AN: All of these ficlets take place in A New Version of Reality with the exception of the last ;D


Bubble
Prompt: No Dialogue
Characters: Jazz, Skywarp, Victoria, "the sparkling crew"
Universe: ANVoR
Word Count: 215


The iridescent orb flashed with swirls of tiny rainbows reflecting from its surface. It drifted through the air, bouncing along as it traveled the light air currents in the room. It was not left to travel alone for long. Suddenly a whole line of little orbs fluttered up to join it, ranging in all sizes from little to "huge," and tiny hands reached high to grasp them as they floated away.

Jazz simply grinned from where he leaned against the wall with Skywarp as the first bubble finally made its way to the end of its journey, landing on the very tip of an amazed Snarl's nose. Little Recall pointed at the bubble with his usual enthusiasm, and all the sparklings stared in silent wonder at the balancing sphere before it suddenly popped out of existence. Squeals ruptured from the group of tinier sparklings as they all turned back to the woman refilling the bubble making machine with the bowl of bubbles Topaz attempted to splash her hands in. Even the stubborn "older" sparklings like Star and Grimlock seemed eager for the next wave to fly out.

The saboteur did not say a word as the fun began all over again, with the bitlets attempting to make the fragile bubbles land on their own noses.


Exclusive Access
Prompt: Permission
Characters: Recall, Star
Universe: ANVoR
Word Count: 392


"No!"

Recall chirped in confusion as the little plastic door was slammed in his face. He looked around to see Rum' and Frenz' trying to break apart Grimmy and Snarl after the two brothers began roughhousing. Toshi was silently sitting off in a corner watching cartoons and would not be any fun until they went off. Recall did not possess the patience to wait for the smaller sparkling and tuned back to knock on the door. "Starry? Come in?"

"Go away Recall!"

The mechling tilted his head, his bright blue optics shining in confusion while his springy "curls" bounced to the side. He did not understand why Starry was being so mean! He just wanted to play with him; they never got to play anymore because the bigger Starry always took him away.

Recall reached out and pushed the door open a crack before it was abruptly slammed shut again. The sparkling squawked and stumbled backwards when the door smacked against his face. His optics winked in stunned confusion while Starry shouted from within the house. "You can't come in unless I say you can! So, go away."

The younger sparkling's systems stuttered before heating up. Quiet and quick intakes of air caused the mechling to sputter little beeps, and liquid began to pool beneath his optics. Before any of the diluted Energon could slip down his cheeks, the door flung open, and the bigger Seekerlet came out to crouch in front of the Pretender.

Recall stubbornly wiped away his tears, remembering what happened the last time the Seekerlet had seen him crying. One, single tear managed to escape from where it suspended on the very edge of his crystalline optics, and the mechling sniffled when he reached up to the older mechling. "Play now?"

Star huffed but picked up the mechling without a word. Recall chirped with sudden joy and clung to the Seekerlet's neck as he was carried back into the playhouse. Recall happily twittered when he spotted sissy, Swoop, and Birdie playing in the corner of the house, and the bigger sparkling put him down so that he could join them. Star huffed again and kicked the door shut, growling when it did not slam with the right amount of force.

"What's the point of having a super, secret club if nobody gets in with the super, secret password?"


Learning to Function
Prompt: Something New
Characters: Mirage, Victoria
Universe: Pint Sized Series
Word Count: 497


"Now, simply concentrate on your display." Mirage paused, waiting for a response. When the femme sitting in front of him merely shifted in her seat, the former noble sighed. "Do you still have the message pulled up on your HUD?"

"They never disappear, Mirage." Mirage didn't flinch at the caustic bite in the femme's voice, and she sighed, optic band dimming in response to the emotional change from aggressive to remorseful. The mech silently wondered if she even realized the shift had been visible. "I'm sorry, Mirage. I just…I'm getting so frustrated with this! You guys probably do this without any thought, and I can't even get rid of the flashing numbers that tell the time."

"Yes, but this is something we learn moments after coming online. It's not surprising that you're having a hard time." Mirage sighed when the femme's pliable silver face curled into a nasty scowl. "You are not going to get this the first time, Victoria, and there are just some things that you may never understand. In body you may be Cybertronian, but in mind you are still a human. Humans do not have anything equivalent to a heads-up display wired into their vision."

"Can't I just download some…program or something that would handle this for me?"

"Perhaps, and while we're at it, we'll just delete everything containing your human life and completely reboot your processor." Mirage saw the flicker of terror that flashed across Victoria's optic band before her face shifted to match it. "If you would like to cheat with this, we might as well just save the hassle of doing it again later. Because this won't get any easier. You have to learn how the basics before we can move on to other, more complicated matters."

Victoria vented in frustration and dropped her head into her hands. She immediately popped back up when her hands bumped against her visor, and Mirage tilted his head when she annoying rubbed the thick strip of tinted glass. The action must have somehow prompted more messages to pop up on her HUD. If that was the truth, then there was certainly more work to be done than he realized, and Mirage didn't know if he would be able to teach the once human woman as well as he had previously thought. It was the first time he had ever had to teach another Cybertronian how to do what came naturally.

"Let us try once more…"

Mirage trailed off at the sound of a small ping from the door, and he allowed Victoria to answer it, a small smile of pride flickering across his face when she only stumbled once. Victoria may not have been able to fully grasp the new internal functions of her frame, but she was certainly making progress when it came to finding her balance.

Now it was much more amusing when the femme tripped and fell against the legs of a very surprised Skyfire when the door swished open.


AN: That's the majority of the flash fics I have at the moment. Next up will be some of the little fics I wrote for Halloween :)