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Lennox sent Epps off with another stack of forms, sighing at the remainder.
He almost wished for another Decepticon attack, but he didn't want their new base to undergo an assault.
In the month since the attack, he'd gotten the new base set up with walkways so the Autobots didn't need to kneel, berths and wash racks for them along with a sizable Medbay. Mr. Ranthorne still fought the off base excursions, but lightened up for on base diversions.
Their first movie night set to start in an hour, though he may miss it if the paperwork stack didn't vanish.
Maybe he could convince Ironhide to blast it.
No, that wouldn't work.
He heard a strange sound, making him stand and move to the edge of the walkway.
Optimus standing with Ironhide, turned towards the doorway leading to the human side of the base.
Sarah on crutches moved slowly into the hanger, swinging her foot cast forward, clunking loudly.
"Chief Prime is back," Sideswipe chortled, "Nice seeing you. You have to show the Wreckers how to mess up a Decepticon."
Sarah, pain pinching her lips, shook her head at him, "Way I hear it, that honor should go to Tactician."
Annie moaned, "Please no. It was one time."
Mark laughed, "No mention of me?"
Ratchet came in, sent Sarah a look.
She nodded back to Ratchet, then moved over to a table under a walkway, sitting down.
The pinched look eased and Ratchet moved back to the Autobot Medbay.
John strode into the hanger, adjusted to move to Sarah, "Per your orders, chief," he handed her a file, "Berths have been constructed for the current Autobots, supplies for more stored. Wash racks up and running, the first use has glowing reviews. The nerf balls have reduced injuries though some have managed to be part of impromptu football games. The off base excursions are denied, but we got on base sharing approved for movie night once a week, starting today."
Sarah looked at the file, something about her expression puzzling him.
John smiled, "You don't remember ordering over the group chat to make this happen?"
She looked at him, blinked, "I thought it a dream."
Frank huffed, "We were chatting away, tossing ideas around, then you join in. While we asked how your were, you ordered to get those done, then dropped group again. Ratchet peeked in on you but you were out cold."
Sarah rubbed her neck, humming as she reviewed the rest of the file.
She handed it back to John, "You handled everything so far. Anything I need to go start on?"
Lennox called down to her, "We have six more Autobots touching down tomorrow. You should be there to greet them. Mr. Ranthorne is blocking off base excursions so you may need to start a war over that. The new inventory officer took over and has a different pattern that we haven't figured out yet."
She looked up, smiled, "So I need to take over inventory requests again?"
"Yes."