I can't help it... I'm excited for Otakon in TWO DAYS and I'm cosplaying as Blaster... So... Yeah... I'm gonna be going through this like crazy. -laughs nervously- So, you see a humanish Blaster with four plush cassettes... That's me...

A big thanks to Prime Revolver, Witch08 and PrancingTiger86 for their awesome reviews. Blaster appreciates the love.

Disclaimer and Claimer: On Prologue

Legend:

-Bleh- Blaster and Soundwave talking telepathically.

~Bleh~ The cassettes talking telepathically.

"Bleh" Talking.

'Bleh' Thinkin'.

'Bleh' Soundwave and Blaster reading minds.

Measure of Time:

Breem 8.3 Earth Minutes

Joor One Earth Hour

Cycle One Earth Day

Orn Two Earth Weeks

Stellarcycle One Earth Year

Vorn 83 Earth Years

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Chapter Three: Shopping and Job Hunting

BEWARE THE FLUFF

Cybertron: Lithium: Two Cycles After Chapter Two

Blaster sat on the floor in the living room, watching three of his four Sparklings play. In his arms was Rewind, who was suckling on a small Energon line connected to the inside of Blaster's chestplates(1). He was waiting for Jazz and Prowl to come by, so they could go get a crib and toys and such for his cassettes.

~Mommy?~ Steeljaw rubbed his helm against Blaster's leg, getting his attention.

"Yes baby?" He asked.

~When Jazz an' Powl gonna get here?~ Blaster smiled and kissed Steeljaw's helm.

"They should be here soon Sweety." Sure enough, as the words left his mouth, a knock was heard on the door.

"I gets it!" Eject shrieked, toddling as fast as he could to the door.

"Eject, slow down! You're going to-!"

Thunk

"Fall..." Blaster sighed and stood up. He set Rewind down next to Steeljaw and picked the crying Eject up. The door opened, revealing two worried black and white mechs.

"What happened?" Jazz asked. Blaster, bouncing his crying eldest son, shook his head.

"Eject needs to stop trying to run. He's still too small." Blaster aimed the last part at Eject, nuzzling his audio receptor with his nose. Eject sniffled, reaching for what the four lovingly referred to as 'Dr. Pwowl'. Prowl took the Sparkling and sat him on the counter.

"Alright, I want you to offline your optics." Prowl said gently. Eject shuttered them off. "Good, now what hurts?"

"My wists..." Eject sniffled.

"Alright, now just keep your optics off, and I want you to think of your most happiest memory in the universe. Can you tell me what that is?" Prowl asked, starting to rub the Sparkling's wrists.

"Pwayin' wit' my cousins for ta first time..." Eject sniffled.

"Blaster didn't tell us about that trip... Can you tell me what happened while you met them?" Prowl asked.

"I pwayed wit' Wumble an' Fwenzy... An' Unca Soun'wave gave us a bawl an' we made it go up an' down..." Eject said. Prowl smiled and wiped Eject's wet cheeks.

"Alright, online your optics now. Do you feel better?" Prowl asked. Eject onlined them and flexed his wrists. He grinned.

"Dey all bet-oar!" He giggled.

"Tha's 'cause Docta Prowl's th' best Sparklin' doc ever." Jazz said, kissing Prowl's cheek.

"Eww! Kissy Kissy!" Eject giggled.

~Ewww!~ The twins giggled. Blaster smiled and picked up Rewind, who was making gasping noises to join his brothers' actions.

"'ey. No dissin' the kissin'." Jazz tickled Eject, taking him off the counter.

"Why?" Eject asked.

"'Cause."

"'Cause why?"

"'Cause... Ah don' know!" Jazz stuck his tongue out at the Sparkling.

"Jazz, stop being childish." Prowl sighed.

~We's goin'?~ Steeljaw asked the three adults.

"Yes, we are." Blaster said as Prowl picked the two up. The group left, Blaster lockin' the door, and headed for the Market part of the town. They entered a small shop for Sparklings.

"Hello-... Blaster?" The mech behind the counter gasped. "Jazz? Primus above!" The mech came forward and Blaster forced himself to not run off.

"Silvercloud! What's up man?" Jazz grinned, doing their old hand shake(2).

"I inherited the shop from my great-grandfather... What the frag? Who's Sparklings are these?" The mech, Silvercloud, gasped, eyeing the four Sparklings.

"Blast's." Jazz said.

"Blaster? You had them? Man, I knew they were adorable, but man now I know it's hereditary!" Silvercloud grinned.

"Mommy, what's hewe... hewedar... hewer..."

"Hereditary Eject. He means you got your pretty looks from me." Blaster said.

"'Cuz I did!" Eject said. Blaster smiled.

"I dunno. I think you got them from Uncle Soundwave." He teased.

"Soundwave's here too?" Silvercloud perked. Blaster sighed, shaking his head.

"No. The 'Cons still have him roped in tightly." He said. Silvercloud frowned.

"S'a shame..." He said. He perked up again. "So, what are ya guys lookin' for? I got everything from Alphabet Mobiles to Zerophilia(3)!"

"Good, 'cause we pretty much need everythin'." Jazz laughed. Silvercloud laughed as well.

"Come on." Silvercloud took them to the crib section. "These are the cribs we got. How many you need?"

"Five." Prowl said.

"Five? I see four Sparklings here, unless you an' Jazz got it goin' on..." The silver mech grinned cheekily.

"Sadly, not yet." Jazz sighed depressingly.

"So why five?" Silvercloud asked.

"A... attack... on Blaster... caused a Sparkling to start developin'..." Jazz frowned as Blaster's optics watered. Silvercloud frowned and hugged Blaster.

"You can come to me for anything Blast... You're one of my best friends. I won't turn you away." Silvercloud said gently. Blaster nodded, letting his friend hug him. At Rewind's growl, Silvercloud pulled away, laughing.

"I'm guessing he doesn't like me?" Silvercloud asked teasingly.

"He's just cranky." Blaster smiled weakly. Silvercloud grinned and after a few Joors, they had been to almost six shops for Sparkling items, berths, Energon and other things for the two homes.

"Alright, Prowl an' Ah are gonna take th' Sparklin's." Jazz said as he took Rewind. Blaster smiled.

"Thanks guys, really. It means a lot..." He said.

"It's no problem Blaster. Have fun." Prowl said. Blaster headed in one direction as Jazz and Prowl headed in another. He entered a small heated Energon shop(4) and was taken to the back for an interview.

"Hello, my name is Cosmos and I'm going to be interviewing you this Cycle." She smiled. She had light green optics and her armor was dark blue with golden specks, no doubt stars.

"I'm Blaster."

"Blaster? Why does that...? Oh Primus! Blaster! It's me, remember? From High School! We had Transformation class together all four Vorns!" Cosmos said, smiling brightly. Blaster smiled.

"I remember. You used to flirt with that mech that sat four seats ahead of me." Blaster said.

"Yellow Jacket. Yeah, he's my mate now." Cosmos said.

"That's great. Congrats." Blaster said.

"So, you heard from Jazz?" Cosmos asked.

"Yeah. He and his mate are in town as well." Blaster said.

"He told me he'd come visit when he was in town." Cosmos pouted. Blaster laughed weakly.

"Yeah, he and Prowl are still moving in, and they're helping me and my Sparklings move in our apartment as well." Blaster said.

"You have Sparklings?" Cosmos smiled, "I love Sparklings! They're so cute!" Blaster nodded.

"Four. And I'm expecting another." Blaster said.

"Primus! Who's the father?" She asked. Blaster frowned, and the femme caught on.

"Oh you poor thing! I knew you shouldn't have joined the war!" She said.

"Cosmos. Please, I'd rather we did the interview. I really need a job and I have another place waiting." Blaster said.

"Well, alright... So, have you any experience in serving Energon?" Cosmos asked.

"No." Blaster said.

"Alright, do you have any work experience?" She asked.

"Does being a Communications Officer for the Autobots count?"

"Sort of. Any normal work experience?"

"I worked at a Library in High School."

"What are your working qualities?" Cosmos asked.

"I'm good with working with others, a fast learner and a people-person." He answered.

"What Joors can you work?"

"Afternoons, possibly mornings if I can get a babysitter."

"Well, that just about sums it up. And don't worry, I'll put in a good word for you with my boss." Cosmos smiled, "You should drop by sometime with the Sparklings, and tell Jazz to get his aft to my place with his mate. He promised." Blaster laughed.

"Yeah, okay." He said. He hurried to the Library he worked at when he was in High School. The interview went in a similar fashion, along with several others at other places. It was almost dinner when he headed home.

"Blaster, there ya are! Have fun?" Jazz asked as he entered his apartment.

"Yeah, sure. Cosmos said to get your aft to her place sometime. Something about a promise. And she mated with Yellow Jacket." Blaster said, "Did you get Rewind to eat?"

"Poor mech wouldn't. He's starvin', but he been sleepin' most th' time." Jazz said. Blaster frowned, taking his son.

"You shouldn't have let him sleep. He'll be up all night now." He said, quickly getting out the Sparkling Energon Line(5).

"Ah know, but we couldn't get'm t' eat, and we didn't want t' drain all his energy by lettin' him play an' all." Jazz said, "Cosmos mated with Jacket?"

"Yeah. She demanded you and Prowl visit. She wants to meet the Sparklings too." Blaster said. Jazz grinned.

"Well, Prowl's already put the other three in 'charge." He said, "Ah told'm t' go home. Ah'll be gettin' outta ya way." He hugged Blaster. "Ah'll be by tomorrow t' help with the cribs an' stuff." Blaster nodded.

"Yeah. Thanks Jazz." With Jazz gone, Blaster sighed and went to his room. He laid down and shut off his optics as Rewind fell into recharge while feeding. Blaster was sure that tomorrow would be just as tiresome as this Cycle had been...

1- There's a certain Energon Line in most mechs and all femmes' chestplates. The simply open their chestplates, pull it out, and give it to the feeding Sparkling. It's got a small nozzle for the Sparkling to easily latch onto. That's what my take on Transformer Breastfeeding is. ... I think I have too much time on my hands to actually go in depth for this...

2- It's palm, backhand, finger snap. You can come up with a different one if you want, but that's what I see them doing.

3- Zerophilia... Uhm... It's a special medicated Energon for Sparklings that are just off the chest, but not quite ready for another type of Energon that most Changelings take in.

4- Heated Energon Shop... Come, this one's easy. It's a coffee shop.

5- The Sparkling Energon Line is the special line that is explained for #1. It will now be known as the Sparkling Energon Line or the Sparkling Line.

A/N: Yep! Three chapters in one day... haha, blame Otakon for having me hyped up and giving me insperation to actually write more. So, anybody going to Otakon, look out for Blaster, 'cause it's ME! ^-^

Silvercloud: No flamin', 'cause it'll just be used to burn that nameless jackass from Chapter One! But reviews will help bring Soundwave back to this story. Who all wants that? And ya gotta vote on the final pairing. The poll's gonna be on Orian(Authoress)'s page! But don't vote until a few more chapters in, 'cause there's gonna be an option in there that hasn't been met yet and one that still has to redeem him/herself! Peace Guys!