Xobit: Okay this is a kinda prologue too LokiWaterDraca's (my sister) story; Thoughts. Specifically Chapter 5!
Now I didn't writhe this alone either, Loki has written at least half of it and yes we made them cute, if ya don't like don't read!
Same goes for slash and smut ladies and gents, most of it will only be hinted, but consider yourselves warned!
Loki: I wrote one third not a half a third!... (Looks at the plot bunnies in room) you know Xobit these things just pop outa no where when we get together……
Xobit: HA! She did soo writhe more then a third!! And yes we should begin selling the lil'buggers
Loki: (grumbles) Did not!... any one want to adopt a bunny!! Please take one……… hey Xobit remember the time we had the problem with these evil things? And Ironhide shot at me and Sundancer kicked his aft? Hehehehe Ratchets still reattaching his arm and leg……
Xobit: Really! WOW... Sundancer did a number on him!!
Chapter 1 Crossroads
"Barricade meet Frenzy, he is assigned to be your partner." Soundwave said.
"Partner? Why do I need a partner?" the big Decepticon asked, he narrowed his optics looking at the little, weak looking 'Con. If he hadn't been so confused by this totally unexpected assignment, he would have been chocked by the fact that Soundwave had just spoken a whole normal sentence to him.
"Frenzy necessary" was Soundwaves answer "information gathering and hacking specialist"
"Okay…" Barricade was not happy, but he knew better then going against the lieutenant's orders.
Soundwave then kneeled down and began talking to the tiny 'Con in binary code. Barricade froze; Soundwave only did that with his Creations. This mysterious assignment just got a whole lot more scary.
"I can do no more then this little one, he may never see you as anything but a burden."
"I know Creator, but I need to try."
"So be it little one," Soundwave carefully traced his finger over Frenzy's helmet component. Then he got up and walked away. He left a hopeful Frenzy and a gaping Barricade.
Barricade looked down at the 'Con, it… no he was looking after the despairing form of Soundwave. For some reason Barricade felt momentarily sorry for him, then he shook his head and dismissed the feeling as sentimental nonsense.
"Frenzy…" he trailed off as the little Decepticon lifted his head and looked at him with tiny blue optics.
"Y-y-yes Barrbarribarricade?" Frenzy's voice was fast and high, it was almost as if his vocal processors got hung up on some of the letters. Still it wasn't unpleasant like Starscream's or Shrapnel's. Well at least he wouldn't be driven nuts by his voice.
"Come along I better show you where we bunk." Feeling very uncomfortable he bent down and picked Frenzy up, depositing the little 'Con on his shoulder.
On their first mission together Barricade realized what a gem he had gotten as a partner; the hacker had done his job and was out way within the time limit.
But even with his accomplishments the other Decepticons looked down on Frenzy just as Barricade himself had. Frenzy just took it without a word, too weak to physically fight back or seemingly get any kind of revenge. The little 'Con didn't even ask Barricade for help witch severely pissed the large 'Con off, they were partners after all. Barricade didn't really think about the possessive turn his thoughts had taken when it came to the hacker.
When his partner finally cracked and downloaded a virus into one of the Seekers, they went after him and they weren't gentle about it. Barricade found the shell of one arm in a corridor and began a frantic search for the rest of his little partner, eventually finding the protoform crumbled and seriously hurt in the training room. Frenzy's hacking arm was ripped clean off and still missing as was the rest of his already tiny amount of armour.
Barricade wasn't that violent unless provoked, but he was provoked now and after dropping Frenzy off with Hook he went Seeker hunting.
The result wasn't pretty, not for him and differently not for the Seekers he cornered. Hook wasn't talking to him but Barricade couldn't care less since Frenzy was back in one piece and lying on their recharge birth. He probably should recharge too…but before he could make action out of thought the door to their room opened. He turned around and had his weapons charged before he registered that the Decepticon in the doorway was Soundwave. He hadn't seen the lieutenant since Frenzy had been assigned to him half a Vorn ago. A sudden sick feeling in his spark froze him to the floor, looking up at the much lager 'Con.
"Frenzy" Soundwave looked past him and went into the room to the recharge birth. He looked down at the hacker and then let another small 'Con out of his chest compartment, speaking quietly to it for a moment then turning back to Barricade.
"Good work" Barricade's jaw dropped at those words, but Soundwave ignored him and exited the room again.
"Hey brother" Rumbles voice was cheerful if a bit strained. Frenzy felt disoriented… why was Rumble here they didn't share watches together. Then, when he tried to move, pain hit him and brought with it the memories of the last half-Vorn; he screamed.
Rumble made an odd sound and Frenzy found himself being lifted by his partner's big hand. Barricade scanned him and then, completely disregarding the fact that he was awake, asked Rumble "Is he all right or do I need to take him down to Hook again?"
"Hook!!" Rumble played a rude sound bit "he may be a good medic but he doesn't know much about Casseticons, next time bring Frenzy to Soundwave and me"
"There won't be a next time" Barricade growled angrily, he put Frenzy down again and left the room. Less then an astrosecond later a loud clang was heard, like a metal fist hitting a metal wall… hard.
Frenzy gaped at the door, completely nonplussed. His brother giggled madly "quit a catch you've made, and very fast too"
"I didn't catch anything… well except for a beating from those idiot fly'bots" Frenzy mumbled optics still trained on the door.
Rumble seemed to think differently and despite his twins almost un-twin like shyness teased Frenzy while he worked, "yeah well they wont touch ya' again least not anytime soon!" Rumble sounded decidedly smug.
"Whwhwhwhat… did-d-d Sound-d-dwavewave punish-sh th-th-them?" Frenzy tried to twist out of his brothers grip, his CPU concerned with the continuing clanging from outside.
Rumble cracked up with laughter " NO you slaghead! 'Cade put both of them into Hook's tender care, heh he isn't gentle with them and his not talking to 'Cade" he let go of Frenzy's hacking arm and stroked his helmet component for an astrosecond. Frenzy was silent thinking this information over.
"I'm tellin' ya' Frenz' he likes ya' a lot!" Frenzy hissed in pain as his twin got back to fixing his arm, "He doedoedoesdoes not-t-t-t!" the little 'Con shouted.
He felt his optics starting to go off-line, from the sedatives Hook had given him earlier. Taking pity on him Rumble pulled his twin closer and allowed him to offline.
Meanwhile Barricade was beating the slag out of his wall angry for not protecting his partner better. He barely noticed a fellow Decepticon coming up behind him and gripping his hands effectively holding him still, energon and lubricants leaking from his busted metal fingers. At first he struggled but the grip on his hands tightened, so he twisted around intent on punching whoever held him.
Barricade stopped at last second when he saw Soundwave behind him, "Stop." His commanders voice made him freeze, "You are hurting yourself, why?" The 'Con stared expecting an answer, "I couldn't protect him! It's my job as his partner, and I let him down!" Barricade yelled, then he clamped his mouth shut and off-lined his optics expecting a beating for yelling at a higher ranking officer.
The blow never came, and he on-lined his optics to find his fellow 'Con with an approving look on his faceplate. "Good then I know I made the right choice, now go get those fingers fixed." He turned and walked off before Barricade could say anything, with a sigh he went to go see Hook. But not before peaking in to check on his partner and see him cuddled with his fellow Casseticon.