When she was close, Ariel could feel the Sharkticon's movements. It was turning and raising it's right servo. It was most likely to swipe towards the left. Ariel ducked and the attacks passed her helm and she sent a sharp kick to the Sharkticon's leg.
It didn't do much to harm it, but the Sharkticon had its back turned, allowing Chromia and Dion to come at it from behind.
As Chromia shot and Dion hit it, the Sharkticon raised the arm holding the tool and Foneques, and swatted them away.
Ariel jumped up and swiped at the Sharkticon's helm with her fans. They left two, long cuts. The Sharkticon felt the stinging in the back of its helm and placed the servo that held Foneques and the tool on the cuts. Foneques and the tool fell to the ground.
"Fon!" Chromia exclaimed.
The tiny insect creature jumped to its small pedes. It shook itself then quickly scurried over to the tool. Fon seemed to be inspecting the tool. When he was done, he abruptly turned to the Sharkticon.
Foneques then began to glow green and vibrate.
"Huh? Fon? What?" Chromia stuttered.
Foneques glowed brighter, and the shifting of metal plates could be heard. Foneques seemed to be unfolding himself and growing larger until he was slightly larger than the Sharkticon.
Foneques was now a giant beetle! He had large ruby red optics, long and sharp pincers, and his many legs were extremely long and pointed at the tips.
He let out a loud roar and charged at the Sharkticon. He slammed right into the Sharkticon and sent it flying, allowing the Sharkticon to release Orion.
Orion fell to the ground with a grunt. Chromia, Dion, and Ariel all ran over to him.
"Orion!" Dion exclaimed.
"Are you okay?" Chromia asked.
Orion put his servo to his helm and nodded.
"Uh, guys? Why are there now two impossibly large and heavy masses in my front yard?" Ariel asked.
"Well...I think Foneques is showing us why he's a guardian." Dion replied.
Foneques was baring down on the Sharkticon. He was slashing at the Sharkticon's chassis and helm. He was making deep cuts and gashes in his enemy. The Sharkticon roared in pain before managing to grab hold of Foneques' legs and flipping him over.
The Sharkticon got to its pedes and then transformed into its alt. Mode. A large shark like creature with small arms, a massive jaw, and threatening optics.
It roared and charged back at Foneques. The two clashed head on. They bit at each other and aggressively grabbed at each other's limbs.
"C'mon guys!" Ariel exclaimed suddenly. "Let's go help!"
She charged at the Sharkticon once again, Chromia and Dion followed suit immediately. They hacked and slashed at the Sharkticon while still staying out of Foneques way.
Orion watched in awe as the three younglings fought. Chromia and Dion were blunt and strong, while Ariel was graceful but powerful.
Before long, the Sharkticon was on the ground, unmoving.
"Wow. That, was...kinda easy." Dion commented.
Chromia nodded and turned to Ariel who had an upset expression on her faceplates.
"Hey Ariel. What's wrong?" Chromia asked.
Ariel didn't answer, she merely turned her helm towards her parents, who had watched the entire scene unfold.
"Oh." Chromia muttered.
"So, yeah. That's about it. I can fight! I can take care of myself! I know that you do what you because you care about me, but...I don't need you too. I'm sorry I've never told you before, but now that you've seen me, I hope that you can accept this part of me...and my friends." Ariel concluded.
They were all now back inside of the mansion. Ariel's parents had seated themselves in two fairly large seats and Ariel stood in front of them as she explained herself. Orion, Chromia, and Dion stood far off to the side awkwardly. Foneques had shrunk back down, and was now recharging in Chromia's arms.
There was a slight moment of silence.
"Mom? Dad?" Ariel spoke.
Ariel's parents looked at each other for a moment before turning back to her.
"Ariel, you have brought shame upon both yourself and us by doing these things. It is clear that we have been giving you far too much freedom. From this point on we will assign a guard to monitor you during all the hours of the day." Her father proclaimed.
"What? But dad—" Ariel exclaimed.
"No buts Ariel! Besides, we are already being very lenient! We are allowing these three...delinquents go!" He continued. "Now get them out of my sight and bring my daughter to her room!"
Three guards walked over to Chromia, Orion and Dion and began directing them towards the door. Orion turned and saw a guard walk over to Ariel.
"Ariel...I'm...we're sorry." Orion called.
Ariel's helm was down when she replied. "I'm sorry too."
Chromia, Dion, and Orion were sitting on a hill some ways away from the estate.
Orion was fiddling with the tracker in an attempt to get it start locating the second tool. Chromia and Dion were looking down at the house their best friend was now trapped in.
"So what now?" Dion asked. "We're just never gonna see her again?"
Chromia looked at her pedes and looked at her brother with a deep sadness. "I dunno Dion."
Orion tried his best not to think about Ariel, but it was no use. Orion felt as though he was about to break into a million pieces. Ariel looked exactly like her. His first love. His ghosts had come back to haunt him...or rather taunt him. He had lost her again...and it was his fault again.
Orion's servos were shaking so much now that he dropped the tracker. It began tumble down the hill.
"Oh scrap!" Orion cursed as he scrambled after the device down the hill. He caught up to the tracker and grabbed when it was near the bottom. He sighed with relief as he held it.
When he looked up he saw a petite figure running towards him. As it got closer, he could make out the pink on her frame.
Orion's optics widened and he turned around. "Chromia! Dion! Come here!"
It didn't take long for Chromia and Dion to come running down the hill. When they were at his side, they both gasped when they saw Ariel running towards them.
The gems were gone from her helm. As she got closer Orion noticed that she looked smaller than before, and he realized that she wasn't wearing any decorative body armour. Her frame was small and slim. She also had a metal bag attached to her back.
"Ariel!" Chromia exclaimed. "How did you—"
"Took an oil bath!" Ariel interrupted. "Got that stupid guard off my back for a bit!"
"Why'd you come here?" Dion asked. "You coulda gotten caught! You could get in serious trouble right?"
Ariel chuckled. "You sound like my mom. Anyways, us defeating that monster today, it was so exciting! I want to come with you on this adventure! Besides, I'd find a way to get out of that house anyways. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer not to be a prisoner in my own house."
Just as she finished the last sentence, alarms began to blare from the estate.
"Oh. Well, how about we finish this conversation somewhere else. Preferably far away?" Ariel spoke.
"Of course. C'mon let's go!" Chromia exclaimed as she and Dion turned to run in the opposite direction. Orion watched them go for a moment until he felt a small servo take hold of his own.
"We gotta get going Orion! C'mon!" Ariel said happily as she ran after Chromia and Dion with Orion in her hand.
Orion watched her run, and he couldn't help but smile.
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