#arcce

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I walked up to Cliffjumper with a chipper smile. "How's everything goin'?" I had asked.

"Well if you were to ask Ratchet I'm sure he would say somethin' different." Cliff replied with, I practically knew what Ratchet was about to say. I can't forget this day.. now I nearly know it off by heart.

"Cliffjumper- Do I have to say this for the third time today. Painting my tools bright. neon. pink. Is definitely your fault." Ratchet grumbled from his place by the monitors.

I sighed happily, If only I knew... That it was my last happy day of my life. I zoned back into the real harsh world with tears streaming down my face. I sobbed quietly in some part of the base I don't know.

"I should have spent my last moments with him better-" I choked out between sobs, "Or at least told him how I- felt... But no-" I broke out in tears again knowing that because I was too chicken I'll never be able to tell him now.

I heard some talking, some voices I hadn't recognised. I pulled myself together trying to look like I hadn't just balled my eyes out for the last hour, before trying to find my way back to the main part of the base.

"Who owns the sweet ride here?" I heard a young naive girls voice call, what the hell have the bots done now...

I stomped out of the hall, a storm cloud practically sitting above me. Now I had a bit of a resemblance to Ratchets mood. "Don't touch it, sparkles." I sneered at the child, I pulled the door open of my '69 Impala got in and slammed the door closed.

Poor Baby, I don't like slamming her doors 'cause she's fragile but at the moment I don't think I was in the mood for a lecture. Just as I was about to turn the key and stay her I heard, "What crawled up her tailpipe and died.."

I slammed my hand on the steering wheel and got back out of the car, leaving the driver's door open and storming over to the kid. "Let me make this crystal clear, kid" I growled gabbing my finger in her chest, "I am not in the m-"

"Y/n, I don't believe it is wise to take your anger out on children" Prime intervened,

"Fine!" I glared at the kid again before walking back over to my car, "I'm going, for a long drive. Don't be surprised if I don't come back."

And with that the Impala roared alive, I yanked the poor girl into a U-turn and left with the almighty howl of baby's engine slowly dying out as I got further and further from the base.

/∆\ Pov change rq /∆\

"What'd I do?" Miko, the girl that had only meant her words as a joke looked around, completely baffled.

"She's in denial..." Arcee said slowly, knowing very well what you went through, but you had a larger scar from this that was still healing. Because unlike you, Arcee was more used to death of friends, much to her distaste.

"Of what..?" The short brown haired boy asked, Raf looked around for answers. Ratchet grimaced and looked away trying to put his mind back to work. Arcee slumped down, bowing her head with sorrow written all over her features. Bulkhead closed his eyes and mumbled something, Prime only looked down at the floor with great sorrow. Bee wurred sadly and Raf noodles solemnly.

"What did someone die?" Miko interjected, Everyone squeezed their optics shut, trying to imagine she didn't just say that. If Y/n hadn't left miko would be dead already.

"Yea, actually..." Arcee mumbled softly, the air around them all was so tense and thick it made all the bots feel as if they were suffocating.

"oh.." Miko dragged her words out looking to where your Impala had only left a minute ago, "I really realise why she almost exploded now..."

...

"Your not making this better." Arcee pointed out after the silence had dragged out long enough.

/∆\ Back to youuuu /∆\

I lightly but angrily tapped the steering wheel focusing too hard on the deserted road in front of baby.

I couldn't drive to my house... well, because I didn't have one, I live in base. Thats the courtesy of the decepticons. I smiled sadly, it's when I met Cliffjumper too. Happy times.

Way better than now, If those children would have came maybe a month earlier I would have welcomed them with open arms but now im just a lifeless husk of my old self... what a great person I turned out to be.

I pushed harder on the accelerator, but backed off when I saw a car on the horizon. I thought nothing of it and continued to focus some random flashy red sports car didn't bother me.

Wait- A flashy red sports car! Knockout! I thought to myself. I yanked back on the hand brake and yanked the steering wheel left, doing a hard U-turn. Baby roared when I slammed the hand brake back down and I put the pedal to the metal.

I leaned down and tried to grab my phone that went flying into the passenger side footwell. I felt it and pulled myself back up, my eyes hadn't moved from the road as I continued to multi-task. I flipped open my phone and quickly speed dialed the base.

"What did you do now Y/n?" Ratchet asked over the phone, he sounded conflicted like he was working on something and his mind wasn't actually paying any attention to this.

"Well I don't know, Tryna go for a nice drive and blow off some steam, but that was until a flashy red sports car decided to tail me!" I grumbled at the phone, I looked quickly into the rear-view mirror and noticed K.O was closer than I would have liked.

"so a ground bridge?" Ratchet asked,

"No I want a cup of tea to share with Knockout. What do you think!!" I yelled over the phone, trying to convey my message as lightly as I could, and this is putting it lightly... yea the perks of having a short temper and road rage... whoohoo.

"My audio receptors.." Ratchet mumbled,

"I don't have time for your old gears to catch up ratchet! I need a damn ground bridge! I'm going to become Decepticon chow if you can't get your head outta whatever you doing." I desperately told the phone as I continued to flick my eyes up to the rear-view mirror and the road in front of me.

I glanced down at baby's ol' gadge, We still could go a tad faster... I just need to get him off my tail... I growled curse words then proceeded to push my foot further, much to Baby's disagreement as the car spluttered for a second before catching up. Slowly I gave myself a small gap of opportunity, "Ratchet dont open a ground bridge yet, Listen very carefully." I started, He hummed sharply showing that he was listening.

"I want you to open the ground bridge and the end of this road I'm going down on my mark, and close it just before I make it in, so K.O cant follow... for safety measures..?" I explained.

"Alright. On your mark." Ratchet said, I heard some shuffling on his end but pushed it off to the not important at the moment box in my mind.

I squinted my eyes at the horizon, seeing my target. I glanced back up at the rear-view mirror once more. I had made a gap that was about a yard, that will do fine. When I glanced back at the road in front of me then to the left, my eyes widened. Well fuck.

A blue hummer-like car was off the road to my left then slammed into Baby, flipping the car. I was yanked around I heard some frantic voices but couldn't make them out with all the slamming I heard.

I don't think Baby is looking to good...

I unclipped my seat belt but when I hit the floor I noticed to large red pedes next to another blue pair. This is going from bad to worse. "Oi, shut up." I whisper yelled at my phone grabbing it quickly and pushed it in my back jean pockets. They must have listen because I couldn't hear their frantic calls now.

I was reaching for a peace of glass from the now shattered windscreen all over the roof... or rather floor... and only just grabbed it before a clawed hand grabbed my leg, I hissed in pain but quickly slipped it into a small coin pocket in the jeans.

I was lifted into the air and was dangling upside down. K.O shook his hand a bit and it made my vision go weird and my gut wants to come up and out of my mouth, not a nice feeling. "Why does Starscream even want this revolting flesh bag anyway?"

"Don't know, we best get out of here before the Autobots turn up" I groaned when knockout threw me in the air and grabbed me again in his palm. I looked back at baby....

"It'll Buff out..." I mumbled to myself, Next thing I know I see the light of a ground bridge right behind Baby, couldn't they have gotten closer, I thought to myself as I started to see black dots and my head hurled with every move Knockout made to get into their own ground bridge.

I was thrown into K.Os passenger seat just as I went to call for them. So much so a drive, I don't think me or baby is ganna make it outta this one..

Then Bam nose to the dash and out I go, something must have hit K.O because I went hurling forward and knocked myself out. Smart.

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Maybe an hour later or a day, how could I know, I cracked my eyes open only to see the ground far far below in a dark creepy room. I squeezed my eyes closed trying to get my fear to calm down.

I cracked my eyes open again but I didn't look down in fear that if I do, I might fall. I glanced around, swallowing hard. I'm definitely not cut out for this sh-. My thoughts started but a loud hiss came from the door shut it up and focused on what was going to come through.

"Starscream and his need to get those Autobots is stupid, Why get a human? And why does he think he can do a better job at killing Optimus when he barely can do anything without running like a cowar-" I heard K.O say to himself as he walked in but as he noticed I was awake he cut himself off and smirked, "Good to know my patient has come out of their beauty sleep."

I groaned and dared to look down again, but instead of focusing on the ground I looked at the patch of blood on my shirt. I was stinging but I'm sure when I'm out of shock I'll feel how bad it is...

"You don't talk much do you..? Somethin' got your tongue?" K.O teased. I smelt the air and all I could really smell was the sweet smell of energon and blood, as well as sweat and a freshly buffed paint, Definitely Knockout... seen as how shiny his finish is.

"Sorry, can you repeat that? I don't speak Bitch" I hissed at the pain of talking. If looks could kill, I'm sure K.O would be 6ft under already.

"Well you sure do have some guts to talk to me like that!" K.O growled and pointed his finger at me before whipping around and rummaging through some tools.

"And who are you? The Decepticons Mascot?" I growled through my teeth, my adrenaline was slowly fading and the pain of something grabbed in my side was slowing filling it's place.

"I'll show you how this mascot cuts a human in half. Oh wait! You won't be able to see it because I'll use you as the test subject!" Knockout stomped over but stopped about halfway when a 'Con minion stormed in.

"Commander Knockout, The Autobots have stormed the Nemesis! Lord Starscream has commanded you to get over to the west wing to deal with the Autobots with most of our troops." It told K.O ominously before scurrying off, the door closing with a light slam.

"I deal with you later. I have some Autobots to dance with, per Starscreams orders" Knockout pointed at me, "Don't go anywhere"

"Oh of course, I'll just escape and break my legs from the fall! Where can I go?" I yelled at him sourly as he left but coughed up blood. I looked down once more at my wound to see something shiny. When my eyes focused I realised it had been glass, a big chunk straight in my side.

I let out a pained groan again and closed my eyes. When I opened them I wasn't in the room anymore, no I was in an endless white room. "Y/n!" I heard an all too familiar voice from behind me, My side wasn't bleeding but I didn't care if It still had a bullet in it, I whipped around and ran for Cliffjumper.

He scooped me up and held me close to his chassis, I leaned into his neck cables and balled my eyes out. "I missed you so- so much!" I choked out in between my happy crying.

"Hey, kiddo... So did I.." A happy smile speed across his features,

"Look, the last time I hesitated when I wanted to say this I never got to. So I'm saying it now..." I quickly told him then took a deep breath. He hummed his azure optics carefully studying my shaking frame.

"I love you and I really wish that I would have been able to tell you that before you passed but- but I didn't and now yo-you'll never know a- and I can't go back now-" I started to speed talk and get agitated the more I spoke but when his servo lightly touched my shoulder, my words were caught in my throat.

"Slow down, flash, You love me?" He asked, his voice sounding as smooth as the day I lost him. But I just nodded, too scared to reply. Even if this was a figment of my imagination... I still will make it feel like it's real, to calm my haywire mind.

"Don't worry, princess, I'm watching over ya' so don't cry and say hi to Arcee for me" He kissed my head lightly and then put me down on the ground with the same grace. He did the gun fingers, or digits in his case, and then faded into nothing. I sighed, looking down. I closed my eyes and ran my hands down my face before opening them again.

I was back in the dark gloomy room, which reminded me of my mind. But instead of the blaster shots being far and almost faint they were now ringing in my ears. I howled out in pain, from the large migraine and the sharp glass stull in my side.

Only moments later, after more pained groans and depressing thoughts, the door burst open. Arcee and bumblebee came running through and quickly helped you out of your restraints.

I collapsed into Bee's servos and yelled out in pain, the glass moved around and only made it feel more pleasant... That was sarcastic just for those who didn't pick up on it.

I zoned in and out of consciousness, only remembering snippits. Bee running, Optimus and Arcee with Bee, the ground bridge, Ratchet and June prodding me then a blinding light in my eyes then nothing.

I groaned lightly as I came to my scenes, my ears ringing, eyes trying to adjust, my fingers feeling the cotton blanket that had been draped over me earlier. I leaned up a tad and opened my eyes.