Val loved every second of it. Even if she'd been able to go to Ratchet, she might not have availed herself of the opportunity, because figuring it out on her own was too much fun. It would hardly have been the kindest choice for her giant patient, but even though her intentions were good, her ethics were demonstrably lacking--and since he was obviously an A-list supervillain, newly-discovered respect for life notwithstanding, she was quite sure he could take it.

"Depends how long you've had the stuff in your system." She jerked a thumb over her shoulder to indicate the poisoned energon in its little tank. "If you're not showing any symptoms, your self-repair is probably keeping up, and should fully clean out any impurities once they're not being continually reintroduced."