Forbidden Connection

=CH 24= Don't Go

TimeSkip cause I'm lazy

                         I was at base, punching the wall. Starscream had gotten all 4. He was likely going to go to the warship and use them as a negotiation to Megatron to get back on the team. I slide to the floor, falling and hitting my knees on solid ground. I set my helm against the wall and close my optics. I wasn't ready for it. I got caught offguard. Now Smokescreen is probably having trust issues about me. I decided to sleep for a bit. I transformed, facing the wall. I soon fell asleep. I didn't want to show my face for awhile. Not after what I did.

                      I wake up after awhile and something was off. I smelled smoke and.... fire. I turned around and my base was perfectly fine, except the windows were so dusty that I couldn't see out. How long have I been asleep? I try to leave but the door was blocked. I rip the door open to see a support beam blocking the door. What caused that to fall? 

                   I then look up and the entire sky was brown..... I drive for awhile and see the autobot base in flames. The decepticon warship fled from it. I ran into the wreckage, tracking a faint signal. I searched for awhile, frantic. I then saw him. Optimus. I ran to him and shoved the wreckage off of him. "Optimus...." I began crying seeing how broken he was. I lift him into my arms and run out of the wreckage. I slowly phase into the ground with Prime. I get to a cave and set Optimus down. I began crying. I fell to my knees at his side, covering my optics. 

                        His weak voice called "H-heh.... Hello?" I crawl over to him and hold his servo tightly "I'm here, Optimus." I whine. He weakly looks over. And I now blow my cover. He looks down to my servo which held his. He takes his servo away and brings it up to me. His servo goes to the side of my helm, holding my cheek. I blush slightly before closing my optics and holding his servo. "It is alright..... Sol---dier....." He breathed. I shook my helm "Don't speak. You're weak already." I cried harder as his servo began to slip from the side of my helm. "Opti---mus?" I cry. He becomes unresponsive and his servo drops to his side. 

                          I then heard a voice "It's you!" I look up to see Smokescreen inside the wall. He steps out and runs over to us. "Oh, Prime. What happened to him?" He asks. I answer the best I could "I-I don't know. I-I found him like this....." Smokescreen sets a servo on my shoulder and rubs softly. "I could have stopped this. I could have save him!!" I whine, beginnng to stand up. Smokescreen sits me back down and says "It's not your fault and you couldnt if you wanted to. We were all outmatched. You wouldn't have made a difference. And.... back to that day when you asked to be an autobot. Was that actually you or Starscream playing a trick?" I answer "I made the text. He waited until I was done to attack and used it as a way to---- um...." "Invade our base." Smokescreen says. I nod and silence fills the area. I sit down and Smokescreen sits next to me. 

                          "So you don't have trust issues?" I ask. He shakes his head "Not at all. The bots did. They thought it was Starscream who made the text. I argued and was like 'there's no way. I left the ship with the guy!! It wasn't Starscream.' they didn't listen like always." "You and me both." I say. I look back to Optimus. "He'll be alright. Right?" I ask. Smokescreen answers "He's Optimus. He'll push through."