Names

Bulkhead couldn't help but wonder what he and his teammates had gotten themselves into. Their current situation was odd and his first introduction to one of the planets natives, which weren't robots at all, hadn't gone as well as it could have. While it was true that Sari had screamed at first she'd assured him that she wasn't actually scared of him. At least not anymore. That was good because he didn't want to scare her or anyone else for that matter. It was hard however because his large size and his tendency to be clumsy worked against the few good things he had going for him.

His current situation however had the little human child that followed his 'little buddy' around laughing so hard that water was leaking out of her eyes. It made him wonder about what was so funny in the first place. He didn't seem to realize that his current position was what had the child in tears. Because really how often does one see a giant alien robot stuck on his back and unable to get to his feet. Bulkhead wasn't sure if he should be offended by Sari's laughter or not.

He himself didn't get what was so funny. So body rocking back and forth as he gained the needed momentum Bulkhead tried to ignore the child's laughter. It took a minute but eventually he was able to roll onto one of his sides and push himself up with his arms so that he was standing before the small dark skinned girl.

For whatever reason she wasn't following Bumblebee around and was staying with him. He wasn't sure if that meant that Bumblebee was busy doing something important (not very likely if he knew the tallow bot as well as he thought he did) or if Sari just couldn't find him. Bulkhead watched as Sari laughed for a moment more before he found that he absolutely had to ask.

"What's so funny?" his voice came out slightly annoyed and hurt. Sari in response took a moment to smother her laughter and look at the green mech that was towering over her.

"You remind me of Tip." Sari said before she began to giggle. There was a small agreeing noise from beside the girl. Bulkhead's attention was immediately drawn down to Dizzy's small pink form.

He didn't quite understand the little creatures that the humans kept as pets (Bumblebee said that they were partners) and he wasn't quite sure if he wanted to. Truthfully all he saw when he looked at them was something else for him to watch out for when walking, or doing anything else. He did know however that Dizzy wasn't actually the little things name. Ratchet had called it a Skitty and refused to call it anything other than that.

"Tip's one of my pokémon. I usually keep him in his pokéball but if you want to meet him I'll let him out."

Bulkhead though about it for a moment before coming to a conclusion. "Sure, I'll take a look."

Sari nodded and smiled before reaching down to her belt and undoing the second ball that rested there. There was a flash of red as the ball's occupant was released into the world. The first thing Bulkhead noticed was that the small orange colored creatures head was almost too big for it's small body. The second thing he noticed was that it seemed to be tipping over.

"Tipper or Tip as I call him is a Trapinch. He's been with me almost as long as Dizzy has been." Bulkhead found that he could only tilt his head to the side and watch the poor orange creature move around.

"Why do you call him Tip?" Because he could understand Dizzy. They'd all seen the little cat chase her tail until she couldn't stand but Tip didn't seem to make as much sense. Sari giggled lightly before hopping down form where she'd been sitting and walked closer to both Bulkhead and Tip. Bulkhead had to fight back the urge to take a step backwards in response. The last thing he wanted to do was fall on the little human. He doubted that neither Prime or her creator (or Bumblebee for that matter) would be too happy about her getting squished.

"I call him Tip because he's always kinda tipsy. Daddy said that most Trapinch have trouble keeping their balance because their heads are so big and heavy. If you wait long enough then he'll tip over onto his back and have trouble getting up."

Bulkhead shuttered his optic's as he watched Tip move around. It didn't take long for him to tip over onto his back just like Sari had said he would. With a noise that sounded like a whine he began rocking back and forth in an imitation of Bulkhead's own earlier movements.

The bot that had been his commander at boot camp had renamed him Bulkhead because of his size. It was a name that was slightly demeaning but fit him to a T. Sari had chosen to give her pokémon nicknames in order to let certain things about them be known when she could have simply kept the name that they were called by everyone. It was odd in a way now that he cared to process it. Odd that he had been renamed in such a manner and so had Sari's pokémon. The names suited them in a way that any other wouldn't have.

Truthfully he'd always been slightly bothered by his name because it was how the bot that had been his commander saw him. The mech only saw his bulk and almost nothing else other than the fact that he'd seemed to know his place in the world. He wondered if Sari only saw those one small things about her pokémon or if she saw more than that.

The sudden need to flip poor little Tip over almost overwhelmed him. The need was sudden and he didn't quite know why he wanted to do it. Maybe it was because he could see something of himself in the little orange monster. He was beaten to it however for the very moment he began to move one claw like hand towards Tip Sari was there doing what he'd planned on doing. The little red head giggled lightly as she flipped Tip over before she picked him up and held him in her arm's.

"Tip you silly little Trapinch. You should know by now that if you wait I'll flip you back over." Sari giggled again before turning towards Bulkhead. "So why are you called Bulkhead? It can't just be because you're so big can it?"

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Sorry about the wait. I thought that I was back in the mood to type but I wasn't at least not completely. I should however be back to writing more very soon. I have moved back into my space and once I'm completely settled in the creative juices should start flowing easily. Oh and I got pokémon white and have been playing it quite a bit lately. I'm not sure if it's just me but I get a good feel for the pokémon if I play the games. It helps me see their personalities or something like that. Eh, I can't explain it.

Once again I also apologize for any major OOCness. I'm trying. I swear.

So I'll try to update soon and I apologize if this chapter confused you. I hope you guys will drop me a review.

SeekerMoonblade: I'm actually about to go start working on my next chapter of Hatching Eggs. My creative juices are flowing at the moment and with some luck they won't stop anytime soon.