Title: Jazz's Secret chapter 1
Author: ladyoceana
Rating: PG
Verse: G1
Warnings: Hurt Jazz and some swearing
Summary: Special Op. Agent Jazz have many secrets and no one know that Jazz hide his most closely guarded secret from anyone even Prowl and Optimus. But what if his most closely guarded secret somehow ends up exposed?

Notes: This is for September Prowl X Jazz Anniversary challenge prowlxjazz. This is first time I write a ProwlxJazz story. For a wonderful and helpful beta-reader darkeyes_17, thanks for beta this chapter!

Special Operations agents are considered the most secretive in the Autobot faction. They are frequently involved in high-risk operation missions that can turn a point in war and ensure that the Autobots maintain victory over Decepticons.

In early days of civil war, Deception infiltration and spies were everywhere. Information is extremely vital and often holds your spark on a line between life and death. If a Decepticon managed to get their hands on any extremely valuable information about your personal identity or sensitive missions, then it will put your life and your fellow Autobots in jeopardy. Therefore Spec. Ops agents take secrecy oaths very seriously and their secrets are never meant to be heard by normal Autobot soldiers. But, some took their secrecy oaths so critically that they were willing to change their physical appearance. They even change their whole identity/name and fabricate their false identity, history, and name. They hide their past so deeply that not even Optimus Prime, Ratchet nor Prowl knew about it.

Jazz happened to be one of the latter spec. ops agents that took the secrecy oath to new whole level literally. Jazz had most closely guarded secret that nobody, not even Ratchet nor Soundwave knew. Even when Jazz got overcharged on high grade, he never spilled his precious secret out to his friends, including his closest friend Prowl. For a long time, nobody knew his true identity or name...till now...

"Look out!" Jazz cried out as he ran toward Prowl, who was occupied in hand-to-hand combat with Soundwave. Desperation was heard clearly in Jazz's tone. Prowl was startled by his cry and Soundwave took advantage of his distraction. But thanks to his sensor door wings, Prowl managed to dodge away from Soundwave's fists with his lightening reflexes. He kicked Soundwave's cassette chest glass hard, and the force behind his kick was enough to cause Soundwave to stagger backward. Unknown to Prowl, Starscream aimed and fired a new powerful weapon toward Prowl with intent to kill.

A thin, intensely purple energy laser bolted through the air toward Prowl.

Jazz desperately pushed his slightly injured body to run faster to reach the tactician. The purple laser got closer and closer to hit Prowl.

"Oh no! I can't reach him!" Jazz's mind screamed out with panic and desperation. Then in a desperate, impulsive move, Jazz jumped in front of the incoming purple laser's path and tried to shield Prowl with his body. He saw an intense purple flash in his optics, then felt sharp intense pain in his chassis.

"I wish I told Prowler my-". It was his last regretful thought beforehis world faded away into blackness.

A explosive sound rang out throughout the battle. All of the combatants' heads swung and looked at the source of the explosion sound.

"JAZZ!" Prowl cried out. Optimus's optics went wide and hurried to contact his soldiers though his comm.

"Ratchet, go to Prowl's position! Jazz is seriously injured! Sideswipe! Sunstreaker! Keep Soundwave at bay and away from Prowl! Bluestreak! cover them!"

"I'm on my way!" Ratchet replied in a panic. He ran toward Prowl's position.

" Right! I'm coming!" replied Sideswipe and Sunstreaker at the same time. They ran toward the same destination as Ratchet ran to Prowl.

"I'll cover you!" replied Bluestreak with worry in his voice. He was hiding on a higher hill and was protected by Hound who used his holograms to prevent the Seekers spotting them. He kept watching for any Decepticons who tried to stop Ratchet and the Twins.

Ratchet ran and saw that Prowl desperately held Jazz close to him. He finally arrived and then cursed loudly because Jazz's whole right arm was gone and his top right chest side was blown open. Ratchet could see his chest armor was charred black. Thankfully, the shot had missed Jazz's spark chamber, but it was almost too close. There are greater chances of the spark chamber cracking open on the explosion impact. He pulled out his welders and hurried to close Jazz's bleeding wounds. He scanned Jazz then cursed again. He finally looked up to Prowl.

"Prowl, he is not stabilizing! He's losing his energon too fast, and I need an energon transfusion to stabilize him. His injuries are too severe and his spark chamber is fractured! I have to operate on him in my med-bay, not fragging here!" Ratchet said in a panic. Prowl's optics widened in his own panic. Panicking Ratchet is not good news.

"I will donate my energon to Jazz," said Prowl. Ratchet took out the necessary tools for energon transfusion and proceeded to transfuse energon between Prowl and a severely injured Jazz.

"Sideswipe! Sunstreaker! Fragging come here, I need help carrying Jazz back to my medbay!" shouted Ratchet.

"I'm here! I'm here!" shouted Sideswipe back. Both Sideswipe and Sunstreaker managed to chase Soundwave away and rush to aid Ratchet. They pulled Jazz out, and mindful of Jazz's welded wounds and energon transfusion tube attached to Jazz's left uninjured arm, Ratchet, Twins, and Prowl ran ahead back to the Ark.

"Autobots! Retreat!" Optimus Prime's voice boomed throughout the battlefield. All Autobots retreated in defeat.

"Decepticons! Retreat!" Megatron also called with pleasure. All Decepticons cheered and retreated with their victory.

Autobots lost the battle to the Decepticons, if only for now. At least Autobots still continued to exist with the determination that they would win the battle next time.

At Ratchet's Med-bay

Ratchet sighed in relief and cleaned away the energon blood splattered all over his servos. It was a long operation. He finally stabilized Jazz's spark chamber and internal bleeding with First Aid's, Wheeljack's and Swoop's help. That was a very close call. He looked at Jazz's stasis locked body. He scanned his body again for a final body check-up. Then he froze and stared at unconscious Jazz in shock. One sentence ran through his mind.

"What the frag?"

Outside of Ratchet's Med-bay

Optimus Prime and Prowl waited anxiously at door of Ratchet's Medbay to get an update on the injured Jazz. Ratchet had kicked Prowl out of his Medbay the day before, so they didn't know anything about the saboteurs condition. The Autobots left Optimus and Prowl alone. Optimus would inform them on Jazz's situation later. Optimus looked at his SIC in worry. Prowl showed no emotion on his face but his doorwings trembled in anxiety.

"Jazz is a really good friend to you. He protected you from the energy laser," said Optimus sadly.

"I know, he would die protect me...I should pay more attention to my surroundings," replied Prowl, upset with himself.

"It's not your fault! You didn't see that coming. Don't worry; Ratchet will make sure that Jazz will survive. He is the best medic in all of Cybertron," said Optimus to try to cheer up Prowl.

Then they both heard the door and looked up as Ratchet walked to them.

"How's Jazz?" asked Prowl anxiously.

Ratchet sighed. "Jazz is stabilizing. It's long operation but a close call to almost lose Jazz. His spark chamber is repaired and we managed to stem the internal bleeding, but his right arm and top right chest panels we need to replace. Wheeljack will build those parts for Jazz. He will live another day…"

"That's good to hear...but I feel that you want to tell us something else?" asked Optimus with relief. He felt glad but noticed something changed in Ratchet's tones.

"And...?" asked Prowl. He was relieved but had also noticed a change in Ratchet's tone.

"I scanned his body for the final body check-up and I definitely didn't expect what I found. My scan said that he… or I should say she…" said Ratchet with a glint in his optics.

"What?" exclaimed Optimus.

"She?" asked Prowl confusedly.

"Well, It turns out that Jazz is not really mech like we all thought, he is a primus-honest 100% femme," revealed Ratchet.

...

A crash sound echoed loudly throughout a hallway then loud curse words followed afterward.

Author's note: Good or Bad? I hope it's good one.