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Post by Barricade on Sept 30, 2011 14:07:34 GMT -5
~"I don't know if I can..."~ Barricade replied softly. ~"I want to, but I don't know if I can. But....I'm willing to find out..."~ The intermingling memories had pushed away the nightmare completely, as well as many of the memories of the Dreads. It all seemed light-years away now, and completely inconsequential. All he could find that he cared about now was the safety he'd found in the arms of his old friend.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 30, 2011 15:04:37 GMT -5
Ironhide nodded slightly. ~"Me too, 'Cade. I want to try, to rebuild what we lost, make it better. Even through all the misunderstandings n war n everything that's happened, I still love ya. Part o' me just never let go o' ya n I wanna try again... fer both o' us."~ He continued rubbing Barricade's back, knowing it soothed him so much, that it felt good to him. It certainly felt good to Ironhide to hold Barricade so close to him, and it seemed Barricade wanted to be closer to him. ~"I'm here fer ya, 'Cade. When yer ready, I'll help ya through each step o' the way."~
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Post by Barricade on Sept 30, 2011 18:12:51 GMT -5
~"'N you'll be the first to know when I'm ready."~ Barricade replied, somewhat sleepily. ~"No one else for me to tell anyways. Didn't exactly run around makin' friends in the Decepticons. Not even with Frenzy, 'n I was stuck with him for a long time."~ He let out a small chuckle. ~"There were a couple times where I actually missed the little spastic freak of a symbiote, it would get to be so quiet while I was stuck on this planet."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 30, 2011 18:21:44 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled at him then and leaned back against the wall to get comfortable so Barricade could relax and fall into recharge again if he wanted to. ~"No one else loves ya like I do, 'Cade."~ he responded, then added, ~"Ya dun have ta be alone anymore, ya got me back, didn't ya?"~ He vented softly and continued to rub Barricade's back, letting memories of their time together before the war, and more specifically the feelings Ironhide had for him then and what he felt now, flow through the cyber link to the smaller mech. ~"We got each other now..."~ he murmured softly.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 30, 2011 19:24:06 GMT -5
~"I did, and I'll be slagged if I roll over and lose you ever again."~ {"No matter what..."} Barricade replied. He let his memories of the events Ironhide was letting drift through flow through the connection to Ironhide, his systems finally completely calmed down. ~"'Till all are One."~ He murmured, the phrase sounding slightly unfamiliar, yet comforting, after centuries of Megatron scorning it.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 30, 2011 20:01:17 GMT -5
Ironhide's engine rumbled softly, a soothing and contented sound accompanying the heavy pulse of his Spark. ~"Til all're one, lil Sprite..."~ he replied, sealing the oath between them. He felt at peace knowing Barricade still wanted to be with him as much as he wanted his former lover back with him again. ~"I want ya ta stay with me, 'Cade. I can't lose ya again. My Spark can't take that, I can't... I dun wanna live solitary anymore, n I dun want ya ta be alone anymore... We gotta stay t'gether, somehow..."~ he murmured softly and tightened his arms around Barricade even as he felt himself beginning to drift a bit. Through the link, he reached for Barricade, pulling him into his arms, his forehead resting against the younger mech's own, his Spark pulsing loud enough that Barricade could hear it, offering real peace and contentment, gentle and vibrant love between them, something neither of them had with anyone else in all their lives. /~"My Spark t' yers..."~\ came the tentative yet hopeful whisper and outwardly Ironhide closed his optics, venting a deep contented sigh as Barricade laid cradled against him. He had only ever tried once before to Spark bond, and while he and Ratchet cared deeply for each other, their Sparks refused the merging, leaving them both lost and bewildered. But he was willing to try again with Barricade, and whether they bonded or not, Ironhide was not about to leave the smaller mech for anything, or anyone. Such was the calling of his hard wired sense of honor, as a warrior and an Autobot.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 30, 2011 20:36:45 GMT -5
Barricade purred softly in response, nuzzling closer to Ironhide's chest before finally drifting off, soothed by the sound of the large warrior's Spark. ~"I'll try..."~ He murmured in his light recharge as he held onto Ironhide through the link, nuzzling against the older mech's forehead. He was uncertain of the future, especially a future that involved bonding, for a number of reasons. One thing he was certain of, however, was that he would be reluctant to leave the safety of the older mech, should he ever return to the Decepticons.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 30, 2011 20:44:46 GMT -5
Ironhide held Barricade as they both finally slipped into recharge together, his vow sworn to the younger mech he loved, a vow his honor would never permit him to break. He would do anything he had to just to protect Barricade and keep him safe, even if it meant leaving the Autobots altogether and taking Barricade far away from Earth just to be together. He would do it for the mech he held so close, and he would not regret that decision. For now, however, he was content in the hope that Barricade would stay this time, and for that small hope, Ironhide, one of the strongest and most feared warriors of Cybertron and the Autobots' combat instructor and Heavy Weapons Specialist, would fight to the death to protect.
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Post by Red Alert on Sept 30, 2011 21:04:48 GMT -5
Red Alert had spared the monitor a couple glances over the past couple hours, just making sure that everything was alright. When he watched Ironhide and Barricade fall into recharge for a second time, he felt a pang of grief in his Spark. Jazz had been dead for two decades, and Red had not met anyone else he trusted as much as the joyful silver mech. He pulled a leg up against his chest, hugging it as he watched the monitors. "Jazz..." He murmured softly, almost imagining that he could see Jazz standing next to him. Unable to bear it any more, he buried his head into his arms, and softly wept for the first time since he'd heard of Jazz's death, his Spark angrily demanding Primus why he had seen fit to take Jazz away, and at the same time berating itself for his selfishness. Overcome with pain and grief, his systems could no longer handle the strain, coupled with the small amount of sleep that he'd gotten since landing, and shut down, forcing him into recharge. He remained connected to the system, but his recharge would last until the late afternoon. It would be after waking up and resuming his duties that there would be a surprise no one had seen coming.
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