Chapter Nine

Moongaze sat in the base's rec room having some much-needed energon, it had taken her almost two hours to settle and convince Crystal the base hadn't been taken by enemy forces pretending to be Autobots. Though she could have smacked Sideswipe over the head when she heard what he had jokingly said to his brother. Speaking of the yellow Lamborghini she should kick his aft also for upsetting the poor human and yet…to her it seem her friend had formed some kind of…friendship with mech. She had spoken kindly of him even when he'd upset her. The Ford sighed, isn't that what Ratchet said she was like with Surefire? She took a drink from her cube and casually looked over to see had entered the rec room, she nearly choked on her energon when she saw who it was.

"Cruiser! Chaser!" she called out happily running over to the two mechs and hugging each of them.

"Whoa, hey." Chaser said surprised by the femme's actions and trying not to fall from the sudden hug.

"It's nice to see you too, Gaze." Cruiser said with a chuckle.

"You have no idea how idea I've missed you guys." She smiled.

"We've missed you too, Gaze." The yellow and black mech said placing a hand on her shoulder

"Though not as much as Surefire." Cruiser joked.

"Speaking of Surefire, where is he …and Skybolt?" the Ford asked curiously wondering why the two mechs weren't with them.

"Nice one, Cruiser." Chaser said slightly annoyed as he looked at the Land Rover who just shrugged.

"Guys?" Moongaze asked confused.

"Perhaps you better sit down before we tell you, Gaze." Chaser said.

As Sunstreaker watched from the other side of the room someone knocked on his helm and said "anyone in there?" he glared over at the mech "guess not." They chuckled taking a seat next to him. "You're not funny, Sideswipe." He said gruffly looking over at his brother who shrugged.

"So tell me, what exactly happened in the medbay before I got there." Sideswipe suddenly asked. Sunstreaker was confused. "Come on, Bro, that femme virtually hasn't left you alone since you met in the medbay."

Sunstreaker remembered all too well what happened in the medbay and it wasn't what his brother was thinking. "Nothing." He growled out.

"That means it's something." The red twin said with a smile.

"Nothing means it's nothing." There was no way he was going to tell Sideswipe that a femme managed to pull a weapon on him before he even knew what happened, he'd never live it down plus it would be all round the base in a few days. Suddenly they heard a chair hit the floor loudly and saw Moongaze run out at top speed.

"Wonder what that was all about." Sideswipe said idly.

Ratchet and Wheeljack were working on Surefire's injury when Moongaze ran in fear and panic clearly displayed for all to see. Ratchet had to withhold a groan, he did not need this right now. "Wheeljack to get her out of here. I don't care how you do it, just get her out of here." He said quietly to the engineer.

Wheeljack gave a nod and headed over to the distraught femme. "Come on Miss, let's get out of here so Ratchet can work." He said while pushing her towards the door. Ratchet winced slightly that was not the best way to put it.

Moongaze fought against mech. "I just want to see him." She said quietly. She fought back even harder when more force was put into making her leave. "I just want to see him!" she snapped loudly and glared at the mech.

Ratchet sighed, shook his head and looked over at both of them. "Moongaze, I assure you Surefire is going to be okay. Now will you please leave the medbay." He went back to fixing the mech only to find the femme now standing on the other side of the medical berth. He tried hard to rein in his anger, he didn't want to shout at her but she wasn't giving him any other choice.

"Surefire." Moongaze said sadly, she looked up at Ratchet. "Let me help, Ratchet."

Help? Primus no, that's the last thing I need you to do. Ratchet thought. "That would be unwise, Moongaze. Your feelings for him could…" he stopped when he saw her hands touch his, almost holding them, he gradually looked up and cursed himself as he looked into those pleading blue optics.

"Please." She said in a pleading whisper.

Ratchet sighed once again and looked away from her. "You can help with Skybolt." He said.

She smiled at him, "thank you." As she rubbed a thumb against the back of his hand making him look back at her in surprise.

Wheeljack walked back over as Moongaze walked over to her fallen leader a chuckling smile behind his faceplate. "Care to explain that little…show, Ratch." He asked in good humour.

Ratchet levelled him with an annoyed look, "we've a mech to save."