"okay. we'll get you one and I'll take you back to Wheeljack, alright?" Ratchet ask. Reflect nods. "alright." Ratchet murmurs, heading out of the medbay. they bump into the Prime on their way out.

"oh, Ratchet, I was just coming to see you." Optimus says.

"Prime? are you alright?" Ratchet asks. a quick glance over him doesn't show the medic any obvious injuries.

"oh, I'm not injured friend, I was just coming to check on Reflect. I hadn't gotten an update in a while so I was worried." Optimus frowns.

"oh, he and Jack were napping. he just got up. he needs a cube." Ratchet murmurs, shifting the sparkling. Reflect doesn't looking up, hugging Ratchets neck and burying his face in the medics neck. "did all the lights get replaced in the rec room?" Ratchet ask.

"yes. the twins replaced the lightbulbs and swept up the glass. the humans went over the entire area with other cleaning supplies to make sure all the glass was picked up." Optimus assures. "hows Reflect?" Optimus ask.

"he's still shaken. hasn't said a word yet, not since he came out of whatever it was, but he's alright." Ratchet assures gently. Optimus nods and pats the sparklings head gently. Reflect curls up more, whimpering. "okay come on squirt. lets get you a cube little one." Ratchet murmurs, carrying him off carefully.

he sits with the sparkling and the sparklings cube. Reflect won't even look at him, curled against his chest, staring down and sucking his cube down. Ratchet rubs his cheek gently, kissing his head gently. Reflect grunts quietly, playing with his own leg plating.

"excuse me. you stole my sparkling." Wheeljack teases walking into the rec room.

"our sparkling." Ratchet grumbles. Wheeljack smiles, walking over to them. Reflect doesn't look up, gripping his cube with one servo, but reaches the other up to Wheeljack. "he wants you." Ratchet says, standing to give the sparkling over. Wheeljack nods and takes Reflect gently.

"thats alright. he usually wants you." Wheeljack murmurs, rubbing the top of the sparklings head gently. Reflect whines softly, sucking his cube down.

"how is he?" Ironhide grumbles walking into the rec room. Ratchet shoots him the nastiest look.

"still upset." Wheeljack murmurs softly, nuzzling the sparkling. Ironhide grabs himself a cube and turns to them, walking over.

"hey squirt." Ironhide says, watching the sparkling. Reflect turns his head away, silently drinking his cube. "not gonna talk to me?" Ironhide asks. Reflect stills a moment, before pushing the cube away and turning to hug Wheeljacks neck, so the weapons specialist couldn't look at him.

"he's not talking to anyone for your information." Ratchet says curtly.

"but after the way Jazz said you screamed at him, I wouldn't talk to you if I was him either." Wheeljack huffs. Reflect clings to the inventor.

"you don't have to be like that." Ironhide grumbles.

"us? do you have any idea how hard he screamed for you earlier? and you just ignored him!" Ratchet snaps.

"I wasn't-" Ironhide tries.

"look whatevers going on in your CPU is your problem, unless its a medical issue, then its my problem, but it is absolutely never, EVER, not in a million fucking years, NEVER EVER the sparklings problem! don't you ever fucking dare take your damn frustraitions out on my sparkling, or I'll take mine out on you!" Ratchet snaps, growling. Ironhide raises an optic ridge.

"geez Ratchet, whose moody now?" Ironhide snorts.

"moody? MOOD?! get your aft over here Ironhide and I'll fragging show you MOODY!" Ratchet snaps. Wheeljack immediately grabs the medic gently, pulling him to his side.

"Ratch, shhh. come on. lets get the sparkling back to the medbay, he's getting upset here..." Wheeljack murmurs softly. Ratchet growls angrily at Ironhide as his bonded drags him out. "hey. its alright. come on." Wheeljack murmurs.

"he has no right to make everything about him! he yelled at our sparkling and scared him!" Ratchet growls.

"I know Ratchet. I know. he was awful to our sparkling, but you yelling back isn't helping. you know that." Wheeljack murmurs softly.

"I know. I'm just angry. Reflect did nothing to him and Ironhide took out his frustrations on him." Ratchet grumbles. "he's innocent in this." he adds.

"I know he is, Ironhide knows too, but I know, you know he doesn't do it on purpose. I'm not defending Ironhide, don't get me wrong, he hurt our sparkling and I would never defend someone who hurt our sparkling, but you have to remember Ironhide can't control it. its his spark Ratchet, you know that. he can't control it." Wheeljack murmurs.

"that doesn't make me any less angry." Ratchet huffs at him. Wheeljack smiles, pulling the medic to his chest, the sparkling giving a grumpy whine being squished between them. Ratchet grumbles but hug him, though he puts some distance between them so he doesn't squish the sparkling and upset him more.

"come on, we'll go watch a human sparkling movie and have a cube, by the time its over, it'll be time for bed." Wheeljack smiles. Ratchet rolls his optics at the mech but smiles a little.

"alright. fine. but we are laying on our berth and you're using your projector. I'm not laying on the fucking floor again." Ratchet glares.

"fine. fine." Wheeljack chuckles. "you're a grumpy old mech when you're tired." Wheeljack teases.

"grumpy or not, I'll kick your after all the way back to Cybertron." Ratchet warns. there's a grunt and the sparkling, still safely tucked against Wheeljack, shoves Ratchets chestplate with one servo, griping Wheeljacks armor with the other. Ratchets optics widen a little in surprise and he looks down at the sparkling. Reflect doesn't look at him, still buried in the beloved inventors armor, but Ratchet gets the picture. "don't be so sensitive squirt, I'm only teasing." Ratchet assures gently, rubbing the sparklings back.

"come on little one, I'll let you pick the movie, alright?" Wheeljack ask.

"no movie." Reflect says quietly.

"hmm?" Wheeljack ask.

"no want movie." Reflect mumbles.

"what do you want kiddo?" Ratchet ask.

"Jack and Ratchet." Reflect mumbles.

"we're gonna watch the movie with you." Wheeljack assures.

"he doesn't want a movie Jack. he just wants to curl up with us. I know he had a nap, but remember how long he was out when he saved Sam? 24 hours. he's probably still tired. lets just go lay with him." Ratchet murmurs. Wheeljack pouts a little, before nodding a small smile coming to his face.

"alright yeah. lets just go curl up as a family." he grins. Ratchet nods and heads for for their room, Wheeljack follows happily. "thats okay sparkling. there's always time to watch a movie later. tonight we can all just curl up and get some rest, I bet you're still sleepy hmmm?" Wheeljack asks. Reflect doesn't answer, but Wheeljack wasn't expecting one. the eight words they'd just gotten from the little mech were more suprising than him not talking. it took a lot of energy to talk, a lot of energy the sparkling probably just didn't have.

"Wheeljack come on." Ratchet glares laying on the berth. for some reason, his bonded was just standing in the door way of their room, looking stupid.

"oh, right, sorry." Wheeljack chuckles.

Wheeljack lays beside Ratchet, cuddling in beside him happily. Reflect wastes no time snuggling his way between then, with a quiet chirp.

"yeah? you comfortable there?" Ratchet chuckles. Reflect chirps quietly again, nuzzling his face against Ratchets shoulder. "alright." he snorts. Wheeljack chuckles and cuddles to them, smiling.

"are you comfy Ratch?" Wheeljack ask.

"as comfortable as I can be." Ratchet snorts. Wheeljack laughs a little and smiles. "get some rest Jack." Ratchet murmurs.

"night Ratch." Jack murmurs. the two settle for recharge.

~~

Ratchet sits up confused.

"what the hell? never had a dream like this before." Ratchet mutters. he looks around, before looking himself over. he's in the medbay, in his holoform, but there's something wrong. there's a note on the ground, so he picks it up.

don't trust him.

"don't trust who?" Ratchet mutters.

"hey." a voice says softly. Ratchets head snaps up and he looks over. freezing. "look I don't have a lot of time I'm breaking rules here. yes its me, no I'm not a dream, yes I am a ghost. I'm in the well of Allsparks something to do with the Allspark energy. look I-" Will starts.

"Will...?" Ratchet asks, confused.

"yes its me Ratchet. I'm dead, I'm a ghost. please just listen to me. I don't have a lot of time. I-I'm breaking rules to come see you. I've seen the future. please listen to me." Will says. Ratchet nods a little, watching him. he's confused but the urgency in Wills voice has him listening.

"I'm all audios." he mumbles.

"look, I can't give names. thats not how this work, but please, you cannot trust him. you'll figure this out. you're smart. you can't trust him. do. not. find. him. don't let Optimus look for him. this will all make since in a few weeks but do not lot for him. please. if you don't listen to me, Ironhide will die." Will says.

"wait, Ironhide's in trouble?" Ratchet ask.

"yes." Will says nodding frantically. "you all are." Will adds. "Ratchet you-" Will starts.

"how are you here....?" Ratchet mutters.

"I... uh... well I don't know how it works okay? I just appear in dreams sometimes okay? I even visit Ironhide occasionally, but you-" Will starts.

"you visit Ironhide?" Ratchet ask.

"hey! shut up! okay? you're supposed to be listening to me!" Will shouts.

"right... sorry." Ratchet mumbles.

"don't trust him." Will says firmly, before holding out a future memory file of Ironhide laying dead on the ground. its a picture he can physically hand to Ratchet. Ratchet looks at the picture before a look of horror comes across his face. "you have to listen. please just- no! wait!" Will shouts.

~~

Ratchet jerks up immediately. jumping from the berth.

"Ratch?" Wheeljack ask.

"I think Ironhide's gonna kill himself!" Ratchet shouts, running from the room. Reflect doesn't wake. Will only had a certain amount of time to do this and he wasn't going to waste any. he now had less time to get his message to Ironhide and Optimus. he needed to get his messages to Ironhide and Optimus before Ratchet woke them, like he had Wheeljack. Will wouldn't get the opportunity to jump into Wheeljacks dreams now. Wheeljack jumps up and follows after him quickly.

"Ratchet? what? wait! Ratchet!" Wheeljack shotus, chasing him down.

Will doesn't waste too much time on Ironhide, still angry at the mech, but giving him a warning he needs, even if its just a million notes that say don't trust him with a picture of Ironhide dead in the middle of the room.

he's got to get to Optimus. he has to.

~~

to his shock, Will wakes in Optimus' dream. the Prime had been dreaming without him, about Cybertron.

"Optimus?" Will calls. he hears footsteps behind him.

"Will?" Optimus ask. "hello there." Optimus waves.

"you don't look surprised to see me." Will says, looking up at the mech.

"I am a Prime, Will. I carry the Matrix. I could feel your presence in the Allspark. the Primes called me in here." Optimus explains. he looks around with a small smile. "this is Cybertron." Optimus murmurs.

"great. look I'm sorry to rush things, but you have to listen to me. everyone is in danger. I'm breaking the Primes rules by coming to talk to you." Will says.

"they warned me you were coming Will. they appear to be working with you." Optimus says, cratching down beside him. Will takes control of the dream, which doesn't seem to surprise Optimus either.

"you've done this before. had your dreams controlled?" Will ask. Optimus nods.

"the Primes often warn me of danger or give me guidence." Optimus says.

"well, thats what I'm here to warn you of. since this has happened before, I assume you know the rules." Will says.

"no specifics. just basic details. occasionally I get dates." Optimus says, finally sitting beside Will. he crosses his legs and looks at Will expectantly.

"don't look for him Prime. don't do it. don't look for him. don't wake him. don't trust him. I cannon stress that enough. do not trust him." Will says firmly. the Prime nods, looking a little confused. "if you find him, if you wake him up, he will kill Ironhide. not only Ironhide, he kills humans, thousands of them. he almost kills Sam. he hurts Epps so bad he has to retire. he hurts everyone. he takes over Optimus. he is not to be trusted. please tell me you understand. please." Will says. Optimus frowns.

"I do not understand Will, but I will try. I will figure out the mystery and I will do the right thing, I promise. okay? I won't let Ironhide die. I won't let the humans get hurt." Optimus assures. Will nods, looking behind him. "go. its okay. I will figure this out." Optimus adds.

"please. everything depends on this." Will murmurs, turning and heading away from the Prime. he pauses. "oh! and, wake up. Ratchets harrassing Ironhide." Will says, before smirking and leaving.

~~

Ratchet bursts into Ironhides room, making the mech jerk up.

"wha-" Ironhide starts.

"get up!" Ratchet snaps, yanking the mech up off his berth. Ironhide jerks, stumbling. he looks confused, watching the medic.

"I don't have him." Ironhide mutters, confusedly.

"are you bleeding? are you injured in anyway? open your spark chamber now!" Ratchet snaps. Ironhide looks at Ratchet, then at Wheeljack.

"whats going on?" Ironhide frowns.

"open. your. spark chamber." Ratchet snaps.

"no. get out of my room." Ironhide snaps back.

"open your damn chamber!" Ratchet snaps.

"what is going on here?" Optimus frowns, walking in.

"I don't know I was in stasis. these two burst in here and yanked me off my berth!" Ironhide growls.

"I'm just as confused as you are." Wheeljack admits. Ratchet turns to Optimus.

"I got warned Ironhide was going to die!" Ratchet snaps. he turns back to Ironhide. "spark chamber! now!" Ratchet snaps. Optimus immediately realizes Will had warned Ratchet too and, probably confused at the apperance of Will, misunderstood what the man had been trying to warn them of.

"Ratchet please-" Optimus starts.

"no! as this bases' CMO I ORDER YOU TO OPEN YOUR CHEST PLATES!" Ratchet snaps. Ironhide looks over at Optimus, tired but demanding answers from the Prime.

"Ironhide, please, just open your chamber. thats all you have to do to be allowed to go back into stasis." Optimus assures. Ironhide growls, but pops his chest plates open. Ratchet looks him over, before frowning, annoyed.

"can I go back to stasis now you fragging cable sucker?" Ironhide snaps.

"Ironhide." Optimus warns. "everyone go back to bed, you can do a more thorough check in the morning Ratchet." Optimus assures. the medic growls angrily.

"Jack?" a quiet voice chirps. all four turn to the door, Reflects hesitantly poking his head into the room and rubbing one optic.

"oh slag. we didn't mean to wake you sparkling." Wheeljack murmurs, moving around Optimus. he scoops the sparkling up, letting him cuddle to his chest plates. Reflect yawns and curls up, engine purring quietly as he lets the inventor cuddle him. Ratchet huffs quietly.

"Ratchet?" Reflect mumbles, sleepily. he sounds ready to fall back into recharge, but refuses to leave without his caregivers, both of them. he wants to curl up between them. he gets cold when only one othem naps with him, or rests with him.

"go back to bed Jack. I'll be there shortly." Ratchet grumbles. Reflect whines. "you need stasis Reflect." Ratchet frowns.

"Reflect need Ratchet!" Reflect growls. "Ratchet go bed now!" Reflect adds.

"don't talk to me like that." Ratchet frowns.

"Ratchet please. you know he's gonna cry if you don't come with us." Wheeljack frowns. Ratchet sighs and turns around. he reaches for the sparkling, who immediately jumps to him, cuddling up to him. he hugs the medics neck tightly, chirping.

"okay, okay. I'm right here, don't try to squirm into my plating." Ratchet grumbles carrying the sparkling out. Wheeljack watches him go.

"don't mind him Hide... I think he had a nightmare where you died." Wheeljack says, softly. he leave quickly after his bonded and sparkling.

when Wheeljack finally gets back to their room, Reflect is laying face down on Ratchets chestplates. he's got his fingers in his mouth and he's staring at the door way. he lifts his head when Wheeljack walks in.

"lay down." Ratchet murmurs. the sparkling drops his head back down with a soft thunk. Ratchet holds him gently.

"Ratch, are you okay?" Wheeljack ask softly.

"don't trust him." Ratchet murmurs.

"huh?" Wheeljack asks, confused. "don't trust who?" Wheeljack asks.

"I don't know. thats all Will said." Ratchet mumbles.

"Will?" Wheeljack ask.

"I saw Will. in a dream. he said Ironhide was going to die and not to trust him." Ratchet murmurs.

"Ratchet, just relax. its okay. its just a bad dream." Wheeljack murmurs softly.

"no it wasn't Jack, Will-" Ratchet starts.

"Will dead." Reflect says, sitting on up the medics chest. the two mechs get quiet looking up at the sparkling. "right? Will go squish squish. Will dead-dead, right?" Reflect asks, confused.

"yes sparkling. he's dead." Wheeljack murmurs softly, reaching up to rub the sparklings cheek.

"but not gone. still here." Reflect says.

"no kiddo, he's gone." Ratchet sighs a little. Reflect shakes his head.

"no... Will still here. in here." Reflect murmurs, pointing to his mark of the Primes. it flashes blue. "in spark spark." Reflect says.

"spark spark?" Wheeljack asks.

"the Allspark Jack." Ratchet murmurs. "Reflect, lay down and go back to sleep. I don't want to discuss this." Ratchet frowns. the sparkling huffs at him but lays back down, grumbling in his sparkling chatter. he frowns at Wheeljack and the inventor chuckles.

"you look just like Ratchet when you make that face." Wheeljack murmurs, cupping the sparklings cheek gently. Reflect huffs and yawns a little. Wheeljack smiles a little. "get some rest its alright." Wheeljack smiles. "you too Ratch." Wheeljack frowns.

"yeah sure Jack." Ratchet mutters. the two settle in for recharge.

unfortunately for them, no matter how good their recharge had been, they had a sparkling in their berth. Reflect jerks up, screaming, at 3 AM. it jerks both caregivers out of their rest.

"Reflect? whats wrong little one? what happened?" Wheeljack asks, confused. Reflect shoves himself out from between the two mechs, jumping to the ground and running off.

"oh Primus. here we go again." Ratchet mutters. he sits up and grunts, hoping over Wheeljack, the inventor still hasn't moved to sit up yet, and heads after the sparkling. "Reflect! hey! just because you are awake doesn't mean the whole base is! get back here!" Ratchet shouts. Wheeljack groans and gets up after them. he follows Ratchet out to the medbay, skidding to a stop behind the medic. they're both staring in horror at the medbay, covered in pieces of paper, each proclaiming in a bright red DON'T TRUST HIM.

"hold shit..." Wheeljack mutters, looking around. "Ratch, whats going on?" he asks.

"I.... I don't know Jack." Ratchet mutters, looking around hesitantly. "Reflect come back here." Ratchet calls, not taking his optics off the papers in front of him.

"I'll... I'll start picking these up, you go find Reflect before he wakes someone up." Wheeljack frowns. Ratchet nods and heads out of the medbay quickly.

Reflect knows one of them will be bounding behind him soon, so he doesn't waste any time. he knows just who he needs to go to. he has questions.

he's never been in Optimus' room before, but that doesn't stop him from entering it. the Prime is still laid out on his berth in recharge, this doesn't stop Reflect either. he climbs the berth, like he's done several times in the medbay. he pulls himself up to sit on the Primes chest. Optimus immediately shifts, mumbling.

"Opmis!" Reflect shouts. the Prime immediately jerks, optics onlining.

"wha- Reflect?" Optimus asks, looking alarmed.