198: "Coo Coo"

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"Fix him." I told Ratchet as I pushed Optimus towards him.

Ratchet looked between I and Optimus (who was unamused). "What's the problem?" He asked.

I swirled my digit around the side of my helm while mouthing the word "Coo coo." I was behind Optimus so he didn't see.

"He called you crazy." Ratchet snitched. Optimus turned on the spot and frowned at me.

"I'm just saying he seems a little immature." I corrected, they still stared, "A bit more informal." I added, sugar coating my words.

"Ah right." Ratchet nodded.

"Don't go agreeing wth him!" Optimus argued.

"He said immaturely." I narrated. That earned me a slap. "See!" I added, as he proved my point yet again.

"And nothing a do will convince him otherwise." Optimus muttered, mostly to himself.

"Could start calling him Orion now." I joked which earned a snort from Ratchet.

"You should not be endorsing this behaviour." Optimus warned him.

"Ah right." Ratchet nodded as Shockwave rounded the corner.

"Medbay or..." I started.

"I don't see why-" Optimus started.

"Maybe you bumped your helm, lost some processor cells-" I suggested.

"That's not how it works." Both Shockwave and Ratchet said, then we all looked over at Shockwave. As he had after all, invited himself. He just stared back.

"We can do a scan, but this is best discussed." Ratchet said.

"I thought mental instability was a hush-hush topic." I said.

"Don't call it that." Optimus muttered at me, side eyeing Shockwave.

"Sparks are connected to processors, yours underwent a large change." Shockwave and we all stared at him.

"Matrix?" Ratchet asked.

"Yes." He answered.

Optimus and I exchanged looks. "So is he loosing his memories again?" I asked.

"No, the matrix separated voluntarily into Primus and he received it voluntarily. With Unicron it would have been forced in against his will." Ratchet said. "But the matrix did carry wisdom per say." Ratchet said.

"So he's less wise." I said.

Optimus scoffed.

"In a way, the matrix, while bestowing wisdom or knowledge, it would have also bestowed a set of rules of behaviour guidelines." Shockwave said before his datapad went 'ding'. He left shortly after.

"So you're free!" I said.

"How did you get that-" Optimus started.

"You don't got to follow those primely rules-" I started.

"And why now?" Optimus said, "I though your presence made me dumber-" He added as an afterthought.

"You might have been following the 'rules' instinctually even with the matrix gone. That might be wearing off." He explained. We were silent for a bit.

"Did you still want to scan his processor?" I asked.

"My patience is thinning." Optimus grumbled at me.

"So is your sanity." I shot back.

"I think a spark scan would be better." Ratchet said. "Since that's where the problem is." He said and we started heading to the medbay.

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