Title: The Day That Praxians Flew

Warnings: For just about anything and everything

Disclaimers: I in no way own transformers. If I did, we would an Optimus Prime origins live action movie. I only own the plot and the praxian seeker idea.

Song Choice: Heaven Needed A Hero by Jo Dee Messina

Summary: Jazz goes on a road trip and ends up finding trouble, or is it?

Notes: Jazz will be a little emotional in this chapter. I will do my best at his accent.

Bond Talk

Comm link

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Jazz's POV

After wandering around the arc, Ah find myself at da wall of da fallen. Da wall is like da Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. When one of us is deactivated, it's recorded here and the frames are used for spare parts so our remains can live on through someone else and save others as we did in life. Ah run meh servo down da wall over da many names dat are listed until it stops over da names of Highwind, Stormbreaker, and Warpdrive. Ah kneal down and remove meh visor as sobs shake meh frame. "Why? Why didn't cha let meh know? Ya were such ah big part of meh life...and ya left and there was ah void left behind...Why? Was it worth it?" Ah say. Ah feel ah servo gently touch meh shoulder and quickly turn bringing out a dagger, just barely stopping before cutting any neck cables. "Easy, Jazz. It's me, Ratchet." Ah hear Ratchet say and Ah nod putting away meh dagger.

"He had to disappear Jazz. If anyone knew what you meant to him and his trine..." Ratchet says. Ah nod sadly. "Ah know...believe meh, Ah know. It just...It's hard knowin dat he's alive after all dis time." Ah say trying ta stop crying. Ratchet moves closer ta meh. "May I, Jazz?" he asks softly. Ah nod and Ah feel his arms wrap around meh. "Let it out, Youngling." He says and Ah break down. Ratchet is da only one Ah show dis side ta. Everyone else only sees da happy, go lucky, energetic meh dat can cheer anyone up. "Ya know, Ah never let ya get that spark signature for Metroplex..." Ah say. Ratchet chuckles ah little. "I know, Jazz, but I gave you my word." he says rubbing my back. "And ya kept it. Dat's why ah tried meh hardest not ta get slagged out there. Ya have so much ta do already. Ah remember tellin Highwind that when ah grew up, Ah was gonna be smarter dan everyone so ya wouldn't have ta get mad." Ah say and Ratchet laughs. "And you are, Jazz." Ratchet says helping meh up.

Ah whipe my optics and put meh visor back on. Ratchet puts his servo on meh shoulder. "Jazz, go for a drive. I don't care if you go on the patrol routes. You've been inside since this whole mess came out in the open. A drive will do you good." Ratchet says and ah nod. "Don't worry. Prime already knows that I am sending you out." He says and Ah nod. "Stay safe out there, Jazz." he says as Ah leave. Ah look over meh shoulder back at him. "Ah always am" Ah say and transform into my alt form and speed away from da Arc passing Bumblebee. Bee, Ah got your patrol covered. Why don't cha hang out with Spike today? Ah comm him as Ah pass him. You sure, Jazz? I can do it. Bee replies. Yeah, Ah need ta get out of da base for a while, ratchet's orders. Ah reply. Ok, Jazz. Stay safe. Bee says. Always am, sweet bee. Jazz out Ah finish and speed off following the patrol route that bee would have had today.

Ah drive down da old gravel roads thinking about being told about Highwind and his trine being deactivated. Ah had just made it through meh Special Ops training and was about ta go out for meh first mission.

FLASHBACK START

Jazz, please come to the medbay. It's about Highwind... Ratchet says sadly over meh comm link. Ah look at Blaster. "Ratchet wants meh in da medbay, Blastman. Ah'll be back soon as ah can." Ah say and he nods. Ah rush ta da medbay. Entering da medbay, Ah freeze seeing ah sheet covering three sets of seeker wings. "Ratch...dat...dat can't be..." Ah say slowly coming over. Ah hear the door click behind meh, locking it shut. Ratchet looks at meh. He had been crying. "I ran the CNA check ten times, Jazz. Highwind, Stormbreaker, and Warpdrive are deactivated." He says sadly. Ah go down on my knees hard. Ah barely notice da pain from my knee struts cracking through da shock. "Slaggit, Jazz!" Ratchet yells, but Ah don't notice him coming up ta meh.

Ratchet comms someone and Ah Praxian rushes in. He helps Ratchet get meh on ah berth. "Jazz, my name is Smokescreen. Can you come back to us? Jazz?" da praxian says trying ta snap meh out of da fog. Ah blink ah few times and look around confused. "Ratch...wasn't ah standing up?" ah ask him. "You collapsed onto your knee struts, Jazz. I'm going to have to replace them. They're cracked down the middle." Ratchet says. Ah nod and look at da Praxian. "Who is this, Ratch?" ah ask confused. "This is Smokescreen, Jazz. He and two other Praxians recently joined us. Smokescreen is a psychiatrist. He can help you with how you are feeling about Highwind's deactivation." Ratchet says.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Dat was when ah first met Smokescreen. Ah didn't want ta let him in at first. Then, he said he and the other Praxians were going out for drinks and invited meh ta join them. Ah reluctantly agreed and never regretted it. Come ta find out that Smokescreen, Prowl, and Bluestreak were ta only survivors of da attack on Praxis. So, ah gave them ah chance knowin dat they were going through what ah was. Ah eventually opened back up and started on meh missions. Ah pushed myself, trying ta be da best like Highwind always thought ah could be. However, being da best doesn't mean dat ya don't make mistakes. Ah neva noticed da seekers coming up on meh.

Shots fired ahead of meh and ah transform, pulling out meh rifle. Starscream and his trine don't attack though. Transforming, they land about ah hundred feet in front of meh. Ah keep meh rifle on screamer. "You made a mistake...Ricochet." Screamer says. Ah frown. "Ya have no right ta call meh dat, Screamer!" Ah yell at him making him flinch. Thundercraker puts his servo on Screamer's shoulder. "Star, are you sure we should be here? Soundwave..." Thundercracker starts to say. Starscream nods. "There's nothing more than can be gained by staying with the Decepticons. Prowl has all the intell he needs to finish this war. We're just lowering the number of seekers on the Decepticon side." Starscream says. Skywarp looks at meh sadly. "Does that mean we can be ourselves again?" Skywarp asks.

"After everything we went through being under cover? I doubt we will ever be as we were before Vos was destroyed." Starscream says. Ah look at them. "But ya can pick up da pieces and start again. Isn't what ya used ta tell meh, Highwind?" ah say and Starscream looks at meh. "you know?" He asks surprised. Ah nod. "Da command staff only just found out. Skyfire saw your talk with Prowl." Ah say. He nods. "Then you know that we never meant to hurt you." thundercracker says. Ah nod and Skywarp comes over. "May I, Jazz?" he asks remembering that I sometimes don't want to be touched. Ah nod and he wraps his arms around meh. "Missed you so much, Jazzy" He says hugging me tight.

To be continued...

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Notes: Waaaah Family reunions make me cry!