#predacee

Chapter 15

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Arcee climbs off Predaking when they return to the Nemesis, her spark filled with joy and sadness. She's happy that she got to see her team again but she's sad that she had to leave them. She pushes the emotions aside as she watches Predaking transform, she must help him break free from Megatron, she's determined to help him. 

Predaking transforms and looks at her, he felt her mix of emotions before she suddenly pushed them to the side. He wishes she wouldn't be sad but he can understand, she cares about them greatly and wants to be with them again. Which is why he's surprised she didn't attempt to go back with them, he honestly thought she would. He knows he told her that if she went with them back to their base he would have hunted her down, but in all honesty, he would have just let her go.

As much as he wants and longs for her to stay with him he wants her to be happy, and being with her team would do that. Arcee turns to look at him and she motions for him to get down on his knees so he can be nearer to her height. He does so without hesitation and she throws her arms around his neck, hugging him as she buries her face into his neck. His optics widened as he did not expect this at all.

"Thank you, Predaking," she says before she pulls back to look into his optics, "Thank you so much for letting me see my team again. I'm very grateful." She kisses him on the cheek. As she pulls back, Predaking places a servo on the back of her helm and kisses her on the mouth. Arcee was shocked but she didn't pull away, she closed her optics and kissed him back. She guesses he researched this as much as everything else, it seems he really wants to be serious about this and do things right.

Arcee's spark quickens as the kiss goes on and the more she thinks about what he's done to make sure she's happy, all fears she had of this mech have completely vanished and been replaced with feelings of warmth and happiness. Predaking pulls back and looks into her optics, "I hope you didn't mind that, I've been wanting to kiss you for a while now."

Arcee smiles at him, "I didn't mind." She feels her spark flutter as she looks into his optics and it quickly starts to dawn on her, she's falling in love with this mech. Her mech, her Predacon, her Predaking, he's hers as much as she's his and she'll stop at nothing to save him from Megatron.

Predaking's optics widened as Arcee unknowingly sent him a small wave of love through their bond, but before he could say anything both of their attention was pulled towards the door as it opened. They see Starscream walking towards them and Predaking gets to his feet so he can attack Starscream if he tries anything.

Starscream looks at the pair as he walks closer to them, he's filled with disgust and anger at the thought of these two being sparkbonded and mated. Arcee shouldn't be bonded to a beast like him, she should be with a regular Cybertronian like himself. When Megatron mentioned that he was planning on giving her to one of them he was thrilled, he thought up a devious plan to make sure she went to him, but then the damn Predacon got in the way and she went to him instead. Starscream seemed to not care when Megatron told Predaking he could have Arcee, but deep down Starscream was boiling with rage.

Ever since they first met he has wanted her, even when they were fighting each other and he was trying to kill her, he always got that sense of yearning for her. He wants to make her his and he was so close to doing it until that beast came along, but he's not gonna give up, he's gonna come up with a way to take her from him. "Predaking, Lord Megatron wishes to speak with you."

"About?"

"How should I know!? He just told me to come get you!"

Predaking glared at him before looking at Arcee, "Wait here, I'll be right back." Arcee nods and he walks off.

Arcee watches him walk off as she tries to ignore Starscream but she soon ends up looking at him as he circles her chuckling. "I'm sure you know that we've captured one of your comrades, Arcee. The one called Ratchet."

Arcee clenches her servos as she feels the urge to pummel this mech into the ground. She does know but she's not gonna let Starscream know that she knows. Predaking can feel her anger and discomfort so he stops walking and turns around, he growls when he sees Starscream getting so close to her. "Come along! I'm not leaving you alone with my mate!"

Starscream ignores him as he keeps talking to Arcee, "If you try to rescue him you'll be in so much trouble that even Predaking won't be able to bail you out."

"Get moving, Starscream, before I show you just how well I can kick your aft even without my weapons," Arcee says with a glare. If looks could kill Starscream would be in the well of AllSparks right now.

Before Starscream could make a response he felt a huge servo wrap around his helm as he was picked up and thrown. He slid across the floor a good few paces before stopping and he looked up to see an enraged Predacon heading towards him. Predaking picks him up by his wings as he digs his claws into the silver mech's metal, making Starscream cry out in pain. "If you ever get that close or make my mate feel uncomfortable again I will rip out your spark!!" He says with a snarl before throwing the Seeker through the open doors.

Starscream quickly scurries away in fear for his life and he goes to search for Knock Out so he can fix him. Predaking watches him scurry away as he feels a wave of love wash over him, he turns around to look at Arcee and she smiles sweetly at him. She's trying to calm him down before he goes to see Megatron and it's working, his anger is soon replaced with joy at feeling her love for him. He knew he would get her to love him one day and it's finally happened.

"We'll talk when I return," Predaking tells her and Arcee nods in agreement. Predaking turns to leave with the doors closing behind him and Arcee is left alone.

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Predaking arrives on the bridge to find Megatron looking at the monitors, "Lord Megatron, you wished to see me?"

Megatron turns around to face him, "Yes. Did you think that I wouldn't know that you took Arcee off the ship?"

"I didn't see anything wrong with doing so."

"You took her to her team! You practically gave her an invite to escape!"

"I was making my mate happy. She was missing them so I took her to see them. We Predacons always make it a top priority to see to it our mate is happy."

That didn't sit well with Megatron, if Predaking's top priority is to see to it that Arcee remains happy then that could involve treason down the road. Arcee is quickly gaining the power to turn the Predacon against him. "I can understand that you want to keep her happy, with her being your sparkmate and all, but you also must still obey me. Don't ever take her off this ship again," Megatron says with a sense of warning in his tone. "Now, I need you to do something to prove that your allegiance still resides with me."

"How do I do that, my lord?"

"We've recently captured an Autobot, I'm sure you heard."

Predaking growls, "I heard Starscream mention it to Arcee. Do you want me to kill him?"

"Not yet. This Autobot is more than a prisoner, he's the key to restoring our home planet." Predaking looks at him in astonishment. The Autobot can restore Cybertron? "But our captive's usefulness will soon come to an end," Megatron continues, "When that time comes I want you to destroy the Autobot in front of the femme."

Normally, Predaking would be delighted to destroy an Autobot, but now that he's sparkbonded to Arcee and he knows they mean so much to her, he has mixed emotions about it. In a way, he still wants to destroy the Autobots for killing his brethren but at the same time, he doesn't want to ruin the relationship he's built with Arcee. But he also needs to prove that his allegiance is still with Megatron, "I shall do with him what I failed to with the Prime." 

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Chapter 1

Predaking x Arcee - Monster

Chapter 14

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When Predaking returned to the ship he dropped off Shockwave and the device they had taken and headed to the bridge where he left Arcee. But he didn't have to go too far, he soon saw Arcee and Megatron heading their way. Megatron was anxious to see this device they had stolen. Predaking didn't care what it was or what they planned to do with it, he had his own goals in mind.

Predaking transforms and walks off with Arcee, "Predaking? Where are we going?" Arcee asked when she noticed that they were heading away from the upper haul deck where they usually go.

"Just follow me," Predaking replies. They keep walking until they reach the Ground Bridge control room. "Open up the Ground Bridge to the previous location," Predaking demanded when they walked into the room. The Vehicons looked at him in confusion but did what he said, they would rather not become the Predacon's new chew toy.

Arcee was just watching as she wondered what her mate was up to. The Vehicons open up the Ground Bridge and Predaking transforms back into his dragon form, he lowers his helm so Arcee can climb on. She's hesitant at first but she climbs onto his back and he begins walking into the Ground Bridge. Arcee held on tightly to him as they went flying through the other side, Arcee glanced down and noticed that they were in the Arctic or the North Pole or something. As she looks around she soon notices her teammates as they ready their weapons and get into fighting positions.

Predaking lands a good distance away from them and lowers his helm to let her off. Arcee climbs down and looks at him as she secretly questions if she can go to them. Predaking nods approvingly. Just don't try to escape, if you do I will track you down.

I won't try to escape, I promise. Arcee responds with a smile.

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:: Guys, what's going on? :: Smokescreen asked over the comm. Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack, and Bumblebee had their weapons ready as they watched the Predacon land.

:: The Predacon returned. :: Ultra Magnus responded. Immediately after that response, they heard the Ground Bridge open behind them and Bulkhead and Smokescreen came running through.

"We'll take it on together," Bulkhead said as he smashed his fist into his servo.

"Wait. Is that Arcee?" Bumblebee speaks up as he watches a figure get off the back of the Predacon.

"It is! It's 'Cee!" Bulkhead shouted out as they watched Arcee run towards them. They all put away their weapons as they went to greet their comrade, they were all overjoyed to see her again. Bumblebee was the first to hug her followed by Bulkhead pulling her into a bear hug.

"Hey, guys, I'm glad to see you too," Arcee said with a giggle. She could feel Predaking getting mad that they were hugging her like this. Calm down, Predaking, they're just really happy to see me. It's how they greet those they haven't seen in a while. After all, I'm pretty sure they thought I was dead so they're really happy to see that I'm still alive. With that, Predaking started calming down, he can understand that but he still doesn't like any mech touching his mate.

"We're so relieved to see that you're okay," Smokescreen said, "I've been looking after Jack but he's been really worried about you."

Arcee smiled at him, "I know you have. I really miss him..."

"Come on back to base, you can reunite with him," Smokescreen said excitedly.

"I can't," Arcee says as she glances over her shoulder to Predaking.

"We can hold off the beast while you get through the portal, no problem," Wheeljack told her.

"No, I promised him I won't escape. And I want to go back with him."

"What? Why?" Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack asked her.

"Are you going rogue, soldier?" Ultra Magnus asked.

"No, sir! Definitely not! I'm still an Autobot!"

"He's your sparkmate," Optimus spoke up. The others looked at Optimus before looking at Arcee.

"He told you?" Arcee asked.

"Yes. Was it forced?"

"Yes..."

"I thought it might have been. I know you would not have done it willingly."

"But I'm starting to get attached to him, which is why I want to return with him. Megatron is using him as a pawn and he can't see it. If I can help him see it then I can get him to leave the Decepticons."

"And become an Autobot?" Bulkhead asked.

"No, he hates you guys too much. But if I can at least get him to leave then Megatron will lose his great weapon and lose his tactical advantage."

"But will that beast even listen?" Wheeljack asked.

Arcee glared at him, "His name is Predaking. Since he's now my sparkmate I will not allow any bot to mistreat him or use him. I will find a way to help him understand." Arcee looks at Optimus, "Optimus, you know more than any other bot that a femme will stand up and fight for her sparkmate. How many times has Elita fought for you?"

Optimus can't help but smile at the thought of his sparkmate. He hasn't seen her in many years, not since they all departed from Cybertron, but he knows she's still alive out there somewhere. "She was always fighting for me, it's one of the things I love about her. If you think you can reason with him and help him leave the Decepticons then by all means do so."

"And maybe you can find Ratchet on the ship and help him escape. He was just recently captured by Soundwave," Bulkhead added.

"I'll look out for him and try to help him the best I can."

"And we'll do what we can from the base," Optimus said.

Arcee nods before looking a bit grimly, "I really missed you guys, but I believe we will be reunited again."

"I believe that too," Optimus said with a smile.

Arcee smiled at them before turning to walk over to Predaking. The guys watch her walk over to the Predacon feeling sad that she's leaving them again, but they try to keep hold of the belief that they will be reunited again.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 11

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Arcee was still in amazement as she walked through the corridors with Predaking. She can't believe he just stood up for her like that, she can't believe he was willing to attack Knock Out and almost rip him to pieces to protect her. When he stood in front of her all protectively like that she felt something stir in her spark, she's not sure what it is, if she's starting to love him, or if it's just a deep appreciation for what he did. But whatever it was she felt it and it helped her feel safer around him, she no longer feared him as she did. She looks down at her servo wrapped up in his claws as she moves a bit closer to him and leans on his arm.

Predaking looked down after he felt her lean on him and he looked at her slightly surprised. Does this mean she feels more at ease and comfortable with him now? It warms his spark to see her like this and he can't help but smile.

After they get their Energon cubes, they return to the upper haul deck where they've been staying and sit and drink their Energon in silence. When Arcee finishes drinking her share of Energon that she can take in she places the cube with the rest of her Energon down on the floor and looks over at him. "Thank you, Predaking. I would have been able to handle Knock Out but I really appreciate you sticking up for me like that."

Predaking stops drinking his Energon and looks over at her, "It was no problem. Predacons get very protective over their mate, we would do anything to keep our mate safe."

"Why do you keep saying mate?"

"Because that's what it's called," Predaking responds as he looks at her confused, "Do you not call it that?"

"Not really, we use sparkmate. We'll use mate as a short way of saying it but we usually say sparkmate."

"Sparkmate. I did not read enough about spark bonding. I was going with mate because it's what Predacons called it. I believe we did not mate the way you do, we did not sparkbond."

"Then how did you bond with your mate?"

"I think it was through biting and marking our mate. I do not remember too much, I mostly been going off my Predacon instincts."

That would make a lot of sense, they are like animals, "Is that why you bit me while we were sparkbonding?"

"Yes, I was marking you so all other mechs know you are mine. Also, I believe I sent a chemical into your systems to help bond you to me."

"That must be why we were able to sparkbond. The thing about sparkbonding is that both parties of the bonding must be in love and willing to bond, if one is against it then the bonding won't take. I don't love you and I was against the bonding but it still took. It must have been the chemical."

Predaking growls a bit, "I'm gonna lay down and recharge for a bit," he says as he lays down and closes his optics.

Arcee nodded as she watched him and she wondered if maybe she took it too far by telling him she didn't love him. He clearly loves her so she probably hurt him by saying that. She gets up and walks across the deck to the back of the ship, she needs some fresh air in her vents. She shouldn't care that she's hurting him because he's supposed to be the enemy, but she does care. She doesn't want to hurt him but she also doesn't know if she could love him.

She will admit he is pretty good-looking and has a really nice body. He's very strong and powerful, he could probably even beat Megatron in a fight. But what will her team think of her if she comes to love him? They're already gonna be very upset when they find out she's sparkmates with him. How will they feel if she actually comes to love him? He's their enemy, he's been trying to kill them, it would probably seem like she's betraying them.

She lets out an air cycle as she sits down on the edge with a foot dangling over the side. She wishes she could see her team again she misses them so much. Even Smokescreen's crazy aft. She hopes Smokescreen is doing a good job looking after Jack, though she knows the rest of the team is there as well to help him. The poor boy is probably worried sick about her.

"Arcee, what are you doing!?"

Arcee heard Predaking growling behind her before hearing the heavy footfalls on the floor, she turned to see Predaking running towards her. She raises her servos as she starts to stand up, "Predaking, wait! I'm --" She was suddenly cut off when her foot slipped off the edge and she fell over the edge, she tried to grab hold of something but her digits couldn't grab anything and she went hurtling towards the Earth.

"ARCEE!!" Predaking shouts before he transforms and flies after her. His spark races as he watches her fall towards the ground, he flaps his wings as hard and fast as he can. Arcee is looking at him with fear in her optics as she reaches up for him. He soon reaches her and grabs her, he pulls her against his chest as he comes to a halt. He flaps his wings as he hovers in one place for a moment looking down at Arcee as she hugs him tightly, that was too close. She's not going near that edge again.

He flies back to the ship and sees Shockwave there waiting on them. He transforms and lands with Arcee still in his arms. He walks in further before he sits down holding Arcee as he calms his spark. "What happened?" Shockwave finally asked him.

Predaking looks at Arcee for a moment as she snuggles up against his chest, she really doesn't want to deal with Shockwave right now. Predaking looks up at Shockwave, "She was sitting on the edge so I ran over to pull her back and make sure she didn't fall but as she stood up her foot slipped and she fell off."

"And you flew after her to save her."

"Of course. I wasn't gonna let my mate, my sparkmate, fall to her death."

"So she's talked to you about that."

"Yes, she told me that you guys prefer to use the term sparkmate."

"Did she also tell you that you can feel each other's feelings and pain?"

"No. But that would explain why I felt more fear and panic while I was flying after her, I was feeling hers as well as mine."

"Yes. And when you were fighting the Autobots she could feel every hit."

Predaking looked down at Arcee, he didn't know she could feel all that, "Do you know how we were able to sparkbond even though she doesn't love me?"

"It is strange. But I believe you bit her, did you not?"

"I did."

"Then that would explain it. Your kind is known to send chemicals into the systems of the one you are biting to mate with, it helps bond you together. It would also help her see you as her Alpha which would make her systems and functions obey you."

"But I thought that kind of thing would only happen to Predacons."

"Our CNA might be different from yours and we might have a lot of different traits but there are very few that we did get from your kind, and that is one of them. Some of us have the Alpha trait in our system and some of us have the Omega trait. Arcee has the Omega in her system so when you bit her and sent your chemicals into her system her Omega had awoken and saw you as Alpha. That's why you were able to sparkbond without any trouble."

"Then why are we not as connected as we should be?" Arcee asked, she had been quietly listening to their conversation.

"Even though you are sparkmates there is still resistance from your side, as long as that's there and you refuse to return his love the connection won't be complete. But the bond is still strong enough that it cannot be severed either."

The two look at him before they look at each other. Arcee realizes that no matter how much she might fight to keep from loving him it won't matter, she's sparkbonded to him for the rest of her life. She might as well work on strengthening the connection between them since they're pretty much now each other's lifeline.

"If everything is well now I shall go inform Lord Megatron," Shockwave says before he heads to the door.

Arcee stays snuggled up to Predaking as she goes into recharge. She feels very comfortable and at ease like this.

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 Excuse the Alpha and Omega referencing, I had been reading a lot of Alpha and Omega stories. I just couldn't resist adding something about it in one of my stories. ^^

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Chapter 1

Chapter 5

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Who is it? Is it the same ones or the others? Whichever ones they are I hope they will be alright. Arcee could do nothing but ponder and worry as she waited for Starscream and the Predacon to return. She listens to the conversation between Starscream and Megatron in hopes of getting information on what's going on.

"...and the Predacon is dealing with the Autobots' pet-human as we speak..."

Arcee didn't hear the rest of what was said as her Energon ran cold, the words just replayed over and over in her processor as she wondered which one it was. She would assume it's Miko because she's the only one who would risk being in the midst of the action. If it is her then that means the 'Bots that are there are Bulkhead and Wheeljack, and most likely Ultra Magnus.

Please don't kill her.

"No use in mourning the loss of one of your pets, not like you were ever gonna see them again anyway," Megatron said coldly bringing Arcee's attention to him. She just glared at him, he doesn't understand how it feels to lose one you care about because he doesn't care about anything. All he cares about is ruling the Universe and causing destruction and chaos everywhere. But Arcee doesn't say anything, she just keeps her mouth shut and waits.

Arcee and Miko didn't get along too well, Miko was always loud and so rambunctious. She would always get on Arcee's nerves with her carelessness, running straight into danger not caring how it could affect her or the 'Bots. But Arcee had gotten used to it over time and Miko has been getting slightly better, though she still likes getting into the midst of battle. She just hopes Miko is alright, more for Bulkhead's sake. Arcee knows how much the big lug cares for the girl, he would go absolutely bonkers if anything was to happen to her.

Arcee started thinking about Jack, she couldn't begin to express how much she missed the boy. The drives they went on together, helping him with his schoolwork, being parked in his garage at night as she waited for him to get up in the mornings. She misses it all. She misses his company. She knows he's safe, her teammates will look after him and make sure he stays as safe as possible. And he still has transportation, Smokescreen is there to drive him to places he may need to go. Arcee still doesn't fully trust Smokescreen with Jack but he has proven himself recently and he's not as careless as he had been, so she trusts him to take care of Jack until she can get back to them.

"Arcee!"

Arcee looks at Megatron who is now halfway to the door. She had been so lost in her thoughts she didn't even notice he had moved or that he was even talking to her.

"We're going to meet up with the beast. Now come!"

Arcee walks over to Megatron and they both walk off the bridge and head to the upper haul of the ship to meet up with the Predacon. They get to the upper haul just as the Predacon flies in and lands, he waits patiently for Megatron to reach him and take his prize. As soon as Megatron reaches him he takes the Predacon fossil and examines it, "Ah, you performed well my pet," he says as he starts petting the Predacon. "This will be a splendid contribution to the spawning of your Predacon brethren."

Just then, Knock Out walks up to Megatron, "My liege, we've located another one of Shockwave's Predacon energy signatures, weak but steady."

Scrap, they found another one. Hope you guys are keeping track as well as they are.

"Excellent. Knock Out," Megatron turns to face the mech, "do not return empty-handed."

"Moi? Don't know the meaning of the word."

Arcee rolled her optics. Knock Out is so damn cocky. I'm sure he'll find a way to mess it up.

"Isn't empty-handed two words?"

The three look over to see Starscream walking towards them. He stops in front of Knock Out as he turns to face him, "You would know. Or did your missing armor turn up?" 

Arcee rolls her optics again and crosses her arms. Here we go.

"Why you wheel bound -"

"Starscream! You have failed me enough for one day! Assume the task for monitoring Predacon energy signatures at once!"

Starscream bows slightly, "Yes, my liege." He turns to walk off while hitting Knock Out in the chest.

"I'm sure you'll find the gig as invigorating as I did, Screamer." Knock Out turns to walk with Megatron as Starscream heads the other way with his servos clenching as he growled. Arcee couldn't help but snicker at the bickering that just happened which caused Starscream to send a glare in her direction.

But Arcee wasn't paying attention to him, she was more focused on what Megatron was telling Knock Out. Worry grew inside her as she heard Megatron mentioning the Predacon army Shockwave was working on. She wishes there was some way she could get hold of her team and inform them, but she knows it's impossible so all she can do is hope that they will figure it out and find a way to stop it.

"What are you lurking about for?" Starscream speaks up drawing Arcee's attention over to him, "Get back to your kennel!" He kicks the Predacon's tail. Arcee was fixing to say something but before she could the Predacon lifted its tail to whack Starscream, but Starscream moved out of the way and the tail landed on the control panel which operates the communications network. Starscream lands on the ground and then gets back up as he looks at the damage the Predacon did, "You mindless brute! Look what you've done!"

"If you didn't kick his tail, Starscream, he wouldn't have done it."

Starscream grunts and walks past her to go into the ship, "Let me find a couple of Vehicons to fix this before Megatron has a fit."

"Starscream, wait."

Starscream stops walking and slightly turns his helm, "What, Arcee?" Frustration was evident in his voice.

"Did the Predacon actually kill her?"

"Bulkhead's human pet?"

I was right. "Yes. Please tell me."

Starscream thinks for a moment which puts Arcee on edge. There's nothing worse than one stalling to answer the question you really need to know the answer to. "No. The pest is still alive." With that he went inside, leaving Arcee alone with the Predacon once more. She lets out a heavy air cycle as relief washes over her knowing that Miko is still alive.

She looks over to the Predacon who is watching her closely. She can tell that he still keeps his guard up around her but he's not being as menacing. She walks over to the corner she was in earlier and grabs the cube of Energon that was still there, she walks back over to the Predacon and cautiously places the cube in front of him. The Predacon looks at her then at the cube then back at her with confusion.

"With your big form, I'm sure you need more than I do."

The Predacon dips his head and starts drinking while Arcee goes to look at the damaged communications network panel, "Wonder if they actually know how to fix this thing." Her attention was drawn away from the panel when the Predacon screeched. She looks at the Predacon in confusion, "What?"

Not able to speak, the Predacon just looks at her. As much as he appreciates the fact that she's willing to give up her share of Energon to make sure he has plenty he can't deprive her of Energon. He moves to where he can get his helm behind her and he nudges her over towards the Energon cube. He doesn't know what's driving him to do this, but something in him is making him want to care for this femme.

Arcee didn't know what to make of his actions. She just looks at the cube, which still has some Energon left in it, then looks back to the Predacon, "I promise you, I didn't do anything to it." The Predacon growled before nudging her again, "Are you letting me have it?"

The Predacon dips his head as a conformation and Arcee picks up the cube, "Well if you're sure you don't want it." She finishes off the Energon and puts the cube down. She looks at the Predacon again and gets an idea. She wants to see how much of his trust she has earned so she decides to do something really stupid. She puts out her servo towards the beast and slowly moves it to his helm, all the while watching him closely to make sure he doesn't try to attack her.

The Predacon watches her as he wonders what she's up to. The only ones that have ever touched him or pet him were his creator Shockwave and his new master Megatron, so to see the Autobot femme reaching out to pet him was a surprising sight. This femme has shown such kindness towards him that he can't help but trust her, trust that she will not try to harm him. Though given their size differences he doubts that she could do any damage anyway. He leans his helm in and lets her servo rest on it, he starts purring as she strokes it.

Arcee smiles as her servo glides over the beast's helm and a little giggle escapes when she hears him start to purr. Not once in her life did she ever imagine that she would pet a Predacon, she never thought that she would even see one. But here she is, face to face with a Predacon as she's petting it. Blue and yellow optics meet as the pair feels a strange bond forming between them, something neither of them can explain.

But it was short-lived as Starscream returned with two Vehicons. He instructs the Vehicons to get started repairing the panel and they get right to work. Arcee removes her servo from the Predacon's helm and he lets out a disappointed growl, not happy at all with the interruption.

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Chapter 1

Genre: Romance

Pairing: Predaking x Arcee

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Chapter 1

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The Autobots had just invaded Darkmount, hoping to take down the Decepticons and end their threat on Earth. Arcee and Bumblebee go inside the tower and head for the room where the fusion cannons are being kept to disable them but they run into complications.

:: Ultra Magnus to stealth team, status report. ::

"Having a little trouble reaching the objective." Bumblebee and Arcee take cover as shots come at them from the Vehicons at the end of the corridor. "Security is tighter than anticipated, sir."

:: Keep them occupied. :: Magnus flew around the tower before he set the controls to autopilot and then jumped off the ship and onto the tower, the ship flying off afterward. Magnus breaks through the glass leading into the fusion cannon control room and starts firing.

Arcee and Bumblebee continue firing at the Vehicons but more of them come and before they know it they're surrounded. The Vehicons gather around them, blocking all escape routes with their guns pointed at them. Arcee and Bumblebee have no choice but to surrender, so they throw down their weapons and put their servos up. The Vehicons lead them out of the tower to where Shockwave is holding Wheeljack and Bulkhead. The two mechs are just getting up off the ground after being knocked down by the one-optic mech.

Arcee could only look at Shockwave as she walked closer to their position. She thinks about the last time she had seen him and how Cliffjumper wanted to run into him again to have a rematch. Looks like you lucked out on that rematch, partner. Arcee thinks to herself as she comes to a halt along with Bumblebee. She notices Shockwave looking at her as well, no doubt he remembers their last encounter too.

Shockwave walks up to her, his optic fixated on her, "So, we meet again. You shot me in my optic rendering me blind and stranded on Cybertron."

Arcee glared at him, "After what you did you deserved it."

"Now I say it's time for my payback." Shockwave turns his attention to the Vehicons guarding the femme, "Take her to the brig and lock her up."

The Vehicons nod then put cuffs on Arcee and drag her away, five Vehicons walking with her as they headed back to the tower. Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Bulkhead try to retaliate and save their teammate but are quickly knocked down by Shockwave and the Vehicons standing by. At that moment, they hear a noise from overhead and they all look up to see Optimus flying in at full speed.

The sight of their leader encourages them to continue fighting so the 'Bots go back to full-blown attacks on the Vehicons and Shockwave. They managed to take out the Vehicons but Shockwave proved to be harder to take down. Bumblebee looks in the direction where Arcee was previously being led and sees her fighting back against the Vehicons but is soon overrun by them as more come out to give aid and apprehend the femme. 

The 'Bots heard the sounds of jets as Fowler and his team flew in for their attack and soon after they were given the order to pull back. But Bumblebee couldn't leave Arcee, he ran towards her position but before he could reach her a Ground Bridge opened up behind the Vehicons and Bumblebee couldn't help but watch as Arcee was dragged through the portal and onto the Nemesis.

Bumblebee turns around and sees Bulkhead transform and head out and he follows after him with Wheeljack right behind him. The three are devastated to have to leave their teammate behind but they have no choice, they just have to regroup and come up with a plan to rescue her. The 'Bots later arrive at the hangar which is to be their new base and Bumblebee breaks the news of Arcee's capture. "Arcee's being held captive by the 'Cons?" Jack asked with sadness in his tone.

"We will save her, Jack, don't worry," Optimus says trying to comfort the kid. The Autobots feel victorious with what they accomplished, taking down Darkmount, but they're also devastated by the capture of their comrade. But they are determined to save her no matter what.

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Arcee kicks and throws her bodyweight around to try and free herself from the Vehicons as they drag her into the brig, but nothing she does help and she finds herself chained up to the wall in the brig. Once the chains are on her the Vehicons leave and she's left alone with her thoughts. What exactly does Shockwave plan to do with her? She didn't even think he would be that pissed about her shooting him in the optic... Though come to think of it any bot would be upset about that, especially if it leads them to being stranded on a deserted planet all alone. But it's not entirely her fault, she was only protecting herself and her new partner. There was no way she was gonna lose another partner, she was determined not to lose another partner. That lasted for a while until he had to get scrapped by Starscream.

Arcee can't help but think of what Cliffjumper would do if he was still alive to have this second encounter with Shockwave. No doubt he would make good on his word and get a rematch with the mech. That was one thing about him, if he wanted a rematch he would get him a rematch. Arcee couldn't help but laugh as she thought about the times Cliffjumper would lose in a practice fight against Bumblebee or Bulkhead and would go on about a rematch until he got one. It was always the same, he lost and "Rematch!", it always made Arcee laugh. It doesn't take long and Arcee's smile turns into a frown, she really misses that big lug.

Arcee is soon interrupted from her thoughts when she hears someone entering the brig, she looks up and sees Shockwave. She puts on the nastiest look she can make as she watches the mech walk closer to her, "What do you want with me?"

"As I told you before I want payback for what you did."

"It wasn't entirely my fault! You shouldn't have come after us, I was just protecting myself and my partner!"

"You shouldn't have interfered with our plans."

"Did you honestly think we would just sit back and let you attack Optimus and his team?" That was a pretty ironic question given that was exactly what she had planned to do. She only interfered because Cliffjumper talked her into it.

"You didn't even want anything to do with Optimus and his team. So, what changed your mind?"

Arcee just went silent and glared at him.

"I'm assuming it was that mech that was with you. It's the only logical explanation."

Arcee turned her helm to look away from him and the brig went silent for a moment. Arcee looked back up to meet with his optic, "What are you gonna do with me?"

"Not sure yet. I'm thinking of giving you to my Predacon and letting him do whatever he wants with you but I would have to consult with Lord Megatron first."

"Your Predacon is gone. We sent it to an ice land where it is most likely a giant ice cube right now."

"You know nothing about Predacons. It will return."

Arcee had no more responses, she didn't know what she could say to that. He was right she knows nothing about Predacons, only that they ruled over Cybertron before them. She also knew they were extinct until Shockwave decided to go messing with their CNA and brought one back to life and she's not even sure if it's the only one, there's no telling if Shockwave made more.

Shockwave places a digit over his comm as he gets a call from Megatron, "Yes, my Lord, will do," he says before cutting off his comm. "Lord Megatron wishes to see you." He walks over and unchains Arcee before proceeding to take her out of the brig.

Dread fills Arcee as she walks out with him and she wonders what the warlord wants with her. She'll find out soon enough.

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Predaking x Arcee - Fire & Fury