The Autobot Base, 3rd POV

"Optimus! I've found Jack's life signal!"

When Ratchet yelled this, everything was chaos as everyone scrambled over to the monitor. Well, except Optimus who managed to keep calm and composed.

"Where is he?"

"On...On the Nemisis."

"WHAT!" Arcee yelled, making everyone jump.

"I can't believe those fragers would do this!" She growled, slaming a fist on the wall, making it crumble slightly.

"Ratchet, would you be able to groundbridge us close to those quardiantes?" Optimus asked, Ratchet sighed.

"Unfortunately no, they have sheilds up, and if I even attempt to bridge all of you in a four-hundred klik radius of it, the bridge would be disrupted."

"What does that mean?" Miko asked. Ratchet again sighed.

"Anyone sent through the groundbridge would be split to a molecular scale."

Ratchet turned back to Optimus.

"I'll need time, but there is a chance I can make a hole in the shield."

"Very well, but proceed quickly."

The Nemisis, Jack's POV

I looked up when the door suddenly hissed open.

Soundwave came in, hand clamped over his forearm. I began to worry as I say something blue leak out from under the seekers hand.

"Soundwave? What happend to your arm?" I asked as I climbed up onto Megatrons desk.

"Injury sustained durring recon mission."

"Here, let me see. Maybe I can help, I've been getting the hang of building and circutry." I said, motioning over at the small whirring machine on another table (A machine that could transport food for me rather than having to make a poor mech go for it.).

Soundwave tilted his head before removing his hand and placing it on the desk. I hissed in sympathy as I inspected the wound.

"I can't weild any new metal, but I can fix the energon leak, as well as the small circutry damage. That is, if it's alright with you?"

Soundwave nodded and I grinned. I went and grabbed a few things from the small pile of scrap and parts I had on the other table, then returned, climbing up and begining on his forearm.

The energon leak was easy, simply needing to be patched up, while the circutry was a bit harder. I had to carefully untangle a few, and I cursed while I worked on them, which seemed to humor Soundwave.

I then slid off of his arm, grinning up at him.

I then looked at myself, making a sound of surprise when I noticed I was smuged with oil and some grime.

"Now go see Knockout, and take a bath while you're at it." I called after the seeker as he left.

3rd POV

"Soundwave, go ahead and sit down right here." Knockout said as the seeker entered the medbay. Soundwave sat, silent as he watched Knockout and Megatron converse.

When Knockout came over and saw the patch job on the wires and circutry, he was, to say the least, surprised.

"Who helped you with this? They did a very good job." Knockout stated. Megatron nodded in agreement as he peered down at the fixed wires.

"I was aided by Jack."

This caused both other 'cons to look up quickly in surprise.

"The human...he was able to do this? I know he has been learning more about machinery, but this..."

The hiss of the door opening cut the medbot off, and in walked Jack. He looked up at all three 'cons, smiling.

"Sorry if I'm bothering you guys, just wanted to make sure Soundwave came."

Jack yelped as Knockout lifted him, which was a surprise since Knockout had never done so before.

"Did you really fix Soundwaves wiring and circutry?"

"Uh, y-yeah. I figured I could do it, I have been getting pretty good working with those kinda things..."

"Hm." Knockout suddely placed Jack on a medical berth.

"Stay there."

"U-uh, okay...?"

Knockout quickly replaced the missing metal before sending both Megatron and Soundwave out of the room. He then looked back over at the nervous teen.

"Is something wrong?" Jack asked as Knockout inspected him for a momment. The red mech shook his head.

"No, it's just...I never thought a human could understand certain parts of Cybertronian anatomy. That patch job you did on Soundwave was at the level of a high level medical student."

Things were silent for a moment.

"Come here tomorow, after you've had your 'breakfast'."

"Why?" Jack asked as Knockout took him and gently set him on the ground.

"Well, you are now officially my new apprentice."

Jack's POV

I felt a small burst of excitement fill me.

If I learned how to help Cybertronians, I could help Ratchet with the guys, and here I could help Soundwave.

"Got it! Come back here in the morning! Thank you so much, you won't regret this!" I exclaimed quickly before running off.

Time skip (About a week later)

"Knockout! Is this right?" I asked as I stood on the medical berth next to my patient.

Knockout moved over and inspected my work on the seekers injured shoulder.

"Hmm, good, but you missed one of the wires. Fix it and then weild the new metal on."

"Got it."

I reached in, careful not to mess up my previous work. I gently took the wire in my hand and untwisted it before reconnecting it. I then moved away.

"That should do it, can you try moving it?"

The seeker did so, and I grinned.

"Good, now hold still and I'll finish up!" I said before pulling a large piece of metal over. Now I was grateful for my new strength.

I summoned my armor before carefully weilding the metal onto the shoulder plate. I then dissmissed my armor.

"And you're good to go! Be careful next time you're in flying practice." I said. The seeker nodded, touching my head with a finger in thanks before leaving.

Now I understood why mom loved her job.