This is the sequel to 'Nothing left to lose.' If you you have not read NLTL, I suggest you do, otherwise you will have no freaking idea what this is about. And if that happens, well, I guess you're screwed.

Disclaimer: I only own Roxy, Tank, Kale, Zeke and Susan. Anyone who says otherwise will be chased by hungry plot bunnies.

ON WITH IT!

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Ratchet held Roxy up to Optimus' face. "Are you sure you want to do this Roxy? No one will think any less of you if you don't want to." he said in a gentle way. Despite her outward attitude, Roxy was sensitive to this kind of thing. He didn't want her to go into something that leave her a wreck when she came back out. But if she wanted to see Jazz, then he would let her.

"I can handle it. Really, how bad could it be?" she asked Ratchet. She didn't see Ironhide and Optimus exchange glances.

"Alright, lets go." Ratchet knew Roxy inside and out – he had done enough scans with her tree accidents - and gave her the same warning he gave the others when they first saw Jazz after he did his repairs.

"Brace yourself." He opened the door. The only door in the hanger. Hundreds of cables, wires and tubes hooked into dizzying beeping machines. Flashing lights and pumps monitored and filtered in a sickening, mindless rhythm. Somehow, through the cables an tubing, Roxy found the familiar spiked head and dark visor.

Beep... beep... beep... beep... beep...

"...Jazz..." was all she could whisper. Ratchet looked down at her.

"Do you want to go back?" he asked. Her answer caught him off guard.

"No, how close can you get me?" He was by Jazz and set her down by the unconscious mech. She easily sidestepped the wires and made it to his head. She was at his audio receptors and grabbed one of his head spikes. Ratchet was checking the monitors when it happened. Roxy leaned down and said out loud,

"Jazz?" BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP-

"Dear primus! What did you say?" Ratchet Yelled. But it wasn't an angry yell. The data pad he was holding was being pounded with new information.

"Whatidido? Whatidido?" Oh great, Roxy was spazzing out.

"Don't panic, you did something great! His cerebral activity increased by ten percent! His spark rating is faster than it has been in months." He turned to her, and he was giving her that rare smile she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Your like a boost to his entire system. Say something else."

Roxy looked at him, then back at Jazz. She said a few other things, but they held no improvement. Ratchet went back to his natural frown and Roxy stared at the floor. Then a light came on in her head.

"Ratchet, I just thought of something. Could you get my duffel bag?"

"Why?"

"Please, just do this. I think it will help." He left and returned with the bag. She shuffled through it and pulled out what looked like speakers. She then pulled out her iPod and plugged everything in.

"Just what are you doing?"

"When I first met you guys, I asked Jazz what his favorite earth song was. I would have asked the rest of you, but it felt kinda weird. He and Bee were music lovers like me, so I asked them and saved them to my computer. Then I got the iPod, and downloaded them onto it."

"So what your saying is..."

"Exactly! If my voice did that, what can this do?"

"Hmm, alright. Give it a try."

"Just do me a favor, okay? If this somehow wakes him up, protect me!"

"Why?"

"Because I promised I wouldn't let anyone know. And now that I'm playing it, he may just squish me. At least, thats what he said he would do."

Ratchet stared at her. She was searching for the song. "Okay, I found it." Ratchet was expecting to here some hard core, sick minded womanizing gangster rap, but he got something completely different as horns drifted through the air.

i see trees of green, red roses too
i see them bloom for me and you
and i think to myself, what a wonderful world

"This is his..." Ratchet murmured. Roxy climbed down to stand by Ratchets foot.

i see skies of blue, clouds of white
the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
and i think to myself, what a wonderful world

"...I see why he would squish you." Roxy climbed his leg carefully.

"Shut up." she muttered. He grabbed her and looked at the monitor.

the colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
are also on the faces of people passin'by
i see friends shakin' hands, sayin'"how do you do?"
they're really saying "I Love You"

i hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
they'll learn much more than i'll ever know
and i think to myself,(think to myself) what a wonderful world

There was no change.

the colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
are also on the faces of people passin' by
i see friends shakin' hands sayin' "how do you do?"
they're really saying "I Love You"

Roxy sighed. "Well, it was worth a shot. How about we give it until tomorrow?"


i hear babies crying I watch them grow
they'll learn much more than i'll ever know
and i think to myself, (think to myself) what a wonderful world

He walked out of the room without a word. She would come back in the next day and put her stuff back. It was worth a try, right?


such a wonderful world...

Optimus was waiting outside for Roxy. Ratchet went right into telling Optimus that Jazz had improved. Roxy climbed into Optimus' waiting hand. Ratchet handed Optimus the data pad and the autobot walked off.

"Are you alright Roxy?" the girl jumped at his words. She turned to him, a smile appearing a bit too quickly for his liking.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He kept staring. She let out a long breath. "Okay, I'm not fine. I was scared, okay?" she looked at the floor for the second time that night. There was that low pulsing hum she had heard a few nights ago. It was also much warmer. She looked up to see two calm cobalt optics starring at her.

She also felt his thumb pressing her back. She leaned back into it. "Being afraid is not something you need to hide from me." He moved his thumb in an up and down motion. "If something worries you, or if you need to tell me something, I'll listen to you." he lifted her to his face. "I want you to be happy here."

'If you knew the truth you wouldn't be saying that.' She brushed her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Thanks. I think I'll stay at the house tonight, Okay?" He looked a bit disappointed at that, but he agreed. He walked out of the hanger and brought her to the house. Mikela was sittingon the deck with a smile on her face, one arm draped over her protruding belly.

"Glad to see your back. How did it go?" Optimus was smiling at them both.

"Jazz has made improvement thanks to Roxy." Roxy blushed and hunched over. Optimus chuckled at her embarrassment and set her on the deck.. "Sleep well Roxy." He headed back to the hanger. Mikela waited for Optimus to go out of sight before saying it.

"You know, I think he likes you."

Roxy froze. 'Oh, god dammit!' "I know he likes me. He's my friend."

"Roxy, that's not what I meant."

"I know what you meant, and yes, we're friends. Just friends."

"Why don't you think it would work?"

"Mikela, think about it. Thirty foot mech who is probably older than man kind dating a 5'5 teenage girl. It'd be like an eighty year old dating a fetus!"

"Age doesn't matter to him, and he's gentle with you. Why should it matter?"

"He can't hug me or kiss me, he'd outlive me by a helluva lot, I couldn't handle him rejecting me, the list goes on and on!"

Silence. Then she felt arms wrap around her. "If you really love him, it won't matter at all. Give it time."

The two went inside, one knowing a bit more about the other.

Xxxxxxxx In the hanger... xxxxxxxX

i see skies of blue, clouds of white

The lone mech in the only room with a door was motionless..

the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night

And then... BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP-


and i think to myself-

"...what a wonderful world..." Jazz smiled at his own voice. It had been a while since he heard it. He turned his head and looked at the iPod. Then he carefully removed the wires and cable that had bound him for so long. He creaked as he moved, but that was fine. He remembered hearing... someone... say his name. That must of jogged him enough to hear the music.

Now he was alive again. And he was glad that he could eat without a tube from now on.

"It is a wonderful world."

Lesson: Music can do amazing things.

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Hey all! I don't know what hit me, but I am on a writing spree! R&R!