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Post by Barricade on Oct 19, 2011 17:12:37 GMT -5
Barricade gave a snort in Ironhide's direction at "The Look," stalking back to the other end of his cell and sitting down. It was easy enough to give the impression of hatred once more, since Barricade typically had more attitude than he knew what was good for him. Still, he kept his focus on the two outside his cell, looking, for as much the part, a Decepticon who didn't want anything to do with either bot on the other side of the door, especially the large black mech.
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Post by Huntress on Oct 19, 2011 17:28:20 GMT -5
<"Dreads. . .if they land let me know, I still remember what they did, and what they still need to be made repent for."> she sent to Ironhide, her tone slightly dark at that. Huntress had fought many, many Decepticons in the past, she had run across that specific little gang a few times as well, they were bad news, and they had caused harm to one of her friends, that in and of itself made them unforgettable to her, as well as unforgivable. The normally calm femme's fist clenched as her gaze snapped away from the others, a slightly panicked beep coming from Sanity, the name Omnibane was certainly in that beeping series, along with the phrases along in space, taunting in mind, solitude, struggling to stay and fight for control. Chaos had even paused in his hyper, playful antics, beginning to beep worried, repeating the phrase "She's gonna change, been too long."
Huntress herself closed her unseen optics, her wings wrapping tightly around her frame as she tried to fight off Omnibane's attempt for control. "Ironhide, knock me out. . .be fore you have to deal with her. . ." Huntress told Ironhide, the calm in her voice breaking a rather noticeable amount, with how long it had been however, Huntress couldn't win this fight and she soon fell to one knee with a growl, her unseen optics shifted from their normal dark blue to a fiery red and her movements as the body stood once more, they were far less controlled than Huntress tended to be.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 19, 2011 17:42:44 GMT -5
Ironhide growled darkly then, he knew the 'her' Huntress mentioned and did not want to deal with her in this enclosed space, especially with Chaos and Sanity literally in the firing line and Barricade trapped with no way out and no way to defend himself. Literally without warning and silent as a shadow, Ironhide let the two sentient guns drop behind him and he launched a hard one-two punch straight at Huntress' head with the intention of bringing her down as fast as possible. He hated doing it, he hated hurting her, but when it came to Omnibane, he had no other choice. It was either drop her into stasis or risk her killing both him and Barricade on the spot. He would fight to the death to protect those he loved, those he cared for, and that included Huntress herself and her little companions, Wheeljack, Jazz, Ratchet, Optimus, Bumblebee, Barricade, and any young Sparklings, human and Cybertronian alike. Even Sideswipe and his twin brother Sunstreaker and the paranoid Red Alert. Ironhide was brutally determined and stead fast in his resolve. Nothing and no one would stop him once he set himself to a task that needed doing, not even Optimus himself.
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Post by Barricade on Oct 19, 2011 20:07:46 GMT -5
Barricade couldn't help but tilt his head in curiosity at Huntress's words, and slowly moved back towards the door to the cell. He took a step back when he noticed that her optics had shifted color, looking at Ironhide for an explanation. "Ironhide, at this point, I dun care too much about appearances, 'specially 'round her. What the frag is going on here?!"
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Post by Huntress on Oct 19, 2011 20:22:57 GMT -5
The hit was enough to knock the dark femme out, though the fact she hadn't guarded or moved from the strike even a bit played into the ease of rendering her conscienceless in this instance, she collapsed against the wall she had previously been leaning against, for the time, knocked out and unaware. Sanity and Chaos then gave sad beeps before Sanity looked at Ironhide, her beeps translating to 'Alone in space for long time, Omnibane's voice, always taunting, trying to drive insane. Astra fought, didn't lose herself, but Omnibane is stronger now, Astra's anger at the Dreads, it weakened focus.' the calmer gun explained as Chaos nodded his barrel in confirmation. Both of the small guns moved to stand next to where Huntress was, planting themselves right by her, standing guard, though they knew she was safe right now, any time she was having issues with Omnibane, they stayed close to her. While they were on their way to Earth with her, the small guns had been all she had, they were all each other had, bonds like that were hard to break.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 19, 2011 20:36:52 GMT -5
Ironhide nodded to Sanity and gently eased Huntress into a comfortable reclining pose against the wall, then offered the twin guns a gentle pat each as they took up their guarding positions. ~"Wish we could just erase that slaggin'..."~ he vented a sigh then and shook his head. ~"She dun deserve this."~ he offered them, then stood again and looked to Barricade. ~"Ain't my place ta really say nothin'. I'm sorry, 'Cade, just there's too many things I can't tell ya about... secrets that ain't mine ta give..."~ he said as he stood there looking over at Barricade as he spoke, though he glanced back at the twins. ~"I need ta get her n the lil ones up ta see Ratchet n Wheeljack, she'll be okay there with them."~ he said more to himself than to anyone else and crouched down, gently picking her up in his arms. ~"C'mon, both o' ya."~ he urged, though he looked back at Barricade with an apologetic look and the promise of his immediate return reflected in his optics.
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Post by Barricade on Oct 19, 2011 20:43:22 GMT -5
Barricade nodded in understanding, backing away. "Alright. I can live with that." At the look that Ironhide gave him, however, Barricade shook his head. ~"Dun worry 'bout me. Take care 'o her first, 'n make sure she's gonna be alright. If you can't make it, it's only one night. Dun fret. I'll still be here in th' mornin'."~ He replied with a grin before moving to sit on the berth.
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Post by Huntress on Oct 19, 2011 21:06:26 GMT -5
Upon being picked up, Huntress's frame stirred slightly, a groan coming from her as her processor began to boot back up "That. . .knocked her back enough. . ." she said, that stern out of her voice after that, she hadn't yet realized she was being held in Ironhide's arms, picked up. The sibling guns started beeping a bit then before Huntress's awareness caught up hearing the tail end of the exchange between Ironhide and Barricade. "I miss something?" she asked, it was then that her processor caught up to the fact she was being held, ready to be carried. "My feet do work Ironhide." she said, glancing to him. Thankfully just being knocked out briefly had been enough, mostly because Omnibane had JUST taken control before the body was knocked out, allowing Huntress to pull back control and get the body going again.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 19, 2011 21:16:11 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled a bit and set her gently on her feet, though he kept his arm around her. ~"Didn't know how long ya'd be out, so I was gonna take ya up ta rest in the med bay n let Ratchet 'er Wheeljack have a look atcha n make sure I didn't clobber ya too hard."~ he offered in explanation. ~"Ya sure ya okay, lil Spark?"~ he asked, his long time nickname for her despite her being a bit taller than he was. She was younger and thus, the nickname.
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Post by Barricade on Oct 19, 2011 21:45:54 GMT -5
Barricade's face returned to the scowl, pretending his brief conversation with Ironhide hadn't happened. "Nothin' happened. Just waiting fer you two to decide whether yer gonna leave 'r not, 'r whatever it is yer tryin' t'do." He growled, leveling a glare at Ironhide for good measure. He couldn't be sure how much Huntress had heard, or if Chaos and Sanity would relay it to her, but he wouldn't act differently until he knew.
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Post by Huntress on Oct 19, 2011 21:55:44 GMT -5
Huntress moved to get back on her feet "Yes, I will be fine, you only gave me a headache. Either your hit has gotten softer, or my head has gotten harder." she commented as the guns climbed up her frame to settle on her shoulders "My apologies, Seems she is growing stronger." she said before glancing over at Barricade, she had heard the exchange a bit but she would not pry, she had no reason to force herself into another's affairs, friend or not, uninvited. She gave a small sigh, running a hand over Chao's back to calm him down from his concern. She looked back to Ironhide then "I should see Wheeljack soon, I am sure he will be pleased to know I have made it safely." she said, looking to Barricade and giving a small nod "It was nice meeting you, as odd as that is to say to one currently behind bars. But I will warn you, tell any who do not already know of Sanity and Chaos about their sentience, and I will hunt you down to the ends of the universe myself. The fewer who know the better, for them." she warned and, though the warning was light, it was dead serious.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 19, 2011 22:05:24 GMT -5
Ironhide shrugged and took a half step back, letting her go. ~"I was tryin ta knock ya out, not cave in yer cranial plate."~ He gave Barricade a scowl and snorted. ~"Oh shut it, Deceptislag."~ he growled and turned away from him, though inwardly he felt his laser core crack a bit saying that. ~"Yeah, I'm sure Wheeljack'd love ta see ya n the twins."~ he offered with a bit of a smile. ~"Want me ta go with ya er ya think ya can find 'im on yer own?"~ he asked her, knowing how independent she was. ~"I got night watch duty with the slaggin glitch over there. Lucky me..."~ he muttered sourly and snorted, one of his more typical habits when he didn't like something.
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Post by Barricade on Oct 19, 2011 22:15:34 GMT -5
"Not like knowing yer ugly mug is gonna be watching me all night makes me want to recharge any faster!" Barricade snapped back with a snarl, plopping down on the berth. A small snort was directed at Huntress. "Yeah, yeah. Nice meeting you too, I guess. 'N who in the Pit am I going to tell anyways? No friends here or there."
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Post by Huntress on Oct 19, 2011 22:21:07 GMT -5
Huntress gave a small nod, walking towards the door some, though she paused a moment, turning around to look right at Ironhide and Barricade, the slightest smirk on her face "By the way. . .the two of you are pretty bad actors. I know real anger and disdain, this isn't it." she said before looking to Ironhide only "You should know that I know you well enough by now to know the difference between an act and when you really cannot stand someone." she told him, Chaos snicker-beeping a bit as both guns climbed down to their holsters "I would not mind help in finding Wheeljack however, as I do not yet know the layout of this base." she said, it was true, this was only her second day on this planet after all.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 19, 2011 22:30:45 GMT -5
Ironhide snorted derisively and shook his head. ~"Dunno what yer talkin' bout."~ he grunted and headed for the door. ~"C'mon, I'll take ya ta Wheeljack."~ and headed out of the room, resisting the urge to look back at Barricade as he walked. It hurt to try to keep up such an act, pretending to hate Barricade when in his Spark he knew it was a lie. But he wouldn't drop the facade, intent on protecting Barricade, and protecting their secret.
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