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Rex. The part about Vince and his friends getting the axe is something I got from another story that hasn't been updated in a long time and it does fit with Airachnid and how they hate it (Including Arcee and her split-sparks.) when someone threatens, damages or hurts Jack so I felt the need to punctuate that on Vince and his cronies of course Fowler will be by to talk it about it while Jack waits in the hospital, as for Chela nothing has happened to him he is just chilling with Solus in the primes realm and as for the G1 universe I'm not too comfortable doing anything like that since I can hardly remember any of the episodes and I would also have to find a suitable spot for Jack and Arcee to jump in.
clown2107. You may have a point but the beast side of Jack is only tamed to a degree so when it comes to interactions with friends and family it is Jack who is mainly in control while on the battlefield they both are in control as he attacks like beast who knows no mercy and in the berth... well I don't need to tell ya that one.
Watch your tongue or I'll have cut from your head.
"...Cybertronian..."
"...Beast talk..."
"...Spark-bond..."
'...Thoughts...'
...Titan connection...
The Heir Of Onyx Prime.
"Every end marks a new beginning."
Part 1 of 2
As Jack sat in his hospital bed he was muling over the information he learned from the visits he got from his mother, Miko, June, Raf and of course the split-sparks sisters or rather his sparkmates but they used their holo-projections and even Fowler visited him but it was to talk about the murder of Vince and two of his friends which Fowler done his usual interference and said it was drug trade gone wrong since they had found traces of different drugs in the trunk of Vinces car after that he asked Jack if Arcee or any of the others would do this and he gave the agent a firm possibility that they could've but when Jack was hurt by the three teens Arcee and her sisters were busy on an a mission which made Fowler relaxed to some degree before Jack mentioned about there being three who would and gave him their names, Airachnid, Thunderblast and Shatter all Decepticons but they too had and as Jack put it "fallen for him" with that Fowler gave him the same get well as the others did before he left as he now headed for the Autobot base.
During his thoughts Jack felt his three sparkmates feeling concerned but he sent reassurance through the bond to ease their worries and his mother walked in and saw the smile on his face.
"What's got you smiling?" She asked as she sat down in the chair next to the bed.
"Them worrying." Jack said referring to the three sisters.
"They will Jack since the one they married is hurt, so what did Fowler want?" June asked since she saw Fowler left the room not too long ago.
"Ah he was asking about Vince and he thought it might have been them but I do know who could've done such a thing." Jack said as he laid down.
"Terrible thing to happen to him though." June commented.
"But he had it coming." Jack added afterwards. "You can try and outrun Karma but she has a way of dishing out what needs to be dished."
After a week or three Jack began to notice Christmas decorations being strewn about in the hospital as he finally remembered it's getting close to that time of year and luckily for him he is going to be able to leave the hospital soon, when he did it was June who was taking him to the Autobot base and when they arrived Miko, Bulk, Raf and Bee were busy putting up Christmas decorations and even had a christmas tree about Optimus height.
"Looking good guys." June said when she got out and from what Jack can see Ratchet just grumbled as he was busy working on the newly decorated terminal while June was busy doing some cooking in the human area kitchen and even Cogman was there helping her even though it was mostly for her, Miko, Raf and Jack.
While he was busy admiring what they have done to the base he felt himself being surrounded and so looking around he saw Chromia and Moonracer but in their human forms and were wearing christmas outfits which fit them very snugly and were quite eye catching.
"Welcome back sweetspark!" Moonracer exclaimed with excitement.
"We have been waiting for you to arrive." Chromia told him.
"Where's Arcee?" Jack asked when he noticed she was nowhere to be seen.
"She's up with Cliff." Chromia told him and so they lead him to where she is and she was standing in front of Cliff's burial in her Cybertronian form.
"You know, no matter how many times you try to talk to him it's like your talking to Soundwave." Jack commented with Arcee spinning around in the blink of an eye with her optics being wide with excitement and joy to hear Jacks voice.
"You might be right but I just get the feeling he's listening to me." Arcee told Jack as the three went into their cybertronian forms while Jack fished for something out of his subspace compartment.
"I had only just remembered I had these still." Jack said as he revealed his open hand to Arcee with two optics in them. "Starscream's optics, I had completely forgotten I had ripped them out and stored them at least you know Cliff is avenged." Jack told her as she took Starscream's optics and put them in her own subspace compartment before hugging Jack.
"Thank you, what that earth saying that you use? Optic for an optic?" Arcee inquired and Jack gave her a nod.
"Will you be celebrating Christmas with the rest of us? Jack asked while Chromia and Moonraker stood beside in something similar to Christmas clothing thanks to the help of Crystal but for some strange reason she isn't anywhere to be seen nor Blackarachnia, Que and Roadbuster are also gone.
"Why not, I get to spend it with family and my favorite Predacon." Arcee said right as Chromia threw something into her hands which was the same as what she and Moonracer are wearing.
"Then put those on and your going to have to remove your armour otherwise they won't fit." Chromia told her as she and moonracer turned Jack around so he couldn't look while Arcee got changed Moonracer spotted something different.
"When did your assets get bigger sis?" She asked which confused her before she looked down at her energon tanks and started to get a feel for them now realising that they were bigger much bigger.
"Now that you say it, it does feel better that they aren't stuffed away might need to readjust my armour." Arcee noted before she finished putting on the new clothing which seemed to hug her protoform tightly and seemed to even make her body stand out even more especially her aft, thighs and energon tanks. Jack was pretty much speechless when he saw Arcee in her christmas outfit since between all the three she the most alluring out of them but to Jack they were all alluring in their own way. "I feel… kinda exposed but at the same time I like the attention I get." Arcee said as she saw that Jack was just staring at her.
"C'mon let's go help the others with the decorations I wonder if Optimus would be joining us?" Moonracer questioned in excitement as at this point she bouncing in excitement but she wasn't the only thing to be bouncing as did her assets.
"You might want to stop before your clothing comes loose." Jack warned right as one of Moonracers energon tanks got loose from their confines which she hurriedly put back.
"Whoops." She sheepishly said and the four went back down to help others with getting the decorations set up for the upcoming party they are going to have. Chromia was helping Bee with Moonracer helping Bulk while Arcee was giving Cogman and June a hand with June letting Arcee try some of stuff since she never really got a chance to try human food after her transformation and found it to be quite an explosive taste for her new sense while on the other hand Jack was now hunting down Optimus even if prime don't party Jack wasn't going to allow Optimus on missing out on this and when Jack found him Optimus seemed to be staring up into the sky atop a mesa.
"There you." Jack said when he had transformed back.
"Hm? Oh greetings Ebony what brings you here?" Optimus asked after he managed to come back from reality.
"I came looking for you but it seems you have a lot on your mind… do you wish to be alone for the time being?" Jack asked.
"No it's quite alright just been thinking about someone." He said as he looked back up.
"Someone important I'm assuming like close to your spark perhaps?" Jack inquired with Optimus remaining unmoving. "I'm sure she is still alive Optimus there is no way someone like Elita to be off-lined easily when we rebuild our home I'm sure she'll be amongst those who return or there is a possibility that maybe she is still on Cybertron surviving with those she would call friends fighting against any foes that may still be alive on Cybertron… I'm sure she is still putting up a good fight Optimus come let's celebrate something as family." Jack said with Optimus looking towards with a hint of a smile.
"You need better practice using your words Ebony but I'll join you since I do see our team more of a family." Optimus said and with a ground-bridge back to the base Optimus was greeted with a cheer from his team as he can see them all working with each other in tandem creating everything, Bee and Moonracer are getting out crates large enough to be used as tables before getting some smaller and strong crates to be used as chairs while Bulk, Miko and Chromia are busy getting a tree decorated to the left of the ground-bridge and in the human area Arcee was busy giving June and Cogman a hand with setting up a dinner for the humans which Jack had begun to help them with min his human form.
Once everything was set up June had got a stereo out and began playing frank sinatra or rather his christmas songs with it starting on Jingle bells after a while Fowler came in from the elevator wearing a santa hat along with a christmas tie with everyone chatting amongst themselves Jack was distracted till Arcee came walking over handing him a small cup of pink hued energon.
"What's this?" Jack asked looking at it.
"It's high grade energon… it's very scarce but we managed to… barter... with the Decepticons into giving us some." Arcee explained.
"You traded with the Decepticons for some high grade? Now why do I get the feeling it wasn't with anything we own." Jack said looking towards Arcee who is copying Jack with scratching the back of her neck with Chromia and Moonracer joining them.
"While we were on a mission taking an energon mine Knockout and Breakdown were there." Arcee started with.
"So we split into two teams with me and Moonracer taking on Breakdown while Arcee handled Knockout." Chromia spoke.
"They said something about you which have triggered something and we kinda…" Moonracer said before they all spoke.
"Gouged out their optics and ripped an arm and leg off Breakdown." Jack had just stood there kinda stunned for a moment.
"... Right so let me get this straight. Because you had taken their optics, arm and leg Megatron wanted them back because he most likely didn't like the thought of Thunderblast and Airachnid being the only ones capable of medical procedures which led to the trade." Jack said in short summary.
"Yup pretty much." One of the three said.
"And that led to you getting your hands on some high grade which in turn I have zero clue on what it is other than its scarce and you want me to drink it?" Jack questioned with the three looking between each other but before they could answer. "Frag it, you only live once and it's the season to spend time with the family." He said before downing the whole thing, it was sweet, strong and bit electrifying on his taste buds as the taste danced around his mouth before moving down to his stomach where the sweetness and strong taste stayed.
After a brief moment with almost everyone watching him Jack suddenly pointed his face upwards before belching as a torrent of flames burst fourth mixed with pink hue forcing the three sisters to duck and when he finished all that came out of his mouth with black smoke.
"Jack? Are you alright?" June asked as Jack remained standing still.
"Never better!" He suddenly exclaimed as he shook his head with the black smoke coming to a halt and he was grinning from ear to ear.
"What did you give?" June asked as Jack has a weird walk as he went to sit down.
"Uh… High grade energon." Arcee said.
"What's that?" She asked but the three refused to answer before Optimus intervened.
"Your version of alcohol." His rumblering voice said.
"You gave Jack alcohol?!" June demanded while the three downed their own high grade with the same thing happening to Arcee while Moonracer seems to have electricity dancing around her fingers but for Chromia the air around her suddenly got colder.
"Stop worrying and relax." Arcee told June before joining Jack with her split-sparks following suite with the chair briefly catching fire due to the electricity Moonracer is giving before they seemed to gone frozen and then turn to steam thanks to the hot air that Jack and Arcee are both giving off, while June was kinda shocked with how she was treated but Arcee did have point this was the time to relax and spend time with the family and that even included 30ft or so tall giant sentient robots from outer space so instead she smiled and went off to carry on with what she was doing before seeing her son breath fire.
With everyone going back to what they were doing while Jack rested to regain some sense of not being intoxicated from the high grade everyone was surprised to know that Wheeljack had made visit unannounced.
"So your throwing a party and didn't invite me? I'm hurt." Wheeljack said from the hallway that led to the lift with mainly Moonracer, Bulk and Miko being ecstatic at Wheeljack's visit and for some strange reason he was carrying a small bundle of something wrong size for a Cybertronian but just right for a human.
"Thought you were too far away by this point but glad you could still make Jackie." Jack called out over from the chair.
"Woah what happened to you four?" Wheeljack asked as he could see the state they are in and the chair is in.
"They each had some high grade which seems to affect their abilities in different ways. Arcee and Jack are both giving high temperatures that even makes the air around them blistering hot along with the fact that when they burp they are also breathing fire, Chromia has gotten so cold you might as well be in antarctica with a blizzard as for Moonracer she now has electricity dancing around her fingers which makes the constant cycle of that fire and steam chair." Raf explained since he was the one who watched what was happening to the four.
"Now that's what I call party tricks." Wheeljack said and out of nowhere Fowler had remembered something.
"Prime! Would you explain to me why the Decepticons are broadcasting their location?" Fowler asked as he brought up a satellite feed of the Nemesis… decorated?
"Ebony would you have anything to do with this?" Optimus asked with Jack taking a glance before laughing since the Nemesis is decorated in christmas decorations with giant Rudolph and santa on its bow.
"No but I think it might have been an inside job… in my opinion leave them be Megatrons gonna have his hands full trying to find the culprits and also take the decorations down." Jack said afterwards.
"I may not go with his carefree choice but if it'll help Ratchet can watch them incase of any activity." Optimus told the agent and he seemed satisfied with that answer.
"Alright why don't we start with the presents?" June questioned out of the blue as Raf, Miko and Jack got excited along with Fowler who is just as happy as June.
"Here Miko, I made it just for you little wrecker." Wheeljack said as he handed her the bundle he came in with which she tore into it eagerly and found two Cybertronian katana style swords fit for a human everyone was pretty shocked but Miko held excitement in her eyes before she expertly handled the two swords very well surprising everyone.
"What?" She asked while Wheeljack was the only one who wasn't surprised. "I took lessons alright."
"Moving on, Raf why don't you open yours." June said before she might have total meltdown, so Raf did only to find that what he has looks like a laptop but at the same time is also a Data-pad.
"Considering the fact you were great in handling computers even against MECH and the government, I saw fit to make you your own personal computer which is way more advanced than what humans could make in 50 years." Ratchet proudly stated.
"Thanks Ratchet, but I'm going to have to keep this hidden or leave it here at base for safekeeping of course." Raf said with Ratchet nodding and Fowler liking that way of thinking.
"That goes for you too Miko." Fowler said making her whine as he started to go on about security precautions Jack saw Optimus out of the corner of his eye signalling for Jack to come over as he walked further into the hallway away from prying eyes, when Jack caught up to him he was in his Crybertronian form to make the travel easier.
"What can I do for you optimus?" Jack asked when he caught up to him.
"I wish to give you your present but away from prying eyes." Optimus as he held out a hand with what looked to be a rectangle key of silver and blue, when Jack picked it up in two of his digits it had suddenly deconstructed it self as it had started to slither its way across Jacks body even weaving in out of his armour until it came to rest around his insignia as it molded itself to match it so nothing was out of the ordinary.
"What is it?" Jack asked after he looked up.
"A key to something and in due time I'll tell you more but for now Let us return to the party." Optimus spoke as he went onwards leaving Jack.
"Tell the others I'll back, I need to go fetch something." Jack called out to Optimus as he went to the lift, when he got on top of the mesa he went into the cave which is also currently storing Jacks ship for the time being, using his claws Jack dug out the dirt underneath the painting of Solus before coming across a metal box which he wiped it clean before opening it and grabbed six jewelry from it three of them being Harem bracelets and three different Amulets with the Harem bracelets bearing the Predacon insignia formed of different gems while the amulets each bore something different with one being a snowflake made of different white and blue gems with red gems form a shape of fire around it, a twin lightning bolt made of yellow gems and a burning fire made of different gems being blue, red, orange, yellow and white.
"Jack? Are you coming back down?" Arcee asked behind him making him jump and nearly losing hold of the jewelry.
"Actually, close your optics for me Arcee I wish to give you something." Jack said after a thought as he placed four jewelry back with Arcee giggling for a moment.
"Sure but no plug." Arcee said with them both letting out a laugh for a brief moment.
"No plug, hold out your servo palm facing down." Jack said and Arcee did that with her right servo where Jack placed the harem bracelet which molded into her protoform. "Don't open them yet." Jack told her as he clipped the amulet around her neck where it molded into her protoform with the amulet itself being molded above the crevice above her energon tanks. "Now you can open them."
Arcee was surprised with what she was now wearing since she did feel two things being attached into her protoform. "These are amazing Jack, thank you." Arcee said to him as she kept looking at the two jewelry.
"I'm not done yet, I have one last gift for you. Take my servo." Jack said, which she did and he lead her over to the triptych masks and grabbed Mournsong off. "You ready?" Jack asked and got a nod from her before he placed the mask on with the two standing now in a realm of space with fog at their pede.
"I wondered when you were going to visit us." An all too familiar voice spoke shocking Arcee to her core before she spun around to see two identical mechs but slightly different in two ways, one had a white and blue flame paint job and had no horns while the other was just Cliff.
"C-Cliff? Tailgate?" Arcee asked as she slowly walked over towards them.
"Well aren't you conversationalist?" Cliff jokes.
"Airachnid sure did get the drop on us." Tailgate said which made Arcee embrace both of them in a bear hug due to her new height. "Easy partner." Tailgate said as he felt his chassis caving in a bit before Arcee let go of them.
"But aren't you two off-line?" Arcee asked.
"We are, welcome to the well of the allspark." Cliff stated as he opened his arms wide.
"It's… bland." Arcee bluntly said.
"That's what I said, I mean if it's called the well of the allspark shouldn't there be more sparks, something less deserted." Tailgate said.
"I'm going to agree with Tailgate on this one but then again Amalgamous prime did change his surroundings, so maybe you two can as well." Jack suggested to the two.
"We could. I mean it's not like we got anything better to do." Tailgate said after a while. "On a side note I don't approve with what your doing with Airachnid and would rather have her offed but Hey I'm just a dead mech so don't take my opinion to spark." He added.
"If I was given the chance I would still end her life but someone has better plans for her." Arcee said sending a glare at Jack.
"I would've done too but So far I have just been teasing her and besides I have a different plan in mind for her and you still get some sort of revenge." Jack elaborated towards Arcee. "But for now I shall leave you three to talk amongst your own with me out of ear shot." Jack told them before he began moving away as he said he would since this is the time for old comrades to talk again, he doesn't know how long the three had been talking for but it wasn't until Chromia showed up looking confused.
"First time?" Jack asked.
"I came to check on you two since Arcee didn't come back yet and we had thought you two were getting it on but then our sparks didn't light up like they do." Chromia said.
"Arcee! We must be going!" Jack shouted over to her which she began to tell her goodbye's to Cliff and Tailgate before running over to Jack.
"Ready when you are." Arcee said and with that she found her surroundings changing back to the cave with Jack already putting Mournsong back where it belongs and seeing as it's the perfect moment with Chromia hereJack gave her an amulet but it was the with snowflake and fire.
"That seems a bit contradicting." Chromia noted seeing the snowflake surrounded by fire.
"I call it frost fire, you may be cold to the strut but the burning fire in your spark will forever stay ignited." Jack told her as she held the amulet for a moment before letting it meld into her protoform with four out of six of the jewelry given it has only left Moonracer who is no doubt having some fun with the wreckers and it was true because this far in the three were having a drinking contest and for some strange reason Moonracer has jumper cables attached to her and there are more than one pair attached to her.
"She is generating so much electricity that we thought storing that power." Chromia told Jack right as Optimus placed a tesla coil next to Moonracer with any stray electricity going to it.
"It's better than getting fried to a crisp." Jack commented right as Miko got too close and now has an afro with Bulk and Weheeljack pausing for a moment to laugh at the sudden change in hairdo before they had their high grade snagged right out of their servos with Moonracer chugging them down with her letting out a whoow when she finished and noticed Jack which she had briefly taken off the jumper cables before stumberly walking towards where he had to catch her when she fell.
"Your *Hic* Such a gentlebot, you know?" Moonracer drunkenly asked.
"Moonracer your drunk got to bed." Jack told her as now he slung her over his shoulder and walked away while Moonracer was still giggling.
"I still can drink some more! What's...what's that human saying?" She slurred before it hit her. "I can still hold my liquor!" Moonracer exclaimed with Arcee and Chromia following behind leaving the mass of laughter, when Jack made it to Arcee's quarters he ducked low to enter and moved towards the berth where he laid Moonracer down, when he went to move away Moonracer grabbed his arm tightly. "Oh no you don't!" Moonracer exclaimed before with some surprising strength managed to pull Jack down onto the berth with her straddling his hips, surprising Jack himself as now with him being pinned underneath Moonracer as Arcee and Chromia joins in getting closer to Jack who is now pinned to the berth with three femmes and one of them is drunk.
"I think *Hic* I know what would be the perfect present is." Moonracer purred out with one set of wondering digits going down Jacks chassis till they stopped on his pelvic armour. Jack now knowing her plan had easily turned the tables by using his strength to pin the three sisters beneath him, he got closer to their faces before saying. "Not yet, we'll get what we want when the time is right." With that he kissed all three before leaving to his cave where he changed form to rest and he would have to give Moonracer her gift when she isn't drunk.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! This is a two part chapter/episode for the episode Partners since I felt the need to end it here and resume Partners once Moonracer isn't drunk and yes she did hint towards something but it isn't interfacing, in the next chapter I'll be revealing Shockwaves plan along with additional things.
Farewell and let the music keep your body fresh.