bv. Space and the Reservation. New Allies and Family Reunions

[dens_extra_pups]

Senaiji: *sitting and watching his wife as she paces their cabin. He's concerned for her, because Kae Yau has explained that this is her original homeworld, and that she had not left it willingly all those many years ago*

Lady Commander: *pace, murmurs in the language she remembers from so very long ago*

Senaiji: *stands up from his seat on the couch and absently makes sure that his long kilt is still properly tucked up to form pants* Is there anything I can get you, Lady?

Lady Commander: Nein... *pace pace pace* *pause, turns to husband, moves to hide her face against him*

Senaiji: *big arms wrap around her gently as he whistles the soft lovenote of his people*

Lady Commander: *softly* I do nicht know if I can do sis, Senaiji.

Senaiji: We can turn back. No one knows you were coming but us.

Lady Commander: I... I vould vorry too much about Diehard.

Senaiji: *leans back a little to see her face* Why?

Lady Commander: He ist young... Und he ist family.

Senaiji: *slight frown* Is he in danger and you haven't told me?

Lady Commander: *hesitates, then* He vent und defeated se people who hired sat bounty hunter sat vas causing trouble...

Senaiji: *silent for a moment. Then* Diehard's army is frightening.

Lady Commander: Sey are trustvorthy.

Senaiji: *nod* They're Clan. But all good Clan women are scary.

Lady Commander: *soft chuckle*

Senaiji: *peeks at her face again, his dark eyes soft with love and concern for the woman who fought his mother for possession of him. Gentle touch for the silver grey optic patch that covers the destroyed socket of her right eye*

Lady Commander: *leans into the touch*

Senaiji: *unfolds his sensor fingers on that hand and uses them to give her a "kiss" on the patch*

Lady Commander: *circulates slowly and draws strength from her husband's presence* Ve vill be sere soon.

Senaiji: Yes. *gently touches her mouth with the sensor fingers, because he knows it comforts her*

Lady Commander: *very small smile*

Senaiji: *gives the soft trill that is his smile, then holds her close again*

Lady Commander: *relaxing*

Senaiji: *sudden startle*

Lady Commander: *very very soft snerk. Knows from the startle who just came in*

Kae Yau: We's nearly ready t' land.

Senaiji: *quick look down at his wife, then chirps to himself softly and turns his head* Did you see where I left my sandals, Lady?

LC: Ach! Vhere did you leave sem last?

Senaiji: *gives her the usual helpless look that she gets in return for that question*

LC: *will let husband go and help search for his sandals*

Senaiji: I was on the bridge... and before that I was talking to Astaria. *looks around*

Kae Yau: *the tall, slender, digitigrade woman snorts* Ye dropped 'em on the bridge, b'y. *holds up the sandals*

Senaiji: *perks and reaches happily for the orange foam-rubber shoes* Thank you, Yau.

Kae Yau: *as she hands the shoes over* Yer welcome. Keep a better eye on 'em next time.

Senaiji: *quietly sheepish, as always* I'll try.

Kae Yau: *soft chuckle, moves to head back to the bridge*

Senaiji: *pulls on the croc-like shoes, then goes to his wife's closet* Coat or ornaments? *looks back over his shoulder, eyes the colour of question*

LC: *slight frown as she considers*

Senaiji: *waits patiently, not stirring as a massive ape-like creature wanders up and pats him affectionately on the shoulder before going to do the same to his wife*

LC: Se coat. *will chirp softly to the orag*

Senaiji: *gets out the dark red trench coat with the iridescent black feather collar, and the matching red collar for the orag* *walks over to wife and holds the coat up so that she can slip into it*

LC* will slip the coat on, and offer the collar to the orag*

orag: *grunts and signs thanks, then carefully unfastens and removes the collar he has on before taking the red one and installing it. Satisfied sound*

Senaiji: *takes that collar and puts it away* Do you want me to decorate myself?

LC: *looks husband over*

Senaiji: *wearing his kilt tucked up to form baggy trousers, his orange shoes, and some orange paint in a sort of bandit mask over his eyes*

LC: *headshake* Nein. Not sis time.

Senaiji: Alright. *closes the closet and goes to get the things that his wife has packed for the people that they're going to see and invite to live in Shelter*

LC: *circulates slowly, then moves to help get the things she packed*

Senaiji: *looks at her worriedly* You're sure this isn't going to hurt you?

LC: I need to see how se vorld I knew has changed, so I can let go.

Senaiji: *hesitates, but then nods and hefts packs to his back* Is Astaria coming?

LC: *nod* Ja. I do nicht vish to stress her by leaving her vith Kae Yau.

Senaiji: *rueful eyes* *quietly* I wish she liked her grandmother better.

LC: Seir personalities clash. Ser ist nicht much sat can be done about sat.

Senaiji: *nods, though there is a soft click of a sigh*

LC: *soft sigh as she thinks of Astaria's dislike of Kae Yau, and of Kae Yau's inability to resist the urge to pet the girl's fur*

Senaiji: I'm ready.

Astaria: *dropping down from where the entrance to her quarters is* I'm ready, too. *has her walking gloves on*

Senaiji: *slight perk as he spots something on her tiny, round ears* Are those new earrings?

Astaria: Yeah... Oma gave them to me for my birthday.

Senaiji: *happy eyes* They look very nice against your fur.

Raleigh: //I've got the President of the country we need to land in on the line. I think she cursed at me.//

LC: *startled look* Ach! I hope ve haf nicht offended her.

Raleigh: //Here, I'll patch her through to you.// *click click*

LC: *finger to audio* Hallo?

President Pratt: *groggily sulfurous*

LC: *wince wince wince* Bitte, ser ist no need for sat kind of language.

President Pratt: //Yes there is, when it's the middle of the *BEEPING* night!//

Dutch: *is a thud in the background as he falls over*

LC: *more wince* I vas nicht avare of se time difference, Fraulein.

President Pratt: //Who the *BEEP* is this, anyway?// *to Dutch* //You didn't hit your head, did you?// *sounds worried now*

LC: Mein name ist Lady Commander. I am se president of Schutz, vhich is a province on se planet Home.

President Pratt: //... Wait. That sounds familiar.//

LC: You haf heard of Home? *hopeful expression*

President Pratt: //Think so...//

Dutch: *murmur in the background*

LC: Perhaps I should explain vonce ve meet in person, ja?

President Pratt: //Yeah... I'm sooo not awake right now.//

Senaiji: *soft reminder* We were calling to ask permission to land.

LC: Ach, ja. Ve vere calling to ask permission to land.

President Pratt: //... Y'all aiming for the reservation?//

LC: ...I do nicht know vhere sat is, Fraulein.

President Pratt: //...//

Dutch: *just tried going back to bed, and managed to get everyone out of bed*

President Pratt: *startled string of curses*

LC: *alarmed* Fraulein?

President Pratt: //'M okay. Dutch missed the bed and knocked me off, too.//

LC: Who ist Dutch?

President Pratt: //My husband.//

Dutch: *surprised squawk of German that she admitted their secret!*

LC: *responds in a very old dialect of German* [I'm sorry, I did not know it was a secret!]

President Pratt: //... I have no idea what you just said.//

Dutch: *in the background* //Me either, but I zink it vas some kind of Deutsch.//

LC: ... *blinks as she realizes what she did* Ach!

President Pratt: //... What the *beep*?//

Senaiji: *gently holds up his wrist communicator, asking his wife to give him the call*

LC: *slight nod, tips her head a bit as she transfers the call*

Senaiji: *deep, so deep this voice. But very gentle* Lady President, this is Senaiji Ecray, President Lady Commander's husband. Are you alright? *free arm around his wife*

President Pratt: //I'm fine. What the *beep*, though?// *sounds confused*

Senaiji: Something's confusing you?

President Pratt: //How the heck does she know German?//

Senaiji: I'm not sure what "German" means. My wife was speaking her birth language.

President Pratt: //...Okay then. When will y'all be here?//

Senaiji: We're in orbit now. We just need permission and coordinates to bring the landing pod down. We've come to speak with the Cybertronians and their native family members.

President Pratt: //...Oh. Well, you've got my permission. As for the coordinates...// *looking up the information before relaying the coordinates for a safe landing spot*

Senaiji: *grave and serious courtesy* Thank you, my Lady. We apologize again for waking you and your consort.

President Pratt: //Apology accepted.// *sounds so amused as she talks to Dutch and informs him he's her consort*

Dutch: *something about your Majesty*

President Pratt: *cracking up now*

Senaiji: *eyes hold a happy light as he bids her farewell and good sleep, but they darken as he closes the connection and turns to check on his wife*

LC: ... *quietly* I did nicht vrealize...

Astaria: Realize what? *frown*

Senaiji: That people would still recognize her language. This is the place where Mother was born.

Astaria: *ears up with surprise*

Senaiji: *nods his head in the gesture that he's learnt from his wife* Mother was human once.

Astaria: ... What's that mean?

LC: It means sat I looked like se natives of sis planet, but sat vas many years ago. Long before you vere born, Astaria.

Senaiji: It was shortly after the Starsinger put on a body. And this is the world that He came to.

LC: *nods in agreement with what Senaiji says* Ja, und se native people are se vones He chose to teach His message to, so sey could teach ozzers.

Astaria: ... Okay then.

Raleigh: //Got those book downloads you wanted, Boss.//

LC: *attention to Raleigh's voice* Danke, Raleigh.

Raleigh: //I couldn't find it in Latin, but I got a lotta Deutsch translations.//

Senaiji: *listening to this with silent interest*

LC: Danke.

Raleigh: //You got it. Now where are we going?//

LC: *relays the coordinates* Sose coordinates are vhere ve vill take se landing pod.

Raleigh: //Okay. Just gonna... orbit... over... that... There! You're good to go.//

LC: Ve vill go to se pod now.

Astaria: *moves to head for the landing pod, fluffy tail flicking a bit as she thinks about what her father and mother have told her*

Senaiji: *checks the landing pod, whistling soft reassurance as the orag bumps him*

LC: *moving to check the landing pod as well*

Senaiji: I don't see any of Yau's pets.

orag: *hands move* [No pet.]

LC: Nein. None of Kae Yau's pets are on board. *will offer to help the orag into the pod*

Senaiji: *as the orag offers to help Lady Commander aboard* None underneath either. I think we're safe to go.

LC: *nod* Ja.

Astaria: Let's get going, then!

Senaiji: *as always* I'm waiting for you, Astaria.

Astaria: *annoyed tail flick, scampers up the ramp*

LC: *sneaks a quick smooch*

Senaiji: *distracted by putting his hand up and engaging his sensors. Meeps softly but doesn't break the kiss as the orag shoves them into the pod*

LC: *squeaks and breaks the kiss to get situated inside the pod*

Senaiji: *inside. Checks on Astaria to make sure she's strapped in safely*

Astaria: *grouches about some of the straps, because she thinks they're mashing her fur*

LC: *fusses a bit*

Senaiji: *chirps at his daughter, and then urges his wife to sit*

LC: *moving to sit down*

Senaiji: *checks on her straps too!*

LC: *fusses over husband as well as she can while strapped in*

Senaiji: *makes sure the orag's strapped properly, then sits and fastens his own safety harness* *mild as always* You know, Astaria, there are sentient races that use a safety net instead of straps. And those wouldn't rub your fur so much.

Astaria: *annoyed ear flick* Those aren't sturdy!

Senaiji: They can hold several hundred pounds, if you buy the right one. *watches LC input coordinates*

Astaria: *more ear flick, looks away with a slight huff*

Senaiji: *exchanges a glance with his wife, then looks back at his daughter* Gwan was testing one yesterday. She had Tiny belted down in the cargo compartment and was flying stunts.

Astaria: Good for her. *in a mood now*

Senaiji: *recognizes the signs to leave her alone. Turns to his wife* Have you heard anything about Gwan and Achukma's baby?

LC: Se last I heard, sey vere vaiting for it to finish pupating.

Senaiji: No new news, then. *looks at the viewscreen*

LC: *watches the viewscreen as well*

Senaiji: *deep frown* They've put them in a desert. That can't be good for the land.

LC: *worriedly* Ach. Sat can nicht be good for se bots, eizher.

Senaiji: *gives her a quick and worried glance of question*

LC: Se sand... *fretting now*

Senaiji: *reads the screen* It's not fine sand. This says it's a rock desert.

LC: Still...

Senaiji: *soothingly* We'll do what we can to bring them away from here.

LC: *small nod* circulates slowly*

Senaiji: *and there's that very faint chirping that happens when he's worried*

LC: *startles slightly and moves to fuss over him*

Astaria: *soft hff*

Senaiji: *whistles softly to his wife, and then startles as the pod suggests they brace for landing*

LC: *circulating and bracing for landing*

Senaiji: *soft whistling continues, gentle and soothing*

Astaria: *grouching quiets down*

comm: *soft hiss, and then a deep, quiet voice*

Optimus: //Who are you, and what are your intentions concerning Earth?//

Senaiji: *startles at how familiar that voice is*

LC: *brow ridges up, pushes the comm button* Mein name ist Lady Commander, President of se Schutz province of Home.

Optimus: *gruffness that never comes out in the voice they know* //I am Optimus Prime. Diehard didn't tell me that you were coming.//

LC: ... President Pratt did nicht eizher? *very surprised*

Optimus: //...I would imagine that the President is sleeping.//

Senaiji: *soft frowning sound*

LC: *worried humm*

Optimus: *startled sound of distress*

Senaiji: *sits forward as much as his straps will let him* What's wrong?

orag: *soft growl*

LC: *tense now* Ist ser trouble?

Optimus: *tensely* //There's been an explosion at the White House.//

LC: 0_0 *really fretting now* Ist President Pratt alvright?

Optimus: //It's unknown yeIP!//

Senaiji: *alarm trill*

LC: *ditto!*

Astaria: *FLOOF*

orag: *angry sound. Wants set free so he can locate and deal with the alarm*

LC: *attention going to the orag* *softly, but firmly, though she's spooked and worried* Nein.

orag: *instant silence, though his small eyes show his anger and concern*

Optimus: *absent rattling of landing coordinates, and then the line closes*

LC: *compares the coordinates just provided with the ones President Pratt provided, still quietly fretting*

Senaiji: He's asking us to park with the other ships.

LC: *small nod, will input the new coordinates*

pod: *acknowledges and shifts direction*

LC: *fretting now and praying silently for President Pratt*

Senaiji: *straps unfastened and he's out of the pod before it's even finished opening the door*

orag: *angry and excited and can't remember how to undo his straps*

LC: *soft clicks*

Astaria: *unstrapped and going after her father to make sure he doesn't hurt himself on accident*

orag: *finds the buckle catch! Grunts and bumps into the back of LC's seat as he hovers there protectively, his weapon gripped tightly in his hand*

LC: *circulates slowly for a few moments, then she's unbuckling and moving to get up*

orag: *hulking beast looms behind her, his usual quiet grunting silent so as to draw no attention to his master*

LC: *quiet as she heads for the door of the pod*

Grumbler: *standing to one side with her new husband in her shadow as she watches another, much larger, ship come down to gently hover over the desert*

Lumen: *was staring at the big ship as soon as he spotted it, but now he's busy gently tracing seams in his wife's back armor and clicking softly to himself*

LC: *boggles and says something that the mun can't translate*

orag: *angry huff*

Grumbler: *looks over toward the pod and scowls amiably down at the smaller woman* Bathilda. You got here just in time to see the *deleted* hit the fan.

LC: *startles at hearing the ancient pronunciation of her name being spoken out loud* *recognizes the bigger woman now that she's gotten over the shock of hearing her speak*

Grumbler: *sour look* Don't you scare my husband.

LC: *blink. Blink!* You haf ved?

Lumen: *quiet chirp as he gets distracted again*

Grumbler: Lu, tell the dame who you are.

Lumen: *blink blink, looks to the lady he doesn't know* I loot. *grin*

LC: *blink blink* Sat ist gut, ja?

Lumen: *small smile*

Grumbler: That shiny chassis, no ego, and a fixation on giving back rubs. *yup, she's bragging*

LC: *soft chuckle* Your Herr sounds like mein.

Grumbler: *doubtful scowl*

LC: *will recount some of the things that go on during the course of a normal day*

Grumbler: *absently sits down as she listens, her broad back now fully within Lumen's reach*

Lumen: *happy chirp*

Grumbler: *when LC finishes* Mine's shinier.

LC: *chuckles*

Lumen: *happily chirping and clickstorming*

Senaiji: //Come inside the fence, Lady.//

LC: Ach, pardon me, Grumbler. Senaiji asked me to come inside se fence.

Grumbler: *indifferent shrug*

Lumen: *surprised chirp, reaches to poke at Grumbler's tire wings as they move*

LC: *will move to head inside the fence*

Senaiji: *waves to her from beside the largest building, where he's standing in a worried knot of bots*

LC: *hurrying to where her husband is*

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