Sunbolt was out and about with Raven, as Sunbolt was watching Raven for Hot shot. Raven liked being with Sunbolt as they enjoyed walking around the citadel. Because Hotshot saw Optimus and Starscream as his parents, Sunbolt was considered an uncle to Raven. Sunbolt introduced Raven to many bots in the city, bots such as Viper, Ramble, Jazz, Prowl, Bulkhead, Blackarachnia, and many others. Raven loved meeting each new bot. Hotshot was busy, hoping to find a mate.
Meanwhile, Viper and Ramble, who still suffered some effects from the night he was almost beaten to death, were chatting. Viper was grateful to have met the bot who sired Ramble as well as having Ramble survive the nearly fatal attack.
"Wow, Prowl and Jazz are so nice" Viper stated.
"Yes, they are… they welcomed me with open arms" Ramble stated, trying not to stutter. It was a side effect from the beating. He tried hard to not stutter, but every so often he did anyway.
Viper looked to the small mech. He still had scars and had some other problems that had come from the beating he had taken from Bolt, but Ramble was recovering, slowly. "It's ok, Ramble" Viper said supportively as she hugged Ramble.
He was a bit caught off guard, but smiled. He nuzzled into her, showing her he did love her. Viper felt her spark go even wilder. "You… you feel that?" Ramble asked, slightly stuttering, as he felt his spark race and skip pulses. He could almost feel hers as he was snuggled up against her chest.
"Yes…" She replied. She felt it, oh she felt it alright. "But we should find a more private space."
Ramble agreed and soon they found a small private area where no one would bother them while they created their bond, unknowingly causing Viper to become sparked.
Elsewhere, Optimus, while glad for the help from his mate, grew a bit bored, as Starscream hardly let Optimus do anything anymore. Optimus lay in the bed, grumpy and in pain, as this was not what he was used to. He wanted to be more active, but that was out of the question according to Starscream. Optimus was always dizzy when up, and so Starscream had told his mate not to get out of the berth. Optimus was sick of it, and so instead of listening, Optimus tried to get up from the berth. The next thing he knew was that he was sprawled out on the floor. The loud thud followed by a "frag it" brought Starscream into the room.
Starscream sighed. "I told you no getting out of bed, unless I help you" Starscream stated. Optimus muttered something under his breath about being in pain and bored. Starscream took pity on his mate, helped Optimus up and then provided some "fun." Needless to say, Optimus felt better after that.