"Really wish I packet some insect repellent. The mosquitos out here on this routine recon are the size of vampire bats. And they drink just about the same," Jack says as he tries to hit the mosquitos around him. Aurora giggled at the sight.

"Well I'm sort of glad I didn't have blood. Anything that is organic would usually die if it was in their system," Aurora says.

"Quite the outdoorsman, aren't you Jack," Arcee teased.

"You wouldn't happen be making fun of my survival kit?"

"Maybe," Arcee replied.

"I may not have stinger prof metal skin, Arcee, or energon flowing through me, Aurora. But, in a pinch, I could use my multi-function pocket knife and magnesium fire starter to cook up some freeze dried mac and cheese," he said.

"You have your tools. And I have mine," Arcee replied. Then the device in her servo starts to beep. "That's odd. Ratchet's satellite scans were accurate. Subterranean energon deposits don't make this kind of surge."

The three of them walk on a bit further until the device beeps again. Arcee looks up to see the forest destroyed.

"What happened here?" Jack asked.

"A crash landing," Aurora and Arcee replied. Arcee continued to say, "Jack, Aurora, stay behind me. Low and close."

They walked closer until they came across a ship.

"Autobot or Decepticon?" Jack asked.

"Can't tell. Wait here," Arcee said as she transformed her hand into a blaster and headed to the ship.

"Jack, something's wrong here."

"What do you mean, Aurora?"

"Ate 'Cee just closed the bond really tightly. It's not like her to do that." Jack thought that it was odd. They watch as Arcee disappeared for a few minutes, but returned to sight all shaken up.

"Arcee!?" Aurora quickly snatched up Jack under his arms and flew over to Arcee.

"Ate, what's w-wrong?" Aurora asked.

"I know who this ship belongs to," was Arcee's reply. Then Acree accidentally let her flash back leak through the bond that she saw moments ago. Aurora was shaken by the memory and couldn't think straight. It hurt to see and feel these memories again. She gripped her head and fell to her knees.

"Aurora!" Jack knelt down next to her to see if she was alright.

"Arcee to base, I need a ground bridge, A.S.A.P."

"W-w-wait, why? Whose ship is this?" Jack asked as he put Aurora on his back as she trembled.

"Base do you read? Scrap! Com. links dead. The ship's gotta be transmitting a high frequency scrambler pulse," Arcee said. Then she turned to Aurora. "Aurora can you bridge back with Jack?"

Aurora was still gripping her head with one eye she forced open. Aurora tried, but couldn't. She wanted to go back, but she couldn't. Aurora was having a mental breakdown with Arcee's memories, and with emotional trauma, Aurora couldn't even think straight to bridge anywhere.

"I-I c-can't! I r-really am t-tr-trying, but I-I c-can't!" Arcee growled in frustration and started walking with Jack following behind.

"A-A-Arcee? Okay, y-you're kind of freaking me out here!"

Arcee stopped and stared into the forest. "Wait here," was all she said without looking at the two, and walked on.

Second later, Aurora screamed out sharply.

"Aurora! What's wrong!?"

"Ate! Flashbacks!" Aurora said as she pressed her head onto his shoulders. Jack ran to see Arcee frozen as she examined tracks.

He came up next to her. "Arcee?" Arcee looked at Jack and saw Aurora hiding her face.

Arcee transformed and started her engine. "Climb on." Jack did as told and put on his helmet. Arcee drove off crazily as Jack tried to hold on tight, while freaking out until she stopped.

"Okay, was that really necessary!?"

"Arcee to base? ... Scrap!"

"Okay, I seen danger before, but-"

Arcee cut in, "Stay here. And I mean it this time."

"Okay, first you shut me out, and now you're ditching me!? I thought I was your partner. What about Aurora? She's in pain and you're not even caring about your sister!"

"No, Jack. You're a kid. You're only suppose to be here because this was suppose to be no risk, and we can worry about Aurora later. Got it?" Arcee said irritated. Then she transformed and drove off.

"S-s-she d-doesn't c-care a-about m-me?" Aurora asked. Jack heard how heart broken Aurora sounded and tried to cheer her up.

"No, she does, Aurora. But let's try and catch up to her. Something is a bit off about her."

"Okay." With that Aurora picked Jack up again and flew toward Arcee.

"Are you sure you can carry me?"

"Yeah. I was trained to carry far more heavier thing than you. You are like paper weight to me. So you're fine."

"How's your head?"

"It hurts a lot, but I can handle the pain. Let's just catch up to my sister."

Suddenly, Aurora let another scream rip out of her throat.

"Aurora, what's wrong!?"

"J-j-just some p-painful m-memories is all," Aurora said and quickly landed.

"Aurora hop on my back. I can walk for a while. We did get pretty far thanks to you." Aurora said nothing, but climbed on his back and they started their journey again.

Time Skip

Jack was sliding down a slope, distracting Arcee. Airachnid took the opportunity to hit arcee off of her and then pin her to a wall of dirt with her webbing.

"Arcee!" Jack rushed over her Arcee, while feeling Aurora shift on his back to look at Airachnid.

Airachnid turned to see Jack coming. Arcee quickly freed one of her servos and shot at Airachnid, knocking her out.

"I told you to wait for me," Arcee said.

"Well partners don't ditch partners. Or family for that matter!" Jack said as he pulled at the webbing, while Aurora kept an eye on Airachnid.

"Get this through your thick head. You're not my partner, you're a liability. The both of you are," Arcee said. Aurora's head snapped to stare at Arcee as she felt unbearable pain, as energon leaked from her eyes.

"L-liab-bilit-ty? B-b-but w-we're sisters," Aurora stuttered out. But Arcee ignored Aurora.

Jack looked up to Arcee in her optics and said, "I don't believe you. I can see it in your eyes. You're afraid, Arcee. And you're never afraid, and you would never push Aurora away or think about hurting her like you are now!"

Arcee was in a daze, remembering how Airachnid captured her and Tailgate. Then snapped out or and looked toward Jack.

"You're right, Jack. I am afraid ... of losing you! Both of you!"

"You sure have trouble hanging onto your partners don't you? We both know what happened to Tailgate. But I recently picked up on some Decepticon radio chatter regarding the passing of Cliffjumper. At some point you really got to start asking yourself, Arcee. Is it them or is it me?"

"Do you get it now Jack? Aurora? She's not interested in me, she hunts indigenous species. And she on Earth, and that means humans! You! Both of you! RUN!" Jack started running,but Aurora quickly picked up Jack and took to the air.

"And that's why, I prefer to work alone." Airachnid said getting in Arcee's face plate. "It's so sad when bad things happen to those closest to you. But don't get me wrong, I fully intend  to snuff out your spark." Airachnid was upside down now and continued to say, "And believe me, I will make it hurt. But that won't compare to the pain you'll feel knowing I'm adding your human, and sister to my collection."

With that said, Airachnid went after the two of them.

"JJJJACK!!! AURORA!!!" Arcee screamed.

Aurora kept flying through the forest, but Airachnid was tailing them. Jack kept an eye on how close Airachnid was.

"That's the spirit, Jack, Aurora. Play hard to get," Airachnid said.

Aurora kept flying until she got tired and had to land.

"I'm sorry ... Jack. I can't ... go on," Aurora panted out.

"It's alright Aurora. No need to be sorry," Jack said as he was trying to find where Airachnid was. He keeped looking around the forest as noises of animals was all he heard. They leaned against the trunk of a fallen tree. They saw that Airachnid pass them, but stopped and looked back at them.

"Hello, Jack, Aurora." Jack screamed and tried to get away. Aurora quickly manipulated Airachnid's energon and sent her flying 20 feet away. Then she ran after Jack.

"Well. what do you know."

Aurora and Jack kept running until they came across the little rift. Jack looked at Aurora, but she shook her head.

"If I continue to fly, my wings will start to bleed." Jack nodded in understanding and the both went on climbing down, and back up to the other side. Aurora was better trained for situations like this and was waiting for Jack. Once he got up, they continued to run as Airachnid caught up. Jack and Aurora leaned against the tree for Jack to catch his breath.

Jack pulled out his pocket knife for a moment and looked at it. "Oh, who am I kidding."

"I think it might come in handy soon," Aurora said. Then they continued to run again.

"You're making this too easy, you two. And I don't like to be board." Aurora and Jack continued to run, and ran into Airachnid's ship.

"Now where could they have scampered off too?" Airachnid walked off, missing Jack and Aurora hiding behind a piece of the ship. They looked at the open entrance and ran toward the ship.

Airachnid stood before the entrance of the ship. "If you wanted a tour of the ship, guys. You could have just asked." She walked to the ship and asked, "Did you spot the empty space, Jack? I hope you like it. It's where you'll soon hang your head, and I'll make sure that there's a spot for you too, Aurora."

While Airachnid was in the ship, Jack and Aurora was outside of it. The went under the ship, and Jack stepped in a puddle.

"Energon," Jack said. Then he got an idea. He used his pocketknife to light the stick up, while Aurora kept watch.

Airachnid heard Jack trying to start a fire. "Jack!?" She rushed off the ship, and towards the kids. Once the stick was had a steady fire, Jack tossed into the fuel tank and started to run.

"JACK!" Airachnid yelled as she saw the fire. The ship exploded and Aurora quickly took Jack into the air fast enough to escape the shock wave so they didn't get hurt. They both stared at the burning remains of the ship, then rushed off to find Arcee. The took a short pause, but then Aurora quickly pushed Jack out of the way as she was pinned to a tree.

"Jack, go! Don't worry about me. Get Ate," Aurora said. Jack nods and runs off determined. Airachnid came face plate to face wish Aurora.

"Well, I can't say I'm happy you and Jack blew up my trophies, Aurora. But I have to wonder, how are you Arcee's sister, if you're a human?"

"Well since you asked so nicely. We share a half of the same spark."

"I see. It makes me wonder then. What exactly are you? You hold the form of a human, you have a spark like a Cybertronian, and you abilities that of Primus himself." Aurora stiffened at Airachnid's words.

Airachnid saw the fear in her eyes. "Oh, so you're hiding something fro me. Why don't you just tell me?" Aurora said nothing to her as she started to shake. Airachnid glared and pointed at Aurora saying, "Just like your sister. If you won't tell me, then I'll make you." Airachnid slid her digit across Aurora's cheek letting acid burn her.

Aurora shut her eyes and screamed out in pain. Then started to beg. "P-please! Stop! No more! I Don't want to be punished anymore! Stop punishing me!"

Airachnid smiled broadly. "Beg, Aurora. I love your beautiful screams! It's music to my ears," Airachnid said as she dragged her digit on the other side of Aurora's face.

Aurora screamed again, but then it stopped. Airachnid looked a Aurora and say her eyes were gold.

Aurora went to speak, but it wasn't her voice. It was a mech's voice "You have no right to hurt Aurora, my creation." Then Airachnid was sent flying through the trees.

Airachnid looks up and stares at Aurora, and stutters out, "The frag!" The yellow shifted back to her electric purple, and she looked at Airachnid in confusion. Airachnid got up and was heading toward Aurora again.

"You have a connection to something powerful. You might be more useful to me alive than as my souvenir." Airachnid smirks and says, "I think I'll keep you as my little slave." Airachnid was going to grab her, but heard Arcee coming.

Arcee drove over the bumpy terrain of a small ramp like hill, transformed mid air and smashed her ped onto Airachnid's face plate. Airachnid flew back about ten feet away. Arcee ran after her and kicked Airachnid in the chassis. Arcee was beating the scrap out Airachnid, until she made a powerful kick that sent her half out in the forest. This left Airachnid unconscious.

When that was over, Jack came out from around the other side of the tree, and Arcee came over to get her unstuck.

"Aurora, are you okay?" Arcee asked as she reached out to Aurora to get her out of the webbing. Aurora saw Arcee's servo coming closer, flinch, and screamed.

"Aurora, what's wrong!?"

"No! No more! Please! I don't want to be punished any more!" Arcee frowned at that.

"Aurora, it's me, Arcee. Your Ate, remember?"

"I don't have siblings! My name isn't Aurora, it's 201!"

Jack seemed to notice Aurora's mindset of being back in M.E.C.H. once more. He got an idea. Jack knew Arcee wasn't going to like it, but he had to do it.

"201, calm down." Aurora immediately went quiet.

"Ja-" Arcee started, but Jack cut her off.

"201, I need you to remember her," Jack said gesturing to Arcee.

"That's a Cybertronian, Sir."

"No, that's not what I meant. Try to feel deep down within you and remember her. She means far more to you than you may think. Feel her, by opening your heart."

Although Aurora didn't know what he was talking about, she followed his instructions. She unconsciously opened the bond and reached out, not only to Arcee, but also Ratchet. Once she connected to them she remembers again, and starts crying.

"I'm sorry, Ate! I didn't meant to forget you guys! I was drowning in my old memories, and the pain brought me back there! She reminded me of him!" Arcee frees Aurora and hugs her to her chassis. "It's alright, Aurora. You're alright now-"

The sound of drilling makes all of them turn to see Airachnid making her escape underground. Arcee tries to stop her, by shooting at her, but she gets away. All three of them look down the hole Airachnid made.

"Airachnid!" Arcee growls out. She then sighs, "Well, so much for closure."

"Now Airachnid's stuck here on Earth," Jack said with gloom. "I'm not so sure that's such a good thing."

"I'm sorry that the both of you had to face my demons today. Especially you, Aurora, since you actually relieved them. You two were pretty fearless there," Arcee said.

"Actually I was terrified. Mostly for you," Jack replied.

"I was too. But I had total faith in you," Aurora said.

"Ratchet I need a ground bridge," Arcee looks at Jack as he kills a mosquito. "I need to get my partner and sister away from any oversized insects."

Jack turns to Arcee and said, "Parent huh?"

"Jr. partner. I can still pull rank." Aurora giggled at the two of them, glad the day was over.