Human Factor

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Nahko's POV

Bulkhead has been improving quickly, but still has a light limp and hasn't been cleared for active duty by Ratchet yet. Jazz and I were thinking of going for a ride. We enter the main room to see Smokescreen with the apex armor. He is approaching Bulkhead and Ratchet. "I smell trouble" Jazz tells me and I nod my helm in agreement.

"Hey, Bulkhead, I've been thinking. With your injury and all, you might want to take advantage of the armor I snagged from Starscream. Instant muscle suit!" Smokescreen declares. I face palm.

"You think I need a crutch?!" Bulkhead demands. Breaking something of Ratchet's.

"Bulkhead, I needed that!" Ratchet shouts.

"Ok, everyone calm down" I tell them. "Bulk, please go cool off" I say and he nods. Walking away and grabs his lob ball. He starts to do some exercises with it.

"Looks like he's fit for duty to me" Smokescreen states.

"I agree" Jazz adds.

"You both don't even know what you're talking about" Ratchet grumbles and goes to fix the screen Bulkhead broke.

"Can I help?" I ask him.

"No, I got it" he assures me. "Though it'd help if Rafael were here" he states.

"Where is Raf?" I ask him. He just nods to Jack who is on the phone. I head over to Jack and Miko, to hear Jack talking to Raf.

"You've got to be kidding, Raf. You of all people grounded?" Jack asks shocked. I blink, that is surprising.

"Big time. I misplaced some homework and blew a couple of tests" Raf explains.

"Translation "A-" instead of "A" Miko says.

"I'm probably spending too much time at the base" Raf states.

"If you want, I could come help you study" I tell him.

"Seriously, how are you my sister? You no longer have to go to school and want to study" Miko states.

"I wonder the same about you sometimes my dear twin" I tease her. Just then we hear Raf's mum on the other end.

"Say hi to Bee for me, ok? Until I improve these grades, I'm off team Prime" Raf tells us. Before hanging up.

"Just when we get one back, we lose another" Miko sighs.

"Don't worry Miko, Raf will turn his grades around in no time" I assure her. "Besides I'm sure of we really need him, he'll be there" I add. "I'm gonna go tell Bee" I state and go look for him. I find him in the training room. "Yo Bee, Raf won't be coming to base for a while. He is grounded" I tell him. He looks at me confused. "He isn't allowed to leave his house except for school" I clarify and he nods his helm.

(Time skip)

We were all called to the main room. Agent Fowler has some news. "At 16:30 hours, a satellite was stolen from a high-security military bolt. Surveillance shows the Decepticon known as Breakdown at the scene" he explains.

"Haven't seen him in a while" Bulkhead states.

"It looks like Breakdown entered the base in vehicle mode with someone behind the wheel" Fowler tells us.

"Good one Agent Fowler, the cons would never partner with humans" Jazz tells him.

"I agree" I state.

"And I have a pretty good hunch who" Fowler tells us. "The stolen satellite was project Damocles" he states.

"Invented by Silas" Optimus says.

"I guess the former Colonel Bishop wanted it back" Fowler states.

"I thought Silas died" Bee beeps.

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