[rd][fic][Transformers '07 movie] Executioner

[sakon76]

Executioner
by K. Stonham
released 7th March 2009

He should feel guilty, Sam knows. He killed another living, thinking being. (Okay, not him; it was the Cube. But that was splitting hairs the same as the someone saying that guns killed people. It had been a weapon, and he'd known it would kill Optimus, and he'd been the one to use it on Megatron instead. So his was the finger that pulled the trigger.) It was murder. Or was it murder? He spends an afternoon in the library looking up legal definitions because he doesn't want any government people or Autobots tapping his computer to find out what he's looking at.

Not premeditated, he concludes. Much. They'd probably call it voluntary manslaughter in the courts. But it was murder nonetheless, no matter what crap Simmons spouts about "They're just machines, you know. It's all preprogrammed. They don't feel a thing, not the way we do." Sam knows better, and Simmons is a brainless ass.

One part of him wants to argue about the morality of murdering Hitler. Another wants to weep for the fact that he killed Optimus' brother.

But he remembers the voice echoing after him, calling him "Maggot!" and offering to let him live in exchange for selling out not only his own species, but the Autobots as well.

In the end, even though he knows he should, Sam doesn't feel guilty at all.

Sad, but not guilty.

Comments

[eerian_sadow]

oh, that was brilliant. well written.

[tainry.livejournal.com]

Ah nice!

[cazcatharsis.livejournal.com]

*hugs Sam*
Good kid.

[ladystarscream.livejournal.com]

nicely done. I like how you ended it. Sad, but not guilty. Besides, technically it could be called self defense. Megatron was intending on killing him, and he did the only thing he could to defend himself, whether it would have ended Megatron's life or not. Am I right?

[kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's about how I'd feel too, in his place. Sad, immensely so (and for more than just MY actions) but not guilty.

And I would be weeping over Optimus' brother. Not only for what I did to him, though, but what he did with himself.

[catraven.livejournal.com]

VERY well done. The emotions are very clear, very engaging.

Thanks for sharing it!

[narmoture.livejournal.com]

fantastic!

I want more fics where Sam realises that he actually killed someone, however morbid that may seem. because he did. and if he's somewhat normal, he should be feeling something about it! (although maybe not glee >.>)

[mmouse15.livejournal.com]

This was very good and thought-provoking.