Cascade carefully lifted her small cube to her lips, sipping it. She'd been using the smaller cubes that the Cassette's used at Soundwave's request. She could use the bigger cubes, but only if she filled them less than half and used both servos.
She easily finished the small cube and hummed softly, glancing over when she heard the familiar thud of Frenzy jumping down from the counter. He groaned loudly and walked over, hopping up on the couch and laying against her leg. She smiled down at him and gently pet his helm, his visor flicking off. "What's wrong?"
He softly huffed, relaxing under her gentle touch. "We're out of the good snacks, Rumble ate them all."
Rumble glared at his brother from his lounging in Soundwave's chair. "Did not! You ate the last of the puffs!"
Frenzy quickly sat up, turning and pointing at him. "Well, you ate the copper sprinkles when Carrier was out! I saw you!"
Cascade rested a servo on his back. "Calm down, we can go to the store. I could use the exercise, I haven't been out in a while."
Rumble softly huffed and hopped down. "Yeah, but Frenzy totally snuck copper sprinkles."
She set her cube on the table, standing up. "It doesn't matter who ate what, we'll pick up more. Do you want anything, Ravage?"
Ravage onlined a single optic to stare up at her and flicked his tail. Frenzy patted Cascade's leg, nudging her some. "Let's go. We'll get the birdbrains something, too."
She smiled down at him and Rumble reached up to grab the end of her digit. "That sounds good. I think I saw a store not far from here."
Frenzy nodded, resting a servo on her leg as they walked out. "There is, they've got the good sweetener too, I know you're almost out."
She nodded, carefully pressing the ground floor button. "Yeah. I've got more than enough credits to get a bunch this time."
He grinned up at her and Rumble gave her digit a squeeze. "Frag yeah! We can get all the good stuff. We'll even get some stuff Carrier likes."
She smiled and gave the top of his helm a light pat, walking out the elevator. It was a short trip to the store and she snagged a small cart, carefully helping Rumble climb into it. Frenzy walked beside her, one servo resting on her leg as they walked.
Rumble leaned out the cart, reaching for a bag of puffed energon. She carefully moved the cart closer and smiled slightly. "Be careful, Rumble."
He snagged a bag and nodded quickly. "I got it!"
She smiled slightly and reached up for another bag. "Oh, these are really good. I haven't had them in forever."
Frenzy grinned widely, bouncing on his pedes. "We should get some treats that Carrier likes! C'mon!"
She nodded and waited for Rumble to sit back in the cart before following Frenzy's nudges. "I'm coming, don't go so fast."
Frenzy quickly stopped when a large mech stepped in front of him and bumped into the large pede. "Hey! Watch where you're going, slagger!"
The mech's eight optics narrowed and Cascade quickly stepped forward, smiling sweetly as she held up her servos. "I'm sorry, I told him to slow down."
Frenzy huffed, standing his ground. The mech focused on Cascade and nodded curtly. "Should keep a closer eye on your sparklings, femme."
She nodded, gently nudging Frenzy back some. "I will. Sorry, again." He nodded and walked away. She knelt down and smiled at Frenzy. "You okay?"
He huffed, crossing his arms. "I'm fine, he didn't watch where he put his big ugly pede! You didnt need to apologize."
She tilted her head, gently patting his shoulder. "It's not a big deal, Frenzy. C'mon, let's get some high grade. I have this one recipe I want you to try, Rumble. It's really sweet."
Rumble grinned widely, leaning down to offer Frenzy a servo and pull him into the cart beside him. "Let's do it!"
She smiled and pushed the cart forward, heading towards the high grade aisle. A bit of searching and she found what she needed for the recipe, along with a few other things. Soundwave had the dispenser refilled before he left, so they only needed to get snacks and whatever else they wanted. She paid for the items and Rumble and Frenzy carried most of the bags, leaving her to carry the bottles of high grade back to the apartment.
Cascade prepared the small cubes, carefully measuring out the sweetened additives and mixing it with the flavored high grade. She put the bottle in the cooler part of the dispenser, gathering up the cubes. Her servos trembled ever so slightly, but she easily held them as she walked to the living room, sitting on the couch between Rumble and Frenzy.
They took their offered cubes, Rumble pressing play on the movie. "This one's from Earth, this Sire lost his femling and is gonna rescue her by kicking everyone's aft!"
She propped her pedes up on the table, sipping her cube and relaxing back. "That sounds... interesting."
Frenzy nodded quickly and drank a mouthful, relaxing back. Ravage stretched out and jumped up into her lap, settling down and resting his helm on her thigh, staring boredly at the tv. Cascade smiled softly and gently scratched between his ears, focusing on the movie.