Wheeljack was ashamed after discovering he had attacked his friends. He sat completely shocked. "Ratch" he squeaked out. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry" he sobbed.
Ratchet walked over and placed a hand on Wheeljack's shoulder. "It's alright. You weren't in your right mind" he explained, making Wheeljack relax a bit.
"But… I attacked you… I'm sorry" he said again.
Ratchet sat down beside Wheeljack, and put his arm around the inventors shoulders. "It's going to be ok. You'll see" he said, holding the inventor close. Allowing him to sob into his shoulder. The two sat there for a while, until Ratchet finally stood up. "I'm sorry Wheeljack. But I have to go talk to Optimus. I won't be long" he explained. Wheeljack nodded, so Ratchet walked out the door and down the hall.
Wheeljack sat there, thinking. This isn't me. What's wrong with me? He thought. He looked around the med-bay. He noticed something in the corner, and realized it was some kind of player. Whoever put this together, has really shoddy handy work. He thought as he picked the object up. He looked over it and figured out the problem. He walked over to the berth, and sat down. Just then, the door swung open, and Optimus and Ratchet walked in. But Wheeljack didn't pay hem any attention. He was too busy thinking about his new project. Ratchet and Optimus remained silent, watching the inventor intently.
Both mechs sat down, as they continued to watch Wheeljack work. "Oh come on. You can't put the electronics at the front" Wheeljack mumbled to himself, as he carefully pulled wires and cords apart. "Hey Ratch. You got a screwdriver?" he asked, looking up at the medic.
"Uh, yeah. I'll just go get you one" Ratchet stated, standing up and walking over to his tool box. He rummaged through the tools, until he finally fund wat he was looking for.
He walked back, and handed the screwdriver to Wheeljack. "Thanks" he said, before quickly getting back to work. He kept working, continuously grumbling about 'shoddy construction'. "Aaahhh… You can't put the electronics near the triggers, it'll cause a train reaction" he grumbled again. He looked up at Optimus. "Who put this together?" he asked.
Optimus chuckled. "I don't know. We just found like that" he stated.
Wheeljack was slightly suspicious, but he brushed the feeling off. He looked down and continued working. It took quite some time, but eventually Wheeljack finally finished his repairs. "Done" he announced. Getting both the commanding officer and the medic's attention.
They walked over, to notice Wheeljack standing next to the player. "Why don't you turn it on?" Ratchet asked.
Wheeljack looked at the player, then at the two mechs. "Alright. I'll try it" he stated. He didn't know whether he could handle another failure… But knew he had to try. He turned it on and stepped back. He watched the screen… And saw his team mates. Prowl, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, the twins; Mudflap and Skids; and Arcee. He watched as they gave him a message.
"Wheeljack, if you're getting this message. Then you must be great at your job" Prowl announced.
Bee was next to speak. "Wheeljack. Don't be too upset about your projects. A lot of your projects might go wrong. But a lot go the right way… Most of my electronics in my room, I have you to thank for. Wouldn't have it any other way" he said. Almost making Wheeljack cry.
The twins then took their turn. "Wheeljack, you have done so many great inventions. We would be nothing without you" Skids said.
"Yeah. Without you, we wouldn't have our lights, entertainment… I could go on" Mudflap announced.
"Thanks Wheeljack" they said, in complete unison.
Arcee and Ironhide spoke next, also answering a question the inventor wanted answered. "Wheeljack. If you haven't figured it out yet. Arcee and I were the ones who 'tried' to build the player"
"Yeah Wheeljack. But we just couldn't do it… What you do Wheeljack, is amazing. We don't know how you do it" Arcee explained, making Wheeljack shed tears of joy.
Finally Jazz spoke up. "Wheeljack. Optimus, Prowl and I have spoken… And all agreed that, you have been under a lot of stress lately. So… You can have the next month off" he said.
"Thanks Wheeljack… You're the best" they all said together. Before the player turned off.
Wheeljack stood completely shocked, realizing that he wasn't that bad at what he does. "You see Wheeljack. You wouldn't have gotten that message, if you weren't an inventor" Optimus stated.
Wheeljack turned to Optimus and Ratchet. "You planned this, didn't you?" he asked, slightly amused at they approach.
Optimus and Ratchet shared a glance, before turning back to the inventor. "Yeah, we wanted to prove that you are an inventor. We asked some of the others to give us a hand… And they were more than happy" Ratchet explained.
"Well. Thank you, so much" Wheeljack said.
Optimus and Ratchet smiled at him. "You're quite welcome. Now go on. Get out of here. Enjoy our time off" Optimus said.
"Yes sir" Wheeljack said, running out the door.
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