A couple months down the road, Optimus felt like something was off about his systems. He tried to scan himself, but never having been taught how to do a thorough self-scan, he didn't catch what was growing inside of him. True he had fought in many battles over the last months and had helped in defeating the Cons each and every time. Still, something was nagging at him. And he couldn't place it. He also knew it had nothing to do with Mirage, as after the episode a couple months back, Mirage informed Optimus of every mission that the bot was sent on, seeking "approval" and most of the time Optimus gave it as it was for the cause.

Optimus decided it was time to go to the dreaded med bay. He put down the data pad he had been reading which had been written by the new security bot Red Alert. Optimus knew one thing, the bot was sure observant, paranoid, yet observant. Still, Optimus left his office and headed out. He hoped Ratchet was in.

At the med bay, First Aid was tending to things, as Ratchet had gone off to chat with Wheeljack for a bit. If Aid didn't know any better, he'd figure the old medic would go over there to talk and come back bonded and/or sparked. And as Aid was sending out the last bot he had been tending to, Optimus walked in. It was a good thing to.

"Prime? Is something wrong?" First aid asked, knowing Optimus usually didn't come in here voluntarily.

"My systems feel a bit off. I can't quite place it. I've been injured before, but it doesn't feel like an injury. I've had viruses before and it doesn't feel like that. I just feel off" Prime stated in a serious tone.

"Well, maybe it is in your head?" Aid asked, curious.

"No… I don't think so" Prime replied, a bit indignant at the implication of the question. Aid sighed and went to go get a certain machine. Prime didn't recognize it. "What is that?"

"It is a deep scanner. I need to scan your systems to see if we can find an anomaly" Aid stated, concerned. "Now up on a berth."

Optimus did as he was told, as he knew the one place he knew nothing was the med bay and so he followed what he was told. Aid scanned. Nothing unusual turned up at first, except the presence of the Matrix, which Aid knew would show up. Aid scanned lower and lower, and then came a sudden beeping of the machine indicating something in the abdominal area. It beeped 5 times. Aid was puzzled as there was no way the scanner should have beeped. He checked it for malfunctions and found none. He scanned again and go the same thing. He didn't like what he saw and so he commed Ratchet.

"Ratchet, get your aft down here, we got an issue with the Prime" Aid stated, knowing calling like that would bring the older medic. Ratchet, asking for a rain check with Jack, soon ran to the med bay. An issue with the Prime was not to be taken lightly.

Ratchet soon burst into the med bay. "What is going on here?" Ratchet demanded to know seeing that Optimus looked unharmed and pretty well.

"I used this deep scanner, ratchet, and it beeped 5 times over the abdomen" Aid stated, knowing full well no Prime he had ever heard of had carried sparklings. "I checked the machine and it is not malfunctioning."

Ratchet was worried and so he checked the machine over and then did a scan as well, followed by another. Each time same with the exact same result. Optimus was growing worried. HE didn't like the way things were going. "I as your Prime demand to know what is going on" he angrily stated, worried about what they were not telling him.

"Prime, I am not sure how this happened or what to tell you, but our scanner indicates that you are…. Sparked with 5 sparklings" Ratchet stated, completely baffled by the results. Optimus, stunned by the results, passed out and his spark sent an emergency pulse to his spark mate hoping Mirage would come soon.

Mere seconds later, Mirage burst into the med, appearing angry. 'What is wrong with my mate? He pulsed a distress signal to me. I demand to know as his mate what is going on" Mirage stated, he deep blue optics leaving no room for arguing. The medics had been slightly caught off guard when Mirage entered, but soon recovered.

"I am not sure how this happened, Mirage, as it is unprecedented. Your mate and our Prime has sparked" Ratchet said, gauging for the reaction.

"sparked? SPARKED!?" Mirage replied, confused. He didn't think his mate could spark as he was the Prime.

"yes, and he is sparked with 5. We have no idea how his systems have hidden this so long, as he is at least three months along. I can no longer medically let him fight or lead the troops" Ratchet replied, just as concerned as Mirage. "We also don't know how his body will handle this since he contains the Matrix. This will be a learning curve for all of us."

Mirage nodded. Granted, he wished he had heard sooner and in a better fashion, but if the medics were even stunned, it meant no one had known. "I… I am sorry if I overreacted" Mirage said, feeling bad about being angry at the medic.

"Forgiven. It is understandable. Mates are highly connected and when something happens to one, the other often senses it or feels it. I understand your reaction, especially if your mate pulsed a distress signal to you. Right now, Optimus will need all our help, for if Megatron discovers this, Optimus may not live to spark these little ones" Ratchet somberly told Mirage. Mirage nodded. He would do everything in his power to allow Optimus to be independent and help but also remain safe. Things had just taken a turn for the crazier.