Barricaded -- Chapter 12
Short chapter, but I wanted to post it.
Title: Barricaded -- Chapter 12
Rating: T
Continuity: AU Movieverse with G1 influences
Warnings: Reprogramming
Chapter 12
“They saw me, Smokes! They saw me!” Bluestreak hissed as he launched himself into his brother's arms.
Smokescreen stumbled backwards, automatically wrapping his arms around the gray gunner. He let Bluestreak babble for a moment before he smoothed his hands over the gunner's doorwings. “Easy, Blue. What happened? Who saw you?”
“The Twins! A Decepticon was sneaking up on me, and something just sorta took over, and I kinda killed him, and the Twins saw me!”
“Okay, okay. How much did they see?”
“I don't know! They were just there, and they were staring, and-”
“What did they say?”
“Just 'frag', and then they stared, and... Oh, Smokes, it was awful!”
Smokescreen vented and kept moving his hands over the trembling doorwings. “Shh, shh, it's okay. It'll be okay. Calm down. It'll be alright...”
Bluestreak stayed cuddled up next to his brother, doorwings trembling and twitching, vents coming unevenly. After a few minutes, he pulled away slightly. “I know. I know that even if... if they don't... don't like me anymore... If they know...”
“I'll always be here, Blue. So will Prowl. And we will never let them hurt you.”
Bluestreak snorted. “I'd put up a fight, you know. I can protect myself.”
Smokescreen smiled softly. “I know. I’m just saying, we'll be there to back you up.”
“I know.”
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
Sunstreaker jumped when Bluestreak suddenly appeared in front of him. Sideswipe yelped.
“Hey... I... I wanted to talk to you.”
Sideswipe raised an optic ridge. “Okay. When has that ever been a problem?”
“It...” Bluestreak shifted nervously. “I... That was... before.”
“Before what, Blue?” Sunstreaker asked, stepping forward. Bluestreak stepped back, and the yellow Twin froze. The gray gunner looked... scared. “Blue? What's wrong?”
“What did you see?”
“Huh?”
“That... yesterday. What did you see?”
“You ripped out a 'Con's spark, and you looked pretty hot doing it, too,” Sideswipe said with a disarming grin. Bluestreak flinched.
“That's... that's it?”
“Was there something else we were supposed to see?”
“I... no. You weren't even supposed to see that. I... no, there was nothing else. And... 'hot'?”
“Yup,” Sideswipe cheered, grin widening. “You look good normally, but all spattered with energon and looking so tough...”
“In case you hadn't noticed,” Sunstreaker cut in, “my brother likes a bot who can fight. I do too, for that matter.”
“True, that,” Sideswipe agreed, looking thoughtful. “Speaking of which, we were wondering if you'd like to spar with us sometime?”
Bluestreak's optics widened and he stepped back. “No. No, I don't want to spar. No.”
The Twins exchanged a glance, simultaneously stepping back. “Hey, hey,” Sideswipe said, voice soft. “You don't have to if you don't want to. It was just a suggestion.”
Bluestreak relaxed, though his doorwings remained rather tense. “Yeah... yeah. Okay. Um... Sam said he got a new movie the other day. Want to see if he wants to watch it with us?”
“Sure!”
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
~He's hiding something, Sunny, I just know it!~
~Sides, it doesn't take a genius to see it. He was really scared when we asked him. Why?~
~I don't know, but I’m going to find out.~
~Sides...~
~Don't worry, Sunshine. I’ll be careful.~
~Don't hurt him, Sideswipe. Don't...~
~I know.~
Title: Barricaded -- Chapter 12
Rating: T
Continuity: AU Movieverse with G1 influences
Warnings: Reprogramming
Chapter 12
“They saw me, Smokes! They saw me!” Bluestreak hissed as he launched himself into his brother's arms.
Smokescreen stumbled backwards, automatically wrapping his arms around the gray gunner. He let Bluestreak babble for a moment before he smoothed his hands over the gunner's doorwings. “Easy, Blue. What happened? Who saw you?”
“The Twins! A Decepticon was sneaking up on me, and something just sorta took over, and I kinda killed him, and the Twins saw me!”
“Okay, okay. How much did they see?”
“I don't know! They were just there, and they were staring, and-”
“What did they say?”
“Just 'frag', and then they stared, and... Oh, Smokes, it was awful!”
Smokescreen vented and kept moving his hands over the trembling doorwings. “Shh, shh, it's okay. It'll be okay. Calm down. It'll be alright...”
Bluestreak stayed cuddled up next to his brother, doorwings trembling and twitching, vents coming unevenly. After a few minutes, he pulled away slightly. “I know. I know that even if... if they don't... don't like me anymore... If they know...”
“I'll always be here, Blue. So will Prowl. And we will never let them hurt you.”
Bluestreak snorted. “I'd put up a fight, you know. I can protect myself.”
Smokescreen smiled softly. “I know. I’m just saying, we'll be there to back you up.”
“I know.”
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
Sunstreaker jumped when Bluestreak suddenly appeared in front of him. Sideswipe yelped.
“Hey... I... I wanted to talk to you.”
Sideswipe raised an optic ridge. “Okay. When has that ever been a problem?”
“It...” Bluestreak shifted nervously. “I... That was... before.”
“Before what, Blue?” Sunstreaker asked, stepping forward. Bluestreak stepped back, and the yellow Twin froze. The gray gunner looked... scared. “Blue? What's wrong?”
“What did you see?”
“Huh?”
“That... yesterday. What did you see?”
“You ripped out a 'Con's spark, and you looked pretty hot doing it, too,” Sideswipe said with a disarming grin. Bluestreak flinched.
“That's... that's it?”
“Was there something else we were supposed to see?”
“I... no. You weren't even supposed to see that. I... no, there was nothing else. And... 'hot'?”
“Yup,” Sideswipe cheered, grin widening. “You look good normally, but all spattered with energon and looking so tough...”
“In case you hadn't noticed,” Sunstreaker cut in, “my brother likes a bot who can fight. I do too, for that matter.”
“True, that,” Sideswipe agreed, looking thoughtful. “Speaking of which, we were wondering if you'd like to spar with us sometime?”
Bluestreak's optics widened and he stepped back. “No. No, I don't want to spar. No.”
The Twins exchanged a glance, simultaneously stepping back. “Hey, hey,” Sideswipe said, voice soft. “You don't have to if you don't want to. It was just a suggestion.”
Bluestreak relaxed, though his doorwings remained rather tense. “Yeah... yeah. Okay. Um... Sam said he got a new movie the other day. Want to see if he wants to watch it with us?”
“Sure!”
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
~He's hiding something, Sunny, I just know it!~
~Sides, it doesn't take a genius to see it. He was really scared when we asked him. Why?~
~I don't know, but I’m going to find out.~
~Sides...~
~Don't worry, Sunshine. I’ll be careful.~
~Don't hurt him, Sideswipe. Don't...~
~I know.~