Hey guyys!
So I yesterday out of curiosity I totted up the number of views for this story from Fanfiction, Wattpad and Quotev, and am pleased to report that it has hit over 20,000 views in total!
That's insane guys! Thank you so so much! You lot make my life better for just being there. And I am forever grateful :)
So I start collage tomorrow, so updates are inevitably going to slow down. But I will strive to keep chapters as fast-coming as I can without harming their quality.
Ooh! And after meeting Optimus I met another celebrity this week! I met Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones from Torchwood!) He was so fragging nice! Guess who he called "Sweetie"?... ME! XD
Anyways, have some cuteness from Comet :3
(Thanks to AllSpark Princess for the idea of Comet getting a bath.)
Hours later, Optimus received a request for a Groundbridge from Ratchet. The Prime had been attempting to contact his old friend since he had left, but got no response. And it was really worrying rarely left the confinement of their base, which lead him to fear that his old friend may have been removed forcefully. He just hoped he was wrong.
After receiving the request, immediately Optimus complied and opened a bridge quickly, waiting in anticipation.
Moments later, Optimus gave a mechanical sigh of relief when he saw Ratchet step through, carrying Comet closely in his arms. The medic gave his leader a small smile. Comet waved at the Prime sweetly.
"Ratchet, where were you, old friend?" Optimus asked, his previous worry showing in his tone. "We tried to contact you but received no response."
Ratchet shifted Comet slightly in his grasp, the sparkling responding by wrapping his arms around his Sire's neck and cuddling closer. Ratchet smiled and nuzzled his helm affectionately before resuming his conversation. "Comet was scared, so I thought a change of scenery would help."
Optimus nodded hesitantly, noticing Ratchet's increased affection towards his sparkling. "Did something happen while you were gone?" He asked curiously.
Ratchet frowned slightly. "Why do you ask?"
"You just seem more.. fond of Comet than previously." Optimus said observantly.
The medic smiled and stepped forward. "We bonded."
Optimus blinked in surprise, then gave a slight smile in response. "May I offer my congratulations, old friend. I could not be more pleased for you both."
Ratchet nodded respectively. "Thank you Optimus."
Optimus simply nodded, and the medic walked past him and headed down towards the berthrooms. "Now if you'll excuse us, Comet needs a bath."
Ratchet really wasn't kidding when he said Comet (and him for that matter) needed a bath. Their little day trip to the beach meant they both had sand stuck to them everywhere, bits of seaweed and gravel were lodged between their mechanical limbs, and they stank of saltwater.
Acquiring a large metal bath-like tub from the storage room, Ratchet filled it with warm water and sat his little one in it gently after making sure it wasn't too hot for him. Comet actually quite seemed to like the water. The sparkling smirked and splashed around, sending water over the tub's sides and crashing to the floor.
"Yip yip yip, Comet!" Ratchet said as water splashed his faceplate. "We're cleaning you up, not making more of a mess."
Comet whined lowly and sat still. At this point, Raf wondered in. "Hey guys."
Ratchet looked down blankly from where he was perched by the tub to acknowledge the human. "Hello Rafael, can I help you?"
Raf held up a bottle containing a light-pink liquid. "It's for Comet. It makes bubbles."
Ratchet frowned once again and took the bottle, which sat minuscule in his servo. "Er.. thank you Rafael." Raf nodded and left, and Ratchet opened the bottle and poured a little of it's contents into the water before setting it on the side. The liquid frothed up and formed a thin sheet of bubbles on the water's surface. Comet's optics widened in interest. He liked these 'bubbles'!
Ratchet chuckled at his kid's sweetness and turned away to grab a sponge and cleaning fluid. Comet poked a few of the bubbles and whined when they popped. He wanted more! The sparkling grabbed the bottle of bubble bath and poured the remainder of the bottle into the water. The whole damn thing.
Ratchet turned back around a minute later to find the bathtub overflowing with bubbles and his sparkling encased in them completely. The only way you'd be able to tell anyone was in there was by the youngster's gleeful laughter emanating from within.
"Comet, what in Primus' name?!" Ratchet exclaimed and dug away the mountain of bubbles until he freed Comet from them. Said sparkling was coated in froth from helm to ped but was grinning none the less. Quickly Ratchet wiped the froth off of Comet's faceplate with his servo.
And then Comet, in the cutest, sweetest, most high-pitched adorable voice ever squealed in delight:
"Bubbwles!"
Before Ratchet even knew it his lips curved into a humored smile. "You like the bubbles then?"
Comet squeaked and nodded, splashing around again excitedly. "Bubbwles!" He cried, throwing some into the air and watched then float back down and pop. Ratchet laughed even more and Comet sent more bubbles flying into the air above them, some landing on his Sire.
"Sire bubbwles!" Comet said and pointed to the mech's helm and shoulders, where some bubbles had chosen to rest. Ratchet leant forward and allowed his son to pop them for him. Comet did so happily, giggling the whole time.
Ratchet too experienced Comet's glee. He felt it through their bond. It was as if they were his own feelings. It was a joyful thing. And it made him smile.
While Comet continued too pop the bubbles happily Ratchet took the sponge and scrubbed the sparkling's armour clean. A few odd bits of seaweed floated off of him here and there, along with some sand. But eventually Comet was squeaky clean. The kid was then lifted out of the bathtub and dried off with an exceptionally large cloth by his Sire.
"Okay Comet, off you go. Go see Optimus or Bumblebee." Ratchet said to his sparkling as he too needed to get cleaned up (and get rid of the huge amount of bubbles remaining). Comet obeyed and waddled off. Coming back into the main hanger, the kid was instantly spotted by Bee. The scout had missed him when he was out.
::Comet!:: Bee whirled happily and scooped him up for a hug.
"Beep Beep!" Comet shrieked in delight and cuddled him back once he was picked up. Optimus was watching from afar but didn't intervene. He just let them have their moment.
Bee pulled away and smiled down at Comet. Said sparkling grinned happily.
"Bubbwles!"
Bee laughed a little, which came out in the form of beeps. ::Bubbles?::
"Bubbwles Beep Beep!" Comet replied and turned his helm to look at Optimus. "Oppy bubbwles!"
Arcee came into the room and Comet of course noticed. "Bubbwles CeCe!"
Arcee and Optimus frowned a little in confusion while Bumblebee just watched the adorableness that was their little sparkling. He knew that they'd truly been blessed by Primus himself the day they found him. Comet joining their little family was something he wouldn't exchange for anything.
But Bee knew that "bubbwles!" was something they would be hearing about for a long time to come.
BUBBWLES!
(Buggar now I'm gonna be saying that all day :/)
Okay so it seems now little Comet's preferences have expanded. (Here all handily compiled into lists for you!)
Stuff Comet likes:
•His Sire
•The Autobots (his family)
•Green
•Toy cars
•Playing
•CNCO/Little Mix/Linkin Park
•Cuddles!
•Stories
•Fish
•Agent Fowler (for some reason)
•Wheeljack's grenades (worrying much?..)
•The beach
•(Recent edition): BUBBWLES!
Stuff Comet doesn't like:
•Nightmares
•The dark
•Being lost/alone
•Knockout/Mean Cherry
•When something's wrong with Ratchet
•When Ratchet isn't there
•Slenderman (and currently Miko)
•Being sick
Till the next chapter guys x