Part Time Pets

By: MyNameIsJag

Disclaimer: …I EAT YOUR FACE! Also, I own nothing. RL…if you were a real person…I'd shoot your ass…

Chapter 5: Lost and Confused

The ground was covered in the white flecks that were easily sticking to his skin as he moved…his pedes tried to avoid certain patches so not to accidentally hurt himself as he treaded through the land with one of his cubs hanging from his mouth as the others followed behind him.

The white specks were still think in the air and he knew he had to get them to safety soon…but not from the cold…no…what laid around them in a thick blanket was ashes created from the fire that had destroyed most of his home…the patches he was avoiding still held embers that he did not wish to step on and his cub…was that of one of his twins that had been wandering from their cave to explore and got burned in the fire.

Though the damage was minor being just singe fur, it was the smoke he had inhaled that bothered the tiger…is youngling still continued to cough and mewl as they all made their way from the destroyed forest into lands they had never ventured into before…

A glance over his shoulder was a quick check at his other younglings, both were beginning to tire from their long journey and with no shelter or food around…he didn't want to think about it. He needed to find something nearby that would give them temporary cover before the sun fell…night was a terrible time to have the cubs out and there were several hungry predators waiting to snatch one up and being as weak from exhaustion as he was…the fight would not come out in his favor…

There was nothing to do but keep going forward and maybe if they find a temporary home…he would be able to hunt for the still growing kits…though he doubted any of the smaller Anibots that were normal converged into the category known as prey would be around…but perhaps if he was lucky he could find something…perhaps some fish if he found a stream.

"Hey, Pops? How much further we going to walk, my pedes hurt?"

Laying his weakened cub between his forepaws he glanced around him so he could answer his sons question…there…on the side of a steep mountain side was a cave…it was abit far up but it would provide shelter.

He gave a lick to shaking youngling before turning to his other two, he tilted his helm to the cave and they perked up knowing that their long journey would soon come to an end with a rest.

He just hoped it all wouldn't end with a permanent rest…a fate that their Creator had already suffered through…no…he…they would continue on. They were strong and they will live…he was sure of it.

Nuzzling the cub again and taking the scruff bar in his mouth, he gave the others a look, his eldest and only femme just nodded…they would have to wait down here until he came back to pick them up. Still being young, their climbing skills had yet developed to that to take on such a steep…yet…

"Don't worry, I'll keep Rumble out of trouble, we'll be here when you get you back, it only take a few kliks."

Nodding, he was grateful for his daughters logic…he was sure that his current emotional storm was doing nothing to help his situation…

He turned back to the cliff, gave one glance to his cubs and took of up the side of the mountain, hurrying as the fear that something large may come by and take off with his children…

He had already lost so much…and now…the only thing he did have now was his cubs…and he'd be damned if he let anything else happen to them and their happiness.

Landing at the opening, he was just about ready to place his kit down when the smell of another predator hit him instantly.

He froze at the sight of bright optics staring back at him…oh…this could not be good…this was a bad situation-

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Ratchet growled to himself as he struggled out of the grip that was holding him down, failing miserably to escape and forcing him to resign to just go limp and endure the embarrassment of the whole situation.

He ignored the appearance of a energon treat in front of his faceplates and focused on trying to melt the table he was at with his stare of death.

"Aw, I guess he's not hungry, Sunny," a shrug and the red twin flipped the sweet into his own mouth with a smile, happily ignoring the aura of doom coming from the rabbit.

"Don't eat them, idiot, he might get hungry later," it would have been threatening if it wasn't for the fact that the snarling frontliner was the one with the Anibot in his lab like some kind of overly large stuffed animal and was contently nuzzling the audio flaps.

"I have to get back to the hospital."

"I guess he would," he ate another, plopping out of the bag into his mouth, "hey, didn't you want to go to the art museum today?"

"He should be resting…back at the hospital…where I need to be…"

The golden brother let out a hum, one of his servos coming up to pet the fluffed up appendages, "That was tomorrow, remember, it's the art show then."

"Oh, yeah! You're gonna enter aren't you? I mean, last time you didn't and all you did was complain that the displays looked like slag and you could do better."

"That's because they were and a sparkling could do better then half of those 'works of art," he stopped his petting to reach over and snag a treat from, chewing it whole before continuing, "and I already have entered some of my paintings this time."

"You two are just gonna ignore me aren't you?"

Sideswipe grinned, "About time! You so going to wipe them out!"

A smug look past over the other and he nodded in agreement before going back to snuggling his bunny pillow, happily ignoring the odd looks he was receiving at the restaurant they were dining at, "Of course, if they were anything like before, it would almost be unfair of me to beat them."

"-never gonna give you up, never gonna-"

The crimson Lambo shook his empty energon cube at the waitress, signaling for a refill, "So what's the prize this time?"

"The usual, art displayed and some credits won," there was a pause and he stroked down the medic's ear, "it wouldn't be much but, it would be extra in our account."

The both remained silent as the serving bot came over to refill their cubes, a quick smile sent to the large optic Anibot, who was looked to be whispering the word 'help', a pat on the chevron helm and the bot returned to his duty.

Sunstreaker snorted and pulled his new toy closer to him, not exactly happy about the bunny being touched by some stranger, ignoring the way the healer clawed at open air in attempt to save itself from the death grip he was in.

He turned to watch his twin take a gulp of his cube, lifting an optic ridge as the idiot winked over at some passing femmes going to there table, they waved and giggled at him before turning their attention to the yellow warrior.

"Oh, this isn't going to end well…"

The whole room flinched at the high-pitched squeals that echoed around as the two mech were suddenly surrounded by overly excited bots, each grabbing for the living plushi with chatter of being 'so cute' and 'OMP, can I hold him'.

The split spark brothers gave each other a look before glancing down at the rabbit, who was trying to bury himself in the rougher twin's chassis, growling and hissing at the random servos making bids for him.

"I am not a playtoy!"

The two glanced back up and nodded before standing up, Sides laying the credits owed on the table as he smiled at the group surrounding them, "Sorry, ladies but we have to go."

One stepped forward, crossing her arms over her chassis and glaring at them, "After we play with the bunny."

"I really hate being called that…"

"I'm sure there are other Anibot's here that would love for you to pay attention to them but we have to return ours back to where he belongs," the prankster just continued to smile sweetly at them…backing up closer to the exit.

"You shouldn't have decided to flirt and call our attention over here, now, bunny, give me."

Suntreaker glared her before turning the rabbit bridal style in his arms, gave the hissing femmes a nod, "Ladies," and took off…leaving his brother behind…who followed with a scream as the group realized just what happened.

Ratchet sighed and crossed his arms, his ears flopping as they continued to run from the pack, "I hate it when this things happen."

-*Hugs all reviewers* Katea-Nui, Richard'sQueen aka LGFS, moonlight black rose, Shinigami-Sama1, CrazyGrrl, GrimsonAshes, Jovianokami, fanfictionlover23, The Unbelievable, smoking caramels, DemonSurfer, Prowls-little-angel, White Aster, ABundleOfDaydreams, Dawn Racer, CatGirlFireflare

-I have to say…Prowls-little-angel's review made me laugh…she called Ratchet the Energizer bunny from hell.

Yes they can stand on two legs but I just kept seeing Soundwave stalking around on all four like an actual tiger. Two legs are for posers!

For you Katea-Nui, that Anibot oneshot that you wanted me to write as now made it's way into a multi-chapter story! Why? Cause Soundwave demands it.

Also, I am aware that both Soundwave and Blaster should have more cubs then what I have written but they didn't fit the 'lion' or 'tiger' persona…mainly because they are already different animals.

Oh, Ratch…really?

Next time, Prowl meets Starscream, the Twins try to escape the femmes and Soundwave get's in an uncomfortable situation.

Sorry for being gone for so long, I'm moving into a new place at the moment so bare with me!

Please review! Reviews are fuel for the writer!

*Bows politely* Till Next Time!