Hello again everyone, here is another continuation of the Transformers Prime Fic featuring a dark Jack and Airachnid or Arachnida as she is going to be addressed now after this chapter. on a related note to this fic I will be doing a one shot chapter featuring a Transformers character that I felt had a place in the G1 series but was overlooked and Undersold despite the potential she had in both the show and the Deception side.
if you want to know who I am referring to, Go on The Watch Cartoon. Tv website (All one word no space/ fanfiction won't allow me to post the link or type it out without any spaces) or any other website you go on containing anime or cartoons that you can't see anymore or are on now and go on the G1 series with the episode Enter the Night Bird and watch so you have a pretty good idea of what will come on soon.
The cover image belongs to Naihaan who made the amazing image the main character is modelled after along with the story it was inspired on.
Return of the Dark Lords Ch 2
Airachnid or Arachnida as she was truly known as was at a loss for words, throughout the eon's of her life and freedom from the prison that confined her and her fellow brethren she had no words to described her awe and longing at the figure before her who gave her a warm gentle smile upon his face."Vulcan yo-! Your alive!?" was the first words she said before the one being who she considered not only her equal but her better, a title and position Megatron or any other bot could never hope to hold as that mantle belong to the embodiment of Unicron's will who she thought had shutdown years ago when she came upon this planet "But I thought you had perished long ago."
Vulcan could only chuckle at the dumbfounded expression of his second "Perished? Heheheheh! My dear, you of all people should know I don't die that easily."
"But your pod? I found it not along ago with Records from the Human's military detailing your demise." True to form, after learning that many of cybertron's relics and weapons of war were transported to this backwater rock infested with organics she used her expertise to sneak and hack into their main governments network and research for any signs of him or her fellow lords.
Only to be despaired and heartbroken at reading the secret report of a robotic titan bearing his resemblance that exploded into nothing.
Vulcan didn't seemed confused or even perplexed, instead a triumphant smirk graced his features "Oh… that. A Trick I will gladly unveil to you. You see, when each of us was sent into the dark recess's of space, confined and forced to endure as the entire galaxy went by before our very optics. My prison was left drifting. Be it destiny or luck I landed upon this very rock that cocoon's our lord and master himself, and there I waited for the opportunity to break free."
Airachnid fully listen to his story of his eons of imprisonment all the while seeing the distant and lost look in his optics as he retails the years of his life up until now "Eon's went by as I watched as this planet changed and shifted, burying me deep in what is now the Navada desert. Powerless, I was forced to watch as humans discovered my prison and began plans to excavate me. With no source of energy to feed on after years of isolation I opted for a… strategic move."
"the moment the pod opened, my form exploded into a cloud of nanomachines on a microscopic level and there they entered into the nearest human that was my vessel's Progenitor."
"and who was you're vessel if you don't mind me asking." Airachnid couldn't help but ponder on what his human form, her mind would unconsciously picture one recurring face that plague both her mind and dreams and would cause her spark to beat.
That smirk never left his face as Vulcan looked down upon the femme with a knowing look "You know him so well my dear. Infact you and I have encountered each other multiple times in which you were forced to flee in defeat."
Airachnid's mind worked as images of various humans she encountered came to her mind, from the leader of the secret human force known as mech with their leader Silas who possessed admirable cunning and resourcefulness but lack the flare and power of her Vulcan. A few nameless faces came and went before the lingering image of one being was all that was left in her mind as the features of Vulcan and the Human boy known as Jack and the found the similarities between the two "….Jack?" she asked out and receive a smirk as confirmation which only surprised her even further.
"You were Jack!? That human boy that has been a thorn on my side since I was marooned here?" Despite the anger and hatred towards him when he was human, she had always felt a calling unlike any other which is why she always targeted both him and Arcee but manly him.
"Yes. Though I couldn't have told you, given that my memories were seal away, I would've continued to live that life and pass onto the next child until the energy from the matrix awakened me." He said "But it wasn't enough, So Aid came from our creator himself."
"What!? Unicron resurrected you!?" Arachnida cried out in shock that their creator had a hand in his return.
"Indeed." He said before retelling the tell of his resurrection.
-hours ago in Vulcan's mind during the submersion-
In the black abyss Jack or rather Vulcan stood in the never ending darkness "W-who? Where?" he asked before he clutched his head in pain as Memories and image of battles and Ancient history crashed through his mind hard.
"AAHHH!" Vulcan screamed in pain, falling to his knee's as the last of the memories fell in and he recoiled from that experience "I-I remember now. I remember who I am." He breathed out as his memories of his battle against the champions of primus and he and his brethren's defeat and exile returned to him.
But he was not alone in the black void "As you should My Champion." A violet light breached the darkness and Vulcan turned to see the enormous form of his creator towering over him.
"Lord Unicron!?" Vulcan immediately kneeled before the Cybertronian of chaos and Destruction and his very creator "Master! I live to serve." He declared to his maker, as the years of absence had not dulled his loyalty the greater being.
Despite the usual grim frown on his face, a small smile grew on the old god who looked down upon his ever loyal champion "It is good to see that your loyalty is ever present my creation. As is your cunning when you escape the grasp of those parasites by displacing your form."
"Yes Master. I had other no means of escape or enough energy to dispatch of those scavengers so I opted for an… unorthodox method that resulted in the birth of my shell. And I would've continued to remain in oblivious within my former vessel were it not for the energy of the matrix awakening me but that was not enough… until-"
"Until I took control of your former shell and guided you to lake of dark energon to be reborn again to do my will."
"What is thy bidding My master?" Unicron continued to hold that smile as he looked down upon his kneeling creation with pride before his usual grim frown returned.
"The line of Primes has dwindled but their power remains as strong as ever. A fact I had learned not long ago when the prime seal my corporeal form away." Memory of his defeat left a bitter feeling within the ancient god who felt humiliated at being defeated by one Prime.
Vulcan's eye's narrowed in anger as he felt his master's blistering rage as if it was his own, the memories of his former shell was still with him and he too knew the anger of his master being defeated and banished from the physical world. "Yes. My time amongst Optimus and his autobots as shown me that despite they small numbers and lack of superior firepower and technology, they still manage to overcome great odds even when the entire universe is stacked against them."
"This defeat as been an eye opener that has made me realise that if I am to walk amougst the universe again, you must destroy the last disciple of Primus to do so."
"That will be hard my master. Optimus and his band of autobots are more tenacious then you realise, if I am to complete your will, I must assemble my brothers."
"Then by my leave go, you're second in command is already on this planet to begin with."
"Arachnida is free?" Vulcan exclaimed, surprised that his most trusted second in command was already free.
"Yes, and taken a form you've become familiar with."
Vulcan raked his memories for what form his fellow Lord would take when a familiar foe form his human memories appeared in his mind that he came to a startling realisation 'Airachnid. Of course.' Though it could've been anyone else with extra appendages or so, he always felt familiar with the spider con's predator like tatics with toying with her prey.
Airachnid was attractive in a dark femme fatale way, the spider legs added to that enchantment of hers.
"Reunite with her, and do what you must in my name." The old god said before fading away into the darkness as Vulcan began to wake up.
-back to the present-
Airachnid couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Their Creator and master…alive!
"Lord… Unicron still exists! But I had thought his being was destroyed by the power of the matrix when Prime unleashed it?" As fellow champion and child of the destroyer, Airachnid felt the essence of her creator more greatly then Megatron himself and rather then being immune to the mined quantities of dark engeron that was taken the day Unicron awoke, she felt invigorated and alive around the dark energies that weakened the decepticons.
When the great being was defeated, she felt it within her spark, the sudden loss of connection between her and her creator informing her of the defeat and dare say death of her maker.
"Only his physical form was laid to sleep but his spiritual essence is very much alive." Vulan informed her of the truth.
As Airachnid stood, processing the information he unveiled to her the reborn embodiment of Choas and destruction gazed up and down the slender figure of the spider bot with an enticed look on his frame. Vulcan walked directly towards the femme with longing look on his face "All these years of absence from you and you're still beautiful as I remember."
Airachnid snapped out of her thinking to looked up at the handsome face of Vulcan who cupped her chin and leaned in close to seal his lips with hers. Years of absence had made her forget the magnificent flare of his touch and the explosive spark when they interface together, Airachnid nearly quivered in her spot as she held onto his larger frame for support with all 8 of her appendages wrapped around him and pulling herself closer into his embrace. After a while of making out Airachnid parted from Vulcan and looked up at him with loving "Still the flatter aren't you?"
"Still. Though you're form as lost it's alluring features." He noted about her appearance compared to her old and deadlier form that was enchantingly beautiful in a dangerous way. While this exotic form of hers was more
"Had to downgrade if I was mix with locals." She explained along with years of only ever consuming natural energon rather then its darker half had nullified her natural abilities and strength down from their original state.
The close presence and exposer to the blood of her creator had slowly reawakened her long lost strength but only at a small percentage.
Vulcan mind thought back to the pool of his rebirth, The lake of Dark energon still had enough power to revitalize her "We can easily fix that with a quick dip in the dark energon pool." He shifted around to face the exit of the small arena of rock before holding his arm out for her to take "May I?" he asked.
Airachnid smiled and hooked her limb with his before she was led out in a gentlemanly manner by Vulcan.
-Meanwhile in Jasper Navada-
Back with the Autobots, the giant transforming robots… along with a distressed mother had vigorously and tirelessly patrolled around the lands outside of their base, ever expanding their search with blind determination.
They stretched and spread out as much as they could in search of their lost friend who was no where to be seen within the vast deserts of the Jasper Nevada area.
Hours ticked by and their search yielded no results until- "optimus! There a spike in dark energon not far from here!" called out the voice of Ratchet who spoke through their comns.
The Autobot leader in his transformed heavy truck form gave his order "The Search for young Jackson can wait, this bares investigation." Optimus said, as anything relating to Dark Energon earned his attention given it's dangerous properties and continuous use by one certain warmonger.
But not all agree with his order.
"But Optimus. Jack's still out there, what if he runs into the decepticons?" Arcee stressed out to the Prime, not wanting to lose another friend or Partner after she lost Tailgate and Cliffjumper to the Decepticons.
"Ratchet will be monitoring the area for any deception activity. Bulkhead you continue to search for Jack while Bumblebee and Arcee accompany me to investigate this anomaly" Optimus commanded as he speeded up.
-a few hours later in the dark energon cavern-
Vulcan stood upon the edge of the island overlooking the lake of his rebirth, he stared deeply into the resonating pool of dark energon that Airachnid had dived into and awaited for her to emerge, The ancient first born champion of Unicron felt Invigorated by the waves of power resonating from the dimly lit lake that pulsed like a heartbeat.
He was so immersed in his bathing of the power that he failed to notice three new presences in the cavern with him.
Until the sound of a weapon priming caught his attention "Identify yourself." Commanded the authoric tone of the autobot leader himself who along with Bumblebee and Arcee aimed their respective weapons at his back.
Vulcan slowly stood up as to not give the autobots a reason to shoot as he stood up to his feet and turned around to face them much to their surprise "Unicron!?" Optimus exclaimed as the being before him looked like the Chaos bringer himself only… younger. He and his autobots were paralysed with fear at the sight of the terrifying being that gave a deep toned chuckle that seemed or was unnatural to behold upon sight of their most deadliest enemy that supposed to be destroyed.
Vulcan chuckled not only at the perplexed and hilarious shock and awed expressions upon their faces but also the idea that they mistaken him for his maker "While I am flattered that you think me to be my creator, I'm afraid that I'm not him." He said as he stood up to full height before them, the low light from the dimly lit pool of energon around them casted his shadow behind him, distorting it to resemble the imposing form of Unicron. "Allow me to introduce myself. Lord Vulcan of the 13 Lords of chaos and destruction, and the once human boy you know as Jack."
Further to their eternal surprise of who it actually was standing before them, but much of their attention was not directed at who he was but who he once was as their cries echoed throughout the cave "Jack!?"
Optimus was the first to snap out of his stupor and transformed his limbs back in to his unarmed hands as he slowly and hesitantly approached Vulcan "Jack… what has happened to you?" The leader of the Autobots asked, concerned for once human boy who has aided him and his comrades more then once during their conflict with the Decepticons.
"The boy you once knew was a vessel. A cocoon that contained my nanomachine's that held my essence and being until I was awakened by the energy of your matrix."
This time it was Arcee who walked forward and would've continued to approach Jack if not for Optimus holding his arm in front of her, halting her in her tracks but that did not stop her from trying to talk the once human boy who managed to get into her once cold and hardened spark "Jack please come with us. We can fix this." She beckoned for him to come only to receive a chuckle of nostalgia from him
"Ah Arcee. Out of all the bots in the world, I knew that you would risk life and limb to save me." He sighed, a genuine smile upon his face as he looked at the two wheel before him "in my final moments I had a simple spark of hope that you will save me in the last second before I hit pool of Dark energon that you see before you."
But then that smile was wipe away leaving only a hardened frown in place "But… alas it was not meant to be. As is the will of my maker" he sighed out.
"Unicron is dead Jack. come with us and we will find a way to return you back to normal." Optimus tried reasoning with Vulcan, trying to appeal to the part that was Jack, the boy he hoped still exists.
Vulcan merely chuckled at the autobot leader attempt to persuade him and his limited knowledge of his victory over the chaos bringer "You of all people should know Prime that Unicron can never be destroyed. You're victory over him merely severed his connection to his corporal form, you never destroyed is spiritual essence which is thankful otherwise he would not have taken control of my vessel and directed it to the pool of my rebirth into this world."
Horror and utter fear grasped their sparks as the truth that Unicron wasn't destroyed as they had all hoped him to be, but Cleary that was not the case as the newly reborn dark Lord told them as much.
Optimus tried once again to Persuade the once human Boy to stray what from path the chaos set him on "You do not have to follow his will Jack. Megatron was able to resist Unicron's control, you can too."
Vulcan sighed at shook his head towards the last prime "Unfortunately for you I am loyal to my creator and master." Suddenly a hard look graced his features as he glared at optimus with a look that one sends his enemy "And my name is not Jack. It's Vulcan, Remember it well prime for it will be the name that this universe will tremble to once more."
The tension within the cave was heavy with emotions until the loud boom from the lake caught their attention but much as Vulcan who look back down the dimly glowing lake with a smile upon his face. "It would seem our time here is over. My dear emerges."
The lake of dark Energon heartbeat plus quicken gradually until stopping all together, the Lake was still and barely glowing with the power it once contain within, no one moved or even said anything as they awaited to see what horror or unspeakable being would come out.
Like before a large erupting shot up in a pillar before the Island before a figure jumped out and landed next to the Champion of Unicron in a kneeling position like he did when he was reborn.
All eye's widened at the sight of familiar appendages sticking out from the back of the slim form of the shadowy being who slowly stood up and stretched her limbs, what light from the lake was enough to reveal her startling form to those who now saw her.
There standing near Vulcan/ Jack and stretching her limbs was the new and improved spider con that had everyone dumbfounded and scared at the new look she was spotting.
Airachnid or Arachnida now was more different then the form she had become accustomed to, her black themed armour changed along with her appearance. Her spider limbs were more sharp and had an additional two extra legs sprouting from her back but they were thinner then they once were, two smaller legs or pincers protruded from behind her shoulders and hung over them towards her front, from the end small and barely noticeable drops of venom dripped from the narrow sharp point of them.
Her helmet were remoulded into something unusual and never before seen, it started from the side where the outta frame of helmet remained almost the same but only at the end where it curved around her face, two long golden spikes stretched out from both sides of her helmet were a black frame almost looking like hair started from both ends of the and met at the top forming a half oval frame on her head and behind a small black crown that looked like a down sized version of her original black helmet as it sat atop the front of her head with golden highlights and spiked just above the top of the hair like frame with a amethyst jewel sitting in the middle of her crown with smaller golden ends hanging freely from the spikes with purple Energon jewels at the end of them.
Her Black armour was gone and replaced with what could be described as a dress that started and ended in several places, the main armour started around her chest but it left her upper part exposed showing her Purple skin frame and cleavage before a light black skinned frame took over from the neck and moved up to join the helmet around her head.
The black dress went down to her waist were it opened up at the front showing her unprotected thighs while the rest of it stopped just below her knees and spaced out, the legs were protected by black armoured leggings where at the knee's a black and gold pad spiked upwards.
Her Helicopter screen shoulder guards were replaced with two armoured shoulder pad on each side that sat on one and another before two black vambraces running up her arm and ending under the guard pads, long curved blades protruded from her arms but they were retracted back into their unarmed state where they sat on their backs point up along her arm.
Her feet remained in their usual high heeled state.
Her face didn't differ that much either but with an extra two small eye's sitting above the main set that glowed with
The Newly transformed Airachnid looked more regal then her previous warrior like look that had an unnatural dangerous allure to it.
All were shocked at the being they realised who it was before them and couldn't snap out of their awe except for one who was able to overcome her surprise by her unrelenting hate and anger towards the being "Airachnid!?" Arcee shouted out to the former deception who slowly and uninterestingly looked at the two wheeler as she finished her stretch before the trademark smirk graced her lips.
"Arcee. Its good that you've come to bear witness to my return." Arachnida taunted the two wheeler like she always does with that infuriating smug smirk on her face as she walks up close, too close to Vulcan where she leaned herself against his frame "And the return of my dear Lord Vulcan~"
Utter furry swelled up in Arcee who transformed her limbs back into blaster and aimed it directly at the Arachnida who didn't lose her smile, however before she could open fire, Optimus and Bumblebee restrained her by her arms to prevent her from doing any damage.
"Let me go!" Arcee snarled out as she struggled to free her self from the two so she could kill the spider con.
Arachnida watched with satisfied glee at her rival's futile attempts extinguish her anti-spark, unfortunately her silent gloating had to end "It's been Remarkable evening but I'm afraid that this banter must come to an end." Vulcan said earning Optimus's attention.
"Don't do this Jack-"
"It's Vulcan Prime." Vulcan spat out to the optimus leader before he pulled Arachnida close against him with her circiling her arms around his larger frame, hugging herself close to him before his wings flexed open and then engines within the separate blades primed up "Until we meet again." And with that Vulcan instantly shot off from the ground and flew out over the lake onto the other side of the cave and out it's exit, leaving behind the moanful autobot's who lost a close friend today and gained a dangerous enemy.
-an hour later-
Arachnida held herself against Vulcan, using all of her limbs including her legs which circled around his waist to hold on, she relished in the feel of his frame against hers like in the old times when they were battling against the disciples of Primus in their creators war against his other half.
The feel of the wind blowing against them as Vulcan flew with impressive speed and maneuverability though the tight turns and corners that the cave tunnel offered them before the light of the moon shined upon them as they finally made it out and flew high in the air above the land below them.
It wasn't before long that they landed far away from their previous position in the midst of the endless Nevada Desert, far from the eye's of any cybertronian or human settlements, Arachnida slowly and disappointingly had to let go and drop back down to the ground.
"How's the form?" Vulcan asked her.
Arachnida flexed her limb, causing the retracted blade to swing open into it's armed state where it pointed forward past her hand "good as ever. It feels good to be back."
"Get use to it my dear. For soon this universe will remember to fear us once more." Vulcan declared causing a pleasant shiver to run down her spine at the powerful authority he exerts, Arachnida had forgotten the tingling feeling pooling down below whenever she see's Vulcan display his might and power before her.
"Now to start the first steps to our ascension back to our once great might."
"How do we do that my Dear?" she asked, curious as to what devious plot her beloved had in his wicked brain.
"Reuniting with our former brethren is the main step in our plan but even they may prove ineffective against both the Decepticons and Autobots. A fact that our creator himself experienced."
"What do you have in mind then to combat those pests?"
"First thing we are to do, is gain an army."
Arachnida was confused by this.
"An Army?... while I do see the advantage to having the numbers to combat Megatron, I don't see where we can garner such numbers. It's not like the autobots or the decepticons will turn traitor to join our cause." Never before had they ever needed an army as each Lord was worth an army in terms of power and might, they devastated entire worlds and destroyed systems all on their own, they nearly conquered and Razed the Universe when together so they never really needed numbers to do all of that."
"You are correct, not one being amongst them will turn on their leaders out of fear or respect but in my time amongst the autobots I learned the secrets of their war. The energon sent off world resulting in the deposits found on this world along with the Guardians to protect them shows that there may be more secrets that both sides may of forgotten or unaware of."
"Where do we begin?"
"by finding the one being who possess such military knowledge." He said with a suggestive smirk and leaving it at that.
Arachnida was confused by this and why her leader was smirking like that towards her as if she knew who it was they were bound to go searching for, she racked her mind for who on this planet would possess such military secrets that no one else knows until a image of an annoying being that brought forth nerving anger came to mind and she looked at Vulcan with frightful look "No…." she drawed out before pleading for him to say anyone other the person she had in mind "Anyone but that fool."
-Autobot base-
In the autobot base, many of the occupents awaited the arrival of team prime on news of their exploration with answers to their missing friend.
The tension was silent in the base for once as the lack of shouting or irriting guitar playing from miko, the Japanese foreign exchange student was surprisingly quiet for once.
The young two toned neon hair girl who usual found, created or got into trouble in the adventures and mission of the autobot war which usually ended up being the decepticons problem as what ever she created or made would end badly for megatrons forces.
Miko was sitting silently on the couch next to raf, the both of them barely paying attention to the tv screen as they were focused on listening out for any news on the whereabouts and condiction of their friend whose mother was pacing back and forth behind the tv.
June Darpey was worrying as a mother should about her missing son, from time to time she would send glares to the 30 foot tall robot doctor who kept his distance from the distrested mother.
then the long tense silence was broken as Optimus and the rest drove in, everyone jumped from their seats and moved to the transformed robots who bore saddened expressions, Jack's mother rushed to the red framed leader .
"Optimus… my son?" June called up to him but his expression told all that she needed to know.
"I'm sorry…but Jack may no longer be exist."
-Unknown location-
In an unknown location, deep blow the surface a lean skinny figure limped through the barren and empty cave tunnels with aimless purpose.
"wretched planet." He cursed as he clawed at the wall with his sharp dainty digits until a small glowing shard was revealed and he picked it, he looked at the small shard of engeron that was the size of a human adult with disgust.
"Forced to search for energon in a depleted mine like some lowly scavenger. But it will all be worth it when I terminate both Megatron and those wretched autobots." He growled lowly, gripping the life sustaining crystal tightly in his hand.
"I might be able to help with that." A new voice spoke out causing former decpticon commander to turn around and see an imposing foe standing behind him. Starscream could not help but feel fear as he looked at the being before him who brought forth such terrible feelings of dread that not even Megatron was capable of emitting.
"I don't know, I think this life style very much suits him." A familiar voice that sent chills down starscream echoed out through the cave but not enough that he couldn't locate the source of the sound.
Looking up he spotted the familiar skinny appendages hooked into the ceiling attatched to the femme frame of the loathsome Arachnid who smiled down at him. The dark shadows of the cave obscured her form but he knew it to be her on the account of her violet glowing eye's and 8 skinny spider legs sprouting from her back.
Airachnid dropped down and landed on the ground like a feather where the low light of the cave was able to reveal her form much to the shock of the Arial bot.
"Airachnid!?" Starscream cried out in bewilderment of the spiderbot's new appearance.
"Arachnida my dear Starscream." Arachnida said in a condescending tone.
Starscreamed glared at her, already he was irked by her presence as the memories of her involvement in his predicament were fresh in his mind, how she wormed her way into Megatron's council and put him in a bad light with revelation of a military secret that he hid from Megatron to stringing him up and leaving him to the mercy of the autobots.
"Why are you here? Come to gloat over my situation?" he growled out as he watched her walk around him in a slow prideful manner that just made him want to shoot that smug grin off of her before she made it to the other bot who stood before him.
Arachnida hugged herself against the larger being who bore a devious smirk on his face "on the contrary Starscream. We've come with an opportunity."
I hope you all enjoyed that.
please review what you think on Airachnid or Arachnida's appearance if you like it or if you have a better idea of what she should look like.