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[Morning]

[Jack's pov]

I wake up before 6 am, get dressed and head towards the garage. As I put on the helmet that looked so out of place I hope I will get to use the one I fabricated back at my base. It is all up to her now. As I walk into the garage I send a text to Raff.

Jack: {Wish me luck. }

Raff: {Good luck. }

I ask Arcee. "Are you ready sleepy head?" Arcee started to wake looking at me asking. "What time is it? Why so early?" I smile as I tell her. "Six am. And I want to see the sunrise." I lied to her hoping she didn't catch on as I sat on her opening the garage door.

As we drive through town we are quiet as we leave town getting out of sight, she asked me. "So why did you leave so early? What is so." I open a ground bridge 10 ft in front of us. Since we are traveling at 55 mph we immediately passed through.

Arcee goes ballistic yelling into her com. "Arcee to base! Arcee to base! Can anyone hear me?" She screeched to a stop transformed with her hands in gun mode. As we are in my training room, or hanger bay I converted into one.

The bay is 900 ft wide by 2,700 ft long 300 ft tall. One of the two smaller hangar bays I possess. I equipped it with exterior guns, hard light hologram projectors, armory sections in the floor, and layers of walls to add extra protection and test for a firing range to gage penetration depth for my experimental weapons. Currently all are retracted to appear to be a huge empty space.

"Relax Jack I will get us out of here I just don't know how." I hear Arcee say in a panicking voice as she is Crouched on one knee pivoting her weapons between the two doors to access the bay from the rest of the ship. On a door for bots 45 ft tall by 30 ft wide. The other for repair equipment and hauling ship parts 60 ft tall by 70 ft wide. She is ignoring the hangar bay door taking up the whole wall. Well I would like to see how it looks like a gray wall instead of the black like the others. Other than the captain quarters this is the room I spend the most time in.

I hate seeing her like this so I tell her. "You were right." She kept pivoting but responded. "Ok when they come we will move. Be ready. " I put my hand on her leg saying. Nobody is coming, we are safe. You are safe. That isn't what I mean by. You were right." She actually looked at me then took all of me in. My calm face, relaxed posture, and emotional face full of concern.

She doesn't retract her weapons but does give me her full attention now asking. "Ok what do you mean by this? I was right?" I felt bad when I told her. "You have been seeing me training here in one of my Shells while you recharge." Her eyes go wide then squint at me fearlessly. "Explain now! Jack!" Her last word having the same venom as the day we met as she retracted her weapons at least.

I take a deep breath before answering. "First off I want to apologize to you. I didn't have my senses or sensors on when we met. I just really thought you were just a beautiful motorcycle until I felt you shiver. I apologize also if I touched you inappropriately. I don't know what is sensitive or not." I actually see her relax and blush a little at that. Before she recovered and said. "What do you mean training, Shells, and sensors?"

I activate the hard light hologram in the room. Flipping between different recordings I have reviewed the most for improvement she sees me in the middle of battle for 5 seconds before switching to another, and another, another, and. As she gets extremely nervous like a scared rabbit I end it then create a screen like a theater showing my specialized human pretender skamattics minus the weapons. Then on a new screen I show her the schematic of Triplex. As she falls on her but staring at the screen wide eyed asking in a scared voice. "Wh wh who is that? Why is he so much bigger than in my dreams?" The skamattics show the three forms ship, city, and bot from. I am 4 times longer, 4 times wider, and 3 times taller than the Nemesis on a display beside it.

I tell her calmly. "That is me." She looked at me wide eyed asking in a worried tone. "What? But that form you showed me?" I simply answered. "Solus, and the other bots made this body to house a part of my Split spark so I could grow up like I should have as a human."

Arcee asked in a week and confused voice. "Like you should as a human? Solus Prime? Split Spark?" As she looked like she was having a panic attack I walked up to her putting my hand on her knee as it fell off when she fell on her but.

She looked confused as I talked in a calm voice. "I was originally human, or half of me. We merged when we died. I suppose if you take life experiences I should have been swallowed up inside Triplex superior memory storage. However from what Solus told me he suffered from what we humans call all timers. It is a medical condition where the person loses their memories. From what she told me he had been slowly starving and dying for thousands of years which jumbled and erased almost all of his memories. As a result I can barely feel him. He is a part of me just every time I try to remember something from him it pulls away like he is ashamed or sad not wanting to share. As far as Solus Prime. Well I don't know her last name. I do know that the Solus I know created fembots, and is why Cybertronians have interface ports if that helps identify her. The others I never learned their names. Except for some bot called Amalgamous, but I don't like him to get stuck up." I noticed her eyes go wide when hearing the other name. Like it means something also as I continue. "They split my spark. A small portion of the larger is residing inside me. The reason I am telling you all this so early rather than taking time to build trust is we'll. Even if I am connected 24/7 mentally. I have got to be fiscally inside my bigger self or I will start to break down and both will start to die."

This seems to break her out of her trance asking. "What do you mean die?" I look at her with a sad face. "Well the price for being mobile from my bigger self is inside two bodies at once." Gathering my courage I take a deep breath and continue. "If I am not inside myself for one hour every 4 days to harmonize my spark I will start to die. If that happens for too long it will become irreversible." As she looked sad and confused asking. "How is that a problem, and a factor of telling me early?" I laughed and answered with a smile. "If I opened a bridge within 100 yards leaving for an hour you would detect the bridge and think the cons caused it. Correct?"

Arcee smiled and replied. "Yes I probably would have thought that, but what do you mean by Shells? You still haven't answered that question." Just then the door opened and I walked my two Shells. Both walking at the same time one was 21 ft tall my scout. The other was my combatant that was 32 ft tall and looked the same witch even though taller than Optimus by a ft and thicker front to back.

To her credit she didn't end up drowning her weapons at me. As they walk forward I tell her. "The bots also wanted me to have a way to operate on equal footing with other cybertronian life forms. Since they wouldn't split my spark again Solus created these two Shells to be my cybertronian bodies to interact with others. I open my chest chamber on my scout jumping in from ground level surprising Arcee with the strength of my human form. Once integrated and shut up tightly I tell her now looking down at her smaller frame. "This is what you saw when I saved you. Also what Miko and Bulkhead saw when Miko was saved. I can't operate either of them outside of the ship without being inside."

As she stood then walked around me like someone inspecting a dress or suit on a person. As she walked around the scout her head was at my chest level as I got a clear look at her chassy. When she was inspecting my combatant I got a clear look at her rear as she went around. Also she was about my waist level or a hair taller with her head making my imagination go haywire, and my crotch plate extremely confined. She answers with a smile. "It looks very good on you Jack, or Trip. Also I didn't mind too much anymore about the touch." I found it even more difficult not to look at her frame as I also caught her looking hard at certain parts at eye level on my combatant form for far too long for a glance. "Thanks, I was worried. Also would you like some energon?"

She gives me a questioning look answering. "I wouldn't want to impose you probably have enough trouble keeping this place functioning as big as it is." I actually laughed at that answering. "I would but I have a energon foundry, and processing plants so it is no trouble." Arcee looked around at me in shock grabbed my arm exclaiming. "You have a energon foundry!?" I look at her hand that grabbed me as she let's go, while she is embarrassed I tell her. "Yes, one of the reasons I am cautious. Though it is not the best flavor of energon. This ship may be stationary, and not fully functional those two processing factories are functional, among a few other things."

She looked like she was more nervous as she said. "Yes I would like some please." I smile as a lift brings up a table with 6 energon cubes. I create two holographic chairs as we sit and she starts drinking one I sip on mine. As she is on her second she spoke. "Sorry, having to not ration our energon is unheard of for us." She slowed down but kept going as I told her. "I understand I am not judging you. It just makes me happy to make you feel good. You were right about just going through the motions."

As she finishes her second starting another she asks. "Care to elaborate, I mean you have all this." I tell her with a sad tone. "Yes but I am also trapped in a nonfunctional body. A part of it works but most is a derelict husk locked here almost defenseless. Except for Raff and you now you nobody knows the real me. Very lonely." Arcee looked at her cube for a long while before responding. "Well it is good you have us then. Wait, Raff knows?"

I told her. "For over a year I needed someone to talk to, and he figured me out enough to think I was an alien." She looked at her cube then asked. "What about Miko?" I give a slight chuckle as I tell her. "She thinks I work with them because I made up a call sign of Rockstar not wanting to use her name on the ship right after she was shredding on the electric guitar. She doesn't know we are one and the same." As Arcee takes a big swing of energon I tell her."Miko said she would help set you up with me if I put in a good word with Jack for her."

Arcee spit energon all over the table coughing a little as she recovered. "What? You are kidding me. She asked you that? What did you say?" I look at her and say. "I said fine. I didn't promise anything and I already think both of you are attractive."

As Arcee gives me the stink eye I continue. "Solus already mentioned I was going to have to get used to pleasing many females. Bots and otherwise dating multiple women I have come to accept. I won't cheat, I will only pursue it if the others are willing." As Arcee is quiet I continue. "When I first hit puberty I was about to go Crazy with what Solus did to my dick. Well interface port I guess." Arcee's eyes go wide as I continue. "The things I could change along with its regular size I wanted to go after every girl I knew." I noticed Arcee blushing and looking at her cube as she whispered. "Most bots do when their interface ports come online."

Grabbing another cube she downed it in almost one swallow before she asked timidly. "What did you do?" I tell her looking down at my cube. "Solus put a guilt trip on me from hell about what my mother would think. Also how she would be ashamed of me. As much as she has helped me I kept it under control. About a year later at a very difficult time for me to resist she told me she was playing matchmaker and if I can hold off till I find my first girl she had planned I would not regret it." Arcee looked deeply into my eyes as I stared at hers as I continued. "She never told me who they were or how I was going to meet them. Only that I would fit like a jigsaw puzzle piece for each of them. Like we were made for each other." Arcee grabbed another taking a big swig and gulped the cube in one go again before she said. "And you think I am one of these girls?" Looking kinda scared now.

I shrugged my shoulder saying. "Honestly I don't know. I feel an attraction to you, and your dreams would fit, but I don't want to force anyone." This seems to relax her as she confused. "I am very attracted to you, but it has been a long time for me to be intimate with someone. I lost him because he was the one I described to you earlier, he just stopped caring if he came back. After that I found it difficult to connect with someone because of the war. I thought I found someone, but war again took them. " I tell her bringing up more cubes. "I told Solus I didn't want her to force anyone, and she laughed at me. As she regained her composure she told me. The fembots she had in mind needed me as much or more than I needed them to heal them. Some a little, others a whole lot. Also she gave me one piece of advice. Be the man my mother would be proud of and I will have nothing to worry about." I take another cube and swallow. Arcee looked at me and grabbed another, drinking it fast as she then said. "You are right this does taste like military rations. Filling but no flavor. Good thing I was hungry." I actually give a chuckle at that saying. "I have some from energon I stole from Decepticons. Some are even refined into high grades." This got a wicked smile from her as she had a small body shiver.

Arcee looked at me and asked the million dollar question. "So where does that leave us then?" I finished my cube then told her. "I don't know. The choice is entirely in your hands." "What my hands?" She quickly asked before I continued. "Yes I am not ready to completely commit to coming out about myself. And if you don't help me to keep quiet for now I have only one choice." I look at her with a sad face as I give my reply. "Self isolation again. Leaving my home, mother, friends, and unfortunately you." She slammed her hands on the table standing up looking down on me. "You can't be serious. After telling me all that. With the primes and everything, even Solus. This is, this is, just Bullshit. Do you know what you are asking? And if I agree what then? What do I get if I agree? If you are going to play this game, if I am going to lie, or at least omit information what do I get, I mean we get in return? Otherwise it is just blackmail."

I think hard, this is where I wanted it to go from the moment I bridged her here. I told her. "I eventually tell Optimus, I will give help from Trip when I can, in secret of my identity, satellite surveillance, and spend more time with you." She was actually blushing at this. Arcee crossed her arms and spoke loudly in a firm voice. "Not good enough. If we are going to be partners I need to train and fight alongside you."

I raised an eyebrow at that asking. "Partners?" As she put her hand over her mouth her eyes go wide as she stuttered. "As in, as in fighting together, planning, sharing, spending time, sleeping. I mean sleeping in the same house, that is not what I mean to imply. Ugg." As she stopped to take deep breaths I interrupted, giving her an exit. "It's OK I think I get what you mean. Yes I can agree to being your partner and we decide things between us together rather than me deciding for us or you. As equals If that is what you mean. Providing it doesn't involve this ship and endangering my secrets. Also I like how you don't out and out say there's no chance of us in the future.

As she was blushing slightly she spoke. "If it wasn't such a big deal of information at one time. I might be able to cope better. It is just a little too much right now. I mean with Megatron having a supply of dark energon at his command." I thought about it and told Arcee. "I believe he is planning on using the space bridge to create an army. He used a battlefield as a test to create a small one. If he could go anywhere in space. He could raise an army from a larger battle ground and he could use it to attack the earth."

Arcee's eyes went wide as she commented back. "You might be right, he plans on using the space bridge to bring an army to Earth. But where is the bridge?" I answer back. "Easy. Outer space the design was too big and the structure had too little bracing for gravity exerting in any singular direction. I may not understand the electric components, but I do understand the structure load ratio. So it can only exist in outer space."

Arcee smiled as she spoke. "We may make a tactician out of you yet. So what did you copy off their database?" I smile as I tell her. "Not sure. I mainly wanted to learn about my history or if there were records on Triplex. However I couldn't be specific without giving myself away. I was going to ask if you wanted to look through it together. I have a closed system just in case they planted something to make the systems connected to give its location back to it." Arcee shaking her head almost laughed saying. "Solus and the others fixed your system to keep everything outside a cortical stimulator out and you still are paranoid."

I look at her shocked saying. "It Is not that I don't trust her, it is just that systems are always advancing. In human history the tide of a whole battle or war can change from one small slip-up. I love my family too much to not take precautions." She thinks for a minute before answering. "You are right when we live so long we forget how quickly things can change in a single second. I will look through it with you tomorrow. Today let's get to base. I will keep your secret, for now. Just don't make me keep it for two long. I think Megatron is planning something soon."

As I left my shell she watched me jump down walking up. She bent down on one knee leaning more, giving me a kiss on the cheek as I asked afterwards. "What was that for?" She answered while transforming. "I never properly thanked you for saving me under the bridge. You only get a kiss because I probably could have made it out alive while still taking major damage." As I grabbed a new bike helmet colored perfectly to match her I got on her I mentioned. "It was my pleasure that I couldn't let a beautiful bike get all scratched up now can i?" Her moater revved a little more as I opened a portal back to the desert.

Once through driving towards base she asked. "If you were blocking my signal won't Ratchet know my life signs disappeared?" I tell her with a little worry in my voice. "Raff hacked your base when he was unsupervised. Allowing us to make a false signal to say we were traveling to a spot to watch the sunrise together."

I feel her motor revved some more as she spoke. "You make me feel like a cadet again Jack. Skipping out undetected, free energon, complements, a ride together. The only thing missing is you pressuring me for sex." The bike swerved for a second before she recovered. "I didn't mean to imply, I mean I wouldn't be offended if you, I mean. Oh please just shoot me and just put me out of my misery."

I laughed as we near the base saying. "I do have that training room back at base. But seriously I am happy I brought back good memories for you. Know I will never want to put you In a situation you don't want." It is quiet for a while as I hear back. "And if the situation was something I wanted."

I smiled and told her with more confidence and a little seductive tone as we drove down the tunnel. "Then I will try my best not to disappoint you my lady." The entire frame vibrated not from the smooth tunnel, or her motor as she stopped with me getting off as she spoke. "I will hold you to that Jack."

I walked up the stairs to the upper level to see Raff at the computer smiling at me in the reflection on the screen. As I reached the top I asked. "How is Fowler?" Ratchet answering. "About the same, not as bad as I thought he would be. He is tougher than I thought he was."

At that time Optimus spoke up. "Ratchet, did you scan outer space for the space bridge? Arcee just had an interesting theory as to its possible location." Ratchet started scanning a few minutes later Bulkhead drove in with Miko getting out walking up the stairs.

"I tell you Bulkhead we gotta get you a better speaker system." Miko stated as Bulkhead countered. "And I tell you that being hurd two cars over with my windows up is loud enough I am not Jazz." When Miko saw me she came over and asked. "What you two tech savvy people up to?"

I noticed her leaning in close to get my attention when she gets even closer to me. I smiled at her answering. "Me nothing sweet thing just watching Raff help Ratchet look for the space bridge."

As I said that Ratchet spoke up. "Arcee was right, the bridge is in high orbit. Oh now the Nemesis is approaching the bridge." Optimus came over and asked the million dollar question. "Can you get us there Ratchet?" Scratching his head he answers. "It will be tricky, but I believe so." Optimus speaks loudly as he gives orders. "Ratchet stays here and monitors everything. The rest of you through the ground bridge." As they got ready Arcee gave me a slight smile before they went through.

When they get their Ratchet announced through the com. "I believe I can get a video feed if you allow access Optimus." Next we know the monitor at base shows what Optimus is seeing. After a few minutes Bulkhead asked. "Why are they not activating the bridge? "

Optimus zooming in on the top of the Nemesis answering. "Their long range targeting array has been damaged. They cannot locate Cybertron." As Bulkhead is patting himself on the back I speak up. "Optimus there are ways around that. In Texas there is a group of disk arrays that when combined can locate distant star systems."

Raff spoke up next. "And they aren't pointing where they are scheduled to according to my calculations." I spoke up after looking at Fowler, still unconscious. "Ratchet, can you bridge us there? The inside buildings are probably not locked because of the fence. Inside we can keep the Decepticons from locking on." As Ratchet was typing, Arcee spoke up. "Be careful Jack, I don't want to lose another partner." Before I can answer Bulkhead spoke also. "That goes for you too Miko, you hear me no wild stunts."

Miko crossed her arms answering back. "Oh like for example. Traveling to space to stand in front of an army to save my planet!" Bulkhead took a second to make a comeback. "Ok maybe I am not setting a good example." We hear Optimus speak up, stopping the conversation. "Look sharp, they are launching drop ships to deploy veacons on the far side and the flyers should be coming any minute."

Ratchet bridges us there outside the building. After we enter I adjust my senses to maximum. As we worked our way through I noticed something off. I just couldn't put my finger on it. Moving into a side room near the main computer housing. Raff gets to work on the computer console, as I disconnected the camera.

Raff gasped before he spoke. "They are in already." As he smiled typing frantically that only I can follow Miko asked. "Can you stop them?" Raff spoke while pulling out a USB drive. "Redirected already. But with them connected to us I am connected to them. Now to break their inscription and copy the space bridge schematics."

As Raff frantically types I switched to thermal, noticing something too big and humanoid in the next room. Seeing it started to look around I got worried as a tentacle came out of its back curving towards our door. I put my hand on Raff's shoulder. As he looked at me I nodded to him. He quickly pulled the flash drive out, putting it in his pocket as he spoke. "They are trying to lock on again."

Without warning the door busted open. Miko and I grabbed the tentacle with three pincers at the end. With me holding back to appear human we barely made a difference before being thrown aside. It knocked Raff out of his chair, smashing the computer terminal. I got worried I would have to reveal my secrets when it grabbed an axe from the wall fire cabinet.

It pulls out the door before I could stop her Miko ran after it with Raff and I following suit. Reaching the computer hub we found Soundwave cut the main control cable with the axe. Jumping to a hole in the roof, Soundwave turns back as Miko takes a picture with her phone. I see his visor has an image of a camera lens close and open.

Watching Soundwave transform and speed off Raff called base. "Ratchet, they got control and locked us out." Ratchet answered back. "Return to base there is nothing more to do there and if they succeed this is the safest place. I am opening a ground bridge."

As a bridge opens in front of us Raff looks at me, closing the phone as I speak. "Get that to Ratchet. Find a weakness, I will get Jr.." Raff rushed through as Miko looked at me saying. "So holding out on us huh." I looked at her and in a natural tone responded. "If I promise to keep a secret I will for as long as it doesn't endanger lives. They saved me and wanted their privacy so I kept quiet. Now I have to go and try to convince someone to help." Miko ran up kissing me on the cheek before saying as she ran into the bridge. "Say hello to Trip for me." As the bridge closes I open one to my base.

[Nobody's POV]

[Autobot base]

Raff ran in, going straight to the terminal plugging in the drive as Miko ran through telling Ratchet. "Shut it down Jack isn't coming." Ratchet yelled back. "What! Why that irresponsible little." "Ratchet! He has got his reasons. Just drop it ok." Raff spoke up, diverting the conversation. "Look at this. Focus we got to find a weakness and Shut it down." After a few seconds Ratchet spoke. "If we divert the energon back on itself it could bring it down."

Optimus spoke through the com. "Everyone do what Ratchet says, I will distract Megatron." As he moves to intercept Megatron throwing a giant chunk of dark energon following afterwards to make sure it goes in.

"Arcee I am sending coordinates to an energon flow regulator. I will give you instructions when you arrive." Ratchet said as Bulkhead interrupted. "That may be a problem as more cons are leaving the Nemesis in drop ships and flyers are inbound."

Then Jack's voice broke through the coms. "Leave the flyers and Nemesis to my friend. He will join you in root soon." Ratchet spoke in a pissed off tone. "How did you get on coms and who are you referring to?" Just then a ground bridge opens above and behind the Nemesis as the group is driving to their destination. Out of it comes a big gray jet of unknown make and model flying very fast.

[ Nemesis bridge]

[ Nobody's POV]

Starscreem yelled at a con on a terminal. "Get ready to fire before they get to the other side and we have to chase them." "Sir a bridge just opened aft of us?" The operator announced just before the ship shook violently and repeatedly. "What was that?" Screamer yelled as another operator answered. "Numerous explosions all over the top side of our hull as an unknown jet just did a strafing run knocking out 20% of our forwarding weapons. He is now heading to intercept the allicon at mach 2."

Starscreem yelled. "Fire on him!" "But sir." The com officer said before Screamer interrupted. "Fire!"

[Autobot base]

[Nobody's POV]

Through the screen showing what Bulkhead was transmitting, explosions happened all up and down the Nemesis. Ratchet said in shock. "What is that? Bulkhead zoom in." As Bulkhead zoomed in on an unknown jet approaching the Decepticon flyers. It barrels and rolls dipping and twisting to dodge fire from the Nemesis. As the camera zoomed back out to get an overall view a good number of Decepticons were shot down by friendly fire from the missed shots the Nemesis made before they stopped shooting.

Then the mystery jet catches up to the flyers opening up with missiles and artillery rounds taking out even more of them. Bulkhead commented as they approached the destination. "I think it is safe to say he is on our side." In a weak voice full of pain. "How long have you had the Gray Ghost as backup?"

Miko turned to Fowler asking. "What?" In a still week voice sitting up now. "For years that mystery jet has played tag with numerous countries. He has many names ghost, spector, streak, devil. No radar, just visual sightings, only just getting pilots to chase him weaving through canyons, racing at treetop level mack 2, dodging missiles, only once getting hit with rounds. Only took a scratch by a Japanese fighter pilot. I would think he was a Decepticon, but he never fired back. So he is yours?"

Raff spoke up. "He is a friend of Jack's and before you get any ideas I would suggest you don't. Putting pressure on Jack will make them your enemy and I would highly suggest against that." As everyone looks at Raff an image pops up on a side screen of Jack typing on a console. "I can convince them to assist some, but they are 100% independent and want to remain that way for now. Though they are starting to want to to get out of their shell a little."

Raff actually face palmed at that before speaking up. "Anyway back to business." As Miko gave Raff a questioning look.

Just as the autobots arrived at their destination the jet in question flew over and did a barrel roll pointing straight down. Just before impact it transformed hitting hard in front of Bulkhead and Bee. As he stood up from a Crouched position his turret rotating to his shoulder now ar an an impressive 32 ft tall Bee spoke over coms. ""Did he get bigger?"" Bulkhead just commented at the impressive identical bot to the one they saw before. "I think he did. He looks just the same as I remembered on the Nemesis, just much, much bigger."

The big bot just gave them a glare with beaded optics. As Jack spoke over the com. "Jr doesn't talk much, he just doesn't like to. He probably wonders if you wanted to shoot him like you did his brother." At that Jr's hand flexed, and the two bots got very nervous at the bot who was easily on par with Optimus. Bee spoke while waving hello, his palm out at face level verry sheepishly. ""Sorry."" Arcee, shaking her head with a smile, asked. "Ok Ratchet, tell me what to do."

Ratchet addressed all of us. "If this place is destroyed before the process is complete the bridge will just redirect around this location. So it is important to keep it from being destroyed until the energon is redirected."

As Ratchet talked into Arcee as the rest of us made a defensive ring around Arcee. When the fight started the enemy came at all sides. As everyone was distracted with the ground forces A flyer landed close enough to shoot Arcee in the back. He was immediately grabbed by the face and head, then slammed into the deck denting it before the whole head was crushed. Jr grabbed the chest throwing him at two more flyers who just landed. As the two get knocked back Jr fires at the headless bot who's chest covered the other with his cannon. While also firing at the other with his minigun. The first goes straight through as both blow up, the second is shredded in the first 2 seconds as Jr turned the gun still firing on many more approaching enemies killing them with deadly aim.

The Nemesis crested the side of the space bridge charging weapons. Jr jumping in between Arcee and the Nemesis opened the top of his left forearm to reveal what looked like some blue energon solar panels on a rectangular plate covering the top of his left forearm. An energy barrier darker than before almost solid covering 100 ft wide 100 ft tall was between them.

As the Nemesis opened fire the shield held. Flashing lights and rippled distortions were all over the shield as Arcee kept working. As Bulkhead and Bee cept their backs clear looking on in amazement. An energy build-up was detected as the cannon on Jr's shoulder glows with blinding light. A little opening appeared in the shield as it fired then the opening closed just as fast. This continues and Jr gets two more shots off.

Arcee announced. "Got it. Ratchet said a few more seconds and it will be irreversible." As everyone was about to celebrate Megatron came in from the side opposite the Nemesis behind the shield. As he fired on the energon cables Arcee was too close, having been working on them. One of the shots hit her left forearm going clear through leaving a gaping hole her energon came out of the wound as the cables she was working on exploded sending her flying into space. Jr drops his shield, alters his back revealing thrusters and rocketed to grab her while getting pelted repeatedly by the Nemesis. Grabbing an unconscious Arcee he rocketed forward opening a ground bridge to base. With a satellite he had trained on them Jack saw the others going through their ground bridge.

The image of Jack at the autobot base simply said. "Medical emergencies have to go, cutting all communication."

[Triplex]

[Jack's pov]

As Jr landed hard in the training room the first bridge closes while another one opens to the medical bay. Walking through I laid Arcee onto a repair station then stepped back and activated it. The table is equal to a level 2 surgical operator, full surgical staff, and complete medbay equipment, while I had no doubt Ratchet was a higher medical technician. Ratchet did not have access to everything else here. I had personally lost countless legs and arms over the course of the his training with extensive damage in his chest also. And rebuilt them in perfect working order.

With the energon lines connected to Arcee providing energon and pain suppressors and the energon lines in her arm being fixed I relaxed as the station finished sealing or repairing the lines then started working on the inner neural circuitry damaged in her arm. Getting out of Jr the pain did not get better. Closing the chest, Jr walked to the second bed and laid on his chest as it got to work on the holes, and burns on his back also connected energon lines for relieving the pain the shell was transmitting while starting the healing process.

Arcee woke up looking around. Seeing her arm she flinched but her arm did not move. I spoke up. "Relax it is just locked down to hold it steady during repair it will be as good as new in 80 minutes more." As she looked in awe as it worked her nerves then she looked at my shell on the table getting repaired saying. "Does it hurt? Also why am I not in pain? "

I told her. "Before Yes. I Feel everything, both bodies always feel as if it is my body even when I am not inside. Took quite a while to get used to that. In fact I usually only use one at the time even inside my base because it gets confusing. Currently it is sedated during repair so I don't feel the pain, as you are also. Want to call the base?" She flinched before speaking. "What do they know? How long was I out?"

I smiled at her speaking. "12 minutes give or take. Bulkhead and Bee seem to be the most upset. Ratchet has been staring at your life signs non stop. He relaxed when you stabilized, and got healthier. Though he is confused as to why he can't get a location on you. Optimus is staring at the screen waiting along with everyone else even Fowler." Arcee sighed before asking. "How do you want to handle it?"

I told her. "Let me take the lead. Raff and I already planned a cover story out." She nodded and answered. "Ok but be careful Optimus can tell a lie or deception."

I open a link to the Autobot base as I stand beside Arcee tablet in my hand speaking using it to control the screen. "Hello sorry I didn't contact earlier Jr needed repairs along with Arcee and Trip is out of communication range so just me at base. Plus I wanted Arcee awake to answer." Optimus answers. "I can understand is she able to speak."

I touched the pad as the camera pans out to show the repair bed working on her arm and her whole body. Though there is no energon leaking now you can see through her arm as the repair mechanism is fixing the deep inside wiring. Currently. Before Arcee can speak, Ratchet interrupts, almost pushing Optimus aside. "Is that a Mark 7 repair station?" As he pulled back sheepishly glared at by Optimus Arcee spoke. "Thanks Ratchet I am fine by the way. Jack is taking good care of me."

Optimus spoke up. "Glad to hear it, what of Jr.?" The camera pans over to Jr. Laying face down on the second table as the repair equipment is fixing his back. Numerous scorched places 6 holes each at least 16 in wide and almost as deep , along with a nasty gash on the leg still leaking energon I tell them. "He took some heavy fire from their ship to ship heavy cannons so it got through his armor. Don't worry though Jr. has had worse he just has to stay there a while."

Bulkhead spoke up. "Tell him he and his brother can run with us wreckers anytime. He took out three anti ship cannons by himself with that gun of his." As Optimus gave a look at Bulkhead as he spoke. "We are very grateful they showed up, however why did you and Raff never tell us you knew of our race already?"

I looked at Optimus taking a breath before I spoke. "When I was six I was in the desert dying. I got taken here and we saved each other. They don't remember a lot of the basics. This lady Solus her name was." The bot's eyes got wide as I pretended not to notice when I continued without stopping. "Brought us together and we saved each other. It is still a blur at times we act as one. I can't betray their trust. I only got them involved to save lives."

Bulkhead spoke immediately. "Well if you three wanted to save lives join the Autobots." I look at Optimus saying. "While we act and conduct ourselves very similar to Autobots we won't pick a side." Seeing Bulkhead about to shout while Optimus gave a calculating stair I continued. "Solus gave us a task she wanted us to complete and while I am not ready to tell you what it is she told us the only way to achieve it is to not choose a side. We must remain independent of any one faction. While fighting along side you will bring us heat being neutral can allow us to possibly settle disagreements in the future. If you can't accept that then we will return Arcee when her arm is fixed and leave you alone."

As a long few stressful seconds passed Arcee spoke up. "Optimus if I may. We have formed alliances in the past. Some even with decepticons that have turned beneficial against greater threats. I believe that this is one time that we need to form another alliance. Jack has proven he can be a powerful Ali not just in what he can provide but also his caricature and heart being in the right place."

Optimus thinks for a minute before answering. "What are the conditions of this alliance you propose?" "Optimus you can't." Ratchet spoke before Optimus cut him off with his hand continuing. "I want to hear him out and he could have left us to fight alone three times now. Continue if you can speak for them."

'Well played Optimus if I continue you know I either have equal pull or am in charge. With nobody else here awake. ' I think before I answer. "Provided I don't go against our task I do. No information on the location of our base. I will continue as before, if you need help I can try to get them. They want to get to know the autobots more through me so I would like to continue to be partnered with Arcee. Since we already have a good bond starting and protection when they are buzzy. And we can also provide medical assistance for major repairs and some equipment. That is if Ratchet say got something broken (That he Needed?)"

Optimus thought for a moment while laughing was hurd in the background before speaking. "That seems awfully one sided, in our favor. Why so much?" I smile at him saying. "We don't know anything about the cybertronian society before or now. With a lot of data lost. I copied some generic information from the Decepticons computer which I will share in a complete file though it is not classified info and biased towards them. We don't need anything other than knowledge at the moment. If we do, we will ask and you have the right to ask for compensation or refusal."

Optimus smiled before speaking. "I did not think I would be in such a negotiation with someone so young, however you handle yourself like a seasoned veteran. I believe Solus picked well to find someone like you to be connected with them. I will agree though I do have one question. Does anyone else know your carrier perhaps?" I smile back at him as I answer. "Not that I know of. Even mom doesn't know of my involvement. And I would hate to be grounded. As far as knowledge of Trip and Jr? Probably some more with dreams out there. "

Optimus actually chuckled at that. "I can only imagine. Very well I will shake on it with you when you and Arcee get here." Arcee spoke up immediately. "Thank you Optimus I promise you won't regret it." As I shut off communication I tell Arcee. "Thanks for the support."

Arcee smiled as she gave a wicked smile. "After we talk with Optimus I think I am willing to go much further with you now that the immediate threat is dealt with. Besides I owe you for saving my life. I am positive I would not have made it out with the Nemesis firing on me. Got any of that better energon to celebrate with?"

[ Autobot base ]

Optimus turned to Ratchet who spoke up. "You can't be serious about negotiating with Jack because he deceived us." Optimus simply asked a question. "When? We never asked what he knew. Or if he met any more of our kind." Ratchet looks upset as he answers. "No but he should have told us!" Optimus raised an eyebrow as Ratchet looked like he was about to blow a fuse before Optimus spoke. "And have he betrayed years of trust? Is it really that you are upset about or the fact Jack is a human and making decisions for them?"

Ratchet spoke in a huff. "How can he speak so casually? Like an equal with us, I mean them. And that technology is from the golden age of Cybertron. With it we could be on equal footing with the Decepticons." As this was said Optimus looks at the humans especially Raff who is looking on in interest as Miko and Fowler are also studying the conversation as Optimus spoke. "Which is why he is probably so cautious, and secretive. Isn't it Raff?"

Ratchet looks shocked having forgotten about the three now Glaring humans staring at him as Optimus continued. "Even some well intentioned Autobots would want to take advantage of him if possible." Raff nodded as Ratchet backing up countered. "I wouldn't hurt him. I swear." Raff spoke up. "Jack doesn't believe you would. Otherwise he wouldn't reveal what he has to you, or get their help to aid you. However some bots or people might." Looking now at Fowler addressing him. "Jack is more aware of what is going on than people think he is. Agent Fowler if you treat him like he appears a naive teenager it will be harder to win his trust. A lot of people underestimate him. However he is not an adult either, just show him some respect and you'll do fine. After all he did convince them to come after you and Miko." Fowler simply nodded.

Miko spoke up then. "Any advice for me?" Raff chuckled at that answering. "Keep picking on him. When you walk with Titans and are visited by Gods or what the Cybertronian equivalent of them is. You need to be reminded you are human. Plus it is fun." At that all but two individuals burst out laughing. Miko actually recovers first looking at Optimus who has a thinking face while watching Raff laughing, and Ratchet having his face buried in his hands shaking his head.