On the decepticon warship the nemesis, Starscream was making a personal speech."I have been a fool. Made mistakes, monumental ones. I now realize I was never destined to be leader, or even an equal partner. And, I am at peace with that. I have gained a clear understanding of my place in this universe, of who I am, of who I was always meant to be. Starscream: second in command, humble servant to lord megatron. Thank you for listening, Soundwave." He said before he went off

When Starscream entered the Nemesis's bridge, Lord Megs was talking with Airachnid."Is this true?" Lord megatron demanded.

"Starscream never mentioned it." Airachnids answered.

"If he's up to his old tricks, I shall grind him into powder." Megs declared.

Starscream coughed to signal that he was in the room.

"starscream." Megatron said glaring at him.

"lord megatron, please excuse Airachnids impertinence. Now, what was it that I allegedly failed to mention?"

"The Harbinger."

He gasps a bit."What about it?"

"Eons ago, a Decepticon transport crash-landed on this planet." Airachnid said showing it on the screen.

"Oh please, common knowledge. I scouted the crash site when we first arrived on Earth." Starscream scoffed.

"Then I presume you recovered the experimental weapon prototype the Harbinger had been transporting?" She asked, making Starscream get without words.

"Where is the crash site?"Megs demanded. He wants that weapon and he wants it now.

"It was never logged into your ship's database."

"You failed to record the coordinates of a Decepticon transport?!" Megatron yelled. This did not please him. Not only has his second in command kept this from him, but he also did record its location.

"An oversight, master, but I noted its exact location."Starscream defended.

"Then you can lead Airachnid there, so that she may retrieve the prototype for us."Megatron said as he turned around to focus on something more important.

"My personal native guide, how delightful." Airachnid remarked.

Starcream widened his eyes before he gritted his teeth.

On top of the Autobot base

"Hey, partner. Heck of a view you got up here. If there's even a small chance your spark is out there listening, I just want you to know that things have changed a lot. We have a new Autobot in our ranks and he's a dinobot. He's also my boyfriend and new partner. Even though he'll never fully replace you, he's still the best partner ever and I just want you to know that he and I will find the con you took you out." Arcee Said as she walks away with a angered look in her eyes.

(( I'm skipping to this part because I'm lazy:3 I hope that's alright))

Airachnid had just drilled a hole down to the ship."Showoff." Starceam simply said looking to the hole.

Seconds later, She was climbing on the ceiling of the ship with starscream following her on foot.

"Suit yourself, I conducted a thorough search of this husk years ago." Starscream said.

Then Airachnid went over to a set of computers and turned it on.

"You idiot! The Autobots can now pick up our signal and will probably show up and try to terminate us!" Said Starscream. Why would she do something so stupid.

At the Autobot base

"Optimus, our scanners have detected a decepticon energy profile but it's ancient." Said Ratchet who has just picked the ships signal.

"The past has a way with catching up with the present." Said Optimus as he stares at the screen.

Back inside the Harbinger

Airachnid made her way to section 23 with Starscream behind her.

"Section 23 should be right about...here?" Airachnid finished in confusion as she only saw a rock wall in front of her. "The ship just ends. It must've broken in half during the crash."

"Or in the air. If you performed actual research, you would have learnt that an Autobot battalion shot the Harbinger out of the sky." Starscream corrected.

"How far away is the other half?" She asked impatiently.

"I'm afraid that information is need-to-know." He said with a smirk.

Airachnid growled as she then webbed him up.

"What are you...?!" Staarscream began.

"You're trying to make me look like a fool before Megatron! Have me return empty-handed while you locate that weapon yourself." She accused.

"How dare you accuse me? You're nothing but a scavenger! An opportunist!"

"Aren't you one to talk. Your the one who tried to take Megatrons place and take control of the Decepticons, when he's not able to control his own temper."

"Perhaps, but I have changed, seen the error of my ways. I live to serve Megatron now."

"You won't live to serve anyone if you don't tell me where to find the rest of this ship. Now!" She growled dangerously.

"A few clicks north of here through a stone arch. Now release me!"

"When I have the weapon in hand. That is, if I can find my way back without my guide." Airachnid replied with a smile as she walked away.

"This is not funny, Airachnid! Come back here right now and cut me loose! Airachnid, that is an order! I am your commanding officer!" Starscream yelled.

"Be on your guard everyone. We do not yet know what lurks here." Said Optimus

"I don't care who's here, just as long as I get to punch them." Said Grimlock with a grin as he punched his hand.

"Is that all you think about?" Asked Bulkhead as they walk.

"No. I also think about smashing stuff. Oh and I think about Arcee a lot as well." He said

Arcee blushed a bit at what he said, but she then stopped once she made eye contact with Airachnid. "Airachnid!" She said in anger.

"Surrender." Said Optimus as he aims his blasters at her.

She doesn't listen and runs off. They then all chased after her.

Starscream sees her, but he also sees the Autobots right on her tail."Airachnid! Release me!" Yelled Starscream as he shakes a bit. He wants out.

she then drilled into the wall and was escaping. Arcee wasn't gonna let this happen, so she crawled into the hole and went after her.

"I can't believe it! She left me to die!" Said Starscream in anger.

Grimlock grabs him and picks him up." You probably shouldn't have trusted her at all screamer." Said Grimlock. When the Autobots reached the surface, Airachnid had Arcee in a choke hold.

Grimlock puts starscream down and then transforms to Dino mode and charges at Airachnid." Let her go!" He said.

Optimus was with grimlock and had his blaster pointed at her." Surrender now!"

"Another time then Arcee." She said as she kicks her away and then transforms and flys away.

Grimlock helps Arcee up." You alright partner?" Asked Grimlock.

"She got away..." She said as she glares at the ground.

"Move it!" Bulkhead shouted, both him and Bumblebee bringing Starscream along.

"No need to use force!" He said while panting a bit. He then falls to his knees." I'll tell you anything you want to know." He said.

"What do you want in return? Your freedom?" Asked Grimlock.

"I want to be, on your side." He said as he looks at Optimus who had stepped forward a bit.

"On our side?" Bulkhead laughed. "Yeah, right. And I've been lobbing with the fallen."

"You wouldn't betray the cons." Arcee scoffed.

"If the dinobot did it, then so can I and why Wouldn't I? What have they done for me lately besides humiliate me? Spy on me? Demote me? Megatron tried to extinguish my spark in cold blood. Then all but replace me with that treacherous wretch Airachnid. She abandoned me! Let me for scrap! So why not rat them out?" Starscream sneered. He was giving a bunch of decent reasons on why he should leave the Decepticons.

Grimlock didn't like how starscream was trying to say that he and him are kinda similar.

"Never compare yourself to Grim again!" She said as she glares at him.

He shakes a bit and nods rapidly. The Autobots all then went to huddle while Bumblebee staying behind to keep guard of Starscream.

"He's telling the truth about Megatron trying to scrap him." Arcee stated. "I saw it with my own optics."

"You're not saying you actually trust Starscream?" Bulkhead was a bit surprised.

"Trust him? Never... but this may be the one time our objectives align."

"Even though I really wanna punch him, he's the only one who knows where the spiders going." Said Grimlock.

Optimus thinks for a moment to decide what is the best thing to do right now." Your right to be wary bulkhead, But I agree with Arcee and Grimlock."

Later...

They all went to the other half of the harbinger. But they were still a bit far from it."What do you know?" Bulkhead huffed a bit, seeing the the arch.

"Could still be a trap." Arcee narrowed her optics.

Grimlock transforms back to robot mode." Yeah, but it won't stop me from punching her." He said

"You can punch her after I'm down with her." Said Arcee. If anyone is getting to her first, it's her.

Optimus had drove a Trailer with starscream in it. He then transforms." Starscreams loyalty to megatron has always been questionable. If has truly decided to leave the Decepticons, his knowledge of our enemies agenda could make him a valuable ally."

"You don't mean permanently, as in keys to the base and everything?" Bulkhead really didn't trust him.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea if that's what your thinking Optimus." Said Grimlock.

"However unlikely that scenario, every Sentient being deserves an opportunity for Redemption."said Optimus.

"Even for Murderers like Megatron?" Grimlock asked with an angered look. He will never give Megatron the chance for redemption, not after what he did.

"And Airachnid." Said Arcee. She didn't think Airachnid deserved a chance of redemption.

"Without that hope, we may never achieve lasting peace." Said Optimus.

Grimlock walks away and heads to the trailer and opens the door." Rise and shine screamer. We're here." He said as he grabs starscream and then pulls him out and lets him hit the ground.

He coughs a bit. That did not feel good.

"We're here... where's the ship?" Arcee demanded.

Starscream looks around for a bit." It's through the arch, among the stones."

"Bulkhead, Bumblebee, your with me. Arcee, you and Grimlock will stay here with our prisoner." Ordered Optimus.

"Aww man. I'm gonna miss all the Action." Grimlock said as he sat on the trailer.

Arcee watched as they left. At least she was left with her boyfriend.

Starscream grunts and struggles with the clamps." Are they really needed? I promise not to fly away. It's giving me a crick." He said

"You know I could just punch you to keep you quiet." Said Grimlock with grin.

Starscream shuts up immediately. He then starts thinking on what to say." You know, Megatron is the evil one while I'm not so bad."

Arcee was pacing back and fourth. "Tell it to someone who cares."

Grimlock chuckled a bit at this." Nice one."

"Like whom, Airachnid? I would do anything to get my hands on her retched throat!" Said Starscream.

Arcee smiled, finding his laugh cute before turning to Starscream. "Well- we can agree on one thing."

"Oh, you have no idea. She showed up one day, and the next thing you know, she's acting like she runs the place. She whispered lies into Megatrons ear, maneuvered to rob me of my rightful place!"

"Yeah I don't care screamer. Sounds like you got what you deserved." Grimlock said.

"Well... she terminated my partner."

"She'll pay for all the pain she caused you. I promise." Said Grimlock as he picks her up and hugs her.

She smiled softly, a bit embarrassed about sharing this affection in front of Starscream... but who the hell cares what he thinks? She kissed his cheek." Thanks Grim. I needed that." She said

Starscream ignores there affections to each other."What?! She's taking credit for scrapping him now too?! That was my doing!"

Both Arcee and Grimlock look at him. Arcee and Grimlock were both confused and didn't know why starscream said that because They both knew for a fact that he didn't kill tailgate, it was Airachnid...unless he's talking about someone else.

"What? No you didn't... she snuffed Tailgate right before my eyes." Arcee narrowed her optics at him.

Starscream is now confused." Who's Tailgate?" He asked a bit nervously.

"Uh, he's Arcee old partner. The one you claim to have scrapped." Said Grimlock. He is so confused on why starscream said he did it but didn't even know who tailgate was.

It hits Arcee like a truck when she finally realizes that starscream isn't talking about tailgate, he's talking about Cliff."You... you snuffed Cliffjumper."

He shakes in fear a bit as he realizes that he has screwed up very badly."Cliffjumper?!"

"Hyah!" She raised her fist. She has finally found the one who killed Cliffjumper, and now, she will avenge him.

"No! No! You misunderstand! It wasn't like you think! The troopers mortally wounded him! I was trying to help cliffjumper! Put him out of his misery! He begged me to!"Starscream said anxiously as he grabbed her arm. He is trying to

Grimlock remains quite and waits for what Arcee will do. Arcee growled as she kneed him into the face, knocking him back.

"Okay! Okay! It was a mistake! I've made many, but I've changed! You wouldn't terminate a defenseless prisoner, would you?" Starscream reasoned. He hopes he can convince her to not terminate him.

She backed away. "No... I wouldn't."She Then threw down the key in front of him.

"What is that?" He asked. He hopes they are not what he thinks it is.

"The key to your cuffs... Cliffjumper would've given you a fighting chance. Grimlock- don't interfere." She growled. "This is between me and him."

Grimlock nods and then picks up the trailer and takes a few steps back so he doesn't get in the way." You got it partner."

"What?! No please!! Don't let her do this! I don't want to fight! What's past is past! I'm one of you now!" He said. He shakes in fear.

She growls in anger as she then points her guns at him." Take it!"

He screams a bit in fear while crying a bit. He then tried to grab the keys and released his cuffs, but he dropped it by his fear.

"You're pathetic..." She reached down to grab the key.

Starscream chuckled darkly as he opens his hands and readies his claw like hands and stabs Arcee in the side.She gasped, feeling a painful sting within the side of her torso and she fell to the ground. Starscream then took the key and unlocked the handcuffs."What's the matter Arcee, I thought you wanted to fight." He said with a grin as he gets closer to her.

Grimlock saw this and then Transforms and roars at him." I'm gonna tear you apart!"

Starscream backs away in fear." W-Wait!" He tried to stop him.

"Grimlock- no! He's mine..." Arcee got up, fists in the air. She has to do this by herself.

Grimlock stops and then looks at her. He then backs away to his spot." Fine. But I'll step in if things don't look good." He said

Starscream sighs with relief. He is glad he doesn't have to fight grimlock. He then looks at Arcee." I hope your ready to die!" He said as he charges at her.

Arcee managed to block several off his hits, managing to get one good kick across his faceplate.

"You're tougher to scrap than your former partner, at least the one I scrapped. I wish I could do that again, with your last partner. So tell me, was Tailgate weak like Cliffjumper?" He asked as he circles around her.

"Keep talking... Starscream." Arcee went in for another punch, only to get knees in the stomach hard, getting knocked back into a ditch. "Now, prepare to reunite with your partners!" He said

Grimlock starts running from his spot. He is gonna stop this and make sure starscream never harms anyone ever again, permanently if needed.

"This is for... Cliffjumper!" Arcee shot up from the ground, tackling Starscream to the ground with blades pointed at his neck cables.

Grimlock sighs with relief. He was glad she was safe and had beaten him.

"Go on, do it. Megatron will only terminate me for treason if I dare return to the Decepticons. You might as well be the one to put me out of my misery."

"He's right about the termination part. Same thing happened to the other dinobots and it almost happened to me." Grimlock said as he remembers the past and what happened on cybertron.

Bumblebee was watching Arcee, giving her the puppy dog eyes.She sighed as she got off of him, stumbling away before falling.

Starscream starts to walk away but then stops once a huge shadow looms over him. He turns and sees grimlock holding the trailer like a baseball bat. Grimlock then swings it and hits starscream, sending him so far." Home run." He said. He learned that from a sports thing he saw in tv with Jack. He then drops it and rushes to Arcees side and gently picks her up.

"We'll get you patched up soon partner." He said

Later and now back at the base

"The damage looked back, but it was a snap to repair. Allowing us to reverse its effect on you. You should regain your full range motion of before long." Ratchet explained with the Immobilizer in hand totally repaired as Optimus and bulkhead stretched.

"And Arcee?" Optimus asked.

"She's rather resilient, for an two-wheeler." Ratchet said.

Everyone looked at her, who was sitting with her hand covering her wounds. She looked back at them.

"It's the external wounds which heal the quickest." Optimus said.

Grimlock walks over to her and then sits down next to her."You doing alright? Do you wanna talk about it?" He asked

"Wh.. what's going to happen to you?" She hugged her knees. "I know how strong you are but after what happened to everyone else I... I just feel so paranoid I might lose you too."

"Nothing bad is gonna happen to me partner and You won't lose me. I promise and a dinobot always keeps there promise, well that and they always end up breaking stuff eventually." Grimlock said as he grins a bit.

Arcee smiled slightly as she then hugs him." You better." She said.