A/N: Happy Valentines Day!
It had been almost two weeks since Bulkhead and Optimus had tried to make a run for it but failed. Bulkhead hadn't seen nor heard from his Prime since he was taken away and brought back to the burrow by Lugnut.
Lugnut did punish him in his own way for trying to escape but didn't punish him…too hard since he now know why and promised to end the outside abuse. And since then Lugnut refused to let Bulkhead leave the burrow alone or let him out of his eye sight or hearing range when he did leave the burrow.
At first Bulkhead didn't mind but he started to long to be able to hop freely about. He missed feeling the sun on his whiskers and being able to graze on grass dripping with dew. He loved Lugnut but he didn't want to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner. So when Lugnut returned from foraging, he asked.
"Lugnut...can I go outside?"
Lugnut looked over at his mate and smiled lovingly.
"Of coerce Bulkhead. Just let me get a little rest and I'll take you outside." The larger rabbit replied sweetly.
"Thanks," Bulkhead said brightly, feeling a lot better. He hadn't been sure if his mate would allow his request but he desperately needed to get outside.
Lugnut smiled at how happy his answer made his beautiful mate and hopped over closer to him. Shyly Bulkhead cringed back from the much larger rabbit but didn't back away as Lugnut leaned down and started to nuzzle their heads together lovingly.
"I would do anything to make you happy my beautiful flower." Lugnut purred as he vowed which made Bulkhead blush furiously and try to turn his head to hide the blush from his mate.
But Lugnut had already seen it and chuckled as he licked the smaller rabbit affectionately.
"Don't hide, you look even more stunning when you blush." Lugnut whispered.
"Really?" Bulkhead asked, he still wasn't used to being complimented.
"Of course, that's why I chose you," Lugnut told him giving him another nuzzle.
Bulkhead fluffed up with pleasure before asking. "Do you know how my friends are doing?"
Lugnut smiled.
"I haven't seen any of them but assure you they are being loved and cherished as much as I am doing with you." He reassured.
"Even Bumblebee?" Bulkhead asked, he missed his little buddy. "He hates being cooped up or told what to do."
"Yes Bulkhead he is just as fine as the rest. I've heard he was hose by Shockwave." Lugnut pointed out.
Bulkhead gasped and paled some.
"What!? But he's too big for Bumblebee. He'll kill him!" Bulkhead shouted.
"No he won't," Lugnut assured him as Bulkhead nervously thumped a foot. "He's waiting until the little bunny is comfortable with him before trying anything. And even then he'll be gentle."
"Are you sure?" Bulkhead said doubtfully, he'd seen Shockwave and he didn't look gentle.
Lugnut nodded.
"I am positive. Do not let's his looks fool you Bulkhead. Yes he is a very large rabbit like myself but he is very gentle when it comes to...runts. He's always had a huge soft spot for them " Lugnut explained.
"Oh, that's good," Bulkhead said, feeling calmer. "Just as long as he lets Bee run about, otherwise he gets up to mischief."
"I'm sure he is, but I'll let him know," chuckled Lugnut. "Now why don't we get outside?"
Bulkhead instantly brightened at the word outside and nodded his head in excitement. Lugnut chuckled softly at his mate's kit like excitement to get to go outside.
"Come along." Lugnut purred as he lead Bulkhead out of the burrow and into the tunnels, Bulkhead close behind.
He could already smell the fresh air and it was brilliant. His nose twitched and his whiskers fluttered slightly, he couldn't wait to get his teeth into some fresh grass. His cute bunny tail bobbed up and down as they hopped along.
The further away from the burrow they went and the closer to the outside the more excited Bulkhead became. The smaller rabbit struggled to keep himself from going around Lugnut and shoot towards the entrance.
"Calm down," Lugnut called back, he could hear how excited his mate was.
"Sorry," Bulkhead apologized, but he couldn't help himself.
Lugnut chuckled to himself and hopped a little faster to get to the warrens entrance faster for his mate.
He finally reached it, hopped outside and then moved aside so that Bulkhead could burst out into the sunshine. Bulkhead paused, raised his nose to the sun as he sniffed the fresh air, scented with grass and flowers. Then he suddenly charged forward, kicking his heels up with joy.
"Wuhu!" Bulkhead shouted as he sprung up into the air and as he came down curled himself to rolled in the grass as he landed.
Once he stopped rolling he uncurls, laying on his back in the middle of the tall, thick, and sweet grass. The green rabbit opened his eyes and smiled huge as he looked up to see trees hanging over his head, sunlight peeking through the leaves, the wind gently blowing and making the leaves dance, and the grass waved against the soft breeze which tickled his sensitive nose.
Lugnut smiled, it was so good to see his mate so happy. He should have taken him out sooner.
Slowly Lugnut walked over to lay down beside his beautiful and beloved mate.
"Are you pleased?" The larger rabbit whispered.
"Very," he sighed happily.
"This is so nice."
Lugnut smiled and leaned down and nuzzled their noses together.
"Anything for you beloved." Lugnut purred and then started to groom Bulkhead's thick chest cur for him.
Bulkhead purred back, loving the attention and the sun on his whiskers.
Lugnut looked down and admired how beautiful his mate looked in the sun, the bright light made Bulkhead look like he was glowing and made him look like a being sent from the heavens.
"You look so beautiful," Lugnut whispered down to him.
"Really?" Bulkhead said softly.
Lugnut purred louder and nodded.
"Yes. You are the most beautiful creature I have ever laid eyes on." Lugnut said lovingly and licked Bulkhead's lips.
"Thanks, no one ever told me that before you," Bulkhead admitted shyly.
"I am surprised. You are so beautiful. You should have been admired and cherished the instant you were born into this world." Lugnut replied, nuzzling his head against Bulkhead's.
"I was always too big and bulky for other rabbits," Bulkhead mumbled. "The others are much cuter and better looking than me."
"What?! Bulkhead you are beautiful. Don't ever think other wise or let others tell you are not." Lugnut shouted.
"Thanks," Bulkhead said with a smile. "Your really beautiful to and so strong."
Lugnut smiled and nuzzled Bulkhead.
"Oh Bulkhead. I'm not beautiful. You are beautiful. Me, I'm just an over grown rabbit with rough and gruff fur." Lugnut replied.
"To me your beautiful," Bulkhead purred, nuzzling him lovingly.
"Oh Bulkhead you are too good for me." Lugnut whispered which made Bulkhead chuckle and get up from his laying position.
Bulkhead started to groom his mate, making Lugnut purr happily.
"Oh Bulky that feels so wonderful." Lugnut moaned softly.
"You're welcome, I want to make you feel good," Bulkhead purred.
Lugnut smiled and started to return the wonderful grooming.
"And so do I." The larger rabbit purred almost lustfully.
They groomed each other for almost half an hour in the sun before finally relaxing against each other for a little nap. But after a while, Lugnut grew restless. He wanted to do something special for his mate, something to make him even happier.
Lugnut then got an idea.
"Bulkhead. You stay here and continue enjoying you time outside. I...need to go get something." Lugnut lied to keep his plan a surprise.
"Get what?" Bulkhead asked curiously.
"You'll see," Lugnut said, giving him a lick.
Bulkhead blushed but smiled and chuckled and nodded.
"Ok, please be careful." Bulkhead said.
Lugnut smiled and licked his beloved's cheek again.
"I will." He promised.
Lugnut quickly hopped off, he planned to find Bulkhead's favourite food and give it to his mate as a special treat.
Bulkhead watched Lugnut hop away and once he couldn't seem him any longer he laid back down in the grass to continue sun bathing.
Occasionally, he nibbled a bit of grass, enjoying the fresh, moist taste. Life was going pretty well for him right now.
Bulkhead closed his eyes and took in a deep breath, smiling at how sweet and fresh the air was.
"Hmm heavenly." He moaned to himself before suddenly his ears perked up when he caught a soft rustle of leaves nearby.
"Hmm?" he said, ears pricking at the sound. "What's that?"
The rustling down louder and closer. Bulkhead slowly sat up, eyes looking around as he started to hear more rustling coming all around him now.
"Who's there?" He called out, becoming a bit nervous.
With Lugnut gone, he suddenly felt very vulnerable. He slowly backed away, worried about who could be out there.
"Who's out there?" Bulkhead said again but this time he couldn't keep his fear from leaking into his voice as the bushes started to move more until finally a few rabbits stepped out into the open.
"Well, well, look who it is," one of them sneered at the sight of him.
Bulkhead's ears flattened, it was the rabbits that liked to bully him.
The rabbits were called Backlash, Tread, grapple, and Shellcase. Four Decepticon rabbits that loved to torture bulkhead and make his life in 'their' warren a living hell.
"H-hi," Bulkhead greeted nervously. "H-how's it going?"
"Oh nothing." Grapple started to say.
Grapple was a burnt yellow furred rabbit with red tipped ears and red paws.
"Just taking a nice little stroll in the sun light." Tread added as he slowly started to circle Bulkhead who whimpered and backed away.
Tread was a dark green with darker green jagged lines across his back.
"Y-yeah, it's really nice today," Bulkhead said, wondering if he could make it back to the burrow in time.
"And we just got more lucky on their wonderful day." Shellcase spoke up as he walked up closer to bulkhead he backed peddled from the dangerous approaching rabbit.
Shellcase's fur was dark grey.
"Oh...oh really? Wh...why?" Bulkhead asked before he tensed up when he felt another presence behind him.
Slowly Bulkhead and gasped in horror when he saw it was Backlash. Backlash leaned in closer to Bulkhead's face, a evil sneer on his face.
"We found you...all alone." Backlash whispered and his companions sniveling along with him which made poor Bulk's heart sink and his eyes dilated.
Backlash was a large buck with dark blue furred rabbit with a red strip running down the back of his spine and ending at the very tip of his tail.
"I-if you do anything," Bulkhead warned, his fur standing on end. "Lugnut won't be happy."
But instead of being frightened the four rabbits started laughing before they all stopped, grinning evilly as they stalked closer to Bulkhead.
"We don't need to fear Lugnut, he won't know if you don't tell him." Tread said.
"And...and what makes you th...think I won't?" Bulkhead questioned.
Suddenly he cried in pain as his scruff was snatched up by a pair of sharp teeth, lifted up, and threw to the ground painfully. Bulkhead could keep from crying in pain from the impact and tried to get back to his feet before he was attacked again but before he could was pinned to the ground with a paw pressing into his throat.
"Because if you tell, we'll kill you," Backlash hissed horribly.
Bulkhead gulped as he trembled in fear.
"What have ever done to you?!" Bulkhead cried.
He didn't know why these four had to be so cruel to him. Why did they like to torture him so much?
"Done?" Backlash laughed. "You haven't done anything to us, you stupid rabbit...except by being an Autobot."
"But...but I..." Bulkhead tried to say something in his defense but before he could say a word he was smacked around the face, crying out as his cheek stung from the deep claw marks across it now.
"Shut up you pathetic waste of fur. I don't understand what Lugnut sees in you. You're so fat and ugly, unworthy of even stepping foot in our warren, your worm in our presence." Backlash snarled viciously.
"P-please," Bulkhead whimpered, he couldn't help being an Autobot or the fact that he'd been brought here. Where was Lugnut, he needed him.
"Let's show him what we do to his kind." Grapple suggested, flexing his claws in excitement and thirst of blood.
Bulkhead gasped, surely they wouldn't really hurt him...would they?
"No...leave me alone," he cried as they advanced on me. "LUGNUT!"
Off in the far side of the clearing Lugnut was busy gathering up all of Bulkhead's favorites which was a variety berries, flowers, and wild onions. He had just finished digging up an onion and carried it over to his pile when he heard a voice carried across the wind.
"Lugnut!"
The larger rabbit's ears perked up at the sound of the voice.
"Bulkhead?" Lugnut gasped before shooting off into the direction where he had last seen his mate, fearing for the worst by the sound of the cry.
"Shut up! That's it I say you really teach him a lesson. Did he make a run for it?" Grapple spat as he smacked Bulkhead across the head to quiet him.
Shellcase nodded.
"Yeah and you all know what we do to runners don't you?" The dark green rabbit sneered as he leered down at the terrified rabbit they had pinned.
Backlash leaned down and whispered into Bulkhead's ear which made the poor rabbit's heart sink even further.
"We maim them. We'll make you look so ugly and hideous that your so called mate will never touch or even look at you ever again."
"Nooo, please don't." Bulkhead begged as he started to struggle frantically but his please went to delft ears as the four cruel rabbit started to bite, scratch, tear, rip, and claw into Bulkhead.
Biting and ripping at his ears, grabbing and scratching into his fur, gnawing on his legs, and clawing at his face, back, and belly.
"Ahhh," Bulkhead screamed in pain, unknowingly causing Lugnut's heart to almost stop as he heard that cry.
"No," he gasped, running even harder, something was hurting his mate, he was in such pain and he'd left him alone.
Finally he reached where he had left Bulkhead and what he found horrified him even more. Four large rabbits had his smaller mate pinned to the ground and were mauling him. Instantly Lugnut saw red, his fur stood on end from his rage, and he shot towards the them.
Before they knew what was happening Lugnut barreled straight into the them, knocking them off and away from Bulkhead.
"Get away from him!" he roared, standing protectively over Bulkhead, his fur on end as he growled furiously.
The rabbits rolled to their feet and stared at him, the massive rabbit looked furious and they weren't sure what to do.
But it seemed Backlash didn't see why Lugnut would be so angry for and stepped forward in an almost challenging manner.
"Why should we, he's just another useless Autobot rabbit? He should be punished for turning his back on our glorious leader. He's nothing more than a slave among us." Backlash hissed.
Shellcase, Tread, and Grapple growled and nodded in agreement.
"He is not a slave," Lugnut growled. "He is my mate and you will treat him with the respect he deserves."
"Respect, him?" Backlash laughed. "He's the most pathetic specimen I've ever laid eyes on."
Once those words passed the rabbit's lips Lugnut leapt at him. Backlash didn't have time to act before he was threw to the ground and pinned under Lugnut's larger weight, claws pressing dangerously against his throat.
"You better hold your tongue before I silence you…permanently." Lugnut growled, pressing his paw down harder to show he will live up to his threat.
"Cough...okay...cough," the other rabbit gasped and spluttered, eyes wide with fear.
Lugnut growled before looking at the others.
"I will not tolerate any more attacks on my mate. If any of you dare to mark him again, I will rip out your throats and feed you to the crows."
The three rabbits gulped and nodded before turning tail and ran, leaving Backlash to defend himself who was still pinned. Lugnut looked down at him and leaned in very close to the smaller and lower rabbit.
"Don't' think that Lord Megatron won't about this. Your actions will NOT go unpunished." Lugnut snarled before he got off of the other rabbit who stumbled back to his feet, rubbing his sore throat.
Lugnut went to stand protectively in front of Bulkhead, who still hasn't moved once since he was rescued and started Backlash down, daring him to say a word. Wanting so badly to have an excuse to attack and kill the other rabbit where he stood but for once in his life backlash backed away and ran back to the burrow, backing down from the challenge and away from a fight.
Lugnut made sure he was well and truly gone before turning back to his injured mate.
"Bulkhead...are you alright?" he asked gently to his trembling mate.
"Lug…Lugnut?" Bulkhead whimpered so softly that the other rabbit almost didn't hear him.
"Shh, shh yes it's me. Shh I'm here." Lugnut hushed as he started to look Bulkhead over, finally seeing the damage which he could not keep from gasping.
His poor, lovely, and sweet little mate. His ears were half shredded and bloody, his fur was ruffled, patches of fur was missing, deep cuts littered his body, his legs were chewed up so much that he feared his mate may never be able to walk again, and his face. Oh his beautiful and innocent face was ruined, scratches and cuts ran crisscrossed over his face and nose, and the worst of all the damage which nearly made Lugnut throw up were the terrible jagged cuts across his eyes.
"I'm...I'm sorry for being so weak," Bulkhead whimpered. "I was still scared of them."
"It's not your fault," Lugnut said soothingly. "I shouldn't have left you alone, I didn't think they'd dare to hurt you."
Carefully Lugnut leaned down and tried to lick away some of the blood but Bulkhead was in so much pain that the tiniest gesture of comfort hurt him. He couldn't help but gasp and whimper in pain from the small lick. Lugnut gasped and backed away.
"Oh dear primus how could I have let this happen? I need to take you to the medical burrow." Lugnut said but didn't know how he was going to get Bulkhead there without hurting him.
He needed help getting him down there.
"I'm going to call for some rabbits to help us," he told his mate lovingly, licking a patch that wasn't injured. "I'm not going away but I'm going to thump the ground. Is that alright?"
Bulkhead weakly nodded so Lugnut moved away slightly and started thumping a rhythm on the soil above the burrow.
Deep down inside the burrows of the Decepticon tunnels different rabbits were hopped through the tunnels when they froze with their ears pointing straight up, hearing the distant thumping. But instead of it being the alarm of danger it was a call for help. Medical help.
Quickly they went to alert their medical rabbits who shot from their burrows and raced up the surface to find who was calling for help.
Lugnut continued to thump, his heart pounding with sick fear over his poor mate. If Bulkhead died, he'd never forgive himself, how could it be that barely half an hour before they'd been sunning themselves outside?
Back in the tunnels Megatron had heard the faint thumping within his burrow. Optimus heard it too and he looked worryingly at Megatron who glanced at him once before turning and hopping up to the entrance of his burrow and slipped out. The Con Leader hopped through the tunnels until he found one of his warriors.
"What's happened?" He questioned the rabbit.
The rabbit looked at his leader and bowed respectively before answering.
"Sir, it seems someone from our warren is calling for argent medical help to above ground."
Megatron pulled his ears back in mild concern before he decided to investigate this himself instead of wait for a report.
"Any word on where the call is coming from?" He asked.
"By the sounds of it they are located in the western side of the warren, with in the surrounding woods." The solider replied which Megatron gave a nodded before he hopped away.
"Megatron?" Optimus called, hopping after him. "What's going on?"
"Someone needs help," was Megatron's reply before glancing worriedly at Optimus. "You'd better stay here, I don't know what's happening."
"But...?" Optimus started to say but Megatron interrupted him. "Please Optimus, stay here for now until I know there's no danger."
Optimus wanted to continue protesting and say he could take care of himself but when he saw the way how Megatron was looking at him it made him sigh and finally nodded.
"Ok." He sighed in defeat before he turned and actually willingly hopped back to Megatron's burrow to wait.
He just hoped whoever it was not seriously hurt. Meanwhile, Megatron rushed for the exit, sniffing for danger but sensing no predators. He ran for the west side wood and came upon a thicket. He entered it and came out the other side but once he emerged he gasped at the horrible sight before him. Lugnut was bending over his mate Bulkhead who was a bloody wreck on the ground. He looked like a hawk had ravished him.
"What happened?" he exclaimed.
Lugnut looked up and was relieved to see is Lord had answered his call.
"He was ambushed by rabbits from our own warren." Lugnut answered before he leaned down and started to gently lick Bulkhead's ruined ears again when he heard his beloved whimper in pain to comfort him.
Megatron's fur stood up on end when he heard this, his rage clouding his vision but he shook his head and forced himself to calm his anger. There will be a time for punishing those responsible later. Now was to worry about the victim of their crime.
"Don't dally." Megatron snapped which snapped the rabbit out of his horror of the sight and quickly regathered his herbs and ran to Bulkhead's side.
"Yes sir, sorry sir," he aplogised as he set to work on the stricken rabbit.
"Please help him," Lugnut begged with a tremble.
"I will try my best." The medical rabbit replied before he started looking Bulkhead over.
He could see just how painful all the wounds were and dug around in his herb bundle to find a pain numbing root. He handed it to Lugnut who looked at him in confusion and like he was insane for giving it to him before the rabbit explained.
"Chew it up for him. He's too weak and in pain to do it for himself."
"Okay," Lugnut said as he started to chew. He could feel the herb numbing his mouth a little and knew it would be good for his mate.
"Good," the medical rabbit said as he started chewing up different herbs before applying them to Bulkhead's wounds.
Bulkhead whimpered and very weakly struggled as the herbs made his injuries sting and throb in more pain but soon relaxed as the herbs started to work and take away the pain. Lugnut then spat the chewed up root into his paw, gently lifted up Bulkhead's head, and opened his mouth for him to place the mush in his mouth.
"Chew and swallow a little at a time until it's all gone." The medical rabbit instructed and watched as Bulkhead did as he was told.
"That's good," Lugnut said encouragingly. "Your being so brave."
Bulkhead smiled weakly but that was all he could manage.
"Who did this?" Megatron demanded.
Lugnut looked up at Megatron and sat up.
"Backlash, Tread, Grapple, and Shellcase. They all attacked and insulted my mate. In fact they insulted yours as well my lord." Lugnut explained.
"What!?" Megatron snarled and Lugnut nodded.
"Yes sir. They say all Autobot rabbits are slaves in our warren. " Lugnut added.
"And that their scum," he added, puffing his hair up in annoyance.
"They will be punished," Megatron snarled, stamping his foot. If they attacked Bulkhead, they could attack any other Autobot, like Optimus.
Suddenly a soft voice spoke up nervous and shyly.
"My…my lord?"
Megatron looked and saw it was the medical rabbit.
"What?" He asked, nearly snapping at the other rabbit but kept his temper under control.
"Bulkhead needs to be moved. He can not stay out here any longer then he has. It has already become too dangerous for him to be outside because of the threat of predators scenting his blood and him catching ill from his open wounds." The rabbit explained quickly.
Megatron closed his eyes and took deep, calming breaths until he was back to his calmer self and reopened his eyes.
"Let's go then." He said and hopped over to Bulkhead.
Megatron leaned down and slowly and very carefully moved his head underneath Bulkheads battered body, flinch g as he heard Bulkhead whimper and tremble in pain from the movement.
"Shh Bulkhead. It's ok." Lugnut whispered as he nuzzled Bulkhead's cheek to comfort him before he leaned down to help Megatron slip further under Bulkhead until he was under the injured rabbit.
Very slowly Megatron stood up, lifting Bulkhead off the ground until he was laying across his back.
"We'll soon be safe inside," cooed lugnut. "Just hang in there."
All bulkhead could do was whimper and struggle to remain awake.
"Let's hurry." Megatron said and Lugnut nodded in agreement before they started their slow and long walk back the burrow as fast and as careful as he could.
"Megatron?" Optimus called as he heard movement coming down into the burrow. "What's going on?"
"Bulkhead has been hurt!" Grunted Megatron.
"What!" Optimus shouted in horror and ran out of the burrow to meet them and skidded to a fault when he saw them.
He nearly threw up at the gruesome sight.
"Bulkhead!" Optimus gasped and ran to check his fallen friend but was stopped before he could reach him.
"He needs medical attention," Lugnut said urgently. "We can't delay."
Optimus's ears fell but instead of arguing he stepped to the side so they could get by but followed close behind.
He couldn't believe this had happened, bulkhead looked like he'd been attacked by a predator.
Megatron was met by Flatline, the head of the medical rabbits.
"This way, quickly." He instructed and lead Megatron to a nearby burrow where two more rabbits waited for them with piles of herbs, leaves, and long grass blades.
"Place him there." Flatline said, gesturing to a newly made soft nest in the center of the burrow.
With Lugnut's help, Megatron did as asked. Flatline looked him over before tutting.
"He's in a bad way but I'll do my best to help him."
Lugnut looked at Flatline and his eyes stared at the other rabbit pleadingly.
"Please save him." The giant rabbit whispered, tears blurring his vision as he feared the worst.
Flatline just nodded before setting to work. Optimus edged over to Megatron and asked.
"What happened?"
Megatron looked down at Optimum before gently nudging him out of the burrow and followed him out. He knew that if he brought it up in there it would upset Lugnut even more and make Bulkhead remember his painful experience.
"Bulkhead was attacked. By rabbits from this warren." Megatron said once they were out of ear shot.
"What!?" Optimus exclaimed.
"I thought you put a stop to that?"
Megatron pulled his ears back in frustration and in shame of not paying closer attention to this problem and now Bulkhead was suffering from his insolence.
"I had thought it had stopped as well but it would seem I was wrong." Megatron growled.
Optimus's fur bristled in anger before demanding.
"Tell me who did this?" Wanting to so badly to get a hold of the culprits and tear their eyes out, which was surprising for a rabbit that was more peaceful then violent but this pushed him over that line.
"This isn't the time for that," Megatron said grimly. "We are needed here but I assure you I won't let this stand."
Optimus growled lowly at not being able to go after those responsible for Bulkhead's pain but closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself before nodding.
"Alright." He replied calmly.
"Good," Megatron said, giving his ear a lick. "I know this is stressful for you but Flatline is a very good medic. He'll take very good care of Bulkhead."
Optimus sighed and nodded.
"Alright." He whispered.
Megatron frowned at his mate and hopped a bit closer and wrapped a paw around Optimus's shoulders and gently pulled him close to his chest to comfort him.
"I'm so sorry," he whispered. "I know this is exactly why you tried to run before."
"It's not your fault," Optimus murmured.
"It is my fault. I allowed it to happen. If I was better at enforcing my command over my men Bulkhead wouldn't have been so brutalized." Megatron cursed to himself.
He felt furious over the fact that his men were so out of control, clearly he needed to remind the decepticon rabbits just who was in charge. Yes they all needed a good lesson.
Megatron held and comforted Optimus until he got an idea. Maybe he should send his mate somewhere where he could relax and be reunited with another one of his friends.
Megatron pulled Optimus from his chest.
"Optimus why don't you go explore. Try to find one of my men's burrows that has one of your friends in it." He suggested.
"Really?" Optimus gasped.
"Yes," Megatron said with a smile.
Optimus smiled with glee.
"Thank you." He chirped before he turned and ran down the tunnel to begin his search but before he got too far away he stopped.
"You'll keep me informed on Bulkhead?" He questioned.
"I will," Megatron promised and Optimus nodded gratefully before hopping off in search of his friends.
He soon smelled Prowl and headed down the relevant burrow.
A/N: Another Great chapter made by myself and wonderful partner MissCHSparkles.