Jolting

Jolt's electro whips weren't meant for that kind of current. Or rather, he was not meant for that kind of electrical current that would source through him soon.

"Jolt, over here," Ratchet called, hovering near the struggling form of Optimus and the dead body of Jetfire. He knew what to do, even before the medic had said anything, and when it came he followed the order without hesitation. With a quick lash the two electro whips connected with the two forms, and Jolt began magnetize Optimus' body armor and likewise Jetfire's, just the different magnetic pole.

The continues stream of energy sourced through the electro whips, from Jetfire to Optimus and back again, causing waves of painful buzzing to the medium in the middle. Jolt's back arched and he was barely able to keep standing on his staggering legs. Another agonizing wave and Jolt held back a cry of pain only to let an aggrieved hiss escape through his gritted dental plates. Joints, cables and supports contracted, causing involuntary convulsions throughout his extremities.

Then, as fast as it had started, the pain stopped and a short twinge told him that the electro whips had been released. Jolt's head and shoulders dropped and he could barely hear Optimus talk through the noisy feedback he received from suddenly exhausted sensors. The continues vibration and trembling of his limbs barely kept him standing.

Optimus took off with his new thrusters, and the sudden gust of wind caused Jolt's body to finally give up the fight to stand. He slumped in the sand, landing heavily on his back so dust and sand danced around him.

"Jolt!" he heard Ratchet yell, as he dimmed his optics and tried concentrating on stopping the treacherous shuddering. "Jolt! Primus, are you alright?" The concerned voice was nearer; the shifting of sand telling Jolt that Ratchet was standing next to him.

The blue Autobot exhaled a shaking huff and if Ratchet heard the borderline laugh, he said nothing.

"I am… fine," Jolt answered softly, the light in his eyes returning as he stared on the medic. Ratchet was, as Jolt had felt, kneeling near the downed one, hands hovering near the blue armor, but never touching. Jolt knew that Ratchet couldn't risk getting a bad jolt if he touched the still buzzing and sparking form. No pun intended, really.

Jolt heard the distant sound of a battle and a huge explosion the same time he heard Sideswipe cheering. Ratchet gaze shortly shifted to something Jolt couldn't see unless he lifted his head, and he simply didn't have the energy anymore.

"Optimus can do it," the blue Autobot said quietly, more to himself than to the medic beside him. Nevertheless, Ratchet hummed an affirmative, keeping his optics on both the battle and the tired comrade.

"Rejoice, Mother Nature," Jolt trailed off mumbling, "for yet another day."

Jolt had done his part. He trusted Optimus to finish it, and protect the nature he had become so fond of. He trusted the humans to help in any way they could. And he trusted his comrades to protect him as he succumbed to recharge.

He would always trust.

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