TFP
Wolfformers AU
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A single gunshot was all it took to rattle the entire forest.

The humans were here, and they were after the pack.

Optimus had been cornered by them while trying to chase them out of the territory, leaving him with only one option. He bared his fangs in a snarl and charged at them, catching one by surprise as he threw his weight onto them. He only had seconds to attack before pain erupted from his side and forced him to get off. A human had shot him in the side to save its comrade.

Blood immediately gushed out of the wound as Optimus stumbled away, still snarling at the humans. He picked up movement out of the corner of his eye and spotted Ratchet racing towards him, though he knew the medic would be in danger as well if he came. "Ratchet! Get the others and get out of here!" He shouted, hearing the crunch of footsteps growing closer by the second.

Ratchet skidded to a stop next to Optimus and gasped at the hole in his side. "Optimus... I-I have to get you out of here too! T-They'll kill you!" He stammered, struggling to contain his fear as the overwhelming scent of blood hit his nose.

"They will kill us all if you don't leave..." Optimus panted heavily, glancing over his shoulder when he heard shouting from the humans. They knew he was here because of the blood trail. He looked at Ratchet with a pleading gleam in his eyes. "Please..."

Ratchet hesitated, his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't bring himself to leave Optimus, but he knew the Prime was right. If they stayed, everyone would be killed. It was a tough choice. With a heavy sigh, he nodded and pressed his head against Optimus's chest. Tears began building in his eyes as he pulled away and looked at the Prime. "I-I'm sorry......" He muttered, flinching when the humans suddenly came through the undergrowth.

Optimus snarled at the humans, but tried to urge Ratchet to leave. The medic refused to budge and Optimus heard the humans reloading their guns. He leapt to protect Ratchet, but was shot again in the process and only crumpled to the ground in a heap of fur.

"Optimus!" Ratchet howled in agony and threw himself at the humans, able to wound one of them before being taken down in a similar fashion.

Both he and Optimus lay still, flanks barely rising and blood staining the forest floor. They weren't dead, but they would be if they didn't get help now.

As darkness overtook them, the last thing they saw was the humans crouching over them with cold looks on their pale faces.

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I know it's short, but it was just a random idea I had