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Chapter 3

Near Jasper, Nevada

Those miles really seemed to last an eternity. And the silence that reigned in the passenger compartment wasn't only surreal, it was also unnerving. At least, for Jack and Arcee. Luckily the lights of the city became a good distraction for the two of them.

The restaurant Jack had chosen was a classic steakhouse, taking on his mother's suggestion. Apparently one of the first dates between his parents had done right there. And it was one of the best in the area. The line of people at the entrance of the restaurant was a clear demonstration of it.

"How many people ... we'll never eat before midnight!" Sierra asked with a hint of sarcasm, before opening the door and went out from the truck.

Jack started a cold sweat: he hadn't booked.

Idiot, idiot, idiot! How did I not book? He kept telling himself mentally while banging his hand on the head again and again.

"Well, what are you doing? Aren't you coming?" the shrill voice of the girl brought him back down to Earth.

"Ah yes ... I'm coming!" said the boy as he jumped down from the big truck. He saw Arcee and Optimus were already next to them.

"How many people, right?" finally said the raven boy while passing several times a hand behind his head and looked around sheepishly.

"Have you booked ... right?" Sierra asked annoyed as she crossed her arms over the chest.

"Er ... actually I ..." Jack muttered.

"I have booked!" Optimus' deep baritone interjected gently but firmly into the conversation of the two teenagers. Actually, Special Agent Fowler had intervened, on June's recommendation.

Sierra's face, untill that moment so tense, relaxed visibly.

"Of course ..." she finally said very gently, grabbing Prime's arm and started to walk with him towards the entrance of the steakhouse. Optimus turned for a moment to face Jack and Arcee, pleading with his eyes the two to follow them.

Jack began to walk slowly towards them, but he was surpassed by a very annoyed femme.

Arcee marched behind them and, when he reached them, she anchored his arm to that of the poor mech, pulling Optimus towards her and forcing Sierra to let go. Then she did something totally unexpected: with the right hand grabbed Prime's neck and pulled her leader's face near of her own, printing a deep and passionate kiss on his lips. Jack couldn't believe what was happening. Nor Optimus.

Prime's eyes widened in disbelief, while Sierra, annoyed, folded the arms across the chest again and turned her face away as if she wasn't interested in what was happening.

It only lasted a couple of seconds. Arcee released the grip the man's neck and walked a few feet towards the door. When she realized that he was not following, she turned and waved her hand, "Come on Tim, sweetheart ... I'm hungry".

The Autobot leader said nothing, just nodded and followed Arcee inside the resturant.

Jack ran his hand through his hair and walked over to Sierra, who had remained in the same position all the time.

"After you ..." said gently while the boy opening the door and beckoned with his hand to come in. The girl stared at the young man still annoyed, but only for a moment. On the corners of her lips formed a little smile as she nodded, "Thank you ... you're a very gentleman Jack Darby" and gave him a light kiss on the cheek before entering and join the others. Jack stood for a moment motionless, then a broad smile broke out on his face "Maybe the night is not so bad ..." he whispered to himself as he closed the door behind him.

The four were seated at a large rectangular table on the back of the resturant, a wall separated them from the rest of the customers. A large window was on their side and allowed them to see the night life of the city in the distance.

Arcee and Optimus were sitting next to each other in front of them, respectively, Jack and Sierra.

They were there from a few minutes and the conversation was taking life.

"So, Cee" Sierra hissed as she spoke her name "Jack told me that you're in the army"

"Yes it is true" replied the woman drily.

"What division? Navy? Aeronautics?"

"Army...Special Operations"

"Hmm ... what kind?"

"The secret kind of wich I can not talk about!" was Arcee response.

Sierra opened her eyes, annoyed by the tone used by the woman and turned her attention to Optimus, smiling.

"And what about you, Tim? What are you up to in life?"

"I work with Cee. Indeed I am her commander!" replied in a firm tone as he smiled in the direction of the woman next to him "It 's so that we first met ...".

"Yes, in battle ..." Arcee said with a smile as she put her hand on Prime's.

"Wow ... what a romance!" muttered more and more annoyed Sierra, making sure that the other occupants of the table could hear.

A young waiter brought them something to drink.

For a few minutes there was silence, while the four leafed through the menu. The holograms created by Ratchet were so advanced and sophisticated that they could eat human food.

Optimus felt a slight pressure on the back of his right knee. It was a sort of caress that was climbing slowly toward the inside of the thigh and higher and higher ...

Boom!

The Prime's knee slammed the table.

Arcee and Jack stared curiously at their leader and friend.

Sierra stood there with a big smile on her face before say "Is something wrong?".

Optimus shook his head and muttered "Sorry ..." then grabbed the glass of tonic water and brought it to his mouth. But he couldn't even drink a sip that the slight pressure returned to bother him, just near the groin.

Cough - Cough

And part of the liquid in his mouth ended up on the table in front of him.

"Are you all right?" Arcee asked worriedly, moving closer and placing a hand on his shoulder.

Prime nodded and, as he wiped his lips with a napkin, motioned for her to look down, under the table. It was then that the Autobot femme realized Sierra's foot moved up and down Optimus' leg.

But the arrival of the waitress kept her from any kind of action. It also prevented Sierra to continue with her stupid little game.

"Good evening, are you ready to..." she paused as her eyes rested on Optimus. The girl with the white shirt and black apron continued to smile without saying anything. Prime moved several times in his chair, embarrassed.

"Yes, we are ready to order!" Arcee interjected as she passed her hands on Optimus' nape and brought him closer to herself "Tim, honey, what do you get?" she asked as she put the other hand on the man's thigh.

"I ... well ... mixed grilled vegetables and water ... thank you!" he said as he reached the menu to the girl who now seemed to shoot out of her trance.

"Hmm ... good choice, same for me too, thanks!" added then the SIC Autobots.

"I take steak and fries with a diet coke" said Jack.

"Even for me" finally said Sierra with a wink toward Jack, whose face became as red as a tomato.

"I'll be back soon with the orders" said the maid, as she walked away, but not before gave one last look back.

After a few long minutes of waiting and chatting, the same waitress came first with drinks and a little later with the orders.

"So ... you two are back to Jasper to marry, mhm?" Sierra said with cynicism and a lot of elegance to her mouth with a piece of meat.

Both Arcee abd Optimus suddenly stopped eating and stared at Jack quizzically.

Cough - cough

The boy began to need air.

"Well ... I. .." cough - cough

"But .. Was it a secret?" the girl continued eating as if nothing had happened, but first looked amused at Arcee.

Jack couldn't stop coughing, he was all red in the face and he seemed that he lacked the air. He tried with a glass of water, but he got the exact opposite and began to cough even more.

The boy murmured an apology of some kind, jumped up and went running to the bathroom.

Also Optimus and Arcee stood ready to follow him. Arcee dd it. But the Autobot leader was restrained by a strong grip on his arm.

"It is not necessary for you to go with them, Tim. I think Cee and Jack will fare well even without us" Sierra removed the hand from Prime's arm, put the cutlery on the table, took the napkin and wiped her mouth. Then she turned back her attention to the man "Sit down here. Know each other better!" said, tapping a hand on the chair where Jack was sitting just before.

Optimus reluctantly sat down beside the girl. He had a strange feeling about the whole situation, but he was convinced that maybe it was just his idea.

Meanwhile, Sierra had approached dangerously close to him and had put on a thigh and the other on the back of his neck.

"You know, I always wondered how it would be to kiss a man ... and not a boy" she said in a very low voice while approaching Prime's face. Optimus wasn't completely oblivious to what was happening, but it happened so fast he didn't have time to think how react. And so, in less than no time, he found himself clinging to Sierra as she kissed him almost without let him breathe.

And in that moment, Arcee and Jack made their return to the table.

The boy's mouth opened in an unnatural way. While Arcee clenched her fists and gritted her teeth with a look of anger on the face.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" from her voice's tone you could easily guess she was pissed. Very pissed.

Only then Sierra released her grip on Optimus and pulled her lips avay from his.

"Prime?" Arcee's tone was now furious.

Optimus stood there, not saying a word. His eyes fell first on her comrade and then on Jack The young man had tears in his eyes and his lower lip trembled slightly. Optimus stood up in trying to get close to him, but the teenager took a few steps back.

"Jack, listen to me please ..." he tried another approach, extending his hand to the boy.

"Do not touch me!" Jack said venomously rejecting the hand of Prime "I thought you were my friend!" the tears now streaming down his face showy.

"But I'm your friend ...".

"Liar! Friends do not stab you behind!"

"I'm sorry ... I ..." but Optimus didn't have time to finish his sentence because Jack's right fist went impacting violently against to his face . Prime staggered back, but he didn't fall. The left cheekbone burned to death. The man touched it with the tip of his fingers and felt a slight swelling.

Then he directed his gaze to Jack. The boy still had his fist outstretched and tears in his eyes. Stared at Optimus for a moment and then he turned and ran out of the restaurant.

"Well done Prime!" Arcee said as she poured himself a glass of water and drank a sip.

"Arcee ... I ..." and he put a hand on the shoulder of the woman: big mistake.

The Autobot femme was so angry with Optimus that she grabbed the glass of water and threw it on the surprised face of her leader. Then she ran in the same direction in which Jack had gone in the hope of reaching the haired-raven teenager.

Arcee found the boy sitting under a large oak tree. He had his back to the old tree and continued to stare at his hand he used to hit Optimus. His eyes were still red and shiny.

"Hey!" she greeted as she sit next to him "Are you okay, partner?".

Jack nodded "I've lost my mind ... I didn't mean to hit Optimus but when I saw him kissing Sierra I ..." a wave of jealousy pervaded him again at the thought.

"I do not think you wounded him... maybe just in pride" sighed the woman, laughing. The boy raised an eyebrow curiously "I threw a glass of water in his face" .

Jack's eyes widened and, amused, let out a slight laugh who also joined Arcee.

"But why?" the boy asked.

"Why? It seems obvious to me ..." murmured the femme.

"Arcee, I know that you are my guardian and you worry about me. But risking a punishment for failing to respect your commander is not ..." but the femme interrupted him raising a hand.

"I did not do that for you!" then she looked away from Jack, as if she was embarrassed "Yes, it's true. I'm your guardian and friend and my job is to protect you. But what I did..." she pause "...I did it for myself!" she said, pointing with the index finger to her chest "I did it for ..." she hesitated in saying the word "jealousy ...".

Finally she was able to admit it.

"You mean that you and Prime ... no way!" the boy was incredulous.

Arcee shook her head several times "No... well, I don't know".

"What do you mean? I don't understand ...".

"I mean that I do not know what there is between me and him ..."

Jack was more and more confused.

"I know what I feel, but not what he thinks ...".

"Well, maybe it's time to find out!" Jack said as he stood up and stretched a hand to Arcee "Come on, let's go back to the restaurant. I'm sure Optimus will be worried sick! And..." he pause passing his hand trough his black hair "I have to fix things with both him and Sierra".

Arcee nodded and grabbed the boy's hand so she could stand up. Then she hugged him "Thank you".

"For what? Am I your partner... or not?" he smiled.

Prime took the towel and began to wipe his face. Then she felt two arms grabbed him by the waist and whispered in his ear "I would say that marriage is canceled".

Optimus had a fit of rage, and put the girl's hands away from his body before to go out from the restaurant.

"Tim! Wait!" Sierra caught up with him just outside the door as he walked toward the parking lot.

Optimus had another fit of rage, he grabbed both of her wrists and said "Hey kid, get in head one simple thing. I never will let you break Jack's heart. He's like a brother to me and you do not merits him ... are we clear? ".

Sierra was frightened by the threatening tone of Optimus and dared only nod. Prime then let her go, turned away and kept walking toward the parking lot. But then he turned around and yelled "Oh and one more thing. I love Cee and this will never change".

"I think you've got your answer!" Jack grinned slightly as he hit Arcee in the side with his elbow.

The femme visibly blushed, but she smiled as she approached the point where Optimus and Sierra weew.

She reached behind Prime and tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned around, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. They didn't say anything, they only smiled for a few moments until ...

"Aren't this a heart-warming scene Breakdown?" Knockout of the high-pitched voice broke the momentary silence.

"Oh yes ... I almost want to cry!" replied the big blue and gray mech mocking to wipe away a tear with one finger.

Then a scream. Intense and sharp.

"Sierra ... please ... calm down!" Jack tried to reassure her, but to no avail.

"Who ... what are they?"

"Decepticons ... the bad guys!" Arcee said. But when Sierra turned, she found herself in front of a big robot with features very feminine. Farther on, she saw the truck with which they had come to the restaurant to come to life and turn into a big and tall red and blue robot.

"But .. but ..." the girl was more scared and confused.

"Sierra ... these are ArCEE and OpTIMus ... in their true form!" Jack explained.

"Look" started Arcee I'm sorry that you had to find out this way, but now we have no time for pleasantries" and the voice of the femme was covered by a loud explosion.

Sierra covered her ears with both hands and closed the eyes, collapsed on the ground.

"Jack bring Sierra away ... now!" Optimus deep voice drowned for an instant the hell of gunfire that enveloped the two teenagers.

"Come on, the Sierra ... run!" said aloud the raven boy.

The girl nodded and the two began to run towards the restaurant. But Knockout's big hand stopped their race. The evil doctor took the two humans and lifted them off the ground.

"Let 's see who I'm going to crush first ..." He pretended to think up "Hmm .. you! The red-haired girl!" and he began to tighten his grip.

"Hey, leave my girl alone!" Jack yelled just before pulling out a can of pepper spray and spray it almost entirely in red mech's optics.

Knockout let go Jack and Sierra, putting both his hands on his face "My optics ... I can not see ... Breakdown... help me!".

The big mech blue shifted with a sudden move and stopped his fight with Prime to reah his comrade.

"Soundwave ... open the ground bridge!" and the two Decepticons disappeared into thin air as they had appeared before.

The place was almost empty. The only ones left were Jack, Sierra and one of the waiters, too afraid to escape.

The two humans young were under a table. Sierra was scared and continued to sob. Jack held her hugging her in the vain attempt to console.

"Hey, we'll be fine ... I'm here with you!" to the Jack's sweet words, the girl lifted her head, wiped her tears and nodded.

"Thank you" she said, her voice a little shaky.

"For what?" the young man asked, confused.

"For saving me! "Sierra said before kissing him tenderly on the lips.

Cough - cough

The two teenagers parted their lips and saw Prime and Arcee's holoforms knelt beside the table.

"Are you two ok?" asked with an amused smile Optimus.

The two teenagers exchanged a quick glance and then they both nodded.

"Come on ... we're going home!" Arcee said with equal kindness.

The couple slipped from under the table and headed for the exit. Shortly before boarding the truck, Sierra turned to Jack and said "You could have told me!"

"What" the boy asked, confused.

"I knew it was weird, but you have discovered an alien race ... I have the right to know as your official girlfriend".

"M-MMy girlfriend?".

Sierra just smiled and kissed him again softly on the lips.

Arcee and Optimus watched the scene from inside the truck, smiling.

"Let's go home Prime!" finally ordered the femme when the two boys came up and laced seat belts.

"With pleasure!" was the prompt reply of the Autobot leader as he lit the engine and ran the powerful truck to Jasper, their home.

A few days later ...

After begging Optimus for several days, Jack finally got permission to bring his new girlfriend to the Outpost Omega One to know the rest of the strange science-fiction club. Or, as Sierra called them, the rest of the family.

The two teenager came hand in hand to the wise leader "We wanted to thank you for allowing Sierra to come to the base with us!"

"Do not thank me ... thank your guardian!" was the reply amused by the big mech before walking away a few steps.

Their attention then turned to the femme. Jack looked at her quizzically.

"I threatened him!" Arcee said with a shrug pointing towards Prime.

"What?" was the shocked reaction of the young man "Arcee, you cannot threaten your commander! It's... wrong" .

"In fact, I did not! I threatened my... how do you call in human terms ... ah yes, boyfriend".

Sierra let out a laugh "How?" .

"I told him that, unless you had permission to come to the base, I would not interfaced with him for at least a month!" said with pride la femme purple and blue.

The two kids stared at her curiously "Interfacing? What does this mean?" finally asked the girl.

"It 's the equivalent of your mating"was Ratchet to respond.

Jack facepalmed and the face of the Sierra became red.

But the good doctor didn't stop there and murmured "It would be a good opportunity to get some sleep".

"Means? I don't understand..." then asked Jack.

"I'm saying that" and th white and red mech pointed with his index finger toward Sierra " you were not here, I could recharge as it should be for an entire month".

"I still don't understand ..." said the raven boy while he scratched his head with the right hand.

Ratchet made a sound much like a grunt, opened his arms and looked up at the ceiling "Have you any idea how much noise these two do" he continued, indicating Arcee and Optimus "when the're doing what you call se ..." but the doctor never finished the sentence because Bulkhead put a big hand on his mouth.

"Ok Doc's, enough. There are a lot of younglings here!" he said, pointing toward Miko and Raf and he took the doctor away a few feet.

Jack's eyes widened and his eyes fell on Prime and then on his guardian.

"Well ... I. .. go for a driv ..." but the Autobot leader was stopped by a small hand on his arm: Arcee. The femme was shaking her head in disapproval. The poor mech had no choice but to surrender to the angry glare of his mate and emit a deep breath.

"Oh come on ... they cannot be so noisy!" Jack said finally.

Beep-beep-chirp-chirp

"What is Bee saying ?" Sierra asked curiously.

"He is saying that his quarters is located right in the middle of that Optimus and Arcee's one... and Ratchet is absolutely right".

Silence.

Broken after a few seconds by a series of loud laughter. Including Ratchet's. Even Prime couldn't help, but smile.

A few hours later ...

The couple was looking for a place to be alone.

"Let's go on the roof " she said with a wink. He just smiled and nodded: he had always been one of few words.

They took the elevator hand in hand and the heavy metal doors closed behind them. They didn't have time to reach the top of the base, they were too eager to wait. Their mouths crashed on each other passionately, their hands tried all possible points of contact, their bodies yearned to become one. He lifted her from the ground and pushed her against the wall and started to kiss her on the neck. She closed her eyes and let go of the pleasure she was feeling.

Then the doors of the lift opened again. The moon was big and full in the sky and its white light illuminating all the surrounding territory.

They left still entwined to each other.

She turned her head towards the promontory overlooking the desert and it was the she saw them. But he didn't notice immediately of their presence, he continued with the attack of kisses to her neck, until she tapped him on the shoulder and motioned for him to turn his head to the side. Only now he saw them.

Two humans, a boy and a girl, sitting side by side, kissing tenderly in the moonlight without being aware of the surrounding world.

"Leave them alone!" Arcee said stroking Prime's left antenna.

Optimus let out a slight grunt and nodded. He put her feet on the ground and together catched the elevator.

"Do you think Ratchet is still awake?" his deep voice made her legs tremble.

"I don't know ... but I hope for him that he has turned off his auditory receptors ... there is no way that tonight we will very noisy".

"I loke how it sounds!".

"Yes .. yes ... more ... more ..."

Rachet kept tossing and turning in bed. They were two hours that those two were doing...

but where did they find all those energies?

"Oh for Primus' sake ... enough!" a very angry and tired doctor left his quarters and went to Optimus'.

Tung-tung-tung

Three strong fists on the metal stopped the noises coming from inside the last Prime's room.

"Who is it?" It took a few seconds before one of the two occupants of the room to answer.

"I'm Ratchet! Open immediately the damn door before I throw it down!"

"Scrap!" was the only sound audible after a few seconds. Until a very naked Prime appeared at the door.

Ratchet looked him up and down "At least you had the decency to cover you!" he said as he rolled her eyes up, while the big red and blue mech scratch the back of the helm because of embarrassment.

"What is it Ratchet?" asked an equally naked Arcee holding a blanket around her small frame.

"Come please ... you both" said then the old Bot.

The two lovebots exchanged a puzzled look but they did as their friend had said.

"Still a bit ..."

Click - Click!

Ratchet's hands were so fast that Arcee nor Optimus realized what had happened.

The Autobot leader and his SIC were about to protest, but they realized that from their mouths no sound came out.

"That's it ... now you can make all the noise you want!" and as he had come, the good doctor went away. He reached his quarters, adjusted the gel pillow, lay down on the comfortable berth and closed his optics with a big smile on his lips. Now would be a good night ... finally ...

Tung-Tung-Tung...

Or so he thought.

THE END

It's was funny to write and I hope you find it funny as well in reading...

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