I decided to continue this after being totally inactive for so long, how boring am I? To all my lovely followers I apologise for being such a suckish author!
Sorry please forgive me? Yes...no...maybe? *puppy eyes* Pretty please with cherries on top?
So after so long I present to you the second chapter in 'Help me'
Please review! But no flames cause they represent Unicron! Grrr!
Sideswipe gently carried a now recharging Bluestreak out of the cave, the Praxian had fallen fallen into recharge after at least an hour of sobbing. Ratchet was on him in an instant checking over Bluestreak to ensure he had not physically harmed himself, Sunstreaker walked over to Prowl and Jazz. Both mechs looked at him waiting for an answer;
"Bluestreak said he saw Lockdown" Prowl automatically growled at the mention of the bounty hunter's name
"He's dead, I killed him" Jazz placed a hand on his sparkmate's arm, Prowl turned to look at him
"We know ya did but it just means somethin is wrong with Blue" Ratchet straightened up allowing Sunstreaker to take Bluestreak from his twin.
"Physically Bluestreak is fine just exhausted, however his mental state is what I'm concerned about." Prowl's doorwing's flicked several times before going still "I want to keep him in the Med Bay so I can run some tests to see if his processor is damaged at all, we aren't far from the ARK we'll have to walk back"
"I'm fine to carry him" Sunstreaker stated shifting Bluestreak gently so the Praxian's head was on his shoulder, Prowl nodded before beginning the trek back to the base the others following close behind. Sideswipe looked down at Bluestreak and gently brushed his hand over one of his doorwings, the appendage fluttered under his hand. "We'll help him Sides, he'll be fine in the end"
"I hope you're right Sunny" the red twin said looking down at their lover.
Wheeljack looked up from the datapad he was reading, as soon as he saw Sunstreaker walk in behind Ratchet carrying an unconscious Bluestreak he was on his feet. The yellow front liner gently placed him down on one of the berths minding his doorwings, Sideswipe walked up beside him and gently pulled him away so they could work.
Sunstreaker looked to the other side of the Med Bay where Optimus Prime was still unconscious, if Bluestreak was seeing things then there was a reason for him to have abandoned his post. It wasn't his fault at all that Optimus had been hurt as badly as he was.
"Sunstreaker, Sideswipe leave so we can work on Bluestreak" Ratchet ordered when neither of them moved Wheeljack was forced to push them out, Sunstreaker growled as the doors closed and locked.
"Come on Sunny let's go and get some energon"
"How can you think of energon right now Sides?" he snarled turning to face his twin
"Because there is no point hanging around here! We can't help Blue we've just got to let Ratchet and Jack help him" Groaning Sunstreaker lowered his head in defeat and allowed Sideswipe to lead him to the rec room, when they entered they were glad to see everyone was in recharge leaving them in blissful silence.
Sending his twin to go and sit down Sideswipe went and picked up two cubes of energon, as he approached his twin he only just saw him wipe away some tears. Frowning he sat beside his brother and handed him the cube, it was incredibly rare for Sunstreaker to show much emotion, seeing him cry was something he hadn't seen since their first fight in the Arena.
"He'll be fine Sunny, Blue is strong"
"I'm just worried about him Sides, I can't lose him. The two of you are all I have" Sideswipe wrapped an arm around his twin
"Your not gonna lose either of us Sunny. We just need to be there for Blue, if we help him then everything will be fine." the yellow twin pulled his brother close as he took a sip from his own energon, the two brothers fell into silence their thoughts going back to Bluestreak.
"Hello kid" Bluestreak spun around and gasped in horror, backing away slightly he shook his head.
"No no no no no, you can't be here Prowl killed you. You're not real" his doorwings were shaking in fear at the being in front of him, Lockdown grinned and walked towards him.
"Aw is that anyway to treat your old friend?" he sneered
"Get away from me, we're not friends" Bluestreak went to make a run for it but was grabbed by one of his doorwings, he screamed in fear and tried to free himself. Lockdown laughed and pinned him to the ground on his front, tracing one finger over the joint of his right doorwing. "No! PLEASE DON'T! LEAVE ME ALONE!" he screamed in pain when the doorwing was bent "GET AWAY FROM ME! DON'T TOUCH ME!"
"Bluestreak! Blue! You're safe wake up!" Bluestreak jumped online his intakes working on high, he continued to thrash around as someone held onto him "Blue" he finally stopped when he heard the familiar voice, he looked into a blue visor before letting out a sob "It's ok Blue"
"Jazz" he whimpered clinging onto his brother's mate, his doorwings flicking in fear
"It's ok Blue, do you want me to get Sunny or Sides?" the younger mech shook his head
"Don't leave me on my own please" Jazz sighed and held him
"Prowler" Jazz called through their bond
"Yes Jazz?"
"Blue is awake, he was screamin" he felt Prowl sigh before he heard it
"I'll be down with Sunstreaker and Sideswipe in a moment"
"Ok babe, love ya"
"Love you too Jazz" the black and white mech turned to Bluestreak who was now silently sobbing, he gently rubbed the younger mech's back. Bluestreak was shaking slightly more violently than before, Jazz hummed quietly to him in an attempt to soothe him.
"You're safe Blue" Jazz whispered, the young Praxian sniffed but held onto him all the same. Looking over Jazz's shoulder Bluestreak spotted the unconscious form of Optimus Prime, the Prime's optics were dark and the spark monitor beeping at a steady rate.
"I didn't mean to let him get hurt" looking down at the young mech Jazz was confused by what he meant, however after following his gaze and looking over his own shoulder he understood.
"We know Blue, it wasn't your fault. Ratch said he's gonna be fine, when has Ratch ever been wrong?"
"Never" Bluestreak muttered quietly,
"Exactly, Prime will be fine you'll see Blue" Jazz cooed softly gently rubbing his back, the younger Praxian curled up against Jazz still sobbing quietly. The doors to the Med Bay slid open and the twins walked in followed by Prowl, as soon as they spotted Bluestreak the twins were by Jazz's side. "Blue, I'm gonna leave ya with the twins for a bit ok?" When Bluestreak whimpered and clung onto him tighter Sideswipe reached over and very gently rubbed his doorwing, taking the slight relaxation as a good sign Jazz stood up handing Blue to Sunstreaker.
"Hey Blue" Sunstreaker said quietly taking the place Jazz had been sitting in, Bluestreak mumbled his own greeting tracing the Autobot symbol on Sunstreaker's chassis. Prowl walked over to his little brother and gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze, the two Praxians looked at each other for a moment.
"If you need me Blue just as Sunstreaker of Sideswipe to call me and I'll be here in a second." Bluestreak nodded and reached a hand out to his brother, Prowl lent down and gave his brother a quick but reassuring hug. Jazz stood off to the side watching them interact, when Prowl finally pulled back he smiled at Bluestreak before leaving the Med Bay with Jazz.
Sideswipe then proceeded to sit down on berth beside Sunstreaker who had shifted to make room for his twin, Bluestreak put his head on Sunstreaker's chassis. The twins held Bluestreak between them in order to keep him calm for a while. It was a while before any of them said anything, surprisingly Bluestreak was the first to speak.
"Do you hate me?" he whispered looking at both of them
"Never Blue, not even if the Pit froze over" Sideswipe stated leaning down to quickly kiss Bluestreak, the youngest Praxian still clung onto Sunstreaker but grabbed Sideswipe's arm and held it to his chassis.
"I've never seen Blue act like this before" Sunstreaker said to Sideswipe through their twin bond
"Me neither Sunny, he's going to need our help. I want to know who the frag hurt him this badly, more importantly why he didn't tell us about this."
Jazz sat on the edge of Prowl's desk as he watched his sparkmate go over several reports, the TIC reached a hand out and placed it on Prowl's left doorwing. Sighing Prowl stopped working and looked up at Jazz, the smaller mech gave him a soft smile.
"He'll be ok Prowl, Ratch will find out what's wrong with him" Prowl simply sighed and looked up at the ceiling of his office, stretching out his doorwings in the uniquely designed chair. Jazz watched as he ran a hand over his face
"I feel as though I failed him though Jazz" was the whispered reply, with a sigh the spy slid off the desk and sat down in Prowl's lap.
"Babe you didn't fail Blue, I promise ya. Ya killed Lockdown before he could hurt Blue anymore than he had." Jazz reached a hand up and placed a hand on his sparkmate's face "You saved him Prowler" a knock on the door had Jazz quickly jumping out of Prowl's lap.
"Come in" Prowl called out watching in amusement as Jazz made himself comfortable on his desk again, the door slid open and Ratchet walked inside. The medic looked at the two of them and made himself comfortable in a chair Jazz had pushed out for him.
"I was just speaking with Wheeljack and Perceptor" instantly he had the attention of both mechs "Once Bluestreak has calmed down a little I'm going to sedate him, it's just so that Perceptor and I can scan his processor and see if anything is wrong."
"What happens if there is nothing physically wrong with his processor Ratchet?" Prowl asked reluctantly, Ratchet sighed and lent back in the chair.
"Then we have to consider the possibility that something is wrong mentally" it was the answer that Prowl didn't want to hear, rubbing a hand over his face the acting commander looked at Ratchet once more.
"So what happens if there is something wrong physically?" it was Jazz who asked the question this time, Ratchet turned to face him.
"It depends on how serious the problem is, if it's not too bad then we should be able to repair the damage. There is the chance however that even with Perceptor's help we may not be able to repair any damage, that may not be the case. Until I have had the chance to scan Bluestreak I can't give you an answer. For the moment the best thing we can do is allow the twins to calm him down, then we can move forward." Prowl nodded thoughtfully while Jazz remained silent processing the information. Ratchet stood up and looked at them "May I suggest you go and get some energon, I will contact you as soon as I have any information."
The Autobot SIC and TIC both nodded before leaving, sighing Ratchet looked up at the ceiling. Bluestreak was a delicate and it would take some time before he would be fully recovered. Standing up he looked around his office and then he too left to go and find Perceptor.