Ironhide in Pieces.
By Hacker Catcher
Writing exercise that turned out well
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I moved slowly inching myself along. Energon pouring out of me, over my hands and over the rock I was pulling myself up on. "Ironhide to Autobot base." I said weakly.
"We read you Ironhide." Optimus I will always be glad to hear his voice. "How was your target practice?
"A little too real, Starscream was here waiting for me." I said with a hint of static to my voice.
"Are you all right?" Optimus asked.
"I am down…Been hit pretty hard…I will need assistance…I have sent you my location." I said and stopped talking.
"We are on our way don't move. Autobot base, Out."
He had come out of nowhere, and I had not been prepared. Any youngling under my command or tutelage would have been giving a talk that would have lasted more than 2 breems. I should be giving myself the talk now. I lifted my right arm and grabbed the rock pulling myself up watching sparks fly again. I began to get weak. I shut my optics and tried to conserve what Energon was left flowing through my system.
I was on patrol and I had been running at high speeds through the nearby desert. You know I give Bumblebee a hard time for fast driving but when I am alone, I like to do it too. Off road of course. I didn't pick this form for nothing.
I had radioed Optimus and told him I would be out having my fun. I had set up a target range out in a small gorge. That's where I was headed. Optimus always gave me leave to get away when I wanted to.
I pulled up near my gorge and I could feel it. There was something around. Human or small decepticon I was not sure. So I did what I usually do I went to investigate. I transformed and stood tall activating my cannons. I walked slowly over to the opening between the rocks, nothing. "Slag." I had said. "Getting paranoid." That's when I heard it the sound of a plasma cannon activating behind my head.
"Back up Autobot." The voice was gruff, and low.
"Starscream." I said stepping back slowly and let fresh air into my intakes.
"Drop the cannons." He ordered.
"Can't…"I lifted my hands up with a small smirk "They are attached."
"Enough of your funny business." Starscream grabbed my shoulder with his free hand moving me back turning me around.
"Awe poor baby…I can attach that cannon to you easy…I'll just stick it up your aft." I said, that pissed him off.
"Silence." He said digging his fingers into my shoulder assembly. I winced ever slightly as my rotor fell off my shoulder and pinged down to the ground. I nodded to him quietly and decided to do what I do best…fight. I knelt down as if to pick up my broken piece and activated my cannons taking a shot at his legs. "AUTOBOT!" I moved around him and fired at him again.
Starscream fell to the ground and I saw Energon spilling out from his knee joint. I smirked "Not so tough now huh pretty bird."
"I will have your head Autobot." He growled getting to his feet.
"Funny…You couldn't lead the Decepticons if you wanted to you piece of scrap." I said pulling off a few more shots to his other leg. "You don't know how to aim." I stood and started to walk toward him "You don't know how to fire," I advanced "and you don't know how to fight without anger and a Level head." I stood over him holding both my cannons on him.
"Oh my dear Autobot, but I do." He smiled and I knew the minute he did that I didn't like that smile. He reached out attaching something to my hip and he jumped up transformed and sped off. I took shots at him and hit his wing, sending him into a spin. But soon the F22 recovered and flew on, he was leaking Energon badly so I knew he would not make it far.
I looked down to my hip at the small device. "slag." I said knowing an Energon mine when I saw one. I looked un and motioned my arms to the sky and sighed looking back at it. I thought about disarming or waiting for it to go off. I decided it best to try and disarm it but as I reached to touch the device, it was too late.
I felt the blast before I could figure out what had just happened. I felt my leg separate and I could feel the Energon slipping out of my body. My left leg was falling to the ground. I collapsed down and grunted reaching back for the lost limb. There wasn't much I could do. This is how I got to where I am now, Calling optimus.
I waited 2 breems before I could hear the sound of them coming…I wasn't very aware at the time.
"Ironhide…" Ratchet's voice…I know his voice.
"Will he live?" Optimus I knew he was there now too.
"Let's get him back..Bumblebee grab his leg." I don't remember anything after. I only remember coming back online in the med bay with a whole new appreciation for Cybertronian Doctors.