Wheeljack | tfa

There aren't many soecies thst thrive this way. Those are a mess. The created ones? Also a mess... but you. You seem so properly put together. Everything within you had found a place and intertrwines beautifully. [He was genuinely amazed.]

Wow... [he was genuinely amazed.] You are... a marvel. A true techno-organic. [He lowers the wand and helps move both Halk and Alice so they could see the big computer screens with the scan info. There he could point things out.]

Mixing organic and non-organic is a messy process.-

[He rubs his chin thoughtfully.]
Let's do a diagnostic. See what we can tell, huh? [He steps away to grab a scanner and comes back to settle close to them both.]
Not sure how accurate it'll be, but let's find out. [he points it at Alice to do a scan of his entire body.]

[He smiles at her in a tired way, leaning in to bump his forehelm to her's.]

I'll take the drink and lyin' down with you, beautiful. [He kisses her cheek and over her mouth. Quick little pecks all over, being gentle.]

[His optics flicker and he nods slowly, a little wary at the question.]

Yes, I do. ... What are you thinking, Sentinel?

Well- ... Your updates. They're ready, at least. [Thankfully before anything could've happened.]

Unfortunately they didn't turn out as well as they could have if they'd been made back home, we didn't have all of the resources needed. But it is ready for you.

[He frowns as he listens, worried immediately about the situation and this virus.]

That's... very bad. [Not that Sentinel didn't know that, but he was left almost speechless thinking about how bad this really was. He shakes his head, trying to focus.]

[Wheeljack hurried into the area quickly, looking up as he saw Sentinel. His battle mask shut tight.]

I'm here. What's going on, Magnus? [He was quite concerned, glancing around as though the room would tell him before his gaze settled back on the blue mech in front of him.]

[He chuckles and shakes his head.]

That definitely sounds startling. Has anything been particularly damaging, painful, uncomfortable?

[He smiles and continues to pet along her head and neck.]

I'll do my best to help you. You're safe with me.

[He presses back into the kiss. His arms around her waist, pulling her body flush to his.]
Okay, okay. [He nods slightly and kisses her back deeply. He adored her. She was right- maybe he could make it better with time.]

I love you, my sweet spark. [He whispers against her dermas.]

It's ... the truth. Unfortunately...

[He presses close, leaning into her kisses. She was always the voice of reason.]

What would I do without you? [His eyes leak with tears, but his EM field was slowly starting to calm down from being all over the place.]

[He takes a second to send the arricle Shockwave had dropped. He was struggling with it.]

I couldn't make up for it. I can't know, noone trusts me and- I dont blame them. [Jackie was hurting, his conjunx the only thing keeping him from spiraling into the ground.]

I was wrong. I did wrong, Sky.
I'm- I'm so sorry. Take your time, I understand.

Skyfire.
I've made... so many mistakes.

You're welcome, dear. Is your vox okay? [He pets over her carefully, rubbing firmly over the base of her horns. He had only just met her, but he felt fairly protective.]

Fireblast?

I- Halk, it wasn't without my knowledge I- I want to be honest with you. I knew ... I just thought I was helping them, not hurting him. Finally I realized how wrong I was, but I'm not innocent. I want to help, but I'm not so sure anyone is going to trust me. I'd do anything to change that, though.

When I realized what I was doing was wrong, I did. I stopped as much as I could without being imprisoned or.. well...
I should have found a way to do more. Better. I've tried to- to ensure the bots who were subjected to it would survive with as little pain as possible. It wasn't- isn't enough.

[He lifts his head and moves to her immediately. Wrapping his arms around her and pressing his face into her neck. His EM field was a mess of sadness and frustration, anger with himself. He had been awful and he deserved what he had done to others and then some. ]

I'm sorry you trusted me.
I hoped to atone for being a monster, but too late.

Thank you.
[He waits impatiently. Pacing and cursing himself. Maybe he should... no, no. He had to accept any consequences. He had wronged so many bots, and he couldn't just run away.]

[It didn't take terribly long for him to set it up. Looking over to see her finishing up, he wandered around to pick up a couple nice pieces of metal and set them down near her.] If you want more. It's not as nutritious or anything, but the rust is pretty good.

I know, Halk. I know...
I'm sorry, I should have been transparent. With everyone.

I see. [He lets go after a moment and smiles softly.]

I can check you out, if you like. I'm no doctor, but I do know a thing or two about ah... body alterations. [His smile drops to a frown, but he wanted to help if he could.]

[He smiles and pets over her cheek gently before stepping back to let her drink. He decided to walk off to start working on a makeshift nest so she could lay down if she liked. Not better than the nest she surely had elsewhere, but he hoped it would be comfortable.]

Kidnapping? That's certainly a misadventure.
And it looks like you've got something else going on? [He gently moves his arms around to try to get a better look.]

What happened? This looks like circuitry, but I thought you were strictly human?

Arlet, I need to see you. Please.

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I'm so sorry. I know it isn't enough, though.