He let go of the trembling shoulder in his grasp and moved his claws to cup Skywarp’s face. The dark seeker’s optics were flickering in his nervousness. “Skywarp,” Thundercracker said, the arrogant tone gone from his voice for once, “We’re going to fly away from this hunk of space rock and we’re going to find our way home. We’re going to be okay.”
“No we’re not! We’re going to be lost out here forever. Do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Any one of them could be Earth or Cybertron!”
“Sshh!” Thundercracker hissed, placing a sharp claw on Skywarp’s lipplates. “I’ve got a plan. We’re going to follow that little Autobot’s trail all the way back to Cybertron. That’s what we’re going to do and that is all you need to focus on right now. Don’t worry about anything or anyone else but me. I’m going to take care of you.”
Since he didn’t want to risk angering his clone again, Skywarp carefully nodding, mindful of the deadly claws resting so delicately against his faceplates. Thundercracker nodded in turn and patted Skywarp’s cheek a bit too hard before turning away. “Let’s get started.”
Doubts, worries, and fears surged forth in Skywarp’s processor, but he focused on what Thundercracker had said, even if not all of it was communicated out loud. They were in this together; Thundercracker wouldn’t abandon him to the dark loneliness of space. Focusing on that mantra, Skywarp took a few running steps before leaping into the air and flew as close to Thundercracker as the other seeker would allow.
The possibility of meeting a horrible and painful demise was still very likely, but Skywarp just kept reminding himself that he wasn’t alone and that Thundercracker would protect him. No matter what much Skywarp grated on Thundercracker’s nerves, or how terrifying Skywarp found the other seeker at times, he knew that in the end, they were in this together. Thundercracker was just too arrogant and stubborn to have it any other way now that he’d made his decision, and Skywarp was fine with that.
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6. Thundercracker/Skywarp; In This Together 2/2
Date: 2010-12-07 09:00 pm (UTC)“No we’re not! We’re going to be lost out here forever. Do you know how many stars there are in the sky? Any one of them could be Earth or Cybertron!”
“Sshh!” Thundercracker hissed, placing a sharp claw on Skywarp’s lipplates. “I’ve got a plan. We’re going to follow that little Autobot’s trail all the way back to Cybertron. That’s what we’re going to do and that is all you need to focus on right now. Don’t worry about anything or anyone else but me. I’m going to take care of you.”
Since he didn’t want to risk angering his clone again, Skywarp carefully nodding, mindful of the deadly claws resting so delicately against his faceplates. Thundercracker nodded in turn and patted Skywarp’s cheek a bit too hard before turning away. “Let’s get started.”
Doubts, worries, and fears surged forth in Skywarp’s processor, but he focused on what Thundercracker had said, even if not all of it was communicated out loud. They were in this together; Thundercracker wouldn’t abandon him to the dark loneliness of space. Focusing on that mantra, Skywarp took a few running steps before leaping into the air and flew as close to Thundercracker as the other seeker would allow.
The possibility of meeting a horrible and painful demise was still very likely, but Skywarp just kept reminding himself that he wasn’t alone and that Thundercracker would protect him. No matter what much Skywarp grated on Thundercracker’s nerves, or how terrifying Skywarp found the other seeker at times, he knew that in the end, they were in this together. Thundercracker was just too arrogant and stubborn to have it any other way now that he’d made his decision, and Skywarp was fine with that.