I hope you enjoy this story! I am still new at this and would love some feedback!

The morning found Maggie busy at work in her new office in Operations building 2. It was a large room that had a bank of computer monitors that lined the wall. Whenever a non techie walked into the room they felt like they had just stepped into a scene from the Matrix. Several monitors were flashing random Cybertronian symbols matching and paring with words from the human language. From all of her work Maggie already knew some 10,000 characters. She just needed to translate the 2million left to go and then convert those into formulas for further data extraction.

Maggie was also glad that she had an assistant. It made her life easier since she could give him all the more tedious repetitive stuff. His name was Joel. Very skinny with bug eyed glasses. The typical geek look. He was talented and nice enough but Maggie wished she had Glenn to work with. She had offered him the chance for him to work with her but he refused for two reasons. First, he hated the desert and second, & second, he hated the fact that the base was over an hour to a local fast food stop. Midmorning brought another surprise for her when Jazz had visited her at work and told her that he would be working with her on the project. Jazz quickly brought her up to speed on what he and the team before her had already done.

It was noon when Ratchet telephoned Maggie on her cell. "Hey Ratchet! What's up?"

Ratchets voice crackled though the phone, "I need to ask a favor. I know it's your first day but could you come over sometime this afternoon so we can get the kinks worked out on the medical data base? I am already a week behind and the fragging IT people don't seem to know what the heck they are doing." Maggie raised an eyebrow. She and Joel were the bases IT people. She bet that her predecessor and Joel may not have gotten along with Ratchet. Big surprise.

"Sure I will be over there in a few. I just need to wrap up some stuff here." She flipped her phone closed and called over to Joel. She asked him to finish the upgrades that she had started to install. Joel's jaw had dropped when he realized how much work she had done in a short time and asked her how she did it. She replied, "I am Magic!" and rolled her eyes as she walked out of her office and headed towards the medical bay.

It took her five minutes to get to the cafeteria where she sneaked a sandwich and ate it while she headed over to the warehouse that had a large red medical cross on it. Just like the cafeteria it had a large entry way for Autobots. To the right was a smaller door for humans. She entered into a large warehouse room where boxes and spare parts were scattered against the walls. In the center was Ratchet. He was leaning over a small table and much to Maggie's surprise he was examining a human.

Even though Maggie had not made any sounds to betray her presence, Ratchet turned his head to look at her. "I will be with you in one moment." He waived his hand and ushered her forward. Maggie watched as Ratchet finished up with his patient. The green bot was surprising nimble for a being so large. Even though his fingers were easily the width of her hand, Ratchet was able to pick up small medical devices and use them on his patient just as good as any human doctor. Maybe better. Ratchet stood up and told the grunt, " You may go. But do tell your buddies that if any of you so much as comes in here with a bruised toe from rough housing again, there will be hell to pay in a form of a wrench up a place I will not say in front of a lady!" The soldier saluted Ratchet and walked quicker then normal out the door.

"They have you working on humans now I see?" Maggie raised her eyebrows in curiosity.

Ratchet stood and started at her as he replied "Ha! The last doctor was a joke. He went on vacation and I treated his patients better then he did. When he came back I pointed this out to the witch doctor and he quit. Now I am stuck treating bots and humans! Not like I have enough to do already!" He shook his head as he was putting some equipment away.

Poor Ratchet! On the outside he was crusty but Maggie knew underneath he cared fiercely for all his patients but got little appreciation for it. She had seen this first hand when she saw him revive Jazz. It had almost caused Ratchet his own spark. She got Ratchets attention. "Could you please come down to my level for a moment? She asked.

"Why?" Ratchet asked.

"Please just do it." Maggie gave Ratchet her best puppy eyes. Ratchet sighed and knelt down bracing him self with his servo arm to be at eye level with Maggie. At that moment Maggie reached out and hugged Ratchet's face and gave him peck on the check. Ratchet's optics widened in surprise. He looked down with softened features at Maggie. Something even most Autobots never got to see from the old medic. "I have missed you Ratchet." Maggie chimed to her friend.

"I have missed you as well." He said chuckling. His mood approving. It was obvious he was not given appreciation or affection often.

"So what can I help you with?" Maggie asked. Ratchet proceeded to show her what he needed help with for his database. Several hours had past and Maggie's gusto was dying out. Ratchet sensed it and told her to take a break. She refused. Boy, she should have because all of a sudden she felt a strange tingly spreading quickly through her body.

Ratchet went on a rambling spout, "Your not an Autobot who can function all day long. You have to rest and no arguments! I am sensing ten different reasons why you should take a break. Number one your blood sugar is low. Number two your brain wave…"

"Ok I surrender!" Maggie interrupted. She raised her hands, "Gssh I will take a break. I swear your scans drive me crazy." She sat down and looked up at Ratchet who looked smug. As soon as she sat down the tingly stopped. "I guess your right I was feeling a little off." She admitted. Just as she said it she felt another tingly sensation spread through her body. She also heard an electronic whine in her ears. She perked up and looked at Ratchet. "That's weird I feel strange again." Maggie said.

Ratchet stared down at Maggie as if she was a newly discovered form of life he had never seen. Maggie was about to ask him what he was thinking about when he asked. "Please describe what are the symptoms your feeling?" His full attention directed at Maggie.

"I felt tingly. Almost like when my foot falls asleep but in my whole body. I also heard a high pitched ringing in my ears." She said while looking worried.

"Do you feel it now?" Ratchet asked.

"No." Replied Maggie.

"How about now?" Ratchet asked and at that exact moment it happened again. This time it was intense. Maggie felt a tingly all over her. It was like little ants were crawling on her skin and the whine in her ears was more then annoying. The look of surprise on Maggie's face answered volumes.

"Fascinating!" Ratchet proclaimed. At the same time Maggie felt the tingly stop. "I was just scanning you with my medical scanners. You seem to be able to sense it. No other human has shown this trait." Ratchet sounded excited by this new discovery.

Maggie was annoyed, "Stop doing it! Are you nuking me or something like a microwave?"

Ratchet vented air as he laughed, "I am far more sophisticated then a microwave. No. There is no long term nuking of your tissue. It seems that the stronger the scan I send out the more you can feel it. Did you feel it earlier when you walked in?" Ratchet asked.

"Not that I can remember." Maggie replied.

"May I try something with you now?" Ratchet asked. Maggie was about to reply no but the look of pleading Ratchet was giving her made her break down and she said with a sigh, "Fine. Satisfy your medical curiosity."

Ratchet looked like a kid in a candy store. His optics flickered as he accessed his scanners. "Do you feel it now?"

Maggie bit her lip wondering what she would have to endure. But it never came. "No." She said pleased. "Where you scanning me now?"

"Yes, but with regular scanners and not medical." Ratchet said lost in thought.

"What's the difference?" Maggie wondered out lout.

"What's the difference!" Ratchet snorted out the absurd question. "Its about as big a difference as an X-ray is to a MRI. All bots have scanners but I am the only one with the medical scanners that for some reason your able to feel." Ratchet finished explaining. He saw the worried look on her face. His voice softened to be soothing "It is nothing to be worried about. You may just be sensitive to electromagnetic waves. Not unheard of in your species but it is rare." He said trying to comfort her.

Maggie looked up at Ratchet with concern etched into her face, "This conversation reminds me of another I had last night with Jazz." She finished explaining about what Jazz had said about how interesting he found it that she could detect unique smells off the Autobots. By the time she was done Ratchet looked dumbfounded. Maggie sniffed the air, "Now that I am talking to you about it, you do smell like apple blossoms. What does it mean Ratchet?" Maggie asked. She was not sure if she should be more weirded out by her new abilities or the interest it was causing.

"You say Jazz is conducting an experiment with this? I think I might have a talk with him." Ratchet said. He looked at Maggie, he did not need to do a scan to see the worry on her face. "Nothing to be worried about. Like I mentioned before you may be just sensitive." Maggie did not look convinced. "I will ask Jazz what he thinks is going on." Ratchet said trying to convince Maggie to relax. In truth Ratchet was not sure if it was ok. Nothing indicated that Maggie was in danger but this was unknown territory. "I think we have done enough work for today." Ratchet stated.

Ratchet got up and was about to walk her to the door when Maggie stopped him. "Speaking of Jazz I wanted to ask. Optimus says he is still not him self. Is there anything I can do to cheer him up? What's going on with him anyway?"

Ratchet sighed as he continued " I would advise you to just keep on being you. Your already helping more then you could imagine. This is something he needs to do on his own." He bent down his hand and let Maggie climb up as he walked her over to the door. You need to understand that what happened to him is beyond anything that exists in any human context. When we Autobots die it is said we are literally one with our creator Primus. When were brought back it rips part of oneself and we fracture." Ratchet paused debating whether he should tell the human, "Unless Jazz can heal himself he may be heading back to Primus." Ratchet's tone and posture radiated sorrow.

Maggie gasped. "Jazz is dying?"

"Yes, in a way." Ratchet said. Maggie started to feel a tear running down her cheek. Just then she felt a sudden surge of tingly again. "Ratchet?" Maggie asked. Ratchet lifted up his optic to acknowledge she had his attention. His blue eyes casting a glow over at Maggie. "You can stop scanning me. I can tell you right now I am not ok." Maggie stated as she felt her stomach clench and she cried harder. Ratchet started petting her on her back in and effort to comfort her.

"I feel the same way". Ratchet said.