< Transformers > You and Me...Plus Two?
Title: You and Me...Plus Two?
Chapter: 4/?
Authors: crazedwolf and cloud_sama
Rating: G
Series: Transformers (Mostly G1 based)
Characters: Wheeljack, Ratchet, OCs, Ironhide, Chromia
Warnings: I guess OCs would be a warning..nothing else as of right now.
Summary: In which Chromia's motherly instincts kick in.
Author's Notes:
Sorry for the delay! I'm..ah...yeah I got lazy and it took me forever to edit everything. D: My apologies for that!
Comments and critique are love! And we hope you enjoy!
Once out of the rec room, Wheeljack started showering Velocity with attention, digits stroking along the sparkling's side in a tickling manner as he clicked and chirped at him.
"Who are the cutest lil' sparklings ever? Velocity and Steam Rider, that's who!" he cooed, fins flashing happily as he drifted closer to Ratchet, not paying attention to anything else but the twins and the CMO. Velocity was more than happy to receive the attention, chirping in return in a sound that was almost a giggle, trying to push his creator's servos away with his.
"Oh Primus, 'Jack, is that really necessary?" Ratchet asked, rolling his optics. The display of cuteness was far too much for him.
"Of course it is, Ratch'! The lil' guys need to know that they're loved!" Swinging around the CMO, Wheeljack leaned in to click at Steam Rider a bit, the little mechling making a faint giggling sound like his twin's, reaching up to touch his creator's cheekplates, an act that made said bot's optics light up, another round of clicks coming from him. So absorbed in what he was doing, Wheeljack didn't notice the two bots walking down the hall and it seemed like they didn't notice the inventor and CMO either as the larger of the pair bumped right into Wheeljack sending the inventor stumbling slightly.
"Wheeljack? What in the pit are ya'--" Ironhide stopped, frowning some as he heard the clicking and chirping of the sparklings. And it was at that same moment that Chromia, who had been trailing along behind her mate, noticed Velocity peeking around Wheeljack's arms.
"What-... Where in the universe did you get sparklings?" she asked, wonder written all over her face as she stepped closer and leaned in to get a better look at Velocity while Ratchet pulled Steam Rider in close to himself, giving Ironhide a mild glare.
"Back off, will you? You're scaring him."
"..Gettin' a little testy there ain't ya', Ratchet?" Ironhide snorted but he did lean away, eying the sparkling almost...wearily.
"They're ou--mine!" the inventor said happily in response to Chromia, shifting his arms so she could get a better look at Velocity. "Aren't they adorable???"
"Oh Primus yes!" Chromia practically gushed, reaching out slowly to stroke Velocity's faceplate. the silver mechling gave her servo a curious glance before his attention went back to her face, and he clicked happily at her, anything to make her giggle or talk so long as he was hearing her voice. "Oh, aren't you just a little sweetspark?" she continued, tickling his chin before turning her attention to Steam Rider, giving him the same treatment much to Velocity's dismay. Steam Rider let out a tiny whimper as he tried to curl closer to Ratchet but as Chromia kept talking he slowly began to calm, visor flickering a bit as he peered up at her faceplate. Slowly he eased away from the CMO, scooting closer to her in the sling with a quiet chirp, still weary of Ironhide.
"What are their names?How long have you had them? Are they just yours? Or both of yours?"
"Their names are Steam Rider and Velocity," Wheeljack pipped up, motioning between the pair.
"They're..I mean well...." Trailing off the inventor shifting some, not really sure whether or not to put Ratchet on the spot like that or not.
"......Ya' bonded then? Figures."
"We haven't bonded," Ratchet interjected, giving Ironhide a mild glare. "It was just an experiment. We wanted to see if two sparks could be successfully combined to create a spark outside of bonding." While he didn't particularly like the fact that it had been done without his consent, a part of Ratchet wanted to protect Wheeljack and stand beside him in whatever he did, and Ironhide didn't need a reason to pick on them.
An experiment was likely enough anyhow.
"Down boy," Ironhide said with a smirk before he winced as his mate started gushing more.
"Oooh, you're so adorable!" Chromia cooed, scooping Steam Rider out of his sling and cradling him close to her spark. "Isn't he just so cute? Both of them are."
Focusing his attention on Velocity, Wheeljack just clicked softly at the little mechling, digits stroking over his faceplate as Chromia gushed over the other sparkling. The whole subject of bonding had really gotten to Wheeljack, the subject something of a sensitive topic for him, considering he really did care about Ratchet a lot but... A series of clicks and chirps, much louder than normal considering who they were coming from, made him glance over at the femme of the group as Steam Rider touched her cheekplates, steam blowing out of his mouth guard. The puff of steam in her face made Chromia jerk back just a touch, and she stared at the mechling with a bit of confusion, but smiled curiously after a moment, leaning back into him.
"What was that? Hm? You're just too darling," she cooed, ticking his chin with a few gentle digits. Steam Rider initially thought he had done something wrong, the little bot shrinking back some but as soon as Chromia started showering him with affection again he made another small sound and reached up to hesitantly touch her faceplate. And while Velocity was pleased with the attention he was getting from Wheeljack, it was clear he wanted it from Chromia as well, chirping louder to try and block out his brother's noise, wanting the attention back on himself.
"Hey now lil' one," the inventor murmured to Velocity, leaning in to nuzzle him some. "There's no reason to get jealous." The femme finally pulled back, looking over to Velocity as Wheeljack straightened.
"I know you're over there, little one," she giggled. "Oh Wheeljack, they're adorable. You did a great job," she complimented, looking between the two still. "It must be wonderful to have sparklings." There was very obviously a double meaning to that last part, and the blue femme glanced to her mate with a small smirk creeping up on her lips. Staring at his mate with a dumbfounded sort of expression, Ironhide's optics narrowed some in a questioning sort of way as he snorted through his vents.
"Don't go gettin' all worked up, femme. They're just sparklings."
"Ya' just don't get it, 'Hide," Wheeljack mused with a chuckle, oblivious to the glare that the weapons specialist gave him.
"For Primus' sake, Ironhide," Chromia began in a scolding tone. "We've been together for how long, but every time sparklings are brought up you either run like a scared cyberwolf with your tail between your legs or act like you're too mach to be a father." Ratchet surpressed a snicker as Chromia told Ironhide off, looking to Wheeljack and motioning with a jerk of his head that they should get going, the CMO having a feeling things were about to get fairly ugly.
"I ain't never ran off scared, femme!" Ironhide growled, servos clenching as he glared down at his mate. "Sparklings just ain't somethin' I ever worked into the equation!"
Adjusting his hold on Velocity, Wheeljack ease around the arguing pair, tossing Chromia a glance, his optics smiling gently before he reached the CMO's side and motioned for him to lead the way. In said bot's arms, Steam Rider squeaked softly, trying to look around his creator at Chromia, steam billowing out of his faceplate.
"Well I've certainly given you enough time to work it in," she retorted, glaring right back up at him, but pausing a nano-klik to wave at the little bots as they made their exit. "Or are you really that stubborn that you can't adapt to the idea?"
"I never said that!" the weapon's specialist snapped, getting more and more irritated but at the same time he was keeping his volume down because of the sparklings.
See? He did care.
Velocity stared in wonder at the bickering bots, trying to peer around Wheeljack to watch them as they got farther away. Once they turned a corner, he rested back down in his creator's arms, clicking up at him as though making a comment about them.
"You can say that again," Ratchet chuckled, acting as though he knew what had just been said. Clicking in response to the sparkling, Wheeljack's fins flashed some before his attention was pulled to Steam Rider who let out a quiet whine, looking around for Chromia still.
"Don't worry lil' one! You'll see her again! I promise!" Velocity, never one to be left out of a conversation it seemed, let out a soft whine as well, looking to his brother and clicking a few times disappointedly.
"What are you two chattering about?" Ratchet asked, not expecting any real response that he could understand. "Chromia will be around. She'll probably come see you as much as she can," he reassured them, the sound of the arguing couple fading into the background. Peering up at Ratchet the little black and brown mechling let out a low whistle then a couple of clicks, lifting his servos and waving them some as if animating his story some before he flopped back into the sling a bit more.
"They want to know what's goin' on is all," the inventor explained, offering the sparklings a couple of clicks before he focused on Ratchet again, something coming to mind. "Is Prime even here right now? He's not off on a mission is he?" The question caught the CMO off guard, and he paused, glancing away to think about it.
"I assume he is... I don't recall hearing that he'd left," he shrugged after a bit, absently reaching into the sling to gently run the tips of a few digits over the crest of Steam Rider's helm soothingly. In response to the touches, Steam Rider cooed softly, leaning happily into CMO's digits but, at the same time, he looked over towards his brother, clicking faintly at him. In the inventor's arms, Velocity was getting restless. He wanted to move about one his own and explore, not be carried around like a helpless human infant. He whined a bit as he struggled, trying to push his creator's servos away so he could obtain his freedom. Wheeljack was rather oblivious, having realized that he had said something to upset ratchet. His fins flashed some as he lifted a servo, now holding Velocity with just one, waving it some in a dismissing sort of manner.
"Don't listen to me, Ratch'! I'm just babblin' is all! I'm sure he's around! We just gotta track him down is all."So caught up in trying to make his companion relax, he was completely unaware of the impending doom.
One arm? Not enough to hold Velocity back.
Clunk!
The mechling landed on the ground in front of Wheeljack, having finally managed to liberate himself. The silver sparkling sat in a bit of a daze for a moment, but less than last time, and quickly climbed to his stabilizers shakily. Glancing back briefly at the others, he grinned mischievously before running as fast as his wobbly little legs would take him.
"What- Velo- Catch him!" Ratchet barked to his partner, moving to try to help head the little speed demon off. Clicking rapidly at his brother, Steam Rider tried to get close to the edge of the sling and look down to see what Velocity was doing but Ratchet started after said sparkling sent him fumbling and with a loud click the little mechling fell and hit the ground as well.
"Ratch' careful!" Wheeljack said, grabbing the CMO and jerking him back before he stepped on Steam Rider. Said sparkling squeaked loudly, steam pouring out of his faceplate as he looked around, obviously searching for Velocity.
"Oh, lil' one, it's alright! You're--" The inventor started to bend down to scoop him up but Steam Rider let out a loud chirp and stumbled upright, almost falling backwards before he fell forward and took off after his brother before Wheeljack could snag him. "Steam Rider!"
"Oh Primus, here we go again!" Ratchet growled, taking off at full speed now that he didn't have to worry about Steam Rider at his side. Now he just had to worry about keeping the little sparkling in view.
That was easier said than done though.
Velocity had stopped at the end of the hall, waiting halfway out of view for his twin. He let out a whistle like an encouraging cheer, and once the other mechling had caught up, he grabbed his servo and took off once more, dragging the other with a trail of steam dissipating behind them.
Right on the CMO's heels, Wheeljack let out a worried set of clicks as he tried to get Steam Rider to stop and the little mechling almost did...had it not been for Velocity grabbing his servo and dragging him off.
“That way Ratch'!" he called, pointing towards a side hall and he reached it seconds after he said it coming face to face with--
Nothing.
Hitting the brakes, so to speak, Wheeljack's fins began to flash double time as his optics darted this way and that.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, this isn't good!" he got out all at once, turning suddenly to look at Ratchet. "They could be anywhere, Ratch'!"
"Easy, 'Jack. They couldn't have gotten out of the base, thus they're fine. For now," he said somewhat reassuringly, scanning the hallway carefully for any sign, visual or audio, of the twins. "Steam Rider, come out now," he called out to the less devious of the two.
Unfortunately for the bots, Steam Rider didn't answer, too easily swayed by the more devious of the pair.
“Velocity?" Ratchet called out again, trying to get a response from either of them. But Velocity wasn't making a peep either, far too amused by the reaction his new found game was receiving.
"We should start checkin' all the rooms, put out an alert of somethin', Ratch'. I just don't want them hurt!" Wheeljack said worriedly, in a very mother-henish sort of style.
"Alright, let's start looking," Ratchet agreed after a moment, moving to the nearest door. “I'll start on this side, you take that one.”
Primus was this going to be all shades of not fun.
Chapter: 4/?
Authors: crazedwolf and cloud_sama
Rating: G
Series: Transformers (Mostly G1 based)
Characters: Wheeljack, Ratchet, OCs, Ironhide, Chromia
Warnings: I guess OCs would be a warning..nothing else as of right now.
Summary: In which Chromia's motherly instincts kick in.
Author's Notes:
Sorry for the delay! I'm..ah...yeah I got lazy and it took me forever to edit everything. D: My apologies for that!
Comments and critique are love! And we hope you enjoy!
Once out of the rec room, Wheeljack started showering Velocity with attention, digits stroking along the sparkling's side in a tickling manner as he clicked and chirped at him.
"Who are the cutest lil' sparklings ever? Velocity and Steam Rider, that's who!" he cooed, fins flashing happily as he drifted closer to Ratchet, not paying attention to anything else but the twins and the CMO. Velocity was more than happy to receive the attention, chirping in return in a sound that was almost a giggle, trying to push his creator's servos away with his.
"Oh Primus, 'Jack, is that really necessary?" Ratchet asked, rolling his optics. The display of cuteness was far too much for him.
"Of course it is, Ratch'! The lil' guys need to know that they're loved!" Swinging around the CMO, Wheeljack leaned in to click at Steam Rider a bit, the little mechling making a faint giggling sound like his twin's, reaching up to touch his creator's cheekplates, an act that made said bot's optics light up, another round of clicks coming from him. So absorbed in what he was doing, Wheeljack didn't notice the two bots walking down the hall and it seemed like they didn't notice the inventor and CMO either as the larger of the pair bumped right into Wheeljack sending the inventor stumbling slightly.
"Wheeljack? What in the pit are ya'--" Ironhide stopped, frowning some as he heard the clicking and chirping of the sparklings. And it was at that same moment that Chromia, who had been trailing along behind her mate, noticed Velocity peeking around Wheeljack's arms.
"What-... Where in the universe did you get sparklings?" she asked, wonder written all over her face as she stepped closer and leaned in to get a better look at Velocity while Ratchet pulled Steam Rider in close to himself, giving Ironhide a mild glare.
"Back off, will you? You're scaring him."
"..Gettin' a little testy there ain't ya', Ratchet?" Ironhide snorted but he did lean away, eying the sparkling almost...wearily.
"They're ou--mine!" the inventor said happily in response to Chromia, shifting his arms so she could get a better look at Velocity. "Aren't they adorable???"
"Oh Primus yes!" Chromia practically gushed, reaching out slowly to stroke Velocity's faceplate. the silver mechling gave her servo a curious glance before his attention went back to her face, and he clicked happily at her, anything to make her giggle or talk so long as he was hearing her voice. "Oh, aren't you just a little sweetspark?" she continued, tickling his chin before turning her attention to Steam Rider, giving him the same treatment much to Velocity's dismay. Steam Rider let out a tiny whimper as he tried to curl closer to Ratchet but as Chromia kept talking he slowly began to calm, visor flickering a bit as he peered up at her faceplate. Slowly he eased away from the CMO, scooting closer to her in the sling with a quiet chirp, still weary of Ironhide.
"What are their names?How long have you had them? Are they just yours? Or both of yours?"
"Their names are Steam Rider and Velocity," Wheeljack pipped up, motioning between the pair.
"They're..I mean well...." Trailing off the inventor shifting some, not really sure whether or not to put Ratchet on the spot like that or not.
"......Ya' bonded then? Figures."
"We haven't bonded," Ratchet interjected, giving Ironhide a mild glare. "It was just an experiment. We wanted to see if two sparks could be successfully combined to create a spark outside of bonding." While he didn't particularly like the fact that it had been done without his consent, a part of Ratchet wanted to protect Wheeljack and stand beside him in whatever he did, and Ironhide didn't need a reason to pick on them.
An experiment was likely enough anyhow.
"Down boy," Ironhide said with a smirk before he winced as his mate started gushing more.
"Oooh, you're so adorable!" Chromia cooed, scooping Steam Rider out of his sling and cradling him close to her spark. "Isn't he just so cute? Both of them are."
Focusing his attention on Velocity, Wheeljack just clicked softly at the little mechling, digits stroking over his faceplate as Chromia gushed over the other sparkling. The whole subject of bonding had really gotten to Wheeljack, the subject something of a sensitive topic for him, considering he really did care about Ratchet a lot but... A series of clicks and chirps, much louder than normal considering who they were coming from, made him glance over at the femme of the group as Steam Rider touched her cheekplates, steam blowing out of his mouth guard. The puff of steam in her face made Chromia jerk back just a touch, and she stared at the mechling with a bit of confusion, but smiled curiously after a moment, leaning back into him.
"What was that? Hm? You're just too darling," she cooed, ticking his chin with a few gentle digits. Steam Rider initially thought he had done something wrong, the little bot shrinking back some but as soon as Chromia started showering him with affection again he made another small sound and reached up to hesitantly touch her faceplate. And while Velocity was pleased with the attention he was getting from Wheeljack, it was clear he wanted it from Chromia as well, chirping louder to try and block out his brother's noise, wanting the attention back on himself.
"Hey now lil' one," the inventor murmured to Velocity, leaning in to nuzzle him some. "There's no reason to get jealous." The femme finally pulled back, looking over to Velocity as Wheeljack straightened.
"I know you're over there, little one," she giggled. "Oh Wheeljack, they're adorable. You did a great job," she complimented, looking between the two still. "It must be wonderful to have sparklings." There was very obviously a double meaning to that last part, and the blue femme glanced to her mate with a small smirk creeping up on her lips. Staring at his mate with a dumbfounded sort of expression, Ironhide's optics narrowed some in a questioning sort of way as he snorted through his vents.
"Don't go gettin' all worked up, femme. They're just sparklings."
"Ya' just don't get it, 'Hide," Wheeljack mused with a chuckle, oblivious to the glare that the weapons specialist gave him.
"For Primus' sake, Ironhide," Chromia began in a scolding tone. "We've been together for how long, but every time sparklings are brought up you either run like a scared cyberwolf with your tail between your legs or act like you're too mach to be a father." Ratchet surpressed a snicker as Chromia told Ironhide off, looking to Wheeljack and motioning with a jerk of his head that they should get going, the CMO having a feeling things were about to get fairly ugly.
"I ain't never ran off scared, femme!" Ironhide growled, servos clenching as he glared down at his mate. "Sparklings just ain't somethin' I ever worked into the equation!"
Adjusting his hold on Velocity, Wheeljack ease around the arguing pair, tossing Chromia a glance, his optics smiling gently before he reached the CMO's side and motioned for him to lead the way. In said bot's arms, Steam Rider squeaked softly, trying to look around his creator at Chromia, steam billowing out of his faceplate.
"Well I've certainly given you enough time to work it in," she retorted, glaring right back up at him, but pausing a nano-klik to wave at the little bots as they made their exit. "Or are you really that stubborn that you can't adapt to the idea?"
"I never said that!" the weapon's specialist snapped, getting more and more irritated but at the same time he was keeping his volume down because of the sparklings.
See? He did care.
Velocity stared in wonder at the bickering bots, trying to peer around Wheeljack to watch them as they got farther away. Once they turned a corner, he rested back down in his creator's arms, clicking up at him as though making a comment about them.
"You can say that again," Ratchet chuckled, acting as though he knew what had just been said. Clicking in response to the sparkling, Wheeljack's fins flashed some before his attention was pulled to Steam Rider who let out a quiet whine, looking around for Chromia still.
"Don't worry lil' one! You'll see her again! I promise!" Velocity, never one to be left out of a conversation it seemed, let out a soft whine as well, looking to his brother and clicking a few times disappointedly.
"What are you two chattering about?" Ratchet asked, not expecting any real response that he could understand. "Chromia will be around. She'll probably come see you as much as she can," he reassured them, the sound of the arguing couple fading into the background. Peering up at Ratchet the little black and brown mechling let out a low whistle then a couple of clicks, lifting his servos and waving them some as if animating his story some before he flopped back into the sling a bit more.
"They want to know what's goin' on is all," the inventor explained, offering the sparklings a couple of clicks before he focused on Ratchet again, something coming to mind. "Is Prime even here right now? He's not off on a mission is he?" The question caught the CMO off guard, and he paused, glancing away to think about it.
"I assume he is... I don't recall hearing that he'd left," he shrugged after a bit, absently reaching into the sling to gently run the tips of a few digits over the crest of Steam Rider's helm soothingly. In response to the touches, Steam Rider cooed softly, leaning happily into CMO's digits but, at the same time, he looked over towards his brother, clicking faintly at him. In the inventor's arms, Velocity was getting restless. He wanted to move about one his own and explore, not be carried around like a helpless human infant. He whined a bit as he struggled, trying to push his creator's servos away so he could obtain his freedom. Wheeljack was rather oblivious, having realized that he had said something to upset ratchet. His fins flashed some as he lifted a servo, now holding Velocity with just one, waving it some in a dismissing sort of manner.
"Don't listen to me, Ratch'! I'm just babblin' is all! I'm sure he's around! We just gotta track him down is all."So caught up in trying to make his companion relax, he was completely unaware of the impending doom.
One arm? Not enough to hold Velocity back.
Clunk!
The mechling landed on the ground in front of Wheeljack, having finally managed to liberate himself. The silver sparkling sat in a bit of a daze for a moment, but less than last time, and quickly climbed to his stabilizers shakily. Glancing back briefly at the others, he grinned mischievously before running as fast as his wobbly little legs would take him.
"What- Velo- Catch him!" Ratchet barked to his partner, moving to try to help head the little speed demon off. Clicking rapidly at his brother, Steam Rider tried to get close to the edge of the sling and look down to see what Velocity was doing but Ratchet started after said sparkling sent him fumbling and with a loud click the little mechling fell and hit the ground as well.
"Ratch' careful!" Wheeljack said, grabbing the CMO and jerking him back before he stepped on Steam Rider. Said sparkling squeaked loudly, steam pouring out of his faceplate as he looked around, obviously searching for Velocity.
"Oh, lil' one, it's alright! You're--" The inventor started to bend down to scoop him up but Steam Rider let out a loud chirp and stumbled upright, almost falling backwards before he fell forward and took off after his brother before Wheeljack could snag him. "Steam Rider!"
"Oh Primus, here we go again!" Ratchet growled, taking off at full speed now that he didn't have to worry about Steam Rider at his side. Now he just had to worry about keeping the little sparkling in view.
That was easier said than done though.
Velocity had stopped at the end of the hall, waiting halfway out of view for his twin. He let out a whistle like an encouraging cheer, and once the other mechling had caught up, he grabbed his servo and took off once more, dragging the other with a trail of steam dissipating behind them.
Right on the CMO's heels, Wheeljack let out a worried set of clicks as he tried to get Steam Rider to stop and the little mechling almost did...had it not been for Velocity grabbing his servo and dragging him off.
“That way Ratch'!" he called, pointing towards a side hall and he reached it seconds after he said it coming face to face with--
Nothing.
Hitting the brakes, so to speak, Wheeljack's fins began to flash double time as his optics darted this way and that.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, this isn't good!" he got out all at once, turning suddenly to look at Ratchet. "They could be anywhere, Ratch'!"
"Easy, 'Jack. They couldn't have gotten out of the base, thus they're fine. For now," he said somewhat reassuringly, scanning the hallway carefully for any sign, visual or audio, of the twins. "Steam Rider, come out now," he called out to the less devious of the two.
Unfortunately for the bots, Steam Rider didn't answer, too easily swayed by the more devious of the pair.
“Velocity?" Ratchet called out again, trying to get a response from either of them. But Velocity wasn't making a peep either, far too amused by the reaction his new found game was receiving.
"We should start checkin' all the rooms, put out an alert of somethin', Ratch'. I just don't want them hurt!" Wheeljack said worriedly, in a very mother-henish sort of style.
"Alright, let's start looking," Ratchet agreed after a moment, moving to the nearest door. “I'll start on this side, you take that one.”
Primus was this going to be all shades of not fun.