This is what happens when you trawl youtube for dinobotxrattrap and combine it with no sleep. Have stayed up all-night because my sisters have taken over my bed and the floor is really uncomfortable and cold.
Stand
Rattrap knew he had to by the others time. They where all venerable in the gorge and Dinobot 2 was almost on top of them. The monster that posed as a 'better' version of hi bonded would slaughter them with Optimus and Cheetor wounded as they where.
He could buy them enough time for Rinox and Sliverbolt to get the two out and in to relative safety. He had too. And no matter what farce he put on for the others, after the real Dinobots death he felt like he was only half there. And the place where his other half was supposed to be, ached constantly. They didn't no how much his bondmate's death had destroyed him inside.
But he was the one who was always bouncing back so they hadn't thought too much of it. Rinox had noticed that Rattrap was quieter than usual, but he put it down to missing his arguing partner. Surprisingly Blackarachnia was the only one who put together the pieces but after a rather violent reaction when she had brought it up with him, she promised to keep quite. He hated pity.
As he ran back to the other's, he thought how ironic it was. He was going to rejoin his mate by the hand of said mates' clone. Talk about full circle.
Of course when he informed them of his plan of action, he meet the expected reactions. He was to small, not strong enough etc etc. He told them that those where the very reasons that he was the only one they could afford to send. Rinox and Silverbolt where needed to get the other two out of there. With much objection it was realized that it was indeed the only course of action. Their comms where out so they couldn't radio in for help from base.
Sitting on a rock waiting for Dinobot 2 to arrive, he snorted. They had left trying to extract a promise of return, but he had deflected the attempts with his usual banter and they had left. When they reached base he had a feeling BA would tell them about his bond, but it didn't matter. He wouldn't be around to be pitied.
He was glad that they were safe at least. They had all grown on him in the time they'd been stuck here. In a way he was thankful they had crashed. If they hadn't he never would have meet his Dinobot, first as the best friend he ever had then as his caustic, snarky and loving bondmate. He didn't have any regrets, only memories worth their weight in gold.
His sharp ears could hear Dinobot 2 approaching. He never did have Rattraps' Chopperface's knack for stealth. He pulled a plain old cyber dagger from one of his sub-space compartments and held it at the ready . It had been a bonding gift from Dinobot. Cocking his gun and standing up he saw, standing on the clearing's edge, Dinobot 2, staring at him. Taking a breath, he tensed for the oncoming fight.
In his mind he couldn't help but think with a black humoured snort,
'It's not we're all gonna die , it's I'm gonna die' and echoing through his head, clear as day was the reply.
"Shut up, Vermin
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