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~Love ArcMaximal
CH 10 Broken
The alarm clock buzzed, Razorgear's optics blinks on. The loud buzzing bombarded her already pounding processor. She clicked the off switch and slowly pushed herself out of her berth. The young mother-to-be was already regretting her decision of signing up for early monitor duty. Her ever weakening body protested her movements. Every part of her body ached, and she still had another week and a half of carrying the sparkling inside of her. After taking a deep breath, Razorgear pushed herself out of her berth. She looked down at her ever swelling frame; she placed her hand on it. Smiling, She couldn't wait for the new sparkling to come online.
She made her way to the command center, Rhinox smiled gently at her when she walked in. "Good morning, 'Gear!"
"Morning," Razorgear groggily said as she attempted to rub the tiredness out of her optics.
"So how are you feeling today?" The medic questioned sincerely.
She shrugged as she stepped beside the warrior and replied, "Alright, I guess. I just feel a bit tired."
The fuzor turned from the monitor he was working at, "Then go back to recharge. No one would blame you." He stood from his post, "With you so close to your due, it would perfectly fine."
Razorgear looked at Silverbolt, "Mind your business!" She snapped.
Silverbolt stepped closer to the control table, "I was merely saying that you should rest more if you're tired. SOmeone else would gladly take your watch." He explained.
Razorgear's jaw dropped with disgust, "ARe you saying that I'm not capable of sitting at a monitor?!" Dinobot lightly grabbed her shoulder, though she simply pulled away from the raptor, and she started to yell. "YOU THINK I'M FRAGGING USELESS, DON'T YOU?!"
"That's not what I said." The Fuzor held his hands up defensively.
Razorgear turned away from the control table, and opened the door to the lift. "I'm going for a walk, and none of you Maximals are going to stop me."
"Razorgear!" Rhinox ran and grabbed her shoulder, "You can't go out there! Optimus ordered you to stay inside the base!"
She smacked the medic's hand away. "Go to the Pit!" Razorgear stormed out of the base.
After a moment of silence, Dinobot sighed heavily. "I guess I'm going to have to go after her." The raptor glared viciously at the fuzor.
"I didn't mean to upset her!" The fuzor exclaimed to the raptor.
Dinobot growled in return, "Well you did anyway! She's carrying a second spark, her emotions are off. She's easily upset." His razor teeth bared and clawed fists clenched. He then looked to Rhinox, "I won't be able to bring her back, though I'll stay with her." The raptor exited the Axalon and chased after the femme.
He need to get things off his mind as well. Rattrap had hardly spoke to Dinobot since their last confrontation with Megatron. He had attempted to talk to Rattrap about what the Warlord had said. Though, the Maximal spy wouldn't even give Dinobot a second glance.
There were a few trees and bushes a few kilometers from the Maximal base, and Dinobot spotted the sparked femme under the shade. "Gear?" The raptor spoke softly as he stood next to her. The femme's optics dripped full of tears, she wiped them before looking to her friend. "I apologize for the Fuzor's behavior. He means well, but his processor isn't all there."
She smiled before looking back down, her hand resting absentmindedly on the center of her chest. "I don't even understand why I'm upset."
The warrior sat beside her, and then threw his arm over her shoulder. "There is no need to worry about anything. You got out of the Axalon for a while. Enjoy the scenery for a bit."
With a fake smile, Razorgear nodded her head, "Yeah," She took a long deep breath, then said. "I'm scared, Dinobot."
His optics dimmed in response, "Gear,why? We are all here for you. There is no reason to be scared."
"I know, but i'm still worried." The femme explained, pressing closer to the raptor.
"Dinobot's right." A new voice spoke its input, Razorgear's head shot up, and Dinobot reached for his sword. "Stand down, Dinobot! It's only me." Optimus Primal landed a couple meters in front of them. "Rhinox commed me and said you decided to go for a walk." The Maximal leader smiled, then sat down next to a tree. "So, I'll stay and hang out with you."
Razorgear smile and snuggled even closer to the warrior and began to drift into recharge. Dinobot glaced to Optimus and mouthed a thank you.
A few quiet cycles past, before Dinobt started to get uneasy. Razorgear had been in recharge most of the time, and Optimus was silently reading on his datapad. The raptor's dreams were plagued of his and Rattrap's latest argument.
. . . .
It was the night after they returned to the base, after facing Megatron. Dinobot laided is his berth staring at the ceiling of his quarters. Megatron now had a golden disk, and it was all his fault.
The warrior stood slowly, he looked towards the door before deciding to exit. Once in the halls of the Axalon, Dinobot stepped in front of another door and stared at it. Rattrap's.
Taking a deep breath, Dinobot lifted his hand and typed the five-digit code into the keypad on the right of the door. 66008. The screen to the keypad blinked: Incorrect Passcode.
Dinobot stared at the keypad, Incorrect Passcode? Guilt washed over the warrior, Rattrap must be pissed. He then lifted his hand and tapped his claw against the door to Rattrap's quarters.
No response. Another soft tap on the door. Nothing.
"Rattrap?" The warrior whispered to his lover through the closed door, "I need to speak with you. This needs to be discussed."
Finally, an answer, "Frag off."
"Please." Dinobot pleaded.
A long pause, then Rattrap responded. "I'll think about it."
Beep: Beep:
Dinobot's optics flashed back on, his communicator was beeping loudly at him.
"Will you please answer that," Razorgear asked grougly.
The warrior typed his comm. and answered, "Dinobot speaking."
::Yo', Choppa' face?:: Rattrap, Dinobot growled with disgust. The Maximal leader stared questionably at the exPredacon.
"Vermin, if this is important say so. If not keep it off the comm, links." The raptor sneared viciously, I don't want them to hear.
"Is everything alright?" Optimus asked after he put his datapad away.
::Choppa' face, ya' said ya' wanted to talk. So here I am. Whataya' want?::
"I would rather speak to you in person, Vermin." His voice lowering.
::Well dat ain't happenin'.:: Rattrap snapped though the comm. link.
The exPredacon snapped back, "Then we are not having this conversation." Then, he powered off his comm.
The femme stared up at the warrior she was using as a pillow, "Is everything alright?"
"Fine, everything is fine!" Dinobot growled.
Slowly, Razorgear stood and stepped away from the warrior. "Everything is not OK!" Dinobot looked away from the femme's glaring optics. "Dinobot come on, what happened?" He didn't answer her, "So something did happen. Did you two have a fight," Another long pause, she took a step toward the raptor. "You did didn't you."
Dinobot stood and attempted to walk away from the conversation, but Razorgear simple followed him. "Hey, Dinobutt! I'm trying to talk to you! I'm your friend come on! I just want to help!"
Dinobot stopped dead in his tracks, and then spun around to glare down at the femme. "I don't need nor want your help." He yelled, his clawed servos clenched tightly.
Optimus' optics were locked on the two former Predacons. "Guys?"
The leader's comment was not heard, since the argument was heating up. "Quit being such a spike!" Razorgear yelled back, "I guess you are what you eat, and apparently you're not getting enough of it!"
Dinobt growled baring his razor teeth at the young femme, "Excuse me?!"
"Stop it now!" Optimus shouted as he approached them.
And again he was ignored, "You heard me you Mech loving saurian!"
Both Dinobot and Optimus Primal winced. "Look who's talking you little pleasure bot!" The raptor shoved her lightly. "And if you weren't carrying that little parasite I'd-"
"You'd what?! You know what, frag off! I fragging hate you! Go to the Pit!" She screamed at the warrior, tears streaming out of her optics.
That was it, Optimus Primal stepped between the two, "Stop it, both of ytou."The Maximal leader grabbed Razorgear's shoulder, "I'm taking you back to base, now. Dinobot calm down then return to base."
He transformed into his flight mode, grabbed Razorgear, and took of to the Axalon. The raptor was left alone with his own thoughts and guilt.
A cycle or so past before Dinobot made his way back to the Maximal passed the warrior on his way out, "Good luck in there. " The transmetal cat said sincerely.
He huffed in annoyment, and he entered the lift. Optimus Primal and Rattrap were alone in the Command Center. Dinobot turned to leave to his quarters.
"Where are you going, Dinobot?" The leader asked.
Dinobot stopped dead in his tracks, " I was going to apologize to Razorgear."
"Not right now, you're not. We need to talk."
Rattrap looked hesitantly at the transmetal ape, "Fearless leader, I'm gonna head out den'."
"No!" The leader shouted, the usually calm leader was gone, Optimus Primal's face turned into one of pure anger. He pointed at both Dinobot and Rattrap. "You two are staying right where you are!"
The two glanced quickly at each, and then looked away, and then back to Optimus. "Now, I'm sick of all the slagging issues you two are causing on my ship! I'm slagging sick of your constant scrapes at each other! And I'm fragging sick of whatever the frag is going on between you two right now! And we are going to to talk about it whether you like it or not!" The leader slammed his fists on the control table, his optics dull from exhaustion.
Dinobot spoke first, "I ensure you, Primal, this is nothing to concern yourself with." The raptor was planning on talking with Rattrap, but not in front of the Maximal leader.
The transmetal ape frowned, "Yeah, right. We're sorting this out right now" He looked at the spy. "Rattrap, I'm going to listen to your side of this first."
The rat sighed heavily, "Do we really have ta do dis?" He recived a hard stare from the leader. Rattrap threw his hands into the air, "Alright, fine. So after Dinobot decided to play Pred, and it turns out ole' grapeface and dis dumb saurian" he pointed at the exPredacon.
"Rattrap don't please." Dinobot's begged hardly above a whisper.
"Were Fragging!" The rat shouted his hand still extended toward the warrior.
Optimus' breath caught in his intake. He stared at Dinobot who's optics were locked onn the center of the command table. The leader turned back to Rattrap, "and this matters because?" Optimus Primal knew exactly why it mattered, he knew Rattrap and Dinobot were in a relationship. But obviously, they were going through some bumps, the leader just wanted his crew to get along again.
"DID YA' NOT HEAR ME?! HE WAS INTERFACIN' WITH MEGATRON!" Rattrap screamed.
"I heard you just fine, I'm asking who do you care about something like that, which happened in the past." The leader asked calmly, Rattrap looked away and crossed his arms over his chest. "Dinobot, do you have anything else to add?"
The raptor hesitated, and then answered, "It is all true. Megatron and I used to be in an intimate relationship . . . which I ended."
Rattrap's attention snapped to Dinobot, "Ya' ended it with him?"
"Of course I did, it wasn't a good relationship for me. So I ended it." Dinobot explained, not looking at either of the two Maximals.
"But why didn't ya tell me dat ya' used to frag the leader of da Predacons!" Rattrap's voice continued to rise until he was yelling again.
Dinobot's burning red optics turned to glared at the rat. "I did not tell you since I believed that it did not matter. I do not inquire you of your past lovers!"
Stepping in between Dinobot and the control table, Rattrap snapped back. "Yeah, but I didn't frag Megatron!"
Their screaming went back and forth, and went for several more clicks. Optimus watched silently, unable to completely comprehend what was exactly happening. The leader felt awkward listening to Rattrap and Dinobot's private argument, though he knew it would be safer if he did. Adding to Optimus' uncomfortableness, he learned exactly how close the two really were. I didn't need to know that. The thought kept returning to the leader's processor.
Dinobot inhaled deeply, and the spoke. "If you have so many prejudices against Predacons, then I do not see a reason to continue our relationship. Since I was and still am a Predacon." The warrior spat each word like an attack.
Rattrap and Optimus both froze, and stared at Dinobot. "What are ya' talkin' 'bout?"
"Our relationship is over! We are done!" Dinobot hissed viciously. The exPredacon warrior spun away from Rattrap and stormed out of the Axalon without another word to either of them. And no one stopped him.
Rattrap just stared, jaw dropped; he didn't know what to do or say.
After a few long moments of silence, Rattrap vacated the command center, leaving the Maximal leader alone, but not before giving Optimus a harsh glare.
"This is all my fault!" Breathing out with exhaustion, he didn't want this, Optimus just wanted them to sort this little feud out, for them to be friends again. But not like this.
End of Chapter 10!
Sorry it's so short but I'm planning on having the next chapter up before Christmas, so be looking for it.
~Love ArcMaximal