Arcee looked back down at the webbing that held her to the cliff and knew her extremely limited force ability's were no match for it, the only living parts where her organs and only allowed her minor telekinesis but she was better in the reflex department luckily enough, but she was blinded by fear and grief when Airachnid attacked and left her to hunt Jack who she brought with her deeming it safe. Come on just rip damn it!. She gritted like a human and gave up when it proved hopeless like those many years ago. I'm sorry Jack I've failed you, wait a second let's give it a shot!. A quick idea popped into her head and it was dead simple. just transform!. She changed forms in the blink on and eye abs gunned it tearing the webbing away from the cliff face. Come on I can do it!. She told herself as the last few strands tore and broke freeing her. She transformed and tore the webs off her body and transformed again racing after Airachnid ready to kill the Deceptacon on the spot.
Lupin and Luke used force speed too cut time and move faster than a normal person by about 37 percent or so. Lupin kept up with Luke better than he expected as the ran letting the force guide them to Arcee and Jack, the felt the tracks diverge and silently Splitted as Luke went for Arcee and Lupin whet for Jack. They parted ways letting the force guide them to where they were needed. Lupin pulled his saber out and saw billowing smoke in the distance. He an another 300 feet and saw a large Deceptacon with a black and gold color job had noticed him, he flipped the activation switch and leaped too the con lashing out with his yellow blade. It jolted back and spun left to avoid the deadly yellow blade. Lupin landed on both feet 5 feet away and locked eyes with the con, he felt Jack's relief and took a fighting stance. Grasping his blade with both hands infront of him he said waiting on the con.
"Your move creep"
He kept a calm expression as he waited on the con to make the first move. He glanced to Jack and back to the con, he felt the fear from Jack and oddly from the con. Musta had a bad experience with Jedi or sith I guess. It stepped back and said venomously.
"I think I'll pass, see you around Jedi"
In the blink of an eye it transformed into a drill like thing and began burrowing into the ground as a impressive speed. Within seconds it was gone and deep underground, he felt its presence slowly fading as he lowered his blade. It shimmered as rain began falling. He breathed a sigh and walked over to Jack.
"Thank you Lupin, holy shit you wouldn't believe the day I had"
He said as Lupin swiped his blade in areas where his arms and legs weren't too free. He pulled the Webbing off and closed down his saber which he clipped to his belt.
"Same-Jack can I ask you something?"
Jack nodded in response and Lupin continued.
"I need you too kill me if I fall to the dark side, I don't want to become a Vader"
Jack was taken aback by this and just nodded respecting his friends wish. Arcee came blasting in as top speed and skidded too a dead stop and saw Jack was fine and free from webs, but their was no body. She saw the hole and Lupin look at it and her energon boiled in anger. She transformed and said soo coldly even her relief for Jack's safety wasn't enough to douse her anger.
"You IDIOT, you let her go!. You've just doomed countless of lives you incompetent fool!"
Lupin was surprised and shocked to see her lash out like this, he regretted letting the con go but she wasn't attacking or posed any real threat when he arrived. He kept his composure and clam and responded calmly.
"Arcee vent personal grudges lead to the dark side"
She scoffed and retorted.
"You don't know what she's capable off boy, you've just doomed countless people to her claws and you and Jack are her prime targets"
Lupin decided to let Luke handle her and turned around and leaned into a tree. For ever choice he made a worse one later and this was it. He took deep breath after breath to control himself, he grabbed into a proverbial ledge and pulled himself back up from the pit of despair. Arcee laughed at him and said mocking him.
"Your a fucking coward and should just go home a give up"
Lupin didn't react he didn't even let it hurt him, in that moment he completely let the force help him ignore her as Jack defended him.
"Arcee back off he saved life for Christ sake and your outta line!"
Arcee looked at her charge in disapproval as she couldn't believe he didn't see it her way after what he just went through. Luke had arrived too see Jack and Arcee arguing as Lupin had his back turned and leaned into a tree. Looks like I missed something. He could see how pissed Arcee was and figured it wasn't good. He could feel her grief and pain surface as she began to control herself and float down from her emotional high. Lupin was coming to terms with what he had done and was surprisingly more Emotionally controlled than Arcee in the matter.
"Old enemy got away?"
Luke questioned catching everyone's attention, Arcee nodded and responded with a haunted voice.
"She's a hunter, whoever comes across her is dead"
Luke immediately knew how bad the situation was, as long as she was till roaming around no one was safe. There was also something else that Arcee kept close to her spark that'd he needed to ask around about.
In high orbit rested the Nemesis as Starscream watched the outer radar perimeter pick up an Imperial star destroyer. He couldn't believe that one was this close. It was large and held hundreds of men and armaments. It held The fire power capacity to take a continent, A dozen could glass a planet from orbit with nothing but it's Turbolasers. The thought of more coming sent shivers through Starscream as he watched it. First Jedi and now a remnant of the empire, this isn't bolding well. He mused darkly as soundwave pinged a message, it read 'Have a line ready to contact the Imps.What is your order?' Seeing an opportunity to kill 2 birds at once he keyed back with 'make it so' soon the radio keyed to another and a connection was established between the two ships. Clearing he throat he keyed his comm and began.
"Welcome to earth star destroyer Sigmarius what brings you out into this unexplored galaxy?"
For a moment only static filled the comm till a gruff and uptight voice of an imperial commander.
"Hunting, that is our intent. We request all information on the smuggle and that Jedi who slipped by our defences some time ago"
Starscream smirked as he had that exact information and more.
"Ahh yes the famous Jedi who Slayed the Emperor. He's here and was taken on two apprentices, an Autobot named Arcee whose Force ability isn't much and a Lupin Harnell who is the most dangerous, he isn't as powerful as Skywalker but his raw talent and instinct makes him deadly"
A blaster shot ricocheted off the yellow lightsaber beam as Lupin sensed the training orb in the Pitch black darkness that was only Illuminated by his saber. Deeply connected to the force he could sense it as it floated on his left, he turned to face it and blocked an incoming shot with ease. He reached deeper into the force sensing the others in the base, he could make them out distinctly. He reached deeper and sensed an dark presents far above him in orbit and his face went pale. He failed to notice the orb as it fired into his leg casings him to scream as in a blind moment he reached out and sent it into the wall disabling it. He staggered to the ground grasping his leg in pain as he saw it was only burned. It burned like fire as the dark presents soon felt him as a voice sounded in his head.
"Oh we have just what we need to take care of those Jedi"
End chapter
