Author's note. With thanks to Prowlsgirl for her suggestions. Remember, suggestions are more than welcome.
Get ready to want to hug something, cause it's that kind of chapter.
Enjoy and please review.
It was the middle of the night cycle, and the Nemesis was still and silent. Everyone was asleep, they didn't generally keep a night guard, just had all the sensors on alert.
Basically, just about everyone was having a good recharge, all that is except for one small Mech.
Poor Skyfire was tossing and turning in his cot, not feeling well at all. Beside him, Ironhide and Ratchet slept peacefully, Ironhide even had his thumb in his mouth. The little Shuttle tried to control himself, he didn't want to wake the slumbering Mechs beside him.
They'd had a very eventful day, first Chromia and Ironhide had been spanked then, they'd watch a cool cartoon and then had a bath. Skyfire had been surprised by how much he'd enjoyed it but he had. Even grumpy Ironhide had had a great time in the end, and that was saying something.
Afterwards, they'd gotten some delicious Energon, Soundwave and Skywarp had taken them back to the purple Seekers room, where they'd been put to bed. To their delight, Skywarp had read them an old Cybertroian story for Sparklings and they'd loved it. After that, they'd pretty much all fallen asleep.
But a few hours later, Skyfire had woken up, experiencing some aches in his frame. He tried to ignore it but it got worse, his limbs were shaking and his legs felt sore. He whimpered softly, he wasn't sure what was wrong and that scared him, far worse than the pain.
And that's why he was just lying there, he was trying to calm himself down but it wasn't working. What he wouldn't give to be back in his real grown up body, then he could work out what was happening and do something about it. But no, he was trapped in this Sparkling body and just had to deal with it.
"Ow, ow," he whimpered, tears starting to form at his optics, there was a now a shooting pain in his legs, inside his miniature thrusters and he just couldn't stand it.
Pushing himself up, he crawled out of the covers and managed to pull himself to his feet, even though it hurt a little. Somehow, without waking the others, he managed to climb out of the cot, his size helping somewhat.
But as he crept over to the door that joined their room to Skywarp's, he suddenly doubled over in pain as cramps suddenly seized him. He collapsed on the floor, stifling his sobs of pain as he waited for it to pass.
"Primus, what's wrong with me," he finally gasped as the cramps left his body but leaving it shaking worse than ever.
Getting to his feet again, he made it too the door and opened it. Skywarp didn't lock the door to his room, in case his Sparklings needed anything, so getting out wasn't hard. Of course the door leading out of Skywarp's room and into the corridor was kept locked, so that they didn't try to escape or anything.
The first thing he saw in the dim light was Skywarp sprawled on his berth, sleeping sounding and peacefully. At the sight of the purple Seeker, Skyfire's resolve broke and he charged forward, scrambling onto the berth and hugging Skywarp who shifted slightly.
"Skywarp," Skyfire mumbled as his body started to shake again.
"Hmmm?" Skywarp muttered but he didn't wake.
"D, d, daddy," Skyfire suddenly cried and this time Skywarp did wake.
Blinking in confusion, he sat up to find a Sparkling clinging to him weeping softly.
"What....? Skyfire, what's wrong," Skywaro asked in alarm as he took the little Shuttle in hsi arms.
"I, I feel so ill and my thrusters are hurting," the white Sparkling whimpered. "It won't go away, make it go away daddy."
Skywarp held him for a moment, clearly still a little dazed after being woken up. But then he set his mouth in a determined line and holding Skyfire to him, swung his legs off the berth. Grabbing his comm, he punched in a number and waited. Finally someone answered.
"Meehh?"
"TC,"
"Hmmm, what?" came Thundercracker's blearily sounding voice.
"TC, I need you to come to my room," Skywarp said earnestly.
"Warp, do you know what time it is?" Thundercracker said with a groan.
"TC, Slyfire's ill and I need to take him to see Hook but I don't want my other babies waking up and there's nobody here," Skywarp said before adding. "You can sleep in my berth, I just need someone to be here."
Skyfire heard Thundercracker sigh as he clung to Skywarp but then.
"Alright, I'm just coming. See you in a minute."
As Skywarp waited for his wing mate to arrive, he gently rocked the little Sparkling in his arms, all the while reassuring him that everything was going to be alright.
Eventually, Thundercracker appeared and Skywarp quickly left with Skyfire in his arms. As he hurried down the corridor, he called Hook on the emergency medical channel. A moment later.
"This had better be good," Hook growled through the comm., he sounded very tired and very annoyed at being woken.
"Hook, it's my Skyfire, he's really ill," Skywarp said quickly. "He won't stop shaking and he's in pain, please, you have to help him."
There was a slight pause, then.
"Bring him to my Med Bay."
"Already on my way," Skywarp said, before signing off.
Skyfire started to sniffle, he seemed to ache even more, and the world around him was becoming a blur as Skywarp charged through the Nemesis corridors. His head started to spin, he felt sick, why were they taking so long to get there, was he ever going to feel better.
"Hook," Skywarp cried as he finally made it to the Med Bay and ran in, the Medic was waiting for them.
"Put him here," Hook ordered, indicating a berth.
Skywarp gently put Skyfire down on the berth, but held onto him as the Sparkling lolled slightly. Skyfire suddenly felt bile rising but he tried to mentally shove it back down, but it was a losing battle.
Seeing the look in Skyfire's optics, Hook quickly grabbed a bucket and shoved it in front of the Sparkling. And not a moment too soon, because Skyfire purged violently into the bucket, his body was heaving with retches as he did so.
"My poor baby," Skywarp cooed, stroking Skyfire's hot forehead as he finished purging.
"Hmmm," said Hook as he wiped Skyfire's mouth before scanning the little Shuttle.
"Yeah, it's as I thought," Hook said nodding as he finished, taking the bucket off the table so the sight wouldn't make Skyfire fell ill.
"He's got a virus."
"O, Skyfire," Skwarp said sorrowfully as he hugged the miserable Sparkling. However, Hook wasn't finished.
"That's not the only thing that's wrong with him."
To be continued.
Author's note. Ah ha, a cliff hanger. So what's wrong with poor Skyfire, and will Hook be able to cure him? Find out in the next chapter, till then.
And now for Haluwasa2.
Haluwasa2: (Holding/Huggin Ratchet, looking at chair usaully occupied by Skyfire, but you know why he's not there, rocking back and forth) Please let him be okay, please let him be okay, please let him be okay.