"Ah!" "Really wish I'd packed some insect repellent." "The mosquitoes out here on this routine recon are the size of vampire bats." "And they drink just about as much blood." "Quite the outdoorsman, aren't you, Jack?" "You wouldn't be making fun of my survival kit." "Maybe." "I may not have stinger-proof metal skin, Arcee, but in a pinch, I can use my multi-function pocketknife and magnesium fire starter to cook up some freeze-dried Mac and cheese." "You have your tools." "I have mine." "That's odd." "Ratchet's satellite scans were accurate." "But subterranean Energon deposits don't cause this kind of surge." "What happened here?" "Crash landing." "Stay behind me, low and close." "Autobot or Decepticon?" "Can't tell." "Wait here." "Arcee?" "Arcee?" "What's wrong?" "I know who this ship belongs to." "Arcee to base." "I need a ground bridge asap." "W-wait." "Why?" "Whose ship is this?" "Base, do you read?" "Scrap." "Com link's dead." "The ship's got to be transmitting a high-frequency scrambler pulse." "A-arcee?" "You're kind of freaking me out here." "Wait here." "No!" "Arcee?" "Climb on." "Arcee!" "Okay, was that really necessary?" "Arcee to base." "Scrap!" "Look, I've seen danger before." "What's the " "Wait here." "I mean it this time." "Okay, first you shut me out." "And now you're ditching me?" "I thought I was your partner." "No, Jack, you're a kid." "You're only here because this was supposed to be no-risk." "Got it?" "Arcee to delta team." "Requesting rendezvous coordinates." "Do you copy?" "Arcee, you lost again?" "Your sense of direction could use some improvement." "So could your aim, tailgate." "If you'd tagged that sniper back at the artillery depot," "I wouldn't have had to break rank and engage the enemy hand-to-hand." "From the sound of things," "I'm guessing you came out ahead." "Try waiting up for me this time, and I'll give you the blow-by-blow." "What's your position?" "About half a click from the depot, due north." "Think you can find it, partner?" "Trust me, tailgate, my navigation abilities are " " Uh!" "Piece of advice " "Make yourself comfortable." "You're going to be here awhile." "My first local." "Time for humankind to feel my sting." "Arcee." "Small universe." "Too small, Airachnid." "You're still holding a grudge?" "The war's been over for megacycles." "Tell that to the Decepticons." "These days I travel solo in pursuit of my new hobby." "I got a look at your souvenir case." "You mean my trophies?" "I collect endangered species." "Of course, they aren't really endangered..." "Until they meet me." "And I have a slot reserved for "human."" "Not gonna happen." "Arcee!" "I told you to wait for me!" "Well, partners don't ditch partners." "Get this through your head " "You're not my partner." "You're a liability." "I don't believe you." "I can see it in your eyes." "You're afraid, arcee, and you're never afraid." "You know, for an Autobot, your resilience is quite impressive." "In fact, I'm guessing that no matter what I do to you, you'll never crack." "Am I right?" "That's what I thought." "Tailgate?" "What have you done to him?" "Not much..." "Yet." "Just tell me what I want to know, or..." "Well..." "You're a smart 'bot." "I think you can imagine what happens to tailgate next." "I don't know the attack coordinates." "I swear upon the Allspark it's the truth!" "We shall see." "No..." "Please!" "Tailgate!" "You're right, Jack." "I am afraid..." "Of losing you." "You sure have trouble hanging on to your partners, don't you?" "We both know what happened to tailgate." "But I recently picked up some Decepticon radio chatter regarding the passing of cliffjumper." "At some point you really have to ask yourself, arcee," ""is it them, or is it me?"" "Do you get it now, Jack?" "She's not interested in me." "She hunts indigenous species, and she's on earth." "That means humans." "You!" "Run!" "And that's why I now prefer to work alone." "It's so sad when bad things happen to those close to you." "But don't get me wrong " "I fully intend to snuff out your spark." "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 to my collection." "Jack!" "That's the spirit, Jack." "Play hard to get." "I couldn't save him." "I couldn't save my partner." "Jack, I'm sorry." "I never should have looked back." "I should have kept driving." "Hello, Jack." "Oh, who am I kidding?" "You're making this too easy, Jack." "And I do not enjoy being bored." "Now, where did you scamper off to?" "If you wanted a tour, Jack, all you had to do was ask." "Did you spot the empty space?" "I hope you like it." "It's where you'll soon hang your head." "Energon." "Jack?" "Jack!" "Jack?" "Are you okay?" "Yeah, of course." "Survival kit." "Airachnid!" "So much for closure." "Now Airachnid's stuck here on earth." "I'm not sure that's such a good thing." "I'm sorry you had to face my demons today." "You were pretty fearless there, Jack." "Actually, I was terrified." "Mostly for you." "Ratchet, requesting ground bridge." "Need to get my partner far away from any oversized insects." "Partner, huh?" "Junior partner." "I can still pull rank."