I am so sorry this took so long! I was waiting to get my new laptop to work on this and thanks to Mercedes Wolfcry, I finally got this done XD
StormStrike gives birth in this chapter and we see Screamer give in to his soft side~ Also, cute sparkling moments ahead and angry Hatchet!
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, it belongs to HasTak. I claim Luna, her trine, the adult trine, and a bunch of other characters I can't remember. StormStrike belongs to Mercedes Wolfcry.
Remember to review everyone! Thank you for having so much patience!
Luna was fairly sure she was going to have a spark attack as she stared, petrified, at StormStrike who was clutching at her stomach in pain. Starscream was next to her, wings rigid and stiff as he tried to get a hold of the others over the comm. link.
"No answer," He muttered, defeated after a good fifteen minutes.
"Of all the days they could be out investigating Dark Energon," Luna groaned softly. "Okay, looks like we'll be delivering the sparkling." The other Seeker let out a squawk and then crashed to the floor.
"Uh… Did he just faint?" Strike blinked at the downed Seeker and then let out an amused giggle.
"Ugh, let's just get this over with," Luna grumbled. She led the other femme into the med bay and helped her onto the berth. She ran around getting some supplies before she returned to Strike and hooked her up to a few monitors. She'd seen Ratchet do it so many times in the past that she need only pull up the memory in order to put everything in the correct place.
Starscream joined them a little while later after having recovered from his short fainting spell and promptly made sure everything was in order.
"I'm surprised Dusk is still asleep," He mused quietly. The two femmes were actually quite amused by this as they focused on the task at hand.
"He's a heavy sleeper," Luna shrugged with a smile. "If he wakes up, he's your responsibility," She looked at Starscream. The mech nodded with a small grunt, making the femme smile and chirp. "Alright, we have to wait until your plating begins to separate before we can do anything else." StormStrike groaned and flopped back on the medical berth, antenna twitching in pain.
It was an agonizing two hours as her plating separated and exposed the sparkling chamber to the two Seekers.
"I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU BOTH AND RIP OFF YOUR SPIKES!" Strike screamed over a private link with the twins when they finally made contact with the base.
Starscream was suddenly glad he'd been offline for the entirety of Luna's labor.
"Almost done," Luna murmured as she eased the sparkling out. StormStirke's frame shuddered as it expelled the sparkling at last and then went limp, exhausted. "Here she is," Luna cooed softly as she and Starscream cleaned the sparkling. The mech gently cleaned out her sparkling chamber and then moved to allow the plating to close back up.
"She looks like me," Strike smiled tiredly, antenna twitching happily atop her helm.
"She's got Sunstreaker's intense optics," Luna commented as she handed the little bundle over.
"ShadowKisser," Strike smiled and nuzzled her sparkling. "That will be your designation little one." The sparkling let out a coo and then began to wail for no apparent reason. They all heard another wail from across the base and sighed softly as Starscream went to get DuskGlider.
"He sleeps through the entire birth and wakes up when the new sparkling cries," Luna shook her helm softly. "Amazing." Starscream returned with a whimpering Dusk who immediately reached for his Carrier when he saw her and nuzzled into her embrace when she took him. "It's okay, sweetspark," She whispered. He clicked and whined, looking around for the source of the crying. Luna smiled and shifted him so he could see the newest arrival.
Dusk looked and blinked at the other sparkling who was curled up on her mothers chassis and let out a soft squeal to get her attention. Shadow squeaked and looked around owlishly as she took in her surroundings and finally caught sight of the little Seekerling.
"After Ratchet let's us go, we'll have to let them have a play day," StormStrike smiled as she shifted Shadow.
"Agreed," Luna nodded. It wasn't long before the others returned and Ratchet rushed into the med bay with the twins hot on his heels. "Everything is fine, Ratchet," She assured him as he checked over the other femme.
"It's a good thing you spent so much time around Hatchet as a sparkling," Sideswipe teased softly as he hugged her. "Thanks for being here for her." Luna nodded and shooed him away to go see his Creation. Sunstreaker hugged her with a quiet 'thank you' before he went to see his lover and sparkling.
Starscream wrapped his arms around her and drew her out of the med bay with DuskGlider.
"Let's go wash off," He murmured as he tugged her back towards their quarters. Luna went with him willingly and set the now wide awake Dusk back in his crib before she hopped into the washracks with Starscream. They washed off quickly and got out to dry off.
Dusk raised his little arms expectantly when he saw them and giggled when his Carrier scooped him up. Luna smiled and cooed at him before offering an energon line for him to feed from. Starscream pulled her onto the berth and held her against his chassis, chin resting on her shoulder as he watched his son.
"You did good today, Starscream," Luna whispered softly. "But seriously, fainting?"
"I'm a mech, what do you expect?" He rumbled, nuzzling her gently.
"The twins didn't faint," She teased. "Though Optimus did crash when he learned I was sparked." Starscream choked on air and began to laugh. "Not like you didn't as well."
"I'm sure Sunstreaker and Sideswipe did so as well," He snorted. "When they learned their femme was sparked." Luna chuckled softly, only confirming Starscream's suspicions. "It's been a few weeks, Luna," He murmured. "It's safe for us to bond now." Luna turned her helm to look at him and kissed his cheek softly.
"Let's talk about this after Dusk has been put down for another nap," She whispered. Starscream nodded and watched his Creation as he fed and nodded off. DuskGlider let go of the energon line and opened his jaws in a wide yawn that had his Creator's smiling.
"He really is cute," Starscream chuckled.
"That is so weird," Luna laughed. "Hearing the word cute come from your mouthplates is so strange."
"Tell anyone that I said that and I will hurt you," He growled out playfully. Luna grinned at him before she wiggled out of his arms and went to put Dusk down for his nap. She returned to their berth and snuggled up with the Seeker with a purr. "As I said before, it is safe for us to consider bonding now."
"What's the rush?" She sighed softly, snuggling closer to his warmth.
"We are still at war in case you've forgotten," He pointed out.
"Might I remind you that being bonded might hinder us even more?" She snapped back. "If one of us offlines, so does the other and then that would mean Dusk would be without either of his Creators."
"Rather than think of the negative aspects, let us think of the positive," He rumbled. "I could easily tell if you or Dusk were in trouble." Starscream continued to list out the more positive aspects of a sparkbond as he held his femme close.
"Alright, you've made a rather valid point," Luna stopped him after a while and chuckled. "We can bond but not today," Starscream frowned at this. "Too tired and I suspect their will be a celebration later on. I'd rather be awake for it and not holed up here in our quarters affirming our bond."
"Fine," He rumbled out. Luna chirped and cuddled with the ex-Con happily, wings flicking s she did so.
-X-X-X-
A few days had passed since Shadow's birth and things were progressing as normal in the base.
"We'll watch them," The twins eagerly offered to babysit the sparklings when the two femmes decided to go out. Ratchet stopped working and looked at them, terrified for the sparklings' safety and well being.
"Behave for your uncles," Luna smiled and handed Dusk over to Sideswipe. Sunstreaker took Shadow from StormStrike and kissed her helm with a coo.
"We should be back in a few hours," Strike told them. With that, the two femmes left, glad to be out and about again.
"Primus help me," Ratchet muttered to himself as he kept an optic on the twins.
"Hi, DuskGlider." Sides cooed and smiled at the little sparkling. The Seekerling gave an inquisitive chirp as he studied the red frontliner intently, purple optics going over every inch of his frame. "You are like your Sire," He laughed. Dusk squawked and huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Okay, you're like your Carrier." Again he squawked, flicking the tiny wing nubs on his back in apparent irritation. Sideswipe let out a laugh and nuzzled the sparkling, making him giggle and squeal. "Ah-ha! You are like your Carrier," He grinned.
Shadow let out a whine and held her arms out towards Sideswipe and Dusk, wanting to play with them as well. The twins sat down and set the sparklings down, allowing them to wiggle about. Shadow grunted and squeaked as she tried to crawl towards Dusk who was sitting up against Sideswipe's calf armor. The Seekerling clicked and clapped, encouraging the younger femme as she continued to try and crawl.
"They will be close when they're older," Sunstreaker allowed himself to smile.
"I bet Dusk will be chasing off mech's when they try to court our little ShadowKisser," Sideswipe grinned.
"That's our job though," Sunstreaker chuckled. The twins shared a laugh and then watched their daughter as she finally balanced herself on her servo's and knees. She crawled forward and wobbled before she steadied herself again and continued. She had the cutest look on her faceplates as she concentrated on the task at hand and let out a squeak when her helm came in contact with Dusk's frame.
Dusk squeaked and toppled over, catching Shadow's chin with his tiny pede in the process. Shadow let out a small wail as she fell over and curled up in a little ball. This caused Dusk to start crying as well. The twins quickly scooped the sparklings up in order to sooth them and were relieved then they calmed down.
"It's okay, sweetspark," Sunny stroked his daughter's helm softly. He tilted her head back and kissed her chin. "See? All better now." Shadow sniffled and clicked as she cuddled against his chest.
"Oh, Dusk, what are we going to do with you?" Sideswipe chuckled softly and kissed his helm gently. "You didn't do anything wrong, it was an accident, okay?" Dusk sniffled and looked up at his uncle with large, purple optics. Sides smiled and wiped away the lubricant that still stained his little cheeks.
The hours seemed to fly by as the twins played with and cared for the sparklings. In that time, they also managed to drive Ratchet up the wall with their antics.
"You two are going to teach those sparklings bad habits," He growled out. "And I'm not going to save you when the femmes decide to take revenge on you for it."
"It's not like we're teaching them bad words," Sides grinned. "Unlike you. I still remember when Luna's Carrier chased us down for it but it was your fault too."
"Mute it," He grunted. "I've curbed my language since then."
"You should be lecturing Strike about her language instead of us," Sunny snorted. "She curses more than either of us. I'm surprised Shadow didn't come out screaming curse words."
"With my luck, the first word that femme says will be a curse word," Ratchet sighed. The twins chuckled and then looked down, startled when they counted only one sparkling.
"Where did DuskGlider go?" Sideswipe looked around frantically, being careful of where he stepped. All three mech's began looking for the missing sparkling, picking Shadow up to avoid stepping on her. Ratchet let out a sudden yelp when he felt something tug on the sensitive wires in his back and tried to reach around and get it. For one terrifying moment, he thought perhaps it was a scraplet but then the twins started cackling.
"What the frag is it?" He snarled, trying to look over his shoulder.
"Looks like you got a little parasite, Doc," Sideswipe crowed, making no move to remove whatever it was.
"A cute little parasite," Miko added in as she and the others arrived.
"Doc bot, you been neglecting your own exams?" Bulkhead joined in. Ratchet was seriously considering nailing each and every one of them with a wrench. Though Sunstreaker had Shadow in his arms… blast.
Optimus walked over then and chuckled at his teams antics before he stepped forward. He gently pried the being loose and moved to show Ratchet the apparent 'parasite'.
"Primus! I'm going to kill you all!" Ratchet heaved out a loud vent when he saw the giggling sparkling. DuskGlider had somehow managed to climb up his frame without him noticing and had latched himself onto the medic's back.
"Ya love us too much," Sideswipe laughed. Ratchet grumbled and returned to his work. Optimus smiled as he held his grand-creation, rubbing the Seekerling's back as he cooed and clung to his chestplates.
"Let us see if we cannot find you some energon, little one," He rumbled. Optimus moved towards the med bay and managed to find a small stash of sparkling formula, which he quickly put into a bottle and offered it to Dusk. The sparkling scrunched up his faceplates before he took the nipple and suckled on it, letting out a contented coo as he finally began to drink the formula. Optimus smiled and kissed his helm, saving the moment to his memory drive for the future.
The femmes and Starscream, who had been scouting for energon, returned an hour later. The twins hurried towards them to tell them of their day with the sparklings while Starscream went to retrieve his son.
"Did he behave?" He asked as Dusk curled up in his arms tiredly.
"As far as I am aware, he did," Optimus nodded. "It tired him out, which I consider a good thing."
"Thank Primus," Starscream cradled his son with a smirk. "Prime, would you mind taking him for the night? Luna and I…" He trailed off, hoping the Matrix-bearer would understand his words.
"Of course," He rumbled softly. "You have proven yourself quite worthy of bonding with my daughter, despite what you may have done in the past." Starscream looked down quickly. "Make her happy, Starscream."
"I intend to," He looked up with a smirk. The Seeker left and quickly met up with his femme, who took Dusk with a coo.
"He's a little hellion like his Carrier apparently," She laughed. "Messing with Ratchet at such a young age."
"Better to bother him than someone else," Starscream muttered as he stole a quick kiss from her. "Optimus said he would take DuskGlider off our servos tonight."
"Told you he would say yes," She smirked after kissing back. Starscream rolled his optics and nuzzled her before he was forced to back up and jump away.
Boomer came running through the base followed by a highly irritated Aqua, whose abdominal plating was growing quite a bit. The humans all got a laugh out of it along with the bots as the younger Seeker ducked and dodged his slagged off mate.
"Boomer, take it like a mech!" Sunstreaker called after him.
"Shove it up your tailpipe, Sunny!" He yelped as he ducked from a random flying object. The base erupted into laughter again.
Some things never changed.
-X-X-X-
Luna curled up against Starscream with a content purr as he stroked her wings lazily.
"I'm ready whenever you are," She murmured against his neck cables. Starscream kissed her lip components with a growl and nodded as he carefully rolled to be over her. The kiss continued, gaining intensity as they moved against one another.
"Open for me," He murmured softly. "Open and let me see your spark." Luna let out a soft keen as she arched up and parted her chestplates for him. Starscream gazed down at her spark before he kissed her and parted his own plating. Luna purred at the sight of the pulsing orb and let her claw tips graze it before wrapping her arms around his neck. "Beautiful," He whispered. "So very beautiful. And it's all mine," He captured her lips in a searing, passionate kiss.
"Starscream," She whispered softly as their sparks brushed. "I want this, please."
"My bonded," He purred quietly. He wrapped his arms around her as their sparks finally connected. They both gasped and stiffened as memories, emotions and thoughts raced through their meta's. Luna delved into Starscream's emotions and found that he truly did care for her, with all of his spark in fact; and he loved their son just as much.
"I love you," She whispered, coolant leaking from her optics.
"I love you too, my beautiful bondmate," He whispered as the merge ended. They parted and curled up together, exhausted from how much energy had been sapped from their frames. "Rest now," He kissed her gently. Luna didn't protest as she fell into recharge in her mate's arms. Starscream smiled and fell into recharge as well, glad that it had all worked out so well.
Soundwave was going to throw a fit once he found out but Starscream didn't care to think of this as he powered down for the night.