
(Flashback)
The drafting for teams was finally up for Arcee's class. She and Elita-One had finished with perfect scores and were at the top of her class. The two had never really talked, though. Arcee walked over to the lists to see what team she was on for the war. She skimmed through the list, and found her name. She was second in command to Tailgate, Team B. Arcee looked to see what bot got into Team A and saw Elita-One. Second in command to Optimus Prime. That was when Elita-One walked over.
"I knew I would rank best in class, Arcee," Elita-One bragged, Chromia and Firestar standing on either side of her. This made Arcee angry, but Arcee was able to hide it.
"Congratulations, Elita," Arcee said.
"That's Elita-One to you," Elita replied snobbishly. Arcee walked away, anger boiling in her wires.
(New flashback)
Arcee was upset. Her partner was dead. Tailgate was forever gone. She was now the leader of team B, with Ironhide as her second in command. To make matters worse, she ran into Elita-One.
"I heard you let your partner get killed, Arcee," Elita-One started, "by, Airachnid. You probably did it on purpose, so you'd become leader."
"Tailgate was my partner and friend. I should have been the one who died, not him," Arcee replied without thinking.
"That would have been the outcome that I'd have preferred," Elita-One commented.
"Prime must be a fool to think you are fighting for freedom. You're fighting for glory, all you want is fame. You don't KNOW hardships. How can anyone stand someone like you?" Arcee asked rudely.
"You shouldn't be talking to your superiors like that. I'm now a commander," Elita stated with a venomous tone. Arcee started to mumble something, but stopped, knowing Elita would only use it to humiliate and hurt her. Elita-One only smirked.
"Arcee," Optimus said, jolting her back to reality.
"I'm going to go for a drive," Arcee replied. She walked out and drove through the groundbridge, which just happened to be open to Elita-One's coordinates.
As soon as Arcee saw her, she said, "Groundbridge is that way," before driving away, making dust fly into Elita-One's face.
"Not the welcoming committee I expected," Elita mumbled. She transformed and drove through the groundbridge to the Autobot base. As soon as Elita went through, she transformed and jumped, hugging Optimus.
"Someone's got a fan club," Miko joked, receiving a death glare from Ratchet, Bulkhead, and Elita.
"Elita, where's Arcee?" Optimus asked sternly.
"Driving somewhere, who cares?" Elita replied.
"She's my second in command and carries vital information, if the Decepticons were to get her, it would be disastrous," Optimus answered.
"Optimus, we're too late, she's either offline or with the Cons," Ratchet announced. Elita was happy, but she hid it.
"Autobot," Starscream spat, "you basically let yourself get caught. Lose another partner?"
"No, I just don't have a reason to stay with the others. The one bot worse than Megatron is there to stay."
"Well then you won't mind giving us information," Starscream snarled. "I didn't say that, I said that you can offline me and I won't care. At least I'd be reunited with Cliff and Tailgate."
"That's enough, Starscream," Megatron commanded, "Let me have a word with the prisoner."
"Elita, now that you're here with Team Prime, you need to realize that each of the members of the team are important and a part of our family. Including the humans, Jack, Miko, and Rafael," Optimus said. "
Yes, Optimus," Elita sighed.
"Dude," Miko started, "Do you like rock music? What do you transform into? Are you a girl or a really girly looking boy?" Elita was really starting to dislike this girl.
"Miko, she probably had a long trip, let her rest," Bulkhead said. Optimus left to go show Elita her room, which just happened to be on the far side of the base.
"Optimus, the concern you showed for Arcee back there made me think you loved her for a bit. You definitely fooled me. I mean, how could you love a femme who insulted both you and me before she even met you? Plus, you have me!" Elita ranted.
"Elita, Arcee is a valuable friend and ally, and you will not disrespect her. You are now a part of a team with her, and either way, she is your commanding officer. If you show disrespect to anyone else on this team again, you will be punished," Optimus commanded.
"What kind of punishment?" Elita purred. Optimus didn't reply, and gestured to the door of her new quarters.
'Do I love Arcee?' Optimus asked himself, he had loved Elita once, and now he felt unsure.
Arcee let out a grunt as Starscream hit her with an energon prod agin.
"Are you enjoying this?" Starscream sneered as he whacked Arcee as hard as he could. He was under strict orders not to kill her. The Decepticons hadn't been able to find the cortical psychic patch, so now they were trying to torture the information out of the femme.
"Not nearly as much as you are, Screamer," Arcee grunted, noticing the smile on the seeker's face. Starscream was enraged, and he the prod at Arcee as hard as he could while yelling,
"Don't call me that!" Only his trine could call Starscream 'Screamer', and they were look gone. Dead at Autobot servos.
[That is enough, Starscream.] Soundwave said, using a recording of Megatron. Starscream stepped away while Soundwave picked up the battered femme. Megatron wished to see her.
"Time to go Arcee," Starscream sneered. The Decepticons had taken her weapons, with no intention of giving them back. They were planning on sending Arcee back useless and defenseless, so that she'd be tormented by Elita so much that she'd join the Decepticons. It was a perfect plan according to Knock Out. Arcee had already been tortured for information, but the Decepticons hadn't been able to get any out of her.
"I was just getting used to the place," Arcee spat, sarcasm dripping from her words. Starscream just kicked her and dragged her to the bridge where Megatron was waiting with Knockout.
"I offer you a choice, be sent back like this, or join us," Megatron snarled.
There we go. Do you think Arcee should join the Decepticons or go back to the Autobots? Please tell me your thoughts!