Chapter 11

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"I'm good…" said Optimus "It's a cut"

"Okay…" the guard leaves. Optimus sighs as he gets up. Arcee gets up along with him. They both are smiling with relief.

Optimus gets up with the help of Arcee. He notices that he still has the staff in hand. He looks at it for a long while. He looks at Arcee.

"You have a lot of explaining to do" he said.

Arcee laughs a little.

"Arcee…you okay?" ask Striker

"I'm fine" she said

"Good" said Blu

The others come down to see what happen. The guard tells them that they must remain inside the hotel this whole day. Bee goes to the shore to see Optimus and Arcee.

He smiles as he dashes through. Ratchet and Magnus follow behind him. They won't leave him out of sight. Bee reaches Optimus and hugs him tight. Prime smiles as he hugs back.

"You okay?" ask Prime

"Yes I'm fine" said Bee

"Good"

"And you?"

"I'm good" said Optimus "We are all good"

Arcee smiles at the scene. Bee leans back and hugs Arcee. She gasps in surprise. She didn't expect Bee to hug her. She hugs him back tighter with her good arm. Prime is now smiling at the scene.

Magnus comes in along with Ratchet.

"Thank you" said Prime "I don't know how I can repay you"

"Just…don't steal anyone boats" said Magnus with a smile. Optimus laughs little.

Ratchet smiles "Don't mention it"

Magnus goes on to his room. Ratchet goes to the medic room to help others. Optimus looks back at Bee and Arcee.

"Let's go back to the hotel"

The guards tell the people to start heading towards their room. They might even close the pool. Prime walks them to the elevator onto their room.

Optimus still has the staff in hand. Bee looks amaze by the thing. Prime holds it tight while Arcee stares in wonder.

They walk to their room and sits down. Arcee didn't speak at all. She is still a little shaking from that whole thing. Optimus sits next to her. Bee does the same.

"Arcee?" he said "Do you know what happen?"

"Yes…" she said.

"I want to know everything…" said Prime.

"I'm the Ocean Princess"

"A princess"

"Yes…my parents rule all seas or ocean. I did also. We control the sea creatures; sometimes we can control the waves; and even talk to the creatures"

"Wow…" Bee whispers in awe. "So you can control the water…?"

"Yes Bumblebee. I can" she smiles.

"And who was the person…who tried to kill you" said Prime

"Her name is Airachnid…she is our enemy" she said "She use to be a friend; but she betrayed us all"

"She was the one that killed your family?" ask Optimus

"Yes…I ran away before she got to me" she said "Now she is doing everything to kill me because she wants to be queen"

"Why…?"

"I don't know…something got to her head" said Arcee "If I get killed Airachnid can control the ocean no matter what"

Optimus raises an eyebrow. "Oh my…"

"So I ran away and came here" said Arcee "I wanted to hide from her; so she can't find me"

"And she did"

"Yes if it wasn't for Slash?"

"Slash?"

"The shark that attack us" she said "He is a friend of my dad…and Airachnid got him under her spell or something; he would always protect us"

"OH…"

"I wanted to hide here…and no I never planned on staying with humans; or ya'll or put ya'll in danger" she said "But it happen…"

"It's not your fault" said Optimus

"I also thought of finding some help…" she looks at Prime "And I think I found some help"

Optimus smiles; he then frowns "What about the wave…do you know what the wave is?"

"Yes…the massive wave is strong" said Arcee "You can control it easy if you have the staff or some sort of powers"

Arcee looks at them.

"But only the staff can stop it" she said "The wave had destroyed lots of places; islands. My dad uses the wave to protect us from threat. He rarely uses it"

"The staff stops the wave…" said Optimus "Just like how it did today"

"Yes…we were powerful enough to stop it" she smiles. Arcee grabs the staff and held it close to her. "We can't let Airachnid get this staff again"

"Can Airachnid use any powers without the staff?" ask Prime

"Yes…she can still control the water"

"So she will make the massive wave again will she?"

"I don't think so. It's too powerful to build without the staff"

Optimus nods in understanding.

"I'm afraid of what she is going to do" Arcee whispers

"Well…we have the staff" said Optimus.

Arcee looks at Prime.

"And you are still here" said Optimus. "You can protect us"

"I can't" she whispers "My arm is injure still…I won't be able to use my full power. Like today, I almost gave up but then you came to help"

"You still can use your full power" said Optimus "And if you can't…I'll be here to help"

Arcee blinks a few times "You will help me?"

"Of course" said Optimus "You tried to help us…you ran to Airachnid to buy us some time to get to safety"

Arcee looks down.

"We are here Arcee…" said Optimus "With this staff in your hand. You can stop Airachnid and avenge your family"

She blinks a few times; little tears start flowing down.

"I already helped a few times" said Optimus "And I'm willing to help again"

"You almost got killed by Airachnid…" said Arcee "You shouldn't have come to help me"

"I'll do anything to help you"

"You risk your life for mine…first with the shark now with Airachnid" said Arcee "I don't know what I will do if you got hurt because of me"

"Hey…it's all past now" said Optimus.

Bumblebee listens carefully. He gets up to get a little snack. Arcee looks at Prime.

"Optimus…Airachnid ask you why you came to help me" said Arcee

"Yes she did"

"And you said because you care for me" said Arcee

Optimus looks away with a blush. He did answer that and it's true. He does care for Arcee.

"Do you really care for me?" she asks.

Optimus takes a while to answer. He knows what he feels now. He does care for her.

"Yes…" said Optimus "I do care for you"

Arcee smiles a little. Optimus places his hand over Arcee's hand. She looks at him and Prime at her. None of them look away.

"You do…?" she asks.

"From the moment I first helped you" said Prime.

Arcee blushes as she looks away.

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