At first, there was nothing but darkness. A black abyss of nothingness that seemed to spread on forever. The only sounds that could be heard were the soft buzzing of the electricity flowing through the stasis cuffs that held a blue and silver femme suspended ten feet from the ground and a soft groan that escaped a young teenager's lips from the blackened corner.
Suddenly, the room burst into a blinding white light as the snap of a switch illuminated the room.
"Wakey wakey darlings~ It's not healthy to sleep in so late~"
The teenage boy, chiefly known as Jackson 'Jack' Darby, squinted his eyes open, looking down from the brightness of the lights and the looming, insect-like figure that stood in the center of the room. On the other side, the blue and silver femme, Optimus Prime's Second-in-Command, Arcee, groaned and flickered her optics open, only to have them lay onto Jack's disabled form in the corner. Disabled, as in, he was bound by the wrists and ankles by a strong, sticky material that resembled a spider web. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. No, this could /not/ be happening. Not again. Except this time, neither one of them could get out of it.
"Jack.."
His name came out as barely a whisper, though their predator smirked as the two recognized each other. What had gone wrong?
It was only a regular day of driving around Nevada when they got the call from Optimus that the hospital was being attacked. Jack was already with Arcee and they were only blocks away from the hospital so, she decided to take him with her. He stood out in the parking lot as she went in to investigate. Nothing seemed to be wrong at all and when she emerged from the hospital, Jack was no where to be found. She frantically searched for him, too consumed in her worry and fear that she hadn't noticed the figure behind her. And then, there was darkness. Now they were both trapped like flies on a spider's web, almost literally, for they were being held captive by none other than Arcee's demon from the past, Airachnid.
Airachnid, by now, was over by Jack's side, kneeling low as she caressed his cheek with the back of her finger.
"Such a handsome face for a handsome creature~" she cooed in that seductive voice of hers, glancing over at the distraught blue and silver femme.
"Leave him alone!" Arcee cried out, growling viciously at her.
"Oh, you know I can't do that Arcee~ It's just /so/ much fun messing with you~"
She struggled violently against the chains that held her, desperately trying to find a way to get out of this mess and get Jack out of it too, alive. She couldn't lose another partner again... She just couldn't... Especially not Jack...
Jack looked absolutely terrified, not completely over the whole ordeal from about a month ago. If only he had destroyed her in that explosion... The purple and black femme merely picked him right off of the ground, a malicious grin on her face as her fangs sparkled in the light.
"Maybe after I hang that precious head here in my new quarters I'll use your body as a delectible treat~" she said with a laugh as sinister as her smile. She continued to run her claw along his face as Jack tried to jerk away from her, but the bonds were too strong.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Arcee cried louder. "I'll do anything! Just don't hurt him!" This was like Tailgate all over again.. She couldn't take it...
"It's far too late for those battle coordinates now, Arcee~ See, the only problem is that I don't want anything /but/ this kid's head~ You're out of luck either way~"
Tears were beginning to form in the helpless femme's optics, watching her partner, her best friend, her Jack, being groped by that hideous creature and knowing what was just around the corner. Airachnid was just about to slash through the fragile flesh and bones through his neck when she got a better idea. This was too easy and /boring/ to her. She wanted to hear the kid scream. She wanted to hear them both scream. And what better way than to torture the kid?
