The Daughter of a Prime

The Argument

(Ironhide's P.O.V)

I thought back to after Optimus and I talk with Barricade while my love, my sparkmate my wife lay in my arms protected and safe. My mind wandered to the argument Sideswipe and I had when Ratchet brought Stacy back into the house.

Flashback
We all watched as Ratchet carefully took Stacy upstairs all bandaged up. Her head resting against the medics chest as he took her to our room. There was a thud and the sound of an engine revving outside in anger. Every Autobot was here but there was only one bot who would act like that aside from myself of course and that was Sideswipe.

He pulled his fist from the hole he had created in mine and Stacy's kitchen wall and looked me dead in the eye. Pain and anger clear in his own eyes.

"I could have protected her better than you ever could old man. Because of you she is hurt because you weren't there for her!"

Anger flared within my chest as I stared at the young mech. How dare he speak to me about caring for my sparkmate. He knows nothing. "You don't have the faintest idea what you are talking about kid. And if you want to keep your spark you will keep your vocal processor shut!" As I spoke my own voice raised the other bots just stared unsure what to do.

"No I won't shut my vocal processor because you don't understand the pain you put her through everyday!"

"We are at war!"

"That isn't an excuse to not be there for the femme that you love. When bonded with her you swore to protect her for things like this! But you weren't here!"

"And where were you Sideswipe! You were at base! If you think you're so great at protecting MY sparkmate then why weren't you here to stop Barricade from taking her! Why weren't you here to stop it while I was on the other side of this planet!" It was taking everything I had not to punch this fragger in the faceplate or just blow is aft back to Cyberton. "You have no right to speak of such things! You don't under stand what I felt through the bond. I felt her pain but at lest I was their for her through the bond! Where were you Sideswipe!"

His eyes widened as I spoke each word he knew I was right. He looked away from me and looked around the room. I sighed heavily and made eye contact with him once more. "Sideswipe I think it would be best if you went back to base before you do something else stupid." My voice was firm and his face fell. He didn't want to leave Stacy but he knew he didn't have an option in the matter anymore.

He hung his head and slowly left the house.

End of flashback

I looked down at my sleep sparkmate and the anger that had raised in my chest while thinking back on the argument and it disappeared. I knew Sideswipe still had feelings for my Stacy and I had let their friendship continue. While I will have to talk with Stacy about her feelings towards the mech. I know I don't have to worry about her but Sideswipe could misinterpret her friendliness and niceness towards him as romantic feelings. After what happened tonight I don't think Stacy should continue her friendship with Sideswipe.