Transformers: Prime

Disclaimer: Because I own Transformers: Prime, I have a shifting chest that I can pull the matrix from. I'm serious.

A/N: Whoo! Thanks for the hefty review "Anonymous"! I hadn't thought of Metroplex, but after finding out his fate in the game, he needs to make a come-back! And yes, I will definitely add more Autobots, but I will try not to go to fast. "Grimlock1992", I will introduce Grimlock, but I will insert him later on as the story progresses. "Bigby the Big Bad Wolf", I will definitely have (Prime) Elita-1 appear at some point! Thanks! And thanks everyone else for their reviews too! I look forward to more!

"Speech This!"

-Optimus Primal (Beast Wars) What can I say, the quote is funny :P

Chapter 4

"Hey boss bot. Definitely a new arrival. No one I've ever seen though," Bulkhead said quietly with a slightly surprised tone through the commlink. Jack, Miko, and Rafael, who were deposited a feww feet away before the bots had transformed were talking quietly amongst themselves.

"Understood, Bulkhead. I am on my way," Optimus's voice sounded through the channel.

Bumblebee by this time attempted to comfort Arcee with a hand on her shoulder and said his own apology to Blackarachnia. He simply stated that she'd had run-ins with a spider cybertronian. Blackarachnia frowned almost imperceptibly at Bumblebee's lack of physical speech.

"Fine," was all she would say. She figured they weren't decepticons due to their overall demeanor (Arcee's outburst notwithstanding) and the fact that they didn't look like decepticons. Speaking of, two of them looked familiar.

"Bulkhead and Bumblebee?" Blackarachnia asked, slightly curious, with a hand on her hip. The two addressed looked visibly surprised that she knew who they were. Arcee couldn't help but narrow her eyes, suspicious of the new arrival's sudden knowledge.

"Yeah. How do we know you're not a decepticon spy?" Bulkhead retorted. Not necessarily in anger, but with understandable caution. "'Cuz that decepticon mark makes me think you're not a friendly." Neither Bulhead nor Bumblebee had made a move to attack her, so it was obvious they were giving her the benefit of the doubt. And Bulkhead and Bumblebee did not recognize her in the slightest. She wasn't sure if she travelled through space and/or time. TransWarp devices don't really specify.

"I used to be a decepticon. And I was an Autobot before then. I don't know what to believe in now," she responded, sounding more hurt than she intended. Bumblebee seemed to sympathize and Bulkhead looked seemingly impassive. Arcee who hadn't spoken seemed about to say something, before all of them heard a whooshing noise. Behind the three autobots, a portal materialized, swirling outward in colors of greens and oranges mixed with white. Blackarachnia vaguely noticed that the TransWarp device had produced-uncharacteristically-she thought to herself, the same physical properties.

Then out stepped Optimus Prime. Her first thought at seeing him was much different than her impression of him where she had last seen him. He seemed to have an air of quiet authority that was more priminent than she remembered, and he looked more seasoned, his demeanor more contemplative. His optics had landed on Blackarachnia after nodding to his comrades and he ceased his walking to stand an arm's length from her.

"Greetings. I am Optimus Prime," the tall mech said after a pause. Blackarachnia almost seemed mystified by his presence, and he spoke to provoke a response from her.

"Who might you be?"

She continued to stare numbly at him. There was no way this could be the same Earth. This Optimus was totally different. The only way she could describe him was a bot akin to a seasoned general.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"What is your name?" Optimus repeated, not at all annoyed. She must have been through a difficult ordeal, if the now smokeless crater was any inidication. Blackarachnia placed on a servo on her helm where her forehead would be underneath before sighing.

"It's Blackarachnia," she said, at a loss for words to really say anything else. Arcee, who'd had quite enough of the apperently awkward conversation, began to trek inside through the GroundBridge, muttering something about "Hero Worship".

"Come on, Jack," she said as an afterthought, almost forgetting about him, lowering her hand to allow him to step on.

Bumblebee watched her go then followed, picking up Raf much the same way and Optimus took their leave as cue to return as well.

"If you would follow me, we can find out how you came to end up on this planet," the Prime offered. She nodded, hesitant at first and Prime stepped to the side to allow her entry first. Bulkhead and Miko were the last to enter, asking Bulkhead if he knew her.

Minutes before Soundwave had reached the area with five vehicons and two insecticons, the GroundBridge had already closed, making the Spymaster unaware of the portal's appearance. He deduced as much though, with the new arrivals unexplained absence. Touching down on the ground with his subordinates in tow, Soundwave stood motionless as his visor crackled to life. At a haphazard pace, it scanned thr immediate vicinity for anything for study. Pie charts, line graphs, scanners and the like appeared and dissapeared on the screen, until Soundwave caught something of notice. Walking a short distance and then kneeling down, he picked up a warped piece of metal that contained circuitry similar to the GroundBridge.

A TransWarp device. With this, they'd be better equipped to possibly compromise Optimus Prime's base of Operations. And possibyly find Earth's new visitor in the process. Turning silently, he nodded once before taking off nack towards the Nemesis with the other decepticon in tow.

Ratchet paused to regard the GroundBridge Portal as it swirled outward. The first to step through was Arcee, who didn't even pause her stride as she made her way to her room.

"Hey Arc-"

"Later, Jack," Arcee promised, cutting off his greeting. Apparently, she wasn't in the mood for talking. Jack watched her retreat to her room after she set him down on the ground before he turned back around to see the others and the new arrival that Optimus was speaking to. The two cybertronians in question had entered after Bumble and before Bulkhead before the portal closed. Bumblebee set Raf down next to Jack, and Bulkhead set Miko down next to Raf.

"So who are you?" Miko asked loudly enough for everyone to hear.

A/N: I know this chapter was kind of dull. I'll make it up next chapter. By the way, has anyone noticed that Soundwave's face looks exactly like the Decepticon Logo? I smell a fanfiction...I bet you Soundwave is really Liege Maximo. .