(this is a Transformers Dark of the Moon one shot, from Wills POV as an Autobot.)

Will doesn't like this, this new bot they've brought in, this Sentinel Prime gives him a bad vibe straight down to his spark. the bots not even awake yet and Will has an unexplainable nag on his spark. he shifts Lunar on his hip, the sparkling watching intently. Ironhide is standing next to them, watching intently as Optimus clutched the matrix.

"creator, who is that?" Lunar asks, looking over at Ironhide.

"that is Sentinel Prime little one. he is one of the greats." Ironhide smiles, patting the little sparklings head. Will shifts a little and Ironhide shoots him a worried look. Will looks ready to pass out, he looks almost terrified. he's huddled up against Ironhide's side, carefully cuddling Lunar. Ironhide usually doesn't do any type of PDA, but he slips an arm around Will worriedly. the mechs holding their sparkling after all.

Will? are you alright?

WIll shifts Lunar again.

somethings not right here Hide. something is wrong. I don't think Optimus should bring Sentinel back online.

Ironhide frowns a little.

don't worry Will, I promise. Sentinel is safe. he's an old friend.

the weapons specialist gently pushes him back. he's gentle and careful not wanting to hurt Will or Lunar.

"step back Will, who knows how the matrix will react to you." Ironhide murmurs, pushing the slightly smaller bot behind him. Lunar giggles a little and reaches out for Ironhides shoulder. "stay with your carrier little one." Ironhide murmurs. he can feel how uneasy Will is and its a little nerve wracking. Ironhides starting to feel as nervous as Will does, but his bonded is at least attempting to block the bond. his nerves bother the bigger mech, but he can focus through it.

"Ironhide is right." Bumblebee murmurs, gently pulling Sam behind him. Sam holds on to Bumblebee's arm nervously, chin resting on Bumblebee's shoulder. he's getting the same feeling as Will as he watches Optimus.

"Sentinel Prime, we bid you return." Optimus murmurs.

"I-Ironhide wait-" Will starts. Optimus shoves the matrix into Sentinels chest.

Will immediately locks up, nearly dropping Lunar. thankfully Ironhide notices immediately. he can feel Wills side of the bond going blank and whips around. Ironhides quick to turn and grab both of them so they don't fall. Sams no better, limp in Bumblebee's arms. Ironhide shares a frown with the scout. the humans and Autobots in the room want to focus on Sentinel but they can't over the Lunars cries, so Optimus focuses on the other Prime, attempting to calm him.

"CARRIER!" Lunar screams, struggling in Ironhides arm. "CARRIER! CARRIER!!" Lunar screams. he's sobbing at this point. Ironhide struggles with the little sparkling, attempting to keep both of them up off the floor. he doesn't want to drop either of them.

"carrier is alright I promise. its okay. carriers going to be alright." Ironhide grunts, carefully trying to hold the two up. "Ratchet!" Ironhide shouts, struggling to hold up Will and the sparkling. he refuses to drop either of them. he would rather stand and struggle to hold them in an awkward position.

"Will! hold on!" Ratchet frowns, walking over quickly. Sentinel is stable, just confused. Ratchet carefully takes Will from Ironhide, letting the mech hold the sparkling. "Bumblebee, did Sam pass out too?" he frowns, slowly lowering Will down to the floor.

"yeah, must be something to do with the matrix." Bumblebee says, carefully holding up Sam. Sam moans lowly, shaking his head as he comes to, leaned against Bumblebee.

"Bee?" Sam mumbles, sounding sluggish.

"yeah its okay Sam." Bumblebee assures, nuzzling him gently. Will groans, shifting as he comes to, laying on the floor on his back. he looks confused.

"huh?" Will asks, sounding just as sluggish as Sam. Ratchets face is the first thing his optics focus on. "Ratchet?" Will mumbles.

"hey, welcome back. come on. lets get you out of the floor." Ratchet says, getting up. he reaches down and offers Will a servo. Will lets Ratchet pull him up carefully. the medic is careful, afraid the mech will fall, but Will rubs his head wincing a little.

"carrier." Lunar whimpers, reaching for him. Will shakes his head a little, before reaching for Lunar.

"come here kiddo. its okay." Will murmurs. Ironhide passes him over gently. Lunar clings to Will sniffling and cuddling to him.

"Optimus... where are we... is that a sparkling?" Sentinel asks, looking shocked. Will looks at him, glaring silently and shifting to block Lunar with both his and Ironhides bodies carefully. he's confused and dizzy, but Lunar comes first.

"it is Sentinel. we are on Earth, many things have changed.... we will have time to talk shortly. but I'd like for Ratchet to look you over." Optimus says. the medic looks over.

"absolutely Prime, after Will though." Ratchet says, before looking at Will and Sam. "I want you two in the medbay, come on." Ratchet adds.

"yeah alright." Sam mumbles, holding onto Bumblebee. Will tenses.

"I should put Lunar down for a nap." Will murmurs, turning to leave. Ironhide stops him, gently taking Lunar from him.

"go on. I'll put Lunar down." Ironhide assures. Will nods.

don't you dare leave him alone. you stay with him.

Ironhide cradles Lunar gently and nods at him.

I promise I will stay with Lunar until you come back.

Will leans against Ratchet, letting the medic lead him towards the medbay. Ratchet wraps an arm around him, supporting his weight carefully. Will's still foggy and he's not sure what even happened.

"come on, we'll set you and Sam up on the front of the medbay, then Sentinel in the back, I don't want him too close to you two. who knows what could happen." Ratchet murmurs.

"'kay." Will murmurs, rubbing his chest plate. a slight glance behind him and Ratchet, shows Bumblebee carrying Sam carefully. Sam moans quietly.

"can you tell me what happened Will?" Ratchet asks.

"I gotta real bad feeling... Sam did too. I could feel it... then it was like going into shock.... now there's just... a terrifying sense of dread and fuzziness... I told Ironhide that Optimus shouldn't have brought Sentinel to life... I don't feel so hot.... Ratch..." Will groans.

"just relax. its okay. don't purge on me." Ratchet says, getting Will up on a berth. he groans, curling up. he feels so sick. Bumblebee lays Sam down gently.

feeling any better?

Will mumbles.

no, I think I'm gonna be sick... oh god Hide...

"put Sentinel back there Optimus, I want him away from these two." Ratchet murmurs. Optimus nods and helps Sentinel to the back.

"are those two alright? who are they?" Sentinel frowns.

"they'll be fine." Ratchet assures.

"new allies. thats Sam and that over there is Will." Optimus explains.

"and the sparkling?" Sentinel asks. Will lets out a dangerous growl, but doesn't move. he's sick, but willing to fight to the death for his sparkling. he could be puking everywhere, but would absolutely murder anyone in his way to his sparkling.

"leave my sparkling alone." Will snaps. Ratchet walks over gently patting Wills shoulder.

"shhhh, easy Will." Ratchet murmurs. "you can't stress yourself." Ratchet adds. Optimus frowns.

"Will is also carrying a second sparkling currently." Optimus explains.

"okay you and Sam should be okay... I think. the sparkling is alright Will, you and Sam just needed a reboot I guess." Ratchet murmurs. "go be with Lunar, alright? he was pretty upset." Ratchet murmurs.

"alright... thanks Ratch." Will murmurs, getting up slowly. the medic helps him up, carefully. the mech shakes off his dizziness, trying to get himself together.

"by chance, can I meet your sparkling?" Sentinel asks. Will glares at him.

"stay away from my sparkling." Will snaps, before storming out.

"don't mind Will, he's been over protective of Lunar since he started carrying again." Optimus murmurs.

Will walks off quickly, rubbing his chestplates. he walks into his and Ironhides room quickly. Ironhide looks up, Lunar cradled in his lap. the sparkling is in deep recharge.

"Will? are you two alright? hows Sam?" Ironhide ask.

"everyone is fine. Ratchet even checked on the sparkling. the sparkling is fine, I'm fine. Sam's fine. now give me my sparkling." Will snaps, glaring at Ironhide. the weapons specialist gives a small smile and nods.

"alright. alright." Ironhide murmurs. he moves over on the berth so there's room for Will to sit on it with him. "come on." Ironhide murmurs. Will climbs up and sits beside him, taking Lunar from him. "see, everythings fine." Ironhide assures gently. Will stays silent, leaning against Ironhides side. Ironhide wraps an arm around Wills shoulders gently. "alright. you're blocking your side of the bond, you're acting weird, and somethings just not right. whats going on Will? whats happening?" Ironhide ask. WIll shakes his head a little, curling in on himself slightly. he doesn't want to hurt either sparkling.

"its not just me... its Sam too. somethings wrong.... the Allspark doesn't like this. its warning us. its... something isn't right with Sentinel.... somethings not right. don't let him near Lunar. you have you to promise me Ironhide. you won't let that mech anywhere near Lunar." Will says, turning to look at the weapons specialist. Ironhide looks confused, but nods a little. he reaches up a little and gently rubs Wills cheek with his thumb.

"okay. okay. I promise. I promise I won't let Sentinel any where near Lunar to the best of my ability. I promise." Ironhide murmurs. "but why? I don't understand Will, can you explain to me?" Ironhide asks. Will cuddles Lunar and looks around the room.

"something is wrong with Sentinel, okay? I... I don't know what it is... but... you know how a couple years ago I had that awful vision were you died...?" Will ask. Ironhide nods, holding slightly tighter to his bonded.

"yeah the one with the rust? you were freaked out for almost a year about that.... why?" Ironhide ask. Will shakes his head.

"he gives me the same dreadful feeling that vision did...." Will trails. "and he's got this odd aura around him Ironhide..." Will frowns.

"odd aura?" Ironhide ask.

"yeah, Sam says when he concentrates on Sentinel... his aura isn't like the other Autobots on base... he's hiding something... I'm terrified this is when that vision takes place." Will sighs. he sounds ashamed to think like that, but Ironhide remembers how bad the vision had messed Will up for weeks. he could physically feel Wills side of the bond practically collapsing in on itself in worry. Ironhide frown and leans over gently nudging him with head.

"hey, I hear you alright? I know how bad that vision hurt alright? I'll take precautions. I promise." Ironhide assures. Will nods a little.

"Ironhide! there's been a Decepticon attact! come on!"

Ironhide jumps a little.

"I have to go Will, stay safe and don't block me from the bond. I need to know you and the sparklings are alright." Ironhide says, getting up. Will nods a little and hugs Lunar tightly to his chest.

"alright. I'm sorry. go, be safe." Will murmurs. Ironhide leans down resting his head against Will.

"I love you, I'll be careful, I promise. you do the same." Ironhide murmurs. he turns to leave quickly.

its silent for a few minutes before Sam slips in.

"what are you doing here?" Will asks.

"I figured you'd need someone here. they left Sentinel here. I didn't wanna leave you all alone." Sam murmurs. Will looks a little confused, before turning to him. he looks away, watching Lunar sleep with a sigh.

"Ironhide told you didn't he?" Will ask. Sam frowns.

"he said you were nervous about Sentinel getting near you and Lunar, so... I told him I'd stay with you... you're so shaken up its affecting Ironhide too. he was pretty hesitant to leave you here...." Sam murmurs.

"I know... I finally unblocked the bond so he could feel everything again..... do you remember that vision I told you about...? the one... the one where a mysterious bot shooting Ironhide... killing him with a rust gun...?" Will explains.

"well yeah. I think everyone remembers that.... everyone started taking extra precautions on everything... Optimus even made Skids and Mudflaps go see Ratchet to get rid of all their rust and shit so you'd stop having panic attacks. you were a wreck... but everyone knows your visions eventually come true so everyone took precautions... whats that have to do with Sentinel?" Sam asks, confused. Will shifts hesitantly.

"Sentinel... his servos are the same colors as the one in the vision..." Will murmurs, bowing his head a little. Sam reaches over and lays a servo on his shoulder.

"Will... its okay. explain that to Optimus, explain that to Ironhide. I'm sure that if Sentinel has a gun like that, they can just... take it and claim it'll hurt humans or... like they're afraid Lunar will get a hold of it." Sam murmurs.

"I don't know... what if I'm over reacting? how can I make such a stupid request to Ironhide or Optimus? Sam what if I'm just panicking? what if its in my head?" Will asks.

"its not. you know its not. you weren't the only one to react to Sentinel. I reacted too. we both passed out when Sentinel woke up. I felt that dread too and it wasn't yours. its like the Allspark was dreading it. you're not over reacting." Sam murmurs. "we both reacted. I'll back you up on this. you can come from the carrier angle and I'll come from the Allspark angle. okay? together I'm sure we can convince Optimus this is the best option. Bumblebee will immediately agree with me and put another bot on our side, what about Ironhide?" Sam ask.

"I don't think I'll have an issues getting him to agree.... Ironhide's an absolute hard ass, but you know he melts for me and Lunar." Will says. Sam nods with a smile.

"yeah, he's gone a little soft with you two, its cute. I'm sure we could convince Optimus this is for the best. it'll be alright Will." Sam assures.

"I'm not so sure Sam... but we can try it." Will murmurs. Sam smiles at him a little. Lunar yawns a little and slowly sits up. "hey there cutie, have a good nap?" Will chuckles.

"carrier!" Lunar squeals, jumping up and hugging his neck happily. Will wraps his arms tightly around the little bot.

"its alright sparkling. its alright. I'm here." Will assures. Lunar cuddles to him happily. "where's everyone at?" Will asks, looking at Sam.

"some sort of information about those stupid pillars Sentinel was freaking out about." Sam shrugs a little. "Bee didn't explain, just that Optimus needed him. something about the Decepticons." Sam shrugs. Will nods a little.

the two are content to sit in Will and Ironhides room until the others come back. Ironhide's not at all surprised to see Sam in their room.

"you two okay? Ironhide asks, looking at them.

"creator!" Lunar squeals, jumping to him. Ironhide catches him carefully and cuddles the sparkling, chuckling

"yeah, we're good, but Will needs to talk to you, I gotta go talk to Bee." Sam says, jumping down. he heads off, leaving Ironhide watching him confused.

"Will? whats wrong?" Ironhide asks, sitting on the berth beside him.

"does Sentinel have a gun that causes cosmic rust?" Will ask.

"yeah, I think, why?" Ironhide asks.

"because.... I think Sentinel is the one who shot you in my vision... I don't want him to have the gun. what if he shoots Lunar? what if he shoots you? what if he hurts the sparklings?" Will ask. Ironhide frowns a little.

"Will you can't-" Ironhide starts.

"please Hide, you have to help me convince Optimus. cosmic rust is bad enough as is, but Ratchet could save you if you were hit at least. if he hits Lunar it could kill him! wh-what about me and the sparkling hmm? if he hits me in the chest with that then the sparkling is gone. Ironhide please, I'm begging you." Will begs. Ironhide frowns.

"Sentinel wouldn't do that." Ironhide assures. Will glares and snatches Lunar from him. "wha- Will!" Ironhide frowns.

"you either take my fears serious, or me and Lunar or leaving until you can absolutely prove to me that Sentinel wasn't the bot in my vision!" Will snaps. "come on baby. uncle Sam's already agreed with me." Will murmurs, carrying Lunar off.

"Will, listen to me." Ironhide says, following him.

"why? you won't listen to me." Will scolds. Ironhide grabs his servo and pulls him back into their room gently. Lunar whines a little and cuddles to Will.

"look, give him a few days okay? just try to get used to him, alright?" Ironhide murmurs.

"why can't he just lose that stupid gun for a few days hmm?" Will asks. "I am thinking about our sparklings who depend on us. you're thinking about someone you haven't seen since you were on Cybertron." Will glares. "you have a freaking family Hide and, I'm sorry but, me and Sam both have bad feelings about him. the Allspark says something is wrong and its bad enough me and Sam both reacted physically. we both passed out and got physically ill because he woke up. so you can either help me protect our sparklings, or you can protect the bot I'm 95% sure is going to kill you." Will growls at him.

"Will-" Ironhide tries.

"think about it this way, what happens if Lunar gets a hold of that rust gun like he managed to do with Sideswipes blaster? hmmm? he was lucky we found him and Ratchet could fix him. we're lucky he didn't blow his fragging head off. if he got a hold of Sentinels gun and shoots himself? thats it Ironhide! you can't save a sparkling his size from rust fast enough. especially cosmic rust, that spreads faster than anything I've ever seen. Lunar is at risk here and we have to think about him as his creators." Will says. Ironhide frowns at him a moment and sighs.

"okay. okay. alright. I'll help you and Sam convince Prime that Sentinel needs to give up his weapon until we're positive he's safe around the sparklings." Ironhide murmurs. "alright?" Ironhide ask. Will nods a little, looking relieved.

"thank you." Will mutters, dropping his head onto Ironhides chestplates. the bigger mech, wraps his arms around him tightly and just holds him there.

"I'll go talk to Prime okay? you take Lunar and get you both a cube. I'll meet you in the rec room." Ironhide murmurs.

"the rec room has sucked since Epps retired." Will mutters, putting Lunar on his hip.

"I know Will." Ironhide murmurs. everyone had hated seeing him go, but mostly Jazz. Jazz had chosen to stay behind at the Nest base and keep being a soldier, meaning he couldn't see Epps much anymore.

"come on Lunar. your creator thinks you're hungry." Will says with a small smile.

"I am!" Lunar pouts. Will smiles at him.

"okay okay." he chuckles, heading for the rec room.

"you there, come here." Sentinel says, motioning Will over. Will scoffs, looking at the bot.

"no. don't talk to me like that, ever. I am not a dog." Will glares. he walks over and grabs a sparkling cube for Lunar, before grabbing himself a cube.

"I want to see the sparkling, come here." Sentinel frowns.

"you will come no where near my sparkling." Will growls, carrying Lunar off. he heads over to sit beside Jazz, but a servo on his shoulder stops him. Will tenses, before putting Lunar down. "go to uncle Jazz." Will murmurs.

"okay!" Lunar grins, running off for Jazz. Will stands, abruptly turns, and smacks the Primes servo off his shoulder.

"listen here! you don't touch me! you don't touch my bondmate! and you don't touch my sparklings! you get away from me right now or I'm going to show you why I have the reputation of being the most dangerous mech on the base beside Wheeljack! don't you dare ever come near my family! and don't even think about hurting them!" Will snaps, growling at the mech. Sentinel glares as the mech turns around to walk away.

"you dare talk to me like that?!" Sentinel growls. he reaches out to grab Will, but the mech dodges and turns with a fire in his optics.

"touch me and I'll fragging kill you!" Will growls. "touch me! I fucking dare you! give me a reason to beat you and kick your aft all the way back to Cybertron!" Will snaps, getting in the Prims face. the Prime is taller than him but Will doesn't care. he's fought Optimus before, in battle training, and completely whipped the Primes aft. he wasn't afraid of Sentinel.

"hey! hey! stop! whats going on here?" Optimus shouts, running over quickly with Ironhide. Ironhide immediately gets between the two, putting his back to Will carefully while Optimus pulls Sentinel back.

"easy Will." Ironhide soothes gently.

"you have the most disrespectful team Optimus." Sentinel glares. Will gives a growl of frustration, ready to rip into the Prime.

"you put your fucking servos on me again and I swear to Primus I'll kill you! you'll wish the Decepticons had gotten a hold of you when I'm done! I'll kill you! don't touch my sparkling! don't touch my family!" Will shouts, shoving Ironhide hard in an attempt to move the mech out of his way. Ironhide grunts and stumbles a little, but holds his position. Will can't knock him over that easy, he's used to Will's little fits. they weren't Wills fault, of course, and Ironhide never blamed him for the way he reacted. no one ever did, he literally couldn't help it while carrying. carrying caused glitchy systems and glitchy programs. Will couldn't control it.

Will, please calm down, its okay. just calm down, whats wrong? what happened? did Sentinel do something? talk to me, you're going to hurt Lunar.

Ironhide pushes him back gently to put space between the two angry bots. Sentinel looks ready to hit his bonded, something Ironhide would immediately end him for, and Will feels ready to rip the Prime apart. he didn't want Will to put him or the sparkling in danger. Ironhide would beat the hell out of the Prime, send him to the well of Allsparks.

he grabbed me! I was walking away with Lunar and he grabbed me! who the hell does he think he is!? I swear Ironhide I'll kill him! you've seen what I did to Hotrod, not even Primus will be able to fix this idiot if he puts his servos on me or Lunar again! get out of my way right now and I'll put an end to this problem! you know I will! move Hide! I'm going to show him what the well of Allsparks looks like!

Ironhide pushes back against him gently. he doesn't want to accidentally hurt either his bonded or his sparkling. he just wants Will to calm down before he accidently hurts the sparkling.

easy Will. its alright, you need to calm down, you're gonna scare Lunar. you're going to hurt the sparklings, please, calm down. we'll handle this. its okay, I don't want you stressing out like this. its alright. I promise you Will, I am going to handle this.

Will growls behind him, but stops trying to shove him out of the way. he glares the Prime down, but stays behind Ironhide.

"Sentinel you were warned Will is carrying. you should know better than to grab a carrying mech. you know they get protective of their sparklings." Ironhide warns.

"Ironhide is right Sentinel, Will is a very dangerous mech right now, please leave him be." Optimus says.

"he's dis-" Sentinel starts.

"Sentinel please come with me." Optimus murmurs. Sentinel growls at Ironhide and Will, before huffing and following Optimus. Ironhide watches them go before turning to Will.

"you cannot threaten a higher ranking officer Will." Ironhide frowns.

"oh its not a threat its a promise. he touches my family again and I swear, Ironhide. he's lucky I didn't kill him! he grabbed me! I had Lunar! he's lucky I-" Will glares. Ironhide cuts him off.

"I know, I know. shhh." Ironhide soothes. "go sit down with Lunar and just enjoy your cube okay?" Ironhide murmurs. Will huffs steam out his nose, clearly annoyed, and turns to walk over to Jazz. he sits with an angry huff. Ironhide shakes his head watching him.

don't worry. Optimus agreed that for Lunars safety, the weapon will be confiscated. okay? its alright. I told you I'd handle everything, so please take it easy.

Will huffs a little.

good. that stupid Prime... how could he put his servos on me like that!? he's lucky I didn't kill him right here!

Ironhide gives a small smile, chuckling to himself.

I love you, be careful.

Ironhide follows Optimus and Sentinel out of the room.

"creator!" Lunar pouts, jumping off Jazz's lap and running after him. Ironhide turns and looks at him.

"hey squirt." Ironhide smiles, scooping him up gently. Lunar cuddles to him.

"outside?" Lunar ask.

"not right now little one. okay? we'll go out later." Ironhide promises.

"okay!" Lunar grins. Ironhide puts him down and watches him run off back to Will.

"hey, you alright Will?" Jazz asks.

"no. I'm not alright." Will snaps. "I swear if Ironhide hadn't stepped in I would've killed that mech!" Will glares.

"I know, and probably hurt yourself in the process. its better Hide stepped in." Jazz frowns.

"why you like Sentinel too?" Will scolds.

"no. I've never really met him, but I'd hate for you or the sparkling to end up injured and you know Ironhide would be angry at himself for letting it happen." Jazz says. Will huffs a little, looking away.

"carrier? why is that bot bad?" Lunar asks. Will frowns.

"just stay away from him kiddo. okay? if he comes near you, I don't care what you have to do to get away from him. run, yell, scream, I don't care just get away from him. okay?" Will ask.

"does that mean I can use my dissapear power?" Lunar grins. Will smiles a little.

"absolutely." Will chuckles. Lunar cheers happily. "why don't you go see Uncle Sides? okay?" Will ask.

"okay!" Lunar giggles, running off.

"so... what is wrong with Sentinel, Will? why are you so... defensive around him?" Jazz asks softly. Will tenses a little, before he sighs, swirling his cube a little.

"Sams the only one that believes me, but I think Sentinel is hiding something. so does the Allspark.... I'm pretty sure he's the one who kills Ironhide." Will murmurs. "I haven't told anyone else, but you remember that vision I had years ago where I freaked everyone out and all traces of rust had to leave the base?" Will ask.

"yeah, you were so worried about Ironhide being killed. I remember that." Jazz says. "it was kinda sweet, why?" he ask. Will frowns.

"well... in the vision, a bot killed Ironhide." Will explains. "the day before Optimus woke Sentinel, I had another vision... Sentinel betrays Optimus. he hurts everyone.... he betrays Ironhide... the vision ended with him fighting with Ironhide. Ironhide landed on the ground on his back, looking up horrified... that vision ended, the same way that first vision started. the Allspark usually doesn't just give me answers like that, but its telling me... Ironhides going to die and he won't listen to me." WIll explains softly. Jazz stares at him shocked.

"I'm sure Ironhide will be alright WIll." Jazz murmurs softly.

"why because you like Sentinel and trust him soooo much?" Will glares.

"no, because Ironhide hasn't survived war this long by making stupid choices. you know that. whether he trusts a bot or not, he won't let his guard down around anyone, ever. he's been betrayed before, someone we all thought was a friend, swapped to the Decepticons team. almost killed Hide and Bee.... Hide's never fully trusted anyone since. he may say he does, but he definitely doesn't." Jazz frowns. "he's always on guard Will, you know that." Jazz murmurs. Will frowns a little.

"then why isn't he taking my concerns seriously?" Will ask.

"I'm sure he is, but its definitely not going to make you feel any better even if he tells you that. you'll relax and you should be on edge just like him." Jazz murmurs. Will sighs, rubbing his chest with a wince.

"whatever. I'm gonna go get a nap." Will mumbles, pushing himself up off the couch. Jazz watches him go.

Will walks into their shared room to find Ironhide putting Lunar down for a nap, the sparkling must've gotten cranky.

"Will?" Ironhide ask, turning around. Will studies him a moment, before walking over and hugging him tightly, laying his head on Ironhide chest plates. Ironhide raises an optic ridge and wraps his arms around the slightly smaller mech. "are you alright?" Ironhide ask. Will nods, but doesn't separate from him. Ironhide holds him for a few minutes until Will pushes back. the weapons specialist looks at him concerned, frowning. the smaller steps back a little to smile up at Ironhide a moment.

"I'm fine. promise." Will mutters, looking around him to look at Lunar.

"he's in stasis." Ironhide assures.

"Sentinel didn't hurt him right?" Will ask.

"no he's alright. the whole thing did scare him a bit, but he went straight into a nap once he was alright." Ironhide snorts, turning a little to look at Lunar. he turns back to Will. "are you two alright? I never had the chance to ask earlier, but Sentinel didn't hurt either of you right?" Ironhide ask. Will shakes his head a little.

"no, we're okay." Will assures. Ironhide nods at him, smiling at him a little.

"alright, I'm glad you're alright. I'm sorry he almost hurt you." Ironhide murmurs.

"no its alright. we're fine. he wasn't going to hurt me. you know that I would've killed him." Will grumbles. Ironhide chuckles softly.

"you're right. just glad you and the sparklings are alright." Ironhide murmurs.

"Optimus promised to take his gun right?" Will ask. Ironhide nods.

"yes, he promised it would be locked away in the weapons vault." Ironhide assures.

"speaking of weapons vault, I know Ratchets working on your cannons, but can you make sure you keep those guns Jack made you put away? I don't care if you put them in the vault or not, but keep them away from Lunar." Will frowns.

"he got a hold of them?" Ironhide frowns. "I keep them in the holder when they're not on my back." Ironhide frowns.

"well, Lunar got a hold of one, maybe we should start putting them up higher so that he can't reach." Will says.

"I'll start keeping them put up better until I get my cannons back." Ironhide assures. "once I have them back, I'll put the guns in the weapons vault." Ironhide adds. Will nods a him a little.

"okay... I'm gonna get a nap. alright? try not to be left alone with Sentinel if you can help it." Will murmurs. Ironhide smiles at him and nods.

"alright. I'll do my best." Ironhide assures. "take care of the sparklings, and yourself Will." Ironhide warns.

"I'll be fine Hide. we'll be locked away in this room, you're the one that needs to be careful and take care of yourself." Will frowns, laying on the berth. Lunar immediately cuddles up to his side, yawning. Will wraps an arm around him.

"I will be careful Will. I promise. I always am." Ironhide assures, turning to leave. he grabs his guns and holder, strapping them to his back, before turning to look at Will. the mech has his optics off, but Ironhide knows he's not in stasis yet.

"you better be, you've got a family who expects you to come home." Will says.

"I always do." Ironhide assures, shutting the door behind him. Will shifts to look at the closed door before curling up with Lunar.

its nearly two hours later when Will jerks up, gasping. he looks down at Lunar and scoops him up quickly.

"Sam! where are you?! I need you to take Lunar now! somethings wrong!"

"huh? I'm in the main room. whats up?"

Will runs straight into the main rec room, dumping Lunar into Sams lap.

"I put a shield on Ironhide and set it to alert me whenever someone tried to break it!" Will shouts. Sam looks confused, watching Will go.

Ironhide groans, laying on his back. he's bleeding pretty badly from his side. Sentinel is standing over him, gun pointed at his head. he should've listened to Will.

Will.

Primus. he was about to leave his bonded and two sparklings behind, although the way he was about to die, it would probably take at least the unsparked sparkling and probably Will with him. his stupidity was going to get his whole family killed.

"well, well. the beloved Weapons Specialist known for his smarts, got betrayed again." Sentinel mutters. Ironhide winces, trying to get up but falls back onto his back.

"Sentinel, don't... don't do this." Ironhide winces, pushing himself away from the Prime. Will was right. that stupid rust gun was going to be the end of him. how had Sentinel gotten it back? Ironhide winces, trying to pull himself away from the mech standing over him. rust is the worst way to go, but Ironhide refuses to break eye contact with the Prime. he stares him down as the bigger mech shoots. to his utter shock, and relief, the blast hits a shield. Will. it stopped the rust bullet, but not the regular bullet. he can't believe Sentinel shot him, TWICE!

"what the slag?" Sentinel growls. he attempts to fire the gun again, but its knocked off target by a gray servo grabbing his arm and shoving it out of the way. "you." Sentinel growls, glaring at Will. Will pulls back and punches him hard in the face, before slamming the Primes arm against his knee to make him release the gun.

"yeah, me." Will snaps. "do you have any idea how stupid you are!? I told you to leave my family alone! my bondmate counts as family you idiot!" Will snaps, grabbing the Primes shoulders and slamming his face into his knee hard.

Ironhide grunts, trying to get up but Will pushes him back with a small energy blast. he doesn't want the mech hurting himself. Ironhide groans and drops his head back into the sand. he'd love to watch Will beat the frag out of the Prime, but he can't hold his head up. he can listen to it and its a hell of a fight from the sounds of it.

Ironhide must've blacked out, because when he onlines again, Wills sitting beside him, absolutely covered in energon, looking exhausted.

"y'win?" Ironhide ask. Will nods. "you hurt?" he asks.

"s'not my energon." Will assures. Ironhide shifts and groans. "Ratchets on his way." Will assures.

"how'd you get that shield on me before he shot me?" Ironhide ask, confused. Will snorts a little.

"you haven't figured that out?" Will snorts. Ironhide looks confused at him.

"no…?" Ironhide mumbles, sounding confused.

"when I hugged you earlier, I put a shield on you… guess I should've used a better one… he shot you." Will sighs.

"it protected me against the rust. m'okay. Ratchet can fix a couple bullet wounds, I'll be alright." Ironhide assures. Will winces and leans back against the base moaning quietly.

"don't move. he got you pretty good." Will murmurs.

"didn't plan on it." Ironhide says. Its quiet a moment before Ironhide looks at Will. "are those my cannons Will?" he frowns. Will snorts and looks down at his arms. "yeah. couldn't use my weapons or I'd hurt the sparkling." he smirks. Ironhide snorts.

"rest Will. Ratchet'll be here soon." Ironhide murmurs.

"I can't just sleep out here Hide." Will snorts.

"why not? you think anyone will care? you're carrying Will, just get a nap. m'sure Prime'll carry you in." Ironhide snorts. Will nods and yawns, leaning back against the wall.

he'd saved Ironhide. he'd offlined Sentinel. he'd protected his family. he could rest.