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[nottabeater]

The base is peaceful. Quiet conversation from the workshop tells where Ratchet and Dev and their new daughter are, and a silent shadow shows where Ironhide's standing in the courtyard frowning over the wall. Behind him Rap and Honey are digging a hole to China in the middle of the yard, and Roach is doing the macarena with full musical accompaniment nearby.

Inside the living room Sam's curled in the hammock chair busy with his homework as Mikaela lays on the couch engrossed in the same subject. Across the huge room Chromia's intent on the satellite feeds at the computer desk, and on the bigger mech sized couch Bee is sitting and watching TV as she teases Arcee over her com while that worthy snuggles in Starforge's protective grasp.

The yellow femme is chuckling inwardly at her friends, but she's worried, too. Prime's been gone since the previous morning, and there's been no word of him. Jazz has finally gone to the Nexus to see if he can find him. After everything that's happened Bee's got a sinking feeling about this. Are they going to find Optimus scattered over the desert in scorched and shattered pieces, like their original Jazz and like Ratchet?

The chuckle fades and she turns her head to check on her sparklings.

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[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

//'Auntie Bee'?// she asks, a hand going out despite herself to touch Optimus's back.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

//I told him we were his Aunties and Uncles. He can't seem to remember much.// Jazz purrs softly for both of them. "This is home, Optimus. Remember what I told you about home?"

[random_xtras]

"Uh huh." He looks up at him, smiling hopefully. "It's a safe place to be loved."

Bumblebee clears away a little static. "Yeah. Sure it is. Are you hungry? Oh, this is Auntie Chromia, she's Uncle Ironhide's sparkmate, and mom to that big guy there on the couch, Starforge. And this is Rap and Honey. And that's Sam and Mikaela."

"What's mom mean?" Optimus wants to know, looking around at everybody curiously.

Ironhide hasn't made a sound, he's just standing there frozen as Rap tries to get Honey's hand off his mouth so he can talk.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

The silver mech thinks a moment. "Moms are the ones who make little sparklets. The also love and protect you. Daddies are moms helpers in making sparklets."

[random_xtras]

It's pretty clear that's gone right over Optimus's head, so Chromia shakes her head and says, "Mom is the special femme that loves ya most. Dad's the mech that helps 'er."

"Oh," Optimus starts to say, only to yelp as Honey reaches out from Rap's arms to smack him upside the head.

"Whoa!" Bee grabs her daughter, who squeaks and starts to cry with surprise.

Optimus blinks and stares, then starts crying himself.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz panics and start bouncing Optimus soothingly and singing out to both of them. "Hush-a-bye, it's gonna be all right. "

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

Bee holds Honey close and rubs her back, her optics going to Jazz with surprise. //What was that?//

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz turns his wide optics back to her. //I havent a Primus damned clue! She doesn't hit the other kids!//