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The Femme and the Beast:Ch 6

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The Femme and the Beast

Jena cursed under her intake as the stick she had broke when she tried to pry the little window in the cellar open "I have to go and warn Lockdown." Jena buried her face into her servos "This is all my fault."

Wheeljack came up and hugged his daughter "Don't worry, Jena. I'm sure we'll think of something."

Little did they know that Bumblebee was just outside the window, he had seen everything that had happened outside down to the part were Jena and Wheeljack got thrown into the cellar. He tapped on the window to try and get their attention.

Jena looked up and saw in him "Bumblebee?"

"Jena, don't worry I'll get you guys out of there!" Bumblebee said confidently. The little cup went to the lock and tried to see if maybe he could pick it, but it was no use. Without the key, the lock wouldn't open. He went back to the window "It's no use, I can't get it open."

Jena smiled a little "Its okay, Bumblebee. You did your best that's all that matters."

Wheeljack started to look around, there had to be something in here that could help them get out. Just then he saw something in the corner of the room "My space bridge!"

Jena turned to look and sure enough it was her father's space bridge "Dad, what's it doing down here?"

"After you said you would trade places with me back at the castle and that cabinet thing took me back to the village. I was so worried about you; I couldn't work on any of my inventions." Wheeljack remorse sadly "So I placed my space bridge here in storage so I could focus on getting you back, but with your help, we might be able to get it to work and be our ticket out of here."

"But dad, you said it still had some glitches and you've never really test it before." Jena pointed out

"I know, but it's the only chance we got."

Jena bit her lip, but agreed "Okay, let's get to work."

Jena started connecting some of the loose wires while Wheeljack made sure that he had everything he needed, but then realized something was missing "Oh, no…"

Jena asked "What's wrong?"

Wheeljack slapped a servo over his face "I can't find the remote control to turn it on. I must have left it on the table in the house. Wait…" Wheeljack ran to the window "Bumblebee, I need you to go inside and on the table is a small remote control. When I give the signal, I need you to press the blue button."

Bumblebee nodded and made his way back into the house. With some difficulty, he managed to get onto the table and find the remote. Back in the cellar Jena and Wheeljack continued to work on the space bridge, both of them praying they could get it to work."

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Meanwhile, Sentinel was still leading some of the townspeople through the forest. Some of them had stopped to cut down one of the trees in order to make a battering ram. When they were finished they carried it, continued to follow Sentinel and yelled "Kill the beast!" as it begun to rain, Lockdown's castle came into view.

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Within the castle, everyone was still mourning over what had happened tonight.

"I knew it. I knew we shouldn't have gotten our hopes up." Prowl stated

"Maybe it would have been better if she never showed up at all." Jazz added, crossing his candle holding arms.

"Guys, look!" Acree cried, looking outside the window

"Is it Jena did she come back?" Red Alert asked hopefully

"No, it's worse come look!"

Everyone came up to the window and gasped. When they look down they saw Sentinel holding on to their master's mirror along with a large crowd, carrying the large batting ram, following right behind him.

"Go and warn the master!" Prowl ordered "If it's a fight they want then it's a fight they're going to get!"

Outside Sentinel commanded "Take whatever valuables you can find, but leave the beast to me!"

Back inside everyone rushed downstairs to prepare for the worst, when suddenly they noticed that there was a loud BOOM! They realized that the men outside must be using the battering ram to try and break down the door. They also heard them shout "Kill the beast!"
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Red Alert quickly rushed up to the west wing and into Lockdown's room "Pardon me, master."

"Leave me in peace." Lockdown said quietly, standing by the table with the rose on it

"But, sir the castle is under attack!"

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The crowd outside continued to try and ram the door down, they seemed to have started their own chant with themselves and when they rammed the door. BOOM! "Kill the beast!" BOOM! "Kill the beast!"

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Everyone inside was trying to use their bodies to block the door in hope it would keep the intruders out. But as the battering ram continued to come in contact with the door, it was getting harder to keep it shut.

"This isn't working!" Jazz exclaimed

"But Jazz, we have to do something!" Arcee stated

"Wait, I have an idea!"

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The battering ram came in contact with the door once more, starting to make a dent in it while the mechs continuing their chant. BOOM! "Kill the beast!" BOOM! "Kill the beast!"

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"Master, what should we do!?" Red Alert asked

Lockdown continued to look at the wilting rose and answered "It don't matter now…just let them come."

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"Kill the beast!" BOOM! "Kill the beast!" BOOM! "Kill the beast!" Finally the door gave away and opened up. Sentinel and the rest of his mechs dropped the battering ram and stepped inside. When they looked around, they were a little confused on why there was a bunch of furniture all over the place. They carefully began to walk in; Swindle grabbed a hold onto a black and white candle and was very surprised when he heard it say "Now!"

All a sudden the furniture sprung to life and attacked the townspeople. While everyone else was busy, Sentinel managed to sneak away and head up the stairs.

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Back at the village, Jena and Wheeljack were putting on the last few finishing touches onto the space bridge.

"Alright, now I just need to type in the coordinates…" Wheeljack quickly put them in "There that should do it."

"You're sure this is going to work?" Jena asked

"There's only one way to find out." Wheeljack then yelled loud enough for Bumblebee to hear "Bumblebee, now!"

In the house, as he heard the command, Bumblebee jumped on the remote control and pressed the blue button.

Jena and Wheeljack watched as they heard a low humming sound coming from the space bridge as it started to warm up. They noticed that sparks of blue energy were starting to form in the middle and sure enough a small ball formed before it got bigger and almost filled the entire space in the middle.

"So now what?" Jena asked

"Well if my hunch is correct all we have to do is step into the transwarp field and we'll be teleported and land right outside the house." Wheeljack explained

Jena looked at the blue ball nervously, they may have gotten it to work, but it still had never been tested. What if they went through it and got transported somewhere else? Or if they did come out and some part of them was missing?

"Jena," The blue and brown femme turned to look at her father "It's gonna be alright. Just trust me."

Jena reluctantly smiled and took a hold of Wheeljack's servo "I do trust you, dad."

They smiled at each other, closed their optics and then stepped into the transwarp field.

Bumblebee waited inside the house wondering if anything had happened yet. So he went outside to check and was disappointed to see they weren't there. Just then there was a bright flash of light that momentarily blinded Bumblebee. When he opened his eyes, he jumped for joy. Jena and Wheeljack were standing a few feet way from him. When Jena and Wheeljack reopened their optics, they quickly checked to see if any part of them as out of place and if they were really outside their home.

Jena gave Wheeljack a hug "Dad, it worked! You did it!"

Wheeljack hugged her back and shook his head "No, Jena. We did it, together."

Jena smiled "Come on, we have to hurry."

Wheeljack nodded and went to go get Starchaser. Jena picked up Bumblebee and climbed onto Starchaser back along with her father. And then they headed towards Lockdown's castle, they could only hope they weren't too late.

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The battle continued to rage on between the mechs of the village and the talking appliances. Food, drinks, silverware among other things were being thrown and landed on the floor. But eventually they managed to scare all the mechs out of the castle and back out into the rain. They all cheered with happiness that they were all able to defend their home.

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Back in his room, Lockdown stared outside his window watching the rain, ignoring the sound of someone coming in. Sentinel, carrying his lance stepped into the room and searched until he stopped Lockdown. Lockdown turned slightly to look at him, an uncaring and sad expression on his face before turning away again. Sentinel came up and pushed him right out the window and onto the balcony, letting out an amused laugh. He stepped outside and just as Lockdown tried to stand back up, he kicked him causing the dark mech to fall and land on one of the ledges on the roof with the blue mech following after him.

"Get up," Sentinel ordered

Lockdown just gave him another uncaring expression and remained where he was. Until Sentinel kicked him again causing him to get closer to the end of the ledge "Get up."

Sentinel asked in a mocking tone "What's the matter, beast? Too kind and gentle to fight back?"

Lockdown just looked away from him while Sentinel pulled out his lance again, preparing to strike.

"No!" came a voice

Lockdown lifted his head up and looked down to see a face he thought he never see again "Jena?" He called out weakly

"No, Sentinel, please don't!" Jena yelled over the storm

Just as Sentinel brought down his lance, Lockdown grabbed it with his servo and got back up.

Jena quickly got off Starchaser and rushed inside the castle and went up the stairs.

Lockdown pushed Sentinel back before letting go of the lance. Sentinel tried to slash at him while climbing on the roof, but Lockdown easily dodged it. Sentinel slightly lost his footing and fall, but grabbed the edge of the roof in time, but not before Lockdown lunged at him, forcing them to land on another roof top. They were forced back on a ledge before Sentinel kicked the dark mech off.

He brought his lance up and slashed it at the dark figure that was next to him, but when the lightning flashed, he saw it was only a statue "Come on out and fight!"

Sentinel made his way through a row of statues "Tell me, Lockdown. Were you in love with her?" No response came to him, but he continued talking "Did you really think she wanted you when she had someone like me?!"

Lockdown had concealed himself in the shadows only his red optics stood out, but Sentinel didn't seem to notice. Lockdown came out of his hiding and place and slowly crept up behind the blue mech. Sentinel saw him out of the corner of his optic and quickly moved to slash at his head, but Lockdown quickly ducked. They continued to mauerner around the ledge until Lockdown found himself trapped in a corner.

"It's over, Lockdown!" Sentinel cackled "Jena is mine!"

Lockdown shot in a glare and tackled him again, causing Sentinel to drop his lance and fall down. Lockdown grabbed him by the throat and carried him over till he was dangling over the end of the ledge.

Sentinel brought his servos up to grasp his arm while pleading "Let me go. Please, don't hurt me! I'll do anything, anything!"

Lockdown continued to glare at him, tempted to just let him fall. But he stopped, he wasn't a monster anymore. Now he had friends and…Jena.  Lockdown slowly brought Sentinel back to the ledge. He brought him close to his face while hissing venomously "Get, out."  Before letting Sentinel drop back onto the ledge.

"Lockdown!"

Said mech turned around to see Jena standing on the balcony that lead to his room, he smiled softly "Jena."

Jena reached out for him. Lockdown carefully climbed along the tops of the roof until he got closer "Jena…" She took a hold of his hook while Lockdown's servo cupped the side of her face "You came back."  Jena smiled warmly at him and closed her optics to enjoy the moment, but it was cut short as she heard Lockdown cry out in pain. She opened her optics to see that Sentinel had snuck up behind Lockdown and jabbed his lance into his side.

Sentinel pulled his lance back out and prepared to stab him again, but he lost his grip of the railing and quickly tried to regain his balance. Lockdown started to lose his balance as well, but Jena grabbed his cape to prevent him from falling. Sentinel yelled as he slipped and fell down into the dark abyss of the canyon below him.

Jena pulled Lockdown onto the balcony and saw that his side was bleeding pretty badly. Just then Prowl, Jazz and Red Alert came into the room and gasped when they saw their master was wounded. Jena carefully laid Lockdown on his back, gently resting her servo on his face as she heard him breathing in shallow intakes.

Lockdown panted hardly as he managed to gasp out "You came back."

"Of course I came back. I couldn't let…"Jena hugged him carefully "Oh, this is all my fault. If…if only I had gotten here sooner."

"Maybe…its better…it's better this way." Jena lightly placed her servo over his mouth

"Don't talk like that…you'll be alright." Jena smiled a little "We're together now, everything going to be fine. You'll see."

Lockdown looked up at her and reached out to brush her hair out of her face before cupping the side of it "At least…I got to see you." He wheezed "One last time."

Jena held his servo to her face until she noticed it was going limp; she looked to see his optics were half closed. Lockdown let out one final shuddering breath before his optics closed completely and his body went still.

Jena's optics widened and she covered her mouth with her servos, shaking her head "No, no, please…please don't leave me." She grasped the front of his cape and cried softly into his chassis, a tear escaped from her optic before she whispered "I…I love you."

Right at that moment the final petal of the rose wilted and fell onto the table below. The three appliances that were there watched and lowered their heads in sadness. Jena continued to cry, not caring if she got wet; she just wanted to stay there with Lockdown for as long as she could. But then a flash of light caught her optic. Jena lifted her head up to see that streams of light were shooting down all around them.

She watched in awe as the wound on Lockdown's side slowly started to heal before his whole body started to glow. It lasted for a few moments before it died down. She jumped as she heard a breathy groan coming from Lockdown before he reopened his optics.

"Lockdown?" Jena asked in disbelief

Lockdown turned his head back to her and smiled "Jena."

"Lockdown, you're alive!" Jena hugged him as hard as she could

He happily hugged her back, running his fingers through her hair. Jena pulled away to help him back on his pedes. When he got back up, he pulled her close to him and smiled. Jena rested her head on his chassis, overjoyed every time she heard his spark beat. She pulled away and looked up at him. The two of them simultaneously leaned forward before giving each other a passionate kiss.

As they kissed, a swirl of blue energy circled them before shooting up into the sky. The rain came to a stop and cleared. The castle changed from its terrifying appearance back to its old form. And when they pulled apart they noticed that three figures came out onto the balcony.

The first was a black and white mech with a blue visor over his optics, then a black and gold mech who also had a visor and then followed by a red and white femme. Lockdown walked up to them and smiled "Jazz, Prowl, Red Alert, you're all back to normal!" Just then another pair of figures joined them on the balcony, a pink and white femme, an orange and purple femme and a small yellow and black mech. "Arcee, Strika, Bumblebee, you guys are back to normal too!"

"It's a miracle!" Jazz exclaimed

Lockdown happily picked up Jena and spun her around.

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The next day, Lockdown threw a giant party at his castle and everyone in the village was invited. Everyone had a great time, some investors came and asked Wheeljack if he would be interested in coming with them and in return they would help him build more space bridges. He was hesitant, saying he wasn't sure if he could leave Jena, but she encouraged that she would be fine and Lockdown promised him that he would take good car of Jena.

Finally when the party was over and all Lockdown's servants retired to their rooms, Lockdown and Jena went her room and stood out on the balcony. As they gazed up at the stars, Jena decided to break the silence "Lockdown?"

He turned to her "Yeah?"

Jena fiddled with her hair and bit her lip nervously "Do have you…ever regret letting me stay at your castle?"

Lockdown stared at her in shock, surprised that she would ask something like that. But he smiled while reaching out to stroke her face "Never."

Jena smiles and gives him a kiss on the cheek "Thank you…for everything."

"No, I should be thanking you…you saved from myself." Lockdown checked his internal clock "I guess its time for bed."

Lockdown turned to leave the room, but he felt Jena tug on his arm "Lockdown, could you…stay with me tonight, please?"

Lockdown was unsure about this, but upon seeing her pleading optics, he just couldn't say no "Sure."

Jena smiled happily at his answer before leading him to the berth. They both climbed in and pulled up the covers. Jena snuggled into his chassis while Lockdown put his arm around her. They kissed and said their good nights to each other one last time before the two to them drifted off into a blissful sleep, knowing that as long as they had each other they would forever be happy.

The End
Well that's the end of this story. Hoped everyone enjoyed it!
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Firefly-Serif's avatar
aww, so cute!

finally, someone gives lockdown a chance to redeem himself...