A Spark's Life That Shines Book 1 (TFP Fanfiction) [Slow Updates/Haitus]

Lost memories Part 9

"It was her. She was there on that day." Tailgate said in shock as he reopened his optics.

"I knew it." Fowler said.

"I can't believe it. She tricked me. And I fell for it." Tailgate seethed in anger as he hit the berth with his fist.

"We all did. Especially me. This never would've happened if I didn't get caught." Arcee said with her gritted dentas as she gripped her arm.

"We all fell for it, Arcee. You're not the only one." Cliffjumper said as he put a servo on her shoulder.

"What do you mean you guys fell for it?" Tailgate asked him in confusion and concern.

"Because when Arcee was captured, Airachnid had told her that you were… dead." Cliffjumper said as he gripped his other servo. He was gonna make Airachnid pay for the trauma she put Arcee in.

"She did? Why?" He asked in disbelief and worry.

"To get information. Back then, our team had received coordinates for an attack on enemy territory. She thought I knew the coordinates. That's why she told me you were dead. It was part of a sick trick to make me talk. She knew that no matter what she did, I wouldn't talk. If I had known that you were still alive, I would've searched all over Cybertron to bring you back." Arcee explained as she had to stop the tears from welling up.

"As would I." Cliffjumper agreed.

"How did you find out about all of this?" Tailgate asked. He wanted to know how they found out that he was still alive.

"The base scanners had detected an energy source emanating from an abandoned factory in Siberia. A Decepticon beacon to be precise. The beacon came from the Stasis Cell. The one in which you were locked in. We suspected that you were inside the Decepticon ship called the Harbinger. When the ship was about to crash on the planet, someone on board had sent your Stasis Pod into the surface. That would explain how you landed in Siberia. By accessing the data of the Harbinger's wreckage, we were able to figure out who was put inside that Stasis Cell. That's how we found out you were still alive." Ratchet explained to him. Tailgate felt grateful that they were able to help him but he was still confused about one thing.

"How long was I… in stasis?" He asked Ratchet.

"Long enough for them to make you their prisoner." Ratchet told him before he turned to his partner.

"Arcee, you said that you were captured. How did you escape?" He asked her as she looked at him before looking at Bumblebee and Cliffjumper with thankfulness in her optics.

"I didn't. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee came to save me." Arcee said.

"After I lost contact with you, I tried looking for you both. We only found her." Cliffjumper said.

"After we got captured, Cliffjumper had located my position." Arcee explained.

"When we got there, you were nowhere to be found. Arcee told me you were dead. I didn't want to believe it. I had spent several weeks looking for any sign that you were still alive. But then I had come to the conclusion that you were truly dead. I'm sorry I gave up on you. I should've kept looking." Cliffjumper said as he regretted not continuing searching for him.