Fixing Bounds (A TFP Fanfic)

Past

"You know, you never told me who your brother is," Deadlock said, making Vortex freeze.

They were both currently in their shared quarters, Deadlock sitting down on the berth and leaning against the wall, while Vortex laid between his legs, her helm above his spark.

"You never asked," she said tightly.

"I have asked numerous times, but you never tell me. This information can help our faction; it can help us win this war. He doesn't mean anything to you, does he?" The suspicion in his voice that was laced with anger made her shiver slightly in fear.

"No, he doesn't," she lied, hoping it sounded truthful.

"Then what is his name? That way we can target and capture him and if you interrogate him, he will surely break. Or are you just autobot filth?" Venom dripped off the question, and she blocked the bound to stop feeling his growing anger.

Glaring daggers at him, Vortex snarled, "Excuse m-"

She was interrupted by a knock on the door and Breakdown's voice saying, "Hey, I'm back. Oh, Vortex, are ya there cause I need to talk to you."

Vortex smiled at the opportunity, saying cheerfully, "Yeah, I'll be out in a klik!"

Getting up, she looked at her angered mate and said softly, "One day, I will tell you. But today is not that day." Turning, she walked out, the door shutting behind her and when she looked at Breakdown, she gasped. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR OPTIC?"

"Humans," Grumbled Breakdown as he gestured her to follow him as he walked down the halls.

Walking beside him, she asked, "How'd ya get out?"

"... Bulkhead saved me."

"An autobot saved you?" Vortex asked, surprised. "Why did the humans capture you?"

"Yes and they wanted to use our biology to make something. Their called MECH, and the leader is Silas," Breakdown answered, sounding annoyed.

Vortex looked through her memories, trying to see if she might recognise anything he said. Sighing in defeat, she said, "Haven't heard of 'em. Will you be alright?"

"I'm Breakdown, of course I will be," Breakdown snorted.

She lightly slapped his shoulder, stifling a laugh. "You know what I meant. How are you really?"

Breakdown looked around, sighed in defeat, then glanced at her, asking, "Go for a drive?"

Vortex nodded in response.

~Öo.oÖ~

"Well, have you found out yet?" Ember asked, sounding bored. She was laying on her back on a roof of an abandoned shed, her helm over the edge and looking at an upside-down Deadlock.

"No," he snarled, kicking a building in anger. "Breakdown interrupted us."

"Hm, that's... Disappointing," Ember replied, her voice coming out as a purr. "Maybe scouting for some autobots to offline will cheer you up?"

"Sounds like a plan."

~Öo.oÖ~

"How's Ratchet?" Aurora asked, concern in her voice from where she stood.

"He is... Stressed." Optimus answered, a tired sigh following.

She smiled at Optimus, saying reassuringly, "I am sure he will be fine, Prime. I don't know anything about him, but I'm sure he will make it through; we can only hope and will for the best."

"You are wise beyond your years, young one," Optimus chuckled, only a hint of a smile lingering on his calm face, but it disappeared as soon as it made itself known. "How have you and your step Carrier and Sire been?"

"Moving," she said happily. "Step Sire thought about moving, and I love adventures! But it'll suck to move all the way to America; I make one friend, and BAM, and I have to leave." She shrugged, sighing sadly. "It sucks, but maybe I'll come back. Although, I've downloaded and read every history book in the local library, so maybe moving to America will help me find new books."

"You love history books?" He sounded surprised, and... Amused?

Aurora nodded, grinning as she looked at the scenery. "My step Sire and Carrier said that I reminded them of somebot called Orion Pax. Actually, they told me my Carrier had wanted to call me that, since she had been close friends with a femme called Elita-1 who always told my Carrier about Orion. But she chose Aurora instead, but I do have the last name Pax; it's not really used that much, though."

"Hm, my name was once Orion Pax," Optimus mused, sounding slightly shocked.

She stared at him with wide optics. "Really? Wow, that's amazing! Hey, what was Elita-1 like?"

Optimus smiled sadly, and began his story of himand Elita-1, "Elita-1 was unique..."