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Post by Bumblebee on Dec 31, 2022 21:44:29 GMT
Characters Appearing: Open To All Autobots Location (s): The ranch near the Malto residence Timeline: December 27th, 2022 around noon Plot Summary: With families gathering for the holidays and having to remain incognito for the carnival, Bee's really starting to miss his Autobot pals. He sends out a message to any of the Autobots who are free and want to meet up so they can hang out and maybe catch up.
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Post by Bumblebee on Dec 31, 2022 21:55:16 GMT
Who knew the holiday blues could affect Cybertronians too.
Getting to spend time with the Maltos, Twitch and Thrash as well as Nick was great and all, but there was a longing to get to hang out with the Autobots. Sure he'd gone to the carnival with Nick, but he couldn't really interact with his former war buddies. If he wanted to remain in hiding, he had to stay in vehicle mode and not use his holoform to interact with them. With that many people and bots around, his cover would have been blown and it sucked. They really seemed like they were having a great time too just chatting and enjoying the weather.
So Bee got to thinking. If he couldn't hang out with the Autobots easily in Witwicky, why not invite them to him? There was plenty of space at the ranch for them all to gather, and while he considered asking Nick if he wanted to tag along there was a part of the mech that wanted this to just be a him thing. Nick could always meet the others later, but maybe some time with the Maltos would do him some good. Plus he needed to just get away from it all every once in awhile, and this had been the perfect chance to do so. Sitting against one of the many barren apple trees, Bumblebee sent out a mass communication to the Autobots around. He didn't know who could make it or how many would show up, but he'd hoped at least someone could.
Now for the waiting game.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2023 1:17:27 GMT
Wheeljack was bored when he got Bee’s ping.
It was another day in Witwicky for him. Checking in on some future placements and meeting with a few investors. He was worn down, especially since the holidays doubled his workload between inventions and his business. So he was more than happy to go and join Bumblebee, if only to get away for a while.
When Bumblebee came into view, Wheeljack transformed up and smirked. “Hey Bee!”
There was only one joke he could think to make in this situation. “I didn’t think you’d need a “you” day this soon, you only had the kid a week. They’re supposed to wear you down after a year; he’s an overachiever!” He teased with a chuckle. “Anyway, I got your ping. Thank Primus too my head is swarming with paperwork and notes lately. I thought I was gonna crack.”
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2023 1:46:16 GMT
Since the war had ended, Ratchet had been more than once called out on his softening spark. The war had forced him to bury his spark under layers of protection so he could carry on his duties as the Autobot CMO. During the day he would carry his shoulder plates high and put on a frown but at night alone in his berth, the tally of the lives he lost weighed heavily on him.
He had been more than happy to leave the war behind and turn his tired servos into something other than patching up weapon torn mech. The old medic enjoyed working with his peers on making the lives of Cybertronians on earth more bearable. Ratchet did miss the planet from times to time but home always been where his family was.
It’s the one thing he was sour about since the war had ended. His family was now scattered all across the globe and some were even in hiding. The Old medic was also still very bitter toward Megatron and the further away he was from the ex-Warlord, the better he felt. That meant he was seeing less of Optimus, something he was not terribly fond of. Even poor Bumblee in hiding couldn’t be reached for his own safety.
When he got the message from Bee, Ratchet immediately set time aside to go visit his old friend. He was planning on going to Witwicky around that time. He felt a bit awkward driving in his alt-mode toward the coordinates that were given, but he supposed it would be safer for Bee’s cover.
It made him happy to see that Wheeljack was already there, talking it up to Bee. A certain towering bot wasn’t there he noticed. Ratchet swore that he would personally hunt down and rip Optimus’ helm himself if he didn’t show up.
Transforming in his root mode, Ratchet smiled at the two Autobots.
“Surprise!”
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Post by Bumblebee on Jan 3, 2023 3:16:48 GMT
Bumblebee sighed to himself as he waited in the silence. The message may have been sent, but who knew how many bots were gonna show up if at all. Even still, they'd have to make the drive (or flight in Skyfire's case) and that'd take even more time. There was a part of Bee that wished they would comm him in return to say they were coming, but he understood. Bots were busy, and G.H.O.S.T. was going to be a problem that never went away, or at least it felt like it sometimes. Many of his friends were working for them, and that meant Bee couldn't visit them. Still, it was an excuse to not have to see Megatron as much but he kinda felt bad about that too. That meant there was never really a good time to talk out their differences and make things just a little less awkward between the both of them.
Just when the scout was starting to wonder if anyone had even gotten his message, the familiar hum of an ex-Wrecker's engines rose in the distance and it had been none other than Wheeljack himself. Bumblebee smiled a bit as the older mech pulled up, getting up before dusting off any of the snow that had stuck to his armor. "Trust me Nick's not driving me that crazy just yet. Just wanted to spend some time with friends, that's all."
But that wasn't the only bot to show up, as moments later another vehicle was spotted pulling up. Ratchet! Bumblebee's smile only grew as he saw the medic, looking to the two mechs that had come to spend even a little time with him. "Hey, Ratchet! Long time no see!" Bumblebee chuckled a bit, smiling a little sadly. "Sorry for calling you guys out here on such short notice. Dunno if anyone else is coming, but I think I just really missed you guys. I couldn't really hang out during the carnival, and even though I've got Nick, the Terrans and the Maltos it just kinda made me feel a little lonely you know? I know it sounds silly."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2023 3:42:00 GMT
Wheeljack chuckled.
Of course he had figured that the boy wasn't actually driving Bee nuts. But that didn't mean that he couldn't joke around about it either. Bumblebee was a new parent after all, and Wheeljack liked to give all the newbies a little hazing. If only in a playful way after all. "Aw, I'm just giving you a hard time Bee. Even if he was, welcome to the club," He placed an arm around Bumblebee's shoulders and smirked playfully. "Joanna said you were great, by the way. And she signed all the NDA's. So you can actually breathe."
When Ratchet showed up, Wheeljack was a little more surprised. Ratchet was the last mech he had expected to see. Grinning as well, he gave Ratchet a proper wave before Bumblebee spoke up again with his thoughts. Lonely? That was certainly interesting. "Well, I mean, you can't blame yourself! You've been in hiding a while!" He explained with his arm still around him. "It's perfectly healthy to miss being around your friends. In fact I'd be a little hurt if you didn't. What about you, Ratchet?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2023 15:24:24 GMT
Ratchet’s pleasure at seeing old friend vanished quickly when Bumblebee shared why he had made the call. A quick look at Wheeljack told him the Wrecker was thinking along the same line as him. He was glad that the scout had finally come out of hiding, but he could see that not being able to hang out with some of his oldest friends, was starting to take a toll.
The old medic smiled and nodded, resting a hand on Bee’s shoulder.
“I’m always a commlink away if you need anything.” Dropping his serious face, Ratchet moved his servos to pat Bumblee on the helm a little forcefully. “I’d be lying if I said I missed your antics, but I did miss you.”
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Post by Bumblebee on Jan 20, 2023 0:04:29 GMT
It was true that there was some room to breathe now that Joanna had taken care of the legal work thanks to Wheeljack, but there was still a part of Bumblebee that worried about the whole thing with Nick. What if his cover was blown in the process or some other complication presented itself. Either way doing nothing would have been far worse, but there was still that worry about the things that could go wrong in the meantime. Bumblebee did his best not to focus on those worries, and ironically he himself was the one feeling like he was missing out in the end.
Thankfully, Ratchet and Wheeljack both were here to rectify that a bit.
The scout smiled as the both of them gave their words of wisdom, offering sympathies and such. It made Bee feel better about his situation knowing that they were a mere comm away, but he still missed the novelty of seeing everyone in the steel. “Thanks guys. Really I mean that. We should do this more often, but you know.. I think the Terrans might like having you guys as a mentor as well. Not like a ‘hey come over every other Tuesday’ kinda deal but like.. a guest teacher or something. Give them something new to learn for a day cause Primus knows I don’t have half the medical and science know how that you guys do.”
Bumblebee chuckled a bit, smirking. “So what about you guys? What’ve you been up to these days?”
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2023 4:35:30 GMT
Ohhh a guest teacher?
Wheeljack had a mischievous glint in his optics when the Bot suggested that. After all, he knew more than a thing or two that he could teach them, whether Bee wanted them to know or not. Primus, he was a bad influence sometimes, wasn't he? All the same, he did nudge Bumblebee a bit at the suggestion, definitely not opposed to it. "That sounds like my idea of a good time! I'll teach them all kinds of ways to blow stuff up!" He joked. "I'm sure the Malto's will love me."
Oh, him? WHeeljack rubbed the back of his neck in thought. What had he been up to these days? Not a whole lot outside of work, was he becoming a workaholic? Most definitely and he had to work on that. "I mean... I guess I'm still in a workaholic state. But you know all about that," Wheeljack admitted. "But it's been going better than usual lately. Been working on improving my drones - adding some new functionality to them."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 20:14:20 GMT
It was so nice to see Bee again, thriving instead of being in hiding and depressed. Being with the Terrans and the Maltos had done wonders on the sour mood he had been in for a few decades. The old medic watched as Wheeljack seemed very enthusiastic at the idea of being a temporary teacher. Ratchet had a rather busy schedule and plenty of students of his own to make such a promise to Bee.
“I’ve been quite occupied too, there’s plenty to keep me busy. My blasted schedule is so full I was forced to get an assistant.”
The medic grumbled, knowing he had plenty of time off he could use but there was always something urgent that ended up pushing his projects further down the line.
“You’d have to get them to agree to free me long enough to stop by for a lesson.”
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Post by Clematis on Feb 19, 2023 2:05:46 GMT
Oh.. this was where to go right?
Clematis had heard there was an Autobot gathering for those who could make it, but she hadn't.. exactly been formally invited. She'd overheard a few Autobots talking about how they wished they could go, and so she had simply asked them. They'd told her the coordinates which lead to a seemingly random ranch out in the middle of the woods, but Clematis didn't really know much else about the event. She knew that Nightshroud was wanting to meet up in a couple days, but there was no harm in spending some time with other Autobots in the meantime, right? As long as they were fine with her attending of course. The problem was, she had no idea who it was to actually contact. She didn't get an invite, so there was no one to comm.
When she started to approach in vehicle mode, she spotted a couple of familiar figures in the distance. One she immediately recognized as Ratchet and another being Wheeljack, but just who was the yellow one? Transforming, Clematis decided to duck behind some of the trees and keep a watch for the moment. With them there, she hesitated just jumping straight in. She didn't want to interrupt, and the last thing she wanted was for there to be that awkward moment of the group not wanting her there.
Still, it wouldn't be hard to miss the transformation sound.
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 19, 2023 2:13:25 GMT
At least Ratchet and Wheeljack seemed to be doing well for themselves. Ratchet was busy as always, and Bumblebee was happy that the medic finally caved in and got an assistant to help manage his tasks. The guy was a popular medic and he was always getting requests, so a little help here and there would relieve some of that stress. Granted, Bumblebee knew that Wheeljack was busy with the whole Reunification program stuff, so the two of them really had stuff going on for sure. Bee however... not as much, or at least that's what he'd felt. He had Nick to care for and there were the Terrans he was tasked to train as well, but he couldn't help but feel there was more out there he should be doing.
Curse this whole supposed to be in hiding thing.
"Oh yeah! I think Twitch and Thrash would love to learn a thing or two from you guys. There's so much that you could teach them that I never could especially when it comes to science. I wouldn't want to bore them to recharge by asking Perceptor for help. You know how the guy has a tendency to drone on and on and."
Bee paused for a moment as he caught something move out of the corner of his optic. He could've sworn he'd heard the sound of someone transforming, but no one else had joined their group. Whoever it was, it looked like they'd ducked behind the barren apple trees. Squinting, Bumblebee looked to the other two. "You guys hear that? I think someone else is here. You guys bring anyone else with you?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2023 6:40:12 GMT
Out of the hospital?
Well, he guessed that it wasn't that hard to believe that Ratchet was still a workaholic. But still, the fact that the guy was that bogged down with work? Honestly, it didn't seem right to him - in the least. The mech deserved some much needed time-off, even if he did it himself. While he may have seemed like a hypocrite, Wheeljack decided to make a comment. "It'll do you good to get out of your job once in a while! I'm trying to do that more too!" He admitted to the medic. "Find some sort of hobby, maybe? Like slag, you've been working like that for centuries, Ratchet. You're gonna work yourself into stasis lock one of these days."
When Bumblebee mentioned someone else, Wheeljack's fins perked up.
Honestly, he couldn't imagine who else had shown up... Or why they'd hide like that! It wasn't like there was really any reason to worry was there? "You think maybe we should go check it out?" He asked. "Y'know in case of danger?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2023 20:54:58 GMT
Ratchet chuckled at Wheeljack’s suggestion, knowing he would have plenty of time once he was done with his project.
“I have planned to officially retreat from anything medical in a decade. I’ll indulge in hobbies then. Before that I have knowledge to impart and recruits to train.”
The sound did catch his attention, but the old medic was not really in an inquisitive mood.
“Bee, you’re a scout, why don’t you go and investigate?”
Ratchet leaned against a tree, clearly showing he wouldn’t move from his spot.
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Post by Clematis on Mar 8, 2023 3:05:49 GMT
Oh scrap! They had definitely heard her.
Clematis grimaced for a moment, unsure of what to even do as she kept listening in. She knew that she should just come out and say hi, but at the same time would she even be welcome? She hadn't exactly been invited, but she'd understood that all Autobots were welcome so it was just hard to tell. To make matters worse, Ratchet of all bots just happened to be here as well. She didn't want him to think she'd been stalking him! It was only as the medic himself urged the yellow one to scout that..
Wait, did he just say Bee?
As in Bumblebee?!
The femme had never seen the Autobot scout before and had only heard about his efforts for the Autobots and that he was now a caretaker or something for the Terrans. Top secret stuff that the Autobots were aware of, but weren't allowed to speak about unless in secure locations in order to keep his identity a secret. Clematis wasn't exactly sure just why that needed to be a thing, but she didn't have a whole lot of time as the scout started to approach. Deciding it was time to get it over with, Clematis jumped out from her hiding spot with servos up as she winced.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to intrude. I.. I head there was an Autobot gathering happening here, and.. I didn't want to interrupt."
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