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Maggie woke up feeling refreshed she went to the little house that was on the surface and went out the door sitting in the grass of the lawn. She heard a voice behind her saying, "Maggie, Ratchet wants you to interview these human doctors for your care while you carry. There is something I'd like to ask you too if I may."

She looked at Jazz and smiled asking, "What would you like to know?" Jazz sat next to her saying, "Maggie if they can't bring Optimus Prime back online would…you consider being my spark mate?"

Maggie turned forward asking, "Do you have romantic feelings for me Jazz?" He shook his head no Maggie sighed saying, "Jazz you are like a big brother to me and while the offer is sweet and well-meaning I'd have to say no. You should be with someone you love Jazz a loveless relationship will only wind up hurting the both of us."

Jazz knew she was right he had been wrong to even ask but he worried about the sparkling she carried. He guessed acting as the sparklings uncle would do just as well in aiding the young sparkling to grow up well. Jazz moved away from Maggie transforming into vehicle mode so that he could drive her to the list of address' Ratchet had given him. Maggie climbed into the car saying, "Let's go big guy I don't think being out too long would be a good thing. Besides, there is a real femme here that has her eye on you."

Jazz looked in his rear view mirror noticing Arcee looking at his aft with a slight tint on her cheeks. He drove off to the first address his current job was taking Maggie to talk to doctors so that she could choose one. Each time they stopped he went in with her in his Haloform so that he could judge the doctor as well Ratchet would want his opinion. Although final choice would go to Maggie as she had to be comfortable with the doctor.

All went well until the last stop, and Maggie had to rush to the bathroom feeling sick to her stomach. Jazz waited what he felt was a reasonable time before asking a woman going in to check on his sister. When she rushed out saying there was a big hole in the wall of the bathroom leading outside he knew she had been captured. He com linked with Ratchet letting him know of Maggie's disappearance. Ratchet noted Decepticon activity in the area several of them close enough to have been the one to take Maggie. There were too many for one Autobot to follow so Ratchet instructed him to return to base, for now, they would monitor activity to try to find the Decepticon base.

~ With Maggie ~

Alice had spotted Maggie's reading and followed her into the restroom. Once she had exited the stall Alice took her by force and created a hole in the wall transporting her to Decepticon headquarters Megatron was going to be pleased with her. Of course, it hadn't been easy for Alice, Maggie had fought until they were surrounded by Decepticons. Alice pushed the Earth femme right into Megatron saying, "I have returned with a present for you, my lord."

She watched the Earth femme glare at her with such hatred Megatron, however, smirked saying, "Well done Alice at least I have someone competent working for me."

Alice left not wanting her leader's mood to change hoping that later he would reward her. Megatron picked up the sickly looking femme sighing out, "Sorry for your loss of spark mate but I'd do it again he, and I are sworn, enemies."

Maggie was surprised that he could tell so decided to ask, "Would you be kind enough to tell me how you know, and what happened between you. You two were brother's right?"

Megatron replied, "All Autobots and Decepticons can tell when one of a pair of spark mates has passed. It leaves a signature in the remaining bots code it is usually more humane to allow the other to die as they often suffer greatly. I am sure the Autobots didn't think you, and he bonded correctly as you aren't really one of our kind. As for my brother, and I our points of view are different I get mine from Megatronus Prime. You're a smart femme perhaps you can see our point of view."

He had transported her to where the Fallen Megatronus Prime was resting he bowed lowly saying, "Master I have the femme we made for you." He handed Maggie over to him placing her into his hand. She wasn't sure which one of the two was worse at least with Megatron she knew where she stood.

Megatronus looked down at the small flesh based femme saying, "You make an odd femme Prime. Well, I have no worries of one as small as you killing me. I regret having to kill your spark mate though he could have and would have killed me. It would have been his duty as a Prime to do so."

Maggie got it he ordered that Optimus be killed so even if he hadn't done it he was responsible. She sighed yelling out, "Enough about how sorry you are when you aren't. Exactly what do you want with me, and what would Optimus have killed you for?"

He grinned in a wicked fashion saying, "Well you, my dear you shall be my queen, and we will create an army of unbeatable bots. As for the Prime, he would have killed me to save your planet you see we wish to harvest your sun for its Energon. Of course, that would mean certain death to your planet, and the creatures that live here. We would take some as slaves to help us mine, and do other tasks mainly femmes would be taken as it seems we are in short supply of femme's."

Maggie asked, "What if I say no to being your queen?" His face twisted in an odd fashion as he said, "You really have no choice in the matter, my dear. I will take you by force if I have to."