Rodimus at the Ready

Cyclonus nods sharply, following Ratchet with Tailgate not far behind. They hurry into the medbay, Cyclonus gently laying them down on a berth as Tailgate leans into his leg, scared.

A salesman of the planets race has all sorts of things. But.. all of them labled Exotic Pets. Two stand out as they are huddled close and scared. He is trying his best to sell them.

@dear-fellow-travelers

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“What are they?” Tailgate asks, dragging the taller purple mech over. “Cyclonus?”

“They’re... humanoid.” He leans in closer. “We should go.”

“But I wanna say hi,” Tailgate whines.

The saleaman smiles smugly as he saw the smaller human, possibbally a Child- want to see them. "Come'on, dis way! Our latest n most Rarest pet o em all." He said unveiling two human newborns and they start screaming. They seem to be even More scared of this strange man because this isnt their mommy or daddy..

Cyclonus sighs, picking up Tailgate and carrying him closer. “They’re just scams,” he whispers. “They take innocent sparklings from their homes and sell them as pets.”

Tailgate gasps. “B-but! The babies!” He looks angrily at the salesman. “Where did they come from?”

"Can't tell ya.. unless yews wanna buy em. Dey aint too much trouble! Infact ill splice the price. 5 hundo! Take it or leave it!" The baboes are super scared. So scared. They dont knew what is going on and they feel like the world is too bright. They dont like this stranger. Mommy??!! Daddy??!!

Cyclonus frowns.

“Are you legally allowed to sell these creatures?” He questions.

Tailgate shakes his holoform’s head: “I bet you’re not! Why don’t you give ‘em to us, now?!”

He seems to inwardly growl as he looks at him. Pulling out a fake lisence. It looks real enough but it wouldnt be in the system. "'Ere she es! Now.. pay up or walk away."

Cyclonus growls. He knows it fake, but... he can’t prove it. “Fine.” He slaps his card down. He’ll take this guy down later.

Tailgate squeals. “We get babies?!”

He smiled. That smile is smug but outwardly pleased. He swiped the card and hands it back. The babies are weak and scared.. they smell bad and look worse.. once far enough away.. you managed to bump into ratchet and ultra magnus. "This.. cant be good round everyo e up and tell them to grab as many human supplies related to human infants as possable. They're dying!" He said rushing the two to the ship. Magnus sends out a ping to everyone but ratchet, cyclonus, and tailgate.

“What do we do?!” Tailgate cries as his tiny little holoform legs stumble to keep up with the others. “They can’t die!”

“Be calm, Tailgate.” Cyclonus turns to Magnus. “I’m sorry, sir, but I couldn’t just leave them to die.”

He looks down at the babies in his arms. “Shhhh... you’ll be alright.”

A salesman of the planets race has all sorts of things. But.. all of them labled Exotic Pets. Two stand out as they are huddled close and scared. He is trying his best to sell them.

@dear-fellow-travelers

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“What are they?” Tailgate asks, dragging the taller purple mech over. “Cyclonus?”

“They’re... humanoid.” He leans in closer. “We should go.”

“But I wanna say hi,” Tailgate whines.

The saleaman smiles smugly as he saw the smaller human, possibbally a Child- want to see them. "Come'on, dis way! Our latest n most Rarest pet o em all." He said unveiling two human newborns and they start screaming. They seem to be even More scared of this strange man because this isnt their mommy or daddy..

Cyclonus sighs, picking up Tailgate and carrying him closer. “They’re just scams,” he whispers. “They take innocent sparklings from their homes and sell them as pets.”

Tailgate gasps. “B-but! The babies!” He looks angrily at the salesman. “Where did they come from?”

"Can't tell ya.. unless yews wanna buy em. Dey aint too much trouble! Infact ill splice the price. 5 hundo! Take it or leave it!" The baboes are super scared. So scared. They dont knew what is going on and they feel like the world is too bright. They dont like this stranger. Mommy??!! Daddy??!!

Cyclonus frowns.

“Are you legally allowed to sell these creatures?” He questions.

Tailgate shakes his holoform’s head: “I bet you’re not! Why don’t you give ‘em to us, now?!”

He seems to inwardly growl as he looks at him. Pulling out a fake lisence. It looks real enough but it wouldnt be in the system. "'Ere she es! Now.. pay up or walk away."

Cyclonus growls. He knows it fake, but... he can’t prove it. “Fine.” He slaps his card down. He’ll take this guy down later.

Tailgate squeals. “We get babies?!”

A salesman of the planets race has all sorts of things. But.. all of them labled Exotic Pets. Two stand out as they are huddled close and scared. He is trying his best to sell them.

@dear-fellow-travelers

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“What are they?” Tailgate asks, dragging the taller purple mech over. “Cyclonus?”

“They’re... humanoid.” He leans in closer. “We should go.”

“But I wanna say hi,” Tailgate whines.

The saleaman smiles smugly as he saw the smaller human, possibbally a Child- want to see them. "Come'on, dis way! Our latest n most Rarest pet o em all." He said unveiling two human newborns and they start screaming. They seem to be even More scared of this strange man because this isnt their mommy or daddy..

Cyclonus sighs, picking up Tailgate and carrying him closer. “They’re just scams,” he whispers. “They take innocent sparklings from their homes and sell them as pets.”

Tailgate gasps. “B-but! The babies!” He looks angrily at the salesman. “Where did they come from?”

"Can't tell ya.. unless yews wanna buy em. Dey aint too much trouble! Infact ill splice the price. 5 hundo! Take it or leave it!" The baboes are super scared. So scared. They dont knew what is going on and they feel like the world is too bright. They dont like this stranger. Mommy??!! Daddy??!!

Cyclonus frowns.

“Are you legally allowed to sell these creatures?” He questions.

Tailgate shakes his holoform’s head: “I bet you’re not! Why don’t you give ‘em to us, now?!”

A salesman of the planets race has all sorts of things. But.. all of them labled Exotic Pets. Two stand out as they are huddled close and scared. He is trying his best to sell them.

@dear-fellow-travelers

-x-

“What are they?” Tailgate asks, dragging the taller purple mech over. “Cyclonus?”

“They’re... humanoid.” He leans in closer. “We should go.”

“But I wanna say hi,” Tailgate whines.

The saleaman smiles smugly as he saw the smaller human, possibbally a Child- want to see them. "Come'on, dis way! Our latest n most Rarest pet o em all." He said unveiling two human newborns and they start screaming. They seem to be even More scared of this strange man because this isnt their mommy or daddy..

Cyclonus sighs, picking up Tailgate and carrying him closer. “They’re just scams,” he whispers. “They take innocent sparklings from their homes and sell them as pets.”

Tailgate gasps. “B-but! The babies!” He looks angrily at the salesman. “Where did they come from?”

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A salesman of the planets race has all sorts of things. But.. all of them labled Exotic Pets. Two stand out as they are huddled close and scared. He is trying his best to sell them.

@dear-fellow-travelers

-x-

“What are they?” Tailgate asks, dragging the taller purple mech over. “Cyclonus?”

“They’re... humanoid.” He leans in closer. “We should go.”

“But I wanna say hi,” Tailgate whines.

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

He watched her fondly out of the corner of his optics. She’s so good with the bitties, and it just makes him feel warm.

“Well you should’ve told me!! I would’ve come and helped you!” He swings her arm back and forth once himself, careful of the bitties.

“You missed me, didn’t you? Of course you did.”

“Well, that’s of course- Obvious. I just.. i’m overjoyed to have you here.. and.. them too..!”

He laughs to hide his relief. Of course she missed him. He never questioned it... right?

“Yeah! Me, my new bitlets car and my best friend — what could be better?”

Well, he could think of one or two things...

"I wouldn't say.. Friend.." quietly commented Sound, she said as she looks at the bitties.. one looks ready for a nap. "Well.. they look sleep and full.."

Rodimus doesn’t even notice, too wrapped up in watching her watch the bitties. “Yeah... I don’t know what to do with them now. They just appeared, and...” and what if I hurt them?

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

He watched her fondly out of the corner of his optics. She’s so good with the bitties, and it just makes him feel warm.

“Well you should’ve told me!! I would’ve come and helped you!” He swings her arm back and forth once himself, careful of the bitties.

“You missed me, didn’t you? Of course you did.”

“Well, that’s of course- Obvious. I just.. i’m overjoyed to have you here.. and.. them too..!”

He laughs to hide his relief. Of course she missed him. He never questioned it... right?

“Yeah! Me, my new bitlets car and my best friend — what could be better?”

Well, he could think of one or two things...

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

He watched her fondly out of the corner of his optics. She’s so good with the bitties, and it just makes him feel warm.

“Well you should’ve told me!! I would’ve come and helped you!” He swings her arm back and forth once himself, careful of the bitties.

“You missed me, didn’t you? Of course you did.”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus perks up in surprise when his friend (oh, how he wishes they could be more) comes rushing in to lay with the bitties. Seeing her cuddled up next to them makes all sorts of protocols go off in both his processor and the matrix, and he finds himself feeling pleasantly warm just watching them.

“Hey, Soundy,” he says softly. “See you met my bitlets.”

She looks at him, she’s only off by a condierable amount but roughly the same height! “I remember you being a shortie~” she teased him as the btlets smell her and they climb onto her chest and she knows exactly what they want. she unhinges her armor and out fall her plush protoform mesh. they went to feast on her. she has some energon crystals with her, she normally uses them as candy to mess with as she’s in meetings. she smiled as she knew they could only be amica.. she wished they could be more.

“Oh- don’t give me that look! Now you’re taller than me!”

He looks away shyly as the bitties feed, even though he knows it’s as natural as anything else. “Yeah, yeah, I’m not so short anymore! You, though - you’ve barely gained a foot! Who’s the shorty now?”

He walks over, sitting beside her with a goofy grin. “Didn’t think I’d be seeing you here.”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus perks up in surprise when his friend (oh, how he wishes they could be more) comes rushing in to lay with the bitties. Seeing her cuddled up next to them makes all sorts of protocols go off in both his processor and the matrix, and he finds himself feeling pleasantly warm just watching them.

“Hey, Soundy,” he says softly. “See you met my bitlets.”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus carefully takes the Energon and sets the bitties down before offering them the tiny bottles. “Here. Fuel. It’s tasty?”

The bitties start to bab at him one greedily suckling away at it the other is trying to take the to take the bottle from their sibling.. so hungry. the other bats at their siblings faceplate. very upset and mad they bite the other who starts choking.

“Hey, careful!” Rodimus separates them quickly, worriedly looking over the injured one. “No biting. Biting is very mean.”

He looks to the medics, exasperated: “do we have another bottle?”

"we could look." Said ratchet as he fished out something.. and then went to fill it with sparkling energon. And also added supplements and nickel. The bittys bap at another as they fight over the one bottle. Then.. once Frostbite was given the bottle they greedily suckle it.

Rodimus watches them worriedly. “What if they choke on it? What if they bite each other and hurt each other?” He frets, but his heart swells at his bitlets.

"From how Sunstreaker and Sideswipe interacted. I'd say they're just trying to get fuel. Let them make up after they finish eating.. they'll do it naturally if given the opportunity. Now.. let me see the bite.." he said walking over looking at it and he puts some medicine on it and then a patch. "Here. The patches will need to be changed every so often. This tube of medical solvents will heal and help the cheek revert to normal. Now.. keep them in the same crib and playpen. We will need to get them toys to play with so they can be happy and stimulated. I'm sure back on cybertron.. there's a sparkling boom."

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Rodimus nods, twitching his pedes before gently patting the two sparkling. “Of course, of course..” a pause. “Where do you think they came from? How could anyone just... just leave their sparklings?”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus carefully takes the Energon and sets the bitties down before offering them the tiny bottles. “Here. Fuel. It’s tasty?”

The bitties start to bab at him one greedily suckling away at it the other is trying to take the to take the bottle from their sibling.. so hungry. the other bats at their siblings faceplate. very upset and mad they bite the other who starts choking.

“Hey, careful!” Rodimus separates them quickly, worriedly looking over the injured one. “No biting. Biting is very mean.”

He looks to the medics, exasperated: “do we have another bottle?”

"we could look." Said ratchet as he fished out something.. and then went to fill it with sparkling energon. And also added supplements and nickel. The bittys bap at another as they fight over the one bottle. Then.. once Frostbite was given the bottle they greedily suckle it.

Rodimus watches them worriedly. “What if they choke on it? What if they bite each other and hurt each other?” He frets, but his heart swells at his bitlets.

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus carefully takes the Energon and sets the bitties down before offering them the tiny bottles. “Here. Fuel. It’s tasty?”

The bitties start to bab at him one greedily suckling away at it the other is trying to take the to take the bottle from their sibling.. so hungry. the other bats at their siblings faceplate. very upset and mad they bite the other who starts choking.

“Hey, careful!” Rodimus separates them quickly, worriedly looking over the injured one. “No biting. Biting is very mean.”

He looks to the medics, exasperated: “do we have another bottle?”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus carefully takes the Energon and sets the bitties down before offering them the tiny bottles. “Here. Fuel. It’s tasty?”

@dear-fellow-travelers

Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus nods sadly. “I don’t want them to get sick... what do I have to do?” The matrix, admittedly, lurched with even the notion that any pain could befall his little ones.

He gently takes one then two and sets them on the berth. He has ratchet come over to make it quick for Rodimus and the bitties. "I think we may need to restrain Rodimus. But we can get this over with.. we have five shots for each of them." He said as they work. Instant screaming and crying.

“Five?!” Rodimus’ voice is horrified as he scoops his bitty back up. “Shh, it’s okay little ones, I won’t let them hurt you....” he glared at Ratchet.

"stop. We need them to be healthy! It's better than them to get sick and offline!" Ratchets aid ready to throw a wrench at him.

Rodimus trusts Ratchet, he really does, but...

“There’s gotta be another way!! Can’t you just, I don’t know, Comm link them a patch or something?” He pleads with them, worried, but he knows better.

He frowned. Growing more and more annoyed. "No. We can't. They're still too young. Hand them over and wait outside. Or we'll restrain you." Said the old medic.

He gulps. It’s better if he’s here with them. At least then he can know they’re safe.

“Alright.” He gently placed the two down on the berth. “Be good for Ratchet, okay?”

The bitties cry and scream but soon enough the five shots for each of them are over and done with. They each get a small fish shaped energon patch but in variation of color. And also so it'd stay adhered on the bitty that's like Rodimus. "There.. not that bad now was it..?"

Rodimus blinks back lubricant. “You’re - you’re al done now. It’s okay.” He kneels down and opens his arms to the bitties.

They cling to him and they hold on for as long as time is. They whine and fuss. Hungry for some fuel. "Now.. we can go over how to activate carrier coding lines.. it should have been automatically there but for some.. it's a process."

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“Please.” Rodimus gently bunts the little bitlets, a promise that he’s still there, that he won’t leave them. “I mean, I think it’s already started but like, I just...” he takes an unsteady intake. “You know.”

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Rodimus opened the door cautiously, almost certain he was being pranked. There were noises -strange noises - coming from behind his door.

Nothing could have prepared him for opening it, however, and finding the two little ones.

“Brainstorm?!” He yelps, automatically assuming the teal flyer was the blame. “What are they?”

Not that he’d never seen a sparkling before, but...

... he approaches the bitlets curiously.

Rodimus nods sadly. “I don’t want them to get sick... what do I have to do?” The matrix, admittedly, lurched with even the notion that any pain could befall his little ones.

He gently takes one then two and sets them on the berth. He has ratchet come over to make it quick for Rodimus and the bitties. "I think we may need to restrain Rodimus. But we can get this over with.. we have five shots for each of them." He said as they work. Instant screaming and crying.

“Five?!” Rodimus’ voice is horrified as he scoops his bitty back up. “Shh, it’s okay little ones, I won’t let them hurt you....” he glared at Ratchet.

"stop. We need them to be healthy! It's better than them to get sick and offline!" Ratchets aid ready to throw a wrench at him.

Rodimus trusts Ratchet, he really does, but...

“There’s gotta be another way!! Can’t you just, I don’t know, Comm link them a patch or something?” He pleads with them, worried, but he knows better.

He frowned. Growing more and more annoyed. "No. We can't. They're still too young. Hand them over and wait outside. Or we'll restrain you." Said the old medic.

He gulps. It’s better if he’s here with them. At least then he can know they’re safe.

“Alright.” He gently placed the two down on the berth. “Be good for Ratchet, okay?”

The bitties cry and scream but soon enough the five shots for each of them are over and done with. They each get a small fish shaped energon patch but in variation of color. And also so it'd stay adhered on the bitty that's like Rodimus. "There.. not that bad now was it..?"

Rodimus blinks back lubricant. “You’re - you’re al done now. It’s okay.” He kneels down and opens his arms to the bitties.