Vivi- So, its summer now, and its beautiful, which means I'll be able to update more often on here and you get chapters. :D Review please! They make the world go 'round. Enjoy!
Athena: seriously. If we stop getting reviews, the world stops spinning, and it will be eternally night somewhere. If you want your days and nights to continue as normally scheduled you had better review. ALSO, I updated my own little drabble corner on Saber's life. It's called adventures in space and you should review on it if you read. Thanks :) I will shut up now.
To Catbelle:
Vivi: Wild is the one who likes Jazz ;)
Athena: Saber likes Jazz as a friend. They joke around together a lot because she, Wild, and Jazz get along as friends.
The Sky is Falling
"So, we have Thundercracker, seeker from the elite trine, in our brig? And he just flew up to you guys and asked to join," Wild had the strangest expression on her face as she quizzed Saber.
"Yeppers," Saber grinned as she continued to stare at said seeker. Thundercracker just turned over and continued to recharge as Saber continued.
"He looks better now doesn't he? We got him some energon and he was so starved he stole four cubes before 'Ratch could wrench him," she grinned. Her antenna slowly pinned back as she took on a more thoughtful expression, "We took all of his data-pads from his subspace too. You should read his personal logs, they're actually... depressing."
"Poor mech…" Wild trailed off with a frown, "What was it about for the most part?"
"Mostly him starving, his little brother whining at him, his older brother beating everyone around... hopelessness," she shrugged and trailed off. The 'Cons were going some seriously hard times.
"I hope we get to keep him," she muttered, sounding like a small child who found a lost dog.
"I think we will… he seems to be a lot healthier from the scans 'Ratch has had me do. Plus he's being very cooperative," Wild nodded, thoughtful.
"How's that studying going, by the way?" Saber asked offhandedly as she pulled out a tablet and started her report for Prime. Wild sent a small grin her way before clicking on her tablet.
"Just a quick review and I should be ready for the test. It's not a horrible section, but I can tell it's to make sure the medics have what it takes," Wild shrugged.
"Huh. Lot's of big words I wouldn't understand?" she asked. She colored the title of her report very decoratively, stalling for time. What to write, what to write... ah! Inspiration.
My dearest, most respected leader Prime...
"Most likely. Although there is a list in the back of the words, which is nice," Wild replied as she went through what she had learned.
"Mhm," Saber murmured.
Seeker fall down. Seeker go boom. Seeker trip on rock. Seeker eat FOUR CUBES ENERGON. Seeker in brig. Seeker deemed healthy. Saber mucho bored-o.
Wild glanced over at Saber's tablet and just started to laugh softly and add, "That report has bored written all over it."
"Dare me to send it?" she snickered, waving it around teasingly, "Or should I give to the sleeping blueberry in cell two?"
"Either give it to Thundercracker, or try again," Wild snickered, "In fact, let him sleep and try again. I bet this is the first real rest he's had."
Saber grinned and saved her report. "I'll just stuff under his door," she grinned and stood up to do just that. Unfortunately, her arm caught on her other data-pads and sent them clattering and clashing across the floor. Saber squeaked and quickly ducked down to clean them up.
"Did I wake him up?" she asked, checking her data-pads for cracks or scratches.
"Yes…" mumbled a sleepy low voice. Thundercracker blinked drowsily, "Wha…happen'd…"
Wild kept quiet and pretended to study her tablet intently.
"Nothing. Go back to sleep or Ratchet will bean you on the head again," Saber hissed and tossed her data-pads back on the table.
"Read this not now," she muttered and stuffed her silly report under the door of Thundercracker's cell. She took the opportunity to scan her prisoner before hurrying back to her seat.
"Levels are good, he's healed up well," she whispered to Wild.
"Thanks for warning me about that scan," Thundercracker muttered before turning over and curling up as best as he could again. Wild nodded and wrote down the update into Thundercracker's health journal.
"Welcome," Saber replied, "I get to do that whenever I please, seeing as how I'm your guard." She paused, thinking back to when Prime assigned her as Thundercracker's guard.
"Don't turn around and look at me funny again," she added, venting air roughly. He peeked over his shoulder, a bland look on his face, before turning back over.
Saber blinked. "What?" she huffed, straightening her belongings and rearranging things so they sat in less perilous positions, "Wild's orange. Look at her funny."
"You're the one making awkward comments," Thundercracker pointed out without opening his optics. Wild just sat back and watched the exchange with interest.
"Whatever. You're just jealous of me," she replied in a barely teasing tone.
"Jealous of your awkward comments? Not really," his voice came back dryly.
"Go to bed. I can practically hear the recharge protocols coming out of your vocalizer," she snorted and growled a little as she checked the time.
"Slag, I have things to finish. All of you stop distracting me. Popsicle, go melt in a chair somewhere," she waved Wild over to a random chair that was lying in the middle of the floor.
"Hey, what did I tell you about that name?" Wild huffed, but grinned, "No saying that around 'Cons."
"Wasn't my fault," Thundercracker muttered.
Saber responded by making a face at Wild, and then reaching for her stylus to write her report. It rolled off the desk just as she went to grab for it, and continued rolling straight under Thundercracker's door.
Saber looked like someone had kicked her kitten across the room into a boiling vat of acid.
A loud sigh came from the cell as Thundercracker turned over, plucked the stylus up, got up, and went to the door, "I believe this is yours."
Saber sighed and walked over to his cell, antenna pinned back in annoyance.
"I-" Suddenly, there was a loud boom and something fell out of the ceiling and crushed her. She screeched and struggled as the whatever-it-was yelped apologies and then started shouting at someone that they were here now, and hello, and why was he in the brig?
"Warp!" Thundercracker had a half annoyed, half pleased look, "Get off the poor femme."
Wild blinked and quickly sent a message to Prime. We've got another 'Con in the brig, not sure yet what his intentions are.
Can you stuff him in a cell? Where's Saber? Prime sent back.
Warp clawed his way off Saber and leaned heavily against Thundercracker's cell. He smelled sick, and his fans were working over time. In fact, the poor seeker looked like he might kneel over right there. Saber glared at him, as she picked herself up and groaned.
"What the frag, ya idiot?" she snapped.
"Hi," Warp giggled dopily.
Wild rapidly sent back her reply. Saber is yelling at Skywarp, and he seems very sick. He looks like he's going to fall over any minute now. I'll get him into a cell. She swiftly nudged him into the cell next to Thundercracker's, frowning.
"Stay in there Warp, I think the base medic will be able to help you," Thundercracker told his dazed brother.
"Hey...," Warp frowned, "I was talkin'..." He blinked, and promptly tripped and fell into the small bed in the cell. Saber huffed and made sure the cell was locked before scanning Warp.
"Geez, Thundercracker, what drugs is he on?" she asked.
"He hasn't had enough energon in a long time. He's had car fuel," Thundercracker had a look of disgust on his face.
"Aw…" Wild frowned in sympathy.
"Yeah, well... I'm getting trace amounts of mercury in this scan as well," Saber growled.
"I was kinda hurtin'..." Warp trailed off, "Hurts to warp now. Numbed me good..." He blinked tiredly at a wall, and then smiled as Ratchet came rushing in.
"Hello!" Skywarp chirped.
"I hate drug addicts," Saber muttered, scrubbing at her face with a hand.
Ratchet took one scan and scowled.
Thundercracker sighed and peeked at his brother in the other cell, "Can he get better?"
"Oh, he's getting better," Ratchet muttered darkly. He quickly opened Warp's cell and pulled him out.
"Wild, come with me," he growled. Warp stared at Thundercracker.
"TC," he grinned, "I came to... to join you..." he smiled, head lolling to the side a little, "This shtuffs strong..." He giggled.
Saber sent a wide opticed look to Thundercracker.
"Please tell me he isn't always this stupid," she whined, watching Ratchet try to convince several tons of seeker that walking was an activity he could, in fact, engage himself in. Wild was helping the best she could with her short stature.
"He's not that dumb. He's silly, but this stupidity is mostly from the mercury," Thundercracker sighed, shook his head, and muttered, "I'm just glad he's here…"
"Oh, yes, it's wonderful," Saber replied dryly, "Entertain yourself. I better help." She sighed and helped drag Skywarp off.
They passed Ironhide in the hallway.
"What...?" he started. Saber growled.
"He fell out of the sky and ticked everyone off. Bye now," she huffed and was almost crushed as Skywarp flopped over. Luckily, Ratchet caught him. Ironhide suppressed the urge to laugh hysterically.
"Need help?" he asked with just a minor amount of smirkiness.
"Maybe?" Wild huffed, trying to keep Skywarp from crushing her and Saber.
"Alright," Ironhide snickered and easily helped Skywarp up. He made a slight face at how bad the black and purple seeker smelled and quickly turned off his olfactory senses. He assumed the femmes and Ratchet did the same because they weren't gagging.
"Great," Ratchet huffed, "Let's hurry."
Saber sighed and glanced at Wild. "I should be in the brig," she told her, "Good luck with the drunken seeker." Saber nodded.
"Um… thanks…" Wild blinked and continued on with the others to med bay, "Good luck with the blueberry seeker."
"Sure," Saber nodded again and walked off back towards the brig.
It's too early for this much excitement, she thought with a sigh.