Characters: DC, Asha

Plot: While hunting down X, Depth Charge comes across a young human girl when he investigates a planet on which one of X's massacres occurred. This is a continuation of the oneshot/songfic I posted. It follow their time together from the moment they met up to Depth Charge's death.

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers: Beast Wars.

On a small backwater planet, a Starhopper landed thrusters blowing sand in every direction, enveloping the vehicle in a cloud of dust. A single solitary figure emerged from the spacecraft, shielded by said cloud. As the cloud slowly dissipated, the figure revealed itself to be the former Chief Security Officer on Colony Omicron, Depth Charge. The mech stepped out of his ship, taking in the bloodshed that had been wreaked upon the planet by his most hated nemesis; Protoform X. Mangled corpses had been strewn all around, some of them missing limbs and even their heads. Depth Charge's fists clenched as an untameable rage flowed through him. Wracked with guilt at yet another failed attempt at trying to capture X before he could slaughter anymore innocents, he sank to his knees and let out a long, loud scream that echoed throughout the land. Tears ran down his face as he hunched over and gritted his dermas. How many? How many more have to die before I finally catch that psychopath? He thought, looking up to the sky.

"FRAG YOU X!"

Rain started pouring down, mixing with the blood, creating an ocean of red that seemed to go on forever. The mech let his head hang, exhaustion creeping into his frame. After a while, he slowly rose and headed back to his Starhopper. Stopping in front of the craft, he took one last look at the slaughter that had been dealt upon the planet. Turning, he was about to get into his craft when he noticed a small movement out of the corner of his optics. Spinning, he scrutinized the spot that the movement came from, hope creeping into his tanks. Nothing. Downhearted, he was about to turn back to his vehicle when he saw the small movement again. This time however, it did not stop. Optics widening, Depth Charge ran through the rain, ignoring the dead bodies that he occasionally stepped over. He had found a survivor!

Upon reaching the survivor, he froze. Lying in front of him was a young organic girl around three to four years old, trying to crawl her way out from under a pile of corpses. She was shivering in fear and from the cold rain, her eyes squinting, struggling to see through the cracked lenses of the overly large spectacles she was wearing. A sudden protectiveness washed over Depth Charge. With more care than he thought was possible, he took hold of the girl and gently pulled her out from the pile of corpses. The child froze and then started struggling as he carried her away from the massacre.

"Shhh. Easy there kid. I'm not gonna hurt you," he said, gently bouncing her to stop her from crying. Red optics losing the hardness they had gained after seeing more than enough of the destruction X brought on each planet he visited. Slowly, the child ceased her struggling and crying, though she still sniffled occasionally. Large brown eyes looked up at him, full of trust.

"Promise?" she asked, her voice shaky. Smiling softly, Depth Charge nodded.

"Promise," he said. The beam the child gave was enough reignite a dying spark.

Looking around he said, "Hey kid, where are your parents?"

Evidently, mentioning her parents wasn't such a good idea as the girl tried to hide her face in his chest plates. She also started crying again. Frowning, Depth Charge realised what must have occurred. Gently bouncing the child, he tightened his hold on her, bringing her into a comforting embrace, laying his helm on top of her head.

"Shhh, shhh. It's okay, it's okay," he said. Depth Charge cradled the small form against his frame, doing his best to shield her from the rain. He began walking back to the Starhopper, taking care of his precious load. Once inside the craft, he strapped himself and the child in, and took off flying as far away as he could from the planet and started heading towards his next destination at top speed. Putting the ship on autopilot, he looked down at the girl sitting in his lap. She hadn't moved or spoken since he promised not to hurt her and had taken off her spectacles in favour of pressing herself as close as she could to Depth Charge's warm frame. She had dark skin and both her clothes and short hair were matted with blood. Arms circling around her, he gave her a gentle squeeze. The girl looked up at him, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

"What's your name kid?" he asked her softly. Sniffling, the child replied.

"Asha."

"Asha, huh," said Depth Charge, testing the name out. "That's a pretty name," he said kindly.

"Thank you," replied Asha shyly. Looking up at the big robot that had saved her, she asked him curiously, "What's your name?"

"Depth Charge," replied the mech. The girl's eyes widened in wonder. Chuckling, Depth Charge returned his gaze to the screens that had his next destination plotted on them, Asha's curious gaze burning into his faceplates. It wasn't long before the girl's natural curiosity got the better of her and she found herself reaching up to brush her fingertips against Depth Charge's yellow crests at the side of his helm.

"Careful with those," he said. "They're very sensitive." Eyes widening, Asha nodded her head so furiously that Depth Charge was worried it would fall off. Then, she went back to probing his crests gently. Offlining his optics, Depth Charge let out a soft sigh at the pleasurable feeling Asha's fingers made on his crests. That feels nice. Asha's fingers brushed over a sensitive node. Depth Charge's optics onlined in a flash. Too nice. Gently grabbing Asha's tiny hands in his own large servos, he pulled them away from his helm.

"That's enough for now kid," he said. Pouting, Asha gave a soft whine, but did not contradict his words. Making herself comfortable in his lap, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Depth Charge's hold on Asha tightened once he noticed she was sleeping. Gazing out the windshield* of the Starhopper at the countless stars that popped in his view, he pondered over a thought that had just occurred. Then, he altered their course and joined Asha in recharge a few minutes after.

*about this, I have no idea what to call it so, yah.

Either than that, how'd you like the first chapter? Good? Bad? (Hopefully good :P)

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