Chapter 8.
Predatory.
(Jack POV)
I was in my room at the base and I finally found a way to make the new element of Palladium. It is going to take what else was sent with what dad worked on. So know me and Jarvis has found a room on the base where we can make it and not break anything or we never hear the end of it from Ratchet. Jarvis was working on where we would need to place the equipment for the making of Palladium.
As soon as Jarvis finished that, I had a new A.I. uploaded into my suits in case of a jammer which jammed us. Then the door opened and Arcee came in.
"Hey, Arcee," I said.
"Come on, Got a scouting mission, Through you would want to come along," Arcee said.
"Yeah, I'm in," I said.
"We leave in 10 minutes, Jack," Arcee said.
"I be there," I said before Arcee left.
"Jarvis, Prep the Mark 5 Case and bring up my survival kit," I said.
"On it, Sir," Jarvis said.
I got up and went to my cardboard and opened it to see my racksack which had some food, Water, Tactical knife, 50. Cal pistol, 9mm Pistol, 2 mags for each. Who I got from my Granddad, when he was in the Air Force with his Uncle, My great uncle John, who got married to my great Aunt Teyla, who had my Cousins Alison and Torren. But I kinda off getting off track. So I grabbed the rest of the things I need for this. Including a life-sign detector. Who was also from my Great uncle John. Then I went and grabbed the Mark 5 and went to the door and headed for the control room.
Once I got there I saw Arcee was talking with Optimus, as I was head towards her. Then they most of heard me coming and turned towards me.
"You ready, Jack," Arcee said.
"Yeah," I said.
"Be careful, Jack, even if it is only recon," Optimus said.
"Plan on it, Optimus, Be back before you know it," I said.
Optimus nodded and headed off towards Ratchet who was programming the Groundbridge.
"You sure, you're okay?" Arcee said.
"Oh, yeah, lets go," I said.
"Be careful out there Jack, From the myth's that on a full moon those nights creatures come out," Ratchet said.
"There are only myths Ratchet," I said. Scrap! I forgot it was a full moon tonight, As long as I keep it under control. I'll be fine. If I have to use it. I will when I need it.
"Activate the Ground bridge," Optimus said.
Then the Ground bridge spun to life and Me and Arcee walked through.
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We ended up in a forest and it was full of mosquitoes. They were just buzzing all over the place.
"Ah, Really wish I'd packed some insect repellent, the mosquitoes out here on this routine recon are the size of vampire bats," I said. "And they drink just about as much blood. ah,"
"Quite the outdoors man, aren't you, Jack?" Arcee said.
"You wouldn't be making fun of my survival kit, Or the rest of my stuff here," I said.
"Maybe, apart from that suit of yours," Arcee said.
"I may not have stinger proof metal skin, Arcee, But in a pinch, I can use my multi-Function pocketknife, and magnesium fire starter, to cook up some freeze-dried mac and cheese," I said.
"You have your tools, I have mine," Arcee said.
Then the device beeped.
"That's odd, Ratchet's satellite scans were accurate, but subterranean energon deposits don't cause this kind of surge," Arcee said.
Then Arcee started to walk over and I just ended up following. Then the Device beeped again.
"What happened here?" I said.
"Crash landing. Stay behind me, low and close," Arcee said.
Then Arcee goes for a tree and I get next to her. Then we see a ship.
"AUTOBOT or Decepticons?" I said.
"Can't tell, Wait here," Arcee said. Then Arcee headed towards it.
"Jarvis, Tell Optimus we found a ship crashed landing at our position, Unknown if it's Autobot or Decepticon, Then we could use some back up," I said.
But I got no reply.
"Jarvis, you there?" I said.
But still nothing.
"Jarvis, respond," I said. but I kept getting nothing.
Then I saw Arcee come out of the ship but something was wrong. Like I can feel it.
"ARCEE!" I said before running to her.
Once I got there.
"Arcee, What's wrong?" I said.
"I know who this ship belongs to," Arcee said. "Arcee to base,"
"Don't try," I said.
"What?" Arcee said.
"I tried to get Jarvis, but I can't get through to him, I just got static," I said.
"Base We need a Groundbridge, ASAP," Arcee said.
"What, Who's ship is this," I said.
"Scrap com link's dead," Arcee said.
"More like it's jammed," I said. "You kinda of freaking me out here?"
"Wait here?" Arcee said.
Then Arcee went into the forest.
"Screw it, Cortana, you there?" I said.
"Yeah, I'm here, Jack, But I lose everything to base and Jarvis," Cortana said.
"What about the Mark 5," I said.
"We can still use it," Cortana said.
Then I saw something was happening to Arcee. And Ran over.
"ARCEE!" I said.
Then she just changed into her Bike. "Climb on," Arcee said.
I got on and then Arcee just took off. and jumped over a rock fall.
"Was that really necessary?" I said when we stopped.
"Arcee to base," Arcee said as I got off.
"Scrap," Arcee said then started to move off.
"Look, I've seen danger before, Whats the," I said.
"Wait here I mean it this time," Arcee said.
"Okay, 1 you shut me out, an now you're ditching me? I though I was your Partner," I said.
"No Jack you're a kid, you're only here because this was supposed to be no-risk. Got it," Arcee said.
"Why the hell do you think I brought this along for," I said pointing to the Mark 5. "I more the know shit goes side way really quick, no matter what the risk is low or none,"
Then Arcee just took off.
"Nope, Not happening," I said before heading over to the cliff side. "OKay Run and jump, Just like Granddad Scott, Teached me," Before heading back and Bit then ran full speed and Jump over but it was a bit off and almost didn't it when I reached out and grabbed the edge. "Wow!" I said before pulling my self up.
"Cortana, try track Arcee," I said.
"Can't find her but last know was to your right," Cortana said.
"Let's go, Be ready to bring the Mark 5 fast," I said.
"On it," Cortana said.
When I catched up to Arcee, She was stuck the a wall.
"Arcee!" I said running at her.
Then the bitch who was attacking her saw me and Arcee managed to get her blaster out and shot her.
"I told you to wait for me," Arcee said.
"Well, Partners don't ditch partner," I said.
Then tired to pull the stuff off.
"Get this through your head, You're not my Partner, You're a liability," Arcee said.
"I don't believe you, I can see it in your eyes, You're afraid, Arcee, and you're never afraid," I said.
Crap how tough is this.
"You're Right, Jack, I am afraid of losing you," Arcee said.
"You sure have trouble hanging on to your partner, Don't you," The bitch said.
"Screw this," I said bring out my Repulsors.
"We both know what happened to Tailgate, But I recently picked up some Deception radio chatter regarding the passing of Cliffjumper," The bitch said.
Now that is just cold.
"As some point you really have to ask your self, Arcee, is it them or is it me?" The bitch said.
"Do you get it no, Jack, She's not interested in me, She hunts indigenous species and she's on Earth, That means Humans, You, Run," Arcee said.
Then she gets hit again.
Then I head off full speed.
Great More Fucking hunters.
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I managed to lose her, But Arcee, I can't believe I just left her. Fuck. I just kept running. I knew that moon was out and I getting more power to keep running. I'm not stopping now. Then I stopped.
"Fucking hell," I said. Then I saw a log and got under.
Then I saw the Bitch got ahead then sticks her head under.
"Hello Jack," The bitch said.
"Yeah, Say hi to this," I said firing my repulsor at her. then took off again. I had to go in and out of the tree so the bitch couldn't get a clean shot and then came to a cliff side again the I just starting climbing it and Managed to get the the other side and up and I saw her coming.
"Fuck this," I said.
"Cortana Now," I said.
Then The Mark 5 dropped and opened and I grabbed the handles and pulled it to my chest and then threw my arms out letting the armour go around me and then my face-plate snapped into position. Then I fired up my thruster and took off towards her ship.
I landed and ran in.
"Cortana turn everything off and removed my face plate and the boots," I said.
"Done," Cortana said. As it happened.
Then I got into the ship at the top then I stepped into Energon. Lucky I was trying to get around this and managed to.
"Cortana, If we hitting the Energon with one of our repulsors," I said.
"It was blow, Jack," Cortana said.
Then I got away and fired my Repulsor at the Energon and took off to the Sky as the bitches ship exploded. Lucky Cortana already placed everything back after I fired.
But the shockwave got me and made me land. Then I started to head back to Arcee then My foot got Stuck and I saw it was the same stuff. Then I looked up and saw the bitch again firing more. Knocking me into a tree.
"Cortana," I said.
"We got a signal back,"Cortana said.
"Send a pulse to Arcee should give her our location," I said.
"Done," Cortana said.
Then Arcee showed up knocking her away.
"Cortana remove hand repulsors." I said.
"Done," Cortana said.
Then I pulled out my Claws and took a swing at one side to me and it managed to cut it.
"Jack," Arcee said. "Are you okay?" Then she took off the rest.
"Yeah, Of course," I said. "Cortana, Armour off," Then the Armour came off and went back into a case. "Damn this thing rocks, I am never leaving base with out this,"
Then the bitch started digging and Arcee shot at her.
"Airachnid!" Arcee said.
"Now that's cheating," I said.
"So much for closure," Arcee said.
"Now, Airachnid is stuck here on Earth. I'm not sure that's such a good thing," I said.
"I'm sorry you had to face my demons today, You were pretty fearless there, Jack," Arcee said.
"Actually, I was terrified," I said. "Mostly for you."
"How did you get out of that stuff, Jack," Arcee said.
"Not yet Arcee, When it's right, You find out," I said.
"Family secret," Arcee said.
"Yeah," I said. "Let's get out of here,"
"Ratchet, Requesting Ground bridge." Arcee said. "Need to get my Partner far away from any oversized insects,"
"Partner, huh," I said.
"Junior Partner," Arcee said. "I can still pull rank,"
That's all for this one.
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