Transformers Prime *The Decepticon Femme* Optimus Love Story

Ch. 26 New Recruit Part 2

Halo POV

I walked down the Autobot corridors with Jack showing Smokescreen the whole base after Miko proposed that Jack and I show the new bot around. Our first destination was the corridors where everyone's private rooms. Naturally, we didn't show Smokescreen the inside of the rooms and only showed him where they were all located. Next came the Energon storage room, followed by the wash racks. Lastly on our tour was the training area, and next was the corridor containing all of the Autobots' stored weapons and relics.

"In here we got the phase shifter... spark extractor... immobilizer..." Jack said.

"Basically, this is where we store the Cybertronian relics that we found buried on Earth" I said and turned to face Smokescreen as he passed by a large door and peered in through the small window, "And talk about a small universe 'cause most of them came from the..."

"The Iacon hall of records" He interrupts, looking inside the phase shifter's storage room window, "I remember these." I gave a nod, and we strolled on until Smokescreen stopped once more, noticing something in one of the several storage rooms.

"Whoa. What kind of relic is she?" Smokescreen questioned. I looked back to see who he was talking about, and that's when I saw Airachnid. Although I had never met her before, NightWave and the others had told me a lot of stories about her. Airachnid is an awful, traitorous ex-Decepticon who betrayed the Decepticons. Arcee was the one who placed Airachnid in the container prisons that the Autobots currently hold her in.

"Airachnid is a dangerous Decepticon. Believe me, you don't want to mess with her" I said, recalling all the awful things I had been told about her.

"I see..." Smokescreen remarked, glancing back at us.

"Indeed, just like another team member" Jack mumbled. I stopped and gave Jack a nasty glare.

"Hey, Jackson, do you have anything to say?" I questioned aggressively, moving to block his path and stopping him with a hand on his chest.

"I don't know, Halo. Maybe I do or maybe I don't?" He shrugged.

"Gosh, get over it" I remarked and crossed my arms, "NightWave is a member of the team, and nothing you or Arcee say will change that."

"Sure, whatever. I'm just waiting for the day that NightWave betrays us all, so that Arcee and I can say, "We told you so." Jack stated.

"Oh my gosh, Arcee and you are so alike. It's no surprise that you two get along" I remarked angrily.

"Huh, what are you talking about?" confused, Jack asked. I chuckled.

"I mean, you two have major trust issues. I'm curious if spending so much time with Arcee is making you more stupid such that you fail to see that she is simply a fool for refusing to recognize that NightWave is not the enemy" I added but all of a sudden I felt Jack give me a hard shove, nearly making me fall backward.

"Don't you dare talk like that about Arcee!" Jack screamed loudly.

"Or what? What are you and Miss "I trust no one" going to do about it, huh?" I asked, violently shoving him back. I was sick and tired of Jack and Arcee constantly badmouthing NightWave in front of everyone because they were too blind to realize that NightWave was not against anyone.

"Um, you two" Smokescreen called out to us, but we paid him no attention at all. It was obvious that he was nervous and unsure of what to do.

"Shut up!" Jack screamed.

"Oh, why?" You and Arcee are always insulting NightWave. How the two of you could be that blind is beyond me. Heck, you and Arcee are the only members of the team that don't trust NightWave" I remarked.