CHAPTER-10: FIGHT

"Bumblebee! Bumblebee, stay with me!" Ratchet exclaimed in a blind panic as he fumbled around with the monitors attached to Bee.

"Ratchet, what is it? What's wrong." Prime asked, his faceplate filled with concern.

"It's Bumblebee. He's gone into shock. His spark rate is soaring. He's overheating at an accelerated rate and his body doesn't have the energy left to cope with it. If I cant calm him down, he wont survive." Ratchet explained promptly in a sad tone.

"What can I do?" Optimus questioned.

"Talk to him. Try to keep him with us." Ratchet ordered as he continued meddling with the screens.

"What's with all the noise? What's happening?" Arcee demanded as she entered the med-bay, Bulkhead following close behind.

"Bumblebee's condition has become critical." Ratchet explained and a look of horror passed over their faceplates as the Medic worked on tying to save the Scout.

"Bumblebee? Bumblebee can you hear me? Listen my brave scout, you have to stay strong. You have to fight this." Optimus tried encourage the Camero, not caring what the others though.

"I'm so sorry." Bumblebee mumbled in his dazed state.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, Bumblebee." Optimus told him while whipping his burning brow with wet rag.

"Raf! Raf, please be alright. I'm sorry you got hurt. It's my fault. I'm sorry." The Camero continued to cry and Optimus couldn't understand why the little scout thought Raf's accident was his fault.

"Bumblebee. You are not to blame. It was Megatron's fault that Raf got hurt. Not yours." The Prime explained, even though he wasn't sure if Bee could hear him.

"That's it!" Ratchet exclaimed. "He's beginning to stabilize." The medic sighed with relief.

A few hours later Optimus was sat at Bee's berth side, gently rubbing his metallic fingers over Bumblebee's smaller servo. The sound of a car engine disturbed him from his thoughts. Looking up he saw Nurse Darby's ambulance pulling into the rec-room and the nurse and the three children jumped out.

"Nurse Darby. What brings you here?" Ratchet asked seeing the new arrivals.

"Jack told me that you where an Autobot down. Thought I'd come and see if I could give you a hand." The nurse explained with a smile.

"And how could you possibly help me. You have no knowledge of Cybertronian physiology." Ratchet almost laughed.

"I'm a fast learner. Besides I doubt it could be that different from human physiology." June said as she walked past the orange and white Mech. Ratchet was about to retaliate when he was distracted by the children running past his pedes as they clambered over to Bumblebee's side.

"Bumblebee?" Raf questioned. "Ratchet is Bee going to be ok?" The boy asked after getting no response from his friend.

"I believe so. He went into shock earlier, but we managed to stabilize him." Ratchet explained before turning around to look at the nurse.

"His core temperature is still climbing. What are you doing to combat it?" June asked looking at the monitors.

"Cooling packs." The medic stated.

"Why don't you induce his body to a lower temperature? It might help reduce is core temperature dramatically." The nurse quizzed.

"Can't. The lack of energon has left his natural core temperature unstable. If we cool him down to quickly his energon lines could frieze and leave him with processor damage." Ratchet explained sadly, June was about to say something reassuring but she was stopped when Raf began shouting.

"Bumblebee!" The brunette boy exclaimed. "Ratchet, nurse Darby! Bee's waking up!" He shouted. The group all made their way over to Bee's berth side, and looked down at the injured bot.

"Wha-What's going on?" Bee beeped weakly.

"Don't worry Bumblebee, your safe. Your back at the base." Raf said happily.

"How are you feeling?" Optimus questioned with concern.

"I've been better." The Camero replied.

"Any pain?" Ratchet asked, his processor going into medical mode.

"My chassis hurts a bit." Bee said looking a bit embarrassed.

"I'll increase your pain meds." Ratchet said, turning to adjust the monitor.

"Thanks." Bumblebee beeped as he fell back into recharge.

A few day's later Bumblebee's condition had improved, although the poor little bot was still plagued by the virus caused by his injuries infection. His fever just wouldn't leave him and he couldn't keep any energon down. But at least his wounds where healing.

Ratchet looked over at the Camero, who currently sat in the corner of the rec-room with a thermal blanket wrapped around him, while he watched Raf play with his remote control car. The yellow Mech's armour was still severely pale and his faceplate had a glossy shine from the lubricant trying to cool him down. His optics looked tired and he was so weak, he could barely stand without support.

The medic winced as he watched the Camero's small body shake violently as a coughing fit hit him. When the coughing died down, Bee was left panting and struggling for breath. Ratchet knew that Bumblebee needed energon to regain his strength but the Camero couldn't even hold down the stuff for longer than a few minutes. The medic signed, he was beginning to get really worried that Bumblebee wouldn't pull through the virus. "Come on Bumblebee. You need to fight!" Ratchet thought sadly, he want going to let the little Mech wither away without a fight.

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