I do not own Transformers. I only own Tiffani and Lexi.
Story Start
Ironhide was in the lead as he tracked the girls' phones. If he had blood it would be boiling as he thought about what that Decepticon scum could do to the girls. The femmes were becoming family to Will and his family, and he was getting used to their company too. He actually liked being around them if he would be honest with himself.
"We're close," he shouted as he, Optimus, and Sideswipe sped down the road. Will was currently in the driver seat of his truck form.
"There," Will shouted when he saw scorch marks on the road and into the field by the road. "Oh shit, Ironhide, let me out," Will yelled as he saw Lexi's car upside down in the field. Smoke was still rising from the charred and damaged car.
Ironhide stopped and Will jumped out of the truck. He raced towards the car while the Autobots transformed into their mech forms. Sideswipe scanned for any Decepticons, but Barricade was long gone. Black suvs had followed the Autobots and were setting up a perimeter so no civilians could see what was happening. Ironhide slowly approached the car while the military medics rushed to the car. The regular ambulance had been called off by the government, so the secret base's medics could take care of the girls.
Ironhide felt himself trembling as he watched Will help Lexi crawl out of the car. Lexi was screaming for Tiffani to wake up and Ironhide froze. He didn't see Tiffani crawl out. He felt Optimus put a hand on his shoulder so he would back up a step. He didn't realize that he had been walking towards the car. Optimus kept his hand on his shoulder and they watched as the medics cut open the passenger door and then they cut part of the fence post. Ironhide wanted to destroy everything in sight when he saw Tiffani's body put on a stretcher with a large piece of wood sticking out of her side. She was too pale and the contrast of crimson made her look like death.
"Oh femme," Sideswipe whispered when he stepped up to join Optimus and Ironhide. He had finished scanning and checking the area for anymore Decepticons.
"Tiffani is strong, she'll come out of this like no problem, and then she'll kill that stupid Decepticon herself," Lexi shouted to get out her own anger after seeing how affected Ironhide was. She wanted to make herself feel better and hopefully make Ironhide feel a little better.
"She definitely will," Optimus agreed. Optimus offered to Lexi a ride back to base if she would like. Lexi wanted to go with Tiffani, but she was already gone in the base's ambulance.
"Sure, thank you," Lexi agreed quietly as the stress and fear was slowly washing over, which was leaving her with no energy. She just wanted Tiffani to crack a joke to make her feel better. Some medics stayed behind to check on Lexi's condition. They removed the glass from her hands, arms, and face. They patched up any other scratches or cuts. She was checked for a concussion too.
Once everyone was at base, Will took Lexi to the base's hospital waiting room. They couldn't go back with Tiffani because she was in surgery. Sarah and Annabelle were waiting in the hospital waiting room for Will and Lexi. Annabelle started crying when she saw Lexi's patched up body. Lexi was surprised when Annabelle rushed forward and hugged her legs.
"I'm ok, I'll be ok," Lexi said and slowly bent down to hug Annabelle. The soreness was kicking in.
"Where is Tiffani?" Annabelle asked as she wiped the tears from her cheeks. She looked from Lexi to her parents.
"Honey, Tiffani was hurt a little more and she's being helped by the doctors right now. She'll be ok though, she's a tough girl," Sarah said with tears in her eyes.
"She's tough?" Annabelle asked Lexi with a questioning tone.
"The toughest I know," Lexi confirmed with a nod.
"Good, she still has to marry Ironhide," Annabelle said and her honest comment made everyone feel a little better.
After a while Sarah took Annabelle to their quarters, which would be their living quarters until Will could find a safe place for them to live. He was nervous to let them leave base though. He couldn't imagine what happened to Lexi and Tiffani happening to his family. He would be devastated.
Lexi felt so much better when a nurse came to the waiting room to get her. She was taken back to Tiffani's room. Tiffani had done well through the surgery to remove the wooden fence post. She was still unconscious, but the base's hospital was kind enough to let her stay in Tiffani's hospital room. She wasn't allowed to sleep anyway just in case she did have a concussion, so she would feel better overlooking her friend.
"When you wake up and when you're healed, we are learning how to kill those jerks. Torture and kill preferably," Lexi hissed as she thought of how that Decepticon almost killed her and her best friend.
Ironhide stayed parked outside the base hospital. He had already told Ratchet that any information they put in the system about Tiffani should immediately be reported to him. If he could find Barricade right now, he would rip his spark out of his spark chamber and crush it in his hand. He couldn't imagine the smiling Tiffani looking like death, but he had seen just that. He still didn't know if she would survive her wounds.
"Old friend, she'll pull through," Optimus said softly as he approached Ironhide. He looked up to the night sky with a sigh. Today had gone so wrong for Tiffani and Lexi.
"She's finding a way into my spark and I don't know how or why she is, but Optimus I could have lost her. She looked like she was already gone when they pulled her from that car," Ironhide grumbled as he looked towards the hospital windows wishing he could see a smiling Tiffani.
"She'll pull through, believe in her. These humans are stronger than we know," Optimus replied. He gave a pat to Ironhide's shoulder before leaving to recharge.