The groundbridge closed behind the Autobots and Jack as they were safely tucked away in the confines of an abandoned missile silo that currently served as their base of operations.

A red and white mech was currently waiting for them next to a giant control panel.

This was Ratchet. CMO of the Autobots.

"Is anybody injured?" He called out.

"No one is injured old friend." Replied Optimus.

Jack looked worriedly at Arcee. Her optics were glued to the ground and he could just barely notice small streaks on her face from a few energon tears that had escaped her optics.

Ratchet however also noticed.

"Arcee?" He asked. "Are you ok?"

Arcee jerked slightly at the sound of Ratchet's voice. "I'm fine." She responded with no emotion. "I'm going to my room."

Arcee then quickly walked towards a corridor that heads towards the rooms that the Autobots used. Arcee's room was the farthest down the hall on the right.

Jack quickly followed her. "A-Arcee! Wait!" he called out as both of them disappeared around the corner.

Ratchet raised his optic brow. "Care to explain what happened?" He asked as he looked back at Optimus.

Optimus looked at the ground with tired and sad optics.

"It was…Airachnid." He said with a sigh.

Ratchet's optics widened slightly before also staring down at the floor.

"I see."

…

"Arcee talk to me! Let me help you!" Said Jack as she followed Arcee down the corridor.

Arcee suddenly stopped. As did Jack.

He called out to her. "Arcee-"

"Why didn't you leave?" She interrupted in a whisper.

Jack's mouth was parted slightly like he was going to say something but…..nothing came out.

Arcee slowly turned around and was now fully facing Jack. Body trembling with anger.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAVE WHEN I TOLD YOU TO?!" She screamed.

Jack took a few steps back. "Arcee….I…" Stuttered Jack.

"HOW COULD YOU HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?!" She continued screaming.

Jack felt a stab of pain in his heart after hearing that. But he also felt anger. He was staring at the ground; his hand was in a fist shaking slightly. Didn't she realize that she would have gotten offlined?!

Arcee continued.

"YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED-"

"SHUT UP!" Roared Jack.

Arcee stepped back slightly in shock. Optics widening in disbelief.

"I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED?!" He asked with disbelief. "YOU WERE ABOUT TO DIE ARCEE! SHE WAS GOING TO KILL YOU, NOT ME! YOU!"

Jack was breathing heavily. Arcee just stood there with a shocked and disbelieved expression, not really looking at anything.

Everything was quiet for about a minute before she swiftly turned around and made her way towards her room.

"Arcee!" Called out Jack. "You aren't alone Arcee! You need to understand that!" He called out.

Arcee continued walking down the corridor, the room to her door getting closer. Energon tears glistening down her face.

"The team is there for you Arcee, they want to help you. I-I want to help you." Continued Jack, no longer yelling, voice full of sincerity.

Arcee made it to her room and hovered her servo over the door controller as she stood facing the door. Jack couldn't see her face from this angle and due to the lighting.

He sighed and turned around, heading towards the central room where everyone else was. His footsteps were the only sound in the air.

Arcee turned her helm slowly to watch Jack's retreating figure.

Her spark felt strange, it tickled her somewhat.

She felt comfort in seeing that Jack was safe but now…after what he said, after what guts it took for him to challenge Airachnid, for him to yell at her like that but for him to also be…..correct about it..…she now felt comfort in seeing Jack… Period.

Her spark was beating faster as she continued to stare at Jack. But just as he was about to cross the corner he stopped.

"If you need someone to talk to…..you know where to find me." Said Jack as he turned the corner back towards the central room.

Arcee was left there staring at the spot where Jack had been. Her spark was still beating quickly and her optics were widened slightly.

She looked at the floor and sighed before entering her room and closing the door behind her.

…

Meanwhile in a cave on a Cliffside overlooking the forest, Airachnid was pacing back and fourth.

"That filthy human!" She snarled as she smashed one of her spider legs against the wall.

"Why couldn't I kill him?!" She screeched. "He made a fool out of me!"

Airachnid roared and smashed the wall again before leaning up against it and slowly slid down it until she was sitting.

She opened her subspace and pulled out some energon rations and a locating device. All she brought with her when she left her ship.

"Curse those Autobots to the pit." She mumbled through grit denta. How did they even find the ship?

She shook her head vigorously. 'That doesn't matter now. What's done is done and they WILL pay for that.'

But then her thoughts drifted back to the human…Jack. Her spark softened a bit and she managed to smile a little bit before realizing what she was doing.

"RAAH!" She roared out as she clutched her helm into her servos.

Memories were flooding her processor, memories she didn't recognize. Memories that made her feel sick, hated, angry, shameful and sad. However there were also memories that made her feel happy, joyful, fulfilled, wanted, needed…..loved. All of those memories shared that voice. The voice she heard from Jack. But…she couldn't remember any specifics. No names, no locations…..not even any images of this person with the familiar voice.

Suddenly a green portal opened at the entrance of the cave. Airachnid snapped out of her trance and quickly placed all of her belongings into her subspace before getting into a fighting stance. Ready for anything that came through.

A slender figure stepped through the ground bridge. Airachnid tensed before relaxing slightly.

"Starscream." She said with a monotone voice.

"Airachnid." He said with a 'joyous' tone. "How have you been?"

Airachnid sighed. What does this fool want?

"How did you find me?" She asked as he circled her with his hands behind his back.

"Soundwave is very good at his profession although I do prefer it when he doesn't use his skills….against me." He said with a small scowl at the end. "But this wasn't the case this time around."

Airachnid hissed slightly but Starscream ignored her. "I've come to you with a proposition." He said.

Airachnid raised her optic brow and sarcastically smirked. "What is it now Starscream?" She asked.

"Rejoin the Decepticons." He simply said.

Airachnid folded her arms with a small scowl. "I'm waiting for the punch line Starscream. Because there is no way I'm going back there. Especially with you as the leader. I've made more of a name for myself on my own then I could have ever dreamed of while as a Decepticon." She said as she walked away from Starscream.

Starscream chuckled with an evil grin on his faceplate. "Really my dear? And your ship blew up how?"

Airachnid stopped and whipped her helm towards Starscream with angry optics.

Starscream paced back and fourth as he extended and checked his claws nonchalantly.

"You couldn't offline the Autobot Arcee and…you couldn't even kill her pet."

Airachnid quickly grabbed Starscream's neck and slammed him against the wall.

"If you touch Jack I will snuff your spark." She said coldly. But her eyes widened as she realized what she said.

'What….was that?' She asked herself.

Starscream began to laugh. "Really? Well that….was unexpected. Especially from you Airachnid."

"You took my chance at Cliffjumper from me." Said Airachnid as she shoved Starscream from her. "Jack is mine. I kill him."

"Than why was it so difficult for you? You…the person who loves seeing others in… excruciating pain."

Airachnid didn't respond. She honestly didn't know what to say.

Starscream returned to his neutral face and placed his servos behind his back again.

"That does not matter now." He said. "Will you join me?"

"What do I get out of it?" She asked with a tired tinge to her voice.

"Well for starters you won't be in this… cave anymore." Said Starscream.

"You'd get your share of energon and you'd get the chance to snuff Arcee's spark one and for all." He said. "And of that human."

Airachnid tensed at that.

"You'd just have to follow my commands due to Megatron's…. condition as of now."

A groundbridge opened up again and Starscream walked towards it.

"This will be up for 15 seconds after I pass through it." Said Starscream. "Make your decision."

Starscream walked through the portal leaving Airachnid alone.

She sighed and scoffed.

"Scrap." She mumbled before walking through the groundbridge.

Thanks alot for the Reviews. Please keep them coming to keep me motivated, I already have most of this story planned out and I hope you all enjoy it.