2 weeks after Wills trip to the base, he noticed Ironhide acting different. he thought maybe it was just from the entire accident, but then he noticed the weapons specialist leaking oil. all over the garage. he brushed it off, sometimes things happened right? if something was wrong Ironhide would say something. then, on the rare occasion he got Will to go for a ride with him, sometimes he's shut off or shut down completely. Will would drive the, basically unconscious, mech back home. Will would ask about it, but Ironhide wouldn't talk. he brush it off by saying he'd tell Ratchet. but when the mech started shutting off more frequently, even when they weren't driving, Will took matters into his own hands.
he was terrified, but knew Ironhide was at risk if he didn't do something. he drove the mech to the base. he parked Ironhide quickly and jumped out, ignoring the pain shooting up his booted ankle.
"Ratchet!" Will called, startling everyone around.
"Will?" Optimus ask. the Prime knelt infront of the panicked man quickly. "whats wrong?" Optimus ask.
"somethings wrong with Ironhide. where's Ratchet?" Will ask. Optimus stood quickly with a frown.
"Ratchet, you're needed outside the front of the base." Optimus said. "where is Ironhide?" Optimus ask. Will pointed and led the way quickly. there was already a puddle of oil beneath the mech and his front driver side looked... crooked. his front end was uneven and looked as though he had a flat tire but it wasn't flat. Optimus walked over quickly. "Ironhide?" Optimus ask.
"he won't answer you. he's not awake. it's like he's unconscious." Will said.
"Ratchet. this is a medical emergency. you are required immediately outside the front of the base now!" Optimus commed loudly. the medic flew out of the base and transformed, glaring at the Prime.
"what?" Ratchet glared.
"something is wrong with Ironhide." Optimus muttered, using his foot to carefully push the mech back. he didn't say anything, or give any signs of life. he simply rolled backwards. Ratchet frowned at the puddle.
"we haven't even been here twenty minutes." Will said. Ratchet nodded.
"how long as he been unconsious?" Ratchet ask.
"a while. about 4 hours. I had to drive him here." Will said. Ratchet looked him over, then moved him inside.
"don't worry William. I figured he might have a few issues from the wreck. he'll be okay." Ratchet assured.
"has he said anything about this to you?" Will ask.
"he said something about an oil leak, but I didn't realize it was this bad." Ratchet replied, getting Ironhide to the medbay. he stopped Will from entering. "he'll be fine. go wait." Ratchet said. Will nodded slightly, but waited outside the door silently. he sat in the floor waiting, his foot hurting too bad to keep standing.
"William, would you like to go to the rec room?" Optimus ask.
"no." Will replied.
"are you sure?" the Prime ask.
"yes." Will said. he watched the doors quietly and Optimus sighed.
"alright." he sighed and walked off. Will only sat on the floor for a few minutes before Bumblebee sat beside him. he scooped the man up and sat him down on his knee, oppisite of Sam.
"just incase, don't want you to get stepped on." Bumblebee said. Will nodded slightly and kept looking at the door.
"any idea how bad this is?" Will ask. Bumblebee frowned.
"oil leaks happen. most likely something is loose and his internal repairs can't fix it or Ratchet messed up and didn't replace a seal properly. nothing bad, even if they look bad. that'll be an easy fix." Bumblebee explained.
"and the sudden shutting off?" Will ask. Bumblebee was silent and Will looked up at his face. the mech was frowning some.
"well... I'm not sure, but I'm not Ratchet." Bumblebee shrugged.
"could it be bad though?" Will ask. Bumblebee shrugged.
"well... yeah it could... it's like a human randomly falling unconscious... it could be a pinched energon line which is an easy fix. it could be as simple as that." Bumblebee said.
"I'm sensing a but." Will said. Bumblebee sighed.
"but.... it could also be spark failure which is similar to heart failure, but Ratchets the best. it'll be okay." Bumblebee assured. Will paled slightly, watching the doors.
"spark failure is the worse case right?" Will ask. Bumblebee nodded slightly.
"it could be. it's definately the worst thing on the list. but it's generally something else. the only time I've ever seen a spark failure is with serious damage and he wouldn't have lived this long with the damage if it was a spark failure." Bumblebee explained. Will nodded and waited.
"you hungry? we could go get something to eat? they said you had to drive him here so you didn't get to stop for anything." Sam said. he was getting uncomfortable waiting outside the medbay, it was like waiting at a hospital. Sam didn't like doing that either.
"not hungry." Will muttered. Bumblebee frowned.
"thats not true. your scans say you haven't eaten and are really hungry." Bumblebee said.
"I'm fine." Will muttered.
"go get him something for him to eat." Bumblebee said, putting Sam down gently. the teen ran off to do as his guardian had said.
"I'm not hungry." Will hissed.
"just in case. it's going to be a while Will." Bumblebee said softly. Will stared at the medbay doors.
"he'll be okay right?" Will ask.
"yeah." Bumblebee replied.
"you sure?" Will ask.
"he's fine Will. Ratchet is the best." Bumblebee smiled reassuringly. Will sighed slightly and stared at the doors. "we should move though. we're taking up the hall and Optimus doesn't like it." Bumblebee added.
"fine." Will sighed. Bumblebee seemed slightly relieved and scooped him up, heading for the rec room. he scooped Sam up with a smile as he walked. he sat them down in the human rec room then walked off, his holoform appearing after a moment. Will sat on the couch and waited, sighing.
"Will are you sure I can't give you a lift home?" Bumblebee ask. Will paled slightly remembering the first ride after the wreck. he'd freaked out and spent the entire 45 minute drive in a panic attack.
"absolutely not." Will said. Bumblebee nodded. the three sat and waited.
"Ratchet said he's fixed the leak and I was right. he forgot a seal. it happens." Bumblebee said. "with all the work he originally had to do, we're lucky it was just a seal." he added.
"and the passing out?" Will ask.
"he's unsure. Ironhide came back online and has no memory of passing out so, he's working on it." Bumblebee said.
"can I see him?" Will ask. Bumblebee frowned slightly.
"well... Ratchet is hesitant, but he said you could." Bumblebee said, getting up. he scooped Will up and carried him to the medbay. "Ratchet." Bumblebee smiled walking in. the medic nodded at him. Ironhide grumbled, sitting angrily on a berth. Bumblebee put Will on the berth beside Ironhide.
"I told you I was fine." Ironhide grumbled.
"you've been out nearly half a day. you're not fine." Will said. Ironhide narrowed his optics.
"I'm fine." Ironhide said.
"well you will be now." Ratchet commented. "that oil leak could've offlined you had Will not brought you in. he must've been putting oil into your engine himself." Ratchet frowned.
"yeah basically about four quarts every other day." Will said. Ironhide glared at him.
"you didn't tell me it was that bad Ironhide. all of this could've been avoided if you'd told me it was that bad." Ratchet frowned.
"so... what about his being unconscious? whats causing that?" Will ask.
"probably the oil situation, but I'll give him a day or two. I'm not sure." Ratchet said. "but for now you two are fine to go out and ride around. stay near the base." Ratchet warned. Ironhide growled lowly and got down, scooping Will up. he stomped out of the medbay.
"sorry Hide. I know what you said, but I got worried." Will admitted.
"I know Will." Ironhide replied. he carried Will off to his room.
"where are we going?" Will ask.
"my room. we're laying down for a bit. I know Ratchets not going to be happy if I leave immediately." Ironhide said. Will nodded, cuddling to him.
"I'm glad you're not as bad as I thought. Bumblebee mentioned spark failure and it scared me..." Will murmured.
"no spark failure William. it's okay." Ironhide assures. Will nods as Ironhide laid with him. the mech laid Will on his chest and the human stood. he had a specific part of Ironhide's chest he liked to lay on, the mech new this but usually didn't give a fuck and didn't care if Will walked across his chest. Will laid down and looked at him. the mech was watch him.
"what?" Will ask.
"nothing." Ironhide grumbled. "you're just weird." Ironhide muttered.
"I am not." Will huffed.
"you lay in a weird spot." Ironhide grumbled.
"why is it weird?" Will ask.
"because its almost directly laying over my spark." Ironhide said.
"mmhmm. it's warm. my favorite spot." Will grinned.
"it can't be comfortable there though." Ironhide replied. Will shrugged. "I could warm another spot on my chest." Ironhide offered.
"nope. I like this spot." Will smiled. he paused. "um... unless you're not comfortable with me laying here." Will said.
"it's fine. I got used to it. it's just weird." Ironhide said. he laid his servo over Will gently, shifting on his berth. "but I know you like it, so I will let you lay there." Ironhide grumbled. Will smiled cuddling him.
"I'm glad you're gonna be okay." Will yawned. Ironhide grunted offlining his optics. Will smiled and cuddled closer. at least he was going to be alright.
