Today was an unusually boring day at the Autobot base. Jaacs was both surprised and bored. Everyone was busy doing something. Ratchet was busy patching up the twins, again. Ironhide was busy in the shooting range; Optimus was doing something in his office; Bumblebee was with Sam; Jazz was doing monitor duty; and Lily was at home. Jaacs flopped on her bed lazily. All the books on her shelf had been read at least twice, all her video games either completed or deserted, and no friends to hang with.
"Yeesh, it's exhausting being this bored." Jaacs said sarcastically. Though she hadn't done so in years, Jaacs took a nap. She slumbered fitfully, one arm and leg dangling off the side of the bed as she slept face down. She slept for about an hour, until she felt something poke her in the side of the head.
"Yipes!" Jaacs' eyes snapped open, jumping off the bed, landing in a fighting stance. Jaacs heard a giggle from the other side of the bed. A little white and gray head popped up over the side, blazing green optics staring at her.
"You funny!" the sweetest voice Jaacs had ever heard chirped. Jaacs herself was pretty good with kids, and she dropped her stance and bent down to the tiny Cybertronian.
"Hey, cutie! What's your name?" Jaacs asked.
"Sparrow." the little bot said shyly. Jaacs tickled Sparrow in the side, making her laugh loudly.
"Where's your mommy?"
"I dunno. Can I go home with you?"
"You're here already!" Jaacs laughed. "This is where I live."
Sparrow looked around at the picture covered walls, the brightly colored bedspread, and closet full of cute clothes. She believed her.
"Okay. We'll go to my home." Sparrow chirped good-naturedly, pulling Jaacs towards the door.
"Hold on there! I need my shoes first!" Jaacs chuckled, plopping Sparrow on the bed.
She fished around in her closet, looking for her Converse. "Here you are!" she exclaimed victoriously, pulling out a double layered shoe. The outside layer was black, the inner lining dark grey, fading within the layers to white on the inside of the shoe's tongue. Clean white laces contrasted nicely, and on the outside of the right shoe, in curly lettering, Jaacs had written her name. Jaacs had used her birthday money and custom made them online. She pulled them on, tucking her speckled skinny jeans inside them. Jaacs straightened her evergreen turtleneck sweater; pinned her hair up, poking ornately carved chopsticks in the twist, and followed Sparrow outside.
"This way!" Sparrow exclaimed from her position on Jaacs' shoulders. She led her around the base, until they reached a spot on base that Jaacs had never been before. It seemed like a condo had been nestled into one corner of the room. Sparrow squealed and ran inside. Jaacs hurried in, not wanting to leave the sparkling alone. Jaacs gazed around the brightly colored room. Pictures and drawings covered the walls; fashionable wood floors gave way to plush carpet. Sparrow gave her the full tour, but soon gave an adorable yawn.
"Come here." Jaacs took the sparkling in her arms, humming softly; Sparrow soon fell asleep. Jaacs was surprised when a knock came from the front door.
"Hey babe; you home?" a muffled voice came from outside. Jaacs smirked when she recognized him. She opened the door to a startled Jazz.
"Why, I'm flattered, Jazz; but I don't think you have the right person." Jazz's holoform smiled at the sparkling in her arms. Jaacs handed Sparrow over.
"How'd you find her?" he asked. "I was looking for my sweetie for a while now."
"Jazz! I didn't know you were a father!" Jaacs chastened him. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Adoptive father." Jazz corrected. Jaacs nodded, a smile spreading across her face.
"She's adorable. Who lives here?" she asked, gesturing to the room they were standing in.
"I do." Jazz stammered. Jaacs' eyes narrowed.
"Jazz, you're a terrible liar. Whatever." Jaacs said. "See ya later, lover boy." she called, walking out the door, Jazz's holoform blushing madly. He had the feeling that the Autobots' plan was about to backfire.
Jaacs wandered aimlessly, sighing. Bored, once again.
Suddenly, a blur rushed by on what sounded like a skateboard. Black hair with lime green and electric blue highlights, a neon yellow t-shirt, and black and white-checkered skinny jeans was all Jaacs could see. Whoever it was zoomed around the next corner and disappeared. Jaacs had almost fallen, but caught herself. Jaacs raced after the person, hoping for some fun. Her eyes widened when the skateboard ran over a stray rock that one of the bots must've tracked in, and the person went flying, crashing into the wall. Jaacs ran over.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay-!" both Jaacs and the girl's eyes were like saucers when they saw who it was opposite of them.
The squeals that echoed across the base were almost deafening. Everyone dropped what they were doing, some because they were startled; some because they thought there were Decepticons, though they quickly dismissed that notion; the alarms hadn't gone off. Some, (namely Optimus, Ratchet, Jazz and Bumblebee,) because they thought of something worse. Footsteps pounded across the floor and four mechs ran in with panicked expressions.
"What's going on?" Optimus asked worriedly.
"Is someone hurt?" Ratchet asked.
Their frames relaxed when they saw the two girls hugging and jumping up and down. Bumblebee facepalmed. They should have known nothing was wrong. Jaacs picked up Tai and spun around in a hug.
"Oh my god! Oh my god!" Tai squealed excitedly. "You've gotten taller!" it was true; Jaacs practically towered over the petite 19 year old.
"Growth spurt!" Jaacs said breathlessly, smiling hugely. "I'd say you were prettier, if that were possible!" she added cheekily.
"Babe, how do you know Jaacs?" Jazz asked the obvious question.
"I know Jaacs from high school!" Tatyana laughed.
"Waitaminute! Are you and Jazz…?" Jaacs asked suspiciously. Tai nodded with a grin.
"Yeah, we're sparkmates."
"How cute! So you're Sparrow's mom?" Jaacs' eyes sparkled.
"How do you know Sparrow?"
"She wandered into my room earlier. She showed me your house… hold on one cotton-pickin' minute!" Jaacs yelled, whirling around to Jazz. "You never told me that Tai lived here! None of you did!"
"You live here?" Tai asked, confused.
"Yeah." Jaacs answered.
"Please, let us explain," Optimus offered, raising his hands. Tai's eyes blazed, along with Jaacs'.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?" they both shrieked. Tai glared up at Optimus and Jazz, while Jaacs glowered at Ratchet and Bee. Jaacs' eyes began to glow bright blue, and she shot up in the air using her Powers, hovering in front of Ratchet's face. Tai stopped short.
"What the frag!" she screeched. Jaacs seemed to realize what she was doing, and she forced herself to become earth-bound. She shook her head and stared at her hands. She had almost attacked her dad.
"Hold on; another question. Doc Bot, it's not like I don't love you or anything, but why'd you come?" Tai asked skeptically. "Not like you're my dad or anything…"
Ratchet's cooling fans kicked in, along with Optimus'.
"I was about to ask the same thing 'bout Boss Bot." Jaacs said. Both girls froze, and they turned to each other.
"Darling, why do you have your holoform on?" Optimus asked, just noticing that Tatyana's robotic optic and arm were disguised. Jaacs looked sharply at the Autobot leader.
"'Darling'? 'Holoform'? What's going on here?"
"Calm down, sweetheart!" Ratchet exclaimed, noting Jaacs' high blood pressure.
"'Sweetheart'?" Tatyana asked, glaring at the CMO.
"Hang on; are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Jaacs said, eyeing her friend.
"Is Ratchet your father?" Tai asked at the exact same time Jaacs asked, "Is Optimus your father?"
Both girls shrieked in both shock and anger. They whirled around and glared at their fathers, who cringed back at the look.
"Ooh, you in trouble now." Jazz snickered.
"Oh, no! You two aren't getting off that easy!" Tai glared at her sparkmate and Bumblebee. "Wait- are you and Bumblebee sparkmates?"
Tai's question was answered by a fierce growl from Ratchet. He immediately cradled Jaacs in his hands, glaring at the yellow mech.
"Dad!" Jaacs said sharply, yanking at his fingers. "No, Tai, we're just friends." she answered the girl calmly. "Put me down."
"Please; don't be upset." Optimus pleaded with his daughter.
"You hide one of my best friends from me for years, you don't bother telling me she even lives here, and you expect me to be frickin' okay with it?" Tai shouted, her hands flying with her words.
"Why didn't you tell us, anyways?" Jaacs asked, much more composed than her furious friend.
"We would have told you if we had previously known that you two had met before." Optimus said.
"We didn't want any violence." Ratchet continued, looking between both of them.
Before Jaacs could argue, Tai snickered. "If I hadn't known you already, I probably would've tried to beat you up as unauthorized personnel."
"Yeah, you probably would have." Jaacs smiled a little. She shifted her eyes back to the four mechs. "This isn't over yet." she said ominously.
Tai nodded and linked arms with Jaacs, walking out of the room. Both of them walked back to Tai's condo, and they sat on her bed.
Tai turned to Jaacs, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"So… what are we doing as revenge?"