(Y/N) believes Hot Rod is dead. No one told her Ratchet is trying to repair him. Hot Rod gets to her too late.

Warning: suicide
A/N: yes, I know it's Drift in the show, but Drift is the Autobot with a new outlook on life, not a traitor.

Hot Rod and Deadlock fight by a pool of deadly Energon. Hot Rod is not shocked at the betrayal or the fight. He tries his best to get Deadlock to fall into the pool, but he gets seriously injured.
"You going to keep fighting?" Deadlock taunts, enjoying the Energon leaking from Hot Rod.
"If I'm going down, we're both going down."
Hot Rod uses his remaining strength to force deadlock into the pool of Energon. The toxic Energon burning his open wounds causes him to scream.
"Can't even die with honor, pathetic."
Bumblebee and Cheetor reach the location in time to see Hot Rod's servo before it dinks into the pond.
"Noo!" Bumblebee yells and tries to go into the pond.
"Bumblebee, no!" Cheetor stops him, "do you want to die too? There's nothing we can do, but tell Prime."
Cheetor goes to find Prime while Bee calls (Y/N) to tell her Hot Rod is gone.

"What?! No, he can't be!" (Y/N) says as tears roll down her face.
"I watched his servo go into the pool of deadly Energon; I'm sorry."
Bumblebee hates he can't get to (Y/N) immediately, knowing she's crying all alone.
He can only watch Cheetor, Prime and Ratchet rush to the scene.

"Five minutes ago," Cheetor tells Ratchet.
Ratchet explains there's a chance to save Hot Rod.
"Ratchet, I —." Bumblebee starts.
"It'll work, Bee!"
I'm not questioning you, but someone needs to get to (Y/N) to tell her before it's too late.
Bumblebee tries to explain to Prime, but the group ends up under attack, and everyone must protect Ratchet as he fishes out Hot Rod's body.

Bumblebee struggles to tell Prime or Ratchet someone needs to get to (Y/N), or this is going to be pointless, but both mechs are too busy until Hot Rod is repaired.

(Y/N) tries to continue without Hot Rod, but it's a struggle. The fact she can't contact any other bot to talk to them doesn't help. Her depressed mind tells her the only Autobot who cared about her is gone, and she's better off dead. (Y/N) is still terrified, but it's been three days, and no one has come to make sure she's doing ok.
"I'll be with you in heaven, Hot Rod," she says before jumping off the bed with the rope getting tighter around her neck.

"I'm finished," Ratchet informs everyone.
Hot Rod sits on the raised medical berth, looking at his new paint job.
"I didn't do that," Ratchet explains, "you were lucky to only be in stasis lock."
Hot Rod panics, hearing how long he's been out. He rushes out of the medbay, ignoring Ratchet yelling at him.
"Ratchet, you need to go with him!" Bee urges.
Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Prime follow Hot Rod but agree to wait outside the house until he calls for help. All three hoping (Y/N) has been crying all this time but is safe.

"(Y/N)? I'm home," Hot Rod announces happily and looks around the house.
His happiness turns to horror seeing his girl hanging from the ceiling.
"RATCHET!" He screams as he falls to his knees.
The other three mechs rush in, horrified by what they're seeing. They get (Y/N) down quickly, but Ratchet fears they are too late.
"She's gone," Ratchet confirms.
"Can't you do something? Shock her? Energon?"
"She's been without oxygen for at least ten minutes; even if I can get her back, she'd be severely disabled."
No, this has to be a dream. Hot Rod hopes as he holds his dead girl and cries.
He was given another chance at life, but it'll be without the love of his life. He knows she'd tell him not to follow her, no matter how much it hurts.
"If only you could have thought the same way. W-we would have been happy together."