Transformers Prime:Vengeance II
Chapter 3
The force of Jacks punch knocked Airachnid backwards as she dug her feet into the ground,struggling to keep her balance from falling as she reached up with her left hand,wiping the Energon off her lower lip.
"I must admit Jack..you really caught me off guard..I wasn't expecting that".
"There's more where that came from"Jack responded as he held up both arms,making fists.
"Very well..If that's how you wish to play"Airachnid said as she quickly leaped through the air,kicking Jack up against the rock wall of the cliffside as rocks fell down,hitting the cab of Jack's suit,breaking the windshield in the process.
Airachnid rushed forward,pinning Jack up against the wall.
"Hmmm...This looks importnant"Airachnid said,seeing hoses full of Energon that fueled the suit as she severed one with one of her razor legs.
"Warning..Power levels decreaseing"The suit spoke as warning lights and alarms went off.
"Great..That's all I need"Jack said as he strained to fight Airachnids strength.
"Jack...I detect your suit is loseing power".
"Tell me something I don't know Ratchet...Like how to activate my weapons".
"Simple..The buttons that control your weapons are on your left...If you had a chance to do some training..you would of known that".
"I promise Ratchet..If and when I make it back to base I'll take the full course"Jack responded as Airachnid pressed him tighter to the wall as Jack's suit stained to push back.
He managed to get the right arm of his suit free as he punched Airachnid back,giving him time to free himself from the rock wall.
He didn't waste any time as he reached down pressing the weapon buttons,as twin Energon blasters appeared on his arms.
Jack raised both the mechiancal arms of the suit,opening fire on Airachnid as he slowly walked forward,changing his blasters to swords as he closed the distance.
He struck with his blades,Airachnid responding,defecting every attack as they locked blades,staring eachother in the eye.
"You must really care for Arcee to put your life in danger like this Jack".
"You don't how much I care for her Airachnid!"Jack yelled as he broke their blade lock,raising his swords back up to guard position.
"You Humans and your caring for others...Such a weakness"Airachnid responded back as her and Jack circled eachother.
Jack lunged forward as Airachnid leaped out of the way,making Jack crash into the cliffside.
"How do you expect to rescue Arcee when you can't even handle yourself?".
"I can handle myself just fine!"Jack yelled as he lunged froward again,Airachnid repeating her last tactic,causing Jack to fall and onto the ground,hitting it hard.
"All of this has been entertaining Jack...But I'm done playing games"Airachnid said as she walked over to Jack as he struggled to control the suit,trying to make it stand up.
She got on all for's over him,pinning the mechanical arms of his suit down to the ground,leaning in close,eye to eye with him.
"You know I had my spark set on killing you..But as I was telling Arcee earlier..I've about decided to keep you for myself".
"You might as well kill me now because that's not going to happen".
"Arcee said you would see it that way...But I'm not the type to take no for an answer"Airachnid said as she leaned in closer to Jack,as he turned his head to the side,closing his eyes.
"Lets see why you Humans like lip contact so much...Arcee seems to love it"Airachnid said as she opened her mouth.
"You're not finding out...At least not with me!"Jack responded as he turned his head to the side more.
"But why Jack?...I can give you the same as Arcee"
"Noooooo!".
"Resisting me won't do you any good Jack...You can't do anything".
"He may not be able to do anything...But I can"Cames Miko's voice out of no where in her robot suit as she punched Airachnid,knocking her backwards.
"Here's some advice from one girl to another...Try another color besides black..it might brighten your mood up"Miko said again,shooting Airachnid right in the chest with an EMP blast as she fell backwards on the ground,knocking the data pad off and causing her to shake as the electricity surged through her body.
"Miko?"Jack asked surprised as he looked up as Miko stood over him,putting down a hand to help him up as Jack eagerly took it, standing up.
"You really didn't think I was just going to stay behind without doing some Bot smashing of my own did you?".
"This is one time I'm glad you disobeyed orders Miko".
"You can thank me later Jack"Miko said as Airachnid layed motionless on the ground.
"Miko!..Grab that data pad!..I need you to find Arcee...It will lead you to her!".
"News flash Jack...You're getting the scrap kicked out of you...You need my help".
"Miko...Arcee is Airachnids bargaining chip...Airachnid knows as long as she has her,she has me exactly where she wants me".
"Then you take the data pad and go find your precious Girlfriend and I'll stay here".
"Airachnid would just come after me Miko...Don't you get it...She want's me...Not you".
"I sneaked here to have my Bot on Bot smackdown..Not to be sent on some rescue mission"Miko responded,both of them argueing as they turned their attention back to Airachnid as she came too,raising herself off the ground.
"Miko!...I don't have time for this!...I need you to do this for me!".
"Okay Jack but you owe be a smackdown"Miko said as she grabed the data pad,before taking off running down the canyon.
"What's a matter Jack?...Your little friend didn't want to stay and play?".
"Didn't want to give her the pleasure Airachnid...You're all mine".
"Awww..Jack..I'm touched"Airachnid said as Jack faced her again,drawing both of his swords.
"Shall we continue Airachnid?"
...
Miko followed the signal from the data pad down the length of the canyon,it leading her to the enterance of a cave.
"Great...It just had to be a cave didn't it...You owe me big time when I get back Jack"Miko said irritated as she steped into the darkness,having to turn the suits headlights on,as they lite up the dark like day.
"Airachnid re-entered Arcee's cell,draging Jack's lifeless body onto the ground over to Arcee,her lower lip quivering at the sight of him."
"Is he...?".
"Dead?...Yes...I'm afraid I was a little to rough on him...I wanted him to suffer more...But what done is done"Airachnid answered as Arcee turned her head to the side.
"Be proud of him Arcee...He fought bravely to the end"Airachnid said as Arcee sobed uncontrollably.
"If you have any decency left in you Airachnid..you will let me hold him one last time".
"It won't make any difference..You will soon be reunited with him anyway won't you Arcee?".
"Arcee!".
"Arcee!...Arcee!"Came Mikos voice as it echoed off the caves wall making Arcee open her optics,waking up startled,seeing no sign of Airachnid or Jack.
She quickly became alert,realizing what happend before was all in her mind.
"Arcee!"Miko yelled again,her voice becoming louder".
I'm in here!"Arcee yelled back,guiding Miko to her as she appeared in the cavern.
"Miko!...What are you doing here?...Where's Jack?".
"He's keeping Spider Lady busy..He sent me to rescue you".
"Is he okay?".
"He was last time I checked...But he won't be for long if we don't hurry"Miko responded as a cutting torch appeared on the left arm of her suit as she began to cut through the chains that binded Arcee's wrists to the ceiling.
Arcee fell to the floor or the cave after the last link of the chain was cut as she stood up rubbing her wrists.
"Do you know the way out of here Miko?".
"Leave it to me"Miko answered,pointing her thumb into her chest,the suit copying her.
...
The battle between Jack and Airachnid raged on,Jack absorbing attack after attack by the combination of Airachnids fists and blades.
He wasn't aiming to win,at least not anymore,He knew that his only hope of getting everyone out of this mess alive was to stall Airachnid till Miko found and freed Arcee.
"What's wrong Jack?..Lost your will to fight anymore?"Airachnid asked sending another punch,making him stumble backwards,as he strained to keep his balance.
"Is that all you got Airachnid?"Jack yelled,gritting his teeth together.
"Well I didn't want to use this out of afraid of killing you to soon but what the hell..you're going to die anyway"Airachnid said as she raised both arms sending two Energon blasts,both hitting Jack's suit right in the chest.
"Warning..Power levels failing"The suit spoke again as Jack struggled to get the suit to respond to his commands.
Airachnid closed in on Jack,punching with her fists and swiping with her blades as red lights and warning sounds filled Jack's ears from inside the suit.
"Warning...Damage level at 25 percent"
Airachnid jabbed over and over again with her blades,each time priecing the suit's armor,Jack's body being only inches away from the razor sharp tips.
"Warning...Damage level at 50 percent".
Jack tried to fight back all he could,only have each attack with his swords to be deflected with his left sword finelly breaking.
Airachnid came down with a powerful swipe with her blades,severing the left mechianical arm of Jack's,sparks flying from it as it hit the ground.
"Warning..Damage level critical..Ejection recommended"The suit spoke for a final time as Jack looked around for the ejection control,seeing the handle on his right side but before he could pull it,Airachnid knocked him backwards on the ground with a leaping kick.
She stood over him,reaching down,jerking the windshield off of the cab as she picked him up into her grasp.
"I must say Jack...You really gave me a challeage...But it's over now".
"It will never be over Airachnid..Not as long as I'm still breathing"Jack responded,struggleing to free himself of her.
"Humans...You never give up do you?..You never see defeat".
"I can't speak for all Humans...But I'm not the type to give up..But if this is my time to die...I can die knowing that my actions might let Arcee live".
"Yes..I'll give you that Jack...All this was very noble of you..Facing me to try and save Arcee...But not letting that girl help you..That was just plain foolish"
"The thing about that Airachnid...Miko's been helping me all along...You just didn't realize it".
"What...What do you mean?"Airachnid questioned.
"I sure all your centurys of war you have heard of a distraction haven't you?".
"Distraction?"Airachnid questioned back.
"Aren't you missing something?"Jack asked with a smile as Airachnid reached down,feeling her right side,noticing the data pad missing.
"Noooooo"She screamed,letting go of Jack as she turned around,a Energon blast greeting her,knocking her backwards onto the ground.
"Keep your flithy hands off my Boyfriend!"Yelled Arcee as Airachnid stood back up,seeing Arcee pointing her blasters right at her and Miko raising both fists.
"You okay Babe?"Arcee asked glancing over to Jack as he got up,dusting his clothes off.
"Yea...Minute later and I don't think I would of been"
"Sorry...Would of been here sooner but Miko got us lost".
"Yea..That sounds like Miko"Jack responded,walking over to Arcee.
"Jack...Get behind me"Arcee commanded as he obeyed her order,her taking a defensive stance infront of him,blasters raised.
"What are you going to do Arcee?...Kill me again in cold blood?...I don't think Optimus would like that".
"I know he wouldn't..That's why I'm taking you in".
"You really expect to take me prisoner?..Just you and a little girl...Cause I know Jack won't be much of a threat now".
"No I don't expect to Airachnid..That's why I called for backup"Arcee answered back as a Groundbridge portal opened behind Airachnid as Optimus,Ratchet,Bulkhead,and Bumblebee steped out of it Blasters raised,surrounding her.
"Airachnid!...Surrender!...There's been enough blood spilled on your account"Optimus yelled as his faceplate came over his face".
I wouldn't give you the pleasure of taking me in Prime"Airachnid responded as she leaped into the air,transforming into her black and purple helicopter as everyone began firing at her.
"Till we meet again Jack!...And I swear the outcome will be differnt!"Airachnid screamed as she flew off,disappearing into the the distant sky.
"Arcee..Jack..Are you two alright?"Optimus asked as he put his blaster away,turning around to find Arcee bent down infront of Jack,kissing each other deeply.
"I'd take that as a yes Optimus"Ratchet added as he walked up,standing beside Optimus who was gazing off into the clear sky.
"Please..you two get a room already"Miko said,rolling her eyes as Arcee broke their kiss,putting her forhead against Jack's as he reached his arms around her neck,hugging it tight.
"I was afraid I'd never see you again.."Jack said softly as a tear rolled down his cheek.
"Shhh...I'm here...I'm okay..We're okay"Arcee whispered as she took her right thumb,wiping his tear away.
"Any clue on how Airachnid was brought back to life Optimus?"Ratchet asked as they both watched Jack and Arcee embrace eachother.
"I'm not sure Old Friend..But I am sure the answer will reveal itself to us in time".
"Let's go home Optimus".
"I couldn't agree with you more Ratchet..It has been quite a day"Optimus said as he reached up activating his com-link.
"Rafeal...We need a Bridge"
...
"The Decepticon has left the area Sir"Said a M.E.C.H. agent as he walked up behind Silas who was perched high on a cliff observing the group of Humans and Cybertronions below him in the canyon through a pair of binoculars.
"Is her tracking device still working?"Silas asked,turning his head to the side to look back.
"Appears to be..I'm getting a good signal".
"Excellent...Excellent...Call in all of our surviving agents...Send them to pursue and apprehend her...I'll have my assassin yet".
"But Sir...They will just be massacred like the rest of the men...They won't stand a chance".
"True...But what is war without fatalities?...Doesn't matter as long as M.E.C.H gets the spoils"Silas responded back coldly.
"But Sir...".
"That's an order!...And prepare the chopper for take off"Silas said as he looked back through his binoculars,focusing them back on the Autobots.
"Yes...Yes sir"The M.E.C.H agent responded back,turning and walking away as Silas reached down to his vest pocket,removing his cell phone,and dialing a number.
"This is Agent 161"A voice answered on the other end.
"I have another job for you".
"Great...Rent is about due...What's the mission?".
"I'll give you the short version for right now...I need you to pay another visit to the same military base from your last mission".
"Sounds perfect".
"Excellent...Report in and I'll give you the details...Along with your usual payment of course".
"Yea about the money...I want double this time or no deal".
"That can be arranged...If you pull another small job for me".
"What did you have in mind?".
"Like I said...Report in and I'll give you the details".
"Understood Sir".
Silas placed his phone back in his vest pocket then placed his binoculars back up to his eyes,focusing them and zooming in on Jack and Arcee.
"Well played today Jack...You did something today that M.E.C.H hasn't been able to do as of yet...To go fist to fist with a Cybertronion and survive".
"In order to pull ahead in this three sided war...We will just have to acquire a toy like your's"Silas said as he stood up,turning around and walking toward a Huey Helicopter as it rotor blades were starting to turn.
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"I thought I would find you in here..Ratchet said he repaired your suit"Arcee said as she entered Ratchet's lab,finding Jack standing on the top step of the metal stairway,cleaning and polishing the windshield of his newly painted red and silver robot suit.
"Hey Arcee"Jack responded as he turned around,desended down the steps then stood beside her.
"Well what do you think"He asked her,wiping his hands off with a towel as she steped forward,laying her hand over a silver Autobot emblem on the left chest of the suit.
"I may not be a Autobot on the outside...But I'm a Autobot on the inside"Jack said as he steped up beside her as she kneeled down eye level with him.
"You are way more than that Jack"She said as she gently placed her right middle finger under his chin,making him look up.
"What all am I then?"He asked,smiling a little.
"You're my partner,my boyfriend,and my lover"Arcee reponded back,smiling wide as Jack chuckled,running his hand through his hair.
"I believe someone is blushing"She stated making Jack's face turn ever redder,making Arcee smile.
"We better hurry...We're going to miss Miko's victory party"
"Not much of a victory with Airachnid loose again to terrorize at will again"Jack said as he started back up the steps.
"True...But I'm not worried about Airachnid anymore...I got you back and we're together...That's all that matters to me now".
"And what if she she shows her face again?".
"I'm sure we havent seen the last of her...But we will cross that bridge when we come to it...And as long as I have you Jack...I'm ready for anything"Arcee said as she leaned down,kissing him gently on the lips.
"Mmmm...How about we skip Miko's party?".
"Mmmm...You read my mind Babe"Arcee responded as she turned around,walking out of the lab,swaying her hips side to side seductively as she walked making Jack grin.
"Are you coming?"She asked as she looked back from over her left shoulder,grinning back at him.
"Yes..just enjoying the view I'm getting"He answered as she started to follow her out.
Arcee entered their room as she walked over,sitting on the edge of their bed crossing her legs and laying both her shoulders back,trying to get into the sexiest pose before Jack came in.
He entered only seconds after finding Arcee in her pose,stareing at her.
"Been doing research again?"Jack asked with a wide smile.
"Mmmm...Do you like it?".
"Mmmm...I love it"He answered back,turning the lights off as he walked further into the dark room,Arcee's glowing blue optics guiding him as she reached out with her hand,pulling him into bed.
Arcee didn't waste any time removing his shirt as she turned over,laying him upon her torso,running her hands up and down his body.
"Mmmm...You better take a deep breath"She instructed as she gave Jack a couple of quick kisses on the lips before kissing him deeply and passionly.
"Jack?...Arcee?...Miko's waiting on you two before she starts the party..."Came June's voice as she steped into the doorway of Jack and Arcee's room,seeing them laying together and kissing not even paying any attention to her.
"Okay...Then..I'll tell her to start without you"June said again,rolling her eyes as she left.
Arcee broke away from Jack's lips,giving him a break to breath as she moved down to his neck and the top of his chest,kissing gently.
"You didn't seem to worried about your mom seeing us"Arcee said smiling as she looked into Jack's eyes,running her long alloy fingers gently through his hair.
"I guess I'm just becoming more comfortable with our relationship around everyone else"Jack answered,relaxing to her touch.
"Well don't get to comfortable...We still need our privacy".
"I didn't mean that Arcee...It's just that..."Jack started to say,Arcee stopping him as she placed one of her fingers over his lips.
"I know what you mean't Jack...I'm glad our relationship is out in the open and everyone is okay with it too".
Arcee continued to gently stroke his back,making him relax more as he layed his head down on her chest plate,making her chuckle.
"What are you doing?".
"Just listening to your spark".
"You've heard my spark before".
"True..But they were times today I was thinking I wouldn't get to hear it again"Jack responded as he leaned up on her chest,looking into her optics.
"I know"Arcee said softly,guiding his head back down to her chest.
Jack closed his eyes,the sound of rock music echoing off the concrete walls keeping him from relaxing fully.
The combination of him being tired and Arcee's relaxing touch finelly caused him to drift off,falling asleep.
Arcee gently turned over on her side,laying Jack beside her as she reached down,grabing the comforter,pulling it up,covering Jack up with it as she layed back,stroking his hair to deepen his slumber.
She cuddled up close to him,wraping her left arm over him,finelly letting herself enter rest mode.
"Goodnight Jack"