My Blue Heaven Part 5: Confus

My Blue Heaven:  Part 5 Confusion.

Arcee was frustrated, okay beyond frustrated.  Who could really blame her though, it had been a beautiful  Saturday afternoon.  Sun shining, birds chirping, the open road calling, all in all it should have been a wonderful day.  If it hadn't been for one little problem.  'Her,' Arcee thought bitterly to herself as she rolled along the large strip of vacant warehouses.  

Finally coming to a stop in front of unit RC12-15-22-5, the very building that June had informed her Jack had gone to.  She quickly transformed and moved as silently as possible towards the large shuttered door of the building.  All the while cursing her luck for catching every road block and construction zone along the way.  Carefully she opened the shutter and let it shut quietly behind her as she stepped trough the opening.  

Before she had a chance to turn around and take in her surroundings a deep familiar voice greeted her.  "Welcome Arcee, we had been wondering when you might finally arrive."  Optimus greeted his second in command while turning on the lights of the large loading bay.

Arcee stood in shock as she gazed at the large Autobot that now stood before her.  "Optimus!? What's going on and where's Jack?  June said something about an emergency, and when I tried to contact him the communications were jammed."  Arcee frantically responded as she rushed towards the Autobot leader, carefully dodging the crates and pallets in her way.  "Please Optimus, I need to see Jack and make sure he's okay."  She stated as she came to a stop in front of the large red and blue bot.

"Please try and calm yourself."  Optimus began as he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.  "For the time being Jack is fine.  Though his future well being, may very well depend on the success of our mission here tonight."  Optimus then turned and retrieved a 'small' parcel from behind several crates and passed it to Arcee.  "Special agent Fowler and his men prepared this for you.  I can only hope that the great efforts that went into preparing this in time, and the many hopes that it now carries are able to reach your spark.

"What is it?  And what does this have to with Jack?"  Arcee began to question her leader, feeling more than a little lost at the moment.  "Please Optimus just tell me what this is all about, and where Jack is?"

"All questions will be answered in due time."  Optimus began in a calm caring tone.  "But for now I need you to keep a clear head and to trust not only me, but those you have come to hold dear to you."  He said while taking the 'small' package back from Arcee.  "Trust, and compassion are two of the fundamental differences that separate us from the Decepticons.  What I am asking of you here today.  Is for you to simply trust not only in me, but Jack as well.  I need to know if this something you can do?"  

Arcee simply nodded, not knowing what else to do or say.  "Good, now please close your optics and do not open them again until I say."  Optimus quietly commanded the young blue bot.  After several long moments passed.  Arcee heard the sound of paper tearing, the rustling of what sounded like fabric, and a sensation of something weird being draped over her.  All the while doing as he commanded, and kept her optics shut.  

When he finally finished Arcee could hardly believe her own optics as she peered down at herself.  "Optimus, why am I wearing what looks like a dress?"  She asked in complete confusion as she gently ran her hand across the white fabric.  "What possible purpose can this serve?" Arcee began  to question as she continued to view her self in awe.

Optimus merely looked at Arcee the same way a proud father may look at his daughter.  "Arcee what you now wear is not a mere dress, but what the humans call a gown.