When The Doctor Goes Blind

Brother..?

A/N Here is Chapter 3! It's a bit of a long one because it's setting my plan into motion! There will be a ship in this story but I'm not going to say it because I want it to be a surprise. Anyway, on with the show! 

Ratchet woke up, well at least he thought he did. He had opened his optics but the world was pitch black and it made him question if he was dreaming but then he remembered the events that lead him to waking up. Ratchet jumped to an upright position and felt his face and arms. He felt welds on his optics and a Iv in his arm.

Suddenly Ratchet was pushed back on the berth he was on by warm servos and the sound of his brother's voice.

"Lay down doc, you lost a lot of energon. 'Cee thinks that you are going to remain completely blind but you'll show her right?" The voice belonged to a very concerned and unsure Wheeljack. The sudden presence of Wheeljack completely startled the wartime medic. Wheeljack had to hold ratchet down so he wouldn't sit up. Wheeljack's job of keeping Ratchet down was easy because the doc-bot was weak from the loss of energon.

"W-Wheeljack!? What are you doing here?" Ratchet questioned because he was completely surprised that the traveling wrecker would come back now of all days. Wheeljack smiled sadly at the wounded mech "What, can't I visit my little brother?" Ratchet expression was scary enough that Wheeljack told the truth "Bulk contacted me yesterday saying that you were badly injured and possibly blinded...while on the com, there was panic in the background and that's when Arcee yelled for Optimus because you flatlined. Thankfully prime and 'Cee managed to bring you back and stabilized you. That's when I decided to rush over, I got here late last night and I've been here in this chair since then. Now, it's best that you stay down and not rip out the IV in your arm."

Ratchet sighed in defeat when he felt that he wasn't going to win against Wheeljack's strength. "I flatlined? I'm lucky I'm alive...Wheeljack you didn't have to come all this way for me. Our parents were right, my usefulness would run out and it did. I guess that's why they were so successful." Wheeljack could tell that Ratchet wasn't happy and a unhappy doc lead to an unhappy base. Deciding to take quick action, he gave the now blind medic a special brail datapad. Ratchet shot him a annoyed look but before he could protest wheeljack spoke "it's a cybertronian to brail datapad, you can learn how to read brail so you won't be bored, bumblebee found it"

Ratchet couldn't help but smile brightly, he hardly smiled around his brother since the wrecker mostly came to him to get fixed after he opened his first clinic in Polyhex and the fact that bumblebee was kind enough to let him have it made him more happy. "I take back all the bad things I said about you, you're a great brother" Ratchet then followed Wheeljack's arm and did his best to hug him. Wheeljack hugged the medic back smiling "you know I'll do anything for ya doc, wreckers take care of their friends and family and your the only family I have left."

It wasn't long before their spark felt brotherly bonding moment was ruined by Arcee poking her head into the medical bay "Wheeljack, Optimus wants you in the main room. He's having a meeting with the rest of the team" Wheeljack nodded and got up but before he could move ratchet grabbed his arm as a silent plea for him to not go. Wheeljack looked down at his younger brother and frowned feeling guilty "I won't be long" he then followed Arcee into the main room.

When Wheeljack walked in the main room, he saw the entire team and the human children in some sort of circle with serious expressions. That was when he knew that Ratchet's condition and possible future was bad. Everyone looked at the Italian coloured mech and Optimus was the first to speak. "Since Ratchet is unable to carry out his duties due to his disability, I plan to send out a message to the Lost Light, asking Hot Rod and his crew to come to earth" Miko looked at Optimus confused "why are you asking for more 'bots O.P?" She questioned the prime in extreme confusion. Optimus sighed and answered the girl's question "The Lost Light has First Aid on it, First Aid was Ratchet's appearance during the war and-" Optimus was suddenly cut off by Wheeljack "-and the Lost Light has Drift on it, Drift was planning to court the doc but the evacuation of the Ark was ordered so he couldn't ask."

Everyone stared at Wheeljack in complete silence before Optimus continued "I was going to say that First Aid is the second best medic on the Autobot side only second to Ratchet. Moving forward, since Ratchet will be unable to do basic things on his own do to his new found disability, I want to temporarily assign someone to take care of him until I can find a permanent care taker for him"

Wheeljack perked up hearing that "I'll take care of him after all he's my little brother. If the lost light comes and someone on that crew wants to take over caring for him, I'll let them" Wheeljack was definitely up to something especially when he mentioned that Ratchet almost got into a romance. Miko's surprised face was replaced with a evil grin when she realized what Wheeljack's plan was "Wheeljack are you playing Match Maker?" Wheeljack looked at Miko with a cheerful expression "you bet!"