Dude is rude. Okay, he didn’t know anyone was showering, but he doesn’t avert his eyes. She is more angry at her girlfriend for inviting him to join than at him though. (I’d be angry too.)
Speaking of her girlfriend…
The girlfriend is uh…a little too interested in the guy.
Its missing prime Lithia hours soooooo could you maybe write something where she's taken hostage or something? Maybe she has one of the kids with her as well and they both just gotta figure out how to get out meanwhile Ratchet feels he's both ready to shortcircuit and ready to kill literally any bot that comes in his way just to get his child back
I think I'll make a longer version of this in the future. The original stuff was way too long and all over the place.
Hope you enjoy!
Lithia and the kids get kidnapped
SFW, Platonic, Mention of injuries, Hinted Romance, Familial, Cybertonian reader
TFP
It had been a quiet couple of days since the arrival of Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus.
Almost peaceful if you didn’t count the skirmishes the team had every now and then.
Most of the team was out on patrol or on the latest mission.
Meanwhile, Ratchet and Lithia were at the base when they received a call from Bumblebee.
Bumblebee: “Beep bop boop bep bep… (Lithia I need you or Ratchet to go pick up the kids. Looks like a potential fight might happen any second now…)”
Lithia: “Got it. Stay safe Bee.”
Bumblebee: “Boop bep BEEEEEEPPPP!! (Oh please, I got—SMOKESCREEN WAIT FOR THE SIGNAL!)”
CLICK!
Lithia laughs quietly to herself before turning to her father.
Lithia: “I’ll be back!”
Ratchet without looking from his workplace: “Do you need a groundbrigde?”
Lithia: “No thank you, I need to stretch my gears anyways.”
Ratchet huffs a bit.
Ratchet: “And remember to—"
Lithia: “—Not get sidetracked. It happened one time.”
Ratchet: “One time too many. Now off you go.”
Lithia waves goodbye before transforming and driving out of the base.
The pickup was successful.
Sure, there were a few weird looks when the trio climbed inside, but they should just learn to mind their business.
Jack took the front seat while Miko and Raf sat in the back.
She listened to the kids talk about their day and internally smiled at Jack and Miko fighting for the right of the AUX chord.
Everything was okay.
… Then why did she feel like something was going to go terribly wrong.
Lithia moves her rear-view mirrors a bit and spots a groundbrigde opening in the sky.
The kids noticed her speeding up.
Jack: “Lithia, I know you want to get us back to the base and all, but you’re going 15 over the speed limit.”
Predaking emerges out of the portal.
The kids are suddenly pulled back by their seatbelts and Lithia speeding faster than they have ever seen her go.
Raf: “Lithia?”
Miko: “Hey what’s going on?!”
Lithia: “We got a certain Predacon right on our tailpipe! Hang on!”
The kids grip at the seatbelts.
Lithia to her coms: “Ratchet I need a groundbrigde now!”
Rachet: “What happened?”
Lithia sees Predaking rapidly approaching and swerves around trying to keep him from trying to snatch her up.
Lithia: “Ratchet I have an angry Predcon right on my tailpipe that came out of a groundbrigde in the sky! I think this counts for a---GGGAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!”
The Kids: “AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!”
Predaking had dived down and snatched Lithia up.
The kids narrowly avoid the talons piercing through.
Ratchet: “Lithia!? Lithia what happened!?”
CLICK!
The signal and call had gone offline.
The last thing Ratchet heard was Lithia screaming in agony before the line and her signal went dead.
He swears his old spark stopped at that moment.
Optimus and the others soon get a panicky call from Ratchet about Lithia and the kids getting kidnapped.
Screw the previous mission, there is a new priority now.
Wheeljack and Optimus help Ratchet in trying to find Lithia’s signal.
Optimus was watching Ratchet like a hawk, seeing his servos shaking a bit.
They couldn’t track down the Nemesis straight away, Lithia had said that the Predacon had flown from a groundbrigde.
It didn’t automatically mean that she and the kids would end up on the ship.
Tensions were high in the base.
They did everything they could do, all they could do was wait.
Finally, they received a call from a frantic Raf.
Raf: “Hello!? Hello, is anyone there?!”
Bee goes straight for the panel.
Bumblebee: “Bop bep!? (Raf! Raf where are you guys! Is everyone okay!?)”
Raf: “We are okay, but Lithia is fighting some Cons right now. She needs help!”
Ratchet takes the panel: “Keep the line open and we’ll find you.”
BANG!
Lithia: “IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!?”
Raf: “Hurry!”
As soon as the team had the coordinates it was time to move.
The rescue team was made up of Optimus, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Arcee
They arrived at some rocky terrain littered with unconscious Vehicons.
Lithia, sporting several slash marks and scorch marks, was beating a Con with his own arm.
Those lessons with Arcee seemed to be working a little too well.
Speaking of which, Arcee and Optimus found the kids hiding behind a couple rock formations.
Lithia: “HEEEYAA!”
The medic delivered the final punch knocking the Con out.
Lithia was venting heavily as she tossed the arm aside.
She then notices the team standing there and waves a bit.
Lithia: “Hey…”
She feels herself starting to fall forward.
Ratchet and Bumblebee are the first ones to reach her before she falls to the ground.
She doesn’t hear anything else as her vision turned dark.
Lithia slowly wakes up to someone’s servo gently cupping the side of her face.
Ratchet, in all his tired glory smiles down at her.
Lithia: “Dad…”
Ratchet: “Your safe now. All of you are safe.”
Lithia lifts up her helm a bit to see the kids sleeping in the human area.
They were safe.
They were safe…
She sighs in relief and leans back into her father’s servo.
Ratchet: “…You did good Lithia… But don’t you ever do something like that again.”
Lithia tries to laugh but winces.
It was then she noticed something was wrapped around her servo.
Looking down, a resting Bumblebee had his servo intertwined in hers.
She ignored her frame heating up at the sight.
Lithia: “How long…”
Ratchet: “Since you were stable. So, about a couple of hours give or take. Now, rest, doctors’ orders, you can tell us what happened later.”
Lithia gave one last smile to her father before slowly closing her optics and giving Bee’s servo a slight squeeze.
