Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. Afterburner, Sidestreaker, Sunburn, Sunscream, and Starstreaker are my creations. This is Starscream and Sunstreaker trying to deal with five little troublemakers and Starscream finds out about his new condition. This has implied slash and m preg. No like – no read. This is strictly a fan fic. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!

A month down the road

Sunny was doing better as the little ones were starting to obey him more, though he still had trouble with the fact that the little triplet seekerlings were quite the messy hellions, always messing up his paint job. And every time he took a shower, the sparklings would go seeking trouble, until Sunny got an idea and brought all the little ones into the washroom with him. Though it was not very roomy, it at least kept the little ones from crawling through the filthy tunnels that went throughout the base and prevented Prowl from getting a leg up on the troublemaker.

However, this morning was different from many that had gone by in the past month, as it was after 10 am and Starscream was still deep in recharge. Sunny knew that Starscream went to bed early last night, at 9 pm, and so Starscream not being up alarmed Sunstreaker, as Sunny had to head to his patrol soon, and Starscream was supposed to watch the sparklings, as Starscream had the day off. But since his sparkmate was not up and Sunny had to leave, Sunny contacted his twin Sideswipe (G1) to help watch the little brats. Sides agreed to watch the little ones until either Starscream woke up or Sides had to go to work, as Sides shift started later. Sunny, although he was concerned about Starscream, left Starstreaker, Sunscream, Afterburner, Sidestreaker, and Sunburn with their uncle as Sunny could not afford to be late for his shift.

Meanwhile, Starscream was not feeling his best. He suddenly woke up and then checked his internal clock, it was after 10 am. He swore as he realized that the little ones were now gone as he was supposed to watch them. But since Sunny had found a temporary babysitter, Starscream figured he should go get checked out as the seeker could not understand the bizarre symptoms he was having. He craved lots of energon, he recharged longer than usual, he was putting on weight, but those were not the strangest symptom. Starscream was baffled as his abdominal armor turned from reddish to slightly more pinkish. Starscream was horrified, as he could not understand what had caused the discoloration, as while the boys had paints, they had no colors that could form this shade of pink. Since the seeker was disturbed by this new development, Starscream left his quarters to see Red and Ratchet about the new development before checking in with Sideswipe about the boys.

Once the seeker reached the med bay, he went in, though he tried using his arms to discreetly cover the discolored area on his abdomen. Starscream was upset that this discoloration was messing up how his own paint job looked, but he wanted Red or Ratchet to check it out to make sure that it was not something more significant. Red Alert, upon seeing the Seeker, led the seeker to a berth to perform an examination. Red Alert began to ask why the seeker had come to the med bay, and Starscream began explaining his symptoms. And as Starscream talked, he failed to realize that he had removed his arm that was covering his metal discoloration. Red, not saying anything for fear he would upset the seeker, continued to listen as he looked at the small discoloration that Starscream had been trying so hard to hide. Red, puzzled by this unheard of symptom, decided it would be best to check Starscream out and so Red ran tests and scans.

At the end, he could only figure out one conclusion, and Red figured that Screamer was not going to like what he had to say, but as a medic, Red was required to report his findings to the one he was treating. And so, with some hesitation and reservation, Red told Starscream something that made the seeker pass out. Red told Starscream he was pregnant with triplets, and though gender was unable to be determined at this time, Starscream's faceplate went ghostly white just before passing out. Red, noting the discoloration once again, thought i and if I had to guess, they are going to all be girls /i but the medic did not want to say anything further as he had no proof.

Once Starscream got back on his feet, he realized it was almost noon, and Sides started his shift at 1, and so Starscream ran quickly to Sides room, as Sides was the only bot that was off right now that Sunny trusted the sparklings with, to pick up the little sparklings, hoping that they had not gotten dirty or headed off in 5 different directions as Starscream was in no mood or shape to chase after the young ones. Starscream wondered just how he was going to break the news to Sunny who was already tired trying to keep up with five little mechs, 4 of whom were little seekerlings. Starscream just sighed as he went to pick up the sparklings, having forgotten the discoloration on his belly.

Sideswipe was having trouble with the little ones when there was a knock at the door. Hoping it was Starscream, Sideswipe eagerly opened the door, taking a long, thankful yet concerned look at the seeker. Sides noticed the discoloration on Starscream's belly, but not wanting to agitate the seeker, Sides said nothing. Instead, Sides led five very tired little mechs to the seeker. Starscream could only carry the three little ones, and so Sides helped carry the tired twins. Sides, having grown fond of the seeker, decided to contact Sunny, in hopes that Sunny could find out what was wrong with the seeker.

After receiving the message from his brother, Sunstreaker hurried out of his post, as he was granted permission by Prowl, who knew of the lambo's little family. Sunny ran to their shared quarters, and as soon as Sunny came, Sides left to go cover for his brother. Sunny was concerned as Starscream did not look well, and then Sunny noticed the pink discoloration on Starscream's abdomen. Sunny was relieved that Sunscream, Starstreaker, Sunburn, Afterburner, and Sidestreaker were asleep as it allowed Sunny and Screamer time to talk, though Starscream looked like he could crash back into recharge at a moment's notice.

Starscream, realizing that his mate was concerned for him, told Sunny that the seeker had gone to see Red Alert today. Sunny knew immediately that something was serious as Starscream did his best to avoid the med bay at all costs, especially since many of the Autobots still did not trust the seeker. Sunny went up to sit by his mate, who was sitting awkwardly on the bot sized couch. Sunny made sure Screamer was comfortable before sitting down himself. Sunny snaked his left arm around his slightly smaller mate, in an effort to try and comfort the distraught seeker. Starscream, feeling that now was the best time to tell his mate, let the secret come out.

"Sunny, I'm…I'm…preg…preg…I'm pregnant" the seeker quietly said, casting his optics downward, hoping that Sunny would not give him grief.

Sunny was floored. This is not something that he expected. Seeing that Starscream was distraught about it, Sunny continued to comfort his mate. Sunny was as concerned as he was happy. Something was not right. The yellow bot would have to keep a sharp optic on his mate because if the pink discoloration was any indication, trouble was on its way.

And so, offering a soothing and loving hug, Sunstreaker replied, "No matter what happens, I will be there for you". Starscream smiled, relieved that his sparkmate was very supportive of him and their unborn sparklings.

And to himself, Sunny thought at least it is not my paint job that will get ruined this time.