Ratchet sucks in a deep vent of cool air, then lets it out in a rattling sigh, relaxing again and resigning himself to explanation.
"After Megatron heard what happened to you, he tried to execute Tarn. I... stopped him." He hesitates a little, here, not knowing if First Aid will be angry about that particular fact or not and finding himself surprisingly anxious for First Aid's good opinion, at least when it comes to this. "I'm not sure it was the best thing to do, but... I think it was the right thing. And I didn't want Megatron to have to go through killing someone like that, in any case. ...still."
Ratchet coughs a little, and his optics slide away from First Aid's face now, looking uncomfortable. "A mark in the 'that was a bad idea' column came up pretty quick when Tarn showed up here instead of abiding by the exile Megatron chose instead of killing him and tried to murder all of us. I got between you and Ambulon and him and pissed him off until we got into a fight, and he made some stupid mistakes and left an opening so I sort of uh. Stabbed him in the neck." Ratchet clears his own vocalizer, going from 'uncomfortable' to 'awkward.' "I didn't kill him, and I think some repairs can be made, but his vocalizer will never be the same. I don't think he'll be able to use his voice to hurt people anymore, so at least that's something.
"Anyway, that's mostly it, but Tarn and I rolled around like idiots for a few minutes and he threw me into a wall or two so that's why it's such a mess in here and I've still got some dents. Nothing catastrophic, when all was said and done."
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Ratchet sucks in a deep vent of cool air, then lets it out in a rattling sigh, relaxing again and resigning himself to explanation.
"After Megatron heard what happened to you, he tried to execute Tarn. I... stopped him." He hesitates a little, here, not knowing if First Aid will be angry about that particular fact or not and finding himself surprisingly anxious for First Aid's good opinion, at least when it comes to this. "I'm not sure it was the best thing to do, but... I think it was the right thing. And I didn't want Megatron to have to go through killing someone like that, in any case. ...still."
Ratchet coughs a little, and his optics slide away from First Aid's face now, looking uncomfortable. "A mark in the 'that was a bad idea' column came up pretty quick when Tarn showed up here instead of abiding by the exile Megatron chose instead of killing him and tried to murder all of us. I got between you and Ambulon and him and pissed him off until we got into a fight, and he made some stupid mistakes and left an opening so I sort of uh. Stabbed him in the neck." Ratchet clears his own vocalizer, going from 'uncomfortable' to 'awkward.' "I didn't kill him, and I think some repairs can be made, but his vocalizer will never be the same. I don't think he'll be able to use his voice to hurt people anymore, so at least that's something.
"Anyway, that's mostly it, but Tarn and I rolled around like idiots for a few minutes and he threw me into a wall or two so that's why it's such a mess in here and I've still got some dents. Nothing catastrophic, when all was said and done."