Hi, guys! Sorry for the delay, but here comes the next book of my TF/MGLN crossover series. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any Transformers characters or Devices from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha! I only own my OCs!

First Month: September – Shocking News

I sat in my laboratory in the NEST base and worked with the Devices. I upgraded the Devices I've made so far with the Cartridge System with Raising Heart's help. Thanks to that, the Devices could become more powerful, but they needed suitable Masters to control the power.

I stood up from the chair and decided to take a break. I glanced at Raising Heart and a holographic screen appeared and showed me the time. *13:35… I've been working for more than two hours…* I thought back to the Fallen event that took place two weeks ago. I got sometimes upset when I remembered Optimus's death, but he was back and that's what it counted.

I walked out to the fresh spring air and relaxed my tense shoulders. I still had a hard time getting adjusted to the seasons here since it was the opposite of USA; while it was summer there in August it was winter, or incoming spring, here. I walked around a bit and went towards the Autobot hangar when I felt ill all of a sudden. I covered my mouth with my hand and tried to hold back the vomit, but I couldn't so I walked quickly to a corner and threw up the sour slush.

*Why…?* I thought. *Why am I having this strange illness?* I've been having the illness for two weeks now and I didn't feel any better when I realized it wasn't going to end. And to make it worse, my period was late too. But it was normal that sometimes my period was late or didn't come at all during the month.

I spat out the rest of the vomit and dried my lips with a clean tissue. I stared down at the puddle of vomit in front of me with a small sigh. Since I couldn't really clean up the mess with my telekinesis, I left it there. I turned around and walked back to the Autobot hangar.

The Autobots had been very busy since our encounter with the Fallen. They decided to upgrade themselves with new weapons for the future battles. Something told them the next battle with Megatron was going to be brutal. They needed to be prepared.

I walked into the hangar and saw Ratchet talking with Barricade and StarDivine about something. "Hey, guys", I called.

They turned their attention to me now as I walked over to them. "Hello, Carrier", StarDivine greeted.

"Hey", Barricade nodded. "How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, thank you", I replied. "And you, guys?"

"Everyone's conditions are well too", Ratchet murmured. "But Ironhide's cannons were thrown off him in the Egypt battle, so I have a big problem repairing them."

I pondered for a moment. "Maybe we need someone who's a good mechanic and can help you with your operations."

Ratchet snorted, "Maybe, but I still have Jolt and he's a great assistant."

"But you might need a couple of human hands in difficult cases", I tried to reason with him.

I noticed StarDivine was looking at me strangely, like she was examining me. "Are you really feeling well, Carrier?" she asked.

I nodded quickly. "Yes, of course. Why do you ask?"

"Because…", StarDivine grimaced a little. "You look a little bit pale."

"I always look pale", I said. "My skin is the light-like."

"No, I do not mean it in that way…", StarDivine murmured.

I heard Ratchet sniff the air and then mutter. "Now, this is strange. I don't get the smell whenever she's having her period…"

I blushed when I heard that. When I got my period on my first month working in NEST, Ratchet panicked and asked if I was injured and needed medical attention. I wondered what the fuss was about until I realized he had smelt the blood from my period. I told him it was normal with the female humans and they get it every month, but Ratchet was still suspicious for a couple of months until he got used to it. But he still embarrassed me when he said that out loud when there were people around us.

"I'm either late with my period, or it might not come at all", I told the medical officer Autobot. "So don't worry. Okay?"

Ratchet murmured something under his breathe before he turned back to Barricade to continue their conversation. StarDivine bent down on her servos and knees with her helm in front of me and had worried optics. "You know I worry about you because you are my carrier, Carrier. Just promise me you will tell me if something is bothering you."

I nodded with a small smile and reached out my hand to caress her face plates. "I promise, StarDivine. Just don't worry so much, okay?"

"Okay", the femme Cybertronian nodded before she straightened up herself and joined the two mechs' conversation. I smiled lightly and walked out of the hangar towards my office.

Normal POV

Ratchet glanced at the little female human who walked out of the hangar and went on her own. Barricade and StarDivine noticed the medical officer's strange look.

"Ratchet?" StarDivine said with a low voice.

Ratchet snapped out of his thoughts and turned back to his comrades. "Yes, Star?"

"You have that strange look on your optics", the femme said.

"What strange look?" Ratchet questioned.

"You looked at Stella as if you're thinking she's hiding something from you, doc-bot", Barricade added.

The yellow Autobot shifted his shoulder plates. "I do think she is hiding something." StarDivine and Barricade looked confused. "I smelt something different from her which is not normal…"

"What do you mean by that?" Barricade asked.

Ratchet was about to answer when he shook his helm. "I hope it's just my imagination."

XXXXXXXXXX – Stella's POV

I woke up early in the morning by my alarm clock and the illness in my stomach. I shot up from my bed and ran to the bathroom. I bent down at the toilet and threw up once again. Ever since I had sex with Optimus's bipedal Holoform, I didn't feel as myself. I got sudden mood swings and sometimes needed to throw up in the mornings. My taste for food had changed dramatically too.

I washed my mouth and got rid of the sour taste and brushed my teeth. I needed to google about the syndromes, but something in my brain told me I was pregnant. But I needed proof to be sure.

After searching for information, I decided to put it aside for now and focus on my duty. But something told me I needed to confirm this with a pregnancy test. So when it became lunch-time, I ate very quickly and told William and Robert I needed to make a quick visit in Sydney for particular reasons. They agreed to it, but they told me I had to return back at 13:00 because I was going to have an important meeting with General Morshower through the JCS about my idea for a mage squad and needed permission to form it.

I teleported to Sydney and went to a drugstore and had a bit problem to find the pregnancy tests, so I asked a pharmacist where I could find them. When she showed me the shelf filled with different pregnancy tests and left me alone to help another costumer, I looked through the many selections and picked out a few to read about them. I needed a good pregnancy test and something that could almost guarantee true answer.

I chose the second expensive pregnancy test and paid for it. Thanks to NEST and my work as an ambassador, I had a reasonable income. I exited the drugstore and went to an alleyway to teleport back to the base.

I went to my office/apartment and opened the packet quickly, and read the instructions with focused eyes. After nodding to myself, I grabbed the pregnancy test and went to the bathroom. Doing exactly what the instructions said, I sat on my office chair and waited for a couple of minutes.

A lot of questions emerged in my brain and it almost gave me a migraine. What if I really was pregnant? With Optimus's child? How could I even get pregnant when we all knew male Cybertronians in their Holoforms couldn't make a female human pregnant? How would Optimus react if I told him the news? Would he get happy or suspect me that I slept with a man and cheated on him?

*No, that's impossible!* I shook my head violently. *The Cybertronians have a great sense of smell, and Optimus and the other Autobots would react immediately if they scented a man's smell on me…*

Raising Heart glowed from her place on my leather thread. "Master! Your meeting will soon begin!"

I gasped lightly in surprise when I saw the time was 12:58! "Oh no! I'm going to be late!" I stood up from my office chair and grabbed quickly the papers I needed for the meeting. "Thank you for alerting me, Raising Heart."

"No problem."

I ran out from my room and didn't even bother to close the door properly. But that was going to be my second stupidest mistake ever.

Normal POV

Wheelie, the third former Deception, lived for now in the NEST base. He strolled around in the base, and whenever he got the chance, he would surprise a female soldier by humping her leg. The women learned how to avoid him and also give him a kick as punishment, so his armor was often dented, giving Ratchet more job to repair the little Cybertronian.

He was in the same corridor where Stella had her office and noticed the door wasn't closed properly. He knew the woman had a meeting and got a perverted idea immediately. "Oh, I'm so gonna peek-a-look on her undergarments."

Wheelie rolled over to the door and looked at any direction to see if someone else was in the corridor. When he saw the coast was clear, he sneaked into the room and began to search for Stella's undergarments.

He went to the wardrobe and was about to open its door when a grumpy voice echoed in the room. "Hey!"

Wheelie froze when he heard the irritating voice of the medical officer. He turned slowly his helm and laughed nervously.

Ratchet's human Holoform stood at the door and glared at the small Cybertronian with his arms crossed. "What do you think you're doing here?"

"Oh…! I'm just… Umm…", Wheelie stuttered by his words.

Ratchet walked over to the little Cybertronian and picked him up by his helm. "You're not going to sneak into a femme's room and look through her undergarments without permission!"

Wheelie snorted and crossed his arms. "Frag it… But why are you here, doc-bot?"

Ratchet set down Wheelie on the floor. "I needed to speak with Stella, but it seems I just missed her."

"Huh? But, doc-bot, did you forget she's having an important meeting today?" the little Cybertronian asked.

"Really?" Ratchet looked quite surprised and rubbed his temple. "I guess that's true."

Wheelie laughed, "Your memory banks are stopping to work by yer old age!" The reply was a hard hit on his helm by a wrench. Ratchet always had one in one of his big lab coat pockets.

"If you ever say that again-", Ratchet stopped when he spotted something on Stella's working desk. He went over to it and ignored Wheelie's whining and questions. The medical officer saw the packet and the pregnancy test in the middle of the desk. His eyes widened when he saw the result of the test. He picked it up carefully as if it was a very dangerous experiment and needed extremely carefulness, and stared at the stick without saying a word.

Wheelie noticed Ratchet was acting strangely until he saw the pregnancy test between the medical officer's fingers. He wondered what it was when Ratchet picked up the packet and put the pregnancy test inside it. He walked past Wheelie who followed him out of the office, still very confused, and closed the door properly.

Ratchet still didn't say a word while he walked back to his medical bay. He needed to let Optimus know about this. It was going to be shocking news for everyone, but it had to stay first between the medical officer and the Prime.

Ratchet was inside the medical bay, where his vehicle form was parked, and put the packet on a desk before he contacted Optimus through the com-link.

::Ratchet to Prime. Come in, Optimus.::

It took a couple of seconds before the Prime replied. ::Optimus here. What is the matter, old friend?::

::You need to get to the med bay now.::

::Ratchet, I'm right now in the middle of a meeting with Mr. Keller through the JCS. I cannot leave yet.::

Ratchet sighed, ::Fine, I'll wait until the meeting is over, but you must come to the med bay as soon as possible.::

Optimus was quiet for a few seconds. ::What is bothering you, Ratchet? You sound so distressed.::

::You will know when you get your aft over here. Ratchet out.::

Ratchet dismissed his Holoform and transformed to his bipedal form with a sigh. He needed to do something to gather his thoughts before Optimus would come to the medical bay. "I better continue working on Ironhide's filthy cannons…", he murmured.

After waiting 20 minutes, Optimus's giant form walked into the medical bay and felt Ratchet's stressed aura. "Ratchet?"

The medical officer snapped out from his thoughts and nodded as a greeting to the Prime before he transformed back to his vehicle form and activated his human Holoform once again. "We need to talk in our Holoforms."

"All right", Optimus said and transformed to his Peterbilt Semi form and activated his Holoform. "What seems to bother you, Ratchet?"

Ratchet fetched the packet with the pregnancy test and showed it to Optimus. "I found this in Stella's office when I needed to speak with her about her strange illness I smelt from her yesterday."

Optimus stared at the packet and looked back at his friend. "Stella is sick? But what does a pregnancy test to do with her illness?"

Ratchet opened the packet and took out the pregnancy test. "You'll know when you see the result." He handed the stick over to Optimus who grabbed it gently and lifted it up to his face to see a + on the pregnancy test.

The Prime's eyes widened when he saw the small + and almost dropped the pregnancy test, if Ratchet haven't grabbed it and put it back into the packet. Optimus couldn't really comprehend the sudden news and needed to sit down. Ratchet sighed and placed the packet again on a desk before he walked over to the shocking Prime. He put a hand on Optimus's back and rubbed it gently.

"She…", Optimus spoke quietly as he put his face on his palms. "She is…pregnant? But why…? Could it be she-"

"I believe she cheated on you, because we Cybertronians certainly cannot impregnate a femme human", Ratchet interrupted. "We don't have the same DNA code."

Optimus couldn't believe it. "But I thought…she would never do something like that… She is not that kind of femme…"

Ratchet snorted lightly. "We must confirm this with Stella as soon as her meeting is over. I'll send a message to Raising Heart and tell her to come to the med bay ASAP."

Optimus just nodded as answer and let the medical officer take care of the rest. The Prime just stared down at the cold floor with a blank expression.

XXXXXXXXXX – Stella's POV

The meeting went better than I thought. General Morshower gave me permission to form the mage squad and let me choose suitable people, military or civilians, for the Devices. I felt very warm when I knew he trusted me very much to let me make these kinds of decisions.

As soon as the meeting was over, I grabbed my stuff and walked immediately to Maggie. She sat in her own office and looked through the security system when I walked in.

"May I disturb you for a few seconds?" I knocked on the open door.

Maggie glanced up from the computer and smiled when she saw it was me. "Of course, Stella. Come on in!"

I walked over to the working desk and sat down on a chair opposite of her. "So… What can I do for you?" the blonde woman asked me with a business voice.

"Well… I got permission to form the mage squad…", I began. "And I wondered if you want to become a mage and be a part of it."

Maggie's eyes widened when she heard my offer. "S-Seriously…? You want me in your mage squad?"

"Yes, I can feel you have potential to handle magic and have a strong willpower. If you join me, you'll have your own little group to lead."

"I'll do it! I'll join your squad!" Maggie exclaimed happily. "What kind of Device will I have as my partner?"

"It will be-"

"Master, you have an incoming voice message."

"Please play it", I gave the command. The red jewel glowed as it let a recording to activate.

Ratchet's grumpy voice spoke up. "Come to the med bay ASAP. We have something important to discuss about." And that was all.

"Well", I stood up from the chair. "I better go. Ratchet sounded very impatient."

"Leave your stuff here. I'll bring it to your office later", Maggie offered.

"Thank you", I nodded and walked out of the office.

On my small trip to the medical bay, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Ratchet sounded like he was very angry at me for some reason. Was it because I didn't tell him that I was sick and refused to let him examine me?

*Oh, shucks! I don't know!* I rubbed my forehead in distress. *But I'll find it out when I reach the med bay…*

When I made it to the giant doors of the medical bay, I knocked on them and heard a weak and grumpy "Enter" by Ratchet. The doors slid open and I walked in to see Ratchet and Optimus in their Alt modes and their Holoforms activated. Ratchet glared at me almost furiously while Optimus sat on a chair and looked at me with hurt eyes.

"W-What's the matter?" I asked confusedly. *Wait! What if they-*

Ratchet reached for a stick-looking thing and threw it to me. "This is what's the matter."

I caught the stick and noticed it was the pregnancy test I bought earlier today. I looked at it and saw it was positive!

*Oh no! Th-They found out! And I'm… I'm…*

"How dare you cheat on Optimus like that?!" Ratchet suddenly yelled very loudly which made me flinch. "You two have been together for almost two Earth years, and you have the nerve to sleep with another mech human and became impregnated?!"

"R-Ratchet, please let me explain…", I started, only to be cut off by the angry medical officer.

"There is nothing to explain! Do you know what you have done?! We all thought you were not like the other human femmes on Earth who just sleep with mechs and then dump them for whatever reason!" Ratchet was 100 % furious. I couldn't say anything without being interrupted by him. Optimus just sat on the chair and looked at us with a blank expression, but I could tell he was very hurt inside.

I tried to hold back my tears, but the wall broke when I heard Optimus's weak voice. "Stella… Why?"

"Just…LET ME EXPLAIN!" I cried out loud. That shut up Ratchet from his furious scolding. The two Holoforms stared at me while I felt the tears run down my cheeks.

I clenched my hands into fists as my shoulders shook. "I would never ever cheat on Optimus… I'm absolutely not a whore who sleeps with a guy behind my boyfriend's back…" I glared at the two Holoforms with tear-filled eyes. "I don't know how I became pregnant with Optimus's child, but if I really did sleep with another man, shouldn't you guys have smelt the man's scent on me? Aren't your sense of smell stronger than a human's?!"

The two Holoforms' eyes widened when I turned around, heartbroken, and ran out of the medical bay. I cried all the way to my office and fell down on my bed, crying onto the pillow.

*How could they think I cheated on Optimus…?* I thought. *I love him so much… But what if he doesn't want to be a father? I don't want an abortion… I don't want to kill my unborn child…*

I didn't know how long I've been crying when I heard the door to the office open and footsteps coming towards me. I felt how the bed shifted a little before a gentle hand placed on my head and caressed my hair lovingly.

"Stella…", Optimus's voice spoke up.

"Please, don't say anything", I sobbed. "I understand if you don't trust me anymore, but I would never cheat on you because I love you…"

"Stella… Look at me", Optimus begged.

I turned slowly around and looked up at his face. He didn't look angry or hurt anymore. He looked instead surprised and slightly happy.

"I'm sorry we doubted you, but I really thought you were actually cheating on me", Optimus said. "But you managed to convince me and Ratchet when you spoke about our sense of smell."

I sat up slowly on the bed, looking at Optimus. "Have I ever smelt like another man had been sleeping with me?"

Optimus leant in and inhaled my scent. "No. For as long as we've been together, I've never smelt another mech human's scent on you." He looked deeply into my eyes. "So… Are you really carrying my Sparkling?"

I nodded, "Yes… But if a Cybertronian can't impregnate a female human in the first place, how did I become pregnant?"

Optimus looked down on my abdomen. "Could it be…our theory was wrong right from the very beginning?"

I caressed his cheek. "We might be different species, but if I became pregnant after the last…sex, that proves you male Cybertronians can impregnate different female species. Or at least female humans."

Optimus looked back at me before he embraced me tightly. I put my arms around his neck and put my head on his chest. "Then… I will become a creator… A sire… It's a miracle…", Optimus whispered happily.

I looked at him. "Do you want the child?"

He looked at me as if I was crazy. "Of course I do! I've been longing for a family for a long time. And having a Sparkling with you…is incredible."

I smiled happily and heard his false Spark hum within his chest. "Yes, it's an amazing feeling. I want to keep our child and raise it together, even though the war is still going…"

"But we and StarDivine will protect it together. I promise I will protect you and our Sparkling with my soldiers." I heard Optimus sigh before he sent a prayer to Primus. "Thank you, Primus… Thank you for blessing us with a Sparkling…"

I chuckled lightly. "Do you think it was Primus's blessing that made me pregnant?"

"Maybe", he snickered before he held up my chin and kissed me deeply. I kissed him back when I heard the door to the office open once again.

"Stella, I brought your stuff… Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt-"

We ended the kiss and turned towards Maggie who held my stuff and stood in the middle of the room with red cheeks.

"Don't worry, Maggie", I smiled. "We weren't having sex. Besides, we can't do that for a while now."

"What do you mean?" Maggie asked. "You're having your period?"

I looked up at Optimus. "Shall we?"

"Yes", he nodded.

"Shall you what?" Maggie asked again.

Optimus and I looked at her before I replied. "We're going to be parents."

Maggie's jaw dropped when I told her the news. She just stared at me and Optimus before she shook her head lightly. "S-Seriously…? You two… But how…?"

"A blessing from Primus", Optimus simply answered.

Maggie behaved for a moment before she squealed with utter delight. "This is wonderful news! Oh, I must tell everyone right now!" She dropped my paperwork on the floor and rushed out of the office.

I laughed a bit nervously. "Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen Maggie behave like that."

"Me too, but I wished to tell the others myself about our unborn Sparkling", Optimus murmured. I stood up from the bed with him and grabbed his arm gently. "Then let's go and tell your soldiers that you're going to be a father and StarDivine will become a big sister."

Optimus chuckled and kissed my forehead before we stepped out of my office. But first I used my telekinesis and moved my paperwork to the working desk.

This was going to be nine hard months for me, but I knew I could make it because I had people around me who supported and helped me whenever I needed it.