Ratchet quickly springs into action. He doesn't hesitate to clear off a table by swiping his arm across it. "Lay her there!" He moves towards large computers, removing a sticker from Fowler that read 'Hope these suffice. Don't break them. It's all you're getting.' He throws the sticker away and begins powering them up. Wheeljack, having laid Rachel on the table, lifts up Lennox who barely waits for him to be level with the large table before jumping off and rushing to the girl.

"Rachel!" He shouts, sliding to a stop by her. He lifts her head onto his lap and feels for a pulse. His eyes widen, but not in fear.

In confusion.

"Ratchet! She still has a pulse! It's... It's erratic! What's happening?" The medic gazes at him, and grunts, then continues with his work. He types a few more things, then connects a tube to a cylinder. "I need energon, now!" He turns around. Gazing at the crew. Bulkhead sputters. "E-Energon?! Isn't that deadly to humans?!" Arcee starts to agree, but Ratchet growls. "I don't have time for your questions! She is dying, and I need energon. Refined. Energon!" Before anyone can ask again, Optimus speaks up.

"I will offer my own."

The whole team turns toward him, shocked. "Optimus, we can't let you do that. If you run out of energon..." Arcee lets the sentence hang, but the leader shakes his head. "I will not let one of our own perish when we can help...." He walks over to Ratchet, extending an arm. However, another servo clasps over it and pulls him back. "No. Arcee is right." Wheeljack's solemn face rises, and he locks optics with Optimus. "Can't have the big boss dying on us." He then extends his arm to Ratchet. "Take mine."

Optimus gazes at the Wrecker, but Ratchet quickly inserts a needle into an exposed energon line. Wheeljack's faceplace scrunch up, but he doesn't move or make a noise. Despite his lack of noise, the ruckus from earlier awoke Smokescreen, who was now sitting on the edge of his berth gazing at the scene before him. Worry was evident in his optics as they fall on Rachel's body. While the cylinder fills, Ratchet turns to Major Lennox. "Will! Take this IV drip, on her right arm, there is a button. Press it and it will implant a needle directly into her bloodstream. All you need to do is insert the drip needle into the small hole that will appear." 

The Major nods and searches on her arm. Finding the button hidden under the jacket sleeve, he presses it and a small tube appears as the clothing dissipates and turns back into the armor. Rachel makes no noise as the needle jabs into her arm. As Lennox prepares to insert the needle, Ratchet removes the needle and tells Wheeljack to hold the small hole on his arm for now. He then rushes over and connects a tube to the bottom of the energon filled cylinder to the top of the iv bag. He then allows it to fill completely, making sure no air is in it. Once filled, he shouts, "Now, Lennox!"

William carefully but swiftly inserts the needle into the suit, watching the young woman in anticipation. For a while, nothing happens, and Ratchet turns to the computers. He inputs a few things, and Rachel's vitals suddenly appear on screen. "Sparkrate is still erratic. The energon hasn't reached it yet." The whole team turns towards him, but he doesn't speak anymore. Instead, he pulls up her x-ray, revealing a stream of bright blue slowly going up her arm towards the large, pulsing light in her chest.

Wheeljack gazes at it before his optics widen, Smokescreen mimicking the action. He turns towards Ratchet, who only shakes his head before turning back to the young woman. As the blue line of energon slowly makes its way towards her spark, Optimus turns to Ratchet. "Ratchet, can we do nothing else?" The medic shakes his head. "All we can do now is wait..... And... I can tell you what I know, which isn't much."

Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Arcee, and Optimus turn to face him. Ratchet, grabbing some large gauze from a storage in his hip. He motions for Wheeljack to sit down, and the Wrecker obliges. As he wraps up the needle prick from the transfusion, he speaks. "All I know is that, around five years ago, she had some sort of operation on her heart, and whatever they did.... they replaced her heart with a cybertronian spark." He finishes with Wheeljack and turns back to the computers. He zooms in on her spine, showing the tendrils that were forming around it. 

"These.... tendrils... seem to be emitting from her spark, as if it is attempting to overtake her human body." "Or protect it." When Optimus speaks, Ratchet turns towards him. The leader walks closer, raising a servo to point at the middle of her spine, where upon closer inspection, the tendrils are truly emanating from. A small symbol pulses, seemingly resembling a head. With wide optics, Ratchet softly speaks, "Is that.... The symbol of...?" Optimus nods his head, lowering his arm.

"The mark of Onyx Prime."

"The first Predacon?" Smokescreen questions, and when Optimus nods, Arcee interjects. "How in the world does she have something like that? Any trace of him was left on Cybertron!" She gazes towards Bulkhead, who shrugs, but Bumblebee speaks up, using beeps and clicks instead since he couldn't find clips to work. Wheeljack nods. "Bee's right. What we should be worried about is how she has a spark.... and find whoever that did that to her."

Optimus nods, but before he can speak, a noise echoes from behind him, and Lennox's voice echoes.

"Guys, she's waking up."

Rachel, having sucked in a deep breath of air, slightly squirms. Her eyes squeeze tight, then she carefully opens them. At the sight of Lennox, her eyes flash open wider and she quickly sits up. She gasps for air, and it takes everything in Will to not shove her back down. He didn't want to risk triggering her into attacking after that stunt with Wheeljack. She gazes around, spotting the crew and relaxing slightly. "Wh-Where.... What happened? Where are we?" She looks up at Will, then her hands.

"Servo... Wheeljack's servo.... What..." She turns to Ratchet, her eyes fearful and glowing. "What's happening to me?" Lennox carefully lays a hand on her shoulder. She turns to him and he extends a hand. Shakily, she takes it, and she feels him flinch at her grip. However, he doesn't let go and gently helps her stand. She feels the iv drip pull, and when she turns to grab it, she gasps at the liquid flowing into her. She follows the line, but before she can rip it out, Lennox's hand stops her.

She turns to him with confusion, and he gives her an expression that said one thing simply.

Just trust me.

She does trust him and, after grabbing the iv stand, slowly walks with him towards the end of the table. He gestures up to the screens, and remembrance flashes across her face. She raises her hand to her chest again, and Lennox slips out of her tight grip with a hiss. He then places said hand on her shoulder, ready if she panics again.

However, she calms down, but leaves her hand there, feeling her spark beat against her ribs. She gazes at the screens, and then turns towards Optimus and Ratchet. Both notice her eyes immideatly, but don't react much. They didn't want to startle her more than she already was, but...

The others didn't see that.

"Whoa!" Bulkhead says, turning to Arcee, who's optics were wide as well. Rachel tilts her head, confused, and Optimus lets out a sigh. He turns away, but quickly turns back and lowers a piece of broken glass. Holding it up, Rachel realizes it's a piece of a mirror, and after looking into it, she understands why Bulkhead was surprised.

Her eyes were no longer their hazel green, but a bright cyan blue, matching the color of the energon flowing into her. Ratchet quickly pipes in. "It is merely a side effect of energon running through your body and.... spark.... for the first time." Smokescreen tries to brighten the situation a bit. "Hey... At least they are blue, right? Could have been worse... Like pink!" Rachel huffs, then gazes back at the computer. She steps forward, but realizes it's the end of the table. 

She turns her eyes up, and Optimus lowers the mirror piece then offers his servo for her to stand on. She carefully steps on it and lifts her iv drip pole with ease and places it next to her. He slowly lifts his servo level with the computer, and Rachel gazes over it. Her eyes follow the tendrils down her spine, and her spark sputters slightly. Her breath hitches and she steps back slightly. Her grip tightens on the pole, and it creaks under the pressure.

Optimus says something, but it's muffled in her ears. Her eyes seem to glow brighter, and her mind forces her into another panic attack.

"DAD!"

She rushes back towards the rubble, ignoring the blood pouring out from under it. She stumbles as the ground shakes once more. A shadow looms over her, but she doesn't look up. Her eyes focus on the rubble in front of her and once she makes it there, she tries in vain to remove pieces of debris.

As another shadow covers her, she gazes up, and barely a shout escapes her as another piece of building falls on her body. Her eyes shut and she waits for the pain.

Pain of her spine cracking.

Pain of her heart rupturing.

Pain of her skull shattering.

Pain of her body being crushed again.

However, nothing happens. Slowly, she opens her eyes, shocked to find herself in darkness. Straightening herself, she gazes around in confusion. "Am I dead?" She whispers, and a chuckle softy echoes around. "No, young one. You are not dead... However, I needed you to believe so in order to speak with you."

As light seems to emit from behind her, and Rachel whips around. She releases a gasp at the sight of a large face. But, it was not a human face, it was a large cybertronian face. The voice speaks again, the mouth moving on the face. "I am Onyx Prime, Rachel Darby." The girl steps back in shock. "H-How did you know...?"

The face chuckles once more, the optics slightly closing. "Do not be alarmed. I mean you no harm, however, I wish to help you." His optics open once more, and the face turns serious. "You have fought for Optimus, our last decedent. Your bravery has proven yourself worthy of my assistance. Therefore," His optics close in concentration, and another light emits on Rachel's right.

Suddenly, another cybertronian appears, this one small than she's ever seen before. He walks over to them, gazing at his servos in confusion. "Yo, what's happenin'?" His voice was deep, but kind of....

Jazzy.

The face of the Prime turns towards the cybertronian, and his optics open once more. "Be calm, Lieutenant. You are alive, but not alone anymore." The mech turns to face the... well, face... and tilts his head. "Whatchu mean, man? Megatron tore me in two! How am I-huh?" Turning his head, the mech's optics fall on Rachel and he cocks an eye ridge.

"What's a fleshy doing here?" Onyx Prime's face moves back to its original position. "After your demise, and before the others were able to find your body, humans removed your spark and processor to use for..... previously unknown reasons...." Onyx turns towards Rachel once more, his face softening. "However, it seems that they, indeed, have succeeded in their works, as this young human now holds your spark in her chest, and a piece of my kind in her spine."

Rachel blinks, confused. However, the mech slowly nods his head. "So what your sayin', is that, after I was killed, some humans stole my spark and gave it to this chick?" He gazes at the woman, holding up his hands. "No offense." Rachel shakes her head. "None taken! I'm with you on this. Why me? I was..."

"Dead? Precisely. Your body was completely lacking a heart, and therefore was perfect for their operation, as now they didn't have to remove one from a test subject." Rachel shakes her head, slightly holding it. She had died, then was used as a test subject?  However...

"Wait... A piece of your kind... you mean Predacon?" 

The other mech turns towards the girl, surprised. "How'd you know of Pred's, lil' lady?" Rachel waves him off for a moment with only a side comment of, "Optimus said something about him being one." The mech's optics widen, but Onyx speaks first.

"It would seem that after the war, the Decepticons sent their clones of my kind here to guard the energon deposits until their arrival, but centuries passed, and they perished, leaving behind only pieces of their cybermatter.... which was implanted in your spine and the only reason you can walk."

Rachel gasps and holds her head again. It all made sense now. She knew it was a miracle she was alive, but this just made her head spin. She was searching for these beasts, and all along, she was part of one. She raises her head. "H-How am I talking to you now? Why not before?" The mech speaks up this time. "Have you ever touched energon before now, lil lady?"

Rachel blinks.

Onyx nods. "It is for that reason only. After your body absorbed some of Smokescreen's while you were repairing him, it activated your spark's abilities. However, you exhausted them in that one hit since you only acquired a small amount. This lead-" "To my human organs and body parts to shut down momentarily as the shock was too much for them to handle... and you..." She gazes at him gratefully. "Indeed. I felt your spark spike, and I was called to help. However, I mustn't keep you anymore. The others are beginning to worry."

This time, the mech steps forward. "Wait, she said she knows Optimus! Is it true?" Onyx nods, and the mech sighs. "Hey kid." He turns to her and kneels. She gazes up at him with curiosity. "Can you tell the boss that I'm... well, I guess just say I miss the big guy." Rachel smiles, and reaches out to touch the mech's cheek plates. "Yeah, I got it. What's your name?"

"The name's Jazz, lil' lady."

Suddenly....

"She coming back now. Easy there, Rachel. Can you hear me?" The young woman opens her eyes, groaning at the light. "Turn it off, Ratchet... I'm fine." The medic huffs. "You passed out again after another attack." Lennox stands next to her, holding her hand slightly. "Hey kid, what was it this time?" Rachel gestures for him to help her sit up, and as he does, she swings her feet over the edge of the rail and takes a deep breath. Hands on her knees, she turns her head tiredly up to the group, her eyes falling on Optimus. A smirk plays on her lips.

"Jazz says hi, big boss."

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A/N: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

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