Author's note. Skyfire becomes very ill in this chapter but what is Starscream going to do about it? Read on to find out.

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Continued from last chapter.

"Query, what are those?"

And that's when the Sparklings realised their skated were still in plain sight in their play pen. And Soundwave was staring right at them.

"Ummm," they all stalled as Soundwave looked at them sternly, waiting for an answer.

"We found them," Chromia finally said brightly.

Soundwave gave them a long hard stare in which they tried to look innocent, hoping he wasn't going to spank them. As Ironhide knew from past experience, Soundwave was a hard spanker.

But finally Soundwave seemed to relax and he just said.

"Suggestion, Sparklings take nap, now,"

They didn't need to be told twice, they were all pretty tired after their exploits. The four of them settled down, snuggling into each other on top of some soft blankets that had been left there for them.

They didn't realise Soundwave as he left the room was heading straight to where Skywarp and Thundercracker were working.

Starscream's POV.

Starscream glowered down at the brat he was forced to babysit when he had far more important things he could be doing but no, it was under Megatron's orders that he must to this erroneous task. Orders that carried the promise of severe punishment if he didn't carry them out to the letter.

This made him even madder, Megatron had actually threatened to spank him and then send him to the Autobots asking if Prime would do the same. And the worst of it was, Prime probably would do it, after all the Autobots would be mad over what had happened to some of their number and he was such a convenient punch bag.

"Bah," he snarled as he finished reading the data pad in his hand, he had just finished analysing the brats systems and Energon sample.

Now all he had to do was to correct everything which would no doubt take a while meaning he had to endure the little Slagger for even longer. And wouldn't you know it, it was time for the little brat to get feed.

"Skyfire," he snarled as the form under the blanket trembled. "Get out of here this instant."

But to his disbelief, the little monster didn't do as ordered. Well, he was about to get a good spanking with his Energon.

But as he yanked the cover back, he reeled back in shock. Skyfire was sweating, literally sweating as he shook with trembles and sobs. As Starscream stood there, unable to move, Skyfire looked into his optics. Except Skyfire's optics were glazed over and were almost white with fever.

Before Starscream could speak, Skyfire launched himself at the shocked Seeker and held onto him tightly.

"Daddy," the little Shuttle cried clinging to Starscream like he was going to disappear.

"Make it stop, daddy, please make it stop,"

"I'm not you're..." Starscream started to say but it was then that he felt Skyfire's forehead against his chest.

Ice gripped his Spark as he was almost burned by the heat coming off the little Shuttle, Skyfire was ill, dangerously, life-threateningly so. And if he didn't do something about it this very instant.....

Somehow he managed to get the howling Sparkling to let go so he could inject a sedative and then start applying coolant to the little Sparkling's form. His anger was forgotten in that moment, this was his patient and he wasn't going to let anything happen to him.

Feverishly, he worked to bring the fever down, Skyfire's condition was deteriorating at a much faster rate than he had been anticipating. Finally he succeeded on bringing the Sparkling's temperature down to a safe level but Skyfire was still delirious and shaking.

Wiping his own forehead which dripped with coolant, he panted slightly as he considered the options available to him.

The problem was that though Skyfire had a strong antivirus system, it was being overtaxed trying to correct the Sparkling program meaning the original virus that Skyfire had contracted had slipped past and was now wreaking havoc. If Skyfire got worse, his antivirus could be destroyed from the inside and that could have dire consequences.

It was unfortunately thanks to that Sparkling program, but Starscream couldn't change it, not while Skyfire was in this state. He had to find some way to get both the Sparkling program and the antivirus to leave each other alone without destroying them both.

There was only one option as he could see it, he needed to invent a second program which would do just that.

For the next few hours that was what he did, as well as taking care of Skyfire. By the time midnight came around, he was exhausted. Not only was it tiring trying to invent something brand new, he had to look after the little Shuttle.

This met feeding him, cleaning up after him, washing him, taking temperature, making sure he was sleeping, the list simply went on. At one point, he'd had the weeping Sparkling clinging to his chest like a primate while he typed at a computer, making sure the calculations for his formula were correct.

But at long last he was done. His optics trailed to where Skyfire was moaning in his sleep, it had taken him ages to achieve something resembling a peaceful recharge for the little Sparkling. Starscream was just having a quick drink of Energon before he continued.

But how was he to proceed now? Unlike the Sparkling program which had little risk (Ignoring the bit about Skyfire falling ill), this one was much more volatile. And he had a feeling that to administer it to an ill Sparkling without it being properly tested would be the worst possible thing he could do.

It seemed there was only one solution, this program had to be tested.

Calmly he injected the program into his arm and waited for his systems to accept it. Once that was done, he walked over to a secure cabinet and typed in a code. When he was in, he took hold of a strange looking gun and walked out with it.

With a sardonic, "Here goes nothing", he aimed it at himself and pulled the trigger.

Some time later.

Skyfire woke with a start and promptly purged into the bucket right next to him. Sobbing as he wiped his mouth, he tearfully gazed around, no longer with delirium. But what he saw right in front of him made him think he should rethink that last thought as he screamed.

To be continued.

Author's note. We see what the results of Starscream's plan and there is also a bit with the Sparklings and Skywarp. Till next time.

And now it's Haluwasa2.

Me: OH MY GOD!

Ratchet: Umm... I twink she's going mwental. *chair now has Skyfire plushie on it*

Chromia: Starscream is making her worse.

Me: *picks up Ratchet* Everything's going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay. *hyperventalating*

Ratchet: Aw, Pit. With Skyfwire gone I've become the wone she cwings to. Skyfwire come back!

Me: Skyfire? Where?!

Ratchet: Oh brother...