Angel From A Dream

Chapter 28

Two months have passed, and Strongarm is fully recovered. Sideswipe is still on the mend, but he's also close to being fully recovered. Wheeljack, Arcee, Smokescreen, and Knock Out are all relieved to see their sparklings recovering from their ordeal. They can now leave knowing that they are well. They all bid farewell with heavy sparks as team Prime takes their leave.

Everything starts getting back to normal as 'Bee's team continues hunting down Decepticons, and once Grimlock and Sideswipe are fully healed, they join them. Bumblebee couldn't be happier to have his team back together and whole once more.

But unbeknownst to them, a pair of optics is watching them from the shadows of the trees and bushes that surround the scrapyard. A Wolf-Con sits out of view of the Autobots as he watches them and the humans, surveying the area closely. He notices that his cadet is nowhere to be seen, so he wonders where she could be.

When he finishes surveying the area, he begins to leave. When he gets further into the woods, he starts hearing music, a soft melody flowing through the forest. He follows the sound to where it's coming from, and he comes to a pond surrounded by rocks. He looks around and quickly spots Strongarm sitting in the water, washing dirt off her armor. He smiles as his tail wags. It's been a while since he last saw her.

It takes him a moment to realize that the music was coming from her as she starts humming along with the melody. Then a female voice starts singing, and Strongarm is singing along with her...

Pride can stand a thousand trials; the strong will never fall

But watching stars without you, my soul cried

Steeljaw quietly walks into the pond as he listens to her sing, walking towards her with his optics locked onto her. His spark's pulse picks up in speed as he gets closer.

Heaving heart is full of pain

Oh, oh, the aching

He gets right up behind her without her hearing him.

'Cause I'm kissing you, ohh

He leans forward to whisper in her audio receptor, "This feels familiar."

Strongarm gasps as she turns around, "Steeljaw! What are you doing here?"

"Though the last time this happened, you weren't singing. But if I had known you had such a lovely voice, I would have gotten you to sing for me back then."

"Answer my question, Steeljaw!"

"I was just walking through the woods and heard this music. I got curious and investigated. Good thing I did."

"I don't believe that for a minute."

"Believe it or not, it's the truth." Steeljaw grabs her servos when she tries to move away from him and pulls her closer to him.

"You can't be in this area..."

"I have a right to see my mate." His tone was firm, leaving no room for arguing. Strongarm tried to pull her servos out of his grip so she could get out of the water, but he held onto them firmly, not wanting to let her go. He pulls her closer to him and wraps an arm around her as he looks into her optics. "I've missed you," he whispers. Strongarm could see the sincerity in his optics and could tell he meant it.

A shade of blue covers her cheeks as she tries to think of a response. As the music goes from singing back to instrumental, Steeljaw leans in and kisses her softly. "You don't have to say anything, let your actions speak for you." When he goes back to kissing her, it's more passionate, the passion increasing more and more as the kiss goes on. Strongarm grips his forearms as he holds her close to his body, both arms wrapped around her in a way to ensure she can't escape if she wanted to. But she's too lost in the kiss to even think of trying to get away from him.

Ever since Steeljaw saved her from that Squirrel-Con, she hasn't been able to stop thinking about him. She eventually came to the realization that Steeljaw had finally gotten to her. She was starting to catch feelings for him. She was in complete denial at first, because she didn't want to accept the fact that she could be falling for a 'Con criminal, but in time she came to the conclusion that no matter how much she denies it, the feelings are still there.

Steeljaw moved down to her neck, licking and kissing over the mark he had left there. "You're mine, and you always will be," he said with a hint of a growl. Strongarm could hear the possessiveness in his tone; he really means it, and he really is not gonna let her go so easily.

He runs his claws over her body as he continues kissing her neck. She moans as she closes her optics, not realizing that Steeljaw is inserting some kind of chip into her body. He hears Fracture in his audio receptor, through the comlink, asking where he is. He growls as he pulls away from her, "Unfortunately, we have to cut this short. I have to go. I'll see you later." He kisses her one last time before getting out of the water, but then he turns back around to face her again. "Almost forgot..." He brings out a vial of the ointment and tosses it to her, "I'm sure you're almost out by now."

Strongarm catches the vial and watches him leave. She can't believe she's falling for a mech like him. What was that encounter all about, anyway? She still can't shake her suspicions about why he was in the area.

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Steeljaw meets up with his pack, who gave him confused looks. "Why are you dripping wet?" Underbite asked with a raised optic-ridge.

"I went for a swim. Now, let's get to planning." The others have more questions, but they decide to leave it alone and focus on the plans. They proceed with their planning to break into the scrapyard and break out the other Decepticons.

The next day, they sit in the bushes outside the scrapyard as they watch the Autobots interact with the human child. Steeljaw sets his optics on the stasis pods they need to get to, and they start setting their plan into motion.

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The Autobots look at the Decepticon tied to a tree with his mouth covered. "'Bee, do you have another group we don't know about running around here catching Decepticons?"

Bumblebee comms Fixit to find out what Decepticon this is. After they get the information, Strongarm takes the tape off the 'Con's mouth. "Uh, I don't suppose you bots could use a sidekick."

"No. We already have Sideswipe."

"Hey!"

"Oh, then how about a different kind of sidekick?" Kickback asks before kicking Strongarm and breaking free from the ropes. He kicks Bumblebee before transforming and driving off. Bumblebee felt that something was off, so he tried comming Fixit but got nothing but static. Worried about Fixit and the humans, they make their way back to the scrapyard.

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Strongarm looks around at her team as they bend over in pain from the defensive field subsonics that Steeljaw had placed at the front gate. She wondered why she wasn't being affected by it. Strongarm glares at Steeljaw when he kneels down and puts two claws at Russell's face. He's seriously doing this after the moment they just shared the previous day? Her spark breaks as she starts feeling like she was played. This is why he was in the area; he was scouting out the scrapyard.

"Let us discuss my team's demands. Throw down your weapons!"

The Autobots had no choice but to throw their weapons onto the ground; Denny's and Russell's lives were in danger. Steeljaw told Thunderhoof to get them. He protested at first, but then he begrudgingly got them. After he tossed them further in, where the Autobots can't reach them, he walked over to Steeljaw and asked, "Why isn't the cadet being affected by the subsonics?"

"Because I gave her the chip. Strongarm, come here!" Strongarm clenched her dentures. How dare he talk to her like that. Steeljaw growled as he stepped forward, "Strongarm. Come. Here."

Not wanting Steeljaw to get angry and hurt the humans, she walks over to him. "I'll get you for this, Steeljaw," Bumblebee says, trying to bear through the pain.

Steeljaw laughs, "You can try, but I would advise you all to flee instead. Because soon you will be far outnumbered and torn into spare parts." Steeljaw smiles as he puts an arm around Strongarm and walks her away from her team. The Decepticons followed them; they had a feeling Steeljaw would somehow save his cadet from the subsonics.