(please see previous disclaimers)
There had been several big battles with the Decepticons as of late and for many of them, Aquaformer had insisted on joining, even ones without the Prime going. She wanted to prove she was no pushover as well as she hoped she could prove herself so that she wasn't rejected by anyone or anything. This time, unfortunately for Aquaformer, she had been badly hurt as she took a blast intended for Optimus. The other mechs were surprised, as was Optimus. Only after the Decepticons retreated was Aquaformer's broken form placed in Prime's trailer and hauled quickly back to base for repairs. None were to sure if Ratchet would have the tools and skills to save the femme after this nasty blast.
Optimus commed ahead to the base, where Wheeljack and Ratchet had remained so that they could treat the injured. "Prime to Ratchet, come in Ratchet" Prime called, his voice making the call sound urgent.
Ratchet quickly responded, "Ratchet, here, Prime. GO ahead."
"Got one badly injured coming in, ETA 20 minutes" Optimus responded, unaware that his spark was reacting being so close to the femme.
"We'll be ready, but may I ask who it is?" Ratchet asked, not expecting what he was going to hear.
"Ratchet…It's Aquaformer. She took a shot intended for me" Optimus replied.
Ratchet was worried, as he wasn't sure if Aquaformer could survive such a shot from Megatron's fusion cannon. "Bring her in, I'll see if I can save her" Ratchet replied, "Ratchet out." Optimus continued back to the base in silence as he thought about the brave femme who had stepped up to take the shot that had been intended for him. He had heard of other mechs doing that, but not other femmes. At least not for mechs. Aquaformer was very different from many femmes that the leader had known, including Elita one. Maybe, just maybe, if the femme survived, he would try to get to know her.
They soon reached the base and Ratchet was slightly surprised by the amount of damage the femme had suffered in the fight. He didn't want to say anything, but it didn't look very good right now. "I will do my best, Optimus" ratchet stated as he carried the femme to the med bay. Optimus silently prayed that the femme could be saved.
In the med bay, First Aid and Wheeljack joined Ratchet and soon both began working on the femme, along with Sparkplug, who wanted to help out as well, just like he had with Omega Supreme. The three began toiling away, all hoping that the femme was not beyond saving. Ratchet especially didn't want to give up on the femme as he felt she deserved to live and have a family of her own, whatever that meant to her.
Meanwhile, with the other mechs, Optimus was lost in his thoughts and he thought about the battle and what had happened. He didn't say much, but then the others didn't expect him to. "Ya think she will survive?" Jazz asked Prowl, curious and worried.
"Don't know, that's up to Primus, not us" Prowl responded flatly as he was a mech of showing limited emotions.
"Femmes are tough and can take a lot of hits, just like mechs can" Hide blurted out, making sure no one thought Aquaformer was weak just because she was a femme transformer.
"But Megatron's fusion cannon has killed other mechs" Huffer offered up, always seeming to be a mood killer.
"It does no good to worry about her, what we must do is continue to fight as she would want us to do. IF Primus takes her home, we owe her that much. And if Primus lets her live, she would wonder why we are not giving it our best" Optimus stated and the other mechs nodded. They would give those working to save Aquaformer time, and hope for the best.