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in1-nutshell · 1 year ago

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Bot Buddy the Maximal and meeting Drift

SFW, platonic, familial, slight angst, Cybertronian/ Bot Reader

This writing will be using the Buddy Template of Otter Buddy, aka Bot Buddy that’s Cheetor’s twin.

Refer to Bot Buddy who's Cheetor's twin if you don't know already.

Story time.

Buddy is out on their first solo patrol in a while. It had been calm these past few days and the Maximals wanted to cover more space during patrols. There was no telling if the Predacons were planning something.

Cheetor was already out the doors when Primal said the word. Buddy just sighs and gets to their assigned place near the riverbeds. They are just watching some of the vegetation and occasionally talking with Rhinox through the comms. Every now and then they would try and get in contact with Cheetor.

“Cheetor. What’s your statis?”--Buddy

“Sheesh! You don’t need to do that with me you know. Save the formalities with Optimus or Dinobot.”--Cheetor

“So then what are you doing?”--Buddy

“Doing my job--oh a bird!”--Cheetor

“Remind me again how are we related again?”—Buddy

Budy now entered the water, figuring that they could cover more through the river and cool off a bit from the afternoon heat. The current of the river suddenly got stronger and started slowly pulling them under. Buddy is trying to get out of this newfound current the best they can and trying to see if something caused it. They knew these rivers and never had the current been this strong.

Buddy quickly comms Rhinox about the situation. Rhinox is trying to coach them the best he can telling them to stay calm and to find something to grab. Then he hears Buddy struggling and bobbing in the water.

“Buddy stay on the comms. I’m sending the others to your location.”—Rhinox

“Hurry Rhinox! Things aren’t looking too good over here!”—Buddy

Rhinox began calling in anyone in the area to go check out Buddy as quickly as they could. Cheetor says that he can get there fast but the closest one to Buddy’s location was Rattrap.

“Don’t worry kid! I’m sure it’s not that bad.”—Rattrap

It turns out it was indeed bad.

He manages to get to the river and sees the problem. Some glowing thing at the river’s bed was creating a whirlpool dragging anything that wasn’t pinned down. Poor Buddy was holding on to dear life on some nearby rocks near the whirlpool. He quickly ruled out going into the water by himself, he was going to need back up. Rattrap quickly comms in for anymore back up and he was engaging the problem.

“Rattrap to anyone near our location! It’s some sort of portal thing and it’s trying to drag Buddy in it!”--Rattrap

“What?!”—Rhinox/ Cheetor

“Dinobot to Rattrap, I am closing in on your location.”--Dinobot

“This is Cheetor, I’m coming in as fast as I can!”—Cheetor

Dinobot arrives not a minute later. Rattrap transformed into his biped mode and grabbed the end of Dinobots’ tail as he dug his feet into the ground.

Buddy now was exhausted from trying to keep afloat, but they try their best to stay on the rocks and reach out for Rattraps servo. Rattrap notices Buddy getting tired and tries talking to Buddy.

“C’mon Buddy I’m right here. Talk to me Buddy. Just reach your servo out a little bit more.”--Rattrap

“I’m trying Rattrap. I don’t exactly want to get suck in by whatever that thing is.”—Buddy

Cheetor arrives and wants to jump in, but thanks to Dinobot he doesn’t. He trades places with Dinobot as he quickly transforms into his biped mode to try and further get Rattrap and Buddy out of the water. Cheetor has an iron grip on Dinobot’s arm, laser focused on trying to ground everyone. He starts shouting to Buddy to grab Rattrap.

“Buddy grab Rattrap!”--Cheetor

“I’m tired Cheetor.”--Buddy

“Don’t give up now! We are almost there just hold on a little bit longer!”—Cheetor

Rattrap was inches away from Buddy’s tired servo when the portal starts moving upwards from the riverbed. The current above moved faster and had goten stronger. Dinobot nearly lost his grip on Rattrap, struggling to keep his servo in his and not let the current break the chain. The current, sadly, was so strong it sucked in Buddy without another tug. Cheetor screamed as the portal closed leaving the river calm as it was before. He manages to yank Dinobot and Rattrap to shore and jumps in himself trying to swim around the area where Buddy was.

“BUDDY! Buddy! Buddy where are you?!?!”—Cheetor

Which was trippy for him since he couldn’t swim too well. Rattrap did end up saving Cheetor’s behind. Both him and Dinobot try scolding him about jumping in so quickly, but it fell to deaf ears. Primal descended from the sky and asked what happened seeing Cheetor’s devastated face.

“They’re gone Bossbot… they’re gone…”—Cheetor

Meanwhile on the Lost Light.

Brainstorm had been in the middle of demonstrating his latest dimension hoping device to Team Rodimus. Drift was internally facepalming himself as the monologue went on. Ratchet had no problem doing it publicly. Drift normally wouldn’t mind the science droning so much, but it had been a couple of boring days. Not that he wasn’t grateful for the leisure days, he was grateful for the lack of fights around. If only Ratchet would finally decide to take a break with him... but that didn’t matter right now. Brainstorm started up the machine the room filling with soft hums of the engine… right before it started spewing water.

“Is this normal?!”--Drift

“Nope!”—Brainstorm

Everyone tried stopping the water, meanwhile Brainstorm, Perceptor and Nautica were trying to stop the machine. Drift was trying to move some important looking tools out of the way before the machine started sputtering. Before anyone could comment on it something brown spewed out and landed straight into Drift’s chassis knocking him down onto the wet floor.

“GAH! What’s on me?!”—Drift

“Calm down it isn’t moving or biting you. Look at it its probably dead.”—Ratchet

“You don’t know that!”--Drift

Thank goodness Drift let Ratchet convince him to leave some of his swords for the presentation if not the poor thing most likely would have been spliced. Drift gently picked it up. It looked a lot like some animal he once saw on Earth, it was limp in his servos. Everyone started crowding around. Ratchet managed to stop the crowding a bit before he and Brainstorm started inspecting the thing. Buddy’s optics weakly came online and saw a room full of unfamiliar Cybertronians. Bigger and stronger looking Cybertronians.

“GAH!”--Buddy

“GAH!”--Drift

“GAH!! What in the Allspark!”—Buddy

Buddy is a little smaller than the minibots. Everyone was in shock and baffled. The thing was Cybertronian with an organic altmode. Now while it wasn’t unheard of, it was still surprising to the few members of the crew that didn’t have much time with organics.

“Oh Primus I’m dead aren’t I? Is this the Allspark? Never thought it’d be so… ship like?”—Buddy

“You ain’t dead kid.”—Ratchet

“Are you sure?”--Buddy

“I can change that if you want.”--Ratchet

“… You know what I’ll take your word for it.”--Buddy

“Welcome other dimensional being! Welcome to the Lost Light!”--Brainstorm

“…What?”—Buddy

Buddy’s optics go wide remembering what had happened. They try to get up but start falling. They try steading themselves on Drift pede.

“I… the others…my—"—Buddy

They pass out of exhaustion and stress before any coherent sentence is made. Drift scooped them out as Ratchet moved some bots out of the way so they could bring the newcomer to the medbay.

After Buddy wakes up after a fistful nap, Drift is by their side and gently explains what’s going on.

“So, what you’re saying is that the bot who was welcoming me on board is the same guy who brought me here? And that this is another dimension right after the Great Autobot and Decepticon War and this ship is just flying through space trying to find some mythical Knights?”--Buddy

“Yeah, that about sums everything up.”--Drift

“This is so weird.”—Buddy

“But its weird to me that you and a bunch of bots are from the future trying to stop events from happening in the past, so that time doesn’t collapse in on itself. And on top of that, you have an Optimus and a Megatron named after our Optimus and Megatron.”—Drift

“… Okay so both of our dimensions are weird.”--Buddy

“That seems about right. Oh, I almost forgot, Megatron is at Swerve’s right now with Rodimus and Magnus. They want to meet you.”--Drift

“…You want to run by me that last sentence one more time.”--Buddy

“Oh yes Megatron is an Autobot now.”--Drift

“!!!???”--Buddy

Buddy stays by Drift side for the entire walk. He does his best to answer Buddy’s questions.

“Was the medic that was looking over me really The Ratchet?”--Buddy

“Yes, that was Ratchet.”--Drift

“Have you ever been to Earth?”--Buddy

“Yes, yes I have on a few times in the past.”--Drift

“Does your Megatron have an obsession on saying ‘Yes’?”--Buddy

“No… not that I know of?”--Drift

“That’s good for you then. You haven’t suffered that.”--Buddy

Personal headcanon Cheetor’s ancestor was Rodimus/Hot Rod.

Imagine Buddy’s absolute surprise and delight seeing Rodimus hanging out at the bar. Rodimus spots the newcomer with Drift and goes to introduce himself. He was not entirely prepared for the newcomer to lowkey geek out.

“Hello there Captain, are you really Rodimus Prime?”--Buddy

“Yeah, I am and you must be Buddy from another dimension.”--Rodimus

“Sorry--but sweet Primus-- I would have never thought I’d meet you. Not in the living at least.”--Buddy

“What?”--Rodimus

“In my dimension you are my ancestor. Its truly an honor to meet you and to be just here with you--oh that probably sounded weird-- Are you okay?”--Buddy

“I’m fine.”—Rodimus, was currently trying to hold back happy tears and hugging Buddy because finally he has someone who apprentices him and his work!

Congratulations Buddy, Rodimus’s ego and pride have increased by a 10-fold. Rodimus is taking them under his metaphoric wing.

“As my descendant you must be great at Meteor Surfing.”--Rodimus

“I was for a bit but, it was outlawed in the sectors we lived in. so we couldn’t really surf much back home.”--Buddy

“… Magnus! Clear my schedule! Buddy and I are going out!”—Rodimus

Buddy had a good time with Rodimus Meteor Surfing, but they honestly wanted to go back and talk to Drift again. Drift had made it clear to Buddy that he was there to help and be Buddy’s friend for the time they were going to be in this dimension.

“Drift we’re back!”--Buddy

“Oh how was it with you and Rodimus?”--Drift

“Fun and all how have you been?”--Buddy

“I’ve been cleaning some of my blades.”--Drift

“Can you show me more about your blades?”—Buddy

Soon after a week the machine is ready. Buddy said goodbye to everyone.

“Good-Bye Drift! Good-Bye Rodimus! Goodbye everyone! Thank you for everything!”—Buddy

Once Buddy has left Drift goes back to his habsuite. He finds a present on the recharge slab, it was a picture of Buddy and Drift at Swerve’s having a mirroring smile on each other’s faces.

Drift smiled softly and placed the photo in one of his subspaces, near and close to his spark, right where it belonged.

Meanwhile with the Maximals

They had stormed the Predacon base earlier in Buddy’s disappearance thinking it was them who had taken Buddy hostage. They, however, soon enough that it wasn’t the Predacon’s doings for once. After some research on the portal’s residue, it turned out it was an outside force that made the portal. But they didn’t have any way of finding it or knowing if Buddy was even online. Enough time had passed, Buddy was confirmed to have been killed in action.

The mood in the ship was heavy.

Primal was doing his best to navigate his team through the tough time. It was never easy to lose someone close to you. Was discussing with the team to finally put Buddy to rest after the time had passed.

Rhinox was sad and upset that Buddy was gone. He feels like he could have gone to the river himself. He was helping Optimus with the preparations for Buddy’s funeral.

Tigatron and Airazor got the news a bit later as they were far away on their patrol routes. Both clinging on to each other for comfort.

Silverbolt and Blackarachnia found out when they got back to the base that day. Both of their comms being broken after an incident with a rocky ledge. Silverbolt was more openly sad about Buddy than Blackarachnia, but she was sometimes seen looking for Buddy in the places they would usually be.

Rattrap and Dinobot are both blaming themselves for not trying harder. Dinobot and Rattrap both find consolation in each other in a way, mainly remembering good times they had with Buddy. Dinobot secretly is making a spark warming speech for Buddy’s funeral. Rattrap tries to keep an eye out for his fellow crewmates, especially Cheetor.

Cheetor was in denial for the first day that Buddy was gone. He was so sure they weren’t gone. Near inconsolable after reality hit him. He was often seen in Buddy’s habsuite crying and talking to them.

The day of the funeral comes around and it’s just them going back to the river and saying their goodbyes.

But fast forward three hours earlier.

Buddy was spat back into the river and crawled back to the shoreline. They are happy that they are home again.

Buddy sees a lovely hidden area and decides a little nap wouldn’t hurt. Who knew dimension travel would be so tiring?

Fast forward to the present time.

Now they are awake and hear the voices of their team. At first Buddy thinks they are imagining the voices. Cautious of it possibly being a Predacon trick. They get up from their hiding place and sneak behind the rocks to see what was going on.

All the team was by the river… for their funeral?!

They weren’t dead!

Quietly they walk over to hear more.

The funeral was wrapping up with Cheetor telling them about his favorite times with them and that he would miss them so much.

“Guess what I’m trying to say is… I’ll miss you Buddy and I love you.”—Cheetor

Buddy was in tears, and accidentally broke the precious moment.

They squeak.

Everyone turns around, some drawing out their weapons. They freeze seeing a very much alive Buddy.

Dinobot sneers at Buddy, telling the others it a Predacon trick for sure. Rattrap demands Buddy tell them something only Buddy would know.

“If you’re really Buddy… then where did Cheetor go patrolling a four weeks ago.”--Rattrap

“You mean where I was patrolling, Cheetor skipped to go race with the other cheetahs and begged me to cover his shift--oops.”--Buddy

Cheetor dropped his blaster and floors Buddy to the ground and starts crying happy tears and holding them tight. Buddy gladly hugs him back just as hard.

Buddy wants to tell everyone of their wild journey across dimensions, but they decide to tell after they are done being beaten to death with hugs and playful scolds.

“Don’t you ever do something like that again!”--Cheetor

“Not planning on it. Oh! I met Rodimus Prime!”--Buddy

“You met who!”--Cheetor

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