A loud boom echoed through the Ark. Lunar Eclipse woke with a start, knocking Jazz off the berth. A grunt followed by a wave of apologies led the two to step out of their quarters. They walked down towards a lesser-used part of the Ark. Coming to a set of large doors, Eclipse knocked at them. They slid open to reveal Wheeljack standing unstably. He fell forward and Jazz caught him while his bond- mate looked inside.

"Wheeljack, again?! You're going to really do your self in one day," she told the scientist. He gave her a small, weak chuckle.

"At least I now that that combination doesn't work," he said weakly, his head fins barely lighting up. Eclipse sighed and shook her head.

"Better get him to Hatchet. Primus knows he's going to love being woken up for this, unless he's up already." Jazz chuckled and helped Wheeljack to the 'bay. Eclipse activated her comm.

[Prowl[ she said.

[Yes, Eclipse[ he replied.

[Wheeljack blew up his lab again. I'm going to need help cleaning it up [ she told him. She swore she heard Prowl let off some sort of sound.

[All right. I'll send Ironhide down to help you[ By the time Ironhide arrived to help, Eclipse was already busy putting things back together.

"Not as bad as usual," she said, glancing around. Ironhide gave her a strange look.

"You can actually tell?" he asked.

"Sure. Not as much is blown up. I think this was simply something that went off and mostly caught Wheeljack. Not that Ratchet cares." Ironhide shook his head and they cleaned the lab up fairly quickly. Eclipse walked out of the room and had to lean against the wall as the gyros went off. She stayed still for a moment and was still leaning against the wall when Ironhide came out.

"Hey Eclipse. You all right?" he said, sounding concerned. She gave him a weak smile.

"I think I missed my morning Energon. I'm kinda running low on energy. I'll be fine," she told him. He gave her a glance then told her that he would check on Wheeljack. She thanked him and watched him walk off. She stood back up and made her way to her shared quarters. Jazz would be gone and she really didn't feel like talking to anyone. As she sat down on the berth with a cube of Energon, she sighed. Of course she had taken her morning Energon. She wasn't that stupid, but she wasn't telling 'Hide that. He'd usher her to Ratchet. He wasn't going to have Ratchet, Jazz and his own bond-mate after him for not making sure she was fine. There was a knock on the door and Eclipse called for them to come in. Firefly looked in then walked into the room. She looked ecstatic about something.

"Hey 'Fly. What's up?" she asked the femme medic. Her gold and red amour shone now and her optics were bright. Being Ratchet's mate had helped her forget a hard past.

"Hey Lunar. Nothing much. Just wanted to talk," she said, sitting down next to her.

"Oh, about what?"

"You wouldn't believe the conversation Ratchet and I were having last night after Sunstreaker's joke." Last night Elita and Chromia had nearly dented his head in due to a question of him asking why there were none of their sparklings running around. Eclipse and Firefly had been on their way to round up their respective mates when he nearly crashed into them. Firefly had done them the favor, then when they heard what he had said, Eclipse gladly added her option.

"What?"

"He asked if I wanted sparklings. I was a bit shocked. I never took Ratchet for that type, but he said it might be nice after this war ends. I told him I agree." Her face shone.

"That's good 'Fly. You'd make a good Creator."

"So would you and Jazz," she replied. Eclipse nearly choked on her Energon. She gave 'Fly a look.

"We've talked about it. Neither of us would mind. But we can only wait. We'll know when the time is right." Firefly nodded her head in understanding.

"It would be nice. Though it is sort of hard to imagine Ratchet as a Creator. But underneath his rough exterior, he is very sweet." A knocking interrupted.

"Come in," Eclipse called. A shy looking femme walked in. She wasn't very tall and very lightly built. She had several shades of green that blended together. Her green optics were soft and she had a kind smile.

"Hello Eclipse, Firefly," she said softly. The two femmes nodded to her.

"What do you need Waterfall?" Eclipse asked, motioning to a chair, which the femme took.

"I wanted to ask you something that I've been wondering."

"If you like, I can leave," Firefly suggested. The femme shook her head.

"Oh, no Firefly. I wouldn't mind hearing what you think," she said hurriedly.

"Well?" Eclipse asked gently.

"Well, I…um. I wanted to tell Hound that I like him, but I don't really know how he feels and I…" the femme trailed off, looking uncertain. Eclipse and Firefly shared a knowing glance.

"So the tracker caught your optic did he?" Firefly asked. Waterfall looked embarrassed.

"Hey, now. I'm not being mean. That's great. I mean, I was worried you might fall for Sunstreaker or something but I figured that you were smarted than that." Waterfall made a face.

"That strutting peacock? He has more feathers for a CPU that a bird does. I was amazed when he started preening." Eclipse and Firefly broke into laughter, Waterfall putting on a small smile. The two femmes stopped in a few moments then seemed to think.

"Well, it's been what now. About a year since you came?" Waterfall nodded.

"I haven't heard anything, but Hound isn't the type to blurt everything out. He's one that keeps his private things, well, private." Waterfall agreed with a nod.

"I can't suggest anything 'Fall except to talk to him. That's the only way. Hound's just that type. At least you don't have to worry about him doing anything in front of the others," Eclipse said.

"Or being locked into a storage bay for an hour," Firefly added. Waterfall gave her a worried look.

"The twins locked me and Ratchet in one once, by accident. That's when I blurted it."

"I guess I'll try it," she said. Eclipse stood up and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. If it's meant to be, it'll happen." Waterfall gave her a small smile before standing as well and heading out of the room.

"I've got to get too. I need to make sure Ratchet hasn't welded poor Wheeljack to a berth." With that, she headed back to the medbay. Eclipse sighed and laid down on the berth. She didn't have an assigned duty today so she was going to rest. Primus was she tired. She slipped into recharge, sleeping most of the day.

When Jazz came in later that evening, he chuckled at the sight of Eclipse curled up on the berth. He lay down beside her and watched as her visor activated.

::Hey love:: he said over their bond. She smiled and leaned over to kiss him before snuggling closer to his frame.

::Back from patrol?::

::Yeah. Ya been sleepin' all day?:: She muttered a yes then slipped back into recharge. Jazz frowned at her being so tired and decided to ask Ratchet the next day. For now, he was content to have her curled up beside him.

EH: Here is the sequel. I hope you like. I hope this doesn't go too fast but I think I have something figured out. I hope you enjoy!