Series Title: The Winding Road Table: Cybertron Prompt: Machine

Rating: PG

Expected in this one: A tiny bit of angsting from Ratchet.


Ironhide was waiting for him when he finished speaking with the Prime.

Ratchet stopped and looked at him, asking, "Yes?"

Ironhide shrugged. "Thought you'd like some company."

Ratchet really looked at him. The mech was attractive, obviously a warrior born and built, and while some might look at him as a war machine, Ratchet saw below the surface to the protective mech under the armor. He was attractive to Ratchet's optics, but Ratchet was also afraid of him. This mech, this warrior, had the power to hurt him, right down to his spark, in a way the escalating war didn't.