Once the whole thing was over, Arcee went to her room to call it a night, followed by Wheeljack. "Sorry you had to see that," Arcee said as they walked to her room.

"No worries, I was rather impressed at the way you did it."

"You were?" She asked as a small blush crept up on her face.

"Yeah. You stood up for what you believe in and kept your ground."

"Well, it wasn't right what he said, but I won't be able to do it again because I told my father I would behave. Apparently, he's good for business."

"What does he do?"

"Not sure, haven't heard yet. Father just told me that he's popular with the bots."

"Must be something very important if he's popular and the High Council wants him to build up their business status."

"Yep," Arcee said as they reached her room. "We will have to continue training in secret so Dad doesn't find out."

"Will be our little secret, I'll figure out a way to get us into the training room and train without him finding out."

"Thanks, Wheeljack, you're a good friend," she said with a smile.

"You consider me a friend?"

"Yes. Well, I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight, Wheeljack."

"Goodnight, Arcee," he says as he watches her go into her room and close the door. He then goes to his own room to settle down for the night.

The next morning, Arcee was finishing up her breakfast when she saw Megatronus walking by, he seemed to be scouting the house or looking for something or somebot. Arcee took the last gulp of her Energon and went to see what he was doing. "Need something?" She asked him as she caught up to him.

"Arcee, I was just looking for you."

"Why?" She asked as she looked at him a bit skeptically.

"I was hoping we could talk. Would you go for a walk with me? I heard you have a lovely sidewalk outback."

"Yeah, follow me," she says as she starts heading to the back of the house and Megatronus follows her.

They get out back and Megatronus looks around, "It's very nice, very peaceful."

"It is. What did you want to talk about?"

"I wanted to apologize for last night, I'm a guest in your house and I had no right to speak against your views like that. We all have our ways of looking at things and all are different."

"So true. No worries, you were pointing out your own views."

"I have to say you impressed me, and that's saying something because I'm not easily impressed."

"That really is something. What do you do exactly? Dad told me you're very popular."

"I'm a gladiator."

"A gladiator, dangerous job. What do you go up against?"

"Beasts, other bots, basically anything they can throw in there."

"What made you become a gladiator? If you don't mind me asking."

"Not at all. I watched gladiator fights when I was a sparkling and always dreamed of becoming one myself, I trained in fighting and learned the techniques in how to take a bot down, and eventually, I was noticed and made a gladiator."

"Interesting. Did you get hurt?"

"I had gotten a few minor injuries, after all, one can't be a gladiator without some injuries."

"I know, and some can be fatal."

"Yes, it can."

"You must be a really good fighter."

"One of the best."

They go on talking for a bit longer then depart and Arcee goes to find Wheeljack. She's walking through the halls when she senses someone coming up behind her, she turns around with her servo clamped into a fist and hits the bot on the side of the helm as she places her leg behind his and swiftly kicks his feet from under him, causing him to fall to the floor on his back. "Nice attempt, Wheeljack."

"Just what I had hoped you would do. I see you've been studying up on fighting techniques," he says with a smirk as he starts getting up. "You did that move greatly," he says as he gets back onto his feet and dusts himself off.

"Glad you think so. I have been studying up."

"Where have you been?"

"Out walking with Megatronus."

Wheeljack suddenly felt a tinge of jealousy but hid it, "OK..."

"Shall we practice?"

"Yes," Wheeljack replies, and they head to the training room to train.

"What do you think of Megatronus? Do you trust him?" Arcee came out and asked while they were training.

"Not really sure what to think of him just yet, but I'm getting a bit of a bad vibe from him."

"Me too. Ever since what he said last night I've been getting a bad vibe and I don't trust him. Earlier while we were walking we talked, he apologized for last night, and then we talked about gladiators and other stuff. He acts like a really good mech," she states as she throws a punch toward his helm. "But I still don't trust him."

"Why were you talking about gladiators?" He asks as he dodges her punches which are coming one after another.

"He told me that's what he does, he's a gladiator."

"Oh. That explains how he's so popular with the bots, a lot of them look up to gladiators as kind of a role model. I personally can't see them as one."

"Same here."

Just then a servant comes in, "Miss, your father is looking for you. He says he has something to tell you."

Without a word, Arcee heads out to find her father with Wheeljack right behind her. They look all over for him until they find him in his office with Megatronus. "Ahh, Arcee, I was looking for you," Halogen tells his daughter.

"That's what the servant told me. What do you need?"

"I have good news, Megatronus says he will support the High Council. We have him on our side."

"That's great news father! I'm happy for you!"

"We must celebrate, we'll throw a party. We'll invite everybot we know."

"We haven't thrown a party in a long time, I can't wait. When will it be?"

"The night after tomorrow. Let's get started on getting everything together."

Arcee and Wheeljack left his office to go get started on getting things together. "I hope you'll dance with me at the party," Arcee says as they walk through the hallway.

"I won't be able to because I can't dance."

"You can't dance?"

"No, I'm more of a fighting mech."

"I'll teach you then."

"You will?"

"Yeah, you've been teaching me how to fight it's only fair I teach you how to dance. Besides, I want to dance with you," her faceplate got a bit of a blue tint while saying the last part. Wheeljack just looked at her with a smile.

XXXXXXXXXX

"Ohh a party!" Miko exclaimed.

"Yes, a party, her father really wanted to celebrate."

"I never thought Megatronus would ever give support to the High Council and build them up," Ratchet states.

"It was the way he was, before he turned into Megatron he was a giving and caring mech, always there to help other bots. But after the whole High Council situation, all that changed," Optimus says in a sad tone, missing that side of him.

"Sounds like he was a great mech before he turned into Megatron," Jack speaks up.

"He was, I wish he would go back to that but he's long past it now I'm afraid."

There was a moment of silence before Miko spoke up, "I didn't know you guys partied."

"We do Miko, on special occasions."

"Yeah, kind of similar to the way you guys do," Bumblebee beeped out.

"Cool. But if Wheeljack is anything like you, Bulk, I can't help but find Wheeljack learning to dance kind of funny. Can't wait to hear about it!" Miko says as she tries to imagine them dancing.

Bulkhead just chuckled.