Optimus was happy about the news and after helping his mate out of the med bay and to their room, Optimus knew he had someone he needed to tell - his mother. He quietly walked towards his mother's quarters. He went for two reasons – he needed to tell his mother and he wanted his mother's advice on his mate being sparked, sparking and the sparklings to come.
Optimus soon arrived at the quarters and knocked on the door. Optimus was only mildly surprised when Ironhide answered the door. Not knowing his mother had already told hide the truth, Optimus remained professional. "Ironhide, is Orion here, I need to speak with him" Optimus said.
"Sure, he's here. Orion, Optimus is here to see you" Hide called towards the interior of the quarters. Hide was much like Orion in that both did not want to reveal Optimus' true past and possibly cause his leadership to suffer. "Come in, Prime" Ironhide said, wanting to know what this was all about and closing the door so that this would be private.
Orion soon came forth with a soft smile. "Hi, Optimus. Is there something I can help you with?"
Optimus looked to his mother. "My mate mirage is sparked, we just found out today" Optimus said, a slight battle wound on his arm obvious to Orion. Orion went up to touch it, and was glad when it felt superficial.
"Congratulations" Orion said, "by the way, I want to tell you something, my little one. Ironhide knows you are my son, that you are Orion Pax. Hide has told me that since you are my son, he will accept you as his son as well."
Optimus turned took look at his weapon's specialist with shock. "Yes, Prime. He told me after we bonded. And much like your mother, I plan to protect the secret of your past" Hide said.
Optimus smiled, before he tried talking like his old self to his mother. "Mama, part of the reason I came over was I wanted to tell you that we were expecting. The other reason is that I know nothing about sparked bots, taking care of sparked bots or sparklings. I was hoping for some advice."
Though he didn't show it, Hide was a bit stunned to hear that voice. He recognized it from the time he had spent hiding in the slums so that he would not be slaughtered by Megatron, before Optimus was named the new Prime.
"I can tell you what I know, my little one" Orion said softly and talked about all he knew. Optimus was surprised when Ironhide chipped in with advice as well.
"I've never had sparklings of my own, but I help raised some of my siblings and helped them with their little ones" Hide said reassuringly. Optimus was glad for all the advice.
"Anything else I should know?" Optimus asked after receiving advice for nearly three hours.
"Mirage probably won't tell ya, but when sparked, most bot's get very horny. He might need you to take your previous role that you had and share it with him in the bed room. Some bots are raised not to ask for help for their needs, so you will need to watch him and look for the signs. I know you know them since you are a former pleasure bot – you know the signs of a needy, horny bot. Just remember to be gentle" Orion said.
"And whatever you do, especially since these are his first, do not let him fight in any type of skirmish as he could lose them" Hide added.
"Thank you" Optimus said and before he left, he gave both a hug. "I've never had anyone besides mama growing up, but I have one question for you, Hide – will you be my father?"
"Yeah, son, I will" Hide said with a smile. Only then did Optimus head out. He was horny and could sense his mate was as well. So he headed there.
And after Optimus left, Orion and Hide had a conversation. "He is a good bot" Orion said. "Works hard and never complains"
"I know, and I know he will make an excellent Prime"
"I just fear that with Cybertron in chaos that I will lose him like…." Orion said stopping short.
"Like what?" Hide asked, curious.
Orion sighed, He was about to reveal something he had kept hidden for so long. "Hide, Optimus, or rather Orion was a twin…he was the younger of the two. His twin was stolen by a gladiator class bot named Hellion who had forced the twin sparking upon me. I don't know what happened to the sparkling but it makes me fear for Optimus."
Hide swallowed. He knew Hellion, oh he knew him. He remembered that Hellion had somehow acquired a son through some strange circumstances. Hide sighed. Things were just made more complicated as Hide realized that the Megatron that was out there creating chaos and destruction in his wake was the twin of the new Prime. Hide just hoped no one else ever figured it out. But he composed himself. "Let's not worry about that. And if you wish, we could try for sparklings."
Orion lit up at that. Now that there was a chance for a better future, he wanted more little ones. "Just keep in mind, as a pleasure bot, I likely will only carry one at a time if I can still spark. Twins are almost unheard of for a pleasure bot class bot to carry."
"Doesn't matter, I just want healthy sparklings and I know Optimus would most likely love to be a big brother" Hide said and they went off to try and create new life, unaware that Orion had sparked form their bonding session.
Meanwhile, before Optimus made it back to their quarters, Illusion had stopped in to see his twin. "I was in the med bay, I heard. Congrats bro" Illusion said.
"Thanks. I just hope this all turns out well" Mirage said, slightly anxious.
"Don't worry, you have a good mate and mom Jazz can help you out too" Illusion reminded his twin.
"Thanks for the reminder, Illusion. If you don't mind, I can sense Optimus is returning and I think we need some alone time" Mirage said with a soft smile.
"Alright, take care" Illusion said and as Illusion left, Optimus returned.
"Hey, beloved" Mirage said, not knowing if Optimus was here for a quick check or not.
"Hey baby doll" Optimus answered sounding like Orion Pax, clearly showing his intentions.
Mirage smiled. "I'm all yours, sweet thing" Mirage said and they soon went at it, falling asleep wrapped in one another's arms afterwards.