Here we go, here's the song, I tried to make the refrain rhyme, but it's hard. But I did it! (even if I failed XD). Well I made the refrain rhyme, and just barely, but the rest of the song pretty much describes the event. The gunshots. It's actually a song written by a true event. Remember that.
Anyways, song is called Istina, by Sha Ila. (Not that it means much anyway.)
Song parts
"Communication"
"Communication link"
Now let's see… to live or to die?
Ironhide was parked in the parking lot, as a normal vehicle would be. He was enjoying the rather quiet days, considering this was a loft full of drunk adolescent that partied in the wee hours of the morning.
He had to intervene once. And the dorm never partied again.
Suddenly, an emergency communication link opened up without Ironhide authorizing it. It was going to Ratchet and Ironhide. From Bumblebee. "Ratchet, Ironhide, there's been an accident Nicole called me and Melissa was shot they are in a hospital I'm typing the coordinates we need to get there NOW!"
And with that the comm. was closed.
What?
Ironhide replayed the communication through his recorder. "Ratchet, Ironhide, there's been an accident." Alright. "Nicole called me and Melissa was shot."
He paused. What? "Melissa was shot." He repeated the recording. "They are in a hospital."
The frag? He turned on his engine.
Suddenly, he got the coordinates and he immediately rolled out of the parking lot and towards the hospital. He sped through red lights, honking at the innocent drivers as his engine growled like a Formula 1.
After what seemed like an eternity, with every second counting, he got to the hospital and turned on his holoform. Bumblebee's holoform was already at the entrance, waiting for Ironhide. "Where are they?" Ironhide quickly said.
"Inside." Bee said as both of them entered the hospital. The rushed to the receptionist.
"Has there been a gunshot accident recently? A twenty-one year old female?" Ironhide immediately asked the woman behind the reception.
"Yes, there has been an accident. They are currently in the operation room, please have a seat. Would you like some coffee or a magazine?" she politely asked.
"My mate is shot and you want me to drink some putrid human coffee while her life is at stake? Are you out of your damn processor?!" Ironhide snapped at the wide-eyed woman. Bumblebee calmed him down and made him sit.
"Nothing for us, thank you." Bee smiled at the woman, clearing the tension easily. "He just needs some time." He said as the woman nodded and muttered a 'I understand.', and left the two of them in the waiting room.
"Bee!" Someone exclaimed as both of the holoforms looked up. Nicole ran towards Bumblebee as he enveloped her in a tight hug. "Mel… she… she's in the OR now. They're taking the bullets out of her now." she winced as she said the sentence. And she wasn't the only one that winced.
Ironhide gripped his head and put it in between his knees. He was sitting on a sofa in the waiting room. "She's going to be fine, Ironhide." Nicole assured, patting his shoulder, even though she was trying to assure herself for the most part. She couldn't handle the loss of a best friend.
Time passed. Slowly, quickly, it didn't matter. Nobody took track of time anymore. Nicole was on the edge of going into sleep, lying helplessly in Bumblebee's arms. Ironhide could only sit and wait. Something he hated. But there was absolutely nothing he could do. He called in Ratchet to come, just in case, but he wouldn't be here until tomorrow.
After a great amount of time had passed, it had already been past midnight. Nicole was asleep. Bumblebee was monitoring her, occasionally glancing toward Ironhide. Ironhide was as quiet as ever.
Suddenly, the door opened and inside came a man with clothes that clearly said he was a human surgeon. Ironhide stood up quickly, walking up to the man. Bumblebee gently shook Nicole, who bolted from her sleep immediately. She stood up, taking Bee by the hand and walking to the surgeon.
"She's okay?" Nicole's face lit up, a grin on her face. The surgeon was silent. Nicole blinked twice and her grin was starting to lessen. Her face was now a frightened one, as her heart was beating increasingly.
"I'm sorry." The surgeon guiltily said. "She lost too much blood."
Nicole's eyes welled up in tears as she turned and cried into Bee's chest. Her cries… They were the most horrifying cries anyone has ever heard.
XxXxXxXxX
Now I know, I really lost you and you were everything to me. Sleep peacefully boo, know one thing is true, I will always protect you.
She with us all this time, she was always here, everyday I remember her and I think of her. But on that day when she was in town, she sat somewhere with her friend, to take time off.
Some time later, some punks came in and started shooting all around, all you could hear were cries.
Pop pop pop… (as in gunshots)
She fell on the ground, blood was all around her. Her body was not moving, the pulls was beating all the harder and – nobody was there to help her, everyone scattered, the two girls, they were alone.
But somehow they managed to get out on the street and drive themselves up to the nearest hospital. They got the most help they could, the doctors fought for her all night long.
But her pulls was decreasing and it was clear as day, that after the too great of a fight, for her it was too late. She died the same night in the largest of pains, she died the same night, needlessly…
Now I know… I really lost you and you were everything to me. Sleep peacefully boo, know one thing is true, I will always protect you. Now I know, (now I know) I really lost you (I really lost you), sleep peacefully boo, know one thing is true, I will always protect you.
Even when she was young, she was alone. Her life was a drama. At a young age she lost both her father and mother and – for every penny she fought courageously. So that she could earn something in her life. Destiny handed it to an idiot – who took her life and got away with it.
But even after that, a dark destiny came upon the idiot, when he least thought, when he didn't even know, men from the darkness came and finished him off.
XxXxXxXxX
"Prime won't be happy about us killing a human."
"Frag him, the femme was an artist."
"Maybe he shouldn't die?"
"He killed Melissa. He deserves to die."
"Da 'Bot is right. Da girl was innocent. This means war."
"There he is. Let's go."
"Hide, you call da shots."
"Twins, up the middle. Jazz, with me."
XxXxXxXxX
I know you're up there and now you can peacefully sleep and now, know this, he's going to hell baby, you're going to heaven.
Now I know… I really lost you and you were everything to me. Sleep peacefully boo, know one thing is true, I will always protect you. Now I know, (now I know) I really lost you (I really lost you), sleep peacefully boo, know one thing is true, I will always protect you.
Now I know this… I don't have you as my own. You were my all. But now you're gone. So rest now, my love, because I will always and forever be there to protect you…
XxXxXxXxX
The days were lonely. Nobody was in the dorm anymore. It was empty. Just like Ironhide's spark was now.
He was turning into something monotone. Killing off the idiot human with the help of the most skilled warriors was an excellent plan. Of course, they didn't even try to turn on their holoforms. Non-weapon harm was a good choice. Ripping off piece by piece was more satisfactory than killing him instantly.
Prime didn't know about it. He never would. All that he knows, is that Melissa was no longer of this world.
As Ironhide sunk on his shocks, it looked like the truck gave a sigh of relief, even though there was nothing to be relieved of. He was simply passing time.
He wanted to go back to protecting the Lennox's. Optimus banned him.
"You can't protect anyone in this condition, my aft." Ironhide huffed. Though it was true. Even he noticed that he wasn't himself. Sunny days were darker. Soft rain drops were becoming painful. Everyday actions were pieces of flashbacks.
And Ironhide was paining since day one. And only seven days had passed. If it weren't for the emptiness that was slowly filled by pain, Ironhide wouldn't have even noticed it.
A huff from a pair of smokestacks and a high pitched sound of brakes caught Ironhide's attention as he turned on his sensors, only to find his commander parking next to him, and behind him a squad of supercars.
Turning on his holoform, Optimus, Ironhide and a handful of other Autobots entered the dorm that the females shared. Melissa and Nicole's dorm.
Some of the Autobots sat on the couch. Others sat on counters and chairs. Silence was unusual amongst the team.
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had been silent. The base wasn't filled with their constant whining. Ratchet was away at the hospital, the hospital where Melissa was, saying he'd be back shortly.
Jazz was trying hard not to turn on music. He sighed, deciding it was the wrong time to play anything, anything at all.
"Ironhide," the voice of the Prime caught everyone's attention, even if the conversation wasn't pointed towards them, "Captain Lennox will be arriving tomorrow."
"Prime, why can't I guard the Lennox family unit? It was my first mission after the attack in Mission City."
To be honest, when duty was at stake, Ironhide still wanted to protect the Lennox's. To see little Annabelle again.
"Yes Ironhide, it was, meaning it no longer is. You are not in the correct state of mind to guard them from the Decepticons and or other threats."
"Prime, I can protect them just as good as I did years ago."
"Currently, Mirage is their guardian."
"The invisible youngling?"
"His designation is Mirage, Ironhide. You will respect him regardless of his rank or duty."
"Here comes the Hatchet." Sideswipe muttered as the S&R Hummer parked in the parking lot.
And not a moment too soon, Ratchet's holoform appeared in the room. "Autobots, I bear news."
"And I bear cannons." Ironhide huffed, displeased that Ratchet could not save Melissa. The twins smirked, but their smirks disappeared after Ratchet shot them a glare.
"Listen to me, you dimglow, I managed to bring Melissa back."
Ironhide's holoform's eyes brightened. "She's alive?"
"Yes, but…"
"But what?" Ironhide quickly said.
Ratchet sighed. "Come with me. All of you."
With that, all of the holoforms disappeared into nothingness and the engines turned on. The array of vehicles that were following a search and rescue vehicles was quite large and looked peculiar.
Behind the Hummer, a Peterbilt, a Topkick, and three 21st century exotic cars rolled. A Porsche, a Lambo and a concept Corvette.
After quite a while, they neared towards the hospital. The vehicles parked in the parking lot, as all of their holoforms exited the cars. The Lambo showed off its butterfly doors, as the 'Vette opening its doors in a peculiar way and the Porsche's doors opened in a traditional way.
Ratchet made his way to the room where Melissa would have presumably been. A nurse came by and asked them if they were family or legal guardians. Ratchet responded with the 'guardian', 'doctor' and 'close friends of the family' titles and the nurse nodded, leaving them to enter the room.
As Ratchet led the way in, all of the men slowly entered the room. The room had a transparent window instead of a wall. Everyone could see what was going on inside the room, even if it was sound-proof.
Ironhide slowly walked towards the bed where Melissa was. She was on a large amount of life supporters. She was in a deep sleep. Ironhide moved to the side of her bed, taking her limp hand in his.
She was so fragile.
Someone knocked on the door. As Jazz opened it, in came no other than Captain Lennox.
"Lennox? I thought you'd be here tomorrow?" Ironhide asked.
"I came with the first plane. Unfortunately, someone else decided to drop in." he rolled his eyes as he rushed to his niece. "Oh Mel…" he bended down, his elbows on her bed.
"Why is our Captain's niece in a coma, because of an alien attack?" no other than Galloway decided to barge in, with all his negative energy irritating the living hell out of everyone.
"Frag you." All of them, except Lennox, Ratchet and Optimus said. "How long was she in a coma?" Ironhide asked.
"Since a week ago."
"And when will she wake up?" Ironhide smiled, thinking of the happiness he shared when Melissa was there with him.
"…It's a rare occasion, but sometimes… Patients don't wake up from their coma." His world shattered and face fell. Ironhide looked at Ratchet. "If she wakes up from a coma, she'll be facing many difficult mental and physical disadvantages."
"She won't be able to think?" Sideswipe was confused.
"And that's going to be the least of her worries, because there is no brain activity and her organs are shutting down." Ratchet shook his head and sighed.
"Look at her! She's a vegetable!" Galloway yelled, earning glares from everyone in the room. "Scratch that, she wished she was a vegetable." He pointed a finger at her.
Ironhide raged, and in less than a millisecond, he lifted up Galloway by the suit and pinned him to a wall. Everyone could see what was going on inside of the room, but of course, Ironhide could have cared less.
"Ironhide, calm down." Someone said, but Ironhide was too furious to notice.
"You better apologize this instant, you scrawny little piece of slag." Ironhide growled as a drop of sweat fell from Galloway's forehead.
"I-I-I-" he stuttered. Lennox intervened immediately, taking Galloway out of Ironhide's grasp and pushing Galloway towards the door. Theodore hit the door, causing the plastic windows to shake and bend slightly.
"You know what? Screw you Galloway, I'm sending a letter to Moreshower, because nobody needs your pissy little crap in here. Get out." Lennox growled as Galloway lifted an eyebrow.
To back Lennox up, the twins came along with their glares. Of course, Sunstreaker carried the most intense of glares. Galloway upped sticks and fled, knowing that if he didn't leave now, there would be consequences.
Anyways, remember that at the beginning of this story, Melissa had an energon encounter? Well, you might need to remember that now. XD Not that it's really important here, but keep it in mind while reading this.
But I have a question for you guys: Have you ever cried over a TF character and who was it?
-Because, I've cried over Sunstreaker, Ironhide, Bumblebee, now I'm crying over Hot Rod, because I just love those characters so much. And I've cried over Mirage. And TC. I'll update my profile with the top 10 favorite TF characters.
Because, I'm just that emotional. ;)
Don't forget to answer the question and review! Thank you!