New Life, New Obstacles

Chapter 8

Strongarm sat against the wall on her berth as she let out a sigh. She missed him already. A knock came at the door, "Strongarm, I know you're awake. Can I come in?" Inquires Bumblebee standing at the door.

"Yes, sir."

Bumblebee walks in, "How are you holding up?"

"I'm okay, I guess."

"Can't sleep because you're thinking about him, huh?"

"Yeah, even though I know he's across the scrapyard, I just feel like I'm alone," she replied quietly as she wrapped her arms around her.

"I know, but I believe you two will make it through this."

"Strongarm?" Strongarm looks up to see Ultra Magnus walking in.

"Hey," she greets him.

"Can you please leave us, Bumblebee?"

"Yes, sir," Bumblebee replied before leaving.

"Strongarm, I know this is gonna be hard for you but I need to be sure of his intention."

"I know, I just hope he can make it through the week. You don't know him as I do."

"Then tell me what you know about him."

"He lost his parents when he was a sparkling," she sighed, "Maybe you should be asking him this."

"How did he lose his parents?"

"It was during an Autobot attack, the building they were in got caught in an explosion."

"Really? That explains why he became a Decepticon."

"Yeah. I can't imagine the thought of losing both parents, but I know what it's like to lose someone you love and look up to," she said quietly.

Magnus looks at her sympathetically, "Your mother loved you very much, she saw great things in you."

"I wish I could remember her though."

"You were just a sparkling when she passed, she was so beautiful and graceful and a fierce fighter."

"You never did tell me how she died, I know I was too young to understand and that you wanted to protect me. You don't have to carry this on your own, Dad."

Ultra Magnus looks at his daughter debating if he should tell her the truth about her mother's death.

Magnus has to compose himself as he thinks back to when he lost his sparkmate, "She was captured by a Decepticon team called the D.J.D and was tortured to death, by the time I was able to rescue her it was too late."

"The D.J.D? Do you mean the Decepticon Justice Division? I thought they only hunted down Decepticon traitors."

"Yes, but they also went after Autobots, we were in a war after all."

"Now I see why you stayed, you wanted to make sure that I was safe. But how did you end up leading the Wreckers?"

"Optimus put me in charge of them because I could get them under control."

"Did you ever run into the D.J.D?"

"A few times. Why do you think they took your mother?"

Strongarm's optics widened, "Because they were trying to get to you."

He nods, "I had a couple of battles with the leader of the group. One time I beat him and he did not like that. He's been plotting to get me back ever since."

"Who was the leader?"

"A mech named Tarn."

Even though she didn't know the mech just hearing the name sent a shiver through her body, "Was he the one who...?"