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Hours seemed to go by slowly as Ratchet was silently looking after his charge mostly to just keep an optic or two on his vitals. Even though Ratchet in not so many words had told the others that Seth was okay, the truth was the boy was far fom being okay. The energon in Seth's blood stream was a serious unknown factor, and there was no telling what kind of side effects it would have on him latter on. Their was no known cases of such an accident happening before to any organic life form. In all seriousness Seth should have offlined from the energon poisoning, energon was harmful to organics. However from what he could tell the traces of energon that still remained in the boy's blood stream that he could not remove from the boy's body, had actually seemed to have blended and even bonded to the boy's blood. So far it wasn't harming the boy in any way yet, but it was still way too soon to tell what kind of permeant damage this would have on his life latter on.
Worst case senerio it would put a lot of strain on his body until Seth's body could no longer handle the stress and would simply shut down. The thought of Seth suffering such a slow death made Ratchet's spark clench in pain. He would never forgive himself for not being able to save the boy's life and would always wonder if he could have done more for him. The best case senerio would be Seth being just fine even though his blood had been altered a bit and would live a normal life. True Seth would never be able to donate his blood to help save others because of the energon traces with in his blood stream but he would live normal life.
What troubled Ratchet the most so far was how broken the boy seemed to be. Optimus was right to worry about Seth's well being and Ratchet could see the reason why Optimus was worried about him even if Optimus had not said anything directly about the situation in so many words. Seth was so much like Megatron, that it was unnerving as well as alarming. Optimus was obviously going to do everything within his ability to make sure that Seth wasn't going down the same dark path that Megtronous had taken that caused him to become the decepticon leader known as Megatron. The last thing anyone needed was a human version of the decepticon tyrant running around loose. Only problem was how far Seth had already went down that path and could the Autobots help him off that dark path that he had choosen for himself. Also could they even fix the boy who was obviously broken?
"The little gremlin is going to be the death of me, and I'm too old for this." Ratchet grumbled before he looked at his sleeping charge. He couldn't help but noticed that Seth looked more at ease than when he was awake. When Seth was awake he was obviously on the defensive but when asleep he looked more relaxed and seemed to drop his guard completely.
"How is he?" Optimus asked pulling Ratchet from his thoughts as he swiftly turned to face him..
"Sleeping...like he should be. However the kids will be here any minute now to disturb him." Ratchet said sighing.
"It will take time and patience...old friend. We can not force him to reveal his past or what is truly troubling him. He must be the one to tell us on his own when he is ready to tell us." Optimus said softly.
"I know that...but why did you choose me as his guardian? You would be a much better choice in handling this situation than me, Optimus. You know Megatron a lot better than the rest of us and that little Gremlin is almost like a mirror image of him only as a organic life form. So don't say it's because I known him longer, than the rest of you." Ratchet grumbled.
"I fear if I was Sethiroth's guardian...I would only lead him further down the same path, Megatron had chosen for himself. I will not let history repeat itself, Ratchet. Especially to someone so young." Optimus said firmly. The two autobots were unaware that Seth had woken up at the sound of his full name being spoken, as he bolted upwards into a sitting postion. Seth was now glaring daggers of death aimed towards Optimus. Ignoring the sharp pain coursing through his body, he silenty shifted his body to reach down to grab something off the floor.
"Optimus, Sethiroth is not Megatron. Even though he could be Megatron's dimensional counter part that ended up as an organic life form. " Ratchet said as Seth snapped his head towards FRatchet as his exspression became more murderous as he put both of his shoes on his lap.
"I know Sethiroth is not Megatron, Ratchet. Even though Sethiroth's personality is the same as his and he has the temper to match. I fear Sethiroth might have suffered a similar past as that of megatron's."
"Even if that was the case Optimus, Sethiroth is still young and is completely reckless. I am far too old to keep up with him." Ratchet said sighing.
"Ratchet, I'm not changing my mind. I agreed to help you with Sethiroth but you are his guardian." Optimus said.
"Optimus, you can't be serious! Sethiroth-" Ratchet started before a human shoe suddenly struck the back of his helm. The two autobots turned to see Seth sitting up straight, he was snarling at the both of them. His exspression was purely dark and was the perfect mirror image of Megatron's pissed off exspression only much darker. His right shoe was on his lap as the left shoe laid on the floor near Ratchet.
"Both of you better stop calling me by that bloody name! My name is Seth!" Seth snarled in a deadly tone at them.
"Did you just hit me with a shoe?" Ratchet asked with a unreadable exspression on his face.
"Damn straight I did, old man! I can't exactly move to pick up something heavier to throw at your hard helm which I was originally intending to do!" Seth spat back at him.
"How long have you been awake?" Optimus asked in hopes of calming the situation.
"Woke up as soon as I heard you, call me that wretched cursed name of mine. Orion Pax." Seth snarled at him as he gripped his remaining shoe on his lap.
"Sethi-" Optimus began before Seth's other shoe suddenly struck him in the middle of his forehead as it fell to the floor.
"Stop...calling...me...by...that...fucken...cursed...name, Pax." Seth said very slowly in a icy cold murderous tone that erriely matched that of Megatron's. Optimus said nothing as he approached Sethiroth. He than very gently plucked him off his hospital bed. "What the hell, Pax?! Put me down!" Seth growled looking even more deadlier than before in Optimus' hand that was curled very gently against his body. Seth griped the the plating in prime's finger to hang on just for extra protection.
"Sethiroth..." Optimus began before wincing in pain as Seth used his jaws to chomp down in a sensitive wire in his hand that he was somehow able to get to from the joint platings.
"Told you he was a Gremlin." Ratchet said blinking at Seth as he was growling like a feral animal that was trapped refusing to ease up on biting that sensitive spot in optimus hand. Optimus ignored the pain and just held Seth closer to him as he carried him out of medbay to meet the kids. "Optimus, after you put the Gremlin down you're going to need a vaccine shot, since we don't know where it's been."
"Go frag your mother board, Hatchet!" Seth snapped at Ratchet as he stopping biting Optimus in order to yell at Ratchet.
"What did you say!?" Ratchet screamed in rage as he looked ready to yank the teen from Optimus to squish him.
"I said go-"
"Ratchet! Sethiroth-" Optimus warned sharply only to yelp in pain as Seth chomped back down into the sensitive wire in his hand once more. Optimus than felt how Seth was trembling his grasp and it was from a combination of rage, embarrassment and even tiny bit of fear. Optimus than caught a glimpse of raw emotion in Seth's eyes and it was not anger. Ignoring the pain Seth was causing him, Optimus carefully held the teen much closer to his chest in a protective way in hopes of comforting the teen almost as soon as he saw the deep sorrow with Seth's eyes. It made Optimus wonder when was the last time the teen ever felt or even sought out comfort from another.
Seth continued his growling and his assult on Prime's finger. Until the sound of Optimus' spark caused him to unconsciously to focus on it. It was a rather calming sound and very slowly it seemed to start calming Seth down. Optimus seemed to notice this as well since Seth was no longer biting him as hard as he had been and he was no longer growling either. Optimus looked down at the teen who was still gripping the joints of his finger a bit but at least he was no longer biting him. "Sorry." Seth said softly so only optimus could hear the soft apology for biting him.
Optimus only smiled softly but said nothing. Ratchet however disappeared back into medbay and came back with a needle. "Ratchet, what is the needle for?" Optimus asked his medic in confusion.
"It's for you Optimus, I was being very serious about a vaccine shot. We don't know where it's been or what type of dimension it's originally from." Ratchet said calmly as he gaves Seth a glare.
"I swear IK'm gonna make him regret ever calling me a Gremlin. If he wants a gremlin, than let it be war." Seth snarled under his breath just as Optimus tried to hide a smile that was mixture of amusement, nervousness and dread all rolled into a single emotion just as he felt Seth shift in his hand to get more comfortable.
"The vaccine is not nessaury Ratchet." Optimus said.
"You don't get a choice, Optimus. Just like how I don't have a choice in being the gremlin's guardian. If you don't want the vaccine than assighn the gremlin to another guardian that's not me." Ratchet said. Optimus gives Ratchet a dark look.
"I'm not changing my mind." Optimus growled.
"Neither am I and I'm the CMO of this team, I out rank you when it comes to health issues Optimus. You're getting that vaccine shot." Ratchet growled only to blink as Optimus suddenly approached Ratchet and handed Seth over to him.
"Since you're his guardian Ratchet, than you should take care of your charge." Optimus said as Ratchet held Seth with a startled look as Seth look up at him.
"Optimus..." Ratchet growls as he looks uneasy about holding Sethiroth in his hands.
Seth than allows a slow evil Cheshire cat like grin to appear on his face that resembled that of one of megatron evil sneers as he remembers a old scene from one of childhood tv shows called Dinosaurs that involved Baby Sinclair and Earl Sinclair. If Ratchet wanted a gremlin, than be all means it was time to be one. He than grips Ratchet's hand tightly between the plates as he looks at the sensitive wires with a evil gleam in his eyes, he also prepares himself. "I'm going to bite you now." Seth said loudly up to Ratchet.
"What?!" Ratchet asked sharply only to scream in pain as Seth suddenly chomps down into the sensitive wires in hand as hard as he could. Optimus stares wide eyed at the sight of Ratchet swinging his hand frantically as he tries to dislodge Seth from his hand, only for Seth to bite down even harder if that was even possible as he tightens his grip to keep him from being thrown across the room. This was the scene Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Miko, Jack and Raf arrived to.
Ratchet was screaming in pain, besides yelling death threats in cybertronian while frantically shaking his hand in hopes of trying to dislodge Seth who was currently biting into the sensitive wires. Seth was clearly hanging on to Ratchet in a death grip, in order to keep himself from being thrown across the room by Ratchet. Optimus was just standing there with wide optics, while looking unsure if he should find this halirious, or be completely horrified by what he was witnessing. Ratchet than gives his hand one final shake and Seth is set flying across the room with a loud scream of alarm, fright and surprise rolled into a single emotion. Things happened so fast that Optimus and the other autobots had no time to react as Seth was sent flying. Jack, Miko and Raf's eyes widen in alarm, disbelief and horror. By some miracle Seth lands onto something very soft to cushion his fall, he landed on his front on the soft surface. He hisses in pain from the sudden jolt to his ribs upon the impact, but he slowly pushes himself up to look all the startled, horrified and alarmed faces. Seth's hair looks like he just stuck a finger in a light socket or something.
"Let's do that again!" he yelled smiling almost insanely at all of them. This snapped them out of their thoughts.
"No, we are not doing that again!" Arcee scolds him as she looks at him.
"You're no fun Arcee." Seth grumbles under his breath.
"Ratchet...we do not hurt humans!" Optimus yells as he glares at his CMO.
"Optimus, that is a gremlin...not a human. He's an acception to the rule." Ratchet snaps.
"Ratchet." Optimus warns him sharply as he growls.
"Fine. I need to make another vaccine for myself anyways." Ratchet snaps as he storms off to medbay. Optimus than looks at Seth as he slowly approaches him.
"You are not to do that again, Sethiroth. You could have been-"
"Killed, or hurt. I get it but I make no promises, Pax." Seth said waving Optimus' concern away only to yell in protest when Optimus picked him up. "Must you keep picking me up!?"
"Deal with it." Optimus said firmly as he sends Seth a dark glare of warning. "And don't you even think about it." He added as he noticed Seth eyeing the sensitive wires in hand again. Seth gives him a flat look before he slowlu smiles at him in evil amusement before he suddenly chomps down into Optimus's hand again making optimus yelp loudly in pain.
"Uh...maybe's he's hungry Optimus?" Bulkhead offered nervously as Optimus gives him a dark glare besides a grimance of pain as Seth chomps harder onto the wires in his hand.
To Be Continued...