P.O.V. Venatrix

When we returned to base I didn't want to intrude on the bots living area so I fell asleep in the copter landing area in my alt mode. I was woken up by a scream in my cab a human pilot had walked into my cab thinking I was a regular copter and was startled by Redrun who was sleeping in the copilot chair. Startled I started to transform but stopped when I noticed the human it took every ounce of will power I had not to transform and comfort Redrun who was shaking in fear. Finally the startled pilot gets out of the cab and I transform cooing to Redrun to comfort her I was pissed. "WHAT the hell were you thinking?" I yell at the pilot "if I hadn't have stopped my transformation sequence you would have been a human pancake in my gears, and why in the pits were you screaming at my sparkling/baby?" I didn't wait for an answer as I cooed, clicked, purred, and chirped to the still crying Redrun. The pilot ran to the hanger in fear and Redrun cries finally turned to soft sobs and hiccups, with Redrun quieted I head out to the hanger to find the rec-room to get something for me and my sparkling to eat. Before I could enter the hanger I was stopped by Optimus Prime; "Good morning Prime."

"Good morning Venatrix, if it is not so much of a problem I would like to have a word with you about your treatment of Sargent Calvus this morning."

"I would love to talk to you about that but, could it wait until after I feed Redrun first, I can eat after we talk but, it's not healthy for a sparkling of her age to skip a meal."

"Come this way to the rec-room you and Redrun can eat first then we will talk."

I followed Prime to the Rec-room as we walk I was looking at my hub and it was telling me all I needed to know how everything worked, it function, and what bots could be made from the equipment around here. When we arrived at the rec-room I walked over to the energon dispense and grabbed a cube, feeding Red run was an experience to say the least. First I had to pore the energon into a hole at the base of my throat then I had to remove a feeding tube from my boobs and place it in Redrun's mouth. Prime looks at the proses in interest at what I was doing sense Ratchet normally took care of Bumblebee's feeding and overall health. "Sparklings can't proses normal energon without getting very sick. My systems can filter the energon so it is safe for the sparkling to drink I will put an adapter on the dispenser once the others are born so that feeding time wont depend entirely on me but until them I will feed Redrun." Prime nodes in expectances as he watches Redrun eat in silences when she is finished I hold her out to Prime for him to hold her he stiffens as if I am handing him a sharktacon. "Oh don't be such a big baby I'm not asking you to bond with her just hold her well I get some tea and something to eat alright? You're acting as if I am asking you to marry Starscream or die" Prime gives the equivalent of a snort and takes Redrun from me; well Redrun is getting Prime raped around her little fingers I am off to get some tea. The rec hall was a short distance from the bots rec-room and it was packed with NEST personnel and they were all staring at me. It was very unnerving to say the least but I held my head out high and walked forward to the brunch line I got an omelet and some tea before trying to find somewhere to sit.

It seemed as if all tables were full so I head for the hanger when Epps comes to the rescue "Hey Ven you can sit over here with me and Lennox the rest of you quit staring its rude."

Grateful I sit next to Epps also at the table is Fig, Gram, Maggie, and Glen "Thank you for the save Epps I don't like it when people stare at me it makes me feel like some sort of science experiment." Epps just grunts in expectance as he shovels food into his mouth.

"So..?" said Maggie unsure as where to start a conversation "Epps and Will told me that you are from an alternate reality."

"No I come from a different dimension an alternate reality would suggest that the bots are at my home to but they are not so it's a big difference to someone who doesn't know the lingo of realities, time travelers, and dimensions." Fig was about to ask something when my cellphone starts to ring "Epps I need a credit card" "back pocket" "you've got, ten back pockets" "left cheek left cheek left cheek"

Will and Epps mouths hung open as I pulled out my cellphone from subspace I look to see who it was and it's my mom, this is not going to end well for me. "Hi Mom what's up?"

"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FOUR HOURS DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON HOW WORRIED SIKE I'VE BEEN?"

I wince at the loud yell and hold the phone away from my ear until she calms down then her words catch up to me Four hours? I've been here for 24 at least; I guess that time runs faster here than at home. "I'm sorry Mommy the storm was getting really bad so I pulled over I must have dosed off because next thing I know your calling me if I had known that It was getting so late I would have called you."

"Oh thank god I was so worried that something had happened to you; so are you on your way home now?"

"No you remember my best friend Jasmine? Well I just got off the phone with her before you called and she is having a midlife crises so I'm going over to her house to help her out so I'll be gone for a few days until she is ready to face it on her own."

"All right but you are in trouble when you get home; got it?"

"Yes Mommy, love you"

"Love you too sweetie, drive safely"

I hang up and call Jasmine "Hey to the hey zee girlfriend what's shaking cool cat?"

"Hey Jazzy girl what's happening at the show?"

"Not much just trying out a new beet but its playing a little flat, ya'll hear what I'm saying"

"Yay I hear ya my sister lesion on the go; I need you to cover for me my renters think I am going over to your pad to help you with a crises I'm helping some peeps that need to be saved but the renters can't know can you provide some cover?"

Jasmine sensing the seriousness of the situation drops our play talk "I know you well Ven if you say your friends need save then it's a life or death situation I will cover for you all I ask is that you tell me what is really happening when you get back understand."

"Clear as a goose my Jazzy girl I'll catch you later my fav'."

"You too huntress Bring home the meat."

I hang up and look at the shocked faces that surround me I chuckle nervously as the high pitched yelling starts; this is going to take a lot of explaining.