Chapter 12: New Protection
A/N: Yay! I'm back with more Ironhide/Lissa action. Hope you enjoy, and you'll meet a new Cybertronian along the way… so be on the lookout for him!
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"He is on his way."
The end of the com link crackled then shut off. Ironhide growled in frustration, Prime was sending a brand new Autobot here to protect Sam and Lissa? As much as he valued Prime's input this just didn't seem right to him. He didn't know this mech designated as Metalreaper, or his amount of skill in combat. Prime had assured him that the mech was more than capable to protect his human charges, but it still made him uneasy. Sam was a sort of comrade to him, and Lissa was… Lissa. If anything happened to either of them… No. He dismissed the thought immediately. He was a warrior, this was the sort of thing he had trained for, for millennia.
Still, he would be sure to have a word with this Metalreaper about their safety, Lissa's especially. Probably a threat or two would do nicely as well.
A car horn was heard, and from his alt form he watched Lissa bound out of the house to a waiting vehicle. A few of her teammates from track had offered to let her ride with them. She had taken the offer eagerly, excited at the prospect of making new friends. Two of those candidates were male, which made him a little cautious and another emotion he couldn't define. He'd asked Sam about it a few days prior, having felt it before. The human had laughed and shook his head, speaking as if he were a sparkling. "Oh 'Hide, that's a nasty little thing called jealousy."
Jealousy. He was jealous that those two male humans were given the privilege to spend time with her. As much as he hated to admit it he knew it was true. Now as he watched her drive away he couldn't help but feel the foreign emotion well up inside him again. He quickly shook it off and returned to more pressing matters. Like the fact that he was leaving Sam and Lissa with a mech he didn't know, and neither of the humans knew anything about it yet. He knew he'd have to tell them soon, what with him leaving in a little less than twenty-four hours. But he had a reason he'd been withholding the information until now. He was worried about Lissa. How would she react when he told her that Decepticons were on the rise, and he'd have to leave her for a week? Or that a new Autobot that neither Sam nor she knew was coming to protect them? Honestly, he thought that Prime was making a mistake. Even so, he was his commander, he had no choice but to follow orders. Sam was capable of taking care of Lissa when she had her nightmares or pull her out of the dark pit of depression when she fell to far. Still, he would much rather be the one caring for her, not Sam.
An hour passed, and soon a navy blue GMC Canyon Pickup could be seen rumbling down the road. The vehicle turned into the Witwicky's driveway and came to a stop beside him. Ironhide took a moment before he addressed him, "Come with me, let us go somewhere more secluded." He started up his engine and started towards an abandoned factory he knew about. Metalreaper silently followed, keeping quiet the whole drive there.
Once they reached their destination Ironhide immediately transformed into his bipedal form and motioned from the new Autobot to do the same.
Metalreaper was a large mech, standing at about 25 feet tall. He was bulky, like himself, but still had an air of grace about him. He seemed to be the type that could handle a lot of open fire, but could also dodge an enemy's blades with ease considering his bulky form. "Hmm." Ironhide muttered to himself, the rookie returned his gaze calmly. Hide' could tell he was confident of his capabilities, but he did know the fine line between confident and overly confident. 'That's good.' He thought. The mech's weapons met his approval as well. He had one retracting blade in one arm, and a cannon much like his own in the other. "Maybe Prime was right." He mused to himself. He still had to be sure though.
"Soldier!" He barked in the human's English language, testing to see if he knew it or not.
The mech quickly caught on his saluted to his superior. "Sir!"
Ironhide grunted, sounding unimpressed. "Commander Prime has given you orders to protect my human charges has he not?"
Metalreaper's eyes lit up with excitement though he tried to hide it. "Yes sir!"
The weapon's specialist watched him carefully, he seemed to be happy about getting the opportunity to watch over the humans. Well, he would just have to test that theory. "How do you feeling about co-working with humans? Doesn't it anger you that you have to take orders from an insect?"
The mech looked startled and surprised. "N-no sir. I'm actually quite excited to get to know Samuel and Callissa. Commander Prime spoke very highly of Sam, and said that he saved his world twice." He shrugged, "I don't have any problem when given orders from Major Lennox, and as far as I've seen, the humans are a lot like us. I'd really, really like to get to know them.
'Hide thought over his words. The mech had those shadowed optics that told of his torture in this war, but he also had an air of innocence about him that he had never seen in one of them before. The rookie was young, but he had been through much. It surprised him that the mech still held on to that.
He pushed the thoughts aside and returned his penetrating glare on the rookie. He smirked at his apparent uneasiness and had an idea.
The blow came so fast Metalreaper almost didn't have enough time to deflect it. He quickly activated his blade and shielded himself from Ironhide's fist. He was so stunned that he didn't react quick enough when the next blow came. The tussle went on for a few minutes before Hide' had him pinned to the ground, cannons aimed at his spark chamber. Satisfied, he got up and let the other mech do the same. "You are decent enough, for a rookie. You still got a long way to go, but you'll do fine as the human's protector."
Metalreaper grinned and happily saluted to him. "Thank you sir!"
They returned to the Witwicky's household and came upon Lissa and Sam already there, laughing about something that had happened at track practice.
Lissa was practically beaming with happiness. Her practice had gone as smoothly as she'd hoped, and her new friends has invited her to a party Saturday night. Sam listened with equal happiness at his cousin's crazy story tale of her teammate Drew getting stuck between the high jump pads. He just hadn't seen Lissa so ecstatic in a long time, and it made him happier than he could ever imagine. Lissa needed to smile like this more, he mused. When she did she lit up the whole room like a little piece of sunshine. He knew she thought he was laughing and smiling because of her story, but really, he was just happy to see his cousin again, to really see her.
The Callissa he hadn't seen since he was eleven.
They were so immersed in their moment that they didn't notice Ironhide pull up, a navy blue truck right behind him.
The war hardened mech watched the humans with amused interest. It warmed his spark to see Lissie so happy, and he could tell it made Sam happy too.
"So that's them." Metalreaper murmured from beside him.
'Hide's radio crackled to life. "Yes, that's Sam and Lissa. I must ask, do you have a holoform? It would be better to meet them that way."
Blue sparks were immediately seen in Metalreaper's alt from. Soon a young man no older than twenty stepped out of the truck. He nodded and grinned. "Ol' Ratchet wouldn't let me leave without one."
Not saying a word, he activated his own holoform and started towards them. The rookie quickly followed suit, watching his new human charges with curiosity.
A large hand on Lissa's shoulder made her jump. She swiveled around to meet Ironhide's gruff gaze. She squealed with delight and wrapped her arms around his torso happily. 'Hide smiled a little, and returned the embrace. Once they broke apart Lissa gave him a dazzling smile. "Hey Hide'!" She opened her mouth to say more when a man behind him caught her gaze. The man looked at her shyly, and she offered him a small smile. As soon as she did his face changed to one of an excited child getting a present on Christmas. He swiftly sidestepped Ironhide and came face to face with her. Lissa couldn't help but grin at the blue haired boy's enthusiasm. She offered a hand. "Hi, I'm-"
"Lissa. I've heard a lot about you." He took her hand and shook it. He had seen the action before, usually done when a human met someone new. "I'm Metalreaper."
Her eyes lit up with curiosity. "Oh, are you an Autobot?"
Metalreaper nodded vigorously. "Yes Miss Callissa."
Lissa laughed and shook her head. "No no, just Lissa please. I don't want any formalities, I'm sure we'll become great friends."
If the rookies' grin could've gotten any bigger, it would've. He was totally floored by the idea that Lissa already thought of him as a potential comrade. "Alright, I believe you're right Lissa."
It was then that Sam stepped in between them. He looked the holoform up and down, almost sure that he hadn't met this Autobot before. He was tall, almost reaching Ironhide's height, with dark hair that looked blue when the light hit it right. It was cut so that it was short on the sides and back, but the bangs were a tad longer. He had the same piercing blue eyes like all the other bots, and a pearly white smile which was directed at his cousin at the moment. He didn't like him, he didn't know why, but he just didn't like him. Clearing his throat he tried to come up with something to say since he was already in the position to do so. "So… you're Metalreaper? I don't think I've seen you before."
The mech shrugged, "You haven't. I just landed here with a few other bots about three weeks ago. Commander Prime sent me here to protect you and Lissa. You must be Sam then, it's good to meet you." He stuck his hand out and waited until the young man confusedly took it.
The human's both turned to look at Ironhide with questioning looks. Sam was the first to speak up. "Hide'? What's he talking about?"
Hide' crossed his arms and firmly responded to his charge, "I have to leave Sam. Prime has detected Decepticon activity, and we get to go clean up their fragging mess. Rookie here is going to guard you while I'm gone."
Lissa took a step to stand in front of him, her eyes wide with fear. "You aren't going to get hurt are you? I mean, you'll come back… right?" He sighed and shook his head. "I don't know Lissa. 'Cons can be smart, we never know what we're up against until we're there."
Lissa looked away, but he put a hand under her chin to make her look him in the eyes. She was scared for him, he could see that much. He didn't want her to be scared, he wouldn't be able to fight knowing she was.
Letting go of her chin he moved to rest his hands on her slender shoulders and regarded her calmly. "Cheri. Don't worry about me, I've been fighting in this war for millennia." He smirked, "You won't get rid of me so easily."
The little female smiled sadly. "Alright 'Hide." She bit her lip and leaned her head into his chest. "Just…be careful."
He nodded, "I will."
Metalreaper watched the whole scene with curiosity and concern. He could see that his superior meant a great deal to Lissa, and he didn't want her upset. Wanting to console her, he scrambled to find something to distract his charge. Suddenly, his eyes lit up when he got an idea.
Sauntering over he slung an arm around the blonde girl's shoulders. "Hey Lissa, I'm kinda new here and all, so I was wondering, can you maybe show me around? I'm eager to find out what humans do for fun on your planet." He was also hoping he could find out how she got that scar of hers. How could anyone mar such a pretty face like that?
Lissa's demeanor immediately changed to excitement. "Sure can! Have you ever heard of video games?"
The mech was about to respond when Sam beat him to it. "Whoa whoa whoa hold up!" He put his hand up for emphasis. "I know Prime sent you here to guard us and all, but I don't know you." He crossed his arms and stared indignantly up at him. "If you're taking my cousin somewhere, I'm going too."
Lissa watched as Metalreaper stiffened ever so slightly. She could see the hurt in his eyes even if he was trying to hide it. She cast a glare at Sam and gave the Autobot a sympathetic squeeze. "It's okay Metal, Sam's just being cautious. It's nothing against you, alright?"
He visibly relaxed at her words, but the small tinge of hurt didn't leave his eyes. "Okay." He granted her a small smile before turning back to Sam. Sincere seriousness laced his tone as he spoke, "I will do my best to earn your trust, and I will protect both of you with my life. You have my word."
Sam grunted, seeming content with his statement. Then he went inside without another word.
Dumbfounded, Lissa watched him go. She wondered what in the hell was his problem. She knew her cousin wasn't one to get angry, he was usually a lot more easygoing than that. What was it about Metalreaper that he didn't like?
She sighed and shook her head, then became a little surprised when she noticed that the tension had not left when Sam went inside. Ironhide was still standing behind them, stiffly watching the scene. He wanted the slagger to stop touching her. Now. And that idiotic part was, he didn't know why. All he knew was that his spark trembling violently in his chest was a very real feeling, and it demanded to be known.
Before 'Hide even realized what he was doing he strode right up to the mech holding Lissa and gently drew her away. All the while glaring daggers at the confused Autobot in front of him.
"That. Is quite enough." He rumbled menacingly.
Metalreaper became even more confused and slowly backed away. In all honesty, 'Hide was just as baffled as he was.
Lissa stepped up to face him, a very perturbed expression on her face. "'Hide, what's wrong?"
As soon as the young woman was in his grasp once again his spark ceased it's writhing and returned to a content hum. He blinked, trying to understand it enough to give her an answer.
Metalreaper spoke up cautiously. "Did I… do something wrong?"
He didn't think so, but his spark told him otherwise. He tried to sift through his emotions again, but they still came out in a jumble. He felt angry, confused, frustrated, and content all at the same time, and he didn't even know why he felt the first three. Lissa's touch was the thing that had calmed him down.
Fed up with it all the gruff mech slapped a hand on his forehead and growled in frustration. "I don't fragging know! I'm-I'm going to contact Ratchet, I think my processor's got a glitch." He mumbled a few more incoherent things before the holoform diffused into the air. Lissa stared at the spot where he had vanished before looking at Metalreaper with an exasperated expression. The Autobot shrugged and returned her flabbergasted gaze. She glanced at the silent Topkick before thowing her hands up in the air in irritation. Motioning for the shaken mech to follow her she headed inside. "I swear all of you are PMSing." The frazzled woman muttered under her breath.
A/N: Okay! I think I did alright, considering that I'm EXHAUSTED and have to get up early for work tomorrow. 'Hide's a little jacked up right now isn't he? Poor guy, his emotions are in a total tizzy. Anyways, whaddya think of Metalreaper? I believe he'll play a small to moderate part in the way this story turns out, and yes I knnnooow. "Why'd you create a new Autobot he's not a part of the movies you're not following the storyline blah blah blah." Well, neither is this little story here. Remember people, this is Fanfiction. I promise you I'll stick to the movie's original storyline alright? Just please, let me have my fun. :3
Love you all,
~Court
