Dream. Lawn outside the infirmary. Bunnies and wishes.

[random_xtras]

yOp: *softly, from where he's sitting by the big outside bed* Dad?

Swindle: *opens an eye* Yes, Optimus?

yOp: *quietly* Feel what Bubby's feeling?

Swindle: ...Yes.

yOp: *sigh* I'm starting to itch to grant his wish. *hangs head slightly, saddened by brother's sadness*

Swindle: You could always... make it temporary. Like a LOL. See if he really wants it.

yOp: *perks* And I can do that sort of thing without making him wish for it, sort of as a surprise. *looks to Dad for permission*

Swindle: Indeed.

yOp: *does it, making the sparkles show up behind Bubby where he can't see them*

aSwindle: *busy going over figures again. Trying to organize best sellers, and what reality they're in... that sort of thing.*

figures: *move on the datapad without him writing on or touching the screen*

aSwindle: o.O??

Disturbia: *stops chortling at her game pinwheel and looks over at his surprise* ?

aSwindle: *trying to figure out what's going on*

Disturbia: *comes to look at his datapad* What happened?

aSwindle: Stuff just started moving by itself...

Disturbia: *frowns, and then leans over and sniffs him* Hey...

aSwindle: *blink*

Disturbia: ...Wish for something.

aSwindle: *slump* Why?

Disturbia: *optics twinkling* I wish for some blue choccy.

aSwindle: Erm, well... I think we've got some... *starts to get up and get*

Disturbia: *catches him and pulls him into her lap teddy bear style* Nono. Bubby, smell yourself.

aSwindle: ...Do I need a bath? *sniffsniff*

Disturbia: *softly* No... but you smell... sparkly.

aSwindle: ....Sparkly? *can't smell the sparkle*

Disturbia: Like Oppy and the Boss! :D

aSwindle: o.O!

Disturbia: *hugs him* Can I have my wish?

aSwindle: ... *tries wishin for choccy, still not quite believing this*

choccy: *appears! From their stash! And surrounded by soft blue and gold sparkles*

Disturbia: *SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!*

aSwindle: o.o!

Disturbia: *HUGSQUISH the Bubby!*

aSwindle: *is still o.o!* How... how...

Disturbia: I dunno, but ain't it great??? *more squish*

aSwindle: *....* ...I... I.... >.> *tries shifting into a large Swindle-bunny*

Disturbia: *ear shattering squee of delight!*

aSwindle: *folds ears back to keep them from being shattered!*

Disturbia: *incoherent flailing at the CUTE!*

aSwindle: ...^.^

Disturbia: *finally manages to calm down* ^_^;

aSwindle: *bunny purrrrs*

Disturbia: ...You're going to need to practise, right?

aSwindle: I... I guess. I... *whiskers twitch* ...still don't know what happened. I haven't left the Dream at all. Grounded, you know. *bunny pout*

Disturbia: *gets up and carries him over to where the golden and purple dragon is laying on the big bed with Zoe curled next to him* Hey, Dad...

yOp: *glances over and then looks away, transmitting his amusement to Swindle*

Swindle: Yes, Disturbia?

Disturbia: Something happened... *sets Bunny Bubby down by Swindle's head*

Swindle: *up goes the eyebrow, looking faintly amused* Looks like a LOL...

yOp: *gentle nose bump for Bubby*

aSwindle: *bunny bat the yOp. Not talkin' to you.*

yOp: *soft rumble of a chuckle* What's wrong, Bubby? And... weren't you a nikochibi?

aSwindle: I don't like being grounded... and I was....

yOp: Oh yeah. *guilty look toward Dad for acting like a bossbot*

aSwindle: So I haven't been out of that room all day, never mind out of the Dream...

yOp: o.O I didn't mean you couldn't go around the Dream, or even to Norton's.

aSwindle: *bunny pout. He knows this, he was sulking and hiding and trying to do work anyway.*

yOp: *sighs and looks at Dad, feeling sad and guilty and like a big meanie*

aSwindle: I don't think I've come in contact with anything that was LOL'd earlier...

yOp: -...Should I tell him? Since I already made him feel bad?-

Swindle: -If you wish-

yOp: *quietly* Bubby... I'm sorry for making you feel bad. And... I... temporarily granted that wish.

aSwindle: ...Wish? *blink-blink* ...Which wis..... O.O .....Oh!

yOp: *peeks at brother, looking about as woebegone as a big strong badaft dragon can look*

Disturbia: *fit of the snorting giggles*

aSwindle: I'm Fae? At least... for awhile?

yOp: *nods* I put in a failsafe so you couldn't accidentally wish it permanent.

aSwindle: Ohhhh.... *twitchy whiskers* ...Am I still grounded?

yOp: Dad?

Swindle: ...Why was Bubby grounded in the first place?

yOp: *guiltily* He was getting his bad feeling.

aSwindle: ...And then you got hurt, Dad...

Swindle: Well....

yOp: I thought he was going to get in trouble again, and got overprotective.

aSwindle: ...Never works anyway....

yOp: *sigh* I know.

aSwindle: *looks pitifully cute*

yOp: *suddenly thinks over all his links that he and Bubby make a really funny looking Superman and Lois Lane*

Disturbia: *DED*

Swindle: *facepillow*

aSwindle: o.O?!

yOp: *just gonna die of amused embarrassment now*

Zoe: *sleepily* Wha...?

Swindle: -Optimus is being silly....-

Zoe: *soft snerk, and then lovebombs her mate silly before dropping back to sleep*

Swindle: -...Wheweee...-

yOp: >.o Moooom....

Swindle: ^.^

aSwindle: *wishes himself back to normal. For now.*

yOp: *peeks at Bubby* Gold and blue. Huh. *chuckle*

aSwindle: ...Guess it's because of my optics?

yOp: I guess so. *stretches slightly and looks up, then makes a big bowl of white sauce pasgetti flavored mud, which he pushes toward Swindle* Supper, Dad.

Swindle: ... *licks it*

Disturbia: *looks at her Bubby* Let's go see if the choccy's still on the ground and have some supper too.

aSwindle: Okay... though I don't know if I'm still grounded or not...

yOp: Huh? *looks at Swindle again* Dad?

Swindle: ....I don't see why he should be. Especially since I am... *faint smirk*

yOp: *chuckles and glances at brother*

aSwindle: *faint smile* So, back to work tomorrow?

yOp: *softly* You sure you don't want a holiday? You hardly ever take any anymore.

Disturbia: *baps the Oppy*

aSwindle: ...Just trying to keep up...

yOp: *puzzled* Keep up?

aSwindle: *still doesn't think he does as much as everyone else.*

yOp: *glances at Swindle and then back to Bubby* Um... Bubby, do you want to see on a chart what you do compared to everyone else?

aSwindle: Yes.

yOp: *gets pie chart. Pie chart has a very noticeable and large blue wedge. Shows to Bubby*

aSwindle: *looks*

chart: *blue is Bubby*

aSwindle: *blink* ...Where are you? And Dad?

yOp: *points to his, which is larger* Remember, my baby's older, and I go all over the multiverse. This is Dad's. *points*

aSwindle: *nod slightly...*

yOp: It looks like your patch is... bigger than Dad's, Bubby.

Swindle: *raises an eyebrow at that* ...I blame Blitzwing. Because I can. ^.^

aSwindle: I don't... feel like I do that much...

yOp: Well you do.

aSwindle: *blush a bit*

yOp: *grins* *fondly* Overachiever.

aSwindle: *will probably call up, sometime, an itemized account on what everyone does, not just a bulk chart. Because he's still not convinced.*

yOp: *pauses, and then sparkles up the itemized lists... aaaaalll the sheets of them. Offers*

aSwindle: *BLINK*

yOp: *grin* You're even easier to hear now.

aSwindle: *pokes through them*

yOp: *gentle shove* Read them after supper.

aSwindle: Okay, okay....

yOp: *affection for Bubby*

aSwindle: Supper, then...

Disturbia: :\ Rache just got our choccy. *snerk*

aSwindle: I... can make something else...

Disturbia: *picks him up and spins him around and wishes for Welsh rarebit*

aSwindle: Eeeee! *tries to grant wish while dizzy*

yOp: *winces and helps a little. Soon nice cheesy toasty stuff is ready*

Swindle: *has some on his head* o.O....

yOp: *looks, sees that, and has an attack of the silent snerks*

Swindle: *gonna try and shift and eat it. Falls asleep instead*

yOp: *gently moves the rarebit, and the energon mud, then gives rarebit to Bubby and covers Dad and Mom up carefully*

aSwindle: *looks worried* He's gonna be okay, yes?

yOp: *sigh* Oh yeah. Getting branded just took a lot out of him.

aSwindle: *shakes at that* I wi... I could have warned him. Maybe. If I'd realized it wasn't me. It had been awhile, I forgot the difference...

yOp: *hugs his brother* You're still learning. I still mess up too.

aSwindle: *hugs back*

yOp: *and then puts melted botcheese on his nose*

aSwindle: Meep! *tries to lick it off!*

Disturbia: *squees and grabs him to lick that cheese herself*

yOp: *laughing softly*

aSwindle: *squeak!*

Disturbia: *will now carry mate and supper off!*

aSwindle: *is carried off!*

yOp: *soft chuckle, and then settles down to watch over Swindle and Zoe as they sleep*


((Co-written with swindle_blitz))