Arcee met up with Wheeljack a few more times, loving her time with him and hoping that nothing would interfere with it. One day while heading out, her father stopped her, saying, "Arcee, I need to talk to you."

"Sure, is everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything's just fine. I just want to let you know that I've been called to a High Council meeting, Megatronus must come too. It's a matter of picking out the next Prime so we both must be there. We'll be gone for a few days, I called Wheeljack and asked him to come back over to watch over you while we're gone. Is that alright?"

"Yes, it's alright. It's been some time since we've had a Prime, hasn't it?" She asked keeping herself calm.

"Yes, it has, and it's high time we got another one."

"I see," she whispered with a worried expression.

"Nothing to worry about, I'm sure everything will get much better after a Prime is chosen."

"I hope so. When do you leave?"

"As soon as things are set, Wheeljack should be here soon and we'll be leaving once he's here."

With a small nod, Arcee walked over to her father and wrapped her arms around him in a comforting hug. Halogen looked down at her in shock for a moment, he hadn't had a hug in a while. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back.

"I love you, Dad."

"I love you too, sweetie," Halogen pulls back. "Let's go keep a lookout for Wheeljack."

"OK."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wheeljack was at the training base with Bulkhead and the rest doing some training. He and Bulkhead were practicing their fighting. "You're not gonna go meet up with Arcee?"

"Halogen called before we started training, said that he and Megatronus had some High Council business and wants me to look after Arcee while he's away," Wheeljack explained with a big smile.

"Oh, so you'll be heading over there after training?"

"Yep, at least Arcee won't have to be sneaking around to see me."

"At least that. How long will they be gone?"

"He didn't say."

"Well, hopefully, it'll be a while."

"I agree."

"Got any plans?"

"I might ask her on another date since we have the place to ourselves."

"That should be nice."

"I agree," Wheeljack could barely contain his excitement, he couldn't wait to see his girl again.

"You're excited about it, aren't you?"

"You bet I am."

"I have never seen him this excited to see a femme," Roadbuster stated.

"She seems like a keeper for Wheeljack, that's for sure," Seaspray chuckled. "I'm happy for him."

"She does, he got himself a good one," Roadbuster said in agreement.

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"Darn right he does!" Miko exclaims.

"How does choosing a new Prime work?" Raf asked with curiosity.

"They let mechs come forth and say their words, whichever one has the best speech on how they would change the planet and could actually move the High Council will be picked as Prime," Ratchet explains.

"So it's like choosing the next president."

"Pretty much, except it's the ones already in charge that choose."

"Do you have any idea of what happened that led to Optimus becoming the new Prime?" Jack asked.

"Just hold your horses, as you humans say, I'm getting there," Bulkhead replied.

"Yeah, Jack, calm down," Miko echoed her guardian.

"Says the one who keeps interrupting."

Miko chuckled, "Sorry."

Jack just rolled his eyes, "Alright, let's just let Bulkhead continue."

"It wasn't long before Wheeljack headed off to Halogen's home. To say he was excited was putting it mildly," Bulkhead chuckled.

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Wheeljack arrived at the house and was greeted by Arcee and her father, "Wheeljack, thanks for agreeing to come."

"Sure thing."

"We'll be gone for a few days at least, you two get along and don't tear down the place. Take care, my daughter, I'll see you after a few days," Halogen says as he gives Arcee a little peck on her helm.

"Dad, we'll be fine," Arcee giggled as she pecked his cheek.

"I know you will be."

Megatronus walked up to her, "I'll miss you," he said as he kissed her on the cheek. Wheeljack inwardly growled at Megatronus as he clenched his servos. Arcee gave him a look to tell him not to do anything. Cooling his systems, Wheeljack did his best to stay calm as he unclenched his servos.

Halogen and Megatronus headed out. Arcee looked at Wheeljack and took his servo. "It's okay, Wheeljack."

Looking into her optics he gently caressed her cheek before leaning in to kiss her. She kissed him back. Primus, I don't want this to end. She says to herself as she deepens the kiss.

I love you so much, Arcee. Wheeljack thought to himself as he held her close. Arcee wrapped her arms around his neck as she moaned into the kiss. "How about we go to your room?" He asked with a smirk. She smiled at him before pulling back to walk to her room with him right behind her.

~~~~~~

A couple of the servants were watching them and saw them walk off to head to Arcee's room. "Those two are really getting along well," one of them said to the other.

"They are, but what will they do when she becomes Megatronus' mate?" Another asked.

"Would most likely have to go their separate ways and try to forget about each other."

"They'll be so sad."

"Yes, they will be."

~~~~~~

Time passed and they enjoyed their time together, enjoying every minute. One day while they were relaxing and throwing back some Energon a servant comes into the room. "Miss, your father is pulling up."

"Would it be bad if I wanted him to be at that meeting a little longer?" She asked softly before she got up from the chair. They go to greet her father and see him stumbling through the door all banged up and injured.

"Dad!" Arcee and Wheeljack rushed to Halogen's side to help him inside.

"Arcee..." He couldn't get another word out before he passed out.

"Call for a medic, now!" Arcee ordered one of the servants.

"Yes, ma'am." The servant left to call the medic.

After he left another servant comes in, "Miss, turn on the monitor, you must see this."

Wheeljack turned on the monitor seeing that Arcee wasn't going to move until a medic arrived. A news femme was standing in front of the High Council building. "We are at the High Council building where members of the High Council were attacked, not sure who did the attack but at least two are said to be offline and the rest are severely injured..."

Arcee glanced at the monitor for a moment, and when she did she saw the outcome of the attack. Just how was her father able to make it home?

"Things are getting worse and worse," Wheeljack said as he sat with Arcee.

"I know, if this keeps up there could be a war soon," she said with worry.

Just then the news femme talked again, "The military leaders have been getting together ever since the attack, it's quite possible this could be the start of a new war..."

"I had to say that," Arcee scolded herself as she rolled her optics.

"I'm sure she would have said it either way."

Letting out a sigh, Arcee looked back at her dad with worry. The servant returns with the medic and the medic looks over Halogen and fixes him up. "He should be just fine, just make sure he rests and keep the wounds bandaged," the medic said as he got ready to leave.

"Thank you for coming so quickly," Arcee said to the medic.

"It was no problem."

Arcee closed the front door before going back to check on her father. She didn't want to leave his side even if the medic said that he was going to be alright. Wheeljack got a ping on his comm, when he answered he heard his commander telling him to get to the base. "I have to go," he said with a sigh after he hung up. Arcee nodded in understanding, but she wished he didn't have to go.

Halogen woke up, "Wheeljack, wait."

Wheeljack stopped as he and Arcee looked to Halogen, "Dad, you need to rest, doctor's orders."

"Oh, posh. Wheeljack, I want to thank you for watching over my daughter and keeping her safe," he then looked at Arcee. "I thought Megatronus would be a good match for you, I thought he would keep you safe and protected... but he just proved me wrong. He did this to me..."

"Megatronus!?" Wheeljack and Arcee exclaimed in shock. I knew there was something I didn't like about him. She thought.

"Yes... The High Council chose a mech named Orion Pax to be the next Prime... it didn't sit with him too well and he started going crazy... he started attacking the High Council. We did our best to fight him off but he overtook us easily."

"That's a former gladiator for you," Wheeljack spoke up as he folded his arms.

"Yeah, I know. I'm starting to think that you would be better suited for my daughter, Wheeljack... if you could come to accept her."

Before Wheeljack could respond another ping came from his commander, "Ugh, I need to go."

"Be careful," Arcee told him as she held his servo.

"You too."

She watched him leave as she felt her spark breaking all over again. True she could be with him, but how could she if there was going to be a war?

"You two had come to like each other already it seems."

Arcee did her best to hide her blush, "Well, he's a really nice mech."

"How long has it been going on?"

"Since the day after he took this job the first time," she admitted.

"So you were having a love thing going on with him when you were set to mate with Megatronus?"

Arcee nodded.

"Well, seeing as I was proven to be wrong about Megatronus I can't be upset with you. Do you wish to mate with Wheeljack?"

"I love him, Dad," she replied softly with a smile. "Yes, I would gladly take Wheeljack as my mate."

Halogen smiled at her, "OK. I'm gonna break off the arrangements with Megatronus and you can mate with Wheeljack. You have the same look on your face your mother had when she fell in love with me and I asked her to be my mate."

With a wide smile, she hugged him, being mindful of his wounds. "Thank you, Dad."

"You're welcome, sweetie."

"Now please, get some rest," she insisted as she let him go.

"Okay, okay," he said as he closed his optics.

"I love you, Dad."

"I love you too, Arcee."