By-Layen

Chapter 7

I stopped when I realized Optimus had stopped up ahead as well.
"Azles..." We just stood there in the darkness of the hallway, in silence. Him staring at the hall in front of him and me staring at his back strut.
"I'm sorry, that you've gone through such, slavery from Ultra Magnus." Optimus spoke softly turning to look at me, the soft tender look in his optics I missed so much.
"But I'm not a slave." I spoke just as soft tilting my helm.
"What do you mean?" He asked taking a couple steps closer.
"I have to be under control when I am my other side, her names Beast as she likes to be called. So yes and no. Every battle and every scar is a reminder to keep fighting for others even if I don't remember it, even if it makes Beast worse, than I will continue to protect, our kind, and other species from ourselves." I said staring at him my helm held high and my shoulders back as he stared back at me.
"And that's what I need in a Second in Command. Even with some disorders." Optimus says his optics staring at the scar.
"Do you have the feeling of guilt, Optimus? Because your optics suggest a different story than the one your dermas seem so unwilling to vent out." I started getting closer watching him very closely as he did the same.
"No. But I respect you for the fact you have put your well being at stake for everyone on my team at one point or another." Optimus grumbled out. I watched as his optics held mine.
"Okay..." I said softly before turning around before I would begin crying. I felt the familiar soft grasp of his servo, I stopped as I heard him vent.
"Thank you, for protecting, and being more of a parental unit than Elite One and I." He said. I wrenched my shoulder away and hissed.
"Don't thank me, Optimus." I said walking away and towards the front of the base to see the kids and other bots eagerly waiting me. Miko was bouncing of her tippy toes as her big tails flopped up and down along with her. Raf was on Bee's shoulder and Jack was leaning grumpily against the wall.

"Azles! Congrats!" Miko yelled, I heard Ratchet groan making me chuckle.
"Raf this is the femme, I told you who took care of me basically all my life." Bee said pointing towards me.
"So she's kind of like your adoptive mother?" Raf asked. Bee tilted his helm and slowly nodded.
"I guess, she is. She taught me a lot of what I know, and has yet to teach me more." Bee says staring at me with his wide optics.
"Yes. I still have much to teach you, Little Bee." I smiled at him as I walked over.
"Wait! So you took in Bee?!" Miko asked, I smirked cocking my hip out with my servo on it.
"Of course. I taught him about almost everything that I know." I looked between her and Bee.
"I got this! How about you answer to why you think you can pradade in here and steal from Arcee?" Jack asked I stared at him. Before I could answer the alarm went off and Arcee and Optimus came in answering the call.
"Prime! The cons are at it again. They're attacking a army base. Here in Nevada, now you better get down there, or else Uncle Sam will kick all our tin cans." It ended as fast as it came with a location on screen.

"Optimus, he never told us if there were humans on base and if they are, and that's the case we need to hurry up and get the humans out of their before the cons kill them as well." I said looking up at him. He nodded looking at Ratchet.
"Is she ready for battle?" Optimus asked Ratchet who turned towards them.
"Yes and Bee at any time use her access code or when she ask for it..." Ratchet seemed to trail off leaving the or else off. Bee nodded.
"What access code?" Arcee asked as Ratchet opened the bridge. We came out, the decepticons were everywhere, vehicles turned over and smashed or on fire. So far I saw four dead humans. This was worse closer to worse than what they had done on Earth. Shockwave seemed to be missing, but everyone else was counted for. I looked to Bee looking him dead in the optics, he understood nodding. I swirled out my daggers and attacked a vechicon going after two humans. I ripped through him shoving his part to the sides of them and holding myself above them by my servos.
"To your right is the fence only hundred feet with rip at the bottom, run." I whispered as I pushed forwards running at another vechicon slicing through the back of his neck. Before throwing one dagger at another con hitting him in the helm as he went for the humans. I heard fighting all around me, then I saw Megatron. He knew my weakness. But he also knew it was my greatest strength.
"Bee!" I called out. He looked over me before shooting a vechicon close range in the gut before looking towards Megatron.
"Rustic Cry!" He beeped out. I felt the access code slip through my helm, opening vaults after doors and locks of chains that kept Beast in, and there she was ready to play...