Okay so for those of ya that Have read either LIT-TIL or TRSL/Reconnecting, You might have been wondering and or have noticed that I had a somewhat mysterious OC mentioned named Zeke. Well... this is her story... so that maybe she and Barricade will stop haunting my brain and let me concentrate on my other stories. The prologue here is from chapter 27 of LIT-TIL. I will hopefully post the next chapter later today. However do note that this story is even more of a side story than Reconnecting is and I will be slowish on the updates for this one.
Prologue: The Last Night..
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"Cade?"
"Hm?" The holoform's chest vibrated underneath her as it rummbled with his reply.
"Do you ever regret meeting me?" Zeke breathed as she stared up at the stars above.
His arms tightened around her. "No..."
A tear slipped from her left eye as this made her smile a sad smile. "There's no way out of tis is there?"
"Don't say that."
"Cade, even you can't say that they won't try to kill me when this whole grand scheme is done and over with."
"Shh..." He tightened his hold clinging her to himself as it slowly broke his spark to hear the truth spoke aloud.
"Promise me two things?" she said after several minutes of silent crying. She sat up, turning to face him. He noted the glistening tears on her cheek, gently brushing them aside and kissing her softly. He met her amber gaze with his own dimly glowing red one as he rested his forehead on her own.
"What?"
"That you'll remember what I taught you... and that if it comes down to it, you'll fix my mistake... even of it's at the cost of my own life."
His spark wrenched tightly at her request. "You can't ask me to do that."
"Cade this is my fault. We wouldn't even be in this position if it hadn't been for me. I've fucked up so bad and Sam's going to die or become Megatron's plaything because of me. Hell I'm expendable at this point. Starbitch will most likely make sure to make me and 'example' to the others and the Autobots. We'll be lucky if Megatron doesn't make you kill me or worse, offlines you." She sobbed into his chest.
"Sweetspark..." Barricade whispered as he ran a hand down her back as he tried to calm her. "You can't ask me disregard your life."
"Barricade I'm as good as dead. Even you know that, and don't tell me not to say it dammit. Promise me you'll help me save Sam, for me please." she whispered into his chest.
"I... Promise..." Barricade whispered as he held his shaking, weeping femme for what was most likely the last time...