(see all previous disclaimers)
After resting and then readjusting the size of their quarters, Prowl decided to ask Aquaformer an important question, "Why do you want me to see Ratchet so bad right now?" Prowl asked, even though he could feel that his systems felt a bit off. He was a typical mech - he didn't like seeing the medic unless he had too.
Aquaformer, having been a medical bot though not a medic, sighed. What was it with mech bots and not wanting to see the medic. "I have a feeling you may be a rare mech who can carry" Aquaformer answered her mate.
Prowl was now a bit confused. "Carry?" he asked, hoping that didn't mean what he thought it did as to him, only femmes carried.
"Yes, even though you are a mech and I am a femme, I think you are carrying our sparklings that were formed when we bonded" Aquaformer tried to explain.
"I..I what?" Prowl managed before passing out though he didn't hit the ground as Aquaformer had caught him on his way towards the ground. Well, now that he was passed out, it was a good as time as any to take him to get checked over by Ratchet. Thankfully, no one was in the hallway as Aquaformer headed out.
She carried Prowl to the makeshift med bay and called on Ratchet. "Hey Ratch, I need you to check on Prowl for me" She called out quietly.
Ratchet, the grump that he could be, answered her back. "And just what is wrong with Prowl?"
"I think he is sparked" Aquaformer replied with a straight face.
"There is no way he could be sparked, first off he doesn't have a mate and secondly, he is a mech" Ratchet stated, even though he was aware that rare carrying mechs existed.
"First off, know-it-all, Prowl and I bonded. Secondly, I worked as a medical bot, not a medic, but a medical bot and I know the signs" Aquaformer retorted.
Ratchet merely nodded, as a pissed off femme was not to be taken lightly. "ok, I'll scan him." Ratchet scanned Prowl and found things just as Aquaformer had described – Prowl was bonded and was sparked as Prowl was a rare mech who could carry. "Well, it appears you were right, he is sparked – with twins." Aquaformer just smiled, happy to hear the news. She then took her mate back to their quarters.
Ratchet sighed after the pair left, unaware that soon he would get another surprise. As not too long after Aquaformer and Prowl left, in came Scarclash with Bee. Ratchet looked at the two of them. This gave him a bad feeling. "What do you two want?" he asked grumpily.
Bee said nothing, but Scarclash answered, "I want my mate Bee checked out. We bonded but I think it was more than just a bond" Scarclash stated.
Ratchet sighed and did as asked, not wanting to upset the femme. Once again, Ratchet found that in this relationship, the mech was once again carrying the sparklings, though Bee only had one. It made Ratchet wonder if somehow, all the members of their little team were rare mechs who could carry. If that were the case, it would make things interesting if anyone else bonded and carried. Bee just nodded at the news while Scarclash smiled and then carried her mate off.
Meanwhile, out in space, Kryptobug was making his way to earth. He knew he had to reach it before Ultra Magnus and Sentinel did because Kryptobug also had a secret that he feared would lead to his own capture if Sentinel ever got a hold of him again. And so carefully and stealthily, Kryptobug flew on.
And back at base, it was soon Bulkhead's turn for monitor duty and so that left Jazz and Optimus to sit and talk in another area of the base. "I still don't get it" Optimus stated, a little unsure of himself now that they were in private, unaware it was because his own spark was yearning for Jazz.
Jazz smiled and let out a small laugh. "Bots do crazy things for love and to find their mates, OP" Jazz stated, sensing his own spark was yearning for the leader.
"OP?" Optimus asked.
"yeah, just a shortened version of Optimus Prime. I call Sentinel SP" Jazz explained.
Optimus nodded, as he guessed for a bot like Jazz, that made sense. "And Sentinel let's you do that?"
Jazz laughed, "no, but I still do it. I know it annoys him." Optimus smiled at that, as Sentinel was still the same old Sentinel whose anger was easily triggered. Jazz, not thinking anything of it, drew closer to Optimus. Optimus allowed it, not understanding that in doing so, he was following his spark. They talked for a while, Jazz starting to become aware that more was going on and he hoped Optimus would soon enjoy the ride.
Meanwhile, both Megatron and Ultra Magnus were searching for the femmes that had escaped Cybertron. Ultra Magnus didn't want them harmed. He wanted to talk to them to find out what they knew that could help the Autobot cause. However, his own efforts were thwarted often because the femmes didn't trust Sentinel Prime who had tried to harm them. Megatron wanted the femmes because he knew the info they carried could held the cons destroy the Autobots but he also knew their information could lead to the defeat of the cons. It was a matter of time as to who would find them first, neither aware that Optimus had already found them.