A/n: not much to say just trying to keep this thing going GIVE ME IDEAS!!!!! I NEED INPUT!!! Just throw something at me. I just might use it. And you can always tell me WHAT YOU WANT to happen!!! Any how here goes. BTW I do have ideas but I like input.
Being bonded to three other beings was really cool most of the time for all four involved. There was built in support, you didn't have to guess what your best friends and girlfriend are feeling, there was so much feeling that you really didn't even need words, and someone always had your back. But there were a few draw backs. One was that when one got a wake up call they all did. And the night that they got communications or the squad on Charon, Optimus tired to send a message privately to Jazz to let him know that they had made contact. But when one gets woken up like that they all end up awake. So when Jazz bolted up of his recharge station like he'd been ejected forcibly, Sam, Mikaela, and Bumblebee all followed suit. Sam was on his feet so fast that his injuries didn't have time to catch up with him and it he promptly crumpled toward the floor. Moving quickly was not in the doctors orders yet and his body was working so hard to repair the damage done to his body it didn't have the reserves fight gravity and get to his brain fast enough to keep him conscious.
Bumblebee got the message from Sam's body almost as quickly as Sam did and he reached out and caught the young teen just as Mikaela gave out a screech. This was enough to wake up the whole base now as Connors, Ratchet, Ironhide, and Optimus came running into the room. She hasn't meant to shriek however when she felt Sam begin lose consciousness and then see him crumple toward the floor she had yelled in surprise and fear. Bumblebee had saved him from any further damage to his body from hitting the floor. Jazz let out a loud sigh knowing his reaction had made them all act like that. Ratchet had already assessed the scene and ran to Bumblebee and started scanning Sam. He picked the boy up from him and walked off mumbling about standing up to quickly. Sam was back in dream land pleasantly drifting in a light grey mist that seemed to keep him from the outside world. The other bonded 3 followed Ratchet out of their quarters and toward the med bay like a silent shadow. Optimus, Connors and Ironhide were standing in the room looking after the retreating forms.
"What in slagging pit was that!?!?!" Ironhide swore. He didn't like being pulled out of recharge prematurely. Connors tried to best to answer.
"My best guess is that when Mikaela 'felt' or saw or both, what was happening to Sam and he start to fall she screamed cuz she was scared." Connor looked down the hall the way Ratchet had gone. "He said something about standing up to quickly. I think Sam must have gotten outta bet to quick." Optimus' brow furrowed.
"Why would Sam arise so quickly as to lose consciousness?" Prime asked.
"He was probably scared by something," Connors answered him.
"But what could have startled the boy? I had just contacted Jazz……" The Autobot leader stopped and sighed. Connors looked at him expectantly but Ironhide had just figured it out too. "I contacted Jazz that we received a message tonight from a squad at the edge of the solar systems. I knew he would want to know since some very close friends of his are there and still intact." He said this quietly as if berating himself internally for making the mistake of contacting one of the bonded and not anticipating them all the react the same.
"Optimus, there is no way you could have known your message would affect all of them. Its knew to all of us. Until we figure out how it affects them all and when and why we aren't gonna know what to be careful of," Ironhide told Prime with a consoling tone. The Autobot leader carried such a heavy burden leading and being responsible for everyone that he took it so seriously sometimes it was on the ridiculous side. The man took himself too seriously at times.
"I should have waited till they were all out of recharge…" Optimus Prime sighed. His shoulders slumped a little. He was worried about Sam. Connors came to the rescue again.
"Hey big guy, the kid will be fine. He didn't hit the floor and he'll come to in a minute or two. Its just a matter of how much blood we can get to our brains fast enough. Gravity and our heart kinda have to fight each other to get the blood to get the blood up. When a person stands up to fast our bodies can't catch up. No harm, No foul, Boss man!" Connors grinned. Optimus looked at him a moment as if gaging his medical knowledge and his tone. It only took a few seconds and the semi's facial plates looked more relieved than worried and he nodded. Connors smiled more and Ironhide nodded approvingly at him.
"Hey Boss man why don't we go see the kid I bet his up and just fine now!" Connors didn't wait for him to say anything or wait for him to follow. He just went on his way to the med bay expecting them to follow. Optimus's optics followed him as he disappears around the corner. He chuckled slightly.
"Good man there," Prime commented. Ironhide nodded.
"If not a tad bit bossy and big for his britches." Prime laughed at Ironhide's observation. "Should we have a chat with him?" Ironhide's optics had a glint of humor in them as he said this knowing his leader was enjoying the banter.
"Leave him be Ironhide. His way brings a light hearted feel to this base. I know he will never get belligerent. He's too good for that." Prime chuckles again. Ironhide just nodded and walked out of the room following Optimus toward the way Connors had gone.
Sam's eyes fluttered open 2 minutes after he had almost met the cement floor. He looked up at Ratchet's electric blue optics looking him over and then looking up at his computer that was now operational. His face plates scrunched a little in a disgruntled way. "Your blood pressure is low Sam," Ratchet informed him. Sam nodded not knowing what to do about said problem. It wasn't low before the battle. I know because I scanned both you and Mikaela before the battle started when we first met to get a good base of your vitals. Your blood pressure has been running low for this entire week. I think your body is slow to make new blood after you lost so much from your surgery and injuries." Three worried faces listened to Ratchet's explanation. Sam didn't need to ask what to do Bumblebee beat him to it.
"Ratchet what can we do to help him?"
"Sam what have you been eating the last few days since the IV was removed?" Sam shrugged. Jazz spoke up this time.
"He ain't been eatin hardly anything Ratch! We been ridin his aft but he's a stubrn sparklin." Bumblebee filled in the details.
"Three days ago when you removed the glucose drip he ate a piece of toast at 10am and drank a soda at 12:15pm and did not eat anything until Mikaela fix them both a frozen dinner. Two days ago he refused breakfast citing nausea from the pain medication and for he drank some water at 7:34am and had a 4.67 ounce potion of apple sauce at 10:23am, after which he didn't mention food until 3:56 pm and ate a bologna sandwich with 2.34876 table spoons of mayonnaise 1.73234 teaspoons of mustard and two slices of bologna and 10.835 fluid ounces of milk. Today he has not had anything it is still our recharge cycle." Sam looked at him oddly for a moment but then guess he shouldn't be surprised as much as he watches him. Ratchet was quiet for all of a second and did some calculations.
"You are consuming too few calories for your body weight Sam! If the pain medicine is making depressing your apatite and making you nauseated then we need to find another pain medicine. We'll try another pain medicine today to see if it is as effective on your pain but does not have such adverse side effects on your consumption of food." He looked directly at Sam in the eyes so he did not miss this part. "And Sam Do NOT let something like this go again. Your health is a priority to your pod. When there is a problem please let me know." Sam looked at him carefully letting what he said sink in. He nodded then with a smile. Ratchet gave him a different bottle of pills to keep with him today for his pain. He then deposited him in Bumblebee's hand. Just then Connor rounded the corner followed by Optimus and Ironhide.
"Alright you lot!" Ratchet said. "I know were are all excited about the transmission new received tonight from the delta squad on Pluto's moon however these kids especially Sam still needs his stasis time to recoup fully from his past injuries. I want all of you to get something to eat in the mess room before you go get the rest of your recharge! Now outta my Med bay before I find something to throw!" They all scurried out even Optimus. Ratchet said this all in good humor but he was not one to think he wouldn't make good on his threat to throw things.
The quartet of bonded beings made their way to the mess room for a few bites to eat. They all watched Sam drink a large glass of milk and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Mikaela had the same and the Autobots both filled up on energon. The two transformers then picked up their respective humans and headed toward their quarters.
(more to come)
