Next Up In My AU, Team Prime’s Most Skilled Fighter Who Values Her Privacy, Arcee.

Next up in my AU, Team Prime’s most skilled fighter who values her privacy, Arcee.

Reserved, sassy, and occasionally cynical, Arcee may come off as the most distant member of the team (she is), but she holds no ill-will towards her teammates and respects them… to some extent. She wields her sword and a lot of knives and is exceptionally skilled in melee combat. This choice of arsenal is reflected in a swift and direct fighting style too ruthless and out of place for a mere Autobot soldier. While she won’t think twice about fighting alongside her teammates, she’s not going to hold their hands at her own expense. She prioritizes one thing above all else: survival.

Dwelling in poverty within the underground levels of Kalis, Arcee worked, stole, and fought every day to protect her sister Firestar, who suffers from a processor disconnect that left her erratic and compulsive. When the war began and Kalis seceded to the Decepticons, they were both “offered” an escape.

Firestar was designated as Flamewar.

Arcee? Nightbird.

Nightbird was assigned covert and reconnaissance operations, eventually receiving assassination missions targeting Providence governors, senators, and Autobot commanders. Even Optimus Prime himself on one occasion, but failed after underestimating him. As the war became bloodier, more neutrals were caught in the crossfire and any who remained in Decepticon territory were treated poorly. Nightbird began questioning her leader’s motives and realized she couldn’t fight for them anymore. She approached her sister with a plan to escape off world, but Flamewar had become so ideologically devoted to the Decepticon cause it led to a violent confrontation and Arcee fled on her own.

Somehow, Arcee ended up joining the Autobots and is stuck on some rock with the very leader she tried to offline, but Prime seems content with her for some reason. As for their mission, she does not see the point and is just counting down the days until something happens. She does have some entertainment with her new wood carving hobby and whatever human media Bee bugs her with. Flam- Firestar does come up in her thoughts sometimes…  wondering if she’s still out there.