Alright! Chapter 2! This story might move along faster than the other ones because, frankly, this one's easier to plan out… and I forgot to change the font to the Phoenix Force's speaking voice last chapter… I'm an idiot… :c

Anyways, thank you all for the faves and reviews! They really cheered me up after a long day :)

And Blackwolf, I have a pretty good idea, but I won't tell you it until later~

Additional notes: I suck at action scenes… please bare with me as I practice them out… Also, I'm not pairing him up with Miko, Sierra, Arcee, or Airachnid… well, Airachnid'll be a creeper as usual, but nothing bad will happen… to him, at least… (EPIC FORESHADOWING!) Maybe I'll be evil and make this a slash fanfiction! Muahaha…. Then again, I'll lose reviewers for this story :(

The first thing she felt was a dull ache in her entire body. What had caused it, she couldn't quite remember. All Arcee could remember was Earth and how she used to hate it before meeting up with Jack and his friends. That was when she started to find the beauty in the planet they were stuck on, and how lucky she was to have found Jack. Remembering her human charge, Arcee on-lined with a start and activated her blasters as she sat up quickly. Finding nothing but the ruins of the coliseum and dust around her, she powered down her weapons and stood up. She rubbed her temple as a dull pain echoed throughout her helm, wondering what would have caused her to offline. Seeing no sign of Jack, she started to panic. Arcee quickly got up on her pedes.

"Jack! Jack, where are you?" She cried out as she ran over to the entrance of the tunnel she last saw him run into. How could she have been so careless as to underestimate an insecticon? The blasted thing managed to knock her out, and she hoped to Primus that it hadn't followed Jack.

"Please be safe…" she whispered in a sort of prayer. If anything happened to him, she didn't know what she would do. A small light from the tunnel caught her attention as she strained her optics to see what it was. As it grew closer, she saw that the source of the light was a large column of blue fire. She ducked out of the way as the flames burst out of the entrance. The femme had to shield her optics from the intense brightness and heat. When the brightness dulled into a more bearable level, she lowered her arm and let it drop when she found herself staring at the human she had grown to care for floating in front of her. Her wide optics couldn't comprehend what she was seeing; Jack was alive and well, without a space suit to help him breathe and adjust to the pressure. Her optic ridges furrowed in confusion and worry when she spotted the key imbedded in his chest.

"Jack?" she asked uncertainly. "What… What happened?" At first, the human didn't respond and stared into her optics with his glowing eyes. To say it unnerved her was an understatement. Arcee couldn't help but worry about what happened to him, especially when blue flames were coming off him like a human torch.

"We must return to Earth." His voice startled her. It sounded so… strong… and so… foreign. But despite common knowledge, she trusted him. This being in front of her was Jack, her Jack. Even if he was floating in the air as if it were nothing, emitting blue fire from his body, and speaking to her with an ethereal voice. Something in her spark told her it was him under all that immense power. Still, she couldn't help but hesitate a little as she transformed to follow him back to the meeting point.

"Come Arcee, so that I may end the lineage of the Primes for all time."

"I cannot allow that to happen, Megatron." The warlord suppressed a growl at the sound of his rival's voice and pedes hitting the floor with each step he took. He turned around, not bothering to hide the anger and hatred in his faceplates.

"And why should you care, Orion Pax? You are no Prime!" Orion looked down, as if doubting himself for his decision. But any negative feeling the amnesiac had seemingly vanished when he stood up straight again.

"That may be true or maybe another deception. But this I do know; my sympathies lie with the Autobots, and you are not one of us!" He declared as he unleashed his blades. Megatron narrowed his optics in anger; the Prime was starting to get on his nerves. Orion rushed him, but the Decepticon managed to block him and landed a strong punch to Orion's abdominal plating. Orion groaned in pain as he sunk to his knees.

"Your spark may be in the right place, Orion." He began as he delivered another blow, this time between Orion's shoulder blades. The red and blue mech cried out in pain as he fell to the ground and struggled to get up. "But you have much to learn before you can hope to ever again stand your ground against me!" He raised his blade and aimed it at the Prime. "A moment, sadly, which will never come-AUGH!" The warlord screamed in agony as a beam of blue fire hit him between his shoulders. Turning around quickly, he barely caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a blue firebird before Arcee jumped through the portal and tackled him to the ground, sending them both a few feet away. A loud, powerful falcon cry echoed through the chamber as Jack flew in through the portal. The flames surrounding him calmed down as Orion turned towards him. His optics widened when he saw the teen, even more when he noticed the Key in his chest. He raised his gaze to Jack's eyes, suddenly feeling weak when he peered into the almost-white depths.

"Are you… certain I am worthy?" Jack only smirked as the fire formed the blue firebird behind him. With a flap of its 'wings,' Jack floated gracefully to Orion, stopping a few feet away from his faceplates. The fire began to surround both of them as the key in his chest glowed stronger.

"You have no idea." He replied as a beam of light shot out from the key into Orion's matrix. The fire engulfed them both into a sort of cocoon, as if protecting the two from any outside interference. Ratchet, finally gaining his senses, raised his helm in the direction of the fire and felt his spark stop.

"Impossible…" He muttered. "The Phoenix Force was only a legend…"Hearing the medic, Megatron stopped attacking Arcee and turned around in time to witness the cocoon take the form of a bird again and let out a cry as it floated behind the newly-restored Optimus. He growled, dodging Arcee's fire as he rushed towards the two.

"NO! The Phoenix Force was destroyed in the war!" He easily pushed away a struggling Ratchet before he leaped into the air. "No one should be able to wield its power!" He was suddenly pushed back as a fire blast hit him square in the chest. Megatron grunted in pain as he hit the ground, skidding slightly before hitting a wall. Optimus, shocked at the sudden action, looked back towards Jack, who had his arm straight out and glowing brighter. He lowered his hand before flying to the center of the room. At this point, the Autobots and Megatron had regained their bearings and watched in shock as the fire around Jack grew.

"Hear me, Autobots!" He spoke in that deep, ethereal voice again, making Arcee shudder. "I am no longer the human you once knew." A sudden growl interrupted him, and Jack narrowed his eyes when he locked eyes with Megatron. The warlord sneered.

"Explain yourself, human." He demanded.

"I am Fire and Life incarnate. I am one with the Key to Vector Sigma, now and forever! I am PHOENIX!" Megatron's spark froze as his optics widened.

"Impossible… You… You can't be…" The fire grew larger, and the fear was replaced with anger. Megatron pulled himself up despite the severe burns on his body and glared at Jack.

"You will pay for this, boy! I will make sure of it!" Before anyone could stop him, the warlord managed to run into his own ground bridge before it disappeared. Optimus let out a sad sigh before looking up at his team, giving them a small, grateful smile.

"Thank you… All of you. Thank you all for not giving up on me." He then turned to look at Jack, who had floated back towards the group. His smile faltered a bit when he glanced at the Key in his chest.

"And thank you, Jack. If it wasn't for your courage and bravery, I may not be here talking to you. Not only have you proven yourself worthy of the Key, but you have also shown great dedication and loyalty to us. I am forever in your debt, Jack." The teen smiled back at him until the flames around him began to die down. His smile disappeared, and his eyes turned back to normal as he began to lose altitude.

"Help… me…"

"Jack!"

Huh... that's not good…