Chapter 6

(Dante's pov)

It was 10 AM and I was wandering in the desert in my holoform dressed up what looks like an outfit from one of the walking dead comics(Thank you, Miko, for that.) looking for an energon mine to raid and take the energon for the Autobots. (A/N: Look at Glenn Days gone bye edition outfit from the walking dead road to survival to get a sense what I look like.). Yes I know but I have my reasons. Now you're probably shouting right now "Have you lost your mind!? What if a con tries to catch you when they see you?!" Relax. If it's one thing I learned about cyber ninja is that they are one step ahead of their targets.

What felt like hours, I finally found an unclaimed mine near a canyon. But...it wasn't simple. By the time I got to the mine, Soundwave was heading to the mine where I was at in his aerial vehicle form. I hid behind one of the huge energon crystals with my Kunai at the ready as I waited to ambush Soundwave.

To my surprise, he got to the mine real quick and lands right near me and I see Soundwave looking around the mine to check if it was clear but as he got close, I smashed his face with my kunai making a huge crack on his visor as he staggers back away from me. I whistled with amusement as I noticed the damage on Soundwave's visor.

"Surprised?" I laughed a bit.

This of course pissed Soundwave off as his tentacle start coming out with sparks coming out of the tentacles. One of them lunged at me to hit me but I quickly deactivated my holoform and did a high ruffian kick knocking Soundwave away from me once I deactivated my stealth camouflage.

"Predictable." I said with seriousness.

When Soundwave recovered and looking at me for me a bit, he plays a recording that surprised me and maybe you when you hear this...

"Like Sire Like Sparkling." Says a voice of Megatron through the recording.

Yeah. From I'm hearing, Soundwave is telling me that I could be the son of Megatron...as if that didn't angered me enough I take out my nodachi and pointed at Soundwave.

"What are you talking about?! Who is my sire!?" I growled.

He didn't reply...

"Who is it?! Is it Megatron!?"

...He finally responds with faint nod. Son of a bitch...

"You're lying!" I lunged at him with my nodachi.

Of course as expected, Soundwave puts me down the ground with ease as he quickly disarmed me. Yeah...now I see how Megatron nearly lost to Soundwave. He's tough for someone who doesn't talk. No seriously. I thought he was going rip my arms off when he disarmed me. As he attempts to subdue me with his tentacles, Death Blade shows up just in time to kick Soundwave away from me.

"Back off, con!" Death Blade growled.

I quickly got off the ground and got next to Death Blade as I quickly grab my nodachi off the ground. For some odd reason, Soundwave takes a picture of me and Death Blade and then takes off flying.

"Get back here, you coward!" I shouted.

"Whoa! Calm down! What's going on? I never seen you this angry." Death Blade looks at me with shock.

I stood quiet for a second as I sheathed my nodachi with a sigh.

"Turns out the sire that I was looking for was no other than Megatron..." I said with a frown.

Death Blade got dead silent for a minute and then frowns real hard... He was pissed.

"What? Is this a joke?"

"I wish it were but Soundwave played a recording of Megatron's voice saying "Like Sire. Like sparkling." I suspect he saw us during the war when we were going neutral."

"...Maybe. if that's the question, who's your carrier?" Death Blade says with curiousity.

"Good question...I don't know but I pray to Primus she didn't die cause I am going to eliminate Megatron if he harmed her. Sire or not."

Death Blade shook his head knowing he didn't like what he heard and sighs...

"We'll discuss this later. Right now we need to get some of the energon to base before he brings reinforcements."

"...Right."

(Arcee's pov)

"He's been out too long. Do you think he's okay?" Bulkhead asks me.

"I sure hope so. This isn't like him to be late." I said.

The groundbridge opens up as Dark Blade and Death Blade go through the groundbridge with energon. But something was off...Dark is...mad. something did happened. As the groundbridge closed up, Dark puts the energon crystals near the med bay and heads to his room. I couldn't go talk to him when Death Blade stopped me.

"Don't. He's in a lot of stress." Death Blade said with sorrow.

"Something happened?" I ask.

He went silent for a bit then sighs.

"Yeah...Soundwave. my brother got into a fight with Soundwave and Soundwave suddenly tells my brother that Megatron is my brother's sire."

I looked at him with shock as did Bulkhead. Did I heard that right?

"Yeah...I find it hard to believe myself. I have never seen him this angry before so it's best you let him calm down a bit."

Later, I went to Dark's room and I see him looking at the moment I opened the door. It made uneased of somewhat angry he is.

"Come to shun on me? Go ahead. Say it. I won't kill you." He growls.

I looked at him with shock wondering why he would say that.

"Why would I say that? You've been saving our afts from the cons for a long time-"

"But I'm related to that monster of a sire. How could you not hate me?" He asks me with sorrow.

"Because you are not like him. If you were, we would not be talking right now. Sure you may be different but that doesn't mean you're a bad mech."

He looks away from me and faces the wall...then sighs.

"I know...I don't plan to be like him...I don't plan to be part of his army either..."

Come on, Arcee. It's all or nothing. I wrap arms around his waist and he looks a bit surprised.

"You care about me...don't you?" He asks me quietly.

"Yes. I do. Like a family..."

"...Right...as a family. Thanks for the talk...I need to be alone for a bit to calm myself."

"Sure." I said as kissed him on the face.

He immediately blushes and looks away as he cleared his throat.

"Let's keep this a secret between you and I." He said trying to be serious.

"Of course." I said with a smile as I let him go and left out of the room.

That went well...wait...what the pit did I just do? We're just friends! We can't stoop to that level of relationship! Oh Primus...what have I done?

(Dante's pov)

Huh...I didn't think Arcee would calm me down like that. I sat down on my berth as I just couldn't help but smile of what Arcee did. I swear...the things femmes do to calm a mech down.

"A family...I like that..." I chuckled.

Now I see why Marc says I like Arcee so much...