Spectre: That took a while! Got a lot of stuff going on this October and I'm still busy at saving money to grab a Bruticus. But here we are!

bstar1715: Uh...no. At this rate maybe you should write your own story instead.

greyblueflames98: Yep, and hopefully I would be able to nail it while trying to keep them true to their character.

darkmachines: Thank you! We'll see soon enough.

Chapter 11: Propositions

"Bulkhead! Jackie! What on earth happened to you guys?!"

The two Wreckers looked over at Miko hurrying over them, the girl clearly displaying visible dismay when she saw Bulkhead undergoing repairs by Ratchet to his frame as a result of Lugnut's onslaught from the previous mission with Wheeljack stretching his limbs to make sure they weren't stiffened from combat but was otherwise in a better condition than Bulkhead. "Their last mission was a success, but not without any marks left behind by the Decepticons", Ratchet remarked while continuing his work on to the Wrecker.

Miko pouted at the lost opportunity of joining them. "Aww, that would've been awesome to take some shots at!", she whined, but not before she smiled knowing they were still there. "But I'm still glad to see both of you in one piece!"

Both Wreckers smiled at her sincere concern. "Thanks, but trust me, Miko. Bulk and I were glad that you weren't there, especially when the Con's newcomer was nothing short of a blast to beat", Wheeljack chuckled, recalling the massive explosive punch Breakdown's partner was capable of.

Her eyes brightened with awe at the description she was given. "Is it something that Gabriel Shay would do for his movies?"

"You could say that", he remembered some of the movies the humans made, recalling the director the girl mentioned to have a fascination when it comes to utilizing explosives as part of the special effects. "But probably wouldn't come close to what Lugnut did back there"

Miko decided to let them take their time to recover, and she looked over at Raf who was beside Bumblebee in his berth resting from his own mission from Optimus. "So, how is Bee coming along, Raf?", she asked the prodigy once she was beside him.

"Bee's fine. Ratchet just finished repairs on him, but nothing too bad thankfully", Raf looked over at his guardian, who gave out a few beeps of assurance. "But you probably heard of the two new Decepticons they just met"

The girl put her hands on her waist. "Yup. Big guy with explosives for fists while vocally simping for Buckethead and another has a personality disorder while being a tank and a jet at the same time. Pretty awesome if you think about it", she described the two adversaries.

Light footsteps came in their ears and they looked to find Arcee and Jack entering the premises, the latter carrying a paper bag with a handle. "Raf? Miko?", the teen called out to his friends as he and Arcee approached them. "How did you two manage to get here without Bee and Bulkhead?"

"Que picked us up from school", the younger boy explained to him. "He kept telling us on how Ratchet decided to keep him away from any appliances and have him place on chauffeur duty after his Poppers went off"

"So where is he now?"

"He's still helping Ratchet in fixing the relic but he did say that he's building something for Optimus and the team", Miko then spoke up. "Other than that, the rest managed to get two of them from the Cons while you two were out having a good time"

Arcee's eyes widened in astonishment at the report. "Hold on...", the feeling of Airachnid's intel led to their success felt like a gut punch on her system. "They did?"

"Yep", Miko affirmed for her, noticing the former two-wheeler's visible distress but keeping it to herself. "Turns out Spidey's leads turned out to be legit, but they said that two new Cons just arrived and gave the rest of the team a beating, but they managed to get around and kick their butts as usual"

Arcee felt like she was about to have a short circuit out of complete disbelief, but also in renewed contempt with the thought of Airachnid possibly knowing what was about to happen and intentionally leading them into certain danger. However, it was too early to come up with that conclusion, and she knew she had to talk to her leader regarding their last mission, and possibly Airachnid's hand on it.

But still, a yearning for her wanting to go back to the field and help out her team as she usually does keep coming back to her. Only to be internally frustrated that she couldn't with her current condition. "Where is Optimus, right now?", the bluenette asked.

"Above the base, likely having some peace and quiet", Raf answered for her, with a nod from Bumblebee confirming it. "Are you going to talk to him?"

The former two-wheeler hesitated for a moment, now having a seed of doubt of her whether or not Optimus would be willing to hear her out regarding Airachnid and her so-called 'aid'. A nudge from Jack's elbow brought her back from her train of thought, noticing her uncertainty. "You go ahead, Arcee. If there's anyone else whom you'd like to hear from, best shot would be Optimus", he encouraged her, seeing that any assurances from the leader she had trust with would at least help in alleviating whatever that was bothering her from the inside.

She didn't say anything in reply, and instead lowered her head in a slight nod before she separated from the group.

It took her some time since her current body could make a quarter of a distance that she would normally do in her old form but she finally found Optimus standing over the plateau where their base was hidden below, completely lost in his inner thoughts. She paused, deciding whether or not she would wait for him to return instead as his serene and stoic visage looked over the valley before him.

As she took a step backward, Optimus turned around, noticing her presence as she was about to return to the others. "Good to see you, Arcee.", Optimus greeted the bluenette, who slowly turned to face him, a bit flustered of her ability to keep it quiet. "It has been a while since we have last spoken."

"It's good to see you too, Optimus", she politely replied to her leader with a small smile, taking a few steps closer to stand next to him. "Miko and the others told me that you were here. Thought I could see how you're doing"

"We have been doing well from our mission to retrieve both relics before the Decepticons are able to", he looked back at the horizon. "I would perhaps ask the same to you with your current condition since the past week"

She looked over the valley that her leader had been viewing, feeling like a nanobot at how it seemed that everything around her was enormous as if it was threatening to consume her at any moment. But the former two-wheeler had to take her mind out of those thoughts, instead shifting back to the Prime. "I'm doing fine, Optimus", she answered him, her tone indicating assurance that she is compared to her earlier outburst on the night that she and Airachnid were brought over. "Jack and June had been bringing me along to places where humans would spend their time, even if they were boring at times"

The bluenette then looked down, feeling as if she had been slacking off of her duty due to her inability to help her team with anything "Is there something that troubles you, Arcee?", her eyes widened in attention, causing her to look at Optimus' serene but observant faceplates and mentally scolding herself at failing to keep it to herself. "I will have to ask you to calm yourself and of your mind on what has been conflicting within"

He was right. Her mind hasn't been well ever since she saw Airachnid willingly cooperate with the Autobots, was it fear? Paranoia? Or a combination of both perhaps? She wasn't sure what to think anymore. She took a deep breath, taking note of what June had taught her whenever she felt 'stressed out' from anything that bothered her. "Now, will you tell me what has been troubling you?"

She looked at him, taking a seat on one of the rocks. "Optimus, I'm gonna be true to you this time but I have to ask you not to give in to whatever she's going to tell you because she helped once. She doesn't owe you anything"

Her leader's response was slightly narrowed optics, but they were concerned for her. "Arcee, what Airachnid had told us prevented the Decepticons from utilizing them for any misdeeds. I maintain my doubts with her, but we would need every of assistance we can afford, even if it came from those who we fought against"

Hearing that at least brought her assurance that he doesn't fully trust Airachnid. But still, she wasn't sure if that would be enough, and it didn't take long for Optimus to take note of what was going on with her. "But is it truly about her? Or of the well-being of the team?

Arcee felt her chest becoming heavy, and her heartbeat steadily increasing, something that she never felt before when she was still in her old form; it was yearning for her to tell him the truth. But the truth about what? Her doubts? Fears? She never wanted to tell anyone what she feared out of fear that it would come back to her at a later date. And she wasn't all in making the others feel the same her.

But a solemn and understanding expression from Optimus told her to go ahead.

Exhaling, Arcee straightened herself up. "I don't know, Optimus...", she said, in a tone almost lost in a whisper. "After what they've told me what happened, I should've been there, especially when the Cons managed to bring in two newcomers that weren't your typical Vehicon"

The leader took a moment to pause; indeed neither Blitzwing nor Lugnut were the average Decepticon that they had fought against. Their destructive capabilities matched what Megatron expected of his warriors, making them formidable adversaries that would require additional assistance than what they already had. "After everything that happened, I just...wanted don't want to be a burden to everyone on the team. I can't just sit here and enjoy being a human while all of you fought Scrap and Energon to make sure the Cons don't get anything that'll make things harder for the team than it already is"

"What made you think you are a burden to the team?"

"Because I kept worrying, Optimus!", the former two-wheeler finally snapped, bitterly biting her lip as she sputtered out those words. "Worried about what would happen to Bee and the others if I couldn't do anything because I can't! Maybe that's true, but there's nothing I can do to help the team; nothing to do with fighting! And I have to leave that to the rest who could do it."

As she finally let out, a heavy silence hung in the air. The weight of her words reverberated through the horizon, and a profound vulnerability washed over him. In that moment, something within her that had long been suppressed rose to the surface. The pain, the anguish, and the pent-up frustrations that she had carried inside her were now unleashed. The weight of her inner conflict became too much to bear, and she felt a lump forming in her throat, constricting her ability to speak further more.

She felt her leader's presence drew closer as he knelt down to have a better look at her. Patiently, she waited for whatever Optimus would have to say about her sudden outburst that didn't befit her as his second in command and she braced herself for any reprimanding that came from him.

"Was Jack ever a burden to you when you watched over him?", the Prime asked of her.

Her eyes widened at that.

"N-no..."

The former two-wheeler looked up to his optics staring down at her, an air of both assurance and understanding emanating from him. "Then listen closely, Arcee. Remember this: You are never a burden to me or to any of your friends. We fight side by side, shoulder to shoulder because we understand that true strength lies in our unwavering support for one another. In times of doubt or struggle, remember that you are valued. Your presence, your contributions, and your spirit made us stronger no matter what form you have taken"

Arcee then looked down, unable to comprehend what was told of her by the leader himself. She wanted to believe his words as she always does, but could she? "But...what could I do?", she asked of him, almost pleadingly for an answer. "If I can't fight with you, Bee, and the others?

"Then I have a new mission for you", Arcee's eyes widened and she straightened herself up to look directly at Optimus, whose faceplates formed an expression resembling a smile. "One that I am confident that you will be able to fulfill"

Everything around her seemed to stop when she fully lent her ears to what he would ask of her, becoming tense out of anticipation of what would this mission be for her. "As the threat of the Decepticons still looms, the safety of Jack, Raf, and Miko would need to be prioritized", he stated, looking over at the horizon with uncertainty. "And given how they would be labeled as targets when the team isn't there, they would need someone to watch over them and keep them safe for the time being"

She couldn't get the gist of what he was referring to, but she continued to listen. "Which is why, you are to accompany them while they are in school until we are able to resolve your current predicament"

Arcee blinked a few times, making sure that her ears had heard it right. "Optimus...me going to school?", she repeated his order to her, receiving confirmation through a slight nod from the leader. "How am I supposed to do that?"

"I have spoken with June regarding the matter while Agent Fowler and I will provide the necessary details for your human identity while in school with them", he further added. "Consider this as an opportunity for you. An opportunity to live a life away from the war while not straying from your responsibilities as a guardian. This is the best I could do for you, should you accept"

Arcee wasn't sure what to say to him. But all she knew she wasn't going to waste this chance, not by a long shot. "I'll take the challenge, Optimus", she eagerly replied to her leader. "Thank you"

With a deep breath and wiping the sweat off his forehead, Jack breathed out the pressure building up within him as he stood in the base's office space that served as Airachnid's makeshift cell. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but with Agent Fowler occupied with the government and the others having business of their own, that would leave him as the only one delivering these essentials to her, without his partner no less.

The only reason why he didn't tell Arcee was because he knew she would insist on delivering it herself. With those two in the same proximity, it was bound to be a recipe for disaster. But his own idea was arguably stupider because of his very history with her and was partially responsible as to why she is currently stuck on this planet.

Is she still mad at him for the whole forest fiasco? Probably.

Is he stupid to go to her room knowing that she is without Arcee? Definitely.

But if he is going to consider her current situation, she would at least be rational as to not lay a hand on him unless she wanted to get into hot water with the rest of the team. And she has to be smarter than that. A sound reasoning, but still a dumb idea if he decided to disregard its consequences. Taking another deep breath, his hand balled into a fist and knocked a couple of times, falling silent once he did.

"Who is it?", a familiar, yet uninterested voice called out.

Jack cleared out his throat for a moment, bracing himself. It's now or never... "It's just me, can I come in?"

"Hmmm, that's a surprise", the teen was surprised at how benign her tone was at the comment, not that one that clearly wished that she would have his head on a stick but he wasn't going to be comfortable with that. "I wasn't certain that you of all fleshings would bother to pay a visit. Is Arcee with you?"

He took a moment to pause. "No...", the moment he gave his answer was a point of no return. "Arcee isn't with me right now"

Silence fell, leading the teen to wonder if there was a larger ploy at the woman's own initiative. His instinct directed him to simply open the door and leave the bag inside, but not before he finally received a response from her. "Hmph, go ahead then"

He grabbed the doorknob and turned it, allowing him access to the room where he finally went inside. Closing it behind him, a pair of eyes widened in complete shock when Jack saw her drying up her hair with a towel, with another one placed over her neck and both its ends covering her breasts but the same cannot be said for the rest of her body. Quickly, and with a face that was turning red, he looked away from the woman, who took his aversion to look at her with suspicion.

He is now wishing that he wouldn't have to deal with any more instances such as this. Especially when the memory of him and Arcee in the shower still remained fresh in his mind and how he was dying of embarrassment during that incident. "Hmm, did a Scraplet tear through your voice box?", the former Decepticon harshly quipped, noticing his prolonged silence. "Wouldn't want it to be gone until I could finally do the deed myself"

Jack quickly snapped in attention, not thinking whether or not she was joking at that last part. "Um, hey Airachnid...", he paused for a moment, earning a look of curiosity from the woman in front of him before he quickly placed the shopping bag on the table beside him and quickly turned back from her. "I didn't know you just were finished with the shower"

"A relaxing experience for the fleshling's sensitivities", she remarked to the teen, having gotten the gist of how humans bathe from reading the books she was given to kill her time with. "But I have to ask as to why, are you here?"

His finger pointed at the shopping bag placed at her table. "Just came in to drop these by your place", he hurriedly muttered, still refusing to even look at her lack of appropriate clothing. "We're told that you don't have much to use in here"

Airachnid quirked an eyebrow, making her way to the table where she rummaged around the bag to see what was inside. To her convenience, they were bare essentials needed for human hygiene, as well as additional clothing for her to use while in custody. "Hmm, this is a bit too considerate of you", she snidely commented. "Thoughtful too...", she remarked when she brought up a purple turtleneck sweater, developing a liking of the clothing presented to her. "Just in time since the ones I have worn are in need of a clean-up"

"Yeah, we heard that you needed some essentials since we haven't given you any since you came here", he explained to her, managing to hide the uncertainty in his tone. "So, we've got you some along the way"

She appeared unconvinced at his show of goodwill. "And they sent you to deliver this for me?", she inquired of him, raising an eyebrow in slight surprise. "That's one way of sending someone alone to a hive of Insecticons"

"Not really", he admitted, shifting uncomfortably while resisting the urge to look at her bare thighs. "I also wanted to check to see how you're doing so far, but...can you please put them on right now?"

Airachnid found the boy's pleading tone to be out of the ordinary, not expecting a reaction from him though it wasn't new to her since she was first brought here. "Are you humans really that sensitive when seeing the bodies of your own kind?"

"It's...part of a protocol", he explained to her as she put on a pair of gray shorts and a short-sleeved lavender shirt. "Or rather it's a taboo for humans to see the bare frames of fellow humans"

"So like seeing an unscanned Protoform, then?", she pieced out his reasoning, unimpressed while tapping her foot to indicate it was all clear now. "And I thought humans are more stern when it comes to facing novelties such as that"

Jack couldn't help but avert her gaze once more; her clothes were too fitting for her not to mention Airachnid having the build of a model. "Erm...right..."

She took a seat on the couch in the opposite of him, crossing her legs in a relaxed position. "So how is Arcee coming along with the predicament she caused?", she asked him out of the blue.

It probably wouldn't have happened if you weren't there in the first place, Jack's mind told her, but he knew better than to antagonize the former Decepticon of all places. "She's doing fine, just a few hiccups, but we're doing all right"

"Huh, and I thought she had become quite a deadweight knowing she couldn't do anything for herself", she mockingly remarked at her archenemy, causing Jack to frown at the insults thrown at her. "And how are you keeping up with her?"

It was odd enough that he was asked by her of all people. And their conversation was too civil, at least so far. "Why do you even want to know? So you could make sure you'd learned enough for your friends at the Decepticons?", he accused her, going as far as pointing his index finger.

She then frowned, rolling her magenta eyes at the implication. "The Decepticons are no friends of mine. No more than their ideals or their megalomaniac of a leader", the former Head Hunter retorted. "I expected naïveté. But this... I work on my own in pursuit of my own thrills, well until I was stranded here anyway"

Jack awkwardly rubbed the back of his head at that. "You're still mad about your ship, are you?", he cheekily asked.

"I still miss my vessel and the trophies it carried", Airachnid replied, a small sigh escaping her lips "But there is no point in crying over spilled Energon, would it?"

He fell silent at that, but he was still tense knowing she could lunge at him at any moment. But she was calm. Very calm at that. "As much as I'd love to take your head right here, I have more pressing concerns at the moment. Your leader wants answers, I receive assurances. Our interests are aligned"

For now it seems, Jack thought with a frown, but he could trust Optimus enough to keep his guard up towards people like her. "That's a bit rich coming from you. Besides, there's no way that you're completely fine with what's happening to you because you're-"

"Cruel? Sadistic? I would be a fool to say no", she finished his sentence for him, but then she placed her chin below her intertwined hands. "But unreasonable? Not completely. Looking at our obvious history together, I have been recommended to at least familiarize myself with those around me", she spoke out in a soothing tone, remembering what she was told days ago. "While I certainly wouldn't have a friendly face in you, you at least proved to be approachable. Even for small talk"

Jack blinked, unsure of what she was hearing. "I-I'm sorry?", he stuttered.

Airachnid gave him a smirk, resting her cheek with her right fist. "I propose a truce. Perhaps... being familiar with one another might do us good. I am your prisoner, after all, and your dear leader believed I might still be saved from myself"

The teen saw the magenta orbs shifting into something that put him into a trance-like state, and a sinister glint was visible for him to see. "Or, I could finish what I started, if you prefer. Though I am not so much in a rush to see that happen, at least not yet"

He paused, not letting the second alternative phase him one bit when he noticed that she wasn't finished with her statement.

"Oh, hey Arcee!", Miko waved her hand at the bluenette, holding a gaming controller with Raf sitting next to her with Bee as their audience. "Wanna try out this new fighting game I got from home?"

"I'll have to pass", she quickly looked around for her partner, noticing his absence from the trio. "Where's Jack?"

Miko paused the game that she and Raf were playing. "He's at Spidey's room right now"

Her answer caused Arcee to be frozen in place. "What?"

"Yeah, he went to Spidey's room to make a delivery for her", Miko repeated her answer. "He said that he'll be fine since-"

The girl was never able to finish her sentence when a blue blur passed through when Arcee began a frantic dash towards Airachnid's room.

"I'm not getting what you're trying to tell me, Airachnid", slowly Jack felt that he was in imminent danger, even though Airachnid had no intention of harming him for the moment. He had expected at any moment she was going to rip his head right off the bat. What really frightened him the most was how benign and rational Airachnid had been in their conversation.

Airachnid gave a light giggle at his display of naïveté. "Our previous stints have left so much of an impression. Something so small, yet so much of an impact" she continued. "Not just that, you have a penchant when it comes to using those wits of yours when the rest wouldn't even bother at using"

Jack gulped at the compliments given to him by someone who would rather have his head on a stick. "Um...thanks I guess?", he muttered.

"And now that I thought of it", she then stood up and slowly walked towards the teen, who took a few steps backward away from her. "Just imagine the possibilities for the both of us once we have a common ground together"

She was amused by how feeble he looked despite her current form despite the visage of forced courage he was trying to put up with. Slowly, she brought her hand up, softly tracing her fingers below the teen's chin. He couldn't show it, but she could feel the shivers running down his spine. Her feet began to take a few steps forward, causing the teen to immediately backtrack until he felt his back touching the surface of the wall behind him.

Before Jack knew it, the teen felt his chin being lifted forward by a soft, and yet tense, movement that resulted in a pair of magenta eyes staring at his blue ones like a predator observing its prey. He was frozen in place; Jack was finding himself in a situation where he would have to remain still and hope that the hunter's predatory instincts weren't triggered by any subtle movements he made.

On the other hand, Airachnid was enjoying every nanoclick of it as she moved closer to him until their noses almost made contact with one another.

It was so tempting to finally take his head right here, but frustrating at the same time knowing that she couldn't do that yet. But what if she decided to play using the old method of attaching strings to a puppet? She resisted the urge to even giggle at that and she moved closer to his ear, with the teen feeling her breath brezing through his right ear.

"Tell me, Jack; what does Arcee have that I don't?", Airachnid solemnly whispered to his ear, a small smirk gracing her lips as she spoke. "I'd be able to make up on what she lacked the most, if not give you more than that if you will let me"

Her voice, alluring as it may, only sent shivers down his spine as he felt his resilience being taken apart slowly. Right now, he wasn't sure what to do; his close proximity to her felt like a prison for him after losing a game of who would fall first that he unknowingly got himself to.

Until the door suddenly bust open, revealing an agitated and angered former two-wheeler with a face that personified anxiety and renewed rage at the former Decepticon in close proximity with her partner. Her hands balled into fists, intend to give more than bruises to her fellow human.

Jack immediately saw that this could get ugly real quick.

It didn't help when Airachnid's smug grin rubbed her the wrong way. "Hello, Arcee", the purplette held her hands on Jack's shoulders, softly turning the teen over to face his partner. "Jack and I were just talking about you"

Omake: Newcomers aboard the Nemesis

"Okay, now that I gave ya a rundown on the ship, it's my turn to ask you a few questions before I'll leave you on your way"

Blitzwing turned his head towards the former Stunticon, his monocle-like optic staring at Breakdown with the usual emotionless visage that he had kept up since he and Lugnut had arrived on the ship, bearing the news of their failure to secure the Iacon relics. Though Megatron was likewise displeased, if not infuriated, with the outcome, the warlord opted to allow both Decepticons to rejoin him and make up for their failures in future missions, as he couldn't turn them away when he still had use for both of them, although he found Lugnut's open worship to him to be quite an annoyance.

"Feel free to ask az you wish, Breakdown", the Triple Changer politely, or rather icily, replied to him. "It is quite logical to know who you associate with, now that we would be joining together against the Autobots"

The brute cleared his throat, wondering where to start since he didn't really anticipate that he would get this far. "So how does it feel?", he began as the two walked along the warship's corridors and passed through groups of Vehicons whom they dwarf in size. "Being a Triple Changer since your kind has been a rarity since we left Cybertron"

"As I could tell you Breakdown, it was a rather unpleasant and unorthodox process", the Triple Changer explained to him, before they stopped to allow a Vehicon pushing a cart of liquified Energon heading to one of the storage rooms pass by them. "Despite zer drawbacks from the process, I am certain that it has distinct advantages inside and outside combat"

Breakdown appeared to be interested in that. He had heard stories of the Triple Changers Broadside, Springer, and Astrotrain wreaking havoc in countless battles that earned the infamy of each side they fought against, although the last report he had heard of them was that they had gone dark, likely offline. "You think I'd make a good Triple Changer once I got an operation?", the brute inquired the purple and beige Con, curious of the possibilities it would bring.

"Unless you are willing to risk it, it would certainly help given your frame as a former Stunticon member", Blitzwing rhetorically replied, causing Breakdown to shift slightly at the mention of his old team before he joined the Nemesis. "Though your current form is more than suited to your role"

The two continued to walk along the corridor, the blue brute continuing to think as to what he would still ask of the Triple Changer. "I've heard that you're also having a malfunction of your processors from the others. How true is that?"

Blitzwing stopped walking, his face rotating into another form of a red and is noticeably enraged where he proceeded to pin Breakdown against the wall, who was momentarily stunned at the sudden action but prepared his hammer anyway at this act of aggression. "Who said that?! I will tear them circuit by circuit once I have them on my servos!", he angrily demanded.

"Easy there, hot head. Just wanted to know", Breakdown assured him, a bit miffed by the sudden outburst while finally getting the answer to his question, that the other newcomer was a ticking time bomb at best. "No need to get off the rails"

Breakdown felt the grip of his shoulders to be loosened when Blitzwing's face returned to its 'Icy' exterior. "My apologies, Breakdown. It seems I have almost lost my bearings at that one. Iz there anything else that you would like to know?"

His colleague didn't feel like asking any more questions and was about to tell him to be on his way. Until he heard a familiar cry coming closer as they stood by.

"-AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

Breakdown and Blitzwing watched as the Seeker flew; or rather was sent flying after a powerful blow, past them where Starscream ended up colliding against a sealed door, where he frantically started pressing the door's button to try and get access inside once he was on his feet while the pair watched Lugnut came on charging towards Starscream with unrestrained fury.

"YOU MAY SULLY MY NAME, BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BESMIRCH THE GLORIOUS NAME OF OUR SUPREME LEADER, MEGATRON!", he proclaimed with vigor and powerful zeal while he slammed his fist on the door once Starscream managed to get inside.

"Okay...what's his problem?", Breakdown turned to the Triple Changer beside him, hearing the doors finally being opened through sheer force and the horrified screams of the Starscream hounded the halls once the bomber got his servos on to the Seeker Commander.

"Technical glitch", Blitzwing merely said while watching Knockout rushing to find Megatron in order to stop the bomber from outright extending Starscream's stay in the medical bay. "It happens"

His face then 'switched' to reveal a black screen with a grinning red face. "A lot actually! AHAHAHAHAHAH!!"

Spectre: Yep, end of the month update before Halloween. And hopefully I could get to update the is November.

So I guess Arcee's coming to school soon and I have plenty of ideas for that. And I hope I didn't make Optimus too OOC for that during the talk regarding her frustrations.

I often picture Airachnid as someone who could be weakened, but could still be dangerous and manipulative using her charms. And I decided to give a short insight on what Lugnut and Blitzwing have been doing as new members aboard the Nemesis.

As always, thank you for the support and rate and review!