Ironelle collapsed in the pilot's seat of the Iron Spark and started crying. Redcord and Jade stood a few feet away from Ellie.
"Both of you need to go back down into the base."
"We want to make you feel better mommy," said Jade.
"I said go!" they ran over and hugged her legs.
"Go Away!" She kicked them off her legs.
"Mommy please."
"Get out of here!" she yelled.
"We don't want you to die!"
"I don't care what you want!" Jade met her mother's optics. They were dulled over and looked foggy. She flipped out her blaster and shot herself.
The Next Day
Ratchet welded the newly replaced armor near Ironelle's spark chamber back together. His thoughts dragged to a different day she had attempted to shoot herself.
"I hate you."
"I know Ironelle." Ironelle raised her blaster to her spark chamber.
"I will do it!"
"What about Red?"
"I don't care what happens to him! You are the one who sparked me! This is all your fault." Her blaster hummed as she got ready to shoot and Ratchet quickly grabbed it away, pressed her against the wall and kissed her. She cried and tried to push him away but her held her tighter against the wall.
"I won't let you do it." Ratchet held her to his chest and she cried.
Ratchet let a tear roll down his cheek. She had actually did it. She had tried to offline herself again. He wasn't able to stop her this time. He was a few seconds too late to stop her once again.
"Daddy?" Ratchet looked down and met Jade's optics.
"Yes Jade?"
"Is mommy going to wake up?" Ratchet sighed.
"I'm not sure." Jade reached up and grabbed his servo.
"I hope mommy does wake up. And soon." The red and white mech gently picked up Jade and held her close to his spark chamber. Jade rested her head on Ratchet's chest and sobbed quietly. Ratchet stroked her back and tried not to cry himself.
"Daddy I want mommy back," she sobbed.
"I know Jade...I do too." Redcord sighed and looked in the med-bay. He didn't want to go in. It hurt his spark to see his mom like this. A servo touched his shoulder and he met Shadow's baby blue optics.
"H-Hey Shadow."
"Hi Red," she said quietly. Shadow gently wrapped her arms around Red's chest.
"I hope your mama will wake up soon." Red tried not to cry and wrapped his arms around Shadow's back. She was crying.
"Please don't cry Shadow." She wiped her right optic.
"Sorry...I just want your mama to wake up...She's like my big sister." Red smiled slightly and hugged Shadow again.
Wheeljack frowned and Whitefire grabbed his servo.
"Mama?" he asked; in his quiet tone. The White Wrecker looked at his youngest sparkling.
"What is it Whitefire?"
"What's wrong? You look like you want to cry." Wheeljack smiled slightly. Even his youngest could read his face and body language.
"I'm upset."
"Why?" the young white and green mech asked.
"Ellie is hurt."
"Ellie's hurt?!" A chuckle escaped Wheeljack's lips.
"Yeah. She is."
"Did the big silver meanie hurt her?!" he asked a little frantically. He chuckled under his breath at the sparklings' name for Megatron.
"No Whitefire. She hurt herself." Whitefire looked confused.
"She hurt herself?"
"She shot herself."
"Why?" he asked.
"Because she was sad."
"Red, Jade! It's time to recharge." Jade pouted.
"I don't want to! I want to stay with mama!"
"She needs rest and you two do as well," said Ratchet.
"I want to stay with mama too," said Red.
"I don't want to recharge!" whined Jade
"Would your mother want you staying up this late?" Jade pouted and Red looked down.
"No." Ratchet knelt down and picked them both up and then took them to their quarters.
"Can we recharge with you, daddy?" asked Jade.
"Yes you can Jade." Ratchet set on them on his and Ellie's berth and then laid down. Jade and Red laid beside him and Ratchet held them against his chest.