Dawnbreaker felt the lag from how low her energon stores had become lately. All these jumps on the Con's trying to snatch a few precious drops of Energon were really wearing down on the small femme, and team Prime. Each battle drained them more. Ratchet working tirelessly on the formula for synthetic energon. Her tires bit into the dusty canyon ground as Team Prime sped after Breakdown and Knockout the large cube of energon teasing them and egging them on. Dawn's gut told her it was a trick to get them to deplete their Energon supply, but they really needed that fucking cube. So, it came as no surprise when the air support swooped in and opened fire. And if Dawn was really being honest with herself Arcee was fucking dumb…who but Arcee goes AWOL and takes on the enemy BY HER SELF.

Dawnbreaker by now, living her life with the Autobots can say she has seen a great many things. But Ratchet flying out of a mid-air ground-bridge like a toddler who took six espresso shots was not one of them. He passed behind the rock wall and the remainder of Team Prime heard metal crunching and pained con groans. Scrambling up the rock wall Dawnbreaker had to see this. And boy was she right. The CARNAGE! Unfiltered not even dust-settled carnage it was magical. Who knew the old bot had it in him! NO wonder Skyfall has a kink for the old grouch.

When they all walked through the ground-bridge back into the base they were met with Raph's kind, "What happen?"

Bulk beat Dawnbreaker to it, "I only saw the gory aftermath, but I hear the Doc was a one-bot wreaking machine."

Dawn's optics got big when Ratchet swooped up a startled Raphael with a cheerful. "Hey, little fella." Yep, officially Ratchet has tipped off the deep end. Or he did some blow off the medical table…

"Alright, what's your secret?" Arcee placed her servo on her hip with a raised brow ridge.

"No secret." Ratchet looked to his batch of synthetic energon picking one up and tossing it at Arcee. Ratchet purred. FUCKING PURRED, Dawnbreaker shuddered in horror fighting back to urge to gag. "Just a little something I like to call synthen."

Arcee was shocked. "From the data Bulkhead transcribed? I thought the formula was-."

"Incomplete? Not anymore." Ratchet chuckled. Dawnbreaker felt like she was having a spark attack. One: this was awesome they now had a constant source of fuel. Two: juiced Ratchet was creepy. Like suuuuper creepy.

"Ratchet I question the wisdom of using yourself as a test subject." Optimus looked at the green liquid, then at his old friend.

"Optimus, you didn't see Ratchet out there. He was in overdrive."

"I agree that the initial results seem promising, but I recommend that further testing be confined to machines, not Autobots. Outnumbered though we may be, old friend, we need a warrior in the laboratory right now more than we need another in the field."

Dawnbreaker watched all the emotions pass through Ratchets faces while being scolded by Optimus. It was harsh but true…Dawn didn't like how it made Ratchet act whether or not it is who the orange and white bot was or the synthen. IT just didn't sit well with her.

And that's how she ended up hiding from the old bot in the rafters. Watching the strangeness from a safe distance. Even when the computers beeped signaling another Decepticon Energon raid she remained up in her safe space, glaring down at the boastful Ratchet with his obnoxiously loud arrogant voice. Like a juiced lifted-truck-driving douche-nozzle back home..her jaw dropped. "Oh no."

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Skyfall tilted her helm to the side with a tired hum. Watching the mining Drones was not her cuppa tea, but she had accompanied Megatron to the mine for a routine check. Thus, as he went to inspect the work she had resigned to sit on one of the Energon crystals and wait it out. All the crew had great vitals only one required medical aid, a drone from another mining location had come in some time earlier with Energon loss and burns to his faceplate. Said he'd been tortured by an Autobot. Skyfall was shocked…that didn't sound like something an Autobot would do. It worried her but she kept her mouth shut and healed the drone. Megatron was already aware of the attack. Not to mention any attack on this mine would be suicidal.

The sound of Breakdowns voice traveling from the tunnel nearest to her made the Commanding Officer smile. "Yeah, she's kinda domineering, and the fact that she's an Autobot is bogus. But I find myself intrigued by her." Skyfall was ready to make a protective sister retort when she heard the whistle and click of a tongue. "I was wondering when you might show." Her optics widened and she knew just whom Breakdown was talking to. The same bot who did the cruel number on one of her mining drones. Skyfall activated her visor and made a break for Megatron while simultaneously sending an emergency code to the miners so that they could get out of the way of the upcoming fight.

Skyfall entered the tunnel that Megatron and Knockout were in, finding her leader cornering the red Con obviously displeased with whatever Knockout had been saying. "Lord Megatron!"

The massive mech turned to her, with a raised brow ridge. "Skyfall, what is it?" Although it was growled he didn't sound angry with her.

"The Autobot, my lord he's in the mine!"

At this time Breakdown stumbled in and fell revealing a smirking Ratchet. Megatron looked to Knockout, "That is your fearsome new adversary?" Megatron laughed at the small red Con. "He's Optimus Prime's Medic."

"Oh, no, Megatron. I am your doctor of doom." Green optics fell onto Skyfall and brightened narrowing almost predatorily. "And you sweet spark I'll be giving you a full body check up after I'm done here~"

Skyfall's jaw dropped, did he just… She was in shock till Megatron grabbed a hold of her and threw the small seeker behind him with a growl. Her ungraceful tumble brought her back and she looked up just in time to see Ratchet punch Megatron square in the faceplate sending the massive mech back a few steps. Megatron touched his denta where some energon had leaked out then looked to his opponent, "Well then." The medic roared and launched himself at the Decepticon leader who caught Ratchets fist easily. Twisting the orange and white bot's arm painfully with a smile. "Ratchet is rather more spirited than I recollect."

"Chemical enhancement, perhaps?" Knockout spoke as he approached the two mechs Skyfall right next to him. She held back a snicker, at the unintentional innuendo.

Megatron pulled back his fist and drove it into the older bot throwing his beaten body to the cavern floor. "There's your laboratory sample, Doctor. Find out. If a chemical can do this for Optimus Prime's lab dog, imagine what it can do for our troops." The gunmetal grey mech placed a servo on Skyfall's shoulder guiding her with him out of the small tunnel. "You should have left at the first sign of trouble, Skyfall. You took an unnecessary risk trying to warn me."

"It won't happen again, Lord Megatron." Skyfall placed her servo to her spark. "That was unsettling."

The Con hummed itching to go back and tear the Autobot apart for threatening Skyfall like that. Then again…a smile spread across the warlords face. "It would be prudent to take this information to Soundwave. Perhaps a recording of the fight will provide him with ample data, on this new…development."

Skyfall froze mid step. Terror seizing her frame. 'Oh no…'
"Go back to the ship and debrief with our CO," Megatron ordered sounding way too cheerful.

Skyfall walked into the communication room, a few of the Drones were busy with the influx of energon cataloging all the incoming shipments. Yet some still managed to greet her accordingly. "Uhh, C-Commander Skyfall." One of the Drones took a slight step towards her wringing his servos. Had she not caught the very low vocalization with her hypersensitive antennae she would have kept walking.

She paused mid-step and turned to face the Drone, "Yes?" Her tone was even and she kept her optics from brightening to curiously. Secretly she loved talking to the working class bots and getting to know them. But as a higher command in the Decepticon army she had to maintain the dominant and harsh persona. He jumped when she addressed him his bio lights flashing in shock.

It was Skyfall's turn to be shocked when the small mech bowed to her his little antennae flat against his helm in embarrassment. "I-I wanted to thank you for saving my spark a few cycles ago."

"The altercation with Primes team in the canyon…" Sky stated simply tapping her clawed servo to her mouth plate. "I was surprised to see one had come out of that fight alive."

Looking down at the small purple and silver mech who was still bowed low to her, she placed a claw under his helm and eased him into a standing position. Moving her servo to his shoulder she squeezed gently, "It's an honor to fight alongside warriors like yourself. Without you and all the other Drones and working class bots, the Decepticon cause would not be as strong as it is today. It is I who should be thanking you." Patting the shaking Drone gently she lifted her helm to keep walking when she noticed all optics in the room were on her. Including Soundwave's. Walking to the Commanding Officer like nothing had happened she tilted her helm to the debriefing room. "I have a report from Lord Megatron."

"Soundwave: Lord Megatron stated there was a battle recording that needed analysis."

Skyfall cringed but sent the recording anyway. Her spark tightened in anticipation. Her visor was still down and she used it as a way of spying on the Communications Officer. She saw the exact moment when he had come to Ratchets rather forward promise, the much taller purple mech tensed and his visor flashed. Thin spindly fingers curled into a fist and his frame radiated more heat. He was pissed. "As you can see the battle was over in seconds, but the potential of the enhancement that the Autobot Ratchet had used would be highly beneficial to the Decepticon cause…if we can work out the kinks." Skyfall broke the silence in hopes she may distract the irate con, obviously to no such luck since the Mech in question managed to punch a hole into the hull of the ship. Skyfall jumped, startled. The other drones in the room had turned their attention to the pair. Flashing her denta in a snarl she pushed the taller bot against the wall while her other servo struck the side of his visor in a loud but effective slap. "SOUNDWAVE get a hold of yourself," Skyfall growled their faces almost touching while her claws bit into thick armor. "Analyze the data and only the data on the effect of this substance. Nothing else. That's an order." Pushing away from the quiet mech she stormed out of the Communications Room. Only when she entered the hallway did she realize she bitch slapped Soundwave… 'Dawn…I think I fucked up.'

It merely took several Earth seconds for Dawnbreaker to respond, 'Sky? What happened are you ok?'

'I-I might have slapped Soundwave across his face.'

Dawnbreaker froze, at the foot of Ratchets medical bed as she checked his stats. 'And what dare I ask warranted you to pimp check him?'

'Megatron had asked me to bring the data on Ratchets fight with him to Soundwave…and Ratchet may have vocalized a highly sexualproposition to me.'

Dawnbreaker locked optics with Ratchet who was weakly trying to sit up, both froze, one out of fear and realization and one with gathering rage. "What did he say…" Dawn spoke out loud narrowing her cerulean optics at the much older bot.

'And I quote verbatim, "And you sweet spark I'll be giving you a full body check up after I'm done here"'

Dawnbreaker dropped her data pad her mouth falling open, "You fucking said what?!" She readied her tomahawk optics ablaze with fury. When Optimus decided to intervene in placing a servo to her arm moving her back.

"Easy Dawnbreaker, whatever Ratchet had said or done while under the influence of the Synthen is not who he is."

"That does not excuse his lascivious proposition to my sister!" Dawnbreaker snarled throwing her tomahawk down imbedding it into the cement. By now the entire base had come into the main room to see what all the ruckus was about. Including June Darby who stood by her son on the upper deck. "I cannot and will not let Synthen be a buffer for his obvious indiscretions." Pointing venomously at the resident CMO who cringed and shrunk under her anger. Turning away Dawnbreaker took a deep intake cooling her rapidly heating system. "I will not harm Ratchet." Everyone seemed to deflate in the room. "I will be at peace knowing both Megatron and Soundwave want to rip his spark out for what he said." With that, she transformed and drove out of the base.

The long silence on Dawnbreakers side of their connection filled Skyfall with worry. She hoped that her sweet-natured spark sister wouldn't try to kill or maim Ratchet…Venting heavily she briskly walked (because CO's don't run through the battleship in fear) into the hangar ready to take flight when she was tackled straight off the deck.