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Ratchet growled at the mech tied up before him. Sideswipe looked up at him innocently. "What the hell did I do wrong?" Sideswipe asked.

Ratchet looked full of disbelief. "You're joking, right? I came all the way down here to base, thinking that you were glitching again, and it turns out this was a prank to make me think that something was still wrong? And you don't know what you did wrong?"

"You don't have to keep me tied up!" He growled back.

Ratchet glared, getting in his face. "Do you have any idea what today is? Do you?"

"No," Sideswipe said after a long pause. "What is today?"

"It's my fifth year anniversary with Luciana, you idiot!" He snapped, throwing the wrench on the nearby bench. It was the same one that was the cause for the dent on Sideswipe's helm.

"Slag," Sideswipe looked around nervously. "Uh, I didn't know, Ratch'- I'm.. sorry?"

Ratchet glared hard for a moment. Then, his optics softened and he sighed. "Whatever. It's.. just.. whatever." He began to untie the cocky mech from his bonds. When Sideswipe was free, he shoo'ed him out of the med bay. "Just leave."

Without another word, Sideswipe did as he was told. When the med bay door shut, Ratchet ran a hand down his face and groaned. Now he had to go back home and explain to his wife. Well, he turned to look at a nearby clock, maybe he could stay there for a few more minutes and release some stress in some peace and quiet first.


Luciana was stopped at a red light, anxiously waiting for it to turn green so she could continue her journey to the hospital that Ratchet told her he worked at. She looked over to her right and noticed a large, opened, iron gate. She had seen the place before. It was some military base of some sort.

She usually thought nothing of it, but when she saw a familiar black GMC Topkick C4500 with the massive, silver smoke-stacks, she knew there was only one person around there who owned one. Jimmy.

Putting on her right turn signal instead, she made sure the coast was clear and she turned into the long driveway of the base. Parking next to the iron beast, she shut down her car's engine and got out. Closing the door, she began her walk deeper in the base. It was huge. Every building was the size of a Boeing hangar and the doors were even bigger. She wondered why the military would need doors that big. As a matter of fact, she wondered why nobody was guarding that gate she had just come through.

Shaking it off, she knew she had a somewhat right for being there and she continued. She walked by other buildings, examining their structures. She noticed that the large doors had smaller ones built inside them. She wondered why they would need the bigger ones, anyway.

She walked by a few soldiers, who didn't seem to really notice her presence. If they did, they probably assumed she was one of them.

She continued her walk.

It wasn't until she reached a building with a massive red cross painted at the top did she finally stop her walking. It reminded her so much of Ratchet. She missed him badly. She almost wished he was here with her. She understood that he had a job that required his full attention, but sometimes, she wished he was all hers. She could admit she had a little bit of greed and jealousy, but she just loved him so much. How could she not?

She examined the smaller door, having the urge to walk forward, twist the doorknob and walk in. It couldn't hurt, could it? Maybe Jimmy would be in there, or somebody else she knew? She shrugged mentally. It was worth a shot.

She walked forward, reaching her hand out to grip the doorknob. She twisted the metal ball firmly and was about to push it open when a voice stopped her. "Luci, don't open that!" She snapped her head in the direction of the voice. It was Jimmy, running towards her.

Before she could ask why, she heard a loud creaking and, surprised, turned to see what was going on. She backed away, her eyes wide, as the massive door began to open rather violently.

She gasped in utter shock at what stood before her. A giant, tall, greenish mechanical being stood a full height of about twenty-four feet in front of her. She fell down on her backside and frantically tried to crawl away. The robot looked down at her, his optics widening in obvious shock.

"Luciana?" he gasped, taking a panicked step backwards.

Luciana's hand shot up to her mouth. She could recognize that voice from anywhere. Was she hearing things? She had to have been. There was no way that he was.. she paused. Those eyes. So blue. She definitely recognized those. This was impossible.

It was all beginning to make sense. Jimmy was here, this building that was in front of her was clearly a medical facility of some sort and a giant robot was staring her down in the face with a familiar voice and blue eyes.

She cried out, unable to control herself. "Ratchet?" She jumped to her feet and spun around, hands to her head, frantically repeating over and over again, "No, no, no. I'm dreaming. This is all a dream. I went to sleep without realizing it after Ratchet left. I'm dreaming. This isn't real. Jimmy's not really here. It's somebody else. Oh God," she groaned, on the verge of tears. Her breathing got heavier. Her heart was racing.

Why wouldn't she wake up?

"Luci, please, stop," she heard Ratchet's voice tell her. She tried to ignore him. She closed her eyes. There was no use in calling this experience a dream. It was all too real. All too real..

Suddenly, burning with rage, she turned around. She wasn't sure what had prompted her to do this, but she began to yell. "No! You stop! Whatever the hell you are! How could you lie to me? Huh, Ratchet? All these years you kept this secret from me!"

He looked shocked. "Luci, I-"

"I can't believe I'm.. I'm pregnant with a robot's child," she ran her fingers through her hair and gripped her roots tightly, staring down at the ground.

Ratchet looked up at Ironhide... but when her words finally hit him, he froze and stared back down at her. "W-what did you say?"

"Oh, slag," Ironhide aka Jimmy, groaned.

"I said I'm pregnant!" Luciana snapped harshly, glaring up at him. She tried her best to stand up to her fears. Her hands were shaking nervously, but instinct told her he would not harm her. "That's what I was going to tell you. That was your surprise."

Ratchet reeled back in surprise. At first, to Luciana, he looked as if he were about to pass out, but then, to her surprise, he smiled. "That's.. Luci, this is wonderful news! I- hold on a second," realizing that he was still in bipedal mode, he decided it was time to transform and activate his holoform to at least try and make her feel more comfortable.

When he transformed into the familiar Hummer H2, she gasped. "What? You're the Hummer?" She froze. "I-I- I'm married to the... the freakin' Hummer?"

"Oh, boy," Ironhide sighed. This is what Ratchet had gotten himself into.

A few soldiers had stopped to watch the commotion. Even a few other Autobots had joined in. Luciana didn't seem to notice them as she continued. Ratchet's holoform appeared before her eyes. "You're not even real?"

Ratchet reached his hands out in a gesture to calm her down. "Luci, you're going through shock. I need you to calm down for me. Please."

"No, this is.." she shook her head, pausing to think of what to say. "This is violating a serious norm. This is.. like.. violating a taboo. I'm going to face revulsion.."

"Luciana," Ratchet almost looked hurt. "No, you won't. Please stop."

"I'm going to face sanctions!" She continued, not really seeming to hear him. Her face was ghostly white, bringing out her dark hair. She fell to the ground, pulling her knees up to her chest. "I'm married to the Hummer. The Hummer. I'm.. married," she paused, staring at the ground with a confused facial expression. "To the.. Hummer?"

"Luci," Ratchet repeated her name for what seemed like the billionth time. "You aren't violating any norms or taboos. You will not face any kind of sanction. You are my wife and I am your husband. We've been married for five, wonderful years. I have not changed and neither have you. Do you hear me?"

That was when she looked up at him and that was when his spark sank when he saw her tear-filled eyes and streaked face. What had he done?

"But.. you lied to me," she said through gritted teeth. She was trembling, but he couldn't tell if it was because she was angered or if it was because she was still scared. "We're married God damn it!"

He closed his eyes and directed his head downward. "I know," he sighed. "I do. I realize this, but I couldn't risk.. us. I didn't want you to leave me because I'm some.. some.. alien from space."

"You're from space?" She whispered, her eyes widening in shock. "Like.. outer space? A different planet?"

He nodded, "Yes. Jimmy," he directed a hand towards Ironhide's holoform. "He is just like me. His truck, you know, the black one that you like, is just like me. His real name is Ironhide. My boss, Peter, who drives the Peterbilt, is just like me. His real name is Optimus Prime. Steve-"

"What about your real name?" She glared. "Is that a lie, too?"

Again, he furrowed his eyebrows in a hurt expression. "No, my real name is Ratchet. I'm the Chief Medical Officer of this base."

"Why are you telling me all of this now?" Luciana growled.

Ratchet was expecting her sudden mood change. She was pregnant, just discovered that her husband is actually his car and that he is from outer space. She had a right to be angry. "Because," he blinked. "I love you and I want to be honest with you. I don't want to lie or hide secrets anymore. I don't want to hurt you like I've already done. Just because I am not from here doesn't mean I am a different person."

"But my feelings are different," she blurted rather unexpectedly.

Everybody was silent as they continued to watch. Ratchet's spark beat faster. "What.." he stuttered and some soldiers thought he was about to cry himself. "What are you saying?" His voice had grown slightly higher in pitch and sounded more panicked.

She stood up, wiping her eyes. She turned away. "I'm saying that I need time by myself," she replied and then added after a second thought, "to think." She began to walk away, feeling the tears re-forming in her eyes once more. She did not look back. She couldn't.

"Lu-Luci!" Ratchet called to her, about to run after her, but his feet could not move. It was as if he were glued in place. "Luci, please!"

It was no use. Everybody's eyes softened at the scene that played before them. Obvious sorrow inscribed on all their faces. She kept walking and all he could do was watch.


Sad scene! :( I hated writing this!

Yeah, I decided to make the Sideswipe thing just a prank, because my original idea was just not gonna work the way I wanted it to. xD Sideswipe's just a big afthole! He's back to his shenanigans again. *grins and rolls eyes*

Hope it was still good!