Ratchet and Tailen went for a drive on this wonderful Saturday morning. They've been married for a few days and they haven't spent much quality time together. So he decided to show her what a small part of the planet looked like. She loved exploring, she always wanted to learn new things. He felt bad for leaving Bianna behind. Pain has started through out her body, but it was not delivery pains. He hoped that nothing was going to happen until he returned. Kclayna was in charge of her while he was gone.
The sun was high in the sky warming the planet. Not a cloud covered the sun and not a breath of wind. The road was hot on his wheels. Not even the wind from driving helped cool them. To humans in Nevada, this day was perfect. A wonderful day to be outside. That's how Ratchet felt. Just him and his bride driving in silence in the dead of day.
"Ratchet!" He yelped and slammed on his breaks and swerved to the side. Tailen slammed on her breaks and swerved around him laughing.
"That's not funny."Ratchet said to Tailen. Then turned his attention back to his comlink." Kclayna how many times-"
"Get back to base now! You have to get back here now! Bianna she's...I mean...oh no!"Kclayna was frantic. She was screaming and shouting.
"Whoa calm down Kclayna. Calm down."He could hear Kclayna taking deep breaths." Now slowly tell me what's going on."
"It's Bianna... I-I let her go for a walk. I-I didn't know she went through the Ground Bridge... t-to Bumblebee's location."
"How did she even know where he was?"Ratchet thought Bianna was asleep when he sent Bumblebee on a scouting mission.
"I-I don't know! They-they've just returned with Arcee and she-she's not waking up...her spark oh Primus... GET BACK HERE NOW!"Ratchet could hear Kclayna was crying.
"Ground Bridge us back."
The green-bluish circle formed in front of them. Ratchet and Tailen transformed.
"Just like the old days dear." She stated.
"Yes,"Ratchet said with a small grin."Just like the old days." They ran into the Ground Bridge.
Ratchet quickly walked through the Ground Bridge where a panicked Kclayna was pacing and hyperventilating. The kids were standing by fearfully. Bumblebee had his head in his servos and whirring and buzzing. In front of him was Bianna, her optics closed and her body was still.
"Take care of Kclayna, I'll take care of Bianna."Ratchet commanded running over to her. Tailen ran over to her daughter trying to calm her down. Ratchet put his Audio Receptor on her chest. He could barely hear the beating of her spark. Ratchet scooped her up and placed her on the Medical berth.
"Make sure she's not in labor...as humans put it." Tailen said quickly.
"What happened?" Ratchet demanded as he connected the machines to her. He began to examine to see if she was in 'labor'.
"Bee whir weep biz wee wirp!"
"Dark Energon?" Tailen asked scared, holding Kclayna close." He can't mean...it's impossible."
"It is as I feared." Ratchet stated, finishing his examination." The exposure to Dark Energon has made her weak. I have to see-" He gasped as a pink and white servo grabbed his wrist.
"No...not me...them first..."Bianna gasped pointing to her abdomen. Ratchet debated on what he should do first, the eggs or the living being. He remembered how stubborn she was, she wouldn't let him do anything to her without checking on the eggs. Ratchet nodded. He connected the machine to five different places into her abdomen. She jumped and yelled in pain. On the screen where five large, shaky dots in the shape of eggs. The kids and Nurse Darby looked on with curiosity.
"This is not good." Ratchet mumbled.
"What are those?" Jack asked.
"These are protoform eggs and they're panicking."
"Why are they panicking? They're the ones who're safe." Miko stated.
"Exposure to Dark Energon has not only affected Bianna, but the sparklings as well. The bond they share with her is very strong. And by the look of this, they know she's in pain and they don't know why."
"I ..I've read.."Kclayna said slowly."..Somewhere that protoform eggs can recognize the voice print of any bot who's been around them the most."
"I have read that somewhere too."Tailen assured.
"Bee wir?"
"No not you."Kclayna glared. Then her gaze went to Ratchet."They will recognize you daddy. Put your servo in the middle of her abdomen and try to talk to them."
"I highly doubt-"
"Please!"Ratchet jumped slightly. It wasn't Kclayna who yelled, but Tailen who never raises her voice to him. But he knew that both of them were scared. "We must try whatever we can to save her. Cybertron must be reborn and it will start with them. We need them Ratchet."
Ratchet let out a defeated sigh, he hated it when Tailen demanded something awkward. Knowing what little choice he had, he set his servo on Bianna's abdomen. He could feel the eggs shaking. "Everything is ok sparklings."He started." Everything will be fine. You and your carrier will be fine. No one is going to hurt you. Your carrier is strong, she will get better. But you must calm down. You have to stop panicking and try to calm down. She will get better much faster when all of you calm down."
He looked at the screen and noticed that the eggs slowly relaxed into a still position.
"Phew."Kclayna said. Ratchet felt relieved, Bumblebee hoped that this meant that Bianna has a stronger chance. A chance of living. Then Bianna gasped, her abdomen shot straight up and a cracking sound could be heard from her back. Tailen screamed, Kclayna and Bumblebee nearly fainted and Ratchet backed away.
"No." He said lifting up her back slightly and found a crack has opened on her back. Energon was leaking out from the wound and from Bianna's mouth."Tailen!"
Tailen ran over and covered the wound with a cloth. Ratchet quickly grabbed the tools and began to fix the wound. Tailen gently held Bianna up wiping the Energon from her mouth as Ratchet worked. Something she was use too, in fact it brought nostalgia. It was the way they worked back on Cybertron. She looked down at Bianna's abdomen where she swore she saw something jump up from the inside.
"What's happening to them!?" Bianna screamed."Get them out! Somethings wrong! Something's hurting them!"
"Ratchet it's something inside her trying to get out." Tailen added.
Ratchet stopped and checked the monitor. His optics went wide when he saw one of the eggs. It was shaking so hard that it was bumping into the other eggs. But that's not what he was seeing. He saw a small dash of purple slowly growing on the egg.
"The Dark Energon is affecting one of the eggs." Ratchet whispered to Tailen. He couldn't let Bianna hear, she was already worried enough.
"What can we do?It has to be removed." Tailen stated calmly. Ratchet stood still trying to think. Then jumped when Bumblebee hit the wall with his fist. Kclayna ran up and punched his helmet.
"Knock it off and grow up!" She yelled."Remember what Arcee told you when Raf was affected with Dark Energon? This is the same matter. You have to be strong. Bianna and your-her sparklings need you to be strong."
"Bee whir weez, weez ir wee."
Raf gasped, Ratchet looked at Bumblebee.
"About fraggin time."Kclayna shot at him.
"Kclayna, watch your language." Ratchet said.
"What did he say?"Jack asked Raf who was smiling joyfully.
"He said the sparklings are not just Bianna's, they're his too."Jack and Miko looked at each other with relieved smiles.
"Can't you just put her in that machine? Like what you did with me when I had Dark Energon?" Raf offered.
"It might be her only chance." Tailen added. Ratchet nodded. She and Ratchet wheeled Bianna into the machine where bots were healed and their Energon restored. They sat her up and waited for the machine to work. The room went bright and everyone turned away. The light disappeared and Bianna went limp. Ratchet ran, lifted her up and carried her to the medical berth. He re-hooked her up to the machines.
"Her spark is still faint." Ratchet said sadly.
"How?" Kclayna asked frantically.
"It's the eggs."Ratchet figured."They grew weak with the Dark Energon. Now they have absorbed every last nutrient and strength from her." Ratchet looked down.
"What does that mean?" Bulkhead asked.
"It means that it's up to her now."Ratchet said, trying to hide his lubricants. Tailen rubbed his back comfortingly. She knew what he was trying to say yet she couldn't say the words herself. It was too painful.
"What do you mean 'it's up to her'?" Teama asked, walking forward.
"She can decide to fight to live with very little strength in her system. Or she can decide to die."
Kclayna gasped and backed into Rollie who fell over. Teama transformed and drove out of the base and Optimus followed her. Bumblebee fell to his knee pads as lubricants filled his optics. Ratchet and Tailen took each other's hands and stared at the fragile femme who looked dead.
"If you must know Bumblebee,"Ratchet said, holding back his rage."The reason she wanted so many blankets was not because she was just cold. She felt lonely." He turned and stared at Bumblebee."You left her to handle this alone and she confused physical coldness with the coldness of being alone. She was strong enough to hide it, but I saw right through it. She felt cold because you let her."
"Bee wir zee weep!?"
"I do as a matter of fact. I do know what that feeling is."He tightened his grip on Tailen's servo." But it wasn't because I was left alone with a sparkling. Let me tell you this, when Tailen was pregnant with Kclayna I didn't throw her out or leave her. I stayed with her through her pregnancy, delivery and carrier stage. Do you know why I stayed with her?"
Bumblebee shook his head.
"Because I love her. She loves me. Even during her pregnancy she and I loved each other. I didn't care if she had a Kclayna before we met because she didn't want to be with that other mech, she wanted to be with me. And that's how Bianna feels about you. She's always wanted you and her sparklings."
Bumblebee looked at Bianna. He stood up and walked over to her. He stood by her listening as the spark monitor grew more and more silent.
Hello everyone thank you for reading my stories and for the wonderful reviews. I want to apologize if my way of how protoforms are created is wrong. I have no idea so I made one up so please forgive me if my information is different or wrong. Thank you.
