Disclaimers – I do not own Transformers Hasbro does I only own my OC Trina Baxter.
Summary – Optimus Prime is finally happy with a human mate, but when he is abruptly struck down with a mysterious virus everything looks hopeless. The only hope the Autobot commander has is the help from an ancient enemy to save him, and the only question is would this enemy even bother? – Long one-shot
The Virus
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Optimus' holoform was in his mate's berth sleeping with his arms around her waist, when suddenly he felt an odd feeling in his real body. He trembled, and suddenly his vehicle form transformed, and he was gasping slightly. The transformation triggered his holoform to quiver, and this action woke his mate, Trina Baxter.
"Optimus?" she questioned.
Silence…
"Optimus are you, okay?" she asked in concern as she saw fear radiating in the holoform's eyes.
Optimus shook his head then.
"Y-Yes, I think so, he answered as his eyes blinked slightly as he glanced over at her.
"Maybe, you should go see Ratchet," she said as her hand ran gently over his face.
Silence greeted her then.
"Optimus, did you hear me?" she insisted.
Optimus looked up at her, but the expression in his eyes said it all to her. He was sick.
"I will go, he answered as he allowed his holoform to disappear.
He got to his foot pedes rather shakily and started to head toward the medical bay to see Ratchet. However, abruptly he started to transform back down into his vehicle form. He was slowly feeling very sick and didn't understand why. All he knew was that he was getting sicker by the moment.
He was supposed to go to a meeting with the governments, but he was so sick he forgot about it. This action with Optimus not showing up caused the other Autobots, along with Lennox and Epps to go searching for him.
"This is not like Optimus at all," Ironhide said.
Lennox glanced over at Epps then.
"Maybe Ratchet should do a full exam on him to be safe," Lennox replied.
Meanwhile Optimus was wandering around on the beach, when he suddenly got increasingly dizzy. He started to sway back and forth on his feet, while he couldn't hold back from purging his tanks. It was then he suddenly collapsed onto the beach onto his servos and legs, still purging his tanks while his optics started to turn bright white signaling, he needed help.
The others spotted Optimus down, and Lennox used his radio instantly.
"Optimus is down, I repeat Optimus is down. We need help right away!" Lennox ordered.
Lennox took one look at Optimus and knew something was very badly wrong with the Autobot commander. Ratchet ran out along with Ironhide. Ratchet looked down at Lennox, and his expression looked grim.
"Call Trina, right away." He replied as Lennox nodded.
Several hours later….
Optimus had to be strapped down, because when he did online, he was violent and aggressive to all except for Trina. No one else would come to see him, except for Trina and while Ratchet and his assistant Jolt would work on Optimus determinedly to save him.
Optimus saw Trina near him, but not near enough so she could touch him. He missed that. He longed for her touch. Ratchet forbid any physical contact with him, because he didn't know if what struct Optimus would have any lasting effects on humans.
"T-Trina, please will you touch my face?" he asked as he tried to move his one servo and found he was bound too tightly.
Silence…
"T-Trina will you please loosen the restraints they are too tight and hurt me," he remarked.
She cringed at that she wanted to help, but couldn't she wasn't allowed to.
"I can't I'm sorry Optimus," she answered.
"P-Please Trina, please," he begged as he froze his sight was malfunctioning now.
Slag it…... No!
He needed her touch at least once more, he begged once more forgetting all his normal actions of being a Prime.
"Please touch me once more I love you, Trina, please." He begged.
"No, Optimus I can't stop it!" she retorted as he turned his helm away at the bitterness of her usual sweet and kind tone she usually had.
"You are growing weary of me now too I see, perhaps you will be glad to know the virus will win soon and I will be out of your life then." Optimus said in a shaky tone. "Trina?" Optimus questioned as he turned to see she was gone. "It is just as well," he whispered as he had turned his helm away while energon rolled down his face and out the sides of his mouths.
Optimus didn't know Trina had gone into the bathroom and was sick throwing up, but from what no one would know just yet.
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Optimus was silent now, when Trina returned back to her spot, he turned to look at her his vision fading now.
"I-I will miss you," he whispered.
"Optimus, you have to fight this," she replied urgently.
Silence….
"W-Why should I fight my soldiers do not want to be around me, NEST doesn't either, and now ever you grow weary of me." Optimus remarked.
"That's not true!" she exclaimed.
He ignored that at first.
"Really, then why do you constantly ignore my pleas for mercy with a slight touch or help in loosening these slagging restraints I do not ask for much." Optimus answered. "This virus has reduced me into the husk of my former self." He replied. "I wish it would just take me already and let me find peace in the Well of AllSparks." Optimus said.
Trina looked horrified then.
"Stop that!" she ordered as Ratchet walked in.
What did he do to you, Trina?" Ratchet asked as he shot Optimus a cold look.
"He didn't do anything, Ratchet, he is hurting and lonely." Trina remarked as Ratchet started to check him and found Optimus' vision to be failing now.
Silence….
"I have an idea what has caused this, and NEST and some of the other Autobots are heading to where the Fallen's body is being kept. Sam is going to revive him with the Matrix, and we are going to get the cure from him." Ratchet stated.
"And if he refuses?" Trina asked in a worried tone.
"Then I will just have to use force." Ironhide answered for the medic as he stood in the doorway.
"Ironhide, you know you're not supposed to be in here." Ratchet insisted.
Ironhide turned to leave just as Optimus turned his helm to try to see who was there.
Trina had suddenly ran to the bathroom, which made Ratchet suspect something was not right with her. When she came back out of the bathroom, it was clear she had been throwing up in the bathroom.
"Let me check you over," Ratchet ordered as Optimus squinted trying to focus his optics on where the voices he heard were coming from.
"Ratchet?" Optimus questioned.
"What is it, Optimus?" Ratchet asked as he started to scan Trina, his tone remained neutral and unfeeling as he remained professional.
"Would you please loosen these, they hurt, and I am not going anywhere, please." He asked as Ratchet ignored him for the moment.
Silence…...
"Ratchet, please." Optimus started to say until he was cut off viciously by Ratchet.
"ENOUGH, Optimus! I am trying to treat Trina now shut it!" Ratchet yelled as his tone startled Optimus and he at first was silent, before he answered.
"Forgive me, as you wish." Optimus replied as he powered down not wanting to bother anyone anymore.
Optimus for the first time in his life had given up on everything.
Trina saw how sad Optimus was and she blew her stack at the medic.
"How dare you!" she yelled.
"What?" Ratchet asked.
"You've hurt him, you need to tell him you're sorry and be quick about it." Trina ordered as they all heard the commotion outside.
"Stay put," he ordered of Trina.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because you are sparked with Optimus' sparkling and I won't have you out in danger. It would seem Sam revived the Fallen and they are having problems." Ratchet said as he left the medical bay.
Trina watched through a camera and saw how Galloway was belittling Optimus and having a fit because the Fallen was revived. The Fallen sneered at Galloway then he still couldn't see what Optimus saw in these pests. This one belittled Optimus himself, even though it was Optimus who saved this worthless planet.
"Miserable parasites!" the fallen shouted.
"All of you should be melted down into scrap after we've learned all your secrets starting with Optimus Prime after he's dead." Galloway remarked acidly.
"GALLOWAY!" Trina shouted as she ran out with a bat in hands.
She ran up to Galloway and hit him in the side with the bat.
"Don't you EVER say anything against MY mate ever again, he belongs to me and I him. We have a child coming and I won't lose him to anyone nor will I put up with him being belittled by the likes of you. I know what you said when he was killed by Megatron, you called him a scrap heap." Trina said.
"Get a way from me, you're a real freak being with him!" Galloway exclaimed.
Epps leaned into Lennox.
"He doesn't know when to quit, does he?" Epps remarked.
"Are you grabbing her?" Graham asked.
"I'm not grabbing her," Lennox replied.
"Me either," Epps said as Graham just put his hands up in surrender then.
"Not me," Graham answered.
"I'm not afraid of you," Galloway insisted.
"You should be," she answered as a scary smile crossed her lips as Galloway backed up slightly.
"Help me," he finally said.
"Nope," Lennox answered.
"Cowards, fine I'm sorry!" he bellowed as he hurried toward his helicopter then.
She turned toward the Fallen who regarded her oddly.
"Help me, mate, this was your fault to begin with." She ordered.
"Very well, I will do it, because you've shown me one thing some humans can be trusted." The fallen gave the cure code to Ratchet who quickly administered it to Optimus who started to get better right away.
He learned he was going to be a father, and he also learned the Fallen had contacted Megatron and told him to stand down and sign a peace treaty with Optimus. Megatron and the Decepticons were shown how Trina stood her ground against Galloway which shocked them.
"She's feisty," Megatron replied.
"She also cares about our race, master," Starscream said.
"Perhaps I was wrong too," Megatron answered.
"Perhaps we all we wrong to have snap judgements about others who are not our race," General Morshower replied as the president nodded his approval then.
Cybertronians got to live in peace together on their new home planet now…...Earth.
The End