Haven ✔️

Ch. 16 I Didn't Do This

Sunstreaker's P.O.V.
I stopped by the cafeteria to fill up my water bottle before going to the training room. I discover a grim scene; Jamie in a pool of blood. She's been shot three times and cut several times.
Sunstreaker: RATCHET, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY BY THE TRAINING ROOM!

I'm fragged; they'll blame me, but I can't leave her alone like this. I see Paul and his buddies, all smiling.
You afts will not get away with this.

Crosshairs, Drift, Ironhide, Sideswipe, Ratchet, and Prime, rush to the scene. The fact that Ironhide is here means they think I did this. Drift looks at Jamie for five seconds before passing out. Ironhide tackles me to the floor as Bluestreak, Mirage, and Prowl rush over. Bluestreak and Mirage carry Drift away while Prowl holds on to Crosshairs, expecting him to pass out as they walk to the medbay.
"YOU FRAGGING BASTARD! YOU LIED TO ALL OF US!!" Ironhide yells.
"No, I didn't do this, I swear. I found her..."
To my surprise, tears roll down my face.
Come on, guys, you know I rarely cry. This is how you can tell I'm telling the truth.
"Check the security camera," I plead as Ironhide forces me up.
Please, Sideswipe, get them to watch the security footage.

Sideswipe's P.O.V.
What I watched is not typical of Sunstreaker after a kill; he can't fake sadness and crying. He's really taking a liking to Jamie, but it might be too late.
"She's fading fast!" Jolt stresses, "we need to go to the medbay now!"
Damn, the trail of blood is awful. Glad the medbay is close. I must convince Prime, Prowl, and Red Alert to watch the security footage, but it'll be impossible now. For now, I'll clean this mess.

I visit Sunstreaker once the floor is cleaned and sanitized, unprepared to hear crying as I walk toward his cell.
"S-she's gone, isn't she?" Sunstreaker asks as soon as I stand in front of his cell.
"She's still in surgery..."
"Please, Sideswipe, try to get the others to watch the security footage," Sunstreaker pleads.
"I'll try..."

Crosshairs, Drift, and several other Autobots wait by the medbay. 
"...I can't believe she's going through this again," Lightning sobs as Arcee comforts her.
Drift is a wreck. He's likely going to pass out again. I don't know if Crosshairs did in the past ten minutes, but he looks like he'll pass out.

We waited for just under four and a half hours, but it felt like at least twelve hours. Some soldiers joined us, but most have left by now.
Jolt and Ratchet walk out covered in blood.
"She's stable, but I'm keeping her in a medically induced coma for a few days," Ratchet tells us.
Only Crosshairs, Drift, Ironhide, Lightning, Prime, and I are allowed in the medbay.

We are horrified by what we're seeing. Ratchet insists Crosshairs and Drift sit down.
Jamie is basically on life support.
"This is to lessen the work her body has to do while healing," Ratchet explains, "except for the ventilator. A bullet punctured the left lung."
There's no way Crosshairs and Drift can handle knowing the full extent of the injuries now. The rest of us will likely find out later.
"Can I talk to you?" I whisper to Ironhide.
He sighs but agrees.

"I know Sunstreaker would do this, but he was out of character. You know how proud he is to kill, not cry," I explain, "nor would he tell us to check the security footage."
"Fine," Ironhide agrees, annoyed.

Ratchet and Prime leave the medbay with us. We get Lennox and Prowl to meet us at Red Alert's office.

"What?! That's impossible!!" Red Alert argues when we tell him Jamie was attacked.
"Not when it's an inside job!" I argue, "pull up the security footage from the camera by the training room at one-thirty to one-forty."
We watch a group of soldiers approaches Jamie; they try to get Jamie to help them get revenge on Sunstreaker and what they did when she refused.
"Primus, I can't believe they did this," Ratchet comments sadly.
"Find them!" Prime demands, "they are in much trouble."
Ironhide, Lennox, and Prowl find the soldiers while Ratchet, Prime, and I talk to Sunstreaker.

"I didn't do it!" Sunstreaker yells while holding the bars of his cell.
"We know," Prime tells him, "we just saw the footage."
"She's stable...," Ratchet tells him.
"Let him out," Prime instructs before leaving.

Jolt's P.O.V.
Within seconds things got chaotic; Drift's memories of the nightmare situation return, triggering an anxiety attack. I take him to the next room door and let Crosshairs try to calm him down as I stand in the hallway, ready to help him or Jamie.
"Calm down, she'll be ok," Crosshairs assures Drift.
"No, she's dying."
Drift tries to get up as he's hyperventilating.
Crosshairs looks at me. I know he's saying to check Jamie. He knows how to administer a relaxant if he needs to.

I close the door and see what Drift is talking about; Jamie's heart rate is dropping.
Jolt; Ratchet, we have an emergency!!

Ratchet rushes in as Jamie's heart rate is twenty beats a minute.
"There's no time," Ratchet says sadly, "get the crash cart."