Hey guys! First things first. OH MY FUCKING PRIMUS. The response I got for the last chapter was AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. So many of you reviewed and loved it so much! You have no idea how much that means to me! Because so many of you reviewed, we're almost to 100 reviews total! So if you can,pleaaaase review to your heart's content? Think of it as a birthday present! *puppy eyes*
Thank you to all who sent in rules and suggestions. I'll get around to writing those one shots y'all want!
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251. Don't just up and give Bran a cybertronian designation without consulting Magnus and I.
(Especially when you give him the name 'Goldfoot.'
(Apparently, Bran is blonde. Very, very gold blonde.)
(*rolls eyes* Very creative, the seekers are not.)
(Other names he is not to be called are: Claw, Autostalker, Crackload, Brushcrack, or Sunslinger.)
(I don't like the way people say 'Crackload.' Are they saying my son is a crack baby and that's why he has a club foot? *narrows her eyes*)
(Though, I actually really like Sunslinger...)
252. If you see Magnus, either set of twins, or myself napping anywhere we are not in immediate danger, do not wake us up.
(Bran is one of THOSE babies.)
(Like I didn't get enough sleep as is...)
(He NEVER stops crying.)
(Hell, he crys when he eats, when he sleeps, even when he's playing.)
(Ratchet says that clubfoot doesn't hurt babies, but it will become a disability when he gets older...)
(Damn it... I don't know... what to... dooo... zzzzzzz.)
"Damn it Sides, stop messing with my hair!" whispered Sunstreaker fiercely, trying to keep it down as he swiped at his brother. Sideswipe grinned widely but put a finger to his lips in the universal 'be quiet!' motion. The two were walking down the hallway of the HQ building in holoforms, going to visit their mother.
"Shhhh, he finally went to sleep." He gestured to the baby carrier strapped onto his back, with a blonde baby with whispy golden hair and rosy cheeks. If he wasn't asleep and his eyes were open, you would see that the baby's eyes were bottle green and seemed to watch everything around him with fascination, wonder, and a deep knowledge. It sometimed looked as if he knew and understood what was going on around him. It was creepy, actually.
Sunstreaker huffed and corrected his hair. He and Ultra Magnus had recently decided to make their already blond hair match Brandon's. "Why are we on babysitting duty again?" They paused as a group of base kids went running past, playing a game of tag. The NEST headquarters was more like a play ground for the many children who lived on Base instead of the central nervous system of a (sort of) top secret military organization.
"Because bro, Magnus has watch duty, Ma had a meeting, and would you trust even a cube of energon to Skids and Mudflap?" He raised an eyebrow at his brother.
Sunstreaker snorted. "Pit no. Unlike you, I'm not stupid."
"Hey! One time I ask them to hold my energon and they blow it up, just once! And you haven't let it go since!" Sideswipe pouted.
"Because it was one time to many." replied his twin. They reached their mother's office, which had the words 'Director K. Woodward' enscribed in gold lettering across it. Kathy hated it and you could see she had tried to scrape it off with a straight razor. She said it made her look like she was better than anyone else. Above the scratched out lettering was a piece of paper that had been drawn on. In bright green crayon, a random base kid had written 'Ms Kathy's Office' She much preferred this one. Sunstreaker knocked lightly on the door before opening it and entering the office. Just before Bran had been born, she had moved into one of the many military houses on Base, located on the northen part of the island. She much preferred it there, seeing as it allowed her to bring all of her furniture out of storage and begin her garden once more. That, and she threw the best house parties... when she actually had a house.
Sideswipe followed his brother into the office and called out softly, careful not to wake Bran, "Hey Ma! You here? We brought back Sir Sharts Alot for ya!" He recieved a small slap upside the head from Sunstreaker for that. Brandon the baby slept on, drooling onto his (much much) older brother's back.
Kathy was indeed still in her office, but she was propped up against her desk, fast asleep. Sunstreaker went up behind her and whispered. "Hey Ma, you alive?" He poked her cheek and she grumbled, turning her head away from him. "Guess so..." The blonde read what she had typed so far and grinned, a mischevious glint filling his eyes. "Hey Sides, put Bran in his play pen thing and help me move Ma onto the couch."
Sideswipe raised a brow at his brother, but did as told. "Okay, why? Whatcha' thinkin' 'bout?" He carefully lifted his adoptive mother out of her chair and layed on the overstuffed couch she still had in her office. The red head then placed Brandom in his playpen and walked over to Sunstreaker.
"Well, Ma fell asleep before she could finish writing this week's rules right? So we should finish them for her!" Sideswipe grinned widely and settled in beside his brother, rubbing his hands gleefully.
253. The following items are banned on base. (Sides: Man, this rule sucks!)
( Wrap: Imagine tiny little machine guns going off at the same time as a robot steps onto a four foot tall pile.)
(Soldiers with PTSD and bubble wraps machine guns do not mix.)
(2. Silly Putty: Someone bought Ma ten pounds of silly putty and gave it to me by placing over several of her favorite paper weights and let it melt over them onto several stacks of very important papers.)
(Peanut Butter: If you have peanut butter, keep it inside your house. Ratchet heard about how a lot of people are severely allergic to peanuts.)
(Ma's tried to tell him that if people are careful, it shouldn't be a problem.)
(Of course, he won't listen.)
(A lot of base parents are mad at him now.)
254. No drinking games.
(This never ends well for anyone involved.)
(Even if it is super fun. Like, a lot of fun!)
(Last time, we played a game called 'Drunk Disney'! It's where you pick a movie, someone gives you a drinking game that goes with the movie, then everytime that situation comes up in the movie, you take a shot.)
(This can be played with any movie actually, but there's a thrill to drinking during a kids movie.)
255. Do not substitute Red Bull for the water in the Meeting Room coffee machine.
(*they both whistle innocently* We have absolutely no idea who did this one at all, but they must have been GENIUS.)
(... Okay, so Ma and Magnus have been super tired lately. We decided to help 'em out because Ma LOVES coffee and Magnus has kinda gotten addicted to it too.)
(Sunstreaker: *rolls eyes* He swears he just likes the taste, but whatever.)
(Apparently all it does is 1. Make the coffee taste bad and 2. Make them go INSANE.)
(Ma can barely keep still even when she's been drinking normal coffee, but we were scared for our sparks for a while there.)
(She was so mad when she finally snapped out of it.)
(Magnus is still making fun of her.)
256. You are not Ant-Man, stop saying you are.
(That means stop projecting your holoforms to be as tiny as him.)
(Mirage.)
(Though I have to say the giant ant was pretty fragging cool.)
(Sideswipe: You mean pretty fragging creepy. 'Member bro, you're the one with the pet Insecticon!)
(Hey! Don't diss Bob or I'll call Boss to come and bite you!)
(Sideswipe: *scoffs* More like he'll come and lick me to death. Ooooh~ So scared!~)
257. No using holographic of Slenderman or other scary figures to scare people.
(Fuck Slenderman. Seriously.)
(He sucks. I hate Slenderman.)
(Sunstreaker: Not to mention whoever projected those Freddy Fazbear's animatronics. Specifically, fuck that stupid bear.)
(Scarier than Megatron, that's for sure.)
(*they both shudder*)
(Also, whoever keeps using holographs to scare the base kids?)
(Sunstreaker: Ma would like to have a... conversation with you.)
(*they both glare and crack their knuckles* And so would we.)
258. Wheeljack and Shockwave are not to be called the 'Science Bros' nor 'Science Boyfriends'.
(While they are actually good friends and balance eachother out, they are not in a relationship.)
(Sideswipe:... As far as we know. Maybe we should ask Soundwave. He'd know.)
(I already did. He doesn't know. Neither do the other Science bots or the seekers.)
(Sideswipe: Maybe we should just up and ask 'em?)
(Together:... NAH!)
259. Just because cooking can be scientific, doesn't mean the science bots should attempt to cook.
(Never has the mess hall been emptied so quickly.)
(Sunny: Sides dared me to eat the food Starscream and Wheeljack made. It moved.)
(You did eat it though.)
(Sunny: Don't remind me... *shudders violently*)
260. Please don't put BBs into a Cybertronian's tank while we're recharging.
(When we wake up and start movin' around, it's like you swallowed a bunch of pebbles.)
(Sideswipe: We get really sick and start purging our energon. It sucks.)
(This happened last week to Skids and Bumblebee. They're still in medbay, and they're still puking up energon.)
(Sideswipe: Sam, Ratchet, and Ma are on the warpath right now. We have no idea who it was.)
261. All attempts at altering rules without express permission from Prowl, Optimus Prime, or the Director will result in swift punishment.
(Not even Sunny and I are stupid enough to do this.)
(Skywarp's tried a couple of times, but then he gets brig time and 'Lab of Doom' cleaning duty.)
(Sunstreaker: Ma and Prowl actually order the science bots to make the lab super messy when someone is assigned cleaning duty in their sector.)
(You can tell they're probably heartbroken by those orders by Starscream's mad cackling.)
262. Just because the Decepticons tag billboards does not mean you have to.
(This rule stinks, doesn't it bro?)
(Sideswipe: I don't really care unless I need to tag something for a prank. You're the artist in the family.)
(We don't know about Bran yet though.)
(Sideswipe: *looks at Brandon, who's still asleep* Yeah, but I don't think he's gonna be an artist.)
(*sigh* I know...)
Kathy woke slowly as the manic giggling grew louder. She groaned and popped her back as sat up from where she was lying on the couch. "Boys," she began after noticing them at her laptop, "what are you doing?" Sideswipe looked and grinned cheekily at her.
"Hey Ma. Have a nice nap?" She raised an eyebrow, nodded, and simply moved the two out of the way and sat down at her laptop. Kathy skimmed what they had typed and smiled at them.
"Thanks boys. This is perfect."
263. To any autobot in a commercial or filming set don't try to steal the show...you're supposed to be keeping a secret.
(No matter poorly hidden that secret is.)
(And that most of you can be recognized on sight.)
(When you're actually trying to hide, no matter that you never try that hard.)
(NEST has pretty much stopped caring.)
264. Memo: All Military Executives and Logistics Personel
(The Decepticons are not on our restrained budget. If Megatron wants to attempt to build a giant purple griffin, then all we must do is prevent him from getting the supplies to do so. We do not do such things. The United States already has a budget for unfeasible military projects. We do not need to attempt to imitate a clearly mad alien.
Regards,
Secretary of Defense, State Monetary Committee and local Inventors Guild.)
265. Try not to ruin the moment.
(Especially when it's a proposal...)
(Magnus asked me to bond with him yesterday. He said that since we have Brandon and both sets of twins have started to, at least jokingly, calling him Dad, we might as well.)
(He also said that he's figured out what kind of imprint we share. It's a romantic one.)
(He then handed me one of the many bolts he has, smoothed and polished. He even got down on one knee. Mech did his research.)
(I responded by rolling my eyes at him and saying, "Really? What was your first clue?" Then I kissed him.)
(Then we stopped to stare at the crowd of people who had begun cheering and yelling 'FINALLY!')
(Fuckers ruined the moment.)
(There was a party afterwards. Big surprise. I think I saw Sara kiss Red Alert.)
(We're thinking a fall ceremony.)
I did that, I did I did. No regrets. YOU CAN'T BE MAD AT ME EITHER. There were a lot of people calling for them to bond already last chapter. THIS IS YOUR FAULT GUYS. But anyways, please tell me what you thought of this chapter and any rules ideas you might have had. Yes, I will be doing a one shot for the wedding/bonding ceremony.
Also, if you guys are interested in Kathy's backstory, please go and check the poll on my Profile! It will take like two minutes. Pleeeaaassseee?~