Summary: What happens when a mech awakens from permanent stasis and is forced to take a faction? Will he become a Decepticon? Or will he battle with the Autobots in the millennia long war that ravaged their planet to destruction. Only time will tell with this unknown mech as he battles with his surroundings, and, himself. OC Neurotoxic, Pairings: Neuroscream, Toxiciron
Disclaimer: I own nothing except Neurotoxic and the plot of this story
Chapter 6: Rival to Associate
Ironhide POV
Ironhide looked to Sam in surprise as the boy had a simple conversation with the dying con. His servos were strained from fighting the Decepticon Lord, and Ironhide was sure he would've broken and befell to the tyrant if it weren't for the unconscious mech in his servos.
"Sam" Ironhide's deep vocalizer let the words roll smoothly to the air. "Who is this mech? And why did he save us?"
"I don't know" Sam shrugged as he walked closer to the glowing three. Energon lacing their pedes as Ironhide held the tiny mech. "But I know that he did what he did with a reason. A huge reason if he betrayed the cons!"
A nod from Ironhide as he spoke strangely soft. "We should take him back to base, to have Ratchet look at him."
"Yes, I agree… He will die… Unless… We will get there soon…" Bumblebee flipped the radio to say what he wished.
Ironhide unwrapped his arms from supporting the black and chrome acura before preparing to carry him bridal-style. Grunting as he stood up, Ironhide felt the small mech's energon supply was nearly depleted over his armour.
Ironhide looked to his younger companion and frowned, "He will offline if he don't get out of here soon, Bumblebee, I'm going to comm Prime and let him know the situation, can you make sure he won't go to the Well?"
A nod from Bumblebee was all he needed to carefully place the chrome sliced mech on the energon covered ground. Ironhide stepped away from the small mech, Bumblebee running to him and trying to stop the flow of energon.
Turning away, Ironhide sent a comm to the wise Prime that ordered the invasion.
"Optimus. The mission was a success."
"Ironhide, I was wondering when I would hear from you. Are you injured?"
"Bee, and Sam are fine. I am as well. But…"
"What is it Ironhide? What happened?"
"I would've been offlined if it weren't for that mech that we saw a while ago. The one that took Sam and the one that left with the Cons."
"Are you at a secure location Ironhide?"
"Yeah, the kid got hurt though. Badly. He ran in, looked at Bee with no reaction. Then ran at me, slashing those damned blades into Megatron's frame, cutting his armour quickly. Megatron shot through his abdomen, and the kid stabbed his spark before collapsing."
"I see. Thank you for informing me. Take him to the coordinates linked and Ratchet and I will meet you there. Good luck Ironhide."
"Thank you sir."
Ironhide looked over to the downed mech and frowned. "Bee, we are going to have to move him nearby. It isn't safe here when a Con can show up at any moment."
Walking closer, the black mech noticed Sam was sitting on the strange mech's servo, looking to him with sad eyes as the silver striped mech wouldn't respond to the boy's whispers.
"Sam, go with Bumblebee, I will carry the Con out of here."
The boy did as asked and walked over to the yellow scout, but not before cautiously grabbing the newly named Nythik and petting his head lightly. Bumblebee quickly transformed into his alt form, a beaming yellow Camaro, and opened the door, letting the boy and hawk inside as Ironhide leaned beside the fallen mech. Lifting up the small mech once more, Ironhide nodded to the Camaro to take the lead out of the wretched base.
Ironhide's pedes slid against the dusty earth as they reached the rendezvous point Optimus suggested. Finding the tall Prime and the Autobot medic waiting, Ironhide walked up to them, looking down at the mech in his servos as he addressed the Prime. "This is 'im sir."
A nod from the Prime was all Ratchet needed to walk over to Ironhide and examine the mech carefully. "Put him on Optimus's trailer. We need to get this mech to base as soon as possible."
Ironhide walked over to the closed trailer and walked inside, laying the mech down carefully as he got out of the way as Ratchet slipped in beside him.
Hearing Ratchet's mutters, as he brought out his first aid kit, Ironhide left the small trailer and connected the transformed Prime to the trailer before closing the door. Walking over to the Camaro, Ironhide transformed and started his engine, awaiting his Leader's words to leave.
"Autobots, roll out." The infamous words of the Prime rang out and Ironhide wasted no time leaving the area and onto pavement. He let Optimus slowly pass him as he smoothly got in behind the trailer.
They drove for a few hours before they arrived at the familiar sights of their base. Transforming happily, Ironhide walked up to the trailer and opened the door. Seeing the strange sight of the energon-covered mech cleaned up, except with multiple large pieces of metal lightly welded to the armour.
"Need any help Ratchet, for getting him to the med bay?"
A nod from the ambulance as Ratchet left the trailer was all Ironhide needed to walk in and pick up the paralyzed mech, and entered the base. Following the medic to his workplace, Ironhide looked at the familiar sight of Ratchet cursing and fumbling through drawers to find what he needed.
"Put him on the berth and come here Ironhide." The ambulance spoke softly, as if not wanting to wake his new charge, "He protected you, so I want him to see you when he wakes up."
"When, or if Ratchet?" The onyx mech whispered as he walked to the slightly taller medic.
"When Ironhide. I won't let him join the Well when I don't even know why he saved yours and Bumblebee's sparks."
Ratchet then walked over to the dying mech and attached multiple tubes, and a monitor. Surprise filled the medic's faceplates as even though the mech lost so much energon, he was stable.
"Strap him down would you? I don't know how he might wake up, and besides. Right now, even though he is my charge, the kid is still a prisoner until Optimus decides what to do with him."
After Ironhide finished what he was told, Ratchet shooed him out, saying that he would call him if the strange mech was about to awaken. Walking out of the medbay, Ironhide looked back to the door as it shut, curiosity filled his thoughts as he wondered about the strange mech. 'Who is he? Why did he attack Megatron? And more importantly, why did he protect me from imminent death?"
Ironhide's inner rambling was cut short as he heard a loud band, and the power cut short.
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AU: Alrighty, sorry about the short chapter… but I had a small episode of writers block… so it may not be as good as the other chapters as well… Sorry… Anyways, a continual thank you to my awesome readers! XD Any and all reviews are most certainly welcome! This was going to be skipped, but I decided… hell, Ironhide is a secondary main character… I kind of have to make him a chapter of his own!