Author's note. Written by me and ZabuzasGirl, this is part one of the Femme's day out in the sun.

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Optimus glared at the screen, the connection between the Ark and the Nemesis had just been cut. A few moments ago he'd been looking into the face of his beloved, something he hadn't done in so long a time. But it had all been spoiled by Megatron, who been openly groping his mate right in front of him.

His only consolation was that Elita was likely giving it to Megatron about their lovely daughter who Megatron had brutally beaten. Optimus dearly wished he could see her taking Megatron down a peg or two but alas he couldn't.

But he didn't have time to dwell on this, his men were waiting to hear the news about the Femmes. Many were anxiously waiting to hear whether or not their mates or family was being held by the Decepticons. He was not going to let them suffer any longer though he knew many would be disappointed.

"Prime," Prowl said without emotion as Prime entered the Rec Room.

"Prowl," Optimus greeted back softly as everyone tensed, waiting for the news he had to bring.

"The Decepticons have seven Femmes in total, one a Neutral called Darklight and a former Neutral named Echo," Optimus began in a serious tone.

"You all know he has Chromia, Arcee and...Elita. But he also has Moonracer and Firestar."

"Moony?" Wheeljack gasped in shock as Inferno cried, "Firestar?"

"There's more news," Optimus said, very gently to Inferno.

"Firestar, along with Chromia, Echo and Darklight, is pregnant."

"Pregnant," Inferno muttered in disbelief as everyone stared.

"Who the hell made her pregnant?"

"The Combaticons," Optimus said grimly. "Megatron assigned each Femme a guardian and Firestar ended up with them."

Inferno looked like he was having a hard time taking this in.

"So...who's the father?" he finally asked shakily.

"I'm afraid they don't know," Optimus said gently.

"There are five options."

Inferno grimaced as everyone gasped and started muttering.

"She slept with all five of them?"

"It seems so," Optimus said before adding.

"But I don't think she was forced to, she looked comfortable with them and they were guarding her rather fiercely."

As Inferno took this in, Wheeljack asked.

"Who's got my Mooney?"

"Skywarp," Optimus replied. "But she is not sleeping with him, you'll be pleased to know."

"Thank Primus for that," the inventor said in relief.

"But...she is okay, right?"

"She looked very chirper," Optimus assured him with a smile.

"And as for that Femme Echo, she positively glowed. She is expecting Soundwave's child and looks very happy with him."

"Ole Wave found himself a Femme?" asked Blaster with a grin.

"Huh, he's finally got some help for those little rascals of his."

"What the other Femme, Darklight?" Sliverwing asked.

"She's is expecting Starscream's child," Optimus said lightly as Streamfire scowled.

"I'll kill him for not telling me," she said angrily.

"Now that I wouldn't mind seeing," Jazz joked, winking at his mate.

She smiled back but then turned to Optimus with a serious expression.

"How was your daughter?" she asked gently.

Optimus's optics flashed at the reminder but he replied softly.

"She seemed much better though apparently Megatron lied to Elita about what happened to her."

"Ha, Elita will give him what for, for that," Ratchet said with deep satisfaction.

"I certainly hope so," Optimus said grimly before proceeding to tell them about Megatron's terms for Ironhide's return.

Elita's POV

"How dare you lie to me about something like this?" Elita snarled at Megatron as he dragged her back to his quarters.

"And how dare you do it in the first place, have you no shame?"

"Give it a rest Femme," Megatron said irritably.

"It wouldn't have made any difference, I had already punished your daughter."

"By whipping her and then locking her up in a fragging cell," Elita snapped, tugging at the arm pulling her along.

Megatron didn't answer her, just kept on towards his quarters. He was not going to argue with her until they were safely there. It wouldn't do to let his men and those Femmes seeing him being verbally beaten by Elita.

Finally, he reached his room and with a sigh, took Elita inside. She wrenched her arm out of his grasp and glared at him, hands on hips. He noted she was still beautiful even with a furious expression.

"Elita, I realise I was perhaps a bit too harsh but..."

"But you went over the top as usual," Elita growled.

"I told you, we could have just called Optimus about Chromia but you had to be a stubborn aft-head."

"Elita...,"

"She's just a child and she was trying to do the right thing, unlike you."

"Elita...,"

"I swear, if you touch her one more time, I'll..."

"Elita," Megatron roared, managing to silence her though she looked furious.

"I know I made a mistake with your daughter, I lose my temper," he said, taking a step forward and gripping her shoulders.

"She didn't deserve to be punished so harshly but the fact remains she not only disobeyed but she put herself and Skywarp in danger. Have you any idea what can go wrong with a teleaporter is drunk?"

"But if you had only let Chromia go," Elita said slowly and angrily as though speaking to a child.

"She wouldn't have done such a thing."

"Maybe," Megatron said softly.

"But then Prime would have known and tried to take you away from me. As he'll likely do as soon as this cycle's up."

He looked a bit sincere when he said this to her. For a moment her eyes seemed to soften up but then they turned hard again, not giving way.

Optimus was her mate, of course he wanted to take her away. Frankly, she wanted to be taken away and never have to worry about Megatron finding a way to interface with her. At least Optimus now knew about her and the other Femmes on Earth, that was something.

She smirked. Her mate was probably thinking of ways to get her and the others home right now. Sadly, Megatron seemed to know what she was thinking and gripped her harder.

"I'm not letting you go," he said with a soft hiss.

"You're mine Elita."

She angrily shook him off and moved out of hsi range. "I'll never be yours," she snarled.

"I belong with Optimus and I always will until the end of time!"

"Till the end of his time, maybe," Megatron growled.

"But after that, you'll be mine."

"Ha! In your dreams," she smirked.

He growled again but then forced a smile onto his face.

"Well, no matter Elita. Today, we don't have to worry about the Autobots, we've got a whole cycle together outside."

Her eyes narrowed but he was right. Being outside would give her some time out of the base and in the sun. This was much needed with her and her girls.

"We do," she agreed with a nod.

"Can we go now?"

Megatron nodded, pleased that she wasn't arguing with him anymore.

"As soon as everyone is ready, Elita," he purred, reaching out to touch her face.

She pulled her face back before he could touch her. she met his gaze evenly.

"Megatron, please," she said softly.

"You know you won't leave this room for another hour if you carry on."

She gritted her teeth. She wanted to get out of the room and out of this base. She couldn't risk it.

"I hope we can have a good time outside together," Megatron said with a hint of warning in his tone.

"We will," she assured him.

"I just really want to get out again, I've missed it a lot."

There was a look of desire of longing and desire on her face as she said this. She really hadn't realized how much she had missed the outside until now. His expression softened slightly and instead of trying to touch her face again, offered her his arm.

"Come on Elita, let's go then."

She took his arm and the two of them left the room. They left for the Rec Room to find the others.

Starscream and Darklight were already there as were Firestar with the Combaticons. Firestar looked very excited though her Mechs just looked a little grumpy. They didn't like their Femme running around carrying their Sparkling. Starscream looked unconcerned and Darklight looked bored with the hanging around.

They didn't have to wait long for any of the others to show up there. The Femmes weren't wasting any time.

I can't wait to get outside," Moonracer said excitedly.

"Me too," Chromia said with a smile, as Hook led her.

Echo was being carried by Soundwave, she was quite far along with her pregnancy. But she too looked excited and was smiling happily up at Soundwave who was being followed by all his children.

Even those little monsters were going to be tagging along in the group.

"We're going to show ya all the sights," Rumble was now saying.

"They got malls, parks, scenic drives, places ta hear music."

"Yeah, you can dad can find a nice place to have a smooch," Frenzy said with a sly grin.

This got laughter out of some of them and a blush from Echo.

"Behave," Soundwave said sternly.

"Or the both of you will be sent back to your room."

As they groaned in protest, Megatron said to Soundwave.

"I want Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to ensure the Autobots don't try to spirit our Femmes away. Have them keep watch."

Soundwave nodded. "Understood sir," he said.

Elita sighed but knew they couldn't be near any of the Autobots today. Not if they wanted Ironhide to be kept in that dank cell, they had to just enjoy themselves with the Decepticons. And even though she wasn't going to be seeing Optimus, at least she could get to know this planet a little better.

The Femmes could barely contain their excitement now. Megatron now thought it was time to take them out.

"Skywarp, open the Landing Platform," Megatron ordered as they neared it.

The Seeker did as asked, rushing forward and typing in the code, making sure no one could see it. They all trooped inside and waited for it to rise out of the sea and open onto the fresh air.

None of them had to wait very long. The door soon opened and the open air came flooding in. Some of the femmes had to cover their eyes because of how bright it was.

"It's so blue," Arcee cried, hanging onto Thundercracker's arm as he supported her.

"It's always blue, doll," Skywarp said with a grin as he got ready to take Moonracer into his arms.

Arcee had seen the sky before when she was outside last time. Unfortunately she was so busy trying to find her father last time that she wasn't able to stop and admire it.

"Hold on," Thundercracker advised, scooping her into his arms.

Megatron did the same with Elita, while Hook gently did the same with Chromia. All of the femmes held onto the Mechs holding them as they jumped from the base. But they didn't fall, instead they soared up into the open air. The Seekers were the highest but they still kept close to the others. Elita clung to Megatron tightly, something which made him smile. She clearly wasn't used to this at all.

She like the feeling of flying but she was scared somewhat of the height. She had never been so high before.

She buried her head against his shoulder, her optics peeking out at the swirling ocean below. She really hoped they landed soon on solid ground, she didn't want this experience spoiled.

Well it was already spoiled because she had to spend part of it with Megatron but she didn't want it to go any further.

"Nearly there, my dear," Megatron murmured in her audio as they approached the rocky cliffs that met the sea.

"Good," was all she said as they started flying lower until the ground was beneath them.

All of them landed on the ground a few minutes later. The Mechs put the females down and the girls got to look around them.

It was a warm day and there was the scent of nearby cherry trees. Echo bent to lightly touch a flower, smiling at its pretty form. Firestar was shoving the Combaticons away so they weren't crowding her. She wanted to be able to see this new world properly.

The Femmes started walking around, looking at everything.

"Stay close to your Femme," Megatron murmured softly to his Mechs.

"I don't care what you do as long as they don't get away or any Autobots get near."

They all nodded their heads at the order and followed their femmes as they were moving off.

"Is there anywhere you wish to go?" Soundwave asked softly as his kids followed.

They'd told her all about Earth so Soundwave figured there might be a place she wanted to check out.

"I don't mind, let's just walk," she said with smile as she took Soundwave's hand.

"As long as I'm with you, I'm happy."

She snuggled up against him and held onto his arm as Soundwave and his little ones led her around.

"There is a forest up ahead, lets walk through it," he suggested softly.

"There are many organic plants and animals within."

Frenzy nudged his brother with a grin but both were wise enough not to crack a joke. The others were making faces behind Soundwave. Since Soundwave couldn't see them, they got away with it.

Arcee was checking out the cherry trees. curiosity getting the better of her.

"What are these things?" she asked, indicating the small bright red balls dangling from the tree.

"Their called cherries, it's a type of organic fruit," Thundercracker said with a smile.

"I think you may have tasted the flavour, we've used some of the Earth one in our sweets."

She thought back for a minute and realized that he was right. She had tasted something like these before in the past while at the base.

The sweets had actually been in the shape of these fruits but at the time she hadn't paid that much attention. Now she smiled as she examined the real thing.

"This is great," she declared, taking his hand and dragging him off.

"What else is there to see?"

He smiled at her. "A lot more than you think," he said.

She smiled back before asking.

"Would we be able to see some humans? I want to see what their like."

Thundercracker shrugged. He said "I don't know. We might see some but I can't be sure. Don't really count on it."

"They see us, they tend to run, they know we're dangerous."

"Oh well," Arcee said with a shrug, wishing she could transform and race off but feeling too sore.

"I'm glad to be out of that base and not doing chores for once."

He chuckled at this. He couldn't help but agree with her on that one. Chores weren't a fun thing.

And she was a young Femme, she needed some time and space away from a large bunch of military Mechs. He was pleased that she finally had a chance to be outside even if he had to follow her to ensure she didn't escape.

They moved off again but still in view of some of the others. Darklight and Moonracer were having fun. They were very intrigued with what was around them and couldn't really stop asking questions.

"What are those thing?" Moonracer asked Skywarp as some birds flew past, twittering madly.

"Their called birds, organic flyers," Skywarp replied with a smile.

Moonracer followed them with her eyes until the ones she were watching were out of sight.

"Wow, I wonder how the manage without an engine?" she wondered softly.

"Dunno," Skywarp said with a shrug.

"You'd have to ask Screamer."

"He knows more about them than I do," he said.

"Maybe later," she said with a smile, Darklight was rubbing up against Starscream and the two looked like they might disappear for a while.

Skywarp saw what she was looking at and laughed, it was typical of that Femme.

"You know, we don't have to hang around this area," he said as they continued walking.

"I could take you further inland, see some more sights if you like?"

"Moonracer smiled at him.

"Sure," she said. Skywarp took her hand and walked further away from the others. They moved into the forest, not the same direction as Soundave and Echo but somewhere in that direction.

"I've never seen so many organic plants in one place," she said, staring up into the canopy.

"I remember before the War, there used to be a museum that showed all sorts of organic things but it got destroyed. And of course, they were mostly single plants, not...not like this."

"Yeah, it's something," Skywarp agreed, they were in an area utterly devoid of metal.

Trees were surrounding them on all sides. Sports of sun were getting through by large openings in the canopies. Moonracer could hear other organic creatures above and on the forest floor. She found she quite liked it, all the smells and sounds were alien but nice. She ran her fingers through a low tree, enjoying the softness of the leaves as she did so. It made her hope they could all get out again, she'd go mad if she was locked up for another few months straight.

Just being out of that...underwater can was just so amazing.

She just loved taking everything in. Firestar was having a blast. Although the five guarding her wouldn't let her go too far from them.

"Will you give me some space?" she snapped when Brawl got too close.

"I'm not going to run off, I just want to be able to see something that's not one of your afts."

This caused somewhat hurt looks to appear on their faces. She could tell they were fake because of the smirks that were bursting to form on their faces.

"We're just ensuring that no harm comes to you," Onslaught said smoothly, able to control his emotions better than the others.

"I understand but I need a little personal space," Firestar said gently.

"And I can take care of myself you know."

She raised her head up high and with her dignity moved away from them. She was careful with her stomach as she did so. It was really bulging now, she was almost as big as Echo. Sadly, she couldn't transform which was a shame as she loved racing. But even if she had been able to, the Combaticons would never let her.

She gave her stomach an affectionate rub as she was walking. even though its father was a Decepticon she still loved it. She wondered which one of the Combaticons was the father. She hoped it wasn't Vortex, he was just a bit too violent for her taste. And Swindle was a little bit too scheming, he was always trying to sell something.

She chuckled. She was hoping it was one of the calmer ones. That way her child wouldn't be so crazy.

Though they'd still end up with some crazy uncles.

Blastoff wasn't that bad, she thought as she glanced back at the following Mechs. He was the least crazy and was actually quite deep. Unlike Brawl who just picked fights all the time.

She was unconsciously hoping that if the father had to be one of them it would be him.

"Is there anywhere you guys like to hang out when you're here?" she asked curiously as she paused to admire some flowers.

All of them told her some spots close by that they liked to go to. she listened to them patiently.

"Can I see the race track?" she asked as Brawl told her that was his favourite place.

She was curious to see what a human one looked like. Brawl grinned. He set off and led the way with Firestar and the others following him.

As luck would have it, a race was due today so they'd be able to watch it. Normally, Brawl wasn't able to go watch them so he was excited to be able to go. The others were interested as well and pleased Firestar had asked to go.

They would be watching in the shadows so that no humans could see them. even though humans knew it was Transformers they wouldn't be happy to see these guys watching them.

And since no human had ever seen a Femme, let alone a carrying one. Even their fear of the Combaticons wouldn't stop them trying to crowd around Firestar, asking questions and trying to touch her.

Right now that wasn't something she wanted even though she was just as curious about humans as they would be about her. But right now she just wanted some peace.

It didn't take them that long, the stadium was quite near the ocean though far enough that storms couldn't affect it. The Combaticons slipped through one of the many entrances to the open stadium to the overhead where they could safely watch in peace. Already, they could hear the roar of vehicles as they sped around the dirt track.

Firestar's curiosity was growing every second. She could already hear the sounds of the vehicles which was making it better for her.

"I used to race before the War," she said softly.

"I still miss it sometimes,"

"Well, this should help a bit," Blast Off said kindly.

She smiled and then turned her attention back to the track. She watched the cars as they passed where they were. the humans didn't notice her at all.

They perhaps weren't as fast as back home but it still got her Spark pumping. She soon had a large grin on her face as the cars zoomed past, the drivers focusing everything on they had on the track ahead of them. It reminded her a lot of what she used to do. she loved the speed and the excitement of it all.

"Go on, go on," she lightly cheered as they came round a second time.

The Mechs beside her were grinning away, loving all of this. She was enjoying herself and they were enjoying themselves because of her.

To be continued.

Author's note. The next chapter contains part two of the Femmes day out but how does that go? Find out next time, which will be soon.