TFP: Youngling
Ch.22~ CyberFlu?
'Wake up!' Bee buzzed I onlined one optic groaning.
"Another hour…" Sides muttered and then I heard fast steps.
"Get up lazy bots!" Star hollered and our door slide open, bright light shining in and I moaned.
'You two…' Bee muttered, I sat up as Sides clung to the berth.
"Sides!" Star yelled and she raced over and patted his helm. "Get up!"
"Nope." He muttered, she looked to me for aid.
"Alright," I said she grinned as I kicked Sides off the berth.
"Ow!" he cried I stood up and glared at him.
"Not what I meant…" Star stated, and she raced over to Sides patting his helm gently.
'What were you doing…" Bee muttered.
"Nothing," I replied as Star got Sides up who was cradling her. "Alright moron, let's go get some fuel."
"So, mean in the morning…" he whined but set Star down and followed me.
"Could you be louder?" Ratchet demanded as we entered the main room.
"Ask him," I muttered he glared at me.
"You kicked me out of the berth!" Sides complained.
"I honestly don't care who, go fuel and shut it." He ordered, I nodded and drug Sides to grab fuel.
(Star's POV)
I smiled as me and Bee began our training, today he was teaching me how to use weight against my opponent. He lunged at me and I used his momentum to send him falling. I waited as he got back up his optics glimmering with pride. He began to show me how to try to knock him off his feet.
"What you two doing?" Sides asked I saw him in the doorway.
"Training, alright Bee ready," I answered be raced at me, but I slide under him tripping him in the process.
"Wow!" Sides cheered, I turned to him smiling.
"Just self-defence, I would love you and Sunny to show me some too," I replied, he grinned.
'No Jet-Judo!' Bee buzzed and Sides laughed.
"Of course not, that is a trademark move." He said with a wink. "Bee is better with that stuff me and Sunny are more of the Berserker type like Ironhide used to say."
"Berserker?" I quizzed.
'They are the rush in and fight no matter what.' Bee explained.
"Yep, kinda why we got sent to the wreckers." Sides laughed.
"Didn't Carrier and Sire teach you their moves?" I questioned.
"Not really, I mean we know some basic special ops stuff and tactics but that is about it." Sides answered he smiled at me. "Bee has more formal type of skills."
"Oh, so no training with you?" I muttered a little disappointed, but I understood the reasoning.
"Yeah sorry Star, I mean you can spar us I guess." He offered, I nodded at him.
'Good luck with that, Ratchet will eviscerate you…' Bee stated, what did that word mean?
"You got that right, well I am gonna go bug Sunny keep up the great work Star!" he joked and raced off.
"Bee, what does eviscerate mean?" I asked he looked away.
'Another way of saying Ratchet will have his helm…' he stated, oh well I guess they are both right Ratchet would blow a gasket.
"Carrier needs to loosen up," I stated he nodded letting out a twittering laugh.
'If anyone can do it's you.' He replied.
(Sunny's POV)
Star was a busy little feme; she hasn't stopped moving since she woke us up. After her training, she raced off with a list of things to check, then helped Ratchet with repairs. Now she was getting taught medical skills, it was amazing to see her so eager and motivated.
"Alright take a break." Ratchet stated taking away her work.
"But I was just about to finish that one." She whined he chuckled.
"You need breaks, now go play or bother your brothers." He stated, I chuckled and put away my drawing pad and stylus.
"Let's go find Sides maybe we can learn more about Earth," I suggested, she smiled and nodded racing toward me grasping my servo.
"Sounds great, I wonder where he went." She mused I chuckled as we began to walk through the halls.
Finally, we found him he was in the training room dancing to some music, I chuckled as he danced oblivious to us. He was a good dancer, but I guess that came from Jazz. He was always the party animal, I chuckled as he opened his optics and saw us. Racing over he scooped up Star bouncing her a bit before smiling at me.
"Ratchet put me on a break." She stated, he smiled and nuzzled her.
"Star offered to teach us more about Earth," I stated, he looked at her grinning.
"That sounds awesome, I like the human's music." He admitted.
"There is so much more!" she beamed as Sides set her down. "What do you guys want to know first?"
"I am curious about the alt modes everyone has," I stated she nodded.
"Humans call our alt modes vehicles, there are many kinds, ones for land, sea and air and even some with dual uses. Bee is a what is called a car, Optimus is a Semi-truck, Ratchet is an emergency vehicle called an Ambulance. Arcee and I have vehicles in the motorcycle category and Bulk's is a Jeep all-terrain vehicle." She explained, she looked to us smiling.
"Wait you have an alt mode?" Sides stated I nodded pretty curious.
"Oh, I haven't shown you yet!" she chimed and soon transformed into an odd three-wheeler similar to Arcee.
"Wow, looks good!" Sides beamed I nodded in agreement and she transformed back.
"I wonder what you guys should choose." She muttered I guess we needed new Alt-modes. "Oh, I got an idea!"
She pulled out her datapad and began to search something up. Once she found it, she held the pad out for us. Taking it, I looked as was a sleekly design car that looked like it would drive fast. I smiled it certainly looked similar to our current modes.
"Kinda looks like what we have now." Sides stated and I nodded.
"They are called Lamborghini's, they are a luxury car, usually used in cities they can go super fast." She explained.
"We should ask Optimus when he gets back to see if we can go scan our new Alt modes," I suggested and Sides nodded enthusiastically.
"So, what do you guys wanna learn next?" she asked we both smiled at her happy smile.
(Stargazer's POV)
"Sire!" I chimed as Sire entered through the portal, I hugged his waist as he patted my backstruts.
"Did you have fun today?" he asked, I let go and nodded smiling up at him.
"Sire we need to get my brothers Alt modes soon, right? I found one they like today!" I chimed, he nodded and scooped me up.
"Yes, they will need them, I was thinking tomorrow Bumblebee could take them to find an alt mode." He stated I nodded as he went to the computer typing something in. "What did you find?"
"Lamborghini!" I chirped, he nodded and searched it on the monitor.
"Oh, it is similar to their current alt modes, not a bad idea my dear." He complimented, I smiled as he rubbed my helm.
"Any trouble today?" I asked he chuckled.
"Not today, not that you need to worry little spark." He hummed poking my cheekplate. "Where is Ratchet?"
"Doing repairs, the lines shorted again near the back area," I informed, he set me down.
"I shall go see if he requires help, the children should be arriving soon."
"I'll hold down the fort."
I smiled as he made his way down the hall, my brothers were nagging Wheeljack, he was tinkering in the back. Sunny said to avoid that area just in case something he made went boom. I giggled at the idea of them dragging him in all covered in soot and scratches to Carrier's ire.
I climbed up onto my boxes near the human area and pulled out my datapad, I felt an odd sensation. I jerked forward my vents making a loud sound, I wiped at my mouth which was wet. Looking down at it I saw a clear liquid on my hand, huh? I heard someone drive in, I turned to see Bee stop in his spot and Raf got out.
"Hey Star!" Raf greeted, I smiled at him as Bee transformed.
'Star?' Bee said, he walked over and looked me over. 'Are you okay?'
"My vents made a weird noise then this stuff came," I stated, he put a hand to my forehelm.
'Oh dear…' he buzzed, I looked at him confused as Raf got up to the section.
"Is she okay?" Raf asked.
'She will be, I am gonna get Ratchet, stay there Star." Bee ordered and raced off.
"Uh… What does that mean..?" I muttered, Raf shrugged as he brought out his laptop.
"Maybe you're sick?" Raf suggested, that might be it.
"I think you might be right big brother Raf, Sunny and Sides told me that Bee got sick when they were young," I replied.
(Ratchet's POV)
I finished my scans and looked at Star, she looked confused as I took a rag and wiped her faceplate. Guess with all these space visitors her getting her first Cyberflu was inevitable. I patted her helm and scooped her up, she looked at me confused. I wish I still had some of my medicine for Cyberflu…
"It's official you have your first Cyberflu," I stated, she looked at me with an annoyed look.
"No!" she whined, I chuckled as I rubbed her helm.
"Sorry but you do, you are going to have to sleep it off. It's gonna suck, but you hopefully won't catch it again." I soothed, she pouted as I began the trek to her room.
"How long..?" she pleaded as we entered her room.
"Hopefully no more than an Earth week, sadly we don't have access to the usual medicine right now." I hushed as I began to bundle her up in the thermal blanket the twins gave her.
"A week!" she complained, I chuckled at her annoyance.
"I know, but since you are the only youngling no need for quarantine, you just need to rest. You aren't going to be feeling well by tomorrow." I stated, she sighed as I picked her back up.
"What happens?" she asked.
"Well you might purge a bit, you'll feel hot, you'll cough up more fluid and feel tired." I listed.
"Ew…" she grumbled as we entered the main room.
"Oh dear, first Cyberflu," Arcee stated, I nodded, and she looked to Star. "The first one is always the worst."
"Great…" Star muttered as I set her on her box seat.
"Cyberflu?" Jack questioned.
"It's similar to the human flu, but a bit more contagious to the young, while we won't get sick, she would, a week and she should be fine. But she is going to be miserable for most of it." I answered Jack looked to Star.
"Want to watch movies then Star?" Jack suggested, she lights up nodding.
"Uhuh!" she chimed, I chuckled as I went back to work.
(Later)
The children watched films till it was time for them to head home, the twins began to beg for Alt Modes. Mostly Sideswipe but Sunstreaker was complicated. Star was bundled up in her thermal blanket as I carried her toward her room. She was sleepy and was starting to fall under her illness.
"Carrier, can I have a story about Ja tonight?" she asked, I looked down at her smiling.
"What kind of story?" I probed.
"One from when he was younger, back in Kaon?" She stated I chuckled, she did love to hear about that time.
"Sure, but soon I may run out of stories." I teased, she smiled.
"I don't mind repeats, I wish I could hear the same for Prowler, but no one knew him back then." She rambled, I nodded I had little knowledge about Prowl's youth most stemming after Jazz joined him in Praxus.
"Did you know I knew your Grand-creators?" I hummed as I entered the room, her eyes brightened.
"You mean Prowlers?" She questioned eagerly as I set her on the berth and sat down so she could rest on my lap.
"Yep, his Sire was a common person at the clinic I worked at in Iacon, back when I was a medical student, I met him as a young man. My mentor was in charge of Senators, and well foreign dignities. He was a smart man, but he was outspoken and rather blunt. He would often sit with me to hear about things in Kaon, he was a very kind sparked mech. Suffering was not something he liked, and he fought his whole life to try and change laws in the other city-states." I explained, she was barely awake, but she was keeping up to hear more. "One time he asked me to show him around Kaon, his Sire trusted me, and we set out, and actually stopped at the clinic I eventually ran, this was when my elder sister was still online. The Praxian royal family fought for our funds back then, and even got some Praxian nobles to fund the hospital."
"He sounds awesome," Star muttered her eyes flickering as she fought sleep.
"He was a good mech, your Sire took after him quite a lot, but he does have some of his Carrier in him. He was more determined to see change, also he was more into rules. He was a mech who loved order, thrived when he could plan things. I used to laugh at him seeing how impulsive Jazz could be but Prowl seemed to plan for all possibilities."
I heard soft vents looking down I saw she had fallen into recharge, I smiled as I rubbed her helm. Sitting still I watched her vents for a while before finally setting her to bed and getting up. Double-checking, she was covered up I left the room leaving her door slightly open for the light to pass in.
Goodnight my sweet spark…