"yup. he slept through everything." Ironhide snorts a little, rubbing his fingers over the picture gently. "those are some of my favorite pictures with him. m'not a 'romantic' or nothing kid, but the way the sunset looked on him, I'd give anything for that moment back." Ironhide murmurs softly. he was thankful the two hadn't showed up much earlier, long before the pictures were taken, Ironhide had a few memories of his own he'd saved from that day. nothing too dirty, but certainly nothing the scout or his charge needed to see.
Will pinned to his hood, legs around his waist, shirt rucked up, a dark mark sucked onto his collar bone, face bright red from a mixture of laughter and their activities, that of which had abruptly been cut off when Will had suddenly gotten a nose bleed and Ironhide found out the man had been hit in the nose by a fellow soldier a few hours prior. his nose had been bleeding when Ironhide went to pick him up, but Will had promised it was just allergies, something that happened occasionally. Ironhide had been pissed when he found out the truth.
"Ironhide?" Reflect ask.
"yeah squirt?" Ironhide ask.
"what that picture?" Reflect asks.
"oh that, Will and Epps, and a couple other soldiers, were drunk and being stupid. they were doing a terrible job at something humans call 'pole dancing', but it was funny." Ironhide chuckles. the picture is of Epps, and a few mystery soldiers Reflects never met, holding Will up while he hangs upside down from a support pole at the base, giggling. everyone has red faces from the alcohol in the photo as well. "when the humans finally sat down, some of the bots took their holoforms and tried. Jazz was pretty good at it. had to remind Will once or twice he was my bonded." Ironhide chuckles softly. "wish you could've met him little one. I really do." Ironhide murmurs.
"Ironhide?" Reflect ask.
"yeah?" Ironhide chuckles a little.
"where Ratchet go?" Reflect ask.
"he went to the moon little one." Ironhide murmurs.
"moom?" Reflect asks.
"moon." Ironhide chuckles softly. "its in space." Ironhide murmurs. "but he'll be back in the morning." Ironhide assures.
"want now." he whines.
"its okay. you've got me for now." Ironhide murmurs.
"don't want Ironhide, want Ratchet." Reflect huffs.
"the sooner you go to sleep, the quicker he'll come back." Ironhide says.
"really?" Reflect ask.
"yup." Ironhide smiles.
"okay." Reflect says, laying down on his chest quietly.
"is that it buddy? is that it?" Ironhide ask. "you lay down and give up when I say that?" Ironhide ask. Reflect nods, cuddling up to him.
"sleep now. see Ratchet." Reflect murmurs. Ironhide snorts and lays with him until they both fall into recharge.
Ironhide has them up bright and early, Reflect whining the whole time.
"need recharge! want stasis!" Reflect whines.
"Ratchet and Optimus land in ten minutes sparkling. don't you want to be there when Ratchet lands?" Ironhide ask. Reflect perks up immediately.
"yes! go! go!" Reflect squeals.
"we're going. I promise we're going." Ironhide chuckles, carrying him out of his room.
"where are you going?" Epps asks, looking up at them.
"its 5AM. the better question is, where are you going?" Ironhide frowns.
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Second Chance
FanfictionWill Lennox was a soldier. he expected death to happen in the line of work, not in a random Decepticon attack. he never expected he'd be stomped on by Starscream in a million years. he was dead and he knew it, but he wasn't ready to die yet. there w...
