Chapter 8
Hey all! The responses for Chapter 7 just blew me away. You guys are amazing, please keep them coming.
Life-Luvr123; I have plans for Deserae; she will be a great character. =)
I absolutely love writing about Barricade. I love the emotional complexity of his personality in this story. We all know that Optimus will always be the great leader, and mate to Gabby. I wondered why I decided on him for a long time. Well, I felt I left him kind of hanging in the first story, and I wanted to explore that love triangle a little more.
Now we have Gabby in the clutches of Thunderwing, she is pregnant with Optimus's sparkling, which just happens to be a Prime, and she has a Decepticon who she thought was her friend betraying her. On top of the fact that he is in love with her, but still helped his leader kidnap her. Wow, what a predicament.
I do not own Transformers.
This first part will be Barricade's POV. I think he deserved it.
Barricade clutched the sleeping human in his arms. He wanted to spit in disgust at what he just did. He had just given Gabby a light sedative, because the femme said it was necessary for them to capture her given what she had accomplished with Laserbeak at one time. He growled lowly as he looked at the calm face of the woman he loved. He disagreed, this pregnancy was killing her, and they didn't have to stoop to this to take her. In fact, he didn't even want to be a part of this at all. He knew deep down that Gabby would never survive childbirth. The Prime was in denial, and the weak Autobot knew it. He cursed Optimus Prime for this, as it was his fault. Yes, it was…
She would hate him when she awoke, and he knew it. He had betrayed her trust. The look she had given him before she went into sleep mode was one that would be embedded in his processors the rest of his days.
You ARE evil.
Barricade shook his head. He was a Decepticon. He wasn't sparked that way, but he was. So, what could he do? He had to follow orders. Right?
Keep telling yourself that, you slagger.
I hate humans, they are disgusting creatures, they are primitive, carbon based, not too smart, and make weird fluids. This is not something that he should have any kind of feelings about.
He should be happy they just defeated the Autobots, right? They captured the human who carried a Prime.
Then why the bitter taste in your holoform mouth, 'Cade?
Because…..Because she was different. She was smart, funny, and a damn good fighter despite her inexperience previously.
He had watched from afar for so long over her. That night she rammed him as he was fighting the Prime was something he would smile about for the rest of his days.
He had followed her home that night, and turned off his sensors so that childish moronic Bug wouldn't detect him. He drove away in disgust at himself after a while, because he was no stalker! But, he just couldn't help himself. He had plenty of femmes that he could have chose from, but no, this human had an effect on him that he never dreamed of in recharge, but she had to do it, she had to fall in a love with the Prime. He wanted to lash out at her for it, but he would have never hurt her, so he kept his distance.
He knew about Laserbeak's plans when Gabby was shot. Actually, he had been hiding in the wooded area behind her house when she was shot. He was the one who had gotten Laserbeak away from her, and then before the hero Prime came back, he had stopped the bleeding so she would live. He remembered it so well.
He was such a coward. He almost let Starscream take advantage of her. His rage overloaded his processors at that moment. If he hadn't spoken up….
Barricade closed his holoform eyes at that moment of the memory. The sheer terror in Gabby's eyes almost tore him up inside at that moment…
Then he did something he never thought he would do, he kissed her. He wondered now if he should have saved the Prime after all. Then would she have turned to him? Probably not, he thought with discouragement and resignation. But, he did it for her. He did it to see that life spark in her brown eyes again. He didn't give a damn about the Prime, but he did about the woman who loved the Autobot.
Please, that wasn't heroic. Not at least in her eyes. Or was it?
He brought the sleeping head of Gabby up to his shoulder, and could feel her soft breath against his neck. It made his sensors come alive, and his circuits spark in metallic form. Here he was, he was finally holding her, but he could never have her.
The wind around Barricade and Gabby swirled as Thunderwing landed by them. Barricade put his head over hers as best he could so debris wouldn't hit her.
They didn't have only but moments to get her out of there. Barricade was going to put her down, and give her back to the Prime. He was about to walk away from Thunderwing and face the consequences when Thunderwing shouted. "Hurry up! Prime is coming!"
Barricade resigned and did what his master told him. He climbed up the ladder to the cockpit holding Gabby as best as he could.
He whispered in her ear about how sorry he was. He never wanted this.
But! You're doing it!
That's right he was doing it. Why? He was selfish. He would never see her again if he didn't. He reasoned with himself even though he knew he needed a good kick in the aft for it.
He placed her gently into the seat and strapped her in trying to make her comfortable.
Thunderwing sighed. "Your feelings for this human are sickening, 'Cade."
Barricade growled at his new master. He would find a way, he would to keep her safe from now on.
He pushed her hair from her face, and caressed her cheek. He was helping along her death. He felt the tears in his holoform eyes.
You could still turn back. Get her out!
"Primus, you just sicken me!" Thunderwing roared through the speakers.
He didn't say another word to his new leader. He got out of the cockpit, and disabled his holoform. The jet took off. Thunderwing would pick up him and femme as soon as they made their escape.
…
Gabby awoke clawing at something. What? Well, nothing. Air? She moaned a little, and her hand went to her head. It was pounding, and she could barely open her eyes.
Suddenly, the memories came back. Barricade had approached her and pricked her arm with a needle.
Bastard!
What the hell did he inject her with? Good God, her head felt like it was run over by a semi.
He had said something to her, but she couldn't remember what at that moment.
She silently cursed him. He had betrayed her, and she would never forgive him for it.
He was a Decepticon at heart after all, she thought sadly.
Suddenly, wherever she was made a sharp turn, which made her hands reached out to grab something instinctively.
Her eyes flew open and her breathing quickened. It was nighttime, but she could see the beginnings of the rising sun in the distance.
What the fuck!?
Oh dear God, she was in Thunderwing, and they were flying! She felt the slight pressure of the cabin, and the jet engine was loud!
Gabby wanted to be sick. Optimus? Was he still alive? What about the others?
Seymour! Barricade had hit him pretty hard. Did he live?
"Welcome back human," Thunderwing said to her in amusement at her panic.
Gabby started to heave.
"I was prepared for this," Thunderwing comment, but Gabby still heard the amusement in voice. She wanted to shoot him.
Gabby heaved again, and looked down at her slightly swollen belly. The baby was quiet and not moving. Oh God! Did they do something to her child? She started to panic again clutching at her stomach trying to coax the baby to move or do something. She whimpered when nothing happened.
Thunderwing was a little irritated, and said, "The sparkling is fine, and the sedative will wear off slower in her."
Suddenly, a paper bag came down to her lap along with a bottle of water.
"Empty your contents in that bag!" He said to her.
Gabby grabbed the bag, and threw up. The acid taste just made her even sicker, so she threw up again.
She wanted to cry. She didn't know if Optimus was still alive or her friends. She tried to will herself to give Optimus her location, wherever that was. Oh please let him still be alive. Let him come for her.
After she was done, she opened the water and took a huge gulp. She wiped her face, and sat back breathing deep to calm herself down.
A compartment opened up, and Thunderwing said, "Drop the bag in here."
Gabby did as she was told, but if she wanted to be a bitch she would have emptied the vomit all over his cabin.
Thunderwing read her mind and said, "Don't even think about it."
Gabby begrudgingly dropped the bag into the compartment, and watched as it was expelled from the jet. She felt sorry for whomever that landed on.
She looked to her right, and there beneath the wing was Barricade. He was being held with metallic arms around his bipedal mode.
He must have caught Gabby peering at him, because he flickered his police lights.
Gabby felt rage and such intensity that she felt sick again over it.
She knew she could do nothing to him now, but she did do something childish and let him see her middle finger against the glass of the jet.
It made her feel better at that moment.
The lights didn't flicker again at her.
She heard a slight giggle from her left side, and spotted the femme in the Ford Edge on the other wing.
Thunderwing suddenly roared with laughter at Gabby's gesture.
"I was warned you were feisty, human," Thunderwing said in between laughing.
"Glad you found that funny," she said through gritted teeth.
"And she speaks!" He said still amused.
Gabby was frustrated, and pissed off. She didn't want to give this Decepticon any more ammo against her and the baby so she quieted.
"Oh come now, no need to be quiet, you may speak all you want," Thunderwing said.
"What is there to say? How about letting me go and leaving Earth?" She said to him.
Thunderwing laughed again. "I don't think so, human. You are very popular around the universe you know."
Gabby didn't have a chance to comment on that remark, as she felt stirring inside of her.
Gabby felt relief wash over her as she felt the slight kick of the baby. She rubbed her belly in a motherly reassurance.
"See, I told you the unborn Prime would be fine," he said in satisfaction.
Gabby rolled her eyes at his attitude. He was cocky.
Finally, Gabby did speak up again, and said, "Who is the female?"
"That is Deserae, she is a Decepticon medic, and will be caring for you through the rest of your pregnancy. She is the sparkling of the now deceased Megatron."
Gabby gasped in shock, but held her surprise as best she could. "I don't need her," Gabby said vehemently.
"You don't think so?" He asked. "Just wait, human, you will be screaming for her care."
The femme giggled again.
"She is also my mate," Thunderwing commented in pride. "I don't do humans, unlike a certain Prime."
Like Gabby cared, so she ignored it. She wanted to gag.
The femme purred through the speakers, and said, "I will not hurt you Gabrielle, as long as you cooperate."
Gabby ignored her again. She did not like the femme.
"Where are we going?" Gabby asked. She could have sworn she saw white on the ground below them through the clouds. God only knew how high they were really flying.
"It is a land called Siberia by you humans," Thunderwing said.
Gabby's eyes widened. Whoa…. Siberia? She wanted to cry again, would they ever find her there?
