I do not own Transformers Prime or any characters it contains. I do, however, own this plot and any twists, turns and OC's it entails. Enjoy!

A/N: Merry Christmas, everyone! As my gift to you, my readers, I give you this chapter. After today, however, USE will be updated every Tuesday. I hope you all enjoy chapter two and want to come back for more! ^_^

Chapter 2

Jack was laying down on top of the base listening to the sounds around him, feeling the sun on his skin and the wind in his hair. But his focus wasn't on the setting sun, or on the clouds in the sky, it was on his right hand.

"Still thinking on what happened in the cave?"

Jack smiled before looking up at his partner.

"Yeah. I don't have a scar from me cutting myself on your wound."

Arcee sat down next to Jack before pulling him up into a kiss.

"How would the others take to us being this involved?" Jack asked as soon as Arcee let him breath.

"I know Ratchet would most likely blow a fuse."

Jack chuckled as he leaned against Arcee.

"You know, Jack, I need to get you home."

Jack nodded as he reached up and grabbed her hand.

"I love you, Arcee."

Arcee smiled.

"And I love you, Jackson Darby."

Jack walked with Arcee to the lift. Once they were on the ground floor, Arcee shifted into her vehicle mode and allowed Jack to climb on.

"Hold on, Jack," Arcee said. She then shot out of base with the others watching.

"What's gotten into Acree?" Miko asked as she watched the small cloud of smoke vanish.

Ratchet looked at Optimus as the latter looked at him.

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about," Optimus said.

Jack rubbed his hand on Arcee's tank.

"Out of base and away from prying eyes," he said. "How soon do you think they'll suspect anything?"

"Could be a day or two. I don't know. I'm sure Ratchet suspects something. And Miko."

"Miko is a definite," Jack said as he heard his phone ring with Miko's ringtone.

"Just ignore it," Arcee said as she turned into Jack's driveway, pulling into the garage.

"Ignore what?" June asked as she walked out into the garage.

"Just Miko. Most likely wanting to know if I'd heard the latest release of Slash Monkey."

June sighed before closing the garage door.

"Finally," Arcee said before she transformed into her humanoid form.

"Were you getting cramps?" Jack asked.

Arcee gave a soft chuckle.

"Am I missing something?" June asked, looking between the two.

Jack looked up at Arcee.

"Should we?" he asked.

Arcee leaned down to June's level.

"Jack and I have something to confess. But this has to stay between the three of us for the time being."

June nodded as she looked between her son and the Autobot.

"I mean it, June. You can't even tell Optimus or the others."

June nodded again.

"I promise."

Jack looked at Arcee before she looked at him. She then nodded.

"Mom, what we have to tell you is very personal."

With that, Jack walked over to Arcee and climbed up on her knee.

"And by very personal, we mean very personal."

And, throwing his arms around Arcee's neck, he kissed the girl that had stolen his heart. Arcee responded by placing a hand on the back of his head and on his back to pull him closer.

The sound of something hitting the ground caught both of their attention. Breaking the kiss, they turn to see June out cold on the floor.

"Mom!" Jack yelled as he ran to her side.

"She's alright," Arcee said. "She just fainted."

Jack gave a small sigh of relief before looking back at Arcee. He then got a shock.

"Arcee? Did you get shorter?"

Arcee looked around before looking back at Jack, her optics wide.

"What's happening to me?" she asked, looking up at the rafters. She wasn't having to crouch so low to fit in the garage anymore.

Jack pulled out his cellphone and called the Autobot base.

"Ratchet, Arcee and I need a bridge in five minutes."

"What's the situation?" Ratchet asked.

"I'm shrinking," Arcee said as she leaned close to Jacks phone.

Jack handed Arcee his phone before walking over to his mother and lifting her up as much as he could. He then helped her to the couch.

"I'm going to leave her a note telling her where we went," Jack called to the garage.

"Okay," Arcee called back.

After leaving a note, Jack walked back into the garage where he was met with a human sized Arcee.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

Arcee looked at her body.

"I feel so weak."

Jack put a hand on her chin before lifting it up to look her in the optics.

"You may be small, but I'm sure you'll still pack a punch."

Arcee smiled before putting her arms around Jack's neck.

"So is this what it's like when you put your arms around my neck?" she asked.

Jack nodded as he put his hands on her waist and pulled her close.

"It also let's me do this," he said as he encircled her waist with his arms. "I love you, Arcee."

Arcee smiled before leaning in close to kiss him.

"And I love you, Jack," she said.

At that moment, a swirling green vortex opened up in the garage.

"Shall we?" Jack asked.

"Let's."

They released each other and walked into the vortex together.

"By the All-Spark!" Ratchet gasped.

Arcee looked up at Optimus.

"I'm back," she said.

"What happened?"

Jack looked over at Arcee before looking up at Optimus.

"It might have started when we were trapped in that cave. I examined Arcee's wound and cut my hand on her metal flesh."

"Human blood in an Energon vein," Ratchet said.

"And then I got a drop of Energon in my cut."

As he said that, his right hand started to itch.

"What's happening to his hand?" Bulkhead asked.

Jack lifted his right hand and stared at the now robotic limb.

"What in the world?" Jack asked as he flexed his hand.

"Jack, Arcee, I need to see you both in the MedBay."

Both nodded before walking toward the MedBay and climbing up onto the table.

"Now let's see what's going on," Ratchet said as he walked over with a scanner and ran it over Arcee. "I'm reading some organic material."

Arcee looked at her body before looking up at Ratchet.

"What type of organic material?"

"I'm... I'm not sure what I'm reading."

Jack reached out for the device and Ratchet handed it to him.

"Oh, my God," Jack said. "You've got a human stomach and a female reproductive system!"

Arcee looked down at her body again.

"Wait... I can have children?" she asked.

Jack lowered the device and nodded.

"Yeah."

Jack felt more itching and looked down at his arm again. The transformation was slowly creeping up his arm to the rest of his body.

"So what's happening to me? If she has organic material in her body, am I slowly changing to match her?"

Ratchet took the scanner from Jack and ran it over his body.

"It would seem so, Jack. You're becoming a techno-organic. Just like Arcee has become. It's taking longer to affect you seeing as you are human."

Jack nodded before looking at Arcee.

"Looks like we're in the same boat. What am I to do about school?"

"I'm afraid your schooling has been canceled," Optimus said as he walked into the room with June next to him. "As you are becoming a Cybertronian, we have no choice but to keep you here at base."

Jack looked up at Optimus.

"With all due respect, sir, I need to go to school. I promised my mother I would go to college. I don't intend to break that promise." He looked down at his mother. "Sorry for the scare earlier."

"I don't think I can keep something like that a secret, Jack."

Jack nodded before scooting over to Arcee and pulling her close. She leaned toward him and laid her head on his shoulder.

"I guess we have no choice now. Like it would matter anymore anyway," Jack said with a slight chuckle. He then looked up at the Autobot leader. "Optimus, Arcee and I have been romantically involved since we were trapped in that cave a week ago. We've been keeping this quite as to not startle anyone or cause problems, as I'm sure Ratchet would think this was against all laws of nature."

Ratchet looked at the two on the examination table with scorn.

"And you would be correct. A human/Cybertronian relationship can't exist. For one, she would live while you aged and died."

"But I doubt I'll die any time soon with my body slowly becoming Cybertronian." Jack then grabbed his head as he was feeling tired all of a sudden. "I think I'm going to take a little nap," he said before falling back onto the table, Arcee moving so she was leaning over him.

"What happened to him?" she asked as she looked up at Ratchet.

"For the transformation to complete, Jack has to be asleep so he doesn't feel any pain when his heart is changed."

Arcee looked back at Jack before lifting his shirt and watching in amazement as his chest very slowly, slower than his arm, became metal.

"I guess that bones and muscle are less trouble than internal organs," June said as she quickly climbed up the table to get to her son's side. "Is he going to be alright?" she asked as she looked between Arcee, Ratchet and Optimus.

"We are not sure, Nurse Darby. This is new to us," Optimus said as he looked at Jack's slowly changing form.

"What is going to happen to my son?!" June cried as the severity of the situation finally hit home.

"Can't a guy get any stasis around here?"

Arcee looked down at Jack to see his eyes open.

"Jack!" Arcee said as she leaned over him. "I'm so glad you're okay!"

"I'm fine, Cee. What's got everyone on pins and needles?"

"Look down."

Jack looked down at his chest and saw metal slowly making it's way toward the waistband of his pants.

"That's what we're all worried about. We don't know what will happen once you're completely transformed."

Jack smiled before reaching up with his right hand and placing it against Arcee's faceplate.

"I'm fine. I'm about to fall asleep again, but I'll be alright."

With that, Jack was out like a light and his hand fell to the table.

"He's alright, right?" June asked as she and Arcee watched Jack's head become metal, his hair becoming a hard polymer of what it use to be.

"He'll be fine," Ratchet said as he ran a scanner over Jack's form again. "My readings say that his brain is slowly becoming processors. We'll see how well he remembers things when he wakes up."

Arcee grasped Jack's right hand in her own while looking down at her beloved.

"Arcee?"

Arcee turned to look up at Optimus.

"Sir?"

"I am afraid that due to your size and organic components, I have no choice but to suspend your field status."

Arcee shrugged her shoulders before looking back down at Jack.

"That doesn't matter to me at the moment, Optimus. I'm sure it will hit me later, but I'm more worried about Jack than my duties in the field."

Arcee looked up at her commander.

"I know this might come as a shock, Optimus, but I don't know if I'll ever be returning to the field. I've always wanted to be held in Jacks arms, the same size as him. If this is how my life is going to be like now, I don't have any problems with it."

Optimus sighed and closed his eyes.

"Very well, Arcee."

"What on earth is going on?"

Arcee turned her attention back to Jack. His blue optics were staring straight at her.

"You're awake!"

"Yeah... It will take more than that to make me keel over," Jack said as he sat up, his hands clicking as he set them down on the metal table.

"Jack?" June asked.

Jack looked up at his mother and smiled.

"Hey, Mom. Sorry for the scare."

June shook her head before setting down and hugging her son.

"I'm just glad you're okay!" June cried as she held Jack tight.

Jack gently returned the embrace before looking at Arcee.

"Hey, beautiful. I'm ready to get out of here and paint the town red. Wanna help me empty a few spray cans?"

Arcee laughed before scooting closer and kissing him.

"I love you," she said as soon as they broke the kiss. "I'm glad you're okay."

Jack nodded before patting his mother on the back.

"Uh, Mom? You can let go now."

June looked up at her now Cybertronian son before releasing him.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Jack nodded.

"I have all my memories. I'm perfectly fine."

June nodded before giving her son one more hug and a kiss on his metallic cheek.

"Mom!" Jack said, slightly mortified.

June just smiled before standing up.

"Well, Jack, I'll see you at home."

"Count on it."

June then walked to the edge of the table where Optimus put her down on the ground.

"Well, Arcee, ready to go?"

"I'm afraid I can't allow you to leave the base," Optimus said.

"I may be a Cybertronian, but that doesn't automatically place me under your command, Optimus. I want to take Arcee out and have a good time. Also, I will be going to school on Monday."

Optimus sighed before turning away.

"So brash. Must you make such a foolish decision, Jack? You put not only your own life at risk, but that of all your friends. Arcee included."

Jack looked at Arcee before bowing his head.

"I'm sorry, Optimus. It's just that I find having to give up everything I know difficult. I wouldn't be able to handle it. I like going to the mall with Miko and Raph. I like spending time at school, even if it's boring."

"There might be a way to keep at it."

Jack turned to look at Arcee.

"Maybe we can have Ratchet configure our holographic projectors to form an image around us."

Jack looked up at Optimus.

"If that is possible, would I be able to go to school at least? I want to keep my promise to my mother and go to college."

Optimus turned around to look Jack in the optic.

"I will have to think it over before a decision can be made. Hiding your Cybertronian forms with holograms might work for the time being, but it might not last. Just be aware that you have more strength then the rest of the children and might hurt them if you're not careful."

Jack nodded before standing up. He then looked down at his shoes.

"Not like I need them anymore."

After removing them and his socks, he walked with Arcee toward Ratchet's work station.

After a week, there has been some noticeable changes in Arcee and Jack. Their lives have been changed forever and both don't really care as long as they're together. Til next time,

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