Forever Alone: Transformers Prime

Chapter XLI

"Incoming groundbridge request, from Scotland." Raf spoke up from his computer. Jack was standing by him along with Arcee who was near the platform as they all three turned to the groundbridge along with Julie who flew over to it, having rested a few hours in Ratchet's servo for a little while before she woke up from a slight nightmare. "Wheeljack, what happened? Where are the others?" Arcee asked as Wheeljack came in through the bridge.

"Having a swell time taking the long way home in Ultra Magnus's boat I'm sure. Miko included." Wheeljack replied.

"I wondered what was taking so long with those sodas." Raf commented. Julie merely rolled her eyes. "Did you secure the predacon bone?" Ratchet asked.

"The beast hunt kind of imploded, Doc." Wheeljack replied.

"Well I just got point of another con hotspot, right outside of Taos, New Mexico. Since Prime's unit isn't back from oil country..." Agent Fowler spoke up.

"Raf, set a bridge for Raf';s coordinates." Arcee ordered. "You roll with me."

"Not today, alright?" Wheeljack asked. Julie realized that something was off. She flew over to the two bots.

"If you're alright sending me out there alone." Arcee replied.

"Alone's how I prefer to roll." Wheeljack commented.

"Wheeljack, you do not want to make me abandon a complex equation to venture outside my comfort zone." Ratchet spoke up. "Don't worry, I will go with them." Julie told Ratchet. "Besides, it will give me a reason to work on training and exercising my powers." Julie flew after them as they went through the bridge.

"Ah, fine." Wheeljack complained. "But in case you haven't figured it out. I don't play well with others." He finished as we found ourselves surrounded by Decepticon clones.

"Scrap." Arcee hissed.

"Know what I love most about vehicon troopers?" Wheeljack asked. Julie hovered there behind them, looking at the cons that surrounded them from all directions. "They're easily distracted." Arcee replied as Wheeljack grabbed her heel and lifted her up into the air before tossing her above everyone. Julie hovered beside Wheeljack before she turned invisible from view and attacked the cons while the two bots fired at them as well. It was a very fast fight once the cons were all down.

"You sure you aren't a wrecker?" Wheeljack asked.

"You sure you don't play well with others?" Arcee remarked as Julie landed on Wheeljack's shoulder before shifting back to visible. The two bots walked together in silence as they went into a nearby cave, Julie sitting on his shoulder against one of the wings on his back.

"You're awfully quiet, Wheeljack." Arcee spoke.

"I've never been one for chitchat." Wheeljack replied.

"Why do you pretend? If you really wanted to roll alone you would have hit the open road today, but you didn't. You called for a bridge back to base." Arcee asked.

"Hey, don't assume you know me." Wheeljack cried out, as he shifted toward her before resuming his original position.

"I'm not assuming." Arcee replied as she stepped in front of him. "Now, care to chit-chat about what happened out there?" Arcee asked. The bots continued as Wheeljack started to drill somewhere in a wall. Julie couldn't help feeling bad for the bot in the process. "Guys like Magnus, I don't let them peel my paint. I peel theirs." Wheeljack spoke up as he continued drilling while she sat on his shoulder watching.

"So if it isn't the new commander who's grinding your gears, it's Bulkhead." Arcee replied. Wheeljack sighed. "It just burns me up when a wrecker goes soft."