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Optimus was grateful to have met Crankcase, even if had been under these circumstances. The old bot was a bit gruff, but seemed very warm as well. "I'm sorry for the greeting you received, mom" Optimus stated as he made his way to where Sentinel and Blackarachnia lived. Optimus did indeed feel bad about how the original meeting had gone.
"I can understand it. I was never part of what happened after the war ended nor was I affected when Primus changed things, or so I have been told. I didn't realize you and Megatron had bonded" crankcase stated.
"Well, he picked me after we lost. But when Primus wanted to change things back to bots having more freedom, I begged Primus not to kill my mate, but to change him. You see, even though he was a monster, I still loved him." Crankcase nodded. Soon the three arrived at where Sentinel and his mate lived. "Here we are."
Inside, crashing of dishes could be heard as well as yelling. Sentinel and his mate didn't always get along, but he couldn't leave her, no matter what as she would hunt him down and find him. He hated that she was part organic but she used that to her advantage. "What in the world?" Crankcase asked, hearing the sounds.
"Sounds like they're fighting again" Ratchet answered, having repeatedly treated Sentinel for things caused by his fighting with his mate. This happened at least weekly.
"Why would they fight so much?" Crankcase asked. He knew some arguing was normal, but this seemed excessive.
"Because Sentinel's mate is part cybertronian and part organic, and Sentinel hates organics" Optimus answered a bit bluntly.
"He should learn that life isn't always fair and we don't always get what we want" Crankcase uttered, not pleased to hear how petty Sentinel seemed to be.
Optimus tried not to laugh as did Ratchet. Optimus soon knocked on the door. Sentinel answered, "what do YOU want?" Sentinel asked in his usual stuck up tone that Sentinel used with everyone but his mate.
"I brought someone over who wants to meet you" Optimus replied, nicely. He wasn't about to poke a bear here.
"Oh, and WHO would THAT be?" Sentinel asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Sentinel, meet our mother, Crankcase" Optimus said warmly yet bluntly, waiting for the pompous former Prime's reaction. It didn't take long, for as soon as Sentinel's thick processor processed what Optimus said, Sentinel passed out. Optimus tried not to smile.
"Boy, he needs some discipline" Crankcase stated, appalled at Sentinel's behavior. Ratchet just snickered slightly as he took fresh data to make 100% sure of everything. "So what's the result, doc bot?" Crankcase asked.
"Well, you are parent and they are your sparklings, and since you stated you had twin mechs, these two are your long lost twins" Ratchet stated, kind of wishing this wasn't so but laughing that it was.
And it was then Blackarachnia came forth – her form having changed slightly from the restoration. She looked a little more like the Elita one she had been rather than the menacing con spider bot that she had been forcibly turned into though she still had her spider features. Optimus nodded towards her and she sighed as she saw her passed out mate. "What happened?" She asked.
"Oh we just learned that Optimus and Sentinel are twins and are related to Crankcase here" Ratchet stated.
Blackarachnia smirked at that, as little seemed to surprise her anymore. "So whose older?"
Crankcase answered, "Optimus." The femme smiled as it explained so much. "You don't act surprised."
"Considering that Sentinel acts like a youngest sparkling or an only sparkling, finding this out doesn't surprise me" the femme answered. All but Sentinel, who was still out of it, had a good laugh. Optimus, Crankcase and Ratchet spoke with the femme a little longer before leaving. Only now did Crankcase understand why some many bots seemed to not respect Sentinel and it had everything to do with how Sentinel treated others. Crankcase figured he had nothing but time now and he would whip Sentinel into shape one Crankcase got all settled in.
