Pulse hadn't said a word. Her spark lurched at the memory at the memory of Roadfist then the memory of her human comrades and the fiery village. Why was she suddenly scared of stepping on the field.
Looking down, she saw her blasters on her arms. Just seeing them there made her tanks turned. She had tried multiple times to remove them, she even tried to convince ironhide to remove them but even he wouldn't, it was for her protection.
Hide was right though, she needed the protection. Her head lower and closed her optics. The broken visor snapped over her right optic as she re-open her optics. A flash of light startled her as she was replying her memories.
"Get out of there!" One called out, literally scream over the children and womens cries.
"We don't have time!" Another shouted, standing at the door.
"Give me a sec, V!" She called out, her eyes narrowing at the man. Her fingers were typing furiously on the keyboard.
"We don't have a second!" V shouted back, running toward her side.
She held her hand up, the download process was completed while the flash drive retreated into her backpack. Standing up quickly, she saw the second bar was installing something she added.
"Now we go!" She snapped, grabbing V arm and pulling him away from the build.
Her team ran behind her, Some followed from the back. Children and women followed with them. Until an explosion was heard.
She stopped to watch, a smirk formed on her lips but soon faded when she saw the explosion heading toward her and her team. "Run for the hills!" Her commander yelled.
She spun around, running with her steam. Even if she was the fasts on the team, the explosion engulfed not only her team but her left right, destroying her arm. The only member of their team came out unscratched was the commander.
"Emergency Evac!" He calmed out, running toward her side."Stay with me, Z!" He commanded.
"Commander.."Her voice hoarse, unable to feel her left arm and leg. Her right hand was searching for something to grab.
The commander grabbed her hand quickly, squeezing it. "Come on Z, Stay awake with me." The Commander coached.
"I'll try.." She tried to swallow only air, her vision was fading, black dots were appearing, were eyes drifting close.
"Z!" her eyes struggled to remain open." That's an ordered! Stay awake!" He ordered, his hand tightening more around her's.
The sound of choppers were heard above them as she began to fall into a deep slumber.
"Pulse!" A voice startled her, snapping her head up as she looked into the worried optics of ironhide. "I been calling your name for about three breems now." Hide stated, walking toward her.
Pulse shuttered her optics a little,her broken visor snapped back into hiding. Feeling his servo touch her's lightly, making her servo grasp his's. "Sorry.." She mumbles calmly.
"It's fine."She felt his free hand caress her cheek lightly. A small smile formed on her lips, pressing into his touch lightly."I mean it." She said reassuringly.
"Are you sure?" Hide asked unsure.
Truth be told, she had never seen hide be this worried over her. Not since the accident at the shop. But then again, She and him are meant to be mates. Maybe she should tell him, highly doubt he'll believe.
But if love goes a long way, he probably will.
"Hide.."She lower her head. "How much… do you love me?" She asked, looking concerned at him.
She could see hide stiffen up a bit, meaning she caught him off guard. Soon a rumble of chuckles found it's way through hide. His servo squeezed her's tightly in reassuringly.
"Pulse..What type of question is that? You know how i feel about you." He stated a matter of fact.
Yeah i know, but.. I want to know for sure. Like he means it..Pulse thought to herself, feeling herself doubt his love as she looks down.
"It's just that..I want to hear you say it though."She moved her hands from his and clenched the edge of her berth."It just feels like i haven't been-" She froze when she felt a pair of lips pressed into hers.
Her optic's widen shock. This was the first time hide had pulled a move like that. Soon she felt him pull away. No.. he proved it Now move. She scolded herself and snapped herself out of her shock.
She leaned forward, capturing the lips of the weapon specialist with hers. Finding her arms around his neck. Feeling his servo's on her waist. Her chest plates pressed against his. Feeling the thumb of his spark against his chest plates.
Their lips moved in synced, hide was pushing more into her. Making her sit back onto the berth. Their lips still connected. Her servos moving down from his neck cables to his chest.
Hide made a groan within the kiss. His servos moved toward her back, his digits brushed against the sensitive wire that lead to her back. Her body jerked a little from his touch, earning a grin within the kiss.
Her digits curled up in a fist, pulling slowly away." Hide.." She mumbles against his lips.
A hum escape him, his lips capturing hers again. She wanted to do this, she did. She wanted him for herself and never let him go. But a beep was heard from both communication links.
She had to secretly smirk when his lips pulled away, given a sigh of irritation. She knew they wouldn't be alone all the time but she had to smile at him. Feeling no shame at all since they were in their own quarters.
Hide raised his hand and pressed his digits against his helm. "Hide here, prime."Hide said calmly.
She did the same with her side. "Pulse here." She stated calmly.
:: Need you both as the communication center, need one of you to bring the other on the way.:: Optimus stated.
Hide looked at pulse to see the same look from ironhide. They both grinned sheepishly toward eachother. "Well, prime.. Love to go hunting down the weapon specialist but i'm afraid he's already in the room with me." She said calmly
::O-oh.. Um:: Optimus couched a little to clear his intakes.::I'll uh.. See you both here soon, then.:: Optimus said, hanging up.
Hide groans, rubbing his face. He slightly trying to glare at her but unable to. Pulse was on the berth, laying on her back as she laughs softly.
"I can't believe ya did that."Hide said in disbelief.
"He shouldn't of interrupted us." She pointed out, a smirk of misfit plastered on her lips.
Hide didn't know what to say to that, a smirk pulled on his lips. She could see in his optics that he had indeed truly loved her. She sat up, keeping that same misfit smirk on her lips.
Hide helped her off the berth before they both left their quarters.
They walked shoulder by shoulder. Both smiling toward each other and their servo's were wrapped together as if a bow had been tied there. Of course, sometimes they go their separate ways.
They didn't need to be by eachother hips but in the berth, they prefer it that way. Pulse couldn't imagine being alone without ironhinde. He was her strength while she was his hope.
They needed eachother.
Pulse smile soon faded when she saw a ping of a message on her hud. A frown formed before she released ironhide hand."Hide, i got a message. I need to read it."She said calmly.
It's not an everyday thing for her to get a message but hide nodded his head and walked ahead of her until he rounded the corner.
Sighing softly, she opened the message and began to read it. Seeing what was stated:
Been a while, my child. I say about fifty-six years now. I have been watching over you and i am impressed. You have come along way, Pulse virus. I did not expect you to fall for your guardian. That was unforetold seen on my part.
Though this is not why i message you. I am messaging you to say this that the allspark is to be split into two vessels. But i can't allow that power to fall into the wrong hands.
I need you there, my child.
By the way, I forgot to mention one little detail. I have sent a cassette to you, I hope those two are toward your liking.
The message was shorter than she expected. But nonetheless, she was glad primus was still fine. However the four words he said, took her surprise. Her optics stared down the hall before she spun around on her pede's.
She had to follow primus ordered. It was the only thing she could do after he had given her the life she desired. Taking a step forward, she broke into a run. Speeding down the hall and making sharp turns around the corners.
She nudged and pushes a few mechs out of her way which she in return apologizes. Ducking down as she slide under a crate that was being transported toward the storage by a couple of startled mechs.
She wasn't going to slow down. Making her way toward the door quickly, she pushed it open before she transformed, driving away from the autobot base. Her emerald color darken by the darken skies of cybertron.
:: Pulse! Where are you at?!:: Hide comm. her, worried for her.
::Got something to do, Hide. It's important and i can't..:: She couldn't tell him she had an order from primus, he wouldn't believe her. But what type of mate would she be if she didn't tell him.:: Look, please just trust me hide, It's really important to me.:: She stated calmly.
A sigh was heard before a calm huff was heard.::I trust ya, pulse. I'll let prime know, just becareful.:: Hide said softly.
::Know me, hide. I'm always careful.::She said reassuring.
She kicked on her extra boost, flying down the scarred wasteland of iacon. The coordinates appeared on her scanner of the location of the allspark.
It good a few joors to get there. Those few joors caused her to burn alot of energon to get here. Shifting out of her alt mode, she stood up and looked around.
Calmly walking around in the empty space of simfur. Narrowing her eyes she spotted an entryway that was opening up to her. Soon two minicon walked out of the entry way then gazed up at her.
She tilted her head calmly. One was Aquamarine and black color minicon with a blue visor and the other was a deep navy blue and maroon color minicon. Kneeling down, she held her hand out to them.
"Designation: Pulse Virus." She said calmly, introducing herself in a monotone.
The two looked at each other before looking at her again. Soon the aquamarine minicon stepped forward and touched her hand.
"Designation: High Tone" The aquamarine said calmly, her voice was very high and pitchy, almost sounding like a chipmunk.
"Designation: Sonar Blip" The Dark navy said coldly, stepping forward before taking her hand gently.
She could feel a connection toward them. Nodding her head, she stood up. Her cassette hold opened up. The two looked at eachother, nodding their helms before they shifted into their cassette forms, floating into the cassette hold.
Stepping forward, she head down into the entryway. Her golden optics shined in the darkness that consumed her. Turning on the lights of her shoulder, giving her a chance to see where she was going.
::Pulse, fou- wha- looking :: She stopped and heard hide voice cut out.
::Affirmative. Communication: Scramble. Location: Simfur, Underground.::She stated in her monotone.
::Wha- doin- under- grou- Return to base::Hide ordered, causing pulse to rolled her optics.
::Negative. Reason: Something is off. Reason: Unknown. Mission: Scouting. Quarry: Will report in:: She stated calmly, still walking down the stairs.
Though her communication was getting through, but the other side wasn't. Stopping at the bottom, she began to hear voices in a distance as she began to walk toward them.
She could hear the static in her communication link. She could understand what hide was trying to say. Once she reached the bottom, she followed the tunnels.
"Operation: Sonar Blip."She called out, her cassette hold open. The dark navy cassette shifted into his bipedal form as he began to flare out a sonar sound.
Pulse visor shifted over her left optic as she began to see figures appear in a distance. Only out line frames but she could now tell someone else was down here and they looked lost.
Turning her head, she spotted the direction toward the allspark, seeing how it appeared in front of her sights. Stepping forward, she began to run ahead with Sonar blip behind her.
Skidding around the corner, she makes another turn. Seeing a few mechs ahead of her that turned toward her. Decepticon symbols were plastered on their chest.
"Halt Autobot!" One of them shouted.
She reached behind her, grabbing the hilt of her sword. Her eyes gazed toward it before she knew it. The decepticons raised their blasters up and fired. She slide to one side to the other, dodging the shots.
Ducking her helm as plasma shots flew above her before she dropped her frame down to the ground, sliding the rest of the way toward them before she twisted her frame, swinging her sword through the knee joints of the decepticon legs.
She heard the one of the frames fall onto the ground as she stood up, swinging her swing into the other decepticon chest. Watching his optics flicker before dying out. She pulled her sword toward her as she watched the frame fell.
"Warning: Virus will spread."She stepped toward the fallen decepticon and kneels down beside him, her golden optics piercing into the mech's red optics."Reason: Megatron needs to stop his army. Mech: Understands?"She warned.
The mech tried to stand, unable to with his damaged knee joints as he managed to pull himself against the wall, nodding his helm quickly."Y-Yes ma'am" The mech stuttered.
"Good."She stood up, her optics looked toward sonar blip before she watched him hope onto her shoulder. She turned from the decepticon, hearing a sigh of relief from the mech before she ran down the hall once more.
Running into the room, she froze. She saw a red and silver mech standing in front of the allspark with another mech."So you came after all." His voice sounded wise but threatening toward her.
"Identified.."She said monotone, her servo gripping the hilt of her blade. Energon dripped from her sword.
The mech turned around, the silver beard hung from his jaw join. Her golden optics narrowed. "I am Sentinal prime, One of the autobot leaders."Sentinel stated a fact, walking toward her.
"Correction: Optimus is leader of autobots. Wrong: Sentinel is not autobot."She stated, her cassette hold opened up as she allowed sonar blip to shift into his form and into her cassette hold.
The shock filled sentinel face before he narrowed his blue optics."And how would you know that, Femme?." Sentinel questioned, walking toward her slowly.
She could tell he was being caution within his steps. The thumping of each step he took. A smirk formed on her lips, swaying her sword in front of her. The hilt raised above her left shoulder while the tip of the blade was aimed toward the ground.
Sentinel looked over her stance, confusion written on his face before he heard a soft chuckling coming from her." Virus knows all." She said, her monotone was gone.
Sentinel grinned widen, charging toward her. His double side blade was swung at her but was suddenly blocked by her stance. She held a smirk on her face. She knew cybertronians didn't know humans sword style.
Switching servos to grasp the hilt, she pulled the blade cross the sharp edges of sentinel's sword. Sparks were lit before her sword was free. With a quick swing, she brought her sword toward the right, causing the edge of her sword to collide into sentinels robust sword.
This caused the mech to stumble back from the mech to stumble backwards from the great force. "Who are you, femme?" He asked with amazement, his lip plates pulled a smirk.
"A Virus." She stated, leaning forward before she ran toward him. She shifted from her right to her left.
She could see sentinel trying to watch her movement but unable to when she stopped in front of him. Her waist twisted into a three sixty, her right leg was bent, sending her knee into the side of his abdomen.
From the impact, the hit caused sentinel to stumble back even more. Once he regain his balance, he charged at her. Spinning around, he swung his blade toward her. She raised her sword, blocking his attack.
"A virus that can be snuffed out." Sentinel said coldly.
"Negative: Virus fights back." She pressed her sword against his, what she didn't see what sentinel had pulled his free servo back into a fist and swung it into her abdomen.
Feeling the connection had hit, her frame barely tensed, her tanks turned. Her vents stalled for a second before she stumbled back away from. Her optics narrowed.
The sound of a riot cannon being charged up."Comrades: Interference. Battle: Not worth it." She stated in her monotone.
"Oh, it's worth it." Sentinel said, chuckling.
Next thing she knew, a blast was heard and pain seared her side. She gazed down, seeing the thin line of the plasma charge fading away. Leaving a gaping wound on her side.
Her sword dropped from her servo, falling to the ground until a clang was heard. Soon her frame fell forward onto her knees until her frame hit the floor. Her optics flickered, unable to make out her voice.
"Took you long enough, leave her."Sentinel stated, walking past her.
"Autobot: Terminated?" That voice was familiar, she was unable to see the mech.
"She'll offline on her own. "Sentinel said harshly. "Let's go." Soon their voices and pede were fading away.
She forced herself to roll over onto her back. Her cassettes leaving the hold and shifting beside her. Sonar blip pressed his hands against the two main energon wires while High tone looked at her in worried.
High tone..Sonar blip..
Her vision began to fade. She could see the imagines of her former comrades and the image of her mate.
Victor...Edward…Sarah..Todd..Alice..Wade..Andy..Ironhide
Her optics fell offline, but everything else stalled. Her body began to shut down. The amount of energon she had began to flow out of the damaged side.
Stasis lock: Activated
Energon Reserves: Activated
Energon Levels: 20%
Weapons slots: Deactivated
Her optics flickered on, but that was her mistake. White lights blinded her sight, causing her to turn her helm toward the side and bringing her servo to her face, rubbing her optics.
Pain shot through her side, causing her to grunt a little as she moved her hand toward her patched side. Tracing the patched that covered her damaged side, she felt the pain ease up.
Straightening her helm, she looked at the ceiling. Confusion written on her face before she pushes herself up. Her legs swung off the berth and dangled above the floor.
"Ah, you're awake.."A voice startled her a little as she looked toward the sound.
She watched the mech walk toward her, running a scan over her frame before holding a cube of energon toward her. Carefully taking the blue cube into her servo's, she brings it to her lips and take a few slow gulps from the cube.
Relaxing toward the sweet, tasteful energon. She brings it down where it was cupped in her servo's but rested against her lap. "Designation: Pulse virus" She said in her monotone.
The caused the mech to crack a smile toward her. A chuckle left his vocals as he turned from her toward a computer. Her optics gazed at the room they were in calmly. "I know who you are, pulse virus." He stated calmly.
She tensed slightly, her optics landing on the mech's backplates. Her servo raised up toward her back but froze when she didn't feel her sword. "Faction: Decepticon?"She questioned.
The mech turned toward her, his white frame became clear to her. He was the traitor to the decepticons. His blue optics looked into hers but it didn't phase her one bit.
"Was one but not anymore."He stated calmly, turning from the computer. He held his servo out to her.
Looking toward his servo before moving her own onto his. Feeling his servo curl around hers, he pulled her up from the berth and onto the floor. "Then what are you?" She asked, her monotone was gone completely.
"Neutral for now." He stated calmly, turning from her as he walks toward the door.
She looked around before following after him. Both leaving the room she was currently in before she stopped, her optics widen when she saw where she was. The design on the interior was shaped as a ship." Are we on a ship?" She questioned.
"Yes, I found you on cybertron."He looked over his shoulder."When those two came looking for help." He raised his servo and pointed his digit toward the pilot seats that had two cassettes on it, recharging quietly. "It if didn't come in time, you would of offlined completely."He pointed out calmly.
"I need to return to cybertron, I need to warn the autobots about a traitor working with the decepticons." Pulse said calmly, she could see his optics narrowing at her.
"Afraid i can't let you do that. "He stated calmly."We are light years away from cybertron at the moment." He pointed out.
"Is there a way to send a message out at least?"She tried to convince the mech, walking toward his side.
He gazed down toward her in thought. His arms crossed over his broad chest while he pinched his chin lightly. "Perhaps, but it must be encrypted and sent to one bot who can read it." He warned calmly.
Pulse nodded her head in the agreement. She watch the mech walk ahead of her toward another computer, she followed behind him. Watching him gestured toward the empty seat, she glad took it.
Soon she began to do her work. Her lip plates pulled a smirk. Her digits brushed against the keys and before the mech knew it. He watched her digits press onto the keys lightly as if they were glass as her servos moved from the side to the middle in a rhythm.
She allow the screen to bring up a box, white letter began to form into a decoded message. She purposely began to add the unnecessary wording to the message before she sent it out, watching the screen turn back to its black coloring.
"If decepticons decode it, a virus will corrupt their data-systems and set it as a ticking time bomb." She said coldly, her arms crossed over her small chest.
"And if the autobots decode it?" The mech question curiously
"They will be safe." Pulse said calmly. Her spark ached at the fact she was taken off cybertron and away from her mate. She had to think of her mate.
"I am sorry if i took you off cybertron without your permission, i am sure everything will be the same when you turn."The mech said, setting his hand on her shoulder in comfort.
Pulse didn't have to say a word, nodding her head calmly."By the way, i didn't get your designation, i can't simply call you deadlock, now can i?" She stated calmly.
She watched the mech's frame tense at the mention of his name, his old name before he sighs softly, walking toward the pilot and sitting down. "Drift." He said calmly.
"Nice to meet you too, drift." She smiled calmly.
Maybe, it's time i start joining a new team.