Attack on Prime New Age Anthology: Catching Up
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Reminiscing
Eren Jaeger
Negotiations
Getting an update on Arcee and how she's been.
Arcee flexed the digits of her right servo and sighed with relief, feeling the movement of her bones and pull of her joints. She stretched both arms high into the air before rotating the right arm clockwise, then counterclockwise.
"Mobility seems to be functional," Knockout remarked as he took notes on Arcee's condition, "You've gone through decontamination and the dark energon is purged. Not to mention, your finish, by yours truly, looks illustrious."
Arcee couldn't help but smile at that. "Thanks Knockout, I really appreciate it."
Knockout was a little bit startled at Arcee's attitude. "Even you've changed a little bit."
Arcee snorted. "Really?"
"Yeah, you've really mellowed out," Knockout proclaimed, "Normally, you're so high strung around former Decepticons. Now you're showing gratitude without any hesitation? My, my~."
Arcee rolled her optics in response. "Enough teasing. Now that I'm fully healed, catch me up on what's been going on."
Knockout sighed as he opened the door from Arcee's room to the hallway of the Nemesis. The former Decepticon cringed at the sight of the humans still running around and crying, begging U.S. personnel for updates on their family members.
"This has been going on for three weeks," Knockout groaned while Arcee peered under his shoulder.
"Why aren't these humans in a safer place?" Arcee demanded.
"Excuse me! Two titans coming through!" Knockout called out as he started to step over the humans. Many of them started to scramble out of the way, creating a pathway for Knockout and Arcee to easily walk through.
"It's overcrowded on Earth, so we've been housing the humans on the Nemesis so they can go through quarantine and then later get their vaccinations," Knockout explained to Arcee.
"How bad is it on Earth?" Arcee asked.
"They are severely understaffed, and I heard that one of those humans that flew around with that contraption on their waist, broke out of quarantine," Knockout added.
Arcee thought it over. Who would be dumb enough to break out of-! Arcee realized who it was and sighed in annoyance. "Was it Hanji?"
"Glasses? One optic?" Knockout pointed to his own optic with a claw.
"Yeah, that's them," Arcee groaned in defeat.
"Jack, Miko, and Raf are fine. You should probably give them a call," Knockout advised, "Especially since it's been over three years since you've last seen them."
"What else?" Arcee asked.
"Doesn't seem like the power of the titans will be returning any time soon," Knockout declared as they arrived at another door. Knockout pressed the button, and the two entered a lab. Arcee blinked in surprise, seeing Annie, Ymir, and Pieck on a high table. Pieck was seated upright, wearing braces around her body, and Ratchet was scanning her to check her vitals.
"Well, the corrections the humans have been making to you bones have been working; however, I can't make any other corrections myself without doing a little more research on the human body," Ratchet explained.
"I understand," Pieck reassured, "I would rather you be thorough than make a mistake. Although, I do wish my body healed better before the power of the titans went away." Pieck glanced over at Arcee and noticed that her right arm was reattached, "Or that I wasn't organic."
"Yes, there are perks to not being fleshy organics," Knockout agreed.
"Oh fuck you, you prick," Ymir hissed at him.
"You're okay," Annie spoke to Arcee.
Arcee clenched her right servo into a fist. "Yeah, I've made a full recovery and I'll be able to help out pretty soon."
"Knockout did a standard checkup?" Ratchet asked her.
"I am standing right here!" Knockout was insulted at the implications.
"He did a great job," Arcee praised, stunning Ratchet.
"Huh, well it wouldn't hurt to rest the extra day before Ultra Magnus calls you and gives you assignments," Ratchet explained, "It will be a while before you see the humans again, as they are going through quarantine as well."
"Speaking of, how long do we even have left?" Ymir demanded.
"One more week, then you all will be receiving vaccines, and you should be allowed to proceed normally," Ratchet answered before checking the vitals on his arm, "I need to return to Cybertron, but," Ratchet placed a servo on Arcee's shoulder, "It's good to see you again."
"Good to see you too." Arcee smiled as Ratchet let her go and left the room.
"So, how long have you been away from your world?" Pieck couldn't help but ask.
"Three years," Arcee answered as she grabbed a stool and sat down.
"Speaking of home, I'm sure you want a quick run down of things you might have missed," Knockout assumed.
"You just want to spread gossip," Arcee accused.
"I can do two things," Knockout declared.
"Alright, spill the tea," Arcee smirked.
"First things first: Predaking's little pitspawn can transform into her bipedal form now! It happened a few days after you left!" Knockout explained.
"The first Predacon we found?" Arcee asked in surprise.
"Yep. Predaking was worried that it took her so long to do it, and when she did it, he almost started crying," Knockout explained with a grin, "She picked the name 'Firelight' for herself."
"Good for her," Arcee said, "What about Autobot and Decepticon relations?"
"Steady for the most part, with a few hiccups," Knockout answered as he typed away on the screens, "Thankfully no major Decepticons returned to the planet, like Shockwave or Tarn or Overlord. I'd like to assume that they're dead but I've seen them in action. They are hard to kill."
"But there haven't been any big names trying to restart the Decepticons," Arcee assumed.
"The biggest is Starscream and he's still going through physical therapy," Knockout reminded, "He's been such a pain in the aft though. I'm the only one he'll really talk to besides Rung and all of it are just demands. I have to force him to use proper manner even though he used to be the Prince of Vos."
"I feel like Starscream will always be like this," Arcee sighed.
"Well we thought Megatron wouldn't change, but here we are," Knockout retorted.
"...I assume he's still alive," Arcee spoke up.
"And the council has no idea what to do with him," Knockout explained.
"What do you mean? I thought it would be straightforward with them," Arcee said in confusion.
"Bumblebee thought it was a good idea to use the cortical psychic patch on him and we all got whiplash just looking at Megatron's memories," Knockout declared.
"You can look into each other's memories?" Pieck spoke up, causing the two titans to look at the humans.
"Right, I forgot you were here," Knockout remarked, "You can blame Shockwave for that. He's the one who made the device to see other memories."
"Did you see the memories of Megatron tormenting me?" Annie couldn't help but seethe.
"And the memories of Megatron offering you a deal to get off this crazy planet," Knockout added, "I used to work for Megatron and Megatron would never do that for a human. The Megatron I knew would never do... any of the things we saw in those memories."
"...I still have nightmares about it," Annie retorted.
"You and everyone else," Knockout remarked with bitterness.
"So Megatron was never well liked," Pieck assumed.
"The only person who liked him and was loyal to him was Soundwave, and he's currently missing," Knockout responded.
"What about Optimus? How's his condition?" Arcee couldn't help but ask. She heard chatter and panic of Optimus being critically injured, but she still wasn't aware of the extent of it.
"Stable, but Ratchet's holding his breath," Knockout answered.
Arcee couldn't help but feel guilty about it. She had also heard that Optimus was the one who killed Eren and ended the power of the titans. If Optimus even woke up at all, how would he respond to the news that he killed Eren? Someone he considered a son?
"Arcee?" Annie called out, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"I'm fine," Arcee reassured, "It's just been a chaotic few years."
"For me it feels like a chaotic few days," Annie confessed, looking down at her wounded finger. If she still had her powers, she would have regenerated by now. But instead, it was just a nasty and painful cut that was still healing, "I can't believe my powers are gone."
"Me too," Pieck agreed.
"I'm glad it's gone," Ymir declared, "I'm not going to be a target anymore for some greedy bastards. Although, it does suck that I won't be able to breathe underwater anymore."
"It doesn't mean that the Eldians are going to be safe," Pieck retorted, "It's going to be a long road convincing the world that the Eldians are no longer a threat."
"Well that's what the experiments are for," Knockout chimed in, "We do this right, we can prove that the Eldians are no longer a threat to the population."
Knockout paused when he saw a message notification on the screen. "Odd. I'm getting a video call from Earth."
Knockout opened the message and blinked in surprise when he saw a human with one eye trying to adjust the camera.
"Hello?! Is this message going through?!" they called out.
Arcee stood up from the stool and walked over to the screen. "Hanji?!"
"Arcee!" Hanji exclaimed with delight before cackling, "It worked! Oh my god the technology here is so advanced!"
Knockout looked over at Arcee in disbelief and annoyance, but the two-wheeler shrugged.
"And I see you got your arm back! Congrats!" Hanji cheered, "Oh, who's your friend?! I don't think I've seen them before and they look really pretty!"
"I appreciate your flattery human, but I'm confused as to why you're calling the Nemesis. Or how?" Knockout replied.
"Oh wait, you're the one who brought the giant ship!" Hanji realized, "Knockout!"
"Yes, yes, in the flesh, why are you calling?" Knockout demanded.
"I bartered with the U.S. government!" Hanji shoved their face into the camera, "They want to know about the 3D gear so I thought I could make a few demands of my own, like video calls! Rafael got me to set this up even though he's mad at me because I managed to survive over a minute before getting tazed!"
Hanji took steps back to reveal the wall covered with notes, diagrams, schematics. "Feast your optics on the wall of science!"
"Well, I'm glad to see you're thriving, but what about the others?" Arcee asked, "Any updates on the humans? What about Jack, Miko, and Rafael?"
"Humans are find, no outbreaks among us thus far!" Hanji explained, "They should be done with quarantine in a week! Levi and Jean had to go through surgery, so they'll be staying in the hospital for longer! But Jean is awake!"
"How's Sasha doing?" Arcee asked, "I heard through chatter that..."
"...Managing," Hanji reluctantly answered, "But let's not talk about that right now! I have another update! Where is Annie, Ymir, and Pieck?! I heard they were with you guys!"
"Over here!" Ymir called out.
"Ymir! Good to hear from you! How have you been?!" Hanji asked.
"Well, we don't have our titan powers anymore," Ymir explained.
Hanji sighed in defeat. "Such a shame, but at the very least Historia will be happy!"
Ymir blinked in surprise at that. "Y-yeah..."
Arcee noticed Ymir's hesitance at that, but it was ignored by Hanji. "I have good news for Annie and Pieck! Falco's been transported to Earth for treatment!"
"What?!" Pieck exclaimed.
"Colt is with us in quarantine and he's been asking about his brother! So I convinced the U.S. government to grab him and try to treat him on Earth! This should increase his chances at survival!" Hanji explained with excitement.
"Oh my god, thank you!" Pieck said with a smile while Arcee sighed with relief. There could be a chance that Falco survives, and Arcee wouldn't have to live with this guilt anymore.
"No problem! Now, where's Optimus?!" Hanji demanded.
"On Cybertron getting treatment," Knockout explained.
"Shit!" Hanji swore, "Where's Buckethead?!"
"That's classified," Knockout replied. Knockout didn't like the way that Hanji was staring at them before they gave a malicious grin.
"You little liar," Hanji accused before getting into the camera once more, "Tell Buckethead I'm coming for his crusty ass!"
Knockout jolted as Hanji disconnected the call before turning to Arcee. "Should I be-!"
"Yes, you should be very concerned," Arcee cut him off.
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