Sides got me to med bay in about 5 mins. flat. He was very worried about me. He had no idea why I would be out cold in the shower, of all places.

Ratchet told him to put me on the repair table then started hooking me up to gain access to my memory core.

"Ratchet, she's hot to the touch. I had to put that towel around her so I could carry her"

"She's overheating. She could be down for days at this rate."

"But what would cause her to shut down like this?"

"We'll soon find out, Sideswipe."

My memory core came up on the screen. It was the last thing recorded before I shut down.

"Seriously? Prime caused this?"

"Looks that way, Sideswipe. He's coming in for his first round of 3 surgeries later today. He will be getting a wrench upside the head for causing this."

"Autobot Gibbs before Gibbs existed."

"Nice to know I'm not the only one who watches that show."

"I didn't know you were an NCIS fan, Ratchet? I figured you to be one of those ER fans."

"Are you kidding? I do watch medical shows, but not ER. Too much drama for me. I had a millennia of that with you and Sunstreaker. I prefer Chicago Med, Trauma: Life in the ER and Untold Stories of the ER."

"Wolf got me into the same shows along with Chicago Fire. She's been trying to get me to watch the Law and Order franchise, but it doesn't interest me."

"I never knew that you and I would have the same shows in common, Sideswipe."

"I'm glad we do, Ratchet. We have my sister to thank for that."

"So, we do. How's Sunstreaker doing since I fixed his leg?"

"He's grumpy, but appreciates the help I give him."

"I'm glad to hear it. I'll check his leg in a couple of days to see how its healing."
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I had been down for nearly a week now due to the auto shutdown again. This time my own father was the cause of it. My body was still hot to the touch. Ratchet had no choice but to cover me in ice to cool me off. He noticed that my memory banks were still replaying the incident over and over, which kept my body in shutdown mode and my body temp at boiling point.

Prime had come in for his scheduled repair. Ratchet kept his cool 'til Prime sat down on the repair table. Then the wrench came out and upside his head.

Ratchet has never heard Optimus swear…ever...until today.

Optimus rubbed the back of his head.

"What the frag, Ratchet! What was that for?"

"Nice to know you're not immune to swearing."

"I will ask again. Why did you hit me with a wrench?"

"Look at who's at the other end of the med bay, Prime. That's why."

Prime saw my prone body with ice all over it on the repair table.

"What is Wolf doing here? Why is she covered in ice?"

Ratchet didn't bother to answer him. He was pissed.

Sideswipe had come in to see how I was doing.

"What's with the ice bath, Ratchet?"

"She's replaying the same incident over and over, which is why she's covered in ice. She's overheating. I can't keep her cool."

"What will happen if she overheats to the point of boiling, Ratchet? Sunny and I can't lose her."

"Does he know what's going on with her?"

"Yeah. He's not happy. I can't blame him. I'm not either."

"I don't blame either of you. She's my dear friend. You can stay with her today, Sideswipe. I have to go take care of the jerk." Ratchet nodded his head towards Prime.

"Its still hard to believe he's the cause."

"I agree with you. I'll come back over and check on her when I'm done with him."

"Thanks for helping her, Ratchet."
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Later in the day, Sunny came by med bay to see where his brother went. He found him sitting with me.

"There you are. How is she?"

Sideswipe looked over at his brother standing next to him.

All Sides could do is shake his head back and forth. Sunny put his hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Go get some rest, bro. I'll stay with her."

"I can't leave her, Sunny."

"If you don't go get some rest, you're going to be right next to her."

"Then so be it."

"You're that worried about her, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am. You weren't here when Ratchet told me what would happen if her body temp doesn't come down."

"What are you saying, bro?"

"If her body temp doesn't come down soon, she will reach boiling point and…"

Sunny dropped to his knees. He knew what could happen. He's seen it before when he was in the gladiatorial pits. Its worse than having your spark ripped out and stepped on.

"Ratchet has tried everything to keep her from reaching boiling point. Covered her in ice every hour."

"What about her memory banks?"

Ratchet had walked up to check on me when he heard Sunny ask Sides about my memory banks.

"I've tried to re-route the last incident, Sunstreaker. I don't know what else to do. I haven't told Elita yet. Not sure if I should cause she's pregnant. She doesn't need the added stress."

"Isn't she due for another checkup today?"

"In an hour. I have her coming in every month."

"If we're lucky, Prime told her."

"If he wasn't our leader, I'd pound him into the ground."

"Easy Sunny. I know you're upset."

"And you need rest, Sides. I told you I'll stay with her."

"And I told you I can't leave her."

"Sideswipe, you're being stubborn. You know she'll be fine here. She's not going anywhere."

Sides sighed and stood up. He faced his brother. "Promise me you'll call me if something changes, Sunny. I mean it."

"I give you my word, bro." Sides nodded then left.

An hour later, Elita walked in for her monthly checkup.

She noticed that Sunstreaker was sitting with me. She couldn't figure out why I was in here to begin with.

"Ratchet, what's my daughter doing in here?"

"You should ask Prime about that."

Elita narrowed her optics at Ratchet. He didn't like when she did that.

"Ok, ok. You already know that Wolf aborted the baby, right?"

"Yes. Optimus and I aren't happy she did it, but when you explained why, we understood. Still not happy about her decision."

"I get that. Well…Just come take a look at the computer monitor. Her memory banks are replaying the same incident on a loop. Her body temp is slowly reaching boiling point. All her internals will melt and she will die if I can't find a solution."

Elita walked over the monitor and watched the whole incident that caused my auto shutdown. She watched it from beginning to end. She wasn't happy.

"Does he know why she's here?"

"I didn't bother to tell him. My main concern was his first of 3 surgeries."

"I'm glad the twins are keeping watch over her."

"I am too. Sideswipe is really worried about her, though. I'm concerned about him, myself."

"He'll be fine." Then she called Prime on his comm. He knows when she's pissed at him. She uses his full name.

"Optimus Prime, get your fraggin' aft down to med bay right now."

Ratchet flinched. He has never heard her swear either.

"Nice to know you're not immune to swearing either."

"Did he swear at you today?"

"Yeah, after I hit him upside the head with a wrench."

"He deserved it then. You and Gibbs, I swear."

"You too, huh?"

"Wolf got me hooked on it."

"I'm not surprised. Your daughter is my dear friend, Elita. I can't even imagine what life would be like without her."

"Let's hope we never find out, Ratchet."

Just then Prime walked into med bay. He didn't look happy and both Elita and Ratchet didn't give a fuck. Elita wanted answers as to why her daughter was in med bay, possibly dying.

Ratchet walked over to Sunny and told him that if he wanted to know more about why his sister was in med bay, he can come over and listen, but he was not to attack Prime. He was fine with that.