Chapter 29
Ratchet was scanning Karai while Prowl was sitting outside with Bouncer. Ratchet found some peculiar results when the scanner went over Karai's abdomen so he scanned her again and got the same results.
"Prowl, you better get in here!" Ratchet called.
"What is it Ratchet?" Prowl asked walking into the med bay.
"After Bouncer was born, did you and Karai ever interface?" Ratchet asked.
"No, we couldn't with Bouncer in the same room." Prowl answered, then he realized why Ratchet was asking him this, "She's…" Ratchet nodded.
"She was sparked, just after the Decepticons captured her." Ratchet said.
"No." Prowl whispered, cupping Karai's cheek, "Can we terminate it?"
"It's already transferred. It's too late." Ratchet said. Then Karai groaned a bit as she woke up.
"Prowl." Karai barely whispered.
"Karai, I'm sorry." Prowl hugged Karai.
"You know, don't you?" Karai asked hugging Prowl back, "I don't want Bouncer to know who the sparkling's sire is."
"Don't worry, I'll never tell him." Prowl said, as Karai fell back into recharge, "I can't believe it. She's sparked with Megatron's sparkling."
"She's strong. She'll be able to cope with it." Ratchet said, "I hope."
"What do you mean 'hope'?" Prowl asked.
"Many carriers who are raped reject their sparklings." Ratchet explained. Prowl looked at his sleeping mate.
"I'm going back out." Prowl said as he left the med-bay.
"Is Mummy going to be ok?" Bouncer asked while sitting on Prowl's lap.
"I'm sure she'll be fine." Prowl replied, stroking his son's back struts.
"Why do the mean 'bots take Mummy all the time?" Bouncer asked.
"I don't know. Whatever they want from her they're never going to get it." Prowl smiled, "Your carrier is too strong." Then Bouncer fell into recharge on his lap. Then when Prowl blinked he saw shadows and heard someone calling his name.
"Prowl." He heard the feminie voice call, "Prowl." Then Prowl noticed a glowing purple hand on the doorframe to the hallway. Prowl squinted as he tried to get a better look at the hand. Then it disappeared.
After a few hours Karai woke up and she left the med-bay. When Prowl came in Karai was sitting on their berth with Bouncer lying on her with his helm on her stomach. Karai had her head on the back of the berth, "Hi there my little brother, or sister." Bouncer said as he rubbed Karai's stomach. Karai gently rubbed Bouncer's back struts, "When will we be able to tell if it's a mech or a femme?"
"In four months." Karai said as Prowl sat next to her, "Bouncer, I need to speak with your sire for a moment."
"Ok." Bouncer said as he ran out the door.
"Karai, are you sure you want to keep the sparkling?" Prowl asked.
"I have to keep it. I don't have a choice." Karai said laying her head on Prowl's shoulder.
"I mean after it's born." Prowl explained.
"Prowl, it's the same answer, I'm not getting rid of it." Karai jerked her head up.
"But Karai…"
"Prowl, I know it's not your sparkling, but we need to take care of it. We can't just abandon it." Karai said with sadness in her eyes.
"We can't just leave it with it's sire either. Karai I'm so sorry I wasn't there to protect you when this happened." Prowl then hugged Karai.
"It's fine Prowl, now Bouncer is going to get a sibling. You know how he's being bugging us for a friend to play with." Karai smiled. Prowl didn't want as Karai about that dream he had about her and that other mech. So he decided to ask her about the other dream he had.
"Karai, while you were gone, I had this dream about you and this other mech. You had your back to him. He had orange optics, he was taller then you, he grabbed you around your leg and moved up to your throat." Prowl said.
"I'm sorry you had to see that Prowl. That mech was a Decepticon. He said that he could defend my family, but he didn't so I called off the deal. Now he's trying to hunt me down." Karai explained.
"Don't worry, this is one thing that I can protect you from." Prowl said gently.
