Well, first off i'd like to apologize to everyone who has waited for the next chapter to pop up. All i can say is that i've been busy working on my other fics that had to be done. Also, i have realized had made a lot of mistakes in the first chapter and for that i fell like an ass. Hopefully, you can enjoy this without too many complaints. I've done the best i can to correct my errors, and too tell you the truth, i'm fucked. I'm a little tired from this so i'm gonna go relax. Please, if you read the whole chapter i need reviews to help me improve my ability to write for you guys to enjoy this. Thanks for the guys that pointed out the errors i made. i really appreciate it.

Oh and just to answer a few questions that some of you seemed confused with regarding Elizabeth Greene:

A reviewer asked why Greene didn't infect everything she touched. Now i'll admit, i don't know the fully capability of Her from the game because i was young the last time i played it fully. So, with that being said, her abilities will be altered some what to suit the needs of this fic, though, not by much.

Someone asked if Jack will be the evolved in this. To answer the question, Yes. He will be the bearer of Redlight. Just like Greene. The last question i'll answer is from another reviewer asking why Greene wouldn't go track down her real son. I'm sorry to say but he will not be in this as to focus the attention on Elizabeth Greene, Alex Mercer, and Jack Darby. I'm thinking of adding an OC to this to be a romance option for Jackson in the future but that's a maybe at this point.

Now, I've said what needed to be said, so go and start reading and tell me what you think.

Chapter 2: partners

Year: 2011 Jasper

The light of the desert sun Died slowly as the darkness of night crept over the town. The temperature began to drop as the moon shone it's white light in the cloudless sky. The sky it's self had many stars dotted around glowing beautifully in the cool night. It was truly a sight to see. Not many Appreciate the beauty as much as they should. Not many places get a view such as this.

For Jasper however, It was a rare thing when the people get to see that many stars out at once. Jack released a relaxed sigh while folding his hands behind his head as he lay'd on the top of The Autobot HQ Omega 1. He sat there and gazed at the different shapes and patterns of the stars, studying the many constellations. He yawned tiredly as his eyes seemed to grow heavy. He was on the verge of falling into a restful sleep when he heard the noise of metallic feet approaching him.

Already knowing who it was that approached the Young boy, Jack didn't even bother moving from his current position, feeling quite comfortable where he was. The metallic figure drew closer. The being stopped beside the teen and bent down and sat beside him, being careful not to injure Jackson in the process. Once getting in a acceptable position, The Figure ex-vented a satisfied hum.

Neon Blue optics glanced at the Jacks relaxed form with interest. "So, this is where you've been for the past two hours. You know Me and Optimus were starting to get worried. Lectured the being softly. Jack opened his eyes and looked at his guardian with a warm smile. "Arcee, you guys don't need to worry, I simply just wanted to find a bit of peace and quiet by watching the stars." He said. Simply waving her off in a causal manner.

Arcee raised an optic lends in amusement. "Oh really? Are you sure? It looks to me that you were on the verge of going to sleep." She fired at him with a bit of humor. The teen huffed a small laugh in reply. "Yeah, guess i Gotta little too comfortable." He said while releasing another yawn. He rubbed his eyes tiredly in the process.

The Teen then sat up and and shuffled closer to his Autobot guardian. Jack looked up to the sky once again and marveled at the beauty of the shinning objects and the Full moon that irradiated a white heavenly glow in the late night.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Whispered The boy softly. Arcee nodded lightly with a calm smile. "Yeah, It sure is." Both sat beside each other, each retaining their silence and simply just enjoyed the moment of peace. Time seemed endless at that moment. All the two cared about was just being in each others presence, watching the natural display in the sky above them.

Arcee's relaxed posture vanished as her helm lowered. Her kind smile faded and replaced with a sad expression. The Transition didn't go unnoticed by Jack however. He frowned slightly at his partners change in attitude. "Hey Cee, you okay?" He asked while looking at her with concern. The Blue femme ignored him and pulled her knees up to her chassis and wrapped both arms around them. She closed her optics and breathed out a light sigh. "Jack, I'm sorry if you think i'm unable to protect you as much as you'd want, and i don't blame you either." She whispered with regret in her words.

Jack faced her fully with a confused look. "What brought this up Cee? What are you talking about?" He asked her as he became unsure on how to take this sudden confession from his partner and protector. She sighed, almost shuddering before responding. "Jack, last week in the forest...i let my emotions get the better of me. Because of my careless thinking, i put you at risk of being killed. I..I...-" She was Cut off when she felt Jack rubbing her thigh gently. He looked at her with a caring smile. "Hey, It's alright. It was a bad situation and i should of listened to you from the start. It's okay Cee. It's in the past." He said with a dismissive voice.

The blue femme tensed again, balling her servo into tight fists. "Jack, what i did, you could of been hurt or worse. If it did happen then i wouldn't be able to live with it." She whispered, her voice cracking. "But nothing happened at all." The boy shot back, Looking into her optics with his eyes, not batting a single eyelash.

Arcee's shoulders slumped in defeat. She held herself tighter then before. "Jack, i already lost Tailgate. I lost Cliffjumper. I can't loss you too." She confessed with breaking emotions. The teen sighed softly, feeling upset at seeing his partner so vulnerable. He hated seeing her like this. With out saying a word, Jack climbed up the gap between Arcee's legs and moved up to her chassis, where her sparkchamber is located. Confused, Arcee lowered her legs and unfolded her arms and looked at what the teen was trying to do. Jack sat down on her waist and leaned back, his back resting on her lower chest while his head leaned back on her sparkchamber.

Jack smiled at her with care as his eyes closed. "Arcee, no matter what happens, i wont leave you. Heh, if i do kick the bucket i'm sure you'll drag me back to the land of the living." He said softly as he patted her chest. The blue femme remained silent, but the tension in her body faded when her charge rested on her chest. After a few minutes of silence the femme looked down at the young boy. She was surprised to see him fast asleep, breathing calmly and full of peace. Arcee could help but smile at the sight. Instead of waking him from his peaceful slumber, she carefully wrapped both arms around the boy and held him gently and cradled him against her spark.

She slowly leaned back against the rock wall, resting her back against it. She glanced up at the stars and back at the boy. She felt a warm happiness inside her. She brushed a strand of raven hair from his eyes with her digit. "he looks so peaceful." She thought to herself. She glanced at the stars once last time before deciding that tonight they might as well stay up here for the night. She raised the temperature around her chest armor to keep the teen warn during the night. Arcee then closed her optics as she entered stasis. The two close friends slept together in undisturbed peace.

Both were unaware of what was going to happen in the days to come. It was only a matter of time before the harbinger of Redlight found what she was looking for.

I Know that this is short and mostly a filler chapter. But i wanted to get the bond between Arcee and Jack down before i get into the main part of the story. Most chapters will be roughly around 2000 words or slightly under. I intend to write at least 30 to 40 chapters in total so it's gonna take a while to get it finished. Now i really hope that i made this chapter easier for you guys to understand. I had comments saying that my setup made everything harder to read. Review what you think and be on the look out for chapter 3. Greene comes into play. Unholy Prophet, out!