Armada
Optimus' POV
At least Fowler and I were able to take care of some lose ends knowing what had happened and now human military won't hunt Autobots anymore but we still have MECH to worry about.
"Optimus no word yet from Bulkhead but I am detecting interesting subterrian frequencies." Ratchet said as Arcee, Bumblebee, Valkyrie, Ironhide and Hound walked in, every other Autobot was out on patrol. "Of Earthly origin?" I asked, "I can't tell what they are but I do know where." Ratchet answered me. Soon the location was where we encountered Megatron and Airachnid, when the femme Decepticon was mention Arcee went into a rage.
The location was where we also encountered Airachnid's insecticon. When Ratchet bridged the six of us, I told Valkyrie if Arcee decides to engage Airachnid on her own again she was to serve as a backup for her. "We are likely going to be witnessing a mission to terminate Megatron's spark." I said as we watched an army of insecticons taking flight toward the location of the Decepticon warship. "I can't think of any reason to stop it even if we could." Arcee remarked, "But we can stop Airachnid." I replied as I walked to the edge of the cliff to watch Airachnid from afar.
Airachnid saw us as we engaged the weapons to capture her for her crimes on Cybertron. "Rear Guard engage the Autobots." She ordered and soon the last rows of her army went into formation against us. Soon we were fighting her insecticon army while Arcee went down with Valkyrie trailing behind her as back-up. While me, Hound, Ironhide and Bumblebee were dealing with the remaining insecticons this didn't take long as I smashed two together and I then thought of looking for the two femmes, at least Arcee has back-up with her this time. "Arcee, Valkyrie." I called to the two through comlink; they could be underground and most likely dealing with Airachnid.
Valkyrie's POV
Soon me and Arcee were pursuing Airachnid "Arcee Optimus ordered me to be your back up whether you like it or not. Besides you think you're the only one who loathes bugs like her, you need more than one Bot to smash a spider." I said before she could say anything to me, "Thanks Valkyrie." She responded. I knew the mechs can handle things, of course I had informed Prime where us femmes on this mission were going and why.
While in pursuit of that ugly bitch we were also being trailed by a pair of her minions when the two of us glanced into our mirrors and when I told Arcee we could use the terrain around us as an advantage she agreed. When we fell back one crashed into a tree knocking it out, the other right into Airachnid. When the two of us came to a stop we heard her going underground. "Underground, there's a surprise." Arcee said sarcastically, she had engaged her guns; as I did the same and together we went down to get the bitch.
As soon as we were in the chamber full of insecticons which had not emerged we knew we had to divide as Arcee advised the two of us to do in order to find and capture Airachnid. I knew I did get through to Arcee about killing Airachnid in retribution for Tailgate. When I noticed the reflections on the pods "Arcee use the pods for mirrors, Airachnid is more likely on the wall, so we can swat the bug off." I murmured when glancing at the pods when I used them as a mirror to look behind me. "Thanks Valkyrie." Arcee murmured. Soon I heard shots being fired and dashed over there to help Arcee and to corner Airachnid, when I got there I pointed my blaster at her. The spider looked at Arcee and said, "When you terminate my spark make it hurt you know I would do the same for you." She said in a sinister manor. She hissed. "I'm not like you." Arcee hissed back, 'Valkyrie let me do this' she said through text looking in the direction of a stasis pod I understood right away. "Very well." Airachnid said as she lunged at Arcee and when Arcee got behind her, engaged her blades she kicked Airachnid into an open pod. When one of her legs hit the button it closed around her cutting another leg off in the process. "NO!" she screamed and froze solid.
Optimus' POV
I got a text from Valkyrie 'need help with a pod. Airachnid is in stasis, sending location now' and when I found Arcee and Valkyrie's signals I got to where they were with some trouble due to my much larger frame. "Ratchet bridge us back, no more worrying about Airachnid." I called. When the pod was secured and Ratchet saw it "stasis? She deserves worse." He said in a distasteful tone.
Arcee admitted she intended to do worse but decided not to, "You were wise to your choice Arcee. Valkyrie thank you for backing her up." I said to the two femmes. When the rest of the Autobots returned to see the moment.
When Bulkhead returned he told us how he ended up on the Decepticon warship, so I guess that explained everything.
