Dread-verse, Wheeljack's home, Family time

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Eclipse: *happily rambling about different things, even as Lumen clings to her back and adds his own opinion in the form of clicks and chirrups*

WJ: *listening, amused, raises hand to knock on the door* Think Keepsake'll be in? *gets a chirp in response from Sweep*

*deep inside the base*  

*BOOM*

Lumen: O_O *Hiding behind Mommy now!*

WJ: *raised brow ridge, knocks* Keepsake? Is everything okay in there?

Sweep: *is hiding too!*

door:  *opens*

Wheeljack:  *looks out*  Oh, hiya, guys.  Wasn't expectin' visitors.  *grins*

WJ: ...*headshake, amused* What blew up this time?

Wheeljack:  Oh, Keepsake's just testin' the presure capacity of our new (doohickmabob).

Wheeljack:  Come on in.  *grins at Sweep*  

Eclipse: *headtilt* Just what are the specifications for the (doohickmabob)? *Curious*

Lumen: *Knows when to abandon ship! Reaches for Wheeljack*

Sweep: *Churr* :3

WJ: *chuckles, will follow Wheeljack inside after Eclipse goes in*

Wheeljack:  *to Sweep*  You wanna go play with the other Dinobots?  Swoop 'n Sludg're somewhere out by the pool.

Wheeljack:  *then turns his head and launches into bobspechs*

Sweep: *Perks, climbs down off of WakeJumper, seeking fellow Dinobots now, kthxbai!*

Eclipse: *listening with interest*

Wheeljack:  *leading the way to the workshop, where Keepsake is busy climbing up on the work table to examine the neat little dent in the wall.  On the table sits a doohicky that looks intact except for one small part about the size of the dent*

WJ: *picks up Lumen, clicking softly to the mechling*

Eclipse: Need some help? *moving over to assist Keepsake*

Keepsake:  Oh!  Eclipse!  *happy coloured earlights!*  Yes, this table's kinda high.  I want to see just how hard that (widgit) hit.

Eclipse: *grinning, goes to help her alter-sister, already beginning to speculate about the force that the (doodad) hit with*

WJ: *Amused* Well, at least they have something to talk about...

Wheeljack:  *rubs chin*  Yeah... I think it was about (such and such measurments).  How much pressure had you got it up to, Keepsake?

Keepsake:  *tells him*

Eclipse: Huh...Maybe if you used a different alloy for the (thingymajigger), you could increase the force needed for that reaction by at least (*insert large amount here*) percent...*Speculating*'

Keepsake:  Oh probably.  This is supposed to pop out, though... hmmm  *poking at dent and reporting measurements.*  We better find a way to keep it in if we wanna see just how much pressure the (doohicker) can take before it blows.

Wheeljack:  It's gotta be somethin' the humans can get.

Eclipse: *begins rambling off suggestions and possible alloys, as well as where they can be purchased or traded for*

WJ: *Quite lost, goes to find someplace to sit with Lumen while the tech geeks geek out*

Swoop:  *runs across Sweep as she flies to check out the bittyboom*  Hey!  Who you?

Sweep: Me Sweep. Who you? *headtilt, looking cute*

Swoop:  *lands and folds wings across back as she looks up at him with head tilties*  Me Swoop!  Me live here.

Sweep: Me Sweep live with him Jumper-Dip...

Swoop:  *doesn't look up as her gentle brother loooooms over them*  Who Jumper-Dip?

Sludge:  We Dinobots know him WakeJumper

Swoop:  WakeJumper not Jumper-Dip

Sweep: *headtilt* him Jumper-Dip she 'Clipse friend...him Lumen daddy.

Swoop:  Nooooo, that him WakeJumper!

Sludge:  Him WakeJumper him Lumen's daddy.

Sweep: Him Solar-Daddy say him Lumen daddy is dip. She Desi say same...also call him Jumper-dip Greenhorn...*confused chirr*

Swoop:  Him WakeJumper.  *sage little pterodactyle nod*

*bellow from the bushes*  LUMEN?

Swoop:  Grimlock!  You no yell!

Sweep: *Startled, hides behind Sludge's leg* O_O Who that?!

Grimlock:  *jumps out and sticks out chest*  Me Grimlock is KING!

Sweep: *Chirrup, clicks a bit*

Grimlock:  *roars at him!*

Sweep: *HISS*

Grimlock:  *opens mouth to bite... and is picked up by Sludge*

Sweep: *circles around Sludge's leg, hiss* >/ Me Sweep no like you Grimlock!

Swoop:  Don't worry, nobody like him Grimlock.  Except Daddy and him Lumen.

Sweep: *considering this*...

Grimlock:  Me Grimlock is KING!

Swoop:  Me Swoop go get him Lumen!  ^_^  *climbes Sludge and then soars toward the base and through the back door as it opens for her*  LUMEN!

Lumen: *Chirp?* Hi Swoop! :D  

WJ: Hey Swoop, how're things going?

Swoop:  *lands and transforms to hug him*  You Lumen come play with we Dinobots?  *looks up*  You WakeJumper not dip, you bot!

Lumen: *Biiig optics at Daddy, who nods* :3

WJ: ...*facepalm* Lemme guess, Sweep said something along the lines of me being a dip...

Swoop:  Him Sweep did.  Him said why, but me Swoop not listen.

WJ: It's because of Eclipse's twin, Solar Flare.

Swoop:  ....Solar... me Swoop know Solar!  Him there when him Lumen come out!

WJ: *nods* Yeah. Solar is Eclipse's brother.

Swoop:  Ohhhh.  *head tilty*  Him call you wrong name.

WJ: He and I don't really get along well. I'd tell you what I think of him, but I don't think Wheeljack would appreciate me teaching you some new words....

Lumen: *Giggles, wiggles to get off of Daddy's lap so he can go play with his friends*

Wheeljack:  ...She knows 'em.  But don't remind her.  *resumes geeking*

WJ: Ah...*amused* Don't worry, I won't.

Swoop: *hops down beside Lumen and transforms to her little Christmas angel of a bot mode*  We go now, see him Sludge and him Grimlock.  Him Grimlock miss you Lumen.

Lumen: *Glee* Let's go!

Swoop:  *takes his hand and runs out*

Sweep: *Hissing at Grimlock again* >/

Lumen: X3 Sweep, you're a dork! *Goes to find Grimlock so he can pounce on the tyrannosaur*

Sludge:  .... *drops*

Grimlock:  *lands right next to Sweep, on his head*

Lumen: *Pounce!* Hi Grimlock!

Grimlock:  Lumen!  Me Grimlock is KING!  *happy little dino*

Sweep: *scampers over near the door, pauses upon seeing Swoop* ...*chir?*

Lumen: How've you been? Lotsa stuff was goin' nuts back home so we couldn't come an' visit...

Swoop:  *looks at Sweep*  What?

Grimlock:  Me Grimlock been king!  Rule!

Sludge:  ...Kiss she Divebomb and get punted.

Grimlock:  Him Sludge shut up!

Lumen: *Giggles, snuggles Grimlock* You're a dork...

Sweep: *puzzled, giving Swoop curious sniffs* Pretty femme sound like she Swoop, but not look like she Swoop...

SSwoop:  You Sweep dork.  *transforms*

Grimlock:  Me Grimlock is king!  *snuggle*

Sweep: *surprised chirp, followed by :/ expression* Me Sweep am Sweep. Not dork...*curious* How you do that?

Lumen: ^_^

Swoop:  You Sweep dork.  And me Swoop do like this!  *transforms again*

Sludge:  *noses brother and Lumen, then very very carefully lays down and curls around them.*  ^_^

Sweep: *frowns, watching, and trying to figure out how to transform*

Lumen: *happy clicks, snuggles for Sludge* :3

Swoop:  *does it again, and then beetles over in alt mode and goes into the ring of Sludge to look at the snugglepile*

Sweep: *thinks he has it sort of figured out* ...*Chirrs, goes to poke head into snuggle pile*

Swoop:  *decides she's ready for a nap.  Flops down on top of Lumen and the gently snoring Grimlock*

Sweep: *headtilts, considers joining the pile, decides to try transforming* ! *Surprised noise as he transforms for the first time* !!!

Lumen: :o whoah...

Swoop:  *looks around*  Ohhh, you Sweep pretty.

Sludge:  :o

Grimlock:  *snore*

Sweep: *Puzzled, checking himself out as well as he can* Am pretty? *blink blink*

Sludge:  Yes.  You pretty.

Sweep: :D  

Lumen: coool...We should show Daddy and Mommy and Aunty Keepsake!

Swoop:  *yawns*  After nap.  Them geeking.

Sweep: *nod nod, moves to join the snugglepile*

Lumen: 'Kay

Swoop:  *puts a wing over Sweep and chirrs softly*

Sweep: *happy chirr, snuggles against Swoop* n_n

*meanwhile, in the lab, the (doohicker) is now in pieces, and Wheeljack's progressed from geek to gossip*

WJ: I think Lumen'll be ready for his adult protoform in a few more months...but we'll wait and see, I think...

Eclipse: *Nods* Yeah, I mean, I know he's gotta grow up sometime, but it'll still be kinda sad to put him into a bigger protoform...

Wheeljack:  ...I thought your war was over?

WJ: It is, for the most part, but Des thinks that there may still be a few straggler 'Cons who won't accept the Autobots as allies. *Scowl*Thundercracker's siding with her on this one, and so is Skywarp...

Eclipse: WakeJumper, be nice. I know you don't really care for Seekers, but they did help us out...

WJ: *Scowl deepens, crosses arms over chest*

Wheeljack:  So you really wouldn't like Fireflight's new boyfriend, then.

Eclipse: *baps WJ on the arm* He's kinda prejudiced since it was a group of Seekers who ki-*gets mouth coverd by WJ's hand* ! >/

WJ: We really don't need to go into that right now, 'Clipse...*pained look in optics*

Keepsake:  ...I thought Thundercracker was your brother?

WJ: *removes hand from Eclipse's mouth* ...

eepsake:  ... I was wrong?  Sorry.

Eclipse: >/ No, Keepsake, you're not wrong...

WJ: *cycling air through his intakes a bit too rapidly to be good for him. Abruptly turns, excusing himself and heading for the door*

Eclipse: *softly* WakeJumper didn't know...and it was a group of Seekers who killed their parents...and raized their home...Thundercracker was in a different city at the time, and Wake hid in the rubble of his home until Deluge and the other Aquabots found him...

Keepsake:  *hand over mouth*

Wheeljack:  *facepalming*

Keepsake:  I... thought 'Jumper's ident code sounded familiar... and I compared it to this old recording we have of TC's....  *sigh*  Yay, foot fuel.

Eclipse: Thundercracker didn't have anything to do with the attack...he joined the 'Cons and became a Seeker in order to get revenge...he thought Wake was among those killed...Desi was the one who connected the dots between the two...with Optimus's help...

Eclipse: I'm surprised Wake didn't find out sooner though...I mean, he and I are bonded...

Wheeljack:  I should go after 'im.  *starts to get up*

Eclipse: Not yet...he's...really upset right now...*expression drops* I should've told him sooner...

Keepsake:  *hugs herself and rocks a little*

Wheeljack:  *walks over and puts his hands on her shoulders*  Hey... you didn' know.

Eclipse: *flinches a bit, o_o expression* He shut me out.

Keepsake:  *hands over mouth*  I'm sorry.

Eclipse: *Frowning, goes over to hug Keepsake* Don't worry. We'll get this worked through...he's...I don't blame him...he's upset...I only knew about this a week ago, myself...*trying to remain calm*

Wheeljack:  So TC's on your side now?

Eclipse: *nods* Yeah, as are Skywarp, Soundwave, and Lord High Protector Shockwave...oh, and a little mech named Galvatron and his bondmate, Cho, and their son Draco....

Keepsake:  *startles badly*  Galvatron?  Do you know who that is?

Eclipse: *Confused* someone that Des picked up around Christmas...

Keepsake:  *urgently*  He's a reformatted Megatron!

Eclipse: O_O *knees give out, down she goes* What?!

Wheeljack:  ...What?  *blink!  Go to pick Eclipse up*

Keepsake:  *agitated*  I learned about him in the Nexus.  He's Megatron, reformatted by Unicron.

Eclipse: *hyperventilating, goes into a rambling fit that would leave Bluestreak in awe*

Wheeljack:  *hugging her as he fires questions at his assistant*

Eclipse: *Shaking. She gleaned information from Bluestreak when she was still in the mech's sparkchamber, and has heard stories from all the older 'bots back home about how dangerous Megatron was. She's scared out of her wits, and it shows*

*thumping on the door, and then in walks big black and shiny*

Dreadnought:  *frowns*  What's goin' on?

Eclipse: *Spastic rambling, most of it more than likely doesn't make sense*

Dreadnought:  *frowns and looks at Wheeljack*

Wheeljack:  They've got a guy named Galvatron staying at their base.  Keepsake says he's a reformatted Megatron.

Dreadnought:  Yeah.  Primus gave him a second chance.

Eclipse: *Systems crash, slumps a bit*

Wheeljack:  *applying first aid and soothing clicks and squeaks*  ...So you know about the guy.

Dreadnought:  Yeah.  He's harmless.  Hasn't even got weapons.

WJ: *engine rumbling outside, followed by transforming*

Dreadnought:  *walks down the hall and over to the front door*  Get in here 'Jumper, your lady's havin' a fit.

WJ: *frowns, follows Dreadnought* What's going on?

Dreadnought:  Sounds like 'Jack 'n Keepsake got somebody confused with his alts.

Wheeljack:  *still gently talking to Eclipse as they come in*

WJ: ...joy.

Eclipse: *whimpering, clings to WJ's leg as soon as the mech moves close enough for her to do so*

Dreadnought:  *hunkers down by them and frowns*  'Clipse, can you hear me?

Eclipse: *nods, tries to bury her face in WJ's armor*

Dreadnought:  You're scared because you found out who Galvatron usedta be, right?

Eclipse: *nods, stammering fit of rambling*

WJ: *shutters optics briefly, intakes hitch slightly as he feels just how frightened Eclipse is*

Dreadnought:  Shhhhhhh.  Listen to me, 'Clipse.

Eclipse: *shaking a little, wary look at Dreadnought*

Dreadnought:  *deep smooth voice is calm as he speaks to her*  In most realities I've heard'a Galvatron's what happens when Unicron reformats Megatron.  But the guy you know was sent back by Primus.  

Eclipse: *intakes hitch a bit* H-how...

Dreadnought:  *waits for her to be able to finish her question, those soft dark optics gentle*

Eclipse: How...how is that possible?! *still frightened*

Dreadnought:  Primus sendin' him back?

Eclipse: *nods*

Dreadnought:  *shrugs*  He made our sparks.  He can do whatever he wants with them.

WJ: *rubbing Eclipse's back and listening to Dreadnought, nods*

Eclipse: :/ *still not sure if she should be glad about this or not*

Dreadnought:  *gently*  What's Galvatron ben doin'?

Eclipse: He...he's been...

WJ: *rumbles, trying to soothe his mate*

Eclipse: He's been...not even remotely 'con-like...no offense meant, Dreadnought...

Dreadnought:  What's he ben doin'?

Eclipse: ...Being a dork...

WJ: *SNERK*

WJ: *amused* Well, since Draco arrived, he's been walking with the bitlet...he's also been seen cuddling with Cho, giving Prime slag whenever they play that basketball video game, and he seems to like to perch on Prime's shoulder...

WJ: Oh, and when he's really tired, he says the stupidest stuff...it's actually pretty funny, when Ratchet or I aren't trying to herd him back to his quarters so he can rest...

Dreadnought:  ...Basketball video game?

WJ: *nods* Yeah...I think Sam got it for the video game system...you should hear 'em trash talking each other...usually, pillows go flying at some point...

WJ: According to Ratchet, Prime's not acted how he's acting now in a really long time...several vorns, at least...

Dreadnought:  *shakes head at dorky video game choices, but then looks back at Eclipse*  That sound like a scary world destroyer to you?

Eclipse: *headshake*

Dreadnought:  *rumbles*  *gently*  Then chill, lady.

Eclipse: *frowns, nods* I'll try...

Dreadnought:  *grins*  Good.

WJ: *rubs Eclipse's back a bit, before sighing a bit*

Dreadnought:  I've been talking to him.

WJ: *glances up at Dreadnought, regarding the larger mech with a nigh-unreadable expression* Did you know about my...brother?

Dreadnought:  ...Knew when I first saw 'im.  His spark sounds like yours.  *frown*

WJ: *small scowl, isn't happy that he's been left in the dark*

Dreadnought:  ... you didn't know

WJ: Not till a short while ago, no.

Dreadnought:  *shakes head and rumbles*

WJ: *ducks his head a bit to converse quietly with Eclipse over their bond. It's apparent Eclipse knew as well, if the femme's behavior is anything to go by*

Dreadnought:  Thought you would'a figured it out.

WJ: I don't usually have contact with the 'Cons...that's more Desinex's, Galvatron's, and Prime's forte.

Dreadnought:  'N you didn' feel anythin' in your spark.

WJ: I only met him once...shortly after I was put into my first protoform...He was studying in one of the bigger cities when...when Terra got attacked...

Dreadnought:  He's at the Autobot base sometimes now.

WJ: Not often. When he is, he's usually talking to Desinex.

Dreadnought:  Still should'a felt somethin'.  I do when I get near alternate brothers, or any version of the old man.

WJ: *frowns*

Eclipse: *sighs* Just because he's a Seeker...

WJ: *Flinches noticeably*

Dreadnought:  Not all Seekers're bad guys, kid.

WJ: *cycles intakes rapidly, headshake*

Eclipse: *pats WJ's shoulder*

Dreadnought:  You get like this around the little red runt?

WJ: *headshake* no...it's just...

Dreadnought:  She's a Seeker.

Eclipse: *optics widen a bit as WJ shakes slightly, before moving to soothe her mate* Shhhh....it's okay...

Keepsake:  *gently hugs brother in law as well*

WJ: *intakes hitch*

WJ's com:  *beeps urgently*

WJ: ...*trying to regain composure, voice shakes slightly as he responds*//WakeJumper here, what's the situation?//

Op:  //Someone just woke up several sizes too small... and a lot younger than when he lay down for the nap.//

WJ: //...Someone got LOL'd, sounds like...I'll get Eclipse, Lumen, and Sweep, and we'll be back in a bit...//

Op: //This mech's never been in the Nexus.//

WJ: //...*sigh* This is going to be interesting, I can tell...just keep him calm, and in one room, preferrably the medbay, until I can get back...//

Op:  //Galvatron is doing that.  Prime out.//

WJ: *Sighs, rubs Eclipse's back a little* Looks like someone got LOL'd or something...and it's not Desinex...

Dreadnought:  What's up?

WJ: From what Prime told me, someone went to take a nap, and woke up little and young.

Dreadnought:  *pause*  Young or chibi?

WJ: I'm not sure, but I'll find out when I get back to the medbay...unfortunately, we've gotta cut this visit short...

Dreadnought:  He ever ben in the Nexus?

WJ: Not to my knowledge

Dreadnought:  And don't leave without coughin' up those Sunrises I smell.  *frowns and rumbles at WJ's last words.*

Eclipse: *microwings up as she remembers about the Sunrises. She gladly relinquishes the bag to Dreadnought, before separating herself from her mate in order to locate her son*

Sludge:  *peeks in, his mouth full of blue*

Sludge:  Him Dready say want him Lumen.

Lumen: *Happy clicking and chirping* Hi Mommy!

Eclipse: *moves to get Lumen from Sludge* ^_^

Sweep: *still in robot mode, chirrs*

Sludge:  *gives sparklet, and then crosses optics as sister dances on his head*

Grimlock:  MY LUMEN!  *angry sounds!*

Dreadnought:  *snags the runt and hands him to Wheeljack, who's been watching everything silently.*

Sweep: *HISS at Grimlock* Him Lumen need to go home!

Keepsake:  Shhh. He's just sad to see his friend go.

Sweep: *headtilts, soft chirr* Him Grimlock loud.

WJ: *Puzzled expression* Is that Sweep?

Wheeljack:  *hauls his noisy small son off*

Swoop:  Yup.  That him Sweep.  Him in bot mode.  Him pretty!

Sweep: *Preens a little, climbs up Sludge so he can give Swoop a hug* n_n

Eclipse: *Excited rambling about how awesome that is and how did WakeJumper miss that when he scanned the little mech before bringing him online and she HAS to tell Solar about this!*

Swoop:  *hug hug the Sweep*  You Sweep come visit soon!

Sweep: *big grin, nod nod*

Dreadnought:  *watching Eclipse and wondering what all the fuss is about.  Dinobots transform.*

WJ: *bemused expression as he attempts to round up his family*

Dreadnought:  *stands and picks up Sweep, removes Swoop, then sets Sweep by Eclipse*

Swoop:  *glomps Dreadnought's fingers and giggles*

Sweep: :o *nuzzles Eclipse, before transforming back to dino mode*

Dreadnought:  *gives Swoop to Keepsake, who hugs her as she wishes Eclipse and WJ and their littles farewell.*

WJ: *nods, wishes Keepsake well on the (Doohicky)*

Eclipse: *moves so she's touching WJ, invites everyone over sometime for a party or something*

Keepsake:  Thanks Wake.  And we'd be glad to come.

Eclipse: ^^

WJ: *amused chuckle as he guides his family out of PINpoint range* See you soon. *The group PINpoints home*

Dreadnought:  *takes two Sunrises and then gives the rest to Keepsake before leaving her to go geek with Wheeljack some more.*

((Co-written with random_xtras))