Hello again! I want to thank a good friend of mine. She gave me the idea for this chapter. It is amazing to know that one idea turned in to a chapter that has 3,750 words! WOO! Anyway! I hope you all enjoy.
Units Of Time As I Use Them:
Klick(s) : Minute(s)
Cycle(s) : Hour(s)
Joor(s) : Day(s)
Orn(s) : Week(s)
Metacycle(s) : Year(s)
Prowl needed to fix this. It was killing his spark to see Jazz so hurt. He needed to tell Jazz's closest friends that he was sorry and he needed to ask for their help. But where would he start? He had made so many mistakes that he didn't want to mess it up further. He knew that Ironhide and Ratchet would be the hardest to say sorry to.
Ironhide could blow him away with his cannons and Ratchet had his trusty iron wrenches that he would throw without a moment's notice. Prowl was pulled from his thoughts when he realized he didn't hear Jazz crying anymore. He looked down and noticed that Jazz had fallen back in to recharge.
He slowly got up and climbed of the berth and grabbed a blank data pad from the desk and started to write a note. 'Jazz, I am hoping to be back before you wake, but if not, know that I love you and I will be back before dark tonight.'
He left the data pad on the little table next to the berth knowing that if Jazz would wake up before he came back he would see it and not worry so much. Jazz left and headed for the autobot base. He knew everyone would be working a shift today; he just hoped he didn't run into too many of his currently, old team mates.
Until he rejoined the team they would be old team mates to him. He smiled a little when came to the entrance of the base. He smiled and stepped inside. He decided to visit Optimus first. He knew news travelled fast around the base and he didn't want Optimus being the last one to know. He stopped in front of the door and gently knocked.
"Come in." Prowl opened the door and smiled seeing Optimus hard at work. "Hello sir." Optimus' helm shot up. "Prowl?" He smiled at the tactician. "It is good to see that you are well." He bowed. "Thank you sir, I came to see Wheeljack, Skyfire, Ironhide and Ratchet. I know that news gets around fast at this base and I didn't want you to be the last one to know that I was here."
Optimus smiled and nodded. "How is Jazz?" Prowl blinked in shock at the Prime. "How did you know?" Optimus laughed. "Wheeljack and Skyfire were talking about the two of you the last time I was in the lab checking out an invention."
Prowl nodded. "He is doing okay I suppose. Actually, he is the reason I am here." Optimus gestured to the chairs in front of his desk and Prowl smiled and nodded. Prowl sat down stared at his servos as he started.
"I didn't know how much it was killing him. I didn't know how much it killed his spark to me retreat. I don't know how much of my past you know, but my last relationship didn't end well at all. I was out on the streets, broken and not really caring. I found Jazz one night while I was working the streets he was walking home from a friend's place and he smiled at me and we started talking he was very open and pretty much told me I was staying at his house that night and I did."
Prowl smiled a little and continued. "He helped me get clean and I went through some nasty withdrawal symptoms but he stayed with me. After a few orns he started telling me about the autobots and eventually I joined and eventually I found out that Jazz had fallen in love with me. I thought about it and realized I loved him too and that is how we came to be."
Prowl took a deep breath before he continued "It didn't take me long to find out that Jazz had left. In fact I heard rumors about it. So I went to our quarters and found that he was gone and so were his personal belongings. So I went to Wheeljack and Skyfire. When I brought it up they seemed hurt. Like they knew something I didn't. So next I went to Ironhide and he gave me the data pad and refused to say anything other than it was from Jazz."
Prowl tried not to choke on his next words. "So I left with the data pad and stopped in the corridor after I noticed that it was written by Jazz and I felt my spark break as I finished it. I finally went to see Ratchet. He told me more than the others did, but nothing that was of much help to me. He confirmed that Jazz had in fact quit. That he was move back to some old place." Prime came around the desk and gave Prowl a quick hug.
"You know that none of that really matters now knowing that you and him are back together." Prowl shook his head. "But it does matter, it matters to Jazz enough that his crying his optics out to the point he passed out from exhaustion. I have come to apologize to his close friends and to you. You lost two good officers in less than 3 joors. It was my fault that Jazz quit and I am sorry for that."
Optimus smiled a little. "I forgive you, Prowl." Prime wasn't going to point out the fact that in the end it was Jazz's choice to quit, not Prowl's.
"Anyway, Skyfire and Wheeljack are in the lab, Ratchet is in the medbay and Ironhide is doing target practice with Bumblebee." Prowl nodded. "Thank you sir and use this information as you see fit. Jazz and I have talked and have decided that when we are ready, we will come back to this team and this family." Prime smiled. "Good to hear. I will be happily waiting for that day to arrive." Prowl nodded and then left. He went looking for Wheeljack and Skyfire first.
The door opened. "Oh 'Jack! We have a visitor." Wheeljack came out of the back and gave Prowl a small smile. "How can one of us help you?" "Actually, if you are willing, I need both of you to help me." Skyfire and Wheeljack looked at each other and then back at Prowl. "What do you need help with?" "To start I want to tell you both something and then if you are still willing I would like your help." They both nodded and the tactician continued.
"I have thought about this over and over and rehearsed a lot of different ways to say this but ultimately it doesn't matter. What matters is I fragged up and now I owe a few people an apology." Prowl looked up from the floor and looked at Wheeljack and Skyfire. "I am very sorry for what I put you both through a metacycle ago…"
Wheeljack was confused but Skyfire added. "You mean when Jazz had his spark broken and he left." Prowl nodded. Skyfire went over and gave him a quick hug. Wheeljack came over and did the same. "You are forgiven, but I am curious as to why you think you owe us an apology." Prowl sighed and looked up at them fighting the tears that threatened to flow from his optics.
"You two are two of his closest friends, I am sure that it had to hurt to some degree to see him that broken." The two inventors nodded. "It did. We are just happy that you are back with him and the two of you are supposed to be bonded. By the way, once the two of you are bonded are you two going to ever come back to the team?" Prowl laughed and gave his good friends a hug. "Jazz and I have talked and yes, eventually we will both come back to the team."
"GOOD!" Prowl was shocked. He turned around and saw Ironhide. "I miss both Jazz and you around here. It is much more…. What is the word I am looking for…." Wheeljack and Skyfire laughed and added. "It is too noisy without you and Jazz here." The tactician was now confused. "But Jazz loves to party…. " "We can all handle Jazz's parties… The twins are starting to become too much."
"I will see you two later." They inventors smiled and nodded. "Feel like going on a walk with me 'Hide?" "Sure. You wanting to talk I assume?" Prowl nodded. Ironhide gestured toward the door. "After you." They both laughed lightly and walked out of the lab. "So what is going on? How is Jazz?" "He is doing good… He asked me to bond with him and I said yes."
Ironhide smiled and laughed. "It is about time." "What do you mean?" "I mean, ever since the day you joined I knew it was only going to be a matter of time before the two of you became lovers and then bonded." Prowl laughed as they slipped into Ironhide's quarters. He stopped laughing as he remembered the real reason he came to the base today. "I wanted to talk to you about something." "Anything, what is on your mind?"
"First I want to say sorry for what I put Jazz through. You are one of his closest friends and I know that it must have hurt to see him so sad and broken." Ironhide only nodded. "I know Jazz has forgiven me, but I can tell that deep down it still hurts him to know that such an event ever happened." Prowl looked at his servos and then at the ground.
"I forgive you." Prowl looked up at him and smiled. "However, I do not want to see it happen again." Prowl nodded. "What do you need help with?" "I need your opinion on how I can fix the spark break I have caused Jazz." Ironhide nodded and then thought for a moment. After a cycle Ironhide had to get back to working with Bumblebee. They waved at each other and then went their separate ways.
Prowl decided to seek out Ratchet and talk to him. The medbay doors opened. "What is it n-. Oh hi, Prowl." Prowl laughed. "Hey Doc. Clearly you haven' been having the best of days." The medic groaned. "The twins love their pranks and you know we don't have a SIC that they fear…" Prowl caught on and smiled. "Jazz and I talked about rejoining the team and we decided that once we are bonded and once we are ready we will come back."
Ratchet smiled. "I believe that is the best news I have heard all joor. Anyway, you clearly didn't come all the way here just to tell me that. So what can I try to help you with?" "First I want to start off with an apology. You are one of Jazz's closest friends and I am here to say sorry for what I did to your friend a metacycle ago."
Ratchet nodded. "'Forgiven. I have a feeling that there is more you wish to talk about." The tactician nodded. "I want your opinion on how to fix the spark break I have caused Jazz. It is killing me to see him so sad and hurt."
"Prowl… He was happiest when you were around him, when you would go along with his games or would listen to his ideas. He loved when you did tasks with him, whether he needed your help or not. He asks you to help so that you would spend time together. Every time he would come back injured he would sit on one of these medical berths."
Ratchet gestured to the berths behind him. "He would talk about his latest idea that he was going to run past you, or his latest project he was going to ask you if you would help him with. Whether he would actually need your opinion or not he would ask you because he wanted to hear you talk. He loves listening to you talk." Prowl nodded. "Thanks Doc. You have given me so great ideas."
"I want to give you something else to run through your processor." "Sure, what is it?" "Jazz really loved it when you attended that one party he set up 2 metacycles ago. He loved it when you went to his parties. He would ask almost always knowing that the answer would be a no. But he would ask hoping at one point or another that you would say yes. What you chose to do with that is up to you. But I wanted you to think about it for the future."
"I will doc, thanks." "You want to really thank me? Please come the frag back and keep those two twin fraggers out of my medbay!" Prowl laughed and Ratchet smiled. "I'll see what I can do." "I am sure I will see you around." Prowl smiled and waved as he left the medbay and headed for home. He had a lot to process.
He had the advice from Ratchet and then Wheeljack and Skyfire told him that he should be open and honest with Jazz. If Prowl was facing something hard in his life to open up to Jazz about it. They explained that it was usually easier to have someone help you through a hard time and then there was Ironhide. Ironhide had told him to make time for Jazz. If that meant putting an assignment off for a cycle to spend some quality time with Jazz then he should do it.
We walked home and went inside. He saw that Jazz was on the couch and was reading. "What are you reading?" "I am reading your note." Jazz smiled. Prowl was going to tell him that he didn't need to read it more than once but then he remembered something Ratchet said, he loves to hear you talk… Prowl thought for a moment. Maybe when Jazz read the note he could hear Prowl's voice.
Prowl smiled and sat on the couch next to Jazz. He pulled him into a hug and kissed him. Jazz smiled a little. "What has you in such a good mood?" Prowl smiled. "You." Jazz shrank a little in embarrassment. "You asked and I answered." Jazz muttered. "I highly doubt that I am the only reason you are in a good mood." "Oh lover… You are the only reason I am happy right now."
Prowl held Jazz close and kissed him again. "Feel like bonding today?" "Right now?" "Sure, why not?" Prowl carried Jazz up to the berth room and laid him down on the berth. "I love you, Prowl." Prowl smiled and he kissed Jazz deeply. "I love you too, Jazz. I love you so much."
Prowl woke up from recharge a few cycles later. He smiled as he could feel Jazz through there bond. He kissed Jazz gently and got out of the berth. "When did you want to go back to the autobots?" Prowl stopped. "I didn't realize you were awake." "I am. I have been for about 15 klicks." "I'm ready when you are." "How about, right now?" "You're serious?" Jazz nodded. "Then let's go." Prowl held out his servo to Jazz.
The arrived at the base and knocked on Optimus' door. "Come in." Prowl entered with Jazz at his heels. "Good afternoon, sir!" Optimus looked up and smiled. "I take it, that said date as arrived." Prowl nodded. "Well then. Welcome back! You can have your quarters back or you can stay in your home, your choice." Prowl and Jazz looked at each other and then back at Optimus.
"We will stay in our home." "If you are okay with it, I would like to re instate both of you in to your old positions, Jazz being TIC and Prowl being SIC. Are you both okay with that?" The two bots nodded. "Yes sir." Prime smiled. "Glad to hear it." Prowl could see there was something more. "Jazz why don't you go tell our friends the good news. I'll be along in a few klicks." "Okay." Jazz kissed Prowl and left the office. "What's going on Optimus?" He gestured to the chair.
Prowl shook his head. "I will stand this time, thanks anyway." Optimus nodded. "Have you ever heard of two younger bots named Aphilo and Adora?" Prowl thought for a moment then it hit him. "If memory serves me right, that is Jazz's sire and carrier." Optimus nodded. "It is. They sent a distress call out. They have been taken as Decepticon slaves." Prowl was struggling with something to say. "Where?" "In Polyhex." Prowl growled.
"I am going after them." "Prowl…" "You may be my boss but before that you are my sire! Don't think for a moment that if the roles were reversed Jazz wouldn't go after you for me." "You know your carrier will never agree to this." "Really? I think he will be worried for the fact that something may happen to me but he knows that I would do anything for my bonded." "If your carrier agrees then I will let you go." "Fine. I will go talk to Ratchet!"
Prowl stormed out of the room. He knew he shouldn't have talked to his sire/boss like that but that was no excuse. Prowl stormed in to the medbay and saw Jazz talking to Ratchet. "Prowl what is wrong?" "Jazz… I… I don't know how to tell you this…" "Tell me what?" "Wait you haven't told him?" "Told me what?" "He never asked." "HELLO! TELL ME WHAT!" Both Ratchet and Prowl looked at a now steaming Jazz.
"Optimus is my sire and Ratchet is my carrier." Jazz hit the floor. "Don't you think you could have said it a little nicer?" The SIC rolled his eyes. "Optimus told me about Jazz's parents and I want to go after them and he told me I could go if you said yes." "You are going to go whether I say yes or no, aren't you?" Prowl sighed. "Most likely. But I would prefer if you weren't going to be mad at me for going."
"I will let you go on the promise that you come back in one piece." Prowl smiled. "I love you, carrier." Prowl hugged him. "I love you, too." Prowl looked at Jazz. "What about him?" Ratchet laughed. "I'll take care of him while you are gone." Prowl smiled and left. He went to the break room and found Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Skyfire and Ironhide. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were laughing at something.
"Sideswipe, Sunstreaker. You are with me." "You died and made you boss?" "No bot died, but as of 15 klicks ago, I am SIC so get your afts off that couch and over here." The other three snickered. "Where are we going?" "You are coming with me to Polyhex." They groaned. "Not there. We will be killed there." "You are coming with me either way. But if you complain I will leave you there rather then bring you back to base. How does that sound?"
They didn't say another word. Prowl looked at the other 3. "Enjoy having a quieter base for the next 2-3 joors." "WOOHOO!" Ironhide yelled behind the now closed door. The three of them travelled to Polyhex and the snuck around and finally found where Jazz's parents were being held. "Please don't hurt us. We will do anything you ask." Prowl felt his spark starting to break, these were Jazz's parents.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I promise. I only want to take you back to your son." "Our son?" Prowl nodded. "Yes, Your son Jazz." Aphilo got defensive. "You are playing a trick on us." Prowl shook his head. "I promise, I am doing no such thing. I am merely doing my bonded a favour. I know he misses you." Adora spoke up. "Please take us to our son."
Prowl held out his servo. "All you have to do is take my servo and I will take you to him." Aphilo and Adora nodded and they took Prowl's servo and he led them out and back down through the underground tunnels.
These tunnels had only existed for a few metacycles so very few bots knew they existed. They escaped the city and stayed in abandoned home. "Why are we here?" "Because day is coming and if you are seen you will be killed and I can't allow that to happen. I can't cause Jazz that much spark break.
Once it was dark again they headed out and got back to the autobot base. "We need to report to Optimus first and then we can go see Jazz, I promise. Adora and Aphilo nodded. They entered the office and Optimus smiled at them all. "Well done you three. However… Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, you two are still going to be put in to the brig for the stunt you pulled 4 joors ago."
They groaned and were led away. He looked back at Prowl, Adora and Aphilo. "Jazz will be happy to see all of you. He is currently in the medbay." Prowl nodded and headed down the hall. "I want to surprise Jazz. Can you two wait here until I come get you?" They both nodded and waited away from the door. "Jazz please! He will be back soon! I promise! I am trying to get some work done!"
"I am right here Jazz." Jazz turned around and smiled. "PROWL!" He tackled his bonded. "I missed you. Where did you go?" "I went to get you a present." Jazz was confused. "It took you two and half joors to get a present?" "Well it isn't a small present. Want to see?" Jazz nodded. "Yes!" "Okay. Wait there and keep your optics closed until I tell you to open them, okay?" "Okay."
Prowl went to get Jazz's parents and brought them in to the medbay. Prowl moved out of the way and Ratchet watched from the other side of the room. "Okay Jazz, you can open your optics now." Jazz opened his optics and started to cry. "Carrier! Sire!" He ran toward them and tackled them. "I have missed you so much." "We have missed you too." They hugged him tight and Jazz started to tell them everything.
Prowl went over and got a hug from his own carrier. "I am so proud of you." Ratchet whispered. Prowl smiled and hugged his carrier back. "I love you too."
Author's Note: Hello to all. I wrote this as one big chapter because I couldn't find a good place to split it. Anyway hope you all enjoyed. Let me know what you think should happen next, or should i leave it here? Review and let me know! Love to all! ~CatsPrivateBedroom