MamaBee's Verse: Nellis AF Base: Nova
Ratchet: *over the intercom* Arcee, Starforge, will you come to the main med bay? Leave the twins for now.
Starforge: *looks up from where he was tinkering with construction toys, then glances at his spark-mate to see if she knows what's up*
Arcee: *blinks, then looks suspiciously at Sunhunter, who shakes his head quickly* //Huh. Not the guilty look.... you don't think someone's hurt?// she sent to her love, optics widening as she jumped to her feet.
Starforge: *tries a private com to the medic, and gets told off crisply and ordered to hurry it up* He won't say. Let's go see.
Arcee: *worries and hurries off, though not so fast that her sparkmate can't keep up*
Starforge: *absently picks her up once they reach the elevator and get in, giving her a cuddle before sitting her on his shoulder* I can't reach 'Hide or 'Mia.
Arcee: *has a death grip on his shoulderplate* You.... don't think something's happened to 'em, do you?
Starforge: ...Wouldn' Ratch've sounded more grim?
Arcee: *too rattled to think properly, though she's struggling to keep a lid on it* I dunno. I dunno.
Starforge: *wants to take her down and rub her back to try and comfort her, but knows how proud she is. Settles for rumbling soothingly as he steps out of the elevator and heads for the main med bay*
Arcee: *leans down to hug him, closing her optics, then straightening as they enter, slipping down from his shoulder and looking around anxiously.* Ratchet? What's going on?
Ratchet: *steps out of a side room, a smile playing around his mouth plates* Come and see, and try to relax. You're going to frighten her.
Starforge: *strides over there quickly* ... Her who?
Arcee: *nearly stumbles with relief, then frowns as she becomes interested* What's going on?
Ratchet: *just shakes his head and smirks*
Ironhide: *looks around as they come in from where he's hovering protectively over two tables, one of which holds a sleeping Chromia. He looks rather shaky and very fierce*
Arcee: *flinches at the look, then gapes and hurries forward, voice softer.* What happened? s Chromia ok?
Ironhide: *gruffly* She's fine. They're both fine.
*soft beep from the other table as someone moves there*
Starforge: *glances that way and then stares, his optics going wide*
Arcee: *turns, oggling and reaching for Starforge's hand.* Star.... you.... you have a sibling!
Ironhide: *soothing clicks to the newcomer, who is a shining gold colour, and whos curious optics are the same colour* Yes. This is Nova.
Starforge: *blinks, then grins* Hey.
Nova: *blinks back at him, then shutters her optics wearily*
Arcee: *goes over to look, then smiles* She's beautiful, Hide. Thank Primus she didn't get your mug....
Ironhide: *still gruff as he smooths his hand over his new creation's helm, which resembles his own* I did.
Nova: *tired beep and a snuggling motion that has the old soldier crooning softly and gathering her close despite the fact that she's as tall as he is*
Ironhide: Shhhh, young one. Just rest. Chromia and I are here.
Starforge: *just holding Arcee's hand and watching*
Arcee: *backs off, watching her and her father, then slowly smiles* Congrats, old bot.
Ironhide: *looks at her, his first youngling if only by emotional bond, and smiles* Thank you, Arcee.
Starforge: Nova, huh? Like somethin' new?
Ironhide: *smile changes to proud grin* She named herself, as the cube sparked used to do.
Arcee: *blinks* She talks?
Ironhide: She said that.
Ratchet: I gave her shell the basic programming. She's processing at the higher level, though she's still a sparkling mentally and emotionally yet.
Arcee: *smirks slowly* Ah. I wish you luck, then. Geniuses are scary to handle.
Starforge: Didn' 'Bee say she knew Rap's name afore he came out?
Ratchet: Yes... and he hasn't shut up since. *walks out of the room*
Arcee: //Remind me later to shock the #$%& out of him, honey.//
Starforge: //He still ain't over kickin' Bee, sweetheart.//
Arcee: //He still knows better than to call in an "Arrive Immediately" with no details.//
Starforge: //Yeah, he does. Makes me think it was 'Hide's idea.//
Ironhide: *lays Nova beside Chromia, and then hovers over both of them, still looking a little shellshocked*
Arcee: //Then remind me to shock both of them sometime soon.// *watches the family, smiling a little, then touching her sparkchamber, shoulders falling just a hint.* //I never even knew she was carrying.//
Starforge: //Me either. She was chasin' the twins around jes' like always.// *looks at his female creator with new respect*
Arcee: -Lucky....- //How's it feel?//
Starforge: //Huh?//
Arcee: //To be a big brother.//
Starforge: *blinks* //Uh... the same as ever? Though I'm kinda wonderin' how dead I'd git fer takin' a picture 'a that.//
Arcee: //Very. very dead. You don't feel.... anything?//
Starforge: *tries to say something out loud and statics* //Oops// *yup... the Transformer version of all choked up*
Arcee: *smiles slightly, then feels a bit like she's intruding* //I'm... gonna go. Give y'all some family time.//
Starforge: *gives her an odd look* //I don't belong here right now, sweetheart. Look at 'em. Besides... you know what Sunhunter's gonna be doin'.//
Ironhide: *has forgotten about his older family members as he focuses on the newest one*
Arcee: *takes his hand* //Let's leave them be, then.//
Starforge: *gently scoops her up and gives her a gentle kiss, then winces as an anguished call comes over the communicator* //...so much fer the couch//
Arcee: *snuggles against him* //They're ours.//
Starforge: *chuckles as he hurries out of the med bay and into the elevator* Yup