Author's Notes - So, I'm trying my hand at some more Arcee and Knockout. This time though, it's not a drabble. It's (hopefully) going to turn into an actual story...that all depends on how much you all like it :)

Enjoy!

Disclaimer - I don't own Transformers Prime

'Arcee...'

Arcee opened her optics to see a dark silhouette hovering over her. The only light source came from the light blue optics peering down at her. She squinted a little, the blurry figure starting to become more clear, even if it was still a shadow. She recognized the two horn-like ornaments on top of its head, and the blue optics held a certain familiarity about them that made her almost instantly remember who it was.

'Cliffjumper?'

'Arcee...'

She smiled at her old friend and reached out to place a servo on his faceplates. As soon as she touched him though, an icy cold jolted through her systems, making her pull back and shiver violently. Her smile dropped completely when she saw the shining blue optics turn light purple, as did the rest of the cracks and crevices in his frame. He leaned down closer to her and she saw the monster dark energon had turned her friend into.

No, he was not a friend anymore. A sparkless corpse was all he was. A sparkless corpse who was currently pinning her to the berth with no way of escaping the all-to-real nightmare.

'Arcee!'

'Get away from me! I don't know you anymore!'

'Arcee!'

'Cliffjumper, please, let me go! Leave me alone!'

'ARCEE!'

The blue motorcycle woke from recharge shaking, her cooling fans working overtime to cool down her overheated frame. She started intaking air faster than was necessary, resulting in making herself dizzy.

"Arcee? I need you to take a deep breath. Just calm down."

Arcee steadied herself against a tree and did as she was told, inhaling a large amount of air and letting it flow throughout her system. After two more deep breaths, she had calmed down and the dizzyness in her processor was gone. She tilted her helm back, letting it rest on the tree and absently gazed up at the night sky.

"You had that dream again didn't you? The one with your friend-"

"He used to be my friend. Now, he's nothing more than a monster that haunts me almost every night."

A gentle servor placed itself on her shoulder and squeezed slightly. "You're losing a lot of energy by not recharging fully. You're going to be below fifty percent funtionality if this keeps up."

Arcee snorted at her friend, "Well sorry doc, but I can't just tell these nightmares to go away. No matter what I do, they always come back. I don't know whether Cliffjumper is trying to tell me something, or offline me in my sleep. Whatever it is, its going to keep me from performing my duties with a hundred percent efficiency."

"Well, we can't have that now can we?" The doctor maneuvered himself behind her and wrapped both his arms around her waist, hugging her close to his chassis. "Recharge now, but dream of me instead."

Arcee leaned into the hug, feeling more comfortable now knowing he was here to protect her from anymore nightmares. "I'll try, O self-centered one."

He gave her a gentle squeeze in return, "Hey, how can you not dream of something as flawless as me?" He placed his chin on her shoulder and smiled when she glanced at him, "Rest easy tonight Arcee."

She smiled back at him, her optics already starting to shut off for recharge, "Thank you, Knockout."

Author's Notes - Didn't expect that now didja? And sorry the first chapter is so incredibly short. That seems to be an unheathy trend in all my stories. But, if enough of you like it, I'll gladly write more!

Oh, and I apologize if Knockout is a bit OOC. I seem to unintentionally do that a lot too...

Anywho, enjoy and review!

-RulerofFire