Stolen Spark

Finally Together

It's been a few years since that night when Steeljaw and Strongarm mated, and they haven't seen each other since. Steeljaw did return as he said he would but Strongarm was nowhere to be found, she had left already to go back to the police academy to continue her training to become a cadet. He couldn't believe that he had lost her again even after they had mated.

They're both currently on Earth, Steeljaw being a criminal who escaped the prison ship the Alchemor, and Strongarm being a cadet who ended up on Earth after following her commanding officer, Bumblebee, through a Space Bridge. Strongarm is walking through a forest until she comes across the Wolf-Con who is trying to free another prisoner.

"Prepare for freedom, brother."

"Claws in the air!"

Steeljaw freezes when he hears the all-too-familiar voice he has longed to hear for the past few years. His spark pulses faster as he turns to face the femme who just spoke. His femme. His mate. "Strongarm! We're finally reunited!" He takes a step toward her but stops when she steps back and aims her gun at him.

"How do you know my name? Who are you?"

Steeljaw looks surprised at first but then chuckles, "It has been a few years since we last saw each other."

Strongarm is really confused, "We've met before? What could I possibly have had with a 'Con criminal?"

Steeljaw growls at her as he feels that same pain in his spark, "A 'Con criminal? Now you're acting like you don't know me!? Is this some game to you!?"

"I don't understand..."

Steeljaw growls as he launches at her. Strongarm tries to fight back but Steeljaw knocks her out. When she wakes up later she finds herself in a different location and tied up with a chain, with Steeljaw crouching in front of her. "I didn't want it to go this way, Strongarm. But I couldn't let you get away from me again, especially not since it seems that you're just toying with me. We need to settle this."

The more Strongarm hears from this mech the more she becomes confused, "Listen, I don't remember ever doing anything with you. If we had something between us I can't remember. Over a year ago I was in a serious accident and my memory bank was damaged, I lost all my memories before the accident. They fixed the damage and I've been slowly regaining pieces of my memories a bit at a time, but there's still a lot of stuff I can't remember." She doesn't know why she just told him all of that but she feels some sort of connection with him, like they're somehow bonded together.

Steeljaw calms down after hearing that, he now understands. She wasn't toying with him she can't remember, so he's gonna have to help her remember. "The last time we met you confessed to being in love with me and we interfaced, which makes you my mate. I also marked you to make double certain you would be bonded to me forever."

Strongarm's optics widen, the bite mark on her neck that she couldn't remember getting or who gave it to her. She was told that it was a mating bite mark which was done by Predacons and Wolf-Cons and she figured it had to be a Wolf-Con since Predacons are so rare. When she found out about it she was terrified, especially when the pain she would feel around the bite mark wouldn't go away, sometimes getting unbearable. They managed to find some medication that could help with the pain but didn't take it away completely. But right now as she stares at the Wolf-Con in front of her she realizes that the pain in her neck is gone.

"Why was there so much pain? Why was the bite mark hurting so badly? Did you mark me and then leave?"

"I was at risk of getting caught and locked away so I had to leave afterward, I was planning on returning for you but when I did you were gone. As for why it was hurting, it's because we were apart. When I marked you a toxin was sent into your system to bond us together, that's how a mating bite mark works, and when we're apart it becomes painful. The only thing that can ease the pain and keep it away is being near me. It won't kill you, but the further you are away from me the more painful it is."

Strongarm looks at him as she tries to process everything he has said. The only way to keep the pain away is by staying close to him. But she can't do that, she's a cop and he's a criminal, even though at times she feels like a part of her is missing. Sometimes she questions if this is the path she should be taking. She can't stop this feeling that there's a different way of life that she longs for, aside from being a police officer.

Steeljaw continues telling her everything that happened between them, how they met, how she was the most well-crafted criminal he ever met, the first kiss they shared, everything. As he talked, Strongarm started remembering everything. "Steeljaw."

Steeljaw looks at her, "You remember?"

Strongarm smiles at him, "I remember now. You were a player and I was concerned that you were playing me like all the other femmes, but you proved me wrong."

Steeljaw removes the chains so he can feel her arms around him again. When she wraps her arms around him and their lips meet in a passionate kiss, he feels like everything is right in the universe again. He kisses her across her cheek and down her neck as he takes in her intoxicating scent, he's missed that scent so much, he's missed everything about her, he missed her.

"Whether you're still willing to join my pack or not you no longer have a choice, I'm not letting you go again."

"But -"

"They can't tell you how to live your life, Strongarm. It's your choice what you want to do and if you want to live the criminal life then you can do that."

Now that Strongarm remembers what she did before, she does remember having fun doing all the criminal stuff, so much more fun than police work. She now understands why she always felt out of place while doing police work, it's not her. She's been longing for that criminal life again.

The next time Strongarm met up with her old comrades she had to fight them, she's now a criminal that they have to arrest. Bumblebee's spark broke when he found out that she had gone to the criminal side, he's not sure how he's gonna tell her parents. But Strongarm doesn't care, she's doing something she enjoys and she's with her mate.

When Strongarm and Steeljaw are alone, and not having to deal with the Autobots, Steeljaw always pours all of his love and affection on her. He will kiss her all over as he frags the scrap out of her. They will hold each other as they feel like everything is finally right, Strongarm is right where she belongs, by Steeljaw's side.

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This is the end of this story. I was hoping I could do at least one or two more chapters but I'm out of ideas, this was the last idea I had. I honestly didn't expect this idea to take up this whole chapter, also didn't expect the chapter to be this short, but there really wasn't too much to the idea for this chapter. This story was supposed to be just a one-shot but ended up turning into a mini-story, amazing how that happened. XD Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed it!