Preface: There is gonna be a shower scene Between Arcee and Jacob in the later portion. This is a very relaxed chapter focusing on finer details.
June Darby hadn't expected this. Not within a hundred years did she expect intelligent life from another World come to her. She didn't deny that existed, she assumed it was smart enough to steer clear of humanity stupidity. Now her son had unintentionally gotten involved in a war and she was treating a victim of it. Miko's patch job was rough but I did the job well enough to keep him alive. Luckily she pursued being a doctor instead of a nurse. She had put the injured Jacob under heavy anesthetic and morphine to dull his pain. Also she had to set his leg back in place, if he wasn't high out of his mind on morphine then they wouldn't hear the end of it. Scratches and cuts he had received from Lazerbeak Re-opened once he was tortured. He was extremely lucky to be even alive. Luckily he was a universal type of blood so finding a transfusion was as easy as cake. After a few more minutes of checks and stitches she was done. Pulling the clear gloves off she tossed them into the pan along with the dirty tools she used.
"He'll live, that's all I can really do" She said honestly.
She fitted a removable cast onto his left leg and tightened it. And like that her work was done. Optimus who and heard the guilt laden reports form Arcee, Bulkhead, Bee and Cliff (who was having a heart to heart with Jack) who're feelings were on his armor. None felt more guilty than agent Fowler.
"I should have waited damn it!" Fowler exclaimed.
Optimus looked at the agent.
"How could you possibly known?. Jacob is back and safe that's what matters" Optimus said in an attempt to put the agent along with everyone else at ease.
{He'd forgotten, overwhelmed and gotten blindsided} Bee warbled and bleeped neutrally.
Bumblebee didn't blame him for being overwhelmed. With an immense knowledge of the future it was a responsibility some wouldn't be able to bear alone. Much like Optimus's old mentor Alpha Trion. Optimus nodded seeing the picture clearly.
Jack sat beside Cliff in one of the back halls with a grim look about him. Cliff knew it well after seeing the same feeling over countless years of war.
"Kid, i'm not gonna lie it's scary. It's gruesome...heck I was supposed to die a few days ago if not for Jacob" he paused and took a moment.
Jack looked up at him and bit his upper lip.
"Seeing Jacob, my god he looked half dead...what if the same happens to Raf?" Jack said.
Cliff shrugged.
"Bee would die then let a con touch Raf, and Prime would do the same for all of ya. I swear on my spark that will never happen as long as I'm alive" Cliff said promisingly.
"Don't swear on it. I believe you" Jack responded as he stood.
Ratchet was surprised at what pictures Miko took. It was mathematical formulas and other such things that went over her head but she snagged for Ratchet to make sense of it all.
"This is interesting, why Cybertron?" He pondered as he stroked his chin.
"Probably to get some old weapons or god knows what" Bulkhead said as he got a weary look from Ratchet.
Just before anyone could say anything else a loud groan sounded and everyone looked to see Jacob sitting up and yanking the anesthetic and morphine cables from his arm. June moved over quickly and grabbed them. Jacob saw her and gasped deeply in surprise. He quickly shook himself and looked to Ratchet.
"If you put me under anesthetic one more time we lose this fucking war" Jacob warned darkly as June forcefully grabbed his arm.
"June don't" Ratchet said making her stop to look at him.
She looked flabbergasted to put it lightly.
"Thank you" Jacob said as he looked to Optimus. "Could I have a word alone?" He asked.
Optimus shook his head.
"We all should hear this one" He said and Jacob nodded in agreement.
"Billions dead on Cybertron. If Megatron opens that space bridge we are as good as dead. I doubt any of us want to go I wanna prolong the war against a bunch of mindless drones resurrected from the dead" Jacob said then ended up in a coughing fit.
Optimus and ratchet both looked at each other knowingly as everyone else looked confused.
"That's enough morphine" June said thinking he was nuts.
Jacob rolled his eyes in annoyance. She wasn't even supposed to be here yet not by at least a couple months. It was a miracle time space continuum didn't break into bits. Coughing some more his gaze met Arcee's. She was by far the closest bot in the room. He smiled as he straightened.
"When?" Optimus inquired.
"Tomorrow, you're gonna have to push the ground bridge to its limit though" Jacob responded back meeting Optimus's optics. "It must to be destroyed" he added putting emphasis on it.
Ratchet shook his helm and looked upset by it.
"And strand ourselves here, surely there's another way?" the doc said staring Jacob dead in the eyes.
As much as he wanted to make that joke he couldn't. there was no time for it if they failed tomorrow they would fail the future. He felt as if he was hit by a bus on fire as he turned himself to get a better look.
"Trust me ratchet everything's gonna be OK. Besides if there was another way I would've told you already" Jacob retorted The pained expression growing more and more with each minute.
His vision began to darken as he felt weaker, hopefully his warning was enough. Enough to save the world to save everyone. Falling back to the bed he lost consciousness and punched back in the darkness once more.
There was no way to describe how angry Megatron was. Starscream had one job and he royally fucked it up. Clenching his right fist he resisted the urge to pummel Starscream into the nemesis's floor plates. Instead of going to a cold tone which was all too familiar.
"You failed me yet again Starscream. Sometimes I wonder when the old you shall return" Megatron said coldly.
Starscream stiffened and his wings slightly lowered in dismay.
"My deepest apologies my Lord. But the engines needed immediate maintenance or risk losing the ship in entirety" Starscream paused. "And punishment from you from losing her would be far greater than losing those humans" he reasoned.
Megatron couldn't help but think he was right. For once he had a logical mind set. Megatron nodded in agreement. For Starscream it was a small victory.
"I want all recordings on the child you interrogated. Tomorrow will mark an end to this conflict once and for all" Megatron said is awesome height making him one of the most imposing mech's on Cybertron.
Starscream agreed reluctantly. Soundwave who lurked behind Megatron played a recording of the boys voice.
"Oh please, You want power starscream. And you'll be willing to do anything to get it" The boy had said with a bone chilling tone.
Megatron didn't even flinch as he looked at his second in command. It was the truth, fact that human can see it only made it more funnier. Keeping his stature Megatron smirked.
"You're so predictable, even a human can see it" Megatron said his voice echoing in the room. Turning to soundwave he eyed the spy master. "Send The recordings to my chamber, and see if you can find any information on this child. I have a project in mind" Megatron told his most trusted ally who nodded silently.
Jacob awoke in the same gunny in the same spot but in a more comfortable position. June no doubt. His muscles felt slightly better as he saw the needle in his arm giving him morphine. The lights were dim and a strain on his eyes was no problem. The rocky ceiling above with its cat walks and lights made him smile. I'm safe. He thought with delight.
"Welcome back" He heard Bulkhead said from the terminal.
Looking he saw the large green wrecker who smiled. Jacob smiled back.
"Hey, how's it going?" Jacob asked kindly.
Bulkhead shrugged.
"Nothing really. Just waiting for the cons to make a move really" Bulkhead responded uncertainly.
"We've got till 6 PM tomorrow so you can relax a bit" Jacob explained.
"I'll tell them" Bulkhead said.
"What time is it?" Jacob asked looking around.
Bulkhead checked the clock on the large green computer screen.
"6 am...Arcee's usually up by now" He remarked.
"Ahh, no wonder I'm still tired" Jacob jokingly comments as he pulled himself up right.
With a weak groan he looked down at his left leg and saw the cast. A cold feeling came over as he averted his eyes from it. Why had he been so blind?. Completely forgotten it all and when he realized it he was far too late to do anything of note. He just had to wait to be rescued, lucky he had gotten Arcee not to bail out.
"Feeling Lucky?" Bulkhead said getting a nod from Jacob.
Then he remembered Miko, who was different in many ways. More calm and less...Miko. To boot June was different as well as in being a doctor instead of a nurse. Starscream was himself mostly but was a tad more reserved in areas he hadn't expected. How much more is different?. He mused and heard smaller footsteps approaching from the hall. Looking he saw Arcee in the dim light. Her deep almost ocean blue paint job glinted as she enters the room as her optics found him awake. Stopping dead she and he locked eyes/optics and looked on at each other. Bulkhead could feel the awkwardness in the air. Impossible to ignore as the two looked each other over from low to high. Get a room. He thought while Jacob let out a low cough. Definitely he needed more time to recover. Arcee could see it plane as day. He also was dirty as a scraplet which had fallen into a waste management plant.
"You look tough enough to take on a Techno-organic" Arcee said now stepping much closer to the landing.
"If only I was one" Jacob muttered rubbing his arm. "I feel like lightning struck me" Jacob finished exhaustedly.
Bulkhead felt that, he had a nasty encounter with an energon prod as well. Arcee was luckier and had no such experience like that. Well except one involving a certain spider. Arcee now stood just beyond the landing by ten feet and with a sober look.
"You sure look like it. Let's clean you up" Arcee said as he stepped onto the empty landing.
With a sudden cough he held up both hand and shook his head.
"I can do myself thank you" He responded in mild shock.
Arcee now on the platform frowned lightly. Bulkhead chuckled and kept silent as he found the situation rather amusing. Arcee wasn't gonna be dissuaded so easily.
"Yourself eh?. Stand for us then" She said with a slight sense of smugness.
A frustrated sigh left his lips as he looked up at with weary eyes.
"Surely your kidding me?" He asked hoping she was only yanking his chain.
Arcee shook her head and cocked a thin smile. Jacob then groaned inwards he swung his legs over the side. His left leg was significantly heavier thanks to the blasted cast which held it all together. Looking to Bulkhead he had a pleasing look.
"Help me out here man she's crazy!" Jacob said with the wide eye routine.
"Trust me Jacob she's been worried all night and she'll need this more than you" Bulkhead responded reading Arcee really well.
Looking back to arcee he could see what the wrecker meant. Relenting he surrendered to her.
"Alright you win" Jacob muttered in defeat.
Arcee smiled and gently picked him up. He weakly groaned in pain as she rested him close to her chest and lessened the pressure. Easing into her Jacob felt her spark-beat was elevated. Now walking to her room they passed Optimus who watched them go by with a confused look at first but he quickly clued in once he noticed the dirty Jacob. She'd been looking for a reason to give him something for a while now. Optimus thought as he hoped Jacob would understand her reasoning. She'd been so close to losing another partner she may have been shattered by it like tailgate. Letting it slide to the back of his mind he continued all the way to the hub.
"I know I saved Cliff but it's nothing really" Jacob said as he removed his shirt.
Arcee opened the shower door and clipped it in place. With an effort he removed his cast and pants leaving only black underwear. Hopefully he could kept that. Arcee moved her hands to the shower controls. Jacob saw her bring it up and adjust it to something comfortable for humans. With a glance back she saw him only in his underwear. Cute. She thought to herself.
"Do I remove everything?" Jacob asked uncertainly.
Arcee moved over and leaned down.
"How about this. I remove everything on me and you do the same. It'll be better than changing in that bathroom all the time" She offered kindly.
Thinking it over quickly he nodded and slid the undergarments off exposing himself as she unclipped her lower and top armor. Setting her wings aside on the bed with the rest she picked Jacob up again. Stitches held firmly as she stepped into the shower. The white room was more concrete-based than tile from what Jacob saw. Sitting down crossed legged Arcee rested Jacob onto her naked metal legs. Looking up he saw the unexpected...small but soft looking breasts. Arcee saw a spike as she knew it on Jacob and it was extended to 8 inches...not nearly as big as any bot she'd seen. Both blushed equally and saw each others looks and chuckled together. Water ran over them as the dried blood and grime from Jacob began to wash away. Jacob leaned in resting against her midsection.
"Let's just relax. I need this" Jacob admitted as Arcee agreed and held him gently.
"I know" Was all that Arcee said.