Okay about the appointment and some reflection on what happen before and during the battle of Egypt. Intense emotion feelings here also, private information that know one else knows about or would be able to read (that is Ratchet doesn't share with no one what would not be helpful. Despite his cranky ways and his wrench throwing fits, he has been a friend and an ear to listen to others when they had no one else to run to. What ever happen in his visits with his patience, stays between them. As leader Optimus has a private visit either there in the med or in his quarters if he so wishes.) We see a side of Optimus no one but Ratchet sees and of course Elita.
But anyways, I do not own the characters, Hasbro, DreamWorks and Paramount studios does. Thank you for the reviews they are so much appreciated so with out further a dew, on with chapter two of Ratchet's Journal. Hey you're going to really like this one!! Oh and it's a bit long!
11-23-09
Corrections of grammar and spelling were made here.
Optimus showed up just a few minutes after I walked into the med bay. I was setting up my workbench near the berth where I was going to be working on him when, he walked in and looked at me and said,
"Ratchet, I am not mad that you text me just that I am grateful for you and the others and well, the sacrifices you all did while I was down."
He looked like he did when he was younger and as usual most humble for others and not scared to say it. But after he became Prime I rarely saw him show that, it seems he has to be brave and strong all the time and never show any feelings for himself. It made me happy to see that he gave into his -feelings and is trying to share. I only been at him for thousands of years that he needs to lighten up on himself and realize that those feelings he has he does not have to be ashamed of because it's not a sign of weakness. But he always felt like he's had to ignore his feelings for the sake of others and their needs but, he has never fail us yet and I couldn't be any prouder of him. He has recently changed and I think living here on Earth we all have too. We all have learned to, should I say, show more emotion openly. I know I have since before the battle and defiantly since the battle. I not so mean and cranky at least I think anyways. Look, I have never told no one this but; I cried that night sitting with Optimus on the cargo plane as we headed back to Diego Garcia air base. I was alone and insisted so even though Ironhide and I fought openly about it. I told him, "I am the doctor and the one who took care of him when he was sick and nursed him back, no one else on the plane but me and that's an medical order."
"I clean up his vomit and when he was sick and had no control over his waste tanks. I am the one that, that needs to monitor he's weaken signal and stay with him and you better hope I can keep it stable enough to get him to base and on life support."
I was angry cause none of us could get to him quick enough. I got there moments after Ironhide did and both of us was fighting off that fragger Megatron and Starscream before I could get to him. When I was able to get to him I ran and fell to my knees just to see him pout and then blink he's optics in pain right before he went into stasis lock or in a deep a comma. What made me mad was he ran off after Sam faster than we could keep up. Being that he is a ten ton semi, once he does get going, he's gone, long gone and you ain't catching up to him unless he wants you to.
Optimus just looked over at me and waved his hand in the air and I snapped out of my thoughts and said,
"Good morning Optimus, sorry I was thing back on something and yes, I would do it again and again son but, uh anyways, how are you feeling today," I asked as he was up on the bench and laid down already.
He look a little taken back at my reference to him as 'son', that oops, indeed I haven't called him that since he was a sparkling. Then he kind of smiled and answered me with a question.
"Fine, other than needing the usual uh, Ratchet can I ask you something?"
He said looking at me rather sheepishly. "Yea spit it out Optimus oh and turn over for me while I unlatch your plate" I said.
"I well, I think Elita might be carrying, this morning she seemed so moody and different than I ever seen her."
"Okay, your question is?"
"I hum, well could you call her in for a test or something and find out?" He finally asked me while turning over on to his stomach.
What is she doing, purging her tanks or crying unexpectly or yelling at you, which is it?"
I asked again as I was taking off the rear plate I then slowly inserting the tube to being the extraction of the waste or as we call it 'a flush'.
Really its not that it is uncomfortable it's something we all have had to deal with from the beginning. Just Optimus here and a few others well lets say it's like for a human being seen going to the bathroom in front of -- oh someone watching you but, slag it he has always been squeamish in the med bay and he hates getting a shot. Hell, when he was a sparkling he would run and hide from me for hours cause he hated getting poked, he can't run now but, I still have to hide the needle and never tell him before huh, he just tells me, "just don't tell, don't show."
"Well, yes she was sick this morning she said she felt nauseated but to me she seemed sad not her usual happy self," Optimus said after a minute or two after me starting the process.
"Well, when I see her I'll scan her as I do everybody anyways but you meantime just don't worry and quick flinching youngling!" I told him as I was trying to finish the scans and dialogist testes.
"Did you drink last night Optimus?" I asked notice his energon levels still were off.
"Yea, Ironhide and me had a few watching the game last night with Robert and William, which by the way the Packers won and you owe Sideswipe. Oh! And speaking of who did what, where were you?"
Optimus just had to remind me of the lost bet. "There finished, you didn't have much there to remove and yes I was here, I was thinking about Moonracer last night that's all and well, about you guys as always."
"Oh, I am sorry Ratchet I didn't mean to... uh," Optimus said as I looked up at him after removing the tube and replacing the rear plate.
"You can now turn over on to your back," I said knowing he be more comfortable that way.
He been so big in the front chest and in the groin area makes it painful to lie on his stomach. He pushes up and carefully turns over and rubs his chest plate and flinches a little before looking up to me, "well what are the results?"
"I see that you have not been resting well and not in-taking energon correctly
Too, your levels of energy are twenty-seven percent below normal."
He looked at me and said, "But I feel fine really and we went to bed around ten-thirty right after the news. The night before I was in recharge by eight-thirty like you been hounding me to do."
He told me with wide optics just as he did when he wanted to convince me of something when he was younger. I continued to wait for the results of the other test and what I saw was unsettling. He's system is in delay reaction from years of being apart and is not readjusting correctly. See when we been apart from our bond or in human term's husband or wife, the separated time divies the spark compounds kind of like when the oil humans use in their cars breaks down chemically and is no longer useful. But this is normal but needs time to build up again. Which means I got to make him take a leave of absent. Huh, that's the hard part! Elita has been here for about two months and while they've been making up for lost time, the work and concentration he's under is not helping.
I was deep into my thoughts when I heard him say, "Hello, what's wrong?"
"Oh, I am sorry Optimus just making sure of what it was. Look you are not going to like what I am about to tell you but in short I have to order you for a leave of absents," I finally told him.
"What, no! There is two meetings today and I leave in the morning for Washington to discuss about the location of the new base, I can't do that now" he exclaimed.
"Optimus, listen I know and with Ultra Magnus here, remember your city commander, he can step in your stead. Look youngling don't piss me off you know why, you and Elita need this time."
Optimus set up on the berth looked down at the floor and then looked up at me like a 'deer in the headlight' affect as I continued.
"Right now things have been quite but, you need to start taking care of not just you but her too, it's a good chance this is what is wrong with her. You both want each other yes and I know you both been interfacing like a human rabbit but, it's not enough."
I saw him get up and he walked briskly over to the other side of the bay by the one window that allows sunlight into the med bay and stared out into the field behind our private hanger.
"Hey I need you to give me a sample." I said kind of mumbling I saw the look in his optics that I fucked up with what I said before but, as I said before he is always takes things to spark but, I think he don't know what to do now. I opened my drawer and got a sample cup or what the humans refer to as a 'pee' cup just ours is bigger!
"Optimus, wait stop taking it to spark, it's not what your doing, you need not to allow these feelings to build up inside any more they will effect her too remember."
He looked at me and reached for the cup and I said before giving it to him,
"You know the drill, wash your interface rod with soap and water first then lubricate in the cup, close the lid and bring it back," he just took the cup and cocked his head at me and twitched his lips plates and took off for the bathroom door.
"Hey, don't give me that look youngling or I'll belt you with this wrench!" I popped off at him as he closed the door behind him.
I need that result to know how much it has separated to determine the length of absent to be given. I already know mine has but I can't let that continue to bother me and there is medicine for it. I have given myself some and that has helped me through some hard times lately. While he was in the bathroom I thought to myself about our life here on Earth. How peaceful and yet so different than we ever knew. The entertainment humans have to enjoy I have found relaxing for me and I know the others have too. Optimus enjoys watching comedy shows and Jeff Foxworthy. The youngling I still call him listens to what the humans call old time Rock and Roll and southern country. Hah, that reminds me I saw him humming to a song the other day what was it, shit I can't think of it but it was a country song oh yea, 'You Stand' by Rascal Flatts. Ironhide watches when Chromia isn't around, hunting shows and has sweared that he is going hunting this fall with the guys in the state of Wyoming. Chromia and Elita both got here the same day and both have been learning and adapting to living on Earth. Both along with Arcee have put a femme's touch to the place and all three femmes enjoy that human thing called shopping. The twins are into the computer games and music but more on the others and their habits later.
"There you are what took you so long?" I asked him and he gave me the most nasty look.
"What! It doesn't take me that long to lubricate in the toilet," I replied.
"Well, I couldn't! It uh took awhile. I just kind of went before leaving my quarters," Optimus said mostly mumbling it.
"Oh, how was I to know, 'that' I don't keep up with 'that.'" I said trying to make a light joke about it or at least get him to laugh.
"Your suppose to say ha, ha, Ratchet very funny or something, what's wrong?"
"Is there anything else today cause I really need to talk to Magnus ASAP," he said.
"No, I can do the adjusting of some circuits and I do need to run a test on your mino count, yes I know you hate that test but, if you both want sparklings it is a must to determine well, you know."
He looked at me with that 'must I do it' look and I thought back to when his interface systems came online to early in his life and he struggled to deal with it. He had to relieve himself by hand often to relieve the pain he was constantly complaining of in his groin area cause by his mino count would be so high. Much like the uh, case for human males the, 'blue-ball syndrome.'
He later after bonding with Elita he never had that problem again.
"Look, you asked me and I'm telling you. Don't look at me that way I know you hate doing it but it should be that hard with Elita here now and you need two new updates, I'll have later this week."
He smiled at me with that devilish look and I just shook my hand in the air and continued,
"I thought so but leave me out of the details okay, I call you within the next half hour with the results and don't worry it's not bad, you know I would know and,"
"Yes, I know and you would tell me thank you. I have a lot to think about if I could go now," he said cutting me off from finishing my train of thought.
"Yes you can," I answered him.
"Thank you Ratchet bye," he said then reached up and patted me on the shoulder with a smile and turn around and walked out quickly as my phone began to ring.
"Hello, they did what! I am on my way just tell them to stay put," damn I am getting to old for this fragging slag! Mudflap and skids just both vomited all over the ground outside by the wall of the hanger. I can only guess they both tried again to eat human food and were running to get to their size bathroom and couldn't get there fast enough.
Oh, let me put this in the tester first damn, he sure didn't lubricate much only about two cups it seems. Usually we can lubricate about six to eight cups at a time or about 40 times the amount a human can pee at one time.
"Ratchet this is Magnus come in,"
I heard him but was typing in the test I wanted the computer to do on the sample.
"Ratchet or you there copy," Magnus said again impatiently.
"Ratchet to Magnus, of course I am here and yes I am busy typing a command to the computer I am now on my way to the twins, damn they need to quite eating human food, Ratchet out."
I slammed the phone down on the receiver, push enter on the keyboard, jump up and ran out of my med bay office face first straight into Ironhide and Magnus carrying the twins into the bay. I back up some and almost stumbled and said,
"Get them to stations three and four, what's wrong," I said to them as I continue walking backwards still trying to get out of the way.
"As I was trying to tell you, but you cut me off. They weren't eating any food, they drank some energon as normal setting in the rect room and all of a sudden skids bent over and yelped and ran outside then mudflap wasn't far behind." Magnus said that as Ironhide placed skids on the berth mumbling curse words aloud no doubt that was because of me running into him.
Okay I'll post this and the other chapter in a little while, I will soon get the story 'Bumblebee and his guardian' back up. I just found some amusement in writing this for now. I have other idea's one of which I think I'll have time today to post. Thanks for the reviews and the vote of confidence you guys it means a lot to me as it does you.
