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Summery: (G1 fic) After going to Cybertron on a mission, Prowl had gotten captured by Shockwave when he just gotten there. The Decepticon that was left on Cybertron thought to test out a new computer virus Megatron had order him to create for the Autobots on Prowl. While the new virus start at Prowl's systems, can Prowl escape?

"blah" – Normal human speck
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'blah' – Comm. Specking

One Of The Few
By Yami-Yugi

Chapter 3

Weeks past, and Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Perceptor were still trying to figure out a way to stop the virus that was running rampet through Prowl's systems. Meanwhile Sparkplug was doing something else in the building of his mechanic shop when he stop when he heard a sound of a engine trying to turn over, sputtering in what humans would say it sounded like some bad coughing. He put down his tools and came over to where the sound was coming from. He gently places a hand on Prowl's hood. The second of command's engine was getting heated up as Prowl tried to get his engine turned over. At that moment Spike had drove into the shop with Bumblebee. "Hey dad," Spike started as he got out letting Bumblebee transform "How's Prowl doing?"

"He's not doing so well." Sparkplug said softly "His engine is starting to heat up badly, and it's not wanting to start." He went to get a gallon of cool water at was sitting near by. "I hope Ratchet and Wheeljack are coming up with something to stop the virus."

"They are still working on it." said Bumblebee. The humans could tell the little bot was worried.

Sparkplug sighed as he came back over to Prowl with the container of the water. "Well I guess we have to have Prowl as comfortable as possible until then." He said. He gently opens Prowl's hood.

That movement had woken the second in command a bit. "...W-Who...?" Prowl's voice came in very weakly.

"Easy Prowl, it's just me." said Sparkplug.

"...O-Oh...S-Sparkplug... ...W-What you...d-doing...?"

"Your engine is over heating a bit. I'm just going to try and cool it down. Is that okay?"

"...Y-Yeah..."

Sparkplug smiled a bit. "I'm sure this will make you feel a bit better." he said as he started to work.

"Hey Prowl, how you feeling?" Bumblebee decided to ask since the second in command was a bit awake for now.

"...M-My systems are...a bit s-slow..."

"Hey don't worry Prowl, I'm sure Ratchet and Wheeljack will come up with something soon to stop it." said Spike.

"...I-I hope...s-so... ...M-My systems...c-can't take...m-much more of...t-this..."

Sparkplug closed Prowl's hood. "How's that feel, better?" he asked him.

"...A-A bit... ...T-Thanks..."

At that moment Optimus and Ratchet, in their alt forms, rolled in. "You came up with something for Prowl, Ratchet?" Bumblebee asked once the two transforms in their real forms.

"Well..." Ratchet started "Not anything to stop the virus."

"...Y-You know...h-how to...l-let someone's...s-spirit down..." Prowl spoke.

"With that attitude Prowl I might not go and lighten up some of those problems then." said Ratchet with his arms cross.

"...S-Sorry... M-Must be the virus...m-messing with my...t-thought processors probably..."

"One thing Perceptor and Wheeljack did figure out that Prowl's transformation problem can be fix and set up so the virus won't mess it up again." said Optimus.

"So dose that means Prowl can go back to the base?" asked Bumblebee.

"Yes but you will still be off duty until we work more on figuring out how to stop it." Ratchet added as he looked towards Prowl.

"...W-Well as long...as I won't...b-be stuck here..." Prowl weakly spoke "...N-No offence Sparkplug...y-your shop is nice...b-but I don't want to live...f-forever here..."

"None taken." said Sparkplug, then he looked towards Optimus "But what is going to happen if you guys need to fight Decepticons and no one is around for Prowl?"

"At least one of us will stay behind just in cause." Optimus said.

Ratchet came over to Prowl and opens the part he needs to get to Prowl's transformation system. After a couple of minutes, Ratchet closes the part he was working on. "Okay Prowl, try transforming." he said.

"...O-Okay..." It took a bit, but Prowl slowly transforms back into his bot form. He nearly lost his balance from being stuck in his alt form for so long, if it wasn't for Ratchet and Bumblebee being there to hold him steady.

"We gotha Prowl." He weakly smiled a thanks at Bumblebee.

When the small group comes back to base, there was a few Autobots that was hanging out in the main room who stop what they were doing when they saw them. Many smiled happily when they saw Prowl returned as well. When the group transformed, Prowl was the last and was being steady by Ratchet. "Hey Jazz." he started "Come over here and give me a hand helping Prowl to his quarters."

"Sure thing." said Jazz as he came over and went to the other side of Prowl "Hey buddy, how ya doing?"

"...W-Weak..."

"Hey don't worry Prowl; we'll all be around to help ya." Jazz said with a smile.

"...T-Thanks..." Optimus, Bumblebee, and the Autobots that was there in the room, watched Ratchet and Jazz gently lead Prowl out the room.

"Okay everyone." Optimus said "Back to work, let Prowl rest." Many bots agree and went back to what they were doing.

Ratchet and Jazz finally help Prowl to his quarters. Just as they gently led him to his recharge bed, Prowl's engine; even though he wasn't in his alt form; made the odd sputtering sound which Prowl tried to suppress the sound from coming out his mouth in a sense of a coughing form. His engine had started to heat up again. "Easy Prowl." Ratchet said gently as he and Jazz gently help the second in command to sit on the recharge bed. Usually Ratchet wasn't a bot that hardly show any good bedside manner, but with what was happening to Optimus' second in command at the moment, Ratchet was uncharacteristically showing it now. Ratchet found some cool water near by that he had asked one of the Autobots to place before he had went to fix Prowl's transformation system. He gently took one of the gallons and came back over. Using his free hand, Ratchet gently opens Prowl's chest area, where if Prowl was in his alt mode; his hood would be at. He found the spot where he can safely pour the water to cool Prowl's over heating engine. "Take it easy..." Ratchet said gently again when he heard Prowl's engine making the sound again as he slowly started to pour the water into the special opening "I'm almost done." After the last of the water was gone, Ratchet gently closed Prowl's chest. "Get some rest Prowl." he suggested as he and Jazz gently help Prowl lay down "One of us will come and check in on you after our work is done."

"...O-Okay..." Jazz and Ratchet watched as Prowl weakly drifted off to sleep.

"Is Prowl going be okay, Ratchet?" Jazz asked worriedly as they quietly walked out of Prowl's quarters.

"It hard to tell with that virus the Decepticons use is doing to his systems." Ratchet said as they started down the hall "Me and Wheeljack are still working on a way to get rid of it."

"But what I don't get, is why the Decepticons just did it to Prowl?"

"It must have been just created and Shockwave need something to test it on. I'm guessing Prowl was at the wrong place at the wrong time when he tried to get to Cybertron for that mission."