"Ratchet and Wheeljack will fix you." Will said, getting up slowly. Ironhide didn't say anything, but watched Will head down stairs to start coffee and breakfast. Ironhide followed silently. Will winced at the light and Ironhide went around closing the curtains and dimming the rooms. he watched Will make coffee and go to make some breakfast and couldn't help him self. he walked over and pinned Will against the counter. "again? Ironhide-" Will tried, but Ironhide grabbed his injured arm carefully and silently. he looked over the mans swollen wrist before handing him his brace and stepping back. Will seemed surprised. "uh thanks... when did I take this off?" Will ask. Ironhide shifted and shrugged.

"you didn't. you got in a bar fight and the guy hurt your wrist. it was swelling really bad so I took the brace off." Ironhide said.

"oh great. a bar fight?" Will ask. Ironhide nodded. "how bad did the dude beat my ass?" Will sighed. Ironhide shrugged.

"eh, he only got two hits in before I stepped in and wiped the floor with his ass." Ironhide shrugged.

"only two?" Will ask.

"you got in a decent hit and he grabbed your bad wrist. I stepped in when you screamed." Ironhide said. "I was willing to let you deal with it until he hurt you." Ironhide smirked. Will groaned lowly.

"such a great guardian. thanks." Will sighed. Ironhide chuckled. Will turned back to make breakfast. Ironhide watched him, unsure how to help, but keeping his distance. Will finished breakfast and gave Ironhide a plate, they both headed into living room to eat and watch tv.

"whats on the agenda today?" Ironhide ask. Will shrugged slightly.

"dunno." Will said. "I shouldn't do any shooting for a bit not with my wrist like this." Will frowned looking at his wrist. Ironhide looked away silently. "but you can go out and shoot. I can watch a movie." Will shrugged. he paused as he heard a ringing.

"is that your phone?" Ironhide ask.

"yeah I must've left it up stairs." Will said getting up and heading upstairs. he answered the phone as he walked down stairs. "Optimus?" Will ask confused. he frowned slightly. "yeah alright. yeah I see them I think they just pulled up." Will said heading for his keys. "Ironhide get your shoe's we have to go!" Will called, grabbing his things. Ironhide looked confused, but did as Will said. "yeah I got eye's on Ironhide too. alright. we'll see you guys in a bit." Will said, hanging up.

"Will whats wrong?" Ironhide ask.

"Starscream found out and went after Bumblebee this morning, Ratchet and Wheeljack were over there. Ratchet was injured pretty badly, but Bumblebee and Sam were fine. Optimus thinks he's going to come after you so they sent a couple bots after us." Will said. Ironhide nodded and grabbed his things, including a couple of Wills guns. Will and Ironhide ran outside. Hot Rod, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and Dino. Sideswipe opened his doors, he was really the only one who didn't mind passengers.

"get in you two." Sideswipe said. Will nodded and jumped in, Ironhide following behind.

"thanks Sideswipe." Will said. the Autobot didn't answer but slammed the doors shut and sped off, the others following behind.

"how bad is Ratchet?" Ironhide ask.

"we had to have the military bring in basically a human hospital. he's got broken bones, internal bleeding, and looks like hell." Sideswipe said. " he'll live, according to the doctors, but he'll be down for a while and in a lot of pain." he added.

"hows Wheeljack taking it?" Will ask. Sideswipe was quiet for a moment.

"not well. Ratchet almost died on the way to the base. he can still feel Ratchets pain... he's distraught." Sideswipe said.

"distraught doesn't cover it. Wheeljacks a wreck right now, he'll probably be like that until Ratchet wakes up, the grump still hasn't regained consciousness." Sunstreaker said. Will gave a worried look to Ironhide, who seemed to be upset at the news. Ratchet was one of his oldest friends, even if they didn't always get along, if the medic didn't pull through it would destroy him.

"b-but the doctors say he'll be fine right?" Will ask, watching Ironhide.

"yeah. they said he'll be alright. Wheeljack keeps scanning him and says he thinks he'll be okay, but no ones scanners are like Ratchets." Hot Rod explained. Will nodded and reached over to Ironhide, who jerked away from him and stared out the window. Will sighed softly but pulled his hand back.

"he'll be okay. Wheeljacks scanners aren't as good as Ratchets, but they are the next best." Sideswipe assured. they sped to the base and got there in record time. Bumblebee was clearly distraught and Sam was trying to help, but the scout was close to tears. Ironhide wasted no time jumping from Sideswipes passenger seat and rushing over to the scout.

"he's gonna be okay scout." Ironhide said as Bumblebee attacked him in a hug. he held the younger tightly, looking over at Sam. Ironhide held Bumblebee tightly, rubbing his back gently.

"you guys okay?" Will ask, rushing over.

"we got a little banged up, but we'll be okay..." Sam said quietly. Will nodded and gave the tean a hug, seeing as he was just as upset as Bumblebee.

"where's Ratchet?" Ironhide ask.

"medbay." Bumblebee said. "they won't let anyone in." he added sadly. Ironhide glared and stepped away from him, storming towards the medbay. Will frowned and followed him.

"easy Hide, they're just trying to do their job." Will said.

"they're gonna let me in." Ironhide hissed. he pushed opened the medbay door and walked in. Wheeljack was sitting quietly at hi bench. "Jack." Ironhide said. Wheeljacks head snapped up, looking over.

"Ironhide, you're not supposed to be in here." Wheeljack said.

"where is he?" Ironhide ask. Wheeljack looked away, his holoform appearing.

"he's in surgery again." Wheeljack mumbled quietly. "he started bleeding again." his holoform teared up. Ironhide sighed and hugged the holoform gently.

"its gonna be okay Jack. you know Ratchets too stubborn to go out like that." Ironhide said. Wheeljacks holoform hugged him tightly and buried his face in his neck. the usually gruff weapons specialist, held him tightly and tried to comfort him. Will walked in watching quietly. Ironhide looked at him quietly and Will had never seen such a heartbreaking look.

"you guys gonna be okay?" Will ask softly.

"he's in surgery again." Ironhide said quietly. Will nodded silently. Ironhide held Wheeljack tightly and Will watched. he'd never seen Ironhide so compassionate and upset. Will walked over and patted Wheeljacks back. the inventors holoform fizzled out and Ironhide looked up at him. Wheeljack scooped them both up, gently.

"thanks. sorry. I lost it for a minute there." Wheeljack gave a slight but sad smile.

"don't worry about it Wheeljack. Ratchets your bondmate. you love him. he's your life. its okay. if I had someone I loved like that and they were hurt, especially the way Ratchet is, I'd lose it too." Will assured, patting his hand. Wheeljack smiled slightly.

"thanks Will." Wheeljack smiled slightly. he put the two on his desk. "I'm working on getting you back to normal Hide." Wheeljack said.

"I'm not worried about it Wheeljack. this is a learning experience. you focus on Ratchet okay?" Ironhide ask. Wheeljack nodded slightly.

"thanks." he mumbled. he sighed. "we're setting you lot up in Optimus' office, with the others." Wheeljack said. they nodded.

"yeah. probably the safest thing." Will said.

"just keep us informed on Ratchet." Ironhide said. Wheeljack nodded. he sighed and put them back on the ground, suddenly seeming super tired. they headed out of the medbay.

"hey you gonna be okay Hide?" Will ask. Ironhide paused a moment staring off into the distance. Will could see the sudden mix of emotions that his guardian was trying so hard to hide. he was silent, but Will understood, hugging him tightly. "it's okay Hide. it's alright." Will said quitely. Ironhide stayed silent, but it was a heavy silence. Will held him until Ironhide pushed away. he was still silent.

"hey you guys okay? hows Ratchet?" Sam ask.

"he's in surgery again." Will said. Bumblebee rubbed at his face and mumbled. the scout had been crying and Ironhide sighed again, pulling the younger man to his chest and holding him gently. Will had never seen Ironhide so affectionate and willing to hug and hold someone, but he knew Ironhide was like a parent to Bumblebee. Ratchet was an old friend of Ironhide and he was scared he was going to lose him.

"it's gonna be okay scout." Ironhide sighed softly, holding him. Will realized why Ironhide was trying to keep it together, someone had to be here for his friends.

"where's Optimus?" Will ask.

"his office." Sam said. "they're setting it up for all of us to sleep in his office." Sam added. Will nodded.

"Wheeljack told us." Will said. Sam nodded slightly and looked at Bumblebee.

"okay Bee, let him go." Sam said softly. Bumblebee sniffled and stepped back rubbing his eye's, heading back over to Sam and cuddling him.

"lets go talk to Prime." Ironhide mumbled. Will nodded and followed him, staying silent. Ironhide lead the way, there weren't an Autobots walking around. everyone was worried about the medic. they walked through the human door connected to Optimus' office. there were three couches in his office, one of them had something on it.

"hey Optimus." Will waved. the man looked up from his desk and waved, jumping down into his chair, then to the floor with ease. like he had done this a million times and, knowing the Prime, he probably had. the Prime seemed just as distressed as everyone else and hugged Ironhide hard. Will frowned slightly and wondered away silently to give them a minute. he walked over to the couches and paused. "Jazz?" Will ask. Jazz was curled around an mp3 player with headphones on and probably hadn't heard him. Will walked closer and poked him. Jazz seemed slightly surprised, but lifted his head and paused his music.

"Will?" Jazz ask.

"I figured Epps would've taken you home." Will said.

"I had to stay on base with Prime." Jazz mumbled. Will sighed slightly.

"do you need a hug Jazz?" Will ask. the man stared at him a moment. Will never knew Jazz could look so sad, but offered to hug him silently. Jazz got up and hugged him tightly. Will held him gently. these guys could usually block and hide their emotions, but it was harder like this and Will wasn't afraid to try and help them. Jazz arms tightened slightly. "he'll be okay Jazz." Will assured gently. "it's okay. you know if Ratchet found you like this over him he'd throw a wrench at you." Will teased. Jazz laughed and stepped back giving Will a smile.

"thank you. where's Ironhide?" Jazz ask. Will frowned slightly.

"I left him with Optimus, he was hugging Ironhide so tight I thought he was going to hurt him, but I wanted to give them a few minutes." Will said. Jazz nodded slightly.

"lets go find them. I wanna check on Hide... he, Ratch, and Optimus have been friends since before the war." Jazz said. Will nodded and followed him. they would see Optimus and Ironhide separate from the hug as they walked over. both of them had their usual looks on their faces. Ironhide looking pissed as ever, but the look lacked his normal bite. Optimus trying to look as happy as normal but his smile didn't reach his eye's.

"you gonna be okay Optimus?" Will ask.