Being Human (Transformers Prime)

Chapter Three | Medical Interventions

"Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity. "

~Hippocrates

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Jack made a small sound of distress. His wrist and hand were swelling immensely, the discomforting feeling of blood filling his hand making him shudder. Elevating it helped, but in doing so caused pain from it being jostled. He felt his pulse make the thumb throb, and he wanted to scream again in frustration.

"I heard I had a new patient to take care of." Knock Out clicks his glossa against his denta as the door opens for him and he takes in the sight of the humans. "I also heard a grand escape was being attempted." Shaking his head as he approaches them, Rafael heard the mockery in his voice. "Naughty naughty humans."

"I warned Shockwave they would be difficult." A rough, gravelly voice adds, a taller, winged Cybertronian following behind the medic. It was obvious he had come purely out of curiosity and not to help Knock Out. "I even suggested that Soundwave should watch them. But no, what were the odds that the humans would escape?"

"Your input is unnecessary, Starscream." Shockwave interrupts, his distaste for the Seeker evident. "I had not calculated the will of the human race. But I have learned from my mistake once, and I will not commit the error again."

"Which Starscream seems to have a problem doing." Knock Out muttered quietly, ignoring the glare he got from Starscream and instead focusing on Jack . . . well, tried to.

"You're not touching him!" Miko yelled as loud as she could, grabbing on to the hand that had reached for her friend. Knock Out gave a small shriek of fear, shaking his hand in hopes of getting Miko off. She hung on tight though, not letting go as he shook.

Shockwave walked over, plucking the Japanese girl off. "It would be wise to not damage my subjects any more than necessary." He states, reactivating the tables and strapping Miko back down. "Silence." He tells her as she continued to yell. "Unless you wish to inflict further harm upon your friends, restrain your vocalizers."

Miko quieted down, her hazel eyes filling with fear as she looked at Jack.

"About time that fleshie shut up." Starscream muttered, looking at Rafael with a dangerous gaze. "What about the other one?"

Shockwave looked at Rafael for a moment, the human's terrified expression making him debate. He could set up a compromise with the human, but at the same time he was losing patience and did not want to deal with the human sneaking away again a second time. So he silently extends his hand to Rafael, who gives Jack one last worried look before he reluctantly steps into Shockwave's awaiting hand, not a single protest to be heard.

Knock Out noticed the human before him shrinking back in fear as he reached out, the medic frowning in displeasure before gently- ever so gently -pulling the human's hand into view. Its twisted shape was hardly sickening to Knock Out, as he had seen worse happen to a mech. Human and Cybertronian anatomy was rather similar, so he sususpected their physiology could not be much different either. Carefully using his sensitive digit tips, he feels the wound.

Jack watched with careful, bloodshot eyes as the Decepticon handled him, expecting Knock Out to twist his wrist with a mocking laugh as he played dumb. But the medic was taking his job more seriously than Jack anticipated, being extremely careful to not aggravate the limb any more than it already was.

"I'm thinking a broken thumb and sprained wrist." The doctor finally says, his diagnosis holding little meaning to Shockwave and Starscream. "A cast will have to do, I suppose. Human technology is so primitive. If he was Cybertronian a simple welding-"