Enter Dante, The Rev-9: Book 2: Revelations

Chapter 16: New Recruit

3rd Person POV

Autobot Base

Arcee was leaning against a wall, talking with Elita, when they heard the sound of clashing metal. It had been two weeks since Katie's return, and she and Dante had been inseparable. Arcee might have been jealous at first, but she knew that Dante saw Katie as a sister and wanted to catch up with her.

Shaking her head, Arcee glanced past where the kids were surfing the Internet and where Miko was doing stretches with Bulkhead. Arcee tilted her head, trying to figure out what that sound was.

"What is that?" Bumblebee asked.

"I don't know," Arcee muttered. "Let's check it out."

She, Bumblebee, and Elita walked down a hall, following the noise. Eventually, they reached the sparring room and peeked inside only to stare in astonishment.

Dante thrusted a bladed arm at Katie (who was dressed in her resistance armor), only for the girl to block with her knife and lunge forward, her blade blurring toward Dante's head, but he caught her arm and kicked her, knocking her back.

Springing forward, Dante swung at her neck, but she bent backward, dodging it. Delivering a dropkick to Dante's exposed side, Katie jumped, aiming a jab at Dante's skull, but the Rev-9 ducked and threw her to the ground.

Skidding across the polished floor, Katie rose to her feet and changed her knife into a pistol before shooting it at Dante. Dante formed a shield on his arm, blocking the shots before lunging forward and swinging a scythe at Katie, but she jumped up, landing on top of his blade. Kicking Dante in the face, she backflipped, dodging a return swing from Dante's other arm, and shot at his head, but he dodged the bullet.

Dante formed a spear and threw it like a javelin at Katie, who deflected it with her knife. Charging forward, Dante jumped over Katie, swinging his blade, but Katie blocked.

Landing behind her, he spun and kicked her in the back, sending her stumbling forward while Dante retrieved his spear.

Spinning, Katie threw her knife at Dante, who blocked it with a blade and knocked it into the air. Jumping, Katie caught the knife and brought it down toward Dante, only for him to form a black scimitar and block it.

Smirking at her surprised expression, Dante disarmed Katie with a quick spin of his blade before sweeping her feet out from under her and knocking her to the ground.

Before she could get up, Dante caught her knife and stepped on her chest, pinning her down. Pointing his scimitar at her neck, he grinned. "I win."

Katie pouted as Dante stepped off her and helped her up. "How did you do that?" Katie asked curiously as Dante deconstructed his weapons. "I've never seen you make a sword before."

Dante smirked and passed her weapon back. "I've learned a few tricks."

Katie nodded. "Yeah, that shield was new, too."

Then they noticed they had an audience.

"Hey guys!" Katie waved. "How's it going?"

Bumblebee shook his head in disbelief. "What was that?" he asked. They had discovered a while ago that Primus had given Katie the ability to understand Bumblebee, something for which the scout was grateful.

Dante shrugged. "Just some sparring."

Elita stared at him. "Sparring? You two looked like you were trying to kill each other!"