"Bulkhead, get down" Optimus yelled. Bulkhead dropped down to his knees as Arachnid fired her gun at him. Optimus got down on one knee to help bulkhead back up.
"Oh, Prime. Always so eager to help others. When you really need to be taking care of yourself." Arachnid laughed as she transformed back to only two legs. Optimus pushed Bulkhead behind him and stepped forward to face Arachnid.
"What are to talking about, you little witch?" Bulkhead huff. Transforming his hands into guns and stepped closer, in case Optimus needed back up.
"She is merely trying to delay us" Optimus said through his mask. "Arachnid, I will ask you once, stand down and be speared or die"
"Oh, whatever shall I do?" Arachnid smirked "Both are not really in my nature."
"We can change that" Bulkhead pointed his guns at her. Optimus looked at Bulkhead then at Arachnid.
"I have to agree with Bulkhead, Arachnid. Your crimes and treason is punishable by death. For both Autobots and Decepticons"
"Yea, so why not end her right here and now" Bulkhead moved a little closer.
"Now, I do not think that is fair." Arachnid crossed her arms. "You allowed Starscream to live"
"He saved Bee" Bulkhead growled.
"You think one heroic deed is enough to make up for all the things he has done?" Arachnid laughed "Not just here on Earth. But back on Cybertron. Think of all the bad he has done. All the bots he has killed. Including Cliffjumper"
"Shut it" Bulkhead snarled "He is more of an Autobot then you'll ever know"
"Oh, trust me, I know. But do you really think he cares about you guys? The only bot he worries about his himself."
"You are lying" Optimus shook his head.
"Now that you bring it up, I really do think he cares about someone." Arachnid laughed "Your little Bumblebee. Oh, how he reminds me of Starscream's old mate. Slipstream was just like Bee" Optimus and Bulkhead looked at each other. "I know how much he cares about Bee." She added. "The only reason he does not take Bumblebee as his own, is because he fears you, Optimus."
"Prime" Bulkhead looked down. "Do you believe her?" Optimus sighed and looked over at Bulkhead. He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"No" He growled "She is lying" Arachnid hissed and showed her teeth, she transformed back to her eight legs. Optimus opened fire on her, as did Bulkhead.
"I understand" She panted as she danced around, trying to avoid the gun fire "Why trust me? But you forget, Autobots" She dodged one of Bulkheads shots and hid just around the corner of the hall. Optimus and Bulkhead stopped shooting at her. "Starscream was once Megatron's second in command and most trusted friend."
"Now, I know that's a lie. Starscream told us that he was forced to bond with Megatron." Bulkhead snorted.
"What?" Arachnid laughed "Oh, man, you guys fell right into his little trap."
"Come again?" Optimus's eyes narrowed as Arachnid stepped out from her hiding spot and walked closer to the Autobots.
"Forced to bond with Megatron? That's a new one!" Arachnid rubbed her chin "You see Autobots, it is my job to figure things out and analyze things like this."
"Where are you going with this?" Bulkhead put his hands on his hips.
"Like I said Bumblebee reminds everyone of Slipstream, including Starscream. So I would say, Starscream brought you here to fight Megatron and the other Decepticons for him"
"But he is leading us! He has fought more than us while we been here" Bulkhead pointed out.
"You Autobots really have no idea how tricky that Con is." She hummed "He is gaining your trust to the fullest, so you will never question his loyalty to you. And when you need him to help, he'll leave you to die." She turned her hands into guns and aimed at Optimus's helmet. "And he will take Bumblebee as his new mate. But, hey, maybe he can keep this one alive" She teased. Optimus turned his hands into guns and ducked, as Arachnid fired. But no one had enough time to fire back before long tingles wrapped around Arachnid and pulled her away from Bulkhead and Optimus. Arachnid gasped and looked into her captor's eyes.
"S-Soundwave, what a-are you do-doing?" She asked nervously. Soundwave brought her up to his face, his tingles getting even tighter.
"HOW DARE YOU" He screamed, using a recording of Megatron to talk. Optimus and Bulkhead looked at each other, unsure rather to help or just watch.
"What are you talking about?" She asked him.
{How dare you talk about Starscream and Slipstream in vain. After all the things Slipstream did for you. After Starscream took you in as one of his own seekers when Megatron disowned you, the first time} Soundwave beeped.
"How in the pits do you know about that?" Arachnid stopped fighting Soundwave's grip.
{I have my ways, spider. After all, I am Megatron's eyes and ears.} He said with short, annoyed tones. {Dear Arachnid, you have served us well over the years. But times have changed and we need to keep moving up. I'm sorry, but, I am going to have to let you go. Your serves are no longer needed" Soundwave wrapped one of his bigger tingles around her neck and started to squeeze.
"Soundwave, please, wa….." She never got to finish her sentence. The sound of her neck popping echoed down the halls. Soundwave gentle laid her down and retracted his tangles. He slowly looked up at Optimus and Bulkhead. Optimus held no emotion on his face, not even disgust. But Bulkhead gulped and he raised his gun even higher.
"I do not suppose you are our enemy" Optimus smirked.