Exactly two days had passed when Fowler arrived at the base to find it suspiciously quiet, too quiet. There were supposed to be seventeen people at the base. And that was a problem, since there was only the old and perpetually grumpy Ratchet and the quiet and cold Shockwave at the base. And here came the first question that came to Fowler's mind. Where were the rest of the autobots and decepticons?
As the question ran through his mind, he heard an underground bridge open in the center of the hangar and then a noise. He already knew where the rest were. "Where have you been with all the American stars?!" and you could tell by Fowler's tone alone that he was irritated.
"Agent Fowler, calm down, the kids just decided to show us Jasper Nevada from a human perspective," Optimus said, probably just adding fuel to the fire as Fowler looked even more irritated.
"What are you saying about me, don't leave the hangar until I tell my superiors about you, you didn't understand!" Fowler said, and it didn't sound like a question anymore, so no one answered it.
Being close enough to Optimus, Megatron felt like provoking the still patient and stoic Prime "you seriously let a human jump on your head" he said quietly but loud enough for Optimus to hear. And as Megatron expected, Optimus glared at him but said nothing.
"But to get to why I came here," Fowler muttered to himself. "Since my superiors already know what happened and that you became human, they want you to attend one of the annual meetings of the entire military command today," Fowler said and everyone nodded, some enjoying themselves prematurely.
"And who all goes there?" Arcee asked.
"Good question. And the answer is they go all Autobot and Megatron," Fowler said. And at that exact moment, a much bigger noise than before came through the hangar.
"Why are only the Autobots going?" was a question that came from no one knows who and there were many others such as "Why are the Autobots and Lord Megatron going?" well, by this question it was known that he is not 100 percent Starscream.
"What's going on here?!" said the voice, and they knew very well by the irritation and tone that the grumpy doctor had arrived.
"We're going to a party" a voice shouted and you knew it was Smokescreen by the joy.
"It's not a party, it's a gathering of military commanders, majors and other people, it's more of a celebration and Megatron is going because General Bryce wants to know from Megatron as the leader of the Decepticons and Optimus as the leader of the Autobots. that your alien war has ended and is not continuing," Fowler explained and most understood and some left offended that they couldn't go to such a celebration called Starscream.
"Alright and what will the rest of us do when General Bryce only wants to talk to Optimus and Megatron?" Ultra Magnus asked and was told by Smokescreen, Wheeljack and Bumblebee, "Are you trying to spoil our fun?" looks like .
"You will talk to other people and integrate into human society," Fowler replied shortly before turning to the boxes that were nearby.
There were eight black boxes and one white box. In the black boxes were suits, dress shoes and ties. But in that one white there was something for the only woman from the Prime team. Fowler gave each one a box. From Megatron to Bulkhead and finally Arcee.
"Get dressed and be here in half an hour," said Fowler, and everyone looked surprised.
"How about half an hour?" Bulkhead asked in surprise.
"If you weren't hanging out somewhere you shouldn't be, you'd have more time," Fowler said, and they all left with that.
Half an hour later
Exactly half an hour later, the most beautiful men the American base had ever seen began to emerge from every corner of the base. For the fact that they were there for barely a week, they were well-groomed. They may have had a little help with the ties, but really just a little help from Fowler, they looked great and managed, as the kids would say, "Fit for the gala". Even if some of them had something with them that they shouldn't have.
"Okay, are we all?" Fowler asked and the eight men looked at each other and one might say they were all but Optimus knew someone was missing or at least he personally was missing someone.
"No, Arcee is missing" said Bumblebee, who also noticed her absence so far.
They started to look around when they heard a tapping on the floor. They turned to see Arcee, but in a different light than they were used to. She had loose hair that flowed down her back and wore a long blue dress that contoured her figure and showed off her narrow torso.
"Since when is Arcee so good at walking in heels?" Miko asked, peeking out from the upper platform.
"Arcee always wore heels that's why she wasn't that short" Bulkhead replied and Arcee gave him a frown as she and Wheeljack and Smokescreen liked to allude to her height.
Everyone was in awe of Arcee's beauty and elegance. Optimus' eyes in particular were probing her, looking her over from head to toe. Fowler noticed and it took everyone to clear their throats to refocus on where they were going and how he wanted them to turn their heads back to him, even if it took a little longer for some.
"We should get going" Fowler said, thinking they would finally be able to move, but the questions kept coming.
"What about the kids, are we going to leave them alone with the Decepticons?" Ratchet asked. He didn't trust the children to be left alone on the base and even less trusted the Decepticons staying with them.
"He's coming to the kids and the Decepticons, June," Fowler said, his tone changing as he mentioned June's name.
"And besides, we are not children" they heard Miko shout. "And we are a grown alien race" and Starscream had to chime in as well. Although the sad fact that they were no longer aliens and would never see their home of Cybertron again crossed everyone's mind.
"Problems are solved and since the meeting is far from the base, let's take the underground bridge there" said Fowler and as if it was an order, the underground bridge opened in front of them. And without protest or complaint, they followed Fowler, who crossed the underground bridge first.
Gradually, everyone passed and the building where the celebration was to take place began to appear in front of them. They were getting closer and when they were close enough they saw General Bryce with a woman dressed in a formal dress standing by his side.
"General Bryce" Agent Fowler addressed him and the General turned to them and shook Agent Fowler's hand. "The Autobots and Megatron" Fowler said stepping back to see everyone.
The general sized them up with his eyes before extending his hand to Optimus, who was at the head of the group. "Optimus Prime, it is a pleasure to see you again, this time in human form" said General Bryce.
"The pleasure is on my side" replied Optimus shortly as he let go of his hand and the general moved with his gaze and movement towards Megatron.
"Megatron, leader of the Decepticons" said the general and shook Megatron's hand. Megatron hesitated for a moment as he didn't want to lower himself to that level, but finally took his hand and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
And then it went much faster. Megatron and Optimus followed General Bryce and Agent Fowler into some larger room where there were many more commanders and the official ending of the Millennium War that had moved from Cybertron to distant planets and how the Autobots and Decepticons would fit into human society was being discussed. While diplomatic matters were dealt with there, the others chatted with other soldiers, people, or just sat at the bar and tried human alcohol.
Time passed and Arcee, who was not amused, began to notice that the commanders, who had been in the meeting until now, began to leave and go to their ladies, who were ushering them in. Her eyes were fixed on the meeting room door and she was waiting to see Optimus, but he didn't come.
"Can I please" she heard a voice she knew very well and it was not the one she wanted to see or feel near her. She looked up to see Megatron standing next to her with his hand outstretched in a gesture of invitation to dance. She wanted very much to refuse, but now that peace had been concluded, she could not immediately sully it, so she accepted the hand with great reluctance.
Megatron gave her a gentle squeeze and led her to the floor, noticing that at that moment Optimus came out of the meeting room and his eyes immediately focused on the two of them. Megatron had planned to provoke two people at once. In the few days they've been with the Autobots, he's noticed that Optimus looks at the little femme differently than just a soldier, and he's found that he has a soft spot for her. And he also wanted to test how far Arcee would let him go. He was simply going to play with fire, but as if that ever stopped him.
When they reached the dance floor, he pulled her closer as if necessary, placing one hand on her back and holding her own with the other, leading the dance steps. They moved from side to side, just like the other dancing couples, and at first he pretended nothing was happening and that he wasn't up to anything as he began to move his hand slowly and unconsciously down her back. He moved her lower and felt her body tense, just as Optimus tensed in the place where he was sitting. And when his hand was near her ass, she finally spoke.
"Move that hand a little lower and you'll have your throat cut" Arcee whispered and Megatron smirked as he left his hand in place, just above her ass, he didn't move it any lower but he didn't return it to its original position either.
"I thought that's why we came to the ceremony today, to officially end the war between the Decepticons and the Autobots," Megatron said and Arcee glared straight into his eyes.
"Yeah? So why do you have a knife on your belt. Why do you hide it under your jacket or what did you take it for when we have official peace" Arcee asked and Megatron looked at her in surprise.
"You know I have a knife with me? You're a lot more observant than I thought" Megatron said and Arcee smirked.
"Even when we traveled out of the forest you had it, I just didn't point it out" Arcee said smiling into his face, the smile was condescending as she stood on the tip of her pumps and leaned in to his ear. "Believe that if you even think about killing Optimus and starting a war again in these bodies, I will be behind you and when your knife touches Optimus' neck and makes even a small scratch, your blood will spill on the ground and the knife that I'll hold it, your blood will be on it" Arcee whispered and pulled away.
"Is that a threat?" Megatron asked and Arcee smirked.
"No, just a warning" Arcee replied innocently as if she hadn't told him she would kill him if he tried anything and pulled away from him completely "Thanks for the dance" Arcee replied and stepped outside into the air, watching over her shoulder as Megatron found another wife , to the next dance.
She leaned against the stone railing and looked up at the sky where the stars were dancing. She remembered the night she watched the stars with Optimus and knew she fell asleep, but she had no idea how she got back to the hangar.
"We meet again under the stars" she heard a voice and finally it was a person she didn't want but longed to have with her. She was about to turn to him when she felt something warm on her shoulders and he stood by her side.
"Thank you" she said as he threw his jacket over her shoulders. He nodded and fixed his gaze on the dark star-studded sky. She also looked up "how did the official end of the war go?" she asked quietly as if she didn't want to ruin the quiet yet beautiful moment.
"The termination is official. Decepticons have the option to integrate into society and among humans, we have the same option or if we want we can help the US military and join them as soldiers" he replied with a calmness that was not consistent with his thoughts as they were flying from one side to the second and they could not find peace.
"And you want to?" Arcee asked. Optimus sighed. He didn't know what he wanted. He actually knew, he wanted Arcee, but it wasn't realistic.
"I don't know Arcee" he replied and remained silent.
Arcee bowed her head for a few seconds before she raised it and carefully placed her hand on his shoulder as if she was afraid. He looked at her and she gave him a small smile. "Whatever you decide, we will stand behind you...I will stand behind you" she said and then turned and walked back into the building.
Optimus looked behind her and smiled a little. "If only you knew how much I love you" he murmured and looked back at the sky.