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Chapter 10
"NO!" Airachnid stops to look over to the side. Arcee opens her eyes slowly as she didn't feel anything. She notices that Airachnid is not aiming the staff at her. She is looking to her side.
Arcee growls as she turns her head to the side. Her eyes widen to see Optimus standing with his hands slowly going up.
"Who...are you?" Airachnid ask as she slowly makes her way to Optimus. "Who are you human?"
Optimus didn't say anything. He is just backing away slowly. He can see how sharp the staff is from here.
"How did you get up here" she asks
Prime didn't answer at all.
"Answer me human before I drown you" she gets angry.
"I'm Optimus…Prime" he said slowly "The water was hard enough to climb up here"
"Why did you come here?"
Prime looks at Arcee. He then looks at the lady who is slowly getting to him.
"To stop you from hurting Arcee"
She laughs "You think you can stop me"
"I don't think…" he said "I know"
"What…" she again laughs "You human can't stop a queen"
"Queen…?" he asks. Prime didn't know there was a queen in the ocean.
"Yes…the queen of the ocean…" she said "I am queen Airachnid"
Arcee gets up slowly. She can't feel her arm anymore. She needs to do something before Airachnid kills him.
"I can't let her kill him…" whispers Arcee "Not him…"
Optimus stands up straight.
"Queen Airachnid…" said Optimus "A queen can be stop…by someone who is worthy of the throne"
"And you think you are worthy"
"No…" said Prime "But I can still stop you from doing harm"
Airachnid picks her staff up and aims it to Optimus. The prime slowly steps back; trying to avoid the sharp staff.
"You can't stop me"
Airachnid looks at him with a raise eyebrow.
"Why don't you want me to hurt Arcee…?" ask Airachnid
"Because…I …" Optimus didn't say anything. He stands quiet for a little while. "I care for her"
Airachnid growls as she swings her staff. Optimus gets cut on his arm as he fell. Arcee limps her way to Airachnid and grabs her hair.
She yells in pain as Arcee drags her around. Airachnid use the water powers to throw Arcee back. Optimus catches her.
Airachnid runs to them with the staff raise up. The Prime pushes Arcee to the side and he grabs it and pulls on it. Airachnid swings the staff around. Optimus is strong enough to not move. He swings the staff and Airachnid lets go of it.
"NO…" she yells. She creates a water force field and throws it to Optimus.
"Oh no…" Optimus was hit with a great amount of force. He falls back and goes down the wave.
"Optimus!" yells Arcee. Optimus lands in the water. He struggles to swim up to the boat. He makes it and jumps on it.
"ARCEE!" he yells.
She sighs in relief. Optimus has the staff.
"No…my staff!" yells Airachnid
Arcee looks at Airachnid with a smile. She jumps off the wave and lands on the boat. Optimus starts driving it to shore.
"NOO!" yells Airachnid "The staff"
Optimus is holding on to the staff real tight. He can feel the magic roaming around it. He drives the boat as fast as he could.
"NO…" Airachnid lets go of the massive waves.
"OH NO!" yells Arcee. The massive wave starts charging towards Atlantis. The wave is slowly building momentum; as it get closer it gets powerful. Airachnid smiles upon as the big wave goes to Atlantis.
"Good-bye Arcee"
Optimus makes it to the shore. He looks back to see the massive wave heading with full speed. He looks at Arcee.
"We have to go to high ground…"
"It won't work…" she said "The wave is strong enough to destroy everything it its path"
Optimus looks at the staff.
"What about this…?" he asks "Can this stop it?"
"It can…but I don't know if I can"
"Arcee…you must try" said Prime "I know you are strong enough"
She looks at him "I don't know"
"Just try…we have no other choice…" said Optimus "We either die…or die trying"
"But…"
"I'm not giving up that easy" said Optimus "Go and try it"
The wave is getting closer. It now has it full power. The wave can and will destroy all in its path.
Arcee goes to the shore and places the staff in the water. She holds it in place as it starts to shine. It gets bright but it fades. Her arm starts hurting from the pain. She can't do this.
"Come on…" she whispers. She cries out in pain as the light grows wide but then fades again.
"Oh no" whisper Optimus.
The wave is now inches from the place. Optimus runs to Arcee and holds the staff with her. He stands behind her. He holds it with all his strength with both his hands and Arcee with her good arm.
The staff light shines bright. Optimus closes his eyes by the brightness. The staff grows bigger and the light starts shinning around the place. Little swirls are surrounding Atlantis. It makes a wall with the little lights the staff created.
Optimus hold it tighter as the power starts to get stronger. Arcee and Prime groan as they hold it as tight as they can.
The wave hits with a big impact. Optimus and Arcee stumble a little but manage to get balance. Arcee starts losing her power. She can't keep up with the power with just one arm. Optimus hugs her and holds the staff.
Optimus and Arcee slowly go down to their knees. The wave is still hitting with great impact. Prime didn't give up. Arcee tries her best to get strength back. Arcee falls back by another impact. She turns to Optimus.
He is struggling to keep the staff still. She hugs him tight. She rubs her head on Prime's neck. Optimus looks ahead to see the wave slowly going down. The wave slowly falls back to the water.
The animals are now able to move. The light goes back to the staff and the staff gets smaller. Optimus growls as he falls back. He feels really weak now; the staff took all his energy he had.
The creatures start to swim around.
"We are safe" said one guard. Everyone on the top floor starts cheering. The wave is gone; all are safe now. Bee is smiling a little; he still worried about his dad.
"Optimus…we did it" Arcee whispers "We did it"
Optimus couldn't move a little. He smiles wide as he looks at her.
"Yes we did…" say Optimus "But I feel so weird…"
"The staff takes powers away…you don't have any powers" she said "How did it work?"
"I don't know…" Prime whispers.
She looks at the staff. "Someone…who is worthy can get the power of the staff"
"What…?" asks Optimus.
"The staff…" she whispers "You always had powers…"
"What no…?"
"You have a strong heart…" said Arcee "So the staff choose you to handle the power"
"Oh…I still don't get it" said Optimus. They both laugh a little. Optimus caresses Arcee's face. He places a hand on her cheek and leans her down.
They are inches away from each other's lips.
"You guys okay?" ask one guard
Arcee leans back and smiles "We are good"
Optimus groans as he looks at the guards.
"NO!" yells Airachnid "The wave couldn't have stopped…Arcee is weak"
Slash goes up to her "Maybe…"
"No…the staff can't give powers…" said Airachnid "You have to earn it to use it"
"And how are you using it?" ask Slash
"Oh come on…I don't need the power to rule so I only use the staff to control the water and the creatures"
"Oh well what now?"
"We hang back…" said Airachnid "I will think of a plan…I will stop her and kill her"
"Okay"
"And…that one human who stood up to me…" she said "He will be the first to die!"
Airachnid yells as she starts swimming far away from Atlantis. She is now angry.
"There is no holding back!"
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