Restless Night(open)

[speeddemon]

" That's a pretty song Daddy." Speed Demon commented with a yawn as her optics started to close feeling comfort from the song and Ironhide's presence with her. The song renewed her hope that the war might end and that everything would turn out alright giving everyone freedom to do what they wanted to make themselves happy. She wanted her adoptive dad to be happy and live the rest of his life in peace instead of dieing in a battle cutting him away from a peaceful life.

" Night Daddy love you." She told him as her optics closed completely going asleep.

[Ironhide]

"Love ya too, lil one. G'night." he rumbled softly to her and lightly ran his large hand over her head in a soothing gesture. Once he was sure she was well into recharge, he quietly stood, smiling softly at how peaceful she looked curled up under the dream catcher wind chime he made for her, then turned and headed out, carefully shutting the door behind him. Ironhide then made his way back up to the tarmac and lifted his gaze to the stars, wondering if there really was hope for peace. Some of the others were more optimistic than he was, and while he did hold out some hope, he was also realistic.

He vented a heavy sigh then and lowered his head. He knew there would be a lot more deaths before peace could be gained out of this war, and part of him feared they would either fight towards their own extinction or that by the time the war ended there would be far too few of them left to rebuild their home, let alone to start over somewhere else. He brought his hand up to his chest then, his digits tracing the scar that ran diagonally just to the right of center. If lovers could fall from each other, betray and hurt or even murder each other, then how could there be hope for any of them, for peace? He closed his optics, his hand clenching against his chest armor over that painful scar. It ran deep, and not just physically. That day had cut him to his very Spark, literally and emotionally. He had turned to hatred for so long, he thought there was nothing left. But as he thought over what had occurred two nights ago, he began to wonder at the truth of that day. Was it deliberate or was it really a mistake? And if it really was a mistake, was there any chance at reconciliation?

With a snort he let his hand fall back to his side and turned away, heading towards the hangar where his own quarters were. No, he decided then. He lost the one he loved long ago and thousands of years of hatred could not be erased in a day. And the one he lost would always hate him, there was nothing he could say or do to change that. With a heavy sigh he entered his own quarters and shut the door behind him, dropping his heavy cannons to the floor next to his berth before flopping down onto it. He thought about going to Ratchet for comfort, the pair had been lovers off and on for a long time, but instead the black mech just rolled onto his side facing the wall, curling up alone as usual.

It took him a while to finally slip into recharge, but once there he would only find his dreams in turmoil. Part of him had to wonder if there was really anything left for an old scarred up warrior like him, and he wondered why he kept trying to stay alive if he had nothing to really live for. His friends needed him still though, especially the younger ones, ones like Speed Demon. No, he couldn't abandon them just because his Spark ached to go home, to reunite with the family he lost so long ago. So he would stay despite the pain and longing in his weary old Spark, he would stay for them. In his processor, it was the right thing to do.

[Leathurkatt]

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