Disclaimer: I do not own transformers…only after I have taken over the world…but I do own little Sparks ^_^
Daddy Daughter Day
Things were quiet within the walls of the base, a little too quiet. No one was walking the halls, mech or human; majority of the rooms were empty. It wasn't like the base had been abandoned, on the contrary; there was a whole lot of noise and most of the residence were gathered in one place….the large parking pad.
Squealing tires and roaring engines was the only thing that could be heard and if one was able to make it through the throng of people and mechs they would see flashes of yellow and silver. It was the older set of twins who had been able to empty the base. Ever since Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had been reunited there was no separating them. Starting out with a long recharge in the med bay, snuggled up together on the berth after Ratchet had given Sunny the all clear. No one said a word about it after hearing about the deep connection the twins had. Upon waking up the pair immediately went outside, changing into their alt modes the two began racing around the parkade; drifting in circles around each other reaffirming their bond.
While the crowd enjoyed the show, inside the silent base were actually sounds; if one listened carefully they would be able to make out the giggles of a little sparkling alongside the deep chuckle of the Prime. Inside the large berth room, father and daughter were sitting on the floor enjoying a large jigsaw puzzle that Ratchet had made for the sparkling. The pieces were large and barely fit in Sparks hands, but they were very small and Optimus took extra care handling them. The Prime was content to sit and play with Sparks instead of joining the others. Placing another piece of the puzzle down, the unknown picture was beginning to take shape.
"I wonder wha this one's gonna look like." Sparks rooted around in search of the missing corner to the picture.
"we'll see when it's all finished." Optimus sat and watched Sparks pick through all the pieces that lay on the floor.
"It wuld geh done faster if all da pieces were here."
"Don't worry Sparkling, I'm sure you will find it if you keep looking."
The little flame covered femme was now crawling past her large father in search of the elusive puzzle piece. A sudden flash of color came into the sparklings view. "I founded it daddy!"
With a shuffle and a wiggle, Sparks reached under the giant book shelf trying to reach the missing piece. Finding that the piece was still out of her reach, Sparks reached farther causing the furniture to shake. As it shook, something fell, hitting the floor next to where Sparks lay.
"Oh no! I sworry daddy!" Sparks backed out to see what had fallen to the ground as her father got to his peds. Small blue optics focused on a large square object before she reached out to pick it up.
"It's alright Sparks, it doesn't break easily." The towering Prime watched as Sparks turned the object over in her hands. While the one side was all shiny and gray, the other was very different. There was a picture of a stranger, someone she didn't know.
Holding up the picture, Sparks handed it to her daddy. "Who is this daddy?"
Optimus gently took the electronic photo from Sparks hands and gazed at the figure in the picture. "Her name is Elita One." Memories from the past came back to Prime like a turbo train. The happy years before the war, the terror he felt when they became separated in the war; not knowing if his bonded was alive….no she was alive, if she wasn't then he would feel it. He knew that if Elita was here at the base that she would take to Sparks as he himself had taken to the sparkling.
"She's vwery pwetty."
"Yes, she is very pretty."
"Is she nice?" Optimus looked away from the picture, shaking the old memories back and looked down at his sparkling.
"She is very nice, you would like her Sparks; and I know that Elita would like you very much."
Optimus watched as Sparks looked down as though she was thinking very hard on something. He waited patiently for the sparkling to come to some sort of decision. Finally after a few minutes Sparks lifted her head back up; this time her optics were serious.
"Is she going to be my new mummy?" Sparks really wanted to know the answer to the question. She had seen the look on her daddy's face, he liked Elita a lot.
The Autobot leader was stunned, he never expected Sparks to ask such a serious question. He wasn't sure how to answer the sparkling; of course he would love to have Elita become Sparks mother. Nothing would make him happier. There was only one problem with the situation, his mate was missing. Optimus had heard talk of her being on earth but no matter how many times he sent out a signal to Elita there was no response. So instead of giving an answer, Optimus opted for another way around the situation.
"Would you like her to be your new mommy?"
Sorry my little gum drops that I didn't update sooner but I was trying to come up with an idea for the new chapter, which of course I left on a cliffy….muwahahaha! thanks for all the awesome reviews and support ^_^