"D-D-Structs?" Ty asked after a while but hasn't moved away from him.
"Yes?" he asked, still feeling a bit uncomfortable standing like this.
"What am I going to do?" Ty nearly started crying again, "I can't go back, I…" "… I know," D-Structs cut in, putting his right hand on Ty and gently petting him.
"I can't lie any longer," red Trux continued.
"I know," D-Structs agreed again.
"But… I'll have to face them…" Ty stated, tears started leaking out of his eyes again.
"I told you to stop crying. It won't solve anything," D-Structs sternly repeated.
"I'm listening to something that will solve this!" Ty snapped at him as he backed away. D-Structs's eyes slightly widened in surprise.
Dark T-Trux stayed quiet for a couple of minutes, thinking, "You won't return there".
"What?" Ty was shocked, thinking he did not hear this well.
"If you go back, you'll have to tell the truth. Do you want that?" D-Structs asked him.
"N-no," T-Trux answered a bit unsurely.
"Then you can't go back to them. At least not for now," he stated.
Ty had a feeling he should be against this, "But…" "… Listen. This isn't all about you. And so long as I'm around; you won't cry about that, or anything, and everything that concerns you, concerns me as well," D-Structs interrupted him, "I won't let them hurt my…" he shut up here.
Ty's face changed, he was smiling at D-Structs now, "What was that?" he came closer, staring knowingly, "I… am yours?"
"Mm…" D-Structs nervously backed away from him, "That's not what I meant, I…" "… I beg to differ, D-Structs," Ty interrupted him, still smiling devilishly, "Now tell me, what were you going to say?"
"I recall you were crying only a moment ago," D-Structs stated, trying to get out of this situation.
"I guess you are excellent at cheering me up," Ty nodded, still curiously tilting his head towards darker Trux, "Now. About what I asked…"
"Now that I think about it, I think I prefer when you're crying," D-Structs moved away since Ty'd approached him again.
"Aw, don't be like that, I'm just messing with you," Ty started laughing.
"Great…" D-Structs commented, not at all amused, "If you're done joking around, we should be going back," he turned around and started rolling away from that place. Ty stopped laughing when he noticed this and went after him.
"Wait. Where are we going?" he asked as soon as he caught up with D-Structs.
"My Lair. You can stay there. Your friends shouldn't think of coming to look for you there," darker Trux replied, Ty nodded.
…
It didn't take them much time to get to D-Structs's cave, their journey went without a single conversation between the two of them. They stopped in front of the Lair.
"Thank you," Ty finally broke the silence, but D-Structs only glanced at him before he went in the cave, not even granting him an answer. Red Trux decided to just go after him.
"D-Structs twitch, you're back…" Scraptool stated before he turned towards the opening to confirm what he just said, but instead, he saw something that almost made him faint, "Ty!"
"Skrap-It," T-Trux answered back, but a lot more calmly.
"Uuh. D-Structs. What is going on here? Why is he twitch here?" he turned to his friend, afraid to hear an answer.
"He'll be here from now on," D-Structs calmly replied, turning away from the Tool and rolling deeper into the cave. Ty, not knowing what else to do, simply followed after him.
"WHAT! H-he can't stay here twitch!" D-Structs hit the brakes on this, making Skrap-It swallow heavily, he then turned to him again, "And why not?" he hissed.
"Um, I gulp… I just don't understand why?" Skrap-It said, terrified of D-Structs look.
"Because I said so. Now get out of here!" T-Trux growled.
"Yea-h, n-no problem. I'm going out twitch…" Scraptool said, moving away, but D-Structs angrily roared, making him jump from surprise and run out twice as fast.
Ty realized he was very upset right now so, he rolled over to him, placing a hand on D-Structs's shoulder, "Um, are you alright?"
"Yes… Yes," darker Trux confirmed before he moved to one corner, he seemed a bit distant.
Ty went after him, "Are you sure?"
"Huuh, it's nothing. Now shut up before I decide you should stay outside as well," D-Structs threatened him without even looking at him.
"Is it because of Skrap-It? You're worried what he's going to think about… this," Ty guessed.
"Maybe a little," darker T-Trux glared at him, irritated, "Are you happy now?" he looked down again.
"No. Because, whatever concerns you, concerns me as well," Ty seriously replied.
"Nice try, but imitating me isn't going to get you anywhere. And there is nothing that 'concerns me'," he coldly told him off, "Now go to sleep. Somewhere else".
Ty sighed, "Fine," he moved to the center of the cave, vacantly staring at the lava pool…
After a couple of minutes, D-Structs opened his eyes, discovering that Ty was still there, he felt bad. He told Ty off just to avoid his questioning, this wasn't at all easy for him, one of the reasons he decided to keep Ty here was to keep their secret, his secret, a secret. He took a deep breath before he rolled over to him. Ty raised his head when he felt him nearby.
"Hey," Ty only glanced at him before lowering his head again.
"Listen, I'm sorry," they said at the same time, stopping after they realized that.
"Heh," Ty chuckled, D-Structs couldn't hold back the smile either…
"You know," D-Structs broke the silence after a few more minutes, Ty looked at him, "You could sleep next to me if you want".
Ty smiled, "Does that mean you're not mad anymore?" he mocked him.
"You're already making me regret that…" darker T-Trux said as he shook his head, Ty just chuckled.
"You are so funny. Do you know that?" red Trux stated.
D-Structs stood speechless for a moment, "Well. That is something I've never thought I'd hear," he smiled back. Ty moved a bit closer to him.
"I never realized how nice this place is… It's a lot warmer than my cave," smaller T-Trux stated, leaning even closer to D-Structs. Bigger Trux noticed this so, he leaned moved close to Ty. They were touching now, he started caressing Ty with his head, "It's a lot warmer with a company like you here".
"Yes. I can agree with that," Ty turned so, he was facing him, they moved their heads against one another while their hands caressed each other. They then moved away so, they could look into each other's eyes, but their hands stayed together. D-Structs smiled before he leaned forward, reaching for Ty's jaws. Red Trux keenly bit his jaw before he moved as well, meeting D-Structs in a kiss. Their hands still wandered across their bodies, they remained connected, they both knew they won't go any further tonight, but yet they were just as eager to feel the T-Trux before them…
"Mmm, Ty?" D-Structs broke their kiss after a while, still holding Ty's hands.
"Yes?" red Trux replied, biting him again.
"About what I said…" he started, moving his head against Ty's and cuddling him again.
"… That I'm yours?" smaller T-Trux assumed.
"I meant it. So, don't you dare leave," he threateningly finished.
"Mm-hm, if you're done chattering about what's obvious, would you shut up so I can kiss you?" Ty replied, moving his head back to his jaw.
D-Structs smiled, "Just dare not to," he replied, demanding Ty's jaws…
*Morning*
Skrap-It decided to come in and get some actual sleep, but when he stepped inside, he was surprised by what he saw. Ty and D-Structs were sleeping together, leaning onto each other. They looked… peaceful, and, Scraptool couldn't help but notice, even a bit… cute. He shook his head.
"No! No, they don't!" he quickly thought before laying by the lava pool…
*Morning*
"Mmmn…" D-Structs slowly opened his eyes before he moved away from Ty, keeping his head hung over red Trux's neck wasn't the most comfortable choice of a sleeping position, but it had… other advantages. His movement woke Ty from the light morning sleep.
"HmmMorning," he sleepily whispered as he cuddled D-Structs. Skrap-It rolled his eyes as he rolled over on his other side, only to get his eyes off them.
"Ugh…" he sighed. Although both T-Trux had heard him because they exchanged a smile.
"I'll go to fetch some breakfast. Stay inside," D-Structs glared at Ty before he rolled out. Red Trux looked after him as he rolled out of his sight.
T-Trux started talking to Skrap-It, "Is he always so…" "… He's never like this if that's what you mean, but please twitch, don't go on," Tool grumpily hissed at him.
"A… ha," Ty rolled his eyes, turning away from the Scraptool, "I actually meant to ask if he's always so puzzling?"
"Oh," Skrap-It gasped, "I… guess. Yes". Ty nodded…
*Flatirons, meanwhile*
Revvit barely slept, he waited for Ty, but T-Trux never showed. So, as soon as it dawned, he went to find the others and look for his friend.
"Morning, Rev-dude," Ton-Ton greeted him from a ramp nearby.
"Morning, Ton-Ton," he didn't even look at the Dump, he just proceeded to sprint towards the garage.
"Has anyone seen Ty?" he asked as soon as he walked in, Tools were still giving tune-ups to their Trux. Dinotrux exchanged a look, but no one seemed to know.
"Wait. You mean he's not back yet?" Skya asked.
"No. He's been out all night!" Revvit told them.
"I can't believe we hurt him that much…" Craneosaur shook her head.
"We just asked him to tell us. I don't think that's a great reason to run away," Dozer commented.
"Hey, dudes!" Ton-Ton flew into the garage, yelling, "You won't believe what I found on the edge of Flatirons!"
"Ramp?" Dozer guessed
"Valley of ramps?" Ace tried.
"No. I found Ty's tracks!" he exclaimed.
"Really? I could not find them anywhere in the Flatirons," Revvit was shocked.
"Come, I'll show you," Ton-Ton drove out, gesturing them to follow.
…
"Well?" Skya hopefully looked at Revvit.
"These are Ty's treadprints," he stated, "And by the looks of it, he was heading this way," Tool pointed.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's find him!" Ankylodump shouted, speeding up.
They soon reached some big rock.
"Hm, he was here," green Reptool stated.
"Well, either that or that rock was hitting itself," Skya joked.
Revvit looked at the rock, and then again in the ground, "Actually, Skya, maybe it wasn't Ty who did that".
"Huh?" Trux didn't get this.
"These treadprints… aren't Ty's. But they do belong to a T-Trux," he explained, still examining carefully.
"It's gotta be D-Structs. What better chance to take Ty on than when he's alone," Dozer growled.
"Hm, I do not know, Dozer. There are no signs of a battle here, no scratches on the ground, or lots of treadprints," Revvit told him.
"Maybe it was Ty's secret T-Trux someone?" Ton-Ton guessed.
Reptool looked down on this, ashamed they chased Ty away because of that, "Yes. Maybe".
"Can't you try to recognize those treadprints, Revvit? It could tell us what exactly happened," Skya suggested.
"I fear I cannot. Rock proceeded to crumble afterwards and its pieces covered a big part of this track," Rev shook his head.
"Are you sure there are no more tracks leading from here, Ton-Ton?" Dozer turned to his blue friend.
"No, dude, I checked like thousand times," Dump replied, slightly irritated.
"He must've covered them…" Skya concluded.
"Which means we are back where we started," Dozer agreed.
Revvit gasped, "Let's head back…"
*Lair*
"Here. Eat," D-Structs simply said as he threw ore onto the ground before rolling away.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Ty turned to him, confused.
"Later," bigger Trux sighed, closing his eyes, "I'm a bit tired".
"Why?" this seemed highly suspicious to Ty.
"Ugh. Just shut up and eat," D-Structs angrily told him off.
Red T-Trux glanced at the ore again, "Where did you get it? The ore".
"Does it matter?" his eyes were still closed. Smaller T-Trux took a good look at him, he could swear there were dozens of new scratch marks all over him.
"Yes, it does," Ty was seemingly becoming angrier with him as each moment passed.
D-Structs gasped, he opened his eyes and approached the smaller Trux kind of threateningly, "Neary Craneosaur herd".
"You can't take ore from other Dinotrux," red one hissed, bringing his face closer as well.
"This is my crater. So, yes, I can," darker T-Trux carelessly stated.
"Didn't we already settle that? I recall making it clear it's not yours," red Trux glared at him.
"I doubt making out classifies as 'making something clear'," D-Structs hissed, moving even closer so, now their faces were very close to each other.
"Maybe not. But that wasn't all we did…" Ty wrapped his fingers around one of his hydraulics, "… was it, D-Structs?"
Darker Trux gone quiet, he swallowed heavily, "That… Doesn't count either," he didn't seem so confident about this statement.
"Doesn't it?" Ty smirked, confidently rolling forward and forcing him to back away.
"Stop it," bigger T-Trux pulled it together, growling at him.
"If you promise to stop stealing ore from others," red one demanded, still pushing forward.
"It's easier, it's faster. Why would I stop?" D-Structs crudely replied.
Ty quickly scanned his body before he found a somewhat deeper fresh scar, "Mm-hmm…" he pressed his fingers directly in it, "… Easier".
"Nnnh!" D-Structs quietly groaned in pain when he pressed onto the injury harder, "That… doesn't happen always," he said through gritted teeth, removing Trux's hand, "Besides, it was remarkably easier when they didn't fight back," his eyes fixed on him on this, glaring angrily.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ty's eyes narrowed.
"It means this…" D-Structs pointed at the same scar Ty previously stung with his fingers, "… is your fault".
"How is you getting hurt because of your stupid acts and decisions my fault!" he yelled.
"You encouraged them to fight!" bigger Trux shouted back.
"And what is wrong with that?" he couldn't understand.
"Are you messing with me! Are you telling me you have no idea how are we supposed to live?" D-Structs exclaimed in disbelief.
Ty stayed quiet.
He sighed, "Huh. T-Trux rules a territory, other Trux just live in it. But that is why, when a threat appears…" "… We have to defend the land. I know," smaller T-Trux interrupted.
D-Structs nodded, "Exactly. And ore is just a measly payback we request for that".
"It's not measly when you take it from them every day, D-Structs," his eyes narrowed again.
"True…" bigger one lowered his head.
"You. Admit?" Ty was a bit surprised.
"You are right. I do not rule fair…" he repeated.
Red Trux approached him, taking his hand, "You know. We could fix that," he smiled, looking at him expectedly.
D-Structs sighed, "Fine. I won't steal so frequently".
"That's more like it," Ty kissed him.
"What was that for?" darker T-Trux looked away, although he was smiling.
"I'm proud of you," smaller one repeated, kissing his neck. D-Structs looked away again, he felt as if his coolant was boiling water. He could feel some heat rushed to his face, it was good that wasn't visible to Ty.
D-Structs then moved to kiss the smaller Trux again.
"Maybe…" Ty whispered as his hand slipped behind the darker one's hydraulics, "… I could reward you. For being so nice".
"You could," he bit his jaw, pulling Ty closer with his claw.
"No! No no no, he couldn't!"
Both T-Trux turned, surprised.
"Shove off, Skrap-It!" red Trux growled, D-Structs unnoticeably chuckled.
Tool's eyes widened, he looked at D-Structs, feeling offended, "You're going to let him talk to me like that twitch?"
"Yes. I think I am," big T-Trux smuggled.
Skrap-It's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open in shock, "F-fine then," he turned his back on them, "Ridiculous. H-how could you! I…" he complained as he was walking out.
Both Trux started laughing once he was out, and they couldn't stop for a solid ten minutes or so.
But once the cave became silent again, Ty turned to D-Structs, "Well, now that he's gone…" he started forcing him into the wall as he grabbed bigger one's jaw.
"Nnn. Nnnn, T-Ty!" D-Structs was trying to pull away but Ty wasn't letting him.
"What?" red T-Trux rolled his eyes as he let go.
"I don't think we should do this now," he said.
"Why not?" Ty whispered, cuddling his neck while he rubbed his hydraulics. D-Structs couldn't help but shudder, although, in the end, he managed to roll away from the wall.
"Later," he sternly said.
Ty sighed, "Fine," he started rolling towards another corner, kissing the darker Trux as he passed, "Let me know when is "later" going to be," he winked at him as he smiled.
D-Structs chuckled in return, "I will".
*Flatirons, night*
"I think someone should go talk to Revvit," Skya whispered to the others, looking at the Reptool who stood at garage's entrance, staring in the distance. He looked like a little metal statue to them by now.
"How long has he been standing there?" Dozer asked.
"Too long," Waldo stated, "I'm with Skya. Someone has to knock some sense into that Reptool!"
"W-well. I could try talking to him," Click-Clack suggested.
"Give it a go, Click-Clack," Ace smiled, pushing him forward.
"Um. R-Revvit? Are you alright?" he asked as he approached.
"Hello, Click-Clack. Do you need anything?" Revvit spoke without looking at him, ignoring the question.
"No, thank you. Are you sure you don't need something?" orange Tool replied.
"Huh. No, Click-Clack. I am just… worried. It is not like Ty to do this. He might be in trouble, and we no idea where he could be…" he admitted.
"We'll find him, Revvit. I'm sure we will," Click-Clack assured him.
"Well, I certainly hope so," Revvit looked down again.
"And I am sure Ty's fine. Like Waldo always says, he's a T-Trux. And maybe he's just with that other T-Trux he told you about," Tool guessed.
"Yes. Maybe. Maybe he is happy. Happy without us…" Rev said, "Without… me," he didn't voice this last part.
"I'm sure he will come back once he calms down. This is his home," Click-Clack tried again.
"That is not the problem, Click-Clack. Ty is hiding something, he is afraid of telling us the truth. He will not come back unless we find him. I know it," green Reptool concluded, moving towards Ty's, now abandoned cave, "But thank you for this, Click-Clack".
"Wait!" he called him, "Don't you want to sleep in the garage with us?"
"Hm…" Revvit thought.
"I'm pretty sure it's going to be better than sleeping in the big, dark and scary cave all by yourself, don't you think? Although, Ace might jump on you in the middle of the night and try to scare you out of your bits, but that's it," Click-Clack explained.
"That is very considerate of you, Click-Clack. But I do not mind it, really," Revvit mildly smiled as he walked away.
"Al-alright then, goodnight, Revvit," he received no answer, "Y-yeah…" he lowered his head, walking back into the garage.
"Well?" everyone asked in one voice. Click-Clack just shook his head as he walked past them.
"How are we supposed to find Ty without him?" Dozer exclaimed.
"What do you mean, Rev-dude is still here," Ton-Ton reminded him.
"Yes. But it seems that Revvit… isn't himself," Skya put it simply for him.
"Ooh," Dump gasped.
"Revvit said that Ty is afraid of coming back here. And that we w-will have to find him," Click-Clack explained.
"Great. Now tell us something we don't know," Dozer rolled his eyes.
"Waldo snores," Ace gestured with her leg.
"Hey!" red Tool exclaimed.
"Fine. Tell us something useful we don't know," Dozeratops repeated.
Skya looked through the garage's opening, "It's late. We should go to sleep and figure something out tomorrow".
*Meanwhile, in the Lair*
"Did you eat?" D-Structs opened his eyes when he felt Ty snuggling in his chest.
Trux snorted, "What's with your obsession over my eating?"
"It's not an obsession. I'm just… asking," darker one defended himself.
"If you say so," Ty shrugged, he wasn't convinced.
D-Structs's eyes widened on this, "What's that supposed to mean!"
Red T-Trux smirked, "It means you care about ridiculous things".
"So, you consider yourself a ridiculous thing?" bigger one shouted again, it took him only a second to realize saying this was a mistake.
"Maybe. Maybe not. But this ridiculous thing just made you say you care about it. I call that a win," he triumphantly smiled as he tilted his head. D-Structs looked away, he felt heat going to his face again while the embarrassment he was feeling increased.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll win some other round," Ty seductively whispered to him, grabbing his head, "I'll let you win once at the very least," he chuckled a bit evilly as he added.
"Don't forget who you're talking to, Ty" D-Structs glared at him, although it seemed he was smiling.
"Oh, I would never," red Trux playfully replied, toying with the soft metal plates near his neck and shoulders.
Bigger T-Trux grabbed his hands before Ty could get the wanted reaction out of him, "Don't get any ideas. Just because you are here now…"
"… Doesn't mean I'm in charge? Are you sure about that?" smaller one hissed as he dug his wrecking ball in the wall, pulling in his chain so D-Structs was tied to the rock wall. Darker Trux just smuggled as he engaged his tail, attaching his claw to the wrecking ball and shoving it out of the stone before he threw it on Ty.
"Ouch! Hey!" smaller one exclaimed.
"Yes, I am quite sure about that," D-Structs victoriously smiled as he rolled away from the wall.
"Fine, I guess you proved your point. But was hitting me really necessary?" Ty asked him, rubbing his face.
"Maybe. Maybe not. But it sure was fun, awoke some memories too," bigger T-Trux explained, his back was still turned on his partner.
"Memories, huh?" Ty smiled as he whispered this to himself. He sneaked up on D-Structs before he pushed him in the wall with his tail again.
"Ah!" he exclaimed as he hit the rock.
"Let me recall some other memories for you," red Trux smirked as he kissed him, thrusting his jaw deep in D-Structs's mouth.
"Mmm…" bigger one moaned in the kiss, dragging his fingers along Ty's body, trying to leave a scrape. Meanwhile, red Trux's hand found its way under D-Structs's head, playing with the little toothed wheel that'd spin each time his lover would roar. He started spinning it slowly and gently, waiting for the reaction.
"Nh… Haha," D-Structs lightly chuckled, trying not to laugh as much as he felt the urge to, "S-stop. It hah, tickles!" he begged, but Ty didn't stop.
"Really, it does?" he played dumb, still playing with the part.
"You're nnh powering the mechanisms. Ahah… I won't be able to… hu, roar tomorrow," D-Structs barely spoke while trying not to laugh too much.
"I feel like that won't be a big loss," Ty chuckled.
"Thhah. Stop, Ty, p-please!" he begged.
"Ooh. "Please"? That's a nice start. Let's see what else I can get," red Trux smuggled.
"Stop!" D-Structs repeated in vain.
"I want to hear you laugh," Ty ordered after a moment of thinking.
"W-what?"
"Stop holding it back, and laugh. And then I'll stop," smaller T-Trux explained.
But before Ty even finished talking, D-Structs cracked, "Hah. Ahahaha. Ha ha ha… S-stop now".
He let go, "That's beautiful…"
"What?" darker Trux looked at him, still trying to catch his breath.
"Your laugh. It's really… soft and nice. When you aren't laughing in that maniacal evil way," Ty chuckled on this last part.
D-Structs's jaw dropped open, "I… Really?" his voice broke.
"Yes. Really," red one smiled softly, taking his hands. D-Structs quietly whimpered on this, holding Ty's hands tightly, his face gone warm again, and he could feel a tear forming in his eye. No one has ever said anything so… sweet and nice to him, until now. But no, he couldn't cry in front of him, not now, he couldn't show how much this melted him from the inside. Then Ty would win.
He dashed forward, closing his eyes as he caught the red one's jaw, pulling him in a kiss. Ty could see the dark liquid shining in D-Structs's eyes before he closed his own, kissing back.
When they pulled away Ty opened his mouth eagerly, words faster than his mind, "D-Structs, I…" but he stopped, he couldn't say that yet, could he?
Bigger Trux was looking at him, seemingly clueless about what he was about to confess, "I… it's late," red T-Trux finished his sentence.
"Oh. Yes, i-it is," D-Structs said, looking outside, he seemed a bit shaken by what just happened. But, much like with Ty, what was upsetting him was known only to him.
"Goodnight," smaller Trux kissed him, placing his head under D-Structs's, who cuddled it in response.
"Goodnight, Ty…" he whispered, shifting to sleep.
Skrap-It looked at them, when they weren't making out, or talking, they seemed kind of… perfect to him. They looked right together. And if this between them doesn't end and they become mates, would that really be so bad? I mean, there wasn't a Trux much better than Ty for D-Structs to find. But Skrap-It wondered, was this really what D-Structs needed. Him and Ty… they were nothing alike. And he knew better than to believe in that garbage "Opposites attract". Opposites fight, these two were the proof of that! But then, what has changed? What led to this?
He stopped thinking about it and turned his back on them. He laid on the ground and fell asleep soon.
*Morning, Lair*
"Yawn," D-Structs slowly opened his eyes, only to discover he stood alone in the cave. Well, alone with Skrap-It who was still snoring. He shook his head and rushed outside. He ran into Ty there.
"What are you doing here? Get in! Someone could see you," D-Structs told him, looking around, but there was no Trux to be seen anywhere near the Lair.
Ty snorted, "Oh, calm down, D. I just went out for some fresh air".
"Don't call me that," he glared at him.
"You expect me to call you D-Structs forever? But your name is so long… tiring to say," red one smiled, tickling under his neck.
"Stop that," D-Structs glared at him, pushing his hand.
"I'll call you that. And you're going to like it," Ty promised him, pinching his neck with his fingers.
"I doubt that," darker Trux replied, kissing him fiercely a couple of times.
"Tsk-tsk-tsk. Making out in the open like that? What happened to "Someone could see you", hmm?" Ty teased, smirking at him.
"Oh, shut up," D-Structs playfully told him, pushing Ty lightly with his head. Smaller T-Trux chuckled in response.
"I'll get breakfast," bigger one said, looking in the distance.
"And, I'll wait inside," Ty cut in before D-Structs could add that.
"You'd better," he looked at him over his shoulder before he left.
Ty stared after him, feeling like a lovesick idiot, he could keep fighting with D-Structs forever. It'd never get boring, they both enjoyed that. Even their sex resembled a fight, scratching, biting, competing… but that was the way they wanted, an agreement that needed no words. Since they met, they never get to actually speak with one another so, they learned to simply… understand, and read from the actions, read between the lines…
"Yawn. Do you intend to come in or are you going to wait for the rest of your crew to move into this Lair twitch?" a high-pitched voice from the inside woke him from his thoughts and Ty came in.
"How can you be grumpy the same instant you woke up?" T-Trux smiled at him mockingly.
"How can you be so happy while your 'friends' are worried and trying everything to find you?" Scraptool snapped back at him, completely serious.
Ty didn't have a reply on this, he glanced outside again, that horrible feeling of betrayal that he's been trying so hard to ignore and cover it with the happiness of being with D-Structs now struck him, directly in the motor, like an electric shock. He just rolled past the Tool, moving into a corner, tears started streaming down his face. He couldn't control them, he felt powerless against his feelings, weak as that fact was probably making him…
*Some time later*
D-Structs charged inside, throwing the ore onto the ground, it didn't seem like he was in too much of a mood. He heard soft sobbing and stopped Ty in the corner. His eyes widened, then he glared at Skrap-It, Tool's expression automatically changed into "guilty" as soon as he's laid his eyes on him.
"Get out!" D-Structs yelled, "And don't come back!" he aimed his claw at the Scraptool. When he missed him, Tool ran outside while screaming in terror.
"Ty," his voice became softer as he rushed to the other T-Trux.
"What is wrong? What did he say to you?" he asked, placing his hands on Trux's back, "Answer me," he tried not to yell.
But Ty remained quiet.
Just as D-Structs was about to start yelling, smaller Trux turned, burying his face into his hydraulics.
"Don't you dare cry against me again," darker T-Trux softly growled at him, trying to keep his eyes narrowed, "Tell me what's wrong".
"It's not his fault, D-Structs. He… just reminded me what I did…" Ty whispered while his voice broke continuously.
"And what is that?" bigger Trux tilted his head, a bit confused, although mostly concerned. He had his hands on the back of Ty's head, forcing him deeper into his own hydraulics, holding him close while he was trying to calm him.
"I abandoned my friends. I left without a word. I… betrayed Rev," he spoke, barely managing to hold his tears back.
D-Structs slowly petted his head, honestly pitying him, "I'm sorry, Ty. But that was the only solution I could find. If they all knew I would…"
"… YOU would? What about me?" smaller Trux yelled, "'Everything that concerns you, concerns me as well', wasn't that how you put it? You care only about yourself, D-Structs! Oh, and speaking of your 'noble talks' why don't we see what else you promised-"
"-Shut up!" D-Structs finally snapped, pushing him away.
"'And so long as I'm around; you won't cry about anything'" Ty kept pushing, repeating his words in a worst possible way, "Yes, you really nailed that one".
"ENOUGH!" bigger T-Trux roared as he shouted this word, "I. Have never cared for anyone more than I did for you. You horrible, crude, pile of scrap!" he broke down near the end of his sentence, keeping eye contact with Ty even though he was raining oil from his eyes uncontrollably.
Ty realized what he's done. He… broke D-Structs's motor, ripped his power plants apart, out of the anger… towards himself.
"D-Structs, I didn't mean that. I'm a fool! Please, forget what I said-"
"Get. Out," dark Trux looked away.
"Please. I was mad at myself, I didn't mean to hurt you," Ty swore, almost tearing up himself.
"Well, you see, Ty. The problem is. You did," he hissed through gritted teeth, a fresh load of tears raced down his face.
"D-Structs, don't cry," smaller T-Trux whispered as he approached a meter.
"Don't touch me!" D-Structs yelled, hitting him with his claw.
"D…" Ty refused to give up, he continued to beg him.
"I said, GET OUT OF MY SIGHT! Leave my cave!" Trux continued to yell, by now he cried out a pretty serious amount of oil.
"D-Structs, you have the right to be furious, but please, just stop crying. This can't be good for you," red one stated, looking at him, concerned.
But D-Structs wasn't controlling the rivers streaming from his eyes. He never showed emotions, and now that had to let itself out of him. But suddenly, he froze, and his tears stopped leaking. It felt as if someone turned off the source of them. His oil reserves felt… empty now, even though that couldn't have been the case, that feeling triggered something inside of him, he was panicked. He closed his eyes, breathing rapidly as he was trying to control himself.
"What's wrong?" Ty approached him. D-Structs had no idea why, but that move made him feel threatened, all the pain he felt converted into anger within seconds. He used it, firmly hitting the Trux with his tail, knocking Ty into a wall. He mercilessly pushed the smaller T-Trux into the rock.
"D-D-Structs. Stop. You're going to ugh crush me," red one groaned, but bigger Trux didn't seem aware of his actions right now. Ty somehow managed to swing his tail and hit D-Structs, forcing him to back away. Now he pushed him into the wall.
"Shhh, D-Structs. Calm down. Everything's fine, I'm here for you," he spoke, trying to calm him. T-Trux kicked and bit, attempting to break free, but Ty didn't allow that, "Yes, hit me if you want to. Take it out on me".
D-Structs soon tired himself out, "Ty…" he weakly whispered before his head fell on the smaller Trux.
"D-Structs, are you alright, answer me!" Ty yelled, concerned. He felt a nod on his neck and sighed in relief.
"L-leave. I-I don't want to… see you," he mumbled, half-conscious.
"I'm not leaving now. Did you ever have a panic attack?" red T-Trux asked him.
"Once…" he admitted, still breathing heavily.
"Why did you panic?" Ty was careful not to ask too much.
"I felt… endangered, I think… Don't get any ideas, I didn't… forgive you. For… anything…" he managed to form a sentence before his eyes closed.
"What's happening with you, D-Structs?" smaller Trux shook his head, concerned and confused.
*About two hours later, Flatirons*
"Still nothing?" Skya turned to Ace, Waldo and Revvit as they approached the garage.
"No. No one saw him…" Revvit replied.
"We live in a crater full of Dinotrux and none of them spotted a T-Trux?!" Dozer exclaimed in disbelief. Other Tools shook their heads again.
"Sometimes a shadow follows the ones that do not wish to be seen, my Dozeratops friend".
"George?" everyone said at the same time.
"Greetings, friends," orange Trux approached them.
"What are you doing here, George?" Ace was the first to ask.
"I heard you've lost a T-Trux," he lightly chuckled
"Not exactly. Ty ran away," Craneosaur corrected him.
"Yes, but he ran away from you, and whose loss that is if not yours?" he asked.
Revvit looked down on this.
"Have you seen him, George?" Skya turned to him again.
"Oh no," he simply shook his head, on what gang groaned in disappointment.
Then they heard a loud sound of panting, Trux looked around and spotted Click-Clack.
"How'd it go with the Stegarbasaurs, Click-Clack?" Waldo asked him.
"I… cough," he coughed out some green gas as he protruded his tongue, "Why did you send me to talk with them?"
"Because you somehow manage to always find Garby, no matter where he goes to eat," Ace explained, trying not to laugh.
"What did they say, Click-Clack?" Revvit didn't waste time.
"They said they didn't see him. But Garby told me he saw D-Structs more than a couple of times. He was wandering near the Stegarbasaur' valley past few days," orange Tool explained.
"What do you think that tin brain wanted?" Dozer's eyes narrowed.
"Other Stegarbasaurs saw him mining ore nearby," Click-Clack told him.
"Wait, wait, wait. They saw D-Structs actually looking for ore, and taking it out of the ground instead of taking it from others?" Skya slowly asked, unable to believe.
"Like we're going to believe that," Dozer agreed with her.
"Beliefs are mere illusions of the truth," George interrupted him.
"Huh?" Trux looked at him.
"Woah, that was awesome, dude," Ton-Ton whispered in amazement.
"You… actually understood that?" Skya looked at the Dump.
"What. Oh no, I've got no idea what he was saying. But it sounded amazing," blue Trux grinned.
"Al-right…" she replied, before turning to the others, "Maybe we should check that".
"H-he's usually there around this time," Click-Clack informed them.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go there. I'd like to actually do something," Dozer ordered, already turning away.
"You Tools should stay here, with George," Skya told them rolling after the Dozeratops and the Dump.
Revvit just sighed, turning his back on the leaving Trux.
"And what's bothering you, my green Reptool friend?" George approached him.
"I am just worried about Ty, that is it," Revvit said emotionlessly.
"We are going to find him, Rev," Ace assured him.
"What makes you think he won't come back? Home is where we always stay, where we love to be, my tiny friends," George continued.
"That is the problem, George. I believe he… loves something… no, someone else now," green Tool explained.
"Ah, so, you believe that he's forgotten you, now that he experienced love. You want to find the two T-Trux…" Dozeratops guessed, smiling.
"Yes. I have to talk with Ty. But. I have no idea where to look," Revvit told him.
"Sometimes the answer is easier to find than you want it to be, my green friend," George answered.
"How is that supposed to help?" this slightly annoyed the Reptool.
"Easy. You believe he is with a T-Trux, and I know he isn't far from home. Isn't there only one other Trux of his kind to point at?" the orange Trux lightly smiled.
"But. The only other T-Trux in the crater is… D-Structs. That cannot be right. It-it is not logical!" he exclaimed.
"This is love, my narrow-minded friend. You cannot find sense in it, even if you seek for it," George explained.
Revvit was shaking his head, "But… that… Can't…"
"… Just ignore him, Revvit," Waldo cut in, "That Trux has fallen on his head a couple dozen times".
"Haha, it isn't surprising, taken my devotion to the heights of nature," George chuckled.
But Revvit still didn't seem convinced that the Trux was going crazy so, Ace joined, "Let it go, Rev. Besides, even if somehow it is D-Structs, they are both males. How would they attract one another?"
"Ace is right, it just can't happen," Waldo agreed.
"Hate to tell you what you hate to hear, but she is terribly wrong," George contradicted them, "You see, friends. Love. Knows no boundaries, and follows no rules, it just… happens," he stared at the sky, for the reason none of them knew.
"Mm-hm," Waldo sarcastically nodded, "Well, thank you, George. We'll remember this when we run out of sane ideas".
"Glad I could help," Dozeratops replied, rolling away while humming.
"Come on, Rev, let's eat," Ace called him, noticing he was still thinking.
"Forget about that, Revvit," Waldo agreed with her.
"I am coming in a minute," he indicated them to leave. He thought about Ty's behavior some more. He paired with that T-Trux, that was clear. But then again, oil was leaking from his port and he said it was a female… But Ty did lie multiple times in the last couple of days, could he really trust anything that T-Trux had told him?
He thought while walking to the ore station.
*Meanwhile, near Stegarbasaur' valley*
"I think this is the place, but I don't see D-Structs anywhere," Skya said looking around.
"We'll wait and see if he shows up," Dozer suggested.
*Meanwhile, in the Lair*
"Morning, sleeping beauty," Ty smiled as D-Structs slowly opened his eyes.
"Wha… It's morning?" he whispered, still leaning on the small Trux.
"No, but you have been sleeping for hours. D-Structs, if something's wrong with you, please tell me," Ty looked at him, gently moving darker one's head a little.
"Uh," D-Structs slowly moved his head off of him, "I'm not sure what is it," but when he saw the concerned look on red T-Trux's face he added, "It's probably nothing".
"Whatever you need. Just ask," Ty cuddled him, "I'm sorry I yelled. Can you forgive me?"
"Well…" he thought what he should say, "If you do it again. I am going to crush you," he threatened him. They continued to cuddle. It was so… relaxing, and they needed to relax.
"Um…"
They looked towards the entrance. Ty gave D-Structs a quick look to convince him.
"Come in, Skrap-It," bigger Trux whispered, kissing the bottom of Ty's jaw. D-Structs tucked his head under smaller one's and closed his eyes.
"T-thank you twitch," Scraptool whispered to the red T-Trux as he walked by.
"No problem," Ty smiled while cuddling, and petting D-Structs with his hands.
…
"I'm sorry I hit you," darker Trux spoke after a while.
"Don't be. I deserved it," Ty replied, lowering his head.
"Well, can't argue with that," D-Structs smiled.
Ty chuckled on this, "Come here," he pulled him in a kiss.
Skrap-It opened his mouth to say something, but he realized he did enough for one day, besides, he didn't really want to make any of them angry again. He liked it much more when they were quiet and happy, and not smash-y and roar-y. Even if it meant he had to watch them make out obnoxiously…
And that's it. I wanted to include a lot more things into this chapter but it turned out to be way too long so, you'll get more in chapter 5.
Don't forget to comment on developing of Ty-Structs' relationship. :)
I know they were both pretty big drama queens in this one, and Ty was a jerk at one point. But you can't except realistic writing in an AU where enemies are together.
I hope you enjoyed!