~The Autobots return…..~
The Autobot crew awaited at the Base entry; hooraying for the teams' successful return. Normally they wouldn't do this, but the Lambo Twins were 2 mechs that everybot on board knew they couldn't lose. Then finally, they came. Watching as Prime and his crew walked through the space bridge one by one.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! WELCOME BACK GUY!"
Ratchet stood on the sidelines waiting for the change in atmosphere. Leaned up against the ARK walls with his arm crossed he simply waited. Watching as they all returned. Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker and Bumblebee. Then it hit, the silence and shock of the two cons walking through the bridge with Ironhide Mirage and Jetstorm behind them.
No one clapped, no one shouted, no one hoorayed. It quickly became dead silent in the entire ARK. Prime and his lieutenants remained posted at the front of the room.
"Sideswipe, you and Sunstreaker head to Medbay. A sure that Bee is looked after as well as the both of you."
"Don't worry Prime Sunny and I can handle Bumblebee."
"Yea, you've got bigger problems to handle, specifically an Ark size problem."
The twins caught sight of Ratchet leaning up against the corridor wall and made their way through the crowd to him. The four quickly disappeared with nothing more than the sound of their faded footsteps.
The ex-cons stood between Prime and both his lieutenant silently. Watching as he dismissed Jetstorm, Ironhide and Mirage.
Jazz whispered to Prowl in as low of a voice as she could possible make. "This is so uncomfortable Prowl, seriously! I've neva heard the ENTIRE Ark so silent!"
"I must agree this is rather ...disturbing."
The lieutenant both looked at the equally size Ex-cons; Knockout staring back at Jazz a bit uneasily as Barricade stared blankly at Prowl. Slowly Barricade started to laugh, a smile stretched a crossed his face.
"Cade…?" Knockout became nervous of the situation now that her friend had begun to laugh out of nowhere. She edge closer to Jazz for safety.
"WHAT SO FUNNY CON!" Some random mech yelled out from within the Autobot crowd.
"Do you really wish to know?" *Snicker*
"Yea actually I do."
"This is the awkwardess scrap I've ever been in! *nervously laughs*
Yet, you all are just standing their staring at me like I'm going to go away in the blink of an eye. Well surprise I'm not, so just get use to seeing my face. Not sure if I was supposed to explain myself or what before Optimus, but, sorry! I couldn't take the silence or awkward tension anymore." Barricade vented lightly and smirked into the crowd.
Prime stared at the young cop shocked by his boldness. Jazz, Prowl and Knockout jaws just dropped from shock.
"Cade…"
"Yea …" Barricade turn towards Knockout, feeling Everybots stare at his every movement. Yet the smirk never left his faceplate.
"You've made this situation much worse, you do know that right…"
"…Eh…" Cade just shrugged.
The crew just stared at the bots intensely now; some began to get mad while others were too shocked for words.
Chromia stepped forwards irrationally. "Prime tell me this is some sort of joke!"
"I am afraid not, Knockout and Barricade will be joining the Autobots. Not without guards and constant watch of course. Many thing must be done as a precautions."
"THESE TWO PRIME ARE THE WORSE! YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM THEY'RE LIAR AND BACKSTABBERS!"
"Hey now! Don't ever compare us to Starscream! I might be a con, but two thing are for certain!" Knockout Shout back at the small blue femme.
"Oh an what would that be reddy!?"
Barricade purple optics stayed on Chromia as he listen to Knockouts come back.
"We don't lie nor are we her level of annoying. You can blame us for whatever, but never those two th-"
Knockouts optics shuttered a bit in confusion as caught she caught barricade sudden change in attitude.
"Chromia…" The black mech optics locked downwards on the light blue femme. He could tell by the look on her face that the femme didn't know him, really he didn't know them.
"How do you…!?"
"Have I changed that much that you don't remember me? How about some words to jog your memory…oh I know a perfect set! 'You're a worthless narrow minded slagger whose life needs to be ended'."
Barricade true deep vibrate voice began to show as the bad memories of her and Ironhide started to resurface in his processor. "Do you remember me know, Mrs. Mia"
Chromia had no response for the rogue cop. She knew just who he was the moment he said Mrs. Mia, tears started to build up in her optics as her fist began to ball up in anger and despite.
The room fell silent as gossip started to spread around.
"Mrs. Mia?"
"He's only been here 5 minutes and he's already starting stuff."
"Do they have a history or something?"
"Not surprise Chromia said those words to him he's a con!"
"You guys really think they want to be Autobots?"
"Of course not!"
"What bout reddy isn't she a medic?"
"Don't know, don't care! I say we just offline 'em right here right now!"
Prime stood listening to his crews nasty remarks and instantly put a stop to it.
"THAT'S ENOUGH! EVERYONE! JAZZ PROWL!"
"YES SIR!"
"Take these two to their holding cell I'll be down momentarily."
"Yes sir!" Prowl took a hold of Barricades stasis cuff an pushed him though the crowd of bots in the room. Jazz followed behind with knockout. Quickly exiting the room.
"Prime yo-"
"I don't want to hear another word about this situation Chromia! Everyone will help out with those two and will put forth the effort to get along with them. All except You and Ironhide, the two of you will stay far away from one another. If you two must cross path do it quickly with no words being exchanged, understood." Primes vented grey smoke from his pipes showing his seriousness.
Most of the crew responded to him a bit irritated but respectful. "Yes sir."
"Good now everyone head back to what you were doing."
The crew nodded their helms at Optimus and went their separate ways. Prime decided to wait till the entire room was clear of bots before he made his leave.
*sigh*
"This isn't going to be easy" his servos rubbed his helm as he finally left from the space bridge room and down to the holding cell with Jazz and Prowl.
~Medbay~
Ratchet had begun examining the three to a sure that everything was in working condition. Leaving the unconscious scout for last. The twins sat on the other medical berth silently observing.
"What's wrong with the two of you?" Ratchets optics averted over to the twins.
"Well?"
"What makes you think somethings up Ratch?" Sideswipe helm tilted to the side a bit
"I'm not stupid Sideswipe. I know something is wrong, you two haven't said a word since your return."
"Nothing Ratch were fine, honestly."
"You two aren't leaving this medbay till you talk."
"…"
"Hmmm, would it have something to do with what happen on the nemesis?"
"No, before…" Sunstreaker optic cut over to the white medic.
"Before? What happen before the Nemesis."
"I , we think…."
"You think what Sunstreaker?"
"We…we might have lost 'IT ' again Ratchet." Sunstreaker was getting irritated just thinking about the whole situation. Since they arrived at the medbay; both had been trying to put together the missing pieces of what happen last night. There was a big gap in their memory that they couldn't remember.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LOST 'IT' AGAIN!?" Ratchet slammed his equipment down hard against bee's medberth.
Sideswipe slowly sunk down into his red armor as he tried to explain what happened.
"We think Bumblebees injuries came from us Ratchet, at least some of them anyway. After we left the ark last night we relaxed out near the field. I ended up dozing off and-"
"-In the process of trying to get him to stop screaming in his recharge Bumblebee showed up and tried to help me wake him up, but sideswipe kicked in Bumblebees side." Sunstreaker immediately put his input in.
"Yea…there's that, but afterwards I explained what was going on in my nightmare and found out what I did to Bee and Sunny. I tried to talk Sunny in to letting me see his injuries, but he refused. Which escalated to a small argument and then just-"
"Blackness…." Sunstreaker completed his brother sentence.
"You've GOT to be kidding me! All her injuries came from just the two of you! SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! MAYBE EVEN WORSE THEN THAT!" Ratchet temper was getting the best of him. "MIDE AS WEL SAY YOUR DECEPTICONS BECAUSE OF THIS! THIS HAS GONE ON FAR ENOUGH! ITS ONE THING TO LASH OUT ON THE CONS BUT NOW YOUR OWN TEAM MATES! I WILL NOT LET THIS SLIDE! NOT EVEN A LITTLE YOUR TWO!"
"FRAG RATCHET! WE DIDN'T DO THIS ON PURPOSE! WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW ANY OF THIS HAPPEN OR WHY SHE WAS EVEN THERE!" Both twins slammed their servos down against the empty medberth. Their claws scratching the top of the berth and their fang bearing brightly.
Ratchet took note of how his words effected the mechs.
"Forgive me for my harsh words of truth but, if you plan to stay here then you MUST, CALM, DOWN."
Ratchet leaned against Bee's medberth. One servo stressfully pinching his optical bridge, the other servo on the berth. He just shook his helm silently.
*Sigh*
(She had no business being out there in the first place. I strictly told her she was to stay in her quarters and rest. Bee you're putting yourself through too much. You need to rest, looks like you don't have a choice now.)
The sound of the twins snatching their claws from the berth tore Ratchet from his train of thought.
"What in primus?" he turned watching the twins just stand there, coolant silently rolling down their faceplate.
(Scrap….)
Sunstreaker servo grabbed ahold of Sideswipes. Sideswipe pulled his brother into him; their servo around each other's waist. They were murmuring something to each other to low to make out.
"Lambos...?" Ratchets servos reached out to the two, resting on their shoulders.
"Where sorry…It wasn't supposed to happen…Please repair her…" the twins had been speaking in unison with the medic quite a bit.
"I'm a medic of course I'm going to get her back on her peds. I refuse to let anyone leave my medbay without being able to recover. Besides she's already been repaired by someone else. Though their skills needs a bit of 'work'. My scanners says' she's fine, Don't worry."
The twins just looked at their extended out claws all zoned out. Ratchet sighed an placed his equipment down, stepping to the two mech. Placing his servos on each brothers shoulder.
"I know you wouldn't do this intentionally, but you must understand that this can't keep going on. You two have to get this issue under control, understand?"
The two just nodded in agreeance as they jumped up on the scratched up berth. Ratchet leaned against Bee's berth; watching the twins just brood about what had happen. Slowly his mind began to zone out and reminisce upon the past. Back to when the twins first arrived on the team with 'him'.
"RATCHET!"
"That voice. Baby brother?" Ratchet turned to meet the mech that had called him.
"LONG TIME NO SEE BIG BRO!" The mech was tall and a bit bulky with red visors and long jet wings.
"LITTLE BROTHER!? What are you doing here! You're going to get caught and-"
Ratchet stopped speaking the moment he caught eye of a small bundle in his little brothers arms and a pair of yellow and red mechlets. Who were staying extremely close to him. Along with a very young red femme and black and silver mechlet with purple glow patterns.
"Who are-"
"OH YEA! First off let me say that I'm officially an Autobot again, Optimus found out what really happen and let me rejoin the Autobots. During my time stuck on the Nemesis I met these four! These four bots are now my new students, well more like my step youngling."
The black and dark grey jet smiled at his older brother.
"The twins don't talk, but they seem to be very fond of itty bitty here~3."
Ratchet rubbed his helm and just smiled. "I'm glad to hear things are going well now, but where is-"
The black mechs faceplate quickly went blank for a moment.
"Sweets? Hook killed her little after she gave emergence to itty bit here. At the least she got to named her and hold her before Hook offlined her..."
"I-I'm so sorry little brother" Ratchets optics filled with sorrow for his younger brother, yet his spark began to fill with rage.
"Don't worry Ratchet, like I said, I'm just glad that she got to hold her and see her at least once. I just wish things had turned out differently." The black jets massive wings hung low in disappointment.
"You can tell me of it once we get you and these youngling checked and settled."
The jet smiled a bit. "I've lost my mate, yes, but if anything I'm still glad all of you are alive."
A soft smile sneaking onto Ratchet faceplate.
"Anyway! Enough of me how is big bro and his little family doing?"
"Ironhide is still Ironhide, his youngling Mercury is starting to act more and more like him. Though she has her carriers smarts, luckily. Have you not seen him yet?"
"Naw, every time I see him he's busy with something or with Prime. I'll get my turn, just, gotta be patient."
"Is it that or you're afraid of what he might say?"
Ratchet put the code in for the medbay and walked in with his mini squad. The younglings where astonished by how many shiny things there were.
High shiny surfaces, shiny sharp 'Toys', and little areas for them to explore. Ratchet swiped up the grey mechlet first and placing him on a medberth. The other younglings just sat and watched the medic every little step. Though the older bots paid them no mind as they continued on with their conversation.
"I'm more afraid of what his reaction is going to be Ratch…"
"Hide will be more than happy to see you again. As well as your new little arrival, and speaking of new arrival you never introduced me to her. I am assuming it's a femme from the nick name, correct?" Ratchet began to examine the black and grey mechlet, running scan and everything to make sure everything was in good condition. Which really only took a few moments.
"Y-yea! The sparkling turned out to be a femme just like she said! Now that I think about it, she looks a lot like her carrier. Though her optic have yet to open so I don't know what color her optics are."
Ratchet just smiled at his 'little' big brother.
"Does she and the rest of these younglings have names?" Ratchet place the grey mechlet on the ground an scooped up the small red femme and began to repeat his steps.
"Of course they do! This little red femme here is my helper Knockout. She wants to be a medic, so you'll be seeing her a lot Ratchet. She says she wants to be the best medic she can be. So I told her I would introduce her to you."
The jet smiled and softly patted Knockout on her helm with his free servo.
Ratchet smiled at the young 'medic to be'.
"So you want to be my student hu?" The femme shyly nodded her helm at the wite and orange medic.
"Well I must say that I am strict on my teaching and will teach you a lot. Are you are prepared for it?" Knockout nodded her helm again this time eagerly!
"That's what I like to see in my students, determination."
"Alright, Ratchet the little black and silver mech you just got through with is my warrior and her defender. His names Barricade, this younglings gone through bounds to protect her and me and the past few hours."
"Warrior hu?" Ratchet softly rubbed his future student helm and placed her back with the other as she was good to go.
"Yea, I was going to introduce him to Ironhide, hopefully he is still taking students cause the kids determine to learn from the strongest and best and who other than Ironhide." The jet smiled as his older brother hoping he would agree as well.
"You're giving Ironhide to much credit little brother. We don't need to enlarge Ironhides ego any bigger then what it already is.
"Hehehehe Yea. Guess your right, big bro does tend to be an ego manic at times, but I think Barricade and Ironhide will get along really well."
"If you say so." Ratchet motion for one of the last two mechs to step forward but to his surprise they both came and jumped on the medical berth their selves.
"Next are the twins"
"The twins? Guess that explains why they both came to me and not just one."
"Yep, but they're split spark twins. They're always together, and I mean ALWAYS. They both helped out Sweets when I was sent away on missions and what not. Once they found out and met Itty Bit on her emergence they stuck even closer to us. Unfortunately I don't know their names, these are the only younglings that I've met that don't really communicate. They just, do whatever needs to be done or whatever they've been told to do."
"Hmm, indeed, but I must say they're a bit big to be considered younglings. Their about the age of mechlets really. Might want to keep that in mind brother young bots can lash out about simple things as not being in the correct age group."
"O-okay, will DEFINATLY keep that in mind. Which reminds me I need to do something right quick. Well more like try. Mind if I do it while you're doing their exams?"
"Does it involve them moving?"
"No."
"Then go right ahead."
"Alright twins I actually need you to answer my question this time alright?" the two looked up at the big mech and nodded their helms in unison to him.
"Okay first off do you two have actual names?"
The two shook their helms no to the older bot responding to him respectfully.
"Would you two like to have names?"
Twins looked at each other for a moment, and quickly nodded their helms happily.
"Alright! That was simple. Uh, how about…. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker! What do you think?"
For the first time the twins actually spoke. "Who is who?"
"Which name do you wish to have?"
The red twin smiled in happiness "I WANNA BE SIDESWIPE!"
"Wow! Hahahaha Sideswipe it is then! Guess that means you'reSunstreaker. Are you alright with Sunstreaker?"
"Sunstreaker….I like it, can I keep it?"
"Of course, it's your name now and who you are, but something tells me I'm going to be surprised by you two young mechlets." The black jet just smile at the two and got two happy smiles In return.
"Sunstreaker! Sunstreaker we have names now! YAY!" The red mechlet jumped up in down in happiness, showing his true self for the first time to other bots besides his brother.
"Sideswipe, you're an idiot"
"But brother still love idiot Sideswipe right?"
"Maybe…"
"Yay!"
Ratchet just smiled at the twins in joy at their already different personality traits. Usually twins had the same personality until they were young mechs, but it would seem they already had separate personality. Then again they were split spark something that was extremely rare. Ratchet began to grow curious of the two.
"Well Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, I'm all done. However I do have a question on my own to ask you. May I ask?"
Sunstreaker pouted and vented out "Maybe…" A smirk on his faceplate.
Sideswipe nodded his helm to him reassuringly. "YEA ASK! ASK! ASK!"
Ratchet could do nothing but laugh at the two. "Alright twins, what is it that you wish to be?"
The two looked at each other for a moment confused. Staying silent they looked up at the very small bundle in the black jets arms. Sideswipe smiled eagerly at Ratchet as he spoke for both he and his brother.
"We wanna be the best! So we wanna be front liners!"
"WHOA NOW! Being front liners is extremely dangerous! Front liners are at the front of the battle. Matter of fact they give the first blow to the enemy! Are you sure!?" Both mechs were surprised by the twins reply.
Sunstreaker snorted at Ratchet angered of what he said. "This whole stupid war is dangerous it doesn't matter if we are at the front or back we are going to be shot at either way! Get them before they get us!"
"Yea brothers' right, if we can take down most of the enemies; then we won't really have to worry about sparkling getting hurt. We can protect her by eliminating her threat before it gets to her."
Ratchet and his brother just stared at the twins in even more shock.
"Well Ratchet looks like they have their minds made up and you're not going to change it."
"I see, if that's the case, they have a long tough road ahead of them."
"So Ratchet I guess that leaves your only patient left is Little Bit hu?" The jet smiled awkwardly at the medic.
"No."
"Hu?" The jets wing twitched in confusion. "What do you mean no?"
"No as in she is not my only patient left. I'm checking you out as well idiot. However I know you would like me to examine her first."
"You know me to well Ratchet" The jet handed the small sparkling to his brother, watching as he took 2 thermal blanket and placed it on the medical berth. Gently he placed the very small sparkling on the berth belly up and began.
"Do me a quick favor little brother."
"Yea, what is it?"
"Get a warm little bucket of warm water, a rag and a fresh thermal blanket from the shelf over there."
He nodded his helm and gathered the things he asked and returned them. "Alright, here you go."
"Thank you, now cover you audios, because if she's got your cries, then primus help me."
"Hu what are you-" He watched as Ratchet grabbed a hold of the sparklings tiny arm and cleaned one specific spot on it and injected a thin needle into her. Piercing through her soft protoform; as her optics filled with coolant and her vocals began to screech in a high volume. Her small form uncontrollably tried to flail away from the medic, but with no success. The younger bots glared angrily at the medic. Even if they couldn't see her they could hear her and Ratchet took note of it.
He removed the needle and placed a bandage on her arm. "Here. Clean her up really good, wrap her up, and calm her down. Because right now I don't think she or the younger ones for that matter want me near her."
The younger brother did as told, nervously picking her up and cradling her in the crook of his arm and talking to her.
"Sssh ssh it's alright, you're alright now. See its all over. Sires right here."
Quickly, both her cries and flailing quickly came to an ease. He grabbed the moist towelette and began to clean her from helm to ped quickly as he could feel her tiny frame shiver from the cold. It only took a quick minute to get her all nice and cleaned. Quickly he dried her off and wrapped her in a clean thermal blanket. Tight enough to keep her warm, yet loose enough for her to move a bit.
"Look at you, all nice smooth clean and warm." The older mech yarned and shook his helm.
"I'd almost say you were a pro little brother."
"You think so? Personally I thought I did really bad." A tired smile stretching across his face plate.
"You're a rechargeless mess, u do realize that right?"
"Yea I do Ratchet…" a sheepish exhausted smile covered his face plate.
"Look I'll give you your examine tomorrow morning alright, but for now follow me. I need to get you guys to your quarters."
The medic turned an left out of his medbay. Making sure that his little entourage was behind him. He went straight to the empty quarter that Optimus had given his little brother. Ratchet punched in a code for the room and entered. Walking in first as his younger counter part followed behind with a trail of mechlets and younglings.
"This is you guys quarters. You'll all have to share till you're big enough to have your own."
The room had one window a small shelf, a weapon cabinet, and two large berths. The jet looked down at the younglings and mechlets.
"Well why don't you guys get settle and choose your berths. This one on the right is mine, some of you are going to have to bunk with me others can recharge on the other berth. Alright?"
All the young one just looked at the mech shocked. Barricade and Knockout went about exploring everything and opening anything that could be open. Soon they were playing with one other in the corner doing nothing more than laughing. On the other servo Sunstreaker was lost as to what to do.
"Did we do something wrong?" The twins looked up at the jet worryingly.
"What? No of course not! Why would you two say that?"
"You said to pick a berth, we only pick berth to get spanked. We not allowed to sleep on berth i-it's against the rules." Sideswipe silently started to hold his self together. Hiding behind his brother a bit.
"Well Sunstreaker, Sideswipe let me let you in on a secret alright? Matter of fact let me let you all in on a secret."
The mech kneeled down to the yellow and red mechlets.
His black servos softly rubbing Sunstreaker helm.
"Your free, you can sleep on a berth here. Here it's normal for ALL bots to sleep in berths, no matter the age. So I want you all to get a berth and get comfortable in it. Alright?"
They all nodded slowly as the bots words sunk in. They all jumped in the right berth, including the twins.
"WHAT! WAIT! HOLD ON! I SAID THAT ONE WAS MINE! ALL OF YOU CAN'T RECHARGE WITH ME!" The jets black striped wings wiggled in correspondence to his expression and emotion.
"We recharge with Sire!" The bots just stared at the jet pouty like.
"I don't have much of choice do I?" a smile appearing on his face plate.
Sideswipe replied happier den ever. "Nope!"
Even the sparklings little arms manage to escape from her blanket and began to wiggle about. Chirping loudly as though agreeing with Sideswipe and the other.
Ratchet laughed his helm off at the youngsters, seeing as his younger brother lost to four small young bots and a sparkling.
"Oh your just enjoying this to the fullest aren't you. Ratchet -_-' "
Silently, Barricade jumping down from the high berth and walk directly in front of him. The other children watching his every move as he patting the jets leg to get his attention
"Hu? What is it barricade?"
"What her name, what it look like? Can we hold her?"
"Hu? oh! Right how could I forget to introduce you guys to Itty Bit!" The small bundle started to click and coo against her sires frame.
"Well little brother what is her name? You never did tell me when we were in medbay. I've been quite curious as to the name my brother and his beautiful mate created."
The jet smiled at the compliment as he sat between the four younglings on the berth and a Ratchet in front of him.
"Guys and tiny femmes, I want you to meet Bumblebee."
He unfolded the thermal blanket from her small chassis and face. The younglings crowd around the black jet looking at the small yellow and black femme. They had never actually seen the sparkling; just heard her or saw her flail about in her blanket.
"She's even more beautiful when she's clean and content little brother, you're going to be a great sire to her and them."
"Thanks Ratchet…I still think she looks a lot like her carrier."
"Indeed she does, but she has your faceplate, stripes and wings."
"Yea, but she's too small to be a flyer, so she's going to end up being a doorwinger. Regardless she is still beautiful and I will love and take care of her. I'm counting on you young bots to help me take care of her, can you all do that for me?"
"We'll help protect and take care of her sire don't worry." Sideswipe smiled at the black and deep grey mech cheerfully.
"Thanks Sideswipe, that means a lot to me." He reached down and rubbed sideswipe on his helm. Looking through his red visors at the happiness on the red mechlets face.
Just then Bees' helm rolled towards Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, Catching the twin's attention. Slowly, she began to open her optics. The first thing her fuzzy filled optic lock on were the twins. Cooing in curiosity, yet befuddled as to who they were.
"Wow…" the twins just started at Bumblebee, amazed by how beautiful her optics were and how they made her soft frame look even prettier than it already was.
"What is it twins?" The jet stopped rubbing sideswipes helm and became confused as to what had overcame them.
"She has beautiful optics…" the twins' optics never stop staring back at the happy little sparkling.
"Hu?" The mech looked down at the tiny yellow sparkling reaching out for him and smiled.
"What do you know she does."
Sunstreaker finally stop looking at the tiny yellow sparkling an decided to ask its sire a question. "Where does she get her optics from? Her carrier optics were green.
"She gets them from me Sunstreaker, just because I wear red visor doesn't mean my optics are red. They are the exact color as Bumblebees."
"C-can we hold her?" both twins looked up at the jet with their purplish-blue optics waiting for a reply.
"Of course, hop in my lap you two." Once in his lap the two looked at the tiny sparkling in curiosity and captivity.
"Alright extend your arms like this."
The twins copied his example exact and he lowered the new born sparkling in their servos, with his still placed under her frame. Just in case the two moved their servos from her; he would be able to quickly get her from falling and hurting her soft frame. Barricade had manage to get close enough to play with the sparkling tiny yellow and grey armor less peds. Knockout got closer as well as she let the sparkling grab hold of one of her digit and wiggle it through the air joyful while clicking and cooing.
The twins didn't really touch her they just kept looking at her. Mostly being amazed at her bright beautiful baby blue optics and smile. The sparkling stopped playing with the younglings and pulled her tiny soft peds and servos to her wobbly like protoframe. Wiggling, clicking and cooing at the twins for their attention. The two scooted deeper in to the jets lap with blushing blue faceplates.
"What's the matter twins? Is she that beautiful to you that you can't play with her?" The jet teased the twins taking acknowledgement of their face plates. "Just let her grab one of your digits."
"W-we don't want to hurt her…"
"I know what you're referring to, but trust and believe that if I didn't think you two had decent control over 'IT' I wouldn't let you play with her. You two will be fine, just let her wiggle your digits for a moment."
"No we can't! We don't want to hurt her!" Coolant started to fall from the twins face plates
Ratchet nearly jumped from what the twins said, but quickly decided not to say a word about it till later.
"Look at me mechlets, I know for a fact that you won't hurt her. I completely trust you two and believe in you two. Both of you have made a lot of progress since I met you. Keep going with that progress, start by just playing with her."
The twins just stared at the jet scared. Closing their optics and slowly extended their trigger digits out to the sparkling scared of what would happen. Bumblebee grabbed their digits and started to play with them energetically.
The twins open their optics surprise that the sparkling was safe and okay. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker started to relax a bit watching the sparkling have the time of her new life energetic and happy.
"Might I get the privilege of properly holding my niece?"
"Of course Ratch! Alright twins let me give Ratchet a chance with Bumblebee?" the two yarned and nodded crawling off the jets lap and into his berth. Giving his sparkling to Ratchet ever so gently.
"You know what Ratchet, why don't you take her for a while. I need to get them some cubes and into recharge. It's been a long day for everyone."
"Are you sure, I mean…"
"I trust you Ratchet with my precious treasure. I know she'll be fine in your care for a bit. Just bring her back in about…half an hour? I-if that's okay with you Ratch…"
"That's fine with me Little brother. An half an hour it is, I'll try to have her in recharge by the time I return her to you. I make no promise thought; she's most likely going to need to listen to you spark to fall into recharge, but I can try."
The jets red visors retracted to reveal his bright baby blue tired optics. "Thanks Ratchet, oh, big brother?"
"Yes? Something you need or want to talk about?"
"N-no not yet, I'm not ready to-"
"No rush Baby brother, I'm willing to listen whenever you are ready for me too."
"Thanks Ratchet."
"Don't thank, me its part if my job as you older brother to do these things."
"I mean it Ratchet. Thank you, thank you so much! I could never repay you for what you've done for me. I'm extremely glad to have you and Ironhide as my older brothers, and their uncles, especially Bumblebees. I know that if anything happens that she is in good, safe care with you two."
"… Why are you talking like that..?"
"Alright youngling why don't you all go explore the ARK. You can ask one of the older bots for a cube of energon, ok. I need to talk to Ratchet."
All the youngling nodded their helms tiredly, but did as told. "Twins, I'm trusting you two to watch over Barricade and Knockout and get your energon since you two are the eldest."
"Okay" Sunstreaker took a hold of Sideswipe and Knockout servos and began to lead the way out.
"Me and brother will get everything handled. Come on cade, lets go get something to refuel." Sideswipe reached out for Barricade's servo. Barricade looked back at his step sire concern.
"Don't worry Barricade I just need to talk to Ratchet alone for a minute. We'll be fine, promise." The youngling hesitated for a minute before REACHING OUT TO Sideswipe and tagging along.
"Little brother, talk, right now!"
The black jet waited till the door shut completely before he began to reply to his older brother.
"I did something horrible before I escaped from the cons Ratchet."
"What did you do?" Ratchets voice was stern and demanding.
The massive jets wings fell completely down, showing no effort of restraint. Scooching all the way oh his new berth he took bumblebee back from Ratchet and laid the little femme on her play blanket and softly wrapped it around her; letting her play with his digit joyfully.
"I ended my ties with Megatron and Soundwave permanently. We are no longer a trine."
Ratchet fell silent from shock. "They are after you then, aren't they…"
"Yes, but that's not the only reason they're after me."
"What's the other then?"
"I joined the Autobots with their strongest future warriors / experiments. I had to get even somehow for what they did to her."
"Oh primus little brother." Ratchet just rubbed the bridge between his optics; fearful as to what his younger sibling had done.
"They took my mate away from me as well as my sparklings carrier! I had to do something! If I knew they had such a dark plan for the both of us then I would have NEVER joined their trine. They knew we were mates and knew of our genetics. To make things worse they found out that we were expecting and only had plans to use her! Use Bee for another addition to their unstoppable experimental future army; his first step was the twins! Then again, I wouldn't be in this situation if I had listen to you and Ironhide…"
"…!"
*sigh* "You guys were right, I shouldn't have trusted them the way I did and now look, I'm paying the price for my horrible decision. If I had actually listened for a change then none of this would have happen. Bumblebee would have a carrier to love her as I would have still had a mate, but because of my stupid actions my only sparkling has to suffer for it."
The jet hide his teary baby blue optics, as his thumb gently rubbed the now recharging sparkling forhelm. He paused for a moment taking in the sight of his tiny little bug.
"However, I can at least say I did one good thing. I manage to save those younglings from what he had planned for them. The Decepticons, specifically Megatron and Soundwave ARE going to offline me for that defiantly. It's just a matter of time really."
"…Sha-"
"Don't you dare say they won't; I know how those monsters work. All I ask is that you keep her and them safe, especially the twins. Megatron and Fortress Maximus will destroy half the nemesis to get those younglings back. They're mostly focused on the twins I don't know why, but if those younglings are raised as con this war is already lost"
"They are nothing but younglings, there is no way that a handful of younglings and a pair of twins can be that powerful." Ratchet soon grew tired of standing and sat on the other side of the recharging sparkling, careful as to not wake her.
"You know that battle at Kaon, the one that was known as the 'Battle for Energon Sparks'?"
"How could I forget, everybot I had examine either didn't have a spark or had completely lost all their energon due to their frames being so badly mangled and destroyed; Sometime it was both. I could never forget that battle Megatron started. NEVER."
"You're wrong Ratchet."
"How is that? That that battle has nothing but Megatron written all over it!"
"I'm not saying he didn't do it, but I will say that he definitely didn't finish it, not even half way."
"What do you mean?
"That battle had a purpose in Megatron plans, a purpose I didn't find out till it was too late. The purpose was to see just how strong the youngling were. An since the twins were the oldest and more combat orientated they went first. They were 'tested' to see how they would cope, survive and win the battle alone. The twins were the reason for that battle and the victors of it. Just imagine those same bots being fully grown and Decepticons."
"That's something I do not wish to see nor imagine little brother."
"That's why I took them, save them. They aren't bad Ratch, they really aren't. Like I said earlier Ratchet; that was actually the first time they spoke to me, let alone at all. I think to a certain degree they are somewhat already happy being here."
"We'll do what we can to protect all the younglings and you so don't worry."
"You can attempt to save me, but it'll be pretty useless. Regardless I'm counting on you and Ironhide to take care of bumblebee and the others when I leave. Jazz seems to have always been good with sparklings and on up. I think bumblebee will find a new carrier figure on her."
The mech yarned in exhaustion, his baby blue optics fluttered like a tired out youngling. It was moments like this that Ratchet just treasured his baby brother; key word BABY brother.
"That's enough for one day little brother, we can continue this tomorrow."
The jet simply smiled a soft genuine smile and laid beside his sparkling. Optics becoming harder and harder to keep open. "Did you still want to take her for a bit Ratch?"
"No. She seems happy and content with you there and vice versa. So just recharge and enjoy her company."
"I can't the younglings haven't returned yet."
"I'll get them situated get some recharge, you need it." Ratchet pulled out two fresh cubs out of his sub-space and place them on the miniature side table. One cube had a little packet on top of it and a bottle on the side.
"What's that packet Ratchet?"
"It's an additive, you put it in her energon so she can drink it. So basically it's sparkling formula. The other is for you to drink up right now."
The jet just smile as he took the cube and drunk it in one go. "Thanks Ratch, don't know what I'd do without you."
The medic began to leave the room quietly, but stopped when he felt optics staring at him from behind.
"What is it?"
"Take her..."
"What?"
"You're going to need bumblebee, you'll figure out why later, but for now she'll be a form of trust you temporarily carry."
"How will a sparkling be proof that I am trust worthy? If anything they don't trust me because of her little fit in medbay."
"Just take her, it'll make things a bit easier on you. Promise" The jet wrapped the sparkling tightly in her thermal blanket and handed her to Ratchet. Ratchet gently placed her in the crook of her arm, and almost immediately she began to slowly whimper and click.
"Are you sure about this" Ratchet had plenty of experience in dealing with sparklings but for some reason bumblebee made him feeling as though he had no clue what he was doing. Was it because she was so small? That she was actually related to him by being his niece? He was utterly confused.
"Yea, night Ratch." The jet laid back down an fell into recharge knowing his sparkling was in good care.
The medic made his way out the door again, and began to search for the four younglings. Bumblebees small frame stayed in the fold of his arm rubbing her soft helm as to keep her from crying.
"Don't worry Bumblebee, my sweet niece; you'll be back with your sire and siblings soon. I promise to take care of you and your sire. As much of an idiot he can be, he's a nice mech at spark. I just hope you two will be together for a long time."
Bumblebee wiggled herself deeper into the medic's arm grabbing a hold of one of his digit, and falling right back into recharge peacefully.
"You truly are a sweet little angel aren't you bumblebee" The medic looked down at the sparkling and smiled, just as the sparkling smiled back to him in her recharge. "Good night little one."
Bumblebees' slowly began to online her optics; though things were a bit foggy she could still make out what was in front of her. (Is that the twins… and Ratchet? Whats going on?)
"H-hey what are you guys all doing? Am I back at base?" Bumblebee voice was low and scratchy, but it manage to pierce through the sound of held back tears and anger. The twins merely glanced at the scout before trying to take their leave.
"Are you alright bumblebee? How-how do you feel?" Ratchet patted Bumblebee's helm softly.
"Tired, sore and hungry, but other than that I'm fine" she rubbed the back of her helm nervously at her own comment. She looked passed Ratchet an saw the twins leaving. Their faceplate unreadable, their optics hidden, and their posture stiff.
"H-hey twins…"
The twin stopped at directly in the medbay doors, refusing to turn an look at the yellow femme directly.
"Yes Bumblebee?" their vocals were draggy and had a bit static in it.
"Uh…are you two okay?"
"Were fine don't worry"
"…H-have I done something to upset you two?" She sat up feeling the soreness in her side.
"No."
"Do you hate me now for what I did?"
The twins' wings twitched at the small femmes words. They knew they couldn't hate her, NEVER! If anything they wanted nothing more than to love her and keep her to their selves, but they knew it could never happen. Sideswipe peered over his shoulder to see the young scouts face before they left.
"No Bumblebee, we could never hate you, especially for what you did last night. Though most of the night we can't recall were glad you came when you did."
"An were thankful that you didn't quite on us." Sunstreakers arms folded over his chestplate as he kept his helm forward.
"We just…we just wish we could thank you for the help." A small smirk sneaking in to Sideswipe faceplate.
"What are you talking about? I could never quite on you guys, just as I know you wouldn't quite on me. And please don't thank me. The fact that you two are okay and alive is great." She smiled tiredly at the two while still holding her side, but continued on.
"I just wish I could get you two to look at me and smile. I know that you both didn't mean for what happen to happen, but eh. I'm okay and alive. So don't worry twins; I'm in great care with Ratchet. Hey next thing you know I'll be back on my peds and back to training! Then back to being actually helpful to the team! Besides i've come too far to let you two beat me. Just wait I'll catch up to you two!"
The twins turned all the way around and stared at Bee shocked. Ratchet had stopped what he was doing and stared a bit shocked as well.
"Uh….did I say something wrong? O_o'."
Ratchet smiled an patted the femme on her helm.
"Not at all Bumblebee. To be quite honest I think you just might have made the twins day a bit better" Bumblebee was more confused now more than ever.
The twins stared at one another for a moment before busted out in a big smile, for Sunstreaker a big smirk. They walked out of medbay and waved joyfully to the two. Sideswipe turned on a dime and yelled at the medic.
"We'll be back with a cube for you Bumblebee!"
Sunstreaker smirked in amusement at his brother. (Such an idiot, to bad he's my idiot.) "You better still be here when we get back bumblebee."
Bumblebee was long gone lost at what happen, but just smiled at the gold and red frontliner.
"You know Ratchet won't let me leave Sunstreaker." She let out a small laugh as the medbay doors hissed shut.
"What was that about Ratchet!?"
"Nothing, don't worry about it their just out of it after whats happen. They'll come around."
"Hmmm, I hope you right Ratchet. So change of subject how long will I be in medbay?"
Ratchet gently pushed her back down on the berth and started to work on her minor side injuries.
"For a while and I'm taking you from light duty to completely off. No training either bumblebee."
"WHAT! BUT-" Bee rose back up quickly in attempt to protest.
"EP PEP PEP PEP PEP PEP! I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT BUMBLEBEE! DO YOU UNDERSTAND!"
"Yes sir…" she averted her optics and laid back on the berth. Her helm turned away from Ratchet.
Ratchet silently vented of bee's hint of attitude and continued working. She sat there silently not saying anything to Ratchet for a while. From time to time he would feel her jump from a pulled cord or sudden jerk. The silence stretch on a bit too long for Ratchet; so he tried sparking a small conversation with her. "Whoever patched you up bumblebee did an outstanding job."
Bee stayed silent for a moment but replied to Ratchet in a low tone emotionless tone. "Sunstreaker patched me up…"
"He did an outstanding job, I'm quite surprise really."
"Yea…"
"Alright im all done with the left over repairs on your side, Sunstreaker did most of the work it would seem. Now hand me your arm." She lifted her right arm soundlessly to the medic; listening as he scanned her arm for any missed injuries.
"Amazing, if Sunstreaker does repairs like this then he should be a medic as well."
"Y-yea." Silent filled the medbay yet again before he got the hint she was upset.
"I gather from you silence and lack of replies that your upset that I've taken you off duty. Right?" Ratchet finished his scan on her arm and released it.
"…"
"You must understand Bee that you NEED to rest. I hate that you were sent on a mission almost immediately after arriving back to earth. Your last examination I told you light duty and you go off and do the opposite of what I say. You're putting too much on yourself Bumblebee. You NEED to rest. Understand."
"Yea, I understand….but…"
"But what Bee?"
"N-nothing I understand…S-so a-am I alright?"
"Physically for now you're okay. Everything's been patched and repaired so you're good to stay in medbay and rest."
"What! I have to stay in medbay?" Bee's wings drooped down in frustration.
"Yes you do; so I can make sure you don't really do anything! Don't think about even sneaking off either."
"So I seriously can't go to my own quarters?"
"I let you do that last time, now look where you're at."
"It's hard to recharge or stay in a place where EVERYBOT is 'facing…" Bee sat up, pulling her legs to her chestplate sitting against the medbay wall. Her facial expression was a mix of anger and frustration as her optics locked directly into the medics greenish blue optics.
Ratchet could do nothing more than to turned away in udder embarrassment. Seeing as he was one of that facing bots from the other night. He and First-Aid had 'bonding night' but he didn't know everyone else had the same idea.
"I-is that why you left to get away from everyone"
Ratchet faceplate remained a faint blush blue as he scanned over her entire frame to make sure he hadn't miss anything. Receiving no warning in his medical screening he transformed his scanner back into his wrist, and playfully rubbed Bees' helm.
The scout pouted a bit and turned her helm away. "Yea."
Ratchet sat beside bumblebees curled up frame, his servo now resting on her shoulder.
"Forgive me then, I apologize. However you still need to stay in medbay so I can keep an eye on your injury. Especially that one on your' side. I know you want to get out a bit but don't you think you got out enough for one day Bee."
"It's not that I want to get out Ratchet, I just…I just want to be alone…"
"Might I ask why then?"
"I-I ...no, you can't…I'm sorry." Bee started to feel bad now because she knew Ratchet was trying to help, but she couldn't bring him into her dark little world.
"I see…Well whenever you're ready to talk to Bee, I'm more than willing to listen. Alright" He smile at the scout reassuringly.
"Alright, but I will hold you on that offer one day Ratchet." She smiled tiredly.
"I hope you do little Bumblebee." He pulled her into his side, his arm wrapped around her far shoulder. His free servo rubbing her helm playfully, earning a cheerful smile from the scout.
"That what I'm looking for, that's the Bumblebee I know."
She couldn't help but smile and giggle at Ratchets playful antics. The playful side that only she got to see when no one was around. "Ratchet."
"Yes?" He quickly eased up on the playing.
"I-…well…it's about the other night…"
"Hmm? What of it?
"It's when we first got back…"
"Ok."
"I overheard Ironhide talking to Chromia about something. Whatever it was it involved me in it. An well as you know we don't exactly get along, so guess what I'm asking is s-should I be worried?"
"No, you shouldn't; even if they don't like you. They wouldn't harm you that's for sure."
"Y-yea…" (I forgot that everyone here still thinks of them as kind sparked heavy armed warriors. Then again who wouldn't?)
"Something else troubling you Bumblebee?"
"Hu o-oh n-no, I'm good! Thank you!" A big smile stretched on her faceplate.
Ratchet patted her helm gently; and walked casually to his office and back with a blank data pad in his servo. "Now Bee do you mind if I ask you a few question about last night?"
"No, go ahead."
"You need to be honest with me as well."
"…alright." Her wings twitch from the indirect insult, but she had been lying to Ratchet a lot lately.
Ratchet ignored her silent venting and twitchy wing and proceeded. "Great, now lets start off with what happen to the twins last night?"
"Uh what do you mean, because a lot happen."
"I mean physically and mentally; what happen to the twins. Obviously they wouldn't hurt you on purpose so something had to of happen for this to happen."
"Oh, well, can I just summarize what happen last night. It's easier to explain that way."
"That makes things even better."
"Okay; so I don't know what happen before, but after I left the ark I heard loud screaming. Then Sunstreaker yelling at someone to wake up. So I followed the sounds and ended up finding Sunstreaker franticly trying to wake Sideswipe from some bad night terror or something. Anyways I tried to help, but Sideswipe kicked me in my side, almost as if he was-"
"Fighting something off..."
"Yea…how'd you know that."
"Because this isn't the first time something like this has happen. I need to know what happen to keep mistakes like this from happen again." (…and to keep the past from repeating its self…)
"Oh?"
"Yes. But that's another story for another time, for now just continue on with the storyBumblebee." Ratchets' servos remained on his data pad as his optics glowed with seriousness towards Bee.
"W-well after I manage to scramble myself off the ground and make my wake back to them. He had calmed down, but he wasn't fully back yet like he was still trying to wake up. After a few minutes he came back online an was completely oblivious to what happen."
Ratchet frowned at his data pad angrily. (Frag it, he's trying again to get them.)
"Ratchet? Are you okay? Do you want me to stop?"
"No I'm fine, keep going bumblebee"
Bumblebee hesitated for a moment, but continued on.
"He tried to figure out what had happen, but Sunstreaker wouldn't answer him. I couldn't tell him anything because I had nothing to tell him really. I didn't want to tell Sideswipe what he had done, but he ended up figuring it out after he pulled me up off the ground. Lets just say that things didn't go so well after that. Sunstreaker had to do another patch job to close my side because it started to bleed. I black out sometime in between, but when I came back to they were kind of mad at each other. Next thing I know it turned into a full blown argument. I tried to break it up but they turn towards me and lashed out."
"I bet they said everything and anything that hurt you're feeling to the core didn't they?"
"Y-yea…."
"What happen next Bee?"
"Well they said something along the lines of me being only useful as a interface slave, But then they turned around and said that I was basically theirs and theirs alone. Somehow they managed to get a hold of me and, well…"
"And well what bumblebee!" Ratchet frame jolted stiff. The story was taking a turn for the worst! He stopped writing and glared at Bee angrily. Not only mad that she hadn't finished her story, but at the thought that the twins would do 'THAT' to her.
Bee had seen Ratchets' bad side and she was somehow bringing out at its fullest.
"W-well their digits turn to claws, they somehow grew fangs, and their optics turned a brilliant crimson red. S-sideswipe had gotten so close to me that we were, lip to lip. He and Sunstreaker claw like servos started to move down my frame. I had a pretty good ideas where thing were going so I decided right then and there that I needed to get free. I-I manage to get free, but that came at a price of getting them mad as pit. Later on I lost them and bumped into Barricade. He had to help me get away from the twins again seeing as they kind of found me again. Barricade had to do another patch job and I had to explain to him what caused all this. He got mad and ended up helping me think of a way to help them. H-he kissed me and walked away into the shadows. After finding them he tackled Sunstreaker to the ground. I had to get sideswipe under control, as he went berserk after he heard Sunstreaker hit the ground and cuss everyone and everything out. Sideswipe pushed me on the ground and tried to hurt me!"
Bee face slammed into her legs embarrassed andnervous. "Don't kill me!"
Ratchet had stop writing things down sometime during bumblebee fast paced talking. Shocked of what happen throughout the night. All he could do was shake his helm.
"Hold on Bee, I-I'm sorry; but this is a lot to take note of."
Ratchet lied to the scout, really he was angry at the twins, but at the same time he wasn't because he knows they wouldn't act or even lash out like that on purpose and especially not on a team mate!
"I-im sorry due continue"
Bumblebee scooted a bit away from the medic as he suddenly became polite towards her. She look down at whatever was beneath and kept going; she made sure to avert her optics away from the medic. Especially for what she was say about to say next.
"When he forced me down it was like he was protecting me, but at the same time he wasn't."
"What makes you think that Bumblebee?"
"He put one of his arms behind my back and cuffed my helm."
Ratchet looked at Bee yet again shocked. He knew the scout wasn't lying, she has no reason to, that and his lie detector had been on since she started.
"If he hadn't of done that I would have had some serious processor damage. There was so much force putted behind that push it was unbelievable. Anyway Sideswipe tried to get to Sunstreaker, but I wouldn't let him and by some miracle I manage to pin him beneath me. Then he did something strange;
"Oh. Like what so?" Ratchet expression had became stern and solid.
"He let me pin him down Ratchet. I know for a known fact that the twins have more than enough strength to throw me off, but he didn't. However it made him mad that he couldn't get to Sunstreaker, so he finally threw me off and pinned me back down and started to, choke me. In the mix of trying to fight him off he scratched my arm and well I, kind of got him even madder by basically calling him a Decepticon. Sideswipe froze for a moment and just stared at me. What threw me off was when he started to cry from me saying that, but he was getting madder as well. I ran out of idea and he was going to hurt me, so I decided to try one more thing…"
"Which was…?"
"To kiss… him…" Bee's wings fell down and her faceplate heated up in even more embarrassment.
"I ran out of idea's Ratchet…" She refused to look at the medic now, she just played with her digits profusely.
Ratchet began to crush his data pad and pen an just looked at bumblebee astonished!
"B-bumbleb-bee you did what!?"
Bee didn't say anything. She just hid her blushing faceplate in her lap and stayed like that. "BUMBLEBEE! YOU DID WHAT!"
She slowly lifted her helm up and repeated herself.
"I-I k-kissed him…t-they snapped out of it so…" her voice trailed off to nothingness as she buried her face plate back in her lap.
* SHATTING OF GLASS SFX*
Bee quickly lifted her helm and to her surprise Ratchet had shattered the data pad into peices. Glass shards were covering his servos along with dripping energon. "R-ratchet!?"
Ratchet turn and made his way to the sink. Rinsing the fluid off of his servos and shattered pieces. "scrap…"
Bee brought her I.V line with her as she got a pair of plier out of his tool drawer; she hesitated for a moment.
"L-let me see your servos Uncle Ratchet."
"What did you say…"
"Hu? Let me see your servos Ratchet?"
"That's not what you said at first bumblebee."
Bee just looked at Ratchet befuddled.
"You said Uncle Ratchet…"
"Really? Guess it just rolled out that way, not sure why? Regardless; hold still so I can pluck these shards out. Ok" Bee gave a soft smile to Ratchet and gently place her servos on Ratchets and as painless as possible; began to pull out the shards.
Ratchet just watched as she remove the glass one by one. Causing almost no pain to him, (Hmp never notice now tiny her servos are compared to mines. Make me miss when she was little, but you can't be little forever, hu?)
Ratchet smiled at his little assistant thankful to have such a sweet little secret. (Bee you have no idea how much I want to tell you about yourself. About me and Ironhide….your sire, caretaker, and everything that happen on your special emergence day.) Ratchet servo twitched from the thought of all that happen that day.
"Did I hurt you Ratchet? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
"What? Oh no, you're fine I assure you are doing perfectly well. Just a sudden circuit pulse that's all." He smiled at her, watching as she nodded her helm and kept removing the last few remaining tiny shards.
(I promised you I'd take care of her baby brother, now look she taking care of me.)
Ratchet just smiled at his self.
The sudden sound of sliding doors caught Ratchets attention, as his optics observed the now happier version of the twins
"HEY WERE BACK! Sorry it took so long we got held up by- what happen?"
Sideswipe made his way behind Ratchet as Sunstreaker silently followed behind him.
"Nothing much, just that Ratchet somehow manage to brake one of his data pads, and some of the glass manage to get caught in his servos." Bee gave a lazy smile to the frontliner and kept going about her business.
Ratchet on the other servo just looked at the twins from the corner of his optic. Sideswipe was so focus on Bee plucking out the glass that he didn't catch Ratchet glaring at him. Sunstreaker however took immediate notice of the medic and pondered what had gotten into him.
"Their! All done Ratchet!" She smile at the medic satisfied that she got to help him for a change.
"Thank you Bumblebee." His voice dry, but humble.
"You're more than welcome." She tried to hold back a yarn, but failed.
"Gone and recharge, you'll be in medbay till further notice, remember." Ratchet wrapped his servos and decide to wait till later to repair the cuts.
Bee rubbed the back of her neck bashfully, and pouted. "Right, forgot…"
"How long will you be stuck in here?" Sunstreaker left the medic alone and glanced at Bee."
"Till Ratchet give me the okay to leave, don't worry I'm fine for the time being." She smiled softly at the gold frontliner, though she was still upset about the whole being off duty situation.
The twins just stared at the femme, blushing a bit at the innocence that made up Bumblebee smile. Ratchet took notice of it and broke up the moment immediately.
"EPP PEPEPE! In your berth right now Bee and get some recharge! I mean it! Also, take this thermal blanket; my medbay does tend to get a bit cold."
Bumblebee caught the thermal blanket and nodded her helm to the medic as she did as told.
"As for you two, do you have something for her or no?"
The twins looked at each other and nodded. Sunstreaker made his way beside bumblebee as his brother was dragged away to Ratchets office.
"What's gotten up his tail pipe, or should I say who hasn't"
"Sunstreaker!"
"Just saying, no interface for a while for some bot can make bots cranky. Like old hatchet. Anyway here, might want to drink this before Ratchet get back from cussing out Sideswipe."
"Thank you, but you know I could have gotten it myself Sunstreaker."
"Eh, we were heading that way anyway, so we didn't mind."
Bumblebee drunk the energon a bit slowly, but finished it in about two goes. "Can I ask you something Sunstreaker?"
"Hm? What."
"What were you two so upset about earlier? I've never seen you two, look so, hurt…"
Sunstreaker went blank trying to think of an excuse to tell the femme, an quickly. "I'd rather not say…"
Bumblebee looked at Sunstreaker confused. Usually he would be the one to bluntly tell what happen from start to finish, as well as give his criticism on it.
(Guess even the twins have things they don't want to talk about to others hu.)
"Well whatever it was, I'm sure it'll get better." She smiled at the front liner tiredly.
Sunstreaker vented and turned away from Bumblebee, not wanting her to see his face plate.
"What's taking them so long!?" From the corner of his optic he saw bumblebee jump from surprise. "You alright bumblebee?"
"Yea was just a chill that's all." she grin nervously to herself and began to play with the empty energon cube in her servos.
"But you're wrapped up in the thermal blanket."
"I know, but I just wrapped by self in it too. Aren't you cold Sunstreaker?"
"No I'm fine. why?"
"Nothing just seeing if it was just me or was it actually cold. Guess its just me then."
(This is kinda awkward, I'm not use to really talking to Sunny…It's not uncomfortable or anything, just gotta get use to this.)
Moments started to go by without either saying a single word. Just Awkward Silence to the fullest.
*GIANT TUMBLEWEED OF SILENCE!* xD
"So, it looks like they are going to be in there a while Sunstreaker, you might want to come back."
"No."
"No? What are you going to do for the time being then?"
"I'll find something to keep myself busy, gone and recharge."
"Are you sure Sunstreaker?"
The gold frontliner nodded his helm at the yellow scout as she laid down an easily fell into recharge. He waited a while to assure she had fallen into recharge before pulling out his sketchbook. Flipping to a blank page, he began to sketch the recharging bumblebee. He made sure to get every glimmer, shine and shape just right. Minutes had passed and he was almost finished with the image. Only thing left was to add a stylish background.
"You're one lucky bug…" (Although you aren't out of the woods yet bumblebee.)
The room remained quiet, as the only sound that filled it was the soft hum of Bumblebees engine; which made Sunstreaker more than happy hear. Unfortunately the moment was ruined when the sound of screaming and objects being thrown and broken could be heard from the medical office. Bumblebee jumped out of her recharge in a panic. "WHA-What's going on!?"
"I don't know, but stay here and recharge. I'll take care of it." Sunstreaker subspaced his sketch book and made his way to the back room. "HEY WHATS GOING O-…Sideswipe what in Primus are you doing-"
"AND YOU!"
"Hu?" Sunstreaker turned to meet a very pissed off white optic medic."
"YOU'RE NO BETTER THEN YOU PIT SPAWN OF A GLITCH TWIN BROTHER!"
"What in the pit!? Calm down Ratchet! What the slag are you so pissed off about!?"
"IM PISSED OFF ABOUT YOU TWO! IF SHE HAS CAUGHT YOU TWO CODING I'M GOING TO LOOSE SOMEOONE WHO IS LIKE FAMILY TO ME! BECAUSE OF YOU TWO; MORE THEN A FAIR SHARE OF FEMMES HAVE DIED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T HANDLE YOU TWO'S CODING! NO MORE! I'LL SCRAP YOU BOTH FOR PARTS BEFORE I LET BUMBLEBEE OFFLINE AS SOME RAGED FRAG TOY!" Ratchet blamed and fussed at the twins, mostly at Sideswipe.
"WHAT THE PIT RATCHET! YOU KNOW WE WOULDN'T HURT BUMBLEBEE ON PURPOSE! AN WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE IS TO US! NOTHING! WELL YOU'RE WRONG! YOU SCRAP HEAP EXCUSE OF A REPAIR BOT!" Sunstreaker counter act the medics insults with insults of his own.
"Y-Yea, besides, how were we supposed to know that our coding was the reason for those femmes death!? We just found out about it a year ago, and how are you and Bumblebee related!?" Sideswipe commented as he hung upside down; magnetized to the ceiling.
"I swear if she starts to show any signs I'm-!"
The medic stop fussing at twins and stared at the doorway. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker turned to see what had caused the medic to stop speaking, to their surprise it was Bumblebee, standing in the doorway with a dazed look on her face plate.
Sideswipe felt bad for not only disturbing her, but for also having to watch as a physical fight began to build up between Ratchet and Sunstreaker. "H-hey Bumblebee…"
"What's going on Ratchet. Sunstreaker came to check on you guys, but it seem that wasn't exactly a good idea." Bumblebee's spoke with a worried tone in her vocals. She watched nervously as Ratchets posture changed from pure rage to straight stiff. She waited for the medics answer, but got nothing.
The entire room fell silent as the 3 bots stared at her uncomfortably.
Sideswipe de-magnetized his self and made his way next to the smallish femme. He turned her around and placed his servos on her backplate gently pushing her to leave the room.
"We'll explain later Bee, just head back and-"
Sideswipe was cut off the moment he sensed one of Ratchet wrench hurtling towards him. His arms quickly moved tightly around her torso; quickly pulling her down.
*CLING!CLANG!*
The wrench hit the wall with so much force it left a dent in 's optic widen in shock at the force behind the wrench. "SIDESWIPE!"
Sides and Bee both turned around to face the medic. Sideswipe posture stiffening to prepare for anything Ratchet might do or hurdle at him. Bee stood shocked and for once a bit scared of the medic; she had seen the medic furious before, but this was a whole new level of anger even for Ratchet. Sideswipes arm extended in front of Bumblebees frame, though as he was blocking her from Ratchet.
"Relax Ratchet I won't do anything more then take her to the other room. Besides theirs a huge glass window here, you can see my every movement."
Ratchet stood his white and orangey/red arms folded across his chest plate. "You have lest then 1 minute Lamborghini.
(Damn he's pissed, he's never called us Lamborghini. Even when he was mad, this day can't possibly get any worse.) "Right, lets go Bumblebee."
(What's going on!? What is with this tension in the air? Guess I can ask later, but for everyone's safety and mine, best to just do as told.) "R-right…"
Bumblebee stared at the red frontliner worriedly before moving. He tugged at her servo; quickly escorted her back to her medberth. He picked her up an softly placed her on the medberth. Gently rolling her I.V line to the other side of the berth. The feel of Ratchets optics staring straight through him kept him nervous.
"Sideswipe what's going on..?"
Sideswipe just whispered to her "I'll explain it to you another time."
"But-"
"Another time promise; for now just get some recharge. By the time you wake up all this should have died down." Sideswipe patted her shoulder and quickly left her side.
Bumblebee just watched his swift movements and nervous body language retreat back to Ratchet office.
(I'm not even exhausted, but recharging would make things go by a bit faster. Hopefully when I wake up Ratchet would have calmed down as well.)
~Ratchets office~
Ratchet quickly forced his office window curtains closed. Leaning against the wall he pinched the bridge between his optics.
"So where do you two want to start? Because you have 5 minutes to convince me not to mutilate you two myself!"
The twins just stood side by side not saying a word. Their optics narrow and their lips were nothing more than a thin line, nearly invisible.
"Where do you want us to start?" Both twins kept their vocals leveled, last thing they wanted to do was make the medic even madder.
"Lets start with some dream bumblebee was talking about. The one that lead up to you bashing her side in Sideswipe. How about their."
Ratchets attitude was erking the twins but they ignored it.
"Does it really matter to you? I mean even if I explained it to you you wouldn't believe me." Sideswipe cocked his helm up and to the side a bit.
"Try me Sideswipe."
"Fine, don't say I didn't warn you or anything."
"Just start talking I mean NOW!"
"ALRIGHT JUST CALM DOWN!" Sideswipe took a deep intake and started. "We were on something similar to Cybertron and things were fine till everything went up into flames and everybot was dead. Including the Decepticons. Some mech showed up and claimed that I was the one that killed everyone including Sunny."
"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Sunstreaker stared at Sideswipe shocked and upset.
"Hey! I'm just telling you what happen. No going off and getting offended Sunshine!"
"Keep going sideswipe, I want to hear how this 'dream' of yours resulted in hurting bumblebee."
"Sideswipe can't really explain that to you what happen, seeing as he was still having that, nightmare of his during that incident."
"Oh so I suppose you can explain to me better? Hu Sunstreaker?" Ratchet was getting tired of the twins and their smart remarks. His sarcastic voice provoke it even more.
"Better then he can."
"Fine I'll get back to you Sunstreaker I want to know more about your dream sideswipe, so keep going."
"Right, anyway he kept to the darkness. How he managed to do that while being surround by nothing but fire; I don't know. I can't really tell you what he looked like just the outline of his frame. He was a bit bigger then me and sunny, kind of bulky with red optics. That's all I could make out, no I take that back he also had-"
"-the same helm design as you…" Ratchet optics lazily trailed to sideswipes face plate.
"Yea, how did you-"
"Just call it a hunch for now, keep going."
The twins looked at each other for a moment from the corner of their optics suspiciously, but continued on.
"Well he wouldn't let me die and he ended up putting me on some weird life support so that I wouldn't offline. He was just about to tell me something along the lines of 'sleep well my-'.
"My what Sideswipe!?" Ratchet stopped rubbing his optical bridge and glared at the twin nervous and angrily.
"I don't know I came to at that moment." Sideswipe put his servos up and backed back a step.
Ratchet was satisfied with his story ending, however that didn't mean he still wasn't furious about what happen to Bee.
"So how in PRIMUS did you manage to bash Bumblebee's fragging side in!" Ratchet arms swung to his side in frustration and anger. His servos curled in tight fists as his right ped stomped forward.
Both twins stepped back a bit. Sunstreaker pushing Sideswipe back with his arm, protecting him.
"Look! It happen like this, bee showed up in the midst of things like I said before and she offered to help me wake him up so I took her up on it. What usually does the trick is rubbing his stupid audio horns. That back fired this time when he swung at her. It wasn't on purpose so just calm down!" Sunstreakers odd doorwings arched up in frustration.
Ratchet pulled his medical chair from his desk and just crashed into it. He took a few intakes before continuing on. (These two…) "Did anything else happen that night?"
The twins looked at each other for a moment and just shook no. "I-I mean unless you want to count us getting caught by the cons?" Sides rubbed his helm slowly at that fact.
"…Leave you two before I do something that will get me sent to the bridge." Neither twin moved, they just stood looking at the medic confused and upset.
"NOW YOU TWO!"
Without a second thought they turned and left the medics office.
"Oh and one more thing…"
Ratchet had rested his elbow joints on his desk and intertwine his digits with one another right under his optics.
"You two are to stay away from Bumblebee until I know you two have gotten this 'problem' of yours under control; and I know that she is safe and unharmed. Do I make myself clear?"
The twins just nodded their helm, frustrated at the medic and his little comment. However they did as told and left his office. Stepping out the office doors slammed shut and locked behind them without hesitation.
"Could this day get any worse Sunny?"
"It could, but I'm not gonna jinx myself on it."
Sunstreaker lead his self out of med bay, his optics quickly dotting over bumblebee's recharging frame.
(Get better bee, cause we gotta talk when you wake up.)
"See you soon."
His voice was too low to be heard by anybot. Just as he was about to leave out of medbay he stopped, sensing his brother not behind him.
"Sideswipe what are you-!" Sunstreaker froze, watching as his brother gave a quick kiss to the recharging scouts forhelm.
Sideswipe had a big smile on his face as he turned to follow his little sunflower out of medbay and to their quarters. "What? There's no harm in that."
"You're going to get us killed you know that right! Where already neck deep in trouble and you go off and try an add to it! What if-"
"What if Ratchet had caught me or something?"
"YES! WHAT IF!? What would you had done then hu stupid!?"
"Fled like a sparkling on sweets. Besides, I wouldn't trade that moment for the world. It was a small moment no dout, but its one I want to keep."
"You're an idiot..."
"Maybe, but I'm your idiot." Sideswipe smiled at his other half, grabbing his arm and nuzzling it affectionately.
Sunstreaker processor suddenly flashed backed to when he heard Sideswipe say those exact words to Mirage. Watching them kiss and play with each other, sometimes in their own quarter.
(If they've had that kind of relationship, I'm more than sure they interfaced a few times…)
Sunstreaker quickly yanked his arm away and tried to vent the thought away.
"No you're not! You're Mirages idiot not mine!"
Sideswipe just frowned at his twin brother a bit shocked. "What! Are you seriously still upset about-"
"Doesn't matter, I'm gone and don't follow!" Sunstreaker began to speed walk away from Sideswipe.
"WHAT! WAIT SUNNY!" Sides quick stepped towards his brother; while reaching out to grab a hold of his swaying arm. He missed…
"WHAT PART OF DON'T FOLLOW DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND! GET LOST! I'VE GOT THINGS TO DO! THINGS THAT DON'T INVOLVE YOU! YOU FRAGGER!"
Sideswipe stopped midstride hurt by the words from his brother mouth and the quick blockade between their bond. He watched him swiftly storm off past their quarters and fade away around to the next corridor.
(Why are you still mad at me about Mirage; he's the past now! Only reason I got with him in the first place was because of the way he treated me! Was it wrong to get with him, maybe. Should I have know about YOUR feeling? Of course! But I didn't, I got caught up in him. I ended my relationship for you, because I tried to use him to get you. That was my plan, but it backed fired. I actually started to catch feeling. However; he didn't have my spark, he never had or will.
He's in the past now, and I need YOU in my future. So please let me make you smile Sunny. Even if it's just a grin I-I'll take it. I'm NOT giving up on you!)
His servo's clenched shut in determination as he ran off after HIS Sunshine.
Sideswipe shook his helm and started to make his way to the rec room.
"Today's going to be a long scrap filled day isn't it…" *Sigh*
-to be continued-
O. MY. GOD! I HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH BEING SATISFIED WITH THIS CHAPTER! UUUUUUUUGH! Then i lost half my progress! Thank god for autosave! Then halfway proof reading i realise i was editing the wrong version! Just Grrrrrrr! lol
Anyway ...sorry it took so long T^T I got destracted by Steven Universe and FNAF ...i blame square mom! n little blue mom n little red mom! AND Scott Cawthon! AND TEEN WOLF! LOL
HOPE YOU LIKE THIS! ILoveMikey15 *Cries tears of joy for days*
As always art by Bumbleswipe on Deviantart.
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