Chapter 7

As a few months passed the War was coming closer and closer. Most chose to ignore it, but few where worried about it coming. Ratchet and his Creators included. Everyday the hospital where his Creators worked at would get more Autobots and civilians.

"I donno if the war is coming or not but I'm prepared fer it." Said Ironhide one day.

"Well you and Kup are," said Ratchet, quietly.

"Hey don't worry Ratch, we'll protect ya, right Kup?"

"Yup,"

'mostly Ironhide though.' Kup thought grinning and silently chuckling to himself.

Kup had figured out that they like each other before they did, and seeing on top of the slide cover together on Ironhide's birthday helped with his theory. And honestly he thought that they would be good together.

A few days later they where just done eating lunch and their teacher called for their attention.

"Kids, um I don't know who to say this without alarming you, but um…"

"Children the Deceptions are attacking!" camea voiceover the teacher in the announcer stereo.

And of course they started to panic and scream. Ironhide quickly got up and walked to the window. Leaving Kup and Ratchet sitting there, wondering what was going threw his processor.

"Come on." He said to them, and started to climb the window. Kup slowly got up and jumped out the window. Ratchet hesitated and looked down. They where on the second floor, though it was lower to the ground then most buildings Ratchet was still scared.

"Ratchet come on, I'll catch ya." Said Ironhide holding his arms out.

Ratchet looked back at the chaos in the room and then looked back down to Ironhide. Taking a deep breath he crouched on the window seal and squeezed his optic's shut and leaned out the tiniest bit. He felt a sudden thump and something wrap around his lower torso. He slowly opened his eyes to see Ironhide under him on the ground. Both of their faces flushed, but they didn't noticed.

"See? Told ya I'd catch ya."

The three of them quickly ran to Ironhide's house, since it was the closest. Inside Ironhide found some of his guns and cannons. He gave one to Kup and held one to Ratchet. Ratchet stared at it and said, "I don't want to kill some one."

"Well we don't want someone killing you." Said Kup.

"Ratch, just take it, for yer own good. Look ya don't even have ta kill them, ok?"

Ratchet darted his eyes away from the gun angrily but took it.

"alright so where we goin?" asked Kup.

"I think we should go to my Creators hospital." said Ratchet.

"Sounds good, Kup?"

"Alright." Kup nodded his head. They made their way to the hospital.

They city was in full panic. They only ay they made it threw was sneaking threw the ally ways of building that where burning, being shot at or have collapsed. A few times they saw a deception on the ground. As much as Ironhide wanted to join in on the fight, he was set on getting his friends to safety, besides he may be able to fight off a few when they get to the hospital.

They finally got the hospital when Ratchet went threw the doors the first one to greet him was a nurse who frequently talked to him.

"Ratchet! Thank Primus your alright!" she quickly bent down and tightly hugged him.

"Why? What going on Clearpool?"

"Your Creators got a call from the school saying you Ironhide and Kup weren't with them. They where so worried they went off to go find you. But honestly I wish they didn't. The whole hospital is in dismay and we need our best doctors."

"Where are they?"

"Last they said they where near your school."

Ironhide, Kup and Ratchet quickly took off back to where they started. They quickly found Ratchets Creators in they stairway of the first floor.

"Carrier! Creator!" Ratchet yelled to them, amazingly still running.

"Ratchet!" they unionized, looked down and rushed to pick their 'son' up in a fierce two 'bot' bear hug.

Ironhide quickly darted his eyes away, jealousy.

Kup patted him on the shoulder and gave him a sad, knowing and comforting smile.

Ironhide quickly forced a smile on when they put Ratchet down. He focused on feeling for his Carrier and Creator. They where worried and in distraught, but happy that Ironhide reassured they that he was with Kup, Ratchet and his Creators.

Then it happened, a huge deception came in.

"Get out of here!" ordered Ratchet's Creator and stood in the way of the flyer. His Carrier got in front of them and ushered them away to a class room. Kup, Ironhide and Ratchet crouched behind a teachers desk as his Carrier peeked threw window. There where a few shoots, a groan then nothing.

Ratchet felt a weird pain in his spark and clenched it hard.

"Ratchet you ok?" asked Ironhide.

Ratchet's Carrier stifled a scream and quickly crawled to the boys.

"Carrier? Whats happening?"

"Ratchet, sweet spark I'm sorry. You know your Creator loved you very much, with all his spark."

"Carrier, his not"

"I'm sorry Ratchet." She coolant tears streamed down her smooth cheeks She pulled him into a hug.

"N-now you have to listen. I love you Ratchet, with all my spark, you know that right?"

"Carrier, please." Ratchet too was now crying, he started to feel dizzy with pain.

"You have to go, Ironhide, Kup, Please protect him"

"Yes ma'am." Said Ironhide.

"Go out threw the window. I'm sorry Ratchet but this is going to hurt." She said as the door started to pound.

"We really do love you."

"Carrier do- I love you too." Kup punched the window in as Ironhide quickly grabbed Ratchet by the waist and jumped out.

Again Ratchet felt the pain in his chest and started to black out. The last thing he saw was Ironhide's worried face hovering over him saying "Ratchet! Stay awake!"

It's done! I know, it looks like I like to torture the charters, but every thing will be fine by the end. I'm sorry Ratchet! I almost cried when I wrote this!

So, Reviews please?