The Specialist and I: Book 2

Chapter 10

Idea by: Nightmare-crew

Hope you all enjoy!

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I laid down in my bed and cried. Ironhide was dead. Optimus hates me. Heck, everyone probably hates me.

"What's wrong?", Barricade asked as he walked over to me.

"My husband is dead. I killed him.", I said, repeating what Ratchet had told me.

"I didn't notice it until after the first blow, but, Ironhide lied to you.", Barricade said, catching my attention, "Remember that diagram he sent you of where you can hit without hurting him? It's actually major arteries."

I looked down at the ground. Until Ironhide wakes up, if he ever does, the team will hate me and I won't be accepted as an Autobot once more.

Days passed. Those days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. It wasn't until 6 months later that I heard Ironhide's voice again. He was clearly still hurting.

"Hey, Lori.", Ironhide's greeted over the bond, "How are you?"

"Six months. That's how long the team has hated me thus far. They think I tried to kill you on purpose. Heck, Ratchet said I did kill you.", I said as Barricade and I were training.

Barricade stopped fighting and the two looked at the door.

"It's time to set our plan into motion. It's here.", Megatron said.

I looked at Barricade, confused, "What's here?"

"Don't know. Soundwave found something and was ordered not to tell anyone else until it arrived.", Barricade said, "Come on."

I followed Barricade as we ran through the base toward the command center. When we arrived, Megatron started his speech.

"The time has come. The pod has arrived. Decepticons, for the past 8 months, Soundwave has been tracking an escape pod and has managed to keep it off the Autobot radar. It's an Autobot escape pod. Today, it has landed. We need to destroy it before the Autobots realize what it is.", Megatron stated, "Decepticons, transform and take flight!"

"We have to stop them from killing the Autobots.", Barricade said.

"But how? There are hundreds of them and only two of us.", I said, "Besides, we can't - oh."

"Optimus?", No response, "Optimus, please! There are Autobots in danger! I found out Megatron's master plan!"

"Lori? Lori, I am so sorry. I would have contacted you sooner but things got busy.", Optimus apologized, "I'm sorry for what I said...and did...after the Decepticons attacked the fake base. It was out of line. And very far from the truth. You are no Decepticon. You are an Autobot, you're my sister and I love you with all my spark! I hope you can forgive me...."

"I love you too. Now listen! Barricade and I are on our way to intercept Megatron and his crew. They're about to destroy an Autobot pod with the Autobot still inside!", I said and gave him my coordinates.

There was no response after that. I assumed he was gathering a task force to help save the Autobot. When we arrived at the pod, Blackout opened it. I couldn't believe my eyes. Inside sat two identical Cybertronians. They were babies. Too young to understand what was going on. Megatron stepped back, out of shock.

"Starscream! Cease fire!", Megatron yelled into the comm.

His response was a missile hitting the pod, blowing up the twins. I froze out of shock and horror. I was too focused on what just happened to register the pain in my body from the shards.

I looked at Megatron and growled. I took out my blades and charged at him. I took a swing but he blocked it. I looked up at him, eyes wide.

"I do not like traitors.", Megatron growled and went to hit me.

Something instead hit him. I took that as my chance to escape, grabbing Barricade's servo in the process.

"Wait.", Barricade said, I stopped, "Megatron doesn't know I am with the Autobots now, I could send you information. Valuable information."

"Fine. Don't get yourself killed.", I said and let go of him.

Barricade ran back to the cons. I caught up to Optimus, Ironhide, and the team. I looked up and saw someone in a green jacket-like armor.

"There's some new bots I want you to meet.", Optimus said.

"Lori? What happened back there?", Ironhide asked.

"It was twins.", I answered.

"What was?", Optimus asked.

"The Cybertronians in the pod. An Autobot sent them to Earth and they were killed. They couldn't have been more than a few weeks old at best.", I answered.

"Sparklings.", Ironhide stated, I nodded.

Ironhide wrapped an arm around my shoulders and kissed me.

"No offense but I like my real body better.", I smiled and stepped back.

I took the necklace off my neck as Ironhide transformed and I got in. We drove back to the base. On the way there, Ironhide had activated his holoform and set a hand on my inner thigh.

"It's been too long since we last saw one another.", Ironhide said.

"Yeah. Got any plans?", I asked.

"Lots. I plan to spend the rest of the day with my wife and give her a proper welcome back.", Ironhide smirked.

"Down, boy.", I smirked, "I still have to meet the new bots Optimus was talking about."

"One is a little. . . Strange. She's worse than Ratchet.", Ironhide said, "Don't say I didn't warn you."

I laughed, "Come on. No one can be more of a Wrench God than Ratchet."

"Trust me, Lori. This femme is CRAZY!", Ironhide exclaimed.

I bursted out laughing. Whenever I'd calm down, I would burst into laughter again. Only when we got to the Autobot base did I calm down. For good. . . At least until Ironhide whispered "crazy". . .