Arcee stared down her old teammates as they got into fighting positions. Behind her Megatron, Soundwave and the drones stood watching, ready to see what she would do to them. These mechs seemed familiar to Arcee but she couldn't figure out where from. She just shrugged it off and got ready to attack.
The three mechs looked at her neither one wanting to fight her, "We need to somehow knock her out and take her back to base so we can reverse whatever Megatron did to her." Optimus told the other two.
"Right." Bulkhead responded.
Arcee ran at them, jumping up into the air at the last moment and kicking Bulkhead in the helm sending him staggering back a bit with his helm reeling. Bumblebee tried coming up behind her to grab her but she jumped up doing a backflip over his head, she rammed her blades into his shoulders and slid them down his back as she came to a landing. Bumblebee arched his back inwards as he cried out in pain, not only the pain of being injured but the pain of knowing the injury is being made by the femme he came to see as a sister. He fell forward landing face-first onto the ground.
Bulkhead transformed his servo into his wrecking ball and charged at Arcee, Please dodge. He thought as he swung at her. Arcee noticed the ball coming at her and she ducked out of the way while moving to Bulkhead's right side and running her blade across his side. Bulkhead yelled out in pain then turned around and swung at her again, hoping he will strike her this time and knock her out. It's the last thing he wants to do and he was hoping he didn't have to do it but it seems to be the only way. She again dodged the attack, this time slicing under his arm making it immobile.
Optimus went up behind her and grabbed her, putting her in a tight hold, "Ratchet, send a groundbridge now!" He then commed. Arcee pulled up her arms and sliced Optimus' arms making him loosen his grip. Once his grip was loose she pushed one foot off his leg making her go up over his head, slicing at his shoulder and neck on the way. Optimus grabbed at his shoulder as he stumbled.
Megatron grinned as he watched Optimus stumble while holding his shoulder. Seeing Arcee hurt the three 'Bots pleased him greatly, "She's doing very well. I'd say this is my best plan yet. Don't you agree Soundwave?" He asked as he looked over at the silent mech.
Soundwave looked over at him and nodded before looking back to the fight. He couldn't deny the femme had some great fighting skills, he's noticed how tough the femme was once he started doing research on her by orders of Starscream ever since the battle on Cybertron. He wouldn't admit it to anyone but he's developed feelings for the femme throughout the time of always doing research on her and all the run-ins they had with her. Ever since that time when Starscream captured her and Cliffjumper to try and get information from them. But he can also tell he's not the only one who has been developing feelings for her. He watched Arcee as she pulled in her blades and transformed her servos into guns and shot at the mechs with one of the shots going into Optimus' back.
Optimus fell to his knees at the force of the shot that hit his back. The groundbridge appeared next to them as one of the shots hit a wall causing the mine to start collapsing. Rocks started falling all around them as Optimus looked over to the groundbridge, "Bulkhead, Bumblebee, get into the groundbridge and get back to base!" Optimus orders as he started to slowly get up.
"Not without you!" Bulkhead said.
"I'll be right behind you!" Optimus informed as he made his way to the groundbridge. Bulkhead was helping Bumblebee to the bridge as rocks started falling all around them. Ratchet comes running in through the bridge to help them and sees the two trying to get to the groundbridge. After seeing that they're both hurt he goes over to help them through the portal.
Arcee looked as the rocks fell all around her, she looked over at Megatron then back to the 'Bots. She got ready to fire another shot at them when a rock fell down in front of her diverting her attention, then a big rock fell on top of her, pinning her down, "Ratchet, get Arcee!" Arcee heard Optimus tell Ratchet.
Megatron also heard and saw what was happening, "Get Arcee!" He ordered. The drones ran over firing at the Autobots making them pull back as Soundwave sent Laserbeak over to blast the rock apart and free Arcee. Soundwave then ran over to retrieve her and brought her to Megatron and they ran through a groundbridge Soundwave opened up followed by the drones. The Autobots went through their groundbridge and back to base just as the mine fully collapsed.
Ratchet had put the three in med-bay and started fixing up their wounds when the kids came running in, "What happened?" Miko asked.
"That's what I would like to know." Ratchet stated.
"We were forced to fight Arcee. Megatron did something to her to make her follow him and do whatever he says and he ordered her to attack us." Optimus explained.
"So Arcee did all these wounds?" Jack asked, "Is there a way to get her from Megatron's control?"
"I don't know. I'm not even sure of what Megatron did to her to put her under his control in the first place." Optimus replied.
"I just hope we can do it soon, I am not looking forward to fighting her again." Bulkhead added.
"Me neither, she can really do some damage." 'Bee put in.
"And it doesn't help that she would know all your moves and weak spots. No doubt Megatron left that bit in as he brainwashed her." Ratchet said, "Did she have any device that looked like what the humans would call jewelry?"
"No, she didn't." Optimus replied.
"Then I would guess they put in a chip that can reset her processor and that's how Megatron got her in this state. If it is that it's an easy fix, I can just take it out and help her processor get back to normal again."
"You can?" Jack asked as a flare of hope sparked inside him.
"Yes. We just need to get her away from them and back here where I can do it."
"That's great news!" Bulkhead said with glee. The three were happy that there was a way they could get their teammate back. Now just to find a way to get her.
Megatron and Soundwave were walking through the corridors with Arcee taking her to med-bay when Arcee got fed up with being carried. She started pushing away from Soundwave trying to get down, "You can put me down now, I can walk!" She says as she pushes herself out of Soundwave's arms landing on her feet. The one thing she hates the most is being carried and treated like a damsel in distress, she just doesn't go for that.
The two mechs looked at her as she walked off but she headed somewhere else other than med-bay, "Arcee, we're going to med-bay so you can get checked out." Megatron said as he stopped her.
"I don't need to get checked over my lord, I'm fine." She said as she turned to look at him.
"That is an order Arcee."
Arcee just huffed as she turned to head to med-bay. Once they get there Knockout immediately checks her over, "No injuries, she's just fine." Knockout said, "But I can keep her in med-bay overnight to make sure if you want sir."
Before Megatron could answer Arcee jumped off the berth, "I'm not staying in med-bay. I'm just fine, I just need a shower." She said as she headed out of med-bay. The mechs watched Arcee as she left, normally Megatron would be upset and even punish his soldiers for not obeying his orders or his wishes but for some reason he found Arcee's retaliation pretty amusing and he just couldn't get upset.
Arcee then came back, "For some reason, I can't remember where the showers are."
"I'll show you." Megatron said as he walked towards her, he then walked on to lead her to the showers.
"Sorry for being disobedient back there my lord. I just don't much care for the thought of staying in med-bay especially when nothing is wrong with me, and I'm doing just fine." Arcee said as they walked through the corridors.
"It's understandable, I'm the same way. But don't ever do it again."
"Yes my lord."
Megatron secretly let out a small smile at hearing her call him lord. They soon reached the showers and Megatron opened up the door for her, "Here we are. Come find me when you're done and I'll show you where your sleeping quarters are. If you forgot that too."
"I have actually. I don't know why I forgot everything."
"Hmm, we'll have to look into it."
Arcee went into the showers and Megatron left to go to the bridge, Hopefully, all this forgetting doesn't make her suspicious of anything, it shouldn't. He thought to himself as he made his way to the bridge.
While Arcee was in the shower she kept thinking about the bots she fought, it was bugging her that they seem familiar to her in a way but she can't figure out how. Deep down inside her conscious was screaming and fighting to try and gain control over herself again and remember the bots who were her teammates. Arcee grabbed her helm as a sudden burst of pain shot through her processor, she felt like someone was frying her processor and she couldn't figure what was wrong. She started gaining control of herself but the chip kept fighting back to keep her under its control. Arcee managed to get enough sense to know she needs to escape, she runs out of the showers and heads for the groundbridge control room.