When the two of them finally returned to base, it was quite late, so the others were already recharging. Alice stepped out of the ambulance as he pulled up, allowing him to resume his normal form, and then he stretched as Alice looked around, glad to be back at the place she called her true home.
"I have to go to bed," Ratchet yawned, and she looked up at him. "I'm tired."
Alice frowned. "Fine… but I'm coming with!" she exclaimed, and Ratchet rolled his eyes and lowered his servo so that she could step onto it. He shook his head disapprovingly as he walked down the corridor towards his room, but didn't say anything; he was secretly happy that she was coming with him. It meant that he would be able to keep an optic on her and make sure she didn't hurt herself again. A poke on his arm caused him to look down at Alice, who seemed to be aware of his thoughts.
"What?" he asked, but Alice poked her tongue out at him and turned away. He looked down at her, waiting for an answer, as he opened the door to his room and stepped inside before striding over to the berth. He didn't bother to turn the lights on; instead, he set Alice down near the headrest of the berth before lying down and grabbing the nearby blanket. Alice crawled onto his chest as he pulled the blanket over the both of them, and she gave him a quick kiss before snuggling up to his chest and falling asleep. A small smile appeared on his face as he leaned back and closed his optics, following the example of his human partner.