Born ready -terror twins fanfic-

Chapter 18: attack

I woke up from Sideswipe nuzzling in my neck and curled up against me, holding me tightly to his chest. "My personal teddy bear!" He purred as I looked over my shoulder.

I hummed and kid still, Sideswipe couldn't sleep alone, it always ended up in nightmares. I bit my lip as I thought back about that, a while ago, he ended up in the brig again, and normally, he just watches videos on YouTube and snoozes, but never really sleeps, but that day he did. It literally broke my heart, he kept whimpering and searching for someone to snuggle in.

I rolled on my other side, wrapping my leg around his hip and pulled him closer. "Why are you cold!" I asked with a frown. "Cause... it's chilly... more than last night!" He replied. I hummed and gestured him to roll on his other side.

He liked it if I curled up against his back and nuzzled in his neck and hair. Sideswipe never really cares about it, he likes to cuddle. I buried my face in his hair and closed my eyes, smelling his scent.

"I'm so stiff!" He suddenly said. I perked my head up to have a better view of his face and frowned. "I'm not stiff," I replied. I think... I recharged on a stone, cause my ribs hurt!" He grunted. I giggled and nuzzled in his neck.

As we were all up, sides was messing around while I tried to pack everything. I sighed and looked up as Sideswipe was climbing a tree. "Sides! Come on!" I whined. He huffed and looked down at me "you can't make me!" He challenged. I huffed and smelled the same scent as I smelled last night, maybe it was sides or bee.

I looked around, making Sideswipe frown. "Merope! What's the matter with you? Why are you so alert?" He asked. "Probably a squirrel," I said before I turned back towards what I was doing. "You told me that last night! But that doesn't explain why you left the tent last night... with a knife! Did you try to hunt the squirrel down!" He joked with a hint of seriousness in his voice.

"It's nothing Sideswipe!" I replied. He hummed and laid on the branch, watching me. "You're not gonna help me?" I asked, looking up to him. "You're doing excellent!" He snorted. I hummed and packed the last few things before I loaded most of the thinks in Bee's trunk, mostly cause we narrowed the tent from Sam.

Sideswipe kept walking around me, talking excitedly about things. Before I hopped in Sideawipe's alt-mode, I saw a figure standing in the tree line. A shiver run down my spine, never before saw I so much hate and rage.

The shadow kept staring at me, I turned towards Sideswipe and grabbed his knife from his belt. "Stay here! I'll be right back!" I said. Sideswipe stopped me "what's wrong!" He now sounded concerned. "It's probably nothing! Just a squirrel!" I growled.

"I can smell your hospitality and nerves!" He argued. "I said I'll be right back!" I snapped. Sideswipe blinked in surprise, I never snapped at anyone, especially not at Sideswipe. "Stay here!" I declared before I sprinted over to the tree line. The shadow was gone, but I smelled its scent. I quickly followed it towards the river close to the lake. It stopped and I looked around with a growl.

I hadn't noticed him coming up behind me, raising his knife before cutting in my back. I let out a cruel scream, he kept pushing his knife deeper in my flesh, tearing my shoulder blade open.

Blood splashed all over the ground, I quickly turned around, kicking my attacker and saw Sunstreaker was attacking me. "Fragging my brother!" He sneered before stabbing me again. I hissed and tried to push him away, but he had drilled his knife deep into my flesh.

"Sideswipe will miss you! But I'm sure he will get over it!" He sneered. I felt life fading away, especially when he stabbed me again. He grabbed my hair and placed his knife on my throat, "I'm sorry... this is personal! I should've killed you in Afghanistan!" He sneered, cutting my throat.

I gasped for air and hold my throat, but blood was everywhere and the last thing I knew was Sunstreaker throwing me in the river...

Sideswipe pov
I waited and waited but Merope never returned. I groaned and paced around my alt-mode before I decided to search for her by myself. "Merope! It's not funny anymore! The others already left and I wanna go back too!" I called out, but there was no reaction.

"Merope!" I shouted, looking around. I could smell her scent, and another Cybertron, but I couldn't smell it fully like the cybertronian had masked his scent. It had something familiar, but I couldn't smell it fully.

A strong smell of blood entered my nose, and it made me worried, it meant Merope had fought with something or someone. I fastened my pace and stalked over to the river, seeing blood all over the place.

"Merope!" I screamed, hoping to see a glimpse, but there was nothing. She had dropped my knife, she was a good fighter, so probably someone attacked her from behind, a surprise attack or what. I sprinted over to the shore, seeing the water wasn't blue like it was supposed to be, but red.

"MEROPE!" I screamed from the top of my longs making birds fly up. I frantically I looked around, furious about the fact someone had hurt her, but at the same time, I felt sad, grieving even.

"MEROPE!" I screamed, again no reaction. I tried to follow the river, but I couldn't follow it anymore, I had to stop as the river split in two. I let out a cruel scream, I couldn't describe how I felt, I never should have left her alone.

One moment I had her in my arms, and the next moments she was gone, someone had murdered her. I couldn't help but feel the tears run down my cheeks, she meant so terribly much for me... and now she was gone. I sank down on my knees and buried my face in my hands.

Merope was gone...