Author's note. Really sorry for taking so long with this chapter but it's now the exam period at Uni so not sure how often I'll be able to update. Thanks to all those who have given me suggestions, I'm going to use them all but I really need more. Remember it can be anything, from wacky Seeker antics to hyper in-laws.

By the way italics mean Arcee is communicating with the Sparkling. In this chapter there will be a bit of transformer family information, feel free to suggest other families to me, Autobot or Decepticon.

Enjoy and please review.

Arcee stood nervously as she awaited the arrival of Skywarp and Thundercracker. It had been a full week since she had first been taken and impregnated by the Decepticons and now the time for the first visit had come around. Since then, Ratchet and Prowl had worked out a schedule for her to follow, which would involve less and less physical activities as she progressed with her pregnancy.

She wasn't particularly looking forward to going over mountains of reports with Optimus's officers but knew she had to accept her fate. Jittery Mech's would prefer she started on that right now, but there was no way she was going to spend seven months behind a desk. If that happened, the poor Sparkling would be subjected to very evil thoughts about certain Mechs who were being completely unreasonable.

But there really wasn't any need for any of that, she could still transform and do everything she could before the Spark had been placed within her. Of course she understood why she wouldn't be allowed in any battles or involved with dangerous missions, now that was perfectly reasonable for the sake of the Sparkling. But that did not mean she was a helpless Femme who needed to be wrapped in thermal padding.

"Worry."

Arcee gave a small gasp as the Spark suddenly glowed with heat within her as it reacted to the strong emotions she was having. This was becoming more frequent as the Spark started really connect with her Spark as her mainframe prepared to build the Protoform that would eventually grown within her.

For now the Spark was only giving out simply emotional responses to what she was feeling, but Ratchet had told her this would change. Giving a few more weeks this would change as it informed her how it was feeling.

As it had just flared an emotion at her she quickly calmed herself down and tried to send soothing thoughts to the Spark. She still wasn't sure how well that was working, she didn't really understand how this bond worked but it seemed to work on this occasion as the glow's heat died down.

"Are you alright?" First Aid asked in concern as she rubbed the spot where the Spark was located in her chest. She nodded smiling at the young Medic who also looked nervous at the responsibility thrust upon him to protest the young Femme beside him. She knew he didn't have much experience with Carrying Femme's, this was something of a learning experience for him just like it was for her.

She wondered about the coming Seekers, she and First Aid had arrived quite early at the rendezvous as she had needed to get out of the base for a drive. At least her brother HotRod was being really good about the whole Sparkling thing and not acting like an idiot. Because as much as she loved as with most brothers he could act very silly or so it seemed to his sister.

Thinking about her brother made her think about families in general. She had her brother HotRod, her father Optimus Prime and of course her mother Elita One. And now she was about to give a child to a small family, their first child. It was funny to think humans didn't have this problem, they rarely needed surrogate mothers in order to have children. There were several families here on Earth, Autobot and Decepticon. The Constructicons were the children of a couple called Bulkhead and Strika, and had only just matured when the Autobot and Decepticon forces awoke on Earth. They along with other gestalt teams had been called to Earth when this happened.

She didn't really know much about the parents of the other gestalt teams, all she knew was that gestalt teams could only be formed with at least six siblings and since transformers didn't normally have that many children, there weren't that many gestalt teams out there. The Areialbots were the youngest gestalt team in existence, in fact they were little more than teenagers and all she knew was that their parents were two Seeker Mechs who had needed to find Carries several times in order to have their large brood.

Speaking of large broods, the Dinobots were certainly a brood of overgrown Sparklings. They were the Creations of Ratchet and Wheeljack who had created them together using a Spark that had split into five. The small unstable Sparks had been housed together, relying on each other for survival before being placed in very basic Protoforms that the Medic and Scientist had built. They had no true forms and had not resembled any other transformer in fact they had strongly resembled robotic animals. When they had arrived on Earth, they had seen images of Dinosaurs and had decided that that was what they wanted to look like.

So with the help of all the Autobot scientists and medics, their forms had been upgraded into fully grown Dinosaur forms. The only drawback was they still had the minds of Younglings but since they already had almost animal minds, the transition had worked. There was nothing like them on the whole of Cybertron or Earth. So far she had not encountered them and still wasn't sure how they would behave around a pregnant Femme. Only time would answer that question.

Her Comm buzzed, it was Prowl checking to make sure everything was alright. She assured him everything was and went back to gazing at the surrounding sky. Thinking about Prowl made her think about his family. His two of his own children were the biggest trouble makers on the base, she really wondered how that worked sometimes. Of course their other parent Jazz thought it highly hilarious though his and Prowl's other son did not. Red Alert was a very serious Mech though he was the equivalent of a twenty something human. Like his Sire Prowl he took his job very seriously, a little too seriously as his brother were fond of reminding him.

"I wondering how long they're going to be?" she said aloud to First Aid who was sitting beside her on nice patch of grass. They were on a sun kissed hill in plain view for the Seekers that was not too far away from the Ark near a large forest. The weather was fair but in a few months time as she reached the difficult stage, it would turn and they would have to with the cold, not to mention snow. It was a spot that Bumblebee, Ironhide and Chromia's sun liked to come to and play with his human friend Spike. Spike was another one who didn't yet know that Arcee was pregnant.

She knew his reaction would probably be worse than her aunt Chromia's who had sworn when she had heard the news and had vowed to come right over and kick some Decepticon aft. Preferably Megatron's aft. Unfortunately, the Space Bridge was still out of action so neither her mother nor aunt could come and comfort her.

"As soon as I am able I will come straight to Earth, Sweetness" Elita had assured her softly, tears gently forming at her optics. She could not believe her Sparkling was Carrying and she was not there to hold her daughter and make everything better. After talking with her daughter and son and making them promise to be careful and to put her mate on the line as soon as possible, she had called Megatron. There she had made her feelings on the matter very clear.

The poor tyrant had been left with a very sore processor and frazzled nerves which had needed a very stiff drink after enduring the angry Femme. It didn't help that Chromia had joined in the shouting match half way through, she was just as loud and violent as her mate Ironhide.

Arcee giggled slightly at the thought, her brother sure knew how to exact revenge when he wanted to. Elita had called back to talk with Optimus making him swear to look after their Sparkling Femme since she could not be there. Pity Optimus was taking his duties a little too seriously, she knew they were being monitored from a distance by the Autobot Sniper Bluestreak.

Lying back on the grass, she closed her optics and let the Earth's yellow sun warm her with its powerful rays. As well as providing life for this planet, the sun's solar energy was often used by the Autobots to create Energon as it was a safe and clean resource. It was a pity the Decepticons would not use it instead of stealing energy sources from the humans and often causing a lot of damage. Speaking of Decepticons, Arcee became aware of the sound of approaching jets and on-lined her optics just as First Aid said.

"Here they come."

She sighed and got to her feet to await their arrival, she hoped they'd be less enthusiastic than the last time they had gotten hold of her.

In no time at all the two jets had landed a feet away from the two Autobots and both, Seekers were grinning broadly. And before Arcee or First Aid could do or say anything, Skywarp had lunged towards them.

Wrapping his arms around Arcee he cried.

"Oh, baby I missed you so much, don't worry your Creators are here, baby."

And he hugged her chest area, cooing to the Spark inside of her and she could have sworn the Spark became hotter for just a moment. As Thundercracker walked calmly but with an equally delighted expression, Skywarp said.

"What's that baby, you don't want me to leave ever? Well, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."

"Oh Primus" she silently groaned to herself as Skywarp pulled her down onto the grass to snuggle up to her. First Aid looked perplexed while Thundercracker just smiled. It was going to be a long cycle.

Author's note. Nest chapter will be a slight jump in time and will include more Seeker action. Till next time.