Chapter 4: Plotting Revenge
After some time of cuddling and gentle emotions filling the empty space of the base, Jack looked at Arcee and was amazed that she was standing near him. She was a sentient being of bio-robotic nature but towered over him like a great redwood but she was always sure to be gentle around him. Making sure she never steps on him. She leans forward and asks "It has been a long day for us after experiencing such horrors like that darn Insecticon!" In agreement Jack nods his head and suggests that the two of them should rest and wake up refreshed to another day.
Happily, Arcee leads Jack to their makeshift bed since a normal human sized bed cannot fit the two of them together. It is essentially multiple mattresses and a large tarp, normally used to cover boats and such. Along with her body "heat" that she gives off with her spark and the small humming sound it makes always seems to make Jack fall asleep soothingly. After the two lay down on their bed Jack says "Let's just sleep our worries away and drift off." Arcee responds "Yeah that sounds like a good idea to let my guard down just for a little bit." She says with a smile and kisses Jack softly and he smiles in return as the two close their eyes.
Back on the Cybertronian moon, Airachnid, is now plotting a way to not only kill Arcee but also take over both Cybertron and Earth. Walking slowly to her army she speaks first "Now that I have the means of ending my rival's like, I must find a way to find out where she is" She grabs her chin as to think of where to start, and begins to pace back and forth until an idea pops into her head. She turns and looks at the planet that the moon revolves around, Cybertron itself. "Ahhh now I see where to start looking for her. I must find Shockwave; he must be hiding somewhere on Cybertron since he is a master scientist." She begins to ponder how she will travel to her destination. Then she thinks to herself and transforms to her helicopter form, a stunning black vehicle and begins to fly towards the nearby planet. She travels to the former capital of the disbanded group, Kaon.
She lands on the planet and sees how nice the planet has become ever since its rebirth with the Omega Lock. Robots have filled the metallic streets and the noise of chatter and walking fills the air. In amazement Airachnid can only wonder why Megatron wanted to take over and rule both planets. She begins her search by walking to the main plaza, which has many different specialty shops that robots require such as an Energon Bar, and a repair shop. As the evil doer continues her stroll she sees a shadow looking straight at her in a dark alley. With her curiosity peaked, she follows the shadow in the alley way. The shadow begins to run away with a quick pace. Then she tries to run after the figure. After some time, the dark figure slips into a door way and she continues her pursuit.
Airachnid slowly walks into the building and says "Who are you, and why were you watching me?" She said with a puzzling look on her evil face as her purple optics scan the dark building searching for her stalker. Then suddenly a single dark red optic turns on and Shockwave walks towards her and says "Why did you follow me to my laboratory?" Airachnid then looks as the other former Decepticon turns on the lights that shine on his makeshift laboratory. "Even though the Decepticons are no more, I must still continue doing research." Walking slowly with her slim dark figure she moves towards the large bot. "I need you to do a favor for me, I need you to help find my arch rival, Arcee."
"What could you possibly gain from such petty actions, it is illogical due to our factions no longer being at war." He said with a blank expression while holding some beakers that contained Energon. "You know just as much as I do what it means to do research, especially when it involves dissection." She responds as she uses one of her arms to grab his hand. "That does sound logical. It should be easy to find our subjects." With a smirk on her face she grasps his hand and thanks him. He walks towards his very own space bridge and taps away at certain buttons. "You should try to track the last time another bridge was opened." She said with a soft tone. "Understood." The only thing he could say.
"I have found something Airachnid, it appears the last bridge was opened on Earth." The scientist said flatly. "Of course, that is where she is hiding. With her young human companion, Jack no doubt!" She grasps her hands menacingly. "Now I know where to begin to hunt for my prey! Shockwave, set a space bridge to Earth. I will go on my own first, before I send in my army of Insecticons." Without hesitation the scientist turns on the blue-green portal as it begins to hum with activity.
Back on Earth, our two love birds have already awoken and are happily watching the sun rise through one of the windows in the base. "Isn't watching the sun rise fun, Arcee?" Jack says with a smile on his face. "Yeah your Solar System sure is a marvel. This planet is always full of life and I can see why the Autobots have fought so hard to maintain peace against the Decepticon regime." She says as they both sit down on a concrete slab to look at the sun rise with its yellow-orange hue. "Yeah, Earth is my home, it'll always be that way and I will do my best to protect it just as much as you protect me from harm's way." With that she places her long metallic arm around him and holds him closely. "Maybe we should start looking for clues about that zombie like Insecticon. There has to be a reason why it was guarding an abandoned Energon mine. I know this sounds crazy but maybe we should go back and investigate the matter." He said as he gets up and starts walking towards the Space Bridge. "I don't want to put you in harm's way again because I am tired of losing my partners." Jack responds "Don't you worry about me, honey, I am a full grown man I think I can take care of myself now. I have seen a lot of action ever since I joined the Autobots." He says as he turns on the bridge and hops down from the control panel. "Ok, maybe you're right about that but I still worry about you and your health." Arcee said with a concerned look on her face.
They both face the portal and begin walking, and with a flash they both travel back to the cave entrance of the abandoned Energon mine. "This place looks as dead as that Insecticon we took out last time we were here." They both walk towards the inside of the dark cave, only to see the lifeless body of the Insecticon that they battled only a day earlier. "I hope we get to the bottom of this mystery soon."
As the two walk inside the cave another portal just outside the cave appears, Airachnid stands at the entrance of the cave as she looks down and sees footprints. "Ah, looks like my prey are walking to the spider's web." She slowly begins to stalk her victims by climbing on the cave ceiling and following their steps. Arcee and Jack begin to find their way back to where they found the Energon ore. They see some more ore just waiting to be mined and processed into the fuel that these robots use. As the protagonists continue walking they see a discarded pod behind some Energon ore and Arcee says "This must be where our enemy came from, looks like the same kind of pod the Insecticon that attacked us back on Cybertron. There is only one person that controls these creatures, and that is Airachnid!" As they discover the secret of the origin of the Insecticon, Airachnid has finally found her prey and begins a slow decent behind them using her web.
Arcee looks at the pod and sees that it did indeed contain the Insecticon. "Something doesn't feel right about this." Jack says with a worried look on his face. He turns around and trips on a rock and falls to the ground. Once he gets back up his face turns white with fear, to see the body of none other than Airachnid. "Hello my dear Jack, you sure have grown since the last time you've ran away from me in terror." Arcee then wields her blasters and takes aim towards her arch rival. "What are you doing here!?" She said with anger in her tone. "Oh, nothing just coming to see an old friend and to complete some unfinished business." With that, she looks towards Arcee with her dark purple optics and her sinister looking face. Airachnid opens her mouth showing her vicious Energon sapping tongue, ready to strike.
To be continued…
(I had to make a cliffhanger at some point in the series, no?) (Hopefully I did a better job at creating a scene) (Any feedback is much appreciated) (Next story should be posted sometime next week) (I know I kind of messed up the plot with how exactly the Insecticon arrived on Earth, I felt this made it flow better)