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Chapter 2
In a prison cell stood Airachnid, the Decepticon's resident psychopath (Not that she had a problem with that.) She had made a name for herself during the war by collecting the CPUs of numerous Autobots. For her, it was business as usual. That was until she killed the Autobot, Tailgate, in front of his partner, Arcee. Before she could even collect his head, Autobot reinforcements arrived, forcing her to flee.
That day, she made a new, and admittedly dangerous, enemy in Arcee. The 'Bot swore from that day on that she would hunt Airachnid down and exact her revenge, but thanks to the Great Exodus, her plans were put on hold. While Arcee remained with the Autobots and eventually found her way to Earth, Airachnid defected from the 'Cons and began a new collection of "endangered species." Over the mega-cycles of collecting, Airachnid eventually heard of Autobots on Earth. They were apparently protecting the native species of the planet: humans.
She decided what would be more fun than taking a human as a trophy. It was a win-win; she'd get a new trophy and the Autobots would feel as though they failed (their Prime at least.) When she arrived, she was surprised to find her old nemesis, Arcee, in the forest when she was about to collect a new trophy. Rather than kill the blue femme and risk alerting the other Autobots, and Decepticons to her presence, she was going to subdue the femme (After playing with her a little) and leave. But that was before she encountered Arcee's pet human: Jack Darby.
When he stumbled upon their little fight, Airachnid initially thought he was just some kid lost in the woods. But after seeing the shock on Arcee's face, the spider-bot put two and two together. After restraining Arcee with her webbing, Airachnid's suspicions were confirmed when the human ran to Arcee, calling out her name. After declaring himself her "partner", something clicked in the spider-bot's processor. She would leave Arcee pinned to the wall while she hunted Jack like an animal.
She began pursuing the human, Arcee's cry of horror sent a wave of pleasure through her that she hadn't felt in years. Taking her sweet time, she let the human run around like the adolescent he was. But she had underestimated his ingenuity. When they had reached her ship, Jack snuck around to the back and ignited the energon leaking from the hull. By the time she'd reached the human, he was already running to escape the blast. Her ship blew up and nearly took her with it.
But Cybetronians are built to withstand far worse the close range explosions (though she admittedly inwardly to herself that it was still a close call.) When she saw the relief on his face quickly change back into fear when he saw her in the trees, the familiar feeling of pleasure returned. Even more so when she stroked his cheek with her finger. He certainly was attractive (Even if he was human.) She was so busy coming up with ways to torture the youngling, she didn't notice Arcee until it was too late.
She had barely escaped Arcee's wrath when she went to make sure Jack was unharmed. Since that day, Airachnid swore that she would take Jack from her and take her sweet time torturing (as well as violating) the human. She'd almost succeeded by forging an alliance with the human terrorists, MECH. Though she and Silas had come to an agreement that MECH would refrain from studying Arcee until the spider-bot had exacted her vengeance, she was certain that while she dealt with Jack and his mother, June, something told her that promise was false. But as long as Arcee would die knowing she failed was good enough for her.
That too, however, was a failure. This time it was Silas who underestimated Jack's ingenuity. He'd called some government officials and saved everyone just in time. Even though she should have furious, part of her was intrigued at was this human was capable of. After that fiasco with the Polarity Gauntlet, Airachnid found herself once again aligned with the Decepticons. Not that she had a real problem with any of them.
She got along well with Knock Out, even if he was a little flamboyant. She had a good working relationship with Breakdown (though something in her tank told her he wanted something more.) She even admired the former SIC, Starscream. Despite his gloating, there was little doubt that when pushed, he could back it up. Even though she hid it well, part of her was impressed when he informed her that he snuffed the spark of Cliffjumper, who was not push over on the battlefield (Though she was certain the Vehicons did most of the work.)
After the seekers defection, Megatron was furious to learn that she had left him with the Autobots. When Soundwave determined the Autobots didn't have any of their secrets, meaning the seeker probably escaped (No doubt, he'd let it slip to Arcee that he killed Cliffjumper), the lord of the Decepticons gradually began to trust her again. When Megatron disappeared during Unicron's awakening, the opportunist in Airachnid couldn't pass up the chance to lead the Decepticons herself. Unfortunately, she hadn't counted on Soundwave's loyalty to Megatron. Having not set foot on the battlefield in so long, Airachnid had forgotten that Soundwave was one responsible for torturing and executing Sentinel Zeta Prime.
She had been easily defeated by the Decepticon Spy Master and placed in the brig, awaiting Megatron's return. "Hey," one of the guards outside said, "Did you hear? Lord Megatron has returned." "You hear that Airachnid," the other jeered, "Sounds like your time is up." The energon in her veins suddenly went cold. No doubt Soundwave reported her attempted takeover to Megatron.
Knowing how the Decepticon leader treated mutiny, Airachnid sat in her cell, awaiting punishment. If Primus had mercy on her this day, it would be swift and almost painless.
Web of Shadows
Time seemed to stop for Arcee as she heard June hiccup the dreaded words, "M-Megatron t-took him." Part of her knew Megatron would try something, but kidnap Jack? "Why would he take Jack?" she voiced her thoughts. "It is my fault," Optimus struggled on his berth, "I gave Jack the key to Vector Sigma." "The what?" Bulkhead questioned.
"There will be time for that later," Ratchet said, "Right now we need to find Jack."
Web of Shadows
The cell doors slid opened to reveal Megatron. Airachnid stood frozen in her spot. What would Megatron do to her? Luckily, he'd sent the guards away so they couldn't bear witness to her punishment. At least he would grant her that favor. "As would expect this from Starscream," he began, "But seeing as he is no longer with us, I can honestly say I never expected this from you."
"Lord Megatron," she paused, looking at him for a sign to continue. He granted it, "I was only trying to ensure that the Decepticon cause continued in the unlikely event of your death." "Really?" he raised an optic ridge. "Please my lord," she kneeled, "Allow me a chance to redeem myself." "Why should I grant you such a chance?"
"Because there are still places on this Earth where no one, even Soundwave, can gain access to." She hoped that would be enough to convince him of her usefulness, but she doubted it. "Perhaps I have been a little harsh in dealing with mutiny in the past," he said. She perked up, a glimmer of hope in her optics. "Maybe to ensure that you never betray me again, I should offer you a gift."
"A gift, my Lord?" she looked him in the optics.
Web of Shadows
Jack sat in the dark room Megatron had left him in not long after they'd arrived on the Nemesis. "What's that nut job got planned for me?" he thought. When they first arrived, they greeted by Soundwave, who informed Megatron that Airachnid tried to usurp his position while he was away. But rather than get angry and swear to make her pay, Jack noticed a strange look cross his face. After a moment, he glanced at the human in his grasp before proceeding and leaving him in a room before going to deal with the spider-bot.
Jack smiled bitterly at the thought of the black femme being tortured. Normally, he would have dismissed such thoughts, but this was Airachnid. She'd caused Arcee so much pain during the war. She kidnapped his mother and tried to kill her. She deserved whatever fate awaited her.
Suddenly the door slid open and Megatron walked in, "Now keep in mind, we need him alive until we can access the key." From behind, Airachnid looked around before her optics landed on the human in box before. Her look of surprise was quickly replaced with a horrid glee as she flashed him her trademark smirk, "Hello Jack."
Web of Shadows
Oh no! Jack's in trouble. Sorry, but I won't have the Autobots in until later on. For the next few chapters, I'll focus on Airachnid and Jack spending some "quality time" together. Next time: Airachnid decides to play with her new gift.