Chapter Two: Introductions
Kim walked through the strange portal half expecting a trap of some kind. What she got was a complete shock. A giant robot painted red and white turned from a large switch to look at the transients. Somehow the robot seemed older and more worn than the femme Kim arrived with. She looked up at him and shook her head. "Whoever you are, you are obviously the scientist and/or Medic of this group." Kim pointed the the partial EKG on Ratchet's forearm. Then, Kim studied his workspace to the right of the portal controls. "Everything's neat and tidy." Kim tapped her chin and began to pace. "The human teens threw a monkey wrench in your calm and predictable order as I am doing now." Jack opened his mouth to ask the woman how she knew this, but Arcee shushed him. The femme was enjoying watching Ratchet squirm. "You grew used to the others after a bit and only glared at me when I entered because of that." Ratchet stared at the newcomer in shock. Then, he noticed her bracelet. "Where did you get that?" Ratchet asked in an ominous tone.
Before the Medic could examine Kim's wrist in any detail, heavy footfalls from the hallway, a mix of metallic thuds and gear movement, drew Kim's attention. The large shadow that slowly walked to her with purpose reminded Kim of a leader, but her stress levels were high enough at seeing the shadow that the armor activated. Once Prime walked into the light, he was surprised to see a human femme hovering at optic level with him. She looked war torn almost. Her eyes, scarred with years of pain, were the only part of the face that intrigued the mech. "Calm yourself, young one. I will not harm you." Optimus promised with a kind smile. Kim nodded and landed softly on the floor. Then, the armor retreated. This action made Prime raise an optic ridge in surprise. Then, he began with the introductions. "I trust you've already met my medical officer, Ratchet. I am Optimus Prime, and she…" He nodded to the femme behind Kim. "…is Arcee."
Kim nodded and began to pace as she processed all she was told. "You're the leader." Kim stated. "If I had to guess, the grunts Arcee and I turned to scrap are foot soldiers for an invading faction of your race lead by an egotistical tyrant who doesn't like to get his…" Kim paused for a moment. "…servos dirty. That is unless you're involved Optimus. The leader of these warmongers wants your helm as a trophy and only HE has the right to take your helm."
Jack blinked and finally spoke. "How do you know all that?!" Kim grinned. "It's…elementary, my dear Watson." Kim then sighed. "When you've been in the game as long as I have, you see a lot of strange shit. I made an enemy, and we got to the point that she respected me enough that she was determined to be the only one to kill me. She even fought with me against other foes on a few occasions just to keep them from killing me." Arcee raised an optic ridge. "Once more, she claims to love being evil but is only a thief." There was a subtle change in Kim's vocal tone. Her voice dropped slightly. "I believe she's not evil, just angry at her family for something that hurt her severely in the past."
A blaring alarm brought attention to the Groundbridge controls. "By the Allspark!" Ratchet exclaimed as he watched the Groundbridge power up of its own accord. "Ratchet, is it just a malfunction?" Optimus asked the mech. "I don't know what it is, Optimus, but the portal doesn't have the signature of a Groundbridge." Optimus nodded. "Be ready for anything." The mech ordered as Arcee and Ratchet activated their weapons. When a human form walked out of the portal, the bots relaxed only slightly. Kim looked at the person, and her brow furrowed. "Shego…" Kim growled. Shego grinned. "What, Kimmie?" Shego asked with a smirk, completely zoned in on Kim and oblivious to the giant robots. "Miss me?" Kim would have never admitted it, but she did miss Shego. "What are you doing here, Shego?" Shego grinned. This will be a perfect way to test her. "Win, and I'll tell you." Shego challenged as she ignited her hands. The bots in the room gasped. "Meta-humans…" Optimus said with a concerned look in his optics.
"Stay out of this, Optimus." Kim threatened as she got into a crouching stance. The two opponents turned into a flurry of color as Kim and Shego fought. The two of them were in the zone. Strangely, the world seemed to melt to just Shego and Kim. Kim felt like she was losing ground and stepped it up. Shego grinned and threw the match. When Shego was down, she grinned, leaned up, and kissed Kim gently. Kim was shocked. She glared at Shego and punched Shego hard enough in the face to knock her back. "Don't touch me!" Kim growled. Shego got up. "…and here I thought you were into me." Shego said with a sneer that hid pain. Kim groaned and sighed. There's so much you don't understand, Shego. Kim thought sadly. Shego was so confused. Kim showed so much interest until right before she "died", and now, she was doing it again. "If I may interject…" Jack said calmly. "Arcee and I are Bonded." Arcee added. "June wasn't that thrilled about the idea and convinced Jack he was wrong to Bond with me." Jack looked at Arcee. "The point is: in the end, you can't please everyone. It can only be done for yourself." Jack said with a smile.
Before Kim could respond, an alarm blared through the base. "Government goons coming in." Shego said with a growl as a portly black man walked into the base from the elevator. "Who's unknown technology are you using, Prime?!" Fowler growled as he swaggered his fat ass up to the leader of the Autobots. Kim glared at the man. "That was me." Kim growled as she glared at the man calmly. "My Dad worked on "new tech". I didn't know the suit was of alien origin until I met them." Kim growled. Shego smiled. "I like this side of you." Shego said with a grin. "I don't like bullies." Km growled. "Here's an idea, Fowler." Shego growled. "Shove all that paperwork and red tape up your ass. Kimmie is technically dead, and serving the planet under the radar is a perfect way for me to live for the thrill, stick it to my brothers, and be legal." Kim smirked. This could be fun. The redhead thought to herself as she took Shego's hand.
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