The Beauty and the Predacon {ON HOLD}

Chapter 27

Darksteel slams into Predaking wrapping his arms around his waist but Predaking slammed his fists onto his back before hitting him hard enough to send him flying back. Darksteel slid across the ground a bit before stopping and he looks up, he see Skylynx in Predacon form flying towards Predaking from behind and he lets out a small laugh.

Skylynx grabs Predaking from behind and flies off with him, slamming him into the ground and sliding him across it until he slams him into the side of a metallic cliff. He lands on top of the cliff and holds Predaking by the shoulders to keep him in place. Predaking looks up and sees Darksteel in Predacon form charging at him, he grabs Skylynx and throws him at Darksteel knocking them both back and landing on the ground.

I won't let these Predacons lay a talon on my mate! They will understand that she's mine and only mine! Predaking runs towards them, transforming into his Predacon form on the way. He launches at them and they try to fight him off but he easily takes them down. He pins both of them to the ground and builds up a fireball, they both transform as they look up at him slightly trembling, "All hail, Predaking." Skylynx says as Predaking looks at Darksteel before looking at him, "You can have the femme."

Predaking hears footsteps and looks up to see Shockwave standing there, "An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time? Especially you Predaking, if you don't help your mate you might lose her."

Predaking's spark froze for a second. Arcee's in danger!? He wastes no time in flying off towards Arcee's location. Skylynx and Darksteel look at each other as questions filled their processors, they then transform and fly after Predaking. 

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Bumblebee and Bulkhead looked at Arcee with concern while Knockout was confused, "Are you alright Arcee?" Bumblebee asked.

"Yeah." Arcee responded as the pain subsided, "Predaking was just in another fight, but it's over now."

"I wonder with who." Bulkhead wonders out loud.

"I believe the other Predacons, while he was fighting I kept getting this feeling from him like he needed to prove that he was king and more superior than them. He was also feeling very protective of me for some reason."

"You're his mate, I'm pretty sure he'll be protective of you over anything." Bumblebee states.

"Well anyway, we should get Starscream into a brig before he tries to make a break for it." Arcee says as she walks over to Starscream who is still laying on the ground unconscious.

"Are you sure you're good to do this?" Knockout asks her.

"I'm sure Knockout. Pick him up and let's go, we'll free Smokescreen on the way."

"Okay." Knockout says as he picks up Starscream. As they walk through the corridors of the ship it's silent until Knockout speaks up, "So, you actually sparkmated with the Predacon?"

"I did. I sparkmated with him and he marked me."

"So that's why you were in pain back there, you could feel everything he was feeling while fighting."

"Unfortunately. That's the only thing I hate about the sparkbonding."

Knockout didn't know what to say, they still have to get used to each other's company and he can tell that Arcee still doesn't trust him enough so he decides not to ask too many personal questions. He leads Arcee to the area where he left Smokescreen trapped in the wall and they release him, then they go to the brig to lock up Starscream. While they were heading back Arcee asks Knockout the question that's been plaguing her.

"Why'd you do it Knockout? Why'd you turn against Starscream?"

"Even if I had helped him cease this ship he probably would have just fired me out of the first airlock." He looks off to the side pausing for a moment before continuing, "Oh, and he's rude."

Arcee, where are you?

I'm on the Nemesis with my team, we're heading to the Well of All-Sparks to stop Unicron and his army from destroying Primus.

No! That's too dangerous!

We can't just stand around and watch Unicron destroy our planet after we fought so hard to revive it!

I'm on my way with the other two Predacons to assist in the fight. You stay out of it, I don't want to lose you.

Arcee walks onto the bridge with Smokescreen and Knockout as the conversation ended, "Are we there yet?" Smokescreen asked.

"Right on schedule." Bulkhead responds as he looks at the screen.

"And so is Unicron." Bumblebee adds.

They fly towards Unicron's undead army and start shooting at them as they fly over. They then circle around to come back and shoot at them again, they see the Terrorcons head up to the sky to fly towards them and attack. They shoot them down one by one but there are too many of them. They began to swarm around the ship and one landed on one of the windows scaring Knockout who screams and jumps back while Bumblebee and Smokescreen come over to stand in front of him with their guns ready.

A fireball suddenly comes out of nowhere and hits the Terrorcon knocking it off the ship. They all look out the window to see more of them being taken down and Arcee sees Predaking and the other two Predacons shooting fireballs at them, "Predaking." She says as she smiles.

"Predacon allies, you called it 'Bee. And to think that Optimus almost passed down the matrix to me."

"Whoa, what?" Bumblebee asks looking at him in disbelief.

"Yeah, I said it. But right place right time does not mean right bot, I know that now."

"Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not the reason they're here helping us right now." Bumblebee says as he looks over at Arcee, "No doubt Predaking came to save Arcee and we're just being included."

Smokescreen looks over at Arcee as well, "Yeah. You can really see how much he cares about her and what he's willing to do to keep her safe."

They could hear the Terrorcon Predacons attacking the side of the ship until one side explodes and the whole ship starts going down, "Brace for impact!" Bulkhead shouts and they all grab onto something to brace themselves.