New Project for Dr. Dork

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Seargent Ron Naliboff walked into the tech lab, less than his usual half-friendly self.

"Fred," he said sharply, the two officers flanking him in no better a mood. That thing... that... thing, was just frightening. And its screams.... He didn't know how Simmons could stand it. "On your feet. Deactivate those things or whatever and grab your tool

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"Whaaat?" Fred drops Ze on his head.

Danielle frowns.

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"The Decepticons will come for him. Whatever happened in the ice with you, Seargent, will be nothing compared to what happens if he awakens here. You won't be able to stop him. I won't be able to stop him. We need to destroy his spark before his followers attack the base and reawaken him," she said, dead serious.

Ron stared.

"Dude...." Ze trembled.

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"Sergent Naliboff wasn't there," says Danielle. "It happened before his time. But it's been well recorded that NBE1 is hostile. And you've come across as a lot friendlier."

"Kill him in his sleep?" Fred looks sick.

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"But... if what she says is true... Doc, what about Kashi? He'd hurt him, too," Ze tugged urgently at his shirt.

"Sir! We've just lost all communications with.... um.... everyone!" a soldier ran in, then gaped and took a step back when he saw Arcee.

Arcee looked, if anything, ill.

"The Decepticons are en route. Prime could take on Megatron, maybe, but I can'y. The Decepticon destroyed my world and he'll think less of destroying yours and murdering every last man, woman, and child of your species. I need to get to him, now!" she said.

Ron flinched, then frowned.

"....Right," he said. "Alright. This way."

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"Wait!" Fred suddenly sets his feet and stares at Danielle, one hand absently trying to get Ze's off his shirt. "You're not even cleared to know about the Ice man."

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This also made Ron turn and stare suspiciously.

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She looks back at them with the calm innocence that used to infuriate Jack at times. "I'm not spy. I'm exactly what I was hired as- an archaeologist with knack for unknown languages. There's just one thing I didn't tell you at the time... I've worked for secret branches of the US Air Force and Military before; and my specialty was alien languages."

Fred's looking a little confused.

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"Dude, you'e like... totally in on every level, huh?" Ze blinked up at her, wide-eyed.

"We are waisting valuable time," the giant pink bot growled.

"Oh. Er... right," Ron said, shaking his head and turning to leave again. "Fred, come on. You're the expert, you need to see if we can do whatever this... um..."

"Arcee," the Autobot sighed. "My name is Arcee."

"You need to know what Arcee does and figure out how we can do it."

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Fred's still staring at Danielle, but his expression goes from suspicion to sadness. "I know how to kill him. I know how to kill him without even thawing him out."

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"We must take his spark," Arcee nodded, extending her hand. "Will you help me, Doc?"

"Dude.... she knows your name," Ze hissed.

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"You've only been using it for the past... how long?" Fred hisses back, putting his hand to Arcee.

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"Hey, what's wrong hommie?" Ze frowned.

Arcee nodded, then picked up Fred in one hand, Ze in the other.

"Talk on the way," she said, stalking after Ron.

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Fred yelps, then pushes his glasses back up his nose. "Just shut up for now, okay? If everyone weren't so distracted you'd have half the guys- including you- dead by now."

Danielle hurries in the alien mech's wake, Birk an invisible presence at her side.

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Ze looked hurt and turned into an X Box.

When they reached the storage room Arcee stopped dead, putting Fred and Ze down.

"Megatron," she said, voice full of hate and disgust.