Chapter 2

(Dante's pov)

I hear the sound of the groundbridge activating somewhere on the desert making me wonder if it was the Decepticons or the Autobots. Thankfully it wasn't close but I can tell it's not too far either. I turned off the radio as I deactivated my holoform and transformed back to my robot form with my nodachi at the ready in case I encounter any cons.

As I cautiously walked around the desert, I hear blaster fire near me as explosions were being set off. I activated my stealth camo as I rushed where the fight was taking place. Turned out it was Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead fighting some vehicons.

"Don't let the Autobots get to the neutral!" I heard one of the drones shout.

Oh cool...I'm getting famous already! ...Sarcasm. at lunging speed, I sliced two drones heads split in half with my nodachi and stabbed the last one in the spark chamber killing the drone instantly. As they're bodies fall lifeless on the ground, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead had shocked looks on their faces.

I sheathed my nodachi as I deactivated my stealth camo with a serious look on my face.

"Surprised?" I asked.

Arcee quickly got back to her cool and collected expression and crossed her arms. The hell did I do now?

"You could've been here sooner." She said with a smirk.

Oh for fuck sake...Not this scenario...

"Really? That's all you have to say who saved you're aft? I'm not familar of the human terrain and already you're talking foolish." I glared.

"Whoa, kid. Can't take a joke?" Arcee said as she held her servos up defensively.

"Depends on how you say it." I rolled my optics.

"Cee. He's a seeker. I can see his wings under that cape. You sure we can trust him?" Bulkhead asked rather concern.

"Correction. A triple changer." I said before Arcee could say a thing.

To prove my point I turned to both vehicle forms for land and air and turned back to my robot form.

"I'm currently not part of any faction that's going on if that's you're concern." I said with seriousness.

"We would like you to join the Autobots after seeing you in action those cons. Our leader would like to have a word with you if it's okay with you." Arcee said.

I can't act all hyped up just cause I want to join the Autobots cause it might get them suspicious so what I did was kept a calm composure like Prowl from Animated.

"...Very well. You've peeked my interest. But no funny business. I'm already on edge with the cons trying to find me and I don't want to take my temper on you if you do something suspicious." I said with seriousness as I turned into my motorcycle vehicle form while activating my holoform.

"Fair enough." Arcee sighed.

They turned their vehicle forms as I followed them to their base by the secret passage from the first episode. We passed through the tunnel and finally got in base and there he is...Optimus Prime.

I turned off my holoform as we transformed back to my robot form with Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Optimus looks at me with curiousity as he approached me.

"So you are the neutral, correct?" He asked me.

"Correct." I nod.

"Optimus. You should've seen him in action. He was amazing. Killed three drones with speed and stealth in a nano second." Arcee praised me.

Optimus seemed surprised about that and then asked me...

"Who taught you how to fight?"

"Master Yoketron. Master cyber ninja of the cyber ninja corps." I said with seriousness.

Silence...they looked shocked to hear me mention Yoketron's name. Hell even Ratchet stopped typing and looked at me with shock.

"What?" I said breaking the silence.

"Yoketron's Corp trains Autobots in stealth. Are you sure you're not an Autobots already?" Arcee said.

"No. I never knew that til now. I was young before the war...never had a family...nor did I had a home...Yoketron took me in and treated me like a sparkling of his own. He taught me everything to defend myself from my foes and would always call me his successor cause of my skills of the arts of the cyber ninja. I don't know what happened to him during the war." I said as I closed my optics.

Silence again...

"...what is your name?" Optimus asked me breaking the silence.

"Dark Blade."

"Dark Blade. We wish that you can join us in restoring peace in this world from the Decepticons and any threats that attempt to harm it. Will you join us?" Optimus said with seriousness.

"...of course. My blade is yours to command." I said as I opened my optics.

Optimus smiled as I felt glad that I'm joining the Autobots for the first time.

"Welcome, Dark Blade, to the Autobots." Optimus said.

"It's an honor to serve you, sir." I bowed.

(A/N: if you studied Japanese culture when they bow to their superiors then you should know why.)

2 hours later, Arcee lead me to my new room as I see her smiling at me.

"What?" I asked her.

"Nothing. Just glad you can join the team." She chuckled.

"You sure I'm not attractive to you or something?" I asked rather unsure.

"Ha ha...very funny. By the way, why were you on edge before?" Arcee asked me.

"Pretenders."

"Oh..."

"The moment I thought I was safe the next someone you know literally turns out to be a machine in disguise working for the cons. I was never safe no matter I go cause of them." I sighed.

"I see...at least you won't be dealing with them now that you're with us." She smiled.

"Right." I smiled.

"Oh I forgot. The kids would probably wonder who you are." She gasped.

"Kids?"

"Yeah. They got caught in the mess with the cons so we decided we protect them from danger. You should meet them when they get here."

"I'll think about it...I'm still trying to calm myself from the battle of those drones."

Arcee nods and left me as I got in my room.

I sighed as I sat down on my berth.

"Welcome to your new life...Dante...cause every thing you knew is going to change real soon..." I mumbled to myself.