diff --git a/moonscript/compile.lua b/moonscript/compile.lua
index 54bf39e..088724b 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile.lua
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ do
 end
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local pos_to_line, get_closest_line, trim = util.pos_to_line, util.get_closest_line, util.trim
-local bubble_names = {
-  "has_varargs"
-}
 local Line
-Line = (function(_parent_0)
+Line = (function()
+  local _parent_0 = nil
   local _base_0 = {
     _append_single = function(self, item)
       if util.moon.type(item) == Line then
@@ -85,17 +83,18 @@ Line = (function(_parent_0)
     end
   }, {
     __index = _base_0,
-    __call = function(mt, ...)
-      local self = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
-      mt.__init(self, ...)
-      return self
+    __call = function(cls, ...)
+      local _self_0 = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
+      cls.__init(_self_0, ...)
+      return _self_0
     end
   })
   _base_0.__class = _class_0
   return _class_0
 end)()
 local Block_
-Block_ = (function(_parent_0)
+Block_ = (function()
+  local _parent_0 = nil
   local _base_0 = {
     header = "do",
     footer = "end",
@@ -251,15 +250,6 @@ Block_ = (function(_parent_0)
       if t == "string" then
         self:add_line_text(line)
       elseif t == Block then
-        do
-          local _item_0 = bubble_names
-          for _index_0 = 1, #_item_0 do
-            local name = _item_0[_index_0]
-            if line[name] then
-              self[name] = line.name
-            end
-          end
-        end
         self:add(self:line(line))
       elseif t == Line then
         self:add_line_tables(line)
@@ -396,24 +386,30 @@ Block_ = (function(_parent_0)
       if not ret then
         ret = default_return
       end
-      local i = 1
-      while i < #stms do
-        self:stm(stms[i])
-        i = i + 1
+      local last_exp_id = 0
+      for i = #stms, 1, -1 do
+        local stm = stms[i]
+        if stm and util.moon.type(stm) ~= transform.Run then
+          last_exp_id = i
+          break
+        end
       end
-      local last_exp = stms[i]
-      if last_exp then
-        if cascading[ntype(last_exp)] then
-          self:stm(last_exp, ret)
-        elseif self:is_value(last_exp) then
-          local line = ret(stms[i])
-          if self:is_stm(line) then
-            self:stm(line)
+      for i, stm in ipairs(stms) do
+        if i == last_exp_id then
+          if cascading[ntype(stm)] then
+            self:stm(stm, ret)
+          elseif self:is_value(stm) then
+            local line = ret(stms[i])
+            if self:is_stm(line) then
+              self:stm(line)
+            else
+              error("got a value from implicit return")
+            end
           else
-            error("got a value from implicit return")
+            self:stm(stm)
           end
         else
-          self:stm(last_exp)
+          self:stm(stm)
         end
       end
       return nil
@@ -456,17 +452,18 @@ Block_ = (function(_parent_0)
     end
   }, {
     __index = _base_0,
-    __call = function(mt, ...)
-      local self = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
-      mt.__init(self, ...)
-      return self
+    __call = function(cls, ...)
+      local _self_0 = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
+      cls.__init(_self_0, ...)
+      return _self_0
     end
   })
   _base_0.__class = _class_0
   return _class_0
 end)()
 local RootBlock
-RootBlock = (function(_parent_0)
+RootBlock = (function()
+  local _parent_0 = Block_
   local _base_0 = {
     render = function(self)
       self:_insert_breaks()
@@ -485,15 +482,15 @@ RootBlock = (function(_parent_0)
     end
   }, {
     __index = _base_0,
-    __call = function(mt, ...)
-      local self = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
-      mt.__init(self, ...)
-      return self
+    __call = function(cls, ...)
+      local _self_0 = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
+      cls.__init(_self_0, ...)
+      return _self_0
     end
   })
   _base_0.__class = _class_0
   return _class_0
-end)(Block_)
+end)()
 Block = Block_
 format_error = function(msg, pos, file_str)
   local line = pos_to_line(file_str, pos)
diff --git a/moonscript/compile.moon b/moonscript/compile.moon
index aab11bb..cec0c31 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile.moon
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import pos_to_line, get_closest_line, trim from util
 export tree, value, format_error
 export Block
 
-bubble_names = { "has_varargs" }
-
 -- buffer for building up a line
 class Line
   _append_single: (item) =>
@@ -167,9 +165,6 @@ class Block_
     if t == "string"
       @add_line_text line
     elseif t == Block
-      for name in *bubble_names
-        self[name] = line.name if line[name]
-
       @add @line line
     elseif t == Line
       @add_line_tables line
@@ -262,26 +257,29 @@ class Block_
     if not ret
       ret = default_return
 
-    -- wow I really need a for loop
-    i = 1
-    while i < #stms
-      @stm stms[i]
-      i = i + 1
+    -- find last exp for explicit return
+    last_exp_id = 0
+    for i = #stms, 1, -1
+      stm = stms[i]
+      if stm and util.moon.type(stm) != transform.Run
+        last_exp_id = i
+        break
 
-    last_exp = stms[i]
-
-    if last_exp
-      if cascading[ntype(last_exp)]
-        @stm last_exp, ret
-      elseif @is_value last_exp
-        line = ret stms[i]
-        if @is_stm line
-          @stm line
+    for i, stm in ipairs stms
+      if i == last_exp_id
+        if cascading[ntype(stm)]
+          @stm stm, ret
+        elseif @is_value stm
+          line = ret stms[i]
+          if @is_stm line
+            @stm line
+          else
+            error "got a value from implicit return"
         else
-          error "got a value from implicit return"
+          -- nothing we can do with a statement except show it
+          @stm stm
       else
-        -- nothing we can do with a statement except show it
-        @stm last_exp
+        @stm stm
 
     nil
 
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/value.lua b/moonscript/compile/value.lua
index 2ae27f5..817b4ac 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/value.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile/value.lua
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ value_compile = {
         return error("Unknown chain action: " .. t)
       end
     end
+    if ntype(callee) == "self" and node[3] and ntype(node[3]) == "call" then
+      callee[1] = "self_colon"
+    end
+    local callee_value = self:value(callee)
+    if ntype(callee) == "exp" then
+      callee_value = self:line("(", callee_value, ")")
+    end
     local actions
     do
       local _with_0 = self:line()
@@ -213,13 +220,6 @@ value_compile = {
       end
       actions = _with_0
     end
-    if ntype(callee) == "self" and node[3] and ntype(node[3]) == "call" then
-      callee[1] = "self_colon"
-    end
-    local callee_value = self:name(callee)
-    if ntype(callee) == "exp" then
-      callee_value = self:line("(", callee_value, ")")
-    end
     return self:line(callee_value, actions)
   end,
   fndef = function(self, node)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ value_compile = {
       insert(arg_names, 1, "self")
     end
     do
-      local _with_0 = self:block("function(" .. concat(arg_names, ", ") .. ")")
+      local _with_0 = self:block()
       if #whitelist > 0 then
         _with_0:whitelist_names(whitelist)
       end
@@ -320,6 +320,25 @@ value_compile = {
         })
       end
       _with_0:ret_stms(block)
+      if #args > #arg_names then
+        arg_names = (function()
+          local _accum_0 = { }
+          local _len_0 = 0
+          do
+            local _item_0 = args
+            for _index_0 = 1, #_item_0 do
+              local arg = _item_0[_index_0]
+              local _value_0 = arg[1]
+              if _value_0 ~= nil then
+                _len_0 = _len_0 + 1
+                _accum_0[_len_0] = _value_0
+              end
+            end
+          end
+          return _accum_0
+        end)()
+      end
+      _with_0.header = "function(" .. concat(arg_names, ", ") .. ")"
       return _with_0
     end
   end,
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/value.moon b/moonscript/compile/value.moon
index 60e76cd..010091c 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/value.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile/value.moon
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ value_compile =
     chain_item = (node) ->
       t, arg = unpack node
       if t == "call"
+        -- print arg, util.dump arg
         "(", @values(arg), ")"
       elseif t == "index"
         "[", @value(arg), "]"
@@ -117,15 +118,15 @@ value_compile =
       else
         error "Unknown chain action: "..t
 
-    actions = with @line!
-      \append chain_item action for action in *node[3:]
-
     if ntype(callee) == "self" and node[3] and ntype(node[3]) == "call"
       callee[1] = "self_colon"
 
-    callee_value = @name callee
+    callee_value = @value callee
     callee_value = @line "(", callee_value, ")" if ntype(callee) == "exp"
 
+    actions = with @line!
+      \append chain_item action for action in *node[3:]
+
     @line callee_value, actions
 
   fndef: (node) =>
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ value_compile =
     if arrow == "fat"
       insert arg_names, 1, "self"
 
-    with @block "function("..concat(arg_names, ", ")..")"
+    with @block!
       if #whitelist > 0
         \whitelist_names whitelist
 
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ value_compile =
       \stm {"assign", self_args, self_arg_values} if #self_args > 0
 
       \ret_stms block
+      if #args > #arg_names -- will only work for simple adjustments
+        arg_names = for arg in *args
+          arg[1]
+
+      .header = "function("..concat(arg_names, ", ")..")"
 
   table: (node) =>
     _, items = unpack node
diff --git a/moonscript/transform.lua b/moonscript/transform.lua
index 85e654c..b9c39fd 100644
--- a/moonscript/transform.lua
+++ b/moonscript/transform.lua
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ NameProxy = (function(_parent_0)
   _base_0.__class = _class_0
   return _class_0
 end)()
-local Run
 Run = (function(_parent_0)
   local _base_0 = {
     call = function(self, state)
@@ -104,11 +103,18 @@ local constructor_name = "new"
 local transformer
 transformer = function(transformers)
   return function(n)
-    transformer = transformers[ntype(n)]
-    if transformer then
-      return transformer(n) or n
-    else
-      return n
+    while true do
+      transformer = transformers[ntype(n)]
+      local res
+      if transformer then
+        res = transformer(n) or n
+      else
+        res = n
+      end
+      if res == n then
+        return n
+      end
+      n = res
     end
   end
 end
@@ -334,7 +340,7 @@ value = transformer({
       table.remove(node, #node)
       local base_name = NameProxy("base")
       local fn_name = NameProxy("fn")
-      return build.block_exp({
+      return value(build.block_exp({
         build.assign({
           names = {
             base_name
@@ -376,14 +382,24 @@ value = transformer({
             })
           }
         })
-      })
+      }))
     end
   end,
   block_exp = function(node)
     local _, body = unpack(node)
-    local fn = build.fndef({
+    local fn = nil
+    local arg_list = { }
+    insert(body, Run(function(self)
+      if self.has_varargs then
+        insert(arg_list, "...")
+        return insert(fn.args, {
+          "..."
+        })
+      end
+    end))
+    fn = smart_node(build.fndef({
       body = body
-    })
+    }))
     return build.chain({
       base = {
         "parens",
@@ -391,7 +407,7 @@ value = transformer({
       },
       {
         "call",
-        { }
+        arg_list
       }
     })
   end
diff --git a/moonscript/transform.moon b/moonscript/transform.moon
index f21e814..deed5c3 100644
--- a/moonscript/transform.moon
+++ b/moonscript/transform.moon
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ data = require "moonscript.data"
 import ntype, build, smart_node from types
 import insert from table
 
-export stm, value, NameProxy
+export stm, value, NameProxy, Run
 
 class NameProxy
   new: (@prefix) =>
@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@ constructor_name = "new"
 
 transformer = (transformers) ->
   (n) ->
-    transformer = transformers[ntype n]
-    if transformer
-      transformer(n) or n
-    else
-      n
+    while true
+      transformer = transformers[ntype n]
+      res = if transformer
+        transformer(n) or n
+      else
+        n
+      return n if res == n
+      n = res
 
 stm = transformer {
   class: (node using nil) ->
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ value = transformer {
       base_name = NameProxy "base"
       fn_name = NameProxy "fn"
 
-      build.block_exp {
+      value build.block_exp {
         build.assign {
           names: {base_name}
           values: {node}
@@ -201,7 +204,16 @@ value = transformer {
 
   block_exp: (node) ->
     _, body = unpack node
-    fn = build.fndef body: body
-    build.chain { base: {"parens", fn}, {"call", {}} }
+
+    fn = nil
+    arg_list = {}
+
+    insert body, Run =>
+      if @has_varargs
+        insert arg_list, "..."
+        insert fn.args, {"..."}
+
+    fn = smart_node build.fndef body: body
+    build.chain { base: {"parens", fn}, {"call", arg_list} }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/inputs/stub.moon b/tests/inputs/stub.moon
index 19ce047..f8f6c3f 100644
--- a/tests/inputs/stub.moon
+++ b/tests/inputs/stub.moon
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ print fn!
 print x\val!
 
 
+-- ... should be bubbled up anon functions
+x = hello(...)\world
+
diff --git a/tests/outputs/stub.lua b/tests/outputs/stub.lua
index 6ab73cc..1f02d09 100644
--- a/tests/outputs/stub.lua
+++ b/tests/outputs/stub.lua
@@ -12,4 +12,11 @@ local fn = (function()
   end
 end)()
 print(fn())
-print(x:val())
\ No newline at end of file
+print(x:val())
+x = (function(...)
+  local _base_0 = hello(...)
+  local _fn_0 = _base_0.world
+  return function(...)
+    return _fn_0(_base_0, ...)
+  end
+end)(...)
\ No newline at end of file