Primus! I didn't mean to die on you guys for nearly 3 months! It's been a stressful 3 months, believe me. Plus I got a new laptop and I've been too darn lazy to transfer my stories from my other laptop. Yeah I'm lazy, so sue me. Haha, but anywho...I've been killling myself for trying to keep up with my grades and all my extra curricular activities. I'm currently trying to juggle around 7 classes, concert band rehearsles, and rifle team practices...Not fun. Not to mention I just recently came back from a shooting competition in New Mexico...That wasn't fun either! It's freakin' cold there!

Ahem...So yeah. Enough of that. Here we are, the next chapter to our storyline!

I own nothing, only Julia and random plots and junk.

"Optimus said it'd be best if you were to get an inspection from Ratchet." Oh, so I'm guessing Ironhide had a call from Optimus, and that voice was Optimus himself.

"I-Inspection…?" That doesn't sound good…

"Don't worry, it's what you humans call a 'check up'." He snorted.

"O-Oh, a check up?"

"Yes. Ratchet needs to check if that AllSpark fragment in you is dormant or if it's effecting your overall health."

"Oh. Okay…Will it hurt?" I was never fond of check ups. Especially from big robots.

"Will what hurt?" He asked.

"The check up."

"Oh, well…" He took a small pause, which wasn't easing my slightly frantic state. "I don't think Ratchet would dare do anything to intentionally harm you, so any pain you feel might be from the AllSpark fragment."

"You're right. Okay." I nodded, regaining a bit of my confidence. Ironhide chuckled as we made our way down the halls. Once again, I was in front of Hatchet's Lair. Oh, I mean, Ratchet's Med Bay. I can't get use to saying Hatchet's Lair…

Ironhide took a moment to knock on the door. Something Sideswipe failed to do on our first visit. We both waited patiently for a response. Would Ratchet get mad at Ironhide, thinking he's one of the twins?

"Ironhide, I was wondering when you were going to show up." Ratchet sighed as he opened his door. He looked over to Ironhide's shoulder and smiled. "Ah, good to see you again, Julia. Now Ironhide, if you would please step in and place Julia over there." Ratchet directed Ironhide into his Med Bay and pointed over at a rather large looking countertop.

Ironhide did as told, and placed me on the wide ranged surface. Ratchet had shut the door and paced his way over to, what appeared to be, his desk. He picked up this blue glowing pad thing and tapped his finger on it a few times before standing in front of me.

"Um, Ratchet?"

"Yes, Julia?" Ratchet looked away from his …blue thing…and stared down at me.

"How did you know it was Ironhide? And not…well, the twins?" I simply asked as I looked up. This earned me a small chuckle from Ratchet and he walked back over to his desk and switched his blue pad things.

"Simple, Optimus told me that he would like me to give you a quick check up. So he contacted Ironhide to bring you here." Ratchet replied as he walked back over.

"Oh…" Well that explains it. I could feel myself blush out of embarrassment.

"That, and the fact that Ironhide knocked. The twins never knock." Ratchet chuckled, he must have sensed my embarrassment and tried to make me feel better.

"I should have guessed that." I found myself getting over my embarrassment and chuckling along with Ratchet.

"Yes, so have you been doing well lately?" Ratchet was still examining his blue thing.

"Yes." I nodded as I felt my legs swinging back and forth as they hung over the countertop.

"Have you been slightly irritable or 'moody' since your encounter with the AllSpark?"

"Um…no. I don't think so."

"Has anything strange been happening to you? Such as random aches or pains, dizziness, lack of sleep, anything?"

"Hm…I had a small headache before bed last night. But wasn't anything big. I couldn't sleep last night either, but it was probably because I was talking to Ironhide." I stopped swinging my legs and tapped my chin with my index finger.

Ratchet made a few humming noises as he looked at his blue pad and tapped a few things before turning to Ironhide, who was leaning up against the wall with his arms folded. He was still rather quiet since we made it to Ratchet's Med Bay.

"So, you kept her from recharging last night?" Ratchet looked at Ironhide.

"No. It was her choice to stay up." Ironhide grunted as he kept his cool composure against the wall.

"But you engaged in conversation with her, did you not?" Ratchet didn't break his gaze at the black 'bot standing off to the side.

"I did talk to her, but what was I suppose to do? Ignore her? I did tell her to go rest but she said that she wasn't tired." Ironhide stopped leaning on the wall and glared at Ratchet.

"Ratchet, it's okay. Really. It wasn't Ironhide's fault because I couldn't sleep last night. I just had too much on my mind." I tried standing up for Ironhide. I didn't want him getting in trouble because my brain wouldn't let me sleep last night.

Ratchet gave Ironhide one more hard look before sighing and shaking his head slightly. He tapped on his pad thing again before looking at me.

"Alright, I'll take your word for it. But try to refrain from keeping this as a habit." Ratchet sighed before walking to his desk and switching those blue things again. "Okay Julia, I'm going to run a few tests on you real quick. Is that okay?"

"…Um…What kind of tests, exactly?" I was getting a little fidgety. And I'm sure he could tell.

"Just a simple blood test and I'm just going to run a quick scan on your systems to see if that AllSpark is harming your body or not even effecting it." He didn't look at me as he looked at his blue thing, which I started to notice it looked a lot like a clipboard. Oh well.

"Okay…Then that's fine." I slowly nodded, not really wanting to go through the blood test.

"Okay, now, Ironhide, would you do me a favor?" Ratchet turned to face Ironhide once more.

"What?" Ironhide responded.

"I need you to use your holoform real quick."

"Why can't you use yours?" Ironhide barked back.

"Because I asked you to use yours." Ratchet simply said as he continued to look at his blue clipboard. "Now hurry up, I don't have all day."

"Stupid medic…" Ironhide growled before transforming into his truck mode. Once the transformation was over, the man from last night and this morning appeared next to the truck. He didn't look all too pleased at the moment.

"Good, good. Now, hold on for a moment." Ratchet went back over to his desk for the umpteenth time and rummaged around in some of the compartments. He pulled out a fairly small kit. "Here Ironhide, I want you to take this and do as I tell you to." He held out the palm of his hand and human Ironhide took it from his palm.

"What the slag is this?" Ironhide examined the kit and was about to shake it when Ratchet interrupted him.

"Don't shake it!" Ratchet scolded him. "It's a blood testing kit. I would most likely harm Julia if I were to take her blood in my current form, and since I'm still working on readjusting my holoform, you will be the one to take her blood."

"WHAT?" Both me and Ironhide hollered at once and Ratchet flinched slightly.

"Now calm down, both of you." Ratchet sighed and pinched the bridge of his 'nose'. "It's a simple task, really. As long as Ironhide follows my instructions and Julia complies with this and doesn't make a fuss."

"I don't know Ratch…" Ironhide sounded like he doubted himself.

I, myself, wasn't so sure about this either. Ironhide wasn't a medical officer like Ratchet. Heck, he was the weapons specialist. What does he know about medical procedures? But part of me really trusts him…was it because he's my family's guardian? Probably.

"Well…I trust him." Both of the 'bots in the room looked at me. Ratchet didn't look too phased. Ironhide on the other hand, did. He looked at me like I was crazy.

"You…what?" Ironhide seemed confused at the moment. It was kind of funny, actually.

"I said I trust you." I chuckled at him.

"Oh would you stop gawking at her response? You're her guardian, for Primus's sake. She should be able to trust her life with you." Ratchet spat at Ironhide.

Ehhh this chapter sucked, I was running out of ideas...or I was drunk/sleep deprived when I typed this up...

Thanks for reading! I promise to try and keep up with the chapters!