So here's the next chapter! :)
Anya had troubles focusing on the lesson in class the next day. Jack seemed the same way, too tired to pay attention. She wrote a note to him asking if he'd bonded with Arcee. When the answer came back as a yes and asking if she had bonded with Optimus she couldn't help but smile. She merely looked over at him and nodded. Jack smirked tiredly and continued to watch as the teacher rambled on. Finally the bell ran and the class was given their homework and dismissed. When they exited the building their mates were nowhere to be seen. Instead Breakdown was outside in their place. Miko walked up to the twins happily.
"It's finally Spring Break! Oh and Optimus is at a meeting and Arcee's with Tailgate on a scouting mission, so Breakdown's here to take you to the meeting." Miko informed. The twins thanked her and awkwardly hopped into the ex-decepticon. They drove to the outskirts of Jasper and waited for a ground bridge in an uncomfortable silence.
"So…how'd you meet the autobots?" Breakdown asked awkwardly. Anya and Jack shared a confused look. Did he mean as Cybertronians or as humans? "Err, on earth as fleshlings."
"Don't call them fleshlings, they're humans. They deserve to at least be called that." Jack said, defending humankind. Breakdown's alt rumbled as if he were laughing. The twins told him about how they met the autobots on earth and how they revealed their true forms to the autobots. Finally the bridge opened and they drove through. Jack and Anya hopped out once they were through and transformed into their dragon forms. "So what'd we miss?"
"Well we have the All Spark right here." Megatronus chuckled. Anastasiana and Jastinian stared in shock at the cube in their guardian's servo. They'd never seen it before, but it looked pretty cool. Anastasiana felt relieved that the glasses weren't a false lead after all. Soundwave stood off to the side with Breakdown as everyone took their seat, the twins just stayed on the floor. They began to discuss when the best time to return to Cybertron would be. They knew the twins had to finish that year of school, but Starscream was still in the brig. He still refused to accept the truce and wanted to defy them.
"May I suggest something?" Breakdown said, finally speaking up. Everyone nodded for him to continue. "When I was picking up the twins from school the human Miko said that they were on Spring Break. Unless I got my research mixed up they're out of school for a week. I say they help us revive Cybertron and put Starscream on trial during that time then finish school and go back."
"One problem, it's probably going to take a while for Cybertron to be revived and Starscream to be put on trial. We need a court larger than what we have here, we'd need more Cybertronians to come home. A week wouldn't be long enough for Jastinian and me to help with everything." Anastasiana pointed out. Breakdown huffed and crossed his arms.
"Wait, if we work to restore Cybertron during the break we might have enough time to finish it. Since we have to wait for more bots to come back we could wait until the school year's over to hold the trial. By then we should have enough Cybertronians to run an operable court." Megatronus offered. Everyone murmured in agreement. Anastasiana smiled in congrats at Breakdown for coming up with the majority of the plan. After about an hour everyone returned to their bases. Anastasiana and Jastinian transformed into their Cybertronian forms as they walked through. Arcee went up and hugged Jaston as he came inside. Optimus glanced down at Anastasia who was leaned up against them as they stood telling everyone the plan.
"So this really it, you're leaving Earth." Miko said sadly. Bulkhead and Bumblebee cringed at how depressed their human friends were. At this point they really didn't want to leave them. Anastasia and Jaston smiled, this was one of the things discussed at the meeting.
"Actually Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Jaston, and I are the ambassadors between Cybertron and Earth once things are settled. We'll be making visits more than you think. And during the visits, you guys are more than welcome to come hang out." Anastasia informed. Bulkhead and Bee looked at her like she was a loon. They weren't expecting to hear that. If they were visiting Earth more often that meant that they were going to be able to visit their charges and live on Cybertron again. "Well don't look at me like that! It was a problem and we fixed it!"
"Optimus is she serious?" Ratchet asked. He was also surprised. He also liked the idea of it. They could also keep updated on what was happening on Earth through the children, June, and Fowler. Speaking of the liaison Fowler walked in the base and noticed the surprise and happiness.
"What did I miss?" he asked hesitantly. Everyone explained the autobots' plan and he approved of it as well. He did admit, but he secretly was sad to have them leave. They had grown on him after all these years. Tailgate remained silent the entire time, surprisingly he didn't talk much. It was weird for him, even as Knockout, to be quiet. Arcee noticed and frowned and told herself to talk to him after everything about what's bothering him. The humans went home after a while and everyone went to their rooms except Arcee.
"Go on ahead Jaston, I need to talk to Tailgate." She said softly. Jaston kissed her forehelm and nodded before going to their quarters. Arcee snuck back into the main hanger where she found Tailgate standing alone with his optics closed. He was leaning against the wall in deep thought which also got to Arcee. "Tailgate what's wrong? You're never quiet, especially during discussions like the one we had today."
"How would you know what I'm like? I could've changed during the time I was a decepticon." He shot back. His optics opened and he stared at her with his cold blue optics. Arcee was taken aback by the harshness in his voice. Arcee crossed her arms and sighed, looking away momentarily.
"No, you didn't. Not by that much at least. Knockout was talkative as well." Tailgate's gaze faltered. It was almost as if she spat the name. She lowered her arms to her sides and took a few steps closer to him. "I want to know the real reason, Tailgate. You're my friend, my closest ally at one point. Why are you suddenly isolating yourself from everyone?"
"I saw your reaction to my real identity that day, I also saw Breakdown's. I sometimes wonder if you'd all rather have me keep my mouth shut. It seems that it works, I don't bother anyone anymore." Tailgate snapped. Arcee was shocked at how he felt about his current situation. Tailgate closed his optics again and she took it as an advantage to put her servo on his shoulder.
"You lied to us. That's the only reason why you received the reaction given to you. If you didn't lie to anyone and leave the autobots in a respectable way then maybe none of us would be in this situation. Oh and by the way, I know your secret. You're bisexual, you're in love with Breakdown but you'd never admit it!" Tailgate's optics snapped open and he grabbed her wrist tightly.
"What the frag do you know? Why would you conclude that?" he demanded. Arcee pulled her arm free and glared at him. No more good cop, that ship has sailed. She was pissed and she almost wanted to slap him for talking like that. She poked him in the chassis, right above his spark and glared at him.
"Because of the way you act around him! You told me once that you were bisexual, bet you thought I forgot about it didn't ya? Well I didn't. Wanna know why? I remember secrets given to me so that I don't accidentally slip up and tell someone! You know if you don't tell him soon it'd be a repeat of what happened with me. You 'lost' me to Jaston because I knew he loved me. I didn't know until the day the war ended, and that's when all the signs became clear." Tailgate's optics widened. Arcee suddenly hugged him with a sigh. "Just tell him before it's too late, I don't like seeing my friends hurt."
"I-I'm sorry Arcee." Tailgate mumbled sadly. She pulled away and wished him a goodnight before going to her room. Tailgate stood there for a minute then went to his room. He knew she was right, he'd made the mistake once. He cannot and will not let that happen again. He eventually went to bed, unaware of a pair of optics watching him. Ones that belonged to someone who had listened to the entire conversation.
I admit it, one of my favorite Prime pairings is KO/BD so I had to put it in there!
Quick poll for everyone!
Should someone from Anastasiana and Jastinian's planet be alive? If so, how should they know them?
A. No
B. Yes, mom
C. Yes, dad
D. Yes, both parents
E. Yes, best friend
Reviews are welcomed and please give your answer! :)
