Fixit made his way to the barracks, seeing Soundwave on guard duty made him uneasy. "Soundwave, is Razorclaw awake? It's an emergency."

Soundwave nodded his helm and pointed to the prisoner, "What do you want, Mini-Con?" Razorclaw's voice came out.

Holding back a yelp, Fixit steeled himself as he moved closer to the cell, "Strongarm and Steeljaw have been poisoned by Quickshadow, we need to know what kind of poison she used."

"She uses different kinds of poison. What effects are they experiencing?"

"Strongarm's purging, and so is Steeljaw, he's also experiencing lightheadedness and Strongarm is shaking and her temperature is rising."

"Hmm, sounds like the poison from an alien snake which she loves to use. Starts with purging, then your temperature rises until your body gets so overheated that your circuits start to fry and your whole body starts to malfunction. Then it eventually kills you."

"Is there an antidote?" Fixit asked trying to stay calm.

"There is, but it's very rare and hard to come by."

:: Ratchet, make sure you keep Strongarm's temperature down. :: "Where can we get it?"

:: Will have a slight problem with that. Knock Out sent Steeljaw into protective mode and he won't allow any of us to get near her, but we will try. ::

"I suggest taking a look in Quickshadow's personal belongings, she usually carries the antidote with her in case she gets sick with the stuff by accident," Razorclaw replied.

"Ohh dear," Fixit rolled out of the room. "Thank you, Razorclaw!" He called as he raced out and contacted Bumblebee.

:: Lieutenant, we have a problem. I know it's late but this is an emergency, I want you to bring Grimlock with you. Meet me by Quickshadow's stasis pod. ::

Steeljaw was standing between the doctors and his mate growling ferociously at them, "Neither one of you is touching my mate while she's in her protoform! Put the armor down!"

Strongarm looks at them, "Just put the armor down and leave."

Slowly, Knock Out put the armor on the berth and backed out of the room. Ratchet sighed as he joined Knock Out, "Let us know when you're done."

Strongarm nodded as Ratchet closed the door, "Steeljaw, come here."

Steeljaw picked up the armor and walked over to his mate, growling softly as he glared at the door. Strongarm grabbed his arm, "Steeljaw, look at me."

Steeljaw stopped growling and looked at her. She smiled at him, "It's okay," she says as she caresses his face. Pulling off the sheet he helped her put her armor back on as he leaned into her touch. She pulled him down into a loving hug, Steeljaw held her for a while before calling the medics to come back in.

Fixit paced back and forth as he waited for Bumblebee and Grimlock, "Alright, Fixit. What's the emergency?" Bumblebee asked as he approached the Mini-Con with Grimlock.

"Strongarm and Steeljaw have been poisoned by Quickshadow and we're not sure how long Strongarm has. Quickshadow may have the antidote on her."

Bumblebee looks at him in surprise before venting out a sigh, "Alright let's retrieve it," he says as he opens up the stasis pod. Fixit hid behind a crate while Grimlock prepared to get the femme in case she tried anything.

"Steeljaw, my darling, you've come for me," Quickshadow rejoiced with open arms as she leaped out of the pod. Grimlock slammed her to the ground with his tail as soon as she came flying out.

"Sorry, but I'm not Steeljaw," Grimlock replied.

"And Steeljaw could care less about you. Grimlock, hold her down while I search for the antidote."

"Hey, get your servos off me! Steeljaw is the only one that can touch me," she growled as she tried to get away. Grimlock quickly held her down with his foot.

Bumblebee starts searching for the antidote and finds it in a patch on her hip, "Found it. Put her back in the pod," he says as he hands the antidote to Fixit.

"At least let me see Steeljaw before you put me back in. I promise I'll be good," she looked at them with pleading optics. Grimlock looked at her for a moment before using his foot to slide her back into the pod.

Once the pod was closed, Grimlock looked to Bumblebee, "Can I go back to bed now?"

"Yes, Grimlock, you can," Bumblebee replies as he walks with Fixit to Med Bay to see Strongarm. With a yawn, the Dinobot headed back to his quarters.

Bumblebee and Fixit quickly arrive at Med Bay, "Here's the antidote," Fixit says handing it to Ratchet.

"How is she doing?" Bumblebee asked.

"Her temperature is still rising but we're keeping her body as cool as possible. She should be better now that we have the antidote."

"We had to get it off your little 'Con girlfriend," Bumblebee tells Steeljaw teasingly.

Steeljaw growled softly as he rolled his optics, "Should the poison be off?" He asked the old medic.

"You may want to take a shower and scrub really good just to be sure."

"I will once I know Strongarm is alright," he said quietly watching his mate.

"She'll be fine, just needs a couple of days to rest."

"Let me know if she wakes up," he said as he left to wash the poison off.

"Will do."

A bit later, Strongarm wakes up and looks around. She sees Fixit, Bumblebee, and Ratchet but no sign of Steeljaw, "Where's Steeljaw?" She asked.

"He left to wash the poison off," Ratchet replied.

"So, you found the antidote?"

"We did, you're going to be fine."

"Was Steeljaw affected too?"

"Not as bad as you were," he reassured.

"That's good, I'm glad."

"You should get back to sleep, it's been a long night."

"Yes, we all should be getting back to sleep. Ratchet, you, Knock Out and Fixit go on back to sleep I'll sit with Strongarm until Steeljaw gets back," Bumblebee commanded.

"OK, I'm glad you're feeling better, Strongarm. Have a good night," Fixit said as he and the other two medics left.

"I'm getting too old for this," Ratchet mumbled as he walked out.

"Thank you, Lieutenant," Strongarm said quietly.

Bumblebee smiled as he went to stand next to her, "How are you feeling?"

"Tired," her optics felt heavy, she struggled to stay awake so she could see Steeljaw.

"I bet you are, get some sleep."

"Yes, sir," she mumbled tiredly as she fell into recharge.

Shortly thereafter, Steeljaw walks in to see only Bumblebee standing in the room next to Strongarm who was in recharge, "Hasn't woken up yet?"

"She did for a while. She tried to stay awake until you got back, but I told her to go ahead and get some rest. How are you feeling?"

"Better. Thanks for watching over her, you can go back to sleep now," Steeljaw says as he walks over to the berth and lays down next to Strongarm.

"It was no problem. Have a good night," Bumblebee said as he left.

Steeljaw just looked at his mate relieved she was alright and in the clear now. Strongarm woke up at the feeling of someone lying next to her, "You better not be lying next to me, Lieutenant. Steeljaw will kill- Steeljaw, you're back," she wrapped her arms around him and laid her helm on his shoulder.

Steeljaw chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her, "Yes, I'm back, and you're right I would have killed the lieutenant if he was on you," he held her close. "How do you feel?"

She chuckled as well, "I'm a bit sore and tired but I'm doing alright."

"I'm glad you're okay," he said as he nuzzled her neck.

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm better. We should get back to sleep, it's been a long night."

"Just as long as you don't leave again."

"I won't."

She nuzzled into his neck and held him tight as she drifted back into recharge.