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Ratchet woke later, finally realizing that that he was no longer in the med bay, tried to get himself up. He tried until he realized that he was unable to move. His sparkmate's strong arms completely enveloped the mech, but Ratchet could not understand why. Ratchet, still pinned in, tried hard not to wake Ironhide, but was unsuccessful as he struggled to get out of the berth.
Ironhide, awaking and finding that Ratchet was trying to leave the berth, quickly tried to calm the medic down, as Ironhide knew something that Ratchet was yet to learn. Since Ironhide knew that Ratchet was pregnant, Ironhide did not want the medic to go to the med bay at least today because Ironhide knew that Ratchet needed to rest after what had happened just the day before. Even though Ratchet struggled, he was unable to get out of Ironhide's strong yet gentle grasp. Realizing the futility of continuing and feeling more tired than usual, the medic lay back down in the berth next to his sparkmate, and sensed that Ironhide knew something that Ratchet did not. Ratchet curled back up into Ironhide, hoping to learn the secret that Ironhide now withheld.
'What are you hiding from me' asked Ratchet through their spark bond.
'I am not hiding anything, dear' replied Ironhide, waiting to tell Ratchet the news. Ratchet looked into Ironhide's optics and saw something that he had never seen before. Uh oh, thought Ratchet, I hope nothing bad happened while I was out.
Ironhide, sensing that his sparkmate was getting fidgety, decided to "let the cat out of the bag."
' You are pregnant, dear' Ironhide told Ratchet, 'with multiples, but Red (armada medic) was unable to tell how many'
Ratchet was shocked. Never in a million years did he ever think that he would be carrying sparklings. After the shock wore off, Ironhide could see Ratchet's expression lighten and Ironhide knew that Ratchet was looking forward to having more sparklings. Ratchet, now understanding why he was moodier and why he needed more sleep now understood why his sparkmate did not let him leave the berth that morning. Ratchet needed his rest.
(a couple months later)
Ratchet was now starting to show, and he hated it. The morning sickness, the stiff joints, the moodiness, everything. Now he finally understood how Ironhide felt when he carried Red Alert to term all those years ago. Ratchet, only being 3 months along, was not incredibly big, but big enough that he already felt like a blob and he knew he had about 7 more months to go. Red Alert still let his dad in the med bay, but he always kept a close optic on him. Red had secretly informed the twins Sunny and Sides not to prank the older medic as he was pregnant. The twins, out of respect for the unborn sparklings, promised to leave Ratchet alone. Besides, they could always go prank Skywarp anytime as he was not sparkbonded to any bot at the time. Poor Skywarp, now that the twins favorite target was out of bounds, they would drive the seeker even more nuts, but such is life.
Things were pretty uneventful at this time, as Red and Ironhide made sure that Ratchet was well taken care. Red Even told his sparkmate, Optimus Prime, that Ratchet was expecting. All Optimus could do was nod, as these new sparklings would not only be the same age as his own, but they would be his brother and/or sister in law, even though Optimus was old enough to be Red alert's dad. Oh well.
Ratchet, already having been a moody bot became even moodier as his pregnancy went along. Due to Red's insistence, the older medic was frequently checked by Red Alert. The sparklings were developing at a healthy rate so far, but that might not always be the case.
