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Scouting was usually one of his favorite things. Getting out and enjoying nature and the open air and just everything. That wasn’t the case today. He was on duty, sent to scout an area close to one of the human settlements for Decepticon activity. So far there wasn’t anything indicating the ‘Cons had even stepped ped anywhere in the vicinity. It was nice here and yet something just made this mission wear on him.
Trailbreaker had no idea what was wrong with his processor today, though he had an idea that his issues were pulling him under without actually eating at him. A sure way to make his mood bland and his company more than unappealing. It was a good thing that Prowl had issued this scouting mission otherwise he’d be bogging down every other bot on the ARK down with his mood.
And now here he was, not even doing his job, instead, he found a cliff side to sit down at and watched everything below him. There wasn’t a far drop down, he’d get a few dings and scratches if he did slip but Trailbreaker wasn’t paying much attention to what was actually below his peds. He would have easily taken a seat even if there was a sheer drop that could end up with him in bad shape.
An aircraft sounded above, Trailbreaker ignored it in favor of continuing to look out at the landscape. Not a smart idea when it could have been seekers. He was so out of it that he didn’t realize the sound was only one aircraft and it was louder and deeper than the seekers engines were. A loud thud vibrated the ground he sat on as a large frame transformed and landed.
The large white frame of Skyfire was soon sitting next to him, a large hand wrapping around his and pulling it up. Trailbreaker tilted his helm to watch his partner press a kiss to his knuckles before he lowered their hands, still cradling Trailbreaker’s hand in his. The silence stretched on with neither of them saying a word. Trailbreaker didn’t even know what to say. What excuse to make for not scouting as he should be.
His field spiked before he dragged it back under control, he didn’t want to worry Skyfire over anything, especially when it was nothing.
“Ready to go home?” The question was quiet, Skyfire’s voice rumbling through the air even as he tried not to be too loud.
Trailbreaker side-opticed him, “I’m still supposed to be scouting.”
Skyfire shook his helm even before he finished talking, “Prowl gave me permission to come and retrieve you, you’ve done enough today. It’s time to go home.”
The hand around his tightened, and Trailbreaker, nodded. He just wanted to go back to the ARK and curl onto their berth, covered by Skyfire’s bigger frame.
“Okay. Let’s go home.”